Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto, Masashi.


Her footsteps were light and quick. She moved stealthily through the dense forest. The night offered her a blanket of obscurity as she walked down the same path she had been for the past three months.

The forest gave way to a small clearing with a cliff side. Sakura moved to the edge and peered down, her eyes immediately landing upon the cascade of clear water that now held a navy blue hue to it due to the dark sky. With one last surveying of her surroundings to make sure no one was following her, Sakura walked around to the left where the cliff side offered more support as she slid down the rocky terrain. Silent, she jogged along the edge of the clearing, before making her way to the waterfall. She could make out the entrance of the small cave right behind the cascading water. A smile tugged the corner of her lips.

She had reached the edge of the small cave and was about to hoist herself up and into its awaiting space when she caught the movement of a silhouette inside. Sakura froze. Had they found her? Was it them?

"Sakura."

Oh, that voice. Sakura immediately relaxed. A hand reached down to help her up.

"Sasuke, you scared me," she said, wrapping her arms around the man once she was inside. Sasuke returned the embrace, burying his nose in her hair. "It's the first time you made it here before me."

"You're supposed to make it here before me."

"Yeah, well, it wasn't easy getting Tsunade off my back," she replied, laying her head against his chest. She suddenly looked up at him with a bright smile. "Why, were you worried about me, Sasuke?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Of course I was," he mumbled back, tipping her chin up before he pressed his lips to hers.

Sakura sighed and kissed him back. Oh, she had missed this: his warm, inviting embrace; his liquid, gold voice; his piercing, onyx eyes. Sometimes, their occasional meetings just didn't seem enough.

And why was it that they had to keep their relationship a secret?

It was because he was Sasuke Uchiha: supposed "ally" to Madara Uchiha—the man who had literally divided the human race into two and sought to end the lives of anyone who dared to resist him.

It was because she was Sakura Haruno: one of the only couple hundered or so remaining surviviors of the once existing village of Konoha—those, among others, that Madara was trying to get his hands on.

They were supposed to be enemies. They were supposed to kill each other at mere sight. But no, here they stood in each other's warm, intimate embrace—lips locked and arms around the other in a silent promise of loyalty.

But there was a bigger secret than this. And that was that Sasuke was an informant... a spy... a double agent... just like his brother was before he—

Did anyone know? Well, it almost seemed like no one wanted to.


Author's Note:

Okay, so a totally new story that's a bit totally out of my comfort zone (what a contradiction). So, what do you guys think? I have a general plot in mind and I'm still working on the intricate details.

For all of you wonderful people who read this, please review! I LOVE hearing from you. It puts a smile on my face.

-cocoablossom