A/N: Sorry guys, I know this chapter is short. But I really wanted you to know what is going on. Please let me know what you think, and any prediction you might have. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: Do not own Naruto in any way or form.

Chapter 7: An Embrace in a Capture

" YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND!" screamed Sakura, what man in their right mind would give up himself for who knows what reason. A stupid mission!

" This has nothing to do with you, so there is no need for you to react this way." swiftly Sasuke gathered up his equipment, and began walking the opposite direction away from Sakura. " Please Sakura, forget that I ever mentioned anything. Go ahead and finish the exam, I'll be fine." with that Sasuke left Sakura.

" Sasuke..." called out Sakura, she was shaking and did not know what to do. " I-I won't leave you." Her words surprised Sasuke, her complexion was filled with worry, fear, and compassion. The things he most hated in life.

" SHUT-UP! I don't want to hear you... you're so annoying." his words wounded her more than the sharpest of blades ever could.

" Why can't you accept it! You can't do it on your own all the time!" tears stung her face. Why was she crying? He meant nothing to her, yet his expression touched her deep.

" I'm not going to argue." before Sakura could even react, Sasuke had disappeared before her eyes. She was left shaken to the core, what was she supposed to do now.

" Stupid Sasuke. How can you not see it? It's right in front of you." slowly a smile became apparent on her face.

" How sssssweeet..." the hissing startled Sakura, she turned around to find herself looking directly at two snake eyes.

" W-what the fu-" in a rapid movement Sakura was encased by a giant snake. Slowly the snake suffocated her, rapidly it became hard to breathe for Sakura. Sasuke was nowhere to help her, what was she going to do.

NO, she did not need Sasuke to help her, she was strong and independent. Quickly Sakura concentrated her chakra into her fist, in a matter of seconds the chakra was released causing a miniature explosion. The snake exploded, letting go of Sakura.

Panting, Sakura stood up and looked at the man in front of her. He had long black hair, piercing snake eyes. What kind of person had snake eyes? " Who are you and what do you want?" asked Sakura, keeping her defensive stance.

" How rude of me, my name is Orochimaru." the man bowed slighly while keeping his gaze on her. The moment Sakura heard his name a wave of fear went through her. This was the man that Sasuke was looking for, yet she had him right in front of her. How ironic.

" What do you want? You should be looking for Sasuke not me!" yelled Sakura, while still keeping her distance.

" There has been a change of planssss sssweety." Orochimaru smirked at Sakura. This caused another chill of fear to go through Sakura. " If you do not mind, I plan on bringing you with me."

" WHAT! I will never go with you, especially if you want to hurt Sasuke!" Sakura took out a knife out of her boot and held it in front of her.

" Hhmm...well the only way of sssaving you dear Sssasuke is if you come with me." this stunned Sakura, what could he be planning?

" Fine...only if Sasuke stays out of this." Orochimaru smiled at her answer, of course she had to say yes.

" I promise you that no harm will come to him." with that he extended his hand out to Sakura, he was waiting for her to take it. She hesitated for a few seconds and then took Orochimaru's hand. The moment she did she felt extremely weak, it was like something was sucking the life out of her. Her vision became blurry, and her senses came crashing down, the last thing she saw were two piercing snake eyes looking down at her.

...To Sasuke...

His mind kept coming back to her, the way she looked the way she had felt under his touch. Why was she causing all of these emotions in him? The moment he saw her enter their room he knew she was going to be trouble.

"Shit!" Sasuke exploded with rage, he put his hands through his silky hair. Maybe it had not been a good idea to have left Sakura by herself. Hold on, what was he thinking, she was the Sergeant's freaking daughter. Of course Sakura knew how to defend herself, she was not a little kid anymore. To much of Sasuke's dismay, Sakura was a full grown woman.

The memory of touching her came to his mind. The way that her skin heated every time he touched her, the feel of her smooth, porcelain perfect skin. Picturing her bright pink locks framing her delicate face. What caused an impact on him were her fiery, glistening green orbs. He had never seen anything like them before. Every time he saw her, he could see her innocence. Yeah, she was fiery and had a lot of anger management problems, but the innocence in her eyes never faltered.

All the women he had been with lacked exactly that...innocence. Sasuke knew he was attractive, and he never had to flirt to get a woman. But Sakura was another case, he never thought he knew how to flirt until she came around.

One way or another, Sakura was not different than the rest. She was a woman with needs, and when the time came she would react just like the others had. Even if he knew this, then why could he not stop thinking about her. He had a feeling that he had made a grave mistake by leaving Sakura.