A/N: Not much to say here… This chapter is the longest of them all…

By the way...

Answering of any questions take place NOW!

-All these characters are roughly around the age of 17 to 19…

-As for things with Orochimaru… I s'pose I'm still thinking about that one… I'll be sure to let you know, when I've got an answer!

-Introducing Sakura's attacker… Well, I was thinking about that… yeah, still thinking about that… Lol. I guess I have a lot of thinking to do!

Thanx for sticking around! I promise I'll have an answer soon.

Murderous Alliance

The following day wasn't much better than the past month…

"I thought everything was supposed to get better now that Sakura-chan was awake… Not get worst…" Naruto said to nothing in particular, feeding himself another chopstick full of Ramen.

No one really spoke for the remainder of the day before. The doctors had announced that yes… Sakura did have amnesia and that she'll have to stay in the hospital a little longer than what was intended. She was, however, recovering quite quickly from her injuries and her memories could quite possibly come back to her any day. Although nothing was guaranteed.

"If you look on the bright side… This could be a whole new start for Sakura." Naruto smiled his cat like smile, "This might even be a good thing!" Might: being the keyword there.

Naruto happily ate the rest of his ramen, thoughts of how to smooth things over filling his small mind.

Sasuke decided to come by and see Sakura again. She didn't know who he was anymore, so he doubted that she would do anything fan-girlish. Besides, this could prove interesting…

He stepped out of the elevators, hands in his pockets as he walked towards her room silently. He noticed that her door was slightly ajar and he knocked lightly, peeking in.

Sakura and Sakura's councilor (Who was helping her remember) smiled at his arrival. Almost as if they were expecting him, but he highly doubted that. The councilor stood and left, bowing slightly to Sasuke before she did so.

He walked in slowly after, bowing back, and sat in the seat that the councilor had just recently left vacant.

"What's your name?" Sakura asked, straight-forward and Sasuke settled for a one-word answer.

"Sasuke." He said simply, looking at her as she innocently repeated the name to herself, making sure she wouldn't forget it. He felt a smile tugging at his lips by the expression on her face. Her eyebrows were furrowed a bit in determination as she mouthed his name over and over again. She finally stopped, making him blink and revert his gaze to her eyes. Somehow, he noticed that they seemed to have a different feel to them.

Before, her eyes were vibrant with life and of all the hardships and good times that had happened to her since this point… but now they were empty. As if her memories took the life out of her eyes with them to wherever they've gone. He'd noticed her eyes a while ago before her coma, before she was attacked, when she looked at him, worried about his injuries, and it was quite annoying how her eyes held such emotions, while his own, held nothing, but darkness.

A churn in his stomach told him that one way or another he needed that delicious spring of happiness to be back in her light emerald eyes. Needed her to be the way she was before.

All she did was smile.

She never argued, only nodded in agreement. She never pushed or spoke her mind anymore. She just sat there silently, happily watching life enfold around her.

I guess that wasn't a bad thing, but it wasn't bad to want her to be herself again, was it?

Although, he had to admit. He liked this side of her. This sweet, innocent, and playful side of her.

That same smile tugged at his lips again. He pushed it down and ignored it, like he had been doing this whole time. What was wrong with him?

"You came to see me yesterday too… How do you know me?" She asked, tilting her head slightly in a cute little puppy-dog way. He sighed at this, might as well give her the short version.

"We went to school together. And you're also my teammate." He replied, awaiting her response.

"School…?" She stopped and watched her fingers twiddle with each other a moment. "What do we do at school?" She asked as she looked down at her lap, feeling a bit embarrassed to be asking what she expected to be easy questions…

"We learn how to become ninjas… fighters and protectors…" was his simple answer.

She nodded and was about to ask another question, when he continued.

"Teammate. At the end of school, they put us in real-life training. We each get a team of three. You, Naruto, and I are all on the same team. Kakashi is our sensei."

She nodded again, and smiled at the way he seemed to read her mind. She decided that if she was on the same team as Naruto and Kakashi was her teacher, then she wouldn't ask him who they were, expecting to meet them soon anyway.

"You must be very close to me then…" She said, still nodding.

"I suppose so-" He was suddenly interrupted by Sakura as she grabbed his hands and stared him square in the eyes. Her eyebrows were furrowed again as the look of true concern and confusion flashed through her empty eyes.

"Please… Can you tell me everything you know about me?" Sakura's heart had quickened in pace. Being this close to her new friend… What was his… Sasuke! Being this close to her new friend, Sasuke, made her feel something jump inside… She let go of his hands and placed a hand on her stomach and forehead. She must've moved too fast for her liking.

Sasuke sighed. He should've expected for her to ask him that.

"Honestly, I don't know that much about you…" Sasuke frowned, sitting back in his chair.

All of a sudden, he wanted too. He wanted to know everything…

Hospitals. They make sick people feel better and they make healthy people feel worst. It's all the hospital's fault that he's feeling this way. He shook his head.

Great… Now he's blaming buildings?

Sakura also sat back in her hospital bed. She mouthed an 'Oh…' and frowned as well. Sasuke couldn't help, but sigh… Again.

"I know that your name is Haruno Sakura," He began, and her features seemed to brighten as a smile graced her lips, she sat and looked at him, waiting for him to continue, "You're smart… And a pretty good medic ninja, I suppose…" He couldn't believe what he was saying… Why was he wasting his time with this? Did he feel bad for her? Was this pity?

He continued telling her more, going into depth of the battles that they've had together, leaving out parts where she acted fan-girlish (Thinking that if he didn't bring it up, then she wouldn't revert to that part of her old self…) and without him knowing it… Somewhere along the way, he felt lighter… All his worries slowly washed away as he told her stories of the different battles that had taken place between the three. He was really getting into it and he could that she was too. She laughed, she cried…almost, there were even times when she was on the edge of her seat because of a fascinatingly suspenseful part in one of his stories. And of course, he was exaggerating… a little on his strength, more-so on how moronic Naruto really is, but it didn't seem to matter. She was enjoying the tales. And he was enjoying her company.

Little did he know, Kakashi-sensei did come to visit Sakura that day… But when he peeked in, he saw the genuine smile on Sasuke's face and heard the melodic laughter coming form Sakura…

Maybe Sasuke was right…

This could prove to be interesting… Kakashi thought, as he left the room, deciding to visit Sakura another time.

Later that night, Sasuke returned to his home and was now sitting in his room.

Contemplating…

Just what happened today? What was that? Sasuke asked himself, hoping that he'd get an answer. He remembered, back in Sakura's hospital room, coming back to his senses when he was on the verge of laughing himself, and soon after that he took off frustrated and confused after bidding Sakura a farewell.

He seemed to be asking himself a lot of questions lately, but he couldn't help it… There were too many answers that he needed.

Out of all the ones that he tried to convince himself with, it never occurred to him, that maybe… just maybe… He was falling for the new Haruno Sakura… Maybe… Even before she was injured in the first place… He had already fallen.

Sasuke decided not to see Sakura the next day… In fact, he decided that he shouldn't see her at all, unless necessary. It would only confuse him more…

As he took his morning stroll through the streets of Konoha he realized that everyone seemed to look more peaceful… More happy. Had they always looked this happy? Had he ignored their happiness because he wasn't feeling anything at all?

Was the great Uchiha Sasuke… feeling a little… happy?

He shook his head. Silly-ness really. What was he thinking. It was starting to irritate the living hell out of him too. Why did he keep asking so many questions? He never used to interrogate himself before, so why now?

He sighed.

…It was going to be a long day…

Sakura sat in her hospital bed, staring out the window. For some reason, she couldn't get the stories that Sasuke had told her out of her mind. She even had dreams about them! They felt so realistic that she wondered if maybe it was a little piece of her memory coming back to her.

Sasuke seemed to be a really nice guy too, but in his stories and in her dreams, he seemed so cold and distant as ever. That couldn't be right… Not if we're talking about the same Sasuke that came to sit with her yesterday.

He was simple though… Sometimes he would go into detail, but most of the time, he just simplified all his sentences. And when he wasn't telling her stories, he was very quiet and collected. She blushed, realizing that maybe it wasn't the stories, that Sasuke had told her about the day before, that were troubling her mind… but Sasuke himself.

Once again, she smiled. It was all she could do… Until her memories came back to her, all she would do was smile and go along for the ride. Of course, she was quite saddened by the fact that everything in her life felt missing… And she disliked the idea of sitting in this bare hospital room all day, even if she had plants and candies all over the place. She wanted to go outside… but she couldn't… Not with her injuries.

Speaking of her injuries… How in the hell did she get them? No one seems to be able to tell her that. Apparently, she knew as much about her current condition as the rest of them. And she disliked that idea too.

She wanted to get better as soon as she could… If what they're saying is true and she really would be stuck with amnesia for a while, then she wanted to know where she lived… Who she lived with. She wanted to see the life she held before all this. She wanted to see Sasuke.

She gasped at the sudden thought. Why had she just said that? They were just friends, right? They may have been friends… they sure acted like they were, but she knew she could trust Sasuke. She knew that she was safe whenever he was around.

In her dreams, she could tell that her past self liked Sasuke more than she let on… Or was that a dream thing?

Was that all this is? A love for him in her past-life?

She sighed, for the first time since she had woken up.

I don't understand… She thought to herself sadly.

A couple hours past and Sakura was bored out of her mind. All she had was the window and a bunch of cards that she'd read practically 50 times already…

A nurse walked in, disturbing her thoughts for a moment, and behind her she strolled in a chair with wheels…

Wait. A wheel chair? Sakura blinked.

"Over the month that you've slept, your injuries have healed nicely, but because of the fact that you've slept a whole month, your legs won't be able to walk quite yet…" The nurse informed her, and a slow smile grew on Sakura's face…

Does that mean…?

"Let's get you to see the sunlight, Ms. Haruno," The nurse giggled, reading her mind. She pulled the chair up to the bed and Sakura was unbelievably excited.

I'm going outside! I'm going outside! She cheered, laughing.

It took a few minutes to get her in the chair, but once she was in, they were off. (A/N: Lol.)

Sakura's eyes scanned the inside of the hospital and she saw many people with different injuries and some people in the same predicament. She didn't realize the hospital was this big or that it held so many people!

They entered an elevator and the nurse pushed the buttons to their destination. Sakura sat, confused for a moment in the moving elevator.

I know what things are… Even though I've never seen them before… She thought to herself, scratching her chin.

Hmm… O-well... No need to dwell on it…

The elevator doors opened minutes later and the nurse pushed her forward towards a door with a sign that read, "Hospital Garden."

This hospital has a garden? She thought, surprised. This place was just coming up with all sorts of things.

The nurse pushed a button on the side of the garden entry door, that helped handicapped people get through and the doors magically opened on its own. Sakura shielded her eyes from the blinding light of white as the doors revealed the garden. Her eyes finally adjusted to the sunlight and Sakura gasped by the beauty of the place. When you think of Hospital garden, you think small, dinky, plain, or something along those lines… but this place was nothing like that… This place was beautiful…

Birds chirped above her and the trees dripped water onto the frail lilies below them. There was a little pond in the center of the garden, where Sakura learned had Koi fish swimming about.

This was a day that Sakura would not soon forget.

A/N: Okay! So, that chapter was mostly about Sasuke and Sakura's relationship and how Sakura discovers the beauty that is life! Lol. I'm so glad many of you like it! It's the first story that I've ever continued to work on… There must be something about Sasuke and Sakura… Lol. I just give up so easily on everything else!

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