Itachi ran back to the ANBU base and allowed himself to think of Sakura. He had been impressed with her at the hospital to say the least. Until this point, he hadn't had the pleasure of watching Sakura in charge at the hospital, or to observe her mastery of chakra manipulation in its medical application. It was certainly a marvel and it would certainly cause him to spend more time thinking of her. He knew of her talents, as he kept information about most Leaf shinobi in his memory. And unlike some of his peers, Itachi had an appreciation for near perfect chakra control.

He approached the building and before he fully immersed himself back into his ANBU professionalism, he thought of how her hands felt running up and down his bare skin. They were hands that could heal, hands that could destroy, bring pain to the Leaf's enemies, and pleasure that his body wouldn't forget any time soon.

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Sakura had been out shopping for clothes with Hinata when she noticed him. She had been standing with the Hyuga as she picked an item out to purchase when something told her to look up. And when she did, ebony eyes were looking back at her from across the store. He was wearing civilian clothing, dress she had rarely seen him in, and his posture seemed more relaxed than when he was on duty.

The eye contact between them made her entire world stop for a brief moment, until the feeling of her heart thumping in her chest pulled her out of it.

Hinata also noticed his presence and looked up to see him.

"Oh, Uchiha-san is here too. Do you mind if I greet him briefly before we pay?"

Sakura wasn't surprised by her question but it still took a moment for her to come out of her stupor. The older clans still followed many traditions, manners, and social etiquette, and the two heirs would be expected to sustain positive relations between the clans. She nodded and smiled then followed Hinata as they walked to Itachi and the til.

It wasn't until Sakura approached him that she saw what he was there for: baby clothes. The sudden, intrusive thought of Itachi holding a baby was an unexpected turn on and she hoped her face was not as red as it currently felt. Sakura hadn't expected to see him so soon after their tryst, and definitely not in a setting like this.

Hinata bowed her head to a respectful depth and greeted the other clan head.

"Uchiha-san." She gave him a warm smile and Itachi replied.

"Hyuga-san, I expect you've been well."

He then turned to Sakura.

"Haruno-san." The raspy edge of his voice made her insides feel funny, and she knew that even though her lips were closed, her jaw was wide open inside her mouth.

"Uchiha-san." She did her best to appear neutral in front of Hinata. "Have one of your cousins had a baby?"

He nodded in response causing Hinata to perk up with joy, but she paused when she saw what the Uchiha was holding.

"Oh yes, I had heard about the newest member. Please give my congratulations to your cousin. Although, correct me if I'm wrong, but those clothes will be too large Uchiha-san."

Itachi cocked his head and pinched his eyebrows ever so slightly in confusion which caused Hinata to smile.

"I'm afraid I need to go, but I'm sure Sakura-san could help you find clothes that are more appropriately sized." She looked at Sakura innocently to see if she would agree and Sakura slowly turned her head to face the Hyuga heiress. Sakura knew her friend had no idea what she had just done, but she was stunned nonetheless.

"Why of course, I've spent lots of time with babies at the hospital." She said as politely as she could with a smile to match.

"Perfect, I should pay for this and leave for my lunch meeting. Take care Sakura, Uchiha-san." And with that, a very confused Sakura was now alone with a very amused Itachi.

When she was sure her friend was out of earshot, Sakura turned to Itachi with the intention of making polite conversation. She was very unsure of what to expect from the Uchiha and hadn't spent enough time with him in the past to be comfortable making small talk.

"Well, the last thing I expected to be doing today was shop for baby clothes with you."

Itachi gave her a small, knowing smile and it did absolutely nothing to calm the butterflies in her stomach.

"You're welcome to leave if you're uncomfortable, I can just purchase a gift card."

Sakura couldn't help but be a bit surprised at the unexpected comment. Taken off guard sure, but uncomfortable was not how she felt around Itachi Uchiha.

"I'm not sure uncomfortable is the word, Uchiha-san. Besides, I would love to see what else the great 'Itachi Uchiha' can't do."

She smiled at her teasing but was unsure about how he would take it. She didn't know the older Uchiha to be a rigid man, it was just that she didn't often see him smiling or joking casually either. While Sasuke pretended to be stoic to hide his emotions, Itachi always came across as someone who was truly reserved and composed. He was well versed in manners and polite conversation she knew, but other than Sasuke and Shisui she didn't know of anyone else the Uchiha was close with. Others had considered him to be cold and distant but she was accustomed to Sasuke's lack of expressiveness, so Itachi's was nothing unusual. She had never pictured him to be a cold lover and his passion and responsiveness towards her a couple of weeks ago was much more than she had expected.

"Then I must apologize for not having the confidence to stay."

She looked at him a bit confused at first, thinking he was speaking about right now, before she clued into what he was talking about. She gave him a gentle smile.

"You have nothing to apologize for Uchiha-san, that's what i expected to happen, I have no ill-will towards you."

For some reason, that didn't settle well with Itachi. Sakura was right, it had been a one-night stand and he wasn't obligated towards her in any way. And what did he expect if he had stayed, breakfast and a domestic morning?

"Then I must apologize for your low expectations of me." The faintest of smirks graced his lips and Kami if it didn't look good on him.

Sakura's interest was piqued by the response. Was Itachi Uchiha flirting with her?

"Well maybe you can raise them sometime then." She unknowingly bit her lip after the comment and watched Itachi's eyes drift down to her plump lips. Arousal hit her core and flashbacks of their night together invaded her mind.

They were lying on their sides closely together while Itachi moved in and out of her slowly from behind. He peppered her neck with kisses while she lifted her leg up to feel him deeper. His languid movement inside of her was beginning to feel even better than their hurried pace earlier that night. She heard herself gasping as the intensity from his trusts were starting to build. Just when she thought she needed a bit more to take her over the precipice, Itachi grasped her chin in his hand and pulled her in to the most thorough kiss she could imagine. Her free hand grasped until it found purchase in his hair and she moaned pleasurably in his mouth.

"I should head out as well, Uchiha-san."

And with that, Sakura confidently walked out of the store knowing Itachi's eyes followed her the entire way.

It was only when she was gone that Itachi realized he still hadn't picked out baby clothes for his cousin's newborn. He sighed and walked to the til for a giftcard. Sakura Haruno definitely wasn't leaving his thoughts any time soon.

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Short chapter I know, but that's what I have to offer while I'm in school lol. Also this chapter gave me some problems hence the wait.

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