Hey! I've been reading some stories too lately, but that's no excuse for not writing. . . In this chapter Sakura finds herself at the Akatsuki base. Hope you enjoy! XD

Disclaimer: I wish I owned Naruto, but gimme gimme doesn't get.

'Sakura's or anyone else's thoughts'

'Inner Sakura's thoughts'

'Flashbacks'

Waking By Rain

"Kakashi-sensei, you're late again!!!!" Sakura yelled as she pointed at Kakashi accusingly.

"I got lost on the road of-"Kakashi stated as he sauntered down the dirt road.

"Lair!!!!!!! Kakashi-sensei, that's always your excuse! I didn't even believe that when I was younger!" Sakura barked as Kakashi sighed.

"I'm not your sensei anymore Sakura-chan. . .Just call me Kakashi." Kakashi said as they began walking down the road.

". . . Ok, Kakashi-chan. . . ." Sakura sighed as she looked up at the sky.

"Kakashi, do you think Sasuke-kun ever thinks of us anymore?" She asked while shifting through the stars.

"I wouldn't know Sakura, Sasuke was always the student that didn't surprise me." Kakashi's gaze drifted to the ground.

"Ok . . . just curious." Sakura answered monotonously.

Sakura closed her eyes and it began to rain. It felt good for a while . . . than it got cold.

'God I'm cold. . .' Sakura thought.

'Open your eyes baka! You're not with Kakashi-chan anymore!' Inner Sakura yelled.

Sakura felt as if some one with cold fingers was poking her. She wouldn't mind if wasn't so damn cold! Her eyes began to open one by one. The fingers were poking her eyes to, causing her to blink rapidly. But all she saw was lines in the cloudy sky coming to the ground with a small slash.

It was raining.

Sakura was lying on her back, in what felt like grass. She propped herself up on her elbows. Her eyes scanned the surroundings. There were trees, bushes, and the occasional flower. Behind them was a very tall cement wall, which surrounded the whole vicinity.

"Ouch!" Sakura yelped as she rubbed the back of her head. She looked down at her arm, remembering the pain she'd felt earlier. It had black cloth wrapped around it, and tied neatly.

Sakura hopped up, which made a crack sound. She winced in pain for a second, forgetting that she must be sore. Once standing she turned around. Behind her stood a building, it looked like an abandoned base. It looked old and withered. The rain didn't make it look any less intimidating.

Sakura approached the door with trembling hands. She froze for a minute, staring at the unharmed arm, unable to tell sweat from rain. She wondered how long she'd been in the rain, but she could swear her body temperature had dropped. That made her hope a warm fire was waiting beyond the door. Sakura placed a hand on the door knob and opened it carefully.

To Sakura's dismay, there was no fire instead, a long hallway with multiple doors on each side. Sakura huffed as she stumbled down the hallway. Sakura choose the second door on the right, the only door opened. She placed a hand on the wall to steady herself as the trudged into the room.

Two Akatsuki turned to her attention, as the third only gave her a glance.

At a black table sat Itachi, Deidara, and Kisame. Deidara and Itachi had their cloaks on the back of their chairs. Kisame still wore his. There were eight chairs, two on each side. They were seated randomly. Deidara and Kisame stared at the pride filled form of a kunoichi. She was covered in bruises and cuts, not to mention dripping wet and shivering.

Sakura took a deep breath and stood up straight. She stumbled to the seat next to Deidara, pulled out the chair and sat. Now, one crimson eyed Akatsuki was glaring at her, as she put on an emotionless façade.

'I'm still not afraid of you Uchiha, eat that!' Sakura thought.

Sakura ignored the three gazes set on her and observed the room. The walls were a neutral tan like color, and the floors were mahogany wood. Above her hung a black ceiling fan. She was surprised she could even tell the colors, her vision kept blurring in and out.

Sakura then shifted her eyes to Deidara.

"Why was I left in the rain?" Sakura asked narrowing her eyes, trying to keep focus.

"You wouldn't want to walk around covered in dirt and blood would you? You'd smell disgusting, yeah." Deidara explained smiling.

Sakura's stomach growled again, causing her to gag in pain. She regained control of herself and cursed silently at the horribly timing. Deidara had a worried look on his face . . . too much like Naruto's. He then turned his attention to Itachi. Itachi exchanged glances at Kisame and Deidara and they nodded.

Itachi stood from his seat and grabbed his cloak with one hand and flung it over his shoulder. He sauntered to the doorway and didn't turn around as he spoke.

"Kunoichi. Come." Itachi commanded.

"I'm not your dog Uchiha. And I have a name." Sakura stated in a matching voice.

Itachi turned around and glared at Sakura. She only smirked at him in return. She was challenging him, and he knew it.

"Do as you are told. I will not warn you again." Itachi stated with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

Deidara and Kisame only sat and watched. Kisame liked watching people arguing, because it usually ended up in fights. Deidara felt like they could erupt into a fight any second if Sakura made a smartass remark. Deidara was between Itachi and Sakura basically. So if either of them felt the need to fight, Deidara would at least try to stop them.

"I do not follow the instruction of bastards, gomenasai." Sakura stated still not even looking at the annoyed Itachi.

Itachi walked towards Sakura's seat as Deidara got up.

"Itachi-san, please don't, yeah. . ." Deidara stammered as Itachi gave him the famous Uchiha death glare.

Deidara's eyes drifted to the floor as he stepped aside. Kisame looked like he was about to burst out laughing. But he contained himself and watched the show. Sakura on the other hand chuckled darkly as she turned to smirk at Itachi.

"Are you going to kill me? Do it. I would rather be dead than here anyways." Sakura's smirk turned into a sadistic grin.

Itachi stared for a moment wondering why she would dare insult him. 'She's either very, very stupid. Or she's not going to show she's scared.' Itachi thought as he grabbed her bandaged arm, and pulled her out of her seat. Sakura slightly flinched at the jolt of pain running through the cuts. Her eyes widened when she looked at the cloak behind Itachi. Part of the bottom was torn off.

Sakura was placed back on the ground. Her gaze snapped back to Itachi. Her eyebrows furrowed in guilt.

'He bandaged your arm and you called him a bastard.' Inner Sakura stated the obvious.

'But he's the one who scarred it in the first place!!!' Sakura tried to reason with her Inner-self.

'I know. But the least you owe him is a thank you, and then call him a bastard all you want.' Inner Sakura suggested.

Sakura bowed her head "Arigato, Itachi-san, for bandaging my wound."

Itachi arched one eyebrow. He was slightly wierded out by this. 'Maybe she has multiple personality disorder or something. . .' Itachi thought as he continued to glare at Sakura.

Itachi shrugged then nodded as he turned around. He and Sakura walked through the doorway. Deidara and Kisame both stared the doorway as if not understanding what had just happened. Then they turned to each other and Kisame spoke.

"This . . . place will be interesting with that little kunoichi around." Kisame chuckled and Deidara just nodded.

Hey guys!

I made this chapter extra long!!!!!

To celebrate chapter 5 of course, not to mention my 22 beautiful reviewers!!!!

I'll answer reviews with next chapter, ne?

Sakura-chan gets to see her room in the next chapter, and Itachi goes through her belongings.

Ja ne,

Tari-chan XD