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A/N: ok here we are back with the first chapter... the previous one was a prologue just to kinda explain how Sakura had changed and what the deal was... I was a little worried at first about my wording... a few friends said I played with my words too much but by the positive reviews obviously not... anyways here we are... review responses first...

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'Thoughts'

(flashback)

ok now that that's over...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Remember You, Remember Me
Chapter 1: Falling Is Easy
By: trailsofblood aka Wizard

Sakura threw her head against the wall again just for good measure. Three days in Torture and Interrogation was beginning to get on her nerves. As a ninja she was trained against TI and as a nukenin she was trained against getting mind-fucked. It brought joy to her heart to watch the ANBU flop around like dying fish whenever she avoided their techniques. One time actually made her laugh. They had been trying to pry information of the Akatsuki from her using some powerful genjutsu's that was suppose to cloud her mind when she decided to burst out singing some stupid song Kisame had taught her.

They had backed away like she was the craziest person to ever walk the earth and it was a contagious disease.

Once again the those boys had saved her life. This wasn't time to think about that though.

Tsunade was due to pay her a visit any moment and she wanted her mind completely clear for that encounter. She was strong but she had no delusions about the legendary ninja, Tsunade could punch her hard enough to send her back to her mother and she didn't feel much like going back to being in diapers so the only other alternative was to be on her best behavior. Learning to control her temper was never high on her list of priorities. She was screwed.

The ANBU hadn't removed her katana, it was still reassuringly strapped to her back sending comforting waves of its presence through her body. Explaining what had happened to Naruto when he attempted to touch Darkness deterred any other from trying the same thing, none of them wanted to find out if it was true or not the hard way. Chickens. They just took her word that she wouldn't try anything. It was the single most foolish thing that anyone had ever done.

At the current moment she didn't have a plan of escape. It was kind of hard to do anyways considering she was locked in a chakra reinforced room that couldn't just be hacked away by her blade, no mater how extraordinary Darkness was. Darkness kept pushing at the back of her consciousness, though, urging her to try to think up something. He obviously didn't like being locked in this room much and with her tenketsu closed she couldn't even send her chakra waves to calm the panic ridden sword.

Sakura pulled on the chains retaining her hands for the thousandth time. They were chewing at her skin and dried blood was cemented to her forearms and finger tips. At least they had the decency to chain her low to the ground, allowing her the pleasure of being able to sit and relax. The shackles that bound her were long enough to allow her some movement of her hands but not long enough to allow her to cross her arms over her chest.

She threw her head back again and let out a frustrated scream. She was never going to get out of here, this was her prison and she would just have to accept it. Her thoughts wondered back to Itachi and Kisame again. Out of all the people she had met in this world, all the people she had gotten close to, those two have helped her the most. She had absolutely no way to repay them for all they had done for her.

(flashback)

She was running. She hated herself for running, it made her feel low and useless. Tears carved their way down her porcelain cheeks and fell like rain off her chin. She couldn't stop them from coming, she hurt too much. She was 15 for gods sake she wasnt suppose to be in this kind of situation! What had she ever done in her life to deserve this? She had always obeyed the rules and been a good girl she didn't mean to do it. She didn't have a choice.

She was in more trouble that she could comprehend. Sobs were coming at regular intervals now and it was getting hard to run and breath. She was beyond the walls of Konohagakure but she didn't dare stop. They would be coming for her soon and they would kill her. Kill her just like she had killed. She would never be forgiven.

She wanted to scream that it wasnt her fault but she had a feeling that no one would be listening.

Closing her eyes she continued to run, letting her instincts guide her through the trees. That was a mistake, as she soon found out, because she failed to see the roots of the trees ahead jutting out from the ground. She hit the dirt with a hard thud that knocked the wind out of her. Dazed she rolled over onto her back and stared helplessly up at the treetops. She gave up. She couldn't outrun Konoha ANBU so why even try?

"Falling is easy."

The silky smooth voice vibrated through her. Somewhere deep inside her she knew she wasn't going to like what she saw but it didn't stop her from looking up. Somehow that voice seemed to force her to look upwards without her permission. Teary emerald orbs collided with hardened red once and she froze. Standing with his feet no more than an inch from her skull was the last thing she needed at the moment, Uchiha Itachi.

His gaze was hypnotizing and no matter how she tried her eyes wouldn't move from his. She knew it was a bad idea to look into those pools, she had seen what looking into them had done to her sensei Kakashi but her eyes were glued to his. She had no idea how long they stayed like that, time seemed to blur into nothing when caught in his stare. Eventually she blinked though, pulling her out of the spell she was bound by and she realized he had spoken to her.

"Wh-what?" Her voice was airy and soft. Still slightly out of it she missed the small smirk on the murderers face.

"Falling is easy." He repeated in his monotone voice, never taking his eyes off her.

She blinked, that was all it took.

One moment he was above her head and the next moment he was below her feet. It almost made her feel as if she was hallucinating. What he did next only convinced her farther that she wasn't all okay in the head. Bending over slightly he held out his hand to her. "Pulling yourself back onto your feet is the difficult part."

(end flashback)

The slamming of a door pulled Sakura from her reminiscing. Standing before her in timeless youth was Tsunade, Godaime Hokage of Konohagakure. She looked exactly the same as the last time they had encountered one another. Tall and shapely with piercing blue eyes an pale blond hair. An all too happy smile split the womans' face and caused Sakura to cringe. What in the world was she so happy about?

"Enjoying TI Sakura? If you keep hitting your head like that you're going to end up killing yourself." Amusement. The bitch was actually happy about her being locked up. Sakura just let out a scoff and rolled her eyes. It didn't matter if she died, in fact she was hoping she would frustrate these people enough to make them kill her. So far that plan was unsuccessful.

"How have you been doing these past few years? I hear you've reeking havoc all across the continent alongside some nukenin, how did that work out for you? I've been kept busy here doing paperwork, you know how much i hate paperwork..." Tsunade was rambling. Darkness was reacting strange to the Hokages presence and Tsunade was just rambling aimlessly. 'Irritating.' Sakura used the toe of her left shoe to remove the heel of her right one. Bringing her foot to her lap she grabbed her right shoe and flung it at the babbling idiot before her.

She wasn't surprised when the woman side-stepped, she hadn't expected it to hit but it at least stopped the constant flow of words from her mouth. Tsunade just raised and amused eyebrow and cocked her head sideways. She stared at Sakura for a moment before pulling the chair from the corner of the room and taking a seat. Resting her chin in her hands Tsunade stared at the imprisoned girl.

"What do you want Hokage-sama." Sakura hadn't meant for her words to betray any emotion but she couldn't stop the venom from dripping into her words.

"Straight to the point, don't you kids know anything about exchanging pleasantries? I've come with a proposition. Help me out, answer a few questions and i promise with my life that you will be cleared of all this and allowed to re-join Konohagakure as one of her shinobi." At this Sakura threw her head back against the concrete wall again, hard. She had heard this a million times, 'tell us what we want to know and you go free'. Come on did these people seriously think her brain was that scrambled? She betrayed enough people in her life she wasnt going to test the limits by betraying a few more.

"Go to hell." was her oh-so-brilliant reply. And it begun.

"Where can i find the Akatsuki?"

"Go to hell."

"Tell me what they're planning."

"Go to hell."

"Why did you kill the ANBU squads sent to bring you home?"

"Go to hell."

"Why did you attack him?"

"GO TO HELL!"

"What happened 4 years ago Sakura?" The soft, pleading tone to Tsunade's voice made Sakura stop. The Hokage's eyes held nothing but concern and it made Sakura's eyes tear up. Dropping her head to fight down the wave of memories she trained her mind on the task at hand.

Darkness stirred.

Snapping her head back up she looked at Tsunade she smirked. It was a cold, feral smile that made her eyes narrow threateningly. She looked like she had just gone off the deep end.

"It wont work Hokage-sama. He wont allow it to work." Tsunade froze. Sakura's voice was low and dangerous, for a moment it seemed as if she was possessed but instincts told her otherwise.

"Who? Are you referring to your katana?" When Sakura didn't reply the Hokage continued. "Naruto told me all about your sword Sakura. Told me that when he tried to touch it something threw him backwards. What is your sword?"

"Darkness."

"Darkness? What is this darkness? What does this darkness do?"

To say Tsunade was a little worried would be an understatement. Sakura's words were far away and cold, almost as if she wasn't really there. It was as if the girl had pulled herself into the farthest reaches of her mind and was only answering on auto-pilot. The room felt cold, like something out of a ghost film. There was something not right about that katana and it put Tsunade on edge.

"He protects me." Sakura's voice was a barely audible whisper and Tsunade had to strain her ears to hear it. "He wont allow you to use your mind-fuck techniques on me. He's protecting me from you."

"You speak as if your sword is alive." Her words were shaky and she cursed herself for letting any fear show. Raw terror gripped the legendary kunoichi when her former students eyes rose to meet her own. They were dead, hollow and seemed to suck all life into them and smother it. This wasnt the Sakura she knew, this was the nukenin Sakura had become.

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

Silence filled the room. Neither ninja moved and neither ninja breathed. It was a staring contest between student and teacher. Sakura couldn't control the smile that took over her face, the look Tsunade held was just too amusing. She had the same horrified look that she got whenever she saw blood. Letting out a sigh Sakura closed her eyes and nestled her back against the wall. She was completely satisfied with the outcome of this little meeting and was happy to call it quits for now.

Tsunade had tried to use some strange sort of jutsu on her to get her words flowing. Her friendly companion didn't like that idea too much and decided it was time for her to taste her own medicine. Sakura couldn't use and of her own jutsus but that didn't mean she couldn't use her head. People always feared the unknown whether it be the future, what was creeping around in the blackness of night, or what was waiting around the next corner, all she had done was utilize that fear and turn it on her former sensei.

Only she used the fear of her strange unknown katana. Add in a few theatrics and she had herself one successful, non-jutsu, terrifying mind-fuck. She was a genius.

Tsunade realized it also.

"You had me going, i wont underestimate your intelligence again. Lets get down to business shall we?"

Sakura smiled. "Gladly."

"Where can i find the Akatsuki?" Of course. She had to ask the same damn question as everybody else. What made her think she would get a different answer? Sakura gave the older kunoichi a 'im-slow-could-you-say-that-again' smile.

"Don't know."

"You don't know or you wont tell?"

"Don't know."

"You really do like to repeat yourself don't you? You're telling me you traveled with two of the Akatsuki's golden boys and never found out where the Akatsuki hideout was?" Tsunade was getting irritated, it was evident in her voice.

"You're assuming that just because i traveled with Kisame and Itachi that i was a member or their little tea club."

Tsunade's eyes narrow hazardously. Standing up from her chair she calmly strode over to the sitting girl. Grabbing the back to Sakura's head the sannin yanked her forward as far as her shackles would allow. Sweeping greasy pink hair from her shoulder blades Tsunade smiled. There, tattooed on the rose-haired kunoichi's right shoulder, was a small red cloud. Much like the ANBU tattoos that her elites were forced to get this tattoo was a permanent symbol of where he loyalties lay. Pushing the girl back to her original position roughly Tsunade returned to her chair and rested her chin on her interlaced fingers. Smile still in place.

"Let me guess now you're going to tell me that you got the tattoo because it was pretty? They're going to kill you, you know. The information you contain is much to valuable for them to just leave you alone. Do you honestly think that after being captured by us they are going to allow you live? I can offer you protection if you just tell me what i need to know Sakura."

Sakura just smiled and leaned back against the wall again. This conversation was over, she was tired with it anyways. Closing her lids over green eyes she sang to herself inside her head. It was a song she and sung many times before when she was trying to ignore people. It always made her relax. Smooth soft music drifted through her head and she allowed herself to be pulled with.

She had no idea when Tsunade had left or even how long she was consumed in her mind. All she knew was that when she finally opened her eyes she was alone in the darkend room again. A tear slipped down her pale cheek as she stared at the door on the far side of the room.

Tsunade was right. She wanted to deny it but she knew that every word she spoke was true. The Akatsuki wouldn't allow her to live after this, there was no telling how much information she had divulged to the Konoha shinobi while under interrogation. She knew what she had said and what she hadn't but the others had no reason to believe her. Her options were limited and none have a favorable outcome.

1.) spill everything, be reinstated as a shinobi of Konohagakure and take the risk of being killed by the Akatsuki not to mention be labeled as a betrayer by everyone else

2.) tell nothing and get killed by the shinobi of Konohagakure

3.) escape and be targeted by both Konoha and the Akatsuki or

4.) run back the Akatsuki, be pursued by Konoha, and hope beyond hope that they take her word that she had said nothing

She had no way to prove to the Akatsuki that she didn't say anything. She could allow them to examine her mind but she doubted that Darkness would allow it. Just like he refused to allow the ANBU to do that same thing to her. She wanted to scream. Why couldn't things just go back to the way they were before all this happened? Before she left Konoha, before she decided to become a subordinate of the Akatsuki, before Itachi, before Kisame, before him. Back when everything made sense and she knew her place in life.

Sakura started pulling harshly at her bonds. She didn't care if it took her hands and feet off in the process she just wanted to get out of this place. She wanted to die. If she had enough moving room to draw Darkness she would sheath the damned sword in her belly and be over with it. But she didn't have enough moving room, and she couldn't get out of this place. She was helpless once again.

Calming down she let her weigh drop against the handcuffs allowing them to support her weight. There was nothing she could do but let the tears fall and wait in peaceful solitude.

Or not.

"You look like shit."

A sad smile graced her lips. She didn't bother to look up at who had spoken, she knew the voice and she knew the presence. It wasnt one she could easily forget.

"Nice to see you too..."

Ending Notes: dun dun dun who came to visit Sakura now? Is it Sasuke coming to see her? Is it Itachi or Kisame coming to save her? Or could it be... HIM?... im going to stop it there... nice isn't it? Kinda boring but the conversation with Tsunade will be important in later chapters... at least it should be if i don't change the story line around too much between now and then... I have a general idea of who 'him' is and what happened between 'him' and Sakura but i have a few details to tweak so yea...

Well there ya go you learned something new about Darkness... he wont allow people to MIND-FUCK Sakura... what a nice katana he is... there is more to him though but that will be revealed in the next chapter... should be exciting...

Anyways im out... review!