Chapter 13- Scared eyes open…

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"Uh," Itachi coughed out blood and rolled over; he still wasn't awake, even at midday.

Sakura left the exhausted Uchiha on her bed and pulled the covers over him, letting him sleep peacefully while she stayed up with Kakashi checking Itachi from time to time. Tusnade was coming around at three to check out Itachi, even if he was awake at that time his still cracked ribs gave him very limited movement.

"I wonder what Orochimaru wanted with Itachi?" Sakura suddenly said as she sipped her steaming cup of camomile tea.

"Who knows," Kakashi simply said from the lounge directly in front of the Haruno's kitchen.

"Stop it! I don't want…" Both Kakashi and Sakura looked over to the room just a few metres to the left of them where Itachi was yelling out random things in his sleep… again.

Sakura sighed and walked over to the cream room; she lent on the door frame and looked at the Uchiha on the bed. He was still scrunching his face in agony and rolling over in his sleep, but was now yelling out things and mumbling under his breath.

He was going to wake up soon; she'd give it ten minutes maximum before he opened his scared eyes. Too bad he couldn't move though, Sakura laughed as she remembered that she hadn't healed his cracked ribs, that made Sasuke somewhat pleased.

'Sasuke… Sasuke-kun," The snake whispered huskily.

"What," Sasuke spat.

Orochimaru smiled, "Why don't you kill her?" He purred.

Sasuke was at a loss for words and was handed a kunai.

"Kill her," The snake urged and Sasuke looked down at the kunai in his hand. "You know you should… She's in to much pain, she's in too deep, at least put her out of her misery, if you don't I will, there's no way you can protect her and don't worry you can follow straight after."

Sasuke's dark brows furrowed and he looked at his former teacher with hatred and without hesitation he thrusted the kunai into his chest.

"Bad move Sasuke," Orochimaru smiled and pulled the sharp object out with ease.

"Put her out of her misery, otherwise I will, slowly and painfully." He gave one last sick smile before Sasuke bolted up form his not so peaceful slumber.

His raven eyes looked around the room franticly, his legs swung over the bed and he quickly made his way to the kitchen

"Sasuke… You're awake, good morning," Kakashi said slowly and looked at his student with his one exposed eye.

"Where's Sakura?" He said and Kakashi pointed to the room off the kitchen. The silver haired ninja sighed and slumped back into the fluffy couch, "Yes, I'm glad to see you too Kakashi," He mumbled and then went back to reading.

"Sakura, W- Sakura?"

"Shh!" Sakura put a slender finger to her lips, "He's about to wake up,"

"Great…" Sasuke moaned and lent back on the door frame.

Sasuke's acute hearing picked up the slightest noise that Itachi made and this was the most he had ever made, great… Soon the younger Uchiha would have more to worry about than Sakura, Orochimaru and the hyper active, knucklehead ninja the stupid village calls a Hokage.

"Urr…I-I-I" Itachi opened his eyes wearily and stuttered a few words.

"Hey, you don't have to say anything,"

"My throat…" He croaked, "It kills,"

"It would, "Sasuke scoffed, "Seeing as it got cut last night."

Itachi didn't say anything and Sakura gave the man behind her a death glare.

Sakura turned her attention back to Itachi, "Can you sit up for me?" Itachi sat up slowly.

"Great," Sakura applauded the Uchiha and Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Okay now on a scale of one to ten, ten being the highest tell me how much this hurts," Itachi linked his arm around her slender shoulders and Kakashi noticed Sasuke clench his fists.

Sakura touched just blow his ribs and noticed that Itachi winced, "seven, "He croaked.

"I think he's fine, I'm gunna tell Tusnade not to bother," Kakashi stated and Sakura nodded.

"Okay, just rest for a little while and well see how you go, um want anything to eat or…"

"No I'm fine; just get me some water… No I'll get it myself; I don't want to be a burden," Itachi got up and limped over to the door.

"No, brother you should rest," Itachi was stopped by his younger brothers hand on his chest. "I'll get it," Sasuke gave him the most evilest glare he could before pushing him back and walking coolly out the room.

Kakashi looked at Sakura and they could bother tell, this was defiantly only the beginning.

Alright sorry it took so long, my monitor died, and I got stuck using a 1996 colour thing and it doesn't fit on the bench so it's a metre away, yup… It sucks, so sorry if I don't update any of my fics for AGES! Were posting it in the mail and fortunately its still under warranty :-D!!!

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