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"Please stay."
Itachi still kept his hand on the door. He had to stay, as much as he wanted to make the man pay that dare lay a hand on her; he couldn't refuse her request. He slowly turned to face her yet again. She was sitting in the middle of the bed, with the sheet pooled at her waist. Her hair had been pulled from its braid during the struggle and now long, soft looking locks dangled in front of her face.
Itachi calmly moved to the other side of the room, keeping his eyes on Sakura the entire time. He perched himself in the chair next to the bed and not once did she move or even look in his direction. Still keeping her hair in her face she laid down and rolled on her side facing away from him.
Silence echoed though the room, Itachi didn't even think she was breathing. She had curled up into a ball with her arms around her legs. Somehow she had managed to keep her head on the pillow but he could see the tension in her shoulders. His cheery blossom's body began to tremble. The Uchiha heir turned his head away and clenched his fist that scum would pay for this. He gently rose from his chair and sat on next to Sakura on the bed.
"Sakura it's all right, there is no need to be scared. I won't let anyone touch you." When she didn't respond he reached his hand out to stroke her hair. But when she flinched at his touch, he withdrew his hand. Itachi stilled, not wanting to make any sudden movements, in hope of not frightening her again.
Time seemed to slow, he sat there for what felt like hours, but it had only been a few minutes. He would kill the man who did this to her, and any other man that tried to harm her or make her unhappy. He would ensure her happiness that was his mission in life. A small sniffle triggered Itachi out of his thoughts.
"Sakura?" He tried yet again. Nothing, not a word came from her. She continued to quietly sob into her pillow. Not knowing what else he could do, Itachi removed his head band and weapons; lifted the sheet and crawled into bed with her. This action was purely platonic, he didn't have feelings for her other than for her well-being.
"W-What are you doing?" Sakura stuttered as he laid on his back taking her by the waist so that her head rested on the spot between his neck and shoulder.
"You need to sleep, and it's obvious you are anxious. Get some rest that filth would not dare come anywhere near you again."
Sakura awoke the next morning with her fingers throbbing. She looked around the room to see where Itachi was, but then stopped. That's right he got into bed with me last night, but where is he? She put her hand on the mattress to push herself up, but she didn't remember the mattress being that hard. Oooohhh. Sakura thought twisting around to see the Anbu captain laid out on the bed with no shirt on. She blushed realizing that she had been sleeping next to him with her head on his forearm.
Her eyes traced from his arm, to his well-muscled chest, to his face. She flushed noticing that he was awake and was watching her with an amused smile. He sat up and slowly reached his hand out to cup her face.
"Feeling better?" He asked his voice smooth and slow. Sakura could barely nod. His voice was so much nicer than Sasuke's.
Wait! What am I thinking? This man is older than me. And I thought I like Sasuke…
With a loud bang the room to her door flung open.
"Hey Sakura, we heard what happened and…." Naruto trailed off gawking at the scene before him. Sasuke stood behind him with his eyes so large, you would think they would fall out of his head.
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU IN BED WITH THE BASTER'S BROTHER? AND WHY DOESN'T HE HAVE A SHIRT ON?"
So I know it has been a while and I mean a long time….. But I am back. I hope to update every Sunday, given that time permits. I am also thinking about having a beta reader. If you are interested, send me a private message and I'll see what I can do. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!