The bittersweet one

Hey minna-san! It's this time again? Outer, you're insane. Well, look who's talking! You're my Inner, you know that, don't you? Hai, hai. So what's this chapter about? Itachi confessing his undying love to Sakura? No. It's far better. They're actually-? Wow, you said this wouldn't become a lemon! Liar! Who knew you'd fall for this? No, they're not doing this… as long as I don't want this to be a rape story. Tch, I'd rather be raped by Itachi than married to Sasuke. Why's that? Guess who looks better. That's a point. But "Girl raped by Itachi the charming S-Class criminal" even sounds better than "Girl raped by Sasuke the one who became Orochimaru's play toy willingly". Oh, so that's why… Why what? Sasuke being emo in that corner. Wait, he's heard that? Damn, we're dead! Do the disclaimer before Karin shows up!

Disclaimer: We no Naruto owners, thanks.

Now run! For dear life?! You bet! "is chased by Karin"

Chapter 2

Blossom of doom

The things in the room Sakura woke up in were covered by dust and the first reaction of hers was sneezing. Immediately the door opened and a woman entered who seemed to be Konan because a white Origami rose adorned her unique blue hair.

When the Konoha ninja tried to get up and in a fighting stance, the Akatsuki member's words held her back. "You're not getting hurt. So there's no need to defend yourself. Now come with me, if you please." Really, don't you think she's a little too friendly? No, not at all. You're sure? Of course she is, dumbass! But on the other hand, why should she do anything to me, as long as she doesn't knows what I even want here. That sounds right. Let's just do what she says. Konan led the slightly confused beast from corridor to corridor and down several stairways. Sakura followed her until the older woman stopped in front of a double-door. "Open it, Miss." Konan half-ordered. When the pinkette hesitated, her "guide" sighed and opened the door herself and revealed a huge room which looked like a meeting room. There was a long desk with nine chairs behind and one chair in front of it. Behind it were sitting Itachi, Kisame and Zetsu. The origami mistress directed her to the lonely chair in front of the desk and sat to her opposite in between Itachi and Kisame who sat next to Zetsu.

Sakura couldn't help it, but she used her analyzation skills and read the peoples' faces. Zetsu looked bored, but the constant licking of his lips told her that he was considering whether he should taste her, Kisame was grinning challengingly at her, Konan tried to read her face, but seemed to have a hard time doing it and Itachi looked… interested? …what.the.hell?! What kind of sick scenario is this?! One wants to eat us, the other wants to test us, the next one tries to see our deepest secrets and he looks like a sadistic rapist right now! We're no zoo attraction, damn it! You know, at least we have some stories to tell our grandchildren somewhere in the future. But you know, he doesn't look like a rapist. Just sadistic. "Well, now, Miss. You know what you are here for?" The obviously new leader of the Akatsuki, Konan, asked her. The Godaime's apprentice answered right away: "To be interrogated, overhauled and, if I'm clean up to then, to have my strength bitterly tested. Did I miss any aspects?" The woman across from her tugged at her blue hair. "No. But your high standard of knowledge is interesting, Miss. You're barely beyond eighteen, I guess." She would be even more surprised when she knew that I'm one of the best biast Ops. The interrogation is boring. I want to have some action. Calm down, we'll get some later, I suppose. Konan cleared her throat. "I will now start your interrogation, together with Uchiha Itachi who will check the truthfulness of your answers. So I advise you to not lie." The blue eyes of the former orphaned child suddenly met intense and icy emptiness in the emerald orbs of the young girl. "As you wish." Her voice was showing neither fear nor any other emotion.

"Kisame, Zetsu, leave the room for now. I'll inform you later." 'God's angel' waited until both members left the room before she started to interrogate. "How is your name and rank?" "Haruno Sakura, Anbu Black Op." Itachi nodded. "Interesting, really. How old are you, Haruno-san?" "Seventeen." "You're even younger than I thought you were. I'd say someone's matured too fast. You're a Konoha ninja, aren't you?" She pointed at Sakura's hitai-ate. "Hai." The raven-haired shinobi next to the Bleunette nodded again, indicating that the statement was indeed true. "What is your biggest fear?" "Weakness and losing myself due to it." "Who are you, or more exactly, what do you want?" The pinkette felt Itachi staring intensely at her. "Strength and control." Konan twitched slightly, while looking from the Uchiha to the Haruno and the cherry-blossom would have missed it, if she weren't so good at observing people. "Last question: If you joined Akatsuki, would you be loyal to the organization no matter what?"

"No."

Hope you enjoyed it! Oh, by the way, we tricked Karin a while ago 'cause my Inner had one fabolous idea. Hell yeah! I just said that there was this Sasuke fan-girl club following Sasuke's scent and that they'd try to rape Sasuke today. She actually believed it... --# [No offense to Karin-fans, or KariSasu- or Sasuke-fans, only my opinion. Our opinion!

Ja ne,

Novembermaedchen