Ino: Well, finally it's the fourth chapter of our fanfic! Woo! So now that the introduction is out of the way I better start the story before Sakura comes in and starts acting stupid.

Sakura;TOO LATE INOPIGGY DUDE! MWAHHAHAHAH Oh, and I saved Sasuke (is coated in blood) (big grin) Hiya!

Ino: (sighs) Well, it seems as though the character that wasn't from Naruto has been killed. Poor houshi-sama, I knew him well. Ok anyways! On with the fanfic. huggles Sasuke

Sakura: (grabs Sasuke and stes him on a couch, then jumps on Ino) Time for my secret attack.. Ino…! (evil grin) What do you have to say before you die….of humiliation..?

Ino: I love you Sasuke!

Sakura: That's it! (Kisses Ino full on the lips)

Sasuke: Well…. Let's just start my god. (looks at a mirror) I'm pretty. (shifty eyes) You have no proof! And now to the fanfic.

Key Connection

Sakura put her hand on her chest, her eyes growing wide from shock. "Sasuke…" Her voice was barely a wisper as she said his name. It was defiantly Sasuke; she knew those eyes and that hair anywhere. Suddenly, a white-hot anger started to build up inside her. All the memories of him leaving, how much pain he had put them though, he had defied the whole village. She glared at him her hands clenching into fists.

She took a step back preparing to leave, she had waited for so long to see him and now that he was in front of her she just wanted to hit him. "Sasuke, please tell me, you haven't been the one I've been talking to online. You aren't Dark Prince are you?"

He looked at her, shock and confusion apparent in his face. "Sakura? What is the matter with you? First, you were all 'happy' and now look at you! What the hell!" He walked closer and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look him in the eyes. "Anyways, how did you know my screen name! Only that one special person who filled me with hope was the only one who knows!" He turned around briskly and walked away a few paces, turned towards her, and threw his hands in the air.

"Sakura, I greeted you with the same….happiness and…lo…ve… that you did, so why the FUCK did you just turn on me! You wanna hit me! Go right away! Hit me, weak ass! Hit me DAMNIT!"

"You left us, Sasuke you left us and defied Konoha. You fell into Orochimaru's trap and acted as if you didn't even care about us, your friends. Do you realize how much pain Naruto and I were in? We worried about you every day! Oh, and just for your information Sasuke-Chan, my internet screen name is HikariAngel. We've been talking to each other without even knowing it." Sakura yelled, she sharply slapped his cheek venting the last of her anger out.

He stood there, is face forming a shocked expression." You…were….my… what?" He looked at her, the sharingan activated, the curse mark spreading, the purple chakra flowing, "You fucking...bitch…." He grabbed her by the collar. "Give me one good reason to spare your life…"

She looked into his eyes; those eyes were the ones she feared, the ones that haunted her. Her breath became caught in her throat; the fear gripped her and wasn't planning to let go. Fighting the urge to the scream, she thought about a logical plan on how to get her out of this situation.

"Because..." She gripped the arm holding her. "If you kill me you'll never live it down. I know your pain Sasuke, you told me yourself. The whippings, and the torture he puts you though. If you kill me who would you have Sasuke? Before you found me online you must have been so depressed, and when you find me again you started to actually smile. So, if you were to kill me, you would be killing the last light you have, leaving you in the dark."

They stayed that way as the message started to make sense to him… she was right… His grip loosened and his eyes turned softer, slowly back into the onyx they were before, even the curse was disappearing. He fell to the ground, crying, hugging her legs. "Sakura… I'm so sorry…I…don't know how you could forgive me…" His hot tears rolled of his face and down her legs. He just sat there, crying into her, not even caring what happened next.

"If you wish to hurt me… that's fine…just…please…Sakura, don't ever leave me like I did you… I thought I was protecting you from harm but I see what was wrong with that! I see now that I only brought you even more pain that I could ever imagine…. I've been feeling those pains, Sakura… and I know now… what is the cause for it all…. It's because… I love you."

Sakura stared at the crumpled pile of man that was before her. What used to be Sasuke's pride had been shattered, and he was now on the ground begging like a dog. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He had gone though so much, and her hitting him like that must have just broken him. She took his hands, and kneeled before him. Smiling gently at him, and squeezed his hands.

"Sasuke, I have every right to leave you here. I have the anger, and hate in my heart to leave you here for Orochimaru to do whatever he wanted, and not care. But… I can't…" Dropping his hands, she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "I love you Sasuke…"

A small gasp escaped his lips as Sakura hugged him. He too, wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace, never wanting to leave her ever again. "Sakura…I love you so much… but…. What are we going to do about Orochimaru and his gang?" He backed away somewhat and wiped his eyes, the cool, 'I-don't-give-a-shit look on his face came back on as he tried to regain his demeanor.

"I mean, we are no match for him, even combined so…" He sighed inwardly. "Sakura, I don't want to drag you around places and things that are dangerous… I don't want to lose you...Sakura, you are my life…"

'I know Sasuke, I know. Please, come back to Konoha with me, people still care about you there. Naruto, Kakashi-sensei, we all do, so please come back with me." She said, a pleading look in her eyes as she stared into his.

He stared into her pleading emerald eyes, sadness displayed in the rocky color of his own, "Sakura, I'm sorry… I can't… I won't be accepted back…. And even if I was Orochimaru would come back for me, maybe even killing me…" He frowned slightly "Then you would come out and try to protect me and you…" He looked at the ground.

He reached for her hand and clasped it between both of his, as if that if he let go, she would be gone from him forever…. "I'm sorry, but I refuse to have you be in the midst of danger… I should leave now though…the clock is ticking…"

She looked at the ground. "Of… of course… but… Sasuke, please," She paused for a moment, as if trying to find the right words. "Think it over just a bit more, and find me tomorrow night on the internet. If you say yes, you want to come back, then let us know where you are and we'll come save you. We'll find a way, I promise." Moving closer to him, and she placed a kiss on his cheek. "Either way Orochimaru will not get his way, I'll make sure of that."

He nodded, "If you are certain… "He leaned down and kissed her lips tenderly. "Until we cross paths again." He nodded a goodbye, and started along his long, dusty path back home….

End Chapter

Sakura: AAAAWWWWW! I heart this chapter SOOOOO much! (huggles Sasuke) Ooooh! I love you soo much!

Ino: It's so cute I think I could barf

Sakura: Do I have to use my 'Secret weapon' again?

Ino: (glares)

Sakura: (smirk) I think soo! (tackles) SMOOCH! kisses

Sasuke: 00…….?

Ino: ew! Well do you know how to play guitar? I don't think so!

Sakura: --….. (sighs)