hooray a chapter thats longer than 1,000 words! personlly i don't care for it until the end, i had like a spark of idea when i was writing, which is a good thing. hope your not mad at me or anything. so if you hate it tell me :) if you like it tell me :D lol anyway i hope you enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: i don't own naruto, but i do have a leaf ninja headband :D (that i'm wearing like right now!)

I sat alone on the edge of my bed just thinking.

"That Uchiha," I sputtered under my breath. I went ahead and put on all my ninja gear, but with nowhere to go I went to my bookcase. I thought about the other night when that ninja seemed to have stolen my chakra. I pulled out a couple of books and walked out to my small balcony and sat on a chair in the fresh air.

After hours of reading, my search remained fruitless. I knew of certain objects that took chakra, for one Kisame's sharkskin sword. I shut the book that currently occupied my hands and leaned back.

The breeze was so gentle, and the bird's song was so sweet I drifted off to sleep.

I wish I didn't have to sleep- then I wouldn't have nightmares.

I was back in that alleyway, the ninja's hand around my wrist and my rescuer never came and eventually I crumpled to the ground, my skin the color of snow and my eyes forever closed.

I woke with a start, throwing my books on the ground. Night conquered the village. I stood up and stretched my stiff muscles. I leaned against the railing. From my apartment balcony I had one of the best views. The forest spread out beyond and tiny dots of light from a small village in the distance twinkled among the trees. The gentle breeze swept over me again. I closed my eyes, who needs an Uchiha on a beautiful night like this one? It's just Mother Nature and me right now.

As I was enjoying the weather when I felt something touch the tip of my foot, just the slightest of contact. My eyes snapped open and I leapt back from the railing. After a couple of seconds I recognized the animal. It was a short snake slithering along the length of my balcony. I took a couple of steps closer and saw in the faint moonlight that it was purple. I swallowed hard.

"I hate myself, I hope you know that," the smooth velvet voice echoed. I pinched my arm but I didn't wake up when I desperately wanted to.

"I hate you too," I managed out. A heard a small chuckle.

"Why don't you come back? We'll welcome you with open arms, at least some of us," I said once again leaning on the railing, but my muscles were tense and wouldn't relax even when I tried to force them to.

"Yeah, I think I'll do that," the Uchiha said. I gasped; I didn't expect him to say yes. I jumped again when he appeared on the other side on the balcony, standing on the thin piece of ground on the opposite side on the railing. Him and his good balance.

"Would you?" I asked hopeful, leaning in I good hear him breathing and it reminded me of how human he was. I never thought of Sasuke as normal or human, he was more like an angel, or a demon, I wasn't sure yet.

"I would be glad to," he leaned over the railing and pressed his lips against mine, he took my hands in his and I let my brain wander around in the happiness like a child in a candy shop. When he ended the tender kiss he put his lips to my ear. " See you in the morning."

And he was gone. I clasped my hands together and felt something cool in between them. I opened them to find my necklace with the Uchiha pendant. I slipped it around my neck and skipped in my room, leaving the balcony doors open.

I had Naruto, Kakashi, Tsuande, and all of the rookie nine, plus Team Gai at the gate. I was smiling so big I was scaring Naruto.

"Sakura-chan are you sure he'll show up?" he asked. Naruto had finally given up on Sasuke but I refused to.

"I have a extremely good feeling Naruto," my hand went to the pendent under my shirt, as it did frequently now as to make sure that last night was real. I looked at the sun, it was still technically morning. He did say morning didn't he? Yes, of course he did. Ino walked up next to me.

"Forehead, I will be so angry at you if you put this together just to get me worked up over nothing," She flipped her hair and walked away before I could reply.

As the sun trailed across the sky, more and more people drifted away, first Neji, then Tenten, then Kiba and Shino. Eventually the only people that were left were Naruto, Tsuande, and myself.

"Sakura, I'm sorry," Naruto said and walked away to his favorite ramen stand. I think that was one of the few times where Naruto gave up.

Tsuande looked at me, but I was still staring at the forest through the open gate.

"It's getting dark Sakura, I have a lot of paperwork to do, " She put an arm around my shoulder. " Maybe you should turn in."

With that I was the only one at the gate. I brought the pendent out of my shirt and held it clasped between my hands. A hot tear managed its way down my cheek as I watched the gates close slowly and shut with a final thud.

"You didn't come," I said at my balcony, hoping he would hear, Sasuke hears everything.

"It was Juugo, he had a bad episode," was all I heard from the Uchiha that night.

For the next two weeks I went to work, like usual. Carried paperwork, healed patients, the same old same old. Finally after the old routine Tsuande assigned me a solo mission. I guess she making sure I was still sane.

I was to go to Suna and assist the over ridden medical ninja there. So naturally I went out in the morning the next day. After running quiet a ways I took a small break. I leaned against a large tree truck and organized my pack. When I rose to continue my trip I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. As fast as I could manage I turned around and threw a kunai at the moving bush.

"Ow!" a voice called from the bush called.

"Don't touch me!" a lower voice yelled. Two people rose from the bush, and both I recognized.

One was Suigetsu and the other was Karin.

"What do you want?" I yelled at them.

"You're trying to take my Sasuke!" she pointed at me as she yelled.

"You're trying to kill me!" Suigetsu mimicked Karin's pose.

"What?" I was deeply confused now.

"Sasuke wants to leave to be all happy with you, right?" Suigetsu put his finger down but still talked with his hands a lot, he didn't wait for a reply either, not that I had one. "Well that leaves Karin, Juugo and myself. The only one that can control Juugo is Sasuke! Sasuke doesn't want to take him to Konoha because.." he stopped for a minute to think. " I don't know why he doesn't want to take Juugo actually."

"You're stealing my Sasuke-kun!" Karin yelled at me. "I won't let you have him!"

"What do you plan to do?" I asked, a tiny bit worried about my wellbeing.

"Kill you, isn't obvious?" Suigetsu said plainly.

"Sasuke won't allow it!" I said, backing up.

"Oh Juugo is occupying him at the moment," Karin smiled.

"Well you forgot one person you'll have to beat," I said settling into a defensive stance. Suigetsu and Karin looked at each other.

"Who?" Suigetsu asked.

"Me!"

i like the ending... ME! lol well i also like the part in To Kill a Mockingbird where Atticus says "Mr. Ewell, you're left handed." lol well review do whatever! i hope you liked it!