Chapter 7: Sakura's favorite spot

--Night--

Itachi told Kaisame to take Sakura back to her room. 'Her room' sounded so permanent to Sakura… almost as if she would never see her 'real room' again.

So that's what shark face's name is Inner Sakura said Kaisame. He looks like he's from a shark clan… I see the resemblance!

Sakura sighed. Those words that Itachi said to her hit her in the heart almost as if he stabbed a kunai through her.

Flashback

'To all of Konoha, you're dead!'

End of flashback

It's so boring here… Sakura sighed I might as well take a walk outside.

Sakura got up from the bed and made her way to the door. She remembered the kunai that she had hidden from Kaisame and decided to take it along. She opened the door and found her way to the kitchen. She saw a door that led outside and went through it only to find a breeze of fresh air that swept through the night sky.

It feels good to have fresh air blowing through my hair again.

Sakura started taking a walk.

This walk will be a short one. I'm getting pretty hungry too.

Sakura looked back at the house that they kept her in.

It sure is big… or it looks big to me…

Sakura kept on walking and never noticed how far she walked off. She was beginning to think that she would never find her way back to the house. She saw a beautiful waterfall in front of her and decided not to get too close. She went and sat on a bench under a big cherry blossom tree. She sighed.

Wow she took a deep breath it's really beautiful. I wonder what they're doing in Konoha right now. Did Sasuke-kun and Naruto notice that I've went missing? Sakura closed her eyes. That's right! I forgot, I'm dead to them.

Sakura could only hear water pouring down onto large rocks, then into a still, huge pond. That water sounded violent but the sound of it brought peace to Sakura's mind.

Sakura was so concentrated on the waterfall that she did not notice that someone was standing behind the bench she was sitting on.

Sakura suddenly sensed that someone was near… very near. She slowly took out a kunai and jumped from the bench and lunged at the person, causing them to fall back to the ground. She suddenly realized that she had just pinned down Itachi holding a kunai hardly an inch away from his neck. Sakura was on top of him disabling him from taking out any weapons. She was shocked. Itachi… why is he here? He moved without making a sound. I wasn't even able to sense him here. Sakura's eyes narrowed with confusion and anger. What should I do? Should I just kill him and go back home or – Frustrated, Sakura slowly got off him and gave him the kunai. He got up.

"Keep it!" he said. "You'll need it."

He gave the kunai back to her. "Why did you give it to me? Why didn't you try to kill me with it when you had the chance?"

"'Cuz… 'Cuz… it just seemed way too simple. It would've taken more than that to kill you!" she said. "It's obvious that you wouldn't let me jump on you like that."

Itachi smirked.

"Plus, you wouldn't have been off-guard. The look on your face told me so. You did this just to test me."

"You're smart," he said. "But not quick enough."

"Why are you here?" Sakura asked.

"I should be asking you the same question."

"I…"

"It's late. I don't mind you coming here but you shouldn't come at night. It's dangerous."

Does he actually care about me? Sakura thought.

"You wandered off pretty far. You shouldn't have left without telling me."

He's talking as if he was worried. Sakura could feel herself blushing lightly. But it wasn't the way she used to blush for Sasuke.

"I could've come back on my own."

Not that I would've found my way back.

"Enough of that," Itachi said as he walked off. Sakura followed him. The wind was blowing now. "You can come back here another time."

It's getting colder… Sakura thought. Being near the water had caused the air to go cold. The air wasn't actually cold to Sakura – it was the mist that touched her bare skin that was cold. It had never bothered her when she was under the cherry blossom tree… because she never paid attention to it.

Will I ever be able to go home? Inner Sakura said. Or will I have to stay with this guy.

"The thoughts you have about seeing your home again – forget them!" he continued to walk on.

Sakura gasped. I forgot that he could read my mind.

"It's not as easy as you think it is." Sakura replied. Instead of looking forward when she was walking, she looked at the ground.

"You'll have to live with it!"

Sakura yelled. "Maybe that's how you lived your life – away from your home, by killing your -"

"– Let's get one thing straight princess," Itachi stopped walking. He cut her off and grabbed Sakura's hands firmly until they hurt. "What you were going to say won't be mentioned again – GOT IT?"

Itachi was facing Sakura looking at her deep in the eyes. He then let go of her hand. Sakura tried to stop and look away from gazing into his eyes but something wouldn't allow her to. Her eyes were filled with fear and his eyes were filled with pure hatred. Tears made their way down Sakura's cheeks but she couldn't stop from looking into Itachi's eyes. She tried… but she couldn't he just seemed to show no mercy at all.