Sasusaku story Disappearence

Chapter 3 – Unexpected discoveries part 2

Sasuke sat totally frozen on the couch, wishing it was just a dream.

" Naruto, please tell me I'm just dreaming and what you said isn't true. "

" Sorry Sasuke, I wish I could. "

" Shit! So she ended up in the same situation as us but the difference was we weren't there for her. "

Naruto just silently nodded his head.

" What happened to them? " the raven haired guy asked after a moment of silence.

" I'm not quite sure. Hinata said they were killed by some rouge ninjas but she wouldn't say anything else, though I wouldn't be surprised if she knew more about it. Since I came back to the village, I was able to see that they were like twins. Hinata revealed that she was the only one Sakura really trusted. "

" So that's the reason why she was so cold..... "

" Yeah, I think so. She practically lost everything that was important to her. Her parents, us.....No wonder she was the way she was. "

" …...." Sasuke just stayed silent, wishing they could have been there for her when she had needed them. Even though Sasuke was annoyed by her presence at times, he could always depend on her to be there for him. Yet, he was unable to return the favor.

" Hinata said that it happened after they made chuunin. When they came back from their first mission as chuunins, team 8 along with Sakura went home, but a few hours later, when she was training with Neji, someone knocked on their door...... "

Flashback

" Well done Hinata. You've improved since the last time. "

" Thanks Neji, but I think I'm done for tonight. I'm so tired after the mission. "

Hinata said as she threw herself to the ground. Neji chuckled at her.

" Hey, what's so funny? " Tenten asked as she came out of the mansion with bottles of water for all of them.

" Nothing at all. Hinata is done, are you up for a fight? " Neji glanced at Tenten and chuckled again.

" Nah, I'm with Hinata on this one. I'm done too. " she said as she plopped herself next to Hinata.

" Gosh, you two are so lazy. "

" Yeah Neji, whatever you say. " Tenten added sarcastically and then they all laughed.

* Knock. Knock *

All of them turned to the gateway and then at each other.

" Hinata, are you expecting someone? "

" No. " Hinata answered, curious about who it could be since her father and sister were not at home.

" Then why don't we all go to look who it is? " Tenten suggested and stood up from the ground.

All three of them came to the doorway and Neji opened the door to see who it could be. But none were prepared for what was awaiting them. In front of the door stood Sakura, covered in blood, sickly pale and crying.

" Sakura! Oh my gosh, Sakura! " Both girls exclaimed at the sight of their best friend.

" Sakura what happened to you? " Neji asked, truly worried about her because she had become a close friend.

" They're dead. " Those were the only words she whispered before she passed out. Neji caught her just in time before her head could hit the ground.

" Is she okay? Who's dead? What was she talking about? " Hinata asked, panicking over what could have happened to her best friend.

" Hinata calm down. We won't figure out anything this way. I'll take her to your room okay? " Neji said, picking Sakura up and already walking with her to Hinata's room.

" Sorry Neji. It's just....I am so worried about her. "

Hinata apologized as she walked behind Neji, head hung low. Tenten placed a hand on her shoulder and tried to reassure the anxious girl.

" We all are Hina, but don't worry, we will find out what happened and Sakura will be okay. "

Neji placed the pinkette on Hinata's bed and looked up at the other two girls.

" You two stay with her her, I'll go ask Tsunade if she knows anything. Take care of her and when if you two sense some danger, you both know what to do. "

Neji said and in a minute he was out. Tenten and Hinata then cleaned her, changed her clothes and tucked her under the blankets.

" What do you think could have happened? Hinata asked while checking Sakura to see if she had any other injuries.

" I wish I knew. I hate not knowing what is going on. " Tenten answered and sat on a chair next to the bed. Hinata brought herself another chair and sat beside her. They stayed by her side the entire evening, both of them alert in case something happened.

When Neji came back it was almost midnight and he came with Tsunade and Shizune in row. Both girls were now almost asleep with Sakura still unconscious, but as soon as both kunoichi spotted them, they were immediately on their feet.

" Neji, what happened? " Tenten asked, now really concerned about what could have happened.

All three of them looked at the girls and then at the pinkette tucked in blankets. But when he saw that Tsunade and Shizune were uneasy with the situation, considering Sakura was like a daughter and sister to them, he just sighned and decided to speak up first, while Shizune went to check up on Sakura.

" Sakura's parents were killed. "

The girls eyes' widened in shock. Now they finally understood what Sakura meant before she fainted.

" But....how? Who? " Hinata asked already on the verge of tears.

Tsunade, Shizune and Neji shared a knowing look and Tsunade responded in a cold voice.  

" You don't want to know, believe me. "

End of the Flashback

" Damn......."

That was all Sasuke could say after listening to Naruto's story. He stood up and went over to the window. It was already late at night and he observed the stars in the sky wondering about Sakura and the one responsible for killing her parents.

" Hinata said that after her parents were killed, she wasn't the same. Baa-chan asked Hinata's father Hiashi to take her in, since Hinata was the closest to her and they were afraid she might end up like the first time after you left. "

" And did she.....? "

" No, luckily. " Sasuke sighed from relief .  

" But she went on a training rampage. She was training day and night for hours and she refused to stop. Even when they said she needed to rest, she refused she wanted to become stronger. Because of that, she ended up almost every other day in the hospital due to her depleted chakra and exhaustion or injuries from her training. Hinata said she was cold again. Although she became a perfect medic-nin and was the best at using genjutsu, it was like she was without a soul. And then she, Hinata, Tenten and Neji took the Jounin and later the ANBU exams and made a squad. Baa-chan explained me that they made a perfect team together. Their missions were always successful. Even I have seen them in action. It was clear that they were training together every day because they were so well-coordinated. "

" So, she found herself a new team and forgot about us. Am I right? "

Sasuke turned his head in Naruto's direction. Naruto just raised his eyebrow at him.

" No, you're not. Even when she was with them, we were her original squad. And what is surprising is that she never hated us for leaving. She was just really upset with us...."

Both boys were now awfully quiet. Sasuke was trying to take in all the informations about the pinkette. It was just too much to take in at once.

" I think we should go to sleep now. Do you need anything? " Naruto said after a minute of silence and stood up from the couch.

" No thanks. I'm good. "

" Okay then. Good night. "

Naruto turned around and headed off towards his room. He could see that Sasuke was trying to take it all in but he couldn't do anything about it. He just hoped he would be able to figure it all out.

" Good night. "

Sasuke turned back to face the window. Everything was a big mess. Everything that had happened, regarding Sakura, and the truth about Itachi....it was just too much. But his thoughts focused once again on the pink haired kunoichi. He was thinking about the days back when they were genins. Even through she was annoying most of the time, now he really missed it. He missed her smile for him, her laughter, her care for all of them....everything. But he missed those emerald eyes of hers the most. He never really admitted it, but her eyes were the most entrancing eyes he had ever seen. As Sasuke continued to think about her, his thoughts began to jumble together making him confused. The strange feeling in his chest when he found out she was missing. The loneliness he knew she must have felt after the loss of her parents. The pain they caused her......

' What are these feelings? Why do I feel so different when I'm thinking about her? Could this be....? But even if it is, how could she be with me when I have broken her heart so many times. '

He couldn't find the answers to these questions. He left his place by the window and returned to the couch so he could get some sleep. He laid on the couch, staring at the ceiling for a moment before he closed his eyes. But soon enough, he found it pretty hard to fall asleep, even though he was really tired.

The memories of Sakura flooded in his mind. He opened his eyes, unable to fall sleep. His mind was going through the different scenarios that could've happened to her and the Hyuuga heiress. Kidnapping, torture,.....hell they could have been raped or worse...killed. But, he didn't want to accept those two things. He was so worried that if he could, he would go look for them right away. But he couldn't. He remembered the last time he had felt this way when he had found out Sakura was so sick no one knew what was wrong with her.

Flashback

Sasuke was walking through the busy streets of Konoha. He came back yesterday from his mission with his sensei. He found out that his other two teammates were given a mission too and they should be returning in the afternoon. As if on cue, somebody suddenly rammed into him and he almost fell backwards. Almost. He couldn't say that about the other person who had fallen on the ground with a loud thud. He was about to curse but when he looked up, he found his female teammate, laying on the ground, struggling to stand up. As soon as she spotted him, she started panicking.

" Gomenasai Sasuke-kun, I didn't mean to ram into you, I just wasn't looking and I..... "

" It's okay. " He cut her off and gave her hand so she could stand up. The raven haired boy thought for a moment....Sakura wasn't really that type of person to actually run into someone. Sasuke observed her a little and saw her cheeks were red and there were bags under her eyes as if she hadn't been sleeping for days.

" Hey, are you alright? " he asked, quite concerned about her. She just looked up at him and smiled a little before answering his question.

" Yeah, I'm just tired, that's all....I have to go now. I must give a report to Tsunade-sama. Bye Sasuke-kun. And once agian, I'm sorry. "

She turned on her heel and headed towards the Hokage tower. He had a feeling that something wasn't right with her but he let it be and headed home.

A few hours later, Sasuke was called to Tsunade by an ANBU. When he entered he saw a concerned look on her face.

" You wanted to see me? "

" Yes. I wanted to ask you if you have been with Sakura today. "

" Yeah. I ran into her when she was on her way here. Why? "

Tsunade sighed and looked at the boy. " We hospitalized her tonight. She has a very rare illness that was spreading throughout her system. Do you remembered if something was off about her? "

Sasuke looked at her in shock. He had thought something was wrong but had decided to brush it off. " Hmm, yeah. She looked tired and her cheeks were red like when you have a fever but I thought it was just from running. "

" Actually, she had a fever. She passed out when she came here and now I have her hooked up to an IV to keep her hydrated. Since you were in contact with her I have to hospitalize you too. Just as a precaution. "

He just nodded his head, prepared to leave. Tsunade looked at him with surprise written all over her face. She thought he would throw a fit and say he was fine and didn't need to go anywhere. But when she looked at him, she could see he was worried. Worried about the pinkette. Her thoughts were confirmed when he asked one last question before he made his way to the hospital.

" Will she be alright? "

" I hope so.... "

He just nodded again and left, believing that whatever made her this sick, she would make it.

End of the Flashback

He wanted to laugh a bit about the way he was worried just for a simple sickness. And now? He didn't really know for sure. Just as he was slowly falling asleep, he found out that he knew two things for sure.

First, he was slowly but surely falling for the pink haired kunoichi. And second, that he would do anything and everything he could to find her and bring her back.....at all cost.

Somewhere else

A man looked at two figures, laying motionless on the steel tables. He prepared a syringe and stuck it in the neck of the first body and then to the other. He chuckled darkly and grinned at his two experiments.

' Now, you will never find out anything about yourselfs and you will serve me and do whatever I want. I will destroy anyone who will be in my way and become the most powerful ninja in the entire world.... "

He laughed again as he exited the room. His sinister laugher could be heard echoing through the empty halls.