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Warnings: Characters are OC and rated M for violence and language. I make a lot of grammar mistakes.

Italic: Characters thought

Chapter 4: Fear

Finally, all Akastuki members were in the dining room waiting for the couple to come in. Itachi pushed the door,and entered before Sakura. He sat next to Sasori of the red sand. The female Akatsuki sat between the Uchiha brothers.

"Mind explaining what happened?" Kisame asked while he played with his fork,but it was snatched away by Deidara who put it back to its proper place. The shark glared at the pervert and sighed.

"A gentleman shouldn't play with a-"

"Sakura, please ignore these idiots, and resume what happened." Sasuke cut Deidara's sentence. The blonde groaned and pounded like a baby.

For a moment, Sakura hesitated to tell them about the demon because she knew they wouldn't believe her. They would say that she was insane. She shook her and decided it was for the best to tell them.

"After I accomplished my mission, I decided to take a walk, and I found a cave. I… I found a coffin there. In the coffin, a demon lord slept, and I accidentally woke him up. Now, he wants to destroy all human kind, and for some unknown reason, he chose me to help him. I said I didn't want to help him of course." a moment of silent filled the room but after that, everyone burst into laughter, everyone except Sasori, Sasuke and Itachi.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me." Sakura slammed her hands on the table.

"That was a funny joke, Sakura. Are you sure you're not making an excuse just to go see another man? Now tell us the real reason why you-"

"I'm not joking Deidara! I'm serious!" She stood up, and glared at him. Deidara was sitting in front of her. He could see that she wasn't joking. He could tell it in her eyes. Then he stopped laughing.

"I'm not saying I don't believe you, but you'll have to prove us that you aren't lying to us." Sasori leaned against his seat, and stared at her.

"Alright…" she glared at the sand man. She slid her fingers under her shirt and pulled the t-shirt off. They could see bandages all around her torso and shoulder. She slowly rolled the bandages around her shoulder. She roughly pulled them off throwing them on the floor. Blood rolled down her arm. Five holes were dug in her skin. No human could do that unless they used a weapon but those holes, they weren't made by weapons.

"W… what the fuck? How did-"

"Like I've said, a demon did this." Sakura spoke.

"The demon, was it the man chasing after you?" Sasuke asked. While everyone stared at her wounds, Itachi stood up and went searching for the first aid kit.

"Yes."

"Where is he now?"

"I don't know, but know this, he is somewhere near by."

"How can he know that we-"

"He can read my mind Sasori. All he needs is to enter my mind, and search for the information he needs." she sat down as Itachi came back. The older Uchiha pulled out bandages, and rolled them over her wounded shoulder.

"So what you are saying right now is that he's trying to take you away from us?" Itachi asked with his cold icy voice but little did others know his voice contained anger that Sakura was able to ear.

"That I know, yes." Sakura hissed when Itachi tied the bandages.

"Don't worry my sweet Sakura! We'll protect you no matter what!" Deidara shouted.

"Since when am I yours?" Sakura raised an eyebrow when Deidara slid a finger under her chin.

"Since ever." he closed the distant between them. He was almost on the table. Before he could make a move, Itachi grabbed his wrist and threw him at the wall.

"Such nonsense." Itachi sighed, and sat down as he finished washing the blood of Sakura's arm. She smiled at him and leaned closer to him, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you," She whispered in his ear, and pulled back.

It was dawn, and everyone headed back to their rooms after their boss each gave them another mission. This time, Itachi and Sakura were teamed with Deidara and Sasori. Tonight, the Akatsukis would be on their guards after what Sakura had told them.

In the hall, Sakura walked alone. She had fallen asleep after they ate the breakfast till now. She was now better than earlier this morning. Silence filled the hallways. She was wandering around in search for something precious to her, a present that Itachi had given her when she became an Akatsuki.

"Damn it, where is it?" she looked in the bathrooms, and bedrooms but she still haven't found it. She suddenly bumped into something hard. She took 2 steps backwards and raised her head to see what it was.

"Ha! Sasori! What are you doing here?"

"I should ask the same thing of you. Shouldn't you be packing your stuff for tomorrow?" he asked emotionless.

"Well… I'm going to, but before I do, do you know where-"

"In Itachi's room,"

"But I already searched in there."

"Take a second look."

"How do you know it was in his room?"

"Saw it,"

"Euh… Alright thanks." Sakura ran and waved at him.

"Hn." He looked at her retreating figure and walked away.

Sakura ran to Itachi room but stopped when she was at his door. His door was open and that was unusual. Normally, he would close his door or even lock it. He would only lock his door when he had a bad day. She went into his room, and turned on the light. She hated when he turned of the lights, it felt like they were locked in a closet.

"Where is it?" Sakura searched his whole room, and found nothing. She sat on the bed, tired of searching. She leaned onto the bed, and felt something underneth her. She gasped, and took the sheets off revealing the thing she was searching for. It was a baby fox. It was sleeping peacefully until she had crushed him.

"Kyuubi!" She screamed, and hugged him. The fox moved his tail from right to left happy to see his mother again. It licked her cheek, and she giggled. She put Kyuubi on her lap ,a nd brushed his fur with her hand. He purred and closed his red eyes.

Then, she heard a noise, something coming from Itachi's bathroom. She slid her hand to her thigh where she had placed a kunai, and pulled it out. The door opened, and she was ready to throw.

"What are you doing in my room?" a lazy and tired voice stopped her attack. She gasped and put her kunai back to where it was placed. It was Itachi, he just finished taking his bath. He was only wearing his robe, and a black towel around his waist. She was almost drooling at his sight.

"Well… I eum… came to take this fellow back!" she pointed at Kyuubi who yawned.

"He must've entered when I didn't close my door well." he sighed, and walked to the light switch.

"I'll take my leave now." Sakura smiled to him and took Kyuubi into her arms walking to the door. When she was half way to the door, the light turned off and the door closed itself. She sighed. She hated when he was played with her.

"Itachi! Turn on the light! You know I can't see in the dark!"

"Say, did you really come only for Kyuubi? Not for me?" a dark voice rang in her ears. When she turned around, her eyes met his. She gasped as he pushed ner onto the bed ,with a smile across his face. He had both of his hands on the sides of her shoulders. His face was incredibly close making her uncomfortable. When he had pushed her, Kyuubi jumped off of her arms, and went to the bed.

"I came for Kyuubi but I never expected you to be here. I thought you went library like usually-"

"Sleep with me tonight," he whispered, and she blushed. "I wouldn't want you to be hurt by that demon on the loose again."

"Alright, I'll sleep with you until he is gone, but I don't want you to do naughty things."

"Since when have I done naughty things?" he asked innocently. She sighed ,and pushed him away. She stood up and walked to his wardrobe. As she opened it, Itachi gasped.

"There's nothing inside." he said but he shut himself up when she pulled out her undergarment he was keeping.

"And what's this?" she asked him while he blushed.

"That- I…" she walked up to him and put a finger on his lips. She smiled to him and yawned.

"I forgive you, now let's go to sleep." Itachi wrapped his arms around her and brought her on the bed. Her head was under his, and her hands rested themselves on his chest. "Please, don't let that monster be here again, in my dream…"

"Goodnight," after a while they both fell in a deep slumber with Kyuubi next to them.

Her eyes slowly opened as she felt something fluffy and warm next to her. Her emerald orbs were fully opened. It was Kyuubi who was caressing against her as if he wanted something. She sighed, and kissed her pet on his head.

"Yes, yes… I know what you want." she whispered, and pulled Itachi's arms away from her. She bent down to his sleeping face and lightly kissed his lips. She giggled, and walked to the door with Kyuubi following, leaving her lover alone in his room.

In the hall, she walked behind Kyuubi who raced to the kitchen. When she got there, she set her pet's food on the floor letting him feed himself. As the animal ate, she petted him. When they were done, they walked back. While they did, Sakura was in deep thoughts. "That's strange. He didn't appear in my dream… not as if I wanted to, but-" She was cut off when Kyuubi started to growl angrily at something. The fox was looking in front of them but Sakura couldn't see anything. She bent down to Kyuubi, and petted him.

"What's wrong?" she asked him as he started to growl even more. Her heart suddenly stopped for a second when she saw… bloody sand. She reacted fast. She took Kyuubi in her arms and jumped away from the sand. In mere seconds, the whole hall was covered by sand. She gasped when her legs were caught in the sand. She let Kyuubi go.

"Kyuubi, go find Itachi and bring him here, quickly!" she yelled to the fox, and he immediately ran to the room. It was rather strange that Kyuubi didn't get caught in the sand like she did. Was it because the demon had no interest in killing the poor animal? Maybe. But for the moment, she knew that she was his target, and not Kyuubi.

"Damn it!" Sakura cursed and put some chakra into her hand like Sasuke did to break the sand strings. Her legs were free but not the hallway. She ran as quickly as possible to the fire alarm and pulled the switch on. It rang loud enough to make the Akatsuki's awake. "Why? Why isn't he coming out? All I see is his sand… where is he-" Her eyes widened when she felt cold hands on her neck slowly rubbing her skin painfully. She was left speechless when his cold breath touched her warm skin.

"Such a stubborn human… Tell me, why do insist on disobeying me so much knowing the consequences?" his cold voice made her shivered.

"I," Sakura balled up her fists. She was scared, even frighten but why? She feared a lot of things but she was always able to get over it but why can't she get through this one fear? No, she had to get over this one. She was after all, the daughter of a Hokage. As a child from a strong family, she couldn't back down so easily. Her mother wouldn't be proud of her if she did. "Because! I'm not your slave!" she turned around, and punched the demon in his face making him back away. She could see his cold light green orb widened. She smiled as she succeeded to hit him but her smile disappeared as she heard him chuckled. She could now see amusement in his eyes.

"Perfect! You'll make a perfect mate! No one has dared hit me twice. The first hit they made caused their lives but you dear, hit me twice and you're still standing with your feet! Marvelous! I just love the fire in your eyes. But I don't like disobedient mates. So, please change that little part of you." he chuckled more. Sakura glared at him. "This guy is out of control. First when I hit him he was furious, and wanted to punish me. Now that I hit him twice he's happy? I must've hit him too hard."

"I won't change. I love him, and I won't leave him. I promised him to stay by his side."

"I see. Then I shall teach you how to obey-" he was rudely interrupted by someone. The voice rang though the hallway.

"SAKURA!" a smile appeared on her face when she saw Itachi running with Kyuubi to her. She started to run to them but they were separated by a sand wall. She turned around to see a very pissed demon. Then she saw the other members of the Akatsuki coming to her from the side where the sand wall wasn't there.

"I thought I made it clear enough for you. I ordered you not to see him again!" his eyes were filled with anger, and another sand wall appeared on the other side blocking all passage of escape.

"Damn you! I told you I will not obey you!" in a blink of eye, she was beneath him. His hands on her neck and his face an inch away from her. She grabbed his hands trying to shove him aside but he was way stronger then her. She had tried to kick him, but he was leaning between her legs. She breathed harder trying to gain as much oxygen as possible.

"Do as I say or your precious comrades will perish. Remember, unknown to them, they are all standing on my sand. I can easily wipe them away," He saw her eyes widened with worry. "Seems to me you no choice. Submit to me and I'll let them go. Come, come with me."

Sakura stayed silent for a moment. She closed her eyes, and sighed heavily. "What should I do? If I say no, he'll kill my family, they have no chance against him in this situation (A/N: She doesn't have a family so she considers them as hers. Maybe they are criminals but they all get along as a family and team, well sometimesand if I say yes, he'll destroy human kind itself. I might as well get along with him, and then turn against him? This may be a big risk to take but I was the one who started all of this. I must take the responsibilities." Unknown to her, the demon was reading her mind all along. If she wanted to play, he would gladly participate.

"I'll go but in two conditions." she would've wished for him not to harm any human, but the point of this deal was to kill humans.

"And what might that be?" A smirk came upon his face when he was pleased by her answer.

"First, you let them go and secondly, don't you dare touch me with your filthy hands!"

"Agreed." as the deal was off, the ceiling collapsed. Gaara immediately pulled Sakura up with his sand and not with hands, because it was part of the deal they made. When the pieces of the ceiling stopped falling, a dark figure jumped down on the sand. It revealed red angry eyes.

"I-Itachi…" Sakura whispered his name and shook her head as no. She didn't want him to come close. She couldn't face him because she was going to break the promise they did. She took some step backwards and hid herself behind Gaara, ashamed of herself.

"Sakura," He called her named and stepped closer to them but he stopped all of a sudden.

"STOP, don't come any closer… please just leave."

"But-" before he could finish, Sakura shed tears. Her eyes were filled with tears making her view blurry.

"Gaara, please. Can we just leave already?" The demon smirked at her and wrapped both of them around the sand. Sakura looked at her lover a last time before disappearing.

"I'm sorry Itachi…" a last tear fell on the floor and they perished. As much as Itachi wanted to save her, he was unable because of the sand wrapping around them. It was harder then anything he had seen.

Itachi was on his knees as everyone else came to the rescue. The sand disappeared from the hallway. Sasuke walked to his brother and put his hand on his shoulder but his hand was pushed away roughly by Itachi. No one could tell how he was. His raven hair hid his entered face but they could hear his voice clearly. He was mad alright.

"I'll find you, and I'll tear that bastard in shreds."

In a town where nobody lives no more, the demon laid the sleeping human on a futon with his sand. He had found the best house to live in for the time being. The whole entire village was burned. Some buildings were in good conditions and some were not. It would seem that this village had lost a war, a long time ago. The corpses were all buried outside the village, in front of the gates. The village stinks of human blood.

Sakura whimpered in her sleep. She had cried to sleep during their journey to who knows where. Gaara shifted his gaze to her, and moved his forehead to her hers. No, she didn't have a fever. She must have a nightmare. As he was going to enter her nightmare, her eyes opened, and she screamed. When she did, she had jumped off of the futon, and wrapped her hands around the demon's neck. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed. He froze and let her do as she wished.

After a few minutes, she calmed herself. She gasped as she felt sand against her chest, pushing her away from him. He stared at her.

"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to jump on you like that. I'm really sorry." she washed her tears away, and looked around. Her eyes widened as she looked across the window. He could see sadness in her eyes.

"Where are we?" she asked him as she stood up from the futon and walked to the door.

"I don't know. A burned village?"

"No, this can't be…" she started to run up the house's stair and went to the roof where she could have a better view of the village. Gaara followed her closely, in the shadow making sure she wouldn't escape. When they both got to the roof, he saw Sakura run to the left side. She was eyeing the faces of the Hogakes graved in the mountains. Her mouth opened but not a single word came out. The demon did nothing. He crossed his arms on his chest, and looked at her. Tears rolled down from her face again as she fell on her knees.

"We're in Konoha, my village…"

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