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"What?!" Sakura couldn't believe her ears.

"Just as I've said, we have to discuss some important things."

"So what is this, like you're interrogating me while I'm stuck here in the chair of doom?" She hissed.

"Well, if you're not going to cooperate then you'll leave late." Sasori muttered as he took another pouch from the refrigerator and began eating some cookies.

"And who gave you the authority to do these things to me? For sure, you hated to see the girl who defeated you!"

Sasori stared at her for a moment and sighed, "It was your own fault why these things happen to you and to me."

Sakura gave him a questioning look. She has no idea what mistake she has done that changed the will of the wind.

"Nice ring you got there." He muttered sarcastically.

Sakura felt herself blush in embarrassment after the ring's owner noticed that. She fell silent. She doesn't want to see the ring owner's reaction; learning that she's wearing his ring and it's irremovable state, if he knows.

The red-head sat inches away from her. He stared at her unenthusiastically. He really hated doing this in the first place but Kami's leaving him no choice.

"Since you wore my ring, a lot of changes have been made and I hope Kami's not into this." He started.

Sakura asked in disbelief, "What do you mean?"

"The moment you wore my ring, your fate, I mean our fate has been changed. Although I'm supposed to be dead, the only thing I remember is that I woke up human again." He muttered in a low tone.

The pinkette could feel his distaste as he mentioned the word 'human'. He really must've hated to become human…again.

"But before anything else, I would like to know…" He stared at her thoughtfully as a small smirk crosses his features, "Why did you ever think of wearing my ring?"

Sakura gulped anxiously from that question. If she's going to tell him that it was because of her stupid girly thoughts, which may not sound like a valid reason, really. She stared at the ring on her finger and furrowed her brows. She doesn't like the idea of entertaining that question.

"But how do you know that it is I who wore your ring?" She quickly changed the topic.

"Simple," he took another bite from the cookie. The more he does that, the more Sakura will have the reason to kill him on the spot. "Grandma Chiyo told me that she gave my ring to…you. Although how much it had hurt my pride." He muttered the rest more likely to himself.

"So why are you here? I mean, what does it have to do with us?" She asked.

"I'm here to get my ring, no more, no less." He took another cookie and engulfed it whole.

Damn! I didn't know that nerve is such a bottomless eater… Sakura thought after seeing him taking another pouch from the refrigerator. Sasori stared at her; narrowing his brown orbs as if he knew what she was thinking.

"Fine, and I can't wait. And of course, before you leave, you must pay for what you have lost." She stared at the empty cookie pouches on the table.

"Fine." Sasori muttered. He slowly moved closer to her and muttered, "Remove the ring." He removes the chakra strings tied around the pinkette and gave her the freedom to stand. Sakura hesitated to do that again since the ring is irremovable! She stared at him in doubt.

Sasori stood in front of her and sighed, "What are you waiting for? Do you still want to catch up the boat?"

Sakura stared at the time and there's only 10 minutes remaining before the boat for Suna will sail. She nervously holds the ring and started pulling it away from her finger.

"Try pulling it harder, brat." Sasori mentioned.

The pinkette pulls the ring harder but still it can't be removed. She tried to use her chakra to pull it harder but still, it never moved. Sasori stared at her in disbelief.

"Let me do it, maybe you're not that strong enough."

He slowly holds her hand and pulled the ring with his other hand. Sakura could feel the same electric signals the moment the red-head held her hand. It was as if there is a certain bond between them. She felt herself blush but she mentally scolded herself for doing that to her mortal enemy. And indeed, he turned back into human since his hands are not hard as wood when he was a human puppet. Sasori tries to pull his ring with all his might but he gives up. There's no use since its already fixed and that means, he must go on with the plan, unfortunately.

"Its no use, its already fixed in your finger. I can no longer do anything about it." He sighed in exasperation.

Sakura stared at the ring and asked, "It can't be removed? But what does it mean if you can't have your ring back?"

Sasori replied simply, "That means we either follow fate or fight it."

Sakura asked in desperation, "But what does fate have in store for us if we'll follow it? Will things be worse?"

Sasori shrugs it off, "I don't know yet. But the only option is to know first before deciding what to do about it."

Sakura gave a determined look, "So who will we be asking about this? I can't wait to get this thing off."

Sasori stared at her bag thoughtfully and muttered, "To Suna."

Sakura stared in shock, "What?! Why Suna? I still have a mission to do there and…"

"And there's nothing we can do about it. Grandma Chiyo told me that whatever fate is taking us for now, we'll just have to follow it but for sure there'll be some chances to find a way to fight it."

Sakura shook her head in disbelief, "You mean, fate is planning to bring the both of us to Suna since I'm going to Suna in the first place? Well, what about you? You're not going on a separate way or what?"

The red-head gave her a brief glance, "No."

"But I can't afford to abandon my mission and just go ahead with you! And what would people think if they saw you alive? Pretty nice, huh?" Sakura sat on the couch and crossed her arms.

"Well, the ring-bearer and the owner must stay together. In this way, it would be easier for us to break this curse or what. And I have no plan on doing this with you but this leaves us no choice." Sasori replied.

If it is about fate, then Sakura knows she'll no way have any other choice but with this unnerving guy? This should be cruelty of fate.

"Fine, but that doesn't mean I'm leaving my mission." She frowned.

"And who says you're leaving your mission? So you're ready?" He asked.

Sakura abruptly stood up and carried her bag, "Even before you raided my house."

Without second thought, Sasori pulled her close to him and they both disappeared in a flash.

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