Hey everyone...yeah I'm really sorry it took so long to update, but I'm having some issues here at home. Someone very close to me is dying and I can't do anything about it. I've been in terrible moods and almost considered becoming emo/goth. Well, don't let my crapy attitude spoil the chapter for you. Enjoy.

Oh and one more thing, to you flamers out there, go screw you're whore mothers, because I don't want to hear you're shit, if you don't like my fanfic don't favorite and review it, let alone read it. Dumbasses.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...shoot...

Chapter 21: Time..


"Shit.", Sakura's mind was spinning, and her head was sore like hell. Carefully, Sakura opened her emerald eyes, keeping her breathing soft and controlled.

The blure of Kakashi's room was all that Sakura was able to see.

"My head…", Sakura thought to herself again, as she began to lift her pale hand to comfort her aching skull. One problem.

Sakura's hands had been tightly secured above her head, with her ankles below also bound together, she wasn't able to move.

Sakura blinked.

"Wh-What..", she breathed quietly, lifting her head gingerly, to scan the room as her vision slowly returned.

Her clothes were still on, and she didn't feel as though anything had happened to her body while she had been out.

And so far besides the tight leather bonds holding her, the only thing that was new in the room..was a camera, which was set up to the right of Sakura, with the screen facing her so that she was able to see herself. The recording was on.

"Kakashi…help…", Sakura whispered desperately, as she let her head rest back down softly.

Suddenly, Sakura heard voices. One of them was Shiro's, and the others must have been his crew. Sakura could just barely they're conversation;

"She'll be up soon, and as soon as she's awke..we'll start our work.", Shiro's voice fluttered down the hallway.

"I don't understand why we don't just get it over with now Shiro.", another man's voice echoed softly, "what if the ninja guy comes back before we can finish and kills us?!"

There were hints of approval from the two other men in the room.

"Shut up!", Shiro spat dangerously, Sakura could almost picture the other men cowering before him, "You retards already know that it's against our ways to do our business when the bitches are out cold. We always must make sure that we look them straight in the eye when it's all happening…otherwise it's just rude."

Silence followed Shiro's little words of 'wisedome'. Sakura held her breath for a moment. Then silently, she worked with the tips of her fingers to loosen the bonds at her wrists.

After five minutes of silent quick work, Sakura finally managed to get the leather loose enough for her to free wiggle her wrist around, but that was when she heard footsteps pounding lazily down the hallway.

Sakura let her body lay limp and she shut her eyes as one of Shiro's men plunged through the door stupidly. Sakura let her eyes open into little slits to examine what was happening.

She saw the man standing there scowl, and he cursed under his breath hotly. Then, quickly, the man stormed from the Kakashi's room, blubbering to the others, "Nah, she's still out."

There were immediate groans of irritation from the others. Sakura grinned slightly, she wouldn't go down without a fight. So quickly, she set to work on the leather bonds once more with her slender fingers.

Long mintues went by, and then an hour. And it was after that hour had struck, when Sakura heard the booming roar of one of Shiro's goons,

"Shiro!! This is insane!! I'm about to go crazy, let's go wake the damn bitch up!!!"

Sakura's heart lept. She was so close to getting one of her wrists out, she just needed a little more time…

"Fine."

Her heart sank.


Yes, it is short

yes, it is one of my worst chapters,

and yes, I know that I need to update sooner.

And again, I'm truely sorry for my poor attitude, and how it affected my writing in this chapter..but again I'm loosing someone very dear to me and I'm sure that when they are finally gone that I will never be the same...but I will keep writing, so none of you need to worry about that, and I promise you all that my chapters will be back to their old selves within the next update or mabye they'll be even better. Heh, Please Review. Many thanks to those of you who actually will.

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