Yes, I am back! It's me angeLix, with another chapter of my story, a silver hero. So… I know none of you would know who punkboy H. is. Well… he's not really someone you would like to know right now… he's pretty tough to understand. I see him somewhat like Sasuke. Okay, I think that's it, on with the story!

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Sasuke: You have very serious mind problems…

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This is a story I know too well.

Here is

… A Silver Hero.

A Silver Hero

By: angeLix

Chapter title: Ain't it funny,

I knew love hurts.

But here I am,

Trying all I can to take risks…

" It's time."

Unnerving silence hung in the thick air

" I know."

How can she do this…? How can she possibly inflict harm on the people she cared for? The people she cared for so much… that she even resorted on giving up her life for them. She had always hated it when all of her questions remained a mystery.

" I know you won't fail me."

For a moment, she didn't know what to say. Not failing him meant killing one of her loved ones, and failing him… means losing her life once again. But can she possibly defy him? Him, who pulled her away from death's grasps?

"… Yes."

But it cannot be helped. She cannot get through everything alone. That's why he helped her, for he knew she needed help. But truth be told, he didn't help her by letting her live… he made her suffer more. Much more.

" It shall be done." Those words echoed through hundred acres of trees. Her voice firm and resilient, she pushed herself off the soft land, and began her journey away from this sullen place… and back to where she really belongs.

Back… to the village of Konoha.

A pair of slightly swollen fists barricaded with the hard trunk of a tree, causing a crack to erupt in the exact spot. The crack crawled it's way up, causing the fissure to break down the tree—slowly, but surely. Bits of wooden splinters fell on the ground inanimately, dead, brown leaves began to float down from it's branches.

Orbs of pure onyx gazed at the bleeding fists, as he wiped the blood off with a swipe of his hand in his shirt.

He never noticed pain. He would feel it if he had the chance to even know it's presence. All he knew that all the pain he feels resides only in his walled heart. Nothing more, nothing less.

He opened a thick scroll slowly, and laid it down on the grassy land.

Let me see... to infiltrate this place I need to assign several shi

He shook his head ferverishly. He can't concentrate, damn it! He once again tried to place his concentration back to the mission.

Several shinobis to... aargh... damn. Sakura will do much better with this.

A blow of wind swept through the place, carrying leaves of brown and green into far away places. That's when she saw a tiny, fragile petal-like leaf float among the others, emitting a soft aura beyond others. He reached out a hand to capture the petal into his palms in one swift move. As if by chance, the wind immediately stopped, letting a soft breeze take it's place.

Sasuke opened his hands, and saw a delicate sakura petal lying there, innocent as it may seem. He felt something drop down heavily into his stomach, startling him suddenly. Now, his mind felt like a stagnant mush and then went back on track, buzzing around with questions.

Wait. Why the heck am I like this?

He searched his mind for any place that she had infected. His mind was divided into 3 major parts. One, was his likes, these included his thirst for revenge, resurrection of his clan, passion to be stronger, and etc. The second division, was his dislikes, Itachi, not training, losing battles, books with adult material, fangirls, and much more of Itachi. Then comes the third part, where all unimportant things get stuck up, like having friends and families, having fun, drinking, smoking and many more.

Sakura can't be in the 'likes' part of his brain, because he knew for the fact that he didn't like her. She irritated him. She annoyed him. So first option was clearly denied. Well, she can't be in his 'dislikes' division, because she had stopped swooning over him after the chuunin exam, even though she infuriated the heck out of him. But she can't be in the 'unimportant' part of his mind, because she did have some purpose, even though he hadn't known it yet.

So what spot in his mind does she occupy?

After a few minutes, he simply shrugged the thoughts away and finally decided on an answer. That Sakura had no place to stand in his mind. Nowhere.

He let the petal drop from his hands as he began to walk away, back to his home—not really expectant to all of it.

Yes, he was half right, because Sakura had certainly no place to dwell in his mind—it's just too filled with much important thoughts. But deep in his heart, if you dig through layers and layers of hatred and ice, there you can see in it's very core…

…The exact place where she stood.

In his heart.

After seeing the retreating back of the certain Uchiha, a petite figure covered entirely by a black cloak approached the same spot. She knelt down, held the sakura petal that Sasuke dropped between two fingers and gazed at it intently.

She could feel it melting. The wall of ice. Dripping away, exposing emotions once again.

Think about your life. Think about it. Don't fall apart. She commanded her self silently, urging her mind to do so.

One of her pale hands grabbed the body of the cloak and wrenched it away from her, exposing her whole feature. Her pink hair floating around, her eyes gazed at the view of the entire village from that cliff she was currently standing on. Everything changed—her mannerisms, her strength, even her clothes. Instead of her traditional red dress, now she wore a net shirt over her upper torso, and a pair of cargo pants covering her lower body. A pair of ninja sandals still hugged her feet, and now her forehead protector was stationed at her forehead, where it should be.

She was not just changed—she was transformed.

Then she heard echoing footsteps towards her in a fast rate. She knew who was coming. So it's time for the first move.

First step… she thought, as she braced herself with the slightest rustle of the bushes,

Make contact.

Just then, someone bursted through the clump of bushes, pant-clad, his onyx orbs locked in the ground, probably looking for something. After that very moment, he had locked eyes with her…

Another timeframe freezed in place.

She was there, and there was he.

And between these two…

Are untold mysteries.

A few minutes after he had left the cliff, he realized that something slipped from his mind. He had stupidly forgotten the scroll that he was studying a while ago, before the bombarding of thoughts erupted. He felt really idiotic and forgetful. But what's done is done. He just prayed it's still there.

Well, he got there, and the scroll was still there, thank god.

But that wasn't the issue. For there, standing before him, was the girl he wanted to see again so much…

There standing before him…

… Was Haruno Sakura.

The end of the second chapter. I know, pretty short and a cliff hanger. Anyway, for those who are confused, the story is going to unfold itself soon enough. What's what is that Sakura had given her life so that her teammates wont be harmed. But then, the others discovered that she was not dead, and was still living for the rest of the time she had been gone. So, what's in store for this couple?

Find out, and hang on, coz this is a bumpy ride!

Chill!

angeLix… c",