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Deidara was running back to the cave to report back from his mission. Up ahead he saw something red. Being the curious cat he was he went to investigate….upon arrival he saw an unconscious girl with pink hair, covered in blood. He examined her situation and wounds, then looked at her weapons and searched for her forehead protector. Deidara found it in the grass some feet away quickly he grabbed it and looked at the symbol. A leaf Nin hmm? He thought as he decided what to do. Deidara dispelled the genjutsu that was on her and carefully picked the girl up. Then began running the long distance to Konohagakure.
The woods were becoming thinner and Deidara could see Konohagakure through the thinning trees. She'll be safe as soon as I set her outside the gates… Deidara thought to himself but couldn't help thinking what she'd been doing so far away from her city with no teammates and so crucially hurt. It was like someone wanted her dead. Determined to get back to HQ Deidara quickly dropped the girl in front of the gates and then dashed off.
"Hey over here!" cried one of the guards at the gate as he ran over to Sakura, "It's the 5th's apprentice, Haruno Sakura. Quickly call the medics!!" In all urgency no one saw the large bird take off in the woods…
Sakura was taken to the hospital where Tsunade was pacing annoyed in front of the room she was to go in. although Sakura was now conscious Tsunade continued working on her legs and giving her a lecture.
"What were you thinking going with Sasuke?! And to Orochimaru's layer of all places." She shook her head annoyed. "Do you have any idea of how worried I was??" Sakura sighed knowing that she wasn't going to win at this argument.
"I'm sorry m'lady."
"And then you come back looking like you're dead and you don't remember how you got here or how you got all those injuries of yours? Really." Tsunade sighed "I guess it can't be helped…what matters is that you're safe. However you're not going on any missions anytime soon it's all paperwork for you. Seeing as I'm not allowing more than an hour of walking each day."
"What?! Only an hour??" Sakura said appalled.
"You have to strengthen these new cells so that they won't rip." Tsunade retorted with an evil grin. Sakura threw back her head with her hands over her ears in annoyance.
"Augh!! You're just saying that so you don't have to do all that paperwork you've been putting off for weeks!"
"That may be so, but you have to do it." Tsunade patted Sakura's legs and turned for the door. "You may go home, but you're to wrap those up. And make sure to be at my office tomorrow morning." Sakura grabbed the cloth bandage roll and began wrapping her legs in determination to get home as soon as possible.
Sakura strolled down empty streets and looked in through all the windows and somehow spotting every couple. She sighed and continued walking while trying not to think of Sasuke. Eventually she reached home and unlocked the door. Upon entering she closed the door and fell to the ground in tears. Sasuke was dead…Orochimaru had killed him she knew for a fact that she would never be able to love again and that all hope had left her…slowly picking herself off the ground Sakura walked up stairs to her bedroom and changed into her tank top and silken pajama bottoms sighing disdainfully at the ruined Uchiha kimono. Just before getting in her bed, Sakura looked at the 3 year old team 7 picture taken not long before Sasuke left.
"I promise Sasuke. The only man I will ever be with is you." Sakura stared longingly at the picture for several moments then got in bed and fell into a long, deep, dreamless sleep.
A long ways away Sasuke was running through a forest tracking Sakura's faint trail. His lean, muscular body had several cuts and bruises, but that was nothing compared to the feat he'd just accomplished. Somewhere Orochimaru's dead carcass was rotting away under the pale moon. But at this moment in time Sasuke was deathly worried about Sakura. Where exactly was she?? And what had happened? He'd seen a large pool of dried blood not far back and a shred of pink silk, but had that been hers? He made himself believe it wasn't. Sasuke continued searching till the sun came up, but was forced to stop by lack of sleep and hunger.
Sakura awoke feeling well rested and slightly tight. She got out of bed and got dressed in her normal every day clothes then changed the bandages on her legs. Although she wasn't looking foreword to all the paperwork she was going to have to do Sakura was slightly relieved that she'd be sidetracked from the thought of Sasuke.
Sakura's walk to Tsunade's office was a quiet one. Although she passed many familiar faces no one ever said hello, they hadn't even noticed her much since Sasuke left Konoha only Kakashi, Shizune, Tsunade, Sai, Yamato, and Naruto really noticed she was living at all. Finally she was in the office and began working, but unlike Tsunade and Shizune who procrastinated, Sakura got down to business, and was finished with the month's load of work within 5 hours. From then on she stayed in the hospital doing research on various diseases and injuries. Occasionally she was called on to perform a difficult surgery.
One day the hospital was running especially slow so Sakura gave everyone but the most elite of the medical Nin the day off. It was then when a man with long blonde hair kind of styled like Ino's walked in asking for a check up. Seeing as Sakura was bored out of her mind she didn't bother telling the man that this wasn't the right place for that she went ahead.
"This way sir." She said as she led the way. (Well reader this is where we say that I've completely lost you're interest…I don't blame you, but I swear the last chapter is really good! Anyways back to the story line…) Deidara and Sakura were alone in the room with Deidara's naked torso and Sakura running a chakra coated hand over him. She then pulled out her stethoscope and listened to his heart.
"Well Mr.…"
"Deidara yeah."
"Well Deidara you're perfectly fine…and healthy. You can just sign out at the front desk now."
"So…Sakura. Why don't you give me something after this yeah?" Deidara said pulling Sakura closer and cupping her chin in his hand. It was obvious she was trying so hard to ignore the hand around her waist. "No thank you," She said as she placed her hand against his chest pushing away. "I take my work seriously. And there is nothing I have to give you."
"Awww… I wouldn't hurt you I'm gentle as a kitten un."
"I said no. Now if you don't leave I'll have you kicked out of this village." Sakura was on fire now. Who did this man think he was? Pulling away out of his grasp she began putting her things away. Deidara was putting his shirt back on and slunk silently out in a stupor…no one had ever said no to him before except for his teammates…
Back at Tsunade's office there was quite a ruckus going on. Sasuke Uchiha had just walked in asking to be reinstated as a Konoha shinobi. And Tsunade herself was throwing a fit.
"Are you kidding me? You run away for 8 years with Konoha's greatest enemy and now you come back asking to be reinstated and in charge of your own ANBU squad?!"
"Would it help if I gave you these?" Sasuke said as he handed over Orochimaru's earrings and necklace…
"O-Orochimaru's earrings?? How-"
"I killed him, along Kabuto they're both dead." Tsunade held her bewilderment to herself. How could he of beaten the devil himself?? Tsunade shook her head as if to clear her mind.
"Very well, but I don't want you anywhere near Sakura."
"What?? Sakura's here?" Sasuke was taken aback, "I hadn't been able to find her after I killed Orochimaru!"
"Yes it's true. She came about a week ago by some unknown force covered in blood with several scratches and both her Achilles severed." Tsunade said matter-o-factly.
"Why mustn't I go near Sakura?" Sasuke asked edgy…
"Fine! You can be near Sakura, but I don't want her walking for more than an hour or putting strain on her legs. If she does before she's completely healed the tendons will rip again." Tsunade explained as thoroughly and simply as possible.
"Thank you Tsunade-sama" Sasuke said while bowing. Then he headed out towards the hospital.
Sakura was changing her bandages just as the door opened she quickly looked up at the silhouette and looked back down at her bandaging. "Hello how may I help you?" She asked still looking down at her bandages. There was silence so she tried to make amends to the person standing on the other side of the counter, "Not to seem rude, but I have to finish this before I go anywhere including down the hall. But please go ahead and ask me what ever you want."
Sasuke looked down at Sakura silently as she continued to wrap her legs. "Sakura…what do you have that could heal a troubled heart?" He asked pained to see what he had put her though. Sakura looked up instantly at the sound of his voice.
"Sasuke!" she exclaimed with her jade eyes sparkling. Quickly she jumped to her feet and ran, bandages flailing, around the counter to meet his warm embrace. "I thought you were dead…" Sakura said slightly muffled.
"I could say the same about you." Sasuke felt relieved. He didn't have to worry about Sakura's life anymore now that he was there to protect her, not to mention he was having a wonderful feeling that hadn't surfaced for a long time. Sasuke lifted Sakura up into his arms and carried her back, bridal style, behind the counter where he sat in the chair opposite Sakura holding her leg in his lap and finishing her bandaging. "I can't help but feel responsible." Sasuke said somewhat miserably.
"It's perfectly fine Sasuke. I wasn't hurt badly; it's nothing that can't be fixed." Sakura said cheerfully. "And you brought my weapons back so it's all good. By the way where do you plan on staying?" she asked out of curiosity. "You haven't lived at the Uchiha manor for quite sometime and it was demolished to make room for the Hyuugas." Wow…that was quite a predicament…Sasuke was flustered… really, where was he going to stay till he got money to rent an apartment? Sakura searched his face… "Well you're certainly not going to live in the forest. How bout you come and stay at my house seeing as my parents passed away and I have 3 extra rooms."
"I couldn't…." Sasuke flushed red at the mention of staying in Sakura's house…alone… but then again it wasn't much different than sharing his room at Orochimaru's hideout, or sharing a blanket like they did when they were genin.
"I insist." Sakura said wide eyed clearly excited after thinking Sasuke was dead. "We can go there now if you'd like and I can start making dinner." Sakura said while standing up. Sasuke smiled for the nth time that hour.
"Sure, I'd like that…"
Sasuke and Sakura walked down the streets side by side towards her house. People stopped and stared in amazement that Sasuke Uchiha had retuned to Konohagakure in one piece, and some wondered why Haruno Sakura and the runaway Uchiha were together. They quickly made their way back and Sakura opened the pale green door.
"So here we are, home sweet home." She said cheerfully. She turned around to Sasuke and looked at him ecstatically with bright, exuberant, jade eyes. "You can pick out of my parent's old room the master bedroom, or you can have the extremely small, cramped guest room." Sakura said hinting that he should take the master bedroom seeing as she knew that he'd hate the guest room.
"I suppose I'll take the master." Sasuke said as he walked with Sakura inside the musty house. Sakura darted to and fro opening the windows and airing out the house, letting new air blow in and cleaning out all the dust that had accumulated from her not occupying the house for several months. Sasuke watched the beautiful cherry blossom in amazement. How easily she was revived again just in his presence, it was nice to know that someone did care about him and he could still love her with no one getting in his way.
"Sakura…" he said piping up just as she was passing by him once again, Sakura stopped dead in her tracks and looked over at Sasuke waiting for him to say something more. Quickly he closed the gap between them and brought her into a passionate kiss telling her everything with bitter-sweet yearning enclosed. They broke apart after moment with Sakura blushing. Sasuke smirked at this and brought her close again this time pressing his tongue against her lips asking permission to come in. Sakura accepted and let her teeth part letting his tongue entice hers to play.
All this was very well indeed until Sakura broke away hearing the kitchen timer. Sasuke sighed in contentment and followed her to the kitchen for dinner. Could she cook? Oh yes! Sasuke thought as he savored each bite of breaded fish, it practically melted away in his mouth. Sakura watched his face throughout the entire meal she didn't need verbal praise, because all she needed was written on Sasuke's face.
"Sasuk-"
"Sakura. Thank you for allowing me to stay here." Sasuke cut in graciously before she could say anything. Then he pulled out the cutest velvet box in the world. Sakura's heart beat 50x faster than it should. Without warning Sasuke then got down on his right knee and flipped the box open with a fully extended arm. "Sakura Haruno, will you marry me??"
Sakura's eyes went wide at the question. Yeah sure she'd been waiting for this moment since she was 12 but still…she never dreamed it would really happen! Sasuke smirked at her reaction and took it as a yes. Carefully he pulled out the pink gold ring out of it's case and gently grasped Sakura's delicate hand and placed the ring on her finger.
"Sasuke do you…do you really want this??" Sakura asked in disbelief finally coming out of her reverie. Sasuke nodded and quickly got up and put all the dishes in the sink as Sakura examined the ring. The band was pink gold with rubies used to form the petals of a sakura blossom with a single diamond cut in a million directions as the center. Soon though Sakura found herself in Sasuke's arms being carried upstairs to the master bedroom.
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AN: well yeah I have no idea where the ring came from (KAY!!) lolz every kiss begins with K. and yosh I just had Sasuke ask Sakura to marry him. Get over it. Sorry for the Sasuke OOCness but hey the dude's got to grow up sometime. No I'm not gonna go into the marriage ceremony and no I don't care what names you call me because chances are I probably deserve them.
Needing intensive brain surgery
FallTiger
