I was just in a writing mood today and with none of my teachers giving me homework today...

Sorry to leave u all hanging before...

Chapter 11: Why We Hurt So Much

His beautiful Sakura laid there as they entered the city, the men staggered in their steps.

Sasuke ran to her side, "What happened?" he screamed, his hand stoking the side of her face. She let of a staggered breath. Relief filled him. She was alive. He moved a stand of her cherry hair behind her ear before running his thumb across her cheek.

"Shino, go get the Hokage." Shikamaru said before turning to Sasuke, "Since you're here, help us take her to the hospital, you'll get her there faster."

Sasuke could only clench his teeth at how calm Shikamaru seemed at this. Picking her up into his arms her whole body felt almost lifeless, as if she were nothing but a doll. He felt a small amount of chakra flicker in her. Shino had already left leaving the three shinobi with a hurting blossom.

"Let's go." Said Shikamaru. They only nodded at took off to the hospital. Sasuke could only hold her to him, hoping to offer any comfort as they raced across Konoha.

Everything was cold. Sakura felt alone as laid there in the darkness, her arms around her knees. Curling her self into a ball, she silently cried to herself. Suddenly she felt the warmth of someone holding her. She felt herself surrounded by the dark and intoxicating smell of him. As if by magic, she was no longer alone, a pair of arms wrapped around her from behind. She gave in as she heard, "Don't you leave me, Sakura. Please." Leaning her head into his shoulder she sighed in relief. She was no longer alone. "Sasuke"

Sasuke heard her whimper in pain. He pulled her closer to him. "Don't you leave me, Sakura. Please." He whispered to her. Her body leaned into him as she reached up and clung to him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Sasuke." She mumbled into his shirt. He placed a chaste kiss upon her forehead and quickened his pace.

At the hospital, the team was ready with a stretcher and oxygen tank. He laid her down gently and they carried her away from him. All he could do was wait. You better live Sakura, he thought to himself, you better live.

The four shinobi waited outside the operating room where Tsunade was treating Sakura's wounds. All of them fearing the worst, that they would lose the cherry blossom.

"Who's going to tell Gaara?" Kiba asked, breaking the maddening silence. They all looked at each other wondering who would volunteer for a death mission.

"I'll tell him." Said Sasuke, "He'll most likely kill any of you." They all silently thanked him and then he was gone.

Sasuke first went to Sakura's house, knowing that he was staying there, but no answer came at the door. Searching the training grounds and all over town, he finally found him sitting upon one of the highest buildings in Konoha.

"You are not that easy to find, you know that?" he said to him.

"What do you want Uchiha?" Not bothering to look at him.

"Just wanted to let you know that Sakura is back in town." Sasuke could not meet his eyes.

Gaara turned to him and stared at him, "What aren't you telling me?" anger lining his voice.

Gaara could feel some pain in Sasuke, more than usual. What was it that he kept from him? Just from his eyes, he could see that his heart was breaking. Oh no, he thought. Gaara was at him in an instant, holding him up by the collar of his green vest, "What happened to her?" the sand swirled around them violently.

Sasuke looked down at him calmly before saying, "She was hurt, Tsunade is looking at her as we speak."

With a fuming roar, he threw Uchiha and ran to the hospital. Those three will die for letting his cherry blossom get injured.

Sasuke landed on his feet, but was on Gaara's tail in a second. He knew that the three Shinobi at the hospital were in danger. He needed to calm the beast inside Kazekage down.

"Gaara," he screamed, "stop!" he chased after him across many rooftops before finally catching up to him. Sasuke grabbed the Kazekage's arm before he turned him around and aimed a punch into his face. The sand immediately went into place, but even that was enough for him to look up at Sasuke in shock. "Think about what you're doing."

A long silence fell between them before both look at the hospital only a short distance away. "There is nothing either you or I can do, but wait and trust in the Hokage."

Sakura slowly opened her eyes to see her Sensei standing before her with a look of utter concentration. It had only been a dream. Sasuke didn't come to comfort her, didn't tell her to stay with him, didn't hold her close. Why must she lie to herself?

"I'm sorry Sensei." She managed to rasp out.

"Quiet Sakura save your energy." She growled, not bothering to look at her. If she somehow managed to live through this, Tsunade would kill her for her stupidity.

All the pain came roaring back into her brain, causing her to let out a pain filled scream. A hand was placed on her forehead before she looked up at them through water filled eyes.

"Calm down Sakura-Chan, please." Hinata said as she entered her chakra into her body, sending her once again into the calming darkness.

Tsunade stepped out of the room when Sasuke and Gaara returned to the hospital. Both froze in place waiting for the news of the kunoichi in her care. Everyone seemed to hold their breaths as Tsunade looked up at all of them, "She will be fine, with lots of bed rest and quiet." They all let their breaths go. Relief swept over Sasuke at those words.

"Shikamaru, come with me and give me your report. I want to know what happened out there." She said to him before she turned to Gaara, "You come as well."

Gaara nodded and the two men followed her to the tower. Sasuke needed to see her. He made a move to enter the room, when Hinata came out, "I'm sorry Sasuke, but Sakura-Chan cannot have any visitor at the moment. Maybe tomorrow when she wakes up." Her voice soft and apologetic. He was close to pushing her out of the way when he saw his pink haired kunoichi over her shoulder. She was safe and alive. That was all that mattered.

Gaara waited as Shikamaru gave his report on what had happened during the mission. When the Shinobi was dismissed, he was alone with the Hokage, a look of concern on her face.

"What is it Lord Hokage?" he asked her.

"Kazekage, what I tell you here is to never to leave this room. And I only tell you this because I know that my student holds you high in her eyes." She said as she held her hands together tightly on her desk.

He was now filled with concern for his beautiful cherry blossom. "Tell me."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before looking up at him, "First, tell me what you know about pregnancy symptoms of a kunoichi."

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