It had been eight years since the night Sasuke had betrayed them. Betrayed all of his friends and even those who considered him family. The Raven haired boy sat high in a tree, as the rain poured down on him.

"Stupid, Sakura." he allowed himself to think out loud. In his strong hands he held a gently sculpted wooden rose, the color of a Lapis Lazuli (blue gemstone).

Flashback

"Please!" A shivering Sakura stood before him tears flowing from her eyes. "If-If you have to leave and you won't take me with you then please Sasuke, please take this with you!" She extended a shaking hand with the flower perched upon it.

"…I won't."

Her eyes widened and the tears came she tried to make them stop, but they wouldn't. Sasuke knocked her out and gently placed her on the bench. He brushed the hair back from her face.

"Thank you." He turned to leave, but stopped. He walked back to her and gently uncurled her fingers from around the rose, and walked through the gates without a trace.

End Flashback

He closed his eyes and listened to the quiet song it emitted. Then he notice something engraved on the petals of the rose.

"When you can understand the words of this song your wish will be granted."

"What wish?" a voice pulled him from his thoughts.

"Sasuke!" The voice had come from a man with black hair and eyes a cruel uncaring expression was plastered on his hard face. "Orochimaru has something he wants us to do! Move your ass!" Sasuke jumped down from his tree with the slightest effort.

"And since when…do I obey orders from you, Itachi?" Itachi decided Sasuke wasn't worth his time and ignored the comment.

"Heh, you're still holding on to that pathetic thing?" Itachi commented when he noticed the flower in Sasuke's hand.

"No…" Sasuke suddenly slammed the flower so quickly even Itachi couldn't see it. Sasuke stepped on its delicate form smashing it into the soil.

"That's more like it."

"Aaah!" Sakura sat up in bed covered in a cold sweat. She instantly felt warm arms wrap them selves around her.

"Are you alright?" She smiled up at him.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you." He raised a hand to her cheek and wiped away a newly formed tear.

"Even in your dreams he makes you cry…"

"Yes, but," She put her hand onto of his. "Sasuke doesn't matter anymore… I have you."

"What were you dreaming about?"

"The night he left. I begged him to take the rose, I made, but he still knocked me out and left." She looked away from him.

"But, the rose was missing when you woke up, don't you think he took it?" She pulled out of his embrace.

"Not Sasuke, he would never do that when he said he wouldn't." At this he looked puzzled.

"Then what were you screaming about?"

"I don't know but I felt a sharp pain in my chest, near my heart. And I think that I might have to full fill his wish soon, but…"

"You can leave in the morning when you're well rested." She looked at him with hopeful eyes.

"Thank you, Naruto!" She hugged him tightly. "But, what about you?"

"As long as you find happiness I will be happy, but if he ever makes you cry anything but tears of joy. I'll kill him!"

"Thank you." She fell back to sleep in his embrace knowing that not even Sasuke could penetrate her dreams with Naruto, her husband, protecting her.

All was silent as the rain fell in the sound village. Not a single breeze dared to pass threw afraid that its inhabitant would destroy any and all that came within their sight. The only sound was from the muffled footsteps of the two shinobi as they walked like ghosts threw the town. Neither spoke, both found sanctuary within silence. The buildings in the village in the village we small and aged, just barely enough to be call a home. They came to a stop in front of one such home, and walked in.

"Ah, Sasuke, Itachi." He picked up a rook from a chess board laid in front of him. "You are my trusted rooks in this game I play. All the new trainees as you might have guessed are my pawns and are quite of ten sacrificed to gain."

They knelt before him and listened to every word that came out of his mouth analyzing it memorizing it. Orochimaru took their silence as a cue for him to continue.

"I am sending you two on a mission that will bring me close to a checkmate if it succeeds." He placed the piece back down on the chess board. "Itachi, you will kill Kakashi he may become a burden to me later if I don't douse that smoldering temper of his." He moved the rook on hi right and took a castle four spaces away.

"And, Sasuke," He move the rook to his left and brought the piece smashing down upon an unsuspecting pawn two spaces away. Both men stared up at the chess board in front of them the pawn had been shattered in to pieces. "The fox demon boy, Uzumaki Naruto, that should not be a problem for you, correct?" a crazed smiled spread across Sasuke's lips.

"Not at all, my lord."

It took me a while to write this one. For those of you who have been waiting for Romeo and JulietI'MSORRY! I swear I'll write it next, Promise! Please reveiw even if you hate it, I would really prefer not getting flames though (hides under desk).