Sakura sat in the springs of the Akatsuki hideout that they were currently in. Apparently they had many. She did not know which one. She was looking at the stones in the wall of the damp dark cave lit only by candles on the walls. She would not admit that she enjoyed the steam and the sounds of the water as it relaxed her mind. She was scared and nervous. Itachi had led her here after they arrived this morning. When they were walking in the forest Itachi had told her to wait by a big tree and to sit and not speak a word as he went ahead.

She heard voices from two others and they did not seem friendly. In fact it was dark and the noises of the forest only heightened her fear, but she could not tell only that they seemed evil to her. She was deep in thought before Itachi appeared in front of her and the next second she was pushed to the ground on her knees in front of Itachi with his hand in her hair so she whimpered at the pain but looked up with tears in her eyes at the three ninja in front of her. One was a blue haired woman who was very pretty and another with orange hair and piercings on his face but his eyes held her and she looked away because they were a terrifying swirling deep purple and she had never seen eyes like that especially not looking at her. Another one she got a glance at but he was wearing a orange swirled mask but she hadn't looked too closely. Her heart was in her throat and her eyes were clasped tightly shut. It was starting to rain. She could feel the water drops on her arms.

The orange haired man looked at her and then at Itachi.

"Are you Sure?"

Itachi glanced at him with his sharingan and nodded.

"If this is the requirement for your cooperation then so be it. The rest of the members are in the Dojo and they will show you a room. Meet me in my office in the morning. Welcome to the Akatsuki Itachi Uchiha." His eyes turned the girl on the ground and he walked slowly towards her. Leaning down noticing the tightening of Itachi's fingers on the small girl's hair he took her chin in his hand and lifted her face to his. Her green eyes with tears looked to his in fear.

"what is your name girl?" Sakura gulped audibly and tears leaked out at a faster pace as her heart thumped in her chest and weakly replied "Sakura Haruno" in a timid voice.
Itachi looked down and he thought her name was fitting. He would have found out her name eventually but now knowing her name he felt even more of a hold on her. His Cherry Blossom. "I am Pein, you're new leader. If you try to escape at any point you will be found and brought back by my members." He looked up at Itachi and back to her.

"Although I doubt Itachi here will let you get far."

With that Pein stood up and said a few words to the man in the orange mask and they were gone in a blur. She was then taken to a building where inside she had met the rest of the members although she was just a background prop next to Itachi as he was introduced to the group of the most scary individuals. She kept her head down and she was shaking. She blocked out all the words said and curled her hands around herself. She felt herself being picked up and now sitting in this hot spring by herself after Itachi had told her to bathe she sighed deeply.

Her nerves were aflame and every noise had her looking around crouching almost completely in the water until her eyes were the only thing showing. She focused on the dripping from the stone ceilings that landed in the beautiful hot spring and sighed but quickly jumped and curled into herself even more when she heard the door softly open and shut.

Not wanting to look and see what danger had arrived she softly cried and turned to the corner of the pool. When no noise was heard she took a peek and sighed in relief when she saw it was Itachi and not one of the other members. He was just staring at her with those haunting eyes. They looked so empty and Sakura could not look away. They reminded her of Sasuke but instead of a deep black they were a deep red with black tomoes.

He started to strip his bloody anbu gear and the girl looked away. He was done getting undressed and lowered himself in the clear pool of water and relaxed on the other side and closed his eyes in meditation. She didn't know what to do and trembled to herself. Sitting there she lost herself to her thoughts again after no movement from the male commenced. She thought of her home, of why she was kidnapped by him.

He was Sasuke's older brother and although she had never met him personally she knew who he was. She also wondered why he was covered in so much blood. It scared her.
She felt the water move and opened her eyes to see red eyes coming closer. She shut her eyes more if that was even possible. When he reached her he grabbed her shoulders and faced her towards him.

"Open your eyes" She did as she was told and felt lips upon her tiny ones softly and she gasped and tried to break away flailing. He held her to his chest and sighed. Opening his deadly eyes he had a glint in them as he spoke.

"In due time I will take you. Until then you will occupy the hideouts we reside in. You have been given the task of cleaning and help when needed but that is all. Other than that you will remain in our room at all times. Do not speak to any members unless spoken to and if you try to escape," He took her face in his hands and forced her to look at him. He felt nothing when feeling the tears through his fingers.

"I will find you and punishment is all that you will know." His fingers tightening on her small face as she looked at him and cried.

With that his eyes start spinning and all she remembers before unconsciousness is the beautiful eyes and a face that looked like Sasuke. Clutching the now unconscious girl he leaned to grab the soap and washed her body slowly. Kissing her cherry blossom hair and inhaling the scent. He put her over the edge of the pool and washed himself aswell and getting out he wrapped himself in a towel and wrapped the young girl in another towel and held her close to his body as he disappeared to their new room for the time being.