Crimson cherry bloosm

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Sakura slowly opened her eyes and noticed she was lying in her bed, back in the inn. She just felt so tired. She turned around and wanted to sleep on when she saw Itachi wasn't next to her. She slowly got up and saw it was dark outside.

"Where is he?" Sakura whispered softly. She stepped out of the bed. Someone had taken of her clothes. She was only wearing her underwear.

Quickly she put on her Akatsuki cloak and left the room. She crossed the dark hallway and stopped at the other door. The light that crawled out of the room from underneath the door told her someone was inside. She opened the door.

The red haired man, Sasori, sat on one of the beds. He looked up when she came in. Sakura blushed.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know, I was just-" She stuttered. "Itachi didn't tell that you were having something going on." Sasori said. He sounded really uninterested and not caring at all. Sakura blushed even more. "And he didn't tell me either that you used to love his brother." Sasori continued. "Th- ...That are none of your business!" She said, trying to sound angry. She noticed he wasn't wearing a headband. "Aren't you a shinobi?" "Why is that, girl?" "I don't see a headband."

Sasori didn't answer.

"Where is Itachi? I-... I need to talk to him!" She said hasty. "You'll find him there." Sasori said, waving towards the bathroom. Sakura quickly turned around and walked to the half open door. She stuck her head around the door.

Itachi was sitting on the edge of the tub. His cloak was on the ground, next to his shoes. He was painting his nails in a deep purple, and also the nails from his toes.

He looked up. Sakura stared at him.

"Is something wrong?" He asked. It took her a couple of moment to realise he had asked her something. "I- ... No." She answered. "I was just wondering where you was." "I'm right over here." Itachi replied. 'Yeah, doh, we can see that.' Inner Sakura sighed. Itachi finished his last toenail and placed his feet on the ground again.

"You want me to do yours?" He asked.

"What, paint my nails?" Sakura said confused. Itachi nodded. "Are you serious?" She asked. Again, he nodded. Sakura slowly raised her shoulders. "I... I guess..."

She sat down next to Itachi. "Put your cloak off." He told her. She glanced to the still half open door. "I'm only wearing underwear." She said softly, hoping that Sasori wouldn't hear it. Itachi looked at her for some seconds. Then, he slowly removed his long black shirt, careful not to damage his just painted nails. He handed it over to her. "Th- Thanks." She threw her cloak on the floor and put on his shirt. It was from a real soft material and it was still warm from his body temperature.

Itachi took her hand and started painting her nails. Sakura watched interested. He actually was a pro in painting nails. How sick is that?

After her right hand, Itachi took her other and painted those nails. Then he made her put her feet on the edge as well and started doing her toenails. They both didn't spoke, and Sakura thought about the day before.

Sasuke had come to safe her. Alone. Was it indeed because of her? Or did he just come because it was a good opportunity to kill Itachi?

"I came to take Sakura back..."

"Sakura... Are you ok?"

"I wont give up on Sakura..."

"I'm taking Sakura home..."

Had he actually said that? Was that really what he wanted?

"Sasuke is bothering you, isn't he?" Itachi asked her. Sakura nodded. She had stopped wondering why he always knew what she thought. She would never know anyway.