Hi, I have decided to take on a request made by StrawBerryBlonde! I'm going to have to balance this with FPUD, so the updates may be a little slow. Enjoy!

He was walking down the dirt path, listening to the slow and steady crunch of his boots as they met the ground. Today was a bright day, the sun beating on his back as the sweet smell of cherry blossoms drifted on the cool breeze.

As Sasuke walked down the path, he noticed another set of footsteps. As his ears pricked at the sound, he noticed a black clothed figure slowly making their way towards him.

Sasuke stopped, but the black cloaked figure continued on. When Sasuke noticed the stranger only a few feet away from him he took out his Katana and the stranger stopped.

When the stranger looked up, Sasuke spoke slowly, every word draped with caution, "Take your hat off, slowly." The stranger was taken aback by the way he didn't ask, he commanded.

The stranger slowly removed the straw hat, letting the pink hair spill out all the way to the small of her back. Her emerald eyes held no emotion as she continued on her way, not caring if he liked it or not. This was a waist of her time.

Sasuke just stayed there and watched as she approached him. Then he noticed the head-band that had a deep gash running through the leaf symbol. 'She must have left to search for me.' The thought made him smirk. He was surprised when the pink haired girl suddenly turned to her right and around him.

She didn't even look at him while she walked past the raven haired Uchiha. She just stared blankly at the road in front of her. Sasuke was slightly confused at how she didn't ask him, no, beg him to come home.

"What's wrong, aren't you going to get on your hands and knees and beg me to come home? Huh, Sa-ku-ra?" He said her name slowly, letting every syllable roll of his tongue.

Sakura didn't even stop as she spoke in a harsh tone, "Why would I waste my time on you? And besides….what home?"

Sasuke just stared at her retreating back. 'I wonder why she left, or why they kicked her out.'

"I thought Konaha was your home, ne? Or did they finally realize how weak you where and kick you out?" Sasuke let out a small chuckle at his own words. He just waited for the tears to come, but they didn't.

Sakura stopped and turned on her heel causing the black cape to rise with the swift movement.

"What you speak of is none of your concern. And if you think I am that weak little brat I once was, let me show you how wrong you are." Sakura said each word with venom so strong it would have scared the gods, if they had been the ones she was speaking to.

Sasuke just stared at her, Though he looked unfazed on the outside, inside he was gawking at her words. 'She has changed much over the years. I am impressed.'

Then Sasuke raised his Katana up to the height of his shoulder and just smirked, "Hmp, you remind me of Naruto. He thought the same thing before I almost killed him."

Sakura wanted to wipe that smirk of his face. "Actually I am stronger than all of Konaha, and that includes Naruto."

Sasuke smirked at her words, still thinking this was going to be an easy fight. Then Sakura disappeared and was behind him, "You know I have changed much, let me prove my words," Sakura whispered in his ear. Sasuke could feel her warmth spread throughout his body as her sweet scent of cherries and cream swirled around him. Then he could feel her smirk on his neck, and then she disappear once more.

Sasuke concentrated on her presence and felt it on top of a cherry blossom tree. He turned around to find her on top of the sweet tree, her body intertwined with branches of blossoms.

Sakura did a series of hand signs and the cherry blossom tree started to shake. Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and then burst back to life as if it where trying to make up for the moment it lost.

All the blossoms on the tree flew off. They buzzed in the air for a minute or so. The wind they created caused his clothes to lift up and tug left and right. On the other hand, Sakura seemed frozen. Nothing moved: her clothes didn't move, her hair didn't move, nor did any body part. She seemed to be frozen in time.

Sasuke was about to call to her when the blossoms changed course and buzzed to the pink haired girl.

The blossoms consumed her body until she was nothing but a ball of pink. It slowly lifted of the tree and into the clear sun.

Then all of a sudden a bright light shined and Sasuke had to close his eyes to protect his eyesight from harm. Then all was back to normal. He opened his eyes and saw Sakura sitting on one of the branches of the tree and smiled. All the blossoms where back on the tree. Sasuke almost thought he was caught in a gen-jutsu.

But just then Sakura flipped off the branch and he noticed that she wasn't wearing her black cloak anymore. And he could tell that her chakra had been raised tenfold.

Sakura was now wearing a long cream colored skirt that went a few inches past her knee and at the bottom was decorated with blossoms from a cherry blossom tree. The skirt had two slits up both sides and she wore light pink bike shorts underneath the skirt. Her shirt was a long sleeved shirt that got wider at the bottom of the sleeves slightly concealing the metal plates of armor. Her shirt was also cream colored and the sleeves had cherry blossoms on them. To sum it all up she had two swords on both her hips. The hilt of the left one was a bright pink and the right was bleach white.

Sasuke just looked at her new attire and if he knew what a blush was, he would have had one painted across his face. He could feel a slight stretch on an invisible cord in the pit of his stomach.

Sakura just smiled at him and said sweetly, "Your move Sasuke-kun." She said his name smoothly over her tongue and slightly seductive.

Sasuke didn't hesitate as he ran at her and tried to land a blow with his Katana, but Sakura just took out both swords and held them to stop his attack. Sasuke was surprised that she had, usually nothing could stop his sword, but these two did. 'Why was she able to stop me?' He stared down at her emerald eyes. She was toying with him.

Then Sakura took that moment and flipped past him and behind him. Fist built up with her chakra as she held it back ready to meet his flesh. Sasuke easily dodged the attack. Sakura couldn't stop as she shattered the tree with a loud crack. Sakura was surrounded by splinters and blossoms as she regained her composure. She readied herself for his attack. He let his sword absorb his Chidori as it flickered with the lightning swelling inside of it, making harsh crackling sounds. Sakura saw it coming and jabbed her twin blades into the ground, then screamed "Huashi no jutsu!"

The earth let up a barrier that took the full brunt of the Chidori. Then she let it glide slowly into the ground. Sakura grabbed her swords and angled them at Sasuke's throat and torso. She held him there, letting the blades draw blood from his sweaty flesh.

Sasuke was surprised to say the least that she was able to do that, but as he went to tug away from her grasp, she squeezed tighter on his throat making him lean back to where he previously was. He leaned against her petite form, and then he breathed in deeply as he absorbed her smell.

Then he studied the twin blades and asked, "What are these swords?"

Sakura just stared at him. Then she began to speak, "They are called the 'Suki' swords, or the 'Sister Blades'. They choose who their master is and will not work alone. They have to work together. Don't get any ideas, because if one shall fall from my grasp, the other will work fine, as long as it feels the other's presence. I found them in my room one day. They chose me, so I took them and have used them for several months."

Sasuke looked at the sword and noticed cherry blossoms carved into the blade and words (in Chinese) on the handle of the sword. "What does the writing and carving have to do with it?" He was completely fascinated by the swords before him.

Sakura just shifted and said calmly, "If you want to know more, then I suggest you ask when we aren't fighting. Or do you wish to know so badly that you forfeit?"

Sasuke wanted to know so badly, but his pride was too big to forfeit. So he simply grunted and shook his head. Then Sakura's grip tightened on him. Her thigh accidently brushing against his inner thigh. He let out a silent groan. He didn't want her to ever leave him, but he knew she would.

Sakura knew what was going on inside her and she didn't want that emotion to come forward. So she quickly released Sasuke, and Sasuke suddenly found himself wanting her against him again. He silently slapped himself for thinking that. Then Sakura said, "Sorry, Sasuke, but we will have to finish this battle another time," she spoke while releasing her jutsu and turned back into her black cloak, "If we get the chance again, I might tell you more about my Suki swords," she said with a twinkle of mischief in her eyes.

Sasuke almost smiled at her words, but then Sakura half waved and was gone in a puff of smoke.

'Next time Sasuke/Sakura…' They thought.

R&R as always!