A Legend Untold
Summery/AU: They never thought that they'd meet again. They weren't prepared for any of the events that would take place and change their lives forever. No one believed that the legend would actually come true, after all it was just a myth of a demon and an angel…wasn't it?
A/N: ok here's the third chappie! Now, this story is gonna have some modern music, but I might not use any for this chapter, but later on I will.
'blah blah' thoughts
"blah blah" talking
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto! Grr…
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Chapter 3: Reunion and Tears
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"Hey, baa-chan, are you sure she's going to be okay?" Naruto worriedly asked.
"Yes, for the tenth time Naruto, she'll be fine! She's just asleep right now. Seems like she hasn't had much sleep for a while," Tsunade replied. She was getting annoyed with him asking her the same thing every 10 minutes, and she wasn't the only one, Yumi was about to put him in a coma. They had brought her back after they got the scroll and Sasuke knocked her out. 'I hope she'll be okay, for the whole day she's just been zoning in and out of her sleep for a few minutes,' Naruto worriedly thought. She's been having nightmares since they were at their camp sight, on their way back to Konoha.
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Flashback
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Lee and Guy practically started crying, seeing who it was in the picture, while Ino screamed in Shikamaru's ear as she looked at the picture and the girl lying unconscious on the floor, "No way!…can you guys believe this?…It's…" she couldn't even finish her sentence, since she practically fainted.
"It's…Sakura-chan," Naruto softly said. 'I can't believe this…after all this time…she's here!'
Sasuke just stood up and looked down at the unconscious girl on the floor. 'Sakura?…it can't be. I haven't seen her since we were 7… well, not including the times she came to visit for a few days.' Sakura's hair was sprawled out on the ground as Naruto turned her around so she was facing them. As far as he knows, she's the only one that has pink hair, green eyes, and the same picture that he and Naruto have. Sasuke sharply turned around and started making his way to a tree and leaned against it, lost in his thoughts. Yumi was jealous…again. She didn't understand who this girl was, or why she was making Sasuke act differently, but she knew one thing. She definitely didn't like it, or her.
Everyone just stared at her, they were speechless. Sakura cared for all of them and she was friends with everyone, well except Yumi, but Naruto and Sasuke always held a special place in her heart; she knew Sasuke since she was 4 years old, and she met Naruto a year later.
"Ahhh…Oh, my god! It's Sakura!" Ino yelled as she bunced up and down in joy and excitement, just now the thought having registered in her head, that her best friend was right before her eyes… unconscious. Shikamaru muttered a "Troublesome woman," having to deal with Ino's screams in his ear, but nonetheless, everyone smiled, or grinned. They all missed her, she was like a sister to them.
"We're taking her with us, where she belongs!" Naruto excitedly said, picking up the unconscious girl and making his way back to Konoha, everyone behind him. Yumi finally realized who it was. 'No way! Why is this bitch here? She's going to steal my Sasuke-kun away again, just like when we were small! She was always hanging around my Sasuke-kun! Grr…I have to keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't get close to MY man!'
Kakashi smiled, he hadn't seen her in years, and he had to admit, he missed her. She was and still is like a daughter to him, he couldn't wait to have her back in their lives.
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The following night
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It was about midnight, and they had stopped to rest for the night. Everyone was getting annoyed and getting headaches with Naruto's ramblings. Ever since they had figured out it was Sakura, he hadn't stopped talking about how excited he was having her back.
Whereas Sasuke was silent the whole day, every time someone glanced at him he had that far away look on him, always in his thoughts. '…but what was she doing with that guy? Was she working for him?…or maybe someone else since the guy mentioned 'boss'? Why would Mr. and Mrs. Haruno allow her to work for people like him?…Actually, now that I think about it, Sakura seemed different. She seemed sad, lonely, and hurt. Could something have happened to them?…' Sasuke continued with his thoughts, making his migraine worse.
"We shouldn't have taken her," Sasuke's monotone voice stopped Naruto's non-stop talk. Yumi looked at him, thinking that he was thinking the same thing as her. "Exactly! She could be an enemy!"
"What are you talking about teme? Don't you want Sakura-chan back?" Naruto angrily yelled, obviously hurt that Sasuke, Sakura's best friend, wouldn't want her back. Everyone ignored Yumi and her excited outburst. The others just looked at the two, they all were upset, angry or surprised to hear Sasuke say that. Sakura and Sasuke were really close, after all.
"Mr. and Mrs. Haruno will be worried. We just took their daughter without letting them know," he reasoned. They just stared at him, realization finally dawning on them. "Oh no," came Tenten's and Ino's whispers. Yumi was pissed, 'I thought Sasuke-kun didn't want her! Maybe he doesn't, he's just trying to let everyone else down and trying to be reasonable so they can send her back! Yeah, that's it! My Sasuke-kun is so smart,' she gave a dreamy sigh at her thoughts.
"Don't worry, we'll let them know when we get back to Konoha!" said Naruto, trying to calm the others, seeing how they sent side glances at the tent Sakura was in. 'We can't let her go now! Not when we just got her back, besides, I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. Haruno would understand,' Naruto frantically thought.
"Yes, we can do as Naruto-san said! Sakura-chan's parents would surely understand, besides we just got the youthful cherry blossom back!…we didn't even get to talk about the youthful time she's had in Mist, seeing that she's unconscious," Lee quickly backed Naruto up.
"Oh, Lee! Such a youthful friend you are, sticking with Naruto-san like that. Then I shall do the same, and follow you in your and Naruto-san's youthful ways!" Guy said with his famous good guy pose. Everyone sweat dropped. These two always seemed to amaze them…in the weirdest situations, too.
Asuma took the cigarette from his mouth and held it between his fingers, and exhaled the cigarette smoke from his mouth before replying. "I have to agree with those three. It's almost midnight. So we can't take her back now, besides, it'll take us the same time to get to her place, which we have no clue where that is, by the way, that it will take us to go to Konoha. When we get there we'll send them a message that we came upon Sakura during our mission and decided to take her with us for a little vacation." After considering his reason, they agreed with him, seeing that it made sense, except Yumi. She wanted to beat Naruto's 'stupid' little head until his brain oozed out of his ears. "By the way, Sasuke go check up on Sakura," Kakashi said, much to Yumi's annoyance.
Sasuke got up from his sitting position and headed in Sakura's tent, failing to notice Kakashi's sly grin or Yumi's death glare.
He pushed the flap aside and stepped inside. She looked like she was having a nightmare. Sasuke was about to wake her up, but reconsidered it. It would probably be awkward with just them two alone in her tent, and since they kind of kidnapped her…and maybe that they haven't spoken to each other since she moved. He stood up and was about to move the flap aside before her words froze him to the spot.
"Wh-what do you…want?" she seemed to be fighting someone in her nightmare. She gave a sort of scoff in her sleep, or what Sasuke assumed it was. "You-you don't…scare me! I ha-hate you…for hurting Sasuke! For making his life a living hel-," she said before she was cut off by being pushed against a tree, unbeknownst to Sasuke since she was having a nightmare. Sasuke slowly turned around and looked at her. Sakura's facial appearance changed from tough to horrified, she was scared.
"Don-don't touch me! St-stop! Get away from me!" she yelled, tears slowly streaming down her cheeks as she thrashed in her sleep.
Everyone having heard Sakura yell, dashed to her tent and pushed the flaps away, thinking that she was in trouble. 'I bet Sasuke-kun killed her! Hahaha…besides, he didn't even seem happy to see her!' Yumi gleefully thought as she slowly walked to the tent.Naruto was about to say something before he saw Sasuke standing over her, his bangs covering his eyes.
"Get away from me Itachi!" she frantically screamed.
Naruto's eyes became as big as saucers, and everyone else gasped or intently watched what was happening, unable to move. Sasuke clenched his fists at the name of his brother.
"Do-don't… touch me. Pl-please stop. Let me…go," the helpless girl whispered, her face wet from her tears and her voice sounding strained. "Ahhhh!…" she loudly screamed as she sat up and grabbed her head, shaking her head from side to side. They watched her sit up in her sleeping bag and frantically grab at her hair, shaking her head and screaming.
Sasuke definitely knew that scream, he was positive Itachi was using the Mangekyo Sharingan on her in her nightmare. He looked down at her, her fingers holding onto her soft pink hair, face wet with her salty tears cascading down her cheeks, her body shaking as she tried to calm down her breathing and sobbing.
Her eyes looked fazed, still in a dream like state she looked up and saw the moon shining through the tent, not noticing where she was or that she was surrounded by her friends…and a annoyingly jealous girl. Her throat felt scratchy and it hurt from all the screaming and crying she did, and she ached for a drink of water.
She slowly fell backwards on her sleeping bag. Sasuke watched her, her hands slowly coming out of the tangled mess of pink locks and falling to her sides, eye lids slowly closing, her hair stuck on her forehead. It was like watching her fall in slow motion. She went unconscious and went back to sleep, her head lolling in Sasuke's direction. Her skin glistening from the sweat in the moonlight peaking from outside the tent. Sasuke immediately stormed out of the tent, vividly seething. 'Does she always get nightmares? And why the hell was Itachi in her nightmare?!?…Did she…cross paths with him? Why the fuck didn't she get the hell out of there?!?…Was she trying to get herself killed or something? Damn it!' Sasuke was frustrated to no end. She was lucky Itachi didn't kill her if she did cross paths with him. He let out a frustrated sigh as he sat on a high branch on a tree. He looked out and saw the clear sky full of shining starts. He definitely knew that he wasn't going to get any sleep tonight, what with all the non-stop questions popping up in his head.
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End of Flashback
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Movement from Sakura's hospital bed shook Naruto out of his thoughts. He ran to her bed side.
"Wh-where am I?" she asked, her eyes still blurry from awakening from her sleep. She sat up and looked around at the people in the room, all looking happy, except for one girl that looked like she was about to run out of the window. She looked to her left and noticed a boy with blonde spiky hair. Her eyes widened in realization.
"Na-Naruto?" she asked, to make sure that it's really him. He gave her a wide smile and she jumped in his arms. Tears making their way out of her eyes. Naruto strongly hugged her back, his vision blurring from his unshed tears. "Hey, you finally woke up!" he said. Sakura held him at an arms length and studied him. 'He grew so much, but still looks like the same mischievous little boy he was,' she thought as she chuckled. Sakura felt another presence tackle her on the bed with a big hug. She looked down and saw blonde hair. She chuckled and hugged the girl back. "Hey, Ino!" she happily said.
After Naruto and Shikamaru finally got Ino off of the purple faced Sakura, she hugged everyone else in the room, even the stoic Neji who only managed a small smile at her, before she surprised him by giving him a big hug. When she came to Yumi, she noticed that it was her, and even though they weren't close in their childhood, she was about to hug her when Yumi suddenly held up a hand in disgust, signaling not to touch her. Sakura gave a awkward "O-kay," before going back in her hospital bed.
She was back in her bed, after hugging everyone and talking to them for a while. She looked out of the window and noticed that it was pouring.
She gave a small sad laugh. "I actually thought Sasuke was here. Huh. I must be going delusional!" she said, her smile fading away. 'I must have been dreaming. Sasuke's still at Orochimaru's…' she sadly thought. "What are you talking about Sakura-chan? Sasuke's training. He's been training ever since we got you here, like a day and a half ago," Naruto told her.
She quickly looked at him, her eyes wide. 'What?…He's really here?' She quickly got off her bed and went out the door. On her way out of the hospital she grabbed a white trench coat that was hanging on a hanger on the lobby. The others on her heel.
She didn't know where she was going, she hadn't been in Konoha in years, but her feet seemed to have a mind of their own. The rain was pouring down on her body as she made her way to Team 7's training grounds. Her dress clinging to her body, like a second skin. She could barely see through the rain, it was like a gray curtain. She stopped when she saw a figure throwing shuriken at the target. She slowly walks up to him. As soon as Sasuke felt her chakra he immediately stopped throwing the shuriken. She was right behind him, she couldn't believe it. He was right in front of her, after all these years.
"Sa-Sasuke?" she softly asked, barely audible, but Sasuke heard her. He could feel her hot breath against hi neck.
"Hn."
"Look at me," she said. She was getting mad, 'after all these years he still won't look me in the eye!' She roughly grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him around, so he was facing her. He was soaked to the bone, and he was only wearing the same thing he had on at Mist, not even a jacket on. He looked exhausted, not even taking any rests from training except when he needed to eat. He still refused to look at her. It was hard for him, she always made him feel different… weak.
She furred her brows and her eyes narrowed. 'I can't believe this…this…bastard! After all these years, he still doesn't look at me! Do I have a disease or something, because last time I checked I didn't! Stupid jerk!' Her hand slowly rose and made contact with his cheek. The slap echoed around the area. It was like her whole body seemed to work on its own accord. Her hand didn't move from its spot, resting on his cheek, he angrily looked at her, his eyes flaring. When he glared at her, she hotly glared back at him.
One reason why she loved the rain was because it always hid the tears, like right then, when her tears were falling down her eyes, mixing with the rain that was falling down on them. She threw the trench coat over his shoulders, surprising the heck out of him, even though he didn't show it, as she took one last glance at him and turned around, heading back to the hospital.
Everyone just stared in awe at what happened. They were expecting a crushing hug, not a…slap. Yumi just stared at the two in front of her. 'How dare that loser touch my Sasuke-kun, and…and…slap him!' These past few days have been crazy for everyone and they really were longing for their soft beds. Sakura went past them, on her way to the hospital, as Sasuke turned back around and resumed his training.
To be continued…
A/N: hehe..I hope u guys liked this chapter. I think it was okay but I could have done better if I hadn't done all of it in one day. You know how it is, saying 'oh, I'll start it tomorrow,' and the next day saying the same thing until a week goes by! Well, I still hope u like it! Plz REVIEW!
--Liz
