Part 4

Chapter fourteen

Prison of Love, man what a cliché

Disclaimer: I might not own Naruto… But I want too! -cries-

Her feet peppered the floor as she answered the annoying pitter patter that seemed to reverberate around the inside door desperately. And when her hand pulled the door back just enough for her own body to be seen the blond cerulean eyed male gasped and his jaw fell slack.

"Yes Naruto." She blushed as she grasped the bed sheet around her tighter.

The boy did not answer, his eyes just traveled lazily up her naked pale and flawless legs up to the hem up the white bed sheet she layered and wrapped around her figure from mid thighs to lazily resting in her cleavage. He traced her outline through the overly clingy cloth and from that up to her angered and frustrated face wit her wrinkled and ruffled brow. " Naruto, is you are going to check me out you can do it like a true ninja so that I. Wont. NOTICE!" She whispered furiously, pulling the cloth tighter around her only to make her outline more visible and pleasing to his eye.

"Is there a problem." A man growled from behind Sakura, putting his arms around her hugging her from behind and shielding the pink haired girl from Naruto's view while casting an evil glare at the blond.

"Nu….uh. Nuhu! Nope… hehe Tachi, no problem here…" Naruto stuttered nervously scratching the back of his head. "I-I just came to pick Sakura up for training to-today… thought I would walk h-her there… hehe."

"Sakura, go get dressed… I'll make coffee." Itachi stated lazily as he turned around with Sakura in front of him, heading into the apartment. Naruto followed inside the dusty home.

As soon as Sakura exited the room Naruto avoided a fiery glare that Itachi constantly and expertly cast at the poor boy when he poured the ninja tea.

"Naruto." The blond looked up from the cup of steaming liquid that was just poured for him.

"H-hai? Tachi."

"I understand your past relationship as family and teammates with Sakura, but if I ever find you looking at her the way you were looking at her this morning I will personally castrate you with a dulled butter knife, in addition to whatever beating she gives you herself… understood?" Naruto gulped at the pleasant way he said this to him, a pleasant countenance on and his eyes relaxed as if he was chatting away with his best of buddies.

"Hai! Understood sir!" Naruto saluted him.

"Glad that is taken care of."

There was a tense silence between them before the pitter patter of footsteps came and entered the kitchen.

"So what were you talking about."

Naruto began to shake furiously his cheeks laden with red and heat as he held his pants protectively. Itachi kept a cool façade and watched bemused as Naruto talked in circles while carefully avoiding his gaze from Sakura. Sakura smirked as she laughed quietly to herself. "Hey Naruto… I was wondering what you thought of my outfit."

Naruto coughed loudly as he mumbled, "Its great!" With a effortful thumbs up.

A irritated foot thumping began, "Come one Naruto. You didn't even look."

Nervously he turned around in his chair and let his eyes do a nervous up and down look of her bandaged legs and arms that disappeared into a short and slit black and white dress, practically identical to the one she wore as a genin except this one clung to her curves and accented her coloring. Slowly he raised his hand to the back of his head as he sputtered words from his lips as his grip on his pants tightened.

Slowly a bright smile spread across Sakura's face as she began laughing. Hysterically. "Its okay Naruto, I heard the whole conversation. Its fine."

Naruto looked back and forth between Sakura and Itachi, his lips in the bright formation of a round 'o'.

Naruto smiled warily. "Oh. Sakura… you seem happier than usual, more like when you were twelve."

The blind stood up as the three began to walk to the training grounds.

"Promise to keep quiet?" Sakura whispered, as Itachi laid a heavy arm across her shoulder, an all-knowing smirk crossing her loved ones face. Curious Naruto nodded his head viciously. Smiling softly Sakura extended her hand, palm side down and let her ring sparkle in the sun light. Naruto watched the ring glow on her finger with a dropped jaw, mesmerized by the shine and sparkle.

"WOW SAKURA-Chan! That's Great!" Naruto yelled, before her quickly let his voice drop, "Congratulations!"

Sakura smiled as she leaned her head against Itachi's chest.

The wind brushed pink hair against Sakura's cheek as she walked in a quiet steady pace with Itachi. The sun was up and she smiled happily. Things were starting to look up for her.

The three entered the lush green training field and Itachi turned tense and rigid against Sakura's body as they were carefully surrounding by anbu. The one in front nodded his head as he let a crimson eyed Uchiha enter the ring of black ops, and Sakura gasped as each ninja drew weapons.

Then Sakura remembered finally, 'Why in hell did I have to jinx it.'

A/N… OKAy I had t ostop there sorry

Thanks for the love last chapter

And a heads up I started a NEW ITASAKU STORY titled Pieces of the puzzle. And I think its going to be really great once I get going so PLEASE check it out!