Left. Right. Left. Right.

Simple steps were fatal in the debris of the once great Shinobi Nation of Konoha. There was no way. They couldn't have helped with this. She was with them the whole time...

Clones? Genjutsu? How could they have done this??

Was she being fooled? Or Framed?

She suddenly stopped as a familiar feeling came over her. She stopped moving and stood there as tears came to her eyes

"You don't have to do this anymore." She said softly, "I would come if you called me..."

"But that would take away all the surprise wouldn't it," Sasori snickered, "Sakura-kun"

Sasori released his chakra strings, and Sakura turned quickly and almost leaped into his arms. Sasori hadn't expected such a reaction from her, standing in the wreckage of her old village. He slowly wrapped his arms around her.

"I'm sorry," He said holding her close

"Why," she said holding back sobs "It wasn't you who did it."

"But that doesn't releave me of the guilt that I couldn't stop it"

"It wasn't your home, you didn't have to."

"No, but it was yours, and that's why I should have"

"You couldn't have. We were in the Rice Country. By the time we heard of it, the attack was in full swing," She said calming down, as Sasori lifted her face from his chest and wiped her tears from her cheeks "It's a 4 day trip here."

Sasori let go of Sakura. He put his arms on her shoulders and extended them.

She looked up into his eyes worried. What was he thinking?

Sasori turned his eyes store at the grou

"I love you Sakura," He looked into her green eyes. He could just sit there and look into her eyes for hours, and be perfectly happy, "From the bottom of my heart, I do"

Sakura looked into his eyes, and tears came to her own, "Sasori..."

"I made you come with me. Abandon your Village, and friends, and look at what's come of it." He took his arms off of Sakura's shoulders

Sakura lifted her arms up, resting them on Sasori's shoulders and placed her hands on the back of his head, "Sasori, I love you, too."

Sasori's eyes widened with shock. He had told Sakura he loved her many times, but never once had she said it back, "S-Sakur-"

He was cut off by Sakura reaching up and kissing him. He stood in shock for a moment, and returned her kiss. They stood amongst the rubble of Konoha, both frozen in the moment. Sasori soon remembered his mission though and pulled away slowly from Sakura.

She looked at him concerned

"Remember how much I love you"

Sakura opened her mouth to speak, and before a single word could pass her lips, everything went black.