The next morning the guys awoke to find the fire put out and Sakura still asleep.

"Sakura," Naruto said nudging her slightly. She slowly looked up, noticed sunlight and quickly closed hers eyes silently begging for more sleep.

"Sakura are you alright?" Lee asked.

"I just didn't sleep well," Sakura said with a small yawn.

"Did you have nightmares?" Sasuke (yes even Sasuke was a little concerned) asked.

"No," came the reply, "It's just… well… it sounds stupid…," Sakura trailed off.

"Nothing coming from you would sound stupid Sakura!" said Lee in his normal youthful, morning-person alacrity.

"Well… during the night my mind seemed to be…," Sakura began, "…I don't know… touched… it was odd. I felt my mind go through my whole life. All the bad times, good times, childhood memories and fears…everything…," she stopped for a moment.

Sasuke then looked down. Down around all the burnt wood was a few small puddles. Small enough to go unnoticed by the untrained eye but not by Sasuke.

"Did one of you use water to put out the fire?" he asked.

The rest looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Someone's been here," he said, "It also could explain what you experienced, Sakura. Everyone, be on your guard. We need to leave now."

They quickly gathered all their things and hurried off. Sasuke was annoyed. Why hadn't he seen… whoever it was… with his Sharingan? Something wasn't right.

However unnoticed the three figures followed.

That whole day they wandered stopping every now and then to monitor the area and to see if they were being followed. Sasuke hesitated every time before using his sharingan. If he couldn't see some one before then how was he going to see them now?

When it was finally night time again Sakura was still tired from not sleeping well before but there was a part of her that was screaming, "Don't go to sleep!!!" Her eyelids finally disagreed with the voice screaming at her (it was Inner Sakura we all know it), but there was that music again…

The guys watched as Sakura faded into sleep and they all agreed she deserved it. She'd been worried about them all day and also had a weird experience which might be connected somehow.

Sasuke fell asleep and Lee was heading that way. Naruto was still up watching Sakura. He wanted to make sure she would be ok… that's what he kept telling himself. He still had a crush on Sakura. And ever since that day when he almost kissed her as Sasuke, he thought it'd be nice just to kiss her. However, on all the missions where they'd be camping out, he never thought about kissing her while she was sleeping until now.

Naruto gulped hard. Just do it, he thought, she'll never know so she won't punch you upside the head. He leaned in closer… and closer… and-

"What are you doing!?"

Naruto turned around and Lee was glaring at him.

"None of your business Bushy Brow," Naruto whispered.

"You were trying to kiss Sakura weren't you?!" Lee said in a whispered yell.

"So what if I was?!"

"That's improper! And without Sakura's consent!"

While the boys argued Sakura began to dream…

In her mind she saw her friends: Naruto, Sasuke, and Lee. They were doing something but she couldn't quite figure out what. They were all smiling, laughing and having fun though. She looked up and in the trees… three figures… her mind tried to remember… that's bad, but I can't remember why…

Sakura saw they each had an instrument. One gracefully held a flute; another clasped a Chinese lute, a pipa and the last held a Chinese violin, an erhu. They then each played a single note and glared at Sakura.

"With friends you feel your absolute best

So now you receive our grueling test

And since you wish them not to go

By your hand it will be so. . ."

Sakura looked down at her arms and saw string wrapped around her wrists and connected somewhere else. The others didn't see it. The strings pulled her arms and made her grab her kunai. Then before she could stop herself she was attacking her friends and they were trying to fight back but for some reason they were moving too slow. Tears streamed from her face as she screamed out.

Naruto and Lee were still fighting when Lee out of the corner of his eye caught Sakura twitching slightly at first and then violently.

"Sakura? SAKURA!" Lee tried to wake her up. Sasuke woke at this and rush to her. They all were trying to wake her.

"LEE, NARUTO, SASUKE!" She cried out to each of them but she wouldn't open her eyes.

"Here!" Lee cried as he took her head and gently yet quickly pulled back her eyelids. They stayed open but her eyes were darting all over the place.

"She's still having Rapid Eye Movement," said Sasuke, "She's still dreaming!"

Slash by slash no matter how hard she screamed her attacks wouldn't stop. She finally did when she realized all three were dead.

"Why!?" she cried to the figures in the trees, "WHY?!"

Sakura woke. She was covered with cold sweat and tears. She saw her friends all hovering over her. She screamed and grabbed them all in an awkward group hug.

"It was horrible! Horrible!" The three guys let her cry on their shoulders.

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Yes! Finally I got rid of writer's Block! I will probably be updating a few other things before the day is done. Thanks to those who have reviewed!