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Author's note: And...I'm back...whoa! That was a looooonnnnnnggggg time! I would say I'm sorry...but I've been saying that a lot. I just came to a brick wall with this story and then the end of the last chappie I fixed up so please check that out. Secondly, I think that there's going to be one or two more chappies left for this story. I'm still blank...I really can't think too much...I know it's a Naruto x Hinata fic...but now that they are together...well...I just never really planned this far ahead in the story...I really thought it was going to be five chappies long! Darn the fact that I'm so unpredictable! So...if any of you have an idea for the ending...feel free to express you ideas. It goes with out saying that all credit will of course go to you. Besides that...this chappie is short and very fast paced...which is going to have most of you out there kill me because that means that you be finished with this story in like 5 minutes and probably be knocking down my door or threating me to continue. Sigh I'm not going to even complain...feel free to yell at me. The last time I updated was in August! Since my life isn't as crazy as it was before...I will try ultra hard to get this story done by the end of this month. Well...don't forget to review...oh...if you choose to flame me...keep it polite and please...I repeat please...send all messages regarding flames or anything about grammar or spelling or any other crap like that to my PM...DO NOT LEAVE SUCH MESSAGES IN THE REVIEW! Reviews are strictly for the story alone...like if you liked it and who ur fav parring are...blah blah blah. It's 11:42...my eye is killing me cause I got soap in it earlier when I was taking a shower and my body is killing me...that's why I'm kinda on the moody side. Oh well...I won't keep you waiting. Enjoy! Also...for those of you who don't...Please check out my profile for any important messages I have...I try to update it every other week. Ja!

Disclaimer: Hinata owns Naruto...Sakura owns Sasuke...and I own...Itachi! (Itachi fan girls suddenly appear pounding down on SP3234...after a minute or so girls disappear leaving a messed up SP3234) Shrugs shoulders Eh...it was worth a shot.

Chapter 8

"I found You"

Sakura opened her eyes. They were wide with fear as she felt intense shaking and loud rumbling. it took her a split second to realize that she was not dreaming. Although this felt very much like her dream she just had. Her heart was racing as she jumped out of bed and slipped her feet into her slippers. Not a second later she was at the door. As she opened the it, the shaking of the house became more intense as the pile of snow hit it. Sakura fell to the ground as she lost her balance momentarily due to the impact.

Her emerald eyes widen in in fear when just seconds later she saw the piles of snow rushing towards her.

'Move' She silently commanded her body.

Though it took a second, she regained control of her body just in time. She didn't have time to think of anything but getting to that place where sasuke-kun had told her about. If ever there was a situation such as this. This was the next best place if she couldn't make it to the attic.

'The basement. I need to make it to there no matter what.' Sakura thought desperately to herself as she continued to run.

Flashback

Sasuke and Sakura were sitting outside of a dinner having lunch. It was one of their daily rituals that they committed them self to when neither one was working or out on missions. It was a day prior to their planned trip.

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked as she took a sip of her milkshake.

"Hum?" He answered as he turned his attention to her.

For a moment she paused as she stirred the straw around in her cup. She sighed deeply as she looked up at her boyfriend. "Ne...Sasuke-kun...why do we have to stay at the mansion in the snow country? I mean sure it makes sense since it's been super hot here lately. But it just that...I...I'm just a bit worried." She said softly.

He was quite for a moment as he took in what she had said. Confusion came across his face. "What brought this up?" He asked in a questioning tone.

A small laugh escaped her throat as she shook her head. "No...forget it...I'm just allowing my imagination to run wild with me. I'm sure nothing bad will happen." She smile as she reached her hand out to hold his. "This is going to be the best vacation isn't Sasuke-kun?"

He squeezed her hand gently as a serious look came across his face. "If you have a gut feeling about something...then you should follow it." He said in a low voice as he starred deeply into her eyes.

She bit her lower lip and looked away. She pulled her hands away from his grip as a frown came across her face. "There hasn't been...any problems with avalanches has there...Sasuke-kun?" She asked with all seriousness.

"Avalanches?" He echoed. Just then he caught on to what she was talking about. Once again he placed his hands over hers. "The house is specially built for the area. Should that ever happen, there are two places in the house to go. That's the attic and the basement. Both places were built especially for such an occasion. They have a generator that provides electricity for up to two to three months. There's a small bath room and a small kitchen. Both the attic and the basement are supplied with clothing, blankets, food and a couple of bunk beds. There's heating as well. There's also walkie talkies, batteries as well as other communication devices in both rooms. There's also an air filter system that could recycle the air we breath out, providing unlimited supply of oxygen. Everything that you need to survive such an event is in either one of those rooms. You could survive in either place for a long while before help arrives."

"Really?" Sakura asked. Instantly her mood lighten up and a smile returned to her face. "Well..that's good to know..." She said with a sigh of relief.

"Besides...nothing should happen, before I even considered going there I checked the weather. I hadn't snow in a while and the mounties near the house are in pretty good condition. Probelly while we're there we could go skiing or snow boarding. What do you say?" He asked with a smile of his own.

Sakura laugh echoed like a bell chime as her smile grew wider. "I'd love to." She said as she continued to eat her food.

End Flashback

It wasn't long before Sakura reached the door leading to the basement. She flipped on the lights and ran towards the room in which Sasuke was telling her about. She reached for the handle, but just as she was about to open it, she heard an unexpected and very much frightening sound. The snow that was piling up against the door was applying too much force...being that it was only a regular door...it couldn't hold the weight. The door broke due to the pressure and now the snow was rushing down the stairs towards Sakura. She didn't waste any time when she opened the door and slammed it shut behind her. It was a heavy iron door. One that would be strong enough to with stand the pressure of the snow. As she leaned against the door, she could feel the snow piling up. She was breathing heavily as tears rolled down her cheeks. She dropped down to her knees and buried her head into her hands. Thoughts about her friends now came to her mind and she wondered if they were able to make it to the attic in time. She shook the thought from her head. Her friends had to be ok! Especially Sasuke! Besides...now was not the time to be an emotional wreck. She had to figure out what to do to get herself out of this house alive.

She took in a deep breath as she stood up and looked around the room. It was pitch black. Great...just great! She closed her eyes trying to remember where Sasuke told the lights would be. She felt around the walls near the door and before long she felt a light switch. She flipped the lights on and before long got a good look at the room. Her eyes widen in utter surprise. What she saw was more then what she had imagine. It looked like a studio apartment! Everything that he had said, she saw. To her left she saw what looked to be a kitchen. It wasn't much, just a regular sized fridge, a sink, lots cabinets...a stove. It was kinda closed off to itself, but it was still open to the rest of the floor plan. To the right side near the door was a small living room setting. There was a small tv, radio, as well as a book shelf. On the right side of the room was a full size bed and across from that was a bunk bed. Right next to the bunk bed was a desk and across from that was a door, probelly leading to the bath room. Further into the room along the back wall were four other doors. Out of curiosity, she decide to explore what was behind the doors. The first door that she opened was what she expected to be the bathroom. When she opened the door she saw that she was right. It was a decent sized bathroom with a tub,a shower, a sink and a toilet. After that she walked to the next door next to the bathroom. That door happened to be a closet that held clothing, blanket's and some other stuff. The next door was where the generator and all the other important mechanical things were located. Closing that door, Sakura looked at the other two doors. She tilted her head to the side, curious as to what could behind those two door.

"I wonder.." She thought aloud as she walked over to the one next to the desk. Taking a deep breath in, she opened the door. What she saw both puzzled and surprised her. "A staircase? What the..." It seemed to be leading up but she didn't know where. She felt around for a switch but couldn't find any. She sighed deeply. She really wanted to know where the stairs lead to. She looked around the room trying to figure out where the flashlight might be. She decided that the best place to check was the desk. She looked through all of the draws but didn't find it. She went around the rest of the room and finally found it in the living room area. "Great." She mumbled to herself as she made her way back to the stair case.

Her heart began to pound against her chest as she took one step at a time up the stairs. She shone the flashlight up towards the top to see how much further it went. She was surprised to see that the flight of stair was quite long.

"Where the heck does this lead to?" Said to herself as she continued up the stairs. It was an unusual staircase. I didn't go straight up nor was it a spiral staircase. One moment it would go straight then it would turn to the right. Sometimes there would even be a spiral. Plus it seemed to go forever. When ever she thought she finally reached the top, it always looked as if she still had a ways to go. It was a concrete staircase and it felt a bit on the cold side.

"Damn...why didn't Sasuke-kun tell me about this?" She sighed deeply as she sat down. She knew she would be peeved if it turned out that the staircase lead to nowhere. Sometimes houses like these that those kinda things. Secret pathways, hidden doorways. Shortcuts. However she doubted that this was the case. It was a fairly new house. It was built only a few years back so it didn't make sense for there to be useless stuff like that in the house.

Now she wasn't too far way from the room so...she could always turn around and check out what was behind that other door...or go to sleep...eat...something. However, something in her gut feeling told her to just keep moving on. She wasn't sure what she would find or how much longer it was going to take...but...she decided to keep moving.

"Sasuke-kun..." She whispered as she continued up the stairs. About 4 more minutes later (after more twists and turns) She heard a strange noise coming from near by. It sounded strangely like...people talking.

Sakura's eyes widen when she recognized the voices. Could it be? Oh gosh! How she hopped and prayed that it was! Gathering the rest of her strength (being that she was tired from both climbing the stairs and enduring the trauma that she faced) she ran up the last few flights of stairs. Once she reached the top, she noticed that she was standing in the middle of a long narrow hall way. She stood silently so as to be able to hear where the noise was coming from. There! To the left! She shone the flashlight down that direction and noticed that there was a door to the right side.

"Sasuke-kun! Naruto! Hinata!" She yelled as she ran towards the door.

There was a pause before she heard a reply. It was Sasuke. "Sakura? Sakura is that you?" He asked, his voice sounding somewhat distant...and in disbelief.

"Yes! It's me Sasuke-kun!" She cried out happily as she reached the door. She reached for the handle and turned it, but found that the door wouldn't open. She pounded on the door desperately. "Sasuke-kun! Open the door please!"

She heard footsteps heading towards the door. "Sakura!" I'm here...step away from the door. I'm going to kick it down!" She heard her boyfriend call out to her.

"Ok...go ahead!" She called out as she stepped away. Minutes later she heard Sasuke's foot hitting against the door. It took a couple of tries, but he finally manged to kick it open. He stood there with the light from the room shining behind him. He barely could see her at first, but when she ran into his arms crying no words at all could express what he felt at that moment. Here he thought she was gone forever and now he held her in his arms.

"Sasuke-kun!" She cried uncontrollably ask she continued to cry, burring her head into his chest. He held on to her tightly as she continued to cry.

"Sakura..." He whispered when he finally found his voice. "Sakura...please...please forgive me. I...never want to have that feeling again. I really thought I lost you forever!" He said in a soft voice as he felt tears of his own rolling down his cheeks.

"Sakura-chan!" She heard Naruto call out to her. She looked up to see both Naruto and Hinata running towards her. Even more tears of joy rolled down her cheeks when she saw her friends. When they reached her, they like wise gave her a huge hug. Everyone cried and hugged...all thankful that no one had died.