Cold As You

Chapter Seven: Itachi's Truth.

Since that night, the night that everything had come down she had been stuck away from everyone. Especially Sasuke. She hadn't seen him in at least a week, she really wasn't sure where the days begun or when they ended. Her days seemed to run into themselves since she had been locked away. She had been moved to what she could only assume where Orochimaru's private chambers since he was one of the only people she got the pleasure of seeing daily.

The only time she saw Kabuto was when he brought her food, which had recently changed from disgusting foods to health food. All of her meals were what were perfect for women in her 'condition' needed.

But the one thing that hadn't stopped from the day she had been placed here, was the rain. The rooms she was in were above ground making it so she could see the outside. The snow had finally stopped and the rain and begun. Is wrenched her heart to think that she had been taken from Konoha near the beginning of fall and here it was closing in on spring.

The pinkette moved from the large window that she stood in front of. She closed her eyes as she did this and moved to the table that sat against the opposite wall. All over the desk was scroll after scroll after scroll with thousands of words protaining to how she could resurrect Orochimaru's dead arms. She sighed before slowly laying her head on the table.

A knock on the door made her sit up quickly. A piece of paper stuck to her forehead. "I'm decent," she said. The door quickly opened and shut. She looked behind her to find Sasuke. She was almost shocked to not see him wearing his normal training outfit. Instead he was wearing a black shirt and black pants. He looked so much like Itachi in that moment it made her heart ache. "Sasuke?" she finally whispered just to make sure he was real.

"Shhh," he said quickly moving to where he sat. He stayed there for a few minutes listening to see if anyone was walking around the corridors.

"How did you find me?" she asked.

"I've been following Kabuto, real pain in the ass." He said the last part before his eyes landed on her. A serious look crossed his face. "Have you found it, have you figured out a way to heal him?" Sasuke asked.

Sakura sighed before looking back down at the papers that were spread out in front of her. "Yes," Sasuke sighed in relief.

"That's great—"

"Let me finish," she looked up to meet his eyes. "Yes I found a way to heal him, but it's risky…" she looked up at him. "I can't use the rebirth jutsu without killing…" she froze tears fell from her eyes. "Without killing mine and Itachi's child," she let out a sob.

She didn't want to show how weak she was feeling but it had finally hit her. That she had been forced to be too strong for too long. She looked back at him letting his know that there was no way she could or would put her child in harm's way.

"If we wait though… there's a chance that Orochimaru will take our child…"

Sasuke stood frozen. He had been through a lot in his life but never had he been stuck between a rock and a hard place such as this. Sakura had always been someone he had cared for even when he never showed it. And now, inside of her was growing the future of his clan. He clinched his fist trying not to let his anger get the best of him.

"Don't perform the jutsu Sakura. Just put Orochimau under and I'll kill him." Sasuke whispered through clinched teeth. The two sat in silence. Thinking it over in their heads what could happen. What could go wrong? Sakura let out an unsteady breath.

"Sasuke?" he looked up to meet her. "What do you plan to do… when we get out of here?" The room became deathly silent. The tension growing in the air. "Do you… do you plan to kill Itachi?" she whispered.

Sasuke glared at her. She sat their waiting. She needed to know if he would still go after the one she loved. The man who was her soul mate. The soon to be father of her unborn child. "Yes," she let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding.

She looked up at him, her small hand moved to touch her stomach that still showed no signs of the little one that was surly growing inside of her. "Than… I have no choice but to tell you…"

Sasuke glared at her. "Tell me what?" he spat.

"Itachi's truth."

Itachi stood outside on the concrete platform that was overlooking all of Ame. His sharingan eye watched the village that lay sleeping. Pein's rain washed over him. The rain was almost comforting. It was cleansing. He looked behind him to find Konan standing not far behind him under the awning away from the rain.

"Itachi," her voice was calm yet strong. He turned away from her and stared out into the darkness.

"It's gotten darker…" he whispered. Konan started at him unsure of what he was talking about. If it was his eye-sight that was worsening or if in deed he was talking of the sky before them.

"It's always darkest before the dawn," she assured him. He nodded. "Have you decided what is worth fight for?" Konan asked.

Itachi sighed. "What matters most in life is not how long you live but why you live, what you stand for and what you are willing to die for," Konan just stared at him. "She told me that," Konan knew instantly that the She he was talking about was Sakura. "And here I am, with nothing to live for. Nothing to stand for. And Nothing to die for… I've burned every bridge I've ever built…"

"She loves you," Konan whispered.

Itachi turned and faced her. "What?"

"She loves you," Konan said louder. "Between you and her… is a bridge that can never be destroyed," Itachi stared at her a few moments taking in everything she had just said. Konan smiled before stepping out into the rain. She smiled at the feeling of chakra that belonged to Pein washed over herself. "There is never a time or place for true love, especially in our lives, It happens accidently, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."

Itachi turned and walked past her. "Itachi," she called once more making him turn to look at her. "Real love stories never have endings,"

"I'll be leaving," he said.

"To where?"

"To find what I live for, what I stand for, and what I would die for… her,"

A/N

Got a little teared up at the last part. So there our only a few more chapters let of this one and then I'll be posting the third story! Woop woop! I hope you guys are just and happy as I am! If your sad that this is going to be ending… you should read my other stuff. I have a bunch of ItaSaku fics as well as a few KakaSaku ones. So I mean feel free to read those as well. I hope you guys liked the chapter! Also I'm pretty sure were gonna hit 100 reviews! So thank you in advance for that! You guys are the best! Thanks for reading!