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Itachi's Room…...
"So what are we doing here again?" Sasuke sighed.
"I already told you, we are just going to go through a couple of his things." Sasuke says while opening a drawer on one of Itachi's dressers.
"And why is that?" Sakura raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"Just come over here and look through some of this stuff, if you find anything weird or that does not seem like Itachi tell me"
"Ugh fine but I hope you know this I trespassing" Sakura sighed and began looking through some drawers as well. Sasuke looked under the bed and pulled out a box.
"Huh what's this?"
"What's what?" Sakura walked over to where Sasuke was sitting and squatted next to him. "Open it!" Sakura encouraged him.
"Weren't you the one who was protesting about this?" He smirked and then opened the box. In the box were some kunai and a t-shirt. "Yep this seems like Itachi I guess nothing weird here." Just as Sasuke was about to close the box he seen a sparkle under the shirt, he removed the kunai and shirt from the box.
"What's that?" Sakura pondered.
"I don't know" Sasuke answered just as curious as Sakura.
Sasuke picked up the small box. "That's the same thing Itachi dropped in the hospital remember!" Sakura reminded him. Sasuke instantly remembered when Sakura said that and then he opened it. "It's a ring! A very beautiful one at that!" the ring glistened in the moonlight that shined through Itachi's window.
"Yeah that's good and everything but what's it for?" Sakura looked at Sasuke like he had just said something in a whole other language.
"It's obviously for Keri!" Sakura exclaimed, Sasuke did not know why she was so excited she was acting as if it was for her.
"Well anyway they should be getting ready to come back so I'll put this back and let's go."
"Right" Sakura followed Sasuke; they exited the room and closed the door behind them.
"Well we spent thirty minutes of snooping so that gives us about a hour until we leave" Sasuke yawned and placed his hands on the back of his head.
"So what're we gonna do for another hour?" Sakura; who was bored already followed Sasuke around the house and noticed that he was deep n thought. "Sasuke? What's wrong?" Sakura tried to read his movements and got nothing so she just asked him.
"Hm? It's nothing."
"Hmmm your thinking about that ring and whose it for aren't you?" Sakura figured it out.
"That's what he dropped at the hospital you say?" Sasuke was curious; I mean he wouldn't say what it was and what it was for so what now?
"I'm sure it's for Keri he loves her so much" Sakura's eyes sparkled. "I wish someone loved me that much!" Sasuke looked down and thought; "If you only knew Sakura" He thought of how painful it is to love someone but cannot have them.
"But it's my fault she loved me for so long and I just ignored her"
"What was that?" Sakura picked up her pace; she tried to read Sasuke's face again.
"Shit did I say that out loud?" Sasuke said, aloud.
"Yes you just said that out loud too, so what did you say before?" Sakura really wanted to know now.
"Damn I have got to stop talking to myself." Sasuke finally said to himself.
"What are you talking about Sasuke?" now she was confused.
"Hmm? What oh nothing it's nothing, don't worry" Sasuke; sweating decided to stop thinking all together.
The two had stopped walking as they reached Sasuke's room. "Let's see how your room looks" Sakura stepped in front of Sasuke and opened the door. She was relieved to see that there was no shrine in his room. "Wow"
"What?" Sasuke asked.
"Your room looks, it looks just like you boring dull and empty" Sakura stuck her tongue out and teased the young Uchiha. Sasuke frowned.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sasuke watched Sakura walk over to his bed and lay on it.
"Humph surprisingly your bed is really soft" She chuckled and took a whiff of Sasuke's pillow; it smelled just like him wow that smelled good Sakura thought. "Your bed is really comfortable, even more comfortable than mine! I wouldn't mind sleeping in this bed!" She giggled. Sasuke thought for a moment and looked at the clock hanging in his room, forty-five minutes until it was time to leave to go to the bar.
"Sakura" Sasuke started.
"Hm? What is it Sasuke?"
"I want to be with you, don't you understand how much it hurts to see you everyday and knowing you aren't coming home with me?"
"I wanted to be with you too, but you left, you left and never looked back it took my heart so long to heal and at night I would cry myself to sleep trying to figure out what I did wrong why I couldn't stop you." Sakura squeezed the pillow.
"I know I messed up, that is one of the reasons why I want to be with you, I want to make up what I have done to you I know I've hurt you let me return what you have felt for me for so long, the other reason is because" he paused. "I love you," he said looking into Sakura's eyes; a single tear ran down her face. "Let's try it" Sakura thought for a moment and then answer with a quiet "Ok" Sasuke hugged her and Sakura was not sure of what just happen.
"We're home!" Keri yelled from the front of the house.
"No you are not home Keri you are at my house!" Sasuke yelled from his room.
"Sasuke!" Itachi yelled as well. Sakura began laughing at the fact that they all started to shout as soon as Keri and Itachi got home. "Don't say that, she is home" Itachi started walking at a quick pace down the hallway to Sasuke's room.
"Why isn't she ever at her own house?! I mean what is she paying rent for?!" Sasuke continued yelling knowing it was annoying his brother.
"Shut the hell up!" Itachi finally reached Sasuke's room.
"Why should I it's my house!" Sasuke took his stance.
"You little" Itachi was about to punch Sasuke when he was stopped by Keri.
"Alright you guys that's enough this is just stupid" Keri's eyes were not as wide and bright as usual. Itachi took one good look at her and then backed off. "Well I am going to go and have a talk with that Tsunade and Jiraiya while I can still remember" and with that Keri was gone.
"Huh what's with her?" Sasuke asked.
"She's back for a little a while." Itachi left the room and went to the living room.
"What's he talking about?" Sasuke asked.
"Remember when Itachi said something prevents Keri from living in the present and can only stay in the past and sometimes she comes back to reality. Well seems like she's back to reality" Sakura explained.
"Oh yeah, so that's what she's like?"
"Well not always its just that she doesn't stay in the present as long as she stays in the past, it all depends on what happened last when she was conscious of the present day time and she picks up where she last left off at its like she has two personalities. Are you getting this?" Sakura noticed Sasuke was a little unbalanced.
"Yeah that must suck"
"Well she said it is pretty bad but she's used to it now, it really doesn't bother her."
"I'm going to go and talk to Itachi," Sasuke said as he walked out of the room.
"Ok well I'm going to go and freshen up so we can get ready to leave" Sakura walked to the bathroom.
"What's wrong with you?" Sasuke was in the living room staring at his brother who was lying on the couch and had a pillow covering his face. "Have you sunk this low?"
"Shut up what do you know?" Itachi said swinging his hand as if he was swatting a fly.
"What's with you?" Sasuke asked again. "If she is that much trouble why don't you just break up with her?" he wondered how Itachi was going to answer that one. In addition, his answer was a large hand around Sasuke's neck chocking him. Sasuke pulled away and began breathing heavily. "Calm down it was just a suggestion!" Sasuke yelled.
"You don't understand me Keri's relationship." Itachi sat back on the couch and covered his face with his hands.
"Fine stay with her" Sasuke continued, "You love her don't you? Well there's yours answer" he tried making Itachi feel better without showing it. Itachi was shocked at what Sasuke had just said.
"Let it sink in because you will never hear me say some shit like that again" Sasuke turned a bright red.
"Ready to go?" Sakura asked. Sasuke turned to his new girlfriend and took her hand. "Yep let's go." They were walking down the busy street at seven forty-five.
"Hey Forehead! Your heading to the too huh?" A very loud Ino yelled from behind. Shikamaru was walking beside Ino and he plugged his ears with his fingers.
"Shut up Ino they are hardly five feet away!" Shikamaru hissed.
"Shika you're just like a woman all you do is nag!" the two argued. Shikamaru sighed and the two stopped once they reached Sasuke and Sakura.
"Hey Ino" Sakura waved her free hand; Ino noticed that the two were holding hands.
"You two are d-dating?!" the surprised blonde asked.
"Yep" Sakura smiled brightly.
"Congrats" Shikamaru stuck his hands in his pockets and watched Ino's reaction go from happy to pissed.
"Soooo I guess we can all walk the rest of the way to the bar together?" Sakura asked, Ino slapped Sakura's back.
"I was going to suggest the same thing Forehead!" she laughed. The four made it to the bar about seven minutes later.
"Hey look there's Naruto," Sakura pointed over at the bar where Naruto and Sai were, they were downing drinks like they were going out of style. Sasuke frowned and noticed that Naruto had not noticed them yet.
"Sakura let's sit in a booth" Sasuke suggested. She agreed and noticed Naruto was a little unbalanced and she did not feel like hearing all the crap Naruto talked about when he gets drunk.
"Hey! I said hey!" Ino yelled as she slapped Naruto on his back.
"Te-te-te it hurts!" Naruto fell from the barstool he was sitting at, Sai glanced at Ino and gave her smile.
"What are you doing here Ino?" Naruto said in a aggressive voice as he steadily got back on his barstool.
"What am I not allowed at the bar anymore? Have you been talking to my dad again Naruto?" Ino glared at the blonde-haired boy.
"Oh uh no not like that um uh-"
"Calm down Ino it was just a question geez you're such a pain" Shikamaru saved Naruto just in time.
"I was just messing with him Shikamaru; anyway I'm here with Sasuke and Sakura."
"Sasuke and Sakura?" Naruto looked over at the booth the two were sitting at, he seen Sasuke whisper something in Sakura's ear causing her to giggle, blush, and wait is his arm around her?! 'Ok I know I am drunk but not to the point where I am hallucinating' Naruto thought, he got to his feet and clumsily made his way to the happy couple. Instead of walking to the side of the booth, Naruto decided to walk behind it. "Hey guys whatcha doin here?" Naruto hopped over the back of the booth and sat right between the two.
"Nugh. Beat it loser" Naruto glared at Sasuke and Sasuke glared back twice as hard.
"How bout I beat you Sasuke!" Naruto yelled starting a scene.
"See I told you not to say anything to him Ino now look what you've done" lazily Shikamaru sat at a table near the two who were arguing waiting to see at what was going to happen next.
"Just go away Naruto" Sasuke began to be riled up.
"No way I came over here to talk to Sakura anyway not you Sasuke!" Sakura rolled her eyes and stood up walking over to Ino.
"This is your fault you owe me big time pig," Sakura said dryly. "Any second now Sasuke will crack and tell Naruto we are dating which will only make things worse, then Naruto will try to keep us away from each other as long as he can"
"I'm not sure about that Forehead I don't think Sasuke would go that far" Ino kept her eyes on the two men as did Shikamaru who was still sitting down.
"You know what Sasuke you need to leave Sakura alone you're always breathing down her neck and I know she does not like that!" Naruto began to get louder.
"Shut up loser what do you know? Nothing that's what you know! For your information Sakura and I are dating!" Sasuke was almost as loud as Naruto, which was drawing them, unwanted attention.
"See I told you" Sakura sighed and walked back over to the booth to break up the argument. "Alright knock it off you two!" Sakura raised her fist, which made the two shut up faster than you can blink. Naruto whimpered and Sasuke sat down and flinched a couple of times.
"Well too bad I really wanted to see what was going to happen next, oh well guess it can't be helped." Shikamaru walked over to Sasuke and Naruto and began talking to them while Sakura went back to Ino's side.
"You know what Naruto needs? A girlfriend that's what he needs. I think it's time to pay Hinata a little visit." Ino smirked; Sakura grinned.
After walking Sakura home Naruto insisted on staying, the night at Sasuke's house so Sasuke wouldn't make any late night not visits to a certain someone's house. "Tch why don't you go home loser I am not in the mood to babysit you." Naruto only smirked.
"Well too bad cause I'm staying the night" Sasuke released a heavy sigh and dragged his feet the rest of the way. 'Persistent bastard' he thought, they finally reached their destination and they walked into the house removing their shoes at the door.
"I'm back Itachi!" Sasuke yelled Naruto followed Sasuke to Itachi's room; Sasuke knocked.
"Come in" Itachi called from the room.
"Is it safe?" Naruto looked at Sasuke with a confused look.
"Yes" Sasuke did his usual room check to make sure his brother and Keri were decent, once again seeing Keri first he slid the door open completely and walked in. Keri's eyes grew wide when she see the boy walk in behind Sasuke.
"NARUTO!!!" she pounced on the young blonde and hugged him.
"Hey sis long time no see!" Naruto hugged her right back. "Hey Itachi" Naruto waved as he got back to his feet. Itachi gave Naruto a nod.
"Brother come here I have something to show you!" Keri pulled Naruto out of the room.
"What is it sis?" Naruto was a little curious of Keri's excitement.
"Look at what I got you when I went to the land of waves!" Keri held out a cup of ramen that was not available in the leaf village but was Naruto's absolute favorite.
"You-You" Keri smiled and took Naruto to the kitchen and boiled the ramen for her brother. As soon as the ramen was finished, Naruto inhaled the noodles as if it was oxygen.
"Ah! That was so good thanks Keri!" He said as he hugged her.
"No problem, oh hey Naruto have you seen Kakashi? I have been looking everywhere for him I can't even pick up his scent and Tsunade said he isn't on a mission and Pervy Sage has been avoiding me like I have the plague or something." Naruto laughed and began to explain. "It's because they think Itachi is gonna kill them if they talk to you" Keri looked upset.
"Well I don't want that, I've been knowing known them for a long time I don't even know why Itachi wants to kill them"
"Well I'll talk to the Pervy Sage for you I cant do much if I can't find Kakashi-sensei so I think your on your own sorry sis" He rubbed the back of his head.
"Hey Naruto why don't you have a girlfriend? I see girls flirting with you and checking you out all the time."
"Hm I don't know I guess I'm just waiting for that special someone." Naruto sounded a little depressed.
"Well looks like it's time to pay Hinata a little visit" Keri whispered.
"Huh? What was that?" Naruto asked. "Oh nothing" Keri grinned wickedly.
"Have you noticed Naruto is still single?" TenTen said to her teammate Lee as they walked in the late night.
"Hm? What do you mean TenTen? You are single as well." Lee told her.
"Yeah but I just broke up with my boyfriend remember Neji tried to kill him for, well you remember right?"
"Ah yes but it is ok the lotus of the leaf blooms twice, you will have another boyfriend in no time but do not waste your youth on looking for a man! Go out and let the power of youth burn!" Lee's eyes turned into flames.
"Right anyway he shouldn't be chasing after Sakura anymore he should move on and I think I am going to help him, I think it's time to pay Hinata a little visit." TenTen grinned and continued walking not, knowing Lee was still going on about the power of youth, thank God, Gai wasn't here or those two would be crying and screaming at innocent bystanders about how they are wasting their youth by standing there. TenTen wondered how she got stuck with those two weirdo's and Neji is no different the way he stalks TenTen and her new boyfriends saying he had to make sure they weren't out to kill TenTen.
Next day….
It was early in the morning about seven thirty as Sakura and Ino reached the Hyuga Residence they were about to walk in when they heard a familiar voice.
"Hey you guys wait up!" Keri yelled from the behind the two.
"Hey Keri what are you doing here? You never get up this early not even for a mission. What's up?" Sakura asked.
"Well I need to talk to Hinata"
"Does Itachi know you're here?" Ino asked raising a suspicious eyebrow.
"Nope I snuck out" she smiled.
"Anyway we're here for Hinata as well so we can go see her together, let's hurry its kinda cold out here" Sakura shivered. The three were just about to walk in when another voice called from behind.
"Hey guys!" TenTen ran up behind them.
"Hey TenTen what are you doing here?" Keri asked.
"I need to talk to Hinata" was her reply.
"Ok wait let me guess everyone is here to talk to Hinata about Naruto right?" Sakura asked. Everyone nodded their heads.
"Well unless Temari shows up I think we don't have to worry about anyone else showing up." Ino said.
"Right" they all walked up to the main household and stopped. Sakura knocked on the door; after a short while, someone answered the door, a very familiar someone.
"Hey Neji I forgot you are an early bird" TenTen called from the back of the group.
"What are all of you doing here?" Neji blinked a couple of times.
"We are here to see Hinata, is she here?" Sakura asked.
"Uh yes right this way" Neji lead the four down a hall.
"What business do you have with Hinata?" The Hyuga asked curiously.
"Um nothing really we just wanna hang out with her." Ino answered.
"At seven thirty in the morning?"
"Yeah so don't worry bout it k!" the very hyperactive Keri beamed and jumped on Neji's back.
"Tch ok ok just get off we have reached her room" they all stopped in front of the door.
"Thanks and you guys should really do something about this long hallway." Ino said lazily.
"Right, well see you" Neji gave them all a farewell nod and left. Sakura knocked on the door, the door slowly slid open and there stood a quiet Hinata in the door way, seconds later Keri pounced on Hinata covering her mouth and dragged her back inside. Quickly the three remaining women scurried into the room and closed the door behind them.
"Keri let go of Hinata." Sakura demanded. Keri released the frightened Hinata and smiled.
"Wh-what is it? What do you guys want?" Hinata asked in her usual soft tone, the four women all squinted their eyes they barely heard what the shy girl said. Ino stepped forward ready to answer Hinata.
"We're gonna help you get Naruto." Hinata fainted. The four girls surrounded a few minutes later her, Hinata regained consciousness.
"Ok Hinata no more hiding, no more fainting and no more running away when Naruto talks to you." Hinata almost fainted again until Keri bit her hand.
"So we are here to prepare you for your first date, you have the best of the best for this I mean all of us either has a boyfriends or had boyfriends and you are the only one our age that has not had a boyfriend." TenTen explained.
"But I-I um I"
"No buts Hinata its time you started to keep up with us ok?" Sakura placed a reassuring hand on Hinata's shoulder.
"O-ok"
"Good now first we are going to work on your social skills, Keri if you would be so kind."
"Transform!" A white cloud of smoke covered Keri's body, when it finally cleared and Hinata could see she fainted.
"This is going to take longer than I thought" TenTen complained.
"Yeah Keri only transformed into Naruto"
"Ok wake her up Keri." Ino demanded.
"Hey Hinata wake up are you alright?" the transformed Keri asked.
"N-Naruto?" Hinata passed out yet again. After Hinata woke up this time, she saw Keri in her regular form.
"Ok ready for round three Hinata? And this time no fainting!" Keri formed a hand sign and transformed into Naruto again. Instead of fainting Hinata turned bright red, she summoned up enough courage to walk up to said 'Naruto' and actually say something.
"H-Hi N-Naruto" Hinata began playing with her fingers. All of the girls' eyes went wide, Hinata actually held a conversation with Naruto! Well Keri who transformed into Naruto, they chose Keri to transform into Naruto because she knew him the best. The girls figured it was time to move on to step two.
"It took a couple of hours and a few faints but I think you're ready" Ino stretched.
"Yep" Sakura yawned.
"Man I'm beat" Keri stood up and walked over to the door.
"Me too" TenTen followed Keri.
"It's almost two in the afternoon; we've been here for almost seven hours." Keri whined.
"Well Hinata remember at six thirty tonight you will meet us at the Uchiha Residence ok, and from there you will put everything you have learned into this date ok?" Hinata nodded shyly as her friends walked out the door.
"Let's go to Itachi and Sasuke's house we can rest up there until six"
"Ok" Everyone agreed with Keri.
"See I told you they were here Lee, what do you suppose it is about?" Neji whispered to Lee who was crouched right next to Neji behind a corner.
"I do not know" Lee was as curious as Neji.
The four girls reached the house and Keri began telling the three girls where they could nap at. "Sakura you can sleep in Sasuke's bed, Ino you can sleep in the guest bed down the hall and TenTen you can sleep in the guest bed up the hall." After everyone had settled in their temporary beds, Keri went to Itachi's room and lied on the bed.
"Where have you been?" Itachi asked from the bathroom.
"I'll tell you when I wake up" Keri said sleepily. She tossed and turned for a minute until she felt the warmth of Itachi's body next to hers, same with Sakura. Sakura finally fell into a deep sleep once she felt Sasuke's arms wrapped around her waist and she felt his warm breath on her neck.
Well this chapter was supposed to come out on V day but the stupid internet was down ok so anyway here is the late Valentine special i know you all have been waiting for this moment! HERE'S CHAPTER 10!!!