Sorry for the late update, got a new comp. and couldn't get the story up. Also this was a really hard chapter.
(Recap)
"What time is it?" Gaara pulled his sleeve up and looked at his old watch.
"It's one thirty, you need to get back?" She nodded her head but her face expression said it all. She didn't want to go. Gaara cupped her face with his hand and looked at her.
"Would you like to come with me? I mean I'll understand if you..."
"Yes. I want." Sakura said interrupting him as he spoke. She knew what he would ask her and she wanted to so badly. It killed her not to go to the fair, go drink beer, or even live life on her own. She could some how know that he would help her and let her be free. With his help, she knew that he would let her see that better side of life.
"Don't worry, we'll be in America in about two days. I'll go get you at the front of the boat, just where we met." Sakura nodded and looked at Gaara. Gaara could tell she didn't want to let go. Sakura wanted to stay with him.
"I'll be there. I want to go with you." Gaara heard her say as she held on to him. Gaara felt her depart from him and he almost let go when she kissed him. He felt an energy appear. It gave him strength, hope, and love her even more than he already did. He felt as light as a cloud.
"I'll wait right there for you." Gaara said as they left out of the room. Gaara showed her back to the deck and there Sakura ran to her room. Already, both missed the feeling of being near each other and the longing of being in the other's arms.
(End of Recap)
Chapter Six: Broken
Sakura had gotten down the hallway that led to her bedroom and was almost to her door. Feeling her heart race with sudden fear, she stopped and looked at the door. Taking a breath she slowly opened the door and walked into the room. She looked around. No one was there. Itachi wasn't there yet. She looked around the room to see he wasn't any where. She quickly got changed, washed her face, and headed to bed. She soon fell asleep, dreaming of the red haired, beautiful green eyed boy. She was soon lost in a dream about him, that clung to her till the morning.
"So Sakura, I was hoping that you would come to me a little sooner. Where we're you last night?" Itachi said as Sakura looked him and then sipped her tea.
"Well Sakura. Were you out with some one?" After a second of silence Itachi scoffed at her. "You don't have to tell me, I can see it in your eyes. You were with some one. Who?" Itachi said sternly as he began to sound angry.
"I was with Ino and Tenten. We were talking about things." Sakura said as she saw Itachi sigh.
"No you weren't. You were with some one else weren't you." Sakura didn't know what to say and quickly turned her head away. Itachi pieced the story by this. She was soon interupted from her thoughts when he flipped the table over. The china, the breakfast and her tea were all splattered on the ground. Furiously, Itachi landed harshly both hands on both the arm rests and looked at her.
"Sakura tell me who you were with!" Itachi yelled in her face and Sakura felt her heart race with half second that passed.
"Itachi let her go. She was with me." Sasuke came up and backed him up. Sakura taking a breath of air and trying to relax, sat there. Sasuke asked her if she was alright. She nodded and she heard Itachi speak to them.
"What was that?" Itachi said as Sasuke walked closer to them. Sasuke looked into his eyes and tried to hide the lies that he was telling his older brother.
"She was with me Itachi. We got into a talk and it last for a while so we hung out around the edge of the deck, just talking about things." Itachi cocked an eyebrow as Sasuke spoke.
"Really now?" Sasuke nodded.
"She was with me. Do you not trust me brother?" Itachi chuckled.
"I do Sasuke. But Sakura seems a little confused with who she's suppose to be with. I will change that for good." Itachi said also whispering his last statement. The statement sounded murderous and sent immidiate chills down her spine. Sakura gulped hoping he would go away soon.
"Itachi please understand that we got in to a big talk and I swear I didn't realize it was so late when we stopped talking. Please understand." Itachi still looked at her as Sasuke stepped forward a little. Sensing his older brother's intension to beat the crap out of her. Itachi then lighten up but still hovered over Sakura like a hawk to it's prey.
"Well make sure it doesn't happen again." Itachi said as Sakura looked in his eyes to see a some what murderous intent in his eyes. She felt stiff and unable to move for a moment and felt fear race through her body. Itachi left and Sakura got up with a shaky breath and unstable knees. Sasuke stood by her for a minute until she felt better. Quickly she head toward her room to pack some small things incase.
That next morning Sakura was going to run to Gaara's room and beg that she be with him a little eariler ahead of time but Itachi was one step ahead of her and was sitting there beside the bedside, waiting for her to wake up so he could watch her every move. Sakura stuck in her room forcefully, cried on the inside to see Gaara. She wanted to feel his presence. She wanted to be with him. But Itachi wouldn't let her leave.
"I have to see him." Sakura said as she heard the door open.
"Sakura, we need to get a few things about the wedding taken care so please get dressed and come along dear." Sakura's mother said as Sakura saw Itachi standing over her. She nodded and quickly got ready to leave and went out side the room. There she saw Itachi and her mother.
"How long to do you plan to try and control me?" Sakura asked as Itachi cleared his throat.
"I know you were with some one last night because some body told me were with another man. And to make sure you stay with me, I'll kill him if you go near him. And don't blame me, you're the one who would go after him and put his life in danger. So stay with me or he dies." Sakura's eyes watered.
"No!" Sakura thought as she felt her heart drop. Itachi came to her side and grabbed her chin with his finger and thumb to her face. Sakura was about to cry and fall down. Itachi felt in control once again and felt satisfied.
"Remember if you run to him I will have some one go and kill him to get it over with. Understood?" Itachi said as Sakura's eyes widen and slowly close with a tear running down her cheek. He took that as a yes wiped the tear away and grabbed her arm and entwined it with his. Sakura held on to it unwillingly. But the feeling of knowing it was Itachi, make her sick to her stomach. She had to imagine it was Gaara to make she feel better.
"Now lets go I want to get these things over with." Mrs. Haruno said as Sakura nodded her head. She looked back to see Gaara wasn't any where.
"Don't worry Sakura, if you decide to go to Gaara. I'll make sure his death is quick and fast." Itachi said as Sakura's heart raced and throbbed in pain. She didn't want to toy with him any more after she noticed the gun sitting in the holster under his jacket. She tighten her grip around his arm and held on.
Gaara was walking to the front of the boat and sat on the bench. He saw the morning sun coming from the other side of the world. He took a deep breath of morning air and thought about Sakura.
"It's official, I love her." Gaara thought as he heard Shakaku start to talk.
"Now only if we can get her you to say that to you. I do not plan to die a virgin. I want to see some action from you two."
"Shut up, I'm thinking about how to tell her and some times you really disgust me." Gaara thought as he could think of a million ways to tell her. He seemed to come up with one and he sat there thinking about her.
After making some arrangements for the wedding, Sakura held on to Itachi's arm. They went to dinner and after wards when traveling down the deck Sakura went over to the railing and leaned on it. She looked out to see nothing but black sky and ocean as well as a few stars star back at her. She looked down to see Gaara walking along. Sakura saw Itachi was busy with her mother from a far. Gaara looked at her and their eyes met and Sakura began to tear. Gaara saw her tears begin to fall and couldn't help but go to her. Sakura ran to him although she was risking his life. She ran down the stairs to him but Itachi heard her and ran in front of her.
"No!" Sakura screamed as she ran in front of Itachi.
"Please Itachi. Don't kill him." Sakura pleaded as Itachi backed off, reluctantly.
"So I guess she does know where she belongs." Itachi thought as Sakura's tears began falling like water falls.
"Itachi I'll stay with you if you let Gaara stay alive. Please that's all I ask from you." She said as tears seemed to stop for a moment.
"I'll let him live but remember this Gaara." Itachi said as he roughly pushed Sakura aside and walked up to Gaara.
"If I see you with her, I'll kill you myself." Gaara gulped as Itachi's expression was deadly and serious. Gaara backed off and looked at Sakura. Sakura's tears welled again and fell to her feet. Gaara looked at her with puppy face but walked away. Sakura wanted to reach out to him and pull him in a hug for comfort. She ran away and tears flew as she ran. Gaara saw her run and his eyes widen begging her to come back. He looked at Itachi and left. Itachi soon fled after Sakura.
Sakura ran to the bathroom. She locked the door and cried and yelled in a towel to contain her screams and cries. Itachi and Mrs. Haruno were out side the bedroom waiting for her.
"Sakura? Sakura it's me Hinata." Sakura let Hinata in to the bathroom and locked the door behind her.
"Sakura, did Itachi do some thing to you?" Sakura told her the story of what had just happened. Sakura began to cry even more and couldn't stop crying.
"Sakura, do you love him?"
"I do love Gaara." Sakura said as she cried ever more. Hinata nodded and let Sakura cry on her shoulder. Sakura finished a few hours later and was about to pass out. Hinata and Sakura walked over to Sakura's bed and put Sakura down. Sakura had more one tear run down her cheek before she passed out. Hinata soon left and saw Sakura begin to stop shaking as she walked out the door.
"Wow, I didn't think Sakura could cry like that." Hinata thought to herself. This was the woman that dared star in the eyes of a demon and tell him to piss off. This woman was stronger than this. To have her heart broken like this had never been heard of until now. She shut the door to Sakura's bedroom and outside she met Itachi waiting outside the door.
"Where is she?" Itachi asked concerned and wondered if she ran off again.
"She's in bed. Don't worry she'll be in there for the night. But don't bother her. She can't handle it right now." Hinata said as she left Itachi.
"Also if you go in there and make things worst I'll rip you to shreds myself." She said as she went in her room. She changed her clothes and went to see Naruto.