My apologies for no preview in the last chapter... Or author's note...

I kind of left you guys hanging...:/ sorry! Thanks to everyone who reviewed and gave some feedback! I love you...

*****************CHAPTER 10*****************

Sakura walked into her and saw Itachi looking up at the ceiling.

"Hey." He motioned for her to come.

"Hi" she smiled, took off her cloak and took a seat next to him.

Itachi put his arm around Sakura's shoulder. Her skin was cold and she was shivering.

"You're inside...how can you be shivering?" Itachi made Sakura lean on his chest hugging her tightly.

"I just wanted to see what'd you do..." Inhaling his scent.

"I would have done this either way..." He pat her back.

Sakura thought about her snowball fight with Sasuke and what he said to her. She pursed her lips together and snuggled in deeper. They laid together for a long time. Breathing together in unison.

"I think dinners ready..." Itachi mentioned.

"Fine..." Sakura mumbled.

They both got up and Itachi took her hand and walked to where the others were.

"Look at these lovebirds..." Konan chuckled.

"...y-you're a lucky man..." Hidan muttered.

"Anyway! Is dinner ready?" Karin said in a irritating way.

"Oh, right! Could one of you guys get it from the kitchen? It's just rice balls...sorry I was lazy..." Konan shrugged.

Deidara and Sasori got up and went to the kitchen, placing the rice balls on the living room table. Everyone gladly took one and ate.

Itachi sat next to Sakura(of course) and Sasuke was directly across from them staring at them.

"Tomorrow we'll train. It's been a while." Pain said taking another bite of his rice ball.

"Fuck yeah! Finally!" Hidan agreed.

"Yeah, so be prepared. Meet up at the snow tomorrow morning at 6." Pain ordered.

"Yes sir." They all said.

"You guys will be sparring with someone different. Someone you don't usually train with." Pain added.

"What? Why?!" Sasori asked.

"Because I said so. Everyone needs a feel of what everyone else can do." Pain answered finishing his rice ball.

"Do we get to choose who we train with?" Suigetsu asked.

"No, we'll tell you who you will train with tomorrow." Pain said. "Now get some rest...you'll need it."

"Oh! Itachi and Kisame are doing dishes!" Konan said.

"What? But they're aren't any..." Itachi said.

"It's your guys' turn. Now do it."

"...what are we gonna wash...?" Kisame asked.

"The shit that's left over from the last time we were here." Konan said.

"Wait...no one did it?!" Itachi asked.

"It was supposed to be you guys then...but you left too fast. Now do it." She ordered.

"Fine..." They both said. Itachi kissed Sakura's forehead and left to the kitchen.

"Alright, you guys are dismissed."

Pain added.

They all got up and left the living room. Sakura waited for Itachi, but you could hear the frustration with between Kisame and Itachi. Sasuke waited until Sakura left. She looked at him.

"Um...you should get some sleep." Sakura suggested.

"You should too." Sasuke replied.

"I'm waiting for Itachi..." She leaned back on the couch.

"And I'm waiting for you..." He said.

"Why?" Sakura raised her brow.

"Because I want to." He said crossing one leg over his knee, slouching.

"Go to sleep..." She said once again.

"Not until you do." He argued.

"I can put you to sleep right now if I want." She warned.

"Then why don't you?" He smirked.

'Because I don't want too...' Sakura thought to herself.

"You're so stubborn..." She crossed her arms and looked away, closing her eyes. When she opened them Sasuke was in front of her. Sakura was frozen.

"I'll sleep now." He said smirking and kissed her lightly and disappeared in a poof.

"...goodnight..." She said blushing.

Itachi watched from afar, turned around and crushed the plate he was scrubbing with his hand, making his hand bleed from the broken shards. Sakura turned around when she heard the sound and ran into the kitchen. She saw Itachi's hand bleeding.

"Itachi are you okay!?" She took his hand but he grabbed it before she could.

"Kisame leave." Itachi ordered.

"Um...there's sti-"

"Leave!" Itachi spat.

He left the kitchen quickly and shut the door.

"W-what's w-wrong...?" Sakura stammered.

"Care to explain what the hell just happened in there?" Itachi squeezed tighter.

"Ow! Itachi!" Sakura tried pulling him off spreading chakra points onto him waiting for the right moment.

"Explain yourself!" Itachi ordered tightening his grip making Sakura yelp.

"Itachi!" She winced and moved his body back controlling him.

"What am I?! Am I being used to make Sasuke jealous?! Is that what it is?" Itachi scowled.

"...no...Itachi... I do like you." She released him. "I'm not using you. I would never do that... What you saw...it happened so sudden...I couldn't react fast enough.." Sakura looked down.

"You seemed to like it..." Itachi calmed down.

"...because I did..." Sakura muttered getting ready to be yelled at, but instead Itachi embraced her tightly.

"Sakura... Don't leave me... I just got you..." He rubbed her back wincing at the pain from his bleeding hand gave him.

"I won't... I just got you too. Don't worry." She reassured leaning on his chest.

"Let's go to bed now..." Itachi carried her to their bedroom.

Itachi laid her on the bed and walked to the cabinet.

"Your hand." Sakura pointed at it.

"It'll be fine." Itachi wrapped it in bandage.

"Ugh. You know this is faster." She took his hand and healed the wound. Then wiping it clean.

He laid himself on the bed and Sakura snuggled next to him.

"I'm sorry..." Sakura whispered.

"It wasn't your fault. I should be saying sorry for almost breaking your wrist..." He rubbed her wrist making her wince.

"Does it hurt?" His eyes widened.

"It's fine..." She focused her chakra onto her fingertip and encircled it around her wrist.

"I'm sorry..." He looked away.

"It's fine." She smiled and kissed him, "lets just sleep now... Goodnight!"

"Night." He kissed her forehead, "Please stay..." And closed his eyes.

*****************6 AM ABOVE THE HIDEOUT*****************

"Alright you guys are all here. Good." Pain praised.

"Who are our partners?" Suigetsu asked.

"Always in a hurry..." Pain muttered under his breath. "The partners are Kakuzu and Deidara, Hidan and Karin , Tobi and Zetsu, Sakura and Sasori , Sasuke and Jugo, and lastly Suigetsu and Kisame. Itachi you'll spectate with me and Konan. Now go train." Pain disappeared along with Konan.

Sakura walked over to Sasori, "Ready?"

"As I'll ever be..." Sasori began to walk across the frozen lake, away from the others.

"Looks like this will be round two." Sasori said.

"Yep. Get ready to get your ass kicked...again." Sakura chuckled.

"Remember we're just here to train...not to kill." Sasori reminded.

"Of coursssseee..." Sakura said sarcastically while walking across from Sasori then readying her stance.

"Ready." Sasori readied.

"Set" Sakura bent her knees.

"Go!" Both of them said and Sakura hid behind a tree.

The snow fell on her hair making as she moved. She moved carefully with every step she took. The sound of crunching snow would give her away.

"Hiding is boring...lets just get this done..." Sasori crossed his arms.

Sakura jumped from above and spread string attached kunai at him. The strings encircled him and he was confused. She lit the strings on fire, it looked like a fiery tornado. The snow was melting beneath the fire.

Sasori shielded his eyes from the blaze.

Sakura knew that it would take a while to get out of there so she looked around for the other members. She saw Karin yelling at Hidan, she guessed that Hidan tried to flirt with her. Then to the right of them was Suigetsu and Kisame. Instead of training they told each other advice. She looked around for Sasuke but she couldn't see him from where she was.

Sasuke saw where she was though. He observed the mountainous tornado she just made. 'That came from Sakura?' He thought. Jugo was playing with the squirrels. He had no interest training with Sasuke. Sasuke just watched every move that Sakura made.

Sasori looked around him. Fire. Fire everywhere. Under his feet was melted snow. The floor was damp. Damp enough to make him Fire proof for just a little to get out. He was certain that the snow outside of the fire was melted as well. He drenched himself with the water and ran out of the inferno then dived into the puddle of water. He saw Sakura looking around. 'Now's my chance!' he thought and appeared behind Sakura.

"Don't let your guard down.." Sasori punched Sakura and she flew back into a tree.

'Shit. My blood control won't work with him...' Sakura got up and charged at him with her chakra filled fists but disappeared at the last second and punched him from behind.

Sasori flew back as well, he attempted to keep his composure but was still winded by the force of her punch.

"You're not trying to kill me...are you?" Sasori narrowed his eyes steadying his breath.

"Not really... Just kind of pissed how you snuck up on me." Sakura crossed her arms.

"Tck... How bout we just give each other advice... It's too early for this..." Sasori suggested.

"Haha...fine..." Sakura giggled.

The fire began to die down and Sasori told Sakura how he moves the body when he attaches chakra strings to people. He said its similar to the way she does but chakra strings can be broken.

"I tried to do what you did..." Sasori mentioned.

"Tried what?" Sakura asked.

"Your blood controlling technique.." Sasori said. "I failed miserably... My chakra wouldn't absorb into the body."

"Well...I'm a medic. I understand how the body works." Sakura told him.

"And when it did dissolve...I killed it. It's useful...but I don't want to kill my opponent all the time." Sasori added.

"Just stick with chakra strings..." Sakura smiled.

"This is kind of out of the blue but... How are you and Itachi?" Sasori asked.

"Huh? ...oh we're fine.." Sakura grinned.

"You don't sound like it." He said looking at her.

"Trust me... We're fine." Sakura reassured.

"Didya guys fuck yet?" He asked another out of the blue question.

"What!?" Sakura turned to him immediately and twitched.

"Sorry... Just thought it would've happened already with a body like yours..." Sasori said. "I didn't mean it in any way negatively... But...did you?"

"..." Sakura cracked her knuckles and punched him as far as she could. Sasori disappeared into the clouds screaming on top of his lungs, leaving a twinkle in the sky. "NOPE!" She waved goodbye at him. Everybody looked at Sakura in shock, all of their mouths open. Pain jumped next to her out of nowwhere.

"What the hell was that?" Pain said looking up at the sky.

"He deserved it..." Sakura looked up as well.

"What'd he do?" Konan jumped next to her.

"Let's just say...he was very curious..." Sakura smirked.

"If he touched you I'm gonna kill him." Itachi jumped down too.

"Oh no... None of that. Just a question..." Sakura smiled.

"...what kind of question?" Pain turned to her.

"Haha...it's-"

"HEY MADUHPAKAA! WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THROWING MY PARTNER INTO THE SKY LIKE A FUCKING PLANE!" Deidara stomped on the snow toward Sakura with Kakuzu following.

"Excuse me?" Sakura narrowed her eyes and began to walk to Deidara but Itachi held out his arm between them.

"You heard me hoe! He is out in the forest alone!" Deidara flung his arms around.

Sakura pushed Itachi out of the way, "Then why don't you two be there together?!" She punched Deidara into the same direction where Sasori flew, but twice as hard.

"Okay Sakura...that's enough for today..." Konan calmed her down.

"I'm fine now." Sakura removed the hair from her face and smiled.

Sasuke and Jugo came walking toward the group along with Karin and Hidan and Suigetsu and Kisame.

"Where's Sasori and Deidara?" Hidan looked around.

"They'll make it back. That's enough training for today." Pain began to walk back to the hideout with the others following.

Sakura ran up to Itachi and whispered into his ear, "His question was...if we fucked yet..." And winked skipping back to the hideout leaving Itachi grinning.

Sasuke was filling up with jealousy once again, making fists. 'What did she say...?' He thought. He looked at Itachi and he was smiling big. Another wave of jealousy filled him and he increased his pace to catch up with Sakura but Itachi grabbed him.

"Don't fucking touch me. " Sasuke's eyes turned crimson and stared deeply into his eyes.

"Where do you think you're going?" Itachi glared at him as his eyes turned crimson.

"To the hideout. Where else?!" He ripped off his hand off of him.

"Sakura is the only one in that direction. Why would you be in such a hurry?" He scowled.

"I don't have time for this..." Sasuke turned around but Itachi grabbed him and punched him in the face.

"That's for kissing my girlfriend." Itachi said.

"What the hell is going on?! This time?!" Pain said holding Itachi back.

Sasuke wiped the blood coming from his mouth. "Tch... You're giving me more reasons to kill you...brother"

"Stop. Both of you to your rooms!" Pain said in a fatherly way.

"Gladly." Itachi said and walked into Sasuke. "Someone is waiting for me..." he whispered walked away.

Sasuke's fist tightened and sighed. 'Fuck you...'

Itachi walked into the room and Sakura just finished taking a shower. She was drying her hair with a towel.

"Hey" She smiled.

"Hi..." He walked over to the bed and sat down.

"The shower is ready." She walked over still drying her pink hair.

"I'll take one... But you better be in here when I'm done." Itachi warned.

"Or what?" Sakura chuckled.

Itachi grabbed Sakura and pushed her down onto the bed he then crawled on top of her and kissed her neck. He slipped his hand under her back and pulled her close to him. He slid his hand up her shirt and cupped her breast Sakura let out a small moan and blushed wildly.

"Just be here... okay?" Itachi kissed her forehead got off of her and walked into the bathroom.

****************PREVIEW*****************

"We found their hideout!" Lee exclaimed.

"Are we going to attack?" TenTen asked.

"Let's wait first." Kakashi said.

"What do you mean wait?! They can be in there right now!" Naruto yelled.

"Shut up dumbass. What if they are in there and they hear you?!" Shikamaru scolded.

"So what are we gonna do?" Kiba asked.

"Just wait." Kakashi repeated.

"Wait for what?! Christmas!?" Naruto said impatiently.

"We need to have a plan first." Gai said.

"Right. Here's the plan." Kakashi huddled with the group.

****************A.N.*********************

Finishhhhhheddddd! Hope this one didn't bore you...

WARNING….There will be a lemon in the next one... kekeke its rated M for a reason...