Hi again! I'm glade that you didn't expect the last twist of the story and liked it! Here's another chapter after the answers of course so just scroll down if you are not interested ;)
CosenAngelHi again! thx for your review and your encouragement. You were my first reviewer for chapter 11 so I was happy when I received a positive review about Sakura's change of mind. ;)
fifi46227Hey! Oh your review was so cute! Thank you very much and I hope you will stick to this story. I have read the story you suggested and it was really good, so I am open for other suggestions from you! ;)
pinky101 Hi again I'm really glade you are reviewing to nearly every chapter I write and just wanted to thank you for your encouragement. Your vote is counted, like always ;)
Artemis411: Thanks for your review it really made me happy when I read it. Here's the next chapter so enjoy yourself
Devil-Speaker: Lol ;) Well, I guess you could express it like that. Thx for the review and your vote is counted of course.
Starlight - Wild KonekoHey again ;). Thx for your review but I kinda have to disappoint you. In the next chapters won't be much SaiXsakuXneji action but don't worry I will make a few flashbacks so you will get what you want ;)
aznkitty180: Hey! Don't worry Sakura will get her revenge. Hehe. I will take care of that Thx for your review!
KairiSakuraTohru: Oh thank you! Glade you liked the twist. I wasn't sure if you would be okay with Sakura going kinda evil but obviously all of you like that "bad" Sakura ;) Your vote will be counted of course! Cya soon ;)
TeenageCrisisHey again! Thx for sticking to my story and reviewing like every chapter ;) Don't worry about the pairing thing; we will just see how the votes are and what would be matching to the plot Cya in the next chapter!
Mayumi Crescent Moon Hey! Glade you liked the NejiXSaku action. We will have to wait what the other readers want but I will add more NejiXSaku that's for sure! Cya soon!
tobihobi: That's so sweet! I didn't know that my writing stile was so emotional but thank you nonetheless! Don't worry Sakura will get her revenge! You can be sure of that (evil laughter)
Uniquely Ironic She will do that for sure! Thx for your review and I am glade you liked the twist! I always do enjoy stories with a "bad" Sakura ;)
InARealPickleThank you so much ;) That was really cute of you! Hm your review is kinda hard to answer. I don't know the plot completely so I guess I will just count your voice twice. One for SakuXItachi and one for SakuXno one ;) You okay with that? Cya soon
narutocraze1233Hey! Thx for your review and the praise but I already have made a SaiXSaku flashback. If you want I can add another one of course. Just answer then I know what I have to do See you soon!
dustymoonHi! All right your vote will be counted! Thx for the praise ;) cya!
shadow mikoHey again! Here's the next chapter! Enjoy yourself and thx for your review! Cya
UcHiHa . BeBoT x: Hey! Well you obviously don't like "bad" Sakura ;) Don't worry there will be other twists after that one so maybe she will turn "good" again cya and thx for your review ;)
al2010 Hey again! I'm glade you liked the NejiXSaku thing. I wasn't sure about that part so thanks for the encouragement. Cya soon ;)
animemistress209Hey thx for your review! I am glade you like my story and hope you will stick to it ;) Cya soon
Deidralvr I have to agree with you ;) Strong female characters are just and simply the best! I hope this chapter is long enough for you, but I doubt it Cya soon!
So that's it! Here is chapter 12 for you:
Chapter 12:
Itachi just stared at her blankly. He had expected everything, from crying to cursing and back again. But he hadn't calculated what she had just said. It simple wasn't written in his book of concept. And exactly that irritated him He normally knew everything and could asses everyone without any problems. But this kunoichi -no, Sakura, just tied his brain into knots. He still watched her standing there in front of him with her fists clinched and eyes hard and full of suppressed emotions. At least he still could look behind her façade, distinguish act and reality.
Sakura closely watched Itachi thinking about her request. She slowly got to know him. Every time he was thinking hard he wrinkled the skin under his left eye softly. It was only hardly noticeable but thanks to her excellent power of observation it attracted her attention nonetheless. She was still somewhat surprised and shocked by her own impolite and spontaneous action only moments ago. But on the other hand it had been exactly what she wanted. She sought revenge for all they had done to her and she knew that she only could reach that goal with the help of Akatsuki. It surely wasn't a nice feeling to depend on a criminal organisation but they kind of depended on her, too. Well at least Itachi did and he seemed to be one of the strongest members.
She was so caught up in her own thought that she didn't saw said man nodding hesitantly. Only after he had cleared his throat audible and a bit huffy he was rewarded with her attention again. He sighed slowly out of boredom, or so it should seem, of course. But Sakura know better. He would never show her that she was somehow important at all; neither to him nor to Akatsuki.
But before she could space out again into the depths of Itachi's nebulous character he said: "I have to consult with leader-sama first before I can tell you our final answer. But I don't see a reason why you shouldn't be allowed to join so I might as well tell you that you will most likely be part of Akatsuki in several hours from now." Sakura only nodded to show him that she understood what he was telling her. "I will leave you now. I don't believe you want to flee again so feel free to explore your new home."
"All ri-"before she could answer him fully he had already vanished shortly after whispering some strange sounding words.
She stayed like that, looking at the empty spot where Itachi had been only moments before and than just shrugged her shoulders. She might as well inspect this place like he told her to do. It wasn't like she wouldn't have done that without his advice but it was good to know that she was actually allowed to roam through this building. She was currently standing in front of the door to her room so she had several alternative possibilities where to go next.
Looking into her right and left direction she saw that the left direction lead to a dead end. Well, you could at least call it like that. Due to the dark walls all over this place the white window with the overly nice curtains looked quite strange. She cautiously moved towards the dead end and looked outside of the transparent glass. You could see the beautiful garden with the flowers blooming all over the place and there even was a little lake with a wooden bridge leading over it. Sighing she turned around again and was welcomed by darkness and sorrow. She sweat dropped and quickly spun around to see the harmonic view again but something had changed. Inside of the lake was something big moving around. She moved her face directly in front of the window in order to see clearly what caused such big waves. She could detect a figure slowly emerging from the water and rushed backwards with a yelp. There, inside of the beautiful lake stood Kisame, with a fish fidgeting inside of his shark like mouth. "Uh…" Sakura made with her left eye twitching. "That's disgusting!" But she finally knew why he had such an offensive odour surrounding him.
Shaking her head she slowly turned around and moved towards the staircase she had passed by several minutes before. As soon as she had reached it she made her way downstairs, towards the kitchen she had seen when she had first tried to escape. After thinking about where the location had been she followed the floor and then turned right. This house was like some sort of strange labyrinth, with monsters hiding behind every door she opened. Maybe there weren't any monsters but Kisame and this plant like guy sure looked like one. (no offence to Kisame/Zetsu fans ;) )
But she was soon rewarded by the sight of the other battered staircase and then she remembered where the kitchen was positioned. Reaching the entrance she was welcomed by Deidara sitting on a wooded chair, preparing food.
He seemed to be quite surprised to see her but smiled his trademark grin nonetheless. Smiling slightly back she mumbled a quiet greeting. The fair man answered cheerfully:" Itachi told me what happened. Well, I am happy to have another girl joining Akatsuki, ya know. I don't like Konan so much, yeah." Sakura looked at him dumbfounded. She had never counted on Itachi being some kind of gossiper but obviously he had informed the other members about her request already.
Feeling her stomach grumbling slightly due to the tasty looking sushi on the table she moved towards it and seated herself across from Deidara. The trail of fruits inside of her room was long since eaten and she had always been one to eat like a horse after she had been converted by Chouji about how tasty food can really be.
Grifting one of the delicious looking Nigiri pieces she quickly stuffed it inside of her mouth and chewed contently. "That's really tasty." she complemented after she had swallowed. "Thanks. Today it was Kisame's turn to run into town and fetch something to eat. He only brought fish but he was surprisingly fast. I wonder how he did that…" Deidara explained, the last part mainly mumbled to himself. Sakura, chewing another sushi roll, just nodded until the meaning of his words sunk in completely.
She went completely rigid and asked another time to make sure:"Kisame…brought the fish?"
"Yeah." Deidara simply said while looking at her quizzically. Sakura, remembering the scene she had witnessed while standing at the window, made a gagging sound. "Hu, what's up, yeah?" the fair man asked concerned. "Is something wrong with my food?"
The seventeen year old girl only rewarded him with an unfriendly glance and concentrated at her trail of thought again, while coughing quite hard. Don't throw up, don't throw up, don't- Fortunately for her and every other person in this house her mantra worked and she slouched back at her chair. Deidara still looked at her strangely, then at his food and back again. Before he could ask another question concerning the state of his meal she quickly mumbled:" I just got something stuck in my windpipe." "Okay, yeah…." he said disbelieving. But after a short moment of observing her facial expression he shrugged and concentrated back at work.
The pink haired girl was still kinda shocked by what had just happened and silently cursed Kisame's laziness. She was really hungry right now but she would never eat the fish the shark man personally had captured with his mouth. She sighed and got up again. "I have to go. See you soon." Deidara coolly waved with his left hand and mumbled a happy goodbye after glancing at her with a friendly smile. Sakura kindly smiled back and then rushed outside of the room. She kind of pitied Deidara and even Itachi for having to eat that crap. Maybe she should go back and tell him what really happened with that fish. But then she shook her head. It wasn't any of her business after all and they most likely wouldn't even believe her. And if they did Kisame would be punished by Itachi for sure and she really didn't need the wrath of the blue skinned man.
Sighing again she slowly made her way towards the heavy looking black door which would lead outside to the garden. As soon as she tried to open it she noticed that the exit was looked. Well, I guess I am kinda lucky here. She thought while grinning widely to herself. She roamed through her pouch and soon found the metal ring with the silver key dangling from it. She happily put it inside of the lock and turned it around. The door didn't make a sound but she didn't give a damn about it. She didn't want to escape again. All she wanted was to breathe some fresh air and explore her surroundings. She cautiously made a few steps outside and heard the door closing again. She shortly looked over her shoulder and quietly shook her head. It was really amazing. The seemingly dark entrance door was looking totally different from outside here. It was like some genjutsu encircling this mansion and let it seem like something completely unlike from what it actually was.
She continued her trail and had soon circled the whole building. It somehow depressed her to see the house of her dreams being the hideout of a criminal organization she would soon be part of. She opened the entrance door again and found herself bumping into a muscular masculine chest. "Oh come on not again…." she simply said with a strong feeling of déjà vu occurring inside of her aching head. Rubbing the bruised spot she looked up only to see Itachi standing in front of her again, like predicted. He nodded to acknowledge her presence and then threw some sort of cloth over her head. Grumbling slightly she removed it with both of her hands and gave him a very evil glance. He stayed totally unaffected by her look of death and simply said"Welcome to Akatsuki, Sakura." She wasn't really surprised to hear that and just nodded her head to show him that she understood what he had said. "You may put your cloak on now and then follow me. Leader-sama wants to meet you."
That again did surprise her. She swallowed hard and then looked back at the clothing he had "given" her moments ago. It was black with red clouds plastered all over it. Her Akatsuki cloak. She quickly put it on and was irritated to see that it fitted perfectly. Before she could ask him about how they knew her size and why they harboured something which was obviously way too small for them she had to run in order to catch up with the young man.
Well, let's see who this mysterious Leader-sama is…
So I hope you liked it. I personally don't 'cause it was some kind of filler chapter; I have some kind of writer block so I contemplate about making another story to ease it again. What do you think of that? I am always open for your wishes and ideas, so yeah ;) By the way here are the votes so far:
SakuraXItachi: 23
SaiXSakuraXNeji: 12
DeidaraXSakura: 4
NejiXSakura: 10
SaiXSakura: 1
SasukeXSakura: 1
SakuraXNobody: 2
See you soon,
Serafina25