Sakura no Akuma

Sakura squealed with glee as Tobi was running around the house with her on his back.

"It's like we're flying!" Sakura laughed.

"That's because you two are…" Sasori said as he sweat dropped. Deidara had gone to flirt with the maids again as Kisame was getting drunk in the kitchen. Itachi was still sleeping.

"Are you all friends with Itachi?" Sakura asked as Tobi flew back to the ground.

"Tobi is cousins with Itachi." Tobi said as he handed Sakura a lollipop.

"I respect him, but I wouldn't say we're as close as he is with Kisame." Sasori answered as he was fixing his dolls.

"He's my rival!" A voice said. Sakura turned to see Deidara coming into the room.

"Really?" Sakura said. "Why?"

"Well, Itachi and I knew each other since we were little. He has a big ego jut because he's older than me and higher in rank than me." Deidara frowned. "I'm not the only one who thinks of Itachi as a rival, though their rivalry is much worse than ours.

"There are ranks?" Sakura asked surprised, ignoring the rivalry part.

Sasori spoke up to clarify. "Hasn't Itachi told you anything? Look." He said as he began to trace his finger on the floor.

"Aw, you burnt the floor." Sakura said as she pouted.

"Are you paying attention?" Sasori asked. Sakura nodded. He looked at her for a bit before continuing. "The demon world is a tough place, where demons are organized in a vertically structured way. Right at the top of the ladder is the demon lord. The higher class demons are assigned a rank." He began to draw a long rectangle with six boxes. The very top box had the word Archduke, followed by Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. "The Archduke and Duke titles are held by greater demons."

"Itachi is a duke. I'm a duke!" Tobi said happily.

"Waah! Itachi and Tobi are so cool!" Sakura cheered.

"Compliment me too Sakura!" Deidara whined as he grabbed on to her arm.

"What are you, Deidara?" Sakura soon asked the mighty clay demon.

He sighed as he pointed to the Baron box. "That's me and Sasori."

"What about Kisame?" Sakura asked.

"He's a little higher than us." Sasori said. "He's an Earl."

"I'm just saying, but both Sasori-danna and I are already at a level far superior to that of our peers. Itachi is just abnormal!" Deidara cried.

"Idiot." Sasori commented. "We're not as powerful as Itachi."

"I don't care about ranks." Sakura said. "You guys are my friends."

"Tobi is Sakura's friend? Oh my gosh! Deidara-sempai! Sasori-sempai! Did you hear that? Tobi is Sakura's friend!" Tobi cried tears of joy as he picked up Sakura and spun her around.

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Later that night, the men were chilling in the common room as Sakura was in her room trying to sleep. The boys were talking as Itachi noticed the candle in the room flicker.

"Ah, someone's here!" Kisame said.

"I wonder who it is." Sasori said as he continued to read his book.

"Great, more people in my house." Itachi sighed.

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She never thought that anyone could hate Itachi. The crow Itachi gave her stayed near the window as it noticed someone coming up from the floor. Her eyes widened when she noticed the candles in her room flickered.

Purple eyes stared at her. "Fuck, I got the wrong room. Who the fuck are you, Itachi's bitch?"

Sakura covered her mouth, shocked by his colorful words. "I'm Sakura. Are you Itachi's friend?" Sakura asked.

"I'm not that bastard's friend! I swear to Jashin, I will use you as a fucking sacrifice!" He said. "My name is Hidan. That little bastard thinks he's the shit because he's a duke. Even as a kid, he was always effortlessly striding two or three steps ahead. And then when he became the youngest to ever be ranked-"

"Hn. That's good, I guess…" Itachi said, not really giving a damn.

"I never felt so pissed off in my life! And so I endured many fucking days of suffering as I continued to challenge Itachi in studies or fighting and all that bullshit. And when I finally became a baron…"

"Sir Itachi! The ranking ceremony is about to begin! To say you want to absent yourself because it's troublesome-you're receiving the title of duke today!" said a Guard.

"Well…" Itachi began to say.

"DUKE?" Hidan cried.

"…I'm not really interested." Itachi said.

"He finally rejected the position, and disappeared from the demon world."

"Please stop, Itachi-sama! As a greater demon, you should be willing to shoulder the fate of the demon world…!" The council cried out.

"Well…I don't really have any interest in things like that."

"TAKE SOME FUCKING INTEREST IN IT, BASTARD! IT'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT! YOU EFFORTLESSLY TAKE THE THINGS OTHER PEOPLE WANT. AND THEN JUST TOSS THEM AWAY LIKE NOTHING! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE ITACHI?" Hidan yelled as Sakura watched him, unsure what to do. He was pretty much ranting to himself.

"Well, I like flowers but Itachi doesn't have any interest in them. Maybe Itachi's interests are just different from yours. But that doesn't make them less interesting." Hidan's eyes narrowed as he flew and grabbed Sakura by the neck and forced her to the ground. The crow flew and grabbed Hidan's necklace and flew out of the room.

"You little bitch. Don't speak like you know what you're talking about! You're just here so Itachi can suck your fucking blood." Hidan said.

"Itachi doesn't let me give him my blood." Sakura said sadly. Hidan's pink eyes widened with surprise.

"The fuck? Why is he still taking care of you, then?" Hidan asked confused.

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Deidara noticed a familiar crow fly to Itachi.

"Hn?" Itachi said as he stuck his arm out for the crow. Getting up and catching everyone's attention. "What's wrong?" Itachi's eyes widened as he noticed the necklace in the crow's mouth. It seemed like the others did as well.

"Shit, isn't that Hidan's necklace?" Kisame said as he quickly went to grab his sword.

"Sakura-sama is in danger!" Haku called out as he ran out of the room. Itachi was a couple steps ahead of him as he disappeared from the room in a blink of an eye.

"Uh oh! Itachi-niisan is angry!" Tobi said.

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"That bastard isn't interest in anyone other than himself. He has no reason to see you as anything other than food!" Hidan said.

"That's not true!" Sakura frowned before smiling. "Itachi takes real good care of me! He once stayed by my side until I fell asleep, threw a party and even held my hand the whole time!"

"Fuck, stop! Just stop! I didn't need a mental picture." Hidan said. "Fine, let's do a little experiment, shall we? Would your wonderful Itachi come to save you? Will he nonchalantly appear in front of the troublesome envoy from the demon world?"

"Let go of me!" Sakura cried out.

"Let me just fucking sacrifice you. I'll make sure you won't feel too much pain." Hidan said as he went to nibble on Sakura's neck. "Besides, he's more likely to notice if he smells your blood-"

"No! Itachi! ITACHI!" Sakura screamed.

Before Hidan knew it, a crow flew straight into his forehead.

"What the fuck!" Hidan said as he fell back. A sword was pointed at him. Samehada…he noticed.

"Hidan!" Itachi said. His voice was cold and deep. "Keep your hands off her." Hidan watched Itachi switched his attention to Sakura, who was still crying. "And you. Don't panic. How did you get involved with that guy?"

'As a kid, he was always effortlessly striding two or three steps ahead.'

'That bastard isn't interest in anyone other than himself.'

"You're heavy. I'm putting you down now." Itachi said. Sakura immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

"No!" She cried as she clung on to him tighter.

"So I don't get to spill some blood?" Kisame asked sadly.

"Hello Hidan-sempai!" Tobi said as he waved at him.

"What did you do to Sakura?" Deidara growled.

"Shut up girl man!" Hidan snapped.

"So what were you doing here?" Sasori said.

"Don't act stupid. I'm here to bring this fucker back down to the demon world!" Hidan announced. Sakura's eyes widened.

"Oh, same as these three." Itachi said pointed to Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori. He soon put Sakura back on her feet.

"Tobi is here to meet Sakura-chan!" Tobi cheered happily.

"I don't give a fuck." Hidan said. "Unlike these pansies, I'm going to bring you back now!"

"NO!" Sakura shouted as she stepped in front of Itachi and spread her arms wide open. "Itachi belongs to me! So you can't take him away!" Itachi eyes widened as a small smile appeared on his face. He soon stopped as he thought about what she said.

"Hn. Since when did we agree that I belong to you?" Itachi asked as he sweat dropped.

"You dare go against me your little bitch? You have some nerve…" Hidan said. Everyone could feel the tension between Hidan and Sakura. "Very well! I'll fucking sacrifice you to Jashin right now!"

Before he could move, strings held him in place. He was binded and couldn't move. He looked up to see Sasori looking down at him while shaking his head.

"What the fuck, you bastards!" Hidan shouted.

"Hidan, take this message back to the elders. Tell them I have no intention of returning within the next few decades." Itachi said.

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The next day, Haku went to visit Hidan who was still tied up in the living room.

"So have you decided to go back obediently?" Haku asked.

"There's no fucking way! If I don't take Itachi with me, I'll be punished by the upper levels. The demon lord is getting more upset since three of the people he sent up already failed." Hidan said.

"Hn, go back and get punish then. I really don't care." Itachi said entering the room.

"Bastard!" Hidan growled.

"I have no choice then. Do it Deidara." Deidara came in grinning.

Hidan's eyes widened as he met with the outdoor shining brightly on him. "This is what you get for calling me girly man.

"TOO FUCKING BRIGHT!" Hidan cursed. "What are you doing?"

"Have you changed your mind?" Itachi asked.

"I'm not fucking going," Hidan closed his eyes. "…to fucking think that you've been living under this strong sunlight all this time, as expected, abnormal for a greater demon!"

"Ugh, it's hot out here. I'm going back inside." Itachi mumbled.

"Itachi are you okay?" Sakura asked as she came outside.

"So it's bright, even for you? Just come back to the demon world already!" Hidan shouted.

"Well, please tell me when you feel the urge to go back!" Itachi said as he entered the mansion with Deidra following after him. Hidan's mouth dropped. Those bastards deserted him.

Sakura looked back to see Itachi and Deidara turn the corner. Acting quickly, she rushed inside and grabbed a light towel. The crow was following after her. Putting it over Hidan's face, Sakura sighed. "Is it less bright with this on?"

"…I can't fucking breathe…"

Sakura dragged Hidan will all her might to the shade. She soon sat down next to him.

"Why'd you help me?" Hidan asked, annoyed of the pink haired brat next to him.

"You look like a bagworm." Sakura said, out of topic.

"Listen to me!" Hidan growled.

"At the beginning, I hated you for trying to take Itachi back with you, but because you taught me things about Itachi…take it as my repaying a debt to you." Sakura said with a small blush.

"Thanks I guess…" Hidan began to say. "But I hope you fucking realize I'm here to take Itachi away. I'm the enemy you know."

"Itachi promised he wouldn't go." Sakura said as she glared at him.

"You can't fucking believe something like that! Shit, I mean he's really a bastard who doesn't take anything seriously. He's probably just humoring you and shit. It's possible that he'll decide to leave, when he finds the situation annoying."

Sakura's imagination went wild as her green eyes widened with fear.

"Ah pinky!" Kisame called out as he walked to the garden. "There you are. I have an idea how to settle this little problem we have."

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"You want us to have a showdown?" Itachi asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Yup. You're at a stalemate anyway! If you win, Hidan goes home. If he wins, you go home with him! How's that?" Kisame asked.

"How annoying…" Itachi said. Sakura eyes widened.

'Ah! He said annoying!'

"Tobi has a better idea! Tobi has a better idea! Let's have a safe and fair game of hide-and-seek, where you compete to find Sakura-chan!" Tobi said hugging Sakura from behind.

"Hide-and-seek?" Itachi and Hidan repeated.

"Yes, Sakura-chan gets to hide anywhere in this mansion and the first person to find her wins! The use of demonic powers is disallowed."

"If I win, Hidan goes back quietly." Itachi said.

"The fuck! Where's the fairness in that? I don't know my way around this mansion or the movement patterns of this bitch?" Hidan growled as he pointed his scythe at Sakura.

"Hey, don't call Sakura-chan a bitch!" Tobi said. "And put that scythe away."

"Alright already! How about this? You have two hours to find her. I'll start five minutes before the end." Itachi offered. Sakura's eyes widened. FIVE MINUTES?

"Fuck. Fine, I'm in." Hidan said with a smirk. "To make it more interesting, if I win, I get to sacrifice the pink-haired bitch as well." Itachi glared once those words came out of Hidan's mouth.

"Uh, are you sure you're okay with that Itachi-sama?" Haku asked.

"Alright then! Hide-and-seek starts now!" Tobi said happily. "Now go hide Sakura-chan! Go hide!"

"…okay." Sakura mumbled. Sasori narrowed his eyes as he watched Sakura miserably walked away.

"Heh, this will be an easy victory." Hidan grinned. Sakura turned around to see Itachi just sit down on the couch and opened a book.

"Good luck Sakura! We begin in ten minutes!" Deidara called out.

"Five minutes…" Sakura said in a depressed tone. "How is Itachi going to find me in just five minutes?" Sakura entered her room and wrapped herself up in the curtains that were separated.

Sakura sighed. Itachi probably thinks this challenge is annoying. What if…what if…he doesn't care whether or not he wins? What if he doesn't mind going back to the demon world?

In a few minutes, the doors to her room opened. Sakura was too wrapped in her thoughts to notice.

"Here!" Hidan called out. He stepped inside and looked around. "Nah, that bitch can't be in here. You'd have to be an idiot to hide in your own room. There must be a hidden chamber or something around here. They're counting on that, huh?" Hidan soon ran out of the room as the door shut behind him.

Sakura frowned.

To Itachi, living with me, it probably doesn't mean much to him at all…

Sakura wrapped the curtains closer to her face as hot tears rolled down her cheeks.

BOOM!

Sakura's eyes widened as the sound of thunder was heard.

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Kisame who was leaning against the window heard the rain hit the window pane. "Eh? It's raining."

"Just as I predicted." Itachi said as he closed the book in his hand.

"It's almost time." Deidara said as he was looking at the clock. "Is five minutes really enough?"

"Of course." Itachi said.

"Sakura seemed upset earlier." Sasori spoke up.

"Yeah, that reminds me when I went to fetch Hidan earlier, Sakura was there with him. It looked like he said something hurtful to her." Kisame said.

"Go." Deidara said. Itachi calmly began to walk down the hall. As he did, he passed by Hidan who was on his knees crying.

"Searching the entire mansion in two hours is fucking impossible!" Hidan said.

"What an idiot, only realizing that now." Itachi said under his breath. The sound of the thunderstorm outside reminded him of something.

Thunder. When was it again? It must have been…yes…thunder, in the middle of the night.

Flashback

"Good night, Itachi-sama!" Haku called out.

As Itachi entered his room, he saw it was raining outside and there was thunder. He noticed under his bed, something pink. Opening the covers, he looked under his bed.

"Sakura? What are you doing so late at night? Get back to your room, and sl-"Itachi stopped when he took in the sight in front of him. Never had he seen Sakura's face so frightened before with tears running down her cheeks. The eight year old had her hands over her ears.

Even though you always make futile attempts to grin…

Before he knew it, Sakura flew into his chest as she continued to cry.

"Sakura? What? What's wrong?" Itachi asked shocked. "What, you're afraid of thunder?"

"Scary…" Sakura cried.

"Why are you under my bed?" Itachi asked.

"I-If Itachi is nearby, it's not as scary…" Sakura said hugging his leg with her little arms.

"Alright, just let go of me already."

"Noo!" Sakura cried.

In the end, Itachi slept peacefully in his bed as Sakura slept peacefully under his, with a pillow and blanket provided.

End of Flashback

Ever since then, she's made a habit of slipping into my bed during a storm. In the afternoons, she clings to me and doesn't let go. Today, it's an afternoon storm. She hasn't come to find me yet, though…so…she's definitely here...Definitely here, alone and trembling…

Itachi entered his room as he lifted the bottom of his bed sheet with his foot. Under the bed was Sakura crying as she had her hands over her ears.

…like an idiot.

"I found you." Itachi smirked. Sakura's eyes widened with tears in her eyes. Sakura closed her eyes as she flung herself onto Itachi. "W-Wait." He felt himself falling as he fell on his back and Sakura on his lap.

"W-Why?" Sakura cried. "Why did you only give yourself five minutes? What if you hadn't found me?"

"But I did."

"What if there hadn't been a thunderstorm?"

"Then you'd be behind the curtains in your room."

"Wow, Itachi! How'd you guess?" Sakura asked surprised.

Itachi sighed. Every time Sakura would play hide-and-seek with the maids when she was younger, she'd always hide in the curtains in her room.

"I found you!" Said a maid. "Oh Sakura-sama, always hiding in the same place…"

Itachi who was watching from afar sighed. "What an idiot."

"Of course I know." Itachi said as he let out a smile just for Sakura. He gently cupped her left cheek before moving a few strands of her pink hair behind her ear. Sakura looked at him confused. "I know everything about Sakura." Sakura blushed.

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"Ah! Time's up!" Tobi called out. "Itachi-niisan is the winner!" Itachi stood there not really caring as Sakura stood in front of him with a large bright smile.

"So you did fucking win!" Hidan frowned as he pointed his finger at Itachi. "In the end, you won because you knew how this brat worked."

"Can't say I didn't." Itachi said calmly.

"H-Hidan…" Sakura began to say.

"What?" Hidan snapped.

"These…These are my special flowers…" Sakura said handing him a small bouquet of red roses.

"Not my roses!" Haku cried.

"Eh?" Hidan said taking it.

"Take them as souvenirs back to the demon world." Sakura said looking at her feet now.

'So what she really means is, go back now?' The demons thought.

"I'm sorry, but you can't take Itachi along." Sakura said.

"Fine bitch. I'll let you off this time." Hidan said as he made a hole in the wall. "Because you did save me from the light earlier, think of this as me repaying my debt." With that said Hidan disappeared.

Everyone stared at each other before they sighed.

"Hidan was interesting." Sakura said happily.

"I for one am exhausted." Itachi said.

"His non-stop cussing gets on my nerves." Deidara and Sasori said at the same time.

"Tobi wants to play hide-and-seek!" Tobi announced.

"No!" Everyone said.

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"So dear Itachi wants me to see him instead, huh?" The king repeated the message Hidan had brought back.

"I'm sorry, but I'm no match for the pink-haired brat." Hidan growled.

"Ah, the human he decided to raise! Interesting." The King said getting up.

"You aren't going to do anything to the bitch, right?" Hidan spoke quickly.

"What, did she get to you too?" The king asked. Hidan quickly shut his troublesome mouth. "Well it will be a good time to host the ball for his arrival. I'll make sure he comes this time. She should be happy to see him back here." The king smirked before leaving the room.

"Crazy ass Uchiha." Hidan muttered before he too left the room.

End of the chapter. Yes, I had just thrown Hidan into the mix. More ItaSaku moments. Well for the next chapter, we will finally see who the king is, though I have a feeling everyone knows who it is already. What is the king planning anyways? Find out next time. Please review everyone.