Hey all! The whole thing DOES get explained, around chapter 12. Yes, this is a longer fic! Hope you're up for it! Lol!
And to the person who corrected me on Diedera, I'm going on the pronunciation in the Japanese version of the show, with the translations I get. It's always been Diedera Dee-ed-eh-rah. Sorry if you don't like it.
On with the show!
Disclaimer- I wish I had a Diedera! Ir an Itachi!Chapter 6
Sakura was shocked. She went ahead and cleaned up, fixing what she could with what food he had out that didn't get saturated in blood.
Itachi looked at the plate before him looking as if he were ready to fight it instead of eat it. "What is it?"
"I don't know. I did what I could. I didn't get a chance to ask what it was before..." She looked over at Diedera, staring at the plate with utter contempt. There was the slightest blush on his cheeks and he stood after a while. "Diedera, let me check your hand again before you go."
He nodded, reaching out to her. She took his hand and ran her fingers across the new line in his hand and Itachi watched, curious. "What happened?"
"He cut himself cooking. I was distracting him." Sakura sighed, feeling guilty about it. "Does it hurt?"
"NO!" Diedera jumped back, Sakura could see his pulse race just at the mention. He fell against the wall, holding his hand and Sakura knew he was lying. "Diedera, Why are you lying?!"
"I can't! I can't take it again! God, Itachi, twice a day for three days?! How?! Just once..."
Diedera swallowed hard, struggling again.
"It's because it's your hand. There's more nerves there. Keep yourself in check." Itachi's eyes narrowed and Diedera stilled, nodding. "I'm trying, yeah."
"What are you talking about?!" Sakura asked, completely confused as to what was happening around her.
"Don't worry about it. Diedera, here, take this." Itachi reached into one of his pouches and handed Diedera two aspirin.
"Arigatou. Sakura..." He looked at her, his eyes pained as he turned around. "Gomen-nassai." He walked away, downing the pills on the way.
"Itachi, what's going on? I've never seen him like that." She reached up, feeling where he'd grabbed her neck and felt suddenly terrible for whatever was happening.
"Did he do anything to you?" Itachi's eyes narrowed as he looked at her and she shook his head. "No, he looked as though he were about to tear me apart, though. I don't get it."
"It's fine for now. Just forget this." Itachi's eyes looked towards where Diedera had left and he sighed, taking a bite of the food without thinking.
"Oh, it's not bad."
It was two days later that Sakura walked in from work, Diedera's hand finally one hundred percent back and him and Itachi handed her a bag. Sakura looked between them, confused as she reached in and pulled out a cloak, navy blue with a high collar. Sakura held it up, noticing the Uchiha fan on the inner lining. She laughed as she tried it on.
It had been made just for her. She smiled, feeling the dense material on her. It was definitely weather proof, strong, and warm. "Thank you!" She turned, looking in the mirror.
She laughed at the look. It looked like Sasuke's shirt when he was younger. She smiled at it, wrapping her arms around it. "It's wonderful."
"Here's this as well." Itachi handed her a sack and she looked in.
"Itachi, this has to be three hundred thousand Ryo here. What have you..." Itachi was about to say something when Diedera jumped in. "We're master ninja. We can't betray your trust, so how many other jobs is there for us?"
"Either you're working construction, or you've become bounty hunters." Diedera looked at her, surprised for a moment before gritting his teeth. "Construction workers?! Seriously?!"
"You're always going on about how artistic you are. Maybe it would be fun to be into architecture." She smiled and Diedera shook his head. "Not my thing." Sakura laughed, feeling happy that things were back to normal.
That night she'd had some trouble sleeping and wandered out to the living room. Itachi and Diedera had opened the basement, to which she had no idea was there, and had turned it into bedrooms for themselves. She was surprised, therefore, to find Itachi on the couch, laying back with his eyes closed.
She tiptoed quietly past him, reaching her desk. She stopped for a second and wandered back, noticing Itachi was still in his cloak. She smiled, thinking of the boys in Konoha, and how much they were similar.
She unclasped the cloak and froze when she noticed a wound on his chest.
"Itachi?" She shook him carefully, his eyes opened to hers slowly. "Sakura?"
"Why didn't you tell me you were injured?" She walked around the couch and leaned down, sitting him up. She lifted his arms, lifting the mesh shirt from him before taking a good look at the wound itself.
"Does it hurt?"
"A little." He said with a yawn and Sakura reached up, laying her hands on it.
She noticed the normal reaction with them. His hands clenched, his breathing became strained. She looked up at him with a frown. "Does it hurt when I do that?"
"No." His voice was so smooth, so amazingly captivating. She reached down, laying her hand on his chest again, pushing more of the chakra in, looking up at his face as she pushed softly into him.
He gasped in, his eyes wide. She stopped the pain killing when the sound that came from him was nearly erotic.
"Itachi?!"
"Sakura..." He reached down, wrapping his arms around her. She looked up at his face, shocked beyond any thought. Itachi grasped her and pulled her up, his mouth fighting to keep from biting her neck and Sakura just laid there. "Itachi, What..."
"Don't." He murmured into her neck, fighting to keep from ravaging her.
He pried his fingers from her back, clasping to the couch. "Sakura, please, don't do that again. I don't have the willpower to fight it anymore." She nodded, shocked.
She'd just turned on the older of the two Uchiha.
She healed his chest and decided to go to bed after all.
She laid in bed, the sound that escaped his lips, the look in his eyes, the feeling of his hands grasping so hungrily to her back, his soft lips against her neck...
She wandered into the bath an hour later.
She laid back, the hot water breaking the tension in her muscles and sighed. It was wonderful.
She sighed, trying to let go of the feeling of him. She was in love with his brother, it was horrible to even think of him like this.
It was another hour later that she emerged from the bath, wrapped in her short pink bath robe. She wandered into her room and laid down, instantly falling asleep before she'd even changed.
She woke the next morning to a knock at the door. "Sakura?"
"I'm in here." She mumbled, totally not awake.
"Sakura, you-" The voice stilled and Sakura felt around her. "Sakura?"
"Itachi... Why is it so cold in here?"
"Because you're not dressed." Sakura nodded, turning and standing. She wasn't awake enough for this yet. "What time is it?"
"About six." Itachi was quiet and Sakura nodded. "Why are you waking me up at six in the morning?"
"You received another message." Sakura's eyes widened a little, looking over.
"A message?" She looked at him, his eyes closed and she looked down, reaching over and grabbed a sheet, wrapping herself up. "It's safe now." Itachi looked at her, the white material clung to her loosely and he still had to keep his hand from shaking. It had been so long since he'd wanted someone like this...
"Itachi?" She looked up at him, stepping closer as he held out his hand. Sakura grabbed the snake from him and looked over at the paper on the desk. She laid the snake down and as it crept across the paper it seemed to scatter, bits and pieces everywhere till it was just words.
'Sakura
We're getting really worried about you. I'm sorry if I hurt you, please just send us a note and tell us you're alright.
You know I don't have all the time in the world, I needed to start, to get a family as soon as possible. I so easily would have chosen you, but you left. You wouldn't let me follow.
I didn't have too many options.
She takes good care of me. You don't have to worry.
Tsunade says if you don't send a letter back by Friday she's sending Sai and Naruto out after you.
Please, Sakura, don't do anything stupid. There's other guys. Naruto and Sai both love you to death and I've even heard Kakashi talking about you. Naruto's trying to get you back. He's confronted the elders. They said they'll take him seriously.
If you get back, Sakura, and she's not pregnant, I'll leave her. I've always wanted you.
I'm so sorry.
Sasuke'
Sakura looked over the letter again, a sad smile on her face. Tears welled in her eyes and before there was a chance to dry them they were dripping.
"Sakura?"
She walked over to her dresser, pulling out the rat from the other day. She put it onto a piece of paper, watching it fragment away.
'Sakura
Tsunade said you may not be able to come back for five to ten years. Naruto's gone mad, they had to lock him up for a week. Sai had a panic attack. I didn't think it was possible.
The main reason I wrote today was to let you know, with the time you'll be gone, I've decided to marry Ino. The wedding will be next week.
I'm sorry, but I don't have forever.
I'll talk to you later. Sakura, no matter what, know I've always loved you.
Sasuke'
She reread the note before crushing it to her chest. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she collapsed to the floor, Itachi right behind her. "Sakura! What's happened?!"
"He married Ino. He wouldn't wait for me." She spoke through racking sobs, Itachi holding her close to his chest.
"He said he loved me, but he wouldn't wait for me..." Itachi hugged her close, Diedera there moments later.
"Sakura-chan..." His eyes widened and he ran in, wrapping his arms over her too.