A/N:

Hajimemashite and Konnichiwa!!! Welcome to the new chapter of The Dance of Fate!!! Thanks to all the readers and reviewers of this fic!!! Hope you'll enjoy reading!!! Please read and review!!! If I don't get at least 5 reviews for this chapter then I won't be updating soon… Constructive criticism is still welcome!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… If I did then Sasuke and Sakura should've been a couple already… That's why I'm posting this in Fanfiction…

Chapter 4: The Punishment and the Unanswerable Question

Sakura opened her eyes only to find herself in another bedroom that wasn't hers again… But now she knew where she was but she had no idea why she was there.

'Huh? Why am I here?' Sakura was too confused to notice Sasuke (in Sai's form) holding her hand. She remembered that she was at Sasuke's apartment and then she remembered collapsing. 'Oh yeah… So that's what happened.'

She tried to sit up but then she noticed that somebody was holding her hand. That somebody being Sai. (Okay, so it's Sasuke but she didn't know that) 'WTF?!?' was all Sakura could think about.

"You should be taking a rest, you know," Sasuke said now releasing Sakura's hand.

"Who are you and what did you do to Sai?" Sakura asked warningly. She knew that Sai wouldn't hold her hand ever because if he did then it means that hell is already breaking loose.

"It's me," Sasuke said releasing the Henge he did.

"Don't fool with me. You CANNOT be Sasuke," Sakura said now preparing her stance but finding it a little hard to do because of her condition.

Then, Kakashi poofed out of nowhere. "Come on, Sasuke," Kakshi said but then he saw the scene between the two. Sakura looked at Kakashi wide-eyed and then to Sasuke.

"You've got to be kidding me," Sakura said.

"Sorry Sakura but I am not," Kakashi said. "Come on, Sasuke before Sakura could destroy this building," he added before going out of the window.

"Hn," was all Sasuke could say before following Kakashi. He then smirked at Sakura who just gaped at him before going out of the window.

"What the hell?" was all Sakura could say before collapsing to her bed. Then she eyed the window where Sasuke was seconds ago before sighing. 'Why does he always keep on catching me off-guard?' she asked her inner self but to her dismay was nowhere to be found. She then rolled to her side before closing her eyes.

"Ah… Good that you're already here," Tsunade said as she looked up from the paperwork she was reading. The she cleared her throat. "You are aware of your status here in Konoha, aren't you?"

"Hn," Sasuke replied. "You don't need to tell me all the things I did."

Then, Tsunade sighed. "Very well, you are to be on probation for three months. You will not do any mission so long as your probation is not yet over. You will be monitored daily by Anbu and you are not allowed to lock your door at any times. You are prohibited from leaving the village. And you will also meet the village council during weekends. You will have a curfew from nine at night up to seven in the morning. Oh, and you'll be staying in the Uchiha Manor till your probation is over. Any questions?" Tsunade asked the Uchiha.

"Why are you doing this?" Sasuke asked as the Hokage smirked. He never knew that he would only be under probation after all that he did.

"I knew you'd come back so I already organized the whole thing and Naruto had been harassing me ever since he came back from his training with Jiraiya. The elders were a little hard to convince, mind you, but with Naruto's and probably mine's bugging, they finally gave in. Anyway, you're dismissed," Tsunade said signaling him and Kakashi that they could already go.

Many were wide-eyed when they saw Sasuke coming out of the Hokage's office with Kakashi. After their shocked washed off, some started to glare daggers at him while some whispered something to others. But he didn't pay any heed to them, as long as he's back in Konoha, everything will be alright. Or so he thinks…

"So Sasuke," Kakashi started as they walked out of th Hokage Tower. He looked at Sasuke from the corner of his eyes.

"Hn?" Sasuke gave a questioning glance to his former sensei.

"Why were you so concerned about Sakura?" he asked trying to sound uninterested and yet Sasuke could see the evil glint in his only visible eye.

"I wasn't," Sasuke retorted trying to sound that he was telling the truth as he glared daggers at Kakashi. Of course, Kakashi was not the one to back down easily.

"Oh yeah? Then why were you holding her hand when I left?" Kakashi surely caught Sasuke off guard. He couldn't let the opportunity to see Sasuke being concern with someone slide.

Sasuke didn't know how to respond so he did what he thought was best. He ran as fast as he could to his old apartment. He honestly didn't know the reason behind his actions. It already came in his mind but he knew that it was impossible to happen so he pushed it to the very back of his mind.

"You won't be able to evade me that easily, Sasuke," Kakashi said as he eyed where his student was minutes ago. Who knew that it was fun to get under Sasuke's skin? It surely cracked his mask. 'This is getting very interesting indeed,' he thought as he walked away from the Hokage tower still holding his precious book.

Sasuke closed the door of his old apartment. He barely managed to escape Kakashi's questions which were by far too awkward. Shaking his head as he made his way to his closet, he picked up all the things he needed. He then put all those things in his backpack before going to the Uchiha Manor. He was instructed to go there after all but he still can't shake the feeling of foreboding off because of what memories this house brought up.

Sighing as he made his way out of his apartment, he then continued to walk to the Uchiha Manor. Contemplating many thoughts as he did so. He still can't crack the reason as to why he behaved like that when he was near Sakura.

She did act different but what does that have to do with his actions? Then he remembered what Kakashi asked him. He still couldn't answer those questions so he just let those thought slide. He didn't notice that he was already at the Uchiha Manor so it came as a shock to him when he saw the Uchiha clan symbol everywhere in the vicinity.

A/N:

Thank Kami-sama this chapter is already done… I had my first encounter of writer's block so I wasn't able to update earlier. Anyway, please don't decapitate me yet… ToT Anyways, please still review!!! Hope you still liked this chapter!!! Constructive criticism is welcome!!! Ja ne!!!

On a side note: It's already our sembreak!!! YAY!!! We won't have any classes for two weeks so expect me to update faster. But I won't be able to update anything from Tuesday to Wednesday because we're going to the province. Please still have faith in me!!! I'll update as soon as I get back!!! I'll also try to update a new chapter tomorrow but please be patient…