Joal: falls from the ceiling OUCH! Oh hey! 3rd chapter's up! dances Ow! My bones! Ei, where's Tatsuki?
Tatsuki: hiding
Joal: I thought it would be fun to make Gaara set up a restaurant! hides I know you're gonna hate me for that! cries I'm sorry.... sad face
See You AgainChapter 3: Revelations II
"Yes. Sakura's still alive." came another voice.
Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru, Ino and Hinata turned to look for the source of the voice. I came from a man... dressed in a cape-like thingy. He and Sasuke have a striking resemblance, but the man looked obviously older.
"ITACHI!" Sasuke yelled. "Where's Sakura?!"
Itachi wore a playful yet evil smirk on his face. "You've already met her, dear brother." He replied.
"You mean-"Sasuke started.
"The woman you met earlier today is indeed your wife." Itachi finished the sentence for him.
"Then how come she doesn't remember me? What did you do to her you bastard?!" he questioned Itachi.
Itachi crossed his arms. "Hmmm... You see, Orochimaru and I have joined forces. He wants your power. I don't have use for you, so I helped him. I kidnapped Sakura when you're not at home. Then I put a clone to take her place. And that's when Orochimaru entered the scene." He explained. "And oh, about why she doesn't remember you? I tortured her a bit and brainwashed her... so that she would forget about everything. And I gave her to that traveler guy. You should consider yourself lucky, you've met her." He added, still wearing the smirk.
Sasuke's face screwed up in anger. Itachi hurt Sakura. Itachi's gonna pay for it. He was blinded by anger. Out of rage, he charged toward Itachi, attempting to punch him in the face. But Itachi blocked it and he punched Sasuke, sending him flying a few feet from where he was standing.
Sasuke staggered to stand up, wiping the blood from his mouth. "You're gonna pay for this. I swear." He said, his voice shaking from anger.
Itachi's smile faded. "I would expect that. But I assure you. You won't get her memory back."
Sasuke was alarmed. "Wha-what do you mean she won't get her memory back?" he asked.
"I used my chakra to brainwash her. She won't get it back unless you kill me... and that is impossible." He replied.
Sasuke's eyebrows connected with rage. "I will kill you. I swear. It's not impossible."
Itachi smiled. "Then you should train more. You're no match for me. Weakling." He said and disappeared.
Naruto and the others turned to Sasuke. "What do you mean Sakura's still alive? Where is she?!" Ino asked Sasuke, tears beginning to welling up in her eyes.
Sasuke decided not to answer the question. Instead he began to run back to the direction of the hospital. The others followed him.
"Hey! Sasuke! Haven't you heard Ino? If Sakura's still alive, then where is she?" Naruto asked Sasuke.
"Shut your mouth dobe and just follow me." Sasuke answered.
After a few minutes, they reached the hospital. Sasuke remembering that Sakura's room number was 204, he quickly dashed through the stairs.
"We... just... could've... used... the elevator." Ino complained.
"Then go back down and use the elevator." Sasuke snapped as they already reached the second floor. They quickly ran to search for room 204.
Room 201... Room 202... Room 203... Room 204. Yes!
Sasuke quickly halted as he reached for the doorknob, but before be could touch it, it turned by itself. Slowly, the door began to open, revealing the blue-haired girl... along with a pretty pink haired girl... the love of his life.
"Sakura! You're back!" said Sasuke as he hugged Sakura. Sakura on the other hand was petrified. Why did this guy hug her when they just met this morning? And why is he acting like he knows her?
Ino saw Sakura. Her best friend. They reconciled when Ino and Shikamaru hooked up. Not trying to force back the tears, she hugged Sakura as well.
Naruto joined the group hug too. He obviously missed his teammate. Hinata was wiping her tears while Shikamaru was smiling at the happy sight before his eyes.
"Can't... breath... gonna... die..." said Sakura as she gasped for air.
Sasuke and the others who were hugging Sakura realized that they were already strangling Sakura. Reluctantly, they let go, and Sakura began frantically gasping for air.
"Hey! What's that for? Oh! Aren't you the man who ordered ramen earlier this morning? Yoko told me that you help bring me here when I fainted. Arigato. And sorry for wasting you precious time." She told Sasuke when she finally regained her breath.
"No problem. As long as I'm with you I'm not wasting time." Said Sasuke who was SMILING. Of course he could not hide his happiness that his wife was still alive.
Sakura blushed at Sasuke's remark. She blushed even more when she saw Sasuke smile. It definitely made him more handsome. Then she looked at the people standing beside Sasuke. "Uhmm... Who are they?" Sakura asked.
Naruto was stunned. "Sakura? Don't you remember us? I'm Naruto!" he said.
Shikamaru sighed. "Haven't you heard Itachi? He said he brainwashed Sakura to forget about everything." He explained.
Naruto nodded. "Ahh... I see. By the way, what does 'brainwash' mean?" he asked.
Shikamaru smacked his palm to his forehead. Sasuke muttered 'dobe'. Ino's jaw dropped. Sakura's vein popped. Yoko sweatdropped. Hinata dragged Naruto to a corner and explained what 'brainwash' means.
After a few minutes of explaining, Naruto finally understood what 'brainwash' means.
"C'mon Sakura. Come with me." Said Sasuke.
"Where?" she asked.
"To our house." He answered simply.
Sakura blushed again. "Our house? OURS?" Sakura stuttered.
"I'll explain it to you there. You guys need to help me." He said.
"Errr... O-kay." Sakura said uncertainly as she followed Sasuke. "Yoko! Please tell Gaara I just went somewhere." She added. Yoko nodded. And the group exited the hospital.
As they were walking, they noticed that Sakura was glancing at all directions.
"Sakura? What's the matter? Something wrong?" Ino asked.
Sakura shook her head. "It's nothing. It's just that this is the first time I ever entered the town. I only lived in the outskirts, you see." She answered. "Uhmm... you know my name too?" she asked.
"Yes. Of course! I'm your best friend. Ack! I forgot that Itachi brainwashed you and you don't remember us. Then, let me reintroduce myself. I'm Yamanaka Ino!" she happily said while pointing her thumb at herself.
'They know me! Then they must know something about my past! Good thing I met them!' Sakura thought.
"And I'm Uzumaki Naruto!" shouted Naruto from their back.
"I'm Hyuga Hinata." Said Hinata shyly.
"Nara Shikamaru." Said Shikamaru.
Sasuke sighed. "I'm Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke." He told Sakura.
"Oh nice to meet you all! By the way, I'm Haruno Sakura!" she said.
"What?" Naruto said.
"Ha-Haruno?" Ino stammered.
"Yes. Haruno. Why?" Sakura asked, confused at the reaction of the two.
"Silly Sakura! You shouldn't use your maiden name now! You're already married! Your name now's 'Uchiha Sakura'!" chirped Ino.
"Uchiha?" muttered Sakura. "You mean-?" she said as she turned her head towards Sasuke who was walking beside her.
"Yep. I'm your husband." Said Sasuke.
Sakura's face turned to the color of her hair. 'I-I'm married? To a very handsome guy?! EEEK! I'M GONNA MELT!!!' she thought.
"Here we are." Said Sasuke.
Sakura's thoughts were cut off when she heard Sasuke's voice. She gazed at the house. It looked miserable. The plants are already wilted. The grass isn't mowed. But she thought it should've looked better if it was well taken care of.
"Poor plants! They're dead!" Sakura said with a tone of disappointment in her voice while eyeing the dead plants.
"You were the one that takes care of those, you know." Sasuke said as he opened the door of the house.
"Look! Because you disappeared for so long, the plant I gave you is now dead!" Ino said in a frustrated voice while holding a pot of a dead plant.
"Are you sure that I really lived here?" asked Sakura. She could not believe that she finally met the people who know something about her past.
"Of course! You do!" called Naruto as he gestured Ino and Sakura to come inside. The two followed.
Sakura and Ino entered the house. Sakura looked around while Ino settled on the nearest couch. Sakura saw some picture frames. She approached it and picked it up. Shown in the picture was her accompanied by Sasuke. They looked really happy.
'So... I really lived here. Sasuke really is my husband.' Sakura thought as she gazed at the picture. She was feeling happy yet nervous now that she found the people who know about her past. Happy because they were finally reunited, nervous because she doesn't know how to behave because she really forgot about them.
Sakura's thoughts were interrupted by Naruto's voice. "Hey Sasuke! What happened to your house? It's so filthy!" he remarked as he rubbed his finger on an extremely dusty table. Truly, the house was filthy. The tables and the cabinets seemed they haven't been cleaned for a long time. On the floor lay some empty containers of instant ramen. On a corner, there lay small heap of dirty clothes. Very messy. Sakura thought as she picked up some ramen containers that littered the floor.
"I got tired of cleaning." Answered Sasuke's voice from the kitchen. "I never got the hang of it." He added with a sigh.
"Men..." Ino muttered and Sakura and Hinata giggled.
"Hmm... since you said this is my house as well, I think I should give it a general cleaning!" said Sakura while she tossed the ramen containers on the trash bin.
"Good idea, forehead girl!" cheered Ino as she jumped from her couch.
"I like to help too!" said Hinata shyly but with a tone of determination from her voice.
"Me too!" called Naruto. "You're gonna help too, won't you Sasuke?" he added.
"Of course, this is my house, you dobe!" replied Sasuke from the kitchen.
Shikamaru sighed. "Guess I'm outnumbered, meaning I have to help. How troublesome." He commented.
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"Where's Sakura?" asked a red-haired man, Gaara.
"She went with Sasuke and his friends. It seems like they know her. I think they know about her past." Answered Yoko.
Gaara's face saddened. This is it. The moment he dreaded for. He knew that sooner or later, Sakura will find out who she really is, and eventually have to leave to go back to her life. He knew this would happen, that's why he tried to distance himself from her... he tried not to fall in love with her. But no... it could not be helped. It was too late... because he was already in love with her.
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Joal: Hahaha! Another chapter done! Yes! Gaara's in love with Sakura! It's a love triangle! AHHH! By the way, do you think this fic is getting sappy and overly OOC? Please tell me so that I can make it better! Review this chapter please! I'm gonna give you a BIG hug if you do! A BIG hug like this! gets a random person a gives him a hug
Random person: OW! bones crack
Joal: Ooops! Got carried away! giggles I'm not gonna blackmail you today, I lost my kunai. looks for kunai. Now, where the heck is that thing? looks under chair
Tatsuki: hiding in the closet I stole her kunai! Hehehe!!!
Ja ne!