A/N: Hello everyone! Before reading I'd like to warn you guys that Sasuke and Sakura will be slightly OOC. The biggest change would be to Sakura's parents. I kept their names but changed their looks and their personalities to fit this story. I can't have Kizashi with pink hair and still take him seriously.

Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Fire and smoke; that was all little Sasuke could see. All around him flames crackled and wood creaked and crumbled. The pungent smoke burned his nose and made his eyes water.

'Run! Escape and hide!'

His mother's worried voice repeated over and over in his head. He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him and headed toward the forests that surrounded his family's compound.

Earlier that night, it had seemed like any ordinary evening. His relatives walked between the houses chatting as the returned home from work or just spending the day in town. To an outsider it looked like any other close knit family. But the Uchiha clan was actually a pack of werewolves that controlled the surrounding territory. Their pack was a relatively large one and no one dared bother them with the strength that they wielded. Until now.

Hunters had snuck up on them and caught completely off guard. No one knew how they hadn't caught their scent beforehand or how they managed to get so close undetected. The first shot was extraordinarily loud as it broke the quite hum of night. It was instantly followed by a dull thud as a body collapsed, lifeless, a bullet hole through their head.

The hunters flowed in, moving swiftly coming out from behind the buildings guns blazing. Their heads were covered by hoods with a cloth covering the bottom portion of their face. More shots were fired and cries of pain were heard. The silver bullets tore through skin and bone, its toxic qualities eating away at their bodies.

The surprise quickly wore off as the wolves defended themselves. Loud snarls and growls accompanied the gun shots as clothes were torn and fur and fangs replaced what had first appeared to be normal human bodies.

Sasuke had been sitting in the living room with his parents and brother when the first shot was fired. His elder brother and father had immediately rushed outside to see what was going on. His mother had wrapped her arms around him and held him close. Sasuke began to tremble as the noise of the bloody fight outside began to escalate.

The sound of their front door being kicked in caused both he and his mother to jump. He was quickly ushered to the back door and told to run. He stood frozen stiff and stared at his mother, his eyes wide with fear. She smiled sadly at him and bent down to hug him tightly. She kissed the top of his head and said she loved him. With a final squeeze she pushed him away slightly telling him to run. The last time he would see his mother was her turning to face the three hunters that entered their house. In the blink of an eye, the beautiful woman that was Mikoto Uchiha was replaced with a large black wolf that was determined to defend her youngest son until her last breath. Sasuke finally forced his legs to move when he saw his mother pounce on a hunter that had just rounded the corner.

The hunters had set the houses on fire, attempting to burn anyone who tried to hide inside. As Sasuke made his way towards the forest his way was blocked as a hunter stepped out of a smoking house and raised a gun towards him. He froze as he stared down the barrel of the rifle. As the shot was fired another wolf bounded from the shadows and sunk his teeth into the hunter's arms. The bullet grazed his arm cutting into the skin.

Sasuke yelped as the bullet tore through the flesh of his right arm and drew blood. The silver burned his skin and kept the blood from clotting. It was a minor wound and was no threat to his life; but it sure hurt like hell.

Sasuke didn't know who the wolf was, whether it be a cousin, aunt, or uncle, he couldn't tell. But he knew that he probably wouldn't be able to escape certain death a second time. As the two of them continued their scuffle, Sasuke took the chance to escape into the forest.

He passed by many bodies that were torn and ravaged lying in thick pools of blood. Some of them were his kin, both in human and wolf form. Their bodies were riddled with bullet wounds, arrows, or large gashes from the long knives that the hunters carried with them at all times. He also passed an occasional fallen hunter that had claw marks gouged deep into the bodies or had their throats completely torn out. The smell of blood in this part of the compound was even worse than the smoke, making Sasuke gag and cover his nose as he ran for safety.

After running through the underbrush for a few minutes he turned to look over his shoulder. He could see the dim orange glow of the fires. He slowed to a stop and watched the smoke rise above the tree tops.

Where was he to go? Should he find a place to hide and wait until the hunters left? What if they found him?

The last thought made him cringe. And more morbid thoughts brought tears to his eyes.

Was his mother alright? His father? Brother? Did anyone else get out?

Sasuke sniffed and wiped a few tears from his eyes. His family was strong that's why they had managed to survive in these lands for so many generations. They would surely fight off the hunters and come find him in the morning.

He lifted his head as a new noise reached his ears. Barking. The hunters brought dogs with them. Dogs were no match against a fully grown wolf, but they were brought along for one thing. Tracking.

The barking began to steadily get louder. Sasuke realized that they must have caught his scent and immediately turned and sprinted deeper into the forest.

Sticks tore at his skin and clothes and rocks seemed to jut out of nowhere trying to trip him. But Sasuke didn't slow his pace. He wished he was older. Being only 5 years of age he still was rather new to shifting. Like every werewolf he transformed during the full moon, but every other time took great concentration and control. He had managed it a few times, but now he was too nervous, too scared.

He could hear the barking getting steadily louder and quickened his pace. Sasuke nearly fell when he crashed into a shallow stream. The rocks were slick and the water freezing cold. It would slow his travel immensely but the water would hide his scent from the perusing hounds. After slipping and tumbling over his first few steps he fled downstream.

An hour later Sasuke finally left the shallow waters. His legs were soaked and his toes numb. But his travel in the stream had paid off. He hadn't heard the barking of dogs for quite some time, but he had remained in the river just to be safe. At a much slower pace he wandered the forest. He kept alert, listening for any signs of approaching hunters or family members.

Sasuke was exhausted. He didn't know what time it was but it was surely nearing midnight; if it hadn't already past. His legs were wobbly with exhaustion and struggled to hold up his body. The cut on his arm still burned, but at least the bleeding had finally stopped. His kind had remarkable healing abilities but it was hindered by silver.

Finally giving up, Sasuke made his way over to a rather large tree and curled up near its roots. He shivered from the cold and the pain. Someone would find him soon. His trick would have worked on some stupid dogs, but his family would surely find him once they had dealt with the hunters. With that reassuring thought he drifted off into unconsciousness.

A gun shot broke the quiet morning air, starling Sasuke awake. His head quickly whipped back and forth looking for any signs of danger. He breathed a sigh of relief when there seemed to be no one around.

But that sound meant that hunters were nearby. He had to get moving. In his haste to escape the night before he had gotten himself lost. Sure, he's been in the forest tons of times, but he was never alone before. In the past, he had always been with his family and was more focused on playing rather than memorizing his surroundings.

After dusting off the dirt and leaves that clung to his shirt he started running again, heading in the opposite direction of the gun shot.

He hadn't been running for more than a few minutes when he burst through a row of bushes and crashed into something. Sasuke let out a small grunt when he landed roughly on the ground.

"Owww…"

His head shot up at the sound. Lying next to him was a little girl. She appeared to be around the same age as he was, with bright pink hair that was tied up in a red ribbon that matched her dress and the greenest eyes he's ever seen. By her scent he could tell she was human. He had gone to town with his mother on multiple occasions and watched as she conversed with the humans. But he himself had never talked to one.

She sat on her knees and inspected her elbow that now adorned a scuff mark from her impact with the ground. She turned to him with a pout on her face, ready to scold him for knocking her down. But as soon as she got a good look at him she gasped. Sasuke was covered in small scrapes and dirt clung to his skin and torn grey shirt. Not to mention the blood stains on his sleeve from where the bullet wound was.

"Don't move!" she ordered. With her small injury forgotten, she jumped to her feet and ran off.

Sasuke's gaze followed her into a rather large house that was nearby. When she disappeared into the door he began to take in his surroundings. He was sitting in the girl's back yard. The light blue house sat on a neatly trimmed grass that was littered with the occasional toy. There were plucked flowers scattered in the grass around him. Apparently she had been out picking flowers before he interrupted her.

He hadn't planned on actually listening to her and staying, but by the time he regained his bearings she was back. The girl burst from her house with a first aid kit clutched tightly in her hands.

"Don't worry, I'll fix you right up!" she smiled happily. Sasuke sat there stunned as the little girl stuck a band-aid on his cheek. He hadn't even noticed the scratch there. "That looks like it hurts." The girl had leaned closer to him and was inspecting his arm. Sasuke flinched away when she raised a hand to touch it.

Seeing as he didn't want her to touch the wound she moved on to another scratch on his leg. She knew that when she had an oww-ies her mommy always put a band-aid on it to make it better, but she never had one as big as that. Her cute neon colored band-aids were too small for that.

Sasuke was unsure of what to do. He couldn't stay here, but this girl seemed nice. Maybe he could hide here until his family came to find him.

"I'm Sakura. Want to be friends? What's your name?" Her closeness was making Sasuke nervous causing him to look away from her, ignoring her questions. "Don't be shy," she smiled sweetly at him. Sasuke glanced at her and couldn't help but give her a small smile in return. She was a bit noisy, but really nice.

"Sakura what happened?" a shout came from the house. A woman exited the house and scanned the yard for her daughter. She was a pretty woman with light grey eyes and light pink hair that reached her lower back. The woman had an apron decorated with a floral pattern wrapped around her waist. Their similar appearances must make her the girl's mother. She became worried when the little girl came barreling into the house and ran out with the first aid kit. She was closely followed by a taller man with short grey hair and had similar eyes to the young girl. But the thing Sasuke noticed the most was that he used a cane and walked with a limp even if he seemed rather young.

Mebuki Haruno gasped at the sight of the battered child and began to take a few hurried steps toward them. But the cocking of a gun and her husband's sharp tone stopped her. "Don't move. Sakura come here," Kizashi Haruno growled.

Sakura was confused as to why her daddy was acting that way. She gasped when he raised his pistol and pointed it at the boy.

Sasuke began to tremble as he stared down the barrel of another gun, not 24 hours after the last one was pointed at him. If he turned and tried to run he would most definitely get shot in the back. But to his surprise the little girl next to him threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly, putting herself between him and the gun.

"Sakura get away from him! He's dangerous!" her dad shouted.

She hugged him tighter and shouted back, "No! He's my friend."

Gently Sasuke raised his hands and pulled her arms from around his neck. She looked at him large confused eyes. Now that he was free he stepped away from her and looked back at the man. It was strange, he didn't even know this girl for more than a few minutes but during that time she had been extremely kind to him and even shielded him from a gun. He was practically dead anyway, the least he could do was keep her out of harm's way.

Sakura whimpered but didn't move to hug him again.

"Honey," Mebuki said quietly and raised her hand in an attempt to lower her husband's gun.

"He's one of them!" Kizashi snapped. "The hunt was last night. Just look at the state of him; he must have escaped. If they let some cub slip by them the quality of the hunters they sent must have been pretty low."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the man and growled softly exposing small canines. He was afraid but he didn't like the tone the man had taken when we spoke of his family.

So these guys were hunters. His eyes flickered to the girl next to him. She certainly didn't seem too made of the right stuff to be hunter.

"But he's still young, and no threat to us," his wife argued, "Let's take him to the council and let them decide what to do with him." She didn't want her husband shooting the seemingly innocent boy in front of their daughter. It would scar her for life.

Sasuke was confused. What else would they do with him besides kill him? They were hunters, that's what they did. But it worked, and Kizashi slowly lowered his gun, but didn't put it away.

"Fine, go call them. But if he tries anything he's dead," Kizashi said. Sasuke and Kizashi exchanged heated glares.

Mebuki hurriedly headed back to the house and called for her daughter.

Thousands of turbid thoughts swirled around Sakura's mind as she witnessed her daddy nearly shoot the boy she was trying to help. 'One of them', that's what her father had called him. Did that mean he was one of those scary monsters that she had heard stories about? But he didn't looks scary or dangerous. In fact he had looked down right scared. She looked worriedly at the boy one last time before the headed back to the house towards her parents.

"Sasuke."

She turned around as the boy spoke up quietly. "My name is Sasuke." He broke eye contact with her dad to look at her.

A big grin broke across her face. She waved goodbye at her new friend before running the rest of the way into her house.

'Sasuke,' she thought happily. She wasn't really sure what was happening around her, but she had a good feeling about everything. She had just made her first friend.

When Sakura and her mother disappeared into the house Sasuke was left alone in the yard with Kizashi. It was obvious that the man would rather blow his head off rather than agree to what his wife wanted. But what did she want? She mentioned something about a council. He couldn't imagine any reason why a group of hunters would want to keep him alive.

"What happened to my family?" Sasuke finally built up enough courage to ask.

The older man shrugged, "Not sure. Haven't heard any news yet." Sasuke wasn't sure if he could trust this man. But he hadn't truly given an answer. There was still hope.

After a few minutes a few hooded men arrived. They each held a rifle at the boy who remained seated in the grass. They spoke in hushed voices with Kizashi before carefully approaching the boy.

Sasuke growled at them as the men got closer to him. One of them cocked their gun and pointed it at him. "Behave or else," he threatened. Sasuke gave them another small growl before giving up and just scowled at them. One of the men bent down with something metallic held tightly in his grasp. It was a thick steel collar with strange dark red symbols on it.

Sasuke began backing away from the men. There was no way they were going to put that thing on him. But before he had taken more than a few steps on of the other hunters grasped his shoulders and held him in place.

That resulted in causing Sasuke to start thrashing wildly trying to break lose. But he wasn't strong enough to overpower and adult. He shivered as the cold metal touched the skin of his neck.

The sharp click of the collar locking shut was the starting point of a new life for Sasuke.

As soon as the metal clicked shut around his neck Sasuke felt a cold shiver run down his spine.

"C'mon," one of the men grunted. He yanked on the collar making Sasuke stumble. Upset, he tore away from the man and snapped at him, nearly taking he man's finger off.

All of a sudden there was a shooting pain throughout his body. He cried out in pain and sunk to the ground, his body curled protectively into the fetal position. He couldn't tell exactly where the pain had originated, but his whole body shook and trembled with pain.

As soon as the pain started it began to dissipate. The symbols on the collar that were flashing bright red began to fade. In one of the hunters hand was a small red orb with grey swirls in it. The orb was no bigger than a grape and flashed in time with the runes on the collar. Sasuke gasped, drawing in great gulps of air. He was pulled violently to his feet by one of the men. "Don't even think about trying something like that again." Wanting to avoid another experience like that, Sasuke marched between the men as they circled him.

Kizashi watched as they took away the little menace. He wasn't sure what the council had planned, but it had better be worth keeping the mutt alive. When they turned a corner and disappeared out of sight Kizashi turned away and entered his house.

Sasuke was thrown in the back of a car and taken into town. He recognized some buildings and landmarks as they whizzed by, but he couldn't tell where they were headed. The car suddenly stopped near the back entrance of the local police station, the secret headquarters for the Hunters Association. He was quickly ushered out of the car and moved to a side door.

The door appeared to be made of thick metal with a small keypad next to the frame. One of the men quickly typed in a series of numbers. The keypad made a high pitched beep followed by the clinking of several locks as they were undone. It swung open easily revealing a small hallway lit by dim yellow lights.

The man who unlocked the door entered the dimly lit hallway. Sasuke felt a slight nudge in the middle of his back and followed after. They travelled down the hall in silence, the only noise being their footsteps. After turning down a few branching corridors and entering more locked doors they came to a room filled with jail cells.

There was a row of cells that lined each wall. All the cells were currently empty, but some of them had dark stains on the floor and walls that looked suspiciously like blood. Sasuke was forced into one of the cells. Before he could even turn around he heard the lock click shut.

Without saying anything the men walked out shutting the door behind them. Once the door closed Sasuke clutched the thick bars and tugged. They remained firmly in place and didn't even creak when he pulled on them. He was expecting that, but there was no harm in trying. Not having any other options, Sasuke walked over and sunk into one of the corners pulling his legs to his chest. He rested his forehead on his knees and wrapped his arms around them. There was no way he was going to be found now. All he could do was wait as his fate was decided by people who despised him.

By that afternoon Sakura was constantly bugging her parents about the whereabouts of her new friend. She thought that he would be brought in the house after her daddy had finished talking to him. Her mommy always invited their friends in for a snack. But even after her daddy came in her friend wasn't with him.

Maybe he had something to do? She kept telling her parents that she was worried about her friend. She may have helped him with some of his smaller cuts, but the one on his arm was too big for her to care for. Were his booboos well taken care of?

"Are you sure he's okay?" she asked her mom that night as they ate their dinner.

"Yes yes, he's fine," Mebuki said exasperatedly.

Sakura grew quiet for a few moments before asking something that had been bothering her all morning. "Mommy? How come Sasuke came out of the forest? Didn't you say there were monsters in there?"

Kizashi and Mebuki shared a nervous look. They had told their daughter about the different supernatural creatures that roamed the world and she knew that it was her father's job to eliminate the ones that were a threat to the humans.

"Remember we told you about the werewolf pack that lived nearby?" Sakura nodded to answer her mother's question, but she didn't quite understand what she had brought them up. "The other hunters went after them last night. Your friend is one of them. He must have escaped somehow."

Sakura gasped her eyes going wide. Sasuke was a werewolf!? But he didn't seem like those scary monsters that her parents told her about. Other kids often made fun of her looks and ignored who she really was, maybe it was the same thing for him. All the kids she knew made fun of her pink hair and slightly larger than normal forehead. She was considered a freak and a weirdo; no one wanted to play with her. Just because he was a wolf doesn't make him a bad person right?

"When can I see him?" Sakura was anxious. She never really had a friend before and wanted to give him a chance. They were the same, prejudiced against because of that they looked like and what they were. "What happened to his family?"

Her mother struggled for the answer. Stumbling over words before Kizashi spoke up, "They were most likely hunted down. You know of our job to protect the people from monsters like them. He and his family were a huge threat."

Sakura stared up at them with wide eyes. If they were hunted like the other monsters in the stories she heard then it meant that his family was dead. She was so young, but she vaguely understood the concept of death. "He must be really lonely. I want to see him!"

Her parents shared a worried look. They had called the council and asked about the wolf cub they had turned in and found that he was going to be kept in captivity. They planned on taking blood samples and keeping him alive to study him. A live specimen. The boy was quiet and didn't speak. They tried to give him food and water but he refused them. If they wanted to keep him alive they needed him to eat.

"We can take you to see him tomorrow," Kizashi answered. The only time they had heard him speak was when he told his name to their daughter. Sasuke was it? He may be a monster but he was young, perhaps being around someone else his age would put him more at ease.

Sakura broke into a huge grin. She could see her friend tomorrow! She quickly gobbled up her food and dashed away giggling.

Mebuki smiled, this was the first time in ages that she had seen her only daughter so happy. "Just don't let them get to close. You can't trust those things," Kizashi said. Even he had noticed that Saukra had been rather down lately. But if seeing that mutt made his daughter happy he would allow it. But he would make sure she was safe. "Keep him behind bars and muzzled." He gripped the thigh of his injured leg tightly under the table.

The next morning Sasuke had barely moved from his original position. His body was stiff from lack of movement and his wounds still throbbed. The night before the hunters had taunted him, telling him the news of his family, his pack. They were all slaughtered. There were no survivors. They hunters had burned the houses and killed any wolf that tried to escape. He was all alone now.

He felt sick. There was a gaping hole inside of him that was threatening to devour him. He just wanted to curl up to sleep and never wake up. Whenever he closed his eyes he could see the mutilated bodies of his family surrounded by raging flames.

Hunters came buy a few times dropping off food and talking to him. But everything around him was a blur and their voices formed incomprehensible buzzing. He was just existing, the faces of his family was swimming before his eyes.

To top it all off he was starving. His stomach gnawed at his insides and the smell of food only made things worse.

They had brought him food and water and left it at the edge of his cage. It smelled delicious, but he was afraid that the food and water was poisoned or drugged.

He heard the door to the room opening but remained where he was, with his head resting on his knees. "Hello there."

The tone of voice startled him. He was expecting the gruff voice of one of the men, but it was softer, a woman. He lifted his head to see who his new visitor was. Standing outside his cage was a rather large chested blond woman. She had her hair in two low pigtails and was wearing a white lab coat.

She knelt down and spoke to him in a soft voice, "How are you this morning?" Sasuke just stared unblinkingly at her. "I see you haven't eaten," she tried again. But she was still ignored. They had sent her to try to get the boy to eat, they needed him healthy not starved to death. After hearing how the boy was treated it was no wonder he didn't eat anything the men were giving him. They didn't physically harm him, but they oozed hatred and dislike.

She continued to talk to the boy in a soothing voice to try to get him to trust her a little. They had always wanted a live specimen to work with but everything the hunters managed to capture was nearly fully grown and dangerous. This was the first time they had captured a pup. They may not have another opportunity like this again.

But no matter what she did she couldn't get him to eat or even talk. She was never known for her patience and this brat was starting to get on her nerves. She was being polite and talking to him nicely, and all she got in return was a blank stare. The little bastard even refused to tell her his name.

"Aunty Tsunade!"

Both she and the boy turned to the door to see Sakura sprinting towards her with her mother and two startled guards followed her. Sakura was holding a small container with a puppy printed on the top of it.

Sakura threw her arms around the woman and hugged her in greeting. But she was pushed aside as the little girl looked through the bars. "How come Sasuke is in time out? Was he bad?"

"Sasuke?" Tsunade asked. The little girl nodded enthusiastically then cocked her head to the side as she waited for her aunt to answer her question. "No. He's in there because he's dangerous."

Sakura frowned. That was what her parents had said too, but she couldn't understand it. Sasuke wasn't dangerous. She only spent a few moments with him but he didn't seem dangerous at all. She had a good feeling about him. He was soft spoken and scared. When she had first seen him he was terrified and running for his life. If he was as dangerous and deadly as the adults seemed to think then wouldn't he have attacked her when they were alone?

"No he's not!" she stomped angrily. With a huff she turned away from her favorite aunt and turned to the cage see a very startled Sasuke. The next thing he noticed was the tray of untouched food and a full glass of water. She gasped the top of the container and pulled of the lid, revealing chocolate chip cookies. "My mommy normally makes me eat my dinner before I can have desert but you must really be hungry," she said and picked up one of the cookies and stuck her hand through the bars.

Tsunade looked on sadly. Her niece would be crushed when the boy snubbed her like he did to everyone else. But as she was about to stop her the boy stood up and took the cookie from her.

Sasuke held it in his hand and sniffed it curiously. It smelled alright. His reaction made Sakura laugh. "It's good I promise. I helped mommy make it this morning." She helped herself to one and smiled happily as she munched on the cookie.

Sasuke took a tentative bite and slowly chewed; it was good. Sasuke gobbled down the cookie making Sakura beam at him. He was licking the crumbs off his fingers when Sakura passed him another. "Thank you," he said and devoured the second cookie.

Tsunade and the guards gaped at the scene in front of them. Not only was the boy eating but he spoke too.

As her friend ate, Sakura's gaze wondered to the forgotten food. If he was so hungry they why wasn't he eating? Her curiosity led her to bend down and stick her hand through the bars and reached for the bread roll that sat on the tray. It looked alright, but maybe it tasted icky and that's why he wasn't eating.

Sasuke saw her reaching towards his untouched food and quickly grabbed her hand. "Don't!"

Instantly the guards raised their guns and pointed it at him. Sasuke's eyes flickered towards the men before focusing back on Sakura. "It's poisoned," he said and slowly released her hand. Sakura gasped and quickly withdrew her hand and gripped it to her chest.

Tsunade rolled her eyes and scoffed, "It's not poisoned. Why would we poison you? If we wanted you dead they would have just shot you?" She had to admit, for someone so young he was rather sharp for even thinking that the food may have been tampered with. "That food's cold and stale already, let's get you some fresh food. I promise the food is perfectly fine. I would hate to harm my favorite niece's friend."

At her order one of the guards went to open the cell while the other kept his gun raised at Sasuke to make sure he didn't make a run for it. When he pushed open the door and knelt down to pick up the tray Sakura dashed past him and into the cage.

The other occupants of the room gasped. Sakura was going to prove to them that their belief that Sasuke was dangerous was wrong. The guards instantly raised their guns but other than that no one dared move.

Sasuke knew that if he moved they guards would think he was going to harm Sakura and shoot him. Sakura was oblivious to the nervousness of the adults behind her when she moved to stand next to her friend. She dipped her head to see his arm. She frowned when she saw the caked on dried blood that indicated that the wound was ignored.

"Aunty Tsunade, I thought it was your job to help people with their booboos," she scolded.

Tsunade stumbled over her words for a moment before answering, "It is. But-"

"Then why didn't you help him," Sakura interrupted.

"Sakura come here," her mother tried to reason, "I know you think he's your friend but you barely had a chance to know him. What do you know about him other than his name?"

Sakura looked at Sasuke and smiled. Sasuke raised an eyebrow curiously at her. He was glad to have someone being so nice to him, but he couldn't understand the little girl's actions either. They barely even knew each other and she seemed so attached to him.

"I just have this really good feeling," Sakura continued to smile. She reached out to Sasuke and grabbed his hand. At first Sasuke felt uncomfortable as he stared at their intertwined fingers. The loneliness from losing his family came rushing back to him. He had no one now, but this girl who was still practically a stranger made him feel a litter better. Like the world hadn't totally deserted him. The cold feeling in his chest slowly disappeared and was replaced with a comforting warmth. He gave her hand a small squeeze.

"Come here girl." One of the hunters had entered the cell was slowly approaching them and extended his hand out to reach for Sakura.

Sasuke couldn't trust these people, they had killed his family. If anyone was dangerous it was them! They were the murderers! He pulled Sakura behind him and growled angrily at the man making him instantly retreat. He felt his canines elongate slightly and his eyes bleed to a blood red color. He was useless when the hunters came for his family, but he was going to protect his new friend. He was going to protect Sakura.

The guard jumped and took a step back. The kid had been passive so far, this was the first sign of aggression that they had seen. While the Mebuki paled and a gasp past her lips, she was afraid for her daughter. Instead of fearing for Sakura, Tsunade grinned. She rested her hand on the guards shoulder and pulled him back.

"Sasuke," she calmly addressed, "My name is Tsunade. I'm a close family friend of Sakura's. Don't worry we won't harm her." Sasuke stopped growling but his eyes remained red.

Sakura was a bit startled when Sasuke started growling, but she didn't move from his side. She stepped up to his side and noticed his red eyes and stared in wonder. Maybe he could teach her how to make her eyes change color?

The guards looked skeptical and Mebuki was still fidgeting nervously, she couldn't wait for her daughter to get away from the boy. But Tsunade looked perfectly fine, in fact she seemed rather excited. "Sakura, how would you like it if Sasuke stayed with you?"

A/N: Hope you all liked the first installment of Chained!