Runaway Love

Ch. Ten - The Cherry Blossom

Sakura was frozen stiff. Not in fear, but in confusion. She trusted Sasuke to never hurt her, so she was confused as to why he was getting so aggressive.

"I guess I just have to show you how wrong you are, Sakura."

That sentence rang through her head again, and she pondered over why he said show..

Before she had a moment to think about it, she was yanked abruptly to her feat. Shocked, she looked up at a deviously evil looking Sasuke. There was a certain... look, in his eyes. One that sent an icy chill up Sakuras spine. One that somewhat.. frightened her. This wasn't her Sasuke either. It was like the night he was enraged, completely different..

How many damn personalities does this guy have?

Sakura was frantically searching for a logical answer. She was completely unaware of her situation and what his true intentions were. This situation was new to her, and one she never imagined happening. Basically, she was stuck in denial. But what Sasuke said next cleared all doubt she had, his voice breaking through her little thought bubble.

"I guess someone's going to need punished." He said, slowly traveling his hands from her collar down her arms to her wrists. "I wonder which punishment would fit best, hm?" He continued, leaning down as he paused between sentences, breathing lightly on her ear. "Should I put you in time out?" He whispered quietly yet his voice was still full of dominance and control. "Or would a good old spanking do?" He finished, lightly nibbling her earlobe.

Sakura couldn't help but flinch away. She was just so confused. Why was he acting this way? It wasn't like him, and she wanted him to act this way out love, not anger or for dominance. She didn't want this.

Sasuke noticed her flinching away and he froze. Yes he was angry and yes he was letting his dark desires get the better of him, but he still felt a pang of guilt when he noticed her flinch. Why did it matter to him if she was afraid? He should just make her obey him. So.. why? What stopped him?

Dropping his hands from her wrists, Sasuke stood silent and still as he came back to his senses. Sakura, still shaking slightly with adrenaline, stood still as well, eyes locked on Sasuke as she panted lightly.

Standing up straight, he begrudgingly turned and slowly walked out of her room, shutting it casually as he exited and leaving Sakura to stare after him.

She was beginning to believe this room of hers was cursed or something.. It's only been 6 nights here and three out of the six she was invaded by gorgeous men, one being Sasuke Uchiha. Well, he ended up stopping himself, but she was still counting it.

The next morning, Sakura sat up in bed and contemplated sleeping through breakfast. She could tell it was going to be incredibly awkward, seeing as though neither of the people she knew were really talking to her. Sasuke might, but she couldn't imagine how it would go. Was he still mad at her for last night??

Groaning out of frustration she buried her face in her pillow and sighed loudly. After a few minutes she pulled herself up and out of bed, dejectedly getting dressed. The least she could do was go grab something small and head to the training rooms. When she opened her door however, she stopped dead in her tracks. Down at her feet was a single cherry blossom.

Leaning down to pick it up, Sakura examined the flower with piqued interest. As far as she knew, there weren't any cherry blossom trees in this area. And who left this here?

Sasukes face popped into her mind and heat rose through her face. Shaking her head violently to get rid of the silly idea, she clutched her flower and walked back to her room, setting it down on her nightstand. She knew Sasuke wouldn't do something so sweet, so the only other logically option would be Itachi.. He was a lot more caring then Sasuke it seemed. But she couldn't help but feel disappointed by the idea of it not being Sasuke..

After placing the beautiful flower down, Sakura left for breakfast, grabbing a banana for the walk to the training rooms. She thought today would be a good day to practice her medical ninjutsu. Didn't want that to start slipping. Although, she couldn't remember which room was which..
picking one at random, she entered the first room on the left side and her breathe caught in her throat. In the middle of the room stood a shirtless, sweaty, completely ripped Itachi. He had on his usual dark bottoms but his shirt and cloak were no where to be seen. She could see from where she was standing that he was panting lightly and was holding a staff. Glancing around the room quickly, Sakura was internally cursing herself for entering the weapon room. The only room she's been in before.

Before she could turn to leave however, Itachi glanced in her direction and smirked at her. Tossing his staff aside, he began walking in her direction. Panicked, Sakura turned to leave but his voice stopped her.

"Don't worry Sakura, I was leaving anyway. You can have this room."

"O-Oh, no I actually just entered the wrong room, I'm sorry I was looking for the medic room.."

"Oh, in that case," He said casually, reaching down beside the door and grabbing his missing articles of clothes that she somehow missed when she came in. "Let me show you the way."

Itachi draped his arm over her shoulders, turning her so she'd walk out the door. But before they made it to her next room however, they were stopped.

"Sakura Haruno." A deep voice called out from behind them.

Turning to confront this person, she shook off Itachis arm and looked to see who was calling her. To her surprise, Pein stood there casually.

"I apologize this is such short notice, but I have a mission for you and Sasuke now. Follow me." And without another glance, he turned and strolled down a long hallway.

Hurrying after him and leaving Itachi behind, Sakura tried to keep her confusion hidden. She thought he would need more time to trust her before her first mission? Not that she was complaining, she couldn't wait to get out of this dark and dreary cave. It'd been a lot quieter since Sasori and Deidara were away, she assumed they left a few days ago since they haven't been around, as well as Kakuzu and Hidan who left yesterday morning. Finally, she got to go away with Sasuke!

As they walked along, Pein began to explain their mission. Sakura tried to pay attention but it was difficult to interrupt her excitement. Although, what she did catch left her feeling as if she'd been stabbed in the heart.

"I figured the best way to test your trustworthiness is to send you to the Leaf. I want you and Sasuke to retrieve Naruto Uzumaki for me."

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Sorry it took me a bit to update, writers block and all! Sorry if this chapter was kinda shitty, I wrote bits and pieces over a three day period.. ~laughs awkwardly~ I'll make the next few good, I promise!

Oh and

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