As promised this chapter is all about Itachi and Sakura. But before we get down to it I would like to thank:

"Kaitaru Seras Viktoria Hatake", "Kuroryu Clan", "Akatsuki Sakura Uchiha", and last but not least "lovelykoi06", for their reviews and constructive criticism on last chapter.

Thank you guys and I hope you like this one ;)

"Why does it have to be me? Why is it always me? Of all the annoying and ridiculous things that I have done, this is by far the worst. Arghhhhhhhhhhh" she snapped as she moved the paper she was working on and put it on top of the finished pile. She then took another paper and started working again "this is a non ending pile. I swear to God it's mocking me, this ridiculous piece of…" she trailed off as she once again started coughing. "This sucksss…" she mumbled under her breathe.

"Is something the matter Sakura" the source of her torture also known as Uchiha Itachi questioned as he casually strolled into the office. Well, he was walking normally; however, Sakura could swear that he was walking slower and in a more relaxed manner just to spite her. She has been cooped up in this office for four hours now, so she was entitled to her fair share of paranoid delusions.

Sakura glared at him as he continued to stroll to the other side of the office and take his place behind his own desk, which was stationed opposite to hers. "You know" she started in a quiet voice, given that he was her instructor and all "when you said that we were going to do chores, I had something more outdoorsy in mind."

"Outdoorsy" he repeated the unfamiliar word impassively.

"Yah, you know; anything in the open air."

"You don't get to pick your punishment."

"I know but this is just merciless." She declared.

Itachi raised an eyebrow.

"I mean, we're in Anbu headquarters for effs sake and all I get to do is paperwork. I didn't even know Anbu did paper work." She seethed "not to mention that I have been here for so long; and those papers just won't end." she was straight up freaking out now "They're driving me insane." she shouted in a somewhat deranged voice, she then dropped her head and laid it on her desk.

The normally stoic Uchiha couldn't help but smile at her actions. However, he rapidly schooled his face back into a sapient look "Sakura, might I remind you of the proper way to address your superiors." he reprimanded.

"I know, but this is driving me crazy." she said picking a paper up and waving it in the air in an I-quit sort of way

"I could see that clearly." He said evenly.

"You can see what?" she questioned somewhat confused.

"The crazy" he teased.

Sakura narrowed her eyes at him "You know…." She started but was interrupted by Itachi.

"Finish your paperwork Sakura." he commanded, the humor now abandoning his voice.

"Fineeee" she retorted bitterly before bringing her attention back to the evil paper that was lying innocently in front of her.

Itachi also started doing his paper work. And after one more hour, spent in complete silence, Sakura raised her head and looked at him. Her sole intention was to give him her best puppy dog face and ask him to let her go, as she was one paper away from becoming a rogue ninja. However, when she looked at him something caught her attention, he was squinting. Itachi was holding the paper rather close to his eyes and he was narrowing his eyes to get a clearer view. The medic in her just had to act.

So she got up and made her way around Itachi's desk. The pink haired girl didn't know what she was doing until she was standing right above the fabled Uchiha. The man looked up curiously, but Sakura knew very well that he was ready to scold her.

She hesitated for a second, *what the hell are you doing, you idiot.*inner Sakura warned *Run!* Sakura swallowed loudly, her face going red, causing Itachi to raise an eyebrow at her eccentric actions. Sakura then braced herself, the healer in her completely taking over.

"Are you feeling alright." she asked him squarely.

"I was about to ask you the same thing." Itachi replied monotonously "carry on with your work Sakura." He commanded dryly.

"I will, but I just need to ask you a few questions." she pressed on confidently, Itachi was now giving her his undivided attention *very interesting* he thought as he regarded her solemn features.

"Do you have problems with your eyes?" she questioned, however, Itachi's expression turned from that of amusement to a very reserved and closed one.

"This doesn't concern you." he retorted in the iciest tone ever. The pink haired girl was shaken "get back to your work."

"But…" she started.

"Now" he commanded in a deadly tone. He didn't raise his voice, yet his tone made it clear that arguing was the wrong thing to do, if you wanna live, that is.

"No" Sakura replied bravely *you idiot!* inner Sakura exclaimed *what the hell do you think you're doing? He's gonna kill us.*she added helpfully.

He got to his feet "Sakura…" he began dangerously.

"Uchiha-San" she interrupted him "I am a medic; it is my sworn duty to look after those who need my help." she said earnestly.

Itachi was silent for a second. He was standing so close to her, towering over her, and he was an Anbu captain for crying out loud, yet the pink haired girl held her ground and was fixing him under her intense gaze, Him!

"I don't need help Sakura." he said in a soft voice.

"But you…"

"It's the Sharingan; using it causes one's vision to weaken gradually. I have eye drops and the likes on reserve and they help me a lot."

"That's not enough." she rationed "did you seek professional help?"

"That's not necessary. As I said it is common for those who possess the Sharingan to…."

"That doesn't make any sense." she retorted "even if it was common, there's a lot that can be done about it. As far as I know, none of the Sharingan wielders is blind as a bat"

He raised an eyebrow "I'm not…"

"But you will be if you left it unchecked." she snapped. To Sakura this was stupidity personified. She was a healer and it irked her to no end to see people suffer, especially when acquiring help is a very easy task.

Itachi fell silent once more. This time he was gazing at her intensely. Sakura almost took a few steps back. When he spoke again, she was expecting him to lash out on her, telling her that this was none of her business and then sentencing her to a life time of the dreaded paperwork. However, his words were far different and his voice was softer, as if confiding a secret in her.

"Sakura" he started "I am not good at seeking help. I never was" he said honestly. "But I would really like it, if you could assist me with this condition." Sakura's eyes went wide.

"O, of course." her voice betrayed how touched she was by his revelation as well as his willingness to trust her.

Itachi regarded her for a second as she shook off the adorable blush that adorned her face. He was more than amused to see her re-assume the role of the medic so rapidly and point her finger at him.

"Please sit down." came her even voice.

Itachi sat back down on his chair and looked at her expectedly.

*Man he's adorable when he's letting you take charge like this* inner Sakura cooed. Yet it was all lost on Sakura who was in medic mood.

"I just want to take a look at your eye" she said before magically producing a small bag with the medic's crest on it. She opened it and produced some gloves. She then exchanged her normal pink gloves for the plastic ones. Sakura brought her head closer to Itachi's as she examined his eye. If it were any other condition, she would have been blushing furiously at their utter closeness, but she wasn't known for being one of Konoha's top medic's for nothing.

For a few seconds the medic examined Itachi's eye. The man was a rock, she remarked to herself. He didn't flinch at having something so close to his eye, which would have been the normal reaction for anyone. Instead he sat in his seat unflinching and allowed Sakura to examine him for as long as she needed, without any protest.

Two minutes later Sakura was ready to back away and brief Itachi on her observations, however, before she could the door flew open.

"I'm his fiancée." came a ridiculously high pitched voice "I have the right to see him whenever…" the woman trailed off at the sight before her "WHAT THE HELL" she screamed as Sakura drew away from Itachi to look at her.

"Anko-San, I was just…"

"You little tramp" Anko screamed.

"You don't understand, I was just…" Sakura began to explain herself, however, she stopped *I can't tell her about his eye* she thought *I doubt he wants anyone to know about this*

"You said there's nothing going on between you two." Anko roared "I'm going to kill you" came her battle cry, as she made for Sakura.

"Anko" came an impassive voice that froze her in her place. She then looked at Itachi still fuming.

"It's not what you think it is." he said in monotone, his voice devoid of all emotion.

"what do you mean it's not?" she paused "I saw you two kissing with my own eyes."

"We weren't kissing." he said simply, as Sakura blushed furiously.

"But I saw…"

"I don't like repeating myself"

"But…"

"Anko" he warned

The woman sighed in defeat and to Sakura's utter astonishment her face turned up in a smile "fine then Itachi kun" she cooed "will I see you tonight?"

"Tonight?" he questioned.

"Ya, I was thinking: we might have dinner together." She said hopefully.

"I don't know about this…" he started.

"Your mom says that it's the best way for young couple's to bond. She even gave me some of her special recipes." she practically sang "I'll come to your apartment later and cook for you."

"Hn" he said blankly.

"Great." she chirped, before making her way around the desk and past a still astonished Sakura. Anko then pecked Itachi on the cheek. She then turned and whispered to Itachi in a seductive voice, loud enough for Sakura to hear "I'll see you tonight, Ita-kun."

Itachi and Sakura left the office a few minutes after Anko's big scene. Sakura wouldn't stop blushing for a while, at the fact that Anko actually thought they were kissing. The two were currently making their way silently back from one of the weirdest places Sakura has ever seen. It was a place filled with cats. Itachi has asked for a*Grandma Cat.*Sakura thought, stifling a laugh and when he learned she was not there, he simply took Sakura and left. *What was that all about* Sakura thought humorously.

"Why didn't you tell her" Itachi started breaking the companionable silence that dominated their entire trip.

"Hah" was Sakura's clever reply. She was genuinely surprised at the fact that; he was starting a conversation.

"Why didn't you tell Anko, that you were healing me?" he explained "You would have saved yourself a lot of trouble in the future if you did." He finished ominously.

Sakura gulped, *That is true* inner Sakura Gloated. *she will end you*

"Yah, I know, she could be very hard to deal with." Sakura answered with a sigh "However, I didn't think you'd appreciate it; if I told her."

Itachi's actually smiled at her, as his eyes locked into hers. He held her gaze for a few seconds. Sakura was entranced by his onyx eyes. She wasn't paying attention to anything; she even forgot that she was currently walking. This caused her to trip on an innocent rock. Sakura fell forwards but before she could hit the ground, she was caught in a pair of strong arms. Itachi lifted her up and back into a standing position. He was so close at the moment Sakura could feel his breathe on the back of her neck. She tuned slowly and looked at him, *he's so close.*

"T-Thank you Itachi-San" she stammered as she attempted to look him in the eyes. However, she didn't manage to; as she realized that her vision was blurry. She brought her hand to her head as a splitting headache ran through it.

Suddenly, Sakura felt herself falling down again. The last thing she knew was that Itachi's arms once again stopped her from making a devastating impact with the ground. And the last thing she heard was his concerned voice.

"Sakura!"

Poor, poor Sakura... She overworked herself and now she fainted and will have to endure the pains of having Itachi look after her.

Wait! That doesn't sound too bad.

Not bad at all. Man, now I'm jealous : (

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