Okay I'm not sure how well I'm going to be able to write considering I cut my finger on yarn yes you heard me yarn I'm not even sure how it happened either evil blood sucking yarn. Anyway so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to write this with a cut finger so we will see. Anyway enjoy this weird crazy fic I have yet to name and have yet to find out why I'm writing it and what the freak it's even about! So yeah! Enjoy! And as a side note I had Surgery so it'll might be a while for new updates not this one because I can just post it this ones done, but the others may take longer guys sorry.

~~Kyo~~

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or it's characters.

Chapter three:

Three ANBU knelt in front of the Hokage of the village. Tsunade's amber eyes fixed on the one in the middle. The white mask was striped with pink stripes. The ANBU next to that one had a white mask with red stripes and the one other, on other side lavender. Her top three ANBU. The pink hair, gave Sakura away, but that was what she wore the black cloak for with it's hood covering her hair. Itachi and Neji next to her wore black cloaks as well pulled up so only you could see their masks. Itachi's red striped and Neji's lavender striped.

They all looked more like Hunter-nin then ANBU at the moment but there was no helping it besides it was better people thought them Hunter-nin then ANBU.

" I have a mission for you three." Tsunade said folding her hands together and resting her chin on top of them. She stared at the three in front of her. She was proud of them of course, but worried. Especially about Sakura. Tsunade worried that there was too much pressure put on her.

The clans were after her as a potential for their sons, or heirs. Like the Hyuuga family and the Uchiha who were always coming to Tsunade with papers and so forth for Sakura to be put into a marriage of one of their members. It was tiring. Tsunade was sure that the Hyuuga and Uchiha acting as her partners never asked or told her of such qualms about such, but she also wondered if there was something between the two men and her favorite ANBU. She would wonder about it later now she had work for them.

" Your going to escort the current Kazekage here for his sisters wedding." In which she meant they were going to bring Gaara here to see Temari marry Shikamaru.

" You maybe wondering why the Kazekage is going to be escorted by Leaf ANBU and not their own Shinobi, well that would be because there is trouble in Sand and the Kaze only trusts you three to escort him here. Do not fail this mission." They agreed at once and disappeared in a poof.

Sand was being split apart and Tsunade wondered if Gaara didn't trust some of it's Shinobi thus why he asked for Sakura and Neji in particular. And of course with Neji and Sakura came Itachi. Gaara possibly couldn't need Konoha's best or three of them too boot, but Tsunade wasn't going to just send Sakura alone and Itachi asked to always be put on missions if it involved both his second and third.

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The three ANBU arrived in Sand in record time. They snuck into the Kazekage's building and appeared in front of the Kaze himself with Kankuro at his side. Kankuro stiffened but Gaara did not. Obviously Sunagakure was having troubles. Itachi stood in the middle this time. He knelt to the Kaze lowering his head. Being the Captain he was the one who addressed the Kazekage Gaara.

" Kazekage-sama we are here as requested." Gaara looked at the ANBU and then the two others kneeling further back together.

" Prove you are who you say you are." Kankuro commanded. Sakura and Neji stood together and removed their hoods. Kankuro relaxed when he saw Sakura's pink hair.

" Sakura-chan." Kankuro said relieved. Gaara nodded and she did as well.

" Are you having this much trouble here in Suna?" Sakura asked Gaara. He sighed and looked out the window as Itachi stood as well stepping back to be next to his two partners Neji and Sakura. He stood in the middle of course with Sakura to his left and Neji his right.

" Yes, but that is not anything to worry about. We'll leave tonight, so be close." Gaara said looking back at the ANBU. Neji and Sakura pulled their hoods up and they bowed and left in a poof. They went to a small Inn and settled there close to the Kaze's tower.

" We have a few hours to refresh ourselves and leave." Itachi said looking to Neji who closed the blinds while Sakura secured the room and then they removed their cloaks and masks.

" Should I scout the village?" Neji asked Itachi. Itachi frowned. That would be for the best after all, even though it wasn't any of their business if Suna had problems it wasn't their mission but Suna was their ally so Itachi nodded.

" Be ready to leave at any second." Neji nodded and poofed away while Sakura laid back on the bed. She crossed an arm over her face.

" Why is Sasuke stalking me?" Sakura asked. Itachi frowned. He had caught his little brother following her around more then once, but he didn't think it was stalking.

" Perhaps he is curious as to why I am near you so much." She sighed and removed her arm a little just enough to look over at him with jade eyes. He sigh as well.

" I am not sure." Itachi admitted and she groaned putting her arm back over her eyes.

" It's annoying and I think he's up to something." Itachi walked over and sat next to her he put a hand on her head.

" I will ask him when we return one way or another I will find out what he is doing following us." She nodded and removed her arm. He started down at her and she close her eyes as he ran his fingers through her hair.

" What do you think is going on here?" She asked. Itachi laid back beside her laying his arms over his stomach, she had hers in a similar position now.

" I don't know. Perhaps there is a breach in security or Suna is having problems in other ways." She rubbed her eyes tiredly. Maybe she could get some sleep while they had a few hours to kill. She turned on her side and put her face to Itachi's chest. He relaxed and ran his hand down her arms in a comforting way that made her eyes droop. She loved that Itachi never had to ask what she wanted or Neji for that matter to know what she needed. They were her comfort. There were many things she had to worry about but it was times like this she put them out of her mind.

She must have dozed off because when she woke it was to Neji coming back to the room. Itachi was awake of course but for some reason she was more on top of him then when she fell asleep. She looked up to Itachi and he smirked at her.

" Should I be worried?" Neji asked as he shut the door behind him. She peaked over her shoulder at the Hyuuga and grinned.

" I wouldn't worry about it." She motioned for him to come over he did so sitting next to them as Sakura removed herself from the weird position.

" So notice anything?" Sakura said getting straight to business. Neji shrugged.

" Not really. There is a sense of stiffness to the village that wasn't here months ago but no one wanted to speak about anything." Itachi nodded. So something really was going on here then.

" We should leave to pick up the Kazekage now." Itachi said motioning to the fading light coming through the window shade. So the three put on their masks and cloaks and were off to see the Kazekage. ( Why does that sound like something from the Wizard of Oz?)

The trip back to Konoha was anything but short, and anything but pleasant. They encountered trouble after trouble almost every hour of the trip fighting constantly with someone or another. Most assassins and others rouge, and some even nin from enemy villages. All in all even the three ANBU were tired when they finally made it to Konoha and then up to the Hokage to report. They were scratched up well enough now and Sakura had healed the major wounds from fight after fight.

" There is obviously something going on the Kazekage is not telling us." Itachi said taking the lead as always considering he was their captain and the first in command of ANBU. Tsunade nodded and dismissed them of course they couldn't get involved anymore unless told to. They stayed out of it for now.

" I need to check in with my clan now that I'm back." Neji said rubbing a hand over his eyes tiredly they had just went two days of travel with out sleep and with little to no chakra remaining now from the constant battle and the use of his Byakugan. Itachi and Sakura were just as exhausted. Itachi and Sakura nodded.

" Can I expect you tonight then?" She asked tilting her head. He smirked.

" I hope so, but I doubt it. Looks like you'll be one short in bed, I'm sure The Uchiha will keep you more then warm with out me considering your position a few days ago." Sakura shook her head and Itachi smirked in amusement.

" You have such an imagination." Sakura said tisking as she waved over her shoulder and walked away.

" Sadly I have to also check in with my clan. You'll be alright alone tonight then?" Itachi asked. She laughed softly.

" What do you think I can't sleep alone? Besides it isn't like you two are the only options I have for bed partners." Itachi raised an eye brow.

" Ones that do nothing but sleep?" She smirked.

" Hum that is more difficult but if I wanted I could find some, but I think I will kindly just enjoy my sleep alone for tonight then. Maybe I'll sleep better with air to breath not being squeezed to death in between you two." He patted her head and waved then walked off as she watched him go her amused look turned to a frown.

She wondered if she really would sleep okay with out them. It wasn't like she had never slept alone in all the time she had been partnered with them, but the times she had were far and few between, if not both at least one had always been in bed with her to sleep. She had gotten use to their warmth and cuddling as annoying as it was some times, but she couldn't bare to find others to have take their place in her eyes it wasn't merely warm bodies to sleep against it were people she trusted with her life to sleep next to with out a worry about being killed. She could sleep peacefully with them.

Sakura decided that since she couldn't escape the night by working because she had no chakra and she was exhausted that she would do the normal thing and just find something to do by herself. Sadly she didn't know what to do, so she decided reading was best.

When night finally came around she was tired and willing to sleep, yet knew it would be impossible by herself. If she slept now she couldn't sleep deeply like she wanted nor needed at most she would get a few hours of light sleep. Being a nin alone it was all she could. She sighed but decided some sleep was much better then none and she could replenish her chakra while she slept better then while she was awake so she readied for bed by getting into the bath and doing the daily rather nightly routine she could while at home, like brushing her teeth, then walking out naked. Since she had no company tonight she could finally sleep with out clothes. It was a bother sleeping with them on and it never seemed appropriate partners or not to sleep naked with them around. It was one thing she could do while alone at least.

She crawled into bed with a kunai under her pillow and more in the draw next to the bed. Regardless of liking to sleep on the side of the bed she strangely went to the middle and slept away even as light a sleep as it was.

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That's it he could not sleep with out Sakura. Neji ran a hand over his face. He was laying in bed for over two hours after the family meeting. They were proud of another completed mission from him and still asking for him to marry and produce a heir. He rather strangle himself with his own hair then do what they wanted of him, but he would do almost all of it anyway. He wasn't quite sure how much longer they would let him go off with out a wife though. He just couldn't bring himself to marry. He liked sleeping with Sakura and Itachi Uchiha even. He trusted them both. Plus he liked feeling Sakura's small curvy body pressed to his every night and every morning. He liked the scent of her hair and the feel of it in his hands. He enjoyed the feel of her heart beat and the sound of her breathing, he didn't want to wake up to someone anyone other then her. The obvious choice would be to have her marry him, but he wondered if he would ever ask that of her.

He knew Sakura's personality and love, or marriage would be the furthest thing from her mind at any given moment, but Tsunade has asked her once or twice in the last year for her to settle down. They were well past the marring age now at nineteen and eighteen with Sakura and him, with Itachi he was way past it at twenty three. The age to marry was young for ninja for the very fact that the older the more risk of dying. The longer your around the more risk you take. It was the way of life. At a certain age the nin are supposed to more or less retire and settle down, like his father had with his mother, and his uncle and aunt had.

Of course not only was even asking Sakura to do such a thing difficult there was also Itachi Uchiha to take into account. He had always wondered if when he was gone if the two of them had more then just this friendship/partnership going on. The way Itachi acted so familiarly touching her anywhere he pleased holding her close every time they slept together, kissing her hair, holding her hand. It made him slightly jealous. He wanted to do it with Sakura as well, but he just couldn't bring himself to be that forward.

Sakura didn't seem to mind either way she actually seemed to not care at all with any of their touches slightly sexual or not. She never seemed uncomfortable when they all woke up, him in general, to welcome the morning wood. She actually flat out ignored it every time. Of course she also ignored the Uchiha when it happened to him as well, though it made him feel slightly better for that. Of course they were bound to become excited while pressed so close to her every night to sleep, Itachi of course closer but it wasn't because Neji didn't want her closer, he just seriously couldn't bring himself to be that forward. He wondered if he should try for the sake of trying.

The Uchiha was the main problem friend or not, partner or not, he didn't want Sakura to end up with him. If she married anyone it would be him, if she would have him, though he had no doubt if he asked she would say yes, maybe not for the reason he wanted but she would agree simply because he requested it. He wondered if ANBU really had been too hard on her. She had to basically give up her woman hood, all her girlish fantasies to become a member. He wondered if that was a bad thing after all.

He also knew that Itachi was also getting maybe more pressure then him to marry. He of course was older and his parents much more strict with him because he was the clan heir. With Neji he would become the heir as well, but his uncle still had Hinata even if she was with always chasing Naruto.

Sakura was also closer to the Uchiha family, considering before she was partnered up on his and Itachi's team she was partnered as Sasuke Uchiha's teammate, thus she knew his family through and through before hand and from what he heard even Itachi parents loved her his father included. He had over heard that Mikoto wanted Sakura in the Uchiha family be it from her sons or even their cousin Shisui, heaven forbid it be that perverted playboy but still.

Neji was concerned that if Itachi beat him to asking her to be his bride for the clan sake that she would agree as well as if he asked her. He was worried thus he was panicking as he laid in bed unable to sleep. No doubt if those two married he would then have to sleep alone because they would thus be married and they would do...that. He winced. He had to make his move before that Uchiha did but he wasn't as bold as the Uchiha he couldn't just take her into his arms or propose for that matter. She had been his teammate for a long while now and he was more then comfortable with her, and she was more then beautiful and he could even say he loved her, but he didn't know if he could tell her such. He frowned and decided whatever his choice, he would have to do something later, he couldn't sleep and he needed to sleep baldly.

Finally he tossed of his blanket and dressed. He had to get some sleep and the only way that was happening was if he was cuddled up with Sakura.

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This was insane. Couldn't his little brother sleep with out having a nightmare and screaming out? This was another reason he hated sleeping at home not that he ever could with his fathers snoring or his little brother screams. What on earth was he even dreaming about to scream bloody murder? He pulled his pillow over his face and wondered if he could smother the brat in his sleep. He needed his sleep or his Chakra would be down tomorrow and he would be irritated even more so.

He hated sleeping away from Sakura. With her he could be warm, and sleep peacefully. He liked holding her close and smelling her scent. He liked the feel of her body pressed to his. She was so soft yet held all that muscle and power. He enjoyed the feel of her heart beat against his stomach and the feel of her breath against his chest.

This was just annoying. If only he could live with Sakura then he could sleep fine every night and wake to her breath on his chest, her body against his, and that sent on his skin. He enjoyed sleeping over at her house all the much more then he should really. If his family knew he was sleeping with her they would faint, though at times he wished it was how everyone would see it if they knew. They all slept together but not sexually. Though he wondered if she felt that way toward anyone. She seemed as uninterested as a woman could be to a man. She showed them affections and comforted them, but in any sexual situation like waking up on top of someone or having an erection pressing into your thigh, she reacted calmly as if it were alright, as if she didn't care at all.

It drove him nuts. He really enjoyed being with her, she was the only female except his mother that he could bare be around and she was almost always on his mind. ANBU had served its purpose on her well. She had emotions, but she was really good at hiding them, so good in fact even he wondered what she felt. He could honestly say he had no clue what she thought any of the time. He understood when she thought something importing at him he could read it clearly on her face and eyes but with emotion such as lust, love, or sorrow he couldn't tell at all. It was mentally exhausting.

He knew for a fact that Sakura wouldn't willingly marry anyone though she would marry if it were a command of Tsunade or if a friend asked her to. Not the fan boys but say if Sasuke or Naruto, Sai, or even Neji and himself she would agree not because she had feelings of that sort for them, but because she wanted them happy and would do anything even marry them if they wished it. She was so selfless in that way that it drove him mad. He had tempted to ask her just to have her as his away from all those stupid men who wanted to catch her eye. Yet he wouldn't because he didn't want her to marry him because she felt she had to but because she honestly wanted to. He wanted her to love him, how sappy was that? He loved her. As crazy as she was sometime she was the only female that truly understood him, heck the only person male or female who did. She truly was the only one for him, he just wished she felt the same. He could never tell what she felt. He tossed the blanket off himself. This was insane he needed sleep his clan be damned he couldn't sleep here anymore.

Thus he dressed and left the Manor to Sakura's place he had enough of Sasuke's screaming and his fathers snoring.

Sakura's house was conveniently not too far from the Uchiha district, thus he made it there in no time and jumped to the window. He jumped in through the opened window and pushed the curtains away to see an empty bed. He looked up and could actually say he flushed in embarrassment, though as shameful as it was to his pride. He was looking straight up at a naked Sakura who was in attack mode her eyes still dazed from being woken and her hair a mess. She looked down right sexy, he felt himself react and cursed himself. Only she could make him lose control of himself like this.

She realized it was him and dropped to the floor and twirled the kunai on a finger. She smirked at him not caring about being naked. Though she wouldn't be concerned as he knew, She undressed in front of them on missions all the time, they were teammates partners and he knew after a while nudity wasn't anything big. She had seen them naked as well.

She shook her head at him and walked back to bed sliding the kuani under her pillow and getting back into bed under silk sheets. He took her silence for her being exhausted and removed his shirt as well, he wouldn't be rude and remove his clothing though he badly wanted to he just didn't trust himself that much not with what was throbbing below the belt just at seeing her naked. He slid into bed at her side just as Neji came through the window. He paused as he looked to him and then Sakura.

He was surprised she was naked but didn't say a word as he pulled his own shirt off and walked tot he other side of the bed to slide in. Itachi had to say the first time he was finally alone with her naked in bed, at least her naked in bed, he had to say he rather it not have Neji be included. Though he was sure Neji seriously felt the same.

Itachi hesitated only a second before pulling her against him. She didn't object but he was sure his face felt hot as his hands slid along silken flesh. He wasn't sure he should be touching her but held her as he always did while sleeping. She didn't as always seem to mind and relaxed her body as her warm breath hit his bare chest and her silky skin was pressed to his flesh he felt a shiver race up his spine. This was the hardest thing he ever had to do.

She fell asleep rather quickly and he understood with a faint smile that she had as much trouble sleep as he had with out her. Neji slid into bed as well his hand finding her hair as always and entwining his fingers in it's silken tresses. He slid up behind her closer then he usually did which set Itachi's teeth on edge. He settled and fell asleep while Itachi sighed and let the exhaustion over take him as well, no use getting jealous as long as it was Sakura they fought over it was a useless battle. Whoever she fell for they may never know if she never said anything.

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Okay maybe this is starting to finally get a plot eh? Aren't you surprised me to! I'm like OMG! PLOT! XDD So enjoy hope you like. I really hope I can come up with more chapters and a bloody name for this freaking thing and it looks like this rating will now go up because of my perverted words here lol. Not a lime or lemon but I don't want to be rude and put this as a T rated fic and have people get all fussy so M it is hope you all don't expect too much out of it I doubt there will even be a lime let alone a full blown lemon but you can hope, a lime might come sooner or later after all depending on my perverseness for the day lol.

~~Kyo~~