Sasuke sighed, trying his best not to be frustrated.

Several acceptable kunoichi had approached his brother tonight. They were all rejected.

While itachi excused himself to the bathroom, Sasuke dug around in his pocket to find the tablet, quickly

dropping it in his brother's newly ordered drink. Itachi was 23 now for crying out loud, far from innocent in

every way but women.

Sasuke had been on dozens of seduction missions, something Itachi was not allowed to do as clan heir, and

was plenty ready to settle down now. Itachi's shyness was holding him up. He couldn't marry until his brother did.

Yes, he was being manipulative here, but it was for a good cause. His brother was too nervous to risk approaching

women at this point and Sasuke was sure he had decided not to rather than possibly humiliate himself, even though

half of these women would gladly lay down and spread their legs for the Uchiha heir at the asking.

Itachi had introduced him to the woman he wanted to marry.

Why can't he give a little help in return?

This should hurry things along, Sasuke thought, smirking to himself and stirring his brother's drink. Now he just had to dig a little to figure out which one of these

girls Itachi would accept, get the two of them in a room together.

Once his brother sobered from the aphrodisiac he would be duty bound to marry whoever he laid with, and there were several acceptable options here.

He just needed to tag along to make sure it wasn't someone fully unworthy he ended up with.

Itachi returned, sitting at the bar, curled towards it trying to make himself invisible.

Something must have happened.

"What?", Sasuke asked.

"I was followed into the restroom, by female patrons."

The younger brother smirked, deciding to tease,"You didn't oblige them?"

"Sasuke!", Itachi hissed lowly, glaring.

"No one to your fancy here then?", Sasuke asked. Maybe they should go somewhere else?

Itachi picked up his drink and took a large gulp, averting his eyes. "No."

That was clearly a lie. Whoever he liked, she was here, and it wasn't the girls that followed him.

"Who followed you?", the younger asked, mentally ready to cross them off the list.

But his brother wasn't listening. His eyes were on a petite girl he knew all too well, her hips gyrating on the dance floor, pink hair flying about her smiling face.

It would be all too easy to find out if she was the one he wanted.

"There's Sakura. I'm going to say hi to her.", Sasuke said, putting his drink down and heading to the dance floor.

He came up behind her, sliding his hands onto her hips, making her pause and look back.

"Sasuke?", she frowned.

His heart panged a little. He had wanted to try with her and she with him, until she found out about his missions.

Itachi had let her up to his room while he was training to leave a present for him and one of his scrolls was out in

plain view on his desk. How he could have been so careless that day he didn't know. There was no dragging her

heart back to him after that. He could not promise her faithfulness and she wanted back what she could give.

He couldn't blame her for that, and now he had found someone else who understood. He looked over to his brother.

Itachi's shoulders were tense, eyes glued to them. Sasuke whispered in Sakura's ear,"I think you have an admirer."

Sakura looked back at him over her shoulder, their faces very close,"Oh really?"

A quick side glance back to the bar revealed his brother glaring at the floor, fists balled.

Oh, his brother had it bad. In about 5 minutes, the drug would take effect.

They could each do alot worse, he supposed.

Sakura would be a challenge to redirect.

Worse, she might be able to cure him before things got out of hand the way he needed them to so he could have his own love story, such as it was.

The two of them might hold out another decade or so without outside influence.

"Did someone steal your heart already, Sakura? Or are you available?"

He had genuinely tried to keep her love life off his radar after they parted ways. Naruto had tried to bring up her crushes and such but Sasuke refused to

hear it, choosing to move on instead, much to the irritation of their blonde friend.

Sakura herself had been very tight lipped, never trying to make him jealous or mentioning anyone.

Come to think of it, imagining her with his brother was unpleasant.

Sakura sighed irritably,"I want a drink.", and headed to the bar.

Itachi stiffened as they approached, turning back to his drink and gulping down the rest.

He's drinking it too fast dammit!

"Good evening Sakura-san.", Itachi greeted, voice smooth and soft.

Sakura shivered a little. She had been trying to think of a way to talk to him, but there was no way that wasn't awkward.

People would say she was still pining for Sasuke, that he was just a replacement, but it wasn't true.

Itachi was entirely different, and though he was beautiful like most Uchihas, she had found herself enamored with him as a good man and a trusted confidant.

When he finally decided to reveal himself to her, she was stunned with the beauty of who he was.

She thought she sensed interest in him as well, but she was in no hurry to make a fool of herself….again.

"Good evening Itachi-san", she said, smiling brightly.

He wasn't blushing, just tipsy. Right?

Sasuke was standing too close to her,"Are you ever going to answer my question?"

"What question?", Itachi asked.

Sakura blushed heavily, waving her hand dismissively and nervously giggling,"Oh nothing,nothing."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. Idiots. "I asked her if she cares about anyone or is seeing someone."

Itachi answered for her,"No, she doesn't, she isn't."

Sasuke and Sakura both stared at Itachi incredulously at his presumption.

Sakura narrowed her eyes at the Uchiha heir, "Yes I do like somebody!"

Itachi blinked,"Why didn't you tell me?"

They must be closer than I knew, Sasuke thought, internally kicking himself for cutting off Naruto.

Maybe he'd been trying to tell him that she liked Itachi?

Sakura stumbled a bit in her words,"Well...I told Naruto but he...I.."

Itachi clutched his stomach suddenly, letting out a soft grunt.

Sakura forgot her embarrassment for a moment."What's wrong?"

"I feel strange.", Itachi replied, being sure to keep his eyes off her.

"Let me see.", Sakura stepped closer to him, hand already lighting up with chakra.

Itachi really needed to get away from Sakura. He was always teased a bit by her presence but her reprimand at answering the question instead had gotten

him too excited to hide it if he stood up. Concerned that his deviancy would be discovered by more than himself tonight, which was disconcerting enough really,

he frantically wracked his fuzzy mind for a means of escape.

"I'll grab a private room so you can examine him.", Sasuke said quickly and darted off before his brother could protest.

Sakura put a hand to Itachi's forehead, brow furrowing,"You have a high fever."

Then she froze. Were those Itachi's fingers brushing the back of her legs?

"Itachi-san?"

He put his head forward to rest just under her breasts, breathing unsteadily.

"I'm sorry. I just want to touch something."

Then Sakura knew. Someone had drugged his drink.

She put her hand on top of his silken hair, eyes brimming with compassion,"It's alright. You've been drugged. I'll help you wash it out of your system ,Ok?"

He nodded and breathed her in. She always smelled so good.

Sasuke appeared again, helping Itachi stand,"Follow me."