As if my day could not be long enough, I feel like I am always by Tsunade's side during the day. I look at the window, at our beautiful village, Konoha. Man, the Hokage's building really has a beautiful view of the village. Everyone looked like ants compared to us, up here. I turned lazily to a ninja squad that was standing directly in front of us waiting to be assigned their next mission.

Hmm, a mission would sound nice right about now. If it wasn't for the fact the Kakashi sensei was on break, me and Naruto would be on a mission right now. I need something to keep me busy, instead of standing around with these newly graduated Academy students. No matter how cute and adorable they were, they were the fifth group today and I was already bored. There wasn't really much going on in the village right now. Everything was actually peaceful for the moment. Hopefully for a while longer.

I wonder what Naruto is doing today…

All of a sudden, Kakashi burst into the room and he eyes trained straight on me. I looked back at him with the same bewildered expression that I sure was on everyone's face right now. Tsunade looked at me then to Kakashi and a very delicate frown appeared on her lips.

"What is the meaning of this Kakashi?" Her voice was harsh and unyielding. Even Kakashi knew better than to barge in on Tsunade's office. Naruto was the only one with the balls the carry that threw.

"It's Sasuke. Naruto's got him but he's weak. I need Sakura to come with me." He said in a rushed tone, and he's eyes darted to me again. I didn't know what to say. Sasuke…he's….back? I froze. I wanted to move, I wanted to dash from the window and find Naruto as fast as I could just to make sure that it was true…but I couldn't move. A small ache, a familiar one at that, started to build and swell in my chest. Sasuke. Kakashi's voice knocked me back to reality when he raised his tone. "Sakura now!"

I looked to Tsunade and she granted me a quick, sharp nod and I quickly joined Kakashi at his side and we were off. Sasuke, but how? Where did they find him. We pounced from building to building, moving effortlessly through the village. My hair whipped past me, as I strained to keep up with Kakashi. I silently cursed him as he was rushing to the location. I wasn't a cheetah. Nor was I as fast as him. Yet. We stopped at a building that was unfamiliar to me, and jumped to the second floor. Where are we? There was not a person in sight as we ran down the hallway to the door. I looked around me to try to familiarize myself with this unknown part of Konoha, the it suddenly came back to me. Naruto lives here, I've been here only twice. That's probably why it looked so unfamiliar to me. Kakashi didn't even bother knocking on the door. He opened it and let me threw. I walked in slowly, I guess in a way trying to mentally prepare myself for what was just about to happen…

Naruto's apartment was very small, and sensible. He didn't have much except for the essentials and his walls were very bear, except for the picture of us, Team 7, right by his bed. That's where I found them. Sasuke was on Naruto's bed and I froze. Naruto was over him, dabbing his head with water and trying to wash off some of the blood off of his skin. I had literally dreamed about the day that we would see Sasuke again. Countless ways, a million different imaginary conversations, but never like this. Where his life was on the line, and it was in my hands to make sure that he made it threw the night. I promise I will freak out about this later, but right now he's dying….

Right now….Sasuke needs me.

Naruto looked up at me and sighed with relief.

"He went down pretty bad." He whispered to me as he came over to hug me. "But I did it. I brought him back." I felt the small pang in my chest again, and tears started to burn my eyes. I reached my arms around Naruto and hugged him back tightly.

"Thank you…" I whispered. "Now, it's my turn to help him."

"Okay, what do you need?" I sensed it then that Naruto was tired. For the first time, I noticed that Naruto had some wounds of his own. I gazed at him and then back at Sasuke. They fought. That's how Sasuke got here. They fought. I sighed and turned to touch Naruto's shoulder.

"Just get some rest, Naruto. I'll bring Sasuke over to my place and heal him there. I have all my supplies there." I said and turned to picked Sasuke up, but when I did he was gone.

"I'll help you get him there, Sakura." I heard Kakashi say behind me and I nodded and I heard the wind rush and he was gone. I turned to Naruto and he was frowning at the ground, upset.

"What's wrong, Naruto?" I went to stand in front of him and he just looked at me. He looked at me like he had the ultimate pain dwelling in his eyes. I frowned. "Don't be upset, you did it." I said and smiled. He nodded and walked past me to the bed and laid down. I sighed and knew that this conversation was over. I walked over to the bed and looked at Naruto for bit. He was staring at the wall, his face set in a frown. Oh Naruto. I bent over and touched my lips to his cheek and Naruto froze. "Thank you…" I whispered again and turned away. So much for Konoha being boring. I bolted out the door and followed Kakashi to my house. Thankfully, now I live alone. Which is sad in some parts but I'm extremely happy to have my mother out of my hair. Also with all my mission pay, I was able to spring for a really nice place. Though seeing that I just moved in last month, I still had not raised enough money for nice furniture. My parents had bought me my mattress and I had bought my extremely small dinning room table. Other than that, my walls were bare and there was nothing that screamed "Sakura!", except for my closet.

Kakashi moved over to my mattress on the floor and slowly placed Sasuke down on the soft cushion. A small groan escaped Sasuke's lips and I winced. He must be in so much pain. Then for the moment, the fact that Sasuke was laying in my bed, was tuned out of my head. I went straight to work. Having worked right along side Tsunade, being a medical ninja has become like breathing to me. I grabbed damp clothes and told Kakashi what I needed for him to grab for me, and sat beside Sasuke. I started to channel my chakra to my hands, as I searched for the points in his body where he was injured to most. He's muscles had been bruised in several areas, especially the ones in his stomach. Naruto must have really brought it. On top of that, Sasuke's chakra was extremely low, and even with my healing abilities, there was only so much I could do. One thing I know for sure that works, is some herbs that I had. Sadly, Sasuke would have to get up and drink it. He didn't look like he was in any condition to get up, at least not for a few days. I tried my best to get it up to a point where at least, he will become conscience again. After steadily channeling chakra to him for what seemed like hours, he still didn't move. I sighed and moved away from him and looked up at Kakashi.

"Is he better?" He asked and looked at Sasuke's now slightly peaceful face. I smirked and nodded.

"He just needs to sleep." I said and wiped my hand across my forehead. I had no idea I was sweating.

"You okay with him staying here?" He asked, looking warily between me and him. I sighed and punched his shoulder.

"I may have been a wimp before, but Sasuke is going to have to try a lot harder to kill me, if he wants to." I joked, but silently I hoped that wasn't true. I hoped that he had some how reverted back to the good old Sasuke I knew. My Sasuke…

"If anything call me." Just like that, Kakashi was gone. I looked at Sasuke one more time, his sleepy face, and then turned to my kitchen. Maybe I should make some food, incase he wakes up. My kitchen just makes me sad…I really need to think about buying some furniture. I reach into my cabinet and fish out my cutting bored and some rice. Nothing too fancy, just some fish rice and soup. Which is practically what I have been living off of, now that I think about it. I pour the soup into a pot and start setting it to boil while I prepare the fish. I turn around to grab a towel and there is a tall figure in the doorway. I quickly fish out a kunai knife and throw it in the direction of the doorway, intentionally missing. I look up and I'm greeting by the same harsh onyx eyes, that had tortured me in my sleep. Ever since that day after the kage's met, when he tried to kill me…..

He didn't say a word but I knew what he was thinking. I stared back with an equal intensity to my gaze, in an attempt to show him that I was not playing either. He kept his face straight as he approached the table and sat down right in front of me. Never breaking his gaze from mine.

"Sakura…" He said, as clear as day, and I felt the warmth shoot into my body. It burned me all over, like a wild fire that started in my heart and burned it's way to my toes. This was real….he was here…saying my name…Sasuke…

"Sasuke," I replied and turned my back to him. Number one thing you should not do as a ninja, but somehow I had a feeling I could put this all behind us. I heard and rush of air and I prepared myself. Sasuke's breathe was in my ear and I felt the smooth, cold, hardness, of my kunai knife at my throat. He is so serious about the life he has now. It is really ridiculous.

"You know better than to turn you back to me, Sakura. For the person with the brains, you made a very dumb move." He whispered into my hair. He might be threatening me, but I was so on fire, I didn't even care.

"Then do it. If your so bent of killing me, kill me." I whispered as I looked down to stir the soup. He pressed the blade slightly harder into my neck, making me look up and wince. I could feel the side of the blade nipping away at my skin. I tilted my head back so that it rest on his shoulder and his lips were at my ear.

"You're so lucky…and so stubborn…and annoying.." He whispered into my ear and then removed the knife and spun me around so that I was facing him. I looked up into his piercing black eyes again, and was greeted with the rare warmth of a smile. My breath hitched, and I felt myself smiling back at him. Sasuke… He peaked around me at the rice and the soup and raised a delicate eyebrow at me in question. "That's what we are eating?"

"You're not going to kill me?" He gave me a dumbfounded look and I felt extremely dumb for even asking it, but I couldn't help it. Was he toying with me, or was this the real deal? I mean just a second ago he was trying to kill me and now everything is..okay?

"Why would I kill you?" He said simply and moved away from me to give me some space.

"Um I don't know, you just held a knife to my neck?" I felt my cheeks burn as I felt like he was just teasing me. It just didn't make sense.. I felt my muscles tense as slight alert rose up the back of my neck. I have to be on guard, he could really try to hurt me next time.

"Hmph, I guess that's right, but I don't have the energy to fight you right now." He smirked and returned to his seat at the dining room table.

I stared at him for a bit longer trying to figure out if he was really going to behave or try to "kill me" again, but after he continued to stare at me with those onyx orbs, I turned away from him and went back to cooking.

It was so odd. I knew I gave him enough chakra to be conscious again because that is what I intended. I needed him to wake to take some medicine, but I didn't expect him to be able to get up. He should not have been able to walk for a few days at the very least, most ninjas wouldn't have the strength…

However, he is one of the Team seven boys.. They never seemed to stay lying down for very long.

I monitored his breathing as I tried to concentrate on cooking. His breathing was low and even, and not the sound of someone who was struggling with multiple wounds and injuries. It amazes me how resilient he is. Just like Naruto.

"You know, you should stay lying down. You were badly hurt." I scolded not turning to face him. The silence that clung in the air started to make me uncomfortable, although I knew better. Seasick is not the talkative type.

He just grunted and shifted his weight but he did not move. I turned the heat on the soup low and turned toward him. As my eyes met him, it finally dawned on me that his intense gaze hasn't left me since I turned away from him. Was he just looking at me this whole time?

I mean I haven't changed that much. Maybe I'm a little be stronger but I looked the same from the last time he saw me. I had not changed completely. His gaze locked with mine and a slight smirk touched his lips. My eyes narrowed at his slight change in demeanor. This was a Sasuke I have never had the pleasure of meeting.

"Sasuke…" I said in a hushed tone. He just continued to look at me with those dark eyes that have launched a million fantasies. "What made you come back?" It was a question that was burning on the tip of my tongue however I knew it was stupid question. Naruto had forced him back, that's why he was so injured. Naruto brought him here, and I knew it would be temporary. We couldn't force him to stay. No matter how much I wanted to.

He sighed and pushed away from the table and walked back toward me. His eyes locked on mine.

"Naruto, of course. But I left something here…" He trailed off as he continued to advance toward me. I froze as he finally was standing right in front of me. His gaze was unwavering as silence filled the room, only the bubbling of the soup echoed. He was here and I still couldn't believe it. He was right in front of me and all I wanted to do was reach out and touch him… hug him.. make this all real. I was just waiting for him to turn in to smoke and disappear. Just like in my dreams. "I left something very important.. and it only took me till now to realize that." He said in his velvet tone. My heart started to thump louder in my chest. So loud I was sure Sasuke could hear it.

"What did you leave?" I whispered and the rare smirk returned to his lips, and with that he broke his gaze with me and turned toward the stove and stirred the soup. I turned away from him and place both my hands on either side of my face. I felt like I was on fire.

Sasuke has never been a verbal guy.. but his eyes always told stories.. and while I looked into that onyx abyss, they were screaming at me with compassion and bliss. He looked so serene and so comfortable, like storm of revenge that was ravaging the lone Uchiha had finally settled and everything was better now.