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Sakura growled as she kicked the wall with all her might. Only a small dent appeared. That Kisame man did his job when he drained Sakura. She was frustrated. Frustrated that she was here, even more frustrated as to why.

"Your Kyuubi bait."

That's what Sasuke had told her and his voice rang in her mind. The idea infuriated her. No way in hell was she anyone's bait. And no way in hell would they lay a slimy finger on one of her precious peoples. If anything they were the bait; Konoha will kick ass.

At this Sakura smirked before growling in frustration and aiming a punch for the wall. The force of the punch caused the house to shake but the wall did not collapse.

The pinkette sighed as gave up on her feeble attempts of escape. Even if she got out of the room they had put her in, she wouldn't actually be able to pass them. It was painful to admit, but she couldn't possibly beat the whole Akatsuki. It's just not physically possible. On top of that she didn't even know where she was. Wondering around in the words was not a good idea, especially since the Akatsuki would be trailing her.

She walked over to a window and looked out of it. She could clearly see a chakra sensor on the sill and rolled her eyes. They couldn't possibly think that she would try something that stupid did they?

Whatever. She thought. Her eyes roamed out into the opened land. It was pretty pleasant. Trees outlined the edge of the clearing and it was very natural looking. Especially with the night sky shining down upon the area. The stars twinkled in the sky with such confidence it was astounding.

Sometimes Sakura wished she had such confidence. Sure it seemed like she was a brazen person always wanting to fight with whoever started something. But in truth she was timid; diffident. She hid this with the wanting to battle, it was her escape; her way out. It gave the elusion that she was bold.

Sakura's eyes glanced at the moon. It seemed to be mocking her. Telling her that she was so weak and useless, can't protect herself from dangerous people.

Telling her that her own comrade kidnapped her. Her own comrade was holding her hostage for Naruto, her best friend. The idea sickened her. Sasuke was a traitor and always will be. The moon was also telling her something that she thought as pleasant and unpleasant news. Somehow someway she knew that Naruto was looking at the sky the same moment she was. That's when she saw a shooting star and a faint smile grazed her lips. That shooting star was Naruto, coming to get her.

It was Naruto because he was far from ordinary. Naruto was never normal, and that's what made him special. That's what made him so nice to look at. You could spot him out of a village full of normal civilians. Either if it was from his extreme amount of chakra that you sense from hundreds of miles away or just because his blonde hair was so distracting.

Naruto was different than everyone else. He always believed that you can change a person if you put effort in it. That everyone had a good side to them. Everyone could be strong; it was just hidden deep down inside of them. Naruto was never really accepted by anyone, because of the demon he possessed.

The Kyuubi only caused troubles for everyone. But that's not Naruto's fault. Sometimes Naruto thought that no one actually cared for him, or loved him. But Sakura loved him more than anything. He was her little brother; she was supposed to protect him. Like most brothers though he ended up protecting her too. Every time Sakura was in trouble Naruto would go after her.

Like right now for instance. Naruto was being driven into the trap they set up for him. It was Sakura's fault, she wasn't strong enough. She never was and she would never be. Sasuke did this. She couldn't stop him from the beginning. From when he received the curse mark, to the day he and Naruto fought on the hospital roof, to the day he left Sakura on a cold bench at night. The only time Sakura was able to stop Sasuke from doing anything was when the curse mark first spread over him. She hugged him and he stopped.

But Sasuke was always one of those people who wouldn't listen to anyone and did things on his own accord. That surely wasn't Sakura's fault was it? Yes, it was. She was strong enough to change him. She was weak and Sasuke was her superior, and surely now after all of these years, a hug won't stop him. She would have to play his game. Sakura vowed to herself that she wouldn't let Sasuke get to her.

And she wouldn't let anyone get to Naruto.

Morning came for the young Uchiha as it usually did. He woke up silently and stood up from his bed. Across the room was Itachi his team mate and brother. Sasuke always woke up before Itachi even though he knew Itachi was up but just lying there silently. It was weird of hi to do this, Sasuke guessed that he barely ever slept because you can find him doing the same at night as well.

Sasuke sighed as he walked to the bathroom and got ready for a shower. He checked to make sure he had a clean towel and wash cloth and also clean clothes. When he was done he turned the water on a comfortable temperature which for him was always steamy hot. The Uchiha would always use his shower time for thinking. He thought of everything from jutsu to enemies to old friends. Right now especially he was thinking about a certain pink-haired kunoichi.

Now that she was at Akatsuki base she would be staying there. Of course she would believe she's Kyuubi bait and would probably be on alert for any sign of Naruto. If Sasuke guessed correctly she would do anything from Naruto falling into the Akatsuki's trap. But in truth Sakura was falling for the organizations lies.

Sasuke wondered how long it would take for Sakura to realize what was happening. And when she does realize, what will she do? Will she outright refuse their offer? Or would it be too late? The way Sasuke saw it was that since she was with them she was going to have to talk to them. He knew Sakura she would go insane without human contact.

And even though Akatsuki were criminals they were human beings too. They had feelings and some of them needed to talk to people too. For instance Deidara, he may be hell bent on art and explosions. But if you befriend him you will see his is someone you might want to hang out with. Sakura would start talking with members and will become attached. Sasuke knew that Akatsuki wouldn't even have to try and like the kunoichi it was simple. Sakura was very outgoing and Sasuke couldn't imagine her changing that personality trait.

He frowned at the thought of his pink-haired team mate not being who he knew her as. Sasuke remembered when he first saw her as an ANBU she was so cold…and distant. But when he saw her with Neji…it was different. What had happened in such a shot amount of time?

This confused Sasuke but he wouldn't let it bother him. He turned off the water as he began to step out of the steam filled shower.

Thinking about Sakura reminded him that she would have to eat this morning, and that he would have to bring her food. Only for a little bit would she be treated as a prisoner but soon she would be given freedom and their plan will unravel. Like someone will ask her to train with them, and so on and so forth.

Sasuke grunted, how bad could this Akaryoku clan be? How strong could Sakura actually be? It seemed as though Pein was highly intimidated by this clan…but Sasuke didn't understand it. How could Sakura be a part of this powerful clan…and if she had a bloodline limit what was it? He walked out of the bathroom fully clothed with his wet hair plastered to his face. As usual Itachi was gone probably downstairs seeing as he takes a shower at night.

The young Uchiha walked out of his shared room and down the hallway. He made his way downstairs and into the kitchen where most of the Akatsuki were.

"Good morning Sasuke-kun!" Karin chirped from her seat atop a counter. Sasuke only nodded in her direction.

"Are you going to go feed that kunoichi?" Deidara asked as he formed clay absently in his palms.

Sasuke nodded again as he grabbed a basket full of assorted fruits and a bottle of water. Than he headed back upstairs silently, Sasuke had been assigned to take care of Sakura. Pein said because he knew her and she might be a little more comfortable with someone she knew. But Sasuke knew that he was the last person Sakura wanted to see, and was surprised Pein hadn't realized this.

He came to her room that was ironically right next to his and walked in without a knock or any warning. When Sasuke went in he saw Sakura sleeping on a bed that was provided for her, and the sight of her almost made Sasuke smile; almost. She was sprawled out with one arm above her head and the other across her stomach. One leg was bent and the other was hanging off the edge of the bed. She looked peaceful with her pink hair flying everywhere and with a slight smile on her look.

She looked content, and almost happy. But Sasuke knew this wasn't so, how could she be happy when she was captured by the Akatsuki? He slowly walked over to her to pull the covers over her. On the way he dropped her food by the front of the bed. But when his finger accidently touched her bare skin she shot up from sleeping and tackled Sasuke.

It was on instinct that this happened. She ended up holding his hands above his head and straddling his hips to the floor. Her other hand was up against his neck with a senbon positioned by a vital point. Her eyes narrowed at Sasuke before she realized what she just did her eyes widened and she gasped as Sasuke flipped their positions and now Sakura was in the place where Sasuke just was.

"Hn." Sasuke grunted as Sakura glared at him. He began to lean down closer to her face and was a centimeter from her lips when Sakura's heart picked up pace. "You can't beat me." He breathed before letting her go and standing up.

Sakura scrambled to her feet after with a slight blush on her cheeks. Quickly she masked her face to be expressionless as she analyzed her former team mate. "What do you want?" she spat.

"I brought you breakfast." Sasuke stated as he pointed to where the basket and water were.

"Oh…" Sakura fidgeted uncomfortably. "Thanks…" she mumbled.

Sasuke looked at her with expressionless eyes and just looked. Sakura looked up before shifting her eyes. "Hn." He nodded before going to the door. "Sakura, I suggest you take a shower and change your clothes." His head jerked in the direction where a dresser was. "Be ready by noon." With that he left the room leaving Sakura confused.

Sakura walked over to the dresser and opened a drawer. There were clothes that the Akatsuki wore in the dresser and Sakura frowned. She was really surprised they would give her clothes but was kind of angry they represented the Akatsuki. She rummaged through the clothing until she found some clothes that didn't have red clouds on them. Than she went to the door where she expected the bathroom to be and went in.

She was right it was the bathroom and soon she got into the shower. Thirty minutes later she got out and dressed. Sakura found it weird that the clothes were exactly her size and all. She wore shirt that showed her well toned stomach and a fishnet shit on top of that. Than she wore just normal black pants that went a little below her knees, with of course normal ninja sandals.

Sakura mumbled curses under her breath as she fidgeted in her new unwanted clothes. She walked over to where the food was and began to munch on an apple. Some odd hours later the door opened and in came Sasuke. Sakura who was playing around with an apple threw the fruit at him and looked up to see if he caught it. Apparently he did because he took a bite out of it and smirked when Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Ready?" he asked smugly.

"Whatever." Sakura muttered as she walked out of the room and pass Sasuke. She went into the hallway and started down it to where she remembered where the stairs. Sasuke who had turned around was right beside her and looked at her with caution. She was emotionless but he guessed this was her supposed "poker face."

Sakura was so expressionless because she was thinking about a dream she had…

Dream

Sakura's point of view lowered drastically from what she was used to so she supposed in her dream she was short. She was skipping around in a meadow full of pretty flowers of all different types. Some were yellow and some were white her favorite; ironically; were the pink cherry blossoms.

A giggle emitted from her mouth as she watched a butterfly fly around her head. She positioned her hands on either side of the butterfly and clapped it shut, capturing the insect in her hands. Than she ran towards a house close to the meadow with a huge grin on her face, wishing to show what she found to her parents.

"Mommy! Daddy!" she giggled while running to them. They were on the patio just enjoying each others company.

"What is it baby girl?" her mother smiled down on her. Her red hair flew in the slight breeze…

"I caught a pretty butterfly!" she exclaimed as she opened her hands.

When she looked down she gasped. The butterfly was no longer there…instead was a tattered butterfly that seemed to be dead. "Sweetie…let's get you cleaned up." Her father said as he grabbed one of her small wrists and led her to a well the mother in tow.

"But…but…why?" the little girl's eyes watered as she looked down at the dead butterfly again. Tears rolled down her face.

"Honey…things can't live forever." Her mother patted her head as her father washed her hands.

"But…Mommy I killed it…" she whispered with her head down.

A sigh escaped her mother's lips. "Just because you killed it doesn't mean that it wasn't meant to happen. Not everything happens by nature a good number of everything happens because of another influence. Like with you, it was your fate and the butterflies that you accidently killed it. If you hadn't done so the worlds balance would be shifted and everything would be out of order. Do you understand?"

"Are you saying I shouldn't fight destiny…?" she mumbled.

"Not exactly, I'm saying that what happens will happen. Not because you did something wrong but because it was meant to be." The girl looked up and smiled at her mother.

"I understand. I can't change what is, but I think I could be an influence on what will be." She said with finality. Her mother's eyes widened before she smiled a warm smile and nodded her head.

Reality

I can't change that I am captured by Akatsuki…but I can stop them from getting Naruto. She thought to herself. She hadn't realized how much a dream could influence her choices…

I'm so sorry! I really am…I didn't mean to wait so long to update! I just haven't really been in the writing mood. And with school and everything…I have to keep my grades up! Well for whoever reads these author note things let me tell you, my problem I mentioned in the last chapter has been solved!

I ended up with neither of the guys, and I was stupid for ever liking the first. Now I'm happily going out with a guy who I have known for three years and I don't care about the other two boys. It's funny because both of them are extremely jealous and even the guy I used to like says he's in love with me. Whatever he had chances…so enough about me!

Hope you liked this chapter and hope you forgive my lateness! I'm trying to update faster I really am. So please review so I know you are still interested in my story!