Ok first off guys! This short little paragraph is how sorry I am that I have not updated in months! I have been so busy with college and it's coming up to the final months of completing the course, so I have had to take time off from writing my stories to get my course finished, but I have managed to squeeze this one in for u. Also as I speak I am also writing more chapters to post! So please don't think I have forgotten this story because I haven't! Thank you for taking the time to read this : )

Chapter 13 – Life Seems To Have No Meaning

Sakura sits quietly on the seat looking down at her bruised hands. Tsunade gets up from her seat looking at Sakura and goes over to her kneeling down "Sakura?" She places a hand on Sakura's shoulder. Sakura looks up with a hint of sadness in her eyes. "Are you ok? I mean what happened to was tragic and no one should have to go through that, but deep down you look like you have been troubled for a while…" Sakura sighs,

"I'll admit the happy girl I once was has gone, she died back there and I left her in that coffin…even though it was only a monumentary death…that jutsu…it still felt like years and I felt…I felt at peace that everything would be ok in the end, that I had fulfilled my purpose in life, but now…coming back I realize it was all just a big lie, I was always in the way, I never did any good for anyone" she says with a hint of regret. "I don't even know what the purpose of living is, it's pointless…" she stands up, "…now if you will excuse me I want to get away from this place…so please just let me go" with that said she slowly walks out the door and outside into the rain.

Tsunade watches her leave shocked Sakura you were never in anyone's way, you were always a big help! Please don't be so hard on yourself.

Sakura just stands there letting the rain pound down on her, she holds her hands out expecting to feel the cool of the rain on her palms but instead she feels nothing. This sensation why doesn't it feel like anything? She frowns clenching her fists. She starts to run I hate this! I hate being here it's all pointless, life has no meaning anymore, the only time I truly felt happy was in death! She keeps running through the forest soaked from the rain and she finally stops looking down into the water and steps closer to the edge of the cliff. This time I make it count! She goes to step off the edge when a familiar voice calls,

"Sakura! Don't!" she stops and doesn't turn around,

"Don't try and stop me Sasuke! This is what I want; it all makes sense now, so stay out of it!" Sasuke steps closer out of the shadows,

"What? It makes sense to want to end your life?! You're not the Sakura I know, the Sakura I knew was strong, a fighter" Sakura turns around and glares,

"Yeah well that girl's gone! So you're right I'm not the Sakura you knew and you're not the Sasuke I knew!"

"What? Sakura how can you say that? You were the one who saved me from myself" Sasuke took another step towards her.

"But did I really? I know a part of you still yearns for more power, to go back to Orochimaru, So if you think about it I didn't help at all!" she explains turning around again to the edge of the cliff, "goodbye" she almosts jumps but Sasuke grabs her wrist quickly holding her close to him. "No!" she pounds her fist on his chest weakly, but still with some force behind them. Sasuke flinches taking the hits "no" she says more weakly and falls to the ground on her knees, Sasuke follows her still holding her close. She cries into his chest "Sasuke kun…" he strokes her hair,

"Sssh, don't worry I'm here, I'll always be here with you" he soothes. "Sakura please tell me what's wrong I want to help you" he places a finger under her chin lifting her head up, he wipes away her tears with his thumb and smiles.

"I just…I feel like half of me is missing, I left a part of me back in that coffin and without the other half how am I supposed to go on with my life knowing that there will always be something missing" she sighs looking up into his eyes.

"Sakura that's life for you, these things happen you just learn to live with them and decide to change the way you live your life, only the journey is written you have to create the ending yourself, so have a little faith" he smiles. She smiles slightly,

"Thank you Sasuke, you have really put things into perspective for me" Sasuke smiles moving a damp strand of hair from her face,

"You're welcome" he gently kisses her lips Sakura returns the kiss smiling. "I can't believe I almost lost you…again" he hugs her close, "but that's all in the past now, come on" he helps her stand up. "We should get you out of those damp clothes, you'll freeze" he smiles placing his jacket over her shoulders as they walk.

"Thanks" she smiles holding his jacket around her tight and stays close to him and he wraps a protective arm around her walking. As they walk Sakura looks at him,

"It's too soon for me to go home yet, could I maybe spend the night round yours please?" she smiles. Sasuke scratches the back of his head,

"Urr…sure"

"Thanks" she smiles and keeps walking. He guides her to his house and opens the door for her.

"Well here we are" she steps in and smiles,

"I remember ever since I was little I have always wanted to see inside your house" she laughs slightly. Sasuke looks at her and smirks,

"Well it's not much but it's home" Sakura smiles,

"It's great."

Sasuke smiles taking the jacket from round her "well if you wanna get yourself dried up, I'll show you where the bathroom is so you can change" Sakura nods,

"Ok thanks" he leads her upstairs to the small red door.

"In here" he smiles motioning for her to go in. She smiles walking in,

"Um…Sasuke…I don't have any clothes" she looks at him. Sasuke nods,

"I see...Urr…you wouldn't mind wearing one of my shirts would you?" Sakura shakes her head,

"No I don't mind, besides it would be so big on me, I could wear it as a night dress" she giggles. Sasuke smirks,

"Yeah good point, I'll go get it now" he rushes off to his room and comes back a minute later holding a black uchiha clan t-shirt, he hand sit over to Sakura "here" she takes it,

"Thanks, I'll be out in a minute" she closes the bathroom door and Sasuke waits for a second and respects that she deserves her privacy and walks into his room. Sakura takes off her damp clothes and gratefully puts on the warm, dry shirt. She finds a hair band in her skirt pocket and ties her hair loosely back; the bangs at the front of her hair carelessly fall out framing her face. Satisfied she places her clothes on the radiator to dry and walks towards Sasuke's room, she lightly knocks on the door "Sasuke kun" she hears him say she can come in and she slowly opens the door and stands in the doorway.

Sasuke looks up to see the most beautiful sight he has ever seen, there standing in the doorway was Sakura, he laughed inwardly seeing her fiddle with her hands nervously. He smirks as he looks her over some more, he knew the t-shirt would be too big but he had to admit he liked the way the shirt fell down just above her knees showing off her smooth creamy legs. Oh how he wanted to touch them how he longed to have them tight around his waist. He could feel himself going hard and quickly he shook his head to get those thoughts out of his mind.

Sakura could feel Sasuke's eyes on her, she felt like they were boring through her, trying to read her, so she quickly wrapped her arms around herself. "yeah…it is a bit big" she suddenly decides to break the silence, smoothing down the shirt and tugging at the ends a little trying to stretch it to cover her legs more but to no avail.

Sasuke smiles at her attempt "Sakura come over here" he says patting the empty space of bed next to him she slowly walks over and sits down beside him, she looks down trying to hide her blushing face "look at me" he says. She slowly turns her head and he easily lifts her chin up with a single finger so that he is staring into her emerald green eyes, he smiles "even in death, you're still so beautiful" she blushes more,

"Thank you Sasuke" she smiles.

"I love you Sakura Chan" he kisses her. She looks at him,

"Love? What does that feel like?" she asks a little wary and unsure of her emotions. Sasuke is taken aback by her question,

"Well urr…it's where two people care about each other a lot and want to spend all their waking hours together…it's a very powerful feeling" he nods.

"Will you show me?" she looks into his onyx eyes. He caresses her cheek and smiles,

"Sure, if you like" he kisses her again.

She looks at him "make me feel alive again."

Well I hope y'all liked that chap! I have actually been working on it for ages and now I finally have the time to post w00t w00t! Life is good again hehe : ) well please any reviews you send will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!