Ch.1

The Beginning

Naruto

"Hay Dickless we should leave so she can get some rest." Sai bluntly stated while looking at the sleeping form of Sakura.

"He has a point Naruto you can come to the hospital tomorrow when she wakes up."

"But Kakashi sensei."

Naruto then fell silent knowing they were right. Kakashi twitched after hearing his ex student call him sensei again. He has to constantly tell him to stop but there was no luck. Naruto didn't understand it either he was the only one on team Kakashi that couldn't shake lose the sensei at the end of his name. Just like he couldn't lose the Chan at the end of Sakura's.

"Alright everyone out." Commanded Tsunade

Sakura

'Where the hell am I.'

Sakura slowly opened her eyes to be met with only black. She started to move her hands to her face so that she could remove what ever was on her head but was stopped by some cold metal.

'What is going on? Where am I?'

'I don't know. But its no doing us any good to be freaking out.' Spoke her inner.

'I know. I know. Just shut up and let me think.'

'Think? Think of what?'

'Oh, I don't know. Maybe a way out of what ever we are in here.'

'Oh, yeah.'

"So I see you're awake." Said a man's voice that Sakura thought she recognized. "Well its time to go back to sleep my Cherry Blossom."

Sakura then felt a sharp pain in the back of her head and succumbed to sleep once again.

When Sakura woke again she was again greeted with darkness but it wasn't the same as the last time. This time she could see some kind of light. Almost like the light was on her. She painfully looked up to see the light.

'Seriously what the hell is going on? Where am I? And who the hell was that? Why do I fell like I know him.'

Sakura was begging to panic all over again. She then made it worse by looking to her left to see that her wrist had a chain on it that was connected to one wall. She then looked to the right to see it connected to another wall. She was trapped in a corner of a dark room with one light that hung right above her.

'Ok what happen to us?' Came her inner voice again.

'I don't know. I don't remember much. Just that I was on a solo mission and …… and ……nothing. I can't remember anything. Especially any kidnapping.'

'Ok. This is just freaky.'

'Yeah! You think!?'

She then let her head fall and saw that she was sitting on the cold stone floor naked. But what really scared her was that she had blood dripping out of her onto the floor and it was all over her thighs.

"I didn't know you where still a virgin."

"That voice again." She whispered and then began to yell, "Who are you!? What did you do to me!? What do you want!?"

"My dear Cheery Blossom, I want you."

The man then steeped into the light to show him self.

"Sasu-ke-Kun?"

He then began to walk closer to her.

"Stop it! Stop it! Ahhhh!"

Someone grabbed onto her shoulders hard and began shaking her a little. Then she heard a familiar voice.

"Sakura! Sakura! Wake up. Sakura!"

Silence fell thought the room when the voice noticed Sakura was slowly opening her eyes. When her vision became clear she saw her ex sensei hovering over her.

"Sakura its ok. You're safe now. Its ok."

'It was a dream?' she thought relaxing.

'Yes. That was but, it really happened.' Her inner intervened.

Realizing what her inner had said all her memories of that terrible night returned to her and she realized everything that happened. Quickly she sat up and latched her arms around Kakashi so tight like she thought he was going to disappear if she didn't. She then berried her head into his shoulder and began to cry.

Naruto

"Granny Tsunade is Sakura-Chan goanna be ok?" asked a very nervous and worried Naruto.

"I think so. But, we may have some problems getting what happened out of her. I mean who did this to her?"

"I don't know but when I find out there goanna pay. Big time." Said Sai finally speaking for the first time in the past few days.

The three stopped their conversation to hear the sobs and mumbling.

Kakashi

Kakashi sat on the edge of the bed stroking her hair and mumbling soothing words to her ear.

'Who did this to you? Why? Oh Sakura. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't get there sooner or be there to protect you.'

"Sakura it's late you need to get some more rest. Ok?"

"Yeah. Ok. Just can you do me a favor?" She said in a week-tired voice.

"What is it?"

"Can you open the window? Just a little at least."

"Yeah. Shure."

He laid her back down on the bed and opened the window half way. He walked back over to Sakura and kissed her forehead.

"Get some sleep. Everything's going to be ok."

With that everyone stepped out of the room and Sakura once again fell asleep waiting. Waiting for him to come see her again.

Sai

"Hey Kakashi sensei?"

"What is it Naruto?"

"Do you love Sakura?"

"Not in the way you're thinking."

"In what way then?"

"Your such an idiot. He sees her as a daughter."

'That's why he's so upset. He feels it's his duty to take care of her. Its not like she has anyone else. Her parents died a few years back.'

When Sai finally pulled out of his deep thoughts he realized he was all by himself at his front door.

Sakura

Sakura woke up in the middle of the night sensing two strong chakras in her room. She stayed perfectly still on her left side. She hoped that it was the two people she was waiting for.

"Kitten. What the hell? We don't come for two weeks and we find you all screwed up like this. What the hell happened?" said a big blue like shark man.

He immediately shut his mouth when he got a death glare from the smaller man next to him. Sakura wanted to get up or move but was still too sore to do so.

"Kisame. Keep watch" spoke the smaller one.

"Hai Itachi."

When Kisame left Itachi striped himself of his Akatsuki cloak and laid it over the chair in the room. He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed and discarded his shoes.

Sakura still lay there with her eyes closed. She felt the bed shifting behind her as a swish of cold air tickled her back when he lifted the covers to join her. Itachi noticed her shiver so, he snaked one of his arms around her waist and pulled her close to keep her safe and warm.

"I missed you Itachi."

"Hn."

Sakura finally found the strength to turn in his hold and she rested her head on his chest. She felt him tighten his hold while the other hand went through her waist long hair. Quickly she fell back asleep.

Kakashi

'Why would she want the window open?'

Kakashi was sitting in his bed thinking about a cretin pink haired kunoichi.

'I mean is she seeing someone or something? Or maybe she's hoping Sasuke will come home and want to see her. Lets see she's 19 now so it's been about 7 years since he left. I don't know what's going on I'll have to ask her tomorrow.'

He laid down and pulled out his oh so famous "Make out paradise" book to relax and fall back asleep.

When Kakashi woke up that next morning and got ready for the day he went strait to the hospital to see Sakura to make sure she was doing better ad to ask her the question that was on his mind late last night. When he walked through the doors he was greeted with smiles from the nurses. He entered the elevator and pressed the 3rd button.

'I wonder how she's doing?'

The elevator door chimed open and he made his way through the white halls to room 13C. He stopped in front of her door with his hand on the handle and froze for a moment to think.

'You know maybe I shouldn't ask her. Not yet anyways. She's probably not up to being integrated just yet.'

Kakashi was pulled out of his thought when he heard a girl's voice.

"Did you come to see Billboard Brow Kakashi-San?"

Kakashi turned around to see Ino standing right in front of him.

"Yes I am."

"I heard she woke up yesterday so I decided to come down to see her. How's she doing? Do you know?"

"She'll be fine in a few days I'm sure."

"Yeah. She's pretty strong. Are we allowed it or what?"

"Yes we are. Shall we."

"Hai."

Kakashi opened the door and let Ino walk past him. He walked in and shut the door. He looked over to the bed to see Sakura still sleeping. Ino walked over to her bed side table and began working on replacing the flowers, while Kakashi pulled out his book waiting for her to wake up.

Sakura

"Hay, what's wrong?" Asked Itachi.

"Hm? Oh nothing."

"Sakura it's not nothing. What's on your mind?"

She walked over to her bed and plopped down.

"Just wondering about …… about us."

Itachi walked over to her sat down and pulled her into his embrace.

"Don't worry everything will be fine. As long as no one finds out."

"And if they do?"

"Then I'll just have to come save you now wont I." He said kissing the top of her head.

"Yeah. Itachi?"

"Hn."

"I love you."

"Hn"

Sakura's inner began going crazy. 'Why? Why dose he never say it back?'

'Because he's an Uchiha. That's just the way they are.'

'You know you fall in love to easily.'

'No I don't. … Ok maybe a little. But, so do you. You know you love him.'

'Yeah I kind of do.'

'Helloooo. You're kind of me. The lying card doesn't work.'

'Uh… shut up.'

Sakura was smiling to herself with victory while Itachi leaned them back on the bed to get even more conferrable.

She opened her eyes with the smile still on her face from the dream she just had. Immediately she felt cold from the lack of the body heat.

"Morning or should I say good afternoon Forehead. How you doing?"

Sakura turned around to see Ino sitting in the chair and shikamaru leaning against a wall looking board as always.

"Morning Ino-Pig. I'm ok. How long have you two been here?"

"Three, Choji's sitting in the corner eating again. Well any ways I came by this morning with Kakashi but I just got here with these two."

"Kakashi was here? What did he want?"

"I don't know. But he was acting kind of weird. I couldn't tell you when he left because he was still here when I left."

"Oh I see."

Sakura's attention was drawn to the door when she heard three loud voices. The door was then thrown open and in walked Naruto, Kiba, and Lee.

"Sakura-Chan you up!"

Ino walked up to Naruto and hit him on the head.

"Naruto can you be any louder? We are in a hospital for crises sakes."

Lee threw his good guy pose "Sakura-San I'm glad to see your doing better."

"Thanks Lee."

"Arff."

Akamaru jumped out of Kiba's shirt and into Sakura's lap. He was greeted with a nice belly rub.

"So Sakura when are you getting out." Mumbled Choji through his food stuffed mouth.

"Ummmm. I don't know this is the second time I'm up and the first time I only asked Kakashi to open the window."

"Why did you want the window open?" Kiba finally spoke making his presence noticed again.

"Just for the fresh air."

"Hay why don't you boys go find lady Tsunade. I'll stay here with Sakura."

"How troublesome."

The five boys got up from where they where and headed out the door.

"Alright spill it."

"Spill what Ino?"

"Why you really wanted the window open."

"I already told you. For the fresh-"

"Come on. Don't give me that BS crap. I'm your best friend tell me. Pleeeeessse."

"Man I hate it when you beg."

Ino was sitting on the end of bed cross legged giving her best puppy dog eyes.

"Ok. Ok. I'll spill. I was waiting for someone."

"Ohhhh come on. Don't tell me it was Naruto or Kiba!"

"Ewwwww. Neither."

"Then who is it?"

"I can't tell you."

"Its Kakashi isn't it?!"

"No. And stop guessing."

"Fine. Your no fun." She said in a putting voice.

Lady Tsunade and the boys returned moments later and Sakura was given a week period of staying in the hospital. Ever day it was the same thing. Shed wake up, someone would be there, and shed eat the disgusting hospital food. At the end of the day she would always ask someone to open the widow just incase he came. Witch unfortunately he never did. The day finally came se was allowed to leave. That day she didn't have any visitors and she had to go through many test to make sure she was ok to go home.

Naruto

Naruto was huffing and puffing after having a hard sparing section with Kakashi. Kakashi walked over to where Naruto was laying down on the floor and sat down against a tree. After controlling his own breathing he began to read his book. After a while Naruto finally regained his breathing.

"Oi Kakashi sensei? Isn't Sakura supposed to get out today?"

"Lets hope."

"Well what reason would they have to keep her there? She's perfectly fin."

"Well she may not be injured physically any more but she most likely is mentally. Even though she looks and acts fine she still hasn't talked about what happen so that's a clue of that she might have insanity problems."

"What the- Sai? Where did you come from?"

"My mother."

"Grrrr! Whatever. But like Sakura would have insanity problems. Come on."

"Well you never know."

"Hay! Where did Kakashi sensei go?"

"To Sakura most likely."

Kakashi

'Nahh Sakura won't go insane'

Kakashi sat on a tree branch outside the window of Sakura's room. Neither Sakura nor Tsunade knew he was there. Sakura was sitting on the edge of the bed while Tsunade stood against the wall across from her.

Tsunade

"Ok Sakura your allowed to leave the hospital-"

"Yesss. Thank God."

"But."

"But? No, no, no. No buts!"

"You're going to be staying with someone so they can keep an eye on you."

"Dame. Well whom am I staying with?"

Tsunade walked over to the window and spotted Kakashi sitting on the tree branch.

"Kakashi?"

"Kakashi?"

"Yeah you'll stay with Kakashi."

"Ok."

There was a puff of smoke in the corner of the room and out came Kakashi.

"Yo. You ready to go Sakura?"

"Yes! I so want to get out of here!"

Sakura jumped of the bed and quickly left the room towards the elevator.

"I had a feeling you wouldn't mind."

"It's the least I could do for her."

Kakashi

Kakashi walked out of the room to see Sakura holding the elevator door open looking very impatient.

When they excited the hospital door Sakura was tackled to the floor by an orange and yellow bluer.

"Naruto! Get off me!"

Naruto was then yanked off of Sakura by the collar.

"Dame Sai you have to choke me?"

"Well did you have to tackle me?"

"I didn't mean to honest. I tripped."

"Why do I believe that? Oh yeah its you never mind."

"So Sakura you're finally going home?" Asked an annoyed Sai.

"Only to get packed and go to Kakashi's place for a while."

"Why?!" Asked Naruto as he was still rubbing his neck.

"I have to be watched for a while. I don't know why but what ever at least I'm out of there. So, how about some real food I'm hungry."

"Ramen!"

"Yeah shore. Why, not. You going to come Kakashi?"

"No I'm alright I'll come by later though."

"Yeah ramen!"

Kakashi disappeared and Naruto was jumping around like crazy as they headed for his favorite ramen shop for Sakura.