I am truly an idiot. This I accept myself... Anyway, my teachers and school system have been horrible! First, I try to check my grades and announcements online and guess what? My whole laptop shuts down! Then, I find out they gave the right password to my old school. How lame...
I know some people hate Karin, and I'm okay with that. This is contrary to most of my stories, as I tend to put her in a good-guy role as the kunoichis' friend, albeit not very close.
Anyway, the reviews were very encouraging, seriously. Keep'em up, guys (and gals)!
Disclaimer: Me no own Naruto, un!!!!!
"Tomatoes? No..." Sakura murmured to herself as she walked around the marketplace.
Perched on a tree behind her, Sasuke jumps quickly to catch up with her. He sighed in boredom. It'd been an hour since he started followingher, yet she gave no evidence that something was missing. Suddenly, she looked at her watch and gasped, running swiftly in the direction of the hospital.
Is it a just a shift or a clue? Sasuke thought to himself, narrowinghis eyes. Deciding to follow her anyway, he poofed to the hospital doors before she got there.
Sasuke looked through a few windows, trying hard to concentrate on her chakra signature until he finally found the room she was in. He peeked in the window and almost (as in, if he weren't an Uchiha he would have) gasped. Sakura was sitting on the hospital bed while a nurse stuck a needle inside of her.
What the hell is going on?!
Sakura closed her eyes in pain. Even though she went through this so many times, Sakura still couldn't get used to it. She'd been healthy for fifteen years, so why was she sick again?
When she opened her eyes, she was facing the window...looking directly at a certain dark-haired man. Sasukeglared at her, only making her feel more guilty than ever.
Thinking that Sasuke already left, Sakura hurried out of the hospital doors. Her prediction was proven incorrect as a blur of dark colors sweeped in fron of her face.
"What is this about?" Sakura fell back a step and Sasuke grabbed her wrist.
His hand remained once he pulled her up, however, his grip tightened, causing pain.
"Sasuke-kun, what are you talking about?"
It was okay to play stupid, right?
"You know damn well what I'm talking about, Sakura. Why were you in the hospital?" he snarled.
"Um, my shifts?"
"Really, Sakura? The last time I checked, you didn't need to give blood donations when you're at work."
His eyes narrowed considerably as they stayed in the same position for another minute. Sakura kept her gaze steady, though it was difficult. If Sasuke hadn't pulled away, she would have surrendered and told him the truth.
"Fine, I'll believe you for now. Remember, Sakura: I have my sources, and I will found out what's going on."
Sakura's eyes widened a fraction, but Sasuke noticed it. He smirked - so she was hiding something.
"Feh," he scoffed as he left. The pinkette remained with the same expression before finally shuddering and walking home quickly.
Sasuke, being the ever impatient Uchiha, called up Team Hebi. After a few minutes upon their arrival, he studied them each to look for clues of anything- a special light in the eyes, a sorrowful posture, anything of that nature. He caught the slightest glimmer of the latter in Karin's eyes as she turned her head down.
"Even though you are now loyal to Konoha, you are still to follow my orders," he started off, still studying them.
"And what would these 'orders' be, oh-so-great Sasuke-sama?" Suigetsu asked, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
Cocky bastard...Sasuke shot a glare in his direction, which he smirked at.
"Follow Haruno Sakuraaround. Somethingis obviously out of place, and you will find out what that something is for me."
At this, Karin let out a muffled gasp. It was muffled and choked up by tears and Suigetsu's hand over her mouth. The said man had a grim expression, one that Sasuke didn't like.
"What? Do you know what this is about? Answer me!" Sasuke nearly shouted at his old team.
"We were asked specifically by Sakura-san to not tell you, Sasuke. Unlike you, Sakura-san did not demand us to do this; she asked us as a friend in need," Juugo spoke this time.
"And? You choose to listen to her instead of me? Do you forget that I am the one who saved you from your own prison, Juugo?"
A moment of silence passed as Karin ran out of the house, choking on her tears.
"Fine. Leave."
Sakura couldn't help it. She was with Naruto and Sai now, crying on Naruto's shoulder.
"Naruto...What do I do? He comes back all of a sudden and demands all this from me...I'm...I'm not ready for this , not ready to talk to him yet. I hate that Uchiha!"
"Eh, Sakura-chan, it'll be okay. He'll give up sooner or later, right?" Naruto knew this was as true as him promising to give up on ramen for the rest of eternity, but what else could he say?
"This leukemia...It's hurting everyone! It's making me hurt everyone! I don't want to do this anymore, I want to die now! I'd rather die!"
"Sakura, think of what you're saying. That would hurt everyone more, wouldn't it?" Sai asked.
A blob of red ran into Sakura, and they all turned to see Karin crying.
"S...Sakura, he's not gonna give up! What do I do? He's questioning Team Hebi now!"
Eh, yeah. You get it...Some Narusaku friendship helps...Possible Naruhina, Shikaino, Nejiten, and Suika in this fic. Of course, there's your Sasuksaku...
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