My combat boots made people look at me with a funny look, and I felt a tinge of annoyance. I didn't want to be seen, or heard. I just wanted to get to him as soon as I could. I needed too more than anything. I didn't know why, but the feeling was so overpowering that my whole body shook.

I looked back, seeing Kakashi hovering over our belongings. He didn't understand why I needed to be here, but he did understand that I had to follow through with the premonition.

When I looked to my left, I saw the other guy glaring at me with a look of utter hate. He turned on his heel and walked towards the exit, and I was slightly confused on to why he wasn't trying to get there before me.

It didn't matter, I kept running, and finally I saw him. He was standing there like a statue, unaware of the chaos his arrival had brought to me.

I stopped in front of him, my breaths coming out hard in pants. He raised an eyebrow at me, but I didn't have the time to answer the question written on his face.

"Sasuke," I said with relief. "Please, come with me."

Sakura bolted upright in her seat, panting like she had in her dream. It hadn't of felt like a dream – it was too real. When Sakura looked around, she was still on the airplane, with Kakashi seated right next to her. He was looking at her intently, confused as to why she was breathing so hard.

"I'm glad we only have carry-ons." Was the only think Sakura had said, and then she leaned back in her seat and came to terms with the fact that this was the longest flight she had ever been on – And that was really saying something, since it was only 45 minutes long.

Kakashi didn't push the matter, and the two of them continue to sit in utter silence.

Sakura was really regretting this. It had taken them an hour to get to her house, for her to pack and leave a note, and then for them to get a cab. It was another hour for Kakashi to get his stuff and check out of the cheap motel he had stored his bag. Then it was two hours that they had to wait for their plane to get here, since everything in New York ran late and chaotic.

Sakura could only presume that when they landed in ten minutes, it would take another hour to get their bags and make it to the train stop. She sighed, tapping her fingers against her jeans impatiently.

She had changed when she had gotten home – Kakashi said she'd needed clothes that where easy to run in. For 'safety' purposes he had said, though he never clarified what that meant.

She had changed into jeans and hoodie, and then the combat boots she used for running in the winter. The same clothes she had on in her premonition.

Sasuke hated trains. Especially when it took six hours to get from Cleveland, Ohio to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. To make matters worse, he had been seated next to a young woman who kept eyeing him, a lustful look in her eyes. Sasuke was use to girls fawning over him, but it made him uncomfortable when they kept staring at things they shouldn't be staring it.

It took her three hours to finally speak up. "My name is Alyssa," She said in what she probably thought to be a seductive tone. Sasuke just found it irritating. So he refused to answer. Instead, he stared at the window.

She pouted at her failed attempt, but was not so easily pushed away. "I'm twenty."

"I don't care," Sasuke said through his teeth, the irritation clear in his voice. It seemed to shut her up, though, for she refused to even look at him the rest of the train ride. That was perfectly fine to Sasuke; in fact, he wouldn't have had it any other way.

Three hours later, the train finally came to rest in Pittsburg, and he was so utterly relieved to be able to get away from 'Alyssa.' Her mere presence seemed to annoy him tremendously.

He reached up to grab his bag, only to find that a bright pink bag was in his way. He grabbed it, and was about ready to throw it on the ground when Alyssa took it out of his grasp.

"You're so sweet!" She gushed, giving a little giggle.

"It was blocking my bag. I honestly was going to throw it on the floor," Sasuke replied emotionlessly as he pulled out his bag. He strode past the now annoyed Alyssa and made his way out of the cramped train.

Sasuke sat his bag down, crossing his arms and looking around. Orochimaru said he'd find him, but if he didn't show up in ten minutes, Orochimaru would have to find him somewhere else. He wasn't the patient type, nor did he feel like waiting in a train station for someone he didn't even know.

Sasuke was about ready to leave when a young girl – his age, probably – stopped in front of him. She was breathing rapidly, and Sasuke was debating on asking her whether or not she was okay. She spoke first, however.

"Sasuke," She said, relief visible in her voice. "Please, come with me."

"You're Orochimaru?" Sasuke said, skeptical. "I'd imagined you to be older."

"Who? What, no. I'm Sakura," She quickly explained, and Sasuke felt more confused than ever.

"Then go away," He said simply.

"Excuse me?" Sakura said sternly, placing her hands on her hips. "I came all the way here, ran through this whole station, nearly got tackled by security, and for what! For you tell me to 'go away'. You know what? You can bite me. I'm trying to help you!"

"You're annoying," Sasuke said, glaring at her.

"I feel the same way about –"

Sakura didn't have time to finish. She was cut off by a loud, familiar sound, and then the piercing scream of the people in the station. Her eyes wide with shock, she noticed that Sasuke was grunting and holding his arm.

"Oh my god!" Sakura yelled, and then grabbed Sasuke's shirt, yanking him down to the floor with her just in time. The second bullet flew past their heads.

This time, it was Sasuke who grabbed Sakura, pulling her up on her feet. They both ran, and Sakura refused to look back in fear of what she'd see. The two teens darted into a family bathroom, and Sakura locked the door immediately.

"M-maybe we should go out there and help them… And Kakashi is out there, too!" Sakura said panicky as she pressed her back against the door.

"You obviously don't know anything about guns. I'd step away from the door if I were you," Sasuke said, still holding onto his upper arm. Sakura did as he said. "They're after me."

"They're after us," Sakura whispered as her conversation with Kakashi flooded back into her head. "It's the Akatsuki."

"What?"

"Sasuke, do you have any sort of strange ability…?" Sakura took a step towards him, removing his hand from his shoulder to look at the wound. It wasn't bad, the bullet had just torn the side of his arm, but it wasn't inside.

"No," Sasuke answered without hesitation, and Sakura got the feeling he was lying to her.

Her hand rested on his injury, and he watched as she pulled her hand away. He looked up at her in shock. "How'd you do that?"

"Magic," Sakura replied bluntly. "We have to get out of here and find Kakashi. Try not to get almost shot this time."

Sasuke glared at her as she unlocked the door. As soon as she unlocked and cracked it open, she could feel Sasuke practically breathing down her neck, looking and listening. Chaos was still present, but the security was everywhere; it looked like they hadn't of caught the shooter.

Sasuke put his hand on Sakura's back, leading her out of the bathroom. The two of them tip-toed down the hallway, towards the exit just a couple feet away. Sakura surveyed the area quickly.

"There's no way to get out without them getting suspicious," Sakura pointed out, looking up at Sasuke.

He nodded in agreement, and then said, "So what do we do?"

"No need to worry about that," Kakashi said, appearing behind them in an instant. It had caused Sakura to jump, and Sasuke just kept the usual glare on his face.

"What was that?" Sakura asked in a furious whisper.

Kakashi just shrugged. "It seemed as though Orochimaru wanted you dead, Sasuke."

"What a great welcome," Sasuke just muttered, crossing his arms.

"Its two in the goddamn morning!" Jiraiya yelled when he answered his door to see Kakashi and two teenagers looking at him. One of the teenagers had a murderous look, and the other – the girl – just looked exhausted. Kakashi, however, look utterly thrilled.

"I know," He replied.

With a loud, overdramatic sigh, Jiraiya opened his door so that the three of them could come in.

"You know, I only prepared for one guest. The girl, however, could –"

"Absolutely not," Kakashi interjected, his voice stern. Both of the men looked over to see if Sakura had noticed, but her eyes were closed and she looked like she was sleeping.

Sasuke, however, was glaring at Jiraiya with disgust written all over his face.

"I have another room in the basement," Jiraiya covered quickly, and headed upstairs. "That still makes only two rooms, Kakashi."

"Perfect." Kakashi turned around, striding past the two teenagers without a word. It wasn't until Sasuke said something that he actually acknowledged them.

"Aren't you going to explain?" Sasuke said angrily; he didn't seem at all tired or affected by the recent turn of events. Other than the anger, it was like nothing had happened.

"At two a.m.?" Kakashi countered. "Certainly not! I'll swing back around in the morning." And with that, Kakashi silently closed the front door.

Sakura snapped out of her daydreamy state and reached over to lock the deadbolt. She looked up at Sasuke with an emotionless express. "You lied to me, and I don't appreciate being lied to."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You said you didn't have a strange ability, but I know you do. You reacted so well to mine; you were only a little bit shocked and only for like two seconds!" Sakura argued accusingly.

"Maybe I don't want you in my business?" Sasuke snapped out, the tension in the small hallway increasing with every word.

"It's hard to kept your business away from a psychic," Sakura replied curtly. "Oh, and you can sleep in the basement."

Sasuke watched her practically stomp out of the room. For someone so sweet looking, she sure was a pain in his ass.

Sakura frowned when she reached the top of the stairs; she honestly had no idea where she was going. She had to admit, though the house was small, it seemed to have a homely feeling to it. All the walls were painted with warm colors, and the décor seemed to just accent the warmness. Sakura loved it.

"Uh.." A voice sounded behind her, and she turned around to see a fairly confused blonde boy in his boxers. He just stared at her.

She felt her face going crimson, and she quickly mumbled out, "Kakashi said I was going to stay here."

"Oh!" A wide, crooked grin appeared on the boy's face. "Naruto! Nice to meet you."

"Sakura… And same." She gave a small smile at the boy, but then stopped as she gave a big yawn.

"Heh, I'll show you to your room," Naruto offered, and then led her down the hall.

He opened the door on the end, only to reveal a baby blue room with white accents. It was very nice.

"Thank you."

"No problem… I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow. Sleep well, Sakura." Naruto smiled at her again, and then walked back down the hall to finish whatever it was he got up for.

Sakura closed the door. She peeled off her clothes, which were way to warm for her in the heat of the house, and replaced them with her Pajama pants and a white tank top. She crawled into the bed, which was surprisingly comfortable, and let herself drift into the darkness of dreamland.

Hmm, well I wasn't planning to put this up until next week, but I changed my mind. ^-^

Just call it a super duper fast update. :D

The next one, of course, probably won't be up for at least another week. I haven't even started it yet, nor do I know where to begin. D;

Thanks to everyone who reads this. 3