Chapter 7

Sakura was half awake when she rolled over and hugged the tough body next to her. Inside her mind Inner Sakura was prodding her to wake up and look at the scene before her. Slowly the blossom opened her green orbs and looked up. Quickly she noticed Sasori giving her a nonplussed look. When her brain began to function she screeched and jumped out of the bed.

"Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry Sasori-sama!" the pinkette blushed a deep red close to his hair color. She blinked as Sasori appeared in front of her. He was scowling and his face was only inches away from her. Sakura tried not to breathe but when she did she noticed he smelled like oak tree. It suited him, though she wouldn't dare tell him that. At least not while he was so close to her and could break her neck easily if he wished.

"I will tell you again, Sakura, do not call me that. Do not use such honorifics to my name." Sasori looked her in the eyes and walked away. He sat down on the bed and leaned against the headboard. He turned his gaze to Sakura before something clicked in the back of his head. "Konan has some clothing that might fit you in her room. I'm sure she wouldn't mind you borrowing something to wear. Her door has had the symbol of paper origami on it."

Sakura nodded and left the room. She scanned over the doors and eventually reached Konan's. Once she entered she made a swift movement and grabbed the first outfit she could find. She disliked invading the privacy of others. She ran out the room and was surprised to see a plant-man and a man with an orange mask on his face. They both turned toward her and the plant nodded.

"Hi there! I'm Tobi and that's Zetsu! Are you new to the Akatsuki?! I like your hair! It's very pink and pretty!" Sakura winced as she realized that the masked man was actually quite annoying. She groaned slightly and rubbed her temples.

"I'm Sakura. It's nice to meet you." She forced a smile and tried to walk away, but Tobi got in her way. He grabbed her hands and claimed she needed to paint her nails. Before she could argue, Tobi threw her over his shoulder and began to run. He stopped when he entered his room and threw her onto the couch.

Sakura looked around and laughed. The room was a bright, almost painful to look at, blue. Almost everything was a different shade of blue. Tobi ran to his bathroom and returned with a bottle of purple nail polish. She giggled at him as he enthusiastically started to paint her nails. She looked around the room and smiled as Tobi continued to speak about silly things. He often said "Tobi is a good boy" and the pinky found it quite interesting.

It was an hour later when Sakura left Tobi's room. She walked back to Sasori's room and found it to be completely empty. She skipped into the bathroom and showered. After the shower she changed into the clothes and looked into the mirror. She stared at her reflection and frowned. She placed her hand on her forehead and sighed. She twirled slightly and looked at the clothing she borrowed. It was a dark red shirt and black pants. It was perfectly simple for the girl.

"Sakura, we need to speak now. There is a meeting so hurry." Sasori was standing at the door and looking at her as if it was nothing. He smirked when he noticed that Konan's clothing fit her. His smirk widened when he saw that she was wearing a shirt of his second favorite color. His first always has been emerald green. Just like Sakura's eyes.

"Sasori! I could have been changing!"

"But you weren't…"

"But I could have been!"

"Whatever… Hurry up and finish getting ready. I'll be waiting to take you to the others." And with that Sakura remembered that he didn't enjoy waiting. The cherry blossom was quick to brush her hair and run out of the room. Just as he said, Sasori was tapping his foot and waiting. His eyes were amused and annoyed at the same time.

They entered a conference and took two empty seats. To her right Tobi complimented her clothing and pulled at her hand to check on her nails. Across from her Deidara looked her up and down and winked playfully. She chuckled and looked at Sasori who grew even more annoyed. Soon enough, Itachi began to speak.

"As you all may know, we have gained a new female member in the organization. Haruno Sakura will prove to us that she will be loyal and go to the mission tomorrow. The details have been given to Sasori and Deidara. After this she will be helping in any other missions with other people in the organization as well. Although Sakura is indeed a female within the organization, Pein has requested that we not harass her in anyway" Itachi shot a glare at Hidan who sighed in frustration. "Also, Pein and Konan are on a mission and have left me in charge of the Akatsuki."

Itachi spent the next half hour talking about other missions and explaining certain things to Sakura. She nodded her pink head and listened closely. After the meeting she began to walk to the room. But Sasori and Deidara stopped her.

"We're going to train, un." He grinned at her in a way that reminded her of a child. She laughed softly and nodded. They both grabbed one of her arms and dragged her outside. She smiled as she looked at Deidara who had jumped onto a clay bird. "Are you ready, Pinky?"

"Ready as I'll ever be." She grinned as the bird took off into the air. The pinkette jumped from tree to tree dodging his clay bombs. One was actually very close, but Sakura just shook it off and jumped up to his height. He grinned devilishly and sent a clay snake at her. It twisted before her eyes and exploded before landing on her. But it turned to smoke and Deidara turned around with enough time to see the real Sakura sending her chakra enhanced fist into the bird. She jumped off the shattering bird and saw Deidara fall to the ground. She jumped over the bombs that Deidara threw into her path. The cherry blossom had the advantage while he was on the ground. She walked closer to him before disappearing. She appeared behind him with sharpened chakra fingertips and pressed several pressure points with extreme speed.

"I win." She smiled and bent down to heal all of his cuts and bruises. But suddenly a puppet was in her face.

"You don't 'win' until you have defeated me." Sasori was smirking as he manipulated the puppet in front of Sakura.

It was an hour later when Sakura was panting and with one final attempt she took out Sasori's legs. Nobody could react fast enough and within a few seconds Sasori was on all fours above a blushing Sakura.

A/N COMPLETELY AWKWARD! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. My dear friend, Pattie, helped get this chapter going. She even helped with the ending. As I always say, I love you guys! BYE SEE YOU NEXT TIME!