It has been asked if Sakura has her voice back now. No she doesn't. Killing the doer of damage, does not un-do damage, sorry. Life is rough;)

The white haired boy is Kimimaru, for those who wanted to know.

Also special mention to Kosmas. You were the only one who actually gave me some criticism and suggestions for improvement. Love reviews! Love reviews that point out possible improvements better!

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They had gone to the nearest costal town, a small place with fishing boats and only one small inn that doubled as a tavern. The rooms were small, but it beat sleeping on the forest floor, at least according to a recovering Shisui. Itachi felt he might have almost preferred to avoid the nosey looks of small time villagers and sleep on the ground, it was high summer and nice warm weather.

But they had wounded for which they were now responsible, and a doctor was needed, the town boasted one of those, an accomplishment for their local. She had smelled strongly of Sake but hadn't even looked twice when her patients turned out not to be human. Her skill was astounding and he was set to wondering why she was out here, but he didn't care to know enough to find out.

He went looking for Sakura, following the direction the bracelets lit up on his senses. He found her sitting on the end of one of the docks, feet dangling into the ocean water, pink hair free of any restraint falling down her back and onto the water stained wood under her. She didn't turn to face him, even when he made no effort to disguise his approach. He reached out to run a lock of the pink silk between his fingers, a temptation he had refrained from in the past for fear of making her uncomfortable.

Finally, he sat down next to her, crossing his legs in lieu of daggling his own feet in the water. She turned to face him eventually, struggling to find words.

'I am going to go' He made no indication of how he felt about such a statement, his body remained calm and relaxed.

"Where will you go?" he asked after a pause. She searched his face, looking for something, understanding maybe. She shrugged, uncertain.

'To look for a home'

"What of your old home?" he asked gently.

'Gone, he-….' She just shook her head, unwilling to elaborate, face so full of sorrow. He only nodded.

"I will come looking for you when I find a way to remove this" he placed two fingers against the seal under her chin. Her lips quirked in a small smile, grateful for his understanding.

'You had better, lest I think a demon's word mean nothing' he raised an eyebrow at her and she grinned suddenly at him. 'Tell Shisui I shall miss him' She leaned over to give him a peck on the cheek before diving into the blue green waters. He sat there and felt her leave, the pull of his magic growing farther and farther away, watching as the sun cast its beautiful colors across the waters.

So I know this is really short, but it just seemed to work. I actually have plans to end this here. And before anybody gets mad about that I intend to continue this story line in a second installment. So look for it coming up in the future. This was supposed to be a way to work on my short stories, and I have already exceeded my 10,000 word goal so I will make the rest a second Delete repeated word

Thank you for all the reviews people have given me. My writing is not something I normally show to anyone so this has been a huge encouragement to me.

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