Hi everybody! Well I have gotten so many wonderful reviews that I wanted to answer all of them. I will do that now so if you are not interested just scroll down; there will be nothing important concerning the plot. ;)
CosenAngel:I totally agree with you! They really seem to be bastards but just wait for the next chapters; maybe you will change your opinion ;)
sasukeztruelove Well, you seem to be a really NejiXSaku lover… unfortunately I have received quite many IachiXSaku votes so far. But I will count your voice twice nonetheless.
Starlight - Wild Koneko Glade you like my story. Thx for your review!
KairiSakuraTohruI love your name ;) I'm a huge fan of them. Your vote will be counted.
borisbear: I'm glade to see that the betrayal seems to have been quite convincing. But like said before just wait a few chapters and it will all be revealed. Maybe ;)
pinky101: Oh thank you so much. Ever since the first chapters you have reviewed like every time I have updated. ;) love ya and hope you will stick to my story
narutocraze1233Well I try to update as soon as possible so sometimes within one day ;) Glade you liked the part with the genjutsu. I just thought it would be funny to make Itachi have a weak point ;) thx for your all you reviews
InARealPickle lol ;) your review really made me laughing! But don't worry it will all be better later on. So I guess you have to continue reading my story. But your vote will be counted nonetheless. :)
fifi46227 Thx for your review ;) I love them, too!
TeenageCrisisThx for your reviews so far and well I hope you continue reading my story ;)
Crazedchocolatefan: Woah I love chocolate! Dark is my favourite one. Doesn't really interest you I guess but I just had to add that when I saw your name ;) Oh and thx for your review!
aznkitty180Well your guess is quite good but not completely right. Fortunately 'cause I would have to think of a new ending if anyone guesses right! ;) thx for your wonderful reviews!
Mayumi Crescent Moon Since it hadn't been my idea to change the main pairing into SakuXNeji it was quite surprising to me how many fans of this paring are outta there ;) Thx for your wonderful, motivating reviews and cya ;)
NightWing101Your guess was quite right but not totally so I don't have to change the ending so far. Ya know when someone's guess is right I have made it to obvious and that would be boring to all of you! Thx for your reviews and the cookies! They were yummy:)
cherryblossom222: Agree with your statement but just wait ;) Itachi isn't a saint, too :)
Uniquely IronicLike your name :) Thx for your vote!
Deidralvr: Wow, thanks for your reviews! Glade you like my story. The idea of SakuXsasu is quite good. Thanks for the idea I will consider it and don't worry it didn't sound faked! Oh and by the way since you seem to be a Deidara fan: Sorry to have cut his hair :) Cya soon!
al2010I am so glade to have you reading my story. You are like reviewing every chapter since the beginning and I really wanted to thank you for that ;) Your idea of making NejiXSaku main pairing is quite popular by the way so I guess they have to thank you for that :) love ya serafina25
All right thanks to everyone who have reviewed and/or read my story this far! Here's the next chapter:
Chapter 11
As soon as Itachi had closed the door he could feel Sakura starting to shack heavily. She obviously cared about that boy. She didn't want him to see her crying… Itachi thought while observing her petite form.
Sakura meanwhile hated herself for getting attached to Neji. She really loved him. She had often wondered if her feelings for him were deeper than just the friendly ones she had begun with. But she always had pushed those thoughts away as far as possible. Ever since the betrayal of Sasuke she had promised herself to be strong and alone. When you are lonely you can't get hurt-she was sure of that. Unfortunately, about one month after Naruto had left for training the second time she had surprisingly- she wasn't really sure anymore if that had really been by coincidence after all- meet Neji after training her taijutsu.
Flashback
Panting heavily Sakura punched a gaping hole in the cliff. She closely watched the boulders crashing down at her and dodged them all with ease. Smiling satisfied she let herself fall down towards the ground. She put her palms on the by now uneven soil and let drops of sweat pouring down her chin. She had trained for several hours in the wildness of the forest and was totally toasted mostly because of the brutal shining of the sun-30 degrees above zero was really hot for Konoha. Letting herself fall back and watching the clouds slowly pulling ahead she thought about her current situation in her home village. Her parents' day of death would be the day after tomorrow.
The scar in her soul had not long since started to heal even thought it had been nearly one year ago her parents had been killed while taking a walk inside of this forest. Their bodies were found brutally slaughtered and quite rotted several days later.
After Sakura had received the news her whole world had silvered like a mirror in front of her eyes. Ever since that day she had sealed herself off from her surroundings and fellow men completely; even her foster mother Tsunade wasn't able to speak with her properly. She had concentrated on her training and was rewarded with surprisingly strong results.
Sighing heavily she lifted her left arm and looked at her dainty wrist. You could clearly see a long white scar drawing over her artery. After all her outer wound had healed- not completely but she knew that this reminder at her darkest times would stay there forever, just like her memories. Slowly getting up again she made her way towards the nearby river to wash her sweaty face. While she dashed through several bushes and jumped about twiners she suddenly heard a sound coming from her left side. It sounded like shouting. She quickly changed her direction and rushed towards the cause of the noise.
She soon arrived at a small clearing and hid behind a large tree to inspect her surroundings; after all several people had reported signs of Akatsuki activity lately. But she immediately relaxed as soon as she could detect the source of the sounds. Just like her only a few minutes ago Neji was training heavily. He was obviously practicing his taijutsu as well because she could detect several trees laying everywhere. Moving her head slightly towards her right direction she skilfully avoided a deadly kunai thrown by said boy. A few strands of pink hair were falling towards the ground nonetheless.
"Geez, Neji-san! It's just me, Sakura!" she hissed while emerging out of her hiding place. She didn't really know that brat and she actually tried to avoid him as often as possible. They hadn't spoken at all since their mission in suna and she would like it to stay exactly like that. "Oh. Sorry." was all he said. It only happened rarely that Sakura got angry at anyone since her parents' death but right now she could feel her blood boiling. She couldn't stand that man ever since his fight with his cousin, Hinata. He had totally embarrassed said girl and it was just thanks to Naruto that she had recovered her self-confidence again.
So she lunged at the surprised boy with all her frustrations she had gathered since several weeks. After Neji had received a hard punch at his face he quickly reacted and fought back. They were both exhausted due to their training and only attacked with hands and feet but they were wounded quite heavily nonetheless. They continued dodging and attacking each other for what seemed like forever and it kinda looked more like a skilful dance then a brawl.
But while Sakura was dodging a punch thrown by Neji her left foot got caught in a small gap and she stumbled backwards. The Hyuuga boy immediately reacted and used her accident as an advantage. She couldn't really blame him for that-she would have done exactly the same after all.
He lunged at her and floored her with him sitting on top of Sakura. His hand secured hers and he stopped her head from moving around and biting him with his other hand. They both were panting heavily and looked into each others eyes. "You have improved." he simply stated but his voice had a husky sound nonetheless. Sakura suddenly got aware of the intimate position and the former ideas of spiting into his face were soon forgotten.
"Thanks, I guess…" was all she could say while watching his facial expression changing and a soft smile forming at his thin lips.
An awkward silence occurred until Sakura softly harrumphed and said: "Would you mind standing up again? You're kinda heavy, ya know?" Neji blushed slightly and quickly stood up. He extinguished his right hand and Sakura reached for it. She was pulled upwards and due to the power of the jerk she stumbled against his chest. She blushed as well and wanted to retreat again but was secured in place by Neji. He had hugged her tightly and whispered into her ear. "I'm sorry because of your parents' death." She didn't say a word but he could feel her shaking softly. He cautiosly stroke her hair and mumbled comforting words. He didn't know that it was the first time Sakura had cried since she had received the news of her parents' murder.
After that they have met regularly in order to train but after a short amount of time you would only meet those two together. After Sai had been added to their little group the whole village was overflowing with rumours about the tree of them, mostly concerning sexual themes. But they didn't care. All of their real friends knew the truth-they were just alike so it wasn't really surprising for them to get along so well.
End Flashback
While they were going back towards her new room Itachi noticed Sakura staring at her left wrist and cautiously stroking it. Okay, what's she planning now? I hope she won't kill herself or anything like that…That would be highly unpleasing.
Sakura meanwhile was thinking about what she should do next. Neji talked about healing Itachi's eyes and then being allowed to go. She swallowed. And he must know after all. He was informed what the deal is about so he has to know the details.
Turning around the corner she whispered slowly: "I will heal your eyes." Itachi quickly tried to catch a glimpse of her facial expression to detect the hidden meanings of this words but her face was blank. "Why would you suddenly-"but he wasn't able to finish his sentence. The timid girl beside him had turned and stopped while looking into his eyes. "You have to agree to several conditions I decide." The man beside her rolled his ebony eyes. "Oh come on, why would I do something like-"but he was interrupted again. "You will attack Konoha together with me. We can add Deidara to our group, too, but I want to have revenge for what they have done."
She stopped and avoided his gaze but then continued with a more determined voice. "They are not the only people who can betray. I can betray them as well."
She looked into his orbs again. "I want to join Akatsuki."
Well I hope that was some kind of twist. I have never said who would betray whom, did I?
Ya know, the treachery of Konoha can mean two things:
-Konoha betrayed someone
-Konoha was betrayed by someone
And you all assumed that Sakura had been betrayed. (Imagine very crazy laugher)
Well, let's just see how the story continues. Actually I myself don't know. I just write what comes into my mind, except for the second part of the deal ;)
Here are the votes so far:
SakuraXItachi: 19
SaiXSakuraXNeji: 10
DeidaraXSakura: 4
NejiXSakura: 9
SaiXSakura: 1
SasukeXSakura: 1
SakuraXNobody: 1 That was requested, too, so yeah ;)
Cya, serafina25