Memories of The Past

They skid through the forest unseen unnoticed.

They had just reached the small village by sunset.

Sasuke walked into the inn, Karin, Juugo and Suigetsu followed. Sakura looked down the dusty road, between the mountains reds oranges and pinks glowed.

But sitting just above them were black clouds

She felt a presence behind her.

"There will be a massive storm tonight." Sakura said.

"Perfect, we leave tonight." Came Sasuke's voice

Sakura turned around.

"Fine." She mumbled and walked into the inn to get as much sleep as she could before they left.

Sasuke remained awake; it was 8.00 when he went to wake Sakura.

He walked into her room, he saw her asleep on her bed, but she wasn't sleeping peacefully.

Sasuke walked over to her bed, he placed a hand on her shoulder.

Sakura's eyes quickly opened as soon as she saw what had awoken her she flinched away, almost fearful, she looked at him cautiously.

"Time to leave." Sasuke said plainly and turned to leave.

Sasuke waited outside Sakura room.

The door suddenly shot open and out walked Sakura, she glanced toward him and continued to walk out of the inn.

They ran down the dusty road Sakura had stood on earlier and disappeared into the night.

By the time they had reached the forest the storm struck, but they continued.

The lightning struck, lighting the forest, which was when it caught Sakura's eye, she quickly looked to her left and saw a large mansion flash past. She suddenly stopped.

Sasuke looked over his shoulder at her.

"We need to keep moving Sakura."

"We have been travelling since 8 it is now 4, I think we have made quite a lot of progress, so relax, I think I found something." Sakura said as she jumped back a few paces.

She jumped down toward the mansion gates, Sasuke followed.

All she could see was the outline of the gate, it was slightly open.

But then the lightning cracked and gave light for a split second but that was all she needed.

Oh My God!

There before flashed the Haruno Sign.

Sakura stood frozen.

The gates shouldn't be open like this, unless…

Sakura looked at Sasuke and indicated her head toward the mansion. Sasuke nodded.

They began to walk towards the mansion. Her eyes focused on the doors at the entrance.

When they reached the entrance, they noticed that those doors too were open.

"This doesn't feel right, these doors and the gate shouldn't be open." Sakura said.

She slid through the door, she looked around, all of the furniture was it place nothing looked liked it had been destroyed.

So why were the doors and gates left open?

There were two corridors one to the left and one to the right.

"You take the left I will go right…then we will meet up back here." Sakura said.

They spilt and went down there corridors.

As Sasuke walked down the corridor he looked at all the photos along the hall, then there was one picture that caught his attention, it was smashed on the ground, he picked it up and looked at it.

It had a woman and a man, with two little girls standing infront of each other, one of the girls had red hair and hazel eyes, the other looked younger she was hugging the other girl and had short pink hair and bright green eyes.

That is Kai and that must be Sakura and her parents, did they live here?

Sasuke put the picture on the nearby table and continued down the hall and he checked in the rooms, searching for any sign of someone being there.

Sakura walked down the hall and looked in the rooms.

It still looks like it did all those years ago

Sakura moved to the end of the hall where there was a large double door.

It's their room.

As Sakura got closer she noticed that that door was also open. Sakura stopped for a minute.

Then she continued she slipped through the door and looked around the room. Then there was the person they had been looking for, standing over by her parents bedside table, picking up the picture, the picture of her mother, father and her.

That was taken after…Kai had left.

Sakura suddenly felt something weigh in her heart.

The mysterious person turned around, looked straight towards Sakura and began to advance.

Sakura took a breath in ready to call out to Sasuke.

"Sasu…!" She started to scream but was cut short by the person grabbing her and placing their hand over her mouth.

"I am glad to see that the family moved on so quickly after I left." She said and showed Sakura the picture, her mother and father both hugging her, all smiling.

Sakura threw her head back and smashed it into Kai's chin, Kai stumbled backward and fell into the draw grabbing onto it and smashing the pictures and pottery on top of it.

"Uhh" Kai quickly grabbed her chin "What a lovely welcome."

Sakura looked at her.

"Last time I remember you welcomed me with a sword through my shoulder." Sakura retaliated.

"Oh is that troubling you?" Kai said with a smirk.

"What the hell did you do to me!?" Sakura said taking a step forward.

Kai stood up to her full height and slowly she began to disappear. Sakura prepared herself, she activated her eyes, but then Kai was suddenly moving towards her and fast.

I thought I activated my ability? Why is she still moving so fast then.

Sakura quickly looked at her reflection in the mirror, she tried to activated her ability again she watched as her eyes went to gold but just a quickly they returned to green.

She looked back at Kai, her fist was stretched back and she had a smirk on her face, just before she reached Sakura she disappeared, but she still hit her.

Sakura stumbled back smashing into the side table of the bed, smashing the picture on it. Sakura lay on the ground trying to blink her eyes clear of the blurriness

By now Sasuke must of heard something.

Kai suddenly pulled out a sword and began to advance towards Sakura lying on the floor. Kai raised the sword above her head, she struck it down, Sakura quickly rolled to one side, the sword struck, slicing her hair.

Sakura quickly stood up she looked at the pile of hair on the ground in between her and Kai. Her hair fell above her shoulder, it curved around her face in a mess.

"Oops." Kai said with a snicker.

Sakura said nothing.

Then she heard it quick footsteps.

Finally!

"Looks like we are going to have some company." Kai said and smiled.

Sasuke burst through the door, and suddenly stopped, he looked between the two sisters. He noticed the pile of hair in the middle of the room, it was pink, he looked up at Sakura, her hair was short again he hadn't seen her hair that length in years; it was messy and was more curved around her face. He chose to ignore Kai at that moment.

"Are you alright." Sasuke asked Sakura, her forehead was bleeding.

"Yeah I am fine." Sakura quietly said.

"Aww isnt that sweet, it looks like Sasuke Uchiha is actually concerned for my little sis." Kai mocked.

Sasuke flicked his eyes towards Kai.

Sasuke remained silent.

Kai slowly started to disappear.

Sakura's eyes widened as she felt the sharp edge of a blade on her throat.

"Kai I need you to give me…" Sakura began but the blade sunk a little deeper.

"Shut up Sakura, I am not giving it to you, at least not now." Kai suddenly said.

Sakura looked at the ground. Sasuke stepped forward.

Kai pressed the blade in more, blood started to drip down Sakura's throat.

"Unless you want her to die Sasuke I suggest you stop." Kai threatened.

Sakura looked up at Sasuke.

"Stop." She mouthed.

Sasuke stopped.

"Isnt that something, he listens to you." Kai said.

"No he just knows when to stop." Sakura replied.

Sakura looked at Sasuke and nodded so slightly that Sasuke almost didn't catch it.

Sasuke quickly disappeared and was no where to be seen.

"Looks like he has left you, maybe he doesn't care for you as much as I thought." Kai said.

Suddenly a hand grabbed the wrist that held the blade at Sakura's throat.

"Maybe I was wrong." Kai said and smirked at Sasuke.

Sasuke slowly began to pull on Kai's wrist to move it away from Sakura's throat.

As soon as the blade was away from her throat Sakura moved away. Sasuke quickly released Kai and moved back to Sakura.

"I guess it is goodbye for now." Kai looked between Sakura and Sasuke one last time and smiled "And maybe next time you find me I might be a little more generous and you might just get your antidote." Kai flicked out a little vile and shook it teasingly.

Sakura moved around Sasuke and went to grab it, but Kai disappeared and this time she didn't come back.

"Shit." Sakura whispered frustrated.

"We will find her again, but for now lets clean you up." Sasuke said and indicated towards the corridor.

"Yeah, I guess." Sakura said and headed down the corridor.

Sasuke walked out of the bathroom of the guest room with a wet cloth and a bowl of water, Sakura was sitting on the bed in the middle.

"I just don't get it, why does she suddenly have this urge to kill me every time she sees me?" Sakura said looking at the end of the bed.

Sasuke sat on the end of the bed. He began to dab the cloth around the cut on her head.

"I always wondered why my brother left me alive that night, I hated him for it but as soon as I lost him…, I don't think she really wants to kill you." Sasuke said.

"Hmm doesn't seem like it." Sakura said

Sakura looked up to Sasuke again, her smile slowly died as Sasuke slowly put his hand on Sakura's cheek; he leaned down and placed his lips on hers.

Sakura slowly placed her hands on the bare part of his chest, she slid her hands up to his shoulder and moved the loose shirt away from his body, Sasuke leaned forward and slowly they fell back onto the bed.

She could hear the steady thump of something.

She opened her eyes a little the morning light lit the room. She squinted.

Then she released what the thumping was, she froze, she was lying on Sasuke's chest.

We didn't…

She checked herself and Sasuke they were both fully clothed except for Sasuke's chest being bare.

Thank god! That would have been weird.

Sakura looked at the clock on the table 6.00

Uhh.

Sakura placed her head back on Sasuke's chest and almost instantly fell back to sleep.

He felt a warmth on his arm, he looked down and saw a head of pink hair.

Sasuke looked at Sakura sleeping.

He lay there for a while longer and then slide his arm away from under Sakura's head.

He got up from the bed and looked at the clock as he passed it.

7.30

Sasuke walked down the corridor light beaming through the windows providing the only light in the house.

He walked into the kitchen; grabbed a glass and got some juice, he leaned against the bench and looked out the window and smiled to himself.

All is going to plan.

Three years since the day he had left Itachi lying there, dead.

Sasuke sat at the bar, staring at his Sake.

He didn't know where Karin Juugo and Suigetsu had gotten to and to be honest he didn't care at this moment.

Memories flashed through his mind, Naruto, Sakura, Itachi, he remembered every memory so clearly it was like he was there again.

He hadn't seen or heard from Naruto and Sakura since he left them 3 years ago, at that field.

He sighed, took his Sake and finished it off, he gave some coins to the barman and walked out of the bar.

When he stepped outside it was pouring down, he stepped out into the rain and looked up, he could see each and every raindrop falling, as if just for that couple of seconds the world had slowed.

Next Chapter: People Aren't Always What They Seem.

Hmm so who is with Sakura if it isn't Sasuke????