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Chapter 2
"Teme! You're back!" Naruto gave Sasuke a monster hug
Kakashi came over and patted me on the back the man wasn't one for the emotional situations. I patted him on the back as well and every one including me stared at Sakura waiting for her to react.
She slowly walked towards me and extended her hand towards me and I held out mine too.
"Good to know you're back Uchiha" she said smiling
I expected for her to jump on me and hug me harder than Naruto had and ramble on and on about how happy she was I was back. But all I got was a damn handshake. Had she truly changed over the years through these years?
Her looks had changed as expected but on the last years when Naruto kept trying to get me back Sakura was nowhere to be found. Her hair was long collected in a high pony tail some of it was loose in the front to give shape to her face. She wore a long black skirt split on either side with her short leggings a crimson kimono shirt with black cherry blossoms…she was covered up.
"Tsunade-shishou, what happened to your desk?"
"She slammed her forehead on it" I answered
"That's the fourth one this week" said Sakura picking up the paper from the floor; "I'm going to go get another one, I swear if this keeps up…" Sakura mumbled at the end
"Lost another bet Tsunade-baa-chan?" snickered Naruto, he stopped laughing when a half of the broken desk came flying at him. He grabbed it and placed it down next to him and smirked at the Hokage
"Keep it up Naruto and Tsunade won't give you any Hokage training" said Kakashi
"W-what! No, I didn't mean it! I was just playing around Tsunade-baa-chan!"
Naruto was freaking out, holding Tsunade's hand pulling it demanding for her to forgive him and give him Hokage training. Tsunade told him she would if he would stop pulling her hand before he broke it off.
"Here's the new desk Tsunade-shishou" said Sakura moving the other half of the broken desk away and placing the new one in front of the Hokage
"Sakura, I raised your pay for you to buy bright clothes not dark and I had banned you from wearing black"
"Oh not now Tsunade-shishou, can't we talk later about this" she said avoiding stares
I took another look at what she was wearing, she was mostly wearing black. The black ribbon holding her hair, her black skirt, the black cherry blossoms on her shirt. It was like she was in…mourning.
"Fine, now to the matter of where you are going to stay Sasuke" said Tsunade
"Can I not just go to the Uchiha compound?" I asked
"The elders wouldn't approve of that for them it would be better if you stay heavily guarded but instead I'm going to hand you over to Kakashi"
"I am and adult, I think I can take care of myself"
"I don't doubt that" she eyed me "But I have Konoha to protect and keep safe, I have to follow regulations"
"Fine" I said not really wanting to argue with the ticking time bomb
"I'm back" said Shizune rushing in
"Oh crap, where is…" said Sakura panicking
"Calm down Sakura, Sai stayed with them. He teaching them how to draw" said Shizune quickly
I saw relief in her face and then a smile appeared in her face as she laughed; "Poor Sai, he's going to come out of the hospital looking like a rainbow" said Sakura
"So Teme, what made you change your mind and come back to Konoha?"
"I never said I would never come back to Konoha, dobe"
"Naruto, I already went over this with you. Where you ever paying attention?" said Sakura
"Kind of but I was eating Ramen" said Naruto justifying himself
"You know some times…" mumbled Sakura to herself
"Come on, we'll go for Ramen" said Kakashi
"I won't be able to go. I still have my shift at the hospital, sorry" said Sakura
Kakashi pushed Naruto and me out of the door; "Don't worry Sakura, will get together soon" he waved
Sakura
I couldn't believe that Sasuke was back and safe, Naruto looked so happy it was like he was reuniting him with his long lost brother. I held in my tears and I could tell that Naruto was doing the same. I had shaken his hand instead of a bone crushing hug like I always pictured I would give him. It wouldn't have felt right if I had, it would be like I was betraying his loving memory, I was still mourning his death.
I couldn't go with Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei and celebrate that Sasuke was back in Konoha. I had to get back to work and to check on the little one, who might be driving Sai crazy by now.
"Sakura take a seat, we need to talk" said Tsunade; "You need to move on, I know that he would want you to"
"I'm trying but every time I see her eyes, it just all comes back" I let my tears fall, Shinzu handed me a tissue
"Why don't you try to redo your life with Sasuke?" smirked Tsunade; "He seemed really surprised when you just shook his hand, I think he was expecting something more"
"Tsunade-shishou! No, I can't!" I said smacking her shoulder; "I'm going back to the hospital"
"You know Sakura, what if…"
"No I don't want to hear it!" I said covering my ears and running away from the Hokage tower, Tsunade was crazy! I could never…well I can't picture myself with…did I still even love him?
I passed Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei and waved before running off to the hospital. I went directly to the children's wing. I had picture Sai tide up and little kids running around him pocking him every ten seconds. I stood still and watch, Sai had the kids sitting down with paper and crayons, I guess he learned from last time not to use paint or markers.
"Hey Sai; I'm back, how is she?"
"Hey, she fell asleep when she finished her drawing"
"Thanks Sai, are you going to be okay by yourself?"
"Yes, what did the Hokage want?"
"You are never going to believe whose back…"
Sasuke
Kakashi pushed me and Naruto out the door, he took my duffle bag and disappeared and reappeared. We walked over to Naruto's favorite Ramen stand, we saw Sakura run passed us and wave. We sat down to eat. Naruto actually was eating like a normal person. I wonder who had managed to teach the dobe to eat normally.
"Kohana and Sakura sat him down, they didn't rest until he learned" said Kakashi like if he was reading my mind
"Who is Kohana?" I asked not knowing said girl
"Naruto's girlfriend, at the moment she is at home, in the Land of Thunder"
At the answer, Sasuke nearly choked on his Ramen. It was hard to picture the dobe with a girl by his side. The girl must be blind, deaf or probably has not been long enough with the dobe to know in the mess of a man she had decided to be with.
"I got work to finish, see you later Sasuke" Like that Kakashi disappeared and left me and Naruto alone, he smirked and patted my back. I smirked at him, we smacked our knuckles together.
"Naruto, what's with Sakura?" I asked as normal as I could
"Oh, you've missed a lot Teme…a lot" he said looking away "I can't tell you, Sakura would kill me, resurrect me and kill me again. If you want to know, you are going to have to ask her"
"Is it that bad?"
"Well in a way yeah and in another no"
"Dobe that did not make any sense" I said glaring at him
"Are you sure it's here Ino-chan?" complained a female
"Yeah, didn't Naruto take you on your first date here?" asked a familiar voice
"I know it was Ramen place but I can't remember the name" said the girl moving the flap
Naruto's eyes gleamed as he stood up and walked over to a black haired with sun kissed skin girl. Said girl looked over and smiled. She ran over to the dobe and jumped on his just as he opened his arms to her for an embrace. "Kohana look who's back?!" screamed Naruto
"Huh? Black hair, onyx eyes O-oh…" the black haired girl's eyes turned wide "Uchiha Sasuke"
This must be the girl Kakashi was telling me about, Naruto's girlfriend. I analyzed the girl in Naruto's arms. She had dark blue eyes and was glaring at me. I glared back at her but was sidetracked.
"Is that you Sasuke? I can't believe it!" said Ino coming over and hugging me. I just let her hug me but I didn't return the gesture. The dobe let his girl down and walked over with her in hand.
"Teme meet Kohana" I raised my hand to her and she shook it, presenting herself as I did. There was a tense moment before Ino interjected. I would have to keep an eye out for this Kohana girl.
Ino had sat down next to me and stared at me for a while; "You don't know the stuff that has happened in Konoha, specially to Sakura" she said
I paid more attention than I should have and she gave me a playful smirk. I had forgotten that about her but I was expecting her to change like Sakura had. "Well to start off Sakura got…"
"Ino-chan, lets go I need you to help me get some things!" said Kohana kissing Naruto on the cheek and pulling her by the arm before running off
"Ino better pray Sakura doesn't find out that she was going to spill" said Naruto
"Things are stranger than I ever imagined, later dobe"
"Bye Teme"
I left to Kakashi's place but I wanted to do was go after Ino and tell me what was with Sakura. It bothered me that I wanted to know about what happened, what changed her? Might as well forget it, her life is none of my business. I have a goal to accomplish…revive my clan!
Next Day
Sakura
"Sakura-san" said Kohana as I bumped into her
"I heard you were back and was going to see you" I said to her
"Forehead girl! Kohana!" screamed Ino waving at us
"Ino-pig, what's up?" I said smiling
"You know who's back right?" she asked excitedly
"Yeah Sasuke, I think all Konoha knows by now"
"Aren't you going try and get with him?" she asked
I had been thinking the same thing all last night but my feelings for him weren't strong like they had been four years ago. Even if I did want to go back with him it wouldn't be possible, my consciousness wouldn't let me, neither would she. "No, I think I'm well off" I said smiling looking at the sleeping figure in my arms
"So you wouldn't mind if I made a move on him?" asked Ino uncertain
"No, go ahead and good luck" I smiled at her and she smiled before leaving again
"Do you really mean it Sakura-chan?" asked Kohana eyeing me "Naruto told me that you held great affection for him"
"Yeah, all I need to keep me happy is my friends and this little one"
We walked to the park so Kohana and I could talk. There weren't much people but we found a secluded place. Kohana was happy that Naruto and her third anniversary was coming up soon, she wanted to give him something special but didn't know what.
"I think if you gave him a life time supply of Ramen, it would make him more than happy"
"How am I going to get that?" she asked
"Kohana I didn't really mean that, maybe you should make him a Ramen bowl. Put your own designs or even a nice phrase in it"
"I know just the place where to do that, thanks Sakura-chan"
"No problem, what would you want him to get you?" asked Sakura so she could tell Naruto and not get her just anything
"Anything as long it comes with loving affection" she smiled
Well Naruto there's the solution to your problem. The little one in my arms awoke and walked off to the play ground. Kohana looked at her and turned to me smiling. "Did you ever picture yourself like this, in these circumstances?"
"Yes but with a different person at the beginning but I'm glad that I met him…"
My voice cracked at the end, I tried to compose myself. Two years had gone by and I still could say him name without falling apart. Kohana held my hand and I hugged her. She was one I could tell anything and would not judge me. She was an understanding person, Naruto should be thankful for getting a person like her.
"I miss…him so much…it still hurts" I cried
"Let it all out Sakura-chan, it's going to be okay" Kohana patted me in the back
I tried to fight back the pain but the more I tried to ignore it the more it pushed to be let free. Kohana handed me a tissue, I tried breathing in and out slowly trying to compose myself.
"Kohana-chan! Sakura-chan…what's wrong?" said Naruto running towards me
Sasuke
Naruto and I walked around Konoha. He kept asking me different questions but never mentioned Itachi. He would be surprised that Itachi was not the only Uchiha alive, the leader of the clan was alive as well. I killed him as well. Corrupt ass hole, like I was ever going to destroy innocent people in Konoha for a crime they did not commit.
"Let's go to the park"
"Whatever"
I walked next to him and received many stares. I ignored them though they where irritating me to no end. I turned to look at Naruto who was screaming at his girlfriend and Sakura but ran to them when he noticed something was not right. I followed him and stopped in front of the girls, Sakura was crying.
"What's wrong Sakura-chan?" he asked her again
Sakura wiped her tears away. "Nothing, you know me…always emotional"
Naruto stared at her and something seemed to click and he smiled. He nodded at Sakura understanding. I was stumped, what had upset Sakura that she was crying like she was in pain? This probably had something do to with what Naruto and Ino were not allowed to say. Sakura stood up with Kohana and greeted us.
"Ohayo Sasuke, Naruto" she said
"Morning" I said
I turned my attention to a small girl walking towards us. She fell on her behind but got up again and kept walking. She finally stopped and raised her hands at Sakura who smiled at her and picked her up. Sakura caught my stare and she froze. From the corner of my eye Kohana and Naruto got nervous. This must be one of the changes that had happened when I was gone.
"Uh…Sasuke meet Sakuya…my daughter"
Daughter!!!!
I didn't see this coming.
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