Chapter 8

Sasuke didn't know how long he had been sitting in that uncomfortable hospital bed, but he didn't care. He wasn't planning on moving until Sakura woke up. He was highly concerned, though he would never admit it, when Itachi ran out the house, he got even more concerned, when Itachi called saying that Sakura was being taken to the hospital. He then immediately ran out the house and to the hospital. Itachi was back at the office interrogating one of the intruders and he was here. His parents were at home, they probably called her father by now, but Sakura's father has been unheard of. Sasuke sat in complete silence, listening to the beeping machine of her steady heart beat, his eyes never left Sakura's face and even though she had a couple of bruises and a shallow cut on her cheek, she still seemed to look so beautiful. Sasuke shook his head, he can't be thinking this! She was going to be his future sister-in-law. The thought just seemed to make him feel so… depressed. He, again would never admit, that he started too really like her. Even though he knew she was engaged, to his older brother none the less. That didn't seem to make that feeling stop from growing. Sasuke sighed and put his head in his hands, face now facing the floor. Sasuke allowed his eyes to close, hoping to catch a few minutes of sleep, good thing it was the weekend, not that he would have gone to school if it wasn't.

"Ouch, my body feels like I have been hit by a train, several times." Thought Sakura as she started to wake up.

Pain all over her body, that's what, she thinks, woke her up. Sakura didn't open her eyes, already seeing the bright light shining threw her closed eye lids. All she wanted was to go back to sleep, but the annoying beeping sound wouldn't allow it. Suddenly remembering what happened, Sakura's eyes snapped opened but immediately closed, from the bright light. Sakura, slowly, started to open her eyes again to see a bright above her head and a lot of white.

"This doesn't look like a place, where kidnappers would take a hostage." Sakura thought, still trying to gain some sense of her situation.

After falling down the stars, she ran towards the door and then after that blank. Sakura sat up, and then got a good look at where she was. Relief filled her when she realised that she was in a hospital room. That thought, really made her relax more because she was so terrified of those men that were after her and now she knows she safe. Sakura then looked to the side of her bed, noticing a head of short, spiked raven hair.

"Sasuke." She thought, an image of him being the one to save her, but she quickly shoved it away. "How long have I been out? Has he been there the whole time?" Sakura, was hoping he had.

"Sasuke." She said, quietly, while putting her unbandaged hand on his shoulder.

Sasuke, groaned slightly and muttered something she couldn't understand, but didn't move.

"Sasuke." She said a bit louder, shaking him a bit.

Sasuke's head suddenly whipped up, and his eyes wide, well not as wide a saucepans. He looked at Sakura for a few seconds before finally registering that she was actually awake.

"Sakura. You're awake." He stated, with a hint of relief.

Truth was he was relieved that she was awake. Also by the looks of she seemed alright, maybe a bit sore but alright. Sasuke stayed in his seat, trying to regain his composure.

"Not the only one." She said with a small smile, before it faded and turned into a frown of confusion. "Sasuke, what happened?"

"Itachi managed to get to you before anything serious happened." He said more tightly then he should have.

"I see." She said in a low voice. Her image of Sasuke coming to her rescue vanished completely from her mind with that and oddly felt disappointed that it wasn't him. "How long have I been out?"

"Couple of hours." He stated, watching her face carefully. He saw her nod and saw how her face looked worried almost scared. "I'll call the nurse to come check on you." He said,

Getting up he turned his back to her and took a step, before her felt a light hand wrap around his wrist. He turned round to look at her; he couldn't see her face, because it was hanging down, her hair falling forward.

"Please, don't leave." She said, in a whisper almost pleading him.

Sasuke stared at her, she was trembling slightly and he could see how tense she was. She was so scared, and he could see it. For the first time the always smiling, confident, determined, strong young women everyone knew looked so vulnerable and frightened. Sasuke nodded his head and turned to face her. She didn't let go of his wrist, instead moved it to hold his hand. He sat down again and watched her try and compose herself again, he gave her hand a light squeeze.

"I won't leave you. Get some more sleep." It was more of an order.

Sakura nodded and laid back down on her side facing towards him, closing her eyes and allowing her battered body to relax. Allowing herself to think how warm his hand was.

"Thank you." She muttered, before falling asleep.

Sasuke listened to her slow breathing as she slept, admiring her face. No, he wouldn't leave her and that is a silent promise. Sasuke felt his own body wanting to give in and put his head on the bed, he stared at their intertwined hands. Hers' were small, smooth and soft. They were so delicate. Sasuke closed his eyes, before allowing himself to sleep.

Little did the two know, that the door was slightly opened and were being watched.

"Don't worry little brother, I'm not going to be taking her away. Just wait a little longer and the two of you don't have worry about our arranged marriage." Thought Itachi, with a smirk, before walking away from the room to go home and sleep in his comfortable bed.

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"You failed." Hissed Orochimaru, his gold eyes piercing the two men in front of him.

"Yes, lord Orochimaru and we lost Gemna." Said kabuto, looking to the ground.

Orochimaru stared at the two of them, before sighing. One girl, and it was this much trouble. He started to chuckle, she certainly was interesting.

"Lord Orochimaru, you should also know that Itachi Uchiha showed up and claimed her to be his fiancé." Kabuto said.

Orochimaru didn't say anything, just stared at them. An engagement between the Haruno's and the Uchiha's. That would make the girl harder to get, now that the Uchiha is around, but not impossible. Orochimaru waved his hand dismissing them. he waited before he heard the door close before he got up and walked to his favourite snake. Soon very soon he will have his revenge on Hiroto Isamu for what he did. Yes the world might know him as the great successful business men, with the perfect daughter. That's all just a cover up, the world doesn't know the truth, not even his own daughter knows the truth. Orochimaru chuckled to himself. That man always looking for something to boost his ego. He's known as a great successor, but there's more than being a great business men. There are those who just know that and there are the few that know the other, darker, secrets about him. His daughter will be his downfall. With that thought Orochimaru was already planning his next plan.

AN: Ok so before you all kill me I have a very valid reason! Or reasons! So first I was in Durban and didn't have time to write. Then I was back at school and they gave us over load of homework! Then my laptop crashed so I had to get it repaired! Then I had a complete mental block about what to do! Then I finally got a chance to sit down and write.

Don't worry updating should be faster now, now that everything is fixed and my brain is back in order.