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He turned angry eyes to the raven haired teen. "Tell me you killed him."

Sasuke looked away. "He escaped. I gave him a real wake up call though. Wasn't expecting company."

"This is my fault." Ryu was watching the slow rise and fall of Sakura's chest. "I was such an idiot, letting her get involved."

"Hn."

Damn straight.

This time:

Chapter 12:Wakey Wakey Sakura

Sakura slowly became conscience of something soft beneth her. She was warm, and a familiar scent tickled her nose. It reminded her of something safe and strong. Through the newly awakened haze, Sakura smiled slightly, it was Sasuke's smell.

Wait...

SASUKE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Sakura gasped and snapped her eyes open. She quickly sat up, staring at the homey room she was in. She put a palm to her forhead, trying desperatly to remember.

She had been sparing...with Sasuke...pain...darkness...then...cold. Unbearable cold, and someone's ice cold lips on hers. Trembling fingers brushed her quivering lips. What was going on? Where was she? Had Sasuke brought her here after she had fainted? Had he and Naruto and Kakashi spoken to Ryu? Where was Ryu? Where was she? The questions went in circles, reapeating over and over again.

She slowly swung her legs off the bed. The wooden floor was cold on her bare feet. She made almost no sound as she drifted down the hallway, glancing into the rooms she passed. Some were pristine, the furniture hidden beneath white sheets, while others were wrecked beyond recoknition. Windows were smeared with dust, everything looked empty, unlived in. The place where she walked had been walked on by others recently, many sets of footprints went both direction in the thick layers of dust. She jumped as a floorboard creaked beneath her. In the last room before an ornate grand staircase the window was cracked, one pane missing completely. Through that window she heard a booming laugh and loud outcrys. Cautiously Sakura edged to the window, glancing out through the lace drapes. In the yard of the house she was in Sasuke, Ryu, Cale, Kakshi, Naruto, and Xeni were yelling at each other, well exept Xeni, she was laughing, but her eyes were still empty.

It appered that Kakashi had roped Cale into helping him run practice for the others. Cale and Kakashi were up a tree, trying hard not to fall as Naruto tried to catch them. Ryu was holding his side, laughing hard. Xeni and Sasuke was standing to the side, uninvolved. Apparently, from what she could determined from the blonde boys shouts, Cale and Kakashi had tried to make him do Cale's laundry while balancing on a large round ball. Judging from the large bump on Naruto's head, he had actually tried.

Sakura smiled slightly. While slightly upset they weren't sitting destressed at her bedside, she was glad nothing seemed to different. A chill ran up her spine. Turning, neck hairs on end, Sakura gazed around the room. Someone was watching her. Peering into each corner, Sakura's nerves continued to set off silent alarms all over her body. Something slammed into the window behind her as Sakura screamed, ducking below the window sill. She slowly raised her head, until just her eyes and forehead were visible. A kuni was buired in the wooden frame holding the ancient glass in place. Naruto grinned and waved at her. Sasuke was gone. Kakahsi and Cale began to call to her and Ryu beamed. Xeni looked up through large brown eyes. The sound of feet made Sakura jumpy once again. Sasuke was leaning in the doorframe, cold as ever.

Then, "Hungry?"

Sakura just stared at him.

"Are you? Hungry. Are you Hungry?"

Sakura blushed, nodding. She was starving. She was so stupid, it had taken her forever to finally understand what he was saying. The last few weeks had been so hectic, she had forgotten how sexy he was.

Sasuke tried hard to get his breathing under control. As soon as he saw she was awake he had dashed for the house, taking the stairs three at a time. But Sakura didn't have to know that. He tried to speak. His words came out gargled. It took Sakura a little while to understand what he was trying to spit out. He was such an idiot. Luckly, years of training had taught him how to hold down a blush.

After Naruto decided that to celebrate her waking up, everyone had to eat ramen, Sakura was informed of Xeni's brother and their journey through the forest. Then she was told that Ryu's team had been expanded to include all of team 7. While this made Sakura happy, she was also slightly upset. She had hoped to do something without the team, to assure herself that she could. Anyway, the sneeking around had been kinda fun, knowing a secret as important as the secret of the Dragon.

On the walk to the ramen resturant Ryu was on Sakura's right while a stoic Sasuke walked on her left. It made Sakura worried that they were acting so possesive of her, especially Sasuke. Sakura also noticed with alarm that Sasuke was sending Ryu dirty looks, and Ryu was returning them. What had happened, Sakura wondered, while she was unconscience to make the two suddenly eye each other, like they were threats to one another?

Okay, there you are. It's short and slightly pointless, but still.

I hate school.

I hate homework.

I hate sisters who won't let me log onto the internet.

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