I am so sorry to all of my followers and reviewers and anybody else who happens to be reading this. I did not mean to be so awful but with school being terrible for me right now, so I've had absolutely no time to do anything.

I hope you can forgive me but at least here is another chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto but I wish I did because that would be so flipping awesome. But I do own the idea and plot of this particular fanfiction.

A Girl Made of Words.

Chapter 3: A Dream Made Real

Itachi awoke to the feel of another besides him and feared for the worst. Had Tobi crawled into his bed again? Had a random fan girl broken inside his room and house? Did his friends hire a hooker to get him away from his beloved Sakura? Itachi could not feel his book besides him and took a deep breath before slowly and quietly slinked out of bed. He was seeing red at his book being gone again, but he wanted to torture this person for taking its spot, and he couldn't do that if they ran away.

Itachi observed the bodies on the floor and with a sigh of relief was at least glad to notice that Tobi was still on the floor where he belonged. And the rest of the Akatsuki were with him. He then turned to the body completely buried under the covers and with certainty realized it was a female body. But that did not satiate his hunger for blood.

So with slow movements Itachi worked from the bottom and began to peal the sheets away. First were open-toe black boots that went up to the girl's knees. And her legs were together and she was lying on her side. Something about the boots was familiar to him. Then there was some skin before he saw black spandex short-shorts with a white apron-like-thing over top of the shorts. Once again…they were familiar somehow to Itachi. And with the peaking out of a red shirt with a hint of a white circle design Itachi's mind clicked out of its early morning fog.

He ripped the covers off as quickly as he could and the rest of the girl—no woman was revealed to his wondering eyes. The girl's cherry blossom hair after her name sake and her long eyelashes told him enough. And Itachi thought back to the night before with the snake. And in the next moment Itachi's eyes turned into hearts as he gave and inhuman squeal and then passed out, and promptly landed on Tobi and woke everyone up.

Everyone jumped up and looked around besides Tobi who was being crushed by Itachi. Even Sakura woke up and whipped out a knife before noticing the many teenage boys in the room. And both parties stared at each other before looking down at Itachi.

A few hours later

Itachi awoke to a warm feeling that enveloped his body. And even the light as he opened his eyes seemed oddly pleasant. As he made a move to get up and figure out why he felt this way-in the morning no less-he felt himself be pushed back down by a small, feminine hand. This hand though soft was quite strong.

And the morning's events came to life in his mind before he could consciously figure it all out. And with the small hand still on him he knew that this woman would be pointless to struggle against. So he slowly turned his head to face her and he smiled at what he saw. The girl he dreaded would always be a book, a fantasy, an imagination sat besides him looking over him with a warm, tender, and caring look.

It was an amazing scene to Itachi; like a scene out of a painting of lovers. Of course he realized that Sakura was not his lover, yet. This moment made Itachi smile and she smiled back. And they-in Itachi's mind were enveloped in a world for only them-; before it was all shot to hell.

"Oy you two stop looking at each other like that it's making me sick, yeah. Itachi this chick won't tell us who she is, yeah. Do you know, yeah? Or how she got in your room?" Deidara said loudly, braking the moment into tiny little pieces. And before Itachi could blink Sakura was gone and in front of Deidara, holding him by the collar.

"Itachi-kun is still in a weakened state from fainting and you screaming are not going to help him. Now shut up please before I rip you three new assholes...thank you." Sakura said all at once with a forced, "kind" smile on her face. That comment alone sent the whole Akatsuki into a state of shock. And Sakura calmly walked back to Itachi, but paused before taking some things from Itachi's mother as she entered the room. The tense atmosphere did not go unnoticed by Mikoto; she just chose to ignore it after the years. And besides, her eyes were fixed on the scene of her baby boy and a girl as said girl tended to Itachi, and more importantly a smile on her sons face.

Mikoto silently got out a wedding plan book, and began to furiously scribble plans like the mad woman she was when it came to things like this. And then paused to ask her son a question that Mikoto admits she should've asked sooner. The plans would be severely delayed if she didn't get an answer. Someone had to plan the wedding.

"Itachi-chan will you please introduce us all to your friend?" Mikoto asked in a sweet tone, the wedding book still in her hands and a pen poised to write quickly. It was an acquired thing over the years Mikoto had been matriarch of the Uchiha family. One needed to be able to write quickly.

Itachi's eyes moved to his mother in question, as if to say "you don't know?" But Mikoto took no offense to this. And Itachi, this time, slowly moved to get up. And Sakura, as only he knew her, slowly helped to guide him up. And where her hand touched him on the back Itachi felt white heat shoot up him.

Once he was standing he stood besides Sakura, and smiled brightly for all of them to see just how cheerful he was. "Okaa-chan…and I guess you guys too. Allow me to introduce Sakura Haruno, and yes that Sakura."

Silence enveloped the room as Itachi's mother and the rest of the Akatsuki stared wide-eyed at the girl, who smiled at them warmly with a small blush on her face. Yet she turned her face to Itachi and once again they stared at each other.

"WHAT!" The all screamed in unison. They all looked at each other in shock before shrugging their shoulders and once again turned to the two standing before them. They all looked skeptic about her being the actual Sakura that Itachi could never shut up about. Though on the other hand Itachi looked so sure about what he said. And Itachi knew best when it came to anything Sakura related. But one of them had to ask anyway; it was for the well being of Itachi.

"Itachi, man, how are you sure this is Sakura? I mean isn't she supposed to be a book?" Kisame asked, as he was the closest to Itachi. He wanted to support Itachi if it was…somehow true, but he had to make sure for his friend's well being.

"I believe I may be of service to put all your doubts to rest," Sakura spoke up finally about the issue. "I know Itachi has told you all about my skill, as I have been conscious the whole time so long as Itachi has had me with him. So in a sense I know everything that any of you've talked about while I've been in the room. The reason Itachi-kun was so entranced was because in a sense I would talk into his mind. So that's why he always knew I wasn't 'just a book' as I believe Deidara called me. But if you want more proof then I shall grant it. I know Itachi once told you that I'm a healer."

So Sakura took out a knife from one of her pouches and cut a deep gash into her arm. It bled heavily and the blood even dripped onto the marble floors of the house. And though Itachi moved to help she stopped him. And then raised her hand to the wound that still bled profusely, and then her hand began to glow a light emerald color, and then the wound was gone, and it was of course shocking to them all, but after seeing an impossible human act to them it cleared all doubts in their minds, but then came the chaos.

"Wait so you know all of our thoughts. I mean trust me when I say this if you did my thoughts about you weren't actually about you…I mean I never thought about masturbating to the idea of you…yeah. HAHAHAHAHAHA…ha," Zetsu said trying to laugh it all off. Everybody just stared at him before Itachi attacked him. And then everybody just continued with their business and ignored the two.

"Umm…well I could only read Itachi's thoughts because he was/is the owner of my book so yeah," Sakura answered nervously.

Thank you to all that updated. Once again I am soooo sorry it took me so long to update.

I mean really 3 months for an update. I'm a terrible author.

Anyway Please revieeeeew!