Hey all, it's Slyvia,

Here's the next chappie, i love the reviews, keep them coming, i'm glad you all like my story so far! Ths chapter is fluffy but its cute, at least i think, here it is! I hope you all enjoy it! Tell me in your reviews! I love you guys, thank you!

Sakura continued to run and cry; she couldn't stop. So many emotions ran through her mind. Her 'master' continuously told her that she was abandoned and no one wanted her. He told her everyday that her friends hated her and were glad that she had been taken. Her 'master' always said he was the only one who cared about her.

'Was he right?' Sakura thought still running. She ran into the forest out side of Konoha's gates, unaware of where she was going. She ran as the sky above her thundered and rain started to fall. Her clothes were soaked but she still ran. She ran through the pain in her feet and legs, she just wanted to get away, to be alone. Alone, she knew the word well. She only knew loneliness.

"Sakura! Sakura! Where are you?!" Naruto called out into the forest. Kakashi's hound dogs had tracked her scent that far.

"Oi, Kakashi," Pakkun started, "I can't track her in this weather."

"Sakura," Kakashi nodded sadly, remembering her words.

"You never cared, you only cared about him!" Sakura yelled pointing at Sasuke.

'I'm sorry Sakura,' Kakashi thought, he knew she was right. Over the years he paid more attention to Naruto and Sasuke, he figured she was alright. When she started training with Tsunade he thought it was for the best, he never knew how she really felt. He never knew she just wanted his attention. He smiled sadly at the thought, as smart of a shinobi that he was, he couldn't detect how alone she felt in Team 7. Even with Naruto and Sasuke, she still felt like an outsider, never quite belonging. She just masked everything under her smile.

"I'm sorry for that Sakura, I'm sorry," Kakashi muttered turning around and heading back to Konoha's gate.

"Sakura! Sakura!" Naruto continued to call out running into the forest. He cried as he thought about how she yelled at them. He didn't know what that bastard did to her but, he never thought she felt that way.

'We abandoned her. She was crying and suffering because of that sick bastard and we never saved her. I left her, I couldn't save you Sakura. I didn't.' Naruto thought as he stopped in a clearing, hearing Yamato's shouts from behind him. He started to cry as Yamato caught up to him.

"Naruto?" He questioned.

"We really screwed up this time, didn't we." Naruto sobbed as Yamato looked into the soaked forest.

"Yeah, we did," he replied leading Naruto back into Konoha.

"Stupid Uchiha, he's not even helping us," Sai muttered as the rain soaked through his clothes.

Sai had run into the forest a different way from Naruto and continued to push back the wet trees, trying to spot out his teamate.

'Sakura, where are you?' Sai thought reaching back into his sack and touching one of his drawing pens.

Sakura had always asked to see his paintings but, he never showed her and instead was punched in the face for making some comment on her being ugly. He regretted not letting her see his art when he found out she was gone. He regretted being mean to her after Naruto came back saying they couldn't find anything but her bloody headband. He had a hard time with his feelings around everyone but, when it came to his friends, he couldn't control them. Everything would flood into this mind and heart, every emotion and he couldn't stop them. Sakura had been there for him, and he felt sadness when he couldn't be there for her, when she needed him the most.

Sai looked out into the forest and stopped; he couldn't see much with the incessant rain pouring down and sighed. He couldn't find her, not in this at least. He turned around and went to join the others back at the gate.

Everyone stood at the gate, drenched and all with sorrowful expressions. They all stood silently as Sai was the last one to come back. Tsunade started to lightly cry when she saw that Sakura wasn't with him.

"We couldn't find anything, her trail's gone," Kakashi stated looking at Naruto who only shook in anger.

"What if we got Hinata or Neji? They could see something," Yamato said trying to uplift everyone's spirits.

"Hinata's out on a mission," Tsunade stated through clenched teeth, "and Neji is still recovering after his mission besides, it would take too much time."

"Hey, where's Sasuke?" Sai asked out of the blue, looking towards Naruto and Kakashi.

Sakura ran until she fell against a large weeping willow tree. She sat as close to the trunk as she could to keep from getting wet. She brought her knees up to her body and laid her head down and cried.

She listened as the rain continued to pour down and form puddles. She listened to the quiet hum of the rain as the droplets danced on the tree leaves and fell everywhere.

Sakura thought about how torn she felt inside, she didn't mean to yell at everyone like that but, she couldn't help it. She felt too betrayed to not say anything. She felt isolated and rejected. She wondered why they didn't come and try harder to save her. She couldn't understand why they didn't search for her; why they had just given up. The thunder rumbled the earth beneath her as she continued to sob into her knees. She didn't know what to do, all she could think of was how scared she was.

'What am I supposed to do? I don't have anywhere to go, I don't have a home.' She thought.

"Sakura?" A voice broke through the rain as a figure walked towards her.

"Stay away from me!" She yelled standing up. She turned to run away when the figure grabbed her elbow and pulled her back.

"Stop! Let me go! Let me-"her cries were muffled as she was pulled against a hard chest.

"Sakura," the figure said her name again as she lifted her head to look at the face.

"So what are we supposed to do? She's out there in the pouring rain! We can't leave her!" Naruto shouted.

"I know that Naruto!" Tsunade screeched back, "That's why I sent Shizune to gather as many shinobi she could!"

"That's not going to help, we need-"Yamato started.

"I know, I told her to bring Neji," Tsunade replied staring into the forest.

"But I thought you said he was injured?" Kakashi questioned.

"This is an emergency," Tsunade replied bluntly.

"Tsunade sama! Tsunade sama!" Shizune yelled with several figures trailing behind her.

"Shizune!" Tsunade yelled, "We have to find Sakura!"

"Right, Tsunade sama," Shizune replied.

"Didn't think you'd come," Sai said as Shikamaru stepped up.

"Ah, we all came," He replied looking over his shoulder at the other shinobi that followed.

Sai followed Shikamaru's gaze and saw every one of the old genin squads, save for a few who were on missions. Ino and Choji stood behind Shikamaru as Kurenai took Asuma's place next to them. Gai and Lee stood over with TenTen and shouted euphemisms of the spirit of youth as TenTen walked away with an irritated face. Neji stood next to Tsunade and activated his Byakugan and was searching for Sakura.

"Oi Neji! Neji!" Naruto yelled shaking Neji.

"Stop it Naruto," Neji commanded.

"Can you see her? Neji! Can you find Sakura!" Naruto continued to shake Neji's arm.

"I can't find her," Neji stated as everyone looked at him, "This rain and forest is too dense."

"What?! You have to try again, you have to find her!" Ino shouted inching forward.

"Ino," Shikamaru said grabbing her arm.

"Let me go Shikamaru! Neji, you have to try again!" She continued to yell as Neji looked towards the ground.

"Oi, you troublesome woman, your shouting isn't going to help," Shikamaru stated pulling Ino back.

"Shikamaru's right, we can't do much in this weather," TenTen stated looking over to Neji.

"I'm sorry Naruto but, I can't see anything," Neji sighed placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"But, but-"

"Naruto, there's nothing we can do now," Kakashi said never taking his eyes off of the forest, "We just have to wait until morning."

"She might even come back," Jiraiya added leaning against the gate.

"Uh, Sai?" Lee asked walking over to the sopping wet artist, "Where's Sasuke?"

"Tch, I don't know, he never came with us to look for her," Sai replied bitterly.

Lee stood dumbfounded and just accepted Sai's answer and walked back over to Gai.

"But-" Naruto said looking at the soaking we faces of his friends, "Neji, can you just look one more time?" Naruto pleaded with tears in his eyes.

"Yeah, I'll try," Neji replied, "Byakugan!"

Neji scanned the area as best he could. He looked as far as he could, not seeing anything but trees and the occasional animal running for shelter from the rain.

"I'm sorry Naruto, but I still can't find her," Neji replied.

"We'll resume the search in the morning!" Tsunade bellowed as all the ninja nodded in agreement, "Go home and get some rest."

"Don't worry Naruto," Kakashi said as the rest of the shinobi started walking home, "We'll find her."

"Yeah, I hope so," Naruto replied as he started his walk home.

"Get away from me Sasuke! Leave me alone!" Sakura continued to scream pounding on his chest, trying to escape his grasp.

"Sakura, stop it!" Sasuke said as he grabbed both of her flailing arms, "Stop."

"No! Just let me go," She whispered letting her knees give out and fall onto the ground.

"Sakura, please listen to me," Sasuke commanded sinking to his knees with her.

"…."

"Sakura, I-"

"Why didn't you come for me?" She asked cutting him off and looking into his eyes.

"Sakura, everyone thought you were dead," He replied.

"But why didn't you try to find me? Didn't you care?" She asked simply.

"Sakura, I'm sorry, I didn't… I couldn't…" He trailed off not knowing what he was trying to say.

"You left me, you all did, and he told me you didn't care." She started to cry again, "He was-"

Before he finished Sasuke grabbed the sides of her face and made her look into his eyes, "No he wasn't right! We cared, we still do, Sakura, why can't you understand that?" He asked holding back his anger.

"Because," She pulled her face out of his grasp, "you left me that night. I wasn't good enough to make you stay!" She screamed backing away from him.

"Sakura-"

"You never even tried to look for me, you just gave up! You gave up on me!" She screamed, "So why should I believe you?"

"Sakura, I don't know," He responded looking at the ground.

"…" She stared back at him, watching him clench his fists and shake.

"I don't know why you should believe me but, all I do know is that we all love you… I love you," He said the last part quietly looking into her eyes.

"Why?" She asked, stopping her movements.

"Because," he stated crawling over to her position and taking her face into his hands, "because you never gave up on me." He breathed placing his forehead against hers.

"Sasuke, I-"

"Sakura, I promised you I would never hurt you again and I always keep my promises," Sasuke smiled as he pressed his lips against her cheek.

He half expected her to yell at him and run away but, she didn't. Instead she placed her small hands on his arms and leaned towards him.

"Sasuke, I'm, I'm sorry," She cried.

"No, don't be," he whispered.

"Sasuke?"

"Hmm?"

"Thank you," She smiled.

"For what?" He asked as she pulled out of his hold.

"For not giving up," She responded placing a hand on his cheek.

He smiled. A true smile found its way onto his face, one only for her. He never felt like smiling but, for her, he would. Whenever she wanted or needed it, he would smile as long as he had her.

"Sasuke, I love you too,"

He smiled again and softly pressed his lips to hers. She accepted his kiss and smiled into it. A stray tear ran down her face as his warm hand wiped it away. He poured all of his love, trust, and hope for a better life with her into that kiss. He hoped she could feel it, find it in her heart to believe him and be with him.

She did, she felt his pain and suffering along with his happiness and love in his kiss. She responded with just as much emotion as he gave her.

Sasuke broke the kiss and caressed her face as she continued to smile at him, "Come on Sakura," he said softly, "let's go home."

She nodded as Sasuke picked her up and carried her back into Konoha. Sakura put her arms around his neck and placed a kiss on his shoulder. Sasuke smiled and held her as close to his body as he could as he walked. He decided to take the long way back to Konoha.

"I see them," Neji smiled.

"Them?" Naruto said dumfounded still hanging onto Neji's arm from pestering him.

"Yes, Sakura," Neji trailed off, "and Sasuke." He turned off his Byakugan and turned to Naruto, "She's fine Naruto."

'It's about damn time Uchiha,' Neji thought as he smirked and turned back to see Lee jumping up and down screaming something about youth.

Everyone let out an exasperated sigh as Naruto took in as much breath as he could, "SAKURA! SAKURA!" He screamed as everyone covered their ears.

"Oi, dickless wonder! Shut up!" Sai yelled walking over to Naruto and hitting him on the head.

Sasuke and Sakura walked through the forest as they laughed at Naruto's voice.

"Dobe never shuts up," Sasuke smirked.

Sakura giggled as they heard Sai call Naruto dickless.

"Some things never change," She said receiving a shocked look from Sasuke.

Before he could say anything she smiled and nodded.

'She remembers us, she remembers,' he thought happily to himself.

"What did you call me?!" Naruto screamed, his voice echoing through the forest.

"Dickless," Sai replied simply.

"Why you!" Naruto started to charge when he was grabbed from behind by Kakashi.

"Alright Naruto, that's enough," Kakashi lazily spoke.

"He called me dickless! You idiot, I'm going to kill you!" Naruto continued to scream until he heard Shizune's voice.

"Tsunade sama, here they come!" Everyone followed her voice as Sasuke walked up to the group holding Sakura. They both were laughing as they looked at Naruto.

"Eh? What's so funny?" Naruto asked stopping his yelling.

"Tch dobe, we could hear you all the way in the forest," Sasuke laughed.

Sakura only laughed as Naruto stared at her smile.

'I missed that smile. Sakura, I missed you,' He thought as he ran towards Sasuke.

"Woah! Hold on Naruto! Naruto!" Sasuke yelled as Naruto crashed into him, trying to take Sakura out of his hold. Unfortunately Naruto lost his balance and fell on top of Sasuke.

"Sakura! I'm sorry! Please don't leave again! Sakura I missed you so much! Sakura!" He yelled as he continued to hug her body.

"Naruto? Naruto?! Naruto?!" Someone yelled into Naruto's ear as Naruto kept mumbling about how much he loved Sakura and missed her.

"NARUTO!" Naruto's face followed the voice to the body he was hugging.

"It's nice you miss Sakura so much but, could you please stop hugging me!" Sasuke yelled trying to pry the number one knuckle headed ninja off of him.

"Eh?" Naruto sat wide eyed.

"Tch, dobe, Sakura's over there!" Sasuke pointed as Sakura sat next to Sasuke smiling. She looked at Sasuke's annoyed face and Naruto's wide eyed stare and started to laugh.

"Tch, idiot!" Sasuke yelled hitting Naruto over the head.

Soon everyone joined in the laughter, even emotionless Sai.

"Oi dickless!" Sai shouted over the laughs of the ninja.

"Sai- hey wait, what did you say?!" Naruto yelled getting up and putting up a fist up to Sai's face.

Sai only gave his smile and pointed to Sakura who was still laughing. With an elated gaze Naruto ran over and tackled her, hugging and squeezing the life out of her.

"Sakura! I missed you so much! I missed you!" He continued to yell as Sakura hugged him back then started choking for air.

"Naruto! Thank you…. But…. Could you please…. Let go!... I can't breathe!" She tried to pry him off of her but he continued to hug her to death.

"Dickless!" Sai yelled.

"Dobe!" Sasuke yelled at the same time, both turning to look at each other and smirking.

"Oi, Dickless!" Sasuke shouted.

"Dobe!" Sai yelled making Naruto stop hugging Sakura.

"What did you call me?!" Naruto screeched.

"She can't breathe!" Tsunade yelled running over and pounding him on the head.

Sakura only laughed as Sai and Sasuke traded insults and Naruto begged for Kakashi to help and make them stop.

Sakura laughed as she thought, 'I'm not alone anymore, I'm home."

"Home" she spoke softly, 'I like that thought,' she sighed looking over at Sasuke.

"Don't get too comfortable Sakura," Two yellow eyes watched from the forest at the laughing girl, "You'll be home with me soon." He chuckled as he dissapeared.

Dun dun DUN!

What'll happen next! Find out on next week's episode! Just kidding !

I love the reviews, keep em' cominng, i love this story too. Sasuke is WAY OOC but still, i think he could be like that in the manga and anime once he kills his brother, i hope he and Sakura get together, they are SO cute!

Well tell me what you think, this chapter is mainly fluff, but come on, Sakura deserves it! I will be writing a Neji and Sakura fic soon, I LOVE Neji, he's really funny so i think it will be cool.

Well, see ya soon!

Thanks for the reviews, i appreciate them!

Slyvia!