My Favorite Mistake

Chapter Three: The Forbidden Word.

As Sakura ran out of the interrogation room she wasn't exactly sure where she was going or what she would do when she finally arrived at her destination. The only thing she knew was she had to keep going. Keep moving forward like she always had. Her lungs burned and her legs felt like they would fall off but she pushed forward. A pang in her side let her know she was pushing herself further then she should have.

She bit her lip and pushed herself closer and closer to the main gate. To the crowed of ninja, that stood between her and her destiny. She pushed forward without hesitation until she finally pushed herself to the center of the circle and then she was frozen in her stop.

Her jade eyes landed on his blood red eyes letting her know he was willing to fight for her. To fight for their child. To fight for their future. She felt her lips turn into a true smile. A smile that had faded from her features for much too long.

It felt like he had been punched in the chest. His breath was taken away when he saw her. Those two months away from her… She had changed. There was a spark in her eyes that he hadn't known. A new life.

His eyes slowly faded into the beautiful gray she remembered so vividly. The gray that she had only been able to see in her dreams. There was a softness to them that made her smile only widened. Wetness fell from her face as she watched him move closer and closer to her.

Itaci felt a pang in is chest as he moved closer getting a better look of his beauty. Her feet were bare and covered in blisters, mud, and blood. His eyes wondered up her uncovered legs which looked just as bad as her feet. His eyes looked over her ripped dress that he could only assume used to be white. Despite all the dirt that covered her body he couldn't help but think she was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on.

Sakura opened her mouth trying to will herself to say something, anything! He was right in front of her but she couldn't find her voice. She watched his steady eyes as Itachi moved ever so slightly letting his Akatsuki cloak slip from his shoulders. She flinched slightly hearing the nin that surrounded them move slightly. She looked behind her to find Tsunade signaling the group to stand their ground.

She turned back to face Itachi. She watched as he brought the cloak around to cover her body. And finally for the first time in months she felt safe. She let out a chocked sob using her hand to cover her mouth. She was finally safe, with Itachi. Nothing. Nothing could ruin this moment.

"I'm sorry I was your biggest mistake," Sakura's eyes widened at his words. Of course this would be the first thing he would bring up after them being away from each other for so long. "While you…" She watched as he reached up and untied his leaf head band and let it drop to the ground. He moved forward placing his forehead against hers. "You…were quite possibly the best thing to ever happen to me."

Sakura's bottom lip trembled slightly before a loud sob escaped from her throat. She let out a loud sob before throwing her arms around his neck. After all this time that was all she had wanted to hear. To hear some type of affection from the man. He was a hard man to crack. It had taken her so long to get him to admit that they were not that different. And now he had reviled how important she was to him. She let out another sob before a smile graced her lips.

Sakura took in a few unsteady breathes trying to regain her composure. She needed to calm down. Her eyes widened when Itachi's hands unhooked her arms from his neck and made her stand in front of him. Her eyes fluttered slightly until warm hands cupped her face lovingly. She looked up at Itachi. A small gentle smile graced his lips. It nearly broke her heart and then his lips moved and he whispered those three forbidden words. Those words she thought for sure he would never say.

"I love you."

Her breath sucked in and the world went quite. It was perfect. She couldn't think of a better way for him to have said it. Sakura sniffled before whipping away her tears with the back of Itachi's Akatsuki cloak. Her face was red and her eyes were swollen. She smiled gently and with a voice of an angel she spoke.

"I have fallen in love many times…" she whispered. "Always," she moved up on her tip toes so that way her breath danced across his lips. "With you."

Then for the first time in what felt like forever, what she had been waiting for, what made her stomach leap into her throat. A simple beautiful gentle kiss. His warm lips molded perfectly into hers. She melted into his kiss and forgot the world around her. For once she didn't want to think about what would happen next or where her life was going. All she could think about was his lips pressed against hers and their love.

I really wanted to end it there… but since I'm feeling nice I'm going to keep going :D lol

It didn't take long for their perfect moment to be over. In fact their kiss only got to last a few more seconds before the couple was surrounded by an ANBU team of five. Itachi acted calmly as the ANBU retained him. He didn't even turn his sharingan on. Sakura glared at the ANBU and then glared at Tsuande.

"What are you doing?" The pinkette demanded. What had happened to Tsunade helping her? Protecting her? "You're supposed to be helping us!"

"Sakura," Sakura turned to face Itachi. She watched with wide eyes at how calm the Uchiha was. Sakura huffed slightly before she moved forward being pushed in the direction she had come from. The interrogation facility. The walk to the facility was a long and hard one.

Unlike when she had first arrived in Konoha earlier that morning the streets were busy with many villagers and they watched with horror or hate filled eyes at Itachi. Sakura'e eyes stung at the hate in their eyes. If only they knew what he had done for them. For all of them they wouldn't look at him like that. They would think his a true hero.

It angered her to think of that. She hated them for hating him. She hated Konoha for what they had done to the man she loved. She let out a grunt as the ANBU pushed her forward. She stumbled slightly. A peak in Itachi's chakra made the group freeze in fear as well as the villagers who stood around them.

"It would be wise of you not to push her; I'm going peacefully right now. One more wrong move and I will kill you," Itachi spoke to the group. The group moved forward once more this time being gentler on the pinkette.

It wasn't long before Sakura and Itachi were tied to chairs in the interrogation room next to Karin and Sasuke. "Aniki,"

Itachi looked over at his younger brother a small smiled graced his lips. "Sasuke-kun, you look well."

Sasuke smiled lightly. "I'm sorry Aniki… for everything that has happened…" Itachi stared at his younger brother slightly shocked. "I'm also sorry… but I can't kill you. You have too much to live for."

Itachi chuckled before looking down at his lap. Never in his life did he think this was where he would be. And defiantly not at the hands of a pink haired kunoichi. "Thank you Sasuke-kun," Itachi turned and looked at the pinkette. "Thank you Sakura,"

Sakura smiled. The four remained quiet until finally the door opened and Tsunade walked in. Sakura's face instantly glared at the older woman. "I'm sorry about earlier. I can't let the village thinking I'm letting you off the hook," Tsunade said.

Sakura continued to glare. "How can you allow this to happen Tsuande-shishou! You know what this village has done to Itachi! After all he has done for them and you'll allow this to continue! It's wrong! It's disgusting! Itachi is a good man!" Sakura screamed.

Tsunade sighed. "Sakura… the more anger towards the past you carry in your heart the less capable you are of loving in the present."

Sakura opened her mouth to protest but was stopped by Itachi's smooth voice. "She is right Sakura," The pinkette turned to look at him with wide eyes. "The things that happened in the past happened for a reason. There is nothing we can do to change them. Other than to let go and move forward," Sakura looked away from the man ashamed of her childness. "There is another reason as to why I've come here Tsuande-sama,"

The blonde woman raised an eyebrow at him and the rest of the group turn to stare at him. Sakura looked at him questioningly. Not sure of what he would say next. "Our lives… are being threated by a greater power then Orochimaru, then my own."

That shocked the older woman. Who out there could really be worse than Orochimaru? The snake sanin was dead and there was nothing else other than the Akatsuki that could cause pain now. What was the Uchiha talking about?

"I ask that your village and its allies join forces with the Akatsuki."

"For what reason?"

"Uchiha Madara."

A/N

Bump bump bump! Dramatic music! Lol sorry couldn't help it. So I'm pretty much hoping that you all loved this chapter :D Itachi finally said it! The L word! Yay! I hope it was as wonderful as you guys thought it would be considering you've waited for so long. Lol And of course I had to add more drama to it. Lol Now the group has to take down Madara.

Also I haven't decided what sex the baby is going to be. What do you guys think? Boy or girl? Let me know if your review since I'm being too lazy to set up an poll. Lol thanks again for reading!

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