A/N: Hello, it's been a long time since the last time I wrote stories with a different account here back then. I forgot my password, not to mention my English was very poor at that time (it's not that my English is good now either, I'm still learning English, though). I used to write KakaSaku and GaaSaku stories; I remember being strictly criticized for my poor English by some of the members here. LOL.

But here's the thing, I'm going to re-write those stories with the same plot, but I'm going to change some characterizations, titles, and how the story's going, etc. I'll start with the KakaSaku. I forgot the title, but I think my old account of which password I forgot is named "Ling Lei Fang". The plot goes like this: Kakashi and Sakura are in a war, and they escape to Tokyo. That's what I remember about the failed story I wrote back then.

Now let's finish what I started. ^-^

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Listen to the song "I Dreamed A Dream" (There are some versions and other singers of this song, mine is the old London cast, I don't know her name exactly, but you may choose whoever you like) for added enjoyment in reading this chapter.

Dangled

Chapter 1 – Saving Us

"Your comforting words, dangled in my thoughts, make me wonder if you were an angel sent to protect me."

"Run!"

That voice, one she would never forget who it belonged.

"Kakashi-sensei, please go with Sakura-chan! Protect her! I'll distract him here!"

"NO! I'm NOT leaving you, Naruto!" She cried helplessly.

"Sakura-chan, please. I'm going to fight him; you will be in danger if you're still here. Did you hear what he said earlier about his intention once he wins the war?! You MUST NOT be here!" His statement made Sakura think back about what the enemy said twenty minutes ago.

Flashback

"Uzumaki Naruto, you are not as strong as what I heard about you. Why don't you give up already? I have a good deal, and I think you might like this." A strong voice said from behind.

Though being startled by a sudden change of position, Naruto managed to say, "I'm not having a deal with you, Uchiha Madara!"

"Why not? You want to protect your village, right? I'm sure you want to see your village safe and in peace." Madara said between a mocking laugh.

Naruto gritted his teeth, "What are you talking about?"

"As you can see, your Hokage is dying; surely with her condition, she can't rule this village. We don't even know if she will survive or not." Madara smiled wickedly.

"What are you implying?!" Naruto became impatient.

"Well, in that case, I'll be your Hokage. There is no point in continuing this war, because I'm going to win,"

"Don't be kidding! There is no way I'm going to let you!" Naruto was furious now.

"You can't win this war. Look at you, gathering all the shinobi from all Nations to fight me, yet you can't even touch my hair."

"Don't get all cocky, you bastard. This is just the beginning!" Naruto charged at Madara with full speed, but he dodged him easily.

"If you don't surrender now, more innocent villagers will die,"

"They won't die as long as I'm here," Naruto said between his attacks.

They finally stopped attacking each other, and Madara continued to say, "The longer the war, the more will die. I'm offering you the best deal you won't regret. I can restore Uchiha Clan and we can work together to protect this village, after all, Uchiha Clan is the best clan in history."

"Restore the clan? What do you mean?!" Naruto was confused.

"I'll be your Hokage, and Konoha will be peaceful with a powerful clan protecting it. Of course, I'll restore my clan in a natural way. I just need a bride. I've been thinking about who will be suitable for this position, I can't have a weak woman who can't take care of herself, let alone her child. I did some diggings and found one person from your village,"

Naruto did not like where this was going.

"What surprised me is that she is your teammate, Haruno Sakura, right? She seems very suitable to be my bride." Madara said with a menacing voice.

Naruto was shocked to hear that, "Y-you...! Don't you dare touch her!"

"If you care about your village, you must sacrifice this girl and let me rule Konoha."

"Like HELL I will!" Naruto charged at Madara again, but got pushed forcefully.

"Naruto!" A woman's voice startled him.

"Sakura-chan! Don't come closer! It's dangerous!" Naruto shouted weakly.

Before Sakura could reach Naruto, a figure had already appeared behind her, putting his head near Sakura's right ear.

"I'm sure you heard our conversation already. That's good. I won't have to repeat myself to you." He said it clearly.

"W-why me? I hope being pedophilia is not your answer," She tried to sound brave and challenging, even though she was scared like hell.

"Hahaha! I like your audacity, girl, but that's not my answer." He laughed and continued, "I need a 'machine' who can give me many children. I am an Uchiha, and we don't need any weakling joining our clan. Marrying a 30 years old woman is just pointless. You, on the other hand, are still very young, talented, strong, and skillful, especially in medic field."

Before she could say anything, someone grabbed her and moved her from her last position. Madara eyed him piercingly.

"Oh, somebody is trying to be a knight in shining armor, huh? Are you trying to take my bride away, aren't you, Hatake Kakashi?"

"She is not a machine!" Kakashi was angry; he couldn't let his student be treated that way.

"Why? Should I really need your permission to date your student?" Madara said.

Madara started to walk to Sakura's direction, when all of a sudden, black flame surrounded Madara.

"Sakura, you run with Kakashi. Let me and Naruto take care of this." A deep voice said.

"No, Sasuke-kun, Naruto! Don't do this to me!" Sakura cried.

Madara, as usual, unaffected by the flame, he started charging at Kakashi.

End of Flashback

"Now, go! We have a plan, but now, please go with sensei!" Naruto tried to reassure her.

"B-but-!" Before she finished her statement, Kakashi grabbed Sakura and put her on his back while running.

"Sensei! Put me down! Please don't leave Naruto and Sasuke-kun behind!"

"Sakura, please calm down. It's pointless if you get captured, our village and all the nations will be destroyed if he has you. I'm going to take you to a very far place. It's going to take a week to get to that place, but I need you to stay strong."

"But I can't leave Naruto and Sasuke-kun. What kind of friend am I?" Sakura was crying now. She couldn't risk her teammates just to save her from Madara.

"Sakura, giving you up to Madara is not what people want. It's not what your teammates want. Please, cooperate this time. I'll brief you about the plan once we arrive there. I'm going to put you down now, but please don't do anything stupid."

Sakura could only nod while still crying.

They continued their journey silently; Sakura couldn't forget how her teammates tried to save her from Madara. She felt weak again.

Days by days had passed. After spending three days staying in a motel to recover their energy, they continued until they reached the place Kakashi mentioned earlier. It took them ten days to arrive.

"Sensei, are we there yet?" Sakura asked impatiently.

Kakashi didn't answer her, but continued walking. After two minutes, they saw buildings and they also saw people dressing in a weird style, walking busily, taking a weird thing on their hand and putting it near their ear.

Kakashi took a deep breath and said, "Sakura, this is Tokyo."

How was it? Please read and review. If you think my English is still bad, you can correct me. You can give me critics or compliments, but NO flame allowed!

See you in the next chapter! ^-^ -santindahlestari-