Hello, hello my lovely people! Nice to see you again! Welcome to chapter twelve. Thank you to all the people who have stuck with me this far! You guys are awesome! Now for today we have Tenten to introduce the summary and disclaimer!

Tenten: Hi guys! Nice to see you. I'm glad it's finally my turn. Don't worry you'll see more of me and the others this chapter. Last chapter we didn't have such a big part and only Ino got to speak *pouts*. Well here is the summary!

Summary: While out late one night being dragged around by his goofball friend Naruto, Sasuke suddenly feels like they are being followed. Next thing he knows is that they are surrounded by strange beings that clearly aren't human. One of them tries to attack and kill him when he is rescued by someone that oddly reminds him of his school principal based on her hair style choice. He learns the girl's name is Sakura and that she isn't alone, there are four others. Tenten, Ino, Hinata, and Sakura are a team joined together to fight the creatures that lurk in the night. They are known as the Midnight Assassins. After their impromptu rescue Hinata is injured and they disappear into the night. Sasuke can't help but wonder if he'll see his pink haired savior again, but he's in for a shock as our beautiful assassin is now attending school with him but she is hiding a secret what is it? Will Sasuke figure it out before he falls for her? As he peruses trying to find out he is slowly making her fall for him as well.

Author: thank you Tenten! Now for the disclaimer... *chirping crickets* Tenten? It's time for the disclaimer. *THWAK* Ahhhhh what the hell was that?

Tenten: Sorry Author-San! I was doing a little target practice with Neji! I kinda got carried away. Hehehe.

Author: *sigh* Just do the disclaimer now Tenten.

Tenten: Hai! Author-San does not own the original cast of Naruto characters. She also doesn't own the original story line. She does own any characters that appear in this story like Naomi and the people from the different branches of the Assassins. She also owns this story line and is responsible for anything that befalls the characters.

Chapter 12 Lifeline

Sasuke's P.O.V.

Tsunade hadn't been to happy that we missed the meeting yesterday, at first. When Sakura explained why she just sighed and told us to get to school already. She would be there later. When we walked in something strange was going on. For one thing he usual barrage of fangirls didn't bombard me. Which I was extremely great full for. In fact only a few girls came up to me at all. They weren't screaming at me.

In fact they didn't even say anything to me. They all approached Sakura. Which sent warning bells off in my head. Something is really wrong. They all hate Sakura so why approach her? I don't mean to sound conceited or anything. That's just really weird. That they spoke to her.

"Haruno Sakura! We demand to know where our president Ami Watanabi is. You were the last person to see her two days ago. She along with Yaya, Nanami, and Nyanko have been missing for almost three days". I looked at Sakura silently asking if she knew anything. The confusion in her emerald eyes shone back at me. (A/N Remember pay attention to details! The color of Sakura's eyes are ALWAYS important! ;D) She had no clue.

I looked closer at each of the girls. Something was off about them. They didn't really appear upset. More like they were dazed. Almost like they had no idea what they were doing or even where they were. Sakura vehemently denied knowing they whereabouts of the missing girls. They dazed look slowly left them and was replaced with the sadness that should have consumed them before. The girls finally left and we headed to our first class.

By some miracle Kakashi wasn't late. Another weird thing? His little orange novel was nowhere in sight. "Kakashi-Sensei is on time!?" Naruto shouted in mine and Sakura's ear. Her eyebrow twitched as Naruto swung his arm around our necks drawing us in close.

"Naruto", she said sweetly. A smile on her face that scared even me. It was sweet and promised you a quick death. "Do you like your arms"? He looked confused. "Huh? What do ya mean Sakura-Chan? Of course I like my arms"!

The smile on her face was replaced with a glare so intense it could stop your heart. (Except if your Naruto and Sasuke of course. Uchihahs don't get scared and idiots are immune) "Then I suggest you take your arm off me before you lose it" Sakura said in a voice that meant business.

Something was wrong with her. Beads of perspiration appeared on her face and her cheeks we're flushed. Not to mention she was breathing hard. Almost like she'd run a marathon.

Sakura's P.O.V.

I should have been more careful. I'm not taking the blood tablets often enough. Being surrounded by so many people isn't helping either. So when Naruto didn't get my message I couldn't stop myself from reacting. Lucky for me the only people in the room besides us were other stray hunters.

I flashed across the room, pinning Naruto against the wall by his throat in the process. His bright blue eyes were wide open in surprise and shock. The smallest bit of fear hovered in the depths of his eyes. "S-Sakura-Chan"? My head was against his chest and my breath was coming harder now. Like I couldn't get enough air. His smell filled my nose. I never realized how good Naruto smelled before.

Not at all like ramen. Which is what I imagined he would smell like sunshine and summer. (A/N whatever that smells like to you!) "Na-Naruto" I whispered. "I'm sorry, please get away from me. I don't want to hurt you". For once he seemed to understand. Instead he broke my grip on him easily and wrapped his arms around my waist. I felt something move behind my back an figured it was his hand.

A few minutes later another hand was placed on my back.

I pulled my head up from Naruto's chest. Sasuke stood behind me. A determined look in his eyes. "Guess this means you figured out what's wrong with me huh"? I whispered weakly. "Hn", he said in reply. Naruto lightly pushed me away from his chest and Sasuke ducked down his arm around my back. He swept his arm under my legs and brought me up to his full height.

"Don't take too long Teme!" Naruto called as we left. I winced as Sasuke made his way to the door. The pain I felt was increasing. I felt like I was too hot. Almost like holding the wrong end of a curling iron. I was so thirsty now and being so close to Sasuke wasn't helping. He smelled so good.

I have no idea what's going on now. I can't focus, all I feel is the ever increasing pains. Orochimaru was right. They are much worse. Surpassing everything I'd ever felt, and I have a high tolerance for pain. A gasping noise filled my ears and from the way Sasuke kept glancing down at me as we moved through the halls headed towards who knows where, I knew it was from me.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

Sakura was very flushed now. Her face was red and sweat gathered on her forehead. She was taking in shallow breaths. Her body kept twitching. Almost like she was fighting something off. It wasn't hard to guess what either. Tsunade had told me that her pain would be worse now since she was actually taking in real blood, regularly.

I stopped in front of the door leading to the roof and opened it up after making sure that she wouldn't fall backwards. I walked carefully up the stairs and pushed open the door leading outside. I walked over to the bench settled off to the side away from direct view and sat down.

I settled her in my lap, her arms were around my neck now and her sharp breaths puffed hotly against my neck. Despite the situation I felt a shiver tingle down my spine.

Sakura seemed to find some strength as she spun us around to sit sideways on the bench and pushed me until I was lying down. Then she sat on my stomach with her legs on either side of me. She was straddling me now as she leaned down I watched as her eyes flickered between desire and restraint.

"Sakura", I whispered. Her eyes snapped back to mine and I nodded at her. She opened her mouth a little and I watched as her fangs grew to their full length. She closed her mouth and leaned down.

I closed my eyes expecting her to go to my throat. You can imagine my surprise when her full pink lips settled elsewhere instead. My eyes snapped open and I stared at her closed eyelids. She was kissing me.

Sakura's P.O.V.

I don't know what came over me. I'm not even sure why I did it. All I could think about was the way he kissed me the night of the Gala. I wanted to feel that again. We shared some kind of spark that night. His eyes closed as I leaned in. I pressed my lips to his and felt a slight shock go through me. My thirst started to retreat at this and the pain wasn't so bad anymore.

He started to respond to my kiss. I felt his tongue lick my bottom lip. My face heated up to a color I'm sure put my hair to shame. I knew what he wanted but I've never had a kiss like that before. What if I'm terrible at it? He licked my bottom lip again and this time I opened my mouth a little. His tongue immediately slipped in and brushed across mine trying to get me to react.

His tongue battled with mine for dominance. He eventually won. He explored my mouth tracing his tongue everywhere trying to memorize it. He even ran his tongue along one of my fangs. That really surprised me. No one has ever willingly touched them before. Slowly he retreated and I followed slipping into his mouth. I moved around a bit before my lungs burned for air. I broke the kiss and came up for air.

With the kiss broken my thirst started to seep back again replacing the hazy feeling I had while kissing him. I tilted my head back towards the sky as my fangs elongated again.

I leaned back down and put my lips to his neck. Licking the area and tilting his head to the side before I bit down. His arms came up and wrapped around my waist in an effort to hold me closer to him. His blood rushed into my mouth and I revealed in pleasure as the taste burst across my tongue. For someone who hates sweets he sure dose have sweet blood.

After a few minutes he sat up with me still straddling him, only now I was straddling his lap. My hand crept up and tangled with his silky raven locks, tilting his head even more to the side for better access. The pain was almost completely gone now and I didn't feel so tired.

Unknown P.O.V.

I watched them on the bench and felt a burning jealous rage. How dare they do such a thing? I'll show them they don't know who they're messing with! Just you wait, I'll get you both!

Naruto's P.O.V.

School had long since ended for everyone else. I hadn't seen Sakura and the Teme all day. They had skipped every class! They weren't even present when there was a big commotion. Not that I really paid attention to it. I didn't even really know what happened. All I knew was that the teachers all left the classrooms except Kakashi, Anko, Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune. They were in class. The other teachers took care of the girls.

Not that it really mattered anyways. I was currently stuck in the nurse's office with Hinata-Chan. She fainted when I hugged her after she agreed to help me on my homework. Why did she always seem to be red when I was around? She didn't have a fever or anything so what's wrong with her?

I asked Tenten but she just called me a moron and said that since I couldn't figure it out she felt sorry for Hinata. She laughed hysterically when I asked why and explained that Hinata-Chan wasn't hurt. Which she isn't. I caught her before she hit the floor. Sakura would kill me when she comes back and found out that I let Hinata get hurt.

I'm so confused! Why won't anyone... "Na-Naruto-Kun? What happened? Where am I"? Oh good she's waking up now great we can go home now. "We're in the nurse's office Hinata-Chan! You fainted during class so I brought you here"! Her face fell and I thought she was sad because she was near me.

"Gomen Naruto -Kun, I didn't mean to be so much trouble". She got up from the bed and stumbled on her way to the door. I scooped her up again and watched her face turn bright red again. What's wrong with her? She's all red again! "Come on Hinata-Chan I'll take you home, Dattebayo"!

The moment I got outside I noticed a crowd of people around two separate vehicles. With a start I realized they were ambulances and Sakura's pink hair was spread out on one of them. They were holding her down as she tried to get to the other one. Something was wrong though. Her struggles were very weak. My attention was immediately focused on her. I didn't take note of the second one. She wasn't even concerned with the fact that her once white shirt was died a dark red now. "SAKURA"!

Sasuke's P.O.V

I was feeling a little light headed now. I hope Sakura stops soon. Somehow I got the feeling that she wouldn't, so I moved my hand up to her shoulder and gave her a little shake. I got a low growl from Sakura's chest in response. I needed to voice my concern then.

"Sakura? I'm starting to feel light headed. You need to stop before I pass out". The pull that came from my neck immediately stopped and she pulled back to look at me. A tiny drop of blood on her full pink (slightly bruised) lips. She studied my face for a minute as her animalistic look melted away and was replaced by the one that could usually be seen on her face.

"Sorry Sasuke, I got a little carried away there. Are you alright"? I considered teasing her but the sincere worry in her eyes held me back. "Hn", I said instead. Her eyes rolled almost immediately and she shook her head. "Seriously Sasuke what does that mean"? A smirk crossed my face as her eyes narrowed. She already knew what I was going to say. Hn" I said again" she rolled her eyes again and her bottom lip jutted out in a pout.

"Sorry I don't speak stuck up asshole, I need a translator". She had a big grin on her face now as I halfheartedly glared in response. I didn't have a response for that one. (A/N that's cause you can't deny the truth. You never have a decent comeback for stuff like that. Ne Sasuke?). "Come on Sasuke we better go class is over now. We've missed first and second period. We can try to make third if we hurry".

"I don't think you'll be going anywhere Sakura". A familiar voice sounded from the shadows spitting malice and hatred with every word. Her name coming from the slightly feminine voice sounded like an insult.

Someone moved from the shadows and a slightly familiar redhead stepped out. Behind her were the four missing girls that we had been confronted about this morning. Each of them didn't even seem to be aware of where they were. Their eyes were glassy. I knew Ami's face right away. The other three I think were named Nyanko, Nanami, and Yaya.

Suddenly Ami's expression changed and she was screaming. The words "vampire" and "Sakura" were the only things I could make out clearly. Ami spun around suddenly and ran to the door flanked by the three girls. They dashed down the stairs and into the school. Sakura made to follow them but the redhead stopped her. She stood in front of the door. I remembered her from the time I had interrogated her before Sakura disappeared. Though I couldn't recall her name.

Sakura's P.O.V.

Shit I need to stop those girls before they announce to the whole school I'm a vampire. That could be bad. What should I do? I can't leave Sasuke with a vampire. She would kill him with the state he's in at the moment. I took too much blood from him. I'll just have to trust one of the other hunters to handle the situation and wipe the memory of those girls. I need to take care of this bitch. She's causing too many problems for me.

"Who the fuck are you"? Manners aside. I'm pretty pissed now. "My name is Karin. Not that it'll matter for you much longer. Madara-Sama is not pleased that you escaped and took out most of his private guard. He sent me to take care of the trash. You obviously won't join him so there is no longer any reason for you to live".

That really had me seeing red. No one gets to decide when I die. Especially not a bitch like her. I scanned her. Well I guess they do have sluts in the vampire population. If her attire, rather lack of means anything.

"You're obviously stupid if you think you can take me on, you dumb ass". I wanted to make her really mad. Vampire are more fun to fight if you can make them mad. She puffed up and I was reminded of a fuzzy kitten. Only she was nowhere near as cute. In fact for a vampire she was quite ugly. With all that make-up caked on her face. It's a shame too. Vampires are usually beautiful. I guess there really is an exception for everything.

"Madara-Sama wouldn't have sent me if I couldn't handle you. Besides according to him you're nothing but a pathetic weakling who couldn't even protect her family. I heard that you sat in a corner and cried that night".

Okay that does it. This bitch is going to fucking die. I'm going to tear her fucking head off, slowly. Red coated the corners of my vision. I was beyond furious. I lunged at her. We both fell to the ground. She pulled out something from a pouch. I didn't have time to doge it. She stabbed it into my side. Pain exploded right there. It felt like she was pouring lava on me. That's how hot it was.

I jumped off her and back. Checking the wound. A cackling laughter sounded around me. Two more people emerged from the shadows. One of the. Was rather small looking and had white hair. A huge sword rested on his shoulder. His hand held it in place. The other was nearly three times my size and had orange hair that was a little spiky. The maniacal laughter came from him. Tattoo like marks swirled across his face.

"What the fuck was on that knife"? If it was any normal injury it would have stopped bleeding by know and closed up. For some reason that wasn't happening. Blood continued to pour out. It was now dripping onto the ground.

"Fuck! Do you know how hard blood stains are to remove from white shirts"? I asked her after looking down. She had torn through the shirt as well. Ino wasn't going to be pleased. She hates it when I get blood on my clothes. A high pitched shirking laugh sounded now. The sound grated on my ears. The red head was laughing now. "You're worried about your clothes? I'll let you in on a little secret. That is no ordinary injury I...".

"Obviously you dumb slut. Tell me something I don't know. Geez, and I thought blonds were supposed to be stupid"(A/N sorry to any readers who are blond. I'm not insulting you. I'm a blond myself. So please don't be offended. I just thought the comment was appropriate right here. Again sorry!). "Looks like I was wrong". More laughter sounded. This time it came from the guy with white hair. He obviously found the comment amusing. Why? I don't know. "She got you there Karin. You ARE stupid. Any way what she was saying *jerks thumb in Karin's direction* pinky is that there is a special kind of poison in that wound you have. It keeps injuries open indefinitely, unless of course you have an antidote. Otherwise you'll be dead in... oh about three and a half hours or so. Depending on how much blood you have and how many cuts you receive. By the way since the poison is in your system now it will react with any open injury you get".

I was mad now. I hate it when people address me by the color of my hair. That is not okay. I need to fish this quickly and get Tsunade to find the antidote. "You know it really pisses me off when people call me that".

With that said I lunged at the redhead again. With a well placed punch to her stomach. She flew through the metal/wood door and tumbled down the stairs. I quickly ran to the bench and felt around underneath it until I found the button. Pressing it a small compartment opened up and I pulled out the katana I'd stashed there for emergencies.

I spun around just in time to block the small guy's big sword, sparks flew as our blades grinded together. "So much for a perfectly sharp katana". I muttered under my breath. This guy was a little bigger than me and it didn't help that his weapon was so much bigger than mine. I needed to even the score out in my favor.

I brought my leg up and connected a well placed kick to his upper thigh. I smirked in satisfaction as I heard the bone snap. He disengaged with me and hopped back. The redhead took his place, the dagger from before in hand.

I looked around to note the position of the guy with white hair. Completely forgetting about the third one in the process. The smaller guy was busy trying to pop the bone back together so it would heal properly. The redhead and I exchanged blows. None of hers stuck. Mean while I managed to make many cuts all over her. Unlike my other katana this one is not made with silver. So in order to kill a vampire I must cut off the head or stab the heart.

Several blows later I managed to get her on her back and was just about to deal the finishing blow when she shouted "Now Jugo"! I whipped my head up and to the side where Sasuke stood just in time to see the orange haired guy throw something. It's path made a direct beeline for Sasuke. The object being thrown? A fucking tanto. Just great. If I don't block that from him Sasuke will get hurt.

I had only seconds to decide. My new faster speed had me up and away from the red head before you could blink. I raised my katana to block it and somehow misjudged the place it would strike. I slammed back into Sasuke as the blade passed through my lower stomach on the right side.

The redhead, Karin appeared in front of us. I was slightly hunched over. A small line of blood trickled from the corner of my mouth and down my chin. A glare was on her face as she shoved the tanto further through me. Now it came out my back. "That's for calling me a stupid, whore and a bitch". A pant escaped my lips while I struggled not to cry out and show them the pain I was in. She flashed behind us and I heard Sasuke grunt before he collapsed. "What did you do"? She didn't answer my question but I managed to straighten up enough and turn slightly. The dagger that had been used to stab me in my side now rested near the base of Sasuke's lower spine. It was stuck in all the way to the hilt.

Blood already seeped out of the injury. Making everything red. The smell of it hit me. Sasuke's lifeblood was pouring out. He was dying now. An injury like that could kill him. I rustled up what little strength I had left and hefted my katana once more. I swung it toward her faster than she could blink, successfully cutting her head off. Her body burst into ash and fluttered away on the light wind. The second she was dead her two companions vanished.

My strength was gone now as I tried and failed twice to remove the tanto from my stomach. I managed to pull it out part way so that it no longer protruded from my back. I sucked in as good a breath if air as I could and gave the handle a vicious tug. It came free of my body and I dropped it to the ground with a clang.

I crawled over to Sasuke's side and pulled the dagger out. Then immediately applied pressure to the injury trying to stop the flow of his blood and fighting off the smell of it. I was struggling to stay conscious now. I heard someone come up the stairs rapidly. The girl who had confronted me this morning now stood before me. Her eyes wide with terror and fear. Not of me, but that we were both on the verge of death.

She shook her head rapidly and whipped out her cell phone. She rapidly called 9-1-1. Frantically communicating the emergency to the dispatcher on the other end. Finally after two minutes she hung up just in time for me to bunch over. I couldn't hold myself up anymore. I was just too weak now.

She pulled me back up and laid me down on the concrete on my back. I flinched when my skin came into contact with the rough and cold stone. She put pressure on the injury to my stomach. Her eyes shot open even further in surprise as blood spread rapidly from beneath me.

I shook my head and gestured to Sasuke with my eyes. "Sa-save him". I managed to get out weakly. In the distance sirens could be heard approaching the school at break neck speeds. A minute later six paramedics were on the roof. It's funny I used to think that this roof was pretty big. Not anymore. It was crowded.

Four of the paramedics were focused on me. What's wrong with them? Can't they see Sasuke is dying? "Ple-please help him"! I said frantically in a whisper. The male one closest to me said "I'm sorry miss but he has no pulse". My heartbeat picked up. I felt something prick at the corners of my eyes. Tears leaked out of my eyes. I shook my head rapidly and refocused on Sasuke. They had a defibrillator out now and were warming it up. One of the other paramedics rolled Sasuke onto his back and cut his shirt open. "Clear"! One of them shouted. Sasuke's body jumped as the jolts ran through him. One of them shook his head. The BPM machine still ran a flat line.

"Sasuke! Please don't leave me alone! You can't leave me alone. Come back to me! Don't leave me alone like they did. I need you! Please stay with me. I didn't get to tell you something important". The man working on staunching my bleeding looked up at me and I could see sympathy deep in his brown eyes. He finished wrapping up my abdomen and the. Two of them hoisted me onto the red platform sitting right beside me and strapped me to it. Then they walked to the stairs and carefully went down. They then placed that on the bed waiting at the base of the stairs.

Many of my fellow classmates had heard the sirens and come to see what the commotion was all about. My friends were among them. Ino took one look at me and my blood coated form and promptly passed out. Shikamaru managed to catch her before she hit the floor. The usual lazy look on his face was gone. It now mirrored that of everyone else's. absolute horror. Tenten looked on the verge of tears.

My eyes flicked around looking, searching. Finally I spotted the tall form of Itachi. He was frozen to the ground. His eyes wide open. Konan had her hands pressed against her mouth. "Itachi" I said weakly. He didn't hear me. "Itachi, Sasuke he, his heart stopped! Please do something, save him, please". A coughing fit struck me then and more blood came up.

The room seemed to spin for a minute and when I managed to clear my vision we were outside. Sasuke's stretcher was beside me. I heard a few words tossed around. Like his heart did restart but it was far too weak. That's when I began struggling. I had to get to Sasuke. He was dying. He needed me.

In the background I heard someone call my name loudly. My first thought was Naruto, but it wasn't him. He was frozen. No the loud voice came from my quiet little Hinata. Only she wasn't so quiet now. She hopped down from Naruto's arms. She pushed through the crowd making her way over to me. The paramedics stopped. She said that I was her sister and they let her through them. She grasped my hand and I held tight. I felt like my heart was going to burst out of my chest because it was beating so fast.

They finally loaded me into the back of the ambulance and then gave Hinata a hand up. She sat beside me holding my hand. They hooked me up to a BPM machine and despite how fast I felt like my heart was beating, in reality, it was slowing down. Inching towards a flat line. Black dots flickered across my vision and Hinata squeezed my hand trying to calm me down. I couldn't see her clearly anymore. Everything blurred out. An endless beeping filled the air and I lost consciousness.

Hinata's P.O.V.

I watched anxiously waiting for her beats to pick up again, but they didn't. Her apple green eyes were glazed over and looked at me without really seeing me. I called out anxiously to the paramedics and she jumped into action. Setting down the book she was scribbling in. I read a few words and noticed she was describing Sakura's injuries.

She placed her hands over Sakura's chest and began pumping. Picking up the beats of her heart. Then she bent over and grabbed an air bottle. She stuck the tube in Sakura's mouth and squeezed. Her chest expanded but nothing happened.

The paramedic repeated the process three more times. Shaking her head when Sakura didn't respond. Finally she turned on a defibrillator. Once warmed up she called out a clear and pressed the paddles to Sakura's chest. At first nothing happened. I squeezed my eyes shut praying for a response. Tense seconds passed by seeming to stretch on for hours.

The paramedic prepared to do it again when a small beep sounded. Sakura's heart was beating again! The beats were few and far between. That didn't matter though as the guy driving announced we had arrived. They quickly unloaded her and rushed her through the doors. I ran behind them till I was stopped at the nurse's station and told I couldn't go any further.

The woman asked for Sakura's basic information. Such as name, birthday, relatives, and social. Once hearing her name she nodded in understanding. This nurse knew about the assassins and what Sakura was. She understood that Sakura couldn't be seen by a civilian doctor. When I was done answering her questions Tsunade arrived with Tenten, Ino, Shikamaru, Neji , and Itachi in tow.

Seconds later the doors burst open again and Sasuke was rushed through. The same nurse asked for Sasuke's information and Itachi stepped in for that.

Not too long after that a frantic woman hurried in and waltzed to the station demanding to see Sasuke. She said she was his mother. The nurse apologized and said he was currently in surgery. No one could see him until he was admitted to a room.

The woman spotted Itachi and hurled herself into his waiting arms. He stroked her back gently trying to reassure her that Sasuke would be just fine. He must have sensed my confusion, because he looked up and pointed to the woman. Mouthing that this woman was his mother. She was beautiful. Long black hair that fell to her waist. Normally neatly kept now was in a frazzled state. She had the same color eyes as Sasuke. Hers were bloodshot and hazy.

Eventually the woman sat down and stopped crying. I sat next to her and she asked if I was a friend of Sasuke's. I told her I was and that my name was Hinata. She told me her name was Mikoto. She asked where Sakura was. Apparently no one had informed her Sakura was in surgery as well.

I hated to be the one to tell her but she deserved to know. Sakura told me her family was very close to the Uchihas when they were alive, so I felt it only right that she know. Unfortunately this brought on a fresh round of tears and she clung to me this time. Silent tears leaked out of my eyes and I prayed that we would hear something on either of them soon.

Hours later a doctor approached us and told us that Sasuke was in a room now and awake. We were allowed to see him. Closest family first. So Itachi and Mikoto went first. We followed him down the hall and waited outside while they went in. The doctor didn't know how Sakura was fairing as he hasn't been in charge of her surgery. He did know that she would be in surgery another four hours however. He promised to find out more information and tell me as soon as possible.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

My back hurt a lot. That was the first thing to register in my mind as I cracked my eyes open. Finally I managed it. The room I was in was brightly lit with white. I didn't get to glance around anymore than that because the door opened and my brother and mother walked in. A grim expression on their faces. I immediately assumed the worst and though Sakura was dead.

Itachi opened his mouth to speak and I waited for him to deliver the tragic news to me. "Sasuke, I'm sorry to tell you this but, Sakura. She… well that is to say… I don't know anything on her yet. The only thing we were told was that she was still in surgery and would be there another four hours. I'm sorry".

Well that's it! I know I'm evil for leaving you all in suspense. So sue me, it just keeps you coming back for more. This chapter was hard for me to write because it was very emotional and highly suspenseful. I hope you enjoyed the little bit of fluff/smut I stuck in there. Yes I did kill Karin off. She is dead! No that wasn't her point of view in between Naruto's and Sakura's, I won't tell you who's it was either. Just know that, that person will play a bigger part in the story.

Oh yea! One more thing I wanted to tell you guys. I got a job recently so I won't be able to update as much. So if there is like a whole month in between chapters please don't hate me! Love you guys. As always please review and tell me what you think! Please no flames. Don't like it? Don't read it. Simple is that!

-Sasusaku993 Out-