Light Shaded Dream

Chapter 9 – Confessions of a Broken Heart

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. And also, if you're familiar with the song "Confessions of a Broken Heart" by Lindsay Lohan, then chapter title belongs to that. :D

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Sakura hid her gasp of surprise by keeping her head down on the cold floor. It was surreal for her; she knew this man would never rescue her. All she could do was keep her breathing normal, and find an opening.

"Well, well. Look who's here," Sakura's captor hissed.

"You're...wrong..." The man whispered.

Sakura could tell the heated tension between sensei and student, and began to formulate a plan in her head.

"I have you trapped, you can never disrespect or disobey me again..."

"That's only if you get into my body."

"Hmph. This girl, you do not even have feelings for her. You are an avenger. You do not need such feelings!"

Sakura's lips trembled with anger. She has heard that so many times in her younger years, and how it pained her so to hear the truth spoken in front of her face. She could not bear with the pain, and she knew what was going to be said next. And she would not let those words slip from his lips. That would ruin him, and both of them would be put into mortal danger. Finding a way to get herself standing, her back slid against the stonewall, giving her support. She ignored the tremendous pain emitting from her shackles, and she did the unimaginable. Focusing her chakra to her hands, she slammed her shackles against the wall, causing them to shatter due to the force of the slam. The crimson liquid dripped onto the floor from her wrists, and she turned to face where she could feel their presence.

"You're...right...He doesn't need any feelings, because he has a goal he needs to accomplish, and having little petty emotions won't help that," Sakura whispered.

Every word she said pierced her right in the heart, and both of the men stared at her in surprise.

"Is that so? So if I kill you here and now, he won't go into an emotional wreck? Or even wreak havoc on me?"

Sakura paid no attention to her captor, and she walked over to where her instincts told her where the man was standing. She felt his chakra boiling; his anger was beginning to rise at an alarming rate. She placed her hand on his shoulder, and was beginning to feel weak and limp due to her blood loss. Her blood began staining his shirt, and he quickly caught her as her legs gave out.

"Sasuke...kun...don't...listen to him...it's a trap..." Sakura whispered.

Sasuke held her in his arms protectively, and ripped off parts of his shirt, and bandaged her open wrists. The sight pained him, and soon, it was done. He placed her behind him, gently setting her down against the wall.

"I won't...don't worry, Sakura..." He whispered.

He got up, and turned to face the man he wished to die.

"What is she, your slave?" Sasuke spat.

His sensei laughed manically at him. His eyes challenged his student. Sasuke blindly ran forward, kunai in his hand. His sensei saw this, and quickly brought out his own kunai, and metal clashed against metal. Sasuke did hand seals, and fireballs emerged from his mouth, but his sensei was stronger than that. He easily dodged them, and threw shuriken at his student. The battle went on and on with the same techniques and same weapons, until Sasuke was sure he had the advantage. He quickly began to gather chakra into his hand, beginning to spark the Chidori. His sensei saw this, and immediately took advantage and knocked him to the ground. He stabbed kunai into his student's body in various places, smiling as he did so. Sasuke killed himself inside for leaving a blind spot, and kept himself from crying out in pain as kunai impaled his body. He stared at his sensei, and sensed what was coming next. Focusing chakra at his feet, he kicked him off...hard. Sakura awoke as she felt the impact of the man hitting the wall next to her, and she sensed something wrong.

"U-u...Uchiha? Uchiha?" Sakura called out.

She was met with silence. Fear was overtaking her, and her body began trembling.

"Sasuke? Sasuke-kun!" She screamed.

She felt a limp hand by her feet, and she dropped to the floor. Her hands searched the darkness for the body, and she felt it. Light slowly filtered through the cracked and demolished walls, and the sight horrified her. She saw a limp Sasuke, showered in blood, kunai impaled throughout his body.

"Sasuke-kun!" She cried.

She took his hand and felt for a pulse, and she luckily found one. To her surprise, the hand gripped back, and his face was removed from the bloody ground, and he turned to face her.

"Inn...squad...there..." He whispered.

He collapsed. Sakura immediately understood, and disappeared, carrying her beloved.

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Sasuke felt like he was soaring through the air. His body was limp, but he was conscious. Sakura's words were ringing in his ears.

"You're...right...He doesn't need any feelings, because he has a goal he needs to accomplish, and having little petty emotions won't help that."

Was this the same Sakura he knew? If only he could see her facial expression...But he heard her say those words...malice, confusion, sorrow. Was it true?

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Sakura silently healed all of Sasuke's wounds, removing the kunai from his body. Her squad had returned slightly injured, but they had assured her they had infiltrated Orochimaru's base and killed many of the Oto Nin. They were all gathered around the bed where the injured Uchiha lay, silently wishing for him to do well and recover. Sakura, however, was the one emotionally and mentally wrecked; her mind was in clutters of thoughts, her emotions were confused about what was right. She could do nothing but watch Sasuke's helpless body recover. She transferred chakra into his wounds to help them heal faster, and she fell onto the bed after her transfers, exhausted from overusing her chakra. Ino was about to scream, but Shikamaru sensed this and placed a hand over her mouth.

"She only exhausted her chakra. She's fine," He reassured.

The blonde nodded, and all waited patiently for the two to return back to consciousness.

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Sakura awoke at sunrise the next morning, her body sore and tired, but her chakra back to normal nonetheless. She looked to her left and found the sleeping Sasuke, and smirked to herself. She leaned down and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"You can finally get your sleep," She whispered into his ear.

The others were still asleep, and she took it that Neji and Tenten were out sparring somewhere. She got out of bed and took a shower, cleansing her body from the dry blood sticking to her skin. The warm water soothed her; it gave her tranquility, allowing her to organize her mind. When she got out of the shower, Naruto, Hinata, Ino, and Shikamaru were all heading out for their 'patrols', this time only to make sure that Sakura and Sasuke would not be attacked.

"Sakura, take it easy, okay?" Ino said.

Sakura nodded. Shikamaru gave her a look telling her the same thing, he was just too lazy to do so, and she smiled. The two walked out of the door together, silently discussing the happenings of the day before.

"Sa-Sakura-chan, don't stress yourself. I left my ointment by the nightstand, should you need any more of it for Uchiha's wound," Hinata said.

"Thank you, Hinata."

Hinata smiled at her, and waited for Naruto to give her his thoughts.

"Sakura, you still love him, don't you?" Naruto asked.

She looked at him, and smiled.

"Hai, that's a real smile. Let me know if you want any ramen," He said.

Sakura giggled, and waved as Naruto and Hinata left the room. She walked back to Sasuke's side, and did an inspection of his wounds. Most have closed up and had stopped bleeding, but any occasional movement could open them up again. She unwrapped his bandages, and massaged Hinata's ointment into his wounds, and gave him a small chakra transfer. She then gave him new bandages, and was left alone in her thoughts.

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Sasuke was unable to move his body or wake himself up, but he was alive in his mind. He could hear everything go on outside of him, and longed to see Sakura's face, but his body would not allow him to open his eyes.

"You can finally get your sleep." He heard her say.

He inwardly smiled to himself, and thanked her. He also felt the quick peck on the cheek, and would have blushed if his body were responding to his brainwaves.

"Sakura, you still love him, don't you? ...Hai, that's a real smile..." He heard Naruto say.

The dobe, he thought to himself. He then felt new chakra rushing into his body, and his wounds being massaged with a gooey substance. Then, after what seemed like an eternity of silence, he heard Sakura's voice speaking with him, as if she knew he could hear her.

"Sasuke-kun...I'm sorry. It's my entire fault. I should have never went out to see you, never went out to bother you. It's my fault you have to live with the pain your wounds have caused you. I know sorry doesn't cut it this time..."

How he longed to tell her it wasn't her fault.

"Oh yeah, did you notice? I can finally call you Sasuke-kun again. I don't know why...but I trust you now. But I know that it may take forever to get you back to Konoha. You wouldn't believe how much it's changed," She continued.

"You should see the new batch of academy students! I still remember when Ino and I had our eyes on you. Don't you agree that it was hilarious? I wonder if you know the reason why I began liking you in the first place..."

He wanted to know.

"It's hard to explain. I know that a lot of your fan girls liked you cause of your looks and your 'cool' demeanor. But I don't think that's a good reason to like anyone. I mean...sure, your looks and your personality are definitely mesmerizing...but I don't know. I know this sounds cheesy, but it's almost like...fate willed me to meet you, and to fall in love with you. Did you ever notice how we compliment each other's personality? Yeah, I know, I'm annoying, but, I mean, it's true..."

He felt liquid splatter onto his face, and he knew what it was.

"Oh no! Now I'm crying! Imagine if you saw and heard me like this. You'd probably say I'm weak and annoying..."

That only made the tears fall down harder. Sasuke longed to wake up from his state, and tell her it wasn't her fault. He felt her hand grip his, and he unconsciously gripped back. Sakura jumped back in shock.

"Sasuke-kun? Are you awake?" She whispered.

Sasuke finally opened his eyes, and smirked.

"Yes, Sakura, I'm awake..." He said.

Sakura sighed with relief.

"And Sakura..."

She looked at him, acknowledging him to continue.

"It wasn't your fault..."

Sakura gaped at him.

"Y-you could hear me?" She sheepishly asked.

Sasuke's smirked only widened, and he turned to face her.

"Hai."

Sakura blushed, and hid it by looking away. Sasuke silently chuckled, which of course, didn't go unnoticed by Sakura. This time, though, she was too embarrassed by what she told him, that she let it slide. The day went by slowly, Sasuke slowly recovering, and Sakura slowly healing his wounds. It ended, and the two were still unconsciously holding hands.

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