Hey people. So welcome to chapter fourteen! I'm excited to have gotten so far with this.

Last chapter someone brought up a concern/inquiry of theirs. I had hoped that I explained well enough but I guess not. For any of you who are confused. Sakura is a half vampire. No she is not a weakling. This all happens to her for a reason. I have a plan. This story is coming together just as it should.

Now then today to introduce today's disclaimer and summary we have our second favorite blond. Ino!

Ino: well it's about time! I thought you'd never get to me. It's a shame really, making a lady wait so long.

Author: *sweat drops* Um Ino? I'm a lady too.

Ino: Oh, oh yea sorry!

Author: *sits in a corner depressed* Just get on with the summary please.

Ino: Hai!

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 Ino. Now for the disclaimer if you please. C

Ino: Hai! Author-Chan does not own me or forehead girl, the human ice cube, loudmouth, lazy ass, girlie boy, Tennie, and, and... Hi everybody.

Everyone: INO!

Ino: Hehehe. Later! *she runs away*

Author: *sigh* guess I have to finish it now. I don't own the original cast of Naruto characters or the plot line. I do own this story line and the other characters like Naomi who appear in the story that weren't there originally. *walks off stage rubbing temples to ease oncoming headache induced by Ino's theatrics*

Chapter 14 Fury

Sakura's P.O.V.

I looked at Sasuke waiting for him to respond. I didn't think I was going to get a response though. He had a wide eyed stare. His usually emotionless onyx eyes were huge. He wasn't moving. I don't think he was even breathing. What do I do know? Ah ha! I thought as the idea popped into my head. This'll work for sure.

I kept my eyes locked on his as I sauntered forward. In order for this to work I needed to stand on my toes. I reached up and laced my arms behind his neck. My chest was now firmly pressed against his. There wasn't any space between us at all. I stretched up and pressed my lips against his. Lightly closing my eyes.

He finally started to respond to my kiss. Eventually he pulled back and rested his forehead against mine. His usually reserved eyes were so full of life. Something shinned in their dark depths and I felt myself being pulled in. He opened his mouth and started to speak. "Sakura, I..."

BAM! The door was slammed open and in my fright I jumped away from Sasuke. My face was absolutely scarlet at having been caught in such an intimate position. I peeked between my fingers to see who had barged in. One glance at Sasuke and I knew he felt the same way. A light blush coated his cheeks. You would have to be very observant and have terrific eyesight to catch it.

One of which Naruto (the rude ass interrupter) did not have. (I'm sure you have no trouble guessing which :P) I was about to chew him out when I took in his expression. The usually bright smile decorating his face was gone. Instead worry and fear was plastered across his face and usually bright blue eyes.

"Naruto what's wrong? Tell me what happened"! I walked over to him and placed my hands on his shoulders. Forcing him to look me in the eye. "She's gone. They've taken her".

Sasuke looked confused and proceeded to ask who was gone, but I didn't need to hear the confirmation of what I already knew. Too bad my hearing didn't allow me to miss it. He looked up at Sasuke and said the words that caused my world to shatter. "Hinata, they've taken Hinata".

Sasuke's P.O.V.

I'm not sure exactly what happened to Sakura but the next thing I knew she was flying around the room at incredible speeds too fast for either of us to see. When she finally stopped moving she was fully dressed. She was zipping up a blood red mini skirt over her black short shorts and a black tank top. This shirt had a large white circle on it. Just like all her other shirts. Her black knee high heeled boots were in place. On her hands she had on fingerless gloves that went all the way up to her shoulders. One was the same blood red as her skirt and the other was black.

The room was absolutely neat. Not a thing out of place. She finished tying her hair back in the usual style and turned to face us. Naruto gasped and I knew he was seeing what I was seeing. Her eyes weren't green anymore. Nor were they black. Her irises were a bright angry red. She was absolutely enraged. She looked at us directly and said two words. "Let's go". Naruto shivered from the malice dripping from her voice. She said nothing more as she tossed me a set of car keys and vanished.

I didn't think she was waiting for us at the car and I was right. The keys she'd tossed me were for a burgundy Porsche. I got in and drove it to HQ with Naruto following me in his car.

The second we stepped out of the car and through the front doors we could hear screaming. It was Sakura. She was shouting with Tsunade. Both were angry and we thought they were yelling at each other.

Upon opening the door we discovered that to be untrue. Kiba was sitting in a chair in front of Tsunade's desk and looking like he wanted to die. Sakura was currently speak... er shouting. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU TOOK HER HOME AND THEN YOU HERD A NOISE"?

The guy was now so white I didn't think any blood was getting to his brain. Akamaru was sitting under his chair with his tail tucked, trying to dig a hole in the floor and get away from the two shouters.

"She said she wanted to grab something and since Naruto asked me to bring her back here after school I dropped her at your house for a minute. Then I heard a scream and by the time I managed to find her room she was gone. Broken glass was everywhere and the room was destroyed".

Kiba's voice was so quiet compared to Sakura's at the moment.

Sakura pinched the bridge of her nose and shut her still red eyes as she attempted to speak quieter. "Why the hell didn't you get to her sooner? You have a fucking dog! You should have fucking sniffed her out"! Kiba's face went whiter (A/N bet you didn't think that was possible did ya?) he muttered something about a huge house and too many smells.

Sakura threw her hands up and stormed out of the room slamming the door in the frame behind her so hard it rattled before falling on the floor with a small 'BAM'. When she passed the air seemed to crackle with her rage and murderous aura.

Sakura's P.O.V.

I didn't know where I was going at the moment. The only thought I had was to get away from the world's biggest dumbass. Eventually I found myself down in the labs. Orochimaru wasn't down there but someone else was. A guy who I'd never seen before was bent over a table reading some text from a book I'd never seen before. I cleared my throat and he straightened up before standing and turning around to face me.

He had white hair that was of medium length and grouped in a low ponytail. Much like Itachi's. Large circular glasses sat on his nose magnifying his beady black eyes. He smiled at me and I was immediately creeped out. He opened his mouth to speak. "Hello Sakura-Chan, may I help you"? Maybe it was just because I was so mad at the moment but this guy was way too happy for my liking.

"Who the hell are you? And how the fuck do you know my name"? His smile got bigger. "I'm Orochimaru-Sama's assistant Kabuto Yakushi". He continued to stare at me. I know now how a bug feels under a microscope. He came closer with his hand extended. I didn't want to be rude so I gave him my own hand to shake.

I very familiar scent drifted in my nose. It was rose, lavender, with a faint undertone of honeysuckle and jasmine. A scent that was possessed solely by one person only. This was one scent I would know anywhere.

Like the back of my own hand. Hinata. Why the hell did he smell like Hinata? I opened my mouth to question him when the door opened up.

Orochimaru stepped in and saw me. The rage that was burning inside me decreased minutely before flaring up again. The start of one of his small, rare smiles came across his face before it dropped and a frown took its place instead. "Sakura? What happened to your eyes"? Huh? What does that mean. There's nothing wrong with my eyes!

"What do you mean Sensei? Nothing's wrong with my eyes". He steered me into the small bathroom and flicked on the florescent lights. A low buzz hummed as they came on, but I barely noticed it.

I was too shocked by the sight before me. The girl in the mirror was me, but at the same time it wasn't. Still I knew it had to be me. No one else had pink hair that I knew. Plus we were the only two in the bathroom.

My reflection was different. The me in the mirror wore what I wore but that was fine. No the problem was her eyes. They weren't green. Not even black or any shade of green in between. Oh no, they were a bright red (A/N think of the red part of the Sharringan). It startled me. My eyes have never been this color. The only people I've seen with natural red eyes are Naomi, Kurenai, and that vampire bitch, Karin.

I turned around to face Orochimaru. "What is happening to me? Why are my eyes red? Why didn't anyone tell me"?

Orochimaru was silent and I could plainly see that he had no answers to my questions. Just my luck then. I sighed as I turned my back on my reflection and the eerie red eyes. Walking back into the lab room I noticed the Kabuto guy was gone. How typical.

"Hey Orochimaru-Sensei? Who is that Kabuto guy? I've never seen him before". He blinked at me before realizing what I was talking about. "Oh him? He's my new assistant. Just started working for me a few months ago. In fact he started the day before you went missing". Alarm bells went off in my head. I thought about how he seemed to happy. Something was definitely up. My eyes narrowed as the thoughts swirled around my head. I nodded my head and left the room saying goodbye and grabbing my blood pills off the counter that Orochimaru had placed there when he came in.

I hurried to my room and dropped off the pills before going in search of Itachi, Shikamaru, and Neji. This couldn't wait. It was too important.

I found Neji with Tenten. No surprise as to what they were doing. Arguing over which was better. A sniper rifle or a katana. Tenten being one for sharp things was vehemently defending her katana.

They both stopped mid argument when they spotted me. "S-Sakura-Chan"! Tenten exclaimed as she launched herself up from her chair and into my arms. Obviously no one had told them I was awake much less out of the hospital yet. Neji's eyes were wide as he took in mine. "Yes, yes I know about my eyes. No I have no clue why they are like that". I really didn't have time for this. Since they were hear arguing about weapons they didn't know about Hinata either.

"Guys we have a situation. About an hour and a half ago Hinata was taken. She was with Kiba who was supposed to bring her back here but they stopped at my house first. Kiba heard her scream but was unable to get to her in time. Tenten go find Ino and Naomi. I want you to scour the entire house for any clues. Take Konan with you as well. Neji you come with me. We have something else to do".

Tenten shook off her shock and dashed away to gather the requested people and get going. I left the room pulling Neji out with me by his arm.

Unknown P.O.V.

She was going to pay for her mistake and what better way than to take away something she cares about most? Although her little sister is rather pretty, her beauty just doesn't compare to that of the cherry blossom herself. Still I'm going to have some fun with her. She'll be begging for her death by the time I'm done with her. Her death will be beautiful.

Sakura's P.O.V

Now that everyone was here we could get down to business. They all waited for me to speak. I needed to finish this up. My fingers raced across the keyboard of my laptop. I was looking for any info on Kabuto Yakushi. Maybe I was just being paranoid but something about him just didn't sit well with me.

A knock at the door sounded and Sasuke came in followed by Naruto and the girls. I stopped typing for a minute and looked up. "What have you got for me"? I asked addressing Tenten. She held her hand up and I could see a small bag as well as a flash drive. One I recognized immediately as the one we stored all footage from the security cameras.

"We found a few hairs belonging to both Hinata and her attacker. The ones belonging to him are a silvery white". I nodded as I accepted both items from her. I was about to pug the flash drive in when my phone rang. Unknown flashed across the screen. I slid my finger across the screen to unlock and accept the call.

"Hello"? I said not paying much attention to the caller. "Ah Sakura-Chan. I didn't think you would answer my call". I paused pulling the phone from my ear and looking at the screen again.

"Do I know you"? I replied. Everyone else stared at me in curiosity. I ignored them and resumed typing. "Not yet but you will soon, very soon". Man this guy was creepy. Who the hell says stuff like that? "Okay listen here creep-o- tell me who the fuck you are"! I was beginning to lose what little patience I had left. This guy was starting to piss me off.

"Ah, ah, ah. Now that kind of language just won't do Sakura-Chan. You wouldn't want anything to happen to your precious thing I've taken from you, would you"?

The faint sound of cracking reached my ears as my hand griped my phone tighter. "Who the fuck do you think you are threatening me? You asshole"! I started seeing red at his next words. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. I warned you about the language Sakura-Chan". He said in an almost disappointed voice. The sound of a females cry reached my ears through the phone.

I could feel everyone staring at me now. I had completely stopped typing. I knew those cries anywhere. It was Hinata. This guy had her and he was going to pay. "Now that I have your attention why don't we get started, hmm? It's simple really. In exchange for this pretty girl in my possession I want you to turn yourself over to me. I you don't your pretty little friend here will pay the price". The sound of his laughter echoed through the phone for a few seconds before it cut off. I had crushed my phone. The pieces of it fell to the table but I'd didn't care.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

We all watched as Sakura's expression went from annoyed to irritated before finally becoming blind furry. Her phone was no longer recognizable as a phone. It was in too many pieces now. The glass from the screen had cut into her hand making it bleed. Her blood trickled down her fingers and palm before dripping onto the table and falling to the floor.

All of a sudden she picked up her laptop and hurled it against the wall. Then she turned to face us. Her eyes were an even darker red now. Something had happened when she was on the phone to make her so angry.

She was mumbling something now and I stepped closer to hear what was being said. "He'll pay. That bastard will rot in hell". I was debating on whether or not I should say anything to her when she stood up and walked to the side of the room where she had thrown her laptop. Surprisingly it hadn't broken. Not even a scratch was on it. Which was nothing short of a miracle.

She placed it back on the table and composed her face into that of rugged indifference but it wasn't hard to see or feel the barely contained rage that showed in her red eyes. Finally she walked to the front of the room and leaned against the wall. After several more minutes she spoke.

"Some of you already know why I asked you to come here but for those who don't I'll explain. Three hours ago we received word that Hinata had been taken. Ten minutes ago I got a call from her abductor. He will let her go... if I take her place and if I refuse. He will kill her".

"Naruto I want you to take this sample directly to Orochimaru-Sensei. His assistant might be there and if he is request to see Orochimaru privately. Something's off with that assistant of his. Sasuke you go with him and make sure nothing goes wrong".

"Itachi you Neji, Shikamaru, and I will be doing something else. Feel free to relay this to your team the Akatsuki. We are going to find the person who took Hinata. If we can't then and only then will I agree to take Hinata's place. Also Konan I want you Naomi, Pein, and Tenten to find out any and everything you can about Orochimaru's assistant Kabuto".

Ino you need to inform Tsunade of everything that has happened here". Despite being so angry Sakura was acting calm and collected.

Naruto grabbed the small bag containing the hair samples and DNA and headed out the door. He hadn't said a word since receiving that call from Kiba. Normally the Dobe not saying anything would have been a blessing but not this time.

"Naruto will get her back. Sakura won't let anything happen to her so don't worry. Okay"? Ino had followed us out of the room and down the hall. Headed towards Tsunade's office. She placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder and continued on her way down the hall.

Sakura's P.O.V.

After the boys and Ino left I rooted through the pieces of my broken phone. I was looking for the SIM card. Frustration was building up in me again when someone grabbed my hand. I looked up to see Sasuke. He was already back from going with Naruto. He turned my hand over and examined the cuts. I was unsurprised to see that glass was still in it. After all I had crushed an iPhone which is made of mostly glass. Damn I really need to stop breaking things.

His fingers lightly skimmed over the cuts looking for the glass I spotted immediately. Finally he found the shards and pulled them out. Now that they were out more blood welled to the surface and trickled out. I resisted the urge to lick it off. Somehow I don't think that action would be well received. Sasuke must have grabbed some cotton squares and gauze because he was currently wrapping my hand up with them.

He said nothing the whole time but I couldn't help but feel like a kid being chastised for doing something stupid like eating dirt.

I went back to looking for my SIM card when his slim fingers entered my field a vision a d quickly plucked it out along with the memory card. He dropped it into my hand and retreated back over to the wall.

I turned back to my laptop and inserted the flash drive to see if there was anything useful. Just like I figured there wasn't. Somehow the security system was disabled. Damn that was just going to make things so much harder. If I was going to get anywhere soon I would need his help.

I pulled up Skype and connected. Lucky for me he just happened to be on. His face soon appeared on the screen. Sporting one of his fake grins.

"Hey ugly I was just trying to call you, but for some reason... What's wrong with your eyes? They're red. No time. This is an emergency. I really need your help. This is a matter of life and death. How soon can you get here"? It was silent for a minute and I could see him thinking. Finally he responded. "I'm not doing anything. I'll leave immediately. See you in the morning Sakura". With that the call disconnected and he was gone.

I turned to the guys and addressed them. "Alright I want you to observe the assistant Kabuto, but don't let him know you're there at any time ever. For now if anyone needs me I'll be down in the training rooms with Tsunade-Shishou.

Tsunade's P.O.V.

After getting Sakura to tell me what's wrong and get her to let me examine her eyes she dragged me down to the training rooms. I set the room to repair itself and we worked on her strength and hand to hand fighting.

She jumped into the air above my head and raised her leg up in order to place a powerful kick to my head. I moved out of the way at the last second and her heel slammed into the ground creating a huge crater.

The reverberations from the blast knocked me off balance and she used this as her chance to place a kick to my side. I managed to block most of the force behind it but she still sent me ten feet to the side. She walked over to after that and stuck out her hand helping me up.

As soon as I was on my feet I flipped her over my shoulder using her hand. She turned a flip and landed on her hands. Her foot kicked my unprotected back and I fell forward. I turned a quick hand stand and added a little twist so I landed on my feet facing her.

"Nicely done Sakura. Your speed and reaction time have increased significantly. Now I want you to use your vampiric speed and run. Here put this on". I tossed her a small black box and she clipped it to her belt and placed the stickies on her neck. "Let's see how much faster you are. I want you to run at top speed for an hour".

"Hai Shishou". Came her response as I walked to the door and left to go into the operations room.

A crowd had already gathered in there including the twins, Jose, and Alex who sat at the controls. Sakura hadn't been joking when she said the kid was a technical genius. I handed him the receptor for the box I gave Sakura and he plugged it into the computer.

"Are you ready for me now Alex"? Her voice echoed through the speaker she wore. "Alright, Go"! Sakura disappeared in the blink of an eye. The speed tracker she wore and the receptor raced to catch up with her speed. Within minutes she had blown her previous record of two hundred and thirty MPM* out of the water. The meter finally stopped moving as it ticked just past three hundred and sixty.

A low whistle echoed throughout the room. Naruto had come in ten minutes ago and even though he wasn't the only one surprised he was the only one showing it.

The needle shot up again to four hundred. Damn I've never seen her run so fast. If she keeps this up her speed will reach that of a fully turned vampire. The part of the box that measured her heartbeat showed that of a human going on a walk. This was unbelievable.

Towards the end of her run instead of slowing down she forced herself to go faster. Even though we couldn't see her we could still hear her breathing stayed the same. No increase.

The hour ended and we called for her to stop. She appeared instantly. Her eyes though still red were alight with the rush I knew she got from running. She vanished again and I heard two doors open and close with her passing.

"Wow Sakura-Chan! That was amazing"! Naruto was thoroughly impressed with her speed. Apparently Sakura didn't share his opinion. She took one look at her final speed of four hundred and fifty and frowned. "No it's not, that speed is not good enough. That is terrible. I must do better". Her words were said harshly and I was about to chastise her when she turned around with her hand on the door knob and she spoke again. "I'll never beat Madara if I cannot match and surpass his abilities. He is easily twice as fast as me. The only thing I can accomplish is getting my ass kicked". With that said she was gone.

Sakura's P.O.V.

After leaving Naruto and everyone else I needed to find a quiet space so I wandered around until I found myself on the roof. I couldn't really do anything until tomorrow morning. If anyone can really tell me if Kabuto is up to no good it will be him. One thing that really bothered me was the fact that he had Hinata's scent on him. I'm no blood hound or tracker like Kiba and Akamaru but I know my friends smells anywhere. Being a vampire even only half gives me greater senses. Like if I'm in danger, I'll get a feeling that someone is there. Sight and hear for me had always been great. The vampiric senses only heightened it.

Like now for instance. I feel someone behind me. It's not too hard to guess who it is either. Kabuto. Why is he here? "What do you want Kabuto? I want to be alone". Steps sounded from below me and I looked down from my perch on top of the little roof where the door leading downstairs was.

"I just thought you might want some company that's all". I snorted why would I want company from him? "No I want to be alone. Why do you think I'm all the way up here"? I asked as I stood up on the roof and looked down. "Now what do you really want? No scratch that". I jumped down and landed silently beside him. Then I shoved him up against the wall and held him there by his throat. "Why do you smell like Hinata? She's the ONLY one who has a scent like that and you reek of it".

Surprise filtered in his eyes behind the big glasses he wore. His hand came up and pushed them up. I tensed and tightened my hold. Paranoia is something that I constantly lived with. The only ones I trust are people who are close to me and my family. The longer I held him there the more I felt like I was right.

"Tell me where my sister is before I rip you to pieces you asshole". He let out a chilling laughter and I immediately recognized it as the one I'd heard over my phone just before I broke it. My eyes narrowed to slits as I stared him down.

"Now, now Sakura-Chan. You don't even know half the story. It's a shame really because I know all a out you and the little Hyuga brat". It's a shame, it really is. She still doesn't know who she is. Nor that she even has any living family left, but I know. I've ALWAYS known. You see the girl you rescued that night when you were five years old is none other than The Hyuga Hinata. Heiress to the main branch of the clan. Sister to one deceased Hyuga Hanabi. Cousin to Hyuga Neji. You want to know something else? Her cousin had suspicions, but he never told her and now he never will".

"I'm going to kill her and there is NOTHING you can do about it, because if you kill me then someone will known and she will die minutes after I do. So make your choice".

I released him and took several steps back and fell to my knees clutching my head. This was too much to take in. I could faintly hear his cruel laughter as he stood over my kneeled form.

He walked over to the ledge and jumped over it and with him he took my only lead but I couldn't make myself move. I pleaded with my body to get up and move. To follow him but I wasn't in control anymore. My vampire side was leaking out of my control, reacting to my immense anger. I looked up to the sky and screamed my frustrations and agony at being unable to do anything. The pain I felt at losing control, and the pain of losing another person who was my family wreaked havoc on my stressed mind.

That was how he found me kneeling down on the ground as I fought to remain in control. My whole body shook. I was tired of fighting and losing. I needed help. I couldn't do it on my own anymore. Sasuke was there. He found me and held me close while I had an internal battle. My control slipped again and he seemed to sense that I was hungry. He brought my head up close to his neck and this time I didn't resist. I had no will to anymore.

My teeth pierced his neck and the usual jolt I got flowed into me along with his blood. I don't know what it is about Sasuke's blood but it's very good. No one else's was like this. Although Itachi's came pretty close.

After a while I stopped drinking his blood and just sat in his arms. I'm not sure how much time passed while this went on but I felt myself calming down. I was still angry that Kabuto had escaped and that my chances of finding Hinata decreased. I finally looked up at Sasuke and found that he had been watching me the whole time.

"Sakura you want to tell me what happened? You were up here for a long time before we all heard you scream". I looked down. I should have known he would ask this question eventually. "I will tell you but first there is one more person who has a right to know. After all I have an answer to a question he's been wondering about for a while now".

Neji's P.O.V.

This was the second time Sakura had called me for something. I don't mind really. Sakura and I are really close. I'm just dreading hearing what she has to say. Today seems to be the day when you get nothing but bad news and judging by the look on her face this one is going to take the cake.

Though I'd never show it I was extremely worried when we all heard her scream before. She seems fine now. Except the new eye color she has now. The red has gone scarlet. I've never seen a pair of eyes that red before. What keeps happening to make her so angry?

"Neji, you've been wondering something for a while now haven't you? Well I finally have an answer to your question". She took a deep breath. Obviously whatever she had to say was not easy. Even an idiot could see that.

"Earlier today I was confronted by Kabuto. He told me that he had taken Hinata and that he knows all about you and your family. He also knows about what happened one night when I was five years old. He confirmed the Hinata is the cousin who went missing. She was never found among your relatives. That's because we rescued her that night. Hinata Haruno and Hinata Hyuga are one and the same".

Sakura got up and left after that. It was late and she had to get up early the next day to pick up her friend who was flying in. She hugged me and left dragging Sasuke with her. I sat at the table thinking about everything she had said for a while until Tenten came in and dragged me out the door to her room.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

After Sakura had said goodnight to everyone she dragged me off to her room. She shut the door and told me to sit on the bed. She then went straight into the bathroom and took a shower. Once that was over she came out and I nearly had a nose bleed.

Apparently she forgot her clothes. That or she was used to coming out of the bathroom and getting dressed in her room. I was betting on the second thing since she opened the door wearing a small towel with her long hair pulled up into a sloppy ponytail on the top of her head. Her bangs had already fallen out and were dripping water down the sides of her face.

Water made trails from her hair down the side of her face to her chin before dripping onto the top of her chest and disappearing into her towel. She waltzed over to her drawer and started to rummage through it when she froze. She turned around and her face was scarlet. It now matched her eyes.

"Sasuke-Kun"! Surprise flittered across her face. Yup she had forgotten I was in here. I think I'm going to play with her a little. "What's the matter Sa-ku-ra"? I asked as I got off her bed and walked over to her. Her body was facing the dresser but her head was turned towards me. Perfect. I wrapped my arms around her waist. Effectively pinning her own arms to her side. Ignoring her wet body I pulled her into my chest. Her face was inventing new shades for a blush. She had already passed vermillion and was currently shaming the color pink. Heh, messing with her is fun.

"I'm hurt Sa-ku-ra. You forgot about me". I said as I buried my face in her neck ignoring her wet hair that was now sticking to me. Eventually she found her strength again and wriggled out of my embrace, grabbed some clothes, and dashed back into the bathroom. I noticed what she took. Just wait until she notices she forgot to grab pants. Oh this will be good.

Sakura's P.O.V.

I can't believe that happened. No wait, scratch that. What the hell just happened? Cause I have no fucking clue. I stared into the mirror at my red eyes and equally red face. Damn. He was using what I told him as an advantage. He never did get to answer back. What if he doesn't feel the same way? I mentally slapped myself. No negative thinking. I'll get an answer out of him eventually. No need to do that.

I finished drying off and slipped on my clothes. Only to find out I didn't grab my shorts. Damn, at least I picked an oversized shirt this time.

I let my hair down and brushed it while running the blow dryer. I do this every night because I hate sleeping with wet hair. Plus after a while it makes your pillows smell funny. Once my hair was completely dry and straight I opened the door again. This time I found him lying down on the bed with his shirt off. His shoes were by the door and his shirt (which I noticed was soaked on the front) hung on the knob.

I gathered my courage and silently walked over to him. I poked his shoulder a few times because I thought he was sleeping. His arm was slung across his eyes and his breathing was deep and even.

Suddenly my world spun and turned upside down. I registered that I was now lying on my bed where he had been and his head rest on my stomach with his arms hugging my waist again. His voice startled me.

"It's not nice to poke people while they're trying to sleep Sa-ku-ra". He peeked one eye open at me and I saw his deep black eye. It had a subtle shine of amusement and playfulness. I turned my head up and away trying to hide the small blush that had sprung up on my cheeks.

"Yea well you shouldn't sleep in other people's bed"! He frowned then got up off me. "You want me to leave? I understand. Goodnight Sakura". He walked over to the door and grabbed his shirt and shoes.

I raced over to him and hugged him from behind burying my face in his warm back. "No I don't want you to leave". I mumbled against his skin. Please stay with me I don't want to be alone tonight". He turned around and wrapped his arms around my back and underneath my legs picking me up again. My arms automatically went around his neck.

He took me over to my bed and pulled the blankets back before laying me down on the bed and tucking me in. After that was done he got really close to my face and said he needed to go back to his room for a minute but he would come back. On the way out he grabbed his wet shirt and shoes before closing the door softly.

True to his word he was back a minute later. Wearing pajama bottoms, no shirt, and carrying clothes that I assumed were for tomorrow. He set those down on a chair, turned off the light, and then slipped into the bed on the other side.

His warmth radiated underneath the blankets and I tried to subtly shift closer to him when he suddenly grabbed me again. (A/N someone's awful touchy feely eh?). He wrapped an arm around my waist piling me closer. I sunk into the warmth he gave me and it lulled me off to sleep. I didn't have any bad dreams that night and I woke up to an empty bed.

A note was laying on his pillow saying he was sorry he didn't wait for me to wake up but he had to go. He also said that he would see me after I got back from the airport. I glanced at the clock and realized that if I didn't get moving soon I would be late.

I flew out of bed and around the room getting my clothes and straightening the bed. When I was done I wore a light gray tunic with a red belt and black leggings. I pulled on my usual knee high heeled boots and tied my hair back in the usual way before dashing out the door. Only to come back in a second later and grab the keys to my Porsche.

Soon I was pulling up to the air port. Just in time too. His flight had just landed. He came towards me with a shoulder bag and a suit case. One of his rare real smiles on his face. He never knew how to express emotions before but when he met me he really tried and eventually was able to smile. One of those smiles was on his face now. A real one, not the fake ones he usually showed everyone else. Those smiles he'd ever only shown me. I jogged towards him at a human pace (no need to scare everyone) and he took off his shoulder back and set his suit case to stand up just in time to catch me.

He spun me around in a circle before setting me back on my feet. "Wow you haven't changed a bit Ugly. Good to see you". I was too happy to see him so I let the comment slide without a punch this time. "It's definitely been too long. I'm so glad your back. It's really good to see you Sai".

*MPM – Miles Per Minute

And CUTT! That is the end people! So what did you think? I bet you guys were all expecting Sasuke to respond weren't you? Hahahahaha, I just couldn't resist dragging it out. Though I'm pretty sure you know he will eventually. After all it wouldn't be a SasuSaku fic without it would it? Didn't think so. Any who review and tell me what you think. Questions are always welcome. Please no flames. Don't like? No problem. Don't read it. Simple as that. Well that's all for now my lovelies. Hope you enjoyed it. Till next time.

-SasuSaku993 Out-