Itachi's Promise: Forty-Seven
As Sakura, Sasuke and Itachi made their way through the Uchiha compound many people greeted Sakura; Mikoto meet her sons and Sakura at the front door.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Mikoto asked, looking at Sakura and hugging her tightly as the two woman stood in the doorway.
"Can we come in?" Sasuke asked, standing behind Sakura.
Mikoto kept an arm wrapped around Sakura's shoulders and pulled Sakura into the house and out of the way. Mikoto and Sakura walked hip by hip through the halls, until they reached the kitchen/ living room area. Sakura and Mikoto both were in the kitchen, Sakura on one side of the bench and Mikoto with her back to Sakura. Sasuke and Itachi stood outside the kitchen, watching as their mother and Sakura worked there way around the kitchen.
"When did you go shopping?" Itachi asked.
"I didn't, your cousin went for me," Mikoto answered.
"Which one?" Itachi asked.
"Hakuisu," Mikoto answered, Itachi and Sasuke looked at each other with confusion.
"Who?" Itachi and Sasuke asked together.
"He was born after we left," Mikoto answered.
"Any new members?" Itachi asked.
"Not that I can think of," Mikoto replied.
Sakura crossed the kitchen, pushing chopped onion and carrot into the pot Mikoto was stirring and then returning to cutting.
"Itachi, did you invite the Akatsuki?" Mikoto asked.
"Yes, everyone apart from Pein," Itachi answered.
"I invited Pein," Mikoto told Itachi.
"As Akatsuki, Itachi's teammate or an old friend?" Sasuke asked.
Sakura looked up confused and waiting for Sasuke or Itachi to answer.
"Our mum was friends with Pein when she was younger," Itachi answered.
"Really," Sakura asked, waiting for Mikoto's confirmation.
"Yeah," Mikoto replied.
"Wow, Itachi said that you lived an interesting life but I didn't realize how interesting," Sakura told Mikoto.
"Every woman has there own secrets; I know for a fact that Sakura has her own," Mikoto said, looking at Sakura and giving her a small smile.
Sakura tilted her head to the side in confusion as someone knocked on the front door and Sasuke ran off to answer the door. Sakura looked at Itachi and he quickly followed his brother, while Sakura turned to Mikoto.
"What secret?" Sakura asked Mikoto, once Itachi had left the room.
"Your feelings about my son and what you saw the before you collapsed in Madara's base," Mikoto replied.
"I didn't see anything," Sakura quickly replied.
" I know you did, I saw it in your eyes," Mikoto said, as Itachi, Sasuke returned to the room with the Akatsuki in tow.
"Hello, Mrs Uchiha," The Akatsuki greeted.
"Mikoto is fine and hello," Mikoto greeted, stepping away from the pot and turning to the Akatsuki.
Sakura looked up from what she was cutting and nodded in greeting to the Akatsuki, then returned her attention fully to cutting. Itachi walked around the bench into his mum's kitchen and stood right beside Sakura. Itachi's hip pressed roughly against Sakura's while she chopped. Itachi wrapped an arm around Sakura's waist and whispered something into her ear, Sakura jumped slicing her finger with the knife. Sakura healed her finger before Mikoto noticed and turned to Itachi, after placing the knife down. Sakura looked at Itachi to see if he was telling the truth, then asked him when she couldn't tell.
"Are you serious?" Sakura asked, shocked that now he had decided to ask her this question now.
"Yes, Sakura I am," Itachi replied.
"I've never been on a date with you, I'm use to seeing you once or twice a every few months and…Yes, I will," Sakura said, panicking then just deciding to say yes.
"Are you sure, I'm never let you down and I will never let you go," Itachi replied.
"Itachi, Sakura, come and join us," Deidara called.
"In a minute," Itachi said.
"Don't let me down," Sakura replied, wrapping her arms around Itachi's neck and pinning their lips together.
The Akatsuki, Sasuke and Mikoto looked towards Itachi and Sakura and gasp in shock, surprise and happiness. Sakura pulled away from Itachi and blushed as everyone watched her and Itachi.
"Meet the future Matriarch of the Uchiha clan," Itachi said, keeping his arm around Sakura's waist and pulling her closer.
Mikoto smiled and glanced at Itachi and Sakura; the Akatsuki stood wide mouthed and Sasuke stood worriedly quiet to the side of the group.
"You better take care of her," Sasuke told Itachi.
"Trust me, I will," Itachi answered.
Mikoto wrapped her arm around Sasuke's shoulders and smiled brightly at her older son and Sakura.
"Good luck," Mikoto said, hoping Madara or Fugaku wouldn't turn up and ruin anything.
"How cute," Fugaku said, leaning in the doorway that was to the side of everyone.
Itachi stepped in front of Sakura and held her hand as she stood behind him, the Akatsuki spread out, grabbing their weapons and getting ready to attack. Mikoto stood with Sasuke behind Pein; Sasuke watched his father as he gripped his mum's hand.
"Why such a cold welcome?" Fugaku asked, looking at Mikoto.
Mikoto looked away and Pein stepped fully in front of her to block Fugaku's view, Fugaku raised an eyebrow at Pein's actions and then looked towards Sakura and Itachi. Itachi held tighter to Sakura's hands and glared at his father; Fugaku stepped into the room closer to Itachi and Sakura, when Itachi and Sakura flipped across the counter and watched as Madara appeared where they had just stood.
To Be Continued...Please Comment.
