Chapter 4

Sakura POV

People had begun to notice me disappearing for awhile every few days so it had become inevitable; I had to bring him into the village. It was the only way to keep an eye on him without people noticing. I would hide him in my apartment, sleeping on the couch for awhile wouldn't be too bad. I hid in the shadows and jumped from roof to roof, Sasuke's arm slung over my shoulders. Sasuke coughed spitting up some blood over the tiles.

"Hold on, it's not much further" I assured him, a few seconds later we landed on the balcony in front of my apartment. I slid the door open and shut it behind me. Sasuke was getting heavier by the second and I couldn't hold him up any longer without using more chakra. And that would mean less chakra to heal him and use at the hospital. I slowly leaned him down onto one of the twin beds that furnished my room. Since Ino got married and moved out I'd had the place to myself.

I sighed, he'd be okay until I got back. I ran to where I sensed Naruto's chakra. I had sensed it ever since I had gotten back from my mission but I hadn't had time to visit him. Naruto had the most chakra out of anyone in the village so it was hard not to notice him.

I landed in between to buildings and watched Naruto and Hinata at the park. I gasped when they kissed. Since when had they been together? Why couldn't I have that kind of romance? I sighed and sat to wait. Naruto and Hinata made out for almost and half hour.

I sensed Hinata leave and stood up, walking out of the shadows.

"Naruto" I called. He jumped and turned around, then he blushed and ducked his head.

"How long have you been there?" he asked, I rolled my eyes and walked forward until he was within easy hearing range.

"I need to show you something" I whispered. He quickly became serious and nodded. He'd changed a lot. I noted, the old Naruto would have immediately started to try and guess what it was and piss me off. He followed me back to my apartment and into my room.

"What is it?" He asked blushing to be in such a private place. I pointed to the bed on the far side of the room and stepped back allowing him to walk forward to it. But Naruto stood frozen in the doorway.

Sasuke's eyes fluttered open and he sat up slowly. His head snapped up and he glared at me tensing then realizing who it was and relaxing. He swung his legs out of the bed and stopped staring back at Naruto in shock.

"You" Naruto said

"You" Sasuke said

Then they both laughed. "You haven't changed one bit baka." Sasuke joked. "Always following me." Naruto smirked and shook his head

"And your still and self- centered jerk, so what?" he countered. Then his smiled disappeared and he frowned. "Why?" he asked, Sasuke looked away.

"You know why."

Naruto laughed harshly and shook his head. "No I don't, we're friends and friends don't do that to each other. What happened?" Sasuke stared at him then looked away again.

"You know-"

"Yeah Sasuke, I know, all that 'break the bond' crap! But can't you understand the bond between us was the first I'd ever had! And I won't take that risk again." Naruto backed out of the room and was gone before either Sakura or Sasuke could react.

Sakura stood shocked, she'd thought Naruto would have been as happy as her to see Sasuke. But Naruto had pushed him aside without a thought. All the hard work they'd put into before to try and get him back. To remind him he still had a chance. How could he?

Sasuke sighed and sat on his bed, "I'm sorry." It was said so quietly Sakura didn't immediately realize he was talking to her. Tears filled her eyes and she walked over to him sitting next to him on the bed.

Sasuke had would have never said something like that before. She knew then for sure part of him actually did regret leaving them. Leaving her. He wrapped his arms around her and she cried into his chest. "I'm sorry, Sakura." He whispered again.

For what I'm about to do….

(A/N SURPRISE! Haha! Now you want to know what Sasuke's up to don't you?)

"It's okay Sasuke. W-we can make new memories. We c-can be happy again. It'll take some time. But you can have the life you've always deserved.'

Naruto POV

That bastard. Naruto flew over rooftops. People were waking up and the sun was slowly lighting up the village.

Thinking he can come back and one apology will cut it. I won't trust him. I can't trust him. Not until he proves himself. Not until I know the Sasuke I knew, isn't gone. Naruto felt like punching something. He felt like punching him. Making someone pay.

He knew he had to calm down, use his training. But it was way past that. He'd never been good at reacting to curveballs. He'd already written Sasuke off. And now he was back. He was over the wall and flying through the trees. His feet barely touching the branches.

The journey to the field seemed shorter than usual. Naruto went straight to the dummies and used his most powerful jutsus to obliterate them. But he still wasn't satisfied. He had to release this anger.

He slammed his fist down against a rock, hitting it until it was dust and his hands were bleeding. Then he took down a tree, and another, and another. His hands screamed in pain but he kept punching. Channelling all his anger out of his body.

He released and animal-like snarl and ripped down another tree pounding it to the ground. He felt the fox's chakra start to mix with his and his eyes flare red. It's mark running down his cheeks.

He slammed both fists into the ground, making a crater half the size of the village and knocking down dozens of trees. He stood in the center, breathing hard. But it still wasn't enough. This anger, it was eating him alive. He had to get rid of it.

"Naruto?" Naruto spun around to see…

Hinata.

(A.N. Oh snap!)

Naruto was beyond words he turned away from Hinata and grabbed a rock closing his hand around it a squeezing it until it was dust and blew through his fingers. He screamed in rage and grabbed anything in his way, crushing it until it was no more.

"Naruto! Naruto! Please! Stop it!" Hinata was calling to him. He spun around glaring at her. He didn't want to stop. Then he saw the tears in her eyes. "Please…Naruto, please…stop." Suddenly his anger was gone. Blown away with the wind.

The fox withdrew his chakra quickly realizing that this time he wasn't going to come out. When it did Naruto realized what he had done. Exhaustion rained on his body and he had no feeling in his hands. They were unrecognizable, covered in blood. The slightest movement from them caused searing pain.

But he ignored it and wrapped his arms around Hinata. She sobbed into his chest. He'd never let her see him like this. Possessed. Like some animal. He knew it would scare her. And it pained him to ever think that his love would ever have a reason to be scared of him.

"Hinata, I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to see that. I just lost my cool. I'm sorry." She shook in his arms and every sob that broke through her lips was like a kunai punching into his chest.

He should have been more careful. Gotten further away. She should have never seen this. He picked her up bridal style and ran back to the village. Someone would stumble upon the scene and he didn't want to be there when they did.

Getting to his apartment he threw open the door and set Hinata on the couch. He started to boil tea and started a pot of soup. Two years with pervert sage taught him a lot of new things.

"Hinata." He said softly. Her tear-filled eyes met his and she held back her sobs, sitting up. "You're hurt." She said wiping her eyes. "Here, let me help you." She stood up and went to the kitchen taking the emergency kit out of a cabinet.

"Hinata…" Naruto said helplessly as she fumbled to get the box open through her tears.

"N-no. I c-can…I can do this!" she sobbed pulling back when he went to help her. She opened the box and took out healing cream. But her hand shook too much to screw it open. "I-I can do this…" she murmured to herself.

She took and deep breath and looked at Naruto. She smiled and wiped away her tears. "I'm okay." She said. She went to his bathroom and came back with a damp rag and cleaned to blood of his hands. He winced and she blushed, quickly apologizing. He laughed and shook his head.

He'd never realized how strong Hinata really was until now. He watched as she covered his hands with ointment and then bandaged them. She had started to wipe some blood off his face when he stopped her. Placing his hand over hers. She froze staring at him, thinking she'd done something wrong. He smiled slightly and leaned closer capturing her lips in a passionate kiss.

Hinata, was still getting used to the fact that her dream had finally come true. That she could finally hug Naruto and have a reason to. She could finally kiss him. Finally express how much he meant to her. But it still surprised her and made her heart pound every time he kissed her.

Just wait. I'm building up to where all the surprises start to happen. You don't see them coming!