Chapter 12 – There's fire where my heart should be

"I expect you to be there in less than 5 minutes." Itachi said taking one last look at the confused kunoichi before putting his anbu mask on and disappearing from her bedroom window completely.

By the time she looked at the elder Uchiha, Sakura's face was completely clear of any previous emotion. She nervously glanced at Shisui, noticing him being fully clothed already. Her face was blank, but she felt as if her heart was about to escape from her ribcage. She wanted to ask him so many questions, but she also came to a realisation that he was about to leave anyways.

And the moment she realised she has heard Itachi mention another woman's name and she shuddered.

Who was the woman that he had mentioned? Who is Izumi? For now, that remained a mystery for Sakura. She really wanted to ask Shisui about her. Was she the woman he liked? Was she his anbu teammate? Unfortunately, she could only guess.

"See you soon I guess…" Sakura whispered as she noticed Shisui body-flickering out of her sight in an instant. The pink haired woman shivered feeling the cold midnight wind pinch at her exposed skin as she bit her lip silently cursing the open window that was left behind by Itachi.

Her face was facing the bedroom door, she didn't want to look at him even though she knew he was gone. He didn't even say anything to her, just left as fast as he could. She frowned. She did not expect him to do that, the least he could've done was apologise to her before leaving. But no, he just left without a word, leaving her frustrated, confused, cold, disappointed and angry. She hated this feeling already.

She knew it wasn't his fault that he was most likely sent on a mission at this time of the night. But he could've given her a small explanation, he could've apologised to her, he could've said goodbye, for fucks sake at the end of the day his younger cousin Itachi Uchiha got to see her nearly naked. She blushed furiously, as she felt a wave of steam leave through her ears. She cupped her face with her hands.

The situation she was in was ridiculous. She could only hope that Uchiha Itachi would keep his mouth shut about everything he's seen today. By any means she did not want Sasuke or Naruto to find out, especially from someone like Itachi-san, or else she would be absolutely mortified. Moreover, she knew that Itachi probably had no idea why she was doing all of this, no, any of this especially with this cousin. To him it probably looked like Shisui managed to get Hokage's apprentice to become another one of his playthings by having her satisfy his sexual desires. Which was partly true, and that's what most of the general public would assume if they knew about all of this as well.

She sighed. As much as she wanted to tell herself she was only doing it with the purpose of unlocking the goddamn kekkei genkai of her clan, she knew she would be lying. Although, that is how everything initially started with Shisui as he casually decided to offer her his help. But right now, she felt like as if she was using the whole situation only as an excuse. An excuse that she could use to get closer to him, to feel him, to have him all to herself.

Sakura realised she could've ended all of this today; she could've had him for one night satisfying her unexplainable wild desire for the older man whilst solving all of her bloodline limit problems at once. But she didn't, no she couldn't.

She grew even more frustrated. Not only will she have to seek Shisui out again to finish what they started but pinkette also realised that the next time she might see him, he might as well just reject her. Her heart clenched at the thought.

Pinkette ran her hand through her long luscious locks in attempt to relieve some of the stress she was feeling. She felt defenceless as she wondered what was going on in Shisui's head. Her eyes managed to catch the emotion on his face for a brief second after they both heard what came out of Itachi's mouth. He nearly choked hearing what Itachi had to say as a nervous look was plastered all over his face. She never seen him move so fast, although she was sure he was considered to be one of the fastest ninja in the village. All it took for her was one blink of an eye to see him off her bed in an instant.

Every detail mattered with this man, and she had a hard time putting the puzzle pieces together. She never knew what to expect and it was exciting, yet frightening. A cold fear settled down into her throat, making her vitally aware of her situation, which she felt might become dangerous soon enough. Those voices in her dreams were really messing her up. Unconsciously, she slowly raised her fingertips near her forehead touching the pale, barely there diamond seal.

And when she finally laid down that night, still naked in her bed, clutching onto the sheets, the whisper from her dreams would become a spoken voice.

She was there again, in this strange dark place, all alone, all by herself. This time she was ready. She was ready to take in whatever the dark unknown voice would throw her way. Her eyes narrowed into nothingness.

"What is it this time?" The anger in her tone could be felt from a mile away.

"Quick to catch on I see." She heard a whisper near her ear making her shudder as Sakura's eyes became wide and frightened. She hoped she wasn't making this up as the voice talking to her this time was different.

"Our time is slowly running out." The voice sighed. "Although you were pretty close to wrapping up your mission today it is not enough."

"I'm aware." Sakura said stiffly.

"We haven't got much time before he comes after you I'm afraid." The unknown voice said gently. "You need to unlock the hidden bloodline limit as fast as you can, so I could help you."

Sakura could feel her heart beating a wild rhythm upon hearing the words from the unknown voice. Just who is coming for her? First she was told her clan would be in danger, now she's in danger as well? Her heart nearly sank as she took a nervous gulp that made her nauseous. Who is he?

"W-what are you talking about? Who is coming after me? Who are you? You are not the same voice that t-talked to me the last time!" she struggled to speak.

"I can't tell you that yet, but once you awaken, he might feel your chakra, or maybe he has already as you've might have been sending weak signals." She heard the voice sigh again. "And yes, in fact I'm different from the previous "voices" that talked to you. Although, we are all equally aware of your situation at all times. My name is Mito."

She nearly choked at the amount of information she received. Was she finally going crazy? She blushed furiously accepting the fact that the other three "voices" were always aware of her situation at all times, meaning they probably seen or heard whatever that was happening between her and Shisui.

Shaking her head obstinately, Sakura glared into pitch black, willing herself not to summarize or think anymore about the situation she found herself in.

Pinkette's hair was tingling on her arms, alerting her to the fact that she was being judged and watched on all sides. It was going to make her jump or scream at them all.

"Mito, just how many other "voices" there are?"she asked warily.

"Besides me, another two. Ume and Tsubaki. We are all here to guide you, thus that's why you are always speaking to one of us."

Sakura noted the names of the other two. It finally made sense why every voice she heard had a different manner of approach.

"Why is it so important for me to be awaken? I know you can't tell me much and I'm aware that someone might be coming after me, but please can you at least give me some answers? I'm sure we can cooperate on this at least."

She heard another voice speaking up next to her.

"As Mito mentioned previously, we are all here to guide you before and after you awaken. All of us are your previous reincarnations from different generations going back to the formation of Haruno clan over nine hundred years ago." The voice gave Sakura some time to process the information before continuing. "My name is Ume, and I'm the oldest spirit from the three of us as I passed away around nine hundred years ago. I've been guiding the clan heiresses from previous generations meaning Tsubaki and Mito were heiresses as well. They now joined me as well in order to help you awaken our clan's kekkei genkai. You are the first person after Mito in over a hundred years to posses the kekkei genkai, thus that's why you are here. Although our clan became small and almost non-existent after the third ninja war, we still believe it is your duty to protect our family at all costs. Therefore, you have to hurry up with your awakening, until then we can't start mentoring you."

Sakura could not process what was going on coherently. Spirits? Reincarnations? Her head felt like it was being deep fried on the spot. She couldn't find any words in her head. No questions, nothing. It was blank.

"If he gets a hold of you not only our clan will be in danger, the whole world might be facing consequences." Another voice spoke after a moment, which Sakura assumed was probably Tsubaki. "We helped you as much as we could, your feelings should be clear now. Let your desires and feelings consume you. Although, we are aware of your situation, It's the only way out unfortunately. Sakura, let that man consume you inside out." That was the last thing she heard before she woke up covered in cold sweat, hair clung to her naked body as she observed the light seeking into her bedroom with eyes wide open.

Even after an entire week had passed, Sakura couldn't let go of the dream. She had returned home. Spent time training. Worked at the hospital. Spent time with her parents. Spent time with Ino. Cleaned her apartment. But nothing could rid her of the old spirit's words. As she lay awake at night, she felt them wash over her. Her body would submerge and bathe in the undeniable facts, over and over. She feared, if her newfound obsession with Uchiha Shisui lasted long enough, she'd sink past reality.

She rolled over onto her stomach. Pressing a cheek into the pillow, she inhaled sharply. Slowly, she released the breath. Shisui was still on a mission, and she couldn't stop thinking about him. He was gone for over a week now and the pink haired woman couldn't help but start worrying about his whereabouts. She admitted that at some point she started getting obsessed with the man as she couldn't get him out of her head. Nor did she want to.

The words echoed through her mind, long after her initial dream. They teased her—thoroughly and entirely creeping Sakura out. She dwelled on the words constantly.

Sakura rolled onto her back.

"I don't want to think about this anymore," she murmured aloud to no one.

She knew the truth as to why the dream burdened her so greatly. Really, anyone could figure it out…but she wasn't ready to handle the emotions her dreams provoked. She wasn't ready to move and take action. Certainly, she couldn't even figure out how to maintain balance within herself.

Her imagination took a hold of her and she felt her lids fall heavy over her eyes. Sakura imagined how she stared at him, onyx eyes watching her, their bodies so close that she could feel his body heat radiating from him. Something inside her wanted to reach out and touch his curly hair, caress his face.

Some part of her wanted to kiss his lips and taste what lust lie there. Her body ached to be touched by his calloused hands and strong arms holding her together. She imagined him smirking, almost as if he knew what she was thinking, and some part of him reached out, wanting her just as much as she wanted him.

The shiver that raced down her spine causing her to squirm on her white pristine sheets as she took in a heavy breath.

With her mind drunk with want and need, her hands flailed down to her body. Touching her own bare skin, from her own breasts under her loose cotton shirt, to her flat stomach, and finally to her mismatched purple panties.

She bit her lip, debating, absentmindedly rubbing a hand along her stomach again, fingers tracing each dip and curve. She slid her hand up to cup her breast, giving it a little squeeze and thumb teasing a nipple. A soft moan slipped from her as pleasure bubbled through her, and that alone solidified her decision.

Sakura bit her lip again, harder this time as she slowly snaked her hand down abandoning her pert breasts and moving towards her stomach and past her abdomen, dipping down towards her heat.

She wondered what it would be like if Shisui would be touching her like this right now. She decided to let her fantasy run wild—even if only for a few moments. She missed his touches too much.

She tried to remember where his rough hands caressed her body. She imagined him slowly making his way down her neck, hot lips grazing against her flushed skin. His other hand pulling on her long locks to keep her body in place from squirming.

She imagined how he would hold her breasts in his hands, making her moan as he squeezed them tenderly. She wondered how his skin might taste, as she would lick his neck affectionally and imagined burying him his handsome cheeky face there, between her thighs as his tongue would glide over her sensitive flesh.

Oh how she wished for him to see her like this, in all her feminine glory, shirt bunched up around her armpits and her black shorts pooled around her ankles. Her hair was a delicate fan of pink spreading in long locks against her pillow as she arched and writhed, her eyes squeezed shut and her mouth parted in soundless gasps for Shisui over and over again.

One hand cupped a pert breast, fondling the soft mound and occasionally plucking at a hardened, coral-colored nipple. The other hand was wedged between her thighs, twin digits sliding ceaselessly in and out of her quivering slit as her hips rocked in time to her heated ministrations.

Soft moans escaped her lips with every thrust of her delicate fingers that were knuckle deep in her heat. She gasped desperately feeling herself grow even more wet as her skin burned with need and hunger for the curly haired Uchiha. She imagined Shisui replacing her slick arousal covered fingers with his hot burning erection, that she had a glimpse at. The thought making her shiver.

She wanted to come for him, just as he had asked her to do previously. She wanted to feel her walls throb against his aching length, she wanted him to thrust into her deeply, roughly extracting desperate cries and pleas for more and hear his low chuckle as he would command her to come in that deep velvety voice of his.

Her moans increased in pitch and volume as her back arched off the bed. With a final cry, her toes curled as her orgasm rippled through her like a wave, toned muscles contracting, trembling.

Despite her orgasm, images of Shisui continued to plague her, and she was not so stupid to think she would get him out of her system so easily.

She felt ashamed, yet she felt relieved at the same time. She couldn't believe what she just had done. Never in her life did Sakura indulge in her fantasies before, but Shisui was just messing with her head. She felt insane, she felt like an animal indulging into her desires. This man was driving her insane, she wanted more of him, she wanted him all to herself. She was obsessed completely.

It was bizarre to think it took her only a week without seeing him to do this… She just wanted to jump on him and ravish him, seduce him to the point where he would see no other woman but her. She was no longer herself. She felt possessed by her desires and lust.

Another uneventful week passed. And Sakura was going crazy. Shisui was still on a mission and she felt her heart trying to rip out of her chest. She couldn't recall the last time she felt so anxious and even the amount of work she had to do at the hospital didn't help her with her thoughts either. She was a mess. She couldn't sleep properly, the bags under her eyes looked like bruises confirming the fact that she barely had any time to rest. She took long shifts in the hospital in hopes to get her mind cleared but it seemed to be completely useless.

And when she decided to spend another day indulging into the pile of paperwork that was resting on her office table she was startled by a voice.

"Haruno-san," Sakura noted the young woman being one of the younger nurses that worked at the hospital as she greeted Sakura formally and with a respect that surprised the young medic, "Shizune-san sent me to inform you that she requires your assistance urgently, so please follow me."

"Of course. Please lead the way," the pink haired kunoichi replied with a nod.

The younger nurse moved quickly through the halls of the hospital and Sakura could tell by the rigidity in her form and her haste that she was extremely nervous despite her formal attitude previously.

As her guide came to a stop in front of a closed patient room, Sakura cleared her mind, pushing away all the unimportant thoughts and her recent anxiety to instead focus on her current situation. Nodding to the younger nurse in thanks, she took a silent breath before opening the door to the occupied room.

To be greeted by a flurry of activity.

A handful of nurses worked together with Shizune to tend to the two dark haired men. Sakura noted one of them being unconscious. She also noted the sheer number of nurses that were helping Shizune and working in unison, which was a poor sign to Sakura, the medical ninja knowing that these men must be in critical condition to demand the attention of so many healthcare workers.

Sakura moved closer trying to inspect the two men that were found in critical condition. Her jade eyes widened upon seeing the two familiar faces, her breath hitched and her mouth went dry as she took in the faces of Shisui and Itachi. The pink haired woman felt a wave of anxiety overtake her body as she felt the air from her lungs disappear as she struggled to breathe. Her dainty arms started shaking.

Her observant gaze snapped across the two Uchihas, taking in their current state. Shisui appeared to be unconscious, the prodding of the nurses not phasing him. His skin was covered in a sheen of sweat, his damp curly hair hanging wildly around his unnaturally pale face. His bare chest rose and fell at an uneven rate, his dry and cracked lips parted with his labored breathing.

She took another look to the side eyeing Itachi who also seemed to be nearly unconscious. His long black hair hanged loosely around his unusually pale sweat covered face and shoulders. She almost jumped back upon hearing pained coughs coming from one of the strongest village shinobi. Shisui's younger cousin nearly choked on his coughs, as dark scarlet red blood spilled from the corners of his mouth. Cold sweat ran through her as she took in the situation. Poison, she assumed as she couldn't detect any external damage on their bodies.

Sakura's eyes slid open as she took in another anxious breath. It appeared to her that the situation was most likely really, really really awful as she rarely ever seen one of the Uchihas get hospitalised for something serious and the thought of the two of them together at once made her even more anxious.

She forced herself to focus, gathering her scattered and frightened thoughts into a neat ball of dread which she forced down. She refused to allow herself to fall apart. She couldn't allow herself to cry.

"How bad is the situation?" Sakura asked Shizune trying to keep her calm as much as possible, she was a medic after all.

Without another thought she began her diagnostic on Shisui, her hands dainty hands glowing an ethereal green.

She heard Shizune sigh under the pressure.

"It's a poison…" she answered, Sakura nodded, just as I thought, she noted. "It's the first time I have ever seen something like this. It seems to be progressing really fast and it affects internal organs such as lungs, heart and kidneys. It's the first time I've seen a poison work so fast I'm pretty sure we don't have an antidote to this type of poison here in Konoha."

Sakura's body went numb. The closest poison specialist was a few days away in Suna. How much time did they had?

"Has Tsunade-sama been informed yet?" Sakura asked warily. "As far as I'm aware not yet, Tsunade-sama has left for a meeting outside of Konoha with the Fire Daimyo this morning. She's meant to come back tomorrow morning." Shizune shook her head nervously.

Sakura mentally cursed as she ran another diagnostic on Shisui, she began to become even more concerned to the point where she could barely focus. The older Uchiha didn't stir in the slightest, an alarming occurrence since every high-level shinobi always instinctually reacted to her invading chakra, no matter how benevolent. As she carefully interpreted the return of her own chakra, it became apparent as to why he was so unphased: his poisoning had progressed so far that he had most likely slipped into a coma.

She was trembling her hands shook even harder as her green jade like eyes started getting teary. This can't be happening.

If she didn't act soon, Shisui and Itachi would die.

Author's note

I can't believe it..The amount of comments the last chapter got had me shook haha! Thank you so much guys, you inspired and motivated me to write another chapter which I decided to keep a bit more interesting and give you some more clues about the plot-line I'm going for. Another thank you to all of you who read the author's note and kindly supported me, although life has not been easy lately with the amount of uni work I've had recently I'm still very thankful for all of your support, I'm still searching for a job so hopefully I will find one soon, but I'm trying not to be bothered about it too much as I have to focus on my university work anyways. Let's just say I have more spare time to write. Uchiha Misaki asked me if Shisui knows why Sakura is doing all of these dirty deeds with him, and the answer is yes, he himself suggested to help her in the early chapters upon finding out her secret! I'mAlsoAWe that's quite a few questions but I still can't answer most of them as I'm not sure myself for some parts, for now I am for sure thinking of at least introducing Sakura to Izumi at some point in time.:) Carmen765 one of your questions was what exactly did he mean when mentioning that Izumi doesn't feel the same? It is a one-sided love, as Izumi is in fact interested in Itachi, so Shisui is left all by himself. As for the other questions, nope, still can't tell as I don't want to spoil you guys too much! Anyways thank you guys so much, it is very fun reading all of your questions and answering the one that don't spoil the plot too much LOL. Anyways, as always all of the comments, follows and favourites are appreciated, so if you enjoy my work please do not hesitate to leave a comment or just follow my story for the newest updates! I hope that until next chapter comes out we would surely be able to hit 110 reviews? Let me know what you think of this chapter by leaving a review. I will see you all very soon! x