Again sorry for the long wait. Please forgive me for not updating for quite awhile. bows

Sasuke was frantically searching for Sakura all over the village. He could not find her anywhere, not even her apartment, at the hospital or the training grounds. He considered returning to the Hokage tower but decided against it since Naruto had taken the liberty of searching there.

He had a feeling that something is wrong but he couldn't seem to point it out. There was something in Sakura's actions that made him feel uneasy.

Flashback

"…you are not alone…" he whispered to her.

"But I had to do things on my own." Sakura muttered.

End of flashback

He came to halt when he realize it. Is she going to do it?

He hurriedly ran to the opposite direction. He knew exactly where Sakura would be.

"This is the only thing I could do to avenge my family…" Sakura thought as she quietly walk down the lane that would take her out of Konoha. She was wearing the mask her father had left. No one would dare stop her, thinking that she was only a hunter-nin on a mission.

A shadow leaped out from the trees and landed in front of her and she quickly drew her kunai out. She was stunned to see the tall frame of a familiar sharingan user.

"Where do you think you're going, Sakura?" Sasuke demanded.

Sakura did not answer.How could he possibly know?

"Kuso…" he swore. "Answer me damn it! Do you honestly think that mask can hide your identity?"

Sakura sighed and slowly remove her mask. "Are you here to stop me?"

She remembered that this was the same spot where he left her to pursue his revenge. Sasuke met her gaze intensely. "Yes, if I must." He grabbed her hand to drag her back but she won't move.

"You don't know what it's like for me--"

"I understand you more than anybody else!" he shouted.

"If you do…" she replied. "You must let me go!"

Sasuke pulled her to him and embraced her tightly. I don't want to let go.

Sakura did not move but only stared at the dark sky, fighting the urge to cry. I don't want you to get involve that's why I'm doing this alone.

"If you go… for me, it's going to be the same as being alone again. Stay with me." Sasuke pleaded sounding like a lost boy. Sakura would never have believed it was him. The Sasuke talking to her, pleading is not the same Sasuke she knew a log time ago.

It would only seem yesterday when she was the one pleading him not to go. Things have changed. They both have changed.

"Sasuke-kun…" she whispered softly. "Arigato." She pressed a pressure point on his neck.

No! You can't do this. Sasuke thought as his vision slowly blurred. He was left with one last thought as he was swallowed by darkness. Sakura…

Sakura left him on the same place where he left her a few years ago.

That's the end of the chapter. I wondering if I'm going to add a sequel to this story but seeing that I'm a really lazy one I would just finish this story. Reviews please!