Enslaved!

by Kaline Reine

WARNING: Story contains graphic lemon, lime, and adult stuffs XD. Oooohhhh, that's right, BEWARE!! The plotline and characters are also kind of insane, so this is very different from any of my other stories. All I can say is, I was trying to be as creative here as possible. Don't kill me!

Disclaimer: (insert random statement of disclaimentinationishing here) In other words, I don't own the Naruto series! Masashi Kishimoto does.

Chapter 10:

'What the hell is he doing?!' Thought Sasuke. 'Itachi was supposed to wait until I ditched everyone... I can't let Sakura get involved!'

"What are you doing here?" He narrowed his eyes at his brother, while Sakura just stood there shocked.

"I grew tired of waiting for you, little brother."

"That's not an answer!" Sasuke watched the way his brother's vivid red eyes traced over Sakura's body. No way in hell!! "Itachi, don't even think about it. Leave Sakura-chan out of this."

"I had no intention of doing otherwise," He circled around the two lovers like a wolf waiting to devour his prey. "But now that you mention it... She is rather delicious looking."

Sakura was confused as to what this man wanted. "Why are you here?" She had fought him once, alongside Naruto, Kakashi, and Chiyo. But now, this was different. He didn't seem half as threatening, and his voice was smooth as silk, like always. He was alone... Where was his partner?

"Did Sasuke-kun not tell you?" He smirked, obviously delighted in the fact that he had just been given an oppurtunity to cause his angsty little brother more pain. "I am here to take him back with me to Akatsuki. He has agreed to join our organization. Hn. You look hurt."

She was beyond hurt, the girl was brought to the brink of tears. Sasuke moved to comfort her. "Sakura-chan, I can explain, I-"

"You what?!" She snapped, ignoring the presence of the older Uchiha and letting her guard down, as fresh tears spilled; tears she thought she would never have to cry again. "You were planning to tell me this after you got me in bed?! This was all a lie! I knew it! I knew I couldn't trust you..."

"No, it's not like that, I never-"

"Do not lie to her, otouto. Are you saying that you never agreed to join?"

"I did, but that was before," He held onto her, trying to bring comfort, and repair what they both kenw could never be fixed. Sasuke had betrayed her, just like he'd promised himself he would never do again. Sakura sank down to her knees sobbing; avoiding his touch. "I didn't know all this would happen. I had forgotten about my feelings for you, Sakura-chan. Please, believe me. If I knew, I wou-"

"Hn. Pathetic." Itachi sneered, breaking up the pity party Sasuke was in the process of throwing himself. He bent down to Sakura's level, and even dared to touch her face, tilting it up so he could look into her eyes. "You cry, yet I can see that your eyes are those of a warrior. Do not degrade yourself to my foolish sibling's level. We could really use a girl like you in Akatsuki, as well."

"Not a bad idea, Nii-san. She could come with us, she-"

"No!" Pink hair shook violently from side to side. She was adamant about this. "I will never betray Konoha! I won't do it! No matter how much it hurts, I can't!"

"Sakura..." She felt Sasuke's breath against her. They were both getting a little too close to her right now. Itachi moved back, to give them some room. It was obvious the girl needed convincing. "I love you. I really want to be with you. But there will always be a part of me that hates Konoha for what they did to me; to my clan. You offered to come with me that day... When I ran away, so long ago. You were willing to sacrifice everything to be with me. You begged me to stay... And you said that if I couldn't stay to take you with me. Because you loved me, like you do now. Or like I thought you did! And I have realized since I've been back, Sakura-chan... I can't stay."

She wasn't foolish. Sakura wanted to make the right choice. But the question remained... Was the right choice always what was better for the greater good? Or was it a more personal matter? Could she sacrifice everyone's safety, and turn her back on her home and all her friends? Or could she somehow make the choice that was right for her, and follow her heart?

Sasuke could see her mulling it over, and decided to end his debate there. He'd gotten to her, and Itachi nodded, showing that he knew it too. The girl stood up, and the tears no longer fell. Her choice was clear...

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The sun was just beginning to set, and after all the hell they had been through today, Deidara was grateful. He had finished bandaging Ino's arms, and she was sleeping by his side. Every few minutes, she would turn or stir in her sleep.

The room was silent, and he wasn't alone, but it felt that way. When Ino first came here, he had thought that maybe there might be someone here who could understand him. She was someone like him... He hadn't wanted to join Akatsuki anyway, he had been forced by Itachi. Thanks to some of the things he'd seen, he now had a healthy respect for the man. But then this girl came and it was like he knew someone else who had been forced into being here too; a kindred soul. Now it was being revealed to him that it was nothing like that.

"Ino-chan?" He nudged her gently, and still she did not wake. So Deidara bent down, and placed a firm yet gentle kiss on her lips. He didn't know why he did it, he just did.

Long lashes fluttered open to reveal bright blue eyes. "What are you doing?" Her voice was still very weak, and it was hard to make out what she was saying.

"Just waking you up, un. You have to eat something, because of all the blood you lost. I don't want to lose you."

'What did I just say?!' His jaw dropped. Well, at least she wouldn't be coherent enough to remember much, anyway. 'Oh my god, un! I really don't want to lose her...'

"Okay, Deidara-san... Which way?"

Ino gave him her hand, and he pulled her over onto him, so he could help her along. He knew after all the blood she lost she would probably have a little trouble walking. And he was right. Deidara noticed how dizzy she was, after the first few steps they took together.

Once they'd made it into the hall, he realized that everyone else in Akatsuki had pretty much already eaten dinner. They were late. But it was his fault, he'd wanted to let the sleeping beauty lie there as long as possible, dreading the thought of waking her.

"Looks like everyone else already ate, un. I'll have to cook us something, yeah..." He lead her to her usual seat, and began rummaging around in the fridge, looking for something he could make.

"You cook?" She sounded shocked, even in her weakened state.

"Yes, but not very well, un. Most people even prefer Tobi's cooking to mine! I have no idea how I'm supposed to make anything with all this junk that's in here, un! None of it even goes together!"

He was clearly annoyed already, so Ino thought it was best to back off. Soon, he was already at work making some kind of weird desert. His reasoning was that the sugar and caffeine would replenish the blood she had lost. Ino almost felt bad, because he seemed so worried about her. She thought no one could give a fuck less whether she died or not. But apparently she was wrong.

They two ate in silence, and then Deidara cleared the dishes from the table. "Where is everybody else, anyway?" She couldn't help it, she was curious.

"They are probably either on missions, or out screwing around. Maybe Leader-sama sent some of them out for supplies?" He shrugged, running some water in the sink to wash everything they had used.

Ino got him to help him, only to feel to hands gently push her back into the chair. "I want to help you. I ate too, and I didn't even help you cook."

"That's alright, un. I don't want you to over do it. You're still recovering from the injuries you gave yourself, yeah. You need to chill for a while."

"Are you sure you don't need me to-"

"No, it's fine. I'll be done in a sec," He made short work of scrubbing everything, even faster than she had seen Tobi and Itachi do the night before. "But you have to wait for me now. I don't trust you being alone in that room by yourself after what happened."

"Alright..."

With a heavy sigh, Ino leaned against the table, watching where she placed her arms. She didn't think she'd ever feel bad for any of these criminals here, but she felt almost bad for the way Deidara was being treated. He was stuck watching a prisoner he wanted nothing to do with, the other people seemed to treat him like crap, and now he had saved her life, and had to wait on her hand and foot.

The guilt she felt knowing this was indescribable. But it would probably make him feel even worse if she didn't listen, so she waited patiently and quietly for him to finish his task.

"All done, un!" He announded it almost happily, before remembering the sitaution he was in. The pitiful sight of the downtrodden, crestfallen girl at the table was sobering. "Ready to go to bed, yeah?"

"Yes, I'm still tired and kind of dizzy from what I did..." She hung her head in shame and followed the blonde bomber back to their shared room. "And Deidara-sama?" He turned his head, regarding her with interest. "I'm sorry..."

"Aww, don't be sorry, un. I felt like doing that too when I first came here. You'd be surprised the hell they put me through, un. And they kind of still do, yeah."

"I noticed..."

Before they knew it they were back to the safety of their room. It was surprising that they hadn't seen anyone in a really long time. It made them both feel kind of isolated and alone. It was strange.

Ino went straight to lie on the bed, but Deidara wouldn't let her. "Not so fast, Ino-chan. I have to wash your wounds, and re-bandage them so they don't get infected, un. Come with me into the bathroom."

She followed, and was surprised to find that everything was already set up for what he needed to do. She tried her best to relax, but Deidara could see the pain in the girl's eyes as he pulled off the bandages he had placed on there earlier.

"These are going to be some really bad scars, un."

She flinched, hopping up onto the counter so he could reach her better. "Don't remind me..."

He wanted to do something to take her mind off it. Deidara instantly regretted mentioning the scars to her, even if he had been sort of joking. Carefully, he took her palm in his hand, and held her arm under the softly flowing water of the sink. The coldness seemed to numb the pain, and Ino was grateful for it.

She shivered when he had to press against her to reach her other arm. It felt weird having him do this. A few days ago, she would have been freaked out and probably made a comment about him not letting those freaky little tongues touch her! But the Yamanaka girl actually found she wanted to be nice to him, since he was being nice to her now. He put some sort of ointment on her skin, afterwards. That was the painful part, but soon it felt better and eased the pain back down to a somewhat bearable level... Deidara expertly wrapped the bandages back around her wounds, and she made an effort to help him clean up the counter after that, but he pushed her away, telling her to go to bed. His voice sounded strange; different.

Ino shook it off as being just her imagination, and scurried away from the room where his intoxicating presence lingered. She was eager to get away from him, if only for a moment, just to get her bearings straight once more. She wasn't sure whether she should be sleeping in his bed again. It might give him the wrong idea. Laying down on the small cot she had been given when she first got here, she curled up in a ball and tried to sleep, despite how cold it was.

"What are you doing, un?" Deidara questioned, and watched as the girl's eyes immediately lit up upon being spoken to. "You shouldn't sleep down there, yeah. Especially with how cold it is tonight, and how bad your injury is. You can sleep in my bed again. I don't mind, un."

He didn't have to tell her twice, she was in his bed before he even crossed the room.

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A/N: More drama unfolds... Gosh, this fic is so emo. XD Oh well, more cliffies! (sort of) I know it seems like these last few chapter shave been dragging on forever, but trust me things will move along soon. I'm pretty much letting the fic write itself and seeing where it goes from here. Exciting... I was so happy with the last chapter, I felt like posting another one. Hope you enjoyed it! I'm wondering if I should have put more humor in this chapter. But there will be time for that later. Behold the cuteness!

-Kaline Reine (if you don't know my name by now... yeah, you got issues.)