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Chapter 4 - Proudness

*flashback*

"Itachi, just promise me something. Promise me that you'll take care of Sasuke!" said Fugaku looking ahead. "Even though we have different beliefs...I am proud of you." said Fugaku sitting on his knees beside his wife at the Uchiha Mansion.

*end of flashback*

Itachi slept for 2 days when he woke up suddenly soaked in sweat. "Mother, father..." he mumbled. "In the end I couldn't protect Sasuke." he sat in his bed looking down at his hands. "All i did was to protect him yet..." he couldn't finish his thoughts when Kisame entered in the room. "Hey. You alright?" asked Kisame.

"Hn...What happened?" Itachi was confused and didn't remember anything.

"Sakura-san used her medical jutsu to save you. You owe her this time." Itachi didn't know what to say.

"Haruno? Hm..." he tried to get off the bed but his legs wouldn't move. "My legs are numb." he said to Kisame.

"Yeah. She did say that you'll be feeling numb 1 or 2 days. She requested for you to stay in bed." Itachi frowned. "She wants me to stay in bed all day long? What does she think I am, a puppy?"

"If you move now you won't be able to walk." Said a girl's voice by the door. It was Sakura. "I gave you some medicine to numb you from you pain. You don't remember anything?" she looked at him intensively. "Kisame, do you mind leaving us alone for a bit?"

"Sure, no problem." saying these Kisame left the two of them alone.

"Well? I'm waiting." Sakura took a seat on a chair preparing some medicine for Itachi.

"What are you waiting for?" he asked.

"I don't know. Maybe a thank you? You know I saved your life 2 days ago. I could as well have left you there to die slowly."

"Why didn't you do it?" he asked again staring at her.

"For the same reason that I killed Sasuke. I want to prolong your pain. You loved him right? After all he was your little brother." Sakura didn't mean what she said. She just wanted him to feel hurt as he's did to other people.

"Shut up. I hated Sasuke for every reason that I had. No doubt he didn't like you. You're butting way too much in other's businesses."

"Stop it." she was the one staring at him now. "Stop lying to yourself. Stop lying to people. Don't you see that all you do is...hurt yourself and others?" Sakura couldn't hold her feelings anymore. She was angry at him now.

"Wh...What do you mean?" he removed the blanket on him as he felt his numbness was going away. He slowly moved his legs out of the bed and barely stood. "Don't move or you're going to fall!" yelled Sakura.

"And why do you care? Don't you hate me? Don't you hate me and Sasuke? Why would you care if I fall or not?" He started to move towards her he didn't manage only a few steps because afterwards he fell. If it was not for Sakura to catch him he would have hit his head hard. She caught him right before touching the ground. "You do care after all. But why?" He looked at her in the eyes. That time he thought for the first time he saw emotion in her eyes. Sadness and something else...

"We're comrades after all. Why wouldn't I care? I still hate you. But we're part of the same organization so..." she stuttered.

"You're not telling the truth Haruno. Your eyes are deceiving you." Itachi grabbed her hand when she wanted to remove it from around his waist. "You're talking nonsense. Let's get you on the bed." She helped him get on the bed and covered him with the blankets. However Itachi still didn't let go of her hand. "We'll talk about this another time. I'm tired."

"Alright. I'll let you sl..."

"I have one more question...One night you talked on your sleep and you said somethin: I'm sorry Itachi and Forgive me. What where you refering to?" Sakura froze and grasped.

"No-Nothing. Good-night." she left the room like a storm and she locked herself in her room. "It can't be. He heard me when I was sleeping...He doesn't know right? I hope..." Sakura was tired after taking care of Itachi so she just went to sleep.

The next day Itachi was feeling much better as he managed to go downstairs and outside. The numbness in his body was going away and he started moving before he became a vegetable. "Where is Haruno?" he asked after entering the kitchen where he has found Konan preparing some milk for Yasuo.

"She must be outside with Yasuo. By the way...Have you told her anything about her sleep-talking?" she asked.

"I asked her some things why?" Itachi frowned. "She asked me this morning if her screams everynight and if she can be heard by the others, and I told her yes." replied Konan.

"Hn...Did she tell you anything else regarding her past?"

"Unfortunatelly no. I tried talking to her about that too but in vain. She wouldn't say anyghing." Konan finished preparing the milk and went outside with Itachi following her. When they arrived outside Itachi stopped. Sakura was playing with Yasuo on the grass. She was laid on her back and holding Yasuo with her hands in the mid-air. He was chuckling and laughing having fun. "He really does like her." he said lowly knowing that Konan still heard him.

"Yes. Usually he doesn't like to be with anyone other than me and Pein. But with Sakura it seems that he's having fun. Remember when I asked her about her having a baby?" Konan looked at him. "Yes. Do you think it's true?" Itachi was still staring at the woman and the baby in front of them. "Yes. The way she express her motherly love towards him is...way too profound." Itachi stood there thinking about what Konan said.

"Sakura! I prepared the milk. Come here." yelled Konan.

"Yes. Let's go Yasuo ok?" She talked to the little baby and afterwards she gave him a gentle kiss on his forehead.

"Thank you for taking care of him Sakura." said Konan smiling to Sakura.

"You know I consider him...It's not a problem Konan-san...He's wonderful." Sakura gave the baby to Konan and went inside the hideout.

"Hey Sakura. Ssup?" said Deidara.

"Nothing. Why?" she hisseed.

"Oi oi. There's no need to be like that. Just wanted to ask you if you wanna go into a mission with us." mumbled Deidara still affraid of her.

"Huh? Sure why not? These days staying inside were such a bore. When do we leave?" asked Sakura.

"In a few hours. It's going to be me, you , Itachi and Pein." he said.

"Itachi? Is it already time for him to in missions?"

"I'm already ok. This kind of mission won't do any harm to me." said Itachi from behind them. Sakura smirked when she turned around at him.

"I didn't give you permission to go in missions yet, being your medic and so..." she said not taking her eyes off his.

"I don't need your permission to go. You might have helped me there but you won't tell me what I can and what I can't do."

"I'm saying this for your safety." Sakura was not smiling anymore. "The poison that you had in your body made you wounds not stop bleeding. Who knows if those effects are still not in your body? Have you thought about that? And if something happens I might not be there to help you this time." she said looking at him.

"I can take care of myself. Who do you think I am? Think about this one more time Haruno." Sakura started to get angry. "You're the selfish, idiot, bastard, Uchiha Itachi. All the time your thinking only about yourself. Have you thought about the others once in a while?"

"Hey guys. H-How about this? We'll let him come with us and you Sakura-san stay with him. What do you say."

"No." they both said in unison.

"Then you two will just stay here. And with this we have it both ways." said Pein from behind them.

"Damn you Uchiha." hissed Sakura at him. "Talk about you." replied Itachi at her.

"If the things solved, Haruno-san, can I ask you one thing?" said Pein.

"Sure. What is it?" Sakura was looking now at Pein. "I'll take Konan in this mission, could you take care of Yasuo till we come back?" Itachi looked at Sakura. "Sure. My pleasure." she said smiling.

"Alright. Konan fed him now so you won't have to only around 1:00 am. I'm sorry to have you wake up to feed him." Konan came inside and put the baby in Sakura's arms.

"Pein-san. Don't worry. I've done this before." she looked at the small kid in her arms.

"You did?" Itachi asked. Sakura knew she said something she shouldn't. But there was no way back now.

"Yes. I'll take care of him well Pein-san. Go your way." she waved at the members leaving in their mission.

"Thank you Sakura-san." Yelled Konan from afar.

"Hehe." Itachi was still downstairs looking at Sakura chuckling at the little baby and he thought for a moment about a family.

"There's no room for one." he thought again.

"You're going to help me with him Uchiha. While I prepare his food later for him." said Sakura smiling at the baby.

"Did you really do this before?" Itachi asked again.

"Why do you want to know? It is none of your business." replied Sakura.

"I'm going to get him to sleep. Do you know where is Konan and Pein-san's room?" she asked knowing that he probably won't answer her.

"You might as well let him sleep in your room since he likes it." Itachi said something out of character.

"What do you mean?" Sakura was confused not knowing what to think about his affirmation.

"Did you know that some night he comes to your room by himself and sleeps with you? When he hears your...screams..." Sakura's eyes went blank. Itachi didn't know what to do: if he should take the baby from her or not. He approached to try but Sakura was holding him so hard that he even felt a shiver down his spine. He looked at Sakura and decided not to try. He let her come back to reality by herself. He called her name many times but in vain. In the end Sakura regained herself and turned around to face him.

"Uchiha can you bring him upstairs please?" she asked him. He nodded taking the baby from her. "I'm going to the hot spring. If something happens call me." saying these she left the kitchen leaving Itachi with the baby there. He brought upstairs the baby and entered Sakura's room. He laid the baby in her bed and he sat beside him. After a couple of minutes he figured that Yasuo wouldn't fall asleep if someone was not by his side and decided to lay near him. In 5 minutes Yasuo fell asleep and Itachi closed his eyes but not sleeping. He smelt Sakura's fragrance on her pillow and relaxed. He didn't notice he was so tensed until then.

After a while Sakura came into her room only to find the two of them in her bed. Itachi was not asleep but he kept his eyes closed listening to her steps. She walked slowly closer to the bed looking at the man and the baby in her bed. For a moment Sakura thought they looked so calm and peacefull. She didn't know that Itachi could be like that towards kids. She bent over and kissed the little baby's forehead and without thinking she also kissed Itachi on his. Afterwards she opened the drawer and took a towel and left the room.

Itachi slowly opened his eyes and looked ahead. "Why did she do that?" he thought and blushed for a little bit. He looked at the baby and decided that he could leave now that he was asleep. He exited the room and closed the door. He went into his room and thought about things. "Something is not right. And I'm going to find out." He took a towel and left his room walking towards the hot spring.

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