Special thanks to those who reviewed! In addition, to HermioneSakuraGardner07 I think by having them more in character you are referring to Itachi, I think he is in character its just he isn't as stoic as he is in the manga because the massacre had never happened. Though in chapter nine he will be a little more stoic but for now here's:

Chapter 8

Itachi decided to wait until Sakura awoke to ask her who was responsible. If she refused to tell him, then he would find out by force. However, for now her attacker remains safe from Uchiha Itachi's fury. As he sat down in one of the stiff hospital chairs, Shisui wandered in and over to the sleeping blossom.

"How is she?" Shisui asked.

"She will recover, which is something her attacker will not." Itachi said completely serious.

"Itachi, what do we tell your mother?" Shisui asked.

"Hn, the truth." Itachi replied.

Sitting down next to his cousin, Shisui too waited for the girl to wake up.

IN THE MORNING

The blushing nurse gave Shisui and Itachi breakfast before tending to Sakura. Sakura has been unconscious for eight and a half hours now and they had no idea what was wrong and with Shizune and Tsunade tied up in a political feud in Iron, they just did not know what else they could do. Itachi was wondering when his brother and the kyuubi kid were going to show up and start a riot, well Naruto would. Sasuke on the other hand, would probably stay quiet and glare at the two of them for being with her. Ten o'clock rolls by and still no sign of Team Seven. For some reason, this bothered the Uchiha heir. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and not waiting for a response the visitor opened the door and entered. Mikoto was slightly surprised to her son here. She expected her son, just the younger one. She was even more surprised to see her hyperactive nephew Shisui here as well. Glancing around the room Mikoto was most surprised on not who was there but who wasn't there.

"Sasuke-chan and Naruto-kun aren't here?" Mikoto asked.

"Hn." Itachi grunted.

Shisui, not wanting Itachi's mood to plummet even more by mentioning Sakura's idiotic and irresponsible teammates, decided to interrupt.

"Auntie Mikoto! What about your favorite nephew!"

Laughing, Mikoto put down the vase of cherry blossoms to give her nephew a hug. Itachi stared at the flowers. Somehow, Itachi didn't think cherry blossoms accurately described Sakura as a person. Sure, it matched her hair color and was her namesake but cherry blossoms were small delicate flowers on a small delicate branch from a gnarly tree. Itachi truly believed that Sakura had the potential to be on his Anbu team. He just didn't understand how everyone always overlooked the girl whose hair made her stand out from any crowd. Even her supposed "teammates" haven't visited her the ONE time she was hospitalized. Moreover, Itachi knows Sakura visited them every time they were hospitalized. Mentally sighing, Itachi realized everything ended up going back to her idiotic teammates.

Suddenly, Sakura started to stir. Shisui, who wanted answers just as much as Itachi hurriedly dragged Mikoto out of the room to get "Precious Sakura-hime some healthy food." Sakura's eyes opened as soon as the door clicked. Not noticing Itachi who was still sitting in the corner, Sakura sat up and rubbed her neck, her hair covering her eyes. Sakura was struggling to hold in her tears when Itachi cleared his throat. Gasping Sakura's head shot towards the sound and as she locked eyes with the older Uchiha, one slipped out and rolled down her face. Itachi watched it descend as he stood up and walked to her bedside. He was about to speak when suddenly he felt slender arms envelop him. At that moment he silently promised himself that he would find out who made Sakura cry, make them pay dearly, and never let anyone hurt her again. Finally removing her arms from the Anbu Captain's person, Sakura settled back into her pillows.

"Sakura…" Itachi started.

"No." Sakura murmured as she shook her head.

"You need to tell me what happened." Itachi continued as if she never interrupted.

Sakura responded by shaking her head again, more violently this time. Sakura moved to lay down when Itachi grabbed her shoulder, holding her in place. Surprised, Sakura looked up and into Itachi's eyes…