A/N: Omg! Chapter 10! I can't believe I've actually made it this far, and in such short amount of time. I'm so proud of myself for updating quickly. Although, I have to thank all of you for that. Your reviews push me forward. I would like to give a special thanks to both withloveagain and MaXdana. You two have given me so many reviews and have been with me since practically the beginning. You two are truly wonderful.

On a side note, I had a complete breakdown while typing up this chapter. My computer blue screened on me randomly right as I was about to finish this and I literally screamed out. Thank god nobody was home because I literally just screamed, and cried, and laughed hysterically. However, when I rebooted my computer and started up Word I found that it auto saved my most recent bit. I was so glad to see that it pretty much left me off where I was. But seriously, I screamed so much that I scared my poor cat who was sleeping on my bed. He looked at me bewildered and then quickly ran out of my room. I guess I'll smarten up and save my stuff every so often so that doesn't happen again. Le sigh!

P.S. to withloveagain: I remember you asking somewhere in the reviews if you could see a picture of Sakura's engagement dress. I'm excited to announce that I have a friend on deviantart working on a picture of both Itachi and Sakura's kiss during that time so you will be able to see what the dress looked like in my mind. :)

Enjoy my lovelies!

The sky started to turn. The bright blue and fluffy white clouds that adorned the sky were starting to turn dark. She could smell the beginning of a rain storm coming. Her left temple was resting against the carriage window as she slowly made her way back home. A lone tear trailed down her cheek, her heart completely shattered. She didn't know who to trust anymore. Her father had used her as a bet, Sasuke had finally come out to her, Itachi was…well Itachi was just a confusing mess. She sighed, the window fogging from her breath. The wedding needed to be called off. It was the right decision for now. Itachi gave her a choice and she just needed time to sort things out between everyone. She watched as the first droplet of rain fell against the glass. She watched as it trailed down, thinking of her own tears. Her house started to come into view and she straightened up. She needed to check on her mother, had to make sure she was okay from all of this. As the carriage pulled up to her house, Sakura's brows furrowed in confusion. There were other carriages sitting at her house and a few lone horses. The house was lit up brightly and she wondered what was going on.

As she exited the carriage one man came out from the house. He was wearing a navy blue police uniform. He stopped in his tracks as he noticed Sakura. A look of sympathy crossed his face. He turned and mounted his horse, galloping down the street. Sakura picked up her skirts, running into the house.

There were more police around. She saw two of them questioning her mother and father. Tsunade was clinging to Kakashi, tear stains evident upon her face. Two other police were descending the stairs. She looked around and noticed some older adults that were friends with her parents sitting in the greeting room. A look of confusion mixed with fear crossed Sakura's features. She traveled further into the house and her mother caught sight of her.

"Sakura!"

She gasped running to embrace her daughter.

"Mother, what is going on?"

She started to wonder if maybe the police were investigating their family's debt, but then why would her mother be clinging to her father like that?

"Sakura…"

Her mother took a step back, holding onto her daughter's cheeks.

"Your sister, she's gone."

Fear gripped every aspect of Sakura's being. Ino…was gone?

"Gone? W-What do you mean gone? Like she was kidnaped?"

Tsunade shook her head, fresh tears falling.

"We don't know. After the…incident with your father I went to check on her upstairs. Her window was open and she was nowhere to be found. I checked the whole house. Sakura…she's gone!"

Tsunade brought her daughter back to her bosom, silently crying. Sakura's eyes widened in disbelief. What could have possibly happened to Ino?

"Madame?"

A police officer came up next to the couple. He held a look of authority, probably the chief of police.

"May we talk to your youngest daughter? We just have a few questions."

Tsunade nodded, dabbing at her cheeks with an already soaked handkerchief. She dismissed herself from her daughter's side, leaving her alone with the police.

"Sakura Hatake, is that correct?"

Sakura just nodded her head, words escaping her grasp.

"We would just like to know what happened prior to your sisters disappearance."

"We had a fight."

"You and your sister?"

"No…no, our whole family."

"I see, what was this fight about?"

"My father."

"Can you elaborate upon that?"

"He…"

She wondered if he really needed to know about her father's stupid mistake. The man most likely already knew about her and Itachi's engagement.

"He gave my hand away in a bet…"

The police registered shock, his jaw falling slightly in exasperation. He shook his head, returning to his notepad in his hand.

"Do you remember if your sister said anything? Or possibly something that she did that was unusual?"

"No, I was too focused on my father. I left early as well."

The man scribbled something in his notepad. The phone rang somewhere in the background, she could hear her mother answer. Sakura wondered if it could be Ino. Where was she? Who was she with?

"Miss Hatake?"

Sakura snapped back to reality, looking at the police officer who seemed to have asked her a question.

"I'm sorry, what was that?"

"I asked if you had any questions for me."

"No, thank you."

"Thank you for cooperating ma'am. We will try and find your sister as soon as possible."

Sakura just nodded as the officer turned and went into the greeting area to possibly question others. She looked around her house. So many people looked devastated. Some other looked sympathetic. She could hear her mother talking quickly on the phone, her father still talking to the officer. There was just too much going on down here; she needed to get away from all the noise. Ascending the stairs she walked towards her sister's room. The door was completely open. She noticed her sister's bed was a mess. Some clothes were flung about the room, the window still ajar. Sitting down at her sister's vanity she fingered the bristles upon a hair brush. She really needed Ino right now. She needed her sister. Someone she could tell everything to. Sakura could hear the door open again downstairs as more people made their way into her house. She sighed, placing her head down upon the surface. More people would just further add to the frustration that was building in this house.

"Tsunade! Is Sakura alright?"

The loud exuberant voice cried out from downstairs. Naruto! Her best friend was here! Just who she needed. Quickly she ran down the hall and down the stairs. She noticed his un-brushed hair and his sky blue eyes turned to look at her. Hinata was standing right next to him, looking tired. Naruto quickly perked up upon seeing the pink haired girl. Sakura smiled as she came down the rest of the stairs, but then stopped on the last one. He wasn't the only one here though. The whole Uchiha family was standing right behind him. Both Sasuke and Itachi were disheveled like Naruto. Their shirts were sticking out of their pants and their ties were undone. They still held their emotionless look, but both of their dark eyes were trained on her. Fugaku released his arm from his wife and went into the guest room to talk to Kakashi. Mikoto was talking to Tsunade who was right next to her. Mikoto gave her mother soft and endearing pats, trying to comfort her. Naruto came out of nowhere, hugging his best friend.

"Sakura! I'm glad to hear that you are okay."

She gave her best friend a sweet smile, hugging him back. He felt perfect. So warm and comforting. Just what she needed after all of this chaos.

"I heard about Ino. I'm so sorry, Sakura. I'll help you find her. So will the idiot and his brother."

Naruto gave her a goofy grin, turning his head to Sasuke. The so called "idiot." Both the Uchiha brothers gave the blonde male a dark look. Sakura smiled sweetly at the banter.

"Thanks Naruto, but nobody even knows where she could be. The police think it could be a kidnapping."

"Why would someone kidnap Ino? That doesn't make sense."

"I don't know, Naruto."

Sakura's face fell. She could hear the soft pitter patter of the rain outside. A flash of lightning brightening the sky. It would be hard to find her at this time of the night, and in this condition. Mikoto turned from Tsunade, her soft eyes now finding Sakura. She placed a hand upon the girls shoulder. A soft smile creeping upon her lips.

"Sakura, I hope you are okay dear. We are all here for you. You are like family now."

Sakura's stomach turned in knots. Her gaze moved to Itachi who was staring at her. She still hadn't called off the wedding and she started to wonder if Mikoto knew about Itachi's dealings with her father. Right now wasn't the time to bring it up though. She accepted Mikoto's sympathy.

"Thank you, Mrs. Uchiha."

Mikoto quickly grabbed the younger women into a hug, surprising Sakura.

"You can call me Mikoto dear."

Sakura just smiled, but the smile was wiped off her face as the chief of police came barging into her house. He was soaked already, but he had a wild look in his eyes.

"I think we may have found a trail. We need some more people for the search party though. It's raining too hard for all my men to keep up."

"I'll go!"

Naruto piped up. Hinata eyes registered fright and she clutched onto his sleeve. Naruto whispered something to the shy girl before placing a simple kiss upon her brow. Then her father came up to Naruto.

"We have about five horses. Naruto, you can take one. I'm going as well."

"I'll go as well."

This time it was Sasuke who spoke up. His eyes lingered upon Sakura before turning to Kakashi who nodded his way.

"I know how to track well from my training, I shall accompany you."

Itachi answered, the whole time he said this though his eyes were upon Sakura. She could feel the tension from both of the Uchiha brothers growing in the room.

"Right, follow me."

Kakashi took the three young men out the front door and to the side of the house where the stables were located. Sakura followed them outside, not caring as the rain started to soak her dress. She quickly caught up with Itachi, pulling upon his sleeve to make him stop. The rest of the men carried on towards the stables.

"Itachi, wait."

He turned, looking down at the girl.

"I'm sorry for what I did earlier. But you don't have to do this, it's storming and you could get hurt out there."

"I know how to take care of myself, Sakura."

"Please, just be careful."

"Hn."

His simple answer as usual. Sakura bit her bottom lip. She couldn't believe he was going through with this. After all that happened he and his family came through to help her family. She guessed his parents were the ones who brought both him and his brother her. But that didn't justify the part of him jumping in, risking his own life in the storm to help save his sister. She could feel her heart quicken. She truly did have feelings for him, even after knowing about everything that happened. He was a part of her life now. Itachi started to turn to catch up to the rest of the men. Sakura watched as his back turned to her, his shirt already clinging to his body from the rain. She could feel her breath quicken with every step he started to take away from her. Dammit! She cursed to herself.

"Wait!"

Her cry rang out in the night. Itachi turned, quickly catching Sakura as she flung herself at him. Her wet lips quickly collided with his in a desperate kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck, fingers weaving themselves into his wet locks. She poured her pain, her anguish, and her love for this man into that kiss. Even though he had caused so much pain her in life recently, she couldn't help but fall for him. He had somehow pulled her into his life and she couldn't find a way out. That or she didn't want to find her way out. Sakura slowly pulled away, Itachi setting her upon the ground.

"Just come back."

She whispered against his lips. He nodded, turning to the stables. The others had already gotten the horses out. Kakashi was holding the free one for Itachi. Naruto was giving Sakura a wild smile at what he just witnessed. Which in turn made her blush. However, she also noticed Sasuke. His eyes held so much pain in them and she could feel her own heart scream out to him. He had confessed he had feelings for her, and he just witnessed her kissing his brother. The one that won her in a bet. He quickly turned his face away, digging his heels into his horse and galloping away from the rest of the group. Itachi mounted his horse and the rest of them took off the way Sasuke had. Sakura had so many feelings rushing through her mind she couldn't sort them out. So many feelings for both of the Uchiha brothers. She sighed as she stood there in the rain. What was she going to do?