sniffs I have a terrible…achooo!!! …cold today. Sorry 'bout that! Anyways, I am not too sick to write stories! Especially when it's about Sasuke and Sakura. sniffs This is just my second fic so be kind to a person who has a terrible cold! Achoo!

"inner self"

"thoughts"

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Sasuke was walking down the street heading for the training grounds. Kakashi just told the whole team that they don't have training for that day but Sasuke still went to the training grounds to train by himself.

When he reached the training grounds, he warmed up a bit then started. He was about to punch the tree when he heard someone. Crying.

"Huh?" he said looking around.

He looked around the training grounds but he didn't see anyone. He was about to continue on his training when the crying sound grew stronger. He looked for the source of the sound again until he finally saw who it was.

"Sakura?" he said looking at his team mate.

Sakura didn't notice him. Sasuke was shocked when he saw Sakura beaten up. Sakura was crying. And she wasn't moving. She was only staring at empty space and she looked like she was shocked.

Sasuke hurried towards her.

"Sakura what happened to you?!" he said looking at her from top to bottom.

"He…mom…killed…he…did…me…" she said between sobs still staring at nothing.

"Who did this to you?" he asked again.

Sakura didn't answer. She coughed blood then she went unconscious. Sasuke's shirt was full of blood but he didn't care. He carried Sakura bridal style and went to Konoha Hospital. Sakura was immediately taken to the emergency room. Sasuke waited outside the E.R. for a few hours.

The doctor went out and Sasuke stood up immediately.

"She's fine now. She was beaten up pretty bad but she just got minor injuries. She's gonna be confined for a few days." The doctor said.

"Hn." Sasuke nodded.

Sasuke went to Sakura's room and there he saw Sakura sleeping with bandages all over.

"The hell…what am I doing here?" he said at the back of his mind.

"It's called 'worrying' Sasuke"

"I'm not worried"

"Yes you are."

"Shut it. But…I have this feeling I just can't explain."

"Love is it? Hm?"

Sasuke shook his head. "It's not love. I'm just doing my part as her team mate."

"You know, it's been years since you felt this. How could you know that it's not it?"

"Because-" he was cut off.

"Ugh… what…happened…"

"Sakura" Sasuke said walking towards her.

"Sasuke?" she said sitting up.

"You feeling okay now?" he asked.

"Yeah. What's that on your shirt?" she asked looking at him.

"When I saw you, you kinda coughed blood on the ground and on my shirt." Sasuke explained.

"Oh. Sorry about that." She apologized as she looked outside the window.

"Sakura what exactly happened?" he asked.

Sakura looked at him with tears forming at her eyes.

"Shit. Wrong question."

Sakura wiped her eyes and then took a deep breath.

"When Kakashi-sensei said that there's no training, I immediately went home to check on my mom who's sick." She said.

Sasuke listened attentively.

Sakura continued. "Then when I reached home, I wondered why the door was smashed into pieces. I got worried so I went to my mom without hesitation. I opened her door and found my mom hanging on the wall with kunais all over her body and my grandmother lying on the floor dead."

Sasuke was shocked. He didn't know that what happened to his clan might happen to someone else.

"Then I took a kunai and searched all over the house for the killer. When I got to my bedroom, I saw my dad killing my three-month old sister. Then he noticed me. He ran towards me with a kunai on his hand. I ran away from him but he caught up with me. He tried to kill me but I managed to escape. I went first to my uncle's house but they're dead." She said crying.

"I'm sorry." Sasuke said.

Sakura started crying. "He killed them all!" she shouted.

"Sakura…" Sasuke whispered.

Somehow Sasuke didn't like seeing Sakura like this. Then the hokage showed up. She told Sasuke that she heard everything.

"Her dad killed them." Tsunade said.

"But why?" Sasuke said.

Sakura was still crying. Tsunade walked towards her and looked at her.

"Sakura are you saying that your father killed your whole clan?" Tsunade asked.

Sakura just nodded and wiped her tears. Tsunade also nodded.

Sasuke was about to leave when someone barged into the door.

"Oh Sakura honey!" a man said.

"AaaaaHHHhhhh!!!!!" Sakura shouted in horror.

Sasuke was thrown into the floor as he opened the door.

"Stay away from her!" Tsunade said standing in front of Sakura's bed. Sasuke stood up and stood beside her.

"She's my daughter and you have no right to separate us!" he said running towards them.

Tsunade smirked and she punched him. The man escaped when Tsunade's punch sent him yards away.

"Damn it!" Tsunade shouted.

Sakura was crying. She was traumatized.

"Sakura are you alright?" Sasuke asked worried shown on his face.

Sakura didn't answer. She just cried.

"Sasuke I'm sending you on a mission to guard Sakura until her father is captured." Tsunade ordered.

"Hn." He said.

Tsunade ran to her office and ordered ANBU members to look for the killer, Sakura's father.

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"Sakura." Sasuke called out her name a hundred times but Sakura wouldn't answer. She was awake but she looked like she lost her sanity.

Sasuke sighed. Then someone knocked on the door.

"Sakura!!!!!!" Naruto shouted.

"Sasuke! You're visiting Sakura? Is this a miracle or what!" Kakashi joked.

"Master Tsunade assigned this mission to me." He said.

"Granny-Tsunade told us everything! Sakura are you alright?" Naruto asked.

Sakura didn't respond. She just stared at them.

"Trauma." Kakashi whispered.

"Hellooo! Earth to Sakura!" Naruto said waving his hand in front of Sakura's face.

But Sakura still didn't move.

"What the hell did that guy do to her?!" Naruto shouted.

"Naruto be quiet! You're in a hospital for goodness sake!" Kakashi scolded him.

"Yeah dobe." Sasuke said.

"You know what, let's go." Kakashi said walking out the door.

Naruto followed. Sasuke took a deep breath and looked at Sakura.

"She's still in a trauma."

Sakura stayed like that for days. Then the doctor said that she could go home. Tsunade was thinking for a place she could stay in.

"Ahah! Sakura could stay in Sasuke's house until the culprit is caught." Tsunade said.

"M-my house? B-but-"

"Now, now Sasuke, you shouldn't disobey the Hokage" Kakashi said.

"And besides, you have a mission to guard her!" Tsunade said.

"Fine, fine." Sasuke rolled his eyes."

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Sasuke and Sakura took a walk home. Sakura was still not herself and Sasuke is worried.

When they got to Sasuke's house, Sasuke took Sakura's stuff to the bedroom across from his. Sakura sat at the bed and stared blankly into space.

"Sakura you sure you're alright?" Sasuke asked sitting beside her.

Sakura gave him a small smile then looked outside the window.

Sasuke went outside the room and prepared dinner. He called Sakura and they started eating dinner. But Sasuke was the only one eating. Sakura just played with her food and took a few bites.

"You're not hungry?" he asked.

Sakura shook her head. She still didn't speak. Then tears flowed down her cheeks.

"You're tired. You should take a rest. Maybe a good night's sleep will help you relax."

Sasuke escorted Sakura to her room. Sakura went to bed and Sasuke kept the door open so he could still hear her.

Sasuke was cleaning up at the kitchen when he heard someone scream.

"Sakura." He ran to her room and found Sakura sweating, crying, panting, while pointing a kunai in front of her.

Sasuke took the kunai from her hands and sat beside her.

"He…killed…me…ran…" she said.

Then she hugged Sasuke. Sasuke didn't know what to do. He wasn't used to this hugging stuff. Sakura cried as she buried her face in his chest. Sasuke hugged her tight letting her know that he's there for her.

"Don't…leave…" she cried.

"I won't." Sasuke said.

Sasuke hugged her until she fell into deep slumber once more. He tucked her in and he decided to sleep on the floor of Sakura's room. He grabbed a sleeping bag and a few pillows and watched her sleep.

"This feeling…"

"She needs you and you need her."

"But…She's my team mate."

"You care for her. She likewise does. Don't deny it anymore Uchiha, without her you can't take care of yourself."

"Of course I can! Well, maybe I have a little help from her."

"Sasuke don't act when it's all too late."

"What do you mean?"

"Remember the curse seal?"

"What about it?"

"You know what I mean. Hate and anger is filling up your heart don't let it. Let the light fill you up."

"What light?"

But his inner self didn't respond. He thought about it until he drifted into sleep.

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Light? What light? Ahehe.. sniffs well, chapter one is done! Thanks for reading. Please review! It will make me feel better and your reviews will make my cold go away! Flames are accepted and suggestions for the second chapter is welcome! Thanks. Achoo!!!!! sniffs excuse me. Hihi… )