A/N: Here's the next chap! It looks as though I've updated all of my in-progress stories... Todays a productive day, no?
It had been a few weeks since the party disaster and Sakura hadn't seen, let alone spoken to, Sasuke since his frightening outburst.
Sakura had been staying with Itachi and was quite happy with him. He was telling her that she should feel free to move her belongings into his house while Sasuke was gone to work and he even offered to help.
Of course, she told him that she wasn't quite ready to do such a drastic thing so soon and told him that she'd have to go home soon.
That was a week ago...
"I-I'm afraid to go back," she told Itachi during dinner. "He's probably so angry at me... I can't even imagine how angry he's going to be when he sees me..."
"Well, my door is always open," Itachi replied softly, taking her hand. "If it gets rough, feel free to come back.. I'll even give you a spare key so you can get in."
She nodded, staring into her plate.
"Thank you, Itachi," she said, tears welling in her eyes. "You've been so kind to me all this time... If only I'd met you even an hour before I met Sasuke-kun."
"Now, don't go saying that," he told her with a chuckle, wiping a tear from her eye. "I'm going to find a way around this, okay? With any hope, you won't be married to Sasuke much longer."
"But your parents... I'm fine with them hating me, but Sasuke..."
"I'll talk to them... I'll tell them that you were the one that left and that Sasuke had no intention of divorce. They can't hate you for having different views..."
She nodded.
"You wouldn't mind if I left tomorrow, would you?" she inquired.
"Not at all," he answered supportively. "Go do what you need to do and I'll be a shoulder you can cry on if anything happens..."
She nodded and they continued eating their dinner in silence.
Sakura snuck out of the house before Itachi had woken up.
She left a note that read:
Gone home, I love you!
Thank you so much for your hospitality...
I'm almost hoping something will go wrong so I can come back to you!
Sakura
Unfortunately, things went rather well... Well, as well as could be expected... She just sat on the couch, didn't make dinner or anything when Sasuke walked in the door and he was just glad to see her back.
He even made dinner!
That night, she'd slept on the couch, even though Sasuke offered to, and dreamt of Itachi...
It made her lovesick... How she missed him...
She'd gotten used to his telling her that he loved her and that he always would...
She looked forward to any chance to speak to him or see him and she couldn't wait to see if Itachi could find a way to get her seperated from Sasuke...
It was only a matter of time...
A/N: I hope this wasn't boring... Aorry for the shortness!