It's been awhile.

As I entered the office, it somewhow felt... right. I was thinking that my conscience would eat me up any minute now but I was wrong. Everything that I said and done felt right.

I saw Pein standing in front of the window. I closed the door behind me and stood in front of his desk. He was unmoving. He just stood there with his back facing me and his hands on his back.

"Good job as usual Sakura." He said.

I saw him trembling.

"You are the missing piece to the Akatsuki. You're timing was great, just when I discovered the ultimate power to conquer the countries."

"Take over the countries?" Seriously, what is he planning?

"That's right. The empty scrolls are what I need. And only one more is needed to complete everything."

I was gonna open my mouth to talk when suddenly, he fell.

On instinct, I ran towards him and caught him before he hits the ground. I felt panic surge through me. I turned him to face me as he lay on my arms. I lowered my head on his face to feel if he's still breathing.

"S-Sakura..." He forced the words out.

I gasped as I shot my head up. His breathing was shallow and if my gut feeling is right, he won't last an hour.

"Deidara-san!" I called.

I turned my gaze back to Pein. He was writhing in pain. I placed him down on the floor and then I positioned my hands on top of his heart.

As green chakra entered his body, I saw him suppress a scream. I was sweating hard and no one was still coming. I tried to call again.

"Deidara-san! Konan-san! Itachi!"

I released more chakra and I saw that Pein was beginning to relax and by his facial expression, the pain was slowly fading.

The door flew open and in came Deidara-san, Itachi, and Konan-san.

"What's going on?" Konan-san rushed to my side and knelt down.

"What are you doing Sakura-chan?" Deidara-san asked as they walked towards us.

I felt tired. My sudden release of huge amount of chakra was bad.

"What happened?" Itachi asked.

Pein was finally relaxed as he lay still on the ground. I fell on my behind and took a deep breath.

"Wow Sakura-chan! You really saved Pein-sama's life!" Deidara placed an arm around me.

I forced a smile. I felt weak. Tired and weak.

"Let her rest Deidara. It's been a rough night." Itachi stood up and crossed his arms.

Deidara-san helpe me stand up. I stumbled a bit but Deidara caught me and helped me balance.

Itachi sighed and Konan-san stood up as well. Then they disappeared in a puff of smoke with Pein-sama.

I gasped. And as the smoke subsided, I realized that the only ones in the room was me and Itachi.

"What?" I asked.

Itachi still had his arms crossed and he was staring at me, making me feel uneasy.

"What happened to Pein-sama?" Itachi asked.

I shrugged. "A heart attack?"

"Hm." Itachi sighed. "Take a rest. Believe me, when the leader finds out about what you did, you'll be swearing that you didn't save his life."

And with that he disappeared.

"What the f-" I was confused. "Huh?"

I scratched the back of my head then sighed. "Whatever."

I left the office and headed towards my room.

My bed was so inviting. I threw myself at the small bed and just stared at the ceiling. I took a deep breath and then suddenly, they came into my mind.

"...You don't fit in the Akatsuki."

"As if they know how I feel..."

Unconsciously...

a tear fell from my eyes.

Sorry for the short chapters. And sorry if it took so long...