Alright guys here we go with 4! I don't really have anything to say so we'll get right to it!
Chapter 4
Sasuke's P.O.V.
As soon as Sakura stood up I knew things had gone south. Her anger was so great I could almost taste it. But hidden just underneath that was the feeling of betrayal and hurt. Her heels clicked loudly as she ran from the room and down the hall.
Silence reigned for several minutes after she ran out of the room. Distantly the sound of the front door slamming open into the wall reached my ears. As well as a soft pitter pattering coming from out side and falling softly on the roof.
Hurried footsteps sounded in the hall as Natsumi appeared in the doorway. She appeared out of breath and was breathing heavily.
"Fugaku-Sama! A phone call just came in. Ten minutes ago an unknown pack entered your territory. They were last seen in the direction Sakura-San just headed in. I tried to stop her but she didn't hear me. What do you want me to do"? She finally stood up to her full height and waited for orders.
"You will return to your duties for now. I will handle this personally". She bowed to my father and left the room.
A few tense moments passed before he spoke again. "Itachi, I want you to take your pack out and begin a search for the group. Sasuke you and your pack will assist but you will focus on finding Sakura and bringing her back. Do whatever it takes just bring her back". I looked at my group once and they all stood up following me out into the rain without a single complaint. Not even Ino said anything about her hair being ruined for once. It was totally quiet.
It continued to pour as we followed Sakura's fast fading trail. The rain was washing it away. I paused briefly to shake my wet fur out of my eyes and relieve some water from it as well. A pointless act considering it was still raining. It was a habit I'd picked up from my cousin a long time ago.
Another hour passed before Itachi's voice sounded in my head. "We found her trail Sasuke. It runs right in with the outsiders. You better get here quickly". He sounded urgent so I didn't bother with a sarcastic remark this time. I just ordered my group to his location.
Before long I caught sight of a black wolf. Spotting my brothers familiar form I ran up to him. The others following behind me. We slowed to a walk. Taking care to make sure we were still on the right path. The unfamiliar scents were almost drowning out Sakura's cherry blossom and vanilla scent.
The sounds of fighting could be heard now. Snarling and growling ripping through the air frequently. We pushed ourselves harder trying to reach the clearing in time to help Sakura out.
We got there just in time to hear a loud whimper and a whine. We all stood frozen as a silver wolf was thrown back into a tree. Blood staining the once clean fur. Upon noticing us the unfamiliar wolves took off not wanting to stick around. Itachi ordered Deidara, Sasori, and Neji to follow them.
I walked over to the silver wolf. It was the one I'd seen a few days ago. The pink tipped ears and tail proved that.
Her form shivered and the fur sank back into her skin. Leaving behind a familiar form.
Long silver and pink locks appeared slowly as her fur melted away. It was Sakura. She was the wolf I'd met that day and now here she was unconscious and hurt.
The dress she'd been wearing earlier was torn in a few spots and the rain turned red when it hit certain spots on her washing away the blood. I phased back and looked to my side briefly to see a gray blue eyed wolf. It was Konan. The only female in my brothers group.
After a second she shifted back to human from and examined Sakura. "She has some pretty bad injuries. We should get her back quickly. Tsunade will be worried about her".
"I'll carry her back". I shifted back to my wolf form and Konan quickly but carefully placed her on my back. Sakura was surprisingly light. Not that I though she was heavy but wolves usually weigh more than normal humans. Sakura feels like she weighs less. Maybe a hundred pounds and she's soaking wet.
It took me an hour to make it back home. Carrying Sakura I couldn't risk running without hurting her further. Naruto, Shikamaru, and Tenten flanked me on the way back in case that group decided to show up again for a second round.
As soon as we reached the edge of the woods I shifted back to human and carried Sakura into the house. She was looking worse by the minute. Blood had started spreading through her hair making me think she'd hit her head on the tree when she was thrown.
Tsunade and my mother instantly swarmed me. Both looked horrified at Sakura's condition.
"Sasuke! I don't think your father meant beat her half to death when he said bring her back by any means necessary"! My mother exclaimed. I ignored the murderous looks Tsunade sent me and explained before she decided to kill me.
"It wasn't me. That group Natsumi spoke of just before we left did this. They took off after throwing her into a tree. Itachi sent scouts after them to track them down".
As I was explaining Tsunade held her arms out for Sakura and I passed her over quickly.
Tsunade's P.O.V.
It took a long time to bandage Sakura up. She had so many cuts and scrapes. Even bites. Almost all of her was wrapped in bandages by the time we were done. The thick one wrapped around her head worried me the most. She was going to have a concussion at the very least. I wouldn't be surprised if she had temporary amnesia when she woke up.
Kushina sighed and leaned back after checking the last of her injuries to make sure none of them were bleeding through again. We'd already had to change a couple of the bandages. She had been bleeding so much when they brought her back. I was afraid we would lose her a few times. I'd never been more great full for the fast healing a wolf possessed. Even so she'd be down for at least a week or two. Something I knew she would hate.
Sakura's P.O.V.
My senses filtered back to me slowly. I had the feeling that I'd been lying down for awhile. My body felt stiff and sore.
I didn't hurt nearly as bad as I thought I should. Sure I have a killer headache and some parts of me ache but it's not as bad as it should be.
I slowly opened my eyes. Grateful for the darkness in the room. Judging by the dim light coming through the curtained window it was either early morning or late evening.
I sat up and tossed the blankets back. Someone had changed my clothes. Last I remember I was wearing my school uniform. Now I'm wearing shorts and a tank top that definitely aren't mine. For one thing they are too big.
It took me a few minutes to get off the bed. Every movement pulled at one of my injuries. I noticed that I was wrapped in bandages almost from head to toe. My left leg was wrapped in gauze from my ankle all the way up to the top of my thigh. My right leg was from my knee down to my foot. My left arm was bandaged from my elbow down to my hand. My right was bandaged from my shoulder down to my wrist.
I didn't need to see to know my stomach had bandages as well. I could feel them. My head was wrapped in several layers of gauze too. I can't remember how I hurt my head but that's not important right now. I need to find out where I am.
I slowly made my way to the door. The pain from my injuries flared up slightly if I moved too fast so I had to take it slow.
Finally I reached the door and pulled it open. I had to squint my eyes at the light shining brightly at the end of the hall and wait for my eyes to adjust.
I could hear faint voices coming from somewhere close by. I leaned against the wall for support and made my way towards the light and voices. One of them no several were definitely familiar but I couldn't place where I'd heard it before.
I reached the end of the hall and looked to my right. There was a living room. That's where the voices were coming from. I'd have to leave the wall to go in.
I'd taken two steps away from the wall when someone came out of the living room. I recognized the blonde hair and blue eyes right away but for some reason I couldn't remember his name.
"Sakura-Chan"! He exclaimed and rushed towards me. He hugged me lightly and I tried to hold back the wince but he noticed anyways. "If your still hurt what are you doing out of bed"?
"Where am I? What happened to me"? I asked him ignoring his questions. I took a step towards the living room and stumbled. I lost my footing and prepared to fall to the ground when warm arms wrapped around me. I looked up into concerned blue eyes.
"Let me help you. Tsunade will want to know your awake". I nodded and he carefully slipped his arm under my knees and around my back, making sure not to jar my injuries to much.
We entered the living room and everyone looked up at me. Tsunade rushed to my side.
"Sakura! Oh thank god! How are you feeling? Do you hurt anywhere? What are you doing out of bed"? I blinked as she continued to bombard me with questions. Never pausing to let me answer. After a few minutes of this a woman with long black hair stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder. Effectively ceasing her rapid fire questions.
"Tsunade give the girl a chance to answer. Don't ask so many questions at once. You'll overwhelm her". I smiled gratefully at her and she nodded in return.
"I feel okay. Yes everything hurts. I just woke up. What are we doing here Tsunade? I can't really recall what happened". She nodded and told Naruto to put me down. That must be the blondes name. It does sound familiar.
He set me on the couch next to a red haired woman. She was also familiar to me but I can't remember her name. The only name I remember is Tsunade's. Strange.
A man with long black hair in a low ponytail came to stand in front of me. He kneeled down so I didn't have to look up at him. He stared into my eyes for several minutes before sighing.
"She's definitely got a concussion. Might have a bit of amnesia as well. Her pupils are still dilated". He then turned to address me. "What do you remember about what happened"? I thought hard.
Several minutes went by before I spoke. "Running. I remember running through the trees away from something. I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings so I didn't see them sneak up on me. There was a fight. I think between me and them but I'm not sure. The last think I recall was being thrown into something. I think it was a tree. That's it". I told them honestly.
I touched my head when a twinge shot through it as I struggled to remember more. He placed his hand on top of mine and pulled it away. "Don't force the memories. They will come back with time. Do you remember who I am"?
I shook my head and told him they were all familiar but I only knew Tsunade's name. The blonde one Naruto looked shocked. As well as a spiky brown haired kid with red triangle tattoos Both swarmed me, each grabbing one of my hands and tugging.
"Don't you remember me Sakura-Chan"? The brown haired one asked tugging my hand again. I flinched when it pulled on my injury.
I shook my head and took my hand back before wrapping my other around my shoulder. Something warm started seeping through the bandage and a metallic scent filled the air. Pulling my hand away from my shoulder I noticed it was stained red. Looking down at bandage I saw it was crimson. I was bleeding.
Tsunade immediately came forward and quickly unwound the bandage. She barked a few orders to the others and they scurried away to complete them.
The brown haired boy came back with a small bowl of warm water and a wash cloth. Tsunade took that up and removed the last of the bandage from my arm before pressing the warm wet cloth down on its place. It stung more than usual and I figured there was more than water in the bowl.
A low rumble sounded in the silence and she paused before looking up at me. "I know it hurts Sakura but don't growl at me". She ordered before continuing. I felt my cheeks warm slightly. I hadn't even know I was doing it.
She finished with that and grabbed the fresh bandage the blonde one, Naruto held out and wrapped my arm up again.
Before she had started I caught glimpse of a long just starting to heal gash. It stretched from my shoulder to the underside of my elbow. Not for the first time was I glad my skin was resistant to scars. Otherwise this one would be scarring and a bad one at that.
She checked all my other injuries excluding the one on my left leg and on my chest, side, and back. Just as she was finishing up a few people entered the room. I didn't look up though I was too busy watching Tsunade rewrap the bandages on my right leg and then around my head. I tried not to wince when she pulled too tightly but she must have noticed anyways because she would ease up and mutter a quick sorry.
Someone came to stand beside me and immediately took Tsunade's place when she stood up and stepped back.
Wild brown hair and black eyes with longer red triangle tattoos on her face were the first things I noticed. She looked just like the boy who pulled my arm early. Perhaps she's related to him.
"Sakura do you remember me"? She asked carefully. I frowned trying to place her face in my memories but I couldn't. Nothing about her was familiar aside from her obvious resemblance to the other boy with similar hair.
I shook my head again. She stood up and gestured around the room. "Aside from Tsunade do you know anyone else"? I looked around several times trying to remember something but I just couldn't. I looked down and shook my head. It was no use.
They spent a few hours explaining what happened and how it lead up to me getting hurt. I couldn't believe I'd reacted like that and left before they could tell me why this had been kept from me. Sure I was angry that she'd never told me but not that angry.
A few days went by and my injuries healed enough that I could walk on my own with out falling over. Things seemed peaceful enough but I just couldn't help but feel something was wrong.
I lay awake in bed wishing I could go to sleep because I was going back to school tomorrow. It was almost six by the time I looked at the clock again and I decided to get up and take a shower.
Most of my bandages had come off now. The only ones that remained were the ones on my right leg and left arm.
I had a hard time getting dressed. Each time I moved my arm or leg the bandages would pull at the still healing injuries reminding me to be more careful. It took a little longer but finally I managed to pull my clothes on. Today I opted to wear the red skirt and and black button up shirt. I was running my brush through my hair when a nock sounded on the door.
"Come in" I called finishing up with brushing my hair. The door opened and a blonde head peeked in.
"Sakura-San. Good morning I thought you might like a hand with getting dressed but I see you've pretty much got it covered. Maybe I could help with your hair"? I turned away from the mirror and stared into hopeful baby blue eyes.
"Ino-San right"? She opened the door further and stepped into the room before shutting it behind her. Her blonde ponytail bobbed up and down in confirmation and a smile lit her face up.
"Yes that's right. I'm glad you remembered this time. How are you doing? Does it still hurt"? She asked gesturing to my bandages. I looked down touching it briefly. To be honest no it didn't really hurt that much anymore. All I really had was a dull throb and the little stinging pain if I moved to quickly.
"No not all that much. Thank you for asking. Sure if you really want to. I was just gonna leave it down for today to be honest. Its kinda hard with my arm like this".
"Great"! She said excitedly and picked the brush up from the table. "Your hair is so pretty. I can't believe this is natural". She was playing with the silver strands of my hair before brushing them over to the side of my head and holding it there. She nodded her head and grabbed the ribbon lying on the table still and wrapping it around the bundle tightly a few times before tying it in a bow.
She opened her mouth to say something when another nock sounded at the door. "Sakura-Chan is Ino in there? You two need to hurry up or you'll be late for school"! Mikoto called out before Ino told her to come in.
The door swung open to reveal a crowd. The other blonde Naruto. The noisy brunette Kiba. The stoic boy whose name I think is Neji. The snarky red head Karin. The quieter brunette Tenten and the ever quiet Hinata.
"How are you doing this morning Sakura-Chan? Did you have any trouble changing the bandages"? I shook my head and held up my arm for her examination. She carefully glanced over it and nodded her head smiling. I noticed a small orange bottle in her hands and my face scrunched up.
"Now Sakura don't make that face. I know it tastes awful but you do want to heal faster right"? I nodded and held my good arm out wordlessly for the bottle she uncapped it and passed it over. I held my breathe and gulped down the awful liquid.
A shiver passed down my spine and goosebumps rose on my arms as I recoiled and shook. Naruto laughed at my reaction and I turned my head to glare at him.
"Come on Sakura-Chan it can't be that bad". He said in between laughs. I stood wordlessly and shoved the bottle under his nose. I snickered inwardly as the hairs rose all over his body. "Gross! What the hell is that stuff"? He said completely disgusted.
I laughed out loud this time. "Its something that Tsunade came up with a long time ago. Back when she used to dabble in medicine. Basically it accelerates a wolf's already speedy healing process but at a price. It tastes nasty and leaves you feeling tired".
"And you drank it willingly"? Karin asked appalled when she got a smell of the stuff.
"If I hadn't I would still resemble a mummy as you so kindly put it a few days ago". She flushed and jerked her head away crossing her arms over her chest and huffing. I heard a yeah whatever from her and just rolled my eyes.
"Come on lest go. I don't want to be late on my second day of school. Thanks Mikoto-San"! I called over my shoulder as I grabbed my back back and tugged my boots on trying not to wince. I went to pull the other one on when a pair of hands nocked mine out of the way and did it for me.
Dark hair entered my vision and I looked up into equally dark eyes. Sasuke was staring back at me. I was actually surprised to see him as he'd made himself scarce while I'd been here. I think I saw him once and that had been when I first woke up.
"Are you going to just sit there and stare at me"? He asked a smirk on his face. I felt my face heat up and immediately stood up smacking my forehead into his. I reached up automatically with my right arm to rub my forehead only to flinch. I'd forgotten about my injuries again.
"Come on". He said grabbing my other hand and gently pulling me to my feet and out the door. I didn't need the others snickering to know my face was scarlet.
I blindly followed him. Not paying attention to where he was leading me. Not even when he opened his car door and told me to sit.
I was too mortified about what just happened. Since when did I become this stuttering and blushing mess?
I didn't really snap out of my haze until we pulled up to the school and Naruto opened my door and helped me out. Careful to avoid putting stress on my leg. In fact he picked me up from the seat of the car and I had to grab his shoulder as he spun around. "Naruto"! I said panicking when he didn't immediately set me down and started walking towards the school.
"Yes Sakura-Chan"? He asked walking passed the gaping girls and stunned boys. I was so afraid he would drop me. That's all it would take to reopen my wounds. The one that ran along my leg had only recently scabbed over in some areas. Too much jostling and I'd be in trouble.
"Naruto please put me down". I begged a hint of fear entering my voice when he teetered a second on the stairs. I squeezed my eyes shut and buried my face in his chest when he did it again.
"Dobe put her down before you drop her". Sasuke said coming to stand beside him.
Naruto bristled up like an injured puppy. "What did you call me bastard"? He started to turn when it happened. His grip on me fell away and I felt myself falling.
Ta da chapter 4 has reached it's conclusion! How was it? Hey now what's with the looks? I'll be leaving now Ja!
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