Itachi is smart, I hate to say it but Sakura was always right in her complaints, she really did pick the dumber brother.

I would never admit it, but isn't it ironic that Sakura is smarter then me, and she chose the dumb one?

Maybe we all just need that one person to balance us out..

Last night was... a mess.

I wish he hadn't of taken me through that mental rerun of our night together right before the fucking insanely large ship nearly came crashing into the city.

And that intense moment in the forest... Did it mean something?

I'm just over thinking

He doesn't love me or anything, we're just two complete idiot ninjas that play for kicks not for keeps.

agh. My knee.

"Sakurachan won't you please hurry up and fix me so I can get back out there? I'd so die for a shochu right now!"

Sakura's pink hair bobbed about the room hunting for new bandages.

As she turned to face her gorgeous best friend, she nearly tripped over the IV line.

"Inochan, won't you shut up and stop complaining! Just kidding, we'll have you out of here in no time miss piggy"

"This little piggy is gonna sock you in the face! " she retorted as Sakura began wrapping her knee.

"Sooooo billboard forehead... dare I ask how you and Mr. Oblivious are doing?"

Sakura winced at the comment

"Sasuke is fine. He's out on a mission as usual. I feel like I haven't seen him in forever. Not that we talk much when he's here. Still working on getting him to actually do things with me instead of just fuck and fight... I saw that Itachi carried you home! What's that about, I thought you two hadn't spoken since the time that he crept up to your bedroom and then poor Shika-kun came in and-"

Ino's eyes widened and she grabbed the end of her bandage as she struggled to keep her voice down.

We DONT mention that! How dare you forehead!

"FIRST of all you cherry blossom airhead we do NOT speak of that god awful morning that makes everyone in this town cringe into oblivion so please shut your mouth. SECOND oh my god I made the biggest oops and I can't even right now! How on earth did I forget to tell you?! "

Sakura made a 'continue' gesture with her right hand, while grabbing her coffee with the other.

"So on my mission, aside from all that stuff I was telling you about the boat, way before that, when we first got there, Gaara invited me to his office for a drink!"

Pink eyebrows raised indefinitely.

"DID YOU GO?! I saw him at the conference after the war and I mean he is looking.. grown.."

Damn right he is.. whew..

Ino flicked her pony tail to the other shoulder, leaning forward and touching her toes, making eye contact with Sakura in the most intense way possible.

"Oh.. I went, and I saw, and I came."

"GO INO GO!" Sakura couldn't help bouncing up and down on the side of Ino's hospital bed. This was always Sakura's favorite room, even before Hinata had Naruto's first baby here. Always crazy news.

"So well. Listen I majorly fucked up because we were doing it on his desk, and dear god was he good! Well, I absolutely lost my mind and mid- finale for both of us... I let out the first half of Itachi's name and it was by far the worst timing to the worst possible outcome because we both finished and he just froze and then we were both very confused and he was very upset and I had to like run out of his office with only half my clothes and then go back in once he left and ah it was very bad"

Sakura's hand grabbed Ino's shoulder. "Dear Gol D. Roger... Ino... That's how wars start... What's this about Itachi? I'm still a little confused..you guys haven't talked for almost a month right? Other than the mission of course, speaking of umm how was that?!"

Ino's fingers fidgeted and she looked away. With a pensive glance through the window she muttered almost too low for Sakura to make out "I think I've fallen in love with him, but the distance between us..."

I mean I can't tell her about his inappropriate use of his Sharingan from before the attack, or that weird suspenseful moment when he wiped blood off my chest.

I can't just come out and say he took me back to that night.

She'd never let it go, and all I want is for that night to disappear.

Sakura took her white gloves off and shook them into the wastebasket, then picked up the clipboard at the end of the bed.

"Well, lucky piggy, sounds like you know what you want, and maybe it's time you go and get it."

Did she just dare me to go after Itachi? What was that tone? Jealousy?

No, maybe just sass, for me fucking the hottest kage in the kingdom, or the second hottest depending on your taste in men.

Personally, Naruto has a nice body, but he's much too lackadaisical for me.

"Alright Sakura I see you, well how about this, I will when you do!" Ino stuck her tongue out and blew raspberry at her best friend.

Sasuke was to be back from his mission in 6 days, they both had received that update and would be prepping the reports room for him and Rock Lee.

Apparently they were on some sort of factfinder mission involving the boat, and had left just hours before Ino had returned to the village.

'CHANAROO, Let's make a bet then PiG!"

"Fine Forehead! We've got 6 days to prepare, then what? What's the bet?"

"If you can get Itachi to date you, and I mean like 'let's go steady' dating, before I get Sasuke to do the same within 3 days, I'll literally pay for an entire weekend spa trip for you two.."

Ahh.. I love a challenge, and I know just how to up the ante for Sakura..

"And if you can actually get Sasuke to date you within 3 days, I will buy you that stupid 800 ingot healing almanac that you cry over every time we pass Onoki's bookstore."

Muahaha She can never win, Sasuke is completely clueless, and is very obviously not ready to date her.

Then again I've got my work cut out for me too, Itachi is smart.

I could feel he knew I had been up to something promiscuous.

He always knows..He's a prodigy.

The difference is, while Sasuke doesn't get home for 6 more days, Itachi is already here, how amateur of her not to realize that. I suppose I'll go pay him a little visit tomorrow..