AN: Hello everyone, well, out of bordome of the night and not being able to sleep I kind of wrote what is going to be the first chapter of the new SasuSaku fic I was thinking of after watching this commerical. Hopefully it will be self explanitory what's going on. xD
For now, it will be this one chapter, to see what you guys think of and such. And see how much response I get on this while I finish up my ItachixOC fic. So while I'm writing that I'll be writing chapters of this and when the other story is finished, I'm hoping to have enough chapters to post weekly so there is like no waiting for like four, five months for the next update. So, for now, there will only be one chapter for this story. It might take a while to post the second chapter (if this gets good feedback) so please wait pateintly and please tell me what you think. :]
There was the soft pitter patter of rain gliding down on to the buildings outside rang through the villager's ears. Eyes were on the woman walking down the street. As she passed by a cloud of whispers started amongst the civilians, she's changed so much over the years; she wasn't the girl who used to be. Her bright pink hair as grown dull and lifeless, just like the look in her eyes. It was because of him. They spoke ill things of her, or rather her decision and how she did it. Every since that day, they all looked at her with disdain in their eyes. "Good afternoon," a guard greeted her as she approached the double steel doors.
"It's hardly a good afternoon." Her voice was dazed.
The guard stuttered, "Y-your right ma'am."
Emerald eyes eased shut as she wandered inside. The girl took off her rain coat and set it to the side. A basket in her hands she made it down the hallway, all the way to the solitary confinement where there was on prisoner she visited every day. She was always bringing him things, but… that's because she loved him. "You're here." A deep distance voice echoed throughout the halls.
"Of course I am, and I brought your favorite." Usually, a smile would grace across her face but not anymore. Such a lonely look was in her eyes.
There was no response from him, "Sasuke." Her hearted pounded against her chest.
"Sakura." His cool response rung through her ears like honey.
She sat outside the door and brought her knees close to her body and slid the food underneath the table. "How many times have I told you, move on."
"I've worked too hard, Sasuke. I've done things I regret but I…I did it all for you." Her voice was shaky.
"Even after all these years, you're still crying?" Sasuke mocked.
A light chuckle escaped her lips and eased her optic shut, "Who ever said I was crying. I don't think I can anymore. All my tears I could possible shed, were over you."
How poetic. Sakura brushed her fingers through her hair. She eased her head to the side to glance inside of the cell, to see his face. There was a small glimmer of hope in her eyes, "Back when I was seventeen I believed in a happy ending for team seven, I still do. Only a couple more months, Sasuke. You'll be out and… and we can start our life together finally."
There was no answer from Sasuke. Just as expected but she has come to grow used to that. There were a lot of things she did not mind anymore. Once again, it's because she has changed. Her fingers curled through the bars and Sasuke brought his up to intertwine with hers. "I've waited several years of my life. I can wait a few more months Sasuke."
The female felt her fingers being pulled in a little more. The serene feeling of his lips skimmed across her translucent flesh. Sakura eased her head against the wall. How much longer could she take of this before she would completely go insane? Many asked her that, but never before did she answer them. Sakura was a wife of a prisoner. This is how she lived her life. At least until they would release to him. From the spunky young girl she was, to a cold hearted ruthless kunoichi, this is what the lifestyle has brought upon her. "Sasuke… how… how many years has it been?"
"Almost nine…"
"In three more months, we'll finally be together." Once again, her voice was shaky.
Sasuke gulped gently, "Are you crying?" he asked.
The pink haired kunoichi spoke bitterly, "I told you, I don't think I can cry anymore."
"Hm." Sasuke merely hummed...
Nine years ago…
I finally have come to my conclusion. I will leave the village this time. I know I can't kill him. I really realized how much I love him. That's the only reason why I couldn't send that kunai through his heart. With my intelligence, and strength and determination I will work to get Sasuke back on my own. I can't always depend on Naruto. I've realized this many times before. Now it's finally time I do something about it. I just won't go about killing him this time. I'll work my way into his heart, I have to, I…I absolutely have to!
Glass shattered upon the floor. The old team seven picture had fallen out of Sakura's grasp as she held it. Tears soon splattered upon that wooden floor of her room right next to the broken glass and landing onto the sensitive picture. Sakura furiously wiped her tears away from her eyes as she reached for the picture itself. The pink haired kunoichi stuffed it inside of her shirt as she held closely to the bag. "Mother, father…I love you. Naruto, I'm going to miss you… and… Tsunade… thank you… for everything."
In the moon light night, she disappeared.
In the dim lighted morning the entire neighborhood was woken up by the loud sobbing noises of Mrs. Haruno. It hadn't taken long for the village to find out what the uproar was about. They just weren't expecting what the cause was. All Mrs. Haruno did was go check up on her daughter, fearing there was something wrong. It was a mothers senses to know when their children were distraught. The note found beside her pillow had been crumbled and had several tear stains upon it.
Dear mother, when you read this note, I will have been long gone. I know I wasn't able to say good bye to you, or father. Nor did I even get to say good bye to Naruto, or Ino. But, these past few weeks I have done a lot of thinking. I'm still not happy with myself. I'm considerably weak. I'm tired in following in the shadows of Naruto. I've been nothing but a burden on my team, my other comrades. The only way I could find myself is leaving the village. So, please, don't alert Tsunade to come after me. I love you with all my heart mother. Please respect my wishes. I'll come home eventually. Tell Naruto not to worry, tell him to keep training and get stronger. And please, tell Ino she has been the best influence in my life ever. Of course, Tsunade, I owe her so much but in my current state, I'll never be able to repay her back for all she has done for me…
"Oh my baby…" Mrs. Haruno moaned.
Everyone crowded around in the room as she broke down into tears. All of the rookie nine stood there in complete and utter shock. Naruto and Ino with tears in their eyes, "You stupid billboard brow…how… how can you be so selfish."
Tsunade sat down on the couch and pulled Mrs. Haruno into her bosom. Comforting her. Her golden brown eyes eased shut. She already knew what was going through her students mind. "God dammit, Sakura."
Naruto fell to the floor bringing his hands to his eyes. He felt there was something he could have done to prevent this. He should have been there more for her. He shouldn't have been so selfish. There could have been a way to prevent this all. "So now what…" Shikamaru asked grimly.
Tsunade sucked in her tears though she wanted to cry over the loss of her student. Sakura has good intentions, "All we can do is wait. She won't be considered a missing nin. At least, not yet."
It all depended how she played this out….
The sun was threatening to go over the mountain. Sakura was long gone from land of the fire. She was boarding going to a place near where she had last seen Sasuke. Where spotted him. The kunoichi had set up camp for the night as she was making preparations. All she could do was hope that this would work. The main plan was clear all in itself but how she was going about this time was a little bit different. Last night Sakura had done all her thinking and was ready for whatever obstacles that remained in her way. She stood there in the middle of the circle where her fire was burning intensely. The warmth was inviting and watching those flames dance reminded her of her fire will. No matter how drastic things would get, she would continue to remain the same girl she is now. It's so cold outside… she thought.
After finishing the last of her note, she tied it onto the very large cats' leg. "Sniff this."
During her last encounter with Sasuke, had had snagged a piece of his clothing. "You should be able to find Sasuke or Madara now. Bring this note to them."
"Got it." The cat responded.
Though, it sat there cleaning itself for a moment. Sakura pinched her eyebrows together, "Well, go on, go."
The cat stood up then and bounced off into the trees. With a breath easing past her soft lips, she stared up towards the dark sky now. The first star was twinkling in the sky. Her hands cupped together, please give me the strength to do this…
Sleep was starting to take over her. Though, she was absolutely afraid that if she fell asleep someone would come attack her while she drifted off to lucid dreams. Chills ran down her spine in a violent wave. If she did end up falling asleep when she would awake in the morning she would know if her note made it that far or not…
Madara sat there in a tree overlooking the scenery. It was well into the midnight hours and Sasuke had turned in the for the night. There was a lot on his mind right now, the ninja war was no declared. His prized possession was Sasuke; he was the key vital part of the plan. Without Sasuke, this could not work. Of course, thanks to the reappearance of Kabuto some plans had to be changed thanks to him. Thinking about it, the immortal shinobi sneered behind that orange swirled masked of his. Being outside made his thoughts flow more clearly into that devious little mind of his. They continued to swarm like angry bees but suddenly the buzzing in his head stopped. "Hm?" he peered through the single hole of his mask.
Madara's sharingan eyes blazed deeply to the silhouette that was moving through the foliage. It was elegant, and in the shape of an animal. "Gee, I finally found out."
The immortal Uchiha got into a defensive stance, "Who are you?"
"Calm down, I'm not dangerous. I'm just here to deliver a note." From the shadows the large cat emerged from trees.
Around the neck was a note attached. Immediately he could tell this came from a shinobi who was from the leaf village. He looked down to open the note, My name is Sakura Haruno. I was a kunoichi of the leaf village and once Sasuke's partner during our genin days. I have sent this note to you, to ask you something. I want to aid Sasuke and his goals. I'm an excellent healer and I can fix the damage Sasuke does to his eyes. I saw how recklessly he abused his powers, I could tell. I also have an excellent basis for being a very well of genjutsu user. I'll be waiting around the coordinates that I've place on the back of this paper. If you're interested though, send Sasuke and Sasuke alone.
Not visible but to anyone in his own mind, a smirk creased upon his face, "Interesting. You can go."
The large cat stared for a moment but the vicious flare in his chakra had said different then. Quickly the large cat jumped eloquently through the brush. Madara simply tossed the note to the side and stared out towards the darkness. He walked back inside. "So, she wants to help Sasuke, eh? I guess we'll see what is going to happens. I'll leave it up to him to see what he wants to do."
Though it was not wise to disturb Sasuke when he said he was going to turn in for the night, this was an important enough matter. Madara wandered down the candle lit hallways. All the way down to the door of Sasuke's room, "Sasuke," he called from outside the door.
From the inside he could hear the younger Uchiha stir. Madara only had a few moments of waiting before the door creaked open, "What." His voice was dangerous.
"No need to be so irritated," he put his gloved hands up in that surrender position, "I have some interesting news for you, Sasuke."
"And what could that be?" Sasuke wasn't interested.
The immortal Uchiha crossed his arms against his chest, "Apparently a medic teammate of yours from the old days wants to aid you."
"Sakura?"
"I suppose that's her." Madara shrugged a bit.
"I'm not interested. She tried telling me last time that she wanted to leave the leaf village. Yet, she turned around and tried to kill me but I knew what was behind her mind. She's stupid to think I could possibly believe her the second time." His eyes narrowed deeply as he was about to shut the door on Madara's face.
With a loud thud, Madara stopped Sasuke from slamming the door shut, "Don't be so hasty Sasuke. She has given her coordinates. I'll be in the background if she tries to do anything funny. So, give it a chance."
Sasuke pursed his lips together as he thought about it for a moment more, "Fine then, in the morning we will go down there. But, this time if she proves to try to pull the same trick again I will kill her."
Madara shrugged his shoulders again, "Fine by me."
He let go of the door, allowing Sasuke to shove his door back closed.
Birds chirped wildly in the early morning. As you can say, the early bird gets the worm. To earlier if you asked Sakura. She groaned gently as she moved along the hard ground of the outdoors. Slowly she eased herself up and rubbed the sleep away from her eyes. The sun has yet to spill into the forest. Yet, she felt now was the best time for her to wake up. She was hopefully waiting for someone today. If this wouldn't work she would just try another tactic that she had in her mind. Her lips fell open gently as a yawn came from her lips. The sixteen year old girl wandered towards the river close by. She splashed water on her face, put some in a canteen and made it back to her camp. She dumped water over the fire and watched the puff of smoke fly up into the sky. Sakura couldn't help but watch as the thin wisp of air danced its way up. The after smell of a fire being put out never was a pleasant smell. It was sure one hell of a way to wake up.
Sakura has been waiting in the same spot for several hours now. The sun was well into the sky, making its way to mid morning. Yet, there was no sign of the people she was waiting for. Has that damned cat even found Madara yet? What was she even doing here, "God, I'm an idiot. What am I thinking? Sasuke is not going to consult with me after the stunt I pulled the first time. He…he even tried killing me. This is just going to make him even more suspicious of me. God dammit, this is way too confusing." She growled to herself.
"You're truly a sight to see…" A voice filled the air that sent chills racing down her spine.
The small hair on the back of her neck went to attention as she quickly stood up. Cautiously she looked around. That voice had sounded like, "…Sasuke." She whispered.
From the large bush, Sasuke emerged. So, he has come then? He has come to see her then? Getting a good look at Sasuke, her hands clutched tightly. Her nails dug into the palms of her hands as her heart went racing. Sweat started to bead down the side of her face. It dripped off of her tender jaw line. Sasuke watched her stand there in her nervous wreck of herself. "So, you came." Quickly she tried to change her tone to exude confidence.
"Yes, what do you want." He was quick to ask.
Gee, way to beat around the bush…Sakura thought rather sarcastically then.
"I have left the leave village." The pink haired kunoichi announce.
Sasuke looked around a bit. He arched an elegant eyebrow towards her. His deep coal eyes stared deep into her soul. There was no sign of her head band with the leaf village symbol on it. Maybe this time she really was serious. There was only one way he could tell, "Come here." He ordered.
"Uh…" her mouth dropped a little bit.
Sasuke had given her this look, he was waiting. Sakura gulped lightly as she hesitantly moved forward. Step by step, she got closer to Sasuke. Finally, she was face to face with him. Yet, she found that she could not look the Uchiha in his eyes. "Look me in the eyes." He demanded still.
This sent her heart racing. Her eyes peered up to his dark soulless eyes. Looking into them, she got this sense that he was no himself. He's not the Sasuke I knew a few years ago. There is something darker about him. Something I wasn't able to tell when I ran into him a few weeks ago. It's so… sinister. Is… is my plan going to even work? Once again Sakura found herself doubting her abilities as a Kunoichi. Even after all of these years, "Kill me."
Sakura looked bewildered, "What?"
"I said kill me." And he was dead serious too.
Sasuke looked at the fuddled expression across her face. It made her look stupid to him. "Kill me as if you were trying to kill an enemy. I know you have the strength, Sakura. I know you have been trained by Tsunade."
Now why would he giver her that open window to kill him? It was obvious she didn't have the guts to kill him in the first place. Whatever emotions resided in her from when they were younger, were still there. If she really went to kill him, and really did try to land this blade through a vital organ, it meant she was serious about this. She would be willing to take any order he would give her. That is why he asked the pink haired girl to kill him. Sasuke even pulled the sword from his sheath and handed it to her. She fumbled for a moment to grab onto the hilt of the sword. What was Sasuke thinking?
Sakura stood there in silence. Her stare was burning on to the blade in her hands. It seemed her heart was still racing rapidly against her chest. Now her hands began to get a little bit on the clammy side, and she looked back up to Sasuke. He stood there, crossing his arms against his chest. "Well, I'm waiting…"