LAST CHAPTER::
"Listen closely, Cherry Blossom, I promise I will never forget you."
And with that black engulfed her, and thirty-six hours later she woke up in a warm white room with bandages wrapped her hand and a single pink rose on the table beside her and a torn piece of paper reading, 'never forget…'
ONTO THE NEXT… ABOVE AND BEYOND:
Sweat crowned Sakura's forehead as she gasped, throwing herself up, out of her bed. I remember him…but does he remember me? She grabbed her head and rose from her bed stepping awkwardly around her bed with her strange foot placement. Her head hurt. She was confused, the Itachi that just dumped her on her bed, was that the same Itachi that sweetly promised he would never forget her?
She walked over to the window and peered into her own reflection. Her eyes were tired and her lips crusted over in blood. A small and long cut graced itself around Sakura's neck, almost necklace like. She sighed. Silently she closed her eyes and let small even amounts of chakra run up to her injuries, emanating a light green glow.
The cuts knitted the skin back together and the blood loss restored itself, as energy filled Sakura's now painless body.
Content, she let out a yawn and a small smiles, the smiles she only let out for only a few people now, herself and her teammates, but she only let those smiles out when she had her mask, but somehow she knew that they understood that she was grinning, that she was content and happy with them. She knew.
She stood still in front of the window, watching as far away tree branches ruffled in the soft breeze. She could almost smell the blooming of the cherry blossoms. Could almost taste the flavor of the apple she would always eat while watching the trees. Almost. Could almost hear the voice from childhoods past…
"Why doesn't he remember me?" Sakura whispered.
" I do."
Sakura's head snapped towards the voice. She silently moaned in pain as she rubbed her neck, turning around to face the arrogant and handsome man… I mean killer.
"why do you always have to do that." She growled to herself massaging her now sore shoulders.
He smirked. "I do remember you, I promised I would." He spoke gravely, his voice soft and clean with the slightest hint of amusement.
She looked up into his Sharingan eyes, and remembered his deep and shining onyx ones. "Show me your eyes." She whispered, a little out of character.
He stared blankly at her, and after a long minute eyes blinked and the red retreated. A grazed over onyx eye stared back at her, dulled from what her memory served her.
"You're almost blind." She spoke softly, "Let…Let me heal you."
He nodded and laid down on her bed, quizzical of her reasons.
She wiped away the stray black hairs from his face and placed her glowing green hands over his eyes, and slowly the glaze retreated, the sparkle returned and after hours of treatment, he could see the small blush and smile that graced Sakura's face.
"Beautiful…" She whispered. Slowly leaning into him unconsciously. She caught his lips with hers and grinned at the distant taste of spice.
He lifted his hand to her face and caressed her cheek softly.
Warmth entered her skin and she sprung up and giant rosy pink blush up and down her neck and countenance.
"Thank you." Itachi stood up stiffly and began to walk out of the door before he stopped next to Sakura, now composed.
"You've changed."
"I have."
"Why?"
"Because I was weak."
"You still are." And with that he walked out of the room. Silence greeted the pound of her heart. No one has called her weak… or has dared to.
Anger rose in her as she breathed shallow breaths. She needed to fight someone… to release her anger and hurt. Weak weak weak weak weak… Sasuke's youthful voice taunted her.
WEAK???? She is not WEAK!
Her emerald eyes showed a green flame that burst.
She walked to the wall that held the barred window. Effortlessly she broke two of the bars and slid open the window. Slipping out of the opened crevice and broken bars she climbed out of the building letting brisk and raw air slap her in the face.
Sakura ran up the grassy hill to where she earlier had seen the distant Sakkara trees.
She breathed in the scent and this time she couldn't almost smell them….she did.
A small grin graced her lips, as she molded chakra to her hand forming the familiar spiky ball of green chakra as she did in her earlier fight. She scream a war cry as she attacked one of the many Sakkara trees.
The tree burned and began to rot from the inside out, the leaves withered and the blossoms turned black and crumpled dry. The spikes grew, piercing holes inside of the tree trunk and the green glow spread fiercely, blinding the area. And then it vanished, the light did. The tree was dead, pierced and crumpled, killed violently from the inside out into a black withering stump. One dark molding tree amongst the ones in full bloom. Her own jutsu, her secret jutsu… if anyone knew of it, it would be forbidden…a jutsu of her own design.
…and he calls her weak.
The flame rekindled in her eye as the word angered her again. How could it be so sunny when she was so angry. She dug her hand into the ground and pulled up a thick layer of dirt and slammed it back into the ground.
Pfft. Weak.
Dusk encircled the air and caught itself in Sakura's pink long locks. She coughed lightly, and sneezed, a chakra spark flying off of her nose.
"You're kind of cute when its cold outside… your nose gets all pink and poofy." Sakura looked behind herself.
A person with longish blonde hair stood, their left eye covered.
Sakura glared, but the mysterious ninja did nothing just looked blank, and for the first time in a long time she laughed. Sakura fell to the ground and held her stomach, frightened that her inners would fall out.
Her laughing was musical and tears dared to fall out.
"Why are you laughing….un?" The confused member tilted it's head.
Sakura looked up through pink hair.
"Are you a girl… or a boy?" She spoke, her voice cracking with giggles.
The ninja rolled they're visible eye, "Like I haven't heard that one…un"
The ninja sat down next to Sakura, "boy." He stated.
"Oh." Sakura's lips formed the perfect circular shape. ('o')
"Do you want to spar un?" He said, standing back up.
Sakura remained sitting.
"I just finished training, you would have the unfair advantage." Sakura spoke boredom in her voice, her face composed.
"Yes, un, but your not supposed to be out of your room. I could always 'escort' you back… or I can forget you're a prisoner and spar with you…un"
Sakura nodded curtly, "Ill take the latter," She looked up at him once more, "Haruno, Sakura."
"Deidara un." He offered his hand, to help her stand up.
She looked blankly at it. "Its not going to eat me is it?"
Deidara chuckled, "no un"
Sakura took the hand and stood up. Quickly she threw his hand back at him and skidded back a few feet. Quickly she slammed a foot into the ground, creating a long cavern.
"You wanted a spar … you'll get a spar Deidara-san.
A/N::: Sorry for any OOC's and if it moved to slowly or quickly…I hope it was longer and I hope ye enjoyed and…IM GOING TO POTC3 ON THURSDAY OH ME LOVERLY FANS!!!!!!!! I also have a poem I want you to read… its sort of depressing so if you don't want to read it its okay but enjoy
WAR
Flood my room with rushing waters
drown my soul in ink
tear my paper heart in two
and make my body sink.
Rip my flesh, part from part
force gashes in my skin
hack my bloody mind in two
and the torture will begin.
Scorch my neck with burning heat
set my boiling blood in flames
let the pain register in my mind
and electricity in my veins.
Send my head to the freezer
with harsh wind biting at my limbs
just looking at the icing water
and jump in on a whim
Watch carefully with deep precision
as the sticky liquid spills
the pain that rushes through my body
gives me icy chills
The stress makes my face contorted
and racks my hide in pain
IM crumpled into this sad position
and my color begins to drain
And yet throughout this mindless torture
I can still last through some more
even though I've lost this battle
this is still unfinished war!
From -TIA
2007!
Love you all and hope you enjoyed byby!
Oh yeah and who should win the spar???
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