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Replacement.

The word echoed in Sasuke's mind over and over again and with each echo it got louder and stung deeper.

But outwardly he remained his cool and blank composure. He wouldn't show any weakness. Not in front of all those people.

His eyes flickered towards Sakura for a second who glared angrily at Sai.

Sasuke sighed but shook hands with him never the less.

"I see. But since I'm back already, you won't be needed anymore, right", it wasn't a question. Sasuke Uchiha didn't ask. He demanded.

Sai studied him for a moment and then abruptly turned his back to Sasuke and asked Sakura something.

"Sakura, I wonder what this is, but I feel like there's a tight knot in my stomach and a lump in my throat?"

"It's called sadness, Sai."

"Aa so desu. I've heard about this before, thank you Sakura."

Said pinkette waved her hand dismissingly.

Sai turned back to him.

"I have also read that abruptly stopping a conversation is referred to as impolite, so I deeply apologize", he said while bowing low.

"Hn. I've met you before."

"That is indeed correct, Sasuke-kun. We've met about a year back. It was my mission to infiltrate Orochimaru's bases and kill you."

Tactful…

"Aa. I remember now…"

"Well then Sasuke-kun, I hope to acquire a deep bond of friendship with you, like I did with dickless and ugly."

"I guess dickless is Naruto", Sasuke mumbled, thinking back to his genin days, "but who's ugly?", he asked.

"Oh, I again must deeply apologize since you must not know, but to deepen friendships I read that you should try calling your friends nicknames that you came up with. So I called Sakura 'ugly'."

Suddenly Sai was slammened against the nearest table while Sasuke held his collar tight in his fist.

"Who are you calling ugly?", he dared him.

Sai seemingly misinterpreting the gesture was unaware of the danger.

"Like I said-"

A low growl emitted down from Sasuke's throat but was stopped when Sakura hurriedly made her way over to them and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

The raven backed off nearly immediately and left the Root member to dust off his shirt.

"It seems that you want to progress our friendship faster, but I must say, Sasuke-kun, isn't hugging only reserved for extremely close friends, not that I mind though."

Sasuke tried to shut him up but Sai wasn't finished yet.

"After all, it will just be a short time that we have to advance our bond of friendship."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, urging him to explain further.

"Sasuke-kun, do you have a problem with twitching body parts? You should see a doctor about it."

"No…I want to know what you meant with 'It will just be a short time'."

"That obviously is because you are most certainly going to be sentenced to death soon."

Suddenly the whole room was quiet. Death was a very touchy subject especially for shinobi because they were daily confronted with it.

The only sound that was heard was the air rushing by as Sakura's fist went to make contact with Sai's face and sent him flying down the room.

And Sasuke clearly restraining himself from attacking Sai further, Sakura's fist still hanging in the air and Sai on the ground having taken a few tables with him, was exactly the picture Naruto saw when he came from the bathroom.

"Woah, guys! What happened while I was for little boys?"
Sakura and Sasuke exchanged glances and then a pointed look towards Sai.

Naruto laughed sheepishly.

"Well, teme. It's not really easy to get along with him but I'm sure you'll manage."

"Sure, Mr Antisocial will manage, baka", Sakura sighed.

"I think I've come up with a name for Sasuke-kun", the ANBU root member said while picking pieces of wood from his shirt.

"What about 'Emo-traitor-ku-'", but before he could finish his sentences he was again silenced by Sakura's fist.

Naruto and Sasuke facepalmed while Sakura took her anger out on Sai.

"So that won't do?", Sai concluded while dodging her fists.

"No, it won't, Sai."; Sakura said lowly.

It was like the word 'danger' was radiating off of her.

Sasuke sighed again very Un-Sasuke-like and did something even more Un-Sasuke-like-ish.

He sneaked his arms around Sakura's waist from behind and pushed her against him.

"Calm down", he whispered in her ear.

His breath sent shivers down Sakura's spine as she tried to hide a shudder.

She slowly turned around and stared into his deep, black orbs. Not being able to restrain himself any further, Sasuke softly kissed the pinkette on the lips.

Said girl responded immediately getting used to being kissed by Uchiha Sasuke.

After seconds the ravens tongue already darted out of his mouth and roamed freely in hers.

The two lovers didn't seem to notice more and more people turning around and staring at them until a certain loud-mouthed knuckle head turned around.

"OH MII GOSHHHH! GET A ROOM SASUKE!", he screamed at the top of his lungs.

Sasuke and Sakura awkwardly got away from each other and the pinkette coughed.

It was silent for a second until-

"Sakura, you bitch, I kill you!", Ino screamed half laughing, half serious.

The raven looked at her for a moment bewildered until a grin broke out on his face.

On their way home Sakura and Sasuke were holding hands. It was a big step for Sasuke.

Showing emotions in public and all.

While they were getting nearer the prison Sakura noticed that Sasuke slowed down considerably and it bothered her.

"Sasuke, what's up?"

"What do you mean?", he asked nonchalantly acting as if nothing was the matter.

The pinkette stopped in her tracks and glared at him.

"You know what I mean."

Sasuke sighed.

"It's nothing, really."

"Tch", Sakura spat while letting go of his hand and walking in front of him.

Even though the young woman was still pissed at her boyfriend she couldn't help but worry when Sasuke slowed down again the further they got down the caves.

The guards finally showing some tendency had left the floor when they arrived and Sasuke and Sakura now stood before the opened door to the raven's cell.

When the pink-haired shinobi turned around to look at him, her eyes softened.

"Sasuke…", she half-whispered, half-sighed, "What's wrong?"

Sasuke just stared at the dark cell.

In his eyes there was a slight trace of pure horror.

Then they flickered towards her and Sakura could see the almost child-like angst but before she could do or say anything, Sasuke already ravished her mouth in a very unchild-like way.

By the force of his kiss she staggered backwards and into the cell.

Sasuke didn't back off for a second and just kicked the door closed while stumbling in behind her.

As soon as it was closed he almost threw her onto his bed or more like bench and got to work again in her mouth.

His tongue glided over hers in an almost desperate way and his hands clung to her body.

Needing to breathe Sakura backed off a bit, panting.

She clasped her hands on both sides of Sasuke's head and looked into his eyes, already searching for the answer for the question she was about to ask.

"Sasuke…tell me, please. What's wrong?"

Sasuke stared at her for a long time and then buried his head in the crook of her neck.

"Do you love me, Sakura?"
"Of course I do", the pinkette answered surprised.

"Then say it."

Sakura smiled.

"I love you, Sasuke."

Said boy began to place small butterfly kissed on her neck and worked his way up to her face.

"Say it again."

"I love you", she said again with slightly ragged breath.

The raven traced her jar with his mouth and then went down again.

"Again."

"I lo-", suddenly Sasuke's tongue darted out and began licking her neck,"nggh…l-love you…"

"Again.", he whispered harshly while sucking her flesh and leaving marks to make sure she was his.

"I love you…", she whispered.

"Ahhh", the pinkette moaned as the dark-haired boy softly bit down, "s-so, so much…"

Her breath was heavy and it was hard for her to concentrate.

Sasuke didn't help when his hands roamed over her body and began to undress her.

Then he lifted his head.

"Once", he kissed her on the lips, " more…"

Sakura looked into his eyes.

"I love you, Sasuke", she stated firmly, even though her breathing was laboured and she felt light-headed.

But then suddenly the warmth of her boyfriend's body was gone and she shivered slightly.

"S-sasuke?", she asked her voice sounding too afraid for her own liking.

When she sat up she saw him crouching on the far corner of the room.

"Sasuke, wha-"

"Sakura", Sasuke said lowly as he looked up.

The pinkette tried to find a word to describe…devastated like a child who was afraid that the thing most precious to him was going to leave him forever.

To say she was shocked was an underestimation. She knew that the years he offered for revenge, hate and darkness were bad for him, psychically, but she didn't think that his brain would be that damaged. He was psychopathic.

"I'm afraid. I want to stay away from you because I'm afraid that I will hurt you again…", he whispered and suddenly his inhuman speed allowed to be right in front of her again.
"But at the same time I can't leave you alone."
"You don't have to", Sakura whispered.

"But-"
"No. I trust you, Sasuke", she said while holding his cheek, "and I believe you won't hurt me."

Sasuke engulfed her in his arms, seemingly glad. She was his last hold before he would be sucked in by the waves of madness.

The only thing that prevented him from loosing it.

So he held her, pressing her against him, taking her in.

"How can you trust me so much?", he asked sorrowfully.

"I already answered that, didn't I?", the girl giggled lightly.

Sasuke looked at her quizzically.

"I love you. That's all I need to trust you", she smiled.

The raven leaned his forehead against hers.

"I love you, too…"

Love isn't even enough…you're everything, Sakura…

"I know."

No. You can't even begin to understand, my love.

So that's it, my lovelies, not the longest one I know, but still! I love those psycho-Sasuke moments 3
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"Woaaaah *-* Such cutaaaays :OO Get lost, Sai! No, no, no, don't go...I love you?

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