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DISCLAIMER: Still don't own Naruto. I don't own the Manhattan Diner or Alvin Ailey either!

Sakura rolled out of bed when her ringtone went off, notifying her that she had a text.

Breakfast at seven at the Manhattan Diner before your class?

Sakura sighed before pulling herself to a sitting position. Naruto may have grown up since high school graduation, but he never lost his persistency. Replying with, "I'll be there." Sakura pulled the covers back and slowly stepped out of bed. However, as soon as she attempted to put weight on her foot, a rush of pain illuminated it. "Shit, I never iced it last night," she thought. Hopping to her bathroom, she opened a medicine bottle and two small white pills fell into her hand.

"Down to my last meds already?" the rosette thought, frowning at the empty orange bottle before throwing back the last two pills dry. "I'll have to get more before class."

She threw her phone on the bed and grabbed a pair of baggy gray sweatpants and a form- fitting light pink top and continued her hopping back into the bathroom. Turning on the water and stepping into the shower, her body momentarily failed her, sending her tumbling into the tub as mysterious laughing echoed in her mind. She grasped her hair tightly while curling up into a ball. "Stop," she muttered. "Please make the laughter stop. Please!" Her tears were washed away by the shower's warm water. She couldn't remember how long she laid there.

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"Sasuke, look! It's Sakura!"

Said pinkette opened her eyes and pushed herself off the wall she was leaning on. "Naruto, I think you've gotten louder," she spoke, a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes sprawled across her face. "Sasuke-kun," she said, sending a friendly nod his way. He, however, merely grunted while his eyes viewed her pale form, as if studying her.

"Why is he looking at me like that?" Sakura thought in a panic. "Does he know? How could he have seen through me so quickly?" The two continued their stare- off, emerald eyes swirling with fear and confusion while the onyx just focused on her, betraying no emotion. "C'mon, you lovebirds! Let's move it along. Sasuke merely raised an eyebrow and turned around, walking into the 24- hour diner. A sense of relief rushed through Sakura. "I'm safe for now. Who ever thought Naruto's randomness could ever be beneficial to a situation?"

After being seated Naruto excused himself to the bathroom, leaving Sakura and Sasuke to themselves once again.

"So, um, how have you guys been," Sakura asked nervously while untucking her silverware from her napkin. "How is your health?" Sakura cringed as she heard the question she wanted to hear the least and her fork clattered to the floor. "Why is Sasuke-kun so damn perceptive?" the pinkette thought, internally cursing his intelligence."Haha, oh, I'm great, dandy absolutely positively wonderful!" While she spoke, Sasuke grabbed her fork off the marble tile, and reached across the table to hand it to her. Smiling, Sakura grasped the fork from his hand. Suddenly, Sasuke grabbed her wrist and pushed back the sleeves of the heather grey jacket she was wearing. "If you were really 'dandy' then these cut marks wouldn't be here." Sasuke said gravely, turning over her wrist and exposing the claw marks on it.

"You're wrong, Sasuke. Sakura would never do that to herself again! Believe it!"

The two turned towards the voice to see Naruto. "Naruto, I-" Sakura's head dropped as she searched words that the boys would believe. She had known the two since elementary school; they always saw right through her lies.

"Sakura, you wouldn't do that to yourself again right?" Naruto asked, bits and pieces of fear evident in his voice.

"Don't you understand how dangerous this is?" Sasuke's voice was monotone but worry reflected in his eyes.

"Sakura-chan, you're perfect the way you are now!"

"You'll only hurt yourself again."

"Other peoples opinions don't matter!"

"I won't let you do this. I completely forbid it."

Sakura had kept her head down as she listened to her friends words, grateful that they cared but she snapped when Sasuke banned her from her habits. How dare he? He was treating her like a child and he had no right! All the eyes in the restaurant flickered to her shaking form as she jumped from her chair, knocking it over in the process. "So I'm nothing to you two than a child that you can order around? This isn't high school anymore! I'm not going to hide behind you two and expect you guys to make things happen for me anymore. I'm almost twenty years old and I'll be damned if you make me feel like that weak girl, I used to be so if this is all you needed me for, I am out of here!"

"Saku-chan, wait!"

"No, Naruto, I'm done here! I have class in a bit. This meeting is over."

Picking up her dance bag, Sakura stormed out of the restaurant and towards the subway, completely forgetting to refill her medication.

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The pinkette sat in the dressing room tying her ribbons and checking her shoes, making sure the stitching was still tight.

"Hey, Naruto and Sasuke mean the best, you know. You shouldn't have been so hard on them."

"Now you're back? Great. I had enough problems before."

"Look. You're their best friend and you're hurting yourself and them. How do you think they feel?

"It's not their business. They have to realize this is something I need to do. I've got too much riding on this."

"Well, did you take time to step away from this selfishness to see that you're Naruto's only family and a little sister to Sasuke. If they lose you to your bad habits, it would kill them."

Sakura hesitated, the ribbons of her pointe shoes slipping through her fingers. Her boys would be devastated if something happened to her. Could she ever be okay with knowing that they would blame himself if something happened to her? She glared at her brittle fingernails, an effect from her anorexia, and her resolve tightened. Then she just wouldn't let her problems become major. The two didn't deserve that type pain. Not again and not from her. Rising from the bench, Sakura faltered as her vision clouded and her head slowly began to pound. "Another headache?" she thought as she dug through her bag sitting beside her. "Damn it, those two made me forget about my medication! This class is gonna kill!" Sakura threw her bag into a locker with a irritated sigh and walked into the studio.

"Sakura, glad you decided to join us." A purple- haired woman wearing a tank top and shorts turned around with her hands on her hips and an unsatisfied smirk on her face.

"Great, I forgot it was an Anko class today," Sakura thought as she walked to the barre and began to warm up. Stretching her leg over the barre, she reached for her foot and held. "I barely had enough energy for the last class with her I had. How am I going to survive her loud voice with this headache and my foot?" Her point was emphasized with a sudden clap of hands. "Times up, Haruno. We're starting in center today. Hope you're ready for two hours of the class from hell." Sakura let out an internal groan. She made her way to the two lines formed as Anko talked to their pianist, Hyuga Hinata.

"Psst, Hey, Saks. You okay?" Kizashi TenTen said, concern written on her face. "You're skin's looking pretty yellow. Almost pale."

Sakura let out a feral growl. Why was everyone concerning themselves with something that wasn't their business? If she wasn't feeling well it was not their problem! It was her life and she was living it. She was so close to becoming a principal dancer and she wouldn't let her nosy friends get in the way of that.

"I'm fine, now mind your own damn business." Sakura ground out through gritted teeth. TenTen backed away with wide eyes and her hands raised by her head. "Sorry, Miss Mood Swing. Just wanted to help."

"Sakura, come here." Anko said quietly. "Anko? Not yelling! This has to be serious," The rosette thought as she made her way to her teacher. "I've received word that Ailey is considering you as a principal dancer this season. I'm going to be pushing you harder to prepare you for your audition, do you understand?"

Excitement shone through Sakura's eyes as she nodded her head enthusiastically. "Alright, now back to center." To the rest of the class, the purple-haired woman smirked. "Maggots, we're starting with the fouette combination from last week. Get ready." Placing her arms in preparatory and her feet in fifth, Sakura closed her eyes to take a breath. Sakura felt the music as Hinata began to play and Anko started shouting. "Passé! Pirouette! Passé! Pirouette! Pirouette! Now thirty-two fouettés!"

Sweat formed on Sakura's brow as she concentrated on spotting her eyes in the mirror. "C'mon, Sakura! Leg higher!" her dance teacher yelled. "A little bit more," Sakura thought, glancing at her emerald eyes with every whip of her head. Suddenly spots appeared in her vision, temporarily blinding her. "Shit, not again!" Sakura lost her spot and tumbled to the ground, landing on her wrist as she fell. "My wrist, God, I can't feel it!" "Sakura! Look at me! Sakura!" The voices faded as her vision dissolved to blackness.

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Dull green eyes fluttered open to see bright lights and white walls.

"Where am I?" Sakura wondered. She raised her arms to stand and was shocked to see tubes attached to her wrist. "What? Is this?"

"That's keeping you alive. Or did you plan to die?" Sakura's head snapped to a busty almond-eyed blonde holding a manila folder in her hand. Sakura's jaw dropped "Tsunade, wha-"

"You almost died today, Sakura," Tsunade said quietly, hands gripping the manila folder dangerously. "The broken wrist, I understand. You fell in class. But the rest of you! You have a slow heart rate, weak bones, your tendinitis is in critical condition! It looks like a raccoon mauled your arms. And your blood, my God, don't get me started! You haven't had a period since who knows when, there's low potassium and magnesium levels, and the amount of pain medicine in your blood is off the charts!"

Sakura turned her head to the side, not wanting to see the judgment in her mentor's eyes. "Don't you dare look away from me right now, Sakura." Said girl stayed silent and kept her eyes on the plain white tile of the hospital floor.

Tsunade's eyes hardened. "Fine, if you don't want to tell me, then I'm sure you can tell your therapist while you have your break from dance."

"WHAT!" Sakura screamed her eyes wide. The blonde opened revealing a tall man in a black trench coat leaning on the doorway. He stepped inside and Sakura could see his long black hair tied in a ponytail. "Onyx eyes, they seem so familiar. He seems so familiar though." The young man opened his mouth and a perfectly smooth tenor voiced carried throughout the room.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Haruno."

Two thousand, two hundred words! Yayy:) Alright, that's it for this update. I really wanted to introduce Itachi before this chapter ended and I didn't want to stall the chapter much longer. So what do you guys think. Leave comments, constructive rhetoric critique, and love in the form of the review below! Anonymous review are welcome and appreciated!

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