Why was she here? With him? With this boy?

She stared into his dark eyes her adrenaline pumping. How did she get here?

"But Sasuke!"

"No Sakura" His voice sounded annoyed. He looked annoyed in fact.

"Why?" She was stubborn she wasn't about to let him off that easy.

"Because..." He stopped turning to her. She stared back into his dark eyes. "It's too dangerous for you, Sakura. Please, for once listen. Just stay here." He stared back at her then started walking again. She tried to keep pace with him.

"And if something goes wrong I am allowed to come after you right?"

He whirled around on her his face suddenly shocked instead of carefully composed. "No Sakura. No matter what you hear. No matter what happens to me. Stay away. Understand?"

She thought it over. If anything she could lie now to appease him and show up anyways. "Fine."

He smiled slightly. "Alright then." They resumed walking.

In a matter of minutes they could see their destination. The raman shop. Best place to meet Naruto at. However, they were surprised to see Kakashi already there.

"Kakashi-Sensei. You are already here?" Sasuke sat beside him, Sakura sitting on his other side.

"Well, yes, good observation. Even I can be on time sometimes." He smiled from behind his mask, then his face was serious. "Are you still following through with the former idea?"

"That was the plan." Sasuke answered.

"What plan?!" Naruto practically yelled causing the shop keeper to look up surprised, then he shook his head and resumed cleaning an already spotless bowl.

"Shh!" Sakura commanded. You idiot...

"It has to do with..." Sakura looked around. "His brother." She mouthed.

"Oh who cares about that!" Naruto was still speaking too loudly. "I'll come too! He won't know what hit him! I'll use the fox and..."

"No." Sasuke interrupted. "I'm going in alone. It's the best way to get him. Besides if he uses the sharigan I'm the only one who can properly withstand the menjutsu. No offense Kakashi."

"None taken. I agree actually, which is why I agreed to let you go alone. Now I will have the Anbu on response just incase."

"And I'll be prepared too." Sakura said quietly.

"No Sakura. You agreed that you'll stay away." Sasuke held her gaze until she sighed.

"Ok. But if you need medical..."

"No."

"Hey! If I'm not even going why did you want to meet me here anyways?" Naruto asked between bites.

"Because, Naruto. If the Anbu is needed we will have you called in too." Kakashi answered in a bored tone.

"Oh!! Called in sounds cool!"

"Yes you'll stay at my house tonight while we wait for Sasuke's report. My house is farely close to the roundabout point so we'll be set."

"Wait a minute? Naruto gets to go but I don't?" Sakura was mad, and kind of hurt. That was not fair. "I've been at the hospital lately learning new jutsu's to help healing. You have to let me be on call too."

"No Sakura. We've decided already you won't be in this." Kakashi was the one to answer this time. Even though they were all higher level chuunins now they still listened to him. She had nothing more to say.

"Alright..." She hung her head then stood. "I'm going home then." She walked out feeling their stares. She didn't have to even be looking to know that Sasuke was probably the only one not watching her leave. That hurt too. So he had his sadistic brother to worry about, what else was new. For once she'd think they'd let her help. She'd never gotten to even see his brother not in a fight, because she was never there.

She let herself into her house flopping onto her bed. Who says I have to listen to them anyways? I'm almost 17, well actually I still have 5 monthes to go but still, perfectly able to make my own decisions... She considered it. The worst that could go wrong would be her death...or Sasuke's. Or even Kakashi's or Naruto's. No she wanted to be there to insure that none of them would die. That couldn't stop her she had to help somehow. Somehow, she'd be there tonight.

Yeah short I know but first chapter and all that, its just an opening also the same why this is typed in the story it more or less stands for inner sakura thoughts...in case you didnt notice that. well review please and i'll try to have the next chap posted soon