'thought'
"talking"
'inner Ryuu talking'
∞ Recap ∞
"If we run we'll arrive at the hide-out in ten hours." Kakuzu said. Leader wrote a message and summoned a falcon.
"Take this to Sasori and Deidara." He ordered before the bird flew away.
When the bird disappeared out of sight they ran off into the woods, towards Sound and Sakura.
∞End of recap∞
Sakura woke up feeling sick and with a head ace.
'Ryuu? Are you ok?' She asked.
'Hai I'm fine, but how're you?'
'I'll be ok, what happened?'
'That woman, Yuki, snuck up behind you and sedated you and when you fell unconscious so did I and now I can't use my powers.'
'The spy was Yuki?' Sakura thought.
'Let's just hope that we won't be in the need of your powers until you've regained them.' Sakura said and Ryuu nodded in response.
'Be careful. I don't know where we are or for how long we've been out.'
Sakura nodded before she opened her eyes. She looked around the dimly lit room. Her eyes widened in recognition.
'This is like my dream…' she thought.
'…then that must mean…' she turned her gaze to the side and saw Sasuke leaning against the wall, arms crossed over his chest and smirking at her.
"Hello Sakura-chan, you woke up sooner than expected, you weren't supposed to wake up for another 14 hours…" he pushed himself of the wall and started walking towards her.
"… but this way I can have you sooner." He said.
'No, no, no, no...' she thought frantically.
'There must be a way I can escape.' She thought, trying to move but found that she was paralyzed. She opened her mouth to call for help but not a single sound left her mouth.
"I injected a small poison to your bloodstream. It isn't a danger to your health in any way but your muscles and vocal cords will be paralyzed so you won't be able to move or talk for at least another ten hours, unless I give you the antidote." He said placing a syringe on the table.
"So my dear there is no way for you to escape." Sasuke said crawling on top of her. He started run his lips over her jaw line and down to the mark that immediately reacted to his touch and she felt her body respond to him.
"Do you know how long I've longed to have you like this? All for myself…" He asked against her skin before he moved his face to hers.
"…and to look into your eyes and know that you'll soon be mine?" He continued. Sakura closed her eyes as she felt tears gather. She could feel him kissing her while his hands moved over her body. Tears trickled down her face as Sasuke started to undress her.
'Itachi…onegai (please)…help me.' She thought as Sasuke removed the last piece of clothing, leaving her in only her underwear. Sasuke removed his Haori and was about to remove his hakama's when he jumped to the side, avoiding three kunai. He quickly turned around, pissed that someone dared disturbed him when he was about to bed his woman.
He was quite surprised when sharingan met sharingan.
'Itachi!' Sakura thought in relief as she saw the familiar black cloak and red eyes.
Itachi glanced at Sakura and felt his anger rise when he saw in what state she was and her tears stained cheeks. His eyes met hers and Sakura could see relief flicker in his eyes before they once again were filled with hate. Itachi shifted his gaze to Sasuke when he spoke:
"I'm surprised you found us."
Itachi looked Sasuke in the eye. His eyes filled with so much hate and murderous intent that Sasuke almost shivered.
"Sasuke today is the day you die." Itachi said in an icy cold voice. Before Sasuke had a chance to respond Itachi appeared in front of him and kicked him in the stomach, making him fly out through the wall. Sasuke quickly recovered and blocked Itachi's katana. What Sasuke didn't know though was that he was fighting a clone and that the real Itachi was still inside.
∞Inside∞
When Itachi had kicked Sasuke outside he quickly summoned a clone and sent it after Sasuke while he went over to Sakura. He noticed her eyes move to the side as if signalling him to look to the right. He did and saw the syringe on the table.
'He must've done something to her and that must be the antidote.' He thought as he walked over to the table and picked up the syringe with the neon green liquid and walked over to Sakura and injected the liquid. As soon as the antidote entered her blood stream she could almost immediately feel herself be able to move again. She shakily sat up with Itachi's help and hugged Itachi tightly, who was kneeling beside the bed.
"I-Itachi." She whispered. Itachi's response was to embrace her tightly, not wanting to let go, but he knew that he had to kill Sasuke.
"I'll get you out of here." He whispered and he could feel her give a small nod. He moved slightly back so he could look at her. He raised his hands and dried her wet cheeks before he kissed her passionately which she immediately responded to. When they broke apart Itachi took out a black bundle from his cloak and unfolded it to revile another Akatsuki cloak. He placed the cloak on her shoulders before he got up and went over to Sasuke just in time to see him 'kill' his clone. Sasuke turned to Itachi with hate and madness in his eyes. He had seen Itachi and Sakura and he was not happy about it.
"I won't let you take her from me like you've done everything else, she's mine!" He shouted before attacking Itachi with his Kusanagi. Itachi drew his katana and blocked Sasuke's sword.
Itachi pushed Sasuke back and threw a hurl of kunai and shuriken at him, which he barely avoided, a few kunai's managed to scratch him but nothing serious.
"You're getting slow." Sasuke mocked. Suddenly he gasped as Itachi sank his katana into his shoulder.
"Still think I'm slow?" Itachi asked. Sasuke narrowed his eyes and did some seals and five clones appeared beside him and they all attacked Itachi simultaneously. Itachi defended them of well but as he pierced the first clone through the throat it exploded.
'Bunshin Daibakuha (Clone Great Explosion).' He quickly jumped back while doing some seals.
'Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique)' and he blew out multiply small fireballs towards the Sasuke's and as they hit their targets the clones blew up. Sasuke jumped away from the clones as they exploded and was met with a kick in the chest. He flew into the house wall but quickly recovered and stood up on shaky legs and did some quick seals.
Itachi also started doing some seals.
'Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique).' And as the two fireballs collided a loud explosion rang through the area. When the smoke cleared Itachi and Sasuke were gone, only the sound of metal clashing and hits being exchanged rang through the area. Suddenly Itachi flew onto the ground, covered in cuts and bruises and with a rather deep gash on his legs.
Sakura, who watched from the side lines (now with her clothes on again) gasped and wanted to run to his side but she knew that this was Itachi's and Sasuke's fight, a fight she had no right to interfere in. She gripped her oka-sans necklace firmly in her hand.
'Onegai Itachi, be ok…' She thought.
Sasuke appeared in front of Itachi, panting and with a deep gash on his arm.
"For eleven years I've waited for this day, the day that you die!!" Sasuke shouted as he raised his sword and was inches from thrusting it into Itachi's chest when he felt a pain in his back. He turned around and saw Itachi standing behind him, his katana through his heart. The Itachi on the ground turned into smoke. Itachi withdrew his katana and Sasuke fell to the ground. Sakura rushed to Itachi's side and healed his more serious wounds. Itachi then looked at his younger brother on the ground, the grass around him turning red by his blood.
"Aniki… w-why'd you kill them?" Sasuke choked out. Itachi looked at Sasuke for a while before he spoke:
"They feared me, they feared how powerful I had become and they wanted to eliminate me. They planned on makeing it look like I had died during training when one of my jutsus had gone wrong, but I figured them out and killed them instead." He explained calmly.
"Why'd y-you let me live?"
"You had nothing to do with their plan and because I saw strength in you, a strength that could become a threat to me so I left you alive to see if you could possibly defeat me in the future, but you lost the chance to defeat me when you joined Sound." Itachi said coolly, not a single emotion visible on his face.
"Even when I'm dying you lie…" Sasuke spat before he coughed roughly and went limp.
"No oto-tou I didn't." Itachi muttered before he did some seals used Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu and burned Sasuke's body to ashes. He then turned to Sakura who stood a couple of feet behind, eyes fixed on Sasuke's remains.
'Sasuke had you only seen past the revenge maybe things wouldn't have turned out this way.' Sakura thought as she watched the ashes fly off into the air. She felt the mark fade before it completely disappeared. She looked at Itachi and saw him looking at her. She smiled and went over to him. As soon as she was in arms reach Itachi pulled her to him and kissed her.
Just then the rest of the Akatsuki came outside and froze for a moment at the scene before them. They had been busy with killing the Sound-nins and were now pretty wounded.
"Sakura!" Kisame called when he snapped out of the shock. Sakura and Itachi broke apart and looked towards them. She smiled at them and together she and Itachi went over to them and she hugged them one at a time. Itachi didn't like it at all that she was hugging someone else but he let it slide… this time…
"Are you sure you're ok, un?" Deidara said, eyeing her from head to toe for any injuries.
"I'm fine, I'm just nearly completely drained of chakra but you seem to have received quite some injuries, here let me heal all of you." She said and started healing them.
"B-But you just said that you're completely drained of chakra!" Zetsu protested and tried to squirm away, but she held him firmly in place.
"I have just enough to heal all of you so shush." She said in a tone that left no room for arguing so they all just sighed in defeat and let her heal them while Itachi watched with amusement flickering in his eyes.
When they were all healed Sakura stood up a little to fast and almost fell but Itachi's arms encircled her waist and steadied her.
"You ok?" he asked.
"Hai, hai." She assured and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"Ready to go home now?" Leader asked.
"Hai." Sakura said with a smile and they all nodded and so they were off.
When they had been running for a while Hidan decided to voice a question that had been bugging them all.
"Soo, how long have you two been together?"
"Two days." Sakura said, keeping her gaze ahead.
"And we learn of this now because…?" Kisame asked.
"Because we had the spy in Akatsuki and we couldn't risk him or her finding out." Itachi now explained.
"By the way, who was the spy?" Sakura asked.
"Yuki." Leader said.
Sakura nodded slowly.
'So it was her.' She thought
"What happened to her?" She continued.
"Dead. Itachi went psycho and killed her." Hidan said while shrugging his shoulders. Sakura nodded again and they continued the rest of the journey in a comfortable silence.
Halfway back when they entered a clearing two Anbu blocked their way.
Sakura's eyes widened a fraction.
'Those masks… Naruto and Kakashi.' She thought but was pulled out of her thoughts when Kakashi spoke:
"Itachi Uchiha, you have betrayed your village, killed thousands of innocents and you're wanted for murder in all the hidden villages. Surrender and you'll be given a fair trial, if not you will be executed on place." Kakashi then turned his attention towards Sakura.
"Sakura Haruno, you are to surrender and return to Konoha peacefully or you will be taken there by force. These are the orders of the Godaime Tsunade, Hokage of Kon-"
"Why Sakura?" Naruto suddenly interrupted, face downcast.
"Why'd you betray Konoha? Were we not good enough?"
Sakura remained silent.
"Did you ever think how Kakashi and I felt when first you left and two months later Sasuke? Did you ever think of us?!" (A/N: he is 'counting' from the day Sakura was brought to the prison mansion.) He now screamed. Itachi and the others opened their mouths to defend Sakura but stopped when she raised her hand as a sign for them to stop before she stepped forward.
"Do you want to know what really happened?" She asked.
"How do we know you're not lying?" Kakashi asked sceptically.
"You don't but onegai; listen to what I have to say… She said in a pleading tone. Naruto quietly looked at her for a while before he nodded. Naruto's and Kakashi's eyes widened when they saw a blue transparent dragon appear around Sakura.
"This is Ryuu. He share's my soul and lives inside me, much like the Kyuubi and you, Naruto." Ryuu disappeared again and Sakura continued.
"Ryuu was a gift that I received at birth from the elements. He had been sleeping inside me until that day when I left on the mission with my parents. He saved me by fusing with me and ever since then he trained and taught me everything he knew. I didn't tell anyone about him because I was afraid you would judge me and treat me differently." Sakura paused for a moment before continuing.
"One day Sasuke found out and told Tsunade who had me arrested, sealed my chakra and had me sentenced as a traitor to isolation for 'fusing with a demon' as she put it. I tried to explain but she didn't even hear me out." Sakura glared at the ground at the memory.
"I
was brought to the prison mansion and I was held prisoner for two
months during that time I had regular visits from Sasuke who tried to
get me to marry him and help him restore the Uchiha clan, but I
refused. The last night I stayed at the mansion Sasuke came again but
after hearing my answer he tried to rape me. Ryuu protected me and I
managed to escape into the forest were I fell unconscious form
breaking the seal. Itachi found me and brought me to Akatsuki. Time
went by and eventually I joined Akatsuki on the terms that they would
stop hunting the tailed beasts. For the first time in a long time I
was happy…" Sakura said smiling softly.
"But then on one
mission Sasuke found me and marked me and yesterday he attacked the
Akatsuki HQ and I fought him; I almost beat him but he tricked me and
brought me to Sound where he tried to rape me again, but Itachi
rescued me and killed Sasuke." She ended. She turned to Kakashi and
Naruto.
"If you still think I've betrayed you, you may scold me, beat me and even kill me because I can't bear to have the two of you hate me…" she said tears in her eyes. The next thing she knew she was being hugged by Kakashi and Naruto. She shakily raised her arms and hugged them back.
"Sakura-chan…" Naruto said.
"We've missed you so much." Kakashi said.
"I've missed you too." Sakura said through tears.
The Akatsuki silently watched the seen before them and some smiled, but the moment didn't last long when suddenly twelve Anbu jumped out of the surrounding foliage and started attacking the Akatsuki members.
"Stand down!" Naruto commanded, but the Anbu either didn't hear him or they just ignored him for they just continued attacking. Through the chaos Sakura watched in horror as an Anbu charged at Itachi, who was already fighting two Anbu, from behind.
'He won't be able to avoid it!' Sakura thought.
"ITACHI!!" She screamed.
∞Itachi∞
Itachi heard Sakura shout his name and he saw another Anbu come at him with a kunai from the corner of his eye. He knew he couldn't avoid it so he drew in a breath and waited for the pain… but it never came. He turned around just in time to see Sakura start too fall to the ground, a kunai in her chest, the kunai meant for him. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion and he vaguely registered the others call her name. He quickly caught her and kneeled down, Sakura still in his arms.
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Everyone just stood there and watched the scene unfold in shock and horror. The Anbu removed their masks to revile the whole rookie nine: Ino, Kiba, Chouji, Lee, Hinata, Tenten, Shikamaru and Shino. The Anbu who had stabbed Sakura removed the mask to revile a shocked looking Neji.
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"You baka!" Itachi hissed as he tried to heal the wound in her chest, but the bleeding just wouldn't stop. He felt Sakura's delicate hand on his.
"I-Itachi-kun stop, it-t's no use; the k-kunai was po-oisoned." She said hoarsely before she suddenly coughed. A thin crimson line appeared on her mouth.
"Why'd you have to come in the way!?" Itachi half screamed, despair in his otherwise emotionless eyes. Sakura smiled weakly.
"Because I couldn't l-let you die, b-because without you I'm not whole, I'm l-like a flower without the s-sun, without you I-I'm nothing." She coughed again. They both knew that it was only a matter of time before she would die. She was didn't have enough chakra to heal herself and Ryuu was too weakened by the drug to do anything.
"I won't let you die." Itachi said, holding her closer as if he could return the warmth to her rapidly cooling body.
"Always rememb-ber…" She said stroking his cheek lightly, tears in her eyes.
"How much I l-love you…" she whispered, looking straight in his eyes, a single tear sliding down her face then she closed her eyes, her hand fell from his face and she went limp in his arms.
"Sakura." He asked.
No answer.
"No…" He breathed as he touched her cold cheek. He buried his face in the crook of her neck as a tear unconsciously ran down his face. For the first time in 15 years the 23 year-old cried.
She; the love of his life, his soul mate, his light was gone.
The rain that had once fallen lightly now came down heavily as the others watched and cried at the heartbreaking sight. The angel among them had gone home to heaven, leaving a big vastness in all their heart no one else could fill.
An angel among us that you were
How I wish you would still be here
You are my only love and if I'm the stars then you're my moon
Why'd you have to return to heaven so soon?
Can't you see I'm nothing without you by my side?
Can't you see the sorrow and tears I now hide?
I'd do anything to kiss you, hold you one more time
Is that really such a crime?
For me, a demon, to love you, an angel, his much
To miss your eyes and long for your touch?
I don't know what to do
I'm so lost without you.
Never again will I be blessed with you here
Never again will I be able to hold you near
I think as I cradle your cold limp for close to my chest
With a broken, once beating, heart in my breast
'Sakura…you lied.'
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