Words in italics are the person's thoughts.

Chapter 3-Flashback

Flashback

Sasuke looked straight into the eyes of his brother, Itachi, his sharingan eyes flaring, "I will kill you Itachi!" Sasuke stood in a battle ready stance.

"What makes you think you can little brother?"said Itachi, activating his own sharingan.

"I know I can." He saw Naruto and Sakura a couple yards away from him and his brother, "Naruto, Sakura, run!" The two turned around and began to jumped into a tree. Naruto made it and hoped away. Sakura, however, wasn't so fortunate. Itachi performed a warping justu(however it is spelled)and appeared on the branch Sakura was going to land on. He quickly knocked her off balance and she fell back down to the the earth, about a hundred feet down, rendering her unconscious, "Sakura!" cried Sasuke. He started to run towards her but Itachi beat him. He picked up Sakura in a brindal position(I think).

"What do you want with Sakura, Itachi?" cried Sasuke.

"This girl is the key to your undoing."

"What?"

"That's right. I've finally figured out how to beat you. I simply have to hurt the ones you care about. It will send you on a rage and you will be easy prey. Ta ta for now." Itachi dissappeared with Sakura.

"Sakura.."Sasuke whispered to himself. He had fallen to his knees and was staring at the ground, "I promised myself that wouldn't let my brother hurt the ones I care for. Even if they can be annoying." Sasuke looked up to the tree tops and vowed, "I will get you back Sakura! I promise that!"

When Sakura awoke, she had a spliting headache. She opened her eyes to find that she was tied to a tree. Her upper torso was wrapped with strong rope around the tree while her ankles were tied with rope around the tree as well. She struggled to get free. She tried to reach for a kunia(the little knife thing, right?) but saw her pouch on the ground some feet away from her.

"Don't bother," came a voice. Sakura knew the spine tingling voice. It belonged to none other then Itachi. He was standing a few feet away from her.

"Let me go!" she cried. Itachi walked up to her, holding one of her kunias. He was only inches from her when he slashed the rope holding back Sakura's upper torso but suddenly dissappeared. She undid her feet made sure that Itachi wasn't behind her and started to run, only to be restrained a few seconds later.

Sasuke felt the presence of unhidden chakura(still can't spell). He identified it as Sakura's. Moments later he saw her in a clearing trying to run away from a tree with a kunia in it when his brother appeared out of nowhere and held her back.

Sakura struggled against the Uchiha's strength but it did no good, "Let me go you son of a..."But she was cut off by Itachi's hand covering her mouth. Sasuke looked down from his position in the tree. Part of him was glad that his brother covered her mouth for he didn't want to her Sakura curse. Sakura struggled even more now then ever. Itachi uncovered her mouth bent his head down to her ear and whispered, "Don't even try to scream." Sakura shivered at the closeness of Itachi, "Come on out Sasuke!" Itachi suddenly cried, "I know you're out there. I sense your chakura. You should hurry!" Sakura could tell that Itachi was taunting Sasuke out of hiding spot and she was even more scared now then ever. Just the thought of Itachi doing something unthinkable made her heart beat faster. Sasuke stayed put. He was waiting to see what Sakura did, although she was totally restrained so he waited. "Have it your way Sasuke!" Itachi cried into the trees. The elder Uchiha spun Sakura around to face him. Using one arm, he wrapped it around Sakura's whole upper torso, restaining any arm movements. Sakura could feel his arm muscles bulging around her. He also wrapped one leg around both hers to prevent any leg movement. Sakura's heart was now racing and her head was reeling with unthinkable thoughts, "This is your last chance Sasuke!" Itachi turned his attention back to Sakura, "Your heart beats fast when I'm near you. Or when I do this..." Itachi used his free hand to grab the back of Sakura's head, so she couldn't turn away. He crashed his lips down on hers and Sakura's whole body tensed up. She tried to lean back, trying to break the kiss, but that only made Itachi use the hand behind her back to push her closer to him.

Sasuke was startled by the sudden event. That monster! thought Sasuke Sakura's only a pawn in his twisted game. Or is she? Could Itachi really love Sakura? No. He can't. He gave up that emotion years ago. But why? To make my angry so I will show myself. Sasuke only jumped down to the ground. Itachi didn't seem to notice. Sasuke couldn't bear to watch this tragic scene but something kept him from turing his head.

Sakura struggled to get at least one arm free. Itachi was really starting to annoy her. He kept biting and licking her lips, trying to gain entry. Suddenly, he bit down on Sakura's lower lip so hard that it bled. She gasped at the taste of blood and Itachi made his move. Sakura's tasted her attacker tounge and to her suprise, he didn't taste very good. Without thinking Sakura felt Itachi move his arm restraining her arms to her neck. Her hands were free now and she put her plan into motion.

Sasuke saw Itachi give Sakura some freedom and her chance. He saw her slowly lift her left arms as if to grab his neck and kiss him back and deepen the kiss. Sasuke became angry, but this time with Sakura, that is, until he saw her hand pass his neck and he saw someone glint in the sunlight. To his suprise, Saukra had a kunia in her hand. He darted his head towards the tree and saw the kunia that was originally there, was gone. Sakura must have gotten it somehow.

Sakura felt Itachi trying despratly to deepen the kiss by pulling her closer. She felt her chest getting squashed against Itachi's chest. She sped up her arm movement a little and soon the kunia was right where she wanted it to be. Sakura plunged the kunia into Itachi's back. He broke the kiss and recalled his leg from Sakura's. Only the handle of the kunia was showing through Itachi's back. Sakura made a run for it. Sasuke darted into the clearing. Sakura's vison began to become blurred as she collasped on the ground. The last thing she saw was Sasuke running towards her,"Sakura!" cried Sasuke. He dropped to his knees and put Sakura's head on his lap. Her breathing was slow and shallow. She's dying. But how? "Itachi! What did you do to her?"

His brother finally pulled the kunia out of his back, "I hurt the one you care about. You see Sasuke, Orochimaru gave me a special potion thing after I told him of my plan. He told me that all Uchiha are immune to it. He said that after I drink the whole potion the first person I kiss will be injected with a lethal poison. As we speak your friend is slowly and painfully dying. Orochimaru said that there is only one cure. Let's just say the only cure is a special action from a special someone. Anyway, now that your here, I can finally finish you off." Itachi jumped at his brother. Sasuke did a back flip and landed right in front of Sakura, "I won't let you die Sakura," he vowed.

"Awww. Protecting you girlfriend?" teased Itachi.

"Only from you!" Sasuke spat back. Sasuke stood his ground as Itachi charged at him only to dissappear second before he reached Sasuke. Sasuke tensed up, waiting for a sight or sound that would reveal his brother. Sasuke flicked his head all around, his sharingan eyes flaring a crimson red. A plan began to form in his head on how he would finally kill his brother. Itachi appeared in a tree across the clearing. Sasuke knew that Itachi wouldn't do anything to harm Sakura. He darted across the clearing the the tree and stabbed the poor tree with a kunia. Only it was backwards. The handle was stuck in the tree!

Itachi hoped down, "You're hopeless Sasuke. You put the kunia the wrong way." Sasuke tried to pull the kunia out but it was stuck tight. Itachi began to run at Sasuke. Perfect! At the last minute Sasuke lept out of the way, leaving his brother to run straight into the kunia point. Sasuke landed near Sakura and smirked, "You fell into my trap Itachi. Now you will never hurt anyone again." Sasuke stood there as he heard his older brother's last breath leave him. Satisfied, he ran to Sakura. Her breathing had become worse.

"What happened?" cried a familiar voice. Sasuke looked up at Naruto.

"Naruto, get Kakashi!" He saw Naruto sprint away. Sasuke looked back down at Sakura. If he didn't know any better, he'd think she was sleeping. He heard her gasp for breath and he realized that he had to do something before she was gone forever, but what? Sasuke's eyes began to water as a tear rolled down his cheek(I know that's not like Sasuke).

Sasuke realized that he and Sakura weren't in the clearing anymore(Well technically they were but you get my point). Sasuke saw cherry blossom petal falling everywhere as a figure approached them. It was Itachi. Sasuke pulled Sakura closer to him to protect her from her murderer, "Relax Sasuke. I'm not here to hurt you are Sakura. I'm here to thank you."

"What?"replied Sasuke, confused.

"Yes. You and Sakura released me from the dark evil that lurked deep down. For that I am truley grateful."

"Your welcome, I guess." Sasuke realized that his brother was no longer the monster that had killed his clan, but the loving big brother he had been before.

"I think I have a way to repay you." Itachi held out a sakura blossom. It was sparkling in a way Sasuke had never seen it gleam before, "This is a life flower. I want Sakura to have it." Itachi held the flower over Sakura's mouth(hint!), "Give the nectar to Sakura. As an apology from me." Sasuke leaned down, slowly(for dramatic effect), to suck up the nectar in the flower to give to Sakura later but in fact, he kissed her. The flower dissappeared just as Sasuke's lips were about to touch it. Sasuke continued to go down and and landed on Sakura's lips. He realized what had happened but he didn't move. So that's what my brother ment. A special action from a special someone. With this kiss, some of me goes into Sakura and cures her. Itachi tricked me! Thank you.

Sakura's hand began to twitch as she opened her eyes a slit. She felt something on her lips and realized that Sasuke was kissing her. Her breathing evened out as she wondered what happened to her and what was going on now. Sasuke felt Sakura's breathing even out and he suddenly pulled back. For some reason he activated his sharingan but then quickly deactivated it. Sakura opened her eyes all the way and saw Sasuke blushing and his eyes were a little red. Was he crying? "Sasuke. What happened?"

"You were poisoned."

"How?"

"Itachi."

Sakura instantly knew how that had happened, "Thanks for saving me."

"You're wel...wait, how did you know I saved you?"

"You kinda just told me. Also, I kinda saw you, well felt, you kissing me."

"Uh...I don't know what you talking about."

Sakura smiled slightly for she knew Sasuke was lying, "Whatever. Thanks."

End Flashback