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(flashback)
Sasuke stood rooted to the ground as he watched Itachi leave, carrying Sakura in his arms.
' What the hell is going on here?How does he even know Sakura?'Sasuke thought to himself.
'Sakura'
'I didn't know I caused you so much pain, I'm sorry'
'Not that you'll ever forgive me...'
He was a bastard to her and he knew it.
But he had to be, he had to push her away.
He was an avenger.
Itachi was his main target but what happened just then left the Uchiha heir confused.
'Why would Itachi care for Sakura'
He had never seen his brother show anyone that much emotion.
This alone puzzled him.
Sasuke decided not to ponder on it any longer, if he wanted the answer, he would have to find out himself.
He had to find Itachi and Sakura.
'I hope Sakura is fine...Please let her be fine...'Sasuke thought to himself again.
'Wait, I seem to be forgetting something...The parcel'
Sasuke turned around to find that the parcel was nowhere in sight.
"Curse that bastard! He took the parcel with him!"cursed Sasuke out loud.
' I guess now I really have to find him...the parcel seems important'
'I wonder why Orochimaru and the Akatsuki want it ?'Sasuke thought to himself as he
raced through the canopy of trees, in pursuit of Itachi.
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(A/N Yo! People, now we get back to our main couple currently making out. Let's see, where did I stop,
oh yeah, I remember now...)
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He wiped the tears from her eyes as he stared into the emerald depths that captivated him.
Slowly, he cuped her chin and gently moved closer , until their lips met.
They stayed in that kiss for what seemed like an eternity before they broke contact.
"Sakura..."whispered Itachi into her ear.
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Sakura gasped softly.
"Itachi, how do you know my name?"Sakura asked as she gave him a puzzled look.
'How could I forget...'Itachi thought silently.
"I heard my idiotic little brother calling you ,Sakura,"lied Itachi.
"Oh," Sakura answered.
' I guess it really was all just a dream...'Sakura thought to herself.
'Damn it, I kissed her! I shouldn't have done that..'thought Itachi angrily to himself.
But he could not admit that he did not want to do it.
The kiss was sweet and she tasted like honey.
'I guess this is how it feels to be addicted,'he thought again.
He had already taken a taste from the forbidden fruit.
It will be hard to forget it.
'Not like I'll ever forget,' he silently thought.
"You should put some clothes on,"Itachi stated to Sakura, his tone held no affection what so ever and his cold demeanor returned.
"Huh?Eeeep!"squeeked Sakura as she looked down towards her naked body.
( well except for the bandages and the blanket that covered her lower half)
Sakura could have sworn that she turned three shades of red before she finally got dressed.
'I was naked all this time and he didn't say a word?'she thought to herself.(A/N o0...wooo)
'That because he likes to see you nak...'her inner mind retorted before being cut in.
'Don't you dare even go there!' snapped Sakura back to her inner mind.
'Fine, fine, but a little reminder, he did look at you hungrily just a moment ago,'her inner mind said again.
'Argh!Stop!'Sakura screamed back.
But her inner mind only grinned inwardly.
"You should lie down, your wounds aren't healed yet,"said Itachi, his voice betraying no hint of worry.(A/N I think we all know that he actually is...(wink)(wink))
"Oh...er...okay.." she said not really knowing what else to say as she made tucked herself in the bed.
'He sounds so cold, unlike the time when we kisse...Whoa!
Sakura don't even go there!' she thought to herself.
"Ehm...ano sumimasen( excuse me), but why did you heal my wounds?"she asked him timidly.
'Because I'd kill myself if I let you die!'he thought silently.
"You seem like something precious to my idiotic brother. You could come in handy,"lied
Itachi, grinning.(A/N he just put on that fake grin to seem threatening)
Sakura nearly cried again but instead no tears came out.
'I can't cry anymore, I've already cried too much'
"So, you're just using me,"said Sakura as she inverted her gaze to him.
"Something like that,"said Itachi in a low voice.
Emerald eyes met onyx ones.
"What are you going to use me for?"she asked silently, her eyes
held all her pain and despair within.
Itachi stared into her eyes, full of pain.
'Sakura...looks like I hurt you again,'he thought sadly to himself.
"Tell me about Sasuke,"he said to her, their eye contact never breaking.
"Why should I tell you?" she asked him.
"Because I said so,"he said to Sakura again.
"And why should I listen to you?I couldn't care less if you torture me or kill me,"she spat back at him.
"Do you love him so much that you would die for him?"Itachi asked again.
"I would have said yes a few months ago. But as you have seen, I couldn't care less if I had died. If I have to die, then at least I would die without betraying a friend,"she said again.
'Sakura...as loyal as always..' Itachi thought inwardly.
"Very well then, how about we do a little exchange?"Itachi asked, he stood up from where he was sitting and moved closer to Sakura.
"What exchange?"asked Sakura.
" I'll ask you three questions, and in return I'll answer three of your questions,"he said to her as he sat next to her on the bed where she was sitting up.
"Agreed?"Itachi asked.
Sakura pondered on it for a while before she finally gave in.
"Agreed, but how do I know you won't kill me after the exchange"
Sakura asked him.
"You have my word,"he simply stated.
'I'm sorry Sasuke, I have something to ask him,'Sakura silently apologized.
"Alright, you can ask first,"said Sakura, their eye contact never breaking.
"Hmm...alright, why did Sasuke leave Konoha?
What happened in Konoha before Sasuke left?
Why is he after the parcel?"
Sakura then explained what had happened during the past months.
"As for why he wants the parcel, it's probably because Orochimaru wants it"
Sakura said.
"See that wasn't so bad was it?" he asked her with a grin.
"It's your turn, what have you to ask me?"he asked her again.
They both stared into each other's eyes.
Sakura wanted to ask about so many things in her dream but since
it was all a dream, she couldn't.
"Why are you after the parcel?"she asked him.
"For the Akatsuki,"he simply stated.
Sakura had heard about the Akatsuki from Naruto when he told her about Sasuke and Itachi.
(A/N The episode when Itachi and Kisame tried to kidnap Naruto)
"Oh,"she said, not really geting why everyone was after the parcel but it really was not any of her business anyway.
"Okay, then where is it now?I remember leaving it in the forest,"she asked him again.
"i took it, and it's now in my pocket,"he simply said again.
'...He's so straightforward,'she thought to herself.
The next question was one that would eventually let her decide on what to do next.
In truth Itachi was enjoying himself.
'She looks so calm, it's like we're having a normal conversation...like before..'
"Itachi, why did you kiss me?"she asked him, her eyes holding their gaze.
At that moment, Itachi did not know what to say.
He was lost...How could he tell her the truth?
' Because I love you, I always have,'
"Because you were crying and it was the only thing I could think of to make you stop ,"he lied again(A/N bad Itachi...bad boy...)
(A/N Well it was almost the truth, he did the only thing he could think of to make her stop crying. But the reason why he did not want her to cry...(wink))
Sakura was lost for words, she could not speak.
'Well at least I know now that he doesn't even have the tiniest bit of attraction
towards me...' she thought to herself.
Sakura inverted her gaze towards the window.
"It's a nice day out side, I'm going out for some fresh air,"she said to Itachi
as she got out of bed and left the room.
'Sakura...I'm sorry,' Itachi silently whispered.
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The air outside was cool.
The wind gently played with her pink locks.
The scenery to begin with was serene, with the house behind her near the shore of the lake.
The lake water looked like glass as it reflected the outline of her image.
"What do I do now?"she asked herself.
"Where do I go from here?"she asked herself again.
Sakura felt so alone and afraid in this unknown world.
'With no one to turn to, where should I go?'she asked herself.
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Itachi watched silently as Sakura walked alongside the shore of the lake.
'She looks like an angel,'he thought to himself, smiling behind the tree that hid him
from her view.
Then, there was a sudden change in the atmosphere.
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Sakura turned around to find herself face to face with the man that had shunned her away for as long as she could remember.
"Sasuke?"she asked the man infront of her.
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Sasuke landed silently infront of Sakura.
"Sakura, get behind me," he said as he stood in front of Sakura, blocking her from
Itachi's view.
"Sasuke...?What are you...?"said Sakura, a little confused.
"Itachi,show yourself!"Sasuke said again.
"Well, well, if it isn't my little brother playing hero,"said Itachi sarcastically.
"Here to save your precious little princess?"Itachi asked again as he stepped out from under the shadow of a tree.
"Sasuke...why?"Sakura asked confused.
' Did he follow me here?'Sakura thought to herself.
"I overheard your little conversation. Hand over the parcel Itachi,"Sasuke growled back at him.
(A/N Itachi knew that Sasuke was there all the time. He had purposely allowed Sasuke to overhear the conversation.)
"Or what?"Itachi as in a sarcastic tone.
"Tell me Sasuke, if I gave you a choice...Would you rather have the package or your little princess?"Itachi asked again, his voice betraying no emotion.
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'Damn, what now?'asked Sasuke to himself as he began to sense a few ninjas heading their way.
A few shurikens were thrown towards them.
But they invaded the attack easily.
Sakura landed on a tree branch as she invaded the attack.
"Ahh..!"she cried out silently, as the pain in chest began to spread.
Both Sasuke and Itachi turned to look at her.
'Shit, her wounds aren't fully healed yet...'Itachi thought inwardly.
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There were five attackers all together.
'Mist-nins...What are they doing here?'Sasuke mentally asked himself.
"Hand over the pink haired girl and we won't cause any trouble"
said a tall Mist-nin who semed to be the leader of the group.
"Why?What do you want with her?"Sasuke growled back at the leader.
"We were ordered to kill her. So, hand her over quietly and we won't cause any trouble for you,"the man said again.
Itachi could not hold it in any longer, the fury was building inside of him.
' How dare you!No one lays a finger on MY Sakura!'
"Do you idiots even know who you're dealing with here?"Itachi asked in a low growl.
"Take a step closer and you won't live to see the next dawn,"Itachi said again,
hiding his hidden fury.
"What makes you think that you're stronger than us?"the leader retorted back in annoyance.
At that, Sakura sighed mentally.
' Those guys ARE idiots..Hmm...let's see, we've got Sasuke who has a cursed seal from
Orochimaru and we've got an S-rank missing-nin who just happens to be said stronger than
Orochimaru...And not to mention, these both are Uchiha's and they are the geniuses of their time'
she thought to herself.
"A little advice, I wouldn't mess with these two if I were you,"she said to the leader.
The pain in her chest was lessening but she knew that she was still weak.
"Why you little bitc..."the leaders sentenced was left unfinished when a kunai hit him in the arm.
"Say that again, and next time I won't be so merciful,"Sasuke threatened.
'What was that?I didn't even sense the kunai...'the leader thought to himself.
Blood seeped throught his sleeve where the kunai had hit him.
"Fine if that's the way you want to play it, then we'll attack as well"
said the leader as the Mist-nins attacked.
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In less than ten minutes, the nins were all either dead or seroiusly injured.
"What...do you want with me..?"stammered the leader as Itachi rougly picked him
up and held him by his collar.
"Who sent you?"asked Itachi, his voice held an unfamiliar tone to it.
"Orochimaru..."said the nin.
"Why?"demanded Sasuke as he grabbed the nin away from Itachi's grasp.
"Be..because he said that one of his men might not have the heart to kill her so we were the backup force if he left her alive,"the nin said as he fainted.
"Orochimaru..!"Sasuke growled as he threw the nin fiercely to the ground.(A/N poor guy, he was just doing his mission)
"Why are you mad Sasuke?Didn't you leave Konoha for power?"Itachi asked Sasuke as he stepped closer.
"I...I..but...I,"stammered Sasuke as he fell to the ground.
"I wanted to kill you!You bastard, you killed the whole clan..."said Sasuke in anger.
"I think it's time I told you the whole story,"said Itachi silently but loud enough for Sasuke and Sakura to hear.
"What are you talking about?" Sasuke asked Itachi in distrust.
"Have you suddenly gone deaf little brother? But first we need to get Sakura inside the house,"Itachi said as he walked closer to where Sakura was sitting and picked her up.
"Huh? What? I'm fine put me down,"Sakura pouted as she struggled.
"Stop struggling Sakura ,"Itachi said in a commanding tone.
Sakura stopped struggling but instead asked"Itachi, you have Sasuke and the parcel now, why are you still caring for me?"
"Because I promised to protect you remember?"he whispered silently in her ear.
(flasback)
The winds teased her pinks locks as she lay on top of the grassy hill surrounded by tiny fireflies.
The night was calm and the wind was cool.
Sakura opened her emerald eyes as she stared lovingly at the figure in front of her.
"You're late,"she pouted at the figure.
"Sorry about that, I'll let you punish me later,"he said, amusement dancing in his
eyes.
Sakura stuck out her tongue at him.
"Fine, I'll forgive you but you'll have to carry me back later,"she
said to him again.
The figure let out an amused chuckle as he lay down next to her.
They both stared up into the clear twilight sky, admiring the stars that adorned it's mysterious beauty.
"Itachi,"called Sakura.
"Hmm...?"he answered as he turned his face to look at her.
"I saw you in town carrying Sasuke on your back. Was he hurt?"Sakura asked as she too turned to face Itachi.
"He twisted his ankle,"he simply stated.
"I envy him.."Sakura said silently.
"For twisting his ankle?"Itachi asked, confused.
"No, for having a big brother that will always protect him,"she said again.
"Baka(stupid), who says I won't protect you as well?"he asked teasingly.
Sakura's cheeks slightly coloured.
"Will you always protect me?"she asked him timidly.
"I promise...Always...I'll protect you,"Itachi said to her as he gazed into her eyes.
(end of flashback)
A/N Hi, people, did you like the chapter? Please review...I love all your reviews...Well, until next time.
Ja ne .