"Stop it... Please."

My voice cracked as they started to charge at each other again in full speed. Playing deaf to my pleas and words to stop them. I felt my knees slowly go weak, but I forced myself to conceal any sign of weakness. Their blades, and chakra, mixing in the cold air. I can feel the intensity of their battle, and I'm just standing here, doing nothing at all.

"Why can't you just, stop it Akasuna!! You should be dead, long ago!"

Sasuke shouted and tried to trap the other in a genjutsu, but failed when a puppet held him back.

"I should, but I'm not! Stay away from Sakura!"

Should be dead? Wait, he died? This is completely nonsense...

"SHE'S MINE! CAN'T YOU JUST ACCEPT THAT SIMPLE FACT?!"

He countered while breaking free from the puppets grasp.

Sling!

Blades clashed again, making me cower inside when the moonlight shone on them, serving as their spotlight. Their eyes held hatred and anger that I doubt anyone can even think is possible.

"Sasuke! Sasori! Stop it!!"

I tried my best to called their attention, but as expected, my words fell deaf to them. The waterfall in my eyes never seem to cease. Soon enough, I was hearing voices again inside my head. Muffled sounds that I can barely put out the words.

Pictures.

Blurred pictures are all I can see whenever I focused on their battle. It was like an overlapping scene was taking its part on them. Could it be that my memories are finally coming back now?

"Sakura-chan!!"

I don't need to turn around to know who called me. It was Naruto, without any doubt. He rushed to my side and stood there, watching the bloody play in front of us. "N-Naruto.. I tried to s-stop them. But they wouldn't listen to me.." I said in between sobs. I just can't stand the sight of two people I love fighting each other.

"Sshh.. Don't cry Sakura-chan! I'll handle--"

"No, Naruto. I don't want you being involved in this too. This is all my fault. I can't remember anything from my past! I feel so useless. So innocent to this world.. I don't feel like a ninja anymore."

He patted my back, comforting me. Naruto really is a nice guy. No wonder he is known as the village's hero. "That's not true, Sakura-chan! Believe it, you are strong. Its just that those two bastards are too occupied at the moment."

CRACK...

"Gaaaaahhh!!"

I jerked my head towards them the moment I heard a cracking sound. My eyes widened. Sasuke just broke Sasori's arm...oh Kami. The Uchiha was smirking, blood oozing from his lips. He was standing over the redhead, who held his broken arm in pain.

"Hn. When I say, stay away from her Akasuna, I mean it."

But without any second thought, Sasori gave him an amused look and a smirk of his own. He was shooting daggers at him. I expected him to come up with a prideful retort, but what came out his mouth is clearly not what expected him to say in a situation like this.

"If Sakura was a drug...then I would gladly let myself be addicted. You can't keep me away from her, Uchiha!"

Sasori stood up, but Sasuke was just that fast that he punched him square in the face, sending him flying a few meters back. But as he did, something fell out of the redhead's sleeve. It landed only a couple of feet away from me. It reflected the moonlight, and so with curiosity, I picked it up and saw that it was my wristwatch.

I accidentally left it when Sasuke made me unconscious.

Then, I remembered what the puppet master said earlier.

What the heck?! Is he insane!? Cheesy lines at a time like this, oh he's just nuts! What does he think he's doing making a comedy act in the middle of a matter of life and death battle?!

Cheesy lines, are really getting on my nerves..

And as if something snapped, I held my throbbing head in pain. "A-Aaaaahhh!!!" I fell down on my knees as pictures in my head became more vivid, more understandable. And I knew, these are my lost memories...

He will voluntarily go to jail if he help him kill Itachi...

Why do I still care?

Help him. I'm begging you, open his heart to what he really needs in his life. It will only destroy him more. Revenge is not the answer. It will never be.

I just know that there'll be someone out there who will care for me.

Someone like Sasori?

Inner, you are so annoying..

All these happenings are clearly between the Leaf and the Akatsuki. We don't need to take this too personal.

Have a good night sleep, Cherry blossom.

Sasori-kun..

...That I will always be here to help you forget about him, okay? It's time to let him go.

Stop wasting your tears for an idiot who doesn't even deserve it..

Human puppets.

Do you know why letter I was lonely in the alphabet?

Because I missed U.

SASORI!

I love you.

I love you, too.

Cheesy lines, are really getting on my nerves.

Just look at this wristwatch..

"Sasori..."

And let it recall all your forgotten memories.

I smiled as I clutched the watch close to me. Now I remember. That's why this seems all too familiar to me. This happened before, and back then things weren't quite a happy ending. That was when Sasori was killed as he save me and blocked that attack. That was when I vowed to myself that my hatred for Sasuke will never leave my broken heart.

I recall it all too well now.

And so, with shaking hands, I stood up. I now know what to do.

Hell yeah, girl! ^___^

I-Inner? You're back!

Yeah, and pretty as always.. anyway, the jutsu Sasuke put on us finally broke.

So, that made you come back, huh? Well, where have you been all this time? Tsk. Revealing youself again now the story's nearing the end.

Hmph. I was put inside the deepest parts of your mind! Its was so scary there, I'm tellin' ya.

Ugh. Just shut it, okay?

"Naruto, stay here. I am not standing here and watch them kill each other like what happened last time."

"W-Wait, Sakura-chan.. You're back?"

I smirked at him. He had a shocked yet happy expression on his whiskered face.

"It's great to be back."

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For those who read the book one of EY, I'm sure you related that in this chapter :)