Hey ya'll (no, I'm not from the south... I just felt like saying that). Sorry for not updating yesterday, my internet was down. Please forgive me for the delay, and enjoy !

Disclaimer:

Gaara: But why am I tied to a chair ?

Me: JUST SAY IT !

Gaara: No.

Me: (pulls out his teddy bear and a marker) Don't make me do it.

Gaara: Fine ! Shea does not and never will own Naruto...

Chapter Seven: That Damned Brother

"Shit ! Where the hell did they go ?" Kiba said, inspecting the wall. His teeth were bared as he looked outside into the snowy landscape. He wouldn't survive long without his jacket, he would surely freeze to death. Sasuke stood there smirking.

"Psh. Stupid brother, I know where he's going." He said, a bored expression on his face.

"What if she dies !!" Ino said horrified, nearly fainting on the spot.

"She's not going to die. Itachi wouldn't kill his bait." Sasuke said, still bored.

"Bait ?" Kiba asked, a little annoyed. "You know where he is and what he's doing with Sakura ???" He queried.

"Of course I do. It's so obvious." Sasuke said, looking back outside.

"Well could you maybe TELL US ?!?!" Ino shouted, hands curled into fists.

"Whatever. Just follow me." Sasuke said cooly, walking out into the snow.

"Here... Kiba, you can have this. You're going to need it more than me." Tenten said, handing Kiba an extra jacket.

"Thanks." He said, giving her a warm, toothy smile.

Kiba, Ino, Shikamaru, Naruto and Hinata all followed him. They were desperate to find Sakura, their dear friend. Little did they know that Gaara, Kankuro and Temari were secretly following, Gaara was waiting for the right time to kill the young Uchicha.

"I feel like we're being followed." Hinata said nervously, turning around.

"Ahh, it's nothing ! Probably just a bird or something." Naruto said, shrugging it off.

"Damn, that girl knows we're here." Temari said, creeping thru the trees. Gaara remained silent, still walking a steady pace.

"Gaara just wants that pink haired girl, doesn't he ?" Kankuro said, laughing.

"Shut up. I just need to get to the girl first, take her, and then get Sasuke to fight me. I want to destroy that little pest." Gaara said, not even looking at him.

"Sure..." Temari said, winking at Gaara.

'Damn sister. Can't even take me seriously.' Gaara thought to himself.

... (Sakura's POV)

I woke up, feeling a pain in my head. "Ouchh..." I said, feeling my head as I got up from the hard cement ground.

'Where am I ?' I thought to myself.

What happened ?

'No clue. Let's ask that guy over there.' I thought, mentally pointing to the guy hidden in a dark shadow.

"Uhm, excuse me, but where am I?" I asked sweetly to the young man.

"Shut up. You're lucky I didn't leave you outside to freeze." He said boredly.

"Why am I here ?" I asked with fear.

"You're being held hostage." The man said simply.

"Why ?" I asked, confused.

The young man ignored my question as he looked outside thru a window. I spotted a door not too far away from me, so I decided to sneakily get up and run away.

"What the-" I exlaimed, when I had tried to get up I was bounded down by ropes.

'Damn, he tied me up !' I thought to myself.

The young man laughed at my struggle to get up. His laugh was cool and icey.

"Who are you ?" I asked, now annoyed.

He laughed his icey laugh again before turning to me. His eyes... his eyes were a bloody red... was it... a sharingun ?

"My name is Uchicha Itachi." Itachi said, and began telling me about his life story...

... (back with Kiba and them)

"How long have we been walking ?" A tired Ino asked, nearly collapsing on Shikamaru, when he just barely caught her.

"Not long. Only a few ten hours." Sasuke said boredly. The group moaned.

"Can't we take a break ?" Shikamaru asked lazily.

"Ugh fine. But I guess you don't want to find-" Sasuke couldn't even finish his sentence, everyone except himself had plopped on the ground.

'Lazy bums.' He thought to himself.

"I want to find Sakura... It's just that I'm exhausted." Kiba said, more towards himself then the others.

"I hear yah !" Ino said, plopping her head back down on Shikamaru's chest.

Kiba secretly really missed Sakura. He wouldn't admit it to his friends, but he missed her smile, her warm embrace, her sweet aroma, and her soft lips.

Akamaru barked towards Kiba.

"Yeah, I miss her too..." Kiba said softly to Akamaru. Kiba noticed how Akamaru didn't mind sitting on Sakura's lap, which he never did with someone he disliked. Akamaru would now let Sakura pet him and hold him close. Kiba was very glad to see Akamaru warming up to the girl, he was hoping for these results.

"Kiba, can you hear me, or are you too busy thinking about Sakura ?" Naruto asked with a foxy grin on his face.

"Uhmm.. I must have dazed off. What were you saying ?" Kiba replied, blush appearing on his face.

"I was saying that we're going to walk to that cave over there," Naruto said, pointing to a dark looking cave. "so we can make a fire and stay warm."

"Okay, sure." Kiba said, slowly getting up. The cave was not puney, but it was certainly not huge. It was about as big as a large bedroom, and quite comfy once you found a nice mound of dirt to lay your head on. In fact, once you had a nice campfire going, it wasn't too bad at all.

Kiba stripped off his jacket and laid it right behind him. He curled up like a dog and slowly fell asleep, Akamaru by his side.

"Sakura... please be safe." He whispered, closing his eyes.

Gaara and the Sand Siblings quietly watched them from afar.

"When do we attack ?" Temari asked.

"We don't. We wait to find the girl. Didn't you listen to my plan ?" Gaara answered, annoyed.

"You better hope she's good and safe. Might not fight us if she's dead, now will he." Kankuro said, bored as usual.

"Gaara, I'm so tired. Can't we get some sleep ?" Temari asked in a sweet tone.

"You can. Not like I can." Gaara replied.

'Ugh, that little girl better be good and safe if I'm wasting my time like this. I was partners with a pretty hot chick !' Kankuro thought, annoyed.

But was she safe ?

Well, there was chapter seven ! I really hope you liked it !

Gaara: And since Shea (that's me.. the author) is threatening my teddy bear, I'll say it. Please R&R... or else I'll kill you.

Me: I never told you to say the last part !

Gaara: I know.