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Hajimemashite and Konbanwa!!! Welcome to the newest chapter of Kismet of Two Lovers!!! I know that I haven't updated anything for a very, very, VERY long time and I am really, really, TRULY sorry for that… If you guys want to sue me right now, then do as you please… I know it's pretty mean to just stop like that without any notice at all but it's just that I have been pretty much busy this previous year being it my last year in high school… I just want to enjoy the time I had left… hell, I haven't even watched any Naruto Shippuuden episode for a VERY long time… which did NOT help at all… but I have now graduated and since it's already summer vacation (at least from where I came from), I know have some time to start writing again… so yeah… Again, I'M SO SORRY… Please forgive me guys… As I have said, I now graduated high school and I am pretty much scared of going to college… So I guess I have already talked WAY too much so I'll stop my rambling now… I hope you guys would enjoy this… Please read and review… Constructive criticism is welcome…

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Chapter 12: Confusion, Emotions, and Hope

Sakura ran out of the room and into the hallway. She then dashed down to the stairs as fast as she can. When she was about to make her way outside however, she bumped into someone. She didn't bother looking at who it was that she bumped into and was about to run again when that person pulled her back by her wrist. She turned her head and saw who the person was.

It was 'Yuki', as still known to Sakura. But she had a feeling that she wouldn't be calling him that now. That is, if they convinced her that she was really that Sakura person who was a kunoichi, even if she still didn't know what the hell that means.

"Sakura, you shouldn't try going out, you know," Sai said as he let go of her hand.

"I thought you were my friend! And yet here you are, also with them in kidnapping me and bringing to this… to this stinking place!" she said angrily as she tried to walk away from Yuki and the house. Her efforts were rendered useless though, because Yuki blocked her way.

"I am your friend. And we weren't kidnapping you. We were just bringing you back here to your home. We were part of the rescue team sent to retrieve you from where Uchiha Madara had taken you to," Sai explained to her when she finally stopped trying to get away.

"But you still lied to me! I can't believe you can do that to me! I trusted you, Sai-I mean Yuki!" she yelled as tears began to form in her eyes when the name of Yuki in her visions slipped. She was so confused with the things that had happened to her. Maybe, this was all just a bad dream or maybe some hallucination. Yes, that's more likely. Maybe she's now in the mental hospital being treated by those doctors but apparently, they just made it worse.

"I lied, I mean the three of us lied to you because it was part of the mission. We didn't want this to happen. We didn't want to shock you but apparently, there are others who aren't up to any good who are also planning to take you. So we had no choice but to take you here without any warning," he replied seriously. He inwardly sighed for being the one to have to face Sakura while she was in this condition. He didn't have enough experience with the emotions that Sakura was showing now to know if he was making it better for her or just upsetting him more. Dickless and Uchiha should be the ones in here.

Sakura was about to scream some more when she suddenly remembered something. "Who was that guy? The one with the gray hair and mask?" she asked Yuki when she tried to think of how she could have known somebody for years when she had just met that person now. The only thing that she could think of is amnesia. But then again, how did that happen when she could perfectly remember everything even from her childhood days? Although, she still couldn't shake off the possibility for amnesia since she was also beginning to remember things about these people now. She also witnessed how that man with the mask just disappeared from the room. So she knew that these people must be telling the truth. Besides, Yuki was now wearing the same outfit he had in her visions. Could it be possible that false memories have been implanted in her brain? What the hell had been done to her?

"That's Kakashi," Yuki said. "Why did you asked? Did he go here? Have you met him?" he asked as he wondered if Sakura had just had her reunion with her former sensei or if she had just seen the picture of Team 7 in her bedroom.

"He was here, before. He said that we have known each other for years. And then he said something about a kunoichi. I don't even know what the hell that means. And then he just poofed out of the room, how the hell did he do that? Help me Yuki. I can't take it anymore. I-I want to know who I really am," she said as she put her hands in her face and broke into a sob. She really couldn't take it anymore. Her brain felt that it was going to explode from all these things that were happening to her and that she was beginning to know right now.

Sai, who we all know was still not knowledgeable and experienced with emotions, internally gulped. He knew that Sakura's behavior right now is out of her depth but then again he remembered what Naruto said to him once when they were eating in Ichiraku. Naruto's hand was broken back then due to his use of Rasen-shuriken and he couldn't eat.

Flashback

"Say ah..," Sai said as he fake smiled at Naruto.

Naruto looked disgusted, annoyed and horrified at the same time. He cringed away from Sai and then yelled at him.. "What the hell?" Naruto shouted angrily as Sai made a move to feed him.

"I read in a book that friends are supposed to help each other when in need," Sai replied, still not moving out of his position to feed Naruto.

"Forget about the damn book! Read the situation!" Naruto yelled as Sai made another attempt to feed him.

End Flashback

Sai followed Naruto's advice to him back then. He analyzed the situation and did something unexpected. He pulled Sakura into an awkward hug.

Sakura, who was still crying, was a bit startled at Yuki's actions. She had a feeling that this wasn't something that Yuki does often. Her feeling of gratitude for Yuki's comforting still didn't diminish, however.

Sai, who had a feeling that he was going to be in trouble for what he is doing right now, especially from a certain Uchiha, felt a chakra signature of a person who was on his way to them or rather to Sakura. He also mentally sighed when he felt that it was Sasuke's chakra signature. Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear, as one of the characters in a book he had read, quoted. (A/N: Quoted by Jacob Black in New Moon… Sorry… I can't help it… hahah…) He felt that Sasuke had some sort of attraction to Sakura, although with his lack of knowledge, he still couldn't confirm it. But he still had a hunch that the Uchiha liked Sakura. What with his behaviors and actions especially during their mission to rescue Sakura. Maybe that was the reason he was appointed the team leader by the Godaime even if he just finished his punishment for becoming a missing nin. It was because he cared for Sakura on an entirely different level but he could still be responsible enough to put the mission in his priorities.

Sai knew that he had to get out of here and leave it all to Sasuke, because he really wasn't that knowledgeable about Sakura since he had just gotten to know her recently, unlike Sasuke and Naruto who have known her way back in her genin days and even in her Academy days. When Sasuke got close enough for eye contact, he gave Sasuke a 'Don't-bite-my-head-off-because-of-this' look in response to the infamous Uchiha death glare that he saw was shot in their direction.

"Sakura… I'm sorry but I really should get going. There's somebody else waiting for me to leave so that he could talk to you. I couldn't answer all of your questions. I'm sorry but I really couldn't help you much but I'm sure that he can," he said as he let got of Sakura.

Sakura looked at Sai for a while before speaking. "Thanks Yuki. I'm sorry you had to put up with me," she said as she made a small smile.

"You don't have to be sorry for anything. I'll just see you around," he said before smiling in return, albeit an awkward one before disappearing in a cloud of smoke but not before nodding in the direction of Sasuke.

Sasuke was on his way to go check out Sakura. He just had a feeling that she would be looking for him once she wakes up. After all, he was the last person she would see before waking up in this place which she would believe to be unknown to her.

He was just walking; his mind was set on formulating some answers to what he thought would be some of Sakura's questions. That was when he felt the chakra signature of Sai and Sakura not far from where he was. His eyes slightly narrowed at this and he began to walk faster even though he didn't know why that was the case.

He was inwardly fuming and was muttering some curses under his breath. He thought of how Sai could have been plotting the perfect opportunity to talk to Sakura so that he could still his cherry blossom form him, Sasuke.

Sasuke froze as his mind did a double take on that one thought. Did he really just got jealous of Sai and did he really just call Sakura as his?!? He mentally berated himself for thinking this things when for all he knew, Sai was just comforting Sakura. But then again, that was when he got close enough to get a view of Sai and Sakura.

His hand closed into fists and he shot the infamous Uchiha death glare in their direction. Sai just had to hug Sakura. It was just a bit too much comfort in his opinion, if that was the case. And then he saw the look Sai gave him. What the hell was that all about? It was like Sai was expecting him to be angry with what they are doing right now. He even had the nerve to expect him, Uchiha Sasuke, to feel that. Maybe he did saw the death glare he gave Sai. Then, he saw Sai let go of Sakura and heard him talk to her for a bit. Sai then disappeared leaving only a cloud of smoke but not before nodding to him.

Sasuke sighed before walking in Sakura's direction. He saw her turn her head and look into his direction. He knew that he had to answer all her questions and he knew that he had to convince her that this really was her home and that she was a ninja unlike what she thought she was. He just wished that he knew how to do this and he just hoped that he could do it right.

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Another chapter done!!! Again I am really, really sorry for the very long wait… I hope you guys would still continue on reading and supporting this fic… I hope this chapter wasn't a lousy one and I hope you guys enjoyed it… Please read and review!!! Constructive criticism is welcome!!! Ja ne!!!