Chapter 8: Realization

A few days had past sense Sakura went ice skating with everybody and she couldn't get Itachi out of her mind...his dark eyes, his Greek God features, his body any guy would kill for...his smile, oh his smile was the one thing Sakura couldn't get out of her head...it was just the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.

She stood in front of her dresser and changed into one of her favorite outfits...a pair of camouflage cargo pants, a neon pink pair of sneakers, and a black tank top.

Pulling her pink hair up into a high pony tail, she walked down the stairs into the kitchen, grabbing a pack of pop tarts, then headed to her studio.

She stretched and prepared for her hip hop class, soon after she arrived so did some of her students. "Good morning Miss. Sakura!" Hanabi said entering the room and stretching beside her.

"Good morning Hanabi, how in Hinata?"

"Oh, she's fine."

"That's good..." Talking to a Hyuga was always weird...no matter their age.

After a few minutes all her class was there, stretching and getting ready to learn were she left them off from the week prior.

-With Sasuke-

He walked down one of the many corridors of the Uchiha mansion when he bumped into his elder brother.

Itachi slowly walked around him when Sasuke spoke. "Itachi, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about."

Itachi stopped and turned his head to the side slightly. "What about?"

Sasuke didn't answer so Itachi turned to face him, his eyes held his annoyance. "About...Sakura." He saw Itachi's eyes widen ever so slightly, still Itachi kept quiet. "I know you like her...and I want to know what your intentions are." Sasuke saw Itachi's jaw tighten.

"I don't know to what you are referring." He said coldly.

"She made you smile Itachi...and I have known Sakura sense the 2nd grade...it is my duty to protect her!"

-With Itachi-

Itachi mentally smiled, his little brother thought of Sakura as a little sister and felt it was his responsibility to protect her... "Yes, she made me smile...but I am not some predator you have to protect her from...especially if she does not want protected." Itachi smirked at his little bother, turned, and continued to walk away. "Oh, before I forget..." Itachi turned back to Sasuke. "All of us should go to the beach...soon." After having the satisfaction of seeing the face of his surprise little brother and turned and left.

-With Sasuke-

'He just wants to see her in a bikini!' Sasuke thought bitterly, then he turned and walked in the direction of his room.

-With Sakura-

"Alright, that was awesome!" Sakura gave all her students a high five. "Everyone sit down I have some big news..." Everyone sat down and listened to Sakura. "There is going to be a dance off next week in town square for everyone to see...I signed us up."

"What?" Hanabi squealed in excitement.

"But...we're not ready!" Another girl spoke up.

"It's in a week...We will have to train extra hard." Sakura said gently touching her shoulder. "If no one wants to do this I can always call and drop us out."

"No, don't do that!" One boy protested. "We'll be ready...we'll win, we'll win to show everybody Miss. Haruno's dance studio is the best in the world!" He said standing and raising both his hands above his head.

All the children cheered their agreement.

"Okay!" Sakura smiled. "And the prize money is $500 dollars...so each of you should get $71 dollars, and there would be $3 bucks left."

"You mean we get the prize money?" Another boy asked astounded.

"Your the ones that's going to be doing the dancing, it only seems fair." Sakura shrugged her shoulder and enjoyed the looks of amazement on their little faces. "Don't forget to practice...go on, your dismissed."

They all left giggling and talking to each other excitedly. Sakura shook her head and left her studio and went home.

It was going to be a long week and she knew it, her ballet students almost had the Arabesques down so she was going to take them to the water park...then there was her hip hop students tormenter this week...and then there was Itachi, she didn't know why, but she wanted to see him again...she wanted to see him bad!

Realization struck her that she cared for him...she didn't know how much, she just knew she cared.