Wind And Fire Part 2

A/N: Wow! I'm so psyched over the positive response for this fic. Thank you to all my reviewers! I was really expecting to get flamed over the way I'm writing Sasuke's character. I am trying a little harder to keep Itachi from going OOC. But anti-social jerks are boring to write. *whines* Lmao I would like to thank Nollie-chan once again for all the medical help. I swore this would be finished in three chapters, but I think we all know that's going right out the window. ;) As always, thank you for reading, rating and reviewing!

-Ani

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The angry boy, a bit too insane,

Icing over a secret pain,

You know you don't belong,

You're the first to fight, You're way too loud,

You're The flash of light, On a burial shroud,

I know something's wrong,

Well everyone I know has got a reason, To say, put the past away,

I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,

You could cut ties with all the lies, That you've been living in,

And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand,

I would understand.



Well he's on the table, And he's gone to code,

And I do not think anyone knows,

What they are doing here,

And your friends have left, You've been dismissed,

I never thought it would come to this, And I, I want you to know,

Everyone's got to face down the demons,

Maybe today, We can put the past away,

Jumper-Third Eye Blind

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Chapter 3

Up Above It



Itachi woke up sensing murderous intent. He let the Sharingan spiral up, searching the dark room for chakra. Seeing no other chakra signatures he returned his eyes to normal. He lifted the corner of his mouth in a half smirk; he'd let Tsunade think his chakra was supressed. He couldn't shake the feeling of murderous intent. Suddenly he became aware of the source of the hatred. His eyes picked out a figure female sitting next to his bed. The kunoichi stood and was on top of him in the blink of an eye. He felt the cold kunai blade against his throat. She leaned down and whispered, "You are evil and evil must be dealt with." Her lips brushed his ear; the blade slid across his throat. He saw pink hair tinged with the red of his blood.



He woke with a gasp, his hands scrabbled at his throat. There was no cut. His skin was slick with sweat. He laid back at rubbed his temples. 'What the hell was that dream supposed to mean?' he wondered. That was the second dream he'd had like that; in the first one Tsunade had slit his throat. He got up and looked out the window. A smirk crept across his face when he saw Sakura walking towards the hospital. She had on red scrub pants and a white top with a shuriken design. She was with the blond ANBU girl from Suna. He sat on the side of the bed and thought about the dream once more; would Sakura really try to kill him? He shook his head. She'd had numerous chances and yet she'd never done anything other than help him. The thought of it made him tired, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep again.

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Sakura and Temari walked up the stairs to the second floor together. Once they entered the ward every nurse turned a hateful glare towards them. Temari nudged Sakura who in turn called all the nurses and medics to the station. Sakura called six names and four nurses and two medics stepped forward. "Lady Tsunade would like to see you six in her office now," Sakura watched as they scurried away. "As for the rest of you, anymore false vitals charted on Uchiha Sasuke will be considered an act of insuborination," she said with a look that dared anyone to say anything. The others looked away and went on about their tasks.



"Do you think this will help?" Temari asked Sakura as she thumbed through Sasuke's chart. She saw where Tsunade and Shizune took care of his vitals throughout the night. Unfortunely, there wasn't much improvement. Another 90cc of fluid was drained from his lungs around 2am.



Sakura shrugged, "I hope so, for his sake." She glanced through Itachi's chart, everything was still stable. She set the chart down and let her gaze drift out the window. She sighed and sat down, laying her head on her arms.



"Didn't sleep too well either? I feel like shit this morning. I need some fucking coffee," the blond said pouring two cups of coffee and handing one to the pinkette.



"I kept having the strangest dream...It was weird...I slit Itachi's throat...I called him evil and slit his throat," Sakura said looking away from her blond friend. She rubbed her eyes; she'd been up since 3:30 that moring. After that dream, who could sleep?



"I couldn't sleep because Shikamaru is on another fucking mission. *Tsch* He's always gone. Anyway, You want to come over and hang out after our shift is over? I'm so bored by myself. And seriously, what the fuck's up with that messed up dream? Do you hate Itachi or something?" Temari asked the pink-haired jounin.



Sakura smiled at her, "No, strangely enough I don't hate Itachi. I don't really know how I feel about him yet. To answer your other question: yeah. I'll swing by after I go home a take a shower. I'll pack a bag and bring a bottle of sake!"



"I want to meet Itachi. Call me crazy, but I do," the blond shrugged and grinned, throwing her arm around Sakura's shoulders, "We'll be Uchiha sympathizers together! Whatever the hell that means."



Sakura couldn't help but giggle at Temari's antics. The girl was a nut, but a loveable one. "Yeah, I still haven't figured that one out yet either. I don't feel sorry for either one of them. They dug the holes in which they sit now."



Temari snorted, "Woo! That's deep girl! Anyway, shall we go check on the brothers Uchiha?" She laughed again and gave Sakura a playful shove forward.



Sakura downed the rest of her coffee and tossed her cup in the trash, "I'm going, I'm going," she grumbled.

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Itachi's eyes snapped open the moment the two kunoichi stepped near his door. He narrowed his eyes, 'Why two?' he wondered. He could tell one was Sakura and he knew Tsunade's and Shizune's chakra signatures. He watched Sakura and the blond Suna nin come into his room. He sighed and folded his arms over his chest, "Sakura, I'm not an exhibit," he said quietly. "Sabaku no Temari, yes?" he inquired turning his dark eyes to the blond.



Temari was mildly shocked at the fact he knew who she was, of course there were a few things that tended to give her away: her giant fan, for one. She knew he saw her face a few times while transporting them back. "If that's what you insist on calling me, sure. But I do live here now," she tapped her hitai-ate for emphesis, "So, you're the great and powerful Uchiha Itachi? Well whaddya know..." She smirked at him, her green eyes full of laughter.



Itachi raised his eyebrows at this laughing blond girl in front of him. She showed no fear of him either. The day was getting more interesting as it went on. "I'm not the Wizard of Oz," he stated taking note of the way her eyes widened in surprise.



Sakura sat down in the chair next to his bed. 'This is gonna be interesting,' she thought smiling. She'd witnessed several instances where Temari had Kankuro so mad he couldn't see straight.



"I'd hope not, Kami only knows where you'd send Dorothy. It damn sure wouldn't be Kansas," Temari cracked rising up to the unspoken challenge.



Itachi gave her a bored look and studied her for a moment. "You have interesting chakra, Suna brat," he said closing his eyes.



Temari narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath. Exhaling she looked at him and said, "So do you. Interesting, how is it I can sense your 'supressed' chakra?"



Sakura gasped and covered her mouth when they both turned to look at her. "Are you serious?" she squeeked out to Temari.



"As a heart attack. I don't think there's any reason to tell Tsunade this tidbit. What do you think Itachi-san?" she said looking him in the eyes. She narrowed her green eyes at him and silently dared him to mouth off.



Itachi's eyes widened slightly, he wasn't too sure about this one. She seemed to be a bit of a wildcard. The corners of his mouth twitched. "I would expect no less of a Konoha ANBU. I assure you, I have nothing up my sleeve."



Temari looked into his onyx eyes, 'Sasuke's eyes are so much like his except more haunted,' she thought to herself with a frown. She didn't notice when she started chewing her lip. She was lost in thought when she felt another pair of eyes on her.



"Are you okay? You kind of zoned out for a second," Sakura glanced at Itachi out of the corner of her eyes for a second then brought he attention back to Temari.



Temari giggled nervously, "Yeah, I was just thinking for a minute."



"You must be exhausted," Itachi shot at her.



She narrowed her eyes at him, "You're a laught riot, Itachi. I'll give you this much, you don't fluster as easy as your brother does. Kinda takes all the fun out of the game. It's been a hoot!" she yelled going out the door.



Itachi looked at Sakura. "She's an interesting one. Good instincts. I'm almost impressed. I need to ask you something and I expect an honest answer, Sakura," he looked deep into her jade eyes. "Do you wish to kill me?"



Sakura's mouth fell open and she couldn't form a sentence to save her life. Did he know about her dream? Was that even possible? These and other questions kept swirling around her head. She finally found her tongue, "Iie. I have no reason to want to kill you." She stared into his dark eyes, "Why would you ask me that? If I would of wanted you dead, I wouldn't of healed you just to kill you. I'm not that sadistic," she stated.



Itachi leaned back on the pillows and closed his eyes. He sighed, "I keep having these strange dreams..."

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Sasuke watched as Temari went from task to task without talking. He wanted her to talk to him, but he wasn't going to speak first. Instead he sat and sulked; following her with his dark, haunted eyes.



She listened to his lungs. Thankfully they seemed to be staying clear. Every muscle in his back was tense. She summoned her chakra to her palms and placed them on his back. She felt him relax as her chakra seeped into his body unlocking his tense muscles. His breathing becme more regular and she leaned him back on his pillows. "Try to get some sleep, Sasuke-san," she said noting how heavy lidded his eyes had become.



He felt sleep beckoning him. He looked at the blond ANBU medic through half closed eyes. "Don't leave. Please stay while I sleep. In case...well...you know..." he trailed off as sleep overcame him.



Temari smiled at him. She sat down in the chair by his bed and propped her feet up on the bed frame. Yeah, she'd stay while the youngest Uchiha slept. She didn't have much else to do.

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Shikamaru wandered the halls of the hospital looking for his wife. Finally he found Sakura. "Hey Sakura, have you seen my lovely wife?" he asked the pinkette.



"Hey! When did you get back? Temari's been lonely lately," she said winking at him.



Shikamaru groaned, he didn't want to hear that. "I'm only back for about six hours then we're heading back out. So, where's Temari?" he asked her again. "Oh yeah, will you cover for her for a couple hours?"



Sakura laughed, "Yeah. It's the least I can do. Let's see...I think she's in Sasuke's room." She grabbed Shikamaru's arm and started pulling him down the hall with her.



"Ouch, troublesome woman. Don't dislocate my shoulder. Let go," he griped pulling his arm out of her grip.

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Sakura poked her head in Sasuke's darkened room. She saw Temari sitting next to his bed drawing. "Psst! Temari-chan, come here a second," Sakura said in a stage whisper.



The blond girl's head snapped up at the sound of her voice. She got up and walked over to the door. "What's up?" she asked, her green eyes tired.



"Come out here for a second, I need to talk to you about something," Sakura said with a grin.



Temari not having seen the silly grin, sighed at her and stepped into the hall. "Okay, but only for a minute. I told him I'd stay while he slept. He's scared he won't wake up," she told the senior medic.



Sakura raised her eyebrows, Uchiha Sasuke admitting he's scared? "He told you this? No way," she scoffed.



Temari chuckled, "In so many words," she reached over and tugged on her friend's pink braid. "His exact words were, 'Don't leave. Please stay while I sleep. In case...well...you know'. I simply put two and two together."



"You should take a couple hours off. I'll stay with Sasuke for you," Sakura offered.



Temari looked at Sakura and tried to figure out why the pinkette wanted her to leave. Suddenly she sensed an all too familiar chakra behind her. She turned around slowly to see Shikamaru leaning against the wall. She grinned at him and walked over to him. "Shika-kun, how long are you home for this time?" she asked even though she knew she wouldn't like his answer. She could tell just by looking at his eyes.



"About six hours," he said reaching out to touch her face. He knew the back to back missions were taking their toll on both of them. He smiled at her when she nuzzled into his touch.



She bit back the disappointment. She wanted to be out on missions too, not stuck in the hospital all the damn time. She looked at him in his full ANBU gear and then wrapped her arm around his waist. She looked up at him, "Which takes longer, putting all that on or taking it off?"



He chuckled at her and kissed her forehead. "Tems, you are troublesome but I love you," he whispered to her.



"I know. I love you too. Let's go home and find out which takes longer," she whispered in his ear as they left the hospital together.

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Sakura took Sasuke's vitals. So far he was staying stable. She wrote the numbers down in his chart and sat down rubbing her temples. Sakura yawned and tucked her legs under her. She was so tired, she could barely keep her eyes open. She listened to Sasuke's breathing and felt her eyelids getting heavier. She would just lay her head down for a second.



Sasuke woke up slowly and wondered how long he'd been asleep. He heard mumbling and glanced down. His eyes widened in shock; he wasn't expecting to see Sakura next to him. He brushed her pink hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. He froze in place when she stirred and muttered something that sounded like, 'No, not ice cream. Tuna fish'. He blinked in surprise. He didn't even want to know what she might be dreaming about. He absent mindedly stroked her hair and closed his eyes. She stirred again and mumbled, 'Mmm...Tastes like purple'. His eyes snapped open and he looked at her. What the hell? He narrowed his eyes and shook her shoulder.



She snorted and turned dazed green eyes up in his direction. "Huhn??" she managed.



Sasuke just stared and smirked at her. She was awfully damn cute when she first woke up. He stared into her eyes, "You were talking in your sleep," he said trying to sound annoyed. He smiled more when he saw the blush spreading across her face.



"Oh shit! I fell asleep, I'm sorry," she said rubbing her eyes. She blinked at his chart trying to focus her sleep blurred eyes. She looked at her watch, 1:25pm. She'd charted his vitals at 10:30am and fell asleep shortly thereafter.



"Forget it. Where's Temari?" he turned his dark gaze towards her.



"Shikamaru came home for about six hours; so I told her to go be with him. She's been kind of down. He's been on missions alot lately," the pink-haired medic told him.



"Where do I know her from?" he asked, his eyes pleading with her to help him remember.



Sakura was startled, she couldn't believe he didn't remember her. He'd fought her during the attack on the village. "The chunin exams. Sabaku no Temari...Gaara's sister. Is any of this ringing a bell.?" she asked in a bored voice.



"Sabaku no Temari...She moved to Konoha to marry Nara?" his dark eyes looked confused.



She turned away from him. Of course he looked confused; he didn't understand anything but hate. She sighed at him and rolled her eyes. "Yep. The things we do for love," she looked at him and smiled sadly, "I have to check on some other patients. I'll be back in a few minutes."



Sasuke leaned back against his pillows and sighed, "Yeah, okay."

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Temari stripped his ANBU gear off in record time; she barely waited until they were in the house. She devoured his mouth with hungry kisses. She felt his hands exploring her body and moaned against his mouth. She pressed herself against his lean body. "Shika-kunnnn," she moaned, "I need you now."



Shikamaru chuckled and bit at her neck, smiling at her moaning. He ran his tongue down her neck, stopping to nip at her collarbone. He felt her hands tugging at his jounin pants. He helped her pull them off of him. Lowering his head, he ran his tongue over her nipple and caught it between his teeth, biting gently. She gasped and panted out his name, arching up to his touch. He brought his head back up to kiss her. He slid his tongue in her mouth and ran his hand down her side, stopping at her hip. He brushed his fingertips over her thigh. He brushed his fingers over the folds of her sex, stopping to run his thumb over her swollen bud. He felt her fingernails dig into the flesh on his back.



"Unnngh...Shika-kun," she panted, her legs quivering. She felt the edge of the bed touch her legs; she didn't even realize he'd been slowly pushing her into the bedroom. She smiled and pulled him down on to the bed with her. She climbed on top of him ground her dripping sex against his cock.



He groaned and thrust upwards. "You...Tease...Troublesome...Woman..." he panted out.



She leaned down and bit at his chest. "You love every minute of it," she said against his muscled chest, grinding her hips aganist him again. She positioned her entrance over the head of his trobbing member, moaning as he thrust up into her.



He could feel her walls clutching at him as he thrust into her. She was close; he pulled on her hips to match his frantic pace. She panted his name and bit at his shoulder.



Temari ground her hips down and bit her lip. "Ahh...Kami...Shika...unngh," she gasped as her orgasm came crashing over her.



He wrapped his arm around her and flipped her onto her back. He looked down in to her green eyes and kissed her. Then he thrust into her harder, making her moan and arch up to him. he could feel her second orgasm building and sped up.



She clawed at his back and panted his name, "Shika-kun...Fuck...Harder..."



Shikamaru felt the begining of her orgasm when his own overtook him. "Tems...Unnnnggh," he moaned out as he shot his seed deep inside her. He brushed he lips against her ear, "I love you, Tems. My sand princess," he whispered as he pulled out of her.



She laid her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arm around him. She nibbled on his jaw. "I love you too, Shika-kun. My leaf warrior," she whispered back, her lips curving in a contented smile.

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A/N: A big huge thank you to HJTrek! Thank you for your help with the sleep talking. I would still be stuck if you hadn't texted me when you did! ^_^