Chapter VI: Hurt One Time Too Many

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Edited Version Uploaded January 29, 2013

Sakura stared at the car in shock. She had lifted her head midway through the crosswalk as one of her earphones had slipped out and voices were calling out to her. She tried to move, she tried listening to the voices but all she could watch was the car.

She closed her eyes.

"Oh no…c'mon Sakura move, MOVE!" She thought over and over. Suddenly, she felt something-no, someone, pushing against her then all she felt was the asphalt of the street as she scraped across it, the person who saved her partially under her.

The car skidded, almost stopping. It turned partially the front wheel still going over Sakura with a sickening sound of something breaking resonating. The car continued on it's course-never turning back.

The person below Sakura rose from under her as Sakura's eyes opened, a pained cry almost coming from her lips, as she bit down harshly on her bottom lip, tears rolling down her face.

"Damn it Haruno next time I yell move do it- wait your leg…you're bleeding!" None other than Sasuke Uchiha had saved her. He stared in shock at the girl whose leg looked awkward and bloody. He began standing, his right arm, the arm he had around her as they fell, was cut and bleeding as well.

She stared at up at him with glassy eyes as a crowd gathered around them; people running towards them.

"Help," She mumbled before blacking out, the pain of her leg being broken over taking her.

"Someone call an ambulance!" was all that she heard before her eyelids grew heavy and closed.

"Sasuke, what's going on, are you okay?" Ino yelled as she joined the crowd surrounding the two teenagers.

"Her leg…that asshole ran over her leg damn it! I was too late!" Sasuke yelled as kneeled, holding the unconscious Sakura who was losing blood slowly but certainly.

"Hey it's not your fault that little Miss Princess here didn't move when everyone told her too! All that matters is that you're okay Sasuke baby." Ino said kneeling down next to him.

"Just shut it Ino…" Sasuke said as a voice kept echoing in his head bringing back haunted memories.

Soon an Ambulance arrived. They immediately got Sakura into the ambulance while one of the medics was talking to Sasuke.

"Hmm that's a pretty deep scratch on your arm sonny are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?" The medic asked as he finished wrapping up the said arm in bandages.

"No I'm okay sir…"Sasuke said taking on last glance at Sakura who was still out cold.

"Well okay, you go straight on home okay?" The medic finished putting the first aid kit back in the car.

"Yes sir." Sasuke said pulling down his ripped sleeve and picking up his bag as the man boarded the ambulance which sped away light and sirens on.

Sasuke stared after it silently.

"Um..let's go sasuke." Ino said attempting to pull his arm but he just turned and walked away from her.

"I'm always too late..." He thought as he made his way home.

~At Sasuke's house~

Sasuke was lying down in his bed a picture of his family in his hand. He stared at it intently. The picture had been taken back when he was still a little boy of 6; his brother was 10 and his parents in their 30's. They looked happy and that's what hurt him most. He sighed putting the picture faced down on the nightstand. It had been many years since they had been a family. Both his parents were dead and his brother didn't care for him much. Sasuke turned the light off and laid back down on his bed sleep over coming him.

Suddenly Sasuke was four again hiding in the supply closet the home phone in his hand.

"Sasuke!" His mom yelled as the burglar choked her. Her arm was reaching out in the direction of the closet.

"Hehe shut up lady your husband's already dead!" the masked man yelled confusing the name to be that of her husband.

"Ah…n-noo…." She cried tears running down her swollen face as her voice slowly creaked and faded as her air supply was cut off.

"I said SHUT IT!" He yelled punching her as she fell limp.

"Haha stupid bitch," The burglar laughed satisfied with a job well done. Grabbing his loot he made his way out the back door as Sasuke came out of the closet slowly and ran to his mother.

"Mommy?" he shook her arm, tears in his eyes. She didn't respond, her glassy blank eyes looking up at him. "Mommy?! Mommy?! MOMMY!" He shook his now dead mom.

Finally the 911 call went through.

"Hello? HELLO?" the operator asked seeing as all she could here was the cries of a child.

She immediatley sent out a police man to the caller's address where they found a four year old boy asleep in the arms of his deceased mother.

Sasuke then woke up panting.

"No...never again..." He mumbled to himself as he ran his fingers through his hair.

He didn't know why he had saved that Haruno girl but he was tired of everything being out of his control.

~At the hospital~

A few hours later Sakura awoke to find the car had crushed broken her leg. It turned out that Sasuke Uchiha had been the one to save her. Ino, oddly, had been the one to tell the ambulance people her name. Apparently news had spread to the school and Sakuno who drove to the hospital after calling their parents.

She was at the hospital for the remainder of that night and the next day since she had apparently hit her head pretty hard as she went down. They wanted to make sure she didn't have a conclusion, but besides a few bruises and her leg she seemed fine. The car had yet to be found but she didn't care. She was alive and that was what mattered.

Finally, when she went home, she was greeted by her sister and her friends. Even Hinata along with her Suna friends was there for her coming home party. As soon as she walked in on her crutches she was warmly greeted.

"WELCOME HOME!" Ten Ten, Temari and Hinata cried embracing her.

Sakura smiled tears coming to her eyes. She was glad to be alive especially when she had such good friends to look after her. Soon, everyone joined the hug and they all were glad to have their pinkette back.