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Chapter 1
Unexpected return!
It was a cold, dark night; the guards at the Leaf Village gate were sound asleep at their posts after a night of celebrating. So, no one witnessed the tall, broad, blood covered man emerge stumbling from the forest, slowly making his way to the hospital. Alone on the quite, deserted road all he could think about was that he was back, he was finally Home.
(Sakura's point of view)
I was filling in for a friend of mine even though I'm not very found of the night shift. But the hospital had quieted down; the only sounds were that of slow steady foot steps, squeaking wheels of carts, and the soft murmur of the nurses. I walked to the doors and gazed out at the crescent moon. When I lowered my gaze it came to fall upon a hunched over man, slowly making his way towards the entrance. I rushed to his side to assist him. His hair was matted with blood to his face so I couldn't see his features. He was holding his arm and limping; his clothes were torn and stained crimson. I didn't know this man, yet he felt oddly familiar. I helped him into the hospital and called for some nurses to bring a stretcher, then rushed him to the emergency room. I first started healing the spots that were heavily bleeding. Once I finished tending to the mans injuries I brushed his hair out of his face. I stared at him with my mouth open in surprise; it was Sasuke my former teammate, the one who broke my heart and left it irreparable. He looked at me with clouded eyes, and said "Thank you." to me for the second time in his life, then he fell unconscious. This was just too much for me, I blacked out.
For the next few days he was touch and go, we weren't sure if he would make it, and part of me didn't care, but to my dismay part of me did, and I didn't know which part was the bigger. I didn't want to still have feelings for him after what he did to me and to everyone, but my broken heart was his, I just didn't want to admit it; and I promised myself I never would. I wasn't going to let him hurt me a second time, so I decided the best thing to do was to stay away.
(Sasuke's point of view)
I woke up again, who knows how long after I saw Sakura, and found myself in the leaf hospitals intensive care unit. My head was foggy and sore, and I could barely keep my eyes open, so I assumed that I was heavily sedated. I still had feeling of my body though, and it was sore, stiff, bandaged, and, I guess, broken. I looked to my left when I heard a deep, heavy sigh of relief. My old squad, minus Sakura, was standing at my bedside watching me cautiously and wearily. It was obvious they no longer trusted me; I knew that this would happen but I hadn't expected it to hurt so much. My thoughts then drifted to why Sakura wasn't here, she had saved me after all, I thought that she'd be here, but then again I did leave her lying on a bench. Still I tried to ask where she was.
"Sa….. sa….. ku….. ra." was all I could manage to say, but when I said it I saw a wave of relief and sadness wash over them. Naruto gave me his big, toothy grin and said softly, "Welcome home buddy." Feeling a little easier now I went back to sleep.
When I woke up again it was late night possibly early morning and Naruto was still sitting by my bed, snoring as loud as he possibly could, but how he had fallen asleep in that uncomfortable plastic chair perplexed me. What perplexed me even more was that the dobe was there at all, was it that he had forgiven me? Then again it is Naruto I'm talking about, and it seems like he's determined to make sure that I don't leave again, that dobe sure is persistent and predictable. He looked relieved that I had returned. What I'm really confused about isn't Naruto or Sakura, but who I was fighting, I can't remember at all; or why I even returned, or how I returned, for that matter. This worries me greatly.
As I sit up slowly in bed I look around the room. It's a small one, not meant to be shared. It also has a big glass window on the wall to my right, the same wall that my bed is next to. There are two red plastic chairs, one of which was occupied by the soundly sleeping Naruto, and a night stand, all to my left. When I looked at the night stand I had almost expected to see a vase of flowers there, like there always was when I got put in the hospital. But there wasn't any this time and it saddens me a bit. Apparently some things had changed while I was gone.
I woke up again a few hours later to see Sakura talking to the Hokage. I knew I would have to talk to them sooner or later. So, I sat up slowly and stiffly having decided to face them now. My movement caught Lady Tsunade's eye and she stopped mid sentence. Upon seeing her mentors actions Sakura looked over her shoulder. Then looked back to the blonde woman in front of her and said, "Can we finish this conversation later?" Lady Tsunade sighed and replied, "Fine, you are dismissed." and then she started rubbing her temples as Sakura quickly exited the room. I watched all of this in utter disbelief, she wouldn't even talk to me? She could barely even look at me! That was something I never expected from her. But I can't really blame her for hating me, after all it's my own fault that she does. I broke her heart when I left because I had to sever all my bonds here; it was the only way I could leave, the only way I knew how to leave.
Lady Tsunade walked over to my bed and asked, "How do you feel?" breaking my train of thought. I glanced over at her and replied, "I've been better" with the same mono tone that I always use. Naruto then walks in carrying two cups of ramen. When he sees me he smiles and says, "Bout time you woke up lazy. I wasn't sure if you'd be up when I got back so I brought you some ramen so you won't feel left out." Flashing me his big grin and laughing, he puts the two cups down on the bedside table and hands me some chopsticks. I just grunt a, "Hn." in thanks. Ramen isn't my favorite food but when you're hungry anything warm tastes good. "I hope u don't mind me asking you some questions." says Lady Tsunade, in a sharp tone. I swallow the food in my mouth then answer, "Ask all you want, but I don't remember who I was fighting, how I got here," I pause for a moment and give a small, cold laugh and then continued, "or why I came here at all even." Then I calmly took another bite of ramen and watched their reactions. They just stared at me with their mouths open in surprise, Naruto looked a little hurt and confused, but Tsunade just looked shocked.
After a few days of running tests on me the doctors still had no idea how I lost my memory of the battle, or if it was temporary or permanent. Just my luck.
Throw-out the next few weeks that I was in the hospital Naruto almost never left my room for more then two hours at a time. Kakashi sensei came by about twice a week. Kiba, Neji, Lee, Ten Ten, Choji, Ino, Shikamaru, Hinata, and even Shino came by to visit me at lest once. Unfortunately no one other then Naruto treated me the same, the others don't seem to trust me, but then again I did betray them so I can't blame them for how they feel and act. And in all the time I was there Sakura didn't once come by to see me. Once when I asked Naruto how she was he looked really sad and said, "She works a lot and doesn't sleep much lately." From his expression I could tell he didn't want to talk about her so I dropped it and didn't ask again.
(Sakura's point of view)
After I finished filling out a bunch of papers I needed Lady Hokage's signature on some of them so I took off to go find her. The nurse at the front desk said she was I room 210 in the intensive care wing of the building. My stomach turned when I realized she was in Sasuke's room, I had been avoiding it as much as I could. I got there in no time, I just wanted to get in and out. With any luck Sasuke won't be a wake. I opened the door slightly and looked inside before I went in. He was still a sleep. "Lady Hokaga, I need you to sign some papers for me, do you have a minute?" I ask quietly. She turns around and says, "Yea, let me see them." I hand her the papers and a pen. She glances over then signs them all. After she hands them back to me I turn to leave, but she stops me by stepping in my way. She looks down at me and asks, "Sakura, are you ok? Is there something you want to talk about?" I look at her and answer, "No, why?" My mentor shakes her head and says, "Don't lie to me. I know when some things bothering you. You've been working more and sleeping less recently. Why?"
I give a deep sigh, she had caught me, and replied, "Well, sense Sasuke's back every ones talking about how because he killed Orochimaru and Itachi that he shouldn't be punished as badly. But he still turned his back on the village he should be punished to the full extent." Lady Tsunade sighed and closed her eyes for a moment before answering, "I thought it was something like that. I understand were your coming from, but the facts are that he killed two of the leaf villages biggest treats and," when she stops mid sentence and looks past me I turn to see what she's looking at. It was Sasuke, he was sitting up in bed looking at us. I turned back around and asked, "Can we finish this conversation later?" My mentor looked at me, sighed, and answered, "Yes, you are dismissed." She starts rubbing her temples as I quickly exit the room. On my way down the hall I ran into Naruto. He asks me if I was coming from Sasuke's room and if he was a wake again yet. I tell him that I was there because I needed Tsunade's signature and that Sasuke had just woken up.
I was surprised, that over the next 3 week that Sasuke had to stay in the hospital, at how many people came to visit him even though most of them only went once. Most were probably curious at how bad his memory loss was. When they found out it was minor no one really talked about it. As for me, I had been sure to avoid that part to the building as much as I could and I never went to visit him. I couldn't, I was scared truthfully. Kakashi sensei had told me that the first time Sasuke woke up he had said my name before passing out again. And one time Naruto told me that Sasuke had asked how I was. I couldn't figure out why he would do either of these things, they didn't seem like things he would do. And I didn't want to find out if it meant having to ask him. I knew that as much as I didn't want to, I still had some feelings for him and I didn't know how talking to him would affect me. Maybe he had changed to in the time he was gone, I know I had, but I was really up for finding out. The day he got released from the hospital I stayed home to make sure I didn't see him. Lady Tsunade had decided that for the next 4 months Sasuke had to have and ANBU guard with him at all times. Several people volunteered to rotate times for when they would watch him. One in the morning, one in the afternoon, and two switched at night. I thought that this was too light of a punishment, even if he was still restricted from going on any missions for 2 months after the 24/7 guarded period was over. I couldn't do anything about it though.
When ever I felt Sasuke's chakra close by I would turn around and go a different way. He saw me look at him and then go the other way a couple of times when I hadn't notice him sooner. I felt the most relaxed when I was on a mission because I knew I wouldn't see him. Some times I wonder how he feels when he sees me avoid him, but I try not to think about it to much, because if the more I thought I bout it the more I would care and I didn't want to care about him. Not any more at least, I that part of my life was over a long time ago, or at least I hope it was.
(Sasuke's point of view)
The day I got released I was escorted to the Hokage's tower by Naruto and an ANBU guard. The punishment Lady Tsunade had decided upon was that for 4 months I would be guarded 24/7 by the ANBU and for 2 months after that I would still be restricted from going on any missions. I was surprised when I herd her decision; I had expected something harsher. Naruto on the other hand was thrilled that I wasn't being punished worse. And sense my apartment had been re-rented in my absence he offered to let me stay at his place until I could find a place of my own. Naruto still lived in the same apartment he use to live in. I slept on his small couch the first night then decided that the floor was better after I rolled off the couch the second night. After a week of looking I found a one bedroom apartment for a good price and rented it.
Some days when I walk down the streets I swear I can feel Sakura's chakra but then it moves away before I can be sure. And on a couple of occasions I would see her and when she sees me she turns and goes the other way. The first time this happened it hurt me the worst. I was walking with Naruto and he was talking away about a new ramen flavor or something, when he saw what happened he got really quite, and we just walked on in silence for a bit before he started talking again. The second time it happened I asked Naruto how much had Sakura changed. He said, "Well she's a medic ninja now, she's freakishly strong just like grandma Tsunade, she's also a workaholic and she doesn't sleep or eat much. And those last two habits have gotten worse lately. We're worried about her we haven't seen her like this sense…" and then he stops suddenly and looks at the ground like he's afraid to finish his sentence or he said too much. This only gets me even more irritated and I ask, "Sense what? Naruto." in a cold and serious tone. He looks up at me and quietly says, "Sense you left." and then he looks back down. I simply answer my trade mark reply, "Hn" and I drop the conversation. I realized that she was like the way she is because of what I did, if this keeps up she'll get really unhealthy. So I decided that after my 24/7 guarded period was over, which would be in about 2 months and 3 weeks, I'd go talk to her and see if there's anything I can to try to fix the mess I made when I left.