Recap:

-"How did I turn back into a human?" Sasuke thought out loud.

-"Maybe because it's a full moon out tonight, Uchiha." A voice said. Sasuke whipped around and his eyes widened.

-"You!"

Chapter 3

Tsunade smirked as she approached Sasuke, who backed away with every step she took. Sasuke eyed her suspiciously, making sure that she wouldn't pull something while he was off guard. But as much as he wanted to strangle her, he knew that Tsunade was the key to the answers he desperately needed, and he wasn't about to let her get away before he can get them.

-"Would you quit looking at me like that?" Tsunade asked. "God, you look like you're about to choke me any second."

-"You're the one who turned me into this bird!" Sasuke yelled. The woman rolled her eyes.

-"Relax Uchiha, there is a reason why I did that."

-"Who knew one of the legendary sannin would do this sort of thing." Sasuke said with sarcasm dripping from the words. Tsunade's eyes narrowed before she grabbed hold of Sasuke's shirt and pulled his face close to hers.

-"Look, I can explain to you nicely of your—er—ordeal or I can pummel you right now to bloody pulp first before I explain. Your choice." Sasuke tried to match Tsunade's glare. He balled his hands into fists but then relaxed. How could he possibly get into a fight with one of the legendary sannin when minutes ago he was just a flimsy bird? Sasuke sighed and nodded to Tsunade.

-"Fine, but you better give me a good explanation. No bullshit." He said through gritted teeth. Tsunade chuckled, letting go of his shirt and patted his head. Sasuke was losing his patience more and more. He needed answers and wasn't sure when he was going to turn back into a bird again.

-"Sasuke…I'm going to be blunt with you about this. You are a fucked up, spoiled brat who isn't appreciative of anything. Not of your parents, friends, and the privileged life you have. I had to do something to teach you a lesson."

-"SO YOU TURN ME INTO A DAMN BIRD?! What is the matter with you? What kind of lesson is that?! Am I supposed to learn the error of my ways by being turned into an animal? That is beyond fucked up!"

-"Just shut up and—"

-"No, you shut up! Do you have any idea what I've been through? At first, I'm human just hanging out with my friends and the next thing I know, I'm a freaking bird! I can't fucking talk to anyone, I have to find my way everywhere I go, and I can hardly fly now because my wing is broken. You ruined my life and I should kill you!" Sasuke tried to catch his breath after his rant before slumping to the hard ground. Tsunade just stood there with her hand on her hip and sighed.

-"Are you done? Good. Correction Uchiha: You were hanging out with your friends AFTER you stole some cash from your own mother, picked a fight with your older brother, and practically trashed your home because your parents were threatening you with military school so stop acting like you were just the innocent victim, because you're damn not." Tsunade said, rubbing her temples. "Hell, I should've turned you into a damn bug instead of a bird. The point is Sasuke, I was watching the whole time and I didn't like your attitude. Turning you into a bird isn't exactly…ideal but at least you get the picture."

-"Great, so now can you change me back?"

-"Uh...I can't. I don't really have the power to do that."

-"Please tell me this is just another part of the punishment and you're just saying that to scare me."

-"Nope. Sorry Uchiha, this is one of those things where they go away on their own; mainly because it's a foreign jutsu to me."

-"Then what the hell am I supposed to do until then?!" Sasuke demanded, punching the tree next to him with all his might. "Am I supposed to just stay a bird for all eternity? No…I can't. I have my family, friends, and being a bird fucking sucks."

-"The sun is going to rise in a few hours so I'm going to make this fast. Listen carefully, the only times you can change back is during a full moon. Cliché, I know but hey, at least you have some chances to be human, right? In meantime, try to stay alive and…I don't know…get your fucking act together! I'll come back to visit you whenever I have an update on something that could help. Anyway, I gotta go. Good luck Uchiha."

-"Wait!" Sasuke tried to reach for Tsunade but it was too late as she disappeared in a puff of smoke. "Argh…..gah!" Sasuke kicked at a tree a few times before leaning against it. He felt absolutely hopeless. Things weren't supposed to turn out this way. Not like this. He knew Tsunade had a point; he was a brat at times with his family. Things weren't that much different with his brother either. Itachi is always perfect and can do no wrong, it was so annoying and suffocating how his parents gushed over him while they reprimanded Sasuke for every little thing he did wrong. So, now what? 'Sakura…' Sasuke's head snapped up. He completely forgot about the pink-haired girl that saved her. He knew he had to get back before she realized he was gone. After all, she is his only ticket for survival since she decided to keep him as a pet.

-"Shit…how can I get back to that dobe's house if I'm still human? This is going to be tricky…" Sasuke was about to think of a few ideas when the sound of a twig snapping quickly grabbed his attention. He whipped around ready to attack whoever it was but was instead met with two curious, green eyes.

-"Um…hello. Sorry to disturb you…" Sakura half-waved but didn't know what else to say. She woke up minutes ago and was worried when she saw that her bird wasn't in the room with her. She went out without Naruto to look for him but was now curious to find a handsome stranger in the middle of the woods. If only she wasn't wearing her pajamas and had bed head…

-"What? No…it's ok, I—uh—well, was just—um—taking a walk. By myself." Sasuke cursed at himself. He probably sounded like some creep now but he didn't know exactly what to say.

-"You look familiar…do I know you from somewhere?" Sakura asked. Sasuke's heart started to race a little. Did she already figure it out that he's the bird? No way! She can't possibly figure that out on her own. Can she? "Wait…I know who you are!"

-"Y-you do..?"

-"You're the missing Uchiha kid from the posters! But…you're not missing. You're right here…" Sakura timidly smiled at Sasuke, who let out a sigh of a relief that she didn't think he was a bird. 'Stupid! How can she figure that out? No person can think that unless they're messed up in the head. Calm down…there's only about a few more hours until sunrise. I just gotta distract her a bit.'

-"Yeah, I'm Sasuke and no, I'm not missing. Those posters are old. I was..uh…found—not found—I mean, I came home a few days ago. My parents just forgot to tell people that. And you are?" Sasuke tried to hide the nervousness in his voice and act like he had no clue who was Sakura was.

-"I'm Sakura Haruno. Nice to meet you. Have you by chance seen a bird around here? He's dark blue and about this small," Sakura spread her hands apart a few inches.

-"Uh, no. I don't think so. Maybe he went out for some fresh air or something. Birds need that."

-"Do you really think so?"

-"Hn." Sasuke stuffed his hands in his pockets. The less he said the better. He needed a way to distract Sakura and make his way back to the dobe's house before he transforms back. 'Damn it…why couldn't I have been turned into a wolf instead.'

-"How old are you? I'm 12 but I turn13 soon! Sorry if this seems rude but why did you run away? Your parents seemed very worried and…yeah. You know, I've never seen you around school. Are you in a different grade or something because I—"

-"Do you always talk this much?" Sasuke cut her off. "Because honestly, you sound really annoying."

-"Sorry…I normally don't talk a lot." Sakura averted her eyes somewhere, tears filling up her eyes. She was nervous to actually be talking to boy other than Naruto but there was something about this Sasuke boy that seemed familiar. She wanted to say something more but remembered why she was outside in the first place. "I better go, ja ne." Sakura smiled at Sasuke and started to walk off. Sasuke only nodded and watched her retreating figure. This was finally his chance to make it back to the house, but first he has to turn back into a bird. 'Is there some sort of magic word I say or something?' He thought to himself. He looked up at the sky and guessed that the sun would come up very soon. He ran his hand through his hair but stopped short. Inspecting closely at his hand, Sasuke noticed a few blue feathers poking out of skin.

-"I guess it's time." He sighed, running at full speed in the direction of Naruto's house. As he ran, Sasuke felt the same sensation he felt before. The transformation was coming on fast. He felt himself getting shorter and that his clothes were starting to disappear and morph into dark blue feathers. 'Just a little longer...' With closed eyes, Sasuke jumped up as high as he could onto tree branch. In that split second, his whole body changed back into the body of a small bird. Instead of landing on the tree branch, Sasuke soared into the sky with his wings spread out. Luckily, his injury was healing and his flying ability came back. After a few minutes of flying, he was able to spot the window into Naruto's room and fly right back into his box. The crunching sound of Sasuke's claws hitting the shredded paper in the box awoke Sakura. She blinked for a few seconds at Sasuke before smiling warmly at him.

-"I knew you'd come back." She whispered. "You know, I met that missing Uchiha boy when I was looking for you. He was interesting…and mean."

-"Hey!" Sasuke chirped. 'At least I made back in time.' Sakura petted Sasuke's head with her finger before drifting right back to sleep. Sasuke gazed at her for second before closing his own eyes, worries plaguing his mind. 'Oh Kami-sama…what am I going to do?'

A few weeks later…

Weeks passed without another full moon leaving Sasuke in his bird form all day and night. In a way, it was fine because he got used to living like that. Tsunade only came back once but with hardly any news. She only repeated what she said last time and went her own way again. At one point, Sakura tried releasing him back into the woods but found that the next morning, Sasuke would come back. She considered him her special bird. She also didn't find it difficult to keep Sasuke a secret because he would stay quiet most of the time and her parents hardly entered her bedroom. But that still didn't stop them from hitting her for every little thing.

-"Jeez Sasuke, I really wish that my parents didn't force me to go out and get my own party stuff." Sakura groaned, walking out of the Konoha general store with Sasuke right on her shoulder. It was really hot and humid day out and Sakura's parents were too lazy to go out and buy the decorations for their own daughter's 13th birthday party. The party wasn't even for Sakura. It was just to keep up the image that they are devoted parents and love their child very much.

-"It's too hot to do anything to do." Sasuke chirped, but he couldn't complain considering how suffocating it was in Sakura's attic of a bedroom. It almost felt like a gas chamber if it wasn't for the tiny fan Sakura kept by her bed and his birdcage, that Iruka eventually got for him.

-"Well at least I get to finally have a party and invite all my friends!" Sakura was about to giggle but stopped when she felt a stabbing pain in her throat. "Ah!" She yelped, doubling her over and grabbed her throat.

-"Hey! What's going on?!" Sasuke flew off Sakura's shoulder and landed near her feet. Sakura couldn't stop her convulsive coughing and eventually fell onto the sidewalk. When her coughing ceased, she breathed heavily, trying to support herself with her hands on the sidewalk. Sakura felt faint and very dizzy to the point that her vision started to blur.

-"Sakura? Sakura! Keep it together, I'm sure someone will get help soon!" Sakura smiled faintly at Sasuke before her vision turned dark and she fell unconscious.

To be continued…

A/N: Well, I'm back! I am terribly sorry for the really long hiatus but now I'm back and ready to finish this story like I promised. I hope you guys liked it and I'll try my best next time to make the chapters longer. If you have any questions, just message me!

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