{A/n;;Two chapters to go and then I'll work on my new story "The Keeper." A story with ItaSakuKaka goodness. If annoying would willing to be my beta for that, note me please :D Please enjoy~ -S.s
When Sakura first woke, her head felt numb, and her body ached all over. But those were goods signs. It meant she wasn't dead at least. Though her eyelids felt heavy she racked her mind trying to remember what had taken place. She had been fighting Madara Uchiha and losing. Yet here she was mostly alive and still kicking despite that. What the hell happened? She would have continued to stress if not for the cool fingers on her forehead. That felt so familiar. So welcome to her, that she immediately opened her eyes and tried to sit up. She quickly felt all her blood rush to her head as she took in the glorious sight that her opened eyes received. There with a concerned expression but fairly uninjured body was the love of her life.
"I wondered when you would wake-up. It's been nearly three days."
"The hell happened?" Sakura was not as nearly coherent as she should be, as she fought down anxiety, at Itachi's words.
"I hit that work hard enough to jar my memories, and then when I heard you there dying it came back completely. Madara Uchiha breathed his last at my hands. As for Pein and the others, they escaped but I doubt they can do much without their co-conspirator."
Sakura breathed a heavy sigh of relief before panic sat in. She had worked so hard to keep Itachi safe by erasing his memories. All the work and pain she went through up in smoke? But yet here was with her, that feeling was stronger than the initial panic. Sakura looked around her house at the casual disarray with which households often have.
There was stray kunais and in shuriken the doorway to mark Mikoto and Tsukiyo's height progression. Dirty cups and plates littered every available counter space. Her bedside table was covered in rolls of bandages both used and clean. Yet this mess was welcome to her. It meant she was home. For good this time.
Her stomach clenched painfully as she looked to Itachi who was whimsically fingering his shortened hair, and she was the first to break the silence with the dreaded question, "Where do we go from here?"
He looked to her tearstained face framed by pink locks in disarray before he replied simply, "I will not go looking for Sasuke if that is what worries you. He believes me dead, why would I try to ruin that?"
Sakura laughed uneasily before murmuring softly almost to herself, "I just assumed you would go after him again. Leaving us behind again.."
Itachi looked at the small single bed that Sakura resided in before, crawling in next to her, his arms finding themselves around her waist, "I won't the same mistake again. I want all of this, which you have here. I want this simple life where I can grow old with you raising our kids. If it means hiding away, I would do it for you."
Sakura laughed uneasily as she took in serious expression, "I do believe that those are romantic words there Uchiha!"
Itachi snorted running his fingers through her hair absentmindedly, "Take as you want. But I think I've hogged you long enough Miss Uchiha. Our children are dying to see you safe and sound."
Sakura looked outside at the clear day, and knew her kids would be out playing, and looked back to Itachi mirth set in her face, "Well, I think since I pretty much saved the world single handedly, that I deserve to be selfish for a bit." Then without further ado she rolled over to lay her head on Itachi chest, her legs intertwined with his longer ones.
He in turn laced his hands snuggly around her middle as if to pull her even closer. She ran her fingers up his side playfully, her lips atop his as she tried to memorize every detail of him. The way the lines on his face fell, and even the distinct scars that decorated his finely chiseled chest. That was only after she had literally ripped his shirt off. Her mouth trailed down his neck on the tender skin with occasional nips. She made a burning trail to his stomach before he groaned impatiently. Suddenly Sakura found herself pinned beneath him in a rather pleasurable way. She all for control but when it came to Itachi she didn't mind letting go every once and a while.
A few hours later, Sakura had never felt better besides the dull ache in her side. It was always a strange occurrence to see the ex-akatsuki member sleeping so Sakura was all too ready to take advantage of the time when he did. He looked so peaceful in sleep, with one hand intertwined with hers, the other snaked passively around her ribcage. Careful not to wake him, she quietly made her way to the bathroom for a long overdue shower. She let the warm liquid slid over her skin and enjoyed the simple feeling that she needn't hurry. Her world felt so soft and warm right now.
After dressing in a light red collared tee shirt and some spandex shorts she looked over to Itachi who was till blissfully asleep. He had been worrying over her to the point of exhaustion, he deserved some sleep. Once she had slipped on her favored knee high boots, she left to find Mikoto and Tsuki. The pinkette soon found them playing with Deidara in the field near the forest. The tall weeds there made for excellent cover when one was playing ninja games. Although she couldn't see them, she felt their spiking chakra. It was almost a relief to see Deidara alive and well. She knew that he wasn't stupid enough to get killed by any Akatsuki, yet she didn't put suicide by art past him. After all you never knew with artists.
Tsukiyo immediately stopped her attack on the blonde to leap at his mother. Of her two children she knew that her son was certainly the closet to her. He was the constant chipper one of the two, though extremely shy around strangers. Mikoto was a typical Uchiha to a T. It was strange to even look at the girl because besides her gender she was so comparable to Sasuke, it stung to think of the similarities. Both were quiet and withdrawn, but fiercely proud. Also the emotionally constipated was a minor drawback. Yet even Mikoto wrapped her small arms around her mother without a word. As usual Tsuki was the source of bubbly chatter, his jade eyes sparkling with excitement, "Mama! Mikot learned a new jutsu while you were away. She copied it from Ojisan!"
Mikoto huffed obviously embarrassed, before replying, "Actually kaasan, I didn't copy it I improved it."
Sakura laughed lightly, as she tried to imagine what Sasuke would think of Mikoto's fighting words, "Very well, then Mikoto-chan. Could I possibly see this new jutsu?"
Mikoto looked to Deidara who grinned in reply already forming several clay sculptures. Mikoto didn't waste time, and ran straight at the blonde forming handseals with rapid sucession, her fist soon sparkling with blue thunder. Chidori. It was strange to see the familiar jutsu on one so young but Sakura watched with interest never the less. Just as she about to reach Deidara, she threw several kunai at the base of his feet. Using this as a type of anchor, the building chidori was thrust from her hand using the kunais as a conductor to the area surrounding Deidara. It flamed around him like a lightening barrier, only to disappear once Deidara kicked one the kunais away.
He looked to Sakura astonished face and said his voice full of mirth, "You really have unique brats, Sakura-Chan! The girl is quite talented with any jutsu that she can learn, un. And the boy has amazing medical jutsu. He was a great help with healing you, yeah?"
The pinkette patted Tsuki's head affectionately, before replying, "Thanks for watching them for me Deidara-kun. I really appreciate it."
He laughed trying to brush over her thanks, "Well, I just helped with keeping busy, it was those three girls who did the real work."
"You mean the triplets? By the way where'd they go?"
Deidara looked sheepish before he said, "I was only trying to compliment one, un. And then the other got fussy and they took off. It was amazing; do you think you could me their address?"
Sakura shook her head, inwardly amused how the slight tinge of red in Deidara's face, "Sure, they probably went back to Konoha. But mind you Deidara you can't date all three at once."
Deidara looked thoroughly confused before he asked, "And why not? Kisame has the hots for that she-wolf and she has the strength of three woman, it practically the same thing."
A facepalm via Sakura was his answer. Deep down she was thrilled for her friends, they each despite troubled past were going to have a bright future ahead of them. She watched Deidara leave turning away only at the sound of footsteps approaching. It was Itachi. She needed turn to face him to know this, she could just tell.
His voice was content as he asked, "Well, I now see what our little girl can do. But about the future male of the house?" Mikoto blushed prettily at the veiled compliment and gave Tsuki a little shove. He wasn't warmed up to Itachi, like Mikoto was. She seemed to thrive on any attention her father gave, but Tsukiyo shrunk away as if to avoid any further hurt.
It wasn't until much poking and prodding that Tsuki showed Itachi the new jutsu he had invented. Using earth style jutsu and channeling his chakra to his fingertips, he created sharpened kunais from the earth. Itachi seemed impressed, but Sakura just wanted to sit down to a good family dinner.
Later that night after the kids were asleep, Sakure took up her brooding spot atop the roof. The night stars blinked in quick succession at her, yet this was not what she was staring at. It was Itachi's fingers on her stomach that were making their way up her ribs. Sighing, she pulled his hand away only to clasp it with hers, the pinkette's voice soft, "I'm not in the mood right now."
Itachis answer was to run his mouth up her neck to nibble on her earlobe. Fighting back a moan, Sakura was persistent, "No, really Itachi. I mean it, I just want to think right now."
"And this will help you."
Sakura fought the urge to roll her eyes, before replying, "Actually I can't have a rational thought while you do that."
"So you would say, that you mind is only focused on one thing right now, when I do this-" Using on hand on the small of her back and the other to run his fingers across her thighs, as he spoke.
Sakura sighed heavily, "Obviously."
"I'm that good?"
Sakura really wished she could give a piece of her mind, but feared to wake the kids, her teeth clenched, she replied, "No, you are that arrogant! What is with you Uchiha men, and your attempts to knock woman up, every chance you get."
"Hey, the Uchiha clan isn't just gonna re-populate itself right. I think we should get started on that, seeing as Sasuke is not exactly Father material."
"I never dreamed that you be father material either though Itachi. But really we don't need to make babieds constantly."
Itachi looked amused at her lack of being able to come and say what her mind, his voice light, "Why ever not? It's plenty healthy!"
Sakura tugged at her gloves threateningly, her voice rising to hackles, "I'll show you what's healthy!"
Itachi opened his mouth for another smart comment only to be interrupted by Sakura's summon Kappa, his feline voice scratchy from over exertion, "Sorry to disturb Sakura-sama, but the Hokage demands you presence immediately."
{A/n;;Last chapter coming up next :D