My friend "babylove969" wanted this story to be taken into someone elses hands since she no longer has the inspiration to write it anymore. So I adopted it from her. Not much will be changed until I offically start writing it on my own. Which will be starting on chapter 18. 1-17 will mostly be her work but may have a few tweaks to it before I post the chapters. SO NO I DID NOT COPY I HAD PERMISSION FROM HER TO TAKE ON FROM WHERE SHE LEFT OFF! So please no flaming, and I am well aware that my chapters when I start writing might not be as good as how she was doing, or near as long. But I'm going to do my best!
Summery: What if Sasuke never left Konoha willingly? Konoha finds the truth about Sasuke leaving can they save him in time?
"What happened?" Naruto practically yelled forgetting that they need to be quiet.
"Okay here is a quick run down, Sasuke is allowing me o be around him and touch him. He was scared at first but he's okay with me touching him; now he most likely won't let anyone else touch him right now. He has broken bones that need to be healed before we can get him out of here. Sakura please come in with me and heal him. Now do not ask him any questions, just be gentle and calm got it?"
"Yes Kakashi-sensei" Sakura said and she swallowed trying to calm herself.
"Let's go." Kakashi said as he rested a hand on her shoulder for reassurence. He knew that Sakura had always loved Sasuke, in fact from the moment she first saw the young Uchiha she was madly in love with him. And it would hurt her more than anything to see him like this, but that was one thing Kakashi had to be prepared for.
Kakashi entered the room with Sakura closely following behind him. Sakura had already prepared herself for what she might see. After all she did already see what Sasuke looked like two days ago back in Konoha. What she was not prepared for was what lay in the room. All of the weapons and torture items. All of his blood on the wall a, weapons and floor. The coldness of the room and dampness.
'It would be a miracle if he doesn't end up sick.' She thought.
She wasn't able to see Sasuke yet Kakashi stood right in front of her. Part of her was thankful for that. Even though she already knew how bad he was going to be, it was always hard for her to see him hurt.
Her heart always squeezed and pounded against her chest; she always had liked Sasuke ever since she was a little girl and saw him for the first time. He stood out from all of the other kids at the academy. He was pale and had dark hair, but what she remembers the most and will always remember were how dark his eyes were. They always memorized her; it felt like he was able to see right through her. When his family was destroyed she felt sorry for him and wanted to talk to him even more but she never got the courage to. There were plenty of opportunities since Sasuke was always alone. When they got on the same team for there Genin three man team with Kakashi she couldn't have been happier.
During those eight months she realized that what she felt for Sasuke was more then just some school girl crush. It was love, her first real love. It broke her heart when Sasuke left, she felt betrayed and for the first time in her life alone. She missed Sasuke terribly over the last two and a half years; she trained everyday to become strong enough to bring him back. It was finally time to show him and everyone how powerful she was. She was going to heal Sasuke and help him get better no matter what.
'I can do this. For once I will help him and show him that I am not a burden anymore.' she thought with determination.
Kakashi put his right arm out to stop Sakura before she walked right into him, lost in her own thoughts. She didn't even move when Kakashi started to sit down on the bed beside Sasuke. Even though she had just saw Sasuke he looked worse; they obviously made him pay for what he did to Orochimaru.
'Those bastards' She thought.
Sasuke was still lying on his back and had his eyes closed. He was almost asleep when he began to open is eyes once he felt Kakashi sit down. He knew what was coming; Sakura would have to come over and heal his broken ribs and cuts.
Except for Kakashi the thought of anyone touching him made him nervous and scared. Why Kakashi did not bother him he wasn't sure of that himself; however, he would have to admit after almost three years not being afraid of someone's touch was a relief. He opened his eyes and gazed upon Kakashi. He looked worried despite his efforts to hide it.
"It's okay Sasuke" Kakashi said as he stroked the hair out from Sasuke's face.
Sakura stood off to the side quietly waiting till Kakashi would let her get closer to Sasuke. She knew that it would take sometime before she would be able tog et close enough to Sasuke. That didn't stop her from looking at him though. He had seven broken ribs and his right wrist was blue as well as four fingers. There were cuts on his wrist that she would need to bandage up. There were also nine fainted white lines on his wrist from past suicide attempts. There were a few dozen cuts over his body that was supposed to be stitched but they never were.
The spikes on his collar Sakura tried to analyze, they appeared to be very problematic. If they were positioned right and deep enough removing it might cause Sasuke to bleed out. It might be best to wait until Neji or Hinata could use their Byakugan to see how deep they went. Kakashi held out his hand and motioned Sakura to come closer to them. She moved slowly trying not to make any sudden movements. She would move a little bit at a time stopping every few seconds and let Sasuke get use to the closeness.
At first he was okay with Sakura coming towards him; however, once she got a few inches away from the bed he started to get scared. Sasuke went and sat up straight waiting to move back if Sakura came any closer. Once he sat up Sakura froze waiting till he calmed down before she closed the small gap between them. After a minute she walked towards Sasuke again. Sasuke began to shake and move towards the wall that the bed was against.
"Sakura stay there. Its okay Sasuke she won't hurt you. It's okay Sakura's a friends she won't hurt you."
Kakashi started to move towards Sasuke. Sasuke flinched and started to move to the left of the bed. His body ached he just wanted to go to sleep. He was in too much pain to move away, but he couldn't stand the thought of being touched by anyone right now. He was hungry, thirsty, freezing and exhausted; all he wanted was to be left alone. He was almost all the way off the bed when Kakashi told Sakura to back up.
"Sasuke its okay I promise. It's me remember, I gave you my word that I would not let anyone hurt you. You need to let Sakura heal you. Don't move your body is too weak right now. Sasuke you need to lie down its okay."
Kakashi reached his hand out to grab Sasuke's hand and try to get him to lie back down. Sasuke got up and stumbled back against the corner of the room. Kakashi got up slowly and began to walk over to Sasuke. Sasuke was shaking so horribly that he couldn't run, he could barely stand. Sakura wanted to go over to Sasuke and hug him, but she knew that would only make things worse. So she stayed still as possible.
The closer Kakashi got the worse the shaking became. Just the thought that Sasuke was alone in a room with not one but two shinobis; being too weak to be able to defend himself. To make things worse he was backed into a corner. The shaking was too much and his body was no longer able to hold himself up. He placed his back against the wall and slid down to the ground slowly. He was shaking uncontrollably and was beginning to hyperventilate. Kakashi walked towards him and bent down in front of Sasuke.
"Shh, it's okay calm down. I'm not going to hurt you its okay." Sakura said as she tried to reassure her old team mate.
Kakashi went and started to rub Sasuke's cheek, letting out some of his chakra to calm him down. Sakura watched from a distance making a mental note of how Kakashi calmed Sasuke down. Only this time Kakashi's chakra was not enough to calm him down. Kakashi decided to bring Sasuke into his arms despite the fight the young Uchiha was trying to give.
"It's okay Sasuke. Calm your breathing down I'm not going to hurt you. Shh slow your breathing down its okay." he said in a calm hushed voice.
Kakashi began to stroke Sasuke's hair and placed his head by his heart.
"It's okay feel my chakra and listen to my heartbeat its okay." the white haired jonin said.
After a few minutes Sasuke stopped hyperventilating and his shaking was going down.
"Its okay you're safe. No one is going to hurt you; Sakura needs to heal you so you won't be in so much pain. You will feel a lot better I promise, I'm not going to go anywhere. I'm going to be right here while she heals you we'll take it slow." Kakashi said.
After a few seconds Sasuke nodded. He didn't like this at all; he just wanted to be left alone. Orochimaru was going to have his men come back soon. If they saw them here there would be more pain to come his way. Sasuke knew he shouldn't speak, he knew that he was never allowed to speak. He couldn't let Sakura heal him or let them be here when Orochimaru's men come back. It wouldn't be long before they returned. Sakura was just about close enough to begin to heal Sasuke.
"N…n…o…o" Sasuke stuttered.
Sakura stopped but couldn't hide the shocked look on her face. Out of all the time she has known Sasuke he never once stuttered. Sasuke pushed Kakashi away from him and forced himself to stand. His eyes were wondering around on the floor, trying to get enough courage to speak. Slowly he got the courage and began to speak.
"Y-you...can't be...here when they...get...back." Sasuke whispered.
Even Kakashi was shocked at how bad Sasuke had gotten within two days. Yes he did stand up to Orochimaru back in Konoha. However, it was becoming clear that what self esteem and what little spark of the Uchiha Clan he had left in him was gone. Whatever torture and hell Orochimaru and his men did to Sasuke over the last two days was a lot stronger then Kakashi had expected. Kakashi rose from the floor very slowly. Sasuke began to walk away.
"Sasuke listen to me please. I have no idea what has happened to you over the time you have been here. I can't even imagine; and I know that I will ever be able to understand what you are going through. That doesn't mean that I don't want to try and understand how you're feeling and what you're thinking. I know that this is not even remotely easy for you to do. And I know you're terrified of Orochimaru, I don't blame you. If you stay here only more pain will come. I know you're afraid, exhausted and you just wish we would leave you alone and let you sleep. Sasuke please trust me. Let Sakura heal you and together we'll get out of here."
"No...s-she can't...h-he'll get mad...y-you have...to g-go...ple..." Sasuke rasped out.
Sasuke began coughing violently he collapsed on the floor and began to cough up blood. Kakashi hurried to him. Sakura knowing that she shouldn't move couldn't help it; she was almost right beside Kakashi when he held out his hand to stop her. Sasuke's coughing was getting worse and he was now hyperventilating again with Sakura's closeness.
'If he's like this with just two of us, how is he going to be once there are thirteen of us?' Kakashi thought.
Kakashi grabbed Sasuke and let out his chakra from his finger tips. Gently rubbing his hand along Sasuke's back.
"Calm down Sasuke its okay." Kakashi said.
Sasuke continued to progress. The closeness of Sakura and now Kakashi was making it worse. 'His coughing came out of no where. I wonder if it has to do with him speaking; however, two of us in here is not helping. How am I going to get him out of here alone though?'
"Its okay Sakura and I are going to go outside the door for a few minutes. This will give you sometime to calm down and think about what I said. I'll be back in a few minutes." Kakashi explained.
With that Kakashi and Sakura left the room.
"So is he okay to leave now?" Naruto asked. Sakura just looked at the ground.
"What's wrong?" Gai asked.
Tweaked it a little.
Emily