A/N: My first time writing a SasuSaku fic. I hope you guys will like it. :) I haven't watched their "battle" (episode 214)in a long time, so I'm just going to change it. (;

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto/Naruto Shippuden. If I did, it'd be about Gaara, and Deidara wouldn't have died.

2016 edit: Sorry a lot of the chapters are so short. The last few are longer, but I promise the sequel to this will have at least 2,000 word chapters..which still isn't long but that's all I can promise for now.

I can't believe I'm actually going through with this...I breath heavily, running through the forest. I tried to tell Naruto that I love him now, but I couldn't deceive even myself. I ended up having to drug him and the others. Now I am on my way to hopefully change Sasuke's mind.

Sasuke Uchiha. The Sasuke Uchiha that I am madly in love with. Just follow the plan, Sakura. You can do it. I feel the butterflies in my stomach. I'm going to do this so Naruto won't have to be indebted to me anymore. I can bring Sasuke-kun back by myself.

I finally reach the place that he is at. I see his backside. Maybe I can sneak up on him. "Sakura. Hn. Why didn't I know you'd be on my tail?" I freeze. My heart is thumping wildly in my chest. It feels like time stopped.

H-How did he know...? Okay, just go with the plan. I hold my breath as he turns and looks at me. He still has the handsomest features the world has ever known. Those onyx eyes...and pearly white teeth. His scowl that is so enticing. My mind goes back to when I first met him.

We were six. I had gotten lost from my parents during a festival, and ran to a nearby pond. I sat there on the pier, crying my eyes out. I completely missed the beautiful sunset sparkling across the mild water. But he hadn't.

"...That was pretty." I wiped my eyes, then looked up to see a young Sasuke standing next to me. He was staring at the spot where the sun had just disappeared. He looked down at me, apparently for the first time, then scowled at the tear that was still on my cheek. He reached out his index finger to wipe it away, but I quickly turned from his gesture in embarrassment. "S-sorry..." I sat there in silence, turned away from him yet again.

He sat down next to me. "Aren't you missing the festival?" He questioned. I gave him a quick glance,then fiddled with my kimono. "Uh-uhm..yes, but I got lost from my family.I-I couldn't find them, and somehow I ended up h-here..." He studied my face as I told him my story. "Oh." I continued to tug on the cloth. Then I realized he was missing it,too. "W-why aren't you at the festival?" He pouted.

"My father is away on a mission, and my mother is watching my brother be the best Uchiha in the village.." He crossed his arms in defeat. He didn't say what his brother was doing, but I could tell he wished it was him. "I didn't wanna go alone, so I came here. I like it here." He pulled his sandals off, then dipped his feet into the chilly water. I watched him for a second, then did the same.

"So..you are an Uchiha?" I watch his face change from expressionless to glowing with pride. "Yeah! It's great!" He gave the cutest smile. This was the moment that I fell in love with him. "Sakura!" I hear my name and spin around. My mother and father are racing towards me. I jumped up, grabbed my sandals, and sprinted to my parents.

I was so glad to see them, I didn't even say goodbye. I walked away hand in hand with each of my parents. I didn't remember him until we reached the festival. I never got his name, but I knew he was destined for greatness.

I cleared my mind of the flashback. I had to do something at this moment in time to stop him from becoming a monster. He frowned. "Look, as I said the last time I saw you and the dobe, I'm not going back. I left willingly." I nod, knowing fully that he intends for me to just let go. But I can't. I look into his eyes. It reminded me of when he first activated the cursed seal in the Forest of Death. Deadly.

"I know. And I came to join you." He didn't flinch, and neither did I. "Do you really think you can join me so easily?" I know he is referring to my being weak. "Sasuke-kun, I've changed since we were on a team. I'm stronger! I have trained in medical ninjutsu with Tsunade-sama."

He rolls his eyes, unimpressed. "I-I can help you with your revenge! I can heal your wounds, and you can take on everything! You can beat Itachi-"

"I already have. I'm going to avenge my clan. I'm going to kill all of Konoha." What?! This surprises me. "Are you willing to kill your friends? In Konoha?" He shoves this new thought at me. I have to keep my cool. "If it's to help you, yes." He pierces me with his eyes.

"You don't have enough hate. You have too many ties to them. You aren't alone." I shake my head, tears now rolling down my face. "I don't care! I'm tired of this—this feeling of being at odds with you. You have to let me join you."

He studies me for a minute. "Hn. Okay. Fine. If you really feel that way, kill her." My eyes look in the direction where his index finger is pointing. I see an unconscious redhead, barely breathing. "Okay." I pull a kunai out of my bag, and march towards her. He follows me. Once we reach her side, I bend down to look at her. "She is of no use to me anymore." He glares me down. "And if you can't do this, you never will be." I nod in agreement. I run my chakra through the kunai. This is it.

I pretend to lean in for the kill, but in all actuality turn my body so I can stab him. But as I turn, I feel a hit on my head. And I slowly fall unconscious.

Thanks for reading! Please Review :) I tried to stay as close to the original characters as possible. Please tell me how I did! And I like how the flashback came out. Sasuke was so adorable back when he was lil'. :D I didn't know what age to put them as, sooo I just picked six. Before the academy years, and obviously before his clan was killed by Itachi. But anywho. Please continue to read!