I Do Not Own Naruto

Poisonous

Sakura walked out of the room and his breath hitched as he felt his heart race and his eyes roam over her. she was dressed very innocently, he could see that, it was not a face dress or anything either. It was a normal loose girl dress, however he couldn't look away from her in that green dress. It was very lovely and she looked like spring dressed in it.

"You look nice," he settled. She sighed, and he knew it was the wrong word but workds were not really his specialty. They never had been, even as a child, he knew if someone didn't know exactly what he meant then they'd never understand what he was trying to say. There were times he wished he was better with words but he just wasn't, instead he took her hand and entwined their fingers as he walked with her through the hotel. She was shocked by his actions, he could tell with how she walked with him. However, he felt her relax.

"You know, even if this is a pity date thanks," she murmured.

"Haruno Sakuraa, this is not a pity date, if it was I would not be the one taking you," he stated firmly for it was true. He did not do the pity thing, he'd received too much of it as a child. She blinked and he squeezed her hand because it felt right.

"I guess that could be true," she mumbled more to herself than him. He nodded in agreement and they walked out of the hotel. He was never again breaking her, he was never again going to brush her aside or harm her, that was all he thought as they walked to the restaurant Gaara had told him to take her to.

"The Kazekage sent us," he said to the owner who greeted them.

"This way," Sasuke was reluctant to follow but he did so as he let Sakura lead the way a bit as they walked after the owner. He didn't know what to think of this, it was a very nice place though. He would even admit that as they walked together.

"The Kazekage told us you'd be coming, have a seat, order whatever you would like," the man sad as Sasuke seated Sakura. Then he sat across from her as they sat in silence. He was reading over the menu and trying not to stare at her.

It was difficult not to stare at her. Sakura just looked too damn beautiful for her own good. However, he refused to let anyone know just how distracting this woman was to him as he read his menu in silence.

They placed their orders and then only had to wait. Sakura was sipping her drink and then she spoke to him.

"Do you mean it? That you like me?" she asked as she looked up to him with large serious green eyes. It was another one of her traps; he knew it, but he couldn't find it in him to mind her little traps.

"Yes, Sakura, I like you," he said firmly and she felt her heart flutter. It was strange to feel so secure and insecure. But with Sasuke she wasn't really secure, she loved him but she was not secure with him. He was the largest unknown for her ever, she did not think there was a greater unknown in her life than Uchiha Sasuke.

"Are you interested in me as a woman or as a friend?" she asked.

"Both?" he tilted his head then and she smiled to herself. That was actually a very good answer in her mind because that meant there was hope to her that even if she couldn't be with him then she could perhaps one day be his friend at the very least.

"Good answer," she smiled softly as dinner was served and they ate it with a companionable silence with the occasional snippet of conversation here and there. This was Uchiha Sasuke and to expect ore even demand conversation from him was rather like demanding the sky to turn into the ocean. It wasn't going to happen, and she wasn't out to change him. She was just out to be with him in some way, it was all she wanted ever since she had been a little girl.

"Sakura!" a voice called her and her head went up and she saw one of the hospital doctors.

"What is it?" she wiped her mouth and stood ready to go, Sasuke was up as well.

"The patients!" the doctor huffed, her heart clenched. "They're getting worse," he informed her. she ran out of the restaurant with Sasuke on her heels and that doctor chasing after them. She leapt over the civilians and landed on the wall as she ran with chakra holding her on the wall. Landing outside the hospital she burst in and stalked through the area, everyone was scrambling out of her way.

"What are the symptoms?" she demanded as she pulled her hair back and walked with a doctor assigned to the patients.

"Seizing, vomiting, fever and it appears that their organs are starting to melt…" the doctor handed her the clip board and she started reading through the patients' vitals. Sasuke said nothing but she could feel him following her as they moved through the halls.

"Alright, I'm going to need the following and immediately," she said to the doctor and quickly listed off what was needed to stabilize the patients for the time being. "And send word to the Leaf that I need the following herbs, and I needed them yesterday," she snapped to a nurse who immediately started writing down everything she said as she walked in to check on the first patient.

"Sorry about dinner," she spun on her heels to the Uchiha who grabbed her as a doctor ran past her.

"Later, go," he said and she smiled slightly as she darted off. She walked up to the first and most critical patient to get to work.

Alright, so it's not three chapters but we're getting close to the end, there's only a few more chapters after this and I'm posting them over the course of this week.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Only Tears! =)