Author's Note: Oi Mina! Hey what's up? GOMEN! I'm such a horrible author! Two months I made you wait for this chappie! and what's worst is that I don't think I made this one as long as I thought it would be. Crap! Ah anyway...I know i've been saying "I'm going to try to update every other week...but I'm horrible at sticking to commitments. But I WILL keep trying. Please do me a HUGE favor and keep checking my profile for updates. I have a little updates cornor in which I let my readers know...'Hey I'm leaving the country and I won't update for a year!'...ehm...not that something crazy like that would ever happen...but you know what i'm saying...it's important that you check it out! Also...please note this: This is a RAW chappie...in other words...I wrote it in one sitting looked over it once and placed it online with out checking spelling or grammer. I don't think I would have much problem with the grammer...but spelling has NEVER been my strong point. So...Please don't be harsh in your comments! If you really have something along those lines to say...do me some kind justice and send me a privite message...I hate being scold at in public...grrr...it just gets under my skin! Ja Ne!

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Sakura's Admire Ch 9

Goodbye Itachi and Sasuke

Author's POV

Sakura slowly opened her eyes and streached her arms over her head as she let out a soft yawn. She turned her head over to where the boys layed. Her head tilted slightly as she stood up and walked over towards them. Once there, she looked down at them with concern.

"It's been 2 days since that insident and still you haven't woken up. I hope I didn't cause too much damage." She whispered to herself as she bit her lower lip and looked away.

"I think you did what you had to. You really should stop blaming yourself...Sakura-chan." Naruto said slowly while leaning against the door post. Sakura spun around quickly towards the doorway. Unknown to him, her heart was pounding rapidly due to the fact that he startled her.

"Na...Naruto! I...I didn't now you were there!" Sakura said as she held her hand to her chest hoping that this feble attempt would slow down her heart rate. She let out out a nervous laugh as she walked over towards her friend.

Naruto ignored her cover up and gave her a serious look. Sakura swallowed hard...suddenly she felt like a little kid who was about to be scold by their parent for tracking mud into the house. Given that he does have his serious moments...she would give just about anything to see him act stupid or silly...it was always weird for her when he took on a serious tone like that. She looked down at the ground avoiding his gaze.

"How long?" He suddenly asked after what seemed like forever.

Sakura's eyebrows scrunched together in confussion as she dared to look up at Naruto. A slight chill ran down her spine when she saw that he had his arms crossed over his chest as he stood up stright. An eyebrow was raised as he awaited her answer. She silently felt bad for his furture children...should they ever cross his serious side.

"Huh?" She questioned dumbly after what seemed like forever.

He shook his head as he walked further into the room and fell back onto the arm chair that she had occupied not to long ago. "And many people clam that I'M the clueless one..." He muttered half sarcastly to himself.

"Naruto?" She gasped in utter confussion. Just were was he going with this? Clueless about what? She suddenly felt her paticence worning thin.

"Those two," He nodded his head towards the two bothers. "Do you know what they have in common?" He asked plainly as he turned his head back towards the pink haired girl.

A thoughtful look came across her face. She was silent for a moment before she finally spoke. "They hate each other?" She guessed.

Naruto's face dropped in disbelif. No way she could be THAT clueless! She HAD to be joking with him...it was so obvious! He released a deep sigh as he lowered his head and covered his face with his hands. "Are you serious?" His muffled voice cried out.

Sakura's eyes narrowed as her anger begain to flare up. Just who does he think he is? He just walks into the room with this serious aura about him and he asks only one sided questions to which she had now clue WHERE he was getting at! She had every right to be confused! With him not getting to the point anyone would be confused! "Well...it depends...just were are you getting at with all of these questions..Naruto." She asked dryly.

For a moment he just sat there stairing at her...not saying a word...even the look on his face didn't give away what he was thinking. After knowing him for so long, she felt confident that she could perdict what his next reaction would be. However nothing could prepare her for what she was about to see. Without any warning, he suddenly gave away to laughter. A bewildered look came across Sakura's slender face. Now she was beyond clueless.

"Sakura-chan...isn't it obvious? Think about it...they are both crazy about you! They're in love with you! You really never noticed?" He said in a calm tone after his laughter died down.

For a moment Sakura stood there staring at Naruto with a blank look on her face. "Yea...and?" She finally asked in a plain tone.

"And you STILL don't get it do you?" He questioned as he once again took on his serious tone. She didn't say anything so he took it as a sign to continue.

"Who do you love the most? Itachi or Sasuke?" He asked plainly.

Sakura's eyes widen in surprise by his sudden question. Her mouth opened and closed as a fish out of water would. She was at a compleate lost for words. She suddenly said the first thing that came to her mind. "Wa...What do you mean 'Who do I love the most?'" She released a nervious laugh. "Come on Naruto! And you were saying I was clueless...it's obvious who I love the most!" She replied in a shaky tone dispite the fact that she was trying to be as casual about it as possible.

For a moment Naruto was silent as his gaze seemed to perice right through his friend. "Why are you avoiding the question?" He asked suddenly. "Heck I figured if you were sure about it, you would have said it without side steping the question. It only proves to me that you just simply don't know the answer to that question. Maybe it's because you can't choose...because you love them both."

She staired blankly at him for a moment. Her look of shock faided to that of anger. "How dare you!" She said in a deadly low tone...enough to make anyone shake in fear...yet Naruto stood his ground as he returned the same narrowed look she was giving him. "Who do you think you are quesioning my feelings!"

"Who am I? Who am I you ask..." He said as he stood up and walked towards her. Hands at his sides balled up into tight fist he looked down angerly at his friend. "For starters, you're one of my best friends and I care about you. For the past two days you've been in this room worried to death over those two. I know that you can't help but to blame yourself for what happened to them...but as I've said before...you did what you could...you prevented it from getting worst. Secondly, Sasuke is my best friend...and I don't want to see him hurt. It's clear that you love both of them.Unknown to you, you are hurting BOTH of them. They love you...but who do YOU love? That's the point I'm trying to make here but you're so densed about it!" He finshed in an annoyed tone as he ran his fingers rughfly through his hair while releasing an aggatated sigh.

Both of them were silent as they avoided eye contact. Sakura seriously thought about what Naruto had just said. She never thought about it in that way...sure she knew she loved them both and she knew that they loved her...but she never once put two and two together...it was either one or the other. She had to make a choice. Her eyes soften as she turned her gazed towards Naruto who now had his arms crossed over his chest and an angry pout on his face. A frown came across her face as she swallowed hard before she spoke.

"Naruto..." She started but was quickly cut off.

"I know..." He whispered. He turned to look at her. The pout was melted away and his blue eyes were once again sparkling as a warm smile came across his face. "You're sorry I take it?" He asked.

She simply nodded as he continued. "You don't have to appoligize to me. You have those two over there who needs to hear it the most...so save it for them ok?" He said softly as he playfully ruffled with her hair. "Don't be to harsh on them ok?" He said with a small smirk as he walked out of the room.

She nodded her head. "Hai." She whispered more to herself. "I won't."

She was now left alone to think about what Naruto had said. His words still ran through her mind...'It's clear that you love both of them. Unknown to you, you are hurting BOTH of them'...' Who do you love the most? Itachi or Sasuke?'...She sighed deeply as she walked back to her arm chair. She rested her head on her hands. "Who DO I love the most?" She whispered to herself. She then looked up to see both of them still sleeping peacefully. Her heart was racing as her breath was nearly taken away. 'I love Sasuke...I've always loved him. Nothing could change that. However...when it comes to Itachi-kun...' She thought to herself. Sakura looked up to where Itachi layed. For a few moments she was sort of in a trance just staring at him. A gust of wind blew in through the open wind behind her. The wind ruffled softly through his hair leaving a few strains to cover his left eye. Sakura couldn't help but to giggle. It was something about the way that he looked. It was so...innocent. He looked like a little boy who was worn out from rough playing.

She suddenly had an impulse to get up and walk over towards where Itachi was sleeping. She kneeled down next to him and continued to look at him. She lifted up her hand and she slowly placed it on top of his head. She ran her fingers gingerly through his hair as a warm smile came across her face.

"Itachi-kun...I love you..." She whispered.

"How much?" She heard a horst whisper comming from the man who's head she was stroking. Her eyes widen in surprise. He turned his head slightly to look at her and his dark onix eyes seemed to hold a little sparkly in them as he gave her a small smirk.

"Itachi-kun!" She gasped as she wasted no time in wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug. She pulled herself from him and looked into his dark orbs. "How long have you been awake for?" She asked softly as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"Hum...well it was kinda hard to stay asleep with you and Naruto arguing. Sadly enough I really couldn't catch on to what you were talking about. It seemed important though...is everything alright?" He asked as he reached his hand out to caress her cheek.

A slight shiver ran up and down her spine by the mire touch. "Ah...ano..." She breathed out softly as she closed her eyes.

"Hum?" He said just as softly as he continued to look at her.

"Sa...ku...ra..." She heard a soft moan comming from the next bed. Itachi raised a questioning eyebrow while she gave an uneasy look. This could end badly.

"Sakura?" Itachi questioned as he tried to slowly sit up.

"Ah...I...I..could explain!" She said slightly panicy.

"Sakrua? Where...am I?" Sasuke asked groggly as he slowly sat up himself.

Sakrua looked back and forth at the two. She stood up from where she was sitting and walked to the foot of the beds where they could both see her.

"What the heck is he doing here!" Both guys cried out as they just happened to look at each other at the same time. Both of them glared angrly at one another then quickly looked back at Sakura.

"Hahahahahha...it's...it's a really funny story...you know..." She laughed nerviously.

"Sakrua!" Both of them called out to her slightly agattated.

She bit her lower lip as she turned around and took a few steps towards the window. "I'm sorry...if...if I didn't step in...the two of you might have killed each other!" She said so softly that both guys were barely able to hear her.

"What are you talking about?" Sasuke asked in confussion. His face was scrunched up in a confused look as he looked at the pink haired girl.

She turned around to look at him, a sad look fell across her face. "It figures you wouldn't remember." She started slowly as she walked over to the arm chair and sat down. "A couple of days ago...at school...it was like a war zone..." She looked down at her feet as flash backs of that day swam through her mind.

"Sasuke-kun...I...I don't know what happened to you that day. You weren't yourself. You simply went mad." She looked up breafly to see that she still had their attention. She then continued.

"You went off on Itachi-kun. The two of you were at it. The fight became more and more intense. You were about to go for the final blow when I stepped in and knocked both of you out. I didn't mean to do it, but I couldn't stand to see the fight go on any longer!" She cried out the last sentence.

"You..." Itachi begain after a moment of slilent shock.

"Put yourself in harms way for us?" Sasuke finshed off what Itachi was about to say in a shocked tone of voice.

"If you weren't acting all mad and what not, then maybe she wouldn't have to put herself in danger." Itachi muttered under his breath as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Excuse me?" Sasuke spat out bitterly as he turned to look at Itachi. "Maybe if you kept your distance from my GIRLFRIEND, then there wouldn't be any problems."

"Here we go again..." Itachi said as he rolled his eyes. "Sakura is a full grown you woman. She is intitled to choose whome ever she wants as a friend. I do believe she made herself clear the other night in her room." He said smartly with a slight smirk and raised eyebrow.

"You see, that's your problem. You think that I'm trying to be controling. I don't have a problem with any of her friends. I don't care who she hands out with. I just have a problem with you!" Sasuke said with his eyes narrowed.

"Nope...the way I see it is that you have a problem with possisions. Sakura is a human. She is not an object ment to be locked away and shown to only those whome you approve of. That, my little brother, is being controlling...no matter how you want to polish it up and make it look pretty." He said bluntly.

"Damn you! Don't you know when to leave good enough alone!" Sasuke yelled angerly, his body shaking in anger.

"Hump! Maybe when you learn how to stop acting like a winy cry baby." Itachi scoffed.

"Stop it please." Sakura finally spoke up after being silent for the most part.

Both ignored her plead as they continued to argue. She took a deep breath in as she spoke up a bit louder and firmer.

"Stop it!" She cried out.

Their ears were still closed to her request. Anger was now boiling through her veins. She simply couldn't take the bickering between the two brothers anymore. There was but so much she could handle!

"I SAID SHUT UP!" She yelled. Instantly the bickering stopped and two pair of shocked eyes turned to look at her arruptly. Regardless if they had shut up or not, she could no longer surpress her anger once it was released.

"Gosh! I...can't take it anymore!" She turned an angry glare towards both guys as they reeled back both in fear and shock by her sudden out burst. "You're not being fair...it's not fair at all!" She muttered softly to herself as she walked over towards her window and looked out.

"I...I love both of you so much..." She continued in a much softer tone. Both remained silent as they listened to her taking in all that she had to say. "I never realised it until today...just how much I was hurting you...and it kills me inside to know that I am." She turned around to look at both of them. Her eyes rested on Sasuke for a moment. "Sasuke-kun...I loved you from the first day I met you...when we were in the actamy together. You're not the type to show too much affection...but I know that you love me as much as I love you. I can accept the reason why you broke up with me and I'm compleatly over that. It's just that...when you did break up with me...besides feeling miserable...there was an inner sence of satisfaction...that at least my dream to be with you came true and I was ok with knowing that...at least my feeling were returned. It's not that now is any diffent...it's just that those butterflys I used to get when I was around you have sort of disappered. But don't take that as me loving you any less then I ever have."

She took in a deep breath satisfied that she said her peace with Sasuke. She then turned towards Itachi. "Itachi-kun..." She whispered as a small smile came across her face. "Before last month...I only saw you around school and didn't think to much about you. When we me thought...I couldn't stand you at could you huh? But...it's funny how feelings change. Because shortly after I ment you...when you came to my aid when those girls were picking a fight with me. I saw a different side of you that I slowly began to admire. So...that admeration grew into love. And to top it off...from the day my world was crushed...you were always there to pick up the pieces even when my adittude towards you could have pushed you away...you always came back...not giving up...and for that...I'm thankful."

She bit her lower lip as she looked at both of them. Her heart seemed to shatter into a million peices at was she was about to say. "I love both of you so much...I never would have thought I'd feel this way. The most important thing to me is that both of you are happy and well in health...I would never want to be the cause of any violence between you two...so that's why..." She choked out a sob as she covered her mouth with her hands. She looked away as tears rolled down her cheeks in an endless stream. "That's why...I can't be...with either of you." With that said she suddenly ran out of the room with tears still rolling down her cheeks. Both brothers looked at the doorway in which she disappeared through silently hoping that she would come back...hoping that she wasn't serious about what she had just said. They waited...and waited...but she never came back.