A/N: Yes! My exams are done and I can do my fictions! Happy days are here again! Hehe, here's the much awaited chapter four of Cold! Enjoy as always! Lime or Lemon? All up to you on how you view this.

Cold

Her eyes dilated in shock when she saw him above her, a slightly pained smirk on his face. Even in his situation, he was still able to smile as he looked at Sakura, one of his eyes shut tight from the pain he felt as the other looked on at her with worry and relief all at the same time. "You… okay?" he asked weakly, blood continuing to trickle down his left shoulder where a bullet was.

"Sasuke… you shouldn't have done that…" she said, fighting the tears that threatened to wet her eyes. "I could've dodged that bullet on my own! Why did you have to get in the way?"

"Heh," he said, still smirking. "You're really annoying, you know that?" he continued. "You weren't in your right mind to think, besides, you wouldn't be able to dodge that bullet since it was aimed straight to your heart, it was only a trick when Izgawa aimed it at me." He got off of her and held onto his wound. "Che, damn it…" he muttered and glared at the men before them.

"Lucky, but this time," Izegawa pointed the gun at him. "this is no trick." And he once again aimed it at Sasuke's head. "Time to die."

Click

"What the-!"

Click, click, click

Sasuke smirked and Sakura blinked at what was happening. "Looking for this?" said a voice from above and all but Sasuke looked up, to see a grinning blonde haired man waving the cartilage of the gun. "I'm too fast for you guys to see me, only those with special eyes can see my movement when I use my specialty."

"Damn, you're late Naruto."

"Hehe, heroes arrive late you bastard."

Chapter 4: Seriously

"Anyway," Sasuke said, getting up and still clutching onto his wound. "Takehiko Izegawa, you either let us take you to the police, or have us kill you, take your pick."

"Neither, I plan to kill all of you, even that blonde idiot above-" he looked up but saw no blonde boy. Naruto was now behind him and he poked the man at the back, really hard. "Over here grandpa."

When he turned around, he was gone again. Izegawa heard a katana being unsheathed and slashed, then a few cries of pain and then the blade brought back to its sheath and when he faced Sasuke, he saw that his eyes were red and that three of his men were killed easily and fast. "How?"

"Like you said earlier, I'm an assassin." Izegawa and Kenzo made a run for it but was blocked by a smoke bomb. Naruto grinned. "Here's where the Hyuuga eyes come to work!" and next, the two saw a figure of a young girl who had white eyes and short hair, holding onto a kunai on each of her hand and slashing at them.

As soon as the smoke had cleared, they saw the two men on their hands and knees covered in lots of cuts and panting heavily; before them stood Hinata in her assassin outfit similar to Sakura's.

"Yo, this is your mission you two, finish it." Naruto said, turning to face them. He too, had on his SS uniform; a black trench coat over a black shirt and blue denim pants. "Besides, that suit is somewhat close to our uniform."

Sasuke smirked and took out some thing nylon strings and looped them around the two, binding them in a vice like grip. "Shadow Serent binding, I take it you two are having a hard time breathing." He turned to Sakura. "They're all yours."

"W-what?" said Naruto, Sakura and Hinata in disbelief. "You can't be serious!" they all said again.

Sasuke shook his head and gave a small smile. "I think Sakura deserves it, she needs to avenge her parents and her self. I only kill for the heck of it." Sakura looked at the two men and got up, taking Sasuke's katana. "How about I kill them using your weapon? I think it's also a good enough vengeance for you since he plans to run the company which your father worked hard on."

He smirked at her and she took it as a yes and unsheathed the sword, admiring its shiny metal blade and how fine and sharp it was despite the years and many times it has been used. "Fine metal from an overseas country, made specially for the Uchiha clan." She studied.

"Smart," he commented. "It's been used from generation to generation." He explained and she awed at it and felt honored for being the first one who didn't have Uchiha blood to use it. "Go enjoy yourself." He added and she smirked. "Gladly." And rushed towards the two, slowly cutting and slicing their arms and legs off, making them scream in pure agony.

"Sakura, better make it quick, I hear agents and security coming." Naruto said, perking his ears. The pink-haired assassin nodded and with one slash, cut off their heads, dislocating them from their original positions. Sasuke loosened the string and pulled it back and kept it after fixing it.

"We'd better get out of here." Hinata said and turned to the window. The three nodded and soon, shards of glass dropped onto the grassy ground, followed by four figures landing gracefully on the soil then quickly getting up and rushing towards a sleek black car. Naruto got on the passenger sat, Hinata got on the back, followed by Sakura and lastly, Sasuke. "Move it Neji!" The blonde yelled and the car started zooming out of the Izegawa vicinity.

"You don't look so good Uchiha." Neji commented, seeing Sasuke's wound on the rearview mirror. "Better get that treated."

"Che, it's just a scratch." He muttered.

"Tsk, listen to your elders Sasuke."

"Yes grandpa…"

"You know what I mean." Nejo narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever…"

Sasuke flinched at the pain but suppressed the urge to cry it out. His pride always got to him and somehow, it was hard to get rid of it. Sakura only concentrated on bandaging his wound properly, making sure that it wasn't too tight or too loose. "If you can't handle the pain, just scream."

"No way- Ow!" he yelped and she smirked as he glared.

"All done." She said in a sing-song voice. Sasuke muttered a thanks and put his shirt back on. "So, why did you let me kill them? You know that SS would lose the bet since you let me win."

"Yeah, but you didn't."

"Huh?"

He smirked. "You used my katana, so you wouldn't be able to kill them if you didn't use my weapon. Maybe it was a good thing that NAruto only brought mine."

"Why you- you're so unfair!" she poked his injury and he yelped yet again, making her show a satisfied smile. "Oh well, there's still the other bet." She said, looking up at his ceiling. "And mind you, I'm still not attracted to your so-called looks." She stuck her tongue out at him and had a teasing smile. He only looked at her and studied her features. She had a fine complexion and everything about her just made him weak. Not thinking straight, he suddenly captured her stuck out tongue into his mouth and her eyes widened at his sudden actions.

When they parted, Sakura was speechless and Sasuke still had the same look on his face. His eyes were half-closed and still looking at her. "S-Sasuke..?"

"You win."

"What're you talking about?" she asked above a whisper when he went on top of her and had her back lying on his bed. "You can't be serious." But he only looked at her with longing and love. "I'm serious, you win." And he captured her lips in his.

She slightly pushed him away, confused at his actions. He's done this before but not this serious. "What do you mean by 'you win'?"

"You know what I mean Sakura," He said, lowering his head to her right earlobe and nibbling on it, making her whimper and shiver. "You won our bet, the bet we made in the club." He whispered and his hand made its way to the button of her white top, slowly undoing it to get access to her neck as he started to suck on her skin, marking her.

"H-hey, s-stop it Sasuke, this isn't funny…" she murmured, slightly scared of what he was doing yet somewhere in the back of her mind, she wanted this but she refused it.

Sasuke lifted his head up to look at her. "This isn't a joke," he said. "I don't know why I'm having this feeling, I don't know how I fell for you, but when I heard you scream back in Izegawa's house, when you were about to be killed and when you had the look of fear in your eyes, I just started to slowly realize this," he lowered his head again to hers. "I love you…" and he locked his lips with hers, closing his eyes when they made contact and he held onto both her wrists, placing them at the side of her head, preventing her to move or push him away.

Sakura shut her eyes and clenched her fists. She was still confused of her feelings towards him, whether she feels the same or just wanted him to be her friend. Never the less, she only noticed now that she relaxed and returned his kiss.

When he felt her struggling stop, he moved his hands up to clasp her hands with his and she mimicked it, intertwining her fingers with his. He parted slightly and licked her bottom lip, asking her to open her mouth. She did so, lost in thought, feeling his tongue meet her own. His clasp on her hand loosened and she looped her arms around his neck.

"You're kidding..!"

Naruto shook his head and grinned as the girl that sat beside him only fiddled with her kunai, not her fingers. Kurenai smirked at Kakashi's wide eyes. "There is no way that my top assassin purposely loss!"

"Better believe it Kaka, Sasuke is finally showing hormones."

"Looks like I win Kakashi, your shadows are nothing compared to my Blood-thirsty killers!" she laughed an evil laugh and a chibi Kakashi cried in defeat, still in uttermost shock that his best assassin, the most stoic one at that, would lose to a girl, on purpose at that! "Naruto, details!"

"That's it, he likes her."

He turned to Hinata, in desperate need for a better explanation than what the blonde gave him. Hinata only gave a smile and nodded at Naruto's answer. "That's all the details Kakashi-san, and I bet Sakura likes him as well."

Kurenai stopped her victory dance and eyed Hinata with her jaw dropped. "Sakura..? Having feelings? As in Haruno Sakura, actually liking a guy?"

"Yeah, just how I like Hinata!" Naruto blurted out and earned a blush from Hinata who looked at him with wide eyes. Naruto realized this and turned red as well, quickly covering his mouth and gulped as he felt an evil aura emitting from behind. He whipped his head around and laughed nervously at Hyuuga Neji, Hinata's overprotective cousin.

"Why you-!" and from afar, you could hear the faint cries of Naruto and the battle yells of Neji, including Hinata's meek voice of stopping her cousin, Kakashi's chant of "it can't be" and Kurenai's silence.

Sakura awoke at the sound of chirping birds and was greeted by the sunlight. She shut her eyes and opened them slowly, adjusting to the new brightness as she looked at the balcony, the windows open and the white curtains swaying with the early morning breeze. She squint harder and saw Sasuke leaning on the railing as if almost sitting on it with his hands in his pockets, eyes looking into the horizon as if thinking of something, he was clad in a white shirt and navy blue jogging pants that were loose and baggy, which she assumed was what he wore last night.

Last night…

She replayed what happened between them last night, how she moaned and called his name, how he grunted at times, fumbling with the buttons of her shirt. She smiled slightly and slowly sat up, observing him from her pot on the bed. She also recalled how she told him that she loved, no, loves, him too. This time, she was really sure that she had feelings for him which is more than just friendship. Sasuke wanted her, and she wanted him, so they both gave what the other wants, and they both got what they desire and longed for.

Sakura pulled her knees close to her chest, the rim of her white long-sleeved blouse revealed her white undergarment, and since it was somewhat see-through, if she were to stand up, she would almost look half-naked but she didn't mind that at all. She was a killer who used her body to kill, and for once, she used her body last night to love.

Although he didn't look at her, he could tell what she was doing, where she was looking and what her facial expression was. A gentle smile was on her face, her right hand played with her hair, combing it with her small digits. Her left hand, meanwhile, rested on her knees that were pulled closely to her chest. He closed his eyes, perverted thoughts entering his mind. Damn that porn book that Kakashi reads, damn the creator and the movie of Icha Icha Paradise.

"But it was a good help to last night's incident."

He smirked at the thought and opened his eyes; the sun's rays greeting him again, a few sparrows flew by, chirping, singing a sweet song that was untitled. Two perched onto the railing near him, pecking at invisible seeds and glancing at him from time to time. Sasuke unconsciously took out his left hand and extended his index finger towards one. It first backed away a bit and observed his hand. Sensing no danger, it perched and secured its claws onto his digit, making sure that it wasn't too tight as he drew the animal near him, giving a small smile to it as it looked back at him with round onyx orbs similar to his, only it had an innocent look, he, had a look of calmness; that was it.

Its other companion, feeling a bit left out, flew towards them and rested atop his left shoulder where he slightly winced but waved the pain off. His injury was getting a bit better, thanks to the medical treatment Sakura expertly did. It made him wonder if she really was a killer.

His obsidian eyes caught sight of a flock of sparrows, flying in the air, headed elsewhere and he smiled again, turning to the two birds that made him their tree. "You might want to spread your little wings and fly right now, your friends are leaving." As if they understood what he said, the two flew away, following the flock.

"Who would've thought an assassin like you had a mellow side."

Sasuke turned his head to the female who greeted him with a warm smile and her hands clasped behind her back. He watched as she approached him and also leaned onto the banister. She rested her elbows on the wide rail and turned to him over her shoulder since he was leaning with his back. "You're the first one who has ever seen me like this for a long time." He said, his voice surprisingly soft and normal, not monotonous.

"Guess that makes me feel proud again huh?" she grinned. "I bet I'm the first one you ever bed."

"Shut up…" he muttered, crimson evident across his face and she giggled. "I'm right, huh? You use girls to get information, with your looks, you can just bed anyone, yet you didn't, that's pretty rare to find in guy in today's world."

"Maybe if I wasn't a killer, I wouldn't be like this." He said truthfully and lowered his head a bit as she gaze at the morning sun. "It doesn't matter," she said and turned to face him, one hand resting on the banister. "You're still the same Sasuke-kun I love and will always love."

He smiled back at her and extended his right hand to touch and caress her face as she leaned on it, eyes half-closed and both of her hands wrapped onto his right one. Sasuke leaned down on her and kissed her forehead, a light and sweet gesture of thank you.

Ring. Ring.

Sasuke heard his phone and walked back inside his room with Sakura tailing behind and stopping by the balcony's French windows and leaning on it. She watched him flip the flap open and answer the caller.

"Hello?" he answered. "No, why?" he asked and later on, he suddenly dropped his phone on the carpeted floor, his eyes wide with shock and he was slightly shaking. Sakura heard Naruto's voice calling her now boyfriend's name over and over again but the Uchiha seemed to be deaf to every word the blonde yelled. Sakura picked the phone and was about to answer Naruto when Sasuke closed the flap, his bangs shadowing his eyes. She knew that something was up and she wanted to know what Naruto told him that bother him this much.

"Sasuke..?"

"He's… back…"

Sakura raised a brow and was startled when he suddenly pulled her into a hug, a really tight one and she didn't know what to do. He started to cry, something that Sakura was new to. She did recall how he almost broke down when he told her of his past, now, he's already… shedding tears.

"Who's back?" she asked, returning the hug and pulling him gently down the bed to sit and talk. She let him rest his head on her lap and waited for him to speak as she continued to stroke his hair and comfort him.

"My brother…"

To be continued…

Next on Cold: "Chapter 5: Brothers united

He didn't say anything when he saw him, his older brother, the on he idolized, the one who didn't return the night he had accidentally killed his parents, the brother he had missed, the man who was considered dead, the Uchiha who he no longer knew, was right in front of him.

A/N: Crappy chapter… review please!