Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
A/N: Inspired by the tedious affair of Saturday laundry, and the mind-Photoshopping of cut Sasuke and paste Sakura.
Warning: Irregular updates due to Sasuke (Not Uchiha) as priority. High on unrequited love and the twisty feeling of romance, and less on fluff.
Fallen
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Chapter One
Catch Me When I Fall
He tore through the empty hallway, heavy footsteps' clattering mixed with deep, labored breaths.
One door was opened, and he cussed again.
"Not here."
The door was shut, and he raced on.
The walls were a repeating pattern of lines, meant to confuse. Every single damn corridor looked exactly the same.
He reached another door, opened it by a fraction.
Empty.
"Damn it. Not here either."
He shut it without a second thought.
No . . . he was so close . . . she had to be here—
BOOM!
The whole building structure shuddered and shook. Rubble descended upon him, threatening to bury him alive. He added speed to his pace—there was light ahead, filtering through a gigantic crater. There he saw . . . Sai.
Traitor! his mind screamed. He added more speed to his limbs, breaking into a mad sprint and charging straight at Sai—
He was out of the underground lairs. He paid little heed to the sunlight that shone in his eyes through the raven locks, almost blinding him. For there was only one thing on his mind right now, and it was to murder that blank-faced little traitor—
A pale hand grabbed Sai by his collar. Sai himself did not seem to have noticed, only staring at Sasuke with blank, eerie eyes so much like his own . . .
"What the hell, Sai—"
"Sasuke."
That familiar voice made his heart jolt. His mind raced through a thousand miles, but his head turned slower than ever before. It was impossible, yet inevitable at the same time.
Another two pairs of footsteps raced through the maze corridors to a sudden stop. But Sasuke barely registered the presence of Naruto and Yamato.
Because, right there, standing atop of the ruins' wall . . . It was . . .
"Sakura . . ."