I figured one more chapter before bed wouldn't hurt it 6:15 a.m. and I'm exhausted so feel loved. Please review.
Mikoto had taken Sakura into the bathroom as the trembling woman's sobs became hiccuped sobs. In place of the fierce take no shit woman stood a complacent sobbing girl. She was almost a child and if Mikoto was honest she'd have the former than the latter. She stripped the kunoichi and helped her in the bath. Something was going on inside Sakura's head and it was impossible to understand what it was. Taking a soft rag Mikoto began to wipe the black from Sakura's face. Her mascara was no longer where it was suppose to be. It had washed down her face and neck from rain and tears. Her eye shadow was smeared from being rubbed when she attempted to wipe away her tears. Mikoto let Sakura warm with the water as she began to later the pinkett's hair. To her surprise the color was completely natural since none of the color washed out. Rinsing her hair and emptying the tub she retrieved a towel which she wrapped around the Kunoichi at least she had stopped crying.
Taking her into the sitting room and explaining she would be right back with some warm tea she left the woman alone. Sakura's eyes were cold and indifferent she was receding into herself. The only reason she had stopped crying was there were no more tears left to cry. She remembered the first person she had killed with her own hands. The next image was of the first person she could not save. Then her rejection from Neji telling her that she wasn't good enough. The images in her mind continued to play over and over. Finally the memory of Gen telling her one thousand ryo was not enough for a date with her. That was how Itachi found her on a love seat in nothing but a towel her arms wrapped around herself leaning against the arm.
His eyes narrowed as he took the four necessary steps to reach her. His hand gripped her chin as his Sharingan spun he peered into her eyes. His other arm supporting his strong frame as he searched her orbs. Damn it Shisui forgot to check to see if this was a multiple layered gen-jutsu. The whole time she had been suffering. Itachi carefully worked through each level of the jutsu if he was to quick about it he would mentally damage her, but if he worked to slow she would be reduced to a hollow shell. Once the final level had been dispersed he captured her in his Tsukuyomi this is where she would stay until he could draw her out of her own mind.
Sakura opened her eyes to see Itachi withing the Tsukuyomi. Yet the world was plain as it could be nothing stimulating or to dull surrounded her. It was just an open field that went on forever. standing upon her feet she sighed without fear. She was still frail he could see it in the way she moved. "You may scream if you wish no one will judge you for they cannot hear you."
"I'm sorry Uchiha-san but I wont." Sakura tried to fake a smile, but Itachi was not convinced.
"Call me by my name not my title Sakura we are friends are we not?" Itachi wanted her to feel more secure so she would open up it would help the process of healing her mental state.
"Of coarse were friends Itachi." Sakura tried again at a smile but failed miserably.
"Do you often lie to your friends Sakura?" He asked in a serious manner.
"N-no why do you ask?" She was confused by his line of questioning.
"Then do not plaster a hideous fake smile upon your face. It is unattractive unlike your true smile." Itachi said in a matter of fact way his face was emotionless. To this Sakura laughed and not the cute laughter everyone had grown to love. This was the laugh of an angry wounded woman. It was her form of screaming. Itachi just sat there watching her release all the pressure, the frustration, anger, and most importantly regret. When she had finished he simply held her as she began to sob again.
When Mikoto, Shisui, Sasuke, Tsunade and Dan walked into the sitting room they saw something Jiraiya would have wrote about turning it into a book. Itachi was positioned above Sakura his body above hers. There eyes locked as his sharingan blazed within there sockets. Sakura only clad within a towel was griping the front of his vest. Her emerald orbs piercing back into his red ones. Her breathing was labored and fast. Her chin was cupped gently between his fingers and tilted up slightly. Mikoto understood the way this looked and silently thanked Kami that Naruto had not discovered the two. Placing her hand upon Itachi's shoulder gently she was able to bring him back from his world. Sakura soon followed after groggily. Noticing the others in the room, her undressed state, and the man above her with a smirk she gasped running into the bathroom.
Ten minutes, a change of clothes, and Itachi and Shisui threatening to take the door down later she emerged from the bathroom. She was dressed in Shisui's black sweat pants and t-shirt her own clothes were drying. Shisui had to admit that he enjoyed seeing her in his cloths it made him feel as if she was his. Itachi however did not appreciate it in the least and he couldn't determine why. She sat between her self proclaimed protectors feeling much better until the explanations began. Finding out she was held within such a complicated jutsu made her both scared, and grateful to the men next to her. If they hadn't rescued her she would have broken completely and there was no escape from something like that. Deciding that she would be safer within the Uchiha compound for the night Mikoto brought her a cup of warm tea. Soon after she had fallen asleep with her head resting in Shisui's lap. Her feet were propped upon Itachi's lap and Sasuke was becoming more enraged each time Shisui would run his fingers through her hair absentmindedly. The three of them looked so natural in this position. Itachi was rubbing soft circles upon her ankles as they discussed strategy.
"She will have a group of ANBU with her at all times." Tsunade declared.
"They will have to be well hidden." Itachi shot back.
"I agree with Itachi. If she knew about it she would send the entire team to the hospital." Shisui added.
"If she's so powerful then she should be fine on her own." Sasuke snapped spitefully causing Tsunade to nearly dislodge his head from his neck. Dan barely able to hold her back.
"She is weakened from years of revivals. It has nothing to do with being powerful." Tsunade growled dangerously.
"Sasuke I will speak with you later. I am disappointed in you." Mikoto scolded him. This caused him to stand angrily.
"Fine protect the weak whore I don't care. When you all see that she wasn't worth all this bull shit let me know!" Sasuke screamed selfishly. This caused Sakura to stir a bit and take Shisui's hand in her sleep. A mumble about Naruto being to noisy was heard as she returned to her peaceful state. With that Sasuke bolted to his room angrily. When Shisui and Itachi fell asleep well after midnight the meeting was concluded. Mikoto sighed with frustration as she looked down the hall to Sauske's room.
"He's never going to give me grandchildren at this rate, but by the look of things Itachi may provide me with them. If not Shisui's children will have to do."