* Ok so this is the first SasuSaku Fanfic I have made and it is well known the characters do not belong to me only the plot . So I hope you guys like this and if any of you have an idea I am always willing to hear them as it could in turn make the story better in the long run.*
Chapter 1 - Baiting
A stale scent filled the air as it has not rained in the village for almost three weeks. Inside a shop Sakura stood before a book shelf filled with knowledge on Medical ninjutsu. With the fight now over she had hoped that everything would go back to normal with Sasuke deciding to come back to the village but she knew it was not possible. The fact was that herself and much of the village still had mixed feelings about him being back now. Inside she couldn't forget what he had put her and Naruto through and the fact he had tried to kill her. As a sigh passed through her lips she couldn't help but shake her head.
"I mean I have every right to hold that against him right?" She muttered with to herself while closing a book she was scanning the back pages of and taking it up to the clerk.
Once she had paid for the book she took the small bag and headed outside of the shop with a small smile now on her face as she had tried to remeber the times when Sasuke, Naruto and herself were a team. As she walked down the road though something caught her off guard as a chakara she knew all to well started to close in on her. Stopping in her tracks she looked up fully when she turned around to have a pair of Onyx eyes staring back at her.
"Sakura we need to talk, I need your help with something." Sasuke stated as he ran his right hand through his hair trying
to keep up his relaxed look.
Crossing her arms and rasing her brow the pink haired girl thought something was up, Sasuke never asked for anyones help never mind asking her.
"Depends on what you need help with, I don't have time for trivial tasks." She stated in an almost bitter tone, it was known to everyone that she held a deep hatred for the Uchiha boy as of late and had been avoiding him at all costs so why did he want her help.
"Look I don't want to explain myself here right now, not when we are in the open like this." Sasuke growled in a low tone as he looked at the pinkette with distain in his eyes.
"Fine where do you want to talk about this then?" She asked having a feeling that something had to be up with Sasuke coming to her of all people and not wanting to talk about it in the open.
Sasuke just took Sakura by her wrist and pulled her along until they were in the opening that they use to train in. When he finally did let go of his grasp on her his eyes scanned the area to make sure they had not been followed. The way he was acting was a dead giveaway to something really being on his mind that he didn't want shared.
"I need your help tracking someone down...I know your probably the only one that can help me with this that won't get completly on my nerves seeing that's all Naruto would do so will you help me?" He asked while holding onto his usual cold tone as he kept his dark eyes fixed on Sakura's.
Sakura took in what he said to her and couldn't help but smirk at the fact he wanted the help of someone he had called annoying multiple times in the past. Bitting the inside of her cheek lightly she wonderd who Sasuke was looking for and why he was looking for them.
"Find someone else, I don't exactly like the idea of having to be alone with you on a mission... seeing your not exactly someone I can trust anymore." Sakura stated in a tone that was like that of great anger while turning to walk away from him.
Sasuke was shocked by how she had reacted to his request, She really had chanaged because the girl he once knew would have helped him in a heart beat, He couldn't blame her thought after everything he had put her through from the time of leaving the village to coming back. Gritting his teeth he knew she was the only one who could help and that it was going to take him breaking his cool to get her to.
"Look, I'm sorry for what I put you through and most of all I am sorry for trying to kill you back then but I really need your help. I was reading through old books of my clan and found out I have a Twin sister and I want to find her." Sasuke blurted out as he was ready to kick himself in the ass for doing so.
Sakura froze where she stood when she heard the words come from his mouth, not only had the Uchiha Acually said he was sorry which could not have been easy for him but he was stating that he had a Sister somehwhere. Inside an arguement broke out between Sakura and herself about if she should help him. Deep down she did still love him but he had made it hard for even her to hold those feelings for him, he had been able to make her do the one thing she never felt possible which was to hate him.
After a few moments of complete silence between the two of them a deep sigh came from Sakura as she turned around. "Fine I will help you, but this is the only time." Sakura told him as she walked back towards him pushing a chunk of her pink bangs away from her face.
Sasuke felt slightly releaved when he heard she was willing to help him even though he knew neither of them liked the idea to start with. He knew inside that he could have asked someone else to help him but for some reason his gut kept telling him to have her be the one who helped him find who he was looking for, even if he had to lie to her about who it was in order to get Sakura's help.
