Taka- 3 Helloies. I'm sorry that I haven't updated much, but I am now. So I'll try to post this chapter the same day that I posted the last one. If not, I'm sorry. v.v Will you still luff me?

Anyhoo… Here is chapter three. 3

Chapter Three:

I crawled away from him, tears streaming effortlessly from my eyelids. My nails were digging deep into the dirt.

"Sakura…?" he asked. His eyes were no longer sharingan, but how I'd come to distrust them. "Sakura… it's me…" The 'me' Sasuke spoke of was anything but. On his hands – the ones I used to long for him to hold me in – were the remnants of our classmates and peers; Naruto's laugh still echoed in my mind. It almost didn't seem real that Sasuke had done this.

I shook my head slowly, in denial of not only him, but myself.

"Sasuke…" I said his name, pronouncing each syllable flawlessly, "why… why did you kill Naruto?"

His soft eyes turned hard and merciless.

"He was… in the way…" he reasoned, gazing at the ground. He neared me, standing adjacent to my body.

"And the others!" I looked at him, reaching my forearm over my tear-strained eyes. As I wiped away a few of the sobs, more fell and greeted the ground. "What did they do? Why – Master Kakashi – Iruka-sensei?"

Sasuke kneeled beside me, eyes wide and almost helpless. It almost seemed he was holding back tears as well. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me closer against my pleas.
"No, Sasuke –" I protested, trying to pull away from his taught grasp. It did not help, however, and he placed me on his lap, his fingers clenching my dress.

"Sakura… I…"

I sat in his embrace, unsure as to whether I should accept him or reject him. Did… did he know what he was doing when he killed Naruto? When he slaughtered and massacred innocent children, women, and men, was he conscious of his wrongdoings?

I felt his hand smooth over my hair and along my side, and released a shaky breath.

"Sasuke, please…" I attempted to push him away. He held close. Looking up at him, my eyes requested that he let me go. I was now face to face with him. A few months previous this position with Sasuke would have melted my heart – ironically, my heart was as frigid as ice now.

His eyes darted over my features, and he leaned in closer. I was fully aware of his intentions, but ceased to prevent them. In an instant, his lips met mine.

I froze.

His kiss was neither loving nor passionate; it was a sort of eager, forceful one instead. I did not kiss him back, only sat there like a lifeless doll in his arms.

He pulled back, gazing into my eyes with hurt ones. "Sakura?" His whisper was hoarse.

"I-I'm sorry Sasuke…" I wrenched out of his arms, standing up. After fighting a few good tears, I looked at him once more. I released a terrified shriek at seeing the oh so familiar relics of Orochimaru's bite consume his body. "N-No…" Not again!

I stumbled back at first, and then darted through the woods, not daring to glance behind me.

There was no turning back.

Omniscient POV

Itachi approached Konoha's stable wooden gates. They were unmanned, no guards in sight for what seemed like miles. The Uchiha easily opened the gate doors, walking into the village. The familiar relish of blood enticed his senses as he sauntered through the town. His eyes watched the ground. There were bodies left and right; silence carried after.

It really was you, little brother, He thought, continuing his stroll through the path of corpses. With each step he took, a crunching sound echoed.

Sasuke was not here.

Itachi ceased his amble. He spotted a glimmer from the dirt path below him, and knelt down to identify it. At once he realized the proverbial outline of a kunai blade fragment. Crushing it, he turned his wrist over, unfurling his fingers to allow the now smaller fragments to descend.

I will find you.

He retraced his steps and approached the entryway once more. Passing through it, he knew where his next destination lay.

Haruno Sakura.

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Sakura wandered through the woods hopelessly; it was getting much too late for a girl, or anyone for that matter, to be out alone. She knew she had to find some sort of shelter soon.

The naive girl embraced herself, letting out a sigh. Her bare arms couldn't stand the night's merciless, cold air. Her eyes roamed through the blackness of the night; the closest thing she could see was her breath, foggy in the frigid air.

Was it really this cold? Or was she just imagining it?

…Was… she imagining Sasuke? Or… did he really slaughter the whole village?

She contemplated to herself, discussing her denial, when in a moment's notice she was violently thrown against a tree.

Sakura let out a horrified cry. But the unmistakable hold of Itachi's fingers was recollected in her memory, and she blinked a few times to confirm her suspicions. Sure enough, the brother of Sasuke was staring at her through ruby eyes.

"What do you want?" she cried, almost begging.

"You will come with me," he exacted.

"What the hell! You think you can just boss people around? What the hell is your problem?" she backed. Definitely not the right thing to say.

Itachi, in return, said nothing. He simply gripped her wrist harshly, yanking her towards a seemingly random direction.

"Ah!" she cried, pulling away desperately. "Th-That hurts! Let go of me!"

Itachi did not listen. He didn't care to.

As much as she wanted to, Sakura did not dare to cry once again before Itachi. She'd heard somewhere that showing weakness in a hostage situation only aids the 'kidnapper' in taking advantage of you. So she bit down on her lip.

"Where… are we going?" she inquired, in a firm, demanding tone.

"Somewhere discreet," he replied.

"Why?"

He stopped. Turning around to face her, his eyes showed no means of approval.

"Cease your incompetent inquiries, woman," he said. Sakura fumed.

"You're such an ass." It seemed her nerve had taken the better of her. Itachi did not reply, instead tightened his grip on her wrist and increased his speed in the direction.

Sakura groaned in pain. She could already feel a bruise forming at her wrist, which had already been obscured with slit marks.

The sky's hue darkened with every few steps that they took. The woods seemed to be colder every moment, causing Sakura to shudder slightly. It did not last too long, however, because they arrived at a desolate location a few moments later. There – although the darkness concealed much of their vision – lay a vacant cabin.

Itachi drew her further towards it, pulling her inside.

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Taka- Aaaand I think that's a good place to stop. 3 Yesh, you know I love you all. So I shall update the next chappie as soon as possible!

Disclaimer: I do not own Itachi, Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Kakashi – any of the bunch. I wish I did, but I can't. Anyhoo… I do own the storyline. Oh yesh.

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