Next chapter! (I forgot to ask for reviews, but now I put notes on each chapter!) Time for the all-important chapter 3! YAY!! –Says in dramatic voice- Now let us begin…

Just then, I knew I had to be strong. I knew I couldn't possibly let Sasuke down. Someone came in to the cell room.

"I'm looking for a Sakura Haruno! Where are you?" I was not looking forward to this!

"Sakura Haruno is I." I almost whispered, stepping up to the cell bars. The woman entered and grabbed me by my arm harshly. She pulled me out and relocked the door. She roughly and swiftly tugged me to another room before shoving me inside where I fell onto the cold, gray, cement floor.

"Ah, Sakura Haruno! I have been looking for you for the longest time," I looked up. It was the woman who had captured and brought me here. Michira.

"What do you want?" I yelled, picking myself up off the ground. No way am I giving in to her!

"Sakura, please, contain yourself. Have those girls told you anything about me?" She calmly asked.

"Your Michira, the one running this whole thing! What do you plan on doing?" She scoffed.

"Why, my little blossom, I plan on uniting all of the nations underneath me! So tell me, how is the Hidden Leaf village?"

"I'm not telling you anything!" I shouted. No way was I going to let her get any of my village's secrets!

"I thought you might say that. I have ways to deal with you. I specialize in all sorts of fun, physical torture. What will it be?"

"Torture?" I squeaked. 'This isn't good at all!'

"Either tell me what you know now, or I will have no choice but to pummel you to within an inch of your life!"

'What should I do? I'm not sure I was ready for this…'

(Kasumi's POV)

"Where could she be? It's been three hours! No one has ever been taken for so long before!" Aria was whimpering uncontrollably. It's best to just stay out of it.

"She must know plenty of secrets if it's taking this long," Haruka scoffed.

"Do you really think she would just turn on her village like that? I don't believe it! Never!" Desperation was in her voice. I tuned her out.

'Sasuke, I can't believe it! I bet he'll come after her, and if he can actually find this place, I might meet him!' I'm no fan girl, but Sasuke is a legend! 'If I meet him, I could challenge him! Wouldn't it be great if I won?' Still, there was just something about his name that felt… I don't know, odd. I just couldn't understand it. The door of the hall opened.

"Sakura?" Aria looked up hopefully. Sure enough, the large woman came to our room and unlocked the door.

"Get in, you!" She yelled, tossing a tangled mess of pink hair and blood into the chamber.

(Sakura's POV)

I was thrown into the cell.

"Sakura! Hold on, I'll stop the bleeding!" Aria comforted. It didn't matter, though, at this point, nothing could comfort me. I just lay there, no energy left in my body. My face was squished against the ground as I lay on my side, my left arm being crushed and my right flung over my shoulder loosely. My body weighed so much! I couldn't stand to even open one of my eyes or raise an eyebrow! Aria came over with a piece of cloth, which she wrapped around my head.

"This will help to stop the bleeding, don't worry, you'll be alright." Kasumi walked over, sorrow in her eyes. She said nothing, though.

"Sakura, what happened? Did you tell anything?" Aria asked. She seemed to be a bit of a chatterbox.

"Aria, give it a rest. She can barely lift a finger, so don't bother with questions!" Haruka was standing up from the corner. "Besides, just look at her. She didn't say a thing." Aria checked over the rest of my body, bandaging up the worst cuts. Where was she getting this cloth?

"I'm sorry, Sakura. You rest. Tell us when you wake up. You've had a rough morning…"

(Sasuke's POV) (Back in time a bit)

I looked at the signs on the stores. They all bored me. I turned and headed towards the forest, maybe I could train, not like I really needed to. Suddenly, Shikamaru came running out and nearly plowed me over! Swiftly I dodged, and he slowed down.

"Shikamaru, your not one to run," I commented.

"It's… Sakura… she was… taken by someone…" Shikamaru panted. "I have… to tell Tsunade!" He took off running again. I followed. I had nothing better to do anyway. We reached the tower and sprinted up the stairs. Shizune was outside the door. Shikamaru stopped and told her he had to tell Tsunade something important. Shizune nodded and knocked on the door.

"Tsunade! It's Shikamaru, he says he has something important to report!"

"Let 'em in!"

Shikamaru rushed in, I followed calmly. "Sakura was kidnapped by someone named Michira!"

"Michira!? This is bad! Do you have any more information?"

"No, sorry," he sighed.

"Well, thank you, you two. You are dismissed."

I walked out after nodding my goodbye. 'Humph, what's she gotten herself into now?'

(Tsunade's POV)

I watched as the boys left. Jiraiya jumped in through the window.

"This is bad, Jiraiya. Michira is attacking the Leaf village now!"

"I really hope she doesn't get to Sakura. She knows a lot about Sasuke. Luckily, she doesn't know about Naruto yet," Jiraiya stated, frowning.

"We'll have to keep all of the Genin inside of the city from now on."

"I'll see to it now, Tsunade."

(Sakura's POV)

As I slowly woke, I refused to open my eyes. I begged that I would be in my warm bed in my small room back in Konoha. I opened them, but I was still in the dungeon, to my dismay. Aria was asleep, curled up on the floor. Haruka was in her corner as always, and Kasumi was sitting quietly.

"Kasumi?" She looked up.

"Uh, what?"

"What's your last name? You never told me."

"My last name is Asuke." She stated simply.

"What about Aria's and Haruka's?"

"Aria's is Kanon and Haruka's is Sabaku."

"What, did you just say Sabaku?"

"Um, yeah, why?"

"I know someone with the last name Sabaku!" I yelled by accident, waking up Aria.

Haruka walked over. "WHO?"

"Sabaku no Gaara is his name, do you know him?" She didn't respond, but she hung her head.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked, worried.

"Haruka, are you crying?" Aria asked, confused after just waking.

"My brother…"

"Brother?" Kasumi jumped. "Gaara is your brother?!" I could only sit there, bewildered.

"Yes. I was taken years ago, that's when I was brought to this dreadful place. I was a skilled ninja, and Michira saw to it I was quickly in her possession. I haven't seen any of my siblings since. I don't even think they believe I'm still alive." Years? She must have been here since she was little! I immediately and instinctively got up and hugged her. She was a little bit shocked at first, I could tell, but eventually she submitted.

"No wonder you're so miserable all the time," Kasumi whispered. Then, of course, the food lady walked in to ruin the moment. Quickly I let go of Haruka. We waited until the lady left, then continued talking.

"I have another question," I prompted. "Have you guys ever thought of an escape plan?" That part I whispered. They passed each other knowing glances.

"It's about time you asked…" Haruka then continued to tell me what the plan was…

(They explained the plan to Sakura)

"That's hard to pull off!" I exclaimed.

"I know, but it's the only way to get out. Others have tried, and we've seen them all crash and burn," Kasumi shivered.

"So when do you think we might be able to put it into effect, if ever?" I questioned.

"Well, with you, we might be able to," Haruka smirked.

"I think we wait three days, then we strike!" Aria said, thinking very strategically. "Michira will send out most of her guards to gather more girls, so they'll be weak!"

"How do you know that?" I asked.

"Aria specializes in surveillance techniques. She can spy on them without leaving the cell. Kasumi uses taijutsu on her opponents, and I use force and strength. What are you bringing to the table, Sakura?" I thought a moment.

"I'm good with genjutsu. I'll fit right in!"

I added on to this chapter! So everyone should read it again. Or at least the end part. Have a merry winter month, everyone!

-Kelsmur