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Just For you

Chapter Four- Thank You

"You're late, again." His harsh words could be heard through-out the house as Sakura stepped through the door quietly.

"There was a meeting-" A kunai was thrown forward, stopping Sakura mid-sentence. Sakura had barely dodged it, but it had managed to graze her cheek.

"Excuses, excuses- Sakura, whenever will you learn?" He took a few steps forward. That same look of fear had found its way to Sakura's face again.

'I'm a ninja, I can handle him... But he's a ninja too….' Sakura thought as she backed herself up against the door. He brought his hand up and hit Sakura across the face once again. Sakura fell down holding her right cheek.

"Please, I didn't-"

"Shut up," he said angrily. He began kicking Sakura. Sakura took in a deep gasp as she felt his foot collide with her side. She flinched when she heard something crack.

'I have to get out of here' she thought frantically. Suddenly, he took a hold of her hair, and pushed her back down with enough force that made her nose bleed freely. He then walked away.

'Stupid kid' he thought.

Sakura looked up with blurry eyes to see his retreating figure. She got up with difficulty and turned the doorknob. She walked out of her house as quietly as she could.

Sasuke had decided to stay behind after everyone else had left. He had been training for 2 hours now. Sasuke sent chakra to his feet and began working on his stamina by walking up trees. After a little while, it began raining, Sasuke looked up at the sky- as if glaring at it. He then sighed and decided to go home. As Sasuke was walking down a muddy path, he noticed someone limping ahead of him.

'Is that… Sakura…?'

Sakura took in a deep breath and felt her knees buckle beneath her. Her nose and cheek continued bleeding. She held her head and groaned as she felt her eyes welling up with tears once again.

"Sakura-"

Sakura recognized his voice instantly.

"Sasuke-Kun," she began.

Sasuke picked Sakura up as she continued holding her head. He began walking to the nearest clinic or hospital. Moments later, he felt her body relax- knowing that she had already slipped into unconsciousness.

Sasuke put Sakura onto the bed gently, allowing the nurse to inspect her body. Minutes passed and Sasuke sat in silence beside his unconscious comrade, watching her absentmindedly. He propped his elbows onto his knees and leaned forward with a frown evident on his face. Moments later, a doctor walked in and inspected Sakura's body himself, taking notes on the clipboard he held. He noticed the young Uchiha's presence and smiled slightly.

"Friend of yours?" he asked, continuing to take notes. Sasuke glanced up at the doctor.

"Hn" Sasuke muttered. The doctor looked at Sasuke and nodded to himself.

"Well, we'll have to keep her over night for observation," the doctor said quietly, checking Sakura's pulse. Sasuke looked down at Sakura once more before walking to the door and leaving.

"Would you like to stay-?" the doctor turned around and noticed that Sasuke had already left. He sighed to himself.

"Guess not"

Sakura stirred as she felt the sun's hot rays hitting her face. She opened her eyes and allowed them to re-adjust to the light before she sat up. She held her side as she felt a sharp pain. Sakura groaned slightly and shut her eyes before allowing her hand to fall down beside her. She looked around and noticed her settings immediately.

'When did I get here…?'

Moments later, she heard a knock on the door, followed by someone turning the doorknob. Sakura sighed in relief as she noticed the doctor entering. He smiled slightly and took a seat beside her.

"Good morning, Miss-" he took a pause and looked at his clipboard. "Haruno, how are you feeling?" he asked quietly, with a pen ready in his hand for any other notes.

"I'm alright- um, when did I get-"

"Yesterday," the doctor began, cutting Sakura off. "A young man brought you in; he stayed for a little while and left." He said, taking a few notes. "How's your side?" he asked, putting his clipboard on a near-by table. He got up and put his hand to her left side. Sakura took in a sharp breath.

"Ow," she muttered. He raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I'll get the nurse to bandage that up for you. You have a few bruises and cuts, but nothing serious. You should be able to leave today- if you take it easy," he added. Sakura nodded and watched the doctor take his clipboard and leave the room. A few minutes later, a nurse walked into the room- she began bandaging Sakura's side. Sakura smiled gratefully and thanked the nurse. The nurse smiled and left Sakura alone for a while.

Naruto looked around curiously. 'I wonder where Sakura-Chan is.' Naruto looked back at Sasuke who was leaning against a tree with his arms crossed, while looking at the ground.

"Good morning!" Kakashi Sensei said, walking towards his students with his favorite book in his hand.

"You're-! Early," Naruto said confusedly. "Why are you early?!" Naruto asked loudly. Kakashi looked at him dully and went back to reading his book.

"We have a guest," he answered, not looking up from his book.

"We do?" Naruto questioned.

"Yes, you do"

Naruto and Sasuke jumped back and looked behind them, surprised to see Amaya standing there. She grinned.

"Nice to meet you two," she said cheerfully, she looked around and frowned slightly.

"You're missing someone," Amaya stated.

"Yeah, Sakura-Chan's not here," Naruto said, still looking around for her. Sasuke regained his composure.

"She won't be here today," he said bluntly, crossing his arms again.

"I see," Amaya replied. Naruto glared at Sasuke.

"What did you do to Sakura-Chan, you bast-"

"I didn't do anything, dobe," Sasuke said bluntly. Naruto glared at him again.

"Stop calling me that!"

Amaya grinned again, and looked back at Kakashi.

"Let's start, shall we?" she asked him. Kakashi looked up and smiled slightly, then nodded. Naruto looked at them curiously.

"Start what?"

Seconds later, Amaya stood in front of Sasuke and Naruto.

"Alright, listen here boys!" Amaya looked at Kakashi, "and man. I'm here to inspect training, but I'm going to bend the rules a little. It's because one of your teammates isn't here, so, I'd like it if Kakashi would take- what was her name- Sakura? If Kakashi could take Sakura's place and train with you instead of telling you what to do. I'm well-aware of what the disadvantage will be, but the rule was to have 3 members together and one instructor. Is that alright with you guys?"

They nodded and began training.

Sakura was walking down the dirt path slowly, towards her training area. She sighed inwardly, while looking at the ground.

'It's because I'm weak…' she thought sadly, remembering yesterday's torture. She shook her head slightly, and tried to think optimistically.

'But I'm getting stronger, I know I am.'

Sakura continued walking for a little while before reaching the training area. She sat down on a near-by log and stayed quiet as she watched her Sensei and teammates train. Moments later, she was joined by an older woman. Amaya smiled at Sakura and sat down beside her.

"Hi there, I'm Amaya- I'm here to inspect everyone's training. And you're Sakura, right?" She asked kindly.

Sakura smiled and nodded slightly.

"It's quite a team you're on here, but I shouldn't be surprised." Amaya said, while turning to look and see Naruto ducking Sasuke's kick, and Sasuke's kick being dodged by Kakashi. She chuckled slightly.

"You're lucky," she began. "To have people that care about you so much." Sakura looked up at Amaya questioningly; Amaya smiled and continued watching the fight that unfolded before her.

An hour passed- Sasuke and Naruto were on the ground, gasping for breath, while Kakashi stood and began reading his book again. Amaya smiled and got up from her seat, she walked up to Kakashi and began chatting with him, and they both walked towards another training area, hoping to talk with another sensei. Sakura got up from her seat and began walking to Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto looked up and happily greeted Sakura. Almost immediately, he had begun to bombard Sakura with questions. Sakura rubbed her temple.

"Naruto," she began.

"Well, I'm going to go now! It's time to get some ramen!" Naruto shouted happily before running away to eat. Sasuke got up, and Sakura sighed, watching Naruto's retreating figure. Sasuke began walking away.

"Sasuke-Kun, wait!"

Sasuke stopped walking, and waited to hear what Sakura had to say. Sakura walked in front of him and looked down.

"I wanted to thank you… For yesterday," she said quietly. Sasuke looked down at the quiet girl curiously. She had changed a great deal over the past few years, she was stronger, and more mature. She didn't continue running after Sasuke like most girls still did, and she had earned a lot of respect from him.

"Hn," he said, before walking away. Sakura looked up and turned around, watching him walk away. Sasuke stopped briefly, and Sakura looked at him questioningly.

"Sakura," he began. "Be careful next time." He finished quietly, before continuing to walk away. Sakura smiled slightly.

"Thank you... Sasuke-Kun." She whispered, before turning around and walking the other way.

THERE YOU HAVE IT! CHAPTER um…FOUR! I just want everyone to know, I have a reason for not putting in the fight scenes. Like I might have mentioned before (I don't remember if I did), but I haven't written anything in a while, so forgive me. I'm writing a few random fight scenes at a time, just to get the hang of it again. The next chapter: MEETING THE MIGHTY (and scary) GAI- and his team. If there's anyone who can tell me anything about Neji and TenTen, please do, because I don't know much about them (Hence the OOC in this story) Also, Naruto will have a bigger part other than asking questions and running away to eat ramen. And in my summary, I mentioned that everyone would be taking a trip, they still are- just not that soon. Secrets will be told, and love will bloom!!!!- Or I am not-….whatever people call me. Anyways- THE NEXT CHAPTER AWAITS!

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