Day Nine That Would be enough

[A/n: Done with the angst/horror last one… though I think I switched one… I can't remember (wrote these out of order) but it will be noted in the author's note

Also bunch of reviews that said several chapters were sad well that's angst for you... I know they are sad. They are meant to get you right in the feels.]

Summary: Slight AU, Sasuke is captured and tortured until someone… with pink hair steps in

[As Always, enjoy and review]

His arms were chained above his head, his ankles shackled as well. The metal had rubbed his wrists and ankles until they bled. He had tried to get away only to be shocked again. The night the ANBU got him he almost just gave up and let them capture him, almost. Something stopped him or rather someone stopped him.

They others were knocked down but she hadn't been. He had tried to get her first judging by the tight black shorts she wore and the gray laced up top she was important in some way. It was dark and he couldn't see her features other than that she was defiantly a woman. The others were knocked down because as soon as he had gone for her they defended only increasing his theory. But they had put up a good fight he was weak and she stood there katana in hand, the long silver blade caught the moonlight she walked over to him her tall boots making a small sound. She held the sword in a vice grip and got right next to him putting it at his throat.

"You tried attacking me first… why…" it came out more like a demand than anything else he smirked.

"Your uniform is different, and you were at the front of the group figured you were important." He said using his arm guard to push the sword away.

"That's why?" she sounded shocked and relived all at the same time. "Then you're right, I am the head medic of the ANBU and we are taking you back." She snarled and he did a fire style jutsu causing her to flip backwards a few times. He had to admit she did it very fluidly. Some trees caught fire and then he saw it. His eyes widened his face showed shock and still she walked towards him like she was going to kill him.

"Sakura… you're in the ANBU?" she only nodded behind the mask he had seen the pink hair when she flipped back; she had still kept it short. Something from deep down in him awoke and he remembered the night he left he knew he had hurt her and he wasn't about to do it again on their first meeting. He kneeled to the ground his hands above his head and felt her bind them behind his back then knock him out.

This brought him back to the present he hadn't seen her and he wanted to. He wanted to ask her so many things, he didn't fully understand the reason but he needed to whenever someone came into his cell he asked for her and they never said anything. Finally they let him; she walked in mask on and sighed.

"What do you want?" she asked no hints of pleasantry in her tone.

"How did you get to be in the ANBU?" he asked and he noticed her hand clench for a moment.

"None of your concern… listen tomorrow you're getting questioned, I won't be in until about half way through I have other things I have to do…" she paused and took a deep breath "I hope not killing you was the right choice… I don't know whether or not I want to punch you in the face and scream at you in rage, or hug you and cry…" she said turning and left.

Now he was waiting for them to ask questions he would answer, his cell opened and in walked eight masked ANBU none of them Sakura, none of them women for that matter. Than it began, they never asked a question instead beat him up and tortured him for what seemed like days, he had no chakra they had put a block on it so he was screwed. In the back of his mind he was convinced Sakura made up her mind about wanting him alive or dead. He supposed that she chose to have him beaten and tortured for all he had done. He submitted to their torture and after a while heard the door to the cell open and they all froze. Sasuke was confused and looked up to see her at first he thought she was happy to see him so beaten as she walked up in front of him her hand clenched. He braced himself for her punch, the final blow to break him but instead he saw her turn and punched the closest ANBU shattering his mask, he fell to the ground and clutched his cheek glaring at her. He saw it then the tears dripping down her face falling onto the ground, he didn't have to see her face to know she was crying.

"I told you to question him; I said do not hurt or touch him… I told you that if he refused to leave and get me…" venom laced each word

"He's a traitor he deserves to die!" The ANBU she had punched, who had done most of the torturing, stood up and moved to attack him, but Sakura stepped in front of him blocking the attack from the knife he pulled, it plunged straight into her. The man stepped back in shock and she stood there for a few moments before leaving, the others ran to get help.

"If I survive this you are screwed…" she said slipping her mask to the back of her head. He saw her reach up and take out the knife hearing it clatter onto the ground. She turned around and smiled at him as blood dripped from her mouth.

"At least you got to see my face one last time…" she whispered hugging him gently; he felt the blood but could not do anything. She fell backwards falling on her side bleeding. He cried a lot that night, she was taken away and he wasn't told what happened. A few days later they released him on probation, and he ran to the hospital still beaten and ran to her room seeing Naruto sitting on the far side of her bed holding her hand softly. He looked at her and there was a tube in her throat breathing for her. She was hooked up to so many different things it scared him. Naruto looked up and he walked over to his friend and placed a hand on his shoulder. The two sat there watching over their comrade.

"She saved my life…" he whispered softly and felt Naruto nod

"She loves you… Tsunade was pissed…" he said looking down at her still form. Sasuke grabbed her hand gently feeling how cold it was he inwardly cringed. He remembered everything they had gone through, her smiling face was always a constant. She was always so concerned about him, she always worried. This hadn't been the first time she had saved his life either. He thought back to the chunin exams she defended him then. He thought to their fight with Gaara… how she got hurt then too. He gripped her hand softly and just sat there looking at her face it was so pale her eyes closed. Naruto had left but he didn't, nurses came in to check on her and to see him. He didn't want anyone near her. He didn't want her to be hurt again.

[A/n: End, what did you think?]