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Ch 29 Travel Back in Time

After riding all through the night and some of the morning I had finally reached the castle. I was actually able to watch the sun rise right before my very eyes. Unfortunately I wasn't able to enjoy the breathtaking view, because I was racing to get to the palace as soon as possible.

Once I got there I didn't even bother putting Angel in stables. I just rode her all the way to the front steps, not wanting to waste a moments time.

I slammed open both doors and charged in. I expected to see a flurry of action at my arrival, but the answer I got wasn't what I was expecting. In fact there really wasn't any answer. There really wasn't anything or anyone waiting for me.

Where is everyone?

Just then I heard a blood curdling scream.

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

A cold sweat broke out over my forehead, my heart rate instantly sped up, I started to tremble, my breathing was becoming uneven. This internal turmoil was happening to me for only one reason, because I recognized the owner of that voice. I recognized who that was. I recognized him.

I recognized…

"Neji!"

In a mad dash I stopped everything and ran towards the sound of his screams.

I push open the doors to the court yard and see a BIG audience.

Sasuke must have invited every person in the entire kingdom. The court yard was a big circle. Half of the circle was filled with spectators, the other half with the royal doors which I was entering through was empty save for a few armed guards. And there smack dab in the middle was Neji and Sasuke.

How did he get here so fast?

The answer to my question was flapping over my head. Sasuke had called in his hawks and must have flown here from the library.

Neji was kneeling and had both his arms painfully stretched to the sides and chained. He was covered in his own blood from head to toe. It was such an awful sight. One that I know for sure will be engraved in my memory.

Sasuke was standing above him with his Chidori Eisou in hand.

At my arrival everyone collectively stopped and looked my way.

"The lost queen?" "The lost queen is here?" "The queen has come back!"

What they saw I don't know. I just know I felt tears streaming down my face and a very heavy weight on my chest.

I started walking towards them in the middle of the circle, but it was difficult. I just wanted to break down and cry, but I wouldn't let myself crumble. Not now.

Sasuke put away his Chidori Eisou and turned to face me. I think he thought I was walking towards him and going to hug him, because he had a strange look of I think yearning in his eyes. It was only in his eyes, his face remained emotionless, but I knew Sasuke so well.

He can go to hell.

Instead I made my way towards Neji and lifted his head towards mine.

"Sakura" he gasped out. I could tell Neji was straining to keep consciousness.

"Neji." I forced out and tried to smile at him.

I gently wrapped my arms around him not caring of the blood that covered me.

I tried to bury my face in his hair, but his hair was so blood soaked I had to look away. My eyes unintentionally landed on my husband.

His face was contorted in rage and now developed a dangerous look in his eyes.

Whatever he can kill me for all I care.

"EVERYBODY OUT!" he doesn't scream it, but the fierceness of his words still resonated through the crowd.

Instantly the crowd stands up and files out. No one dares risk crossing their feared king.

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When finally the last person has left the court yard Sasuke starts moving toward us. He's like a looming tower of darkness.

I hold onto Neji even tighter, shielding him with my body.

"What. Is. The meaning. Of this?" he grounds out, his voice low, dark and menacing.

"I'm part of the rebels now." I whisper.

"I CAN SEE THAT!" he yells out unable to control his voice. Sasuke takes a step back and covers his face with one hand and takes a breath, visibly trying to collect himself.

When he is finally somewhat composed he starts again. He slowly removes his hand revealing his sharingan eyes first then the rest of his menacing face.

"Sakura, why would you join the rebels?" His cruel voice is hollow, and devoid of all emotion.

I start to feel like I'm being watched by a predator.

I didn't want to answer his question, but I went ahead and told the truth. Not sparing his feelings. "Because you are becoming a blood thirsty monster again."

This time it seems like I delivered a fatal blow to Sasuke. I seriously think I knock the wind out of him with my comment. It was only a slight movement back, but that said so much about Sasuke. To me he looks like I caught him completely off guard. As if the only person he's ever cared about has just stabbed him behind his back.

"A monster," he whispers.

"Yes, you were going out to brothels everyday and when you'd come home at night you would treat me as if I were nothing more than a nuisance. Then with the men you sentenced to death and now with Neji…How could you Sasuke? He's our friend."

A hard quick laugh burst out from Sasuke "Heh. A friend? He looks like he's more than a friend to you Sakura."

"You're the one who cheated first Sasuke."

Sasuke got a tired look on his face, as if he didn't want to do this anymore. Oh no I'm boring the great Sasuke.

"Sakura I never cheated on you."

"Oh don't lie Sasuke. I followed you."

"You followed me when? One time? That was the one time that I had to meet an informant at the brothel for information."

What? The world started not to make sense.

"The girl was all over you!" I spat out, angry that he was trying to make me a liar.

"She put her hands on my side and asked me if I wanted to have sex with her, just like she does with all the customers. Sakura that's what they do. Did you ever see me go to the back with her? Did you actually see me have sex with her? No. I never did. I never cheated on you." He said.

"I was only trying to get information on the rebels. I've been tracking them for awhile now. I wasn't going to do anything to them. I didn't even see them as a threat until…"

"Until what?" I said.

"Until I thought they took you." He finished.

Oh god. The world was really spinning now.

"Then why…" I had to swallow, because it was getting difficult for me to talk now. "Then why did you treat me like shit?"

"The first night I was angry, I had found out who the leader of the rebels was. I'm sorry." The last part was said so quietly I almost thought I imagined it. He looked away as if it was no big deal then looked back at me.

"The next day I followed you, when you started using your special earth justsu I knew you were up to something. When I finally caught up with you I saw you talking to him. I only saw a little bit. I had to get out before being discovered"

"I didn't think you were there to betray me."

"Still I didn't like you sneaking off to meet with him in secret. It made me… upset."

Upset? More like venomously pissed off.

"I had few drinks and came home."

"Hn, but it doesn't matter now does it?"

"No," I said in a quiet voice. "No, it doesn't"

So here we are, just like a mistaken tragedy.

"What do we do now?" I ask.

"Do you love him?" he tried to pull off that he 'doesn't care' attitude, but I knew him.

I looked into his eyes. Into the man who I had said 'I do, till death do us part' to and found myself wanting to rip my hair out with both my hands.

He drives me crazy and not always in the good way.

He looked so sincere. I would forgive him anything…but no more.

"I can't do this anymore Sasuke-kun." My face couldn't smile properly at him, instead the sides were turned down so that it looked like a sad smile.

"You almost killed Neji and I do…" I had to take a breath for the knife I was about to deliver. "I do love him."

Sasuke was taken aback. His eyes started to reveal the cold sorrow that was engulfing him.

"I love him, Sasuke. I want to be with him."

"Then go be with him." He said in a dead voice then twitched his fingers and the cuffs on Neji's wrist opened.

From the corner of my eye I could see the rest of the rebels walking out from their jailed hole.

We were free.

Throughout this whole time Neji had never said anything only quietly listened. I didn't mind. I put one of Neji's arms around my shoulders and helped him stand up.

Then all of us rebels made our way to the exit and started on our journey home.

(Sasuke's POV)

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There goes the woman I love…

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There goes the love of my life…

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My only companion.

I never told her how much she meant to me. I said the cheesy 'I love you' line only once.

I walk towards the front wall and look down, as she leaves my life.

I have only felt this pain twice in my life, but I know it well.

The first time my entire clan was slaughtered right before my very eyes, the second time I was the one doing the slaughtering of my entire village.

Agony.

Sheer agony is what I feel. In that one moment I remember all our memories that we had together.

Our last night of passion. Our wedding day when I promised to protect her for the rest of my life. The time when she asked me not to leave or she'd scream. The times she would ask me on a date. The secret glances she'd send my way. The secret glances I would send her way.

During the chunin exam when she let me lean on her shoulder, because I was too injured to walk by myself.

She let me lean on her much like…she's letting him lean on her right now. Exactly how she's letting him lean on her.

A blast of pure rage courses through my veins as I watch Sakura treat Neji as she treated me.

The blinding jealousy leaving me wondering if she would share anymore of our moments with him.

That bastard.

"Fuck this." I turn to my men to give them their orders. "Kill them!"

"Shoot them all down! Leave Sakura to me!"

Quickly all of my men get their bows and arrows and aim carefully at the rebels.

I will not let Sakura leave me! Not like this!

"Aim! FIRE!"

(Sakura's POV)

We were making our way out of there when I hear someone from behind us shouting.

What on earth?

I turn around to see what it could possibly be and see a cloud of arrows aiming towards us.

"RUN!" I scream, but it was no use. There was no way to out run the massive slaughter that was about to happen.

The arrows zoom by crash into the wounded men. Neji abruptly lets go of me and tries to do his rotation to keep all of us all safe. It works one time, but the arrows come back again and again. It becomes too much for him.

I watch as an arrow pierces through his chest.

"AHHHHh NOOOO!"

I turn back around and race towards Sasuke begging him to stop.

"STOP! SASUKE! PLEASE STOP!"

Sasuke only coldly looks down at me and doesn't even acknowledge my request.

I don't remember how many times I screamed only that I wear myself out so much that I fainted and everything blurred out.

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By the time I come to, everybody is dead on the ground. Bodies upon bodies of men who I shared journeys with, are piled on top of each other. And there smack dab in the middle is the man who I dreamed to share a future with.

I run over to him and hold him in my arms. Instinctively I put one hand on his chest to try to revive him, but I knew it was of no use.

I couldn't have black out for long, because his body was still somewhat warm. But his heart was no longer beating.

"Neji" I sob. "Nejiii" My breathing was shallow, I couldn't get a normal breath in.

"No, Neji please." I whispered as I gently touched his face.

I vaguely hear footsteps making their way towards me.

"Please, don't leave me. "

"It was inevitable" I hear a voice say and it takes me a while to process it as Sasuke's.

Slowly I turn my head towards Sasuke. Every movement is difficult for me; it was almost as if I've forgotten how my body works.

I didn't say anything. I only looked at him with my dazed face.

Then after a while I finally get my voice working again and ask one question.

"Why?"

He only says one sentence in return, but that one sentence is enough for me to hate him forever.

"It was his destiny." He says, mocking Neji.

Oh NO…No you did not just…

I can't ever say I've hated anyone in my entire life. I've never known what that feeling is or was. Even when all of my friends and family were killed I hadn't felt hatred. I only felt as if I failed. Failed in saving everyone. Failed in saving Sasuke.

But now…

Now I felt that hatred. Now I felt what it's like to want someone dead just because you fucking loathe them.

Now I knew what it was like to wish everything and I mean everything bad in the world on one person.

"Sasuke. YOU BASTARD!" I scream and charge at him. Wanting to rip his face OFF!

In the blink of the eye we start going at it. Throwing fists, and slices each others way.

Ten years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of going up against him, but now. Now I was more sure of myself. More sure of my techniques.

"This time I'll get you SASUKE!"

It was a heated battle. Neither one of us was willing to back down. We knew each others moves and gave each other no wiggle room.

Still it came down to the same scenario. Sasuke was the one who taught me most of my high level moves. There was no beating the master.

In one swift movement he shoots his lighting out and zaps my arm and leg.

"Ahh!"

My entire right side becomes immobilized and I go down.

"Hn. You can't beat me Sakura" he says over my head.

I only look up at him with eyes filled with spite.

"I hate you" I spit out at him. "You MOTHERFUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!"

He only laughs it off and doesn't take me seriously.

"Heh give it up Sakura you can't win"

He's right.I can't win….I can't win.

Again the stupid tears start flowing down my face as I hopelessly make to stand up.

But sensation hasn't entirely returned so I only manage to kneel, while holding my right arm.

What can I do? I hang my head in dismay. I can't do anything.

"Why did you become so evil Sasuke?" I quietly ask.

"Hn. That's simple. You should already know the answer to that question Sa-ku-ra." He arrogantly said.

"My clan was massacred remember. They were taken away from me. I'm only a product of that hatred Sakura. Revenge is what I live for. "

"You want to save me Sakura? You want me not to be like this? You want your precious Neji back?"

Then he got really close to my face and angrily said.

"Why don't you travel back in time and fix it." He unsheathed his long samurai sword in one fluid movement.

That's it.

Quickly I force my hands together and form the ancient hands signs that I had long been practicing.

Travel Back in time no jutsu.

Just as Sasuke is raising his sword to finish me off a blast of power is thrown out.

Time begins to slow and I can feel myself seeping away.

I'm thrown back and land on my bottom with my hands by my sides and the whole world begins to blur.

Then I open my eyes and am back in the present.

"Sakura…"

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Hi Guys,

This concludes the memories of what happened in the past.

The next chapter is going to be full of the reactions from her past.

That's going to be fun to see!

Ooo What do you think Itachi is going to do!Or Gaara?Or Neji!

Especially Sasuke!

What do ya'll think they would do?

Do you think Sakura is still going to be sentenced to death?

Do you think Akatsuki and Hebi have already been killed?

Anyways let me know what you think and please enjoy the chapter.