A/N:Thanks for the reviews that I got!! ARIGATOU!!!! Also, I'm sorry that Sasuke is a little OOC...I'm new at this...and I was told by SasuSakuDreamer about this...so...yea...I'm going to try to make him more in character...then gradually make him sweet!:D:D

P.S. I know you pplz are smart...but...

"..." - Speech

[...] - Thoughts

Medicine

Chapter 2-The Detour

Along the forest, they walked on, and on. Sasuke became more comfortable with Sakura clinging on to him. For some reason, he didn't feel annoyed by this. Sakura was surprised that he hadn't pushed him away, but felt that the previous outburst did something. (? I need some help here)

Sasuke zoned out, thinking of how to kill Itachi. Through the years, he's been able to add one more Chidori to his limit, and working for one more. He keeps thinking that all this training he's doing is not enough, and all thoughts are bent on how to beat Itachi. This, of course, is his problem.

. . . .Flash Back. . . .

Sakura was sitting on a black, leather sofa in her sensei's apartment. She had come to ask why Sasuke had been so tired, and beaten.

"He's been asking me to train him ever since the Chunin exam, as you know. He's so eager to defeat Itachi, he'll do anything to achieve that goal. He's got the determination, the physical requirements, everything...but...missing one, CRUCIAL element. Love, whether through friends, or family. Because of this, he will never be able to improve. He doesn't take the encouragements of others seriously enough. Maybe you can help..."

"I see..."

. . . .End Flash Back. . . .

"Do you think we should head back, Sasuke-kun?"

"Yes, I think so..."

"I don't want my mom to worry. She's got enough on her mind..."

"Okay...let's go."

As if on cue, the sky started pouring buckets of water.

"Gah! What the hell?! The sky was blue a minute ago!!"

"What are we going to do?!" Sakura asked, already soaked.

"Look! A shelter!" Sasuke replied when he spotted an old, worn, shack.

They ran for the shelter at top speed. A few meters before they reached it, Sasuke noticed that there was a chain on the door. He assumed it was locked, and turned sideways, preparing for a charge. He concentrated chakra at his feet, and broke through the door. He rolled into the shack onto the floor. Not seeing a piece of sharp wood sticking out from the ground, he was stabbed in the upper thigh.

"AGH!!" Sasuke said, clutching his leg.

"Oh my god! Sasuke-kun!! Are you okay?!" Sakura yelled in worry as she ran into the shack as well.

"I...Don't...Know..." Sasuke said, his voice shaking in pain.

"Let me see it..." Sakura's voice quivered as she reached for the piece of wood.

"Hold on..." she said, as she pulled out the bloody piece of wood.

"AHHH!!" Sasuke screamed, punching the floor.

"Oh god!"

Sakura rolled up his pants and took a look at his wound. She pulled out a white handkerchief, ran outside to wet it, and came back in. Sakura started dabbing the large, gashing wound, her faced screwed up in fear.

"Ugh..." Sasuke yelled. He grabbed her wrist and squeezed it tightly, in attempt to ease to pain.

Sakura continued to clean the wound, and then ripped a part of her sleeve to wrap around the wound. She sat Sasuke against a wall with his shirt behind his head as a pillow. Looking out the window, she saw that the rain kept coming in buckets, and sighed.

[He needs treatment, or else his leg will get infected...What should I do?!]

Sakura started looking around the shack. It was an old, abandoned cabin that seemed to be used for vacations. Exploring the bedroom, she found small box of basic medical equipment. There was only a disinfecting bottle, and some small bandages. She took the bottle, and some sheets she found, and brought them out to Sasuke.

Relieved, Sakura treated the wound more carefully this time. Going into the bedroom again, she took a pillow and dragged the shabby mattress out. Thinking that she shouldn't move Sasuke that much, she placed the pillow on the mattress. Then, lay Sasuke's head on it, then slowly moved the rest of his body. After an enormous amount of effort, she finally got Sasuke on the mattress.

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A few hours later, Sasuke woke up to the sound of crackling fire. He opened his eyes and saw the window, which showed the bright moon giving light to the pitch-black sky. He looked over to where the fire was, and saw Sakura poking the wood under it.

"S-Sakura..."

"Sasuke-kun! You're awake!!"

"Agh.." Sasuke groaned as he tried to sit up. He looked around the shack and found that Sakura had pushed aside the broken pieces of wood, some of them used for the fire.

"I'm cooking some meat for dinner...It's not much...But, it'll fill you up." (A/N: I have NO clue what the meat is...cuz, i thought that it would be weird for Sakura to be killing a rabbit or something...and she wouldn't be able to kill a deer....so....yea...lolz..)

"Arigatou, Sakura..."

"There's no need to thank me...Sasuke-kun..."

"No...I meant, for sticking with me all this time."

"You're welcome. Just remember, I'll always be there for you..." Sakura smiled, and walked over to the fire, poking the meat. "I think it's ready..."

Sasuke tried sitting up again.

"Sasuke-kun! No! Don't get up...I'll bring the food here..."

Sakura rummaged in the worn out shelves to find some plates of any kind, and found some plastic ones. She put the food on the plates, took her kunai, and started cutting the meat to little, bite-sized pieces. She walked over to Sasuke, kneeled, and started feeding him.

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The sun shined through the musty window, birds chirped outside, and the smell of rain lingered in the air.

Sasuke snapped his eyes opened, feeling the pain in his left leg and groaned. He felt an arm on his chest, and looked to his right. Seeing the cherry blossom sleeping to his right soundlessly, her chest moving slowly as she breathed, Sasuke suddenly felt calm. He carefully lifted her arm to her side, then he slowly rolled up his pants and took off the white material wrapped around the wound. He saw that the wound was pretty much fully healed. Surprised at this, he slowly got up. He walked around the shack, and then started jogging. Only feeling a little sting in the left upper thigh, he smirked.

Sakura heard the creaking of wood, and opened her eyes, seeing Sasuke jogging around.

"Sasuke-kun! Wow...Is your leg healed already?!"

"Yeah...Amazing, isn't it?"

"Definitely...maybe it was something to do with the disinfecting water." Sakura looked at the half empty bottle to her right. "It says, 'It will work like Magic!' Well...they got that right!" she laughed.

"Yeah..." Sasuke said, mesmerized by the beautiful sound.

"Chotto Matte...I feel like we're forgetting something..."

"Yea...Wait...We have a mission..." Sasuke said.

"Right!"

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They ran to the bridge as fast as they could. Sakura glanced at her watch, which read 7:14.

"Oh God! It's 7:14 already!! What if Kakashi-sensei and Naruto left already?!"

"Don't worry..." Sasuke assured her, as well as himself.

When they got there, they saw Naruto sleeping on the floor, drooling from his mouth, and a bubble developing from his nose.

Sakura laughed at the hilarious scene while Sasuke looked around for any signs of Kakashi. Letting out a sigh of relief, he said "Sakura...Kakashi's not even here yet..."

"Oh...good?"

Sakura laughed loudly, as Sasuke mused to himself. The Sleeping Naruto fell over after the rude awakening. Sakura smiled delightedly at Sasuke's new persona [Wow, Sasuke's actually happy...he's not so serious now!]

"Nani? HEY!! How come you two are so late?!?! I've been waiting here all by my onesy..." (A/N: I'm sorry about the onesy thing..but..i couldn't resist...its from pirates of the Caribbean...and...Jack Sparrow says it..sooo funny...:P) Naruto pouted.

"Gomen...We were trapped in this shack, and Sasuke-kun was hur-"

POOF! Kakashi appeared on the top of the bridge opening, and shot his hand up.

"Yo! How is everyone? A beautiful lady sprained her ankle in front of my house, so I had to hel-"

"Grr..." Naruto shot Kakashi a murderous stare.

Kakashi and Sakura sweat-dropped, feeling guilty herself that she was late as well.

"Well...shall we get going?"

"YeahYeahYeah!! Let's go!!" Naruto shouted excitedly and shot his arm into the air.

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END OF CHAPTER

Well...Here's chapter two...Please press that pretty little button on the bottom left corner...and give me some advice to what should happen next...:D Thanks!!

All editing has been done by SasuSakuDreamer...ARIGATOU!!

- Baby Kakashi