She hadn't known him for long, but she cried when she heard the news. After all, during all of those missions, he had tried to protect her.

Yay! My 42nd fanfic! Yay! Okay, this is gonna be a fiveshot! Each chapter is centered around Sakura and members of her team, so enjoy!

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❤❀~Chapter One~❀❤

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"The four of us are going off on a mission. But looking at you all, I'd rather throw you all in a cage, but there's no time to do that. From here, the four of us will proceed to Tenchi Bridge."

She hadn't known him for long. He had only started out as a replacement, a void-filler, while their sensei was in the hospital. After that one mission, he was to return to ANBU. But he didn't go back. He didn't leave them. No, he decided to stay, to stay with them.

"From now on, we will be Team Kakashi."

Slowly but surely, he found a place for himself on their broken team. He had been different from their sensei, serious in the places he should have been but lax in others. Teamwork was still stressed, however, and it was thanks to him that their teamwork only improved.

"Sakura, I can tell by just looking at you. You lov—"

It wasn't a very strong hatred, not like that of which her ex-teammate had held, but it was enough to make her distance herself from him. She didn't like how he saw her. He didn't see through her—he saw right at her, observing the little things she did and listening to every word she spoke. It unnerved her, almost frightened her. It was as though all her barriers were being penetrated and read. She feared this, afraid that he'd tell the whole world of what she had so long tried to hide. It unnerved her almost to the point of paranoia.

"Sakura, Yamato is . . ."

And yet, the news had hit her terribly. Out of everyone she had worried for, he was the only one she had not prayed for. It wasn't because she had forgotten him. No, it was because she had never thought she'd lose him, that he'd fall—he, who carried the cells of the Shodai Hokage. It just did not occur to her that she'd lose him. No, not him.

"He's dead…"

She had not expected his death. The only ones that left were those she cared about, those she loved. He was not one of them, so perhaps she had been wrong about the curse that seemed to follow her, the curse that only she had noticed. He had seen her as an ally, cherished her as one, and even jumped in the way of death for her. During all of those missions, he had tried to protect her. And so, she cried because that was all she could offer him now. But she did not blame herself for his death. Those who loved her had always gone. He had loved her. And that had not been her fault.

"It's not important whether the things you do are large or small, what's important . . . is the magnitude of the feelings you have."

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And done with this chapter! So . . . how you guys like it? I hope it was okay! Please review!

P.S. I have the chapters all written out already so expect fast updates!