It've been a long time since last time I wrote a SasuSaku fic, and that one was in french, for that I wish you pardon my weak and somehow poor english.
My story is mainly a kind of depressive one in the frames of family and love.

I wish you'll enjoy it.


CHAPTER 1 : A HINT

The third ninja war was over. Sakura prevented Naruto and Sasuke from the hemorrhage in time. Before leaving the battlefield, and going back to their villages with their fellows, the Hokages reunited in the middle of the battlefield to settle an enormous problem : Uchiha Sasuke.

Kakashi graced him from death, for now. He will be sealed and taken to Konoha until they'll know what to do with him later.


Going back home, the Konoha ninjas had to get pause their travel. Naruto called Sakura to ask for some medicinal help. His amputee arm was hurting him enough to make him grimace.

While Sakura checked him, she wondered if Sasuke wasn't having the same pain. But she could neither check his face, nor his arm, he was total sealed under a black coat and mask, tainted with seals.

"Kakashi-sensei," called Sakura, waiting for the Hokage to turn and face her before continuing "Naruto's arm is pretty messed, and he's in pain. I guess I calmed his torment for now." Kakashi gave a look at Naruto's direction to check him, he seemed relaxed. "Since they got the same injuries, I guess Sasuke-kun is in the same pain, but still he neither said a word nor jolted in his place." Kakashi gave a look to the sealed man who was sitting in the middle of his escorts "Maybe he's not suffering much. Don't bother yourself too much." Said the older, smiling at her through his eyes while asking her to sit near him.

Sakura was about to protest, but knew Kakashi enough to nod and sit. Kakashi wasn't dumb, Sasuke surely was in much greater pain, yet, Kakashi wasn't naïve too, everyone from Konoha looked for the late hours at Sasuke with perplexed expressions.

"See all these people around us ?" - asked Kakashi in a low voice, avoiding to look at Sasuke or leaving the smile from his eyes. "Yes." – answered his student who couldn't but show a worried face, looking at Kakashi. "Let's equilibrate things slowly since the whole situation is delicate. They want to judge Sasuke. He didn't really harm our village, yet he killed Danzou, who was a temporary Hokage and caused some serious damages with the Great Ninja Nations. His participation in the battlefield was heroic and precious, yet, a lot of people are still afraid of him. Not everyone is ready to forgive his previous stands, Sakura." Kakashi was talking all by brushing the environment around them, checking if anyone is sending hate gazes toward the Uchiha man. He turned to face Sakura whose eyes were sadly fixing the late man before adding gently "Look at your comrades," Sakura's focus interrupted and went looking for her comrades, from other teams. They seemed happy. Everyone was happy now that the war ended and the peace was promised for some decades at least. Yet, doesn't anyone feel a little of discomfort at Sasuke's state ? She wanted so badly to talk to him, ask him if he needed anything right then and there. "Except you and Naruto, I don't think anyone is really wanting him around. He may get exiled, but I'll do everything I can to keep him among us. But until then, we need to show our indifference." Sakura's jaw clenched, "What we, team 7, did… No one else has done it. This war would be lost without us and without the sacrifice of our beloved ones!" said Sakura, leaving a tear fall through her right cheek. "Sakura… Please wait some time." Was all Kakashi could tell to comfort her.


As they were back home, everyone dispersed. Many people went to their houses, the camps, the fatally injured were taken to the hospital, while the leaders and their close fellows kept regrouped near the gate.

The Hokage applauded to catch everyone attention before claiming "Well everyone ! Congratulations for the end of the war. Many of us lost their beloved ones, we may be having many commune and private funerals this coming week. Once over, we've to raise ourselves again and don't let their sacrifices get futile !" Almost everyone was nodding, except for those still grieving their loss. "Go rest for now, you need it. Except the judicial cell, we may need you to call your comrades in the village so you can switch." He added, gesturing to Sasuke.

They dispersed. Kakashi kept there with Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru. "Kakashi-sensei, you're too exhausted from the Mangekyou, you really need rest and some cure." Said Shikamaru. "Well, that's for sure, let's wait a little for the shifting group, I have to make sure no one from the Security department tries anything against Sasuke.

Shikamaru turned his eyes toward Sasuke who was in the same spot he've been put in. "I guess they're having a grudge against him, many of them have been under Danzou. Political matters like the Uchiha massacre or Danzou's involving is unknown to them," he said to Kakashi before facing Naruto "Kakashi-sensei, you've better take care of this and warn them of any disobedience."

The shifting team, a group of 6 ANBU, arrived. Kakashi talked to them, referring with his hand to Sasuke. He looked too serious to Naruto and Sakura, they wondered if Sasuke wasn't incurring any danger. The team took Sasuke away, leaving his teammates worried about him.

"Well !" said Kakashi with an eye-smile, "He'll be ok, don't worry." They nodded at him, with a bitter smile. "I guess we need to check the hospital, right Naruto ?" The blond checked his arm with a grimace "Heh - ! I guess so ! Maybe I can have an implant ?" responded Naruto looking for Sakura's reaction. "Eh, maybe it'll be possible, we need to check it first," she answered. "But… Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke-kun needs to be diagnosed too."

Putting his hand on Naruto's shoulder he told her gently that "Maybe I gave instructions to make you his doctor. Keep an eye on him,". Sakura's face enlightened "and don't get fooled. Until we judge him, he's not to trust, understood ?" "Yes !" "Good then, take care of him."


All he could do was listening, yet not strongly, his audition was under the seal's effect, lowered. He understood that he have been dragged through a tight corridor and then been placed inside one of the rooms connected to it. Imprisoned.

He've done enough of foolish acts, his powers have been witnessed dangerous. It was so normal to keep him in a prison until he gets judged for his crimes.

From half an hour, his eardrums were blank. Silence. Silence is a torture, and it was slowly clearing now that he was hearing some footsteps in the corridor. He could guess who was it.

The door of his cell opened and got closed. "Sasuke-kun ?" He had found his name spelled like this so annoying. It made him remember many of his decisive and foolish acts. The tone was questioning him. Questioning what? He didn't understand the question, answering was pointless.

"How are you feeling yourself ?" – another question. Yet he got an answer : "I don't know.".

He heard her sight. Her footsteps were approaching him, his temper was cold enough to not react, yet he was tensing for a reason he ignored. Was it because he felt danger ? The squad who brought him here was surely more dangerous to him than Sakura, they hate him like any other enemy.

Sakura's hand was put on his chest. He kept wondering for a moment if the elders of the village would send her to finish him. That was insane, they won't do something this horrible to her. But still, he questioned himself if it would be truly horrible for her, if she could forgive him. He apologized in the Valley of the End when he almost died with Naruto from the hemorrhage before she came and prevented that. Yet all he heard her say right then was a loud "shut up".

Scratch. The seal on his body was broken, she was untying him. Yet, the seal on his face, on his eyes, was kept. "Kakashi-sensei trusts me, and I trust you, please let me heal your wounds and keep calm." Keeping calm. Wasn't he ?

He released a heavy moan when Sakura seized his torn arm. "Sorry, I didn't think it was this painful, you're keeping your stoic expression…" What expression could she see with his banded eyes, maybe she talked about his mouth and jaw…

Sakura took care of his wounds in silence. When she was done, she said that, apologized for reputting the seal as she did. She marched toward the door where she stopped to tell him "I may have to diagnose you again in two days to see the difference. I'll also check if you may have an implant." Her voice was sad. Did she expect anything from him ? She surely did, but all he could answer was a "Thank you." and an "I'm sorry."

"Thank me when the Uchiha blood's future will be assured."

With this sentence, she exited. He decorticated it into many ideas. "I don't need a thank you" or an "With pleasure". Assuring the Uchiha blood's future meant many things; the closer was his death that may put an end to the Uchiha lineage and existence. So if he got graced by the Elders' council then he may thank her that time ? Or maybe she meant something of having Uchiha descendants ? And about this latter, he wasn't so sure of the "thanks" meaning; all that was about a future for his bloodline anyway. The only problem with him, is that there will never be any future for the Uchihas, even if he'll get graced…


"信じていたい明日 | I want to believe in a future
君を求めているこの心臓は暴走 | Seeking for you, my heart is running wildly
今は無き君を回想 | The present is reflecting you who aren't here
信じていたい愛 | I want to believe in love
それを求めているこの感情は激動 | Seeking for this, these feelings are a terrible shock
同情、今日無き明日へ | Sympathy, to a future without this present"

SCREW - Self-Injurious