A/N This was originally planned to be a one-shot and was written using the song NIAN from the Stormriders Movie score soundtrack. The Link for it on youtube once you type in the youtube . com is /watch?v=8rXoTFXVhaE

However I wish to continue this story line and extend it. So I will try to maintain updating my others as well, but things are hectic around here right now so if I take a little, please bear with me. Thank you, and please do not flame the story. ALL flames will be deleted upon submission, no exceptions. Thank you

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Sakura had known Sasuke and Naruto ever since their days as Gennin, prior to their Team 7 with Kakashi leading them. Sakura was re-organizing things in her room and had just gotten out of the shower when she knocked the Uchiha amulet to the floor, Sakura bent down and lifted it before standing. Her thumb rubbing over the fan softly, remembering when Sasuke had given it to her.

FLASHBACK BEGINS

Sasuke and Naruto were on the rooftop of the Hospital, Sakura was watching from the doorway hoping they would stop. When she realized that Sasuke and Naruto were going to hurt one another, she just reacted by running in between them, yelling for them to stop. Sasuke's eyes caught hers but it was too late for him to turn his hand away as his chidori slammed into her stomach while Naruto's rasengan slammed into her back, impaling her onto Sasuke's chidori even further.

Sasuke's other hand had grasped her lower back, holding her to him as he gently lowered her to the floor and pulling his hand from her stomach. "Sakura…Stay with me, you cannot leave me" he said, tears threatening to fall from his eyes, Naruto stared at his hand while shaking. "NARUTO… IDIOT GO GET SOMEONE" Naruto had barely moved when there was a poof and Kakashi leaned down next to Sasuke and picked her up in his arms.

"Sasuke, go report this to Tsunade please. I will take her to the hospital and Naruto, you can go see Jiraiya at the bridge" Kakashi said before vanishing in a poof of smoke. Sasuke watched Naruto and Jiraiya leave through the gates of Konoha while Tsunade's hand fell on Sasuke's shoulder.

"Get going Uchiha, you know you want to go see her." Tsunade said, watching with saddened eyes at the thought of what would happen to Sasuke if Sakura ever died. Sasuke burst through the hospital doors and up to the desk. The nurse looked at him before asking how she could help him.

"Haruno, Sakura Haruno, what room is she in? Please?" He said desperately while the nurse took pity and looked over his shoulder at Tsunade at the doors, with a curt nod the nurse looked up the name. Sasuke watched as she wrote it down and slid the paper to him. He stared at the paper for a moment before walking to the elevators.

Stepping in he pressed the button for the 5th floor. 'ICU' he thought to himself. He stepped out of the elevator when the doors opened only to see Kakashi sitting in the chair at the waiting section. He walked over and sat down beside his teacher. "I really messed up Kakashi. I will never forgive myself if she dies." He said, his hand clenched into a fist.

The nurse called Sasuke's name and escorted him to room 328. Sasuke heard the door close behind him and walked over to her bed where she lay as still as death, the only thing reassuring him was the steady rise and fall of her chest. He sat beside her in the chair and took her hand. "whoever would have thought Sakura, the hospital room you are in, is your birthday. You always thought things were ironic and now you are not even awake tto see it and laugh, making everything alright again."

He cupped her cheek, allowing his thumb to brush the bottom of her face gently. "Sakura….I can't even begin to tell you how sorry I am, it should not have happened and I was such a fool for allowing things to escalate as they did between Naruto and myself. " he leaned down and kissed her forehead before slipping his mother's amulet around her neck. :This belonged to my mother and she wanted me to give this to the woman I cared for more than anything else." He whispered.

"I am sorry to have to say I will be gone before you wake up, I have…things to atone for Sakura and I promise you I will be back. I can't say when or how long I will be but I promise you I will come back." He placed a letter on her table and kissed her gently on the lips before leaving, only stopping at the door to whisper a final goodbye before leaving. He made it out to the gate and turned to look at the village one final time, he would not be seeing it for a long while.

FLASHBACK ENDS

It had been 4 years since Sakura woke with the necklace on her and she had never taken it off. She read his letter and tried to stay as focused on other things so she wouldn't think about Sasuke, but sometimes her mind couldn't help wonder what he was doing at a certain moment, or who he may be with now that so much time passed by. She put the amulet back on and secured it within its clasp.

She turned to leave her room when the silhouette of a man caught her attention, whirling around she froze. In her window was Sasuke, with a smirk on his face. "What? 4 years and no hug for me Sakura? I promised I would come back didn't I?" he said softly, Sakura ran into him and fought tears when his arms closed around her. "I'm sorry I wasn't here when you woke. I felt I needed time to sort through things, just as Naruto did and I think I am ready to to begin fresh with you Sakura… That is if you still want it" he said, holding her hand.

Sakura shook her head yes and smiled when he slid an engagement ring onto her finger. "you have always been mine Sakura, it just took me forever to discover it." He whispered before her lips cut him off. She hugged him tightly and knew everything was going to be alright now.