Sorry for taking so damn long, but I've just gotten a job, while my parental unit lost hers. I'm sick and tired of never updating and never having time to write, so I'm very sorry to tell you that this fic is on hold for the time being.

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The hem of Juugo's cloak had just barely swept out of the room when Karin leapt from her chair to close the door with a snap. She slowly turned her head around like an owl, closely examining the only other person in the room.

"Sasuke kun, you were awfully quiet during today's meeting." She purred in what Karin hoped was an alluring tone. Sasuke didn't glance up; he wasn't even listening. Planning for the downfall along with Akatsuki was no problem, but there were other matters, and other people, on his mind. Karin knew this, but decided to test her luck. If she appeared knowledgeable to him, he might take an interest.

"You're thinking about that medic girl again." Sasuke tore his gaze from the stone floor and glared at Karin, but said nothing. Suddenly nervous under his intense stare, she quickly said the first thing on her mind, now the she had his attention.

"Did you sleep with her?" She said in a falsely casual voice, but her squirming did not go unnoticed by the sharingan. Sasuke slowly rose from his chair, and just as slowly walked over to Karin. He was not even a foot from her now.

"You will not mention her again." Karin nodded quickly. That confirmed it; he'd definitely slept with the girl. And now she'd pissed him off and there was no way he'd flirt with her now! Karin bit her lip and turned away from Sasuke, who moved back towards his chair. There was one and only one way for Karin to rid the medic bitch from Sasuke-kun's thoughts altogether, and that was to eliminate her. Karin continued to chew on her lip. There was no way to get away from Sasuke without him suspecting something. Plus she wanted to support him during their planning… but there might be a way around Sasuke's suspicion.

"Sasuke, I'm sorry, I know you said not to bring it up, but there's something important you need to know about that girl." She spoke in a serious tone. Sasuke raised his head from his papers and stared, making her feel uneasy again.

"You know, when she left the village, that was the night you told Suigetsu and I to scout around the village walls."

"So what? Get to the point Karin."

"So, I had my chakra heightened that night, and I could feel her leaving the village. But she wasn't by herself. She was carrying something with a small amount of chakra with her" Karin looked at the floor, unable to meet his gaze. She was positive he'd see right though her lie if eye contact was made.

"What are you talking about? She left by herself." Though now he sounded unsure, a tone that was not often heard with Uchiha. Suddenly, his eyes snapped wide open.

"Wait, carrying small chakra. Karin, when you say carrying…" He stood up swiftly, staring at her with a wild, almost fearful expression. Karin nodded.

"She… she was pregnant. I didn't want to tell you, I though you'd get mad."

Sasuke's hand was around her throat in a matter of seconds. Karin twitched in surprise, suddenly terrified. Sasuke was livid, he was shaking as he held her fast.

"You fool! WHY did you withhold this information?!" Karin felt tears well up in her eyes. She tried to choke an apology. Sasuke considered throwing the stupid broad from him but released her to let her speak first. She sputtered and gasped, then collapsed to the floor.

"I.. I'm so sorry, please… Uhnn.."

"Well?!"

"I could only track… her chakra as far as a few miles… she went south. I'm so sorry, AH!" Sasuke's foot had connected sharply with her ribs. He grabbed her by the forearms and roughly hoisted her up.

"You're going to track her down, then," He snarled at her. Karin flinched. "And kill her. And don't even think about coming back here until you're done!" And Sasuke threw her down, where she recoiled and covered her face. He marched from the room, fuming and dangerous, leaving Karin and her dry sobbing on the floor. What started as a plan to make Sasuke jealous had now become a live or die situation. And either Sasuke thought Karin a very skilled shinobi, or he was severely underestimating Sakura Haruno's skills in battle. Karin was inclined to believe it was the latter.

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Humming tunelessly, a non-pregnant Sakura threw water over her back and watched as soap and bubbles streamed onto the cement. Luckily for her, Toshio's house did indeed have a shower with running water. Not so lucky was the fact that it was right outside Itachi's window. But he was still blind, so it all weighed in her favor. At least thin bamboo walls shielded the rest of it, so no prying eyes would find her, unless they kicked down the door or stood on a ladder to look below at her.

"Are you tone deaf, kunoichi?" She heard a soft chuckle from just inside the window.

"I'd rather be deaf than blind, asshole. And would you please be so kind as to stop calling me kunoichi?" Sakura snapped back.

"As you wish." He said. Sakura had expected more teasing. She rubbed soap into her pink locks and stuck her head underneath the cold faucet, then reached for the towel she'd slung over the bamboo walls. It wasn't there.

"Looking for something?" Itachi was resting an elbow on the windowsill, a smirk on his face and a towel in his grasp. Sakura stiffened.

"What, may I ask, is the point of teasing a naked woman when you can't even see them?" And although she knew he was blind, she squirmed nervously, slightly embarrassed. Who knew what the man was thinking of?

"Because I am bored, and you are not wearing clothes." He waved the towel, and Sakura darted foreword for it, but he yanked it up out of her reach. Sakura's hands, which had been reaching for the towel, changed course and reached in though the window where her medic kit still lay on the bedside table. Itachi's arm moved to knock hers away, but she blocked with one hand and held a scalpel to his neck with another.

"Why so serious?" He sounded amused, but dropped the towel so that it landed on her head, covering her face. Sakura dropped her tool to take it off.

"There, no we're both blind." And he dropped back onto the pillow, a smirk still playing about his features. Blushing, Sakura toweled off and walked around the house to the sliding door, where her clothes lay on the futon. In all honesty, she didn't mind that bit teasing. After all, she had used a bright pink scrunchie, which, when the man did regain his sight, would even things out between them. She was just tying her headband on when Toshio came flying in with bottled in his hand.

"I got everything!" He announced excitedly.

"Great, let's see what we can do, then." She kicked the door open with her foot and waltzed into Itachi's room as if she owned the place.

"Right, first we're going to disinfect the surrounding area." She stated.

"Dizinfect!" Echoed Toshio.

"Then' I'm going to examine everything and repair whatever I can."

"Ree-pair!" Toshio Exclaimed. Itachi sighed impatiently.

"And lastly, I'm going to try and reverse the damage done by extended periods of Sharingan use."

"Shaniri..gan.. Shariginan… Sha…" Sakura looked sideways at Toshio.

"Reverse!" He shouted, and she chuckled while plonking herself down into a chair and getting out cutips and swabs.

It was tedious work, cleaning around the eye. It seemed dirt had been mixed into the blood and Sakura was amazed that both eyes sockets hadn't become two huge infections. It turned out Itachi had been dripping hydrogen peroxide into his eyes every few weeks, although that could hardly have been helpful. Sakura gently wiped away the dried blood and dabbed at his forehead.

"This really shouldn't take too long." She said quietly.

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Right, like I said… this chapter's been cut short, and I am very very sorry. However, I hope that you can forgive me. Maybe someday I will be able to finish this and write more fics. Feel free to check my pro for the full reason.