Chapter 6
Plans
After his most unlikely dream, Itachi got ready for his day. After taking a shower and donning his Anbu armor, he pulled his hair up for a high ponytail.
His nightly vision left him feeling… agitated and he decided to make his way to the training grounds, to help ease rest of the tension that the cold shower couldn't remove. He was hoping that he would catch a sight of pink on his way there, even thought it was only 7 am.
As he walked the quiet streets of Konoha, he found his thoughts drifting to his dream. It has been a while since he had seen a dream like that, as he had not been interested in anyone. The medic was the first one to catch his attention since… ever.
He could not forget the way she was laying there, on the ground, sweat glistening on her skin as she panted from their spar. The image that was burned into his mind was most probably the reason for his dream. That and the way she treated him like a normal person, not someone who murdered his clan because the Elders told him to. Even thought that would probably change if she knew who he really was.
The thought that he was affected to such a degree, from only a dream no less, was downright ridiculous. And to think that they only met just yesterday didn't help his case, not at all. He was pretty sure that the medic didn't think anything special about their session, she was most probably used to them by now. She seemed like a person to have many acquaintances to train with.
Whit a tired sigh he looked around the awakening streets of Konoha. All the other women that he saw walking around looked weak, ordinary and plain, none could catch his eyes the way the medic did, in such a short time too.
The thought that she would not look twice in his way as a potential partner irked him, but it was something that could be corrected soon enough. She seemed like someone that enjoyed the simple things in life, if her easygoing nature was anything to go by. She couldn't be too hard to woo, he was an Uchiha after all and they got what they wanted, when they wanted.
With this in mind, he smirked and made his way towards the training grounds.
…
After training the better part of the day, going over his katas and stretching properly, he decided to make his way towards the hospital, just in case he could catch a sight of pink. Looking around him, he noticed that the hospital seemed bigger than before he left the village, he wondered who was in charge of it now days.
His musings were cut short as the medic he was looking for stepped out of the main doors. She looked annoyed at something and there were dark circles around her eyes. He was reminded of the Anbu team that was injured; she must have been here all night. He wondered what she was doing here, as she seemed to be wearing civilian clothes today. The light green dress looked nice on her, he decided.
She hadn't noticed him yet, as he was standing in the shadows, so it left him time to observe.
Even though she looked tired and worn out, he still found her pleasing to the eye.
There wasn't any makeup on her face, Sakura didn't strike him as one to wear any and it pleased him. In his opinion, she didn't need it to look beautiful. He had always preferred more natural look anyway.
She had pulled her hair up in a messy bun, leaving a few locks to frame her face. He liked the look it gave her, it made her look… cute.
That made him frown, cute was not a word that he usually used. It sounded too girly. Beautiful he could deal with, but cute…
Stopping his inner battle about the correct word to describe her current look, he decided to confront Sakura about her weekend plans. If he had any luck, they could have another sparring session. It would give him a chance –accidentally of course- to make her aware of his… desires.
The thought of them sparring and then ending up in the ground -with her under him- made him shiver. He would restrain her hands to keep her from hitting him with her deadly fists, maybe tie them up with her headband to free his hands for… other things. She would most probably try to squirm under him to free herself, but he would just have to push her to the ground with his chest and spread her legs to set himself between them. When he had her pinned properly, he could rub his arousal into her core to make her moan and lift his mask just enough to bite her ne-
Itachi almost grunted at the images running wild in his head. He really needed to stop now or pinky would find herself flat on her back. He would be inside of her warm body before Sakura had the time to gasp out his-
With a deep, calming breath, he looked at Sakura.
Just as he was going to step out of the shadows to greet her, a young looking medic ran towards her, screaming 'Sakura-Sama' in a high pitched voice.
…
Sakura was slowly making her way towards her home as another younger medic stopped her. She tried to smile at the girl, but she was pretty sure her eye was twitching in annoyance. She really wanted to go home and get another 10 hours of sleep.
"Sakura-Sama! Shizune-Sama asked me to pass this to you before you left. She also said that she could cover you this weekend so you could rest", the girl said to Sakura and passed on the scroll she had been carrying.
"Thank you Maiko-San, I could use a little bit more rest after last night", Sakura said smiling and watched as the medic in training smirked, making Sakura frown, not liking the look she was getting.
"Did Neji-San tire you out again?" Maiko asked slyly and wiggled her eyebrows at her. A tiny blush rose on Sakuras cheeks as her frown deepened.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" Sakura asked. For some reason, the whole hospital seemed to be under the impression that she and Neji were an item. She didn't know why, or how, they came to that conclusion. They hardly even spent any time together!
"Oh you see; I heard that Hiashi-Sama visited Neji and you. What did he want? Did he finally ask you to marry into the Hyūga clan?" Maiko asked a little bit too excitedly.
"Wh… what?" Sakura asked and looked at the girl like she just grew another head, or two.
"Oh you know! Neji has had a thing for you since forever!" Maiko exclaimed and smiled widely. Sakura sweat dropped and laughed awkwardly. Neji, as in Hyūga Neji, had a thing for HER, the plain old Sakura. What a joke!
"Right, erm, Maiko-San, sorry to disappoint you, but no one proposed anything today", except Neji who said that Hiashi-Sama asked her to join them for dinner at the-
Shit.
"Aww, I was so sure that he finally made a move on you", Maiko said and pouted.
Sakura hardly heard Maiko in her inner panic. Why did Hiashi-Sama ask her to join them at the compund? It didn't make any sense, unless what Maiko was saying was true. But why would they want HER to join into the Hyūga clan. It was the largest and strongest clan in Konoha and they were said to be really choosy about the people they transacted with, outside their clan, not to mention letting one of their own to marry someone not Hyūga. They were known for wanting to keep their bloodline pure.
She hardly registered Maikos parting words and her wishes to have a 'relaxing weekend'.
Relaxing her ass!
Her thoughts were swimming around the impending visit to the Hyūga compound. As it was Friday, Neji would most probably come and get her tomorrow evening, meaning that her happy single days were most probably over soon. How could she politely decline, if the Hyūga head told her to marry someone, most probably Neji.
She was almost hyperventilating by the time she saw her savior. Then an idea stuck her; wasn't it a good enough reason to decline dinner with the Hyūga head, if she was training with a friend? Even if said friend didn't know it yet.
Oh, this was perfect!
She plastered a smile on her face and looked at Tachi.
"Are you free tomorrow? You are? Great! See you at 2 pm, at the training grounds!" with her mission completed, she poofed away, not willing to take 'no' for an answer.
It wouldn't do for Tachi to ruin her plans about ruining the Hyūga heads plans about plans of making her marry Neji, who most probably had… plans.
Poor Itachi was left alone, not too sure about what just happened.
…
Oh my god…
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