AN: LONG WEEKENDS! I love them with all my heart. Maybe I can even get this chapter up if I type fast enough….

Chapter 5

Two more months passes in a blur as life went on in the Akatsuki mansion. Sakura had gained the ability to go outside and shop in the village. She had more free time since Miki worked on the little wounds that were brought to the clinic. The Kunoichi was eternally grateful.

While she was walking around town one day she realized it was her birthday. She had finally reached the age of 23, which was past middle age for a ninja. She suddenly wondered how many years she had left of her life, but shoved the depressing thoughts away. It was her personal time to celebrate, so she went and bought a jar of sake. After that she quickly returned 'home' and went straight to the clinic. Miki was there bandaging a servant's left thumb.

"Hello Sakura-san!" Miki greeted cheerfully before finishing off the bandage. She let the servant go then returned the excess cloth to a cabinet. "How was town?"

"Quiet. Look what I brought back." She held up the jar and Miki grinned wolfishly.

"What's the occasion?"

"It's my birthday. I thought we might as well celebrate."

Miki took the jar, but almost fell over. "Damn it! How much did you buy?"

"Didn't know. I wasn't really paying much attention." Sakura shrugged.

"Let me alert the cooks and other Akatsuki members. We're having a party!" Miki cheered and pumped her fist in the air. "Al-co-hol! Al-co-hol!" She chanted while running out of the hospital ward.

Sakura sighed and shook her head. Kisame chuckled from his spot on the hospital bed. "Good, you've regained consciousness." Sakura commented dryly.

"At the right time too. Happy birthday."

"Thank you. Let me run a few tests then your free to go." By a few she meant 20. It included everything from making surer his heart beat was regular to making him count haw many fingers she held up. Nearly half an hour later she let him go. While he was going out Miki almost slammed into him by coming in.

"Haruno-san!" She yelled. "Dinner is ready!"

"Thanks." She answered and stood up to head to the dining hall. She didn't have a good feeling about this…

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The five Akatsuki members and Miki were in the hall, most of them quite drunk. Kisame was telling stories about when he first started Akatsuki, Miki and Deidara were passionately making out in or corner, and Sakura was giggling uncontrollably with Tobi. The only person who was silent was Itachi, but he was brooding over her 4th glass of sake.

"You want to know something?" Kisame asked. He paused and hiccupped loudly before he continued. "Itachi has a low tolerance for –hic- alcohol. In fact –hic- the last time we –hic- got him drunk he ended up kissing Miki over there. He was –hic- lucky that Dei-kun and Miki-chan weren't lucky." He snorted before falling into his half eaten dinner. Tobi was laughing uncontrollably. Sakura was looking at Itachi curiously.

He was still brooding.

'Low alcohol tolerance, huh? Let's see about this….CHA!' inner Sakura cheered.

Sakura walked over to Itachi. She was a bit wobbibly, but she made it. He looked up at her curiously and she sat down. She poured herself half a glass of sake and slowly began to drink it. Miki and Deidara had disappeared, probably to make passionate love in their room, and Tobi was out cold.

"Well, that wash my birfday." She spewed. Itachi sipped his own drink and nodded. They sat there for a minuet drinking from their glasses.

Suddenly Itachi slammed his drink down and threw Sakura's away behind her. The Kunoichi was disappointed at the waste of perfectly good alcohol. "Damn it Sakura!" He swore.

Then kissed her.

Her eyes widened at the sudden intimate contact. He had placed one hand on the back of her neck and the other was massaging her thigh. She started kissing back while Itachi forced her to lie down on the wooden table while he climbed on top of her. He started kissing her neck and undoing the sash that held her custom Akatsuki jacket together, but she stopped him.

"Not here." She muttered into his lips. He just kissed her in response while placing his hands on her backside and lifting her. She let him lead her to his room and suddenly she was glad she took birth control every month.

The rest of the night was, to say the least, fun.

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Sun shone in through the windows and hit Sakura's eyes. In return she groaned and turned over right into a solid wall. She opened her tired eyes and realized what she was looking at. Itachi Uchiha's naked chest. Plus his arms were wrapped tightly around her waist, so she couldn't escape. She suddenly felt self conscious about her nakedness and blushed at the thought of his.

Itachi's eyes were slowly beginning to open, but widened them when he realized her was looking into pink. He didn't keep pink stuff in his room. It just wasn't masculine.

"Let go of my waist." Somebody muttered from his chest.

He quickly complied.

Sakura sat up and yawned. The dark gray sheet was tucked around her for modesty, but her shoulders were bare. She reached over for her jacked which was luckily in arms length of the bed and took out four green pills. She took two for herself and gave two to the Uchiha next to her.

"What happened?" Sakura asked.

"We had sex."

"…I got that part!" She huffed before swallowing. "It's just…we were drunk."

"When a little attraction is given sake things happen." Itachi said before realizing what happened.

Sakura paused and noticed his mistake. "Attraction?" She looked him in the eyes. "Too me?"

"Perhaps." He shifted over so that he could see her better. "Although I think you have more than that for me."

"Now why on earth would you think that?" She asked innocently.

"You gave it away when you healed my eyes."

"Two months ago!"

He smirked that damn trademark Uchiha smirk. She hated and loved the smirk at the same time. It wasn't her fault he came from a clan renown for both their Sharingan and good looks. "Does it make a difference?" He asked. "Don't worry, I'm quite sober now." He assured her and leaned in to kiss her again. She gave in and kissed back. They continued from where they left off last night all morning.

AN: What is it with me and making Sakura get drunk and have sex with Akatsuki members? Ah, whatever. I've got to sleep….

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