Itachi's Promise: Forty-Six

Sasuke stepped out the back door on the veranda and stopped, across the veranda from Sasuke stood Mikoto and Pein. Mikoto bent over with Pein tickling her sides; Mikoto tried to squirm away from his fingers but it wasn't working. Pein spotted Sasuke and released Mikoto, straightening up and looking at Mikoto. Mikoto look up at Sasuke and smiled gently; Sasuke held out the glass of cold water and waited for her to take it. Mikoto took the glass of water from her youngest son and thanked him; Sasuke left Pein and Mikoto and returned inside quietly.

"You need to explain our history to them," Pein told Mikoto.

"I know," Mikoto sighed.

"Sasuke, is everything okay?" Itachi asked, as Sasuke walked to his side and stood leaning against the bench silently.

"Yeah," Sasuke answered.

"What did you need help with?" Itachi asked.

"What do we do with father's office?" Sasuke asked.

"Um, just get rid of the dust for now?" Itachi told Sasuke, Sasuke nodded and walked back the way he had original came from.

"See you tonight for dinner?" Itachi questioned, the Akatsuki nodded and left through the front door leaving Pein outside with Mikoto.

Itachi left the half cleaned kitchen and entered his father's office; Sasuke had his back to Itachi and was wiping down the bookcases while standing on a chair. So he didn't scare his brother and make him fall from the chair, Itachi stood behind his brother and put his hands on his back. Sasuke went to fall backwards but Itachi used his hands to keep Sasuke on the chair.

"Hi," Sasuke greeted.

"Hello, what happened outside?" Itachi asked.

"Nothing," Sasuke lied.

"Sasuke, what happened?" Itachi asked.

"Pein was tickling mum," Sasuke answered.

"What do you mean?" Itachi asked.

"Pein was tickling mum," Sasuke answered.

"Boys, we need to talk," Mikoto called, from the kitchen.

Sasuke jumped from the chair and raced Itachi into the kitchen; Itachi followed after his brother and meet his mum in the kitchen.

"We're here," Itachi said.

"Before I was kidnapped, your father and I weren't on the best terms. I was about to split; he wasn't being very nice. Before I married your father, I was dating Pein, who is now the leader of the Akatsuki. We have not seen each other in years, but seeing him again brought back all the memories of the short time we spent together. No matter does happen with your father, I plan on dating Pein again, if that is alright with you," Mikoto explained.

"Your arms where covered in bruisers just before you were kidnapped, was that Dad?" Itachi asked, Mikoto nodded and looked at her sons.

"Fine, as long as it makes you happy," Sasuke said, Itachi nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, boys," Mikoto said, opening her arms and inviting Itachi and Sasuke in for a tight hug.

Itachi and Sasuke stepped into the hug and the small family smiled.

"Go check on Sakura, I want her here for dinner if possible," Mikoto told her boys.

Sakura and Itachi nodded and left the house within a minute, Mikoto walked down the hall seeing Fugaku's office and sighed. Mikoto entered the room and looked around trying to find out where to start, Mikoto picked up one thing and then the next and next. Mikoto created a (very) large pile outside the door of everything that belonged to Madara. Within an hour the room looked spotless and all Fugaku's stuff from the room were piled outside the door. Mikoto smiled at her handy work and then walked towards her and Fugaku's shared room and began to gather up everything of Fugaku's and create another pile in the hallway.

Hospital – Sakura's Room

"Can I go yet?" Sakura asked the nurse for the second time.

"Yes, as long as someone is with you tonight," The nurse answered, holding a pen and release papers out for Sakura.

Sasuke and Itachi stood over to the side of the room, smirking as Sakura dealt with the nurse and then turned and smiled at them as she smiled at them. Sasuke helped an already fully dressed Sakura from the bed and smiled at her.

"So you staying at the Uchiha Compound tonight?" Itachi asked, Sakura nodded and handed the pen and papers to the nurse.

Gathering up everything that was hers, Sakura pulled her bag up on to her shoulder. Itachi reached up taking Sakura's bag from her as they walked down the hallway of the hospital. Sakura, Sasuke and Itachi walked through the village, people waved happily at Sakura, while Sakura waved and smiled back.

"Sakura, your back," Ino screamed, running out of her family's flower shop and hugging Sakura tightly.

"Nice to see you too, Ino," Sakura greeted.

"We have got to talk…alone," Ino told Sakura, looking up at the two Uchihas watching over her.

"Just quickly," Sakura replied, being pulled away from the two Uchihas and into the flower shop.

"What the hell is going on with the Uchihas?" Ino asked, refering to Itachi and Sasuke.

"Sasuke is my friend and Itachi is…" Sakura said, not sure what to say about Itachi.

"You like Itachi, aww," Ino said, totally enjoying her friend's embassment.

Sakura blushed and lowered her head, Itachi was beside Sakura in seconds of her lowering her head and Sasuke wasn't far behind.

"Aww," Ino exhaled.

"Sakura, we need to go," Itachi told Sakura, Sakura nodded and the three ninja continued on with the short journey to the Uchiha compound.

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