I believe I have what it takes to juggle between this and Relapse. And if not, I will not give up on either. I don't care how long it takes, these stories will be finished. I ate some plot broccoli today and it gave me this annoyingly persistent idea. While I'm all for SasuSaku - if it wasn't obvious by now - I'm not making a pairing just yet, because this is a mostly Sakura centric fic. So don't expect pairings until later chapters.

Disclaimer: I have overthrown Masashi and taken my rightful place as the true owner of Naurto. Oh crap! The cops just busted in my door!

Chapter 1

No, no, no, no! Sakura Haruno thought frantically. She and Naruto had been assigned a year long mission to take Sasuke Uchiha back, Tsunade said it was urgent. Sasuke had apparently joined the Akatsuki after hearing the truth of his family's murder from a participant in the slaughter himself, Madara Uchiha. It was all incredibly frustrating.

"Ahhh!" Sakura's head snapped in the direction of the scream, and instantly wished she hadn't. It was horrible, the place was wrecked and there was blood and holes and bodies and... Sakura didn't even know what else.

"Naruto!" she cried helplessly. She couldn't make it in time to heal him, Sasuke had plunged his sword into Naruto's heart. She couldn't help him, she was useless, a burden, again. Still. The one person in her life that always seemed to be there for her, and she couldn't be there for him. The one time he needed her.

She couldn't believe Sasuke would do this, refused to believe, and yet; some part of her always believed. She could hardly breath when Sasuke ruthlessly ripped the sword out of his chest. Couldn't breath at all when Naruto fell to his knees. And died a little when Sasuke sauntered toward her.

No, no, no, no, this wasn't supposed to happen! she sobbed uncontrollably. Sasuke was nearing her, faster than she would've liked.

Naruto and I had always done everything we could to save Sasuke, why did this happen to us! It can't be true! This is all a terrible nightmare! Sasuke was so close now she just had to reach out and her hand would brush his torso. Another sob ripped through her and she clenched her eyes shut.

This can't be the end! I wish I could just go back in time to when we were Team Seven! she shouted in her head. Sakura wrapped her arms around herself and waited for her impending doom, but it never came. She opened her eyes and found Sasuke being sucked into a white flashing portal.

"Sasuke!" she couldn't help herself, she still cared for him. She reached forward and grabbed his hand, being sucked into the portal as well.

"Sakura-chan! Sakura-chan!" Sakura felt herself being shaken violently, and her natural shinobi instincts reeled and she punched the offender.

"Ow! What was that for?!" Naruto...? But he died! Didn't he? Who cares! He's here right now!

"Naruto! Oh Naruto!" she cried and tackled him in a bear hug. She forgot about her strength and crushed him.

"Sa-Sakura-chan! You're hurting me!" Sakura giggled and released him. He was wearing that typical grin and he was blushing. Wait, blushing? Naruto hadn't blushed when she hugged him since he was thirteen... Sakura took a moment to take in her surroundings and to study the people around her.

Oh my Kami... What the hell did I do? Sakura wasn't at the fated valley anymore, she was at the Ninja Academy, with her twelve year old teammates... This was when her, Naruto, and Sasuke were made a team. She slowly rose to the floor. There was no mirror in the room, but luckily - about the only thing lucky that came out of it - she was still infatuated with Sasuke, and carried one with her. She hesitantly took it out from her pouch. All the while her teammates were watching her as if she'd grown another foot out of her ear.

"Sakura-chan, why do you look like you just saw a horror movie? And why did you just hug me like you haven't seen me in years - not that I'm complaining - but a couple minutes before you passed out on us you hates me." Naruto inquired. Okay, so Naruto doesn't remember what happened. But Sasuke might, he was sucked into the portal with her, after all. She turned to look at him, anxious about the possibility that he does remember and he would try to kill them again, and the relief she would feel if he didn't... And saw him staring at her as if she had snakes in her hair.

"Oh, um, I didn't get much sleep last night and when I, ugh, passed out; I had a nightmare." she explained. Naruto looked satisfied with her pathetic explanation, but Sasuke looked suspicious. Sakura sighed and made a mental note to act as normally as possible, or as normal as she was in this time.

"Why did you pull out your mirror?" Naruto asked. She shrugged and tried to smile cheerfully.

"I wanted to check my hair," she falsely told him. Naruto nodded. Sakura pulled up the mirror, still half convinced that she was actually in her twelve year old body. Her breath caught in her throat as she saw the playful green round eyes and round face and long hair... of her twelve year old body.

It's true, somehow I went back in time. I will not sulk over this! This is a blessing, I can make the world better. I have too...

Teehee, its a prologue, so its not going to be as long as regular chapters. I'm dabbling with new ideas. Just trying to better myself as a writer (:

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