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The Butterfly	By : tealeaf Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1742 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Thank yous and cookies for everyone who reviewed the
last chapter, thank you all so much. I�m so glad that Saku/Sasu scene at the
end was so well received ^-^-^-^ so here�s the next chapter�some of it feels a
little rushed but overall I�m pretty satisfied with it. I hope you all enjoy
and I look forward to your reactions.
Oh, and for those of
you with AOL, I�m on tonight until around midnight eastern time so if any of
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The Butterfly: Chapter 18
By: Tea Leaf / Banana Soap

~~~

Tsunade glared at the various vials in the rack in front of
her. There were three, one with Sakura�s blood, one with Mika�s and one with
Kakashi�s. She�d tried everything she could think of but so far she hadn�t
found anything unusual.

Then it hit her.

She grabbed a random minion who had been waiting outside the
door.

�Get me Shikamaru and tell him to bring me any butterfly
poison he has.� She ordered.

The minion nodded and disappeared.

She should have thought of this sooner.

~~~

Shikamaru sighed in annoyance as he made his way towards the
hospital labs. He was carrying a large box that held all the left over
butterfly samples from he and Ino�s experiments.

�You rang?� he muttered sarcastically as he stepped into the
room.

Tsunade looked up at him.

�Did you bring it?� she asked bluntly.

�Yep, everything�s right here.� He said as he set the box
down on a clear counter.

She practically skipped over to it and opened it. She
grinned as she grabbed a jar with butterfly wings in it.

�Perfect!� she exclaimed.

She pulled on a pair of gloves and opened the jar. She
grabbed a wing, rolled it and placed it in a vial of Sakura�s blood.

The wing dissolved and the blood turned black.

She tried to hold back her smile.

She took another wing and put it in Mika�s blood

The wing dissolved and the blood turned black.

She bit her lip.

She placed a wing in Kakashi�s blood.

The wing didn�t dissolve completely. Black spots appeared in
the blood.

Kakashi wasn�t completely immune.

�Shikamaru, be a dear and fetch Sakura for me.� She said
sweetly as she continued to stare at the vile of Kakashi�s blood.

�Fetch Sakura?� he asked, stunned and offended by the
request.

�1) Sakura left town remember? And 2) I�m a jounin, I don�t
do �go for� work.� He responded with more attitude than Tsunade liked to hear
from her subordinates.

She snapped a glare at him.

�1) She has returned. She is most likely to be found at
Uchiha�s place. And 2) you will do whatever I tell you to do. Now go!� she
commanded.

Shikamaru jumped and raised his hands placatingly.

�Ok, ok, no need to get upset.� He said.

�Now.� The Hokage growled at him.

He disappeared quickly with a small puff of smoke.

She had quite a few questions for that pink haired girl.

~~~

There was a knock on the door downstairs. She didn�t move.
He didn�t want to move.

The pounding came again, louder, more insistent.

He glared and pulled away from her. Her arms dropped from
his waist.

�I should answer that.� He said briefly as he took one last
look at her. She looked so�calm?

He left the room and jogged down the stairs. He pulled the
door open and dodged the hand that had been trying to knock again.

�Shikamaru? What do you want?� he asked suspiciously.

�Look man, I�m as inconvenienced as you are to be having to
do this and I�m sorry and everything, I am, but Tsunade-sama wants to see
Sakura right away and said she might be here.� Shikamaru answered quickly in
response to Sasuke�s narrowed eyes. An ANBU member was not someone you wanted
to be on the bad side of.

�Tsunade-sama wants to see me?� Sakura said from behind him.
He turned; she�d put her shirt back on before coming down.

�Yeah, she�s at the hospital.� Shikamaru answered her.

She nodded and pulled on her sandals before slipping past
Sasuke and leaving with Shikamaru.

He blinked. Then cursed. She�d left him behind.

~~~

Once again, Sakura found herself sitting on an examination
table waiting for Tsunade.

�Ah, Sakura, thank you for coming so quickly.� Tsunade said
as she opened the door and stepped in, closing the door again behind her.

�Tsunade-sama, if you don�t mind my noting, you seem to have
been spending a lot of time at the hospital lately. Who�s running the village?�
Sakura asked with sarcastic sweetness as she tipped her head to the side.

Tsunade grinned evilly.

�I enslaved Jiraiya and drafted Naruto to take care of
business for me.�

Sakura blinked in surprise before shaking her head against
the mental image of Jiraiya chained to the desk and scouting out the girls from
the window as Naruto ran around with the Hokage hat on and sent papers flying
everywhere.

�So, what do you need of me today?� Sakura asked directly.

�I have a good number of questions in regards to you and
Kakashi�s past interaction.� She told her as she sat down in a chair facing the
examination table.

�Such as?� she asked with a slight frown.

�Have you ever mixed blood?� Tsunade asked bluntly as she
set her clipboard on her s.
Sakblinblinked as she was suddenly swamped with random
images of bare flesh and blood.

�Umm�yes, probably.� She answered hesitantly.

�A lot of blood?� the older woman asked.

�Maybe�� Sakura responded almost questioningly.

�Sakura, I need specifics. Why won�t you give me a strait
answer?� Tsunade exclaimed with frustration.

Sakura shrugged helplessly.

�Because at the time I wasn�t paying attention to blood
specifics. There have been several times when it�s been possible that our blood
had mixed. I don�t know how much or even if any did.� She answered honestly.

Tsunade sighed.

�Well, I think it has, in fact, I think a significant amount
must have mixed. While I was running tests on your blood, I discovered that
butterflies dissolved in it and that it tuned black. In Kakashi�s case, the
butterfly wing I used only partially dissolved and only spots of black appeared
in his blood.� She told her.

Sakura blinked in surprise then frowned as she felt an
unexpected pang in her stomach. She�d been doing experiments on her
butterflies? She wiped the thought aside, that was unimportant at the moment.

�Tsunade-sama, I need to tell you something. I would have
told you sooner but I only just realized it myself.� She started.

Tsunade nodded for her to continue.

�For the weeks I traveled after my encounter with the
gypsies, I often lost consciousness. Every time I did I relived memories from my
time with Kakashi. And I know that�s negligible normally but the only memories
I ever had in those times involved Kakashi-sensei, none of my other memories
had surfaced. But wwas was really weird was when I was in a coma for six days
in the north I had a conversation with him. It wasn�t a memory and I know I
didn�t imagine it because he told me things I didn�t know about.� She told her.

�Sakura, are you trying to say you have some kind of psychic
connection with Kakashi?� Tsunade said condescendingly with an arched eyebrow,
highly skeptical.

�I don�t know, but I think its possible.� She responded.

Tsunade frowned. How could there possibly be a subconscious
connection? What could cause it? And if there was one, could that affecting the
coma?
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�Sakura, what other kind of contact have you had with
Kakashi? Obviously there�s blood contact. Anything else?� she asked her.

An image of blue bolts sizzling around the blood and the
skin flashed in front of her eyes again.

Her inner self glared. {Now is definitely not a good time
for that memory!}

�Umm�I think chakra. I think we may have exchanged
chakra�maybe?� she said, she was really starting to feel uncomfortable.

�Chakra? How did you exchange chakra?� Tsunade asked
absolutely perplexed.

She could feel the crimson heat creeping up her neck and
engulfing her face.

She did not want to discuss this with Tsunade.

�Does it matter?� she asked hopefully.

�Yes, it does. I need a full understanding of the situation.
Sakura, what are you hiding?� Tsunade ordered. She was getting very annoyed
with this beating around the bush.

�I can�t tell you.� Sakura answered.

�You have to tell me Sakura, this is really important.� The
Hokage exclaimed.

�I can�t.� Sakura responded again as she looked down.

�Why not?!�

Because you won�t understand.

Because it�s private, it belongs to he and I.

Because that time it was more than humanity.

She didn�t answer, she continued to look down.

Tsunade glared at her. She didn�t have time for this.

�Damnit Sakura, I don�t want to have to do this but you
aren�t leaving any choice�� she said as she stood and performed several quick
seals with her hands.

Chakra glowed at her fingertips.

�Mind-meld jutsu� she said as she placed her fingertips to
Sakura�s skull and shifted through her memories, her eyes growing steadily
wider as she learnt it all.

She gasped at the last one and stepped back, raising her
hands to her mouth.

Sakura couldn�t look at her.

She jumped off the table and disappeared.

Tsunade was in shock still. She had never suspected that�

But it certainly explained a lot.

~~~

He sat at his kitchen table with a large mug of steaming
black coffee between his hands.

His mind was a mess.

He took a sip of the scalding, bitter brew hoping it would
help clear his thoughts.

She�d made it clear that he wasn�t the one important to her.
Everyone was important to her but in a mass and general sense of it being just
a different body that mattered to her. Everyone was interchangeable to her.
Everyone as individuals meant nothing to her now.

His jaw tensed as he looked down.

He wasn�t important to her anymore. She, the one he had come
to rely on as the only one who believed he was truly worthwhile, didn�t think
he was important anymore.

He took another sip of his coffee.

But she had told him. She had told him that about herself.
That had to mean something right?

{For pete�s sake, enough with the self-pity and grasping
at straws already! Take what she�ll give you and roll with it.} his ego
complained.

His conscience rolled his eyes.

{He�s not grasping at straws and wallowing in self-pity
you idiot! He�s trying to understand the situations and her motivations behind
it. I think the fact that she told you at all means you at least mean something
because she cares whether or not you understand her.} Conscience responded
rationally.

{What-ever man, I think she just doesn�t want you to
think she�s a dirty whore when she tries to jump your bones.} Ego
countered.
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{What the hell is the matter with you?!} Conscience
exclaimed before kicking Ego in the stomach.

{You�re primitive brain must still be on overload from
her demonstration earlier.} Conscience muttered to the incapacitated Ego
before turning his speech back to Sasuke.

{She�s not about to �jump your bones� as my counter-part
so eloquently expressed it. She may eventually (emphasis on eventually) want to
sleep with you in that sense but seriously, I don�t think that will happen any
time soon.} Conscience told him.

cla class=MsoNormal>Sasuke lifted a brow as he took another sip of coffee.

{Besides, you have more important things to deal with at
the moment, such as the fact that she doesn�t appear to be in love with you
anymore. Further more, she might be in love with Kakashi Hatake, and seriously,
are you really going to let that perverted old man take her from you without at
least attempting to fight?} Conscience continued.

{Now who�s being primitive?} Ego said sarcastically.

{Excuse me?} Conscience said dangerously.

{Dude, you�re trying to make him jealous! That�s one of
those base emotions that qualify as a deadly sin, remember? And you�re trying
to make him resort to fighting, also a primitive means to an end.} Ego said
smugly.

Conscience glared and dived at Ego.

Sasuke shook his head, trying to clear the ensuing dust
cloud as the pair battled it out.

He sighed and took another sip of coffee.

{You guys are useless�} he thought to them.

~~~

Sakura crashed through the woods as she ran to the field.

She felt so violated.

{That bitch raped our memories!!} her inner self
screamed in outrage.

She broke through the tree line and collapsed to her knees
in the butterfly field. They were fluttering peacefully in the sunshine.

She looked to her right; her kunai was still there, jammed
in the ground.

She reached for it and ripped it out with her right hand and
sliced it across her left palm.

That didn�t count as real cutting right?

The blood pooled in her palm.

The butterflies flew to her.
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