Living Reality

A Sasuke x Sakura Fic

Chapter 4: A Dangerous encounter: You are no different.

Description: Another Reunion? Fate was throwing them together over the course of the last few days. Is there a reason behind it? Whatever it could possibly be, Sakura doesn't want anything to do with it. Fate, Destiny, She wasn't going to fall for stupid tricks like that anymore.

Sakura moved her hand through the weeds and herbs, deciding which ones to pick. Oh how weak and odd she must look right now. Here, a Kunoichi at the rank of Chuunin picking plants? It was what normal women do.

But she was a medic, and it was her job to do.. Medical things.. No matter how odd.

Pink hair moved around in the slight breeze, and she placed the herbs in the basket on the ground. "That should be enough," She decided aloud before standing up and picking up the basket with her.

That was when, she felt warm breath on her neck, sending a shiver down her spine.

Jade eyes wandered to the side slightly, and the basket fell from her hands.

"Hello again, Sakura-san."

Her throat went dry, and her expression suddenly glazed over. Sakura spun around, but saw nothing behind her, maybe she was imagining it?

Her shinobi instincts told her otherwise.

Sakura felt her hand slide down to the kunai pouch as she crouched down a bit, the moment she went to grasp it, a warm hand landed on her own stopping her from her movement.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." The voice spoke again, and was quickly processed through her brain.

Not Naruto... Not Sai... Definitely Masculine..

'I don't appreciate being hit at Sakura-san.'

It was him.

Sakura took in a sharp breath as she moved her head to the side only slightly, if only just to test her theory.

Jade eyes connected with red, and she felt her hand unclench the kunai pouch and move back into it's normal place.

Her body stiffened.

It was Uchiha, Sasuke.

"I wasn't quite expecting," His voice spoke calmly, "you to be out here."

Red Sharingan eyes wandered curiously to the basket, "Flowers?" He questioned.

"Herbs," She said through gritted teeth.

"Collecting them are we?"

"They're for the hospital." She growled venomously.

"Oh, So you're a medical kunoichi now, hm?"

The Chakra drew to her fists, but she continued to keep her calm stature. "You have no idea," Came the reply.

"So I heard, You became the Hokage's apprentice, Hn."

Small Talk? The Kunoichi's eyebrow raised, this wasn't like Sasuke, not at all, something was up.

That's when she sensed it and saw it, a Murderous intent in his eyes, he was actually willing to hurt her. The female growled and concentrated the chakra to the elbow in a split second, sending him off her long enough for her to scramble away a better distance.

The kunoichi pulled the gloves from her pouch quickly while placing them on her hands. Jade eyes stared at the Uchiha, who's gaze seemed to be nonchalantly impassive. One of his hands rested at the top of the lavender rope, while the other brushed through his raven hair.

He was in a bad mood, through the thick glass that covered his expression Sakura could tell that much. The Pink haired kunoichi bent down a bit, if she wanted to survive this encounter she would have to fight. Hopefully someone would notice her absence and would come looking for her.

Because they both knew, Sakura could never win against him.

The Chakra was drawn to both fists as she stood idly in front of him. Years of training with Kakashi taught her the secret behind not falling for the Sharingan's traps. Though Sasuke did not have the Mangekyou, that did not mean he wasn't able to use other mind tricks against her.

With that thought, Jade eyes wandered down to his feet as she took a sharp breath readying herself.

She lunged, and before Sakura could even blink he was behind her, his fist moving to connect with her back.

In her movement forward, she tilted her body downward slamming her hands onto the ground. In her cartwheel movement her feet moved back, aiming for his jaw on their half circle up.

Sasuke moved his head back just in time, and watched as her feet connected with the ground again. He had already seen what her monstrous strength could possibly do, so it would be wise to avoid all of her attacks if possible.

As the female moved again, he caught her wrist this time, tightly.

Sakura flinched at his grip, but her other hand drew the chakra to her fist, and she punched it forward in blind furious anger.

He Caught her other wrist and black obsidian eyes stared at her, "You let your anger cloud your attack, you can win against me Sakura. Your weak, and you always will be weak. Monstrous inhuman strength will not change that."

Once again his voice cut her like a knife, but she shook her head. Determination poured into her eyes like an open barrel. She shot her leg upward in attempt to kick him in the face, he moved his head back to dodge. Sakura flipped backwards prying her wrists from his tight grasp with this momentum, landing away from him on both feet.

Sakura stood at her full height, and looked up at him with a glare in her eyes.

"I-I may be weak.."

His eyebrow raised slightly as she began to speak, looking down at her feet now, her pink hair overshadowing her eyes.

Her fists clenched, "I may be weak..." She started again with more firmness of purpose filling her words. "But Sasuke Uchiha you are no different then me!"

Was.. She calling him weak?

"Your no different then I, Sasuke. You are just as weak as I am if not weaker!"

"You have no reasoning behind your words," He spoke calmly.

"Oh Don't I?!" Sakura glared at him intensely. "You were afraid yourself Sasuke, you were afraid that Konoha couldn't offer you the power you wanted. By I used to ask myself, why did you crave power so much to ignore me and Naruto-kun and leave? But then.. I realized. You are weak."

His gaze turned into a stern stare, the anger he trained so hard to quell up into his power threatening to burst.

"Your weak! You give up your friends and companions for foolish desires you can never attain on your own. Why is it that Naruto was able to beat you? Why? Because he had those desires within his grasp. Because he had people who love him, people who care about him. He vowed to protect every last one of them. And you? You leave them all behind for your own selfish wants and gains!"

"Stop Talking." He hissed venomously.

"That is the reason you will never be able to defeat Itachi!"

Within that split second, he brought his hands up and slammed her harshly against the tree behind her, one hand on each shoulder as his bloodlust seeped endlessly from his glare.

"Don't you dare talk as if you know anything."

This time, Sakura didn't allow the fear to enter her eyes, she straightened up returning his dangerous gaze. "I know, that you are weak."

"I will kill you for those words." He hissed.

Sakura Haruno knew he wasn't lying when he spoke those words, he was ready to kill her and she was ready to accept it, the words she's been wanting to say she said.

"Sakura-chan!"

Jade eyes closed as a smirk graced her features, "Looks like. You'll have to wait another time."

"Hn." The hands pinning her against the tree released her, and his figure disappeared from her sight.

"Sakura-chan!"

She looked to the side, and watched as the blonde shinobi approached her.

"Naruto.."

"Sakura are you okay?" He approached her, worry in his bright blue eyes.

Sakura nodded and looked down at the basket at her feet, "Yeah.. I was careless.. I tripped and dropped everything."

The Blonde ninja grinned widely and bent down placing all the scattered herbs back in the basket before standing up and handing it to her.

Sakura took it, and smiled weakly at him. "Sorry I've been out for so long.. Let's go back."

He nodded and took off.

Sakura looked behind her once, "You hesitated... Sasuke." The Kunoichi followed after her friend.

A/N: Again sorry for the delay. This is starting to be a bad habit Neh? I hope you enjoyed this chapter!