Author's note: grr...i made a few grammer errors in mi last chapter...how depressing...but anyways apart from that i liked the reviews i got for it...make sakura kiss itachi and everyone goes nuts...maybe they'll make out in this chapter jp...lol

Itachi was frozen under her lips, then it seemed as though he relaxed. Sakura had her hands wound into his hair. She held herself to him and opened her eyes slightly.

Sakura peeked over Itachi's shoulder. Now that his concentration was broken Sasuke was moving again. He looked at her. His eyes seemed to narrow infinitesimally. Her heart skipped a beat.

Was he mad?

She felt Itachi move under her. His hands closed around her wrists breaking her hold on him. He lowered her hands and pushed her away from him.

His face was carefully composed as he studied her. Then he turned away towards the door.

"You can't save him." He said then was gone. He moved so quickly she didn't even really see him go.

She turned numbly back to the others. All eyes were on her. Well except for the dead guy of course...

Naruto looked as though he was pouting. The Anbu looked stunned. Kakashi had his face bored as usual. But Sasuke...Sasuke looked livid. He looked down to the floor when she caught his eye.

"Naruto help Sasuke back to the hospital. Anbu you are dismissed just make sure they get to the hospital safely." Kakashi said authoratively.

The Anbu nodded and followed Naruto, supporting a weak Sasuke.

Kakashi turned to Sakura. She waited for his rebuke or smart comments.

"Good job, Sakura. We effectively managed to get him to leave. Though we didn't kill him, still he stopped trying to kill us. Way to work creatively." He bent down to pick up the various weapons strewn about the room.

Sakura stood stunned. Has Kakashi had his eyes open for the last few minutes? She supposed he was just trying to make her feel better. He too had probably seen Sasuke's expression.

"Thanks Kakashi." She answers. He stands walking to the door.

"Let's go Sakura."

She nods following him out the door. They walk together through the abandoned village.

"Do you think Sasuke will be ok?" She asks him once they leave the Uchiha village behind.

"Yes, I'm sure he will. Thanks to you and distracting our target." He smiles at her.

Oh, so now he's teasing her...

"Yeah..." She stares at her feet.

"Well here we are." Kakashi stops walking. She looks up surprised. "Your house?" He cocks his visible eyebrow.

She blushes. "Oh right." She opens the door turning to him. "Am I needed tomorrow?"

"No I don't think so. We'll cool it for a while."

"Ok. I'll be staying home then, unless you end up needing me." She starts to close the door.

"Oh. Sakura?"

"Yes?" She opens it wary.

"I promise to keep your efforts a secret." His eyes scrunch up, still amused.

"Thanks Kakashi..." She responds sarcastically, then shuts the door going to her kitchen.

She needed food. She knew she did, but she didn't want it. Instead she went down to her room, flopping onto her bed. Her foot swings impatiently.

"Oh come on snap out of it..." She rolls onto her side, kicking her shoes off. She didn't want to yet as she fell asleep her thoughts were on Itachi.

Sakura walked down the road solemnly. The sun wasn't even up, but she figured this was a good time as any to visit Sasuke. Though she was pretty sure he'd still be asleep.

It was three days since the incident and he still hadn't woken up. She done nothing. Kakashi hadn't called on her and even Naruto left her alone. Avoided her maybe but still. She'd seen nothing of Itachi. Something she was glad for.

She let herself into the hospital. The woman at the front nodded to her as a greeting. Sakura waved back and continued down the hall.

She got to Sasuke's room pausing outside the door. Still quiet inside. She walked inside sitting down beside his bed.

His breathing was calm. She hoped his dreams were good. He still had a lot of wounds but they were minor ones, just a few scrapes and such. She figured his deepest wound was on his heart, or his mind even.

She stretched her hand out brushing his hair back. She sighed. She wished he'd wake up. She didn't like the look on his face when he'd last had his eyes open. She wanted to explain to him the dire situation. She still loved him. She had just met his brother why would she love him?

She wondered if that's what he worried. Maybe that look meant jealousy because he loved her back. She gave a small smile. Perhaps...

"What are you smiling about?" A quiet voice asked. She jumped looking down.

"Sasuke!!" She hugged him. He winced. "Oh, sorry." She let go sitting back.

"Hospital again..." He didn't say it as a question but it sounded like he was wallowing.

"Yeah. But we got you out in time before any serious physical damage was done." She couldn't say just damage because that'd be a lie.

"Yes..." He half closed his eyes, when he opened them again he gazed right back into hers. "Because of you."

"Sasuke..." She panicked. What would she say? How could she describe her rash actions? "That was just...I mean I didn't...Well I couldn't" She wondered if her half sentences even made any sense.

"It's alright Sakura. You did it to save a teammate." He looked out the window.

"Yes, to save you." She responded. He looked back at her. Something in her tone had caught his attention.

"Yes..." He trailed off. "Interesting way of saving me by the way..." He gave her the same expression from before.

"It was necessary!" She didn't mean to but she yelled it at him. His expression wasn't helping.

"Necessary to kiss him!?" He looked shocked and angry.

"Well...I mean..."

"I guess your creativity is run out then." He closed his eyes then. It was a clear dismissal. Sakura stood turning to the door, she stopped with her hand on the handle.

"At least I did something." She didn't know why she said it. She knew perfectly well that was exactly what he was wallowing about, that he hadn't done anything. She didn't want to see his face either, she simply left him there in the room alone.