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When A Uchiha Loves An Haruno: Chapter 6:
Where Is She?

When Suigetsu came back with multiple bottles of water, Sakura was ready.

She knew what she had to do. Her training with Tsunade had made her one of the best medic-ninja in all Konoha, she knew it. And this time. Especially this time. She had to do her best. She had to.

It was time to prove Sasuke that weak little Sakura was not weak anymore.

She ripped off his shirt, not caring if it was bothering him or anything. She couldn't care less.

She placed her ear on his chest. 'He's really warm and soft.' She thought but quickly snapped back into reality. 'Focus!' She told herself again and again.

She listened to his hear, it was beating fast but she guessed that he was simply anxious about the whole thing. After all, Sasuke Uchiha was human.

She placed her right hand on the water and focused. Has she lifted her hand, the water followed, stuck on it. She placed it on Sasuke's chest. He shivered at the cold sensation on his chest but didn't complain. It was not the time to complain anyway.

''Suigetsu.'' She said.

Suigetsu jumped, he had not expected to hear his name at all. ''Y-yeah?'' He answered her, shuttering.

''I'm going to need you to keep him from moving.''

She noticed when Sasuke arched an eyebrow to her.

Suigetsu sat next to Sakura and placed both of his strong hands on both Sasuke's shoulders in a firm grip.

Sakura took and glance at Sasuke and her eyes caught his. She smiled.

''This is going to hurt.''

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An empty apartment.

This is what Naruto found when he went to knock on Sakura's door.

He wanted to apologise for last time. He knew that Sakura cared about him a lot and that seeing him speechless like must have worried her. He was feeling bad about it.

Plus, he wanted to invite her to eat again.

When he knocked on her door, she didn't open. He knew that she was not at the hospital working since he was just coming back from it. So, where was she?

He knocked a second time.

Maybe she was asleep? Sakura had worked a lot and very hard for the past months. She had said it herself after all, she was exhausted and needed to sleep. But, even though, one day had already passed. And Naruto hadn't heard any news from her. She never called him back after he left her some messages. 'Maybe I should have left her thirty-three messages, she must be mad.'

After some times, he got worried of knocking. ''Sakura-chan?'' He called though the door. ''Are you there?''

No answers.

He decided to use the double of the key she gave him last Christmas.

He remembered what she had told him:

''Naruto! Thank you for the ramens.'' Sakura was laughing brightly. ''I can't wait to try that new flavour!''

''Heh? How did you know that it was my present.'' Naruto surprised and clueless face made Sakura giggle. Naruto really was an idiot sometimes.

''You are the only person I know that actually offer food, ramens precisely.''

''Hey.'' She was teasing him. ''Ramens are good!''

She laughed even more. ''Yes they are!''

He didn't really know why she was laughing, but she was. He was glad. He was actually making her laugh. Making smile. Maybe, maybe he was making her happy then.

''Oh!'' Naruto looked at her.

''It's my turn to give you my present!'' She told him cheerfully.

Naruto's smiled grew bigger. Sakura. Sakura Haruna had a gift for him. For Naruto Uzumaki. The world seemed way more beautiful to him now.

''For me?'' She nodded. ''You have a present for me?''

''Come with me.'' She took his hands in hers and they walked to her balcony.

When they got there she didn't let go of his eyes. Naruto was surprised by her behaviour. Sakura was not acting like herself. Or, was she? But, her actions were making Naruto nervous. He could feel his heart race.

''W-what is it.'' He asked her.

He really was not used to that Sakura. Not used at all.

She moved one of her hand from Naruto's and reached for something in her pocket. She giggled the whole time. 'What is she so happy about.' Though Naruto.

''There you go.''

In Sakura's hand, was a key. A small key.

Naruto recognised the key as soon as he saw it.

''That's –'' Sakura cut him off before he could finish his sentence.

''That's the key of my apartment. Well, a double.''

Naruto looked at her, not really getting what was going on and why she was giving him the key of her apartment. Him from all the people.

''I, I want you to have it.'' She placed the key in Naruto's hand and smiled at his shocked face.

She was giving him the key of her apartment! Her house! The place where she lived! Could it be...?

''I...'' Naruto could not find anything to say. His voice seemed to be gone off somewhere, somehow.

''Naruto...'' Sakura's face was beautiful, though Naruto. To him, she looked like an angel. His angel.

''I trust you.''

Naruto remembered her words as he searched for Sakura's key in his pockets. He smiled at himself when he finally found it. There she was. The key of the apartment of Sakura Haruno. His best friend. The first and only love of his live. The only one. His only one.

When he placed the key in the door's lock, he could not stop hearing Sakura's voice in his head. 'I trust you.' She had told him. All his life, Naruto had dreamed of hearing these words. He had wished to hear it from anyone everyday of his existence. He wanted people to recognise him. But, most important, he wanted people to trust him.

And Sakura, his Sakura, his beautiful, sweet and innocent Sakura, trusted him.

Nothing could matter now. Nothing did. Sakura trusting him, with all her heart. Enough to let him have to key of where she lived.

After placing the key in the lock, he opened the door.

Sakura trusted him.

So, as a friend's job, as Sakura's best friend, he had to show her that she could trust him. With all her heart. With all her mind. With all her soul. She could and had to trust him.

He stepped in the apartment and his eyes widened. Sakura trusted him, right? With all her heart, right? With all her mind. With all her soul, wasn't she?

Then.

Then.

Why was Sakura's ninja's bag gone?

And, most importantly, where was Sakura?

I had a bit difficulty to write the end of this chapter, I always liked Naruto a lot so making him suffer does not especially trill me...Sorry Naru-kun!

Lady NiXie