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FLASHBACK

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

(Inner Self) I.e. Inner Sakura, Inner Sasuke

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A/N: Surry for the last update! A Christmas present for all of you ;

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"If he knows than he would never let me and Anku be together…it's a mistake. Sasuke could get hurt…but I don't want to get hurt anymore either. Maybe if I just stay its for the best."

"Sakura! Who did it?"

"A-a"

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Her Choice

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She stopped. Her words paused by the unthinkable tension. Everything was spinning the room, Sasuke, she couldn't think right.

"Sakura?" Sasuke said curiously. "Who did this to you?"

She looked at him. Sakura saw his face, she could tell that he had been crying. Crying. He has never showed emotion like this for a while. His eyes were slightly glazed over with redness. And his face looked paler. He was so upset. Why shouldn't he be? His best friend had died, not that he'd ever admit that Naruto was his friend. But…he had lost everything, again.

'I can't say it. I….I don't want to. He….I have to get out of it…….How? HOW?'

"Sakura?"

"Hm? What?" she said clueless as if she just came out of a trace.

"Who. Did. This. To. You?" He said each word individually as if he was trying to get his point across. He was not kidding around. Sakura could see it in his eyes. His mystifying eyes. It shook her down to her very core.

"I…I.." she stopped, a blinding pain shot across her forehead.

"What? Whats wrong?" Sasuke said alarmed.

"My…My head. It…is it bleeding?" she said almost in tears. She couldn't of faked this pain if she tried.

Sasuke stood up, and hunched over Sakura. He stared at her forehead, he couldn't see anything, only the bandages that were wrapped around her skull.

"No." he said reluctantly, "I don't see anything."

"It…its hurts." Sakura told him, with her eyes dripping wet with tears.

Sasuke walked over to her, she watched him slowly make his way over to her.

'Is he going to kiss me? Whats he doing? Sasu- I don't' she thought nervously.

"Sasuke I-"

"Sakura please tell me who did this to you."

She sighed heavily.

"Sakura."

"It was…I don't….A...A-"

Sasuke waited patiently.

"What the fuck is going on?"

Sasuke whipped around. 'Anku' he thought angrily.

"Anku." Sakura said terrified, but she tried not to let Sasuke hear the tone of her voice.

The prodigy gave her a cock-eyed look.

"Who was it?" he whispered in her ear.

Sakura shook, his voice. It still had that damned power over her.

"What are you doing? Get the hell away from her." Anku spat.

"Sakura." he whispered again, ignoring her jealous boy-friend.

"A-A"

Anku stared at her. His eyes piercing her own. She looked away moving her gaze onto Sasuke. He was so soft, he looked so gentle.

'What am I going to say? He's in here. He'll kill me…he'll kill me.' She thought hopelessly.

Anku moved closer to the two, but far enough away that Sasuke wouldn't touch him. Still, his eyes did not dare move away from Sakura's. Sakura trembled. Her lip quivering, trying not to let out a whimper. She was not going to let Anku hurt him, hurt her. She couldn't. However…If she had to choose. She'd would always pick Sasuke over herself. Always.

"I need to know." Sasuke spoke. "I will kill who ever did this to you. If this never would of happened to you then Naruto would've lived."

Anku was now aware of what was happening. But he had confidence in his girlfriend not to sell him out, of course not. He would make her pay if she dare spoke a word to that Uchiha.

"Yes Sakura." Anku spoke, "Please tell Mr.Uchiha who did this to you." He gave her a stern scowl, he was playing with her.

"It was a…"

Anku glared at her. His eyes narrowing. He shook his head, she knew what that meant.

Sasuke was waiting in the anticipation.

"A robber." she lied.

"A robber?" Sasuke questioned.

Sakura looked away, she stared at her pillow. "Uhuh. Yeah…It was…He came in and snuck up on me."

"Why was it that hard to say that?" Sasuke asked, unconvinced.

"I…I…"

"She's terrified dumbass."

Sasuke looked at him dangerously.

Anku got the message but ignored it, "You should leave. My baby has been through enough."

Sakura cringed at his possessiveness, he knew how much he was hurting her. She just didn't want to believe it anymore.

"Sakura do you want me to leave?"

She looked at him.

"That's not for her to decide."

"Sakura." Sasuke said ignoring Anku's comments.

"I said that was not for you to decide."

"This isn't any of your business." Sasuke retorted back.

"Like hell it isn't. Go."

"Sakura, I'm asking you do you want me to leave."

She stared at both of them.

'I…I….I…don't know what to say…yes…no…stay…leave….go…please…stay…What? WHY! Why is this so confusing. Why do I stay with you? Why don't I want to be with you? How come you love me? Why don't you?'

"Okay that's enough." Anku moved closer now. He grabbed Sasukes wrist, "You can leave. Now."

Sasuke gave one last look to Sakura with his onyx eyes. Then next thing she saw was his sharingan.

'No.' she thought.

"Sasuke stop!" she shouted before anything could happen.

"What?" Sasuke asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Anku looked angrily at Sakura, "Yeah. What do you want him to do?"

"I…I…"

"Sakura."

"Sakura!" Anku shouted.

"Leave Sasuke."

He looked at her, "…Wh-"

"Just. Go."

"But…"

"Now!" Her voice cracked.

He looked at her troubled. Anku stood by Sakura's bed side, making Sasuke retreat to the door. "Is this what you want?" Sasuke asked, he made it sound like he was asking more than just that question.

'What is he saying?' she thought confused.

"Do you want it this way?" he repeated once more.

"….I-I"

"Of course she does. Now leave you teme."

'Teme. Teme. Teme. Teme. Teme. Teme' The word echoed throughout Sasuke's mind. Memories of Naruto and his name calling rang throughout his mind. Bringing back memories that he wished he would make alive again. It took everything he had not to walk up to Anku and punch that bastard in the face. He didn't want to make Sakura more upset than she had to be.

"I'll call you with Naruto's funeral arrangements." he said sorrowfully. And then he left the room. Leaving Sakura and Anku alone. Anku walked towards the door and looked around. Sakuras' breathing increased rapidly, she thought that it was going to come out her chest.

'Whats he going to do? Oh god…please…what is he going to do?'

He walked back slowly. Making her wait. Wait for death, for embracement, for something, she didn't know. And that scared her. She was afraid of only a few things, but not knowing what was going to happen was one of them.

"A-Anku?" her voice shook.

"What were you going to tell him?"

"…I…I was-"

"What were you going to tell him."

"T-That it was a r-robber."

"Are you sure?" he said slyly.

"Ye-yes"

"You wouldn't say that I would do this to you would you?"

"N-no." she said quietly.

"What was that?"

"N-no."

"I love you Sakura. I don't want Sasuke to hurt you again. Don't you remember how you were before I met you?"

"….yes…" she said silently.

"How upset he mad you. How heartbroken you were. Didn't you tell me that you thought about dying? That you almost committed suicide?"

"I-I-"

"And wasn't it you that said you would never love him again. That you were done with him? That you wanted to be with me. You promised me you would stay with me and that you would love me right?"

"…."

"Right? That was what you said wasn't it?"

"Yes…yes…I-"

"You wouldn't lie to me know would you Sakura?"

"N-n-no I wouldn't."

"Good."

Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring.

"I'll get that for you." Anku said. Leaving Sakura in tears, sobbing to herself quietly.

"Hello."

"Sakura there?" the person on the phone said.

"Who is this?"

"Is Sakura there?"

"Hello Sasuke." Anku said, staring at Sakura who was shaking visibly.

"I have to talk to Sakura."

"She's asleep." he lied.

"I'll call back."

"We will be gone. Just give me the message."

"Where are you going?"

"None of your business. Whats the message?"

"The funeral."

"What about it?" Anku asked.

"Its in two days. By the Hokage Monument."

"Bye." Anku hung up the phone.

Click

"Sakura."

She didn't move. She was to afraid to look at him.

"Sakura." he said again, his voice more coarse.

She didn't answer.

"Dammit! Look at me!" he grabbed her hospital night gown and pulled her face to his. "That was your Sasuke."

"He's not mine." she said sadly.

"He told me about your little good-for-nothing friends funeral."

Every word was like a stab wound to her body. "Wh-What about it."

"Its in two days…"

"Oh…"

"To bad though."

"What?"

"You're not going."

"Wh-"

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