Chapter Two

"So, wait… you were reborn? How could that possibly be?" Sakura mused, halfway to herself, halfway to Sasori. "Er…I mean, how could that even happen, exactly?"

Sasori rolled his eyes at her, still pasted to the wall where he had previously 'assaulted her'. Sakura stood beside him, asking him questions and surprisingly getting answers back.

"Silly, simpleminded girl…" Sasori scoffed.

"Hey, watch it! I'm not simpleminded!"

Again, he rolled his eyes and shook his head. It was a good thing that she couldn't see him, otherwise she'd be punching his guts out - now that he had some, that is.

"If you must know, it's a reconstruction jutsu of sorts. Its purpose is to bring back the deceased. It causes the body to become immortal. It's similar to Hidan's situation…his worship to Jashin grants him everlasting life. Although there's only two downsides to this jutsu; one being that the person's body, or physical form, is returned to it's original state."

"So is that why you're body is…human now? And not a puppets?"

"Precisely. This could be especially bad for someone such as me. My body was my greatest weapon. When I was turned human again, I completely lost that ability. Which brings us to the second downside; I can not permanently change and or damage my appearance. This does not mean that I can't cut my hair, or paint my nails a different color. All of those things are merely temporary."

"…Why is that? Why is it based only on appearance?"

"Because that's the only thing that holds the jutsu together. Without this jutsu, I would still be dead. It is the only thing that sustains me - the only reason why I stand before you now. Permanently damaging this fragile body in which the jutsu was formed would deactivate it, so therefore I would…"

"…Die?" Sakura whispered in awe.

Sasori nodded. "Yes. It would be the end of me. It's a pity. All of that hard work I put into myself - all for nothing. Such a waste…"

"So say, hypothetically of course, you were to catch fire and get burned alive. Would that kill you?"

Sasori shrugged. "Well, yes. Because the fire would burn my flesh, it would alter my appearance. So yes, I would die. However, death wouldn't come immediately. My body would naturally begin and try to repair me, so I could survive for a short time. But if the repairs weren't quick or efficient enough, I wouldn't make it. Now," He looked over at Sakura, a mysterious gleam in his eyes. "if someone were capable of healing me, such as you Sakura, I would survive. You're healing methods are fast and accurate. In that case I would live."

Sakura's eyes opened wide at this realization, and suddenly things clicked into place.

Wasn't it odd that he didn't kill her right on the spot back there? Wasn't it a little beyond ordinary for him to be telling her all of this information? No ninja would do such a thing without thinking things through. And surely Sasori had already begun, before she did.

"You're…" Sakura gulped. "planning to use me, aren't you? To be here in case you need to be healed."

Sasori smiled in the blackness and spoke quietly, "Such a smart girl. You always were. Actually, we were going to come and get you sooner or later. So by coming here, you really saved us the trouble. I must thank you."

"I will never work for Akatsuki. I absolutely refuse to heal you."

"What, you would rather die for your pathetic village than to do something so easy that it would spare your life?"

Sakura's hand suddenly shot out and slapped Sasori on the cheek. Hard.

"Don't you even go there! I rather die loyal than to continue on as a traitor! But I can't really expect someone like you to understand anything about kindness or love, now can I?" Sakura spat ferociously.

Sasori clicked his tongue in annoyance, and his joking tone disappeared. "Now Sakura,"

He pinned her to the cave entrance, taking both her arms and putting them over her head. Gasping in surprise, she tried to struggle, but as before she could not break free. He put his lips by her ear.

"We both know how intelligent you are. Make the right decision here. I would be very disappointed if I had to kill you simply because you refused to cooperate. It's you're choice." His husky voice was almost enough to make her shiver, had he not been threatening her.

Then he laughed, his tone a bit lighter. "Oh, and by the way, I wouldn't try killing me again. I really wouldn't. If there's one thing that I don't do, it's falling for the same trick twice. It won't work. I will be informing the others of you arrival after I drop you off in your chamber. You will be under constant surveillance so you won't have any opportunity to start plotting your little plans." He smiled as he let her arms go.

Sakura let out an angry growl, and balled her fists tight. "I hate you. So freaking much."

Sasori shrugged. "I believe I can change that, love. I believe I can."

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Um...yeah, so i believe i already have told some of you that i am taking this oneshot, and turning it into a full-fledged story. The reason for this is that i've been craving to write some more Sasosaku, so i've decided to just continue off of this. People seemed to like it okay, and i even had a few asking for more chapters, despite it being a oneshot. So here it is. A ONE SHOT NO LONGER!!!

Thanks for reading! More chapters on the way ^_^

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