Okay, Hopefully most of you guys took the time to read my author's note. If so, then I thank you.

This is the first offical chapter of Second Chance.

I'm really sorry for the mix up!! Please don't be mad the plot is slightly different and I actually took more time to type this and add quality. I'm not going to rush this like I did the others. Again, I say I'm sorry

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Second Chance

Chapter 1

"Damn it, Sakura!! Hang on!!" Sasuke yelled as he rushed her back to the village. He could feel her coming in and out of consciousness. Blood was seeping through her clothes. Blood trailed down from her arm that dangled loosely with every step Sasuke made. Her hair became undone out of the bun it was in and spread out on Sasuke's arm as he carried her bridal style.

Sakura coughed out blood. Damn, she's not going to make it. "Don't give up!! We're almost there!!"

Sakura weakly pulled up her arm and gently held onto his ANBU vest staining it with her blood. She looked like she was in a peaceful daze. Sasuke noticed that Sakura was staring off into space. When he took a closer look he noticed that she was looking at the setting sun.

"It's so beautiful," she whispered. One hand reached out towards the scene on nature as if it was calling her towards it. Sakura smiled softly. Sasuke tightened his hold on her and pumped chakra to his legs. He wasn't going to give up. Not after how many times Sakura saved him from himself.

One year ago

"This ends now!!" Sasuke shouted, his voice not sounding as his own. With his Kusanagi in hand charged with chidori Sasuke was ready to kill the man who had ruined his life and killed his heart. All of his senses were clouded due to the affect of the curse mark. His skin was deathly pale and he had claws that would scratch out anyone's eyes. Wings that seemed similar to hands had sprouted from his back. His hair had grown longer and was dark blue (I think… I'm not sure. Correct me if I'm wrong).

Sakura stood aside and watched her first love lose himself to power.

"Sasuke," she whispered, her call going unheard.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion as Sakura watched Sasuke's blade sliced Itachi's chest, pierced his heart and and was nailed against the tree. Blood was splattered all over the two Uchiha's.

"Oh Kami-sama," Sakura uttered tears falling from her emerald eyes. She never saw this side of Sasuke and it frightened her. It was unbearable. The sight made bile crawl up her throat. She gulped it back down when she noticed Sasuke began twisting the blade that pierced through his heart. More blood was splattered. Sasuke had a sadistic smirk on his lips. She gasped, her breathing shaking of fear.

"Who is stronger now, brother?" Sasuke asked menacingly.

Blood spilt out of Itachi's mouth in response. Sasuke chuckled finding this amusing.

Sakura stared with horrified eyes.

"How does it feel to have that small twist in your heart that can kill you, huh?" Sasuke's smirk widened.

"Sasuke," Sakura mouthed again.

Sasuke didn't hear the girl utter his name as he pulled out a kunai. He stared at it as it twirled on his index finger. "Brother," he began, "you remember how you said you would help me with my shuriken training?" He looked at his brother with curiosity. "Do you remember that day?"

Itachi coughed again, his eye lids closing. Sasuke frowned. He wasn't done with him yet. He pulled his sword back and watched as Itachi's eyes shot open and his body slid to the ground. Sasuke reached out and grabbed his chin.

"Well, just to let you know," he smirked," I've had plenty of practice thanks to your motivation. Now… what to do with you…" He chuckled. "I recall that getting your Sharingan was another reason why that bastard of a father acknowledged you and never me." Sasuke held the kunai in front of Itachi's face.

"I guess that will have to change."

Sakura gasped. Sasuke!!

And with one swipe of his arm, Itachi would be going to the world of the dead as a blind man.

Itachi screamed out. Sasuke laughed.

Sakura grabbed her head and shook it side to side. The pink strands that fell from her bun swayed along with the movements. More tears fell. She began shaking with fear.

Who is this person??

Sasuke of course.

But… This isn't Sasuke… he would never…

Really now?

Sakura pushed her inner thought away and struggled to stand. She used a nearby tree for support.

She was originally set on a solo mission to retrieve a stolen scroll for the Godaime when she ran into Itachi and his partner Kisame. Sakura tried her best to hold up against the two Akatsuki members, fortunately for her, Sasuke arrived and took on Itachi. She, herself, still had to deal with Kisame.

Two broken ribs, broken fingers, fractures here and there, Sakura thought to herself. She wasn't too worried of her current condition. As a medic, she knew her chances of survival, thought the were slim, she could last for a moment longer. She only had enough chakra to lessen the damage and perhaps delay her demise long enough to make it back to Konoha hospital.

Placing her hand against her side, her chakra became visible and glowed green healing the internal damage. She sighed out, but winced when trying to walk. She paused in her step to ease the pain.

Sakura's head shot up when she heard a menacing crack towards the Uchiha's. She gasped at the sight before her. Sasuke still having the sickening smile on his face was currently breaking every bone in Itachi's body.

Itachi was already long dead seconds ago, but Sasuke didn't seem to be satisfied. He continued to injure the corpse of his enemy even through death. Sakura stared into Sasuke's eyes. She saw nothing. He was not longer Sasuke, but was the monster that slumbers deep in his body from the curse seal.

I have to stop him!! I have to save him!!

Sakura took slow steps towards the boy. Her arms were outstretched towards him feeling as if he was fading away, or was that her sight.

"Sasuke," she whispered. Sasuke didn't turn as he growled out into the night.

"Sasuke," she called out again. Still no response. Sasuke clutched his head.

"Sasuke!!" she finally yelled. He finally turned towards her, Sharingan blazing. His eyes pierced right through her heart as his monstrous form continued to take over. He glared at the pink haired medic. She stared back.

Sasuke smirked as he grasped his sword in his palm and turned his full attention on Sakura.

Realization hit her like a storm in the night. Sakura blinked her tears away only for new ones to fall. Her heart beat painfully in her chest, her eyes burned with her tears of sorrow. Her lips felt dry. Her muscles gave out on her as she fell to the ground on her knees.

He's going to kill me.

It was strange. Every step he took towards Sakura was another heart beat from her frail heart, another lost of breath, another tear lost, another thought gone in the dust.

"It's been so long since I've seen your pretty face Sakura," Sasuke said demonically.

She sobbed not wanting this to be the last time she saw him.

He noticed the wet substance as it slid down her cheek.

He scoffed. "You were always so weak with your emotions."

Sakura looked away from his crimson eyes. "But don't worry, I can free you from you weakness with one swing of my arm," he lifted his sword in emphasis.

She closed her eyes hiding them from him in defeat. Sasuke smirked at this.

Then she smiled sadly. Sasuke frowned at this.

"You're just like him. You are no different from your brother."

Sasuke growled as he kicked Sakura in the stomach sending her to a painful landing against a tree. The tree snapped like a twig as she rolled to onto her back.

She cried out, but not from pain. She cried of a broken heart. This was her end, she knew and she was accepting it.

Sasuke toward over her with a look of superiority. Sakura coughed up blood, and Sasuke smirked. He knelt down and grabbed Sakura by the throat. He pulled her toward him so she was in a sitting postition. She screamed out from the pain. One of her broken ribs pierced her lung. She coughed up more blood. Her chest heaved painfully and slowly.

Sasuke stared at her with apathy.

As if, she wasn't dying at his hand.

As if, she never meant anything to him.

As if, all her tears remained unnoticed.

Her heart clenched painfully at the look he gave her. Tears fell from her eyes. She closed them so he couldn't look into her soul. He could always read her like a book.

"Never compare me to that bastard," he snarled.

With one movement of his arm he stabbed her in the stomach. Right as the sword pierced through her back her eyes shot open and she leaned forward to capture Sasuke's lips in a soft kiss. Her arms quickly made it around his form to prevent his escape, if only for a moment.

Sasuke's eyes widened realizing that the prey was kissing him, embracing him.

Wait, she is not the prey; she is a comrade, a friend.

No, she is just an obstacle in your way. We must eliminate her!!

I can't…

Sasuke ignored his inner demon as his eyes slowly began to close on its own accord. His wings sheltered them from the night and the world.

Sakura winced from the pain from her wound, but ignored it. Right now, it didn't matter. Nothing mattered at the moment, only him. It was always him.

She clung to him as if her life depended on it, though it really did. She didn't care that she was dying. All she cared about at the moment is finally letting her first love know how much pain she has been through by loving him. How much she still loved him and she was content with that.

Through such a simple gesture, Sasuke felt the love that Sakura held for him flood his entire body. The warmth incased his heart protecting it from everything it ever feared making it beat out of knowing it was actually alive rather than having to. He also felt the pain and agony and it made his heart wrench. Sasuke sighed into the kiss.

The curse seal began to retreat back to its originality going unknown by Sasuke. He felt calmer, and safer. He noticed that Sakura's hold on him began to loosen until Sakura started to fall. Sasuke's eyes shot open and caught her.

Sakura's eyes were closed, but a smile was on her face. Sasuke stared at the sword, his sword that pierced through her.

"Sakura," he whispered. She didn't answer. He checked her pulse and was relieved to have found one, but it was faint and it was fading. He quickly pulled out his weapon from her body and inwardly flinched as he saw the tortured look on her face. She was deep in agony. He had to get her to the village.

With what was left of his chakra supply he used some healing jutsu he learned from that bastard, Kabuto. He closed the wound just enough to stop the bleeding, but he knew it could only delay for so long. He gently picked her up bridal style. Without another glance at his dead brother he ran towards the village, where he prayed Sakura would make it.

At the village

"Halt!! Who are you?" spoke a guard at the village gates. Sasuke panted out of breath. He looked at Sakura. Her life was fading away, along with the warmth that had incased his heart. He knew that once the warmth was gone, so would his soul. He would be empty no longer being able to feel again. The love that Sakura shared with him was the most he had ever felt in his entire life. It reminded him of the warmth of his mother. If he lost this too, then all was lost.

He glared at the guard. "Get out of my way!! I need to get to the hospital!!"

The ninja remained unmoved. Sasuke switched on his Sharingan and roared, "GET OUT OF MY WAY OR I'LL PERSONALLY KILL YOU!!"

"I cannot allow such thing!!" As if Sakura felt his anger, she whispered.

"Sasuke..."

The guard who was too busy noticing the missing ninja, finally saw the dying girl. "Sakura-san!! What happened?!"

Sasuke growled. "Move aside!! She needs medical attention!!"

"Y-yes, of course, m-move right along. I will alert the Hokage," he studdered

Without another word Sasuke began running towards the hospital.

When the building came into view he ran faster. "Hang on, almost there." He barged through the door causing all eyes to turn towards him. "She needs medial attention now!!" Nurses scrambled around and brought a stretcher. Sasuke gently laid Sakura down on it. He stepped back but found that Sakura had grasped his hand.

"Don't leave, not again, never again," she whispered to no one, but Sasuke felt as if she was begging him to stay. He looked at her with a new meaning. Even in her sleep she suffered. Sasuke squeezed her hand reassuringly and whispered through the chaos.

"No, I'm home now." Sakura's grip loosened and the nurses pushed her away to the emergency room. Sasuke stared after her.

Finally he could live and die peacefully with no fears. Itachi was finally dead and now he truly had someone who had loved him with all her heart.

Sasuke looked at his hands. They were still stained with his blood. He felt dirty; dirty, but free. A huge burden was lifted from his shoulders.

He let out the first sigh that didn't feel stressed, but relieved. He quietly groaned when he remembered that he also needed medical attention. He narrowed his eyes as he began noticing that his sight was blurring. He blinked several times, but nothing worked. He began feeling lightheaded and the next thing he knew he was meet with the floor. The last thing he heard were screams of help.

Sooooo is this better or what?? I know your thinking... this is different from the first one I wrote. I'M SORRY FOR THAT!! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!! I rewrote it because it didn't spike up my own interest and I'm the writer so that's saying something.

Hopefully I've satisfied you guys (and hopefully myself also)

Thank you so much for being patient with me. Oh and this whole chapter was kinda like a flash back. The next chapter will be continuing the flash back and will build onto the present time.

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