A/N: Aaaannnnd its a new chapter :) Enjoy!

We keep moving forward,

opening new doors,

and doing new things,

because we're curious

and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Walt Disney

Most of the day was spent riding through hills, trees and the rest of the forest. Sakura laughed when they raced, laughed when she won and laughed when Ajax threw Sasuke off by coming to a sudden halt.

Of course she shut her mouth suddenly when she received a death glare, but then he too began to smile at Ajax's attitude. "That horse has too much sass for his own good," she told him, dismounting to help him up.

The two were off once more when they were back on the horses. "Where exactly are we going," Sakura asked, noticing the trees becoming thinner and thinner. "You will see." It was all he said and all he was going to say, so she left it at that. He slowed their paces when they left the forest completely, allowing Sakura to look at him fully.

He was dressed in a casual yet formal way, and she liked that. His usual black armbands were there, allowing him to show off his amazing arm muscles. His tunic was a dark grey with a gold lining and he had a black sash that wrapped around his figure, ending on his right forearm.

The raven locks looked like they reflected the sun as if it were a mirror, and his long bangs framed his face so perfectly. Had she ever been so entranced by someone before? Had she ever thought something was so beautiful? When Sasuke looked at her, she averted her gaze as a small blush crept across her cheeks.

They rode together in silence for the next few hours, Sakura enjoying the sights, while Sasuke kept his eyes straight ahead. "We're here," he said, dismounting his horse. Sakura looked confused but when she looked ahead of her, her breath caught in her throat.

"Oh my god..." she mumbled, looking at the meadow that stretched out before her. Green pastures stretched for as far as the eye could see, far deeper into the mountains that lined the background. The air was so clear and the sky was so blue with huge white puffy clouds.

The meadow it self was littered with all different kinds of wild flowers in all shades of colors. "How is this possible..." she breathed, still looking ahead as Sasuke helped her off of her horse. Her hands rested on his shoulders as he held her waist, bringing the two of them closer together.

"We aren't in my domain anymore. When Black Spear Forest was erected, she insisted that she keep a place for herself."

"It's so beautiful. How come I can't... couldn't see it from Alainn?"

Sasuke shrugged his shoulder as he took the saddles off of the horses and grabbed the things he brought from the saddle bag. "I don't know. I guess it's because our places were only made for each other." He paused for a split second, freezing his movements as he realized what he had just said.

With a side glance back to Sakura, he began to move again. She was already gone from her original spot and off running through the thigh high grass. He was entranced when butterflies and other small insects stirred up around her, making her look absolutely divine.

With the things in hand, he walked towards the river and laid a blanket out and set a large basket onto it. From there, he pulled out a massive array of fruits and drinks including peaches, grapes, oranges, pomegranates, wine and much much more. "Wow." He looked up to see Sakura standing a foot away, wide eyed at exactly how much he had brought.

"You did this all for me?"

Another shrug of his shoulders. "I figured this would be a good chance to talk." He was right though, back at the castle they were constantly pulled away from each other, making him frustrated because he couldn't even say hello.

"Thank you," she said and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek before running away again towards the horses. Thankfully she was gone, because he wasn't about to show her the massive blush that crept up on his face. He shook his head, trying his hardest to get rid of it and focus on the task at hand instead.

When everything was set up exactly the way he wanted it, he sat down and watched the goddess play around as if she was a kid in a park. It was fascinating, to see her in such a state of bliss and brought him pure joy to know that he had made her happy.

But his soft smile soon faded when he remembered her nightmares. Should he bring them up today? He could, but if she didn't want to talk about it, then he wasn't going to push her to talk. Sakura came bouncing back to him, laying on the blanket with a heaving chest.

"Thank you so much for bringing me here. I needed to unwind for a while and this is the perfect place." She rolled over onto her stomach and propped herself up on her elbows. The hair that had been left down cascaded over her shoulders in the most beautiful and sexy way possible. She then popped a grape into her mouth, closing her eyes for a moment to enjoy its taste.

He didn't answer her as he looked towards the river, contemplating on asking about her nightmares. "Why did we hate each other?" Her voice brought him out of his thoughts and her turned his head to look into her green eyes.

Sasuke honestly couldn't answer that anymore. "I found you annoying." Yeah he was being brutally honest, but if she wanted answers, he was going to give them. "You were too bright and... out going for me and found it irritating when you would bother me." He saw her nod her head slowly then shrug her shoulders.

"I found you infuriating. All you ever wanted to do was sulk in the corner and cause wars for humans," she said, taking a bite of a peach. Sasuke gulped as he noticed the juice running down her chin, her eyes closing once more in delight. His eyebrow twitched as he fought to gain control over his body and it's reactions. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea anymore...

The two were silent for a while with Sakura getting up every so often to pick flowers. At one point, she came back with a flower garland made up of purple and yellow wild flowers. Why would she do that? She already had a bunch of flowers in her hair?

"Here, I made this for you." A large smile came upon her lips as a look of horror came upon his face. Hell no was he actually going to wear that. She wasn't expecting him to... was she? Apparently she was when she giggled and placed it on his head without his permission.

"Aaww! Sasuke, you look amazing!" She giggled and clasped her hands together. He tried his hardest to give the most terrifying of glares, but her smile never faded. With a growl, he shot up from where he was sitting and chased after her.

With a scream that sounded more like a giggle, she ran away with her skirts in her hands. It wasn't hard for him to catch up to her, tackling her to the floor, but twisted their bodies so that he could break her fall.

"Flowers really do suit you though," she said, poking his nose with her forefinger. God he wanted to kiss her, he wanted so bad to taste those sweet lips again, but she got up before he could do anything.

Eventually the suns heat became too much and the two were back on the blanket with Sasuke trying to conjure up a makeshift awning. Eventually he was successful and the two laid back, propped up on their elbows with their heads almost touching.

They didn't say anything for a while, and when they locked eyes, they couldn't look away. Sasuke brought one of his hands up, tracing the tips of his fingers along her slim forearms and up to her shoulder. Sakura's pink lips parted ever so slightly, her breath meeting his face.

The two inched closer and closer together, until their lips touched in the softest of ways. He tried so hard to keep it slow and gentle, containing his animalistic side from taking her right then and there. Ever so slowly, she allowed him to lay her back so his body was half on top of her.

Every so often they would stop to look each other in the eye, searching for anything that they could find. Soon, he took it deeper, nibbling on her lower lip, asking for entry. When he gained a soft gasp from her, he entered and their tongues began the battle for dominance.

When Sakura arched her back towards him, pushing her soft mounds onto his hard chest, he grunted and used one of his hands to lift her skirts, trying so hard to find her sweet spot.

Just as he was about to gain access, she stopped and pulled away from him. "I-Im sorry... I can't do it..." With out any answer, she left the blanket and left him completely dumbfounded. Why did she deny every single one of his advances? With an exasperated sigh, he laid back onto the blanket to calm his body down.

A while later, they were packed up once more and headed back to the castle in complete silence. Neither said a word. When they got back, Sakura was the first to dismount and practically ran into the castle, not even giving him a second glance.

As soon as she was back in her room, she leaned against the door and slid to the floor. He was trying. He was trying so hard and each time she denied him.. What was wrong with her? Why couldn't she just accept him and go with it? With her head in her hands, she took a calming breath and stood up, straightening her shoulders.

Only to stop mid step. She wasn't falling for him was she? Oh god no, she couldn't afford to have her heart broken by him, they had to work together now... And if she was foolish enough to fall in love with him... then they would be right back where they started. But he was so... sweet and kind and... so wonderful...

If he kept taking her on picnics like that then she would be left defenseless and would fall head over heals for him. Besides... he wouldn't take her anyway, she was far too tainted for him, far too... not pure enough. He deserved someone pure, someone like Hinata.. But Hinata was already promised to Naruto. Besides they would make one hell of an awkward couple.

With a soft sigh, she began to undress and change into something more simple and more comfortable. She settled for a short white dress with a silk lining. The lining itself had only straps as sleeves but a sheer layer draped over it with a V-neckline and butterfly sleeves. One by one, she took out the flowers from her hair and placed them beside her bed then released her tresses from their hold, leaving them in their natural curly state to flow down her back

Should she tell Sasuke about her past? Would he still accept her as the goddess of love? What if he decided she was trash and their peace would be broken? "If he asks, I will tell him," she decided with a nod of her head. She placed on some simple sandals then left her room to find Hinata.

Only, she was stopped by a servant on her way to her friend. "M'lady... Sasuke would like to see you in the dining room..." She was puzzled by this; since when did the servants address Sasuke by his name? And since when did he have a white haired servant with spectacles? With a nod of her head, she left her quest to find Hinata and headed for the dining room.

But he wasn't in there when she arrived, and the servant had followed her. When he shut and locked the door, she spun around, eyes blazing. "Whats going on?!"

"What a pleasure to see you again Sakura..." A shiver ran down her spine when she heard the voice from behind her. She knew that voice...

Sasuke walked out of his room, closing the door softly behind him and headed off to see if any work needed to be done. He doubted it, however, as he noticed the sun beginning to go down. When he passed by Sakura's room, he wasn't surprised to see that she wasn't in there, figuring she was with her friends. But when he entered the parlor and noticed the blond man and dark haired woman sitting there with out Sakura, his eyebrows came together.

With out a word to them, he figured she must have been finding something to eat. It had been awhile since they left the meadow and even then, the food he had brought wasn't filling enough. Sasuke left the parlor without saying a word to the two people and decided to head to the dining room to see if any of his servants had prepared food for him and his guests.

When his hand reach the doorknob, he stopped instantly. Something was off... Since when was the door ever shut in the first place, and when he tried to open it, it was locked. His senses came to high alert as he glared at the door as if to see through it. "Who's in there," he demanded, but there was silence. And just when he was about to walk away, he heard the faintest of whimpers. If he had been mortal, he wouldn't have heard it.

"Sakura," he called out, but when he didn't get a response, he turned to the side and shoved his shoulder into the door, instantly braking it off the door jam. What he saw brought a deep hidden anger that he hadn't felt in a millennium.

Sakura was there in the shortest dress he had ever seen, but she was being held in a choke hold, bending backwards and causing the dress the rise even higher. A vivid blue and purple mark was evident on her cheek from being slapped for too hard, and just when he thought he couldn't get any more furious, he noticed the two men holding her captive.

The man holding her from behind had the whitest skin and the ugliest of yellow eyes. His pointed chin sat on her shoulder, causing his greasy, stringy black hair to fall onto her. "What a surprise. How are you, Sasuke?" A shiver ran down his spine as the death deity spoke. "What are you doing Orochimaru? Since when were you allowed to come up from your hell?"

"Tsk tsk, I only wanted to claim whats rightfully mine." Sasuke's black eyes flickered to red as he glanced over at Sakura. She was crying and trying hard to stand upright and away from the filth that was holding her. Another whimper escaped her lips as the white haired man standing beside her rubbed one of his hands up the inside of her thigh.

With that, a nasty snarl escaped Sasuke's lips and he took a step forward, only to stop instantly. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," said the man behind her, bringing up a dagger with his other hand to point it at her cheek, drawing a little blood.

"We don't want to cause too much of a scene, Sasuke. Just came to get her and we shall be on our way."

"Like hell you wi-" But just as he was finishing his sentence, they backed up into a darkened corner and vanished. A pained, agonized yell ripped from his throat and echoed through the stone walls. At that moment, he swore up and down that he would get Sakura back at all costs.

A/N: dun dun duuuunnnnn :O Hope you enjoyed ;) Let me know what you think.

Also, just a fare warning, some lemon will be coming up. I don't know if itll be next chapter or after that, but Ill make sure to have it clearly marked for those who don't want to read it.

Tah tah for now :) xoxo