Begin Again

Chapter 1 - Abduction!

This is my first stab at a Naruto fic. I love the thought of the GaaSaku pairing so this is what came of it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I do own this fiction. =D

Enjoy.

She had woken up with that horrible sleep caused dry mouth. Her tired, half lidded eyes scanned the village through her open window that night.

Just another peaceful night in Konoha…

She felt a gentle breeze across her face and closed her eyes only for a moment, stretching her arms and out and hearing the distinct sound of her back popping as she arched it. Sleeping had always made her feel tender.

Hand covering her mouth, she yawned. Her eyes still sleepily closed too stubborn to open. She felt the breeze now on her arms, she felt it running through her soft pink hair as it shifted. She decided she most definitely enjoyed that feeling.

She did not however, enjoy the feel of cotton mouth. A glass of water was definitely in need.

She stood up, green eyes opening to gaze distantly at a picture on her night stand. One that had not been removed from that spot since it had been placed there. The dust collecting over the protective glass and wooden frame proved that case. She never touched it anymore, rarely looked at it but when she did memories would flood her.

Graduating the academy and her infatuation with Sasuke. Becoming a part of Kakashi's team seven and her experiences in their missions. The chuunin exams where she finally faced off with Ino. Sasuke's betrayal when he left her knocked out cold on a bench.

She had begged him to stay, she had cried while he just stood there and watched her. Emotionless.

She knew that that experience had made her stronger, made her what she was today. Watching his back turn from her had been harder then any mission, more disappointing then any failure.

…she didn't want to think of it anymore.

Tearing her gaze from the picture that was so fond to her yet so distant, she stepped forward to make her way to the kitchen in her small apartment. It wasn't much, but it was hers.

She didn't have to turn the lights on to know exactly where to reach for the cups. Or how to find her way to the sink and successfully turn on the cold faucet. She hadn't lived her long, however it had been long enough.

She held the glass of half filled water in front of her as she walked back to her room. It was simple, only bare minimum furniture and accessories and that was the way the leaf kunoichi liked it. She had complicated too many things in the past by over thinking and over analyzing. But keeping things simple seemed to be working absolutely fine…

…so far.

She walked back into her room, only dimly lit by street signs and gasped, a more then familiar dark silhouette standing next to her bed, wind blowing his ebony hair and purple sash as he stared down at her with cold dark eyes void of emotion.

The faint glow of the moon around his familiar figure made her knees go weak and she was barely able to stand.

This can't be real. This is just an insane, totally crazy dream that I will wake up from…

"Sakura…"

The glass of water she held fell to the ground in front of her with a crash, the glass shattering and water soaking into her wooden floor. But she couldn't move.

The figure vanished suddenly and she felt the warmth of his body behind her as she had once years ago, as if she was reliving the past. It was then that she felt something hard make contact with the back of her head, followed by pain, and then nothing as she fell forward but was quickly caught by the man's arms.

Sas…uke…

Darkness.

The first thing to hit her senses was the sterile smell in the air, a familiar smell that instantly told her where she was. Not only did the smell pin point her location but the stiff feel of the bed beneath her had also been another obvious factor. But really it was the smell that screamed above all else.

Hospital, Konoha's to be exact. She didn't particularly enjoy the sterility smell that lingered throughout a hospital, but she had grown used to it through the years of medical work.

But really…why was she in a hospital?

It was bright, she could tell under the lids of her eyes which meant it was in the middle of the day.

What had happened last night? She remembered waking up in the middle of the night to grab herself a drink and then…

Her chest tightened. Sasuke had been in her room…and then…

Nothing.

Sasuke, he had really been there. Right there before her in the flesh. His voice had been the same as she remembered, deep and cruel, extremely uncaring.

And she was still alive, Sasuke had not killed her and some how she had managed to end up in the hospital. The whole ordeal was confusing and she knew someone would be able to tell her something, anything as to what had happened to her, to Sasuke.

"Is she going to be alright grandma?" The familiar voice of her blond haired knuckle headed ninja friend echoed in her ears as consciousness regained Sakura Haruno.

Naruto?

Her eyebrows furrowed, but she refused to open her eyes, listening to the conversation he was having when she heard the instructing voice of their Hokage.

"Yes, she'll be fine. She was just knocked unconscious. She has a small cut on the back of her head where she was struck - it's not bleeding though." She added hurriedly and Sakura pictured a look of worry growing on Naruto's face to Tsunade's words. "She also has some bruises on her wrists…most likely from being handled forcefully."

"But what would Sasuke want with Sakura?" She heard the calm and lazy voice of Kakashi ask quietly, as if to keep from waking the sleeping medic nin.

There was a pause, and for a moment Sakura didn't hear anything. It was almost eerie, maddening. "Your guess is as good as mine."

"He told me." Naruto's voice was quiet this time and Sakura peeked an eye only part way open to see the jounin's hands fisted at his sides, his head fallen to the floor beneath him as he spoke. "He told me what he plans to do with her."

He sounded…angry, disgusted. It made her chest tighten, skin growing cold, how solemn his voice sounded.

Another maddening pause, Tsunade's green shirt shifted and Sakura quickly closed her eye.

"You two…" She heard the fifth Hokage begin, her voice calm but a worried tone to it. "Go to my office, we'll further discuss the situation at hand there."

Two deep 'yes ma'ams' Came out in unison.

Sakura almost let out a sigh of disappointment when she heard the shuffling of heavy feet and then the door to what appeared to be the hospital room they were keeping her in slide close behind the two ninja.

"Open your eyes Sakura, you can stop pretending." Sakura mentally cringed when hearing her teacher speak to her with such authority. She knew the whole time that I was listening…

One green eye slowly opened, followed by the other and she looked up into Tsunade's worried but equally annoyed face and she slowly sat up, running a hand through her disheveled hair. Her teeth gritted when a jolt of pain shot into her wrist and she looked down at the dark bruise marks that Tsunade must have been speaking about earlier and her pink eyebrows furrowed.

"Did Sasuke…?" she began, watching a hopeless look spread across Tsunade's face. It made her feel sick as her stomach tightened, that look on her teacher's face was not one worn often.

"Yes. He did that to you."

The pinkette's eyes widened in shock as she ran the thumb of her left hand over the bruises of her right wrist. "Lady Tsunade it was in the middle of the night that I was knocked unconscious…"

She looked back up at the Hokage who nodded her head in agreement before turning to look out the window at bright mid day and let out a weary sigh. "Sasuke was spotted with you in his arms as he made his way to leave the village. The moment I was notified I dispatched two four man units to retrieve you and bring Sasuke in for questioning if at all possible."

"So did they…?"

A shake of the older woman's head had Sakura looking down at the white bed sheets covering half her body. Eight men couldn't even restrain Sasuke, eight elite jounin of the leaf couldn't even with the odds in their favor. Sasuke…could he really have become that strong?

"One of the groups were composed of your team and one other added as your replacement." The woman sighed out and Sakura looked up to see her eyes closed now before she turned to look at her. "You're safe now Sakura. You're being well guarded in case he decides to come back and try again but I must go speak to Naruto and Kakashi now as you may have over heard. I'll report back to you when I know more but as of right now there isn't much I can tell you…"

Sakura felt like she had swallowed a rock. She was being guarded…from Sasuke. The hand holding her wrist tightened and she grit her teeth and let out a hiss as pain enveloped her. She trembled from the pain…and from fear. Fear of not knowing what would happen, as an experienced jounin she was not supposed to feel this way but she had always allowed her emotions to rule her.

"Just rest Sakura." Tsunade gave her a comforting smile before walking towards the door. Still staring at the place that Tsunade had just been Sakura could hear her door slide open and then a pause. Tsunade must have turned back to look at her, the woman was worried and that knowledge made that dull ache in her chest burn all the more. Confident Tsunade…thrown for a loop.

She heard the door slide to a close once more and she felt a burning in the back of her eyes. "Yeah right…" She muttered to herself out loud, scrunching her nose as tears collected in her eyes. "Like that's going to be possible."

"What?" The voice of the fifth and the copy nin rang out in unison as Naruto side cast a long glance to the floor, his eyes filled with pain.

"He want's to restore his clan…"

"Using Sakura?"

The two stood there, frozen in shock, eyes wide as the blond nodded his head slowly. He was still unable to look at them as he continued. "I had gotten Sasuke alone, I followed him ahead of the squads and had caught up to him after he ran and we had retrieved Sakura. I was just so angry at him… I questioned him there and he divulged everything to me."

What the fuck…?

"But I don't understand, why Sakura?" Kakashi asked once more, his dark eye staring intensely at Naruto and Naruto bit his bottom lip finally looking up at his former sensei.

"Her monstrous strength for starters…" Naruto tried to keep his voice from cracking as his fists clenched at his sides. "He thought she'd be able to withstand more then other kunoichi her age. Age was another factor in his plan, she is the same age as he is, 'young and ripe' he had said. Her advanced medical jutsu had been another, how easily she can heal her body despite most injuries…" He trailed off, his face growing angry. "He also thought…he also thought…" There was a pause, the blond's body beginning to shake it his rage, and then he growled out. "She would be easiest to seduce."

"Because of her feelings towards him when they were younger…it makes sense." Kakashi said, scratching the side of his face thoughtfully. She had always been infatuated by him, the raven haired Uchiha captivated her so much that she had been blinded by love. But she wasn't the same love sick teenage girl anymore. Though her squad leader was positive that the pinkette still cared for the Uchiha.

"He was going to use her body as a vessel to rebuild the Uchiha clan?" Tsunade asked a final time to be positive and Naruto nodded his head, face turned down towards the ground. "Then what would he do to her once there was a child? After she gave birth?"

Naruto didn't answer, instead the tears collecting in his eyes answered the fifth's question for her and her eyes narrowed. He didn't plan to let her survive afterward, he would finish her and quickly. Sakura wouldn't stand a chance.

The fifth took a deep and calming breath, she couldn't panic, it could only lead to irrational decisions. But what…could she do to ensure Sakura's safety from Sasuke Uchiha?

"Did you engage battle and will he come back Naruto?" She asked, almost afraid of his answer.

"No, he didn't try to fight. He gave me the information and ran away. I think in a way…he's trying to make this more of a challenge for himself. That was the way he made it sound to me anyways. And, he will be back I'm sure of that. He doesn't plan to stop until he has her. Sakura is the only one…the only one that he wants."

She stared forward hard, a finger going to her chin as she thought of some way, any way that she could keep Sakura safe from his clutches. Her eyebrows furrowed in thought when it was disrupted by the copy nin's words.

"We can always hide her here in the village, keep her guarded."

"No." Tsunade instantly and harshly replied. "She is not safe here in Konoha anymore." But maybe she'd be safer in another village. It would throw Sasuke off if he came back to the leaf to look for Sakura and she wasn't even in the village. He would search here for her to find no trace of her presence. It may also give them a chance to capture the Uchiha traitor.

She leaned against the wall in thought. They were allies with only one other hidden village and that was a strong bond thanks to Team Kakashi and Naruto's passion. The sand owed them a personal debt for saving their Kazekage years back. Maybe she could use that debt to her advantage for this situation. Maybe that was the perfect place to hide Sakura. It would be awhile before Sasuke found her there, if ever. She knew that Sakura had befriended the Kazekage of the sand and his two siblings as well. It may make the transition easier for her to bare…

At that thought Tsunade punched one hand into the other with a loud pop of skin hitting skin, disrupting the silence that had overcome the room. She smirked, a gleam of excitement in her eyes as the other two turned to look at her.

"I have a plan."

End of chapter 1.

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