Opposite of the Opposite

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This morning, Sakura was sure to wake up early. The last thing she wanted was another broken appendage. The medic nin grunted as she tried once again to muster up enough chakra to heal her wrist. The amount of chakra she had couldn't even heal a bruise, much less a cracked bone. How much chakra did he take? She bitterly pondered.

As she started to change into the Akatsuki uniform, an unwanted form entered the room. Itachi Uchiha. The pink haired ninja shrieked when she saw him leaning casually against the wall, "UWAH! Get out!" she hollered.

"Why?"

"I can't even get a bit of privacy?"

Itachi merely turned his head slightly sideways, waiting. Sakura growled a string of profane words and changed her clothes at the speed of sound.

"You haven't learned your manners," Itachi spoke as he advanced towards her gradually. "Well, I'm sorry. I'm just not used to being kidnapped by total strangers," she replied sardonically.

"..Hn."

The kunoichi's eye twitched. Something that peeved her about the illustrious Uchiha clan was how they kept their cool no matter what the circumstances were. There had to be something that would make him snap.

Maybe he's afraid of polka dots, suggested Inner Sakura half-heartedly.

Psh. Sure.

"Hey, Itachi!" a foreign voice greeted loudly. It came from another nin who had just entered the room, he bared great resemblance to Naruto for some odd reason; probably was just the blond hair or the seemingly obnoxious attitude. His head turned towards Sakura, a huge grin was set on his features, "Ooh. So this is the Leaf nin, yeah?"

"Yes," was all the Uchiha replied.

"Well. I'm Deidara."

"Er.. Hi," Sakura replied meekly.

Admittedly, she was kind of relieved to know that not all of the Akatsuki members were deranged, emotionless, psychotic killing machines.

His grin widened," You haven't had the test yet, ne?" putting emphasis on 'test'.

"No.." the nin said hesitantly. What kind of test? Would she have to spar against Akatsuki? Stand in freezing cold water for hours?

She shivered.That'll be the end of us! Inner Sakura screeched, her voice bordering the psychotic area.

"Deidara, don—" Itachi was cut short as the blond dragged their hostage out of the room.

She was hauled down the hallway," So, un, what's your name?"

"Sakura."

"Do you drink?"

"What? No, I'm not twenty yet."

"Hmm? How old are you?"

"Thirteen."

They had both finally entered a small room.

"Twenty; thirteen, same thing, yeah," Deidara chuckled, shoving a glass of sake to her nose. The glass of liquid was stared at as if it were an alien object.

"The test is just drinking sake?" queried Sakura, bewildered.

"Un. I made it up, yeah," Deidara laughed.

I think he's already drunk.

"Deidara, don't. We don't want her getting lightheaded," Itachi, who somehow arrived in the room, ordered coldly.

The blond pouted slightly, then shrugging his shoulders," Hmph. Fine."

The kunoichi flinched when Sasuke's brother grabbed Sakura and pulled her towards the opposite way, back to her room.

Her confinement.

Her prison.

Looking over her shoulder, she saw Deidara wink. This is too weird.

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Now once again, she found herself locked back up in the cubicle. Except, now, Itachi was sitting right across the room his staring, and drilling holes in her. Sakura shifted uneasily. It was going to be a long day if this is how he planned on keeping her confined in her room.

Minutes later, both were in the same position and not even as much as a squeak was heard. The kunoichi continued to trace random patterns on her cloak which adorned the Akatsuki clouds. "Because you've been tapping your foot repetitively, I can tell you are anxious," the low voice of Itachi sounded," And you are worried too; you have been fidgeting for the last few moments."

Damn. He's the over-analyzing type.

"Why?" he asked, his voice softened.

Sakura was surprised at this question. Wasn't it obvious? Wasn't it clear as the clear blue sky?

She was anxious because there were no signs from Konohagakure yet, and she was worried because she was sitting across from the murderer of the whole Uchiha kin. How dense is he? Inner Sakura cackled insanely.

"…Why are you doing so much just for Sasuke?"

Oh. That straightened things up a bit.

The Haruno looked down to her feet, boy was he direct and straight to the point. "B-because…" began Sakura," I love him."

Itachi remained quiet. What he was feeling, Sakura, much less any other, could not tell. His usual uninterested look was plastered onto his face as he stood up and left the room.

That was some weird day, Inner Sakura said.

The kunoichi nodded in agreement, "I hope they find me soon," she sighed, curling into the warmth of her quilts. This time she did let a few tear drops escape, but hastily rubbed them away as they slid down her pale cheeks.

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"TSUNADE!" Naruto shouted, practically breaking down the door.

The Hokage's head snapped up," Oh, Naruto! You're okay! Where have you bee—"

"Did Sakura come back yet?"

"No… I thought she would be with yo--" she was cut off once again, "Dammit! He took her! That…..that bastard!"

"Calm down Naruto! Who took who?"

"Itachi! Hetook Sakura!"

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