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Chapter Seven - Itachi
The sun creeping through thin blue curtains gently eased Sakura from her dream filled sleep. Normally, she would have been cursing at the light and pulling the blanket or pillow, whichever was closer, over her head and trying to slip back into her Sasuke filled slumber.
Not this morning though. Not when Sasuke was laying next to her. Okay, so next to her wasn't quite the right way to describe her situation. Sakura was laying on her back, and Sasuke's protective arms, her arms were looped under Sasuke's and their legs were entwined. Sasuke's head was resting on her chest, his lips brushing her nipple and his breath sending sinfully bliss filled shivers through her body.
A happy sigh slipped through her lips as she took in her surroundings. Sasuke's head shifted slightly, his mouth laying a tender kiss on her breast before slowly raising and looking up to her eyes. "Morning." he smiled as he spoke.
Sakura felt her heart turn to mush. Her whole body in fact. She always reacted like that when he smiled.
A smile of her own graced her face as she felt his arms tighten lovingly around her.
"I could get use to this." she whispered.
Sasuke's mouth erupted into a Cheshire cat type grin before descending on to her nipple, sucking it lightly, teasingly.
Sakura enjoyed the sensations for a few moments before slipping her hands up his chest and pushing his head away, earning a teasing growl from Sasuke in the process. Sakura chuckled at his antics. "I meant waking up like this." she stated, motioning between them.
Sasuke smirked up at her as he crept closer for a kiss. "I know."
The tenderness of the kiss threatened to overwhelm Sakura. She was still trying to get use to this side of Sasuke. Her Inner was no help at all. Just the thought of Sasuke being naked beside her had turned it to mush.
Sasuke shifted a little closer, deepening the kiss as he moved, his hands unwrapping themselves from Sakura's back and beginning a slow dance across her skin. Sakura gasped in delight at his early morning actions. A wicked smirk flashed on to her face, her eyes darkening with a glint of mischief. "Oh yeah, I could definitely get use to this!"
A low rumbling emanating from Sasuke's chest as he slowly began to lift himself over his pink haired lover, kissing, licking and nipping as he went.
At any other time, the sudden sound of a throat clearing wouldn't have bothered either Sakura or Sasuke. At any other time, it would have been fine.
Right now, however, it was the most unwelcome and irritating sound ever created and only the need to cover Sakura's nakedness was stopping Sasuke from ripping the intruders throat out.
"Did you fin… HOLY KAMI!"
Naruto's suddenly arrival told Sasuke two things. One, there were now two unwelcome pests in his bedroom, and two, that he was the only thing blocking their view of Sakura.
Point two was fast becoming a very effective life saver.
No matter how fast Sasuke could move, it still wouldn't be fast enough to kill them before they saw a glimpse of his Sakura's naked body. It didn't matter that they wouldn't be alive to enjoy it, it was still unacceptable to Sasuke.
Sasuke's temper flared when he felt Sakura shake nervously beneath him, clutching frantically to his chest.
Naruto nearly screamed in fear and Youshi had trouble keeping his pants dry when the air surrounding Sasuke began to glow with his chakra. A deep and deadly growl rippled through the air, carrying with it a very commanding, booming voice. "TURN AROUND!"
Naruto and Youshi wasted no time in obeying the order. They knew that their very lives hung on what happened next.
Sasuke, turning slightly, checked to make sure they had obeyed before moving even a millimetre of the cover he was providing Sakura's body.
As soon as they were dressed, Sasuke sat back down on his bed, pulling Sakura with him, sitting her behind him.
"You better have a damn good reason for being here!"
Naruto's gulp was so loud, Sakura was convinced all of Konoha could have heard it. The poor blonde was even shaking, he was in so much shock, or was he just that terrified of what Sasuke would do to him. Sakura would have said something to calm her friend down, but she too, knew just how deadly Sasuke could be, especially if it concerned her.
Youshi was shaking a little bit too, but it was obvious from the way he was holding himself that he was trying hard to hide it.
The next words uttered into that spacious bedroom, changed everything!
Youshi turned around, faced down Sasuke's blazing Sharingan and spoke one word. "Itachi!"
Sakura could have sworn that the world just froze. Nothing moved for, what felt like, an eternity. Not a person, a hair, a clock hand, even the breeze that, moments ago, had been fluttering through the curtains. They all seemed to be holding their breath, collectively willing away that single word. That word that promised nothing but darkness and pain.
Then everything was a blur. Sakura was almost knocked backwards by the force of Sasuke flying off the bed. Naruto was grabbed by said man and thrown towards Sakura and Youshi was gripped by the throat and pinned to the wall by the door.
"Where is he?!"
The mouth may have been Sasuke's, but the voice sounded dark, dangerous, almost demonic. The curse mark on Sasuke's neck flashed repeatedly as little black marks began to spread out from it.
Sakura shot to her feet, charged past the silent protests of Naruto and dashed to Sasuke's side. The second her hand touched his skin, the black marks faded and the curse mark was once again sealed.
Sasuke turned toward her but looked past, to Naruto. "I have a mission for you, Dobe." his voice was still the dark version as he spoke. "S-Class." As Naruto stood to hear more, Sasuke's eyes flicked back to coal and locked with Sakura's emeralds. "Protect her!"
Sakura tried to shake her head but Sasuke, releasing Youshi, cupped her chin gently and kept their eyes connected.
"Itachi stole everything I loved once. I refuse to let him do it again!"
Sakura had to physically fight back the tears as she watched Sasuke grabbing his weapons and leaving with Youshi. She couldn't even feel Naruto's comforting embrace wrapping itself around her. Her voice, when it finally found its way into the room, sounded distant, even to her own ears.
"I love you too, Sasuke-kun. Come back to me!"
To be continued…