YO! So here it is.

~~Kyo~~

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Recap chapter seven:

" I should go check on Itachi." She said.

" Hina-chan, Kagome-san, Sango-san, would you care to join me while the guys get settled in?" Sakura asked. They nodded and followed her out before Sasuke and Naruto could protest and being left behind.

Once down the hall. Sakura sighed.

" Sakura-chan are you being held captive?" Hinata asked.

Sakura smiled reassuringly at Hinata.

" Yes but we're fine. We'll be fine." She said, but wasn't sure.

" Have you gotten close to Uchiha-san?" Sakura flushed just a little.

" Itachi isn't so bad. I guess you could say that, but in this world loyalties and sides don't matter." She said. Hinata gave her friend and leader a worried look as they stopped in front of Sakura's room.

End chapter recap:

Chapter 8: Change

Sakura opened her door and walked right to the bed where Itachi lay asleep. Hinata had to admit that the Uchiha didn't look as threatening as he once did, but that didn't mean this man laying here was not dangerous or that he wouldn't kill them, so why didn't he kill Sakura? Hinata was worried that while her and Naruto had been away, Sakura had grown attached to the criminal.

Sakura bent over the Uchiha with out fear as she felt his head. He wasn't as warm and he seemed much better then before. He might even wake later tonight if they were lucky.

" So is that your lover?" Sango asked as she watched Sakura fuss over the handsome male. Sakura jerked in surprise and didn't move to face them. She hid the blush that flared.

Hinata's frown increased. Why had this happened? What would happen now? Sakura liked the male. What would she do? Could Sakura still be trusted?

" No he's not my lover." She said, but of course this would be the worst time, but it happened and Itachi awoke, and of course was still ill with fever. The fever most likely affecting his brain.

Itachi's hand caught hers as she was moving away. He pulled her back and right down on top of his chest.

He picked up a few stands of hair and rubbed them between his fingers.

His voice was deep as he spoke and a little uneven.

" Like cherry blossoms in spring Sakura-chan is so beautiful." Sakura blushed as he kissed the pink strands then passed out again. They were all speechless as Sakura tried to move from Itachi, but was just pulled further onto him and somehow ended up next him him/half across him. He looked asleep, but he was somewhat aware enough to keep her from leaving his side.

Sakura looked exasperated as she looked to the three women. She smiled slightly and blew her messed up hair from her face with ill affect.

" Sorry guys, but it seems like I'm stuck until he wakes up. It's best I stay to make sure his fever cools anyway. You might as well meet with the rest of the guys and go to dinner. Please inform Sesshomaru I will be here caring for Itachi." Hinata was going to object, but in this situation Hinata could not say anything. She just nodded and walked out with Sango.

Kagome remained a little longer and looked to Sakura as she moved Itachi's disheveled and wet hair out of his face.

" If you feel something for him Sakura-chan, then you shouldn't let something as simple as worlds distance you. If he is wanted there then perhaps you should stay here. Here you can just be you with out the titles of criminal or ninja." Sakura smiled slightly. Funny not long ago she had thought the same thing.

" I have to go home. My village needs me." Kagome frowned.

" If I didn't misjudge the situation of the Uchiha brothers or you, I would say he needs you more then your village ever would." Kagome nodded to Itachi. Sakura looked down at the male. Perhaps she was right, but it did no good.

She couldn't betray her village and she could never stay here and leaver her friends.

" Sakura-chan don't let others tell you how to feel, if I did that I wouldn't be with Kouga and I am very happy with him. Sango wouldn't be with Miroku and Inuyasha wouldn't be with Kikyo." She smiled and then left. Sakura chuckled slightly.

Sakura had never done anything purely selfish before. This was not the time to start. So why did her heart ache at the thought of returning home. Why did she not want to even though she had to? Why did she want to linger in this world?

Sakura wondered if Itachi had grabbed her and kept her here because he knew he was ill and trusted her. Trusted her to keep him safe. It sounded absurd and yet it made sense. In a world that you so little about and know no one in except one person, you tend to trust that person just a little even if they were an enemy before.

But Itachi didn't really need her. Her village did, as did Sasuke. He had no one really and she certainly couldn't leave him alone to stay with his elder brother.

Plus this wasn't where she belonged and she had no home here.

She relaxed beside Itachi and closed her eyes. It had been a long night, and an even longer day. On some level she trusted Itachi at her side as much as he seemed to trust her at his back.

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Sasuke stared at the three woman who walked into the room with out the pink haired beauty. She stayed with his brother then. He glared at the blue haired girl until her lavender eyes found his onyx.

" I won't tell you where her room is Uchiha-san." He scoffed in anger and looked away. He could go find their chakra if he wanted, but he didn't want to get lost. He might as well just stay with the group.

" Alright we might as well go find rooms and get ready for dinner. Cleaned up and all that." Kagome said with a bright smile. Sasuke grunted and Inuyasha did much the same as he rubbed his still sore face.

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At dinner Sesshomaru looked for the pink haired beauty and yet couldn't find the cherry blossom or the black haired male. He growled. If the black haired male was ill, the girl was with him treating him, and she had said he was in her bed. Which meant she must be still with him. Sesshomaru didn't like the black haired male at all, let alone with the female he desired.

Desired. He sighed. That word again. What was it about the female he had to have so badly that he couldn't get from any demoness? Why did he feel weird when she smiled? Why did he let his guard down so much with her? What was it with this girl, and a girl she was. So very young not so much more older then Rin, and much younger then he. Yet as a human she was mating age, but why had this human caught him like no woman ever had?

The 'guests' we all seated around his table. Sesshomaru didn't think he had ever had so many people, Humans, at his table ever. Though the blond haired male didn't seem quite fully human something with his scent said demon, but yet everything else screamed human. He was a curious one. And as annoying as his younger brother.

The blue haired female had eyes like a demon, but the black haired male had eyes like the other older human. Itachi was his name, but such things didn't interest Sesshomaru.

The two males could be from the same bloodline even brothers. Yet it seemed they had a similar relationship that Sesshomaru and that halfbreed half brother of his did. Strangely however Inuyasha was oddly quiet.

Kouga walked over to the doorway Sesshomaru was in. He looked at the wolf with a blank face. Wondering what the wolf prince wanted.

" Are you really going to let the two go Lord Sesshomaru?" He spoke about the pink haired female and the male.

He didn't want the female going anywhere, but he knew it wasn't wise to keep her here more then she had to be. He wanted her to mate even as absurd as it was, and the mating instinct was heating his blood, too much longer with the female and temptation might be too much for him.

It was better she leave with the others when the black haired male was well enough to leave.

" Yes." He answered quickly. The wolf raised a brow as if wondering if he had lied. Sesshomaru ignored it.

" We will leave as soon as the human male is well enough, I'm sure you want the humans gone as well as our group so you can get back to your normal routine." Sesshomaru remained silent.

" The female is more beautiful then I expected she cared for Rin too I heard." Sesshomaru was wondering what he was getting at. Was he trying to tell him this to make him want her more or was he simply saying it to annoy him? He didn't know but it was annoying none the less.

" She's very different. As are they all. From another world, another time. Ninja with powers and speed to rival demons." Sesshomaru knew this he saw it first hand.

" What do you want wolf?" Kouga chuckled.

" Nothing at all Lord Sesshomaru." Kouga said and walked off. The wolf was too cocky. Speaking to him as if he were close.

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The next day...

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata wanted to see how Sakura was and to explain what had happened in detail while Sakura had been separated from them, Sasuke just wanted to see Sakura again and maybe his brother to see if the jerk was alive.

Hinata wasn't sure she wanted to let Sasuke near Itachi or Sakura, but she lead them to the room none the less. Sesshomaru the silver haired demon lord was coming up the hall toward her room as well when the turned into he corridor that held her room.

Hinata bowed and Naruto grinned and waved sheepishly, Sasuke grunted and stuffed his hands in his pockets. He wasn't bowing to anyone.

The demon looked annoyed as they all stopped in front of the door he was going to enter.

" Lord Sesshomaru are you here to see Sakura and Uchiha-san?" Sesshomaru looked down at the tiny blue haired female. She was with child so he felt a little less annoyed. He wouldn't kill her anyway. That blackish blue haired male however was just like the male in the room they all stood in front of.

The blond he ignored.

He nodded just because he didn't want the female to stare at him with those eyes any longer.

She smiled shyly and nodded. Sesshomaru let them go in first because he didn't trust them at his back and when the door opened he was assaulted with the girls scent mixed with the males and it angered him. If any scent would be on the pink haired females skin it was his. Not the black haired male.

Sasuke's eyes briefly scanned the room it was nice and fancy, but the bed and the two chakra signatures was all he really cared about. His eyes went wide he choked as he saw the bed and the two on it.

Sakura lay tugged snugly against his brothers side like a lover sleeping, Itachi lay asleep eyes closed and peaceful look on his face. Sakura seemed at home snug against his elder brother, as if the man didn't kill hundreds of their clan, or wasn't a s-class criminal.

The bad thing of this all was she didn't seem to mind being held up against the male, or mind sleeping, because she felt safe enough to do so. That was the thing that froze not only the three ninja but also the demon lord.

His eyes went red in rage. That female was his! He shook his head slightly to clear the demon blood, not the time. Not with all these humans, not with the male sick, or with the girl sleeping, later, later. He turned on a heel and left before he ripped the black haired male to pieces.

Hinata paled just a little and held a hand over her mouth to hold in the gasp. Naruto was completely still as was Sasuke. Finally Naruto was, of course, the person to speak.

" SAKURA-CHAN! Are you okay! Did that Teme rape you?" Sasuke and Hinata choked at the same time. Naruto rushed over and Itachi feeling well enough to feel the threat of someone coming toward him quickly woke and had a kunai in hand and a surprised Sakura shoved behind him in a automatic protective gesture.

Naruto skidded to a stop quickly. The three ninja drew weapons just as quickly and Itachi stared at them all confused and semi-angry.

Sakura put her hand on Itachi's shoulder and peeked around hazily, still tired.

" What?" She asked a little edge in her voice from being woken like that. Itachi glanced back at her also confused at her being there then briefly remembered waking to tell her she was beautiful and pulling her on top of him a slight flush rose he couldn't help, he still felt feverish after all and blamed that.

Sasuke was shocked did his brother just blush? Good god what was going on!

Sakura looked to Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke in position to attack and let her head fall onto Itachi's shoulder.

" Not right now guys later, still tired." She said and laid back down her back to them. Everyone of them was speechless as they looked back at her. Itachi moved to get out of bed but Sakura's hand on his arm stopped him, when did she move?

" You aren't going anywhere Itachi. You are not yet fully recovered and you will rest more." He huffed.

" Annoying woman I can sleep in my own room, in my own bed." She glanced over at him with a raised brow that made the blush come again only lighter then the last. He looked away from her gaze slightly not able to meet her gaze much longer.

The three other Nin were just sort of watching this interaction feeling like outsiders.

" Come back later guys." She said and left it at that as Itachi gave in and sat back down. He however would not relax until the other three left. Then he would speak with this beauty then in privacy. He felt that his time with her was being robbed away. He liked the time he spent with her so far, he knew he could make a life with her and would try even but going back to their world they never could and she might not even consider doing so.

" But Sakura-chan!" Naruto said quickly. Her jade eyes looked into blue and a cold chill went up his spine.

" Leave." He nodded and backed out taking Hinata with him.

Sasuke lingered looking into his brothers eyes with Sharingan identical to his own.

He turned and walked away which was saying something for Sasuke to turn away from the person he wished to kill, but he was too confused about what had just happened.

When it was just Itachi and Sakura and the three nin were gone from the area he turned slightly to the girl behind him. He laid back down on his back and put his arms behind his head.

" You will be going back to your village soon." She didn't turn around, but she sighed too.

" Hum." She answered.

" We will go back to being enemies." He didn't say that they were always enemies because he didn't see her as such any more.

" No." She said in a confusing way.

" You will betray your village." She turned then her jade eyes held something he couldn't name and with her laying there next to him his heart raced. What would it be like to sleep next to her for the rest of their lives?

" We could stay here." He frowned. Was she saying she wanted to stay with him? Was she admitting there was something between them?

" I doubt Sesshomaru would like that." Sakura smiled slightly.

" Your right, but don't get cute, you know what I meant." He smirked slightly. He did know.

" We don't belong here, and there would be no way to live in a world we were not born into." She smiled.

" Why not? I'm sure we could do just fine." He sighed and ran a hand through his bangs pulling them away from his face.

" Why do you want to stay with me Sakura?" She smiled at him.

" Because I couldn't go back to Kohona and our world, couldn't go back to the way things were. I like it here with you." He looked into those jade eyes and decided no it wouldn't be so bad here with her. Being just a man and a woman, not being Ninja, not being criminals, not being anything but them.

Was he willing to change his whole being completely? Just to stay by her side? Yes.

He smiled suddenly.

" I think I'd like to stay here." She seemed surprised by the smile and the statement.

" Why?" He looked over at her still smiling.

" Just to make that fluffy tailed demon enraged." She was confused, but she wouldn't understand if she didn't realize the demon didn't want to kill her, but mate her. He just let it go and enjoyed this rest next to the female.

For now he would sleep because he was at peace. She got closer and laid her head on his arm. He looked down at her and for once just closed his eyes.

End chapter:

Yeah short, but longer then the last chapter! I know a lot of Sakura Itachi lately! No worries Sessho Sakura is going to come in! So what do you think? You think Itachi and Sakura will stay in this world together and be happy? Or will Naruto and the rest force her back home? If they stay will the other three ninja leave with out Sakura and Itachi?

DUNDUNDUN find out next chapter ne? Lol You hate waiting don't you all! I know sorry sorry!

Man this chapter was strangely not that bad editing wise. So yeah I just mainly read it. Lol Please review and tell me what you think, and as always if you find a mistake even after this, then live with it because I'll edit it once but not again. ^^'

~~Kyo~~