Summary: It's been a year sense the battle with Pein and almost four years sense Sasuke left. What do I do now that he's back? Should I tell him what happened, or keep him in the dark? Should I even talk to him? sasusaku; naruhina; shikatema; nejiten; saiino & more.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, just this plot. Thank you!

Hey guys. Sorry it has taken so long. :) I just put up my other stories chapter, so it took me a little while to write this one. But please enjoy and review after.

Chapter 6: The Night

Sakura looked at Sasuke and then looked back down at the liquid in her cup. She began as more tears fell from her eyes, rolled down her cheeks and fell into her cup and on the table.

Sasuke watched her cry and he felt the strange need to wipe those tears away and tell her to forget about it and then he'd change the subject, but he had to know. It was important.

"It was Sunday and me and my family hadn't really done anything all day. I remember training with Kakashi early in the morning but I went home pretty early. That night we all went to bed around 9 or 10," the tears started to come faster. "I woke up to my mom's scream. It was so loud and she sounded so scared. I got up and ran to Hyota's room and I saw blood everywhere. His eyes were open and someone had slashed his throat," Sakura squeezed her eyes tight and then opened them again. She cleared her throat and then continued. "I ran to Airi's room and she had been stabbed in the stomach and she looked like she had been in so much pain. Then I ran to Nasute's room and found her still alive. I remember being so scared. I heard the men in coming out of my parents room and I quickly and quietly closed the door. I picked up Nasute and laid her in the closet, I got in the closet with her and closed the door. I heard the men said, 'she's not in her room!' and 'Where is that little brat?' I looked at Nasute and found a closet in the corner of the closet. I covered her and slid her to the very back of the closet. She was still sleeping," Sakura twiddled her hands together and cried harder. Sasuke just sat there quietly and patiently. Sakura took in a deep breath and began again.

"I heard them kick the door to Nasute's room open. I tried to stop my breathing and make it quieter but I was just so scared. They looked in Nasute'scrib and then started looking around for her. They were all wearing black mask and covers. I couldn't even see what country they were from. They were just in all black and I could only see their eyes and hands. One of the men started to walk over to the closet. I tried to push myself to the very back but if I did they might find Nasute. So I waited for him to open the door. I didn't have any weapons. When he opened the door I ran out at him and tried my hardest to hurt him, but his friends helped him and soon I remember being on the floor covered in my own blood, right in front of the closet. The man reached towards me and I noticed a scar on his hand. It was big and it looked like a nasty burn. It covered most of his left index finger and it reminded me of a dragon fly. The finger was the body and then there were burns on his hands that looked like wings. And his eyes were golden to. That's all I remember of him though. He was reaching towards me to kill me, but that's when Kakashi came in. He had heard screams coming from inside and ran in to see what was wrong. While Kakashi was fighting all the men I tried to pick myself up but I couldn't. I was too weak. Soon, ANBU came and killed all of the people. Only the captain got away. After it was over I past out," Sakura said as she kept her eyes on the table.

"When I woke up I was in the hospital and I couldn't remember anything. I remember crying so hard when they had to tell me again that my family was murdered, and that all I had left to live for was Nasute. Tsunadecame to talk to me while I was in the hospital, she talked to me about my living arrangements. She said that I could live with her until I turned 15, that's the legal age to live on your own. I had just turned 14 then so me and Nasute lived with Tsunade for a year, in which I trained under her. Then, when that year was up we came to live here," Sakura said she looked up at Sasuke to see his reaction. All Sasuke did was reach up and wipe away the tears on her face. Sakura smiled sadly at him and then looked back down. After a minute of silence, Sasuke had to ask.

"Who is that other boy in the pictures upstairs?" Sakura looked up at him with confusion.

"How do you know about those?"

"I saw the other room and I got curious. I'm sorry," he said to her. She looked at him but then nodded and looked down.

"Not even a year after I moved in here I met Arashi. I met him down at Iciraku's Ramenwith Lee. He was nice and funny and he made me feel better. He was a traveler looking for somewhere to live. He was staying down at a hotel right then but after a few more days of getting to know him better I let him stay with me and Nasute. He was good to live with, he helped out around the house for a while even, but after a while he started to change. First he was mean with his words and then it was with his fist. He was never mean to me around Nasute though, or to Nasute. And I let him stay because she had grown attached to him. She was happy and I just loved to see her smile," Sakura looked up at Sasuke with a small smile and then looked back down again.

"Me and Arashi always had separate rooms, I didn't like him like that but more like a brother. One night, it was like 2 am, and I heard noises coming from down stairs. I didn't bother to wake Arashi because he never liked me in his room. I just went down stairs and I heard the noises coming from Nasute's bedroom. I went down the hall and opened the door. That's when I saw the things he was doing to her. He had been raping Nasutesense the beginning and I hadn't protected her. I couldn't protect her. I couldn't protect her just like I couldn't protect anyone else in my family. That's when I beat him, I didn't kill him but I beat him up pretty good. I kick him out and Tsunade kicked him out of the village. After a week everything started to go back to normal. She was smiling again, and it wasn't fake. It was like Arashi was never there with her, even though I still thought of that night I don't think she did," Sakura had tears rolling down her face again.

"About two weeks after Arashi had left, I put Nasute to bed and then went to bed myself. As soon as I was about to crawl into bed I heard Nasute scream. I was like that night all over again and I rushed down stairs to see what was happening. When I got to Nasute's room I saw Arashi standing with Nasute in his arms. She had cuts on her arms and legs but she was still alive. I ran at him but I was in such emotion that he hit me and I flew against the wall. I broke my leg, and I tried to stand up but I was to slow. He smiled at me and then through Nasute in the closet, and before he closed the door he stabbed her in her chest, she died then. He looked at me and said, 'you hid her in the closet away from my father, and now, that's where she dies.' His father was the captain that tried to kill me. I should have known. They both had the same eyes," Sakurasaid and put her hand over her eyes as she cried. She was sobbing and Sasuke didn't really know what to do. So he just sat there patiently. After a minute or two Sakura settled down again.

"He came toward me then, and he said he was going to kill me. I screamed, not for me though, but for Nasute. I had no reason left to live. I screamed and screamed. 'Just kill me already!' is what I said. He smiled and said that he'd be honored to. He raised the kunai up and then Neji came through the window. He had heard my screams. Neji and Arashifought and in the end Neji won. Arashi died and I was left alive but lifeless inside. For about a year I was just useless, just waiting for death. Then I started to hear Airi in my head. She told me that I had to stop living that way and work to become stronger so I could find the captain and get revenge on him if he wasn't already dead. So I did. Then Naruto came back and then I helped him look for you, while I was just out looking for the captian, making Naruto think I was really looking for you. The only problem was that I had no idea if he was alive," Sakurawas now just looking at her cup and Sasuke noticed that she was squeezing it really tight.

"But just about six months or so ago, I heard of a rumor that there was a weird guy going around the hidden mist village that had a dragonfly looking burn on his hand and he was going around stealing numerous weapons and stuff. I just knew that was him. But Tsunade said I couldn't leave the village, and I didn't want to risk my whole life here just to kill someone. I would get him sometime, but I wanted to have a home to come back to. So I waited. Then you came back and this is actually the first time i have talked about it with this much detail with anyone," Sakura looked up at Sasuke and gave a small smile. The tear tracks were on her face but she had stopped crying. Sasuke reached up and wiped off the rest of the tears with his sleeve, but when he touched her she leaned into his hand and closed her eyes. She sighed.

"Thank-you for listening, Sasuke. It feels good to have someone to talk to that knows kind of what I'm going through," Sakura said with her eyes still closed. Sasuke sat there for a minute and then dropped his hand. To much affection. Sakura opened her eyes with a apologetic look.

"Your welcome," Sasuke said and then he got up.

"I'm sorry," she said. She though he was going to leave now. He didn't say anything, though as he moved to the sink and grabbed a washcloth and got it wet. Then he walked back over to her and handed her it.

"Hn," (It's ok) Sakura smiled at him, and then wiped her face with the cloth to get the tear stains off. Sakura sat there for a minute with the rag in her hands. Sasuke walked back over to the sink and stood over it looking out the window that was above it. It was silent and then Sakura sighed. She looked towards Sasuke as he still stared outside.

"So..." Sakura started. "I'm starving. Want to go get some food?" Sasuke looked at her and then nodded. Sakura smiled and got up. "Hold on a second and I'll go get dressed," she said before running up the stairs to her room.

Sasuke walked absentmindedly around the kitchen. He had a lot of new information that would help him, but what he was doing here wasn't really his main concern right then. His main concern was that he had left and he left Sakura here all alone to fend for herself, and he hadn't been here to protect her. If he had been here maybe things would have turned out different. Maybe Sakura's family would still be here. Maybe she wouldn't have had to gone through any of what she has been through. Sasukeknew it must have been hard for her, it was hard for him when he lost his family. He never thought he would even think this but him and Sakura were on the same path and were a lot alike, and at this point, Sakura is probably the only person that can understand him aside from Kakashi.

He once thought that Sakurawas a weak girl, and she was, but now she is strong. Mentally and and physically she is strong. That is a good thing but the reasons of why she is mentally and physically strong, the cause of her being strong, is the worst thing that could happen to someone. To be left alone was a unbearable feeling and Sasuke knew that Sakura had to be strong from surviving it. Having to watch her little sister murdered was another level of disturbing too. Even Sasuke didn't have to watch what was left of his family get murdered in front of him. Sakura had been through a lot and knowing this made Sasuke have a whole new light on Sakura. Sakura wasn't a weak or annoying and unimportant girl.

Sakura was a strong, respectable, and important woman to this village and to everyone in it. Everyone needed Sakura here, if only Sakura could see that.

"Okay! I'm ready. Are you?" Sakura asked bouncing down the stairs into the kitchen. Sasuke looked over her attire. She was wearing dark blue jeans that fit her frame well, and a white tank top that fit her body good to, and then over the tank top was a tan jacket. She went to the door and put on black sandals that had a small heal to them. Sakura stood back up and looked at Sasuke. He nodded and moved toward the door and quickly put on his shoes. Sakuraopened the door and Sasuke closed it behind him. Sakura walked in front of him towards the busy part of town. Even this early in the morning it would be busy. Sakura looked behind her at Sasuke and smiled. Sasuke smirked back. Sakura stopped and waited for him to catch up to her. When he did she laughed at him.

"Hn?" (What?)

"We need to get you some new clothes," she said as she shook her head.

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" He asked.

"That your ninja outfit, it's good for when your training or on missions, but when you aren't doing anything you need some other clothes to go around town in," Sakura explained.

"Hn," (Whatever.) Sakura laughed at him.

"Don't make me have Ino help me," Sakura threatened. Sasuke glared at her.

"You wouldn't," he said.

"Oh, but I would. Let me help you pick out some clothes or I'll call her right now," Sakura glared back at him playfully.

"No," Sasuke said. Sakura smirked and reached into her pocket and grabbed her cell phone. She flipped it open, and started dialing a number. Sasuke watched her thinking that she was just playing around. She really wouldn't do that... would she? Sakura put the phone up to her ear and looked at Sasuke with a playful look. She was silent for a few minutes until...

"Hey Ino," she said to the phone. Before talking could start on the other end of the line, Sasuke reached up and took the phone out of Sakura's hand and shut it, ending the call.

"No Ino," he said sternly before handing the phone back to Sakura. She smiled and put the phone back into her pocket. She laughed as Sasuke glared at her.

"I win!" she said joyfully and then continued towards the market stores. This was going to be a long day.

Sasuke watched her walk forward before walking up to join her. She was strong and independent, and not a woman you could say no to apparently. Sasuke looked at her from the corner of his eye, and smirked a smirk that she couldn't see.

She was deffantly a impressive woman, who Sasuke respected deeply. Sasuke knew that Sakura would go far and accomplish anything that she sets her mind to. And he hoped he could be there to see it.

Hey hope you liked it. It took me a while because finals are coming up and i've been studing a lot. lol. I know that they didn't really have cell phones but oh well, they do in this story. lol.

Well, I'll try to get the next chapter up soon. After I get the next chapter to Sasusaku: Everything You Are it will be up soon after that. But thank you for reading. :)

See you next time.

Broken-heart-crossing!