Ummmmm this is an odd chapter because I'm using a D.S.I to type it... hopefully this means faster updates, no bets though...

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Itachi snuck behind the ninja placed to keep Sakura from him, deciding not to play around he dispatched them in under a minute.

Itachi knew Sakura would put up a struggle and he didn't want to hurt her so using his super speed the werecat knocked out his prey and caught the falling pinkittet.

Sakura wasn't surprised to fall into Itachi's waiting arms; however she was surprised when her inner growled at the uchaia male. Before Sakura could talk to her inner she was out cold.

Ino sat up quickly when she saw Itachi walk calmly into the clearing holding her friend.

She tried to get up fully but the clay restraining her allowed no movement, Ino glared at the clay user. "Let me go see my friend!"

A glance at Itachi had Deidara warily loosening both girls bonds. Ino and Tenten rushed to their friend and to the surprise of all there Itachi released her to their care.

Looking troubled Itachi sat in a tree a little away from his comrades, watching the way Sakura's friends wake the cherry blossom up and interacts freely with them. They had huddled together and ignored the Akatsuki, behaving like it was just a girl's night out. Sakura's face was lit up as she talked to her friends, and even though it might be the last time she saw them no sad subjects came up, mostly they teased each other about their loved ones.

Itachi thought back to his talk with Ino how she accused him of stealing Sakura away from all she held dear... making her unhappy... making her a prisoner rather than a... Itachi didn't know what Sakura was to him, friend? Mate? Enemy? Comrade?

Pulling away from his thoughts he decided to bring along the two girls, if only to make her happy.

Jumping down he approached the trio watching at Sakura's eyes narrowed while the other's widened. The girls grasped each's hand, resigned to the knowledge that they were parting but terrified to hear it all the same. Itachi stood over them for a moment before he spoke. "Help break camp; we leave for Akatsuki in a half hour"

Tenten glanced at the others in confusion before asking what was all on their mind.

"You're taking us with you?"

Itachi glanced back. "Unless you rather be dead."

As expected Tenten and Ino recoiled from his bluntly delivered statement while Sakura glared at Itachi. "OR you could let us all go"

Itachi said nothing, not trusting his tongue in his irritation. He had just given her a gift and she rejects it completely.

The shnobi traveled swiftly Itachi not making any allowances in for the konoha Nin who were used to a more humane pace. The three girls were tired but Sakura stubbornly kept moving, determined to prove Itachi what she was made of.

Deidara watched as Tenten and Ino fell closer and closer to where he was bringing up the rear. Their eyes were half lidded with pure exusation. He was impressed though he'd almost gotten killed his first mission when he'd complained one too many times, but these girls didn't make a sound.

Deidara was worried about their health though as his lookalike stumbled one more time. If he were leading he would have stopped long ago. But these were Itachi's captives, he could do whatever he wanted tot with them and Deidara could do nothing to interfere.

Sakura dashed forward to be right behind the man who was currently giving her the cold shoulder. Normally she wouldn't ask this but her friends were going to faint if they didn't rest soon.

"Itachi?" She was rewarded with a glare. Trying to remember to be polite Sakura took a deep breath before she asked, "can we stop Ino is going on empty."

Itachi kept his eyes forward. "We go until nightfall."

Sakura gave up any resemblance of politeness and ordered him to stop.

Itachi turned his head to glare at her (and runs into a tree... lol jkjk) and his activated sharigan reminded Sakura he could very easily hurt if she annoys him too far.

"We go until night fall" His tone was harsh and he glared at Sakura until she moved back to her original position.

It was just a few minutes later when Ino started falling.

Deidara, who was waiting for this, swore and caught her. Her breathing was shallow and an unhealthy sheen covered her.

"Guys! She's just unconscious, un" He added the last part as Sakura stormed closer.

He looked at Itachi for further instructions even though it was obvious, Tenten was wheezing on her tree branch, limbs shaking as she knelled slowly.

It was Sakura who made the final decision.

"Put her down in the clearing! You idiot!" Sakura was ready to kill something so Deidara complied with no fuss.

She glared at everyone else before dropping down to see to her closest friend.

Before she could do anything more than tie her hair back and sit next to Ino a hand on her shoulder jerked her up and spun her around, right into the face of a livid werecat.

"Sakura... you are trying my patience"

Sakura was more than ready to yell right back at him. "You see what you did! That's my friend, who YOU forced to run until she dropped. Now if you excuse me."

Sakura jerked her shoulder free and turned back to her friend.

Itachi saw red; he grabbed her elbow hard enough to bruise and twisted her around again.

"Watch who you're talking to like that…"

The first stirrings of fear were in Sakura's stomach but she pushed them away with anger.

"I can talk to whoever I want however I want! You don't own me!"

Sakura's eyes gleamed and she shoved one finger into Itachi's chest.

Itachi accepted the challenge in her tone.

"Is that what you think?" He quickly kicked Sakura into a nearby tree and reappeared as she was struggling to her feet.

He pinned the smaller body under his and forced Sakura's chin up so she was looking him in the eye.

"I am no one's Itachi! Most cerently not yours! You've made my simple life a living hell! Get this through your thick skull!"

Itachi's eyes narrowed further. "You. Are. Mine."

Seeing that Sakura still glared up at him Itachi decided to show her who was boss once and for all.

Again he brought her chin up but this time Itachi stared her in the eye and crashed his lips to hers.

How was it? I did this in one day and am working on the next part right now... Review? I might include some more fluff... I have no clue where that with Ino came up; she and tenten were going to go home to konoha... Stupid plot bunnies. Having a really bad day... Reviews will make me smile!