Author's words:
To: Love From Vikky ~ This chapter will tell you what the hell happened to Sasuke, the 'weakling.'
To: Chelsey-chan ~ Yep, Chii-chan is extremely cute! No, she's not Itachi's daughter. Arigato for saying that this chapter's great. Read this chapter and you'll find out if Sasuke is alright or not.
To: arisu-sama ~ This chapter will tell you if he's ok or not. Who's Kabuto? I'll keep writing. Yes, this is going to be a Sasusaku. Arigato for saying that this sounds interesting.
To: Shy-Lil-Dreamer ~ Chii and Sasuke know each other. By the way, I love your name! ^_^
To: ShinobiSpirit ~ Arigato for the compliment.
To: vivian ~ Arigato for saying that its great! ^-^
To: daydreamer5290 ~ O.o Oh, so that's what kewl means-I lub Chii-chan too! Sasuke/Sakura fics do rule! And yeah, Sasuke is damn hot!
To: X-Cry-Death (too lazy to login) ~ Of course he came back! I hope this fic of mine turns out good too- Hehehe. Chii-chan is famous even in the real world!
To: Neko-Vixen ~ This chapter will tell you what happened to Sasuke. Yep, Chii is cute! And GO SAKURA (Again)!
To: kokorodragon ~ Ok, then I'll be calling you Koko-chan! ^_^ I hope you don't mind!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Naruto belongs to the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei, so please don't sue me! (I'm broke T_T)
Author's note: Some of the '-'s stand for '. . .'
A Chance to Forgive
Chapter 3
A young man about twenty years of age with spiky black hair opened his onyx eyes to find himself staring at the color white- and only white.
Sasuke sat up, rubbing the back of his head almost automatically. 'Where am I?' he wondered as he gazed around his surroundings, which were all (not surprisingly) white. 'What the heck is this place?'
Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from behind him. A voice which he'd last heard seven years ago-
Sakura's voice.
He immediately turned around to look behind him and in an instant, his jaw dropped open in shock at what he saw.
About a hundred feet away from him was Sakura and Itachi walking hand- in-hand.
He immediately jumped up, a thousand thoughts going through his head. 'What is he doing here?! And what the heck is she doing with him?!'
He started walking to the both of them, who didn't seem to have noticed him, coolly, as though he saw them both like that everyday, whereas in reality, his heart and mind shrieked louder than banshees.
He was only a few feet away from them when he suddenly crashed into something like an invisible wall.
"Ouch-," he muttered as he rubbed his forehead. He placed both of his hands on the wall, and punched it, but it didn't break.
'What is this god damned wall?!' he thought.
It was at that moment that Sakura and Itachi turned around, walking to the left, as if they knew that the invisible wall was there.
"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted, feeling desperate. "Sakura, it's me, Sasuke!"
But Sakura didn't even turn around to look at him and kept talking to Itachi. A heavy mist surrounded them, blocking them entirely from Sasuke's view, but not before he saw his brother look back at him directly with a smirk on his face.
Sasuke woke up sweating all over as he stared at the familiar ceiling of the Konoha Village hospital.
'What does that stupid dream mean?' he wondered as he tried to sit up, but failed, for something heavy was dragging him down.
He turned his head at his right to find Sakura sleeping with her head and arms on his hospital gown and bed.
He almost didn't recognize her, but the unique, light-pink hair she possessed couldn't be mistaken.
'She looks really different,' he thought, watching her breath in and out softly. 'Almost like a different person-'
He pulled the part of his hospital gown which she was sleeping on top of slowly from under her. It took him awhile, since she kept flinching. But after he successfully got it away from under her, he quietly got out of the bed.
He was going to go to the window, to look at the outside surroundings, but he decided to delay his plan when he saw how uncomfortable Sakura looked in that position of hers.
He knelt down beside her, placing an arm under her knees and another behind her back as he lifted her up and placed her gently on the hospital bed, covering her with the thick hospital blanket.
Suddenly, Sakura's lips formed into a smile, "Thank you, Sasuke-kun, but no thanks."
Sasuke knew from the tone of her voice that she wasn't talking in her sleep. "You were awake all this time?!" he said in a tone that was clearly disbelieved.
Sakura opened one of her jade-colored eyes. "Yep!" She sat up. "By the way, hi, Sasuke-kun!"
He murmured a slightly grumpy, "Hello, Sakura."
Sasuke saw her shake her head of pink tresses. "You still haven't changed, Sasuke-kun."
She got off the bed and did something he didn't expect at all-she pushed him gently onto the bed, making him lying down and covered him quickly with the hospital blanket.
"You still need to rest, you know," Sakura said before he could say anything. "The doctor says you'll need about another four days' stay in the hospital."
They were quiet for awhile, except for the really tiny noise Sakura made when she lifted the chair and placed it softly next to his bed.
Eventually, though, Sasuke broke the ice by saying, "How long have I been unconscious, Sakura?"
"For three whole days," she replied simply. "What happened to you?" she added.
"I couldn't eat," Sasuke explained. "It's like my stomach just wouldn't take in anything, because they all tasted like blood." He sighed. "That's why I fainted back at my house."
"Oh-," was all Sakura said in reply.
They became silent again and Sasuke found this quite strange, for Sakura was usually the one who tried to strike up conversations with him. 'But that was seven years ago-,' he thought. 'She's probably changed a lot by now-'
For some reason which he couldn't quite grasp, he felt a sort of heavy feeling heaving over him when he thought of that.
"Ne, Sakura-,' he suddenly said after awhile.
"Hai, Sasuke-kun?"
"Did you see my brother anytime ago?"
Sakura shook her head, but that didn't stop him from seeing her eyes looking shocked at his question. "No, I didn't."
"I thought so." He narrowed his eyes in fury. 'Then what the hell does that dream mean?!'
"Daijobu deska, Sasuke-kun?" she suddenly asked him, concern seen clearly in her eyes.
"Aa," he replied.
Silence threatened to descend again and he couldn't stand it, so he asked, "So, what's been happening while I've gone?"
He was glad that she started to talk continuously and cheerfully when he asked her that question. He didn't know it, but his sub-conscious knew that he missed hearing that loud voice of hers.
She told him about everything, about how Naruto left on a journey to find him and become stronger, of how Kakashi-sensei would still never let go of that porn book of his, of how Shikamaru and Ino got married and about lots of other things.
It was a long while before Sakura asked him, "Ne, Sasuke-kun, are you sure all of the members of your clan were killed by your brother except you?"
Sasuke was taken aback by this question, but he knew that Sakura just had to have reason to ask such a question, so he replied, "Aa. Why do you ask, Sakura?"
He saw squirm a bit in her seat, as if she was reluctant to say what she was planning to say. "Well-,' she began to say eventually. "I met this little girl about ten days ago-she looks exactly like you."
"Little girl?"
Sakura began to explain. When she finished, Sasuke asked her, "And her relatives are still not found?"
Sakura nodded saying, "Aa."
"Can I see her?"
"I'm going to go home and bring her here right now," Sakura said as she got off the chair. "Meanwhile, get a good rest, alright, Sasuke-kun?"
He nodded and watched her retreating figure exiting the room, thinking, 'She really has changed a lot-' and sighed, although he didn't know for what reason.
About an hour later-
Sasuke's sharp hearing caught the sound of the door leading to his hospital room being opened quietly.
Sakura stepped in and he caught a glimpse of someone small in size hiding behind her.
He sat up as she made her way to his bed, still covering that tiny person from his view. She moved away and revealed-
An adorable little girl about five years old with shoulder-length hair that resembled his and a pair of onyx eyes that seemed as emotionless as his used to be.
He couldn't help staring at her. 'She really looks a lot like me!' he thought.
"Sasuke-kun, this is, Chii-chan," Sakura said, placing a hand on the little girl's head. "Chii-chan, this is Sasuke-niichan."
"Hello, Sasuke-niichan," Chii said in a soft, shy voice that could barely be heard.
"Hello, Chii-chan," he replied.
A weird feeling dwelled in his heart as he looked at her. She made him feel a sudden rush of hatred-as well as a sudden rush of softness.
Suddenly, the door burst open, destroying the tender moment.
Ino was at the door, panting.
Sakura immediately saw that something was wrong. She started towards her, asking, "What's wrong, Ino? Did something happen?"
Ino gave her a brisk nod. "A Missing-Nin who's just recently been spotted has killed three Jounins!"
Sakura nodded, not needing any more further explanation. "Yakarimasu. I'll be on it in five minutes."
Ino nodded. She gave a brisk nod to Sasuke and a weak smile to Chii before disappearing into a cloud of smoke.
"Sakura-neechan, what's going on?" Chii asked as Sakura made her way back towards them with a grave face.
"Listen, Chii-chan, I've got to go now, so you've to stay here with Sasuke-niichan, ok?" Sakura said, kneeling in front of her.
Chii nodded and Sakura stretched up to look at Sasuke, who'd been quiet through the whole thing.
"You're a Hunter-Nin now?" he asked casually.
Sakura shook her head. "Nope."
"Then why-"
"I'm a Jounin-who hunts down Missing-Nin," Sakura briefly explained. "I'll tell you more about it later when I come back, ok?"
Sasuke nodded and Sakura gave his hand a brief squeeze before she walked out, leaving the two alone to stare at each other.
Author's words: I hope it was alright! (Is very worried) Don't forget to send me a review if you like it or hate it! Ja ne.
To: Love From Vikky ~ This chapter will tell you what the hell happened to Sasuke, the 'weakling.'
To: Chelsey-chan ~ Yep, Chii-chan is extremely cute! No, she's not Itachi's daughter. Arigato for saying that this chapter's great. Read this chapter and you'll find out if Sasuke is alright or not.
To: arisu-sama ~ This chapter will tell you if he's ok or not. Who's Kabuto? I'll keep writing. Yes, this is going to be a Sasusaku. Arigato for saying that this sounds interesting.
To: Shy-Lil-Dreamer ~ Chii and Sasuke know each other. By the way, I love your name! ^_^
To: ShinobiSpirit ~ Arigato for the compliment.
To: vivian ~ Arigato for saying that its great! ^-^
To: daydreamer5290 ~ O.o Oh, so that's what kewl means-I lub Chii-chan too! Sasuke/Sakura fics do rule! And yeah, Sasuke is damn hot!
To: X-Cry-Death (too lazy to login) ~ Of course he came back! I hope this fic of mine turns out good too- Hehehe. Chii-chan is famous even in the real world!
To: Neko-Vixen ~ This chapter will tell you what happened to Sasuke. Yep, Chii is cute! And GO SAKURA (Again)!
To: kokorodragon ~ Ok, then I'll be calling you Koko-chan! ^_^ I hope you don't mind!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Naruto belongs to the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei, so please don't sue me! (I'm broke T_T)
Author's note: Some of the '-'s stand for '. . .'
A Chance to Forgive
Chapter 3
A young man about twenty years of age with spiky black hair opened his onyx eyes to find himself staring at the color white- and only white.
Sasuke sat up, rubbing the back of his head almost automatically. 'Where am I?' he wondered as he gazed around his surroundings, which were all (not surprisingly) white. 'What the heck is this place?'
Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from behind him. A voice which he'd last heard seven years ago-
Sakura's voice.
He immediately turned around to look behind him and in an instant, his jaw dropped open in shock at what he saw.
About a hundred feet away from him was Sakura and Itachi walking hand- in-hand.
He immediately jumped up, a thousand thoughts going through his head. 'What is he doing here?! And what the heck is she doing with him?!'
He started walking to the both of them, who didn't seem to have noticed him, coolly, as though he saw them both like that everyday, whereas in reality, his heart and mind shrieked louder than banshees.
He was only a few feet away from them when he suddenly crashed into something like an invisible wall.
"Ouch-," he muttered as he rubbed his forehead. He placed both of his hands on the wall, and punched it, but it didn't break.
'What is this god damned wall?!' he thought.
It was at that moment that Sakura and Itachi turned around, walking to the left, as if they knew that the invisible wall was there.
"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted, feeling desperate. "Sakura, it's me, Sasuke!"
But Sakura didn't even turn around to look at him and kept talking to Itachi. A heavy mist surrounded them, blocking them entirely from Sasuke's view, but not before he saw his brother look back at him directly with a smirk on his face.
Sasuke woke up sweating all over as he stared at the familiar ceiling of the Konoha Village hospital.
'What does that stupid dream mean?' he wondered as he tried to sit up, but failed, for something heavy was dragging him down.
He turned his head at his right to find Sakura sleeping with her head and arms on his hospital gown and bed.
He almost didn't recognize her, but the unique, light-pink hair she possessed couldn't be mistaken.
'She looks really different,' he thought, watching her breath in and out softly. 'Almost like a different person-'
He pulled the part of his hospital gown which she was sleeping on top of slowly from under her. It took him awhile, since she kept flinching. But after he successfully got it away from under her, he quietly got out of the bed.
He was going to go to the window, to look at the outside surroundings, but he decided to delay his plan when he saw how uncomfortable Sakura looked in that position of hers.
He knelt down beside her, placing an arm under her knees and another behind her back as he lifted her up and placed her gently on the hospital bed, covering her with the thick hospital blanket.
Suddenly, Sakura's lips formed into a smile, "Thank you, Sasuke-kun, but no thanks."
Sasuke knew from the tone of her voice that she wasn't talking in her sleep. "You were awake all this time?!" he said in a tone that was clearly disbelieved.
Sakura opened one of her jade-colored eyes. "Yep!" She sat up. "By the way, hi, Sasuke-kun!"
He murmured a slightly grumpy, "Hello, Sakura."
Sasuke saw her shake her head of pink tresses. "You still haven't changed, Sasuke-kun."
She got off the bed and did something he didn't expect at all-she pushed him gently onto the bed, making him lying down and covered him quickly with the hospital blanket.
"You still need to rest, you know," Sakura said before he could say anything. "The doctor says you'll need about another four days' stay in the hospital."
They were quiet for awhile, except for the really tiny noise Sakura made when she lifted the chair and placed it softly next to his bed.
Eventually, though, Sasuke broke the ice by saying, "How long have I been unconscious, Sakura?"
"For three whole days," she replied simply. "What happened to you?" she added.
"I couldn't eat," Sasuke explained. "It's like my stomach just wouldn't take in anything, because they all tasted like blood." He sighed. "That's why I fainted back at my house."
"Oh-," was all Sakura said in reply.
They became silent again and Sasuke found this quite strange, for Sakura was usually the one who tried to strike up conversations with him. 'But that was seven years ago-,' he thought. 'She's probably changed a lot by now-'
For some reason which he couldn't quite grasp, he felt a sort of heavy feeling heaving over him when he thought of that.
"Ne, Sakura-,' he suddenly said after awhile.
"Hai, Sasuke-kun?"
"Did you see my brother anytime ago?"
Sakura shook her head, but that didn't stop him from seeing her eyes looking shocked at his question. "No, I didn't."
"I thought so." He narrowed his eyes in fury. 'Then what the hell does that dream mean?!'
"Daijobu deska, Sasuke-kun?" she suddenly asked him, concern seen clearly in her eyes.
"Aa," he replied.
Silence threatened to descend again and he couldn't stand it, so he asked, "So, what's been happening while I've gone?"
He was glad that she started to talk continuously and cheerfully when he asked her that question. He didn't know it, but his sub-conscious knew that he missed hearing that loud voice of hers.
She told him about everything, about how Naruto left on a journey to find him and become stronger, of how Kakashi-sensei would still never let go of that porn book of his, of how Shikamaru and Ino got married and about lots of other things.
It was a long while before Sakura asked him, "Ne, Sasuke-kun, are you sure all of the members of your clan were killed by your brother except you?"
Sasuke was taken aback by this question, but he knew that Sakura just had to have reason to ask such a question, so he replied, "Aa. Why do you ask, Sakura?"
He saw squirm a bit in her seat, as if she was reluctant to say what she was planning to say. "Well-,' she began to say eventually. "I met this little girl about ten days ago-she looks exactly like you."
"Little girl?"
Sakura began to explain. When she finished, Sasuke asked her, "And her relatives are still not found?"
Sakura nodded saying, "Aa."
"Can I see her?"
"I'm going to go home and bring her here right now," Sakura said as she got off the chair. "Meanwhile, get a good rest, alright, Sasuke-kun?"
He nodded and watched her retreating figure exiting the room, thinking, 'She really has changed a lot-' and sighed, although he didn't know for what reason.
About an hour later-
Sasuke's sharp hearing caught the sound of the door leading to his hospital room being opened quietly.
Sakura stepped in and he caught a glimpse of someone small in size hiding behind her.
He sat up as she made her way to his bed, still covering that tiny person from his view. She moved away and revealed-
An adorable little girl about five years old with shoulder-length hair that resembled his and a pair of onyx eyes that seemed as emotionless as his used to be.
He couldn't help staring at her. 'She really looks a lot like me!' he thought.
"Sasuke-kun, this is, Chii-chan," Sakura said, placing a hand on the little girl's head. "Chii-chan, this is Sasuke-niichan."
"Hello, Sasuke-niichan," Chii said in a soft, shy voice that could barely be heard.
"Hello, Chii-chan," he replied.
A weird feeling dwelled in his heart as he looked at her. She made him feel a sudden rush of hatred-as well as a sudden rush of softness.
Suddenly, the door burst open, destroying the tender moment.
Ino was at the door, panting.
Sakura immediately saw that something was wrong. She started towards her, asking, "What's wrong, Ino? Did something happen?"
Ino gave her a brisk nod. "A Missing-Nin who's just recently been spotted has killed three Jounins!"
Sakura nodded, not needing any more further explanation. "Yakarimasu. I'll be on it in five minutes."
Ino nodded. She gave a brisk nod to Sasuke and a weak smile to Chii before disappearing into a cloud of smoke.
"Sakura-neechan, what's going on?" Chii asked as Sakura made her way back towards them with a grave face.
"Listen, Chii-chan, I've got to go now, so you've to stay here with Sasuke-niichan, ok?" Sakura said, kneeling in front of her.
Chii nodded and Sakura stretched up to look at Sasuke, who'd been quiet through the whole thing.
"You're a Hunter-Nin now?" he asked casually.
Sakura shook her head. "Nope."
"Then why-"
"I'm a Jounin-who hunts down Missing-Nin," Sakura briefly explained. "I'll tell you more about it later when I come back, ok?"
Sasuke nodded and Sakura gave his hand a brief squeeze before she walked out, leaving the two alone to stare at each other.
Author's words: I hope it was alright! (Is very worried) Don't forget to send me a review if you like it or hate it! Ja ne.