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Chapter 56 -

Sakura looked back at Itachi, blushing dangerously.

"She really riles you up doesn't she?" He asked, with his stoic expression.

"Well, she does know everything about me, she's virtually a diary..."

"Then maybe a bit of space... emotionally... is just what you need."

"What do you mean; emotionally?"

"Well, you're still going to have to take care of her. She a bit of a loose rocket."

Sakura looked over to where Sasori had once been, he was still there but now had Inner on his lap.

"Point to Itachi-kun..." Sakura laughed, running off to make sure Sasori was going to be okay.

She stood behind Inner who was playing with Sasori hair.

He was sitting comfortably, avidly ignoring Inner while still being polite.

'He really has no attitude what so ever does he...' Sakura thought.

"I disagree." Inner said, facing Sakura.

Sakura's face screwed up. "Please tell me you can't..."

"I can still read your mind stupid." She giggled.

Sakura screamed.

She was just about to run off to find Itachi when she bumped into him.

"Where you going in such a hurry, and why were you screaming?" He asked in that level voice of his.

"She can still read my thoughts!!" Sakura whined. "I thought this was finally going to be my chance to be... to be..." She beat her fist against his chest.

"That's all?" He asked, catching her hands.

"Ahmm..." She sighed.

"Come on. It's not so bad." He said, ruffling her hair.

It was now a pink mess, roughly framing Sakura's disgruntled face.

She pouted prefusely, attempting to shake free her hands, held steadily in Itachi's.

"You're being mean." She said.

"You're being cute." He smirked picking her up by her wrists.

"Hey, you, put me down!"

Meanwhile Inner had returned to running her hands through Sasori's hair, occasionally asking him silly questions, he answered promtly, sedately catching glimpses of Sakura.

Itachi put her down, and was walking off when Sakura raced up behind him.

"Where are you going?"

"I have... things to do."

"What like?" Sakura asked.

"Boring things, things that would be of no interest to you."

"But everytyhing you do is of interest to me..." Sakura mumbled lowly.

He turned to her. "Hn?"

"Nothing..." She replied.

They both knew he'd heard her.

--

Sasuke was determined to find Sakura before nightfall.

He was headed in the direction of Pakkun's last sence of the girl.

Kakashi trailed behind, reading, while Naruto ran along side Sasuke.

They burst through the line of trees, and descended to find a large gorge.

Like a canyon, running deep and windingly in there way.

It was monumental in size, with a terrifying drop to the rocky bottom.

"But... There is where she was suppose to be... she couldn't have fallen could she?" Sasuke looked shocked.

"No, she's better than that." Naruto reassured them.

"Itachi killed her, that bastard!" Sasuke was pacing up and down.

Kakashi sighed. "Stop over reacting."

--

Itachi sat on the other side of his jutsu, watching amusedly as Sakura's team frustrated themselves (mainly Sasuke) over the thoughts of Sakura.

Said girl, sitting boredly next to him.

"You're right, this is tiresome."

Itachi looked at her. "Are you sure? My brother seems pretty worried about you."

Sakura looked up quickly. "Come on, lets go do something else."

"Hn. Like what?" He asked, thinking over some pretty inappropriate ideas mentally.

"I don't know... I havn't seen my room yet... Wanna check it out?"

"I do."

Sakura was just marching off to go therewhen she realised she didn't remember where to go.

"..." She looked at Itachi.

"This way." He smirked, walking inside, allowing Sakura to dawdle behing him.

--

Inner was slowly beginning to invade more and more of Sasori's personal space, dragging her hands down his neck.

Dodging her fingers down his chest.

Sasori remained motionless, his expression impecably stoic.

It was, however, becoming harder and harder to not, either push her off, or push her down.

"Come now baby, don't be cold..." Inner bit her lip provocatively.

Sasori stood up, lifting Inner up with him, and began carry her inside.

Inner was surprised but more than accomodating.

"Eager?" She smirked.

"Yes, to find you a new playmate." Sasori said calmly.

Inner was in dismay, but the dismay was cancelled upon seeing Dei-kun.

They'd walked into a room, Deidara lying on the bed.

He looked up and raised and eyebrow.

"Who's the slut?" He asked.

"She's yours, I don't want her." Sasori sighed.

"I'm not a slut..." Inner growled, "but it's ok Sasori-sempai, Dei-kun will be a fine trade..."

"Dei-kun?" Deidara asked, as Sasori left.

"Hai." Inner said.

--

"This is your room." Itachi said, pushing the door open.

They stepped in, Sakura looking around.

"It's... beautiful..." She smiled.

"Doesn't seem very Akatsuki does it.."

Sakura laughed, running and diving onto the bed.

"I dunno, Akatsuki don't seem that bad..."

Itachi grunted.

Sakura was making a mistake there.

"They are very dangerous." He said, sitting on the bed next to her.

"You're forgetting Itachi-kun, so am I."