"Sakura? Sakura, are you OK?" A distant voice said. Sakura slowly opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry, but she could just make out Naruto. "Phew! Sakura, you had me worried!" Naruto said joyfully.
"Where am I?" Sakura inquired groggily.
"You're at my apartment Sakura." Naruto said. Sakura sat bolt upright. Naruto laughed. "Don't worry! I slept on the couch." Sakura relaxed a little. "Are you OK? I found you unconscious over by the training field. What happened?"
"I went for a walk last night and I must have slipped and got knocked out." Sakura replied. She felt her cheeks get a little hot. She remembered it all clearly, although she was afraid Naruto might laugh.
"Well, I called your mom this morning and told her you were here so she wouldn't get too worried. For some reason, she still freaked out." Naruto explained. Sakura laughed.
"Well, that's my mom alright! I better call her and explain." Sakura got up out of the bed. As she stood, her ankle collapsed under her weight. Naruto caught her.
"You better stay in bed. I'll bring the phone to you." Naruto stated. "You might get hurt."
Sakura cringed. "I think I sprained my ankle when I fell. After I call my mom and have breakfast will you help me over to the hospital?"
"Of course Sakura!" Naruto agreed as he waltzed off to get the phone.
-x-
"SNAP!!!!" a twig snapped overhead and fell onto Sasuke. Sasuke jumped.
"What the-?" He yelled as he jumped out of his original position. It was morning, and still raining. Sasuke sighed. He better get back over to the camp before Karin starts running around like a mad woman.
-x-
Sakura was leaning on Naruto as she limped over to the Konoha Hospital.
"Thanks so much for helping me, Naruto. I really appreciate it." Sakura said gratefully.
"It was nothing." Naruto replied. "Besides, I'd hate for you to get hurt. You're like a sister to me." Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"So you don't want me to become Mrs. Uzumaki anymore?" Sakura teased. Naruto's face turned red.
"No, I, I like somebody else now." Naruto looked to the sky. Should he tell her who he likes?
"Well? Who is it?" Sakura asked teasingly. She knew he probably wasn't gonna tell h-
"I like Hinata." Naruto blurted then blushed. "I can't believe I just told you that."
"Wow!" Sakura said.
"She probably thinks I'm an annoying idiot like you do." Naruto said sadly.
Sakura opened her mouth then closed it again. What should she tell him?
"well, um, Naruto, uh, Hinata's, um, liked you since the first day at the academy." Sakura confessed. "She just can't find the words to tell you." Naruto's jaw dropped.
"Oh my God! I'm such an idiot! So THAT'S why she stutters when she talks to me and faints every time I touch her!" Naruto realized. "Sorry Sakura! I gotta go!" Naruto yelled as he ran off. Sakura collapsed.
"NARUTO WHAT ABOUT MY ANKLE!!!!!" Sakura screamed. Naruto didn't turn around. "That idiot!"
-x-
Sasuke was in fresh clothes and was standing outside of his tent.
"Suigetsu, get Juugo and Karin. I need to talk to all three of you." Sasuke said. Suigetsu didn't like the look on Sasuke's face, but he did as he was ordered.
"I think it's time to disband our group." Sasuke announced nonchalantly.
"WHAT?!?" Karin yelled. She felt a hand cover her mouth. It was warm and calming. Karin relaxed a little and closed her mouth.
"Stop being a pain in the butt Karin." Suigetsu suggested as he removed his hand from Karin's mouth. "Why do you say that, Sasuke?"
"We have nothing left to do as a group, so why stay as one." Sasuke explained. "Tomorrow morning you three will leave this site and go somewhere else. I don't care where you go or what you do, just leave." Sasuke turned and walked off toward the meadow.
"I never expected that!" Suigetsu shook his head. "I think he wants to go back to Konohagakure."
-x-
"There! That should work!" Mina said as she finished wrapping up Sakura's ankle. "It's not broken or sprained, but stay off it for a while though, maybe a week"
"Thanks so much Mina!" Sakura exclaimed as Mina handed her a pair of crutches.
-x-
Sasuke was sitting under the cherry tree again. He didn't know what he was going to do when Suigetsu, Juugo, and Karin were gone. All he knew was that he needed to clear his head and to do that, he needed them gone. He couldn't stop thinking about Sakura, and it frustrated him! I mean, he needed to focus. On what, he didn't know. Again, the "I don't knows!" Sasuke slammed his fist on the ground. This was so annoying! All he thought about was her, he knew that, but WHY was a whole other question! Sasuke stared at the sky. Why did he feel like this? That's all he wanted to know. Why?