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They Never Expected
Chapter one
Nineteen-year-old Sakura Haruno sat alone on a bench. It was around midnight and she was the only person outside. It had been this time, this place, that seven years ago, her teammate and long time crush, Sasuke Uchiha had left Konoha to join Orochimaru. She would never forgive him for all that waiting, and hoping, and pain that he had caused them all. She would never forgive him for betraying the village and his friends. She would never forgive him for always ignoring her and acting like he was better than everyone else. She would especially never forgive him for hurting Naruto so badly all those times he tried to bring him back. Revenge, she thought. That's no reason to treat the ones who care like they are nothing. How could he just leave, when so many people had become his friends? He always thought I was so weak, worse than Naruto. Well I'm a Jounin now and I did it all by myself! No help from him or Naruto. I- Sakura's thoughts were cut off by the sound of labored breathing.
She turned her head in the direction of the sound and discovered that someone was coming towards her. She pulled a kunai out of her pocket and said, "Who are you and what do you want?" The person raised their head and looked at her.
"S…S…Sakura?" a voice that she knew only too well murmured. Sakura dropped the kunai. It hit the ground with a clatter.
"S…Sasuke-kun?'' she stammered. The person nodded.
"How do I know you're not some imposter?" said Sakura. "It's been seven years; give me one reason to believe you,"
Sasuke sighed and said," I should have expected that. Well, I don't know what to say. Um… during the second stage of the chunin exam the password I chose was the Ninki- Ninja opportunity. We thrive in the chaos of the enemy tide. Quiet shinobi don't need dens to hide. Our only concern is to watch and wait until the enemy lo- argh!" Sasuke suddenly stopped and clutched his stomach.
"Sasuke-kun! What's wrong?" Sakura cried.
"Sakura you have to believe me…I'm sorry it took me so long to come back, but …" he broke off again and stepped into the glow of the street lamp. Sakura gasped. Sasuke was covered in blood and had several kunai and shuriken stuck in his body. His leg was twisted and looked broken. There were numerous gashes on his face and arms. When he tried to speak again, he coughed up blood.
"Orochimaru attacked me before I left," He managed to say. Sakura rushed forward to help him, but in her panic she couldn't quite place what jutsu would be most effective.
"Um…let's see it was… oh crap I can't remember!" she cried in desperation. Sasuke sighed and said,
"Look if you can't help me then I'll just-" He was cut off by Sakura.
"Hold still, this is going to hurt." She said. She began pulling the kunai and shuriken out of Sasuke's body.
Sasuke gave a slightly suppressed sound of pain as Sakura yanked each weapon out of his bruised and battered flesh. When all the weapons had been pulled out, Sakura did a bunch of hand signs and the blood flowing from Sasuke's wounds lessened then stopped. Sakura stumbled and sat down on the bench.
"I… I stopped the blood flowing out from the wounds, so you won't loose too much blood, but the rest takes too much Chakra. I'm sorry I couldn't do more," She said. Sasuke tried to thank her but he was too dizzy from loss of blood. Sakura stood and walked over to him.
"Sasuke-kun are you ok?" she asked. She could tell that Sasuke was desperately trying to stay conscious, but he didn't manage. Not even a minute later he fell forward and Sakura just barely managed to catch him.
I have to get him to the hospital! She thought. She half dragged half carried Sasuke to the bench. As she was dragging him, something heavy fell out of his pocket. Once Sakura had him settled on the bench, she went back and picked it up. It was Sasuke's Leaf village headband. She carried it over to the bench and gently put it on his forehead. After she finished tying it, she lifted his arm and put it around her shoulders. She began to drag Sasuke toward the hospital. Geez, he's gotten heavy! How much did he eat when he was with Orochimaru? No, that's not the right question. It's probably all muscle. I'm never going to make at this rate, She thought. It didn't help that Sasuke was at least half a foot taller than she was. As she dragged him through the village his headband fell off again. What the hell is wrong with that stupid thing? Sakura bent down to pick it up. Sasuke stirred slightly.
When Sakura touched the metal part of the headband, she realized that it was scorching hot. Alarmed, she put her hand on Sasuke's forehead. It was hotter than the metal. Shit!! What did Orochimaru do to him! This is harder than I thought. Maybe if I got Kakashi or Naruto to help me…No if I waste too much time Sasuke-kun won't make it. But he's sooooooo heavy! There should be a limit to how much muscle one gains! I can do this. Just a little far- Before she could even finish her thought Sasuke came around with a low groan and a muffled swear.
"What the he- Sakura? What happened?" he said, confusedly.
"Sasuke-kun, don't you remember? You're hurt and have a fever and I'm trying to get you to the hospi-''
"Sakura!" yelled a familiar voice.
A/N – Well that's the end of chapter one. Please don't be mad if it sucks!!!
