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Chapter 4
"Sakura!" Naruto yelled running along the dirt field. Neji grumbled something under his breath before walking over to Naruto and holding up a hand to get his attention.
"She ran away Naruto, calling for her isn't going to help. She won't answer." Naruto frowned, crossing his arms.
"Well you're the one who said she'd be here!"
"She was." Neji looked at the blonde with an emotionless face before sighing; he didn't like the fact Sakura wasn't there. 'She shouldn't have been able to get away so quickly…not without help." Naruto frowned deeply.
"Then where is she?"
"I'm trying to figure that out and maybe you should help instead of just standing there asking stupid questions!" Neji growled accidentally letting his mask slip and show his true anger.
His scowl suddenly returned to a normal stoic expression, but he seemed unhappy with his actions.
"Sorry Naruto-kun for speaking so rudely; you're just worried about Sakura-san. It makes perfect sense why you're so impatient about finding her." He didn't admit he'd snapped at the other male because he was worried about the pink haired girl as well; his pride just wouldn't let him.
Luckily Naruto didn't push the issue and just gave a shrug of shoulders changing the subject.
"Where'd Gaara go?"
Neji took on a confused frown; his eyes taking in the landscape as he spoke aloud "Byakugan" activating the technique as he tried to find the partner he'd almost forgotten about.
"There!" his eyes narrowed on a figure with red hair bending down behind of the boulders holding something small.
"He's behind that boulder." The white-eyed male tilted his head in the direction. Naruto rushed forward.
"Gaara what are you doing we have to find—" he stopped feeling a prickle along the back of his neck…it was sand.
This wasn't soft or cold beach sand though; no it was itchy and uncomfortable like salt. He stared ahead not daring to move or speak; Gaara's sand was really dangerous. Gaara's creepy gaze stayed focused on the splattered tan fabric. Naruto shivered remembering how Gaara had been like this before way back at the Chunin exam. The sand ninja's lips curled into a maniac grin, the cloth from sakura's torn skirt held close to his face.
'Kill! Kill! KILL!' the voice whispered in Gaara's head; sand slipping from the gourd moving closer to Naruto's feet.
Sisssiss!
The low his of sand escaping the gourd continued and a murderous look appeared in Gaara's pale green eyes.
'Her blood…it's still so pure and fresh.' Shukaku chuckled within his head; lust filling the demon's veins at the scent of the kunoichi's blood. He whispered words of hunt and prey into Gaara's soul, his words dark and teasing.
"Gaara-kun!" "Gaara-kun!"
(memory)
Gaara lifted his head with an emotionless expression, eyes slightly widened as he started into the pink haired Chunin's jade orbs.
"Nee, Gaara-kun I asked 'how are you?'" Sakura spoke gazing softly at the other ninja starting to frown from his silent treatment.
Gaara narrowed his eyes at her suspiciously. Why was she smiling and acting so friendly?
"Fine," he sighed leaning back against the wall.
"Oh. That's good." She replied with a slight smile hopping up on the wall; sitting beside him.
He didn't reply, just stared ahead; looking away from her.
"So what are you doing in Konoha " she asked trying to keep conversation. He frowned when he heard her voice again, didn't she know he wasn't much of a talker?
"Mission," he replied in a low voice still not looking at the female beside him.
"A mission here?" she asked, blinking at him in curiosity hoping for further detail. He just nodded, sighing.
Sakura frowned as he didn't continue; not even bothering to speak. 'He has to have something to say!' she thought pouting.
Sighing she opened her mouth to say something else, but never got the chance; her mouth was covered with his.
"G-Gaara?" she whispered against his lips, eyes wide with shock. He moved his hands to her wrists gripping them tightly and pinning them down against the cool wall top; leaning forward. His tongue teased at her lips for a few seconds forcing its way into her mouth massaging her tongue and speeding up her breath. Then as soon as it had begun it was over and Gaara had pulled away the least bit affected.
Sakura on the other hand was staring at him trying to stop the rapid thump of her heart and get over the kiss.
'He stole my first kiss…' Sakura choked out in her mind unable to look away from the red-haired ninja.
"Why did you?" Gaara looked at her silently, a dark smirk curling onto his lips.
"To shut you up," he replied in a low tone laced with amusement.
'To shut me...up?' her mind squeaked; Inner Sakura finally awakening from her stupor and twitching in anger. 'Why that jerk!'
She glared at him about to give him a piece of her mind, but he'd disappeared.
(end)
The memory ended and he looked up to see Neji staring at him; the sand had calmed and slipped back into the gourd.
"Are you alright?" he asked eyeing the redhead, Naruto off to the side watching them.
"Yeah," Gaara replied softly looking from Neji to Naruto with a small frown. Neji nodded and looked down at the blood stained cloth; twitching slightly.
"So someone did take her and it looks like they wanted us to find this," he muttered bitterly frowning at the strong charka on the cloth other than the kunoichi's.
'I recognize that from before! Those guy…what was his name?'
"Itachi took her, the Akatsuki…" Naruto grumbled aloud, twitching. "We have to go now. Who knows what those bastards could do to her!" he yelled; hands clenching into fists.
That was something none of them wanted to imagine.
Gaara and Neji looked to the twitching blonde nodding, they were unsure of the Akatsuki's location, but the leftover charka was a good lead. Gaara looked away from the other two squeezing the cloth tightly as the memory appeared fresh in his mind and the darkness returned to his eyes.
'They'll be sorry for touching what's mine!'
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Sakura opened her eyes with a groan; a flash of colors swirling before here.
"Ugh what happened?" she mumbled; gasping as two red eyes stared down at her.
'Nani?'
Suddenly it all returned to her; running away to find Sasuke, the man teasing her cruely as he pushed her into the ground, even the sudden blackness.
"It's you! Itachi!" she growled, glaring at him angrily; wincing slightly at the pain in her neck and legs.
He seemed amused with her reaction and gave the smallest of a grin before twisting a metal chain around his hand and tugging on it.
"Gack!" she choked as the collar tightened around her neck forcing her forward at his feet. "What the hell, she choked out in confusion trying to lift her head; what is this?" she hissed tugging at the collar.
Itachi stared down at her pulling on the leash again. "I thought you'd be happy stray. You have a home now."
"A home! You bastard; you knocked me out and kidnapped me! Put this stupid collar thing on me! Then—" she stopped her angry rant in horror staring down at herself.
"These aren't my clothes," she squeaked looking at the black and red Akatsuki cloak on her petite frame.
Itachi had to force himself not to laugh; finding it even harder when her face when dark red and she glared daggers at him.
"Y-you hentai!" She exclaimed shuddering at the thought of this man's hands on her body. He glared at her tugging harshly up on the leash; pulling her up on her feet and really close to him.
"I'm not a pervert as you so bluntly state. It's simple; my pet got herself dirty so I cleaned her up. Sakura tried to glare at him angry because it was his fought she'd gotten so dirty in the first place, but the embarrassment was too much.
"Just feel lucky the others didn't know you were here yet; though Kisame didn't mind doing it himself." A cruel grin spread on his lips at the horrified expression on the pink haired girl's face. "Though I'm sure you wouldn't have come out of that unmarked."
Sakura shivered. Was this 'Kisame' really that bad…ah of course he must be! He was a member of the dreaded Akatsuki. Sakura shook her head tugging at the collar around her neck again.
"No I'm not staying! I have a mission. To find Sasuke! Ack!" She almost lost all her breath that time; the jerk had been so quick and lethal.
"Don't say that name again." He growled coldly; looseningthe leashslowly as heeyed her.
"The boss has allowed you to stay little cat and you won't be leaving."
"Sakura." She grumbled no longer able to look him in the eye from her anger and embarrassment.
If anyone else had spoken back to him like that he would have smacked them, but her words only made him more interested. He stepped forward brushing her cheek softly with the tip of his fingers before tilting up her chin to look at him. He gave a small smirk staring down into her green eyes.
"Very well cherry blossom, come on it's time to meet your new masters."
Itachi let go on her chin and took hold of the leash again before she could struggle or fuss; pulling her out of the room and into the hallway after him.
((Hahaha! Can you believe I wrote it all this morning? No really! I did :D Chaanyways thanks so much for the reviews again they always help me meet my deadline –grin- Some good gaarasakura and itachisakura fluff in this chapter; these two really are my favorite parings I've decided to make Naruto and Neji more brotherly to Sakura so the pairing choice is between Gaara and Itachi. THAT DOES NOT MEAN VOTE! I don't want a ton of reviews with just GaaraSakura! Or please pick ItachiSakura! How does that help me know you like my story? I'd much rather have true opinions and enjoyment of my chapters then just a bunch of couple spamage. Oh as a note: Don't like Sakura? DON'T READ THIS! O I'm Pro-Sakura! Like sasuxsakura? Sorry ,but maybe only a smidge of that in this fic xx; I just enjoy other pairings to much even though I have read great SakuraxSasuke stories in the past. Next chapter Sakura ,meets Sasori, Deidara, and Zetsu and of course chaos ensues. And let's not forget the three males are drawing closer to Sakura's location; what trouble awaits them and the pink haired girl? REVIEWS! I PROMISE Gaara punishment soon though mwaahahahahaha! D Anyway hope you enjoyed it; next Chapter out Friday ()
