Title: Keep Haunting Me
Day One – Prompt: Necromancer
Genre: Angst/Horror
Summary: Sasuke knows what death is but not as much as she does.

Notes: I've never done ssmonth before so I'm super excited about this! I tried to go for something more modern than supernatural for this prompt, hopefully it turns out okay. Sorry that it's about two hours late… lol, and if this seems a little choppy and messy oops. I was at work all day and didn't get home until late because it was also Canada Day. I'll probably edit this later so it makes more sense.

"I don't understand why you'd want to talk to a creep."

Naruto turned around, rolled his bright blue eyes at his best friend. "Because, they know things like the future. Wouldn't you want to know if you're going to get a girlfriend?" He chuckled but then received a punch on the arm.

Sasuke said nothing as he followed behind as they entered an apartment. It was spotless with furniture you wouldn't find at your grandma's place. Shades of white and soft pink painted the walls. Nothing screamed creepy, just a normal looking apartment that a twenty-something would own.

Just as they were about to sit, a woman around their age came into the room and smiled. Her hair's short with soft chops, and pink. It's her bright green eyes that catches Sasuke's attention.

"Please sit," she tells them as she sits down. "What could I do for you today, Naruto? Oh, and I see you brought a friend."

Sasuke watched for Naruto's reaction but there wasn't any. The blond simply shook his head. "I don't need anything today but I believe my best friend here does." Without waiting for an answer, Naruto waves goodbye, leaving the two in the living room.

"I should probably go too—"

"Hold up, Sasuke. Don't you want to talk?"

Sasuke looked at her, questioning how she knew his name. Maybe Naruto had told her. Yeah, that's probably it.

"Talk about what? I don't have any—"

"Your mother says hello and that she misses you so much. She still doesn't believe it's been seven years," the mysterious pink-haired woman tells him. There was a small frown on her face now.

It felt like his body went into shock. Maybe this was a joke or nightmare, he thought. But no, he had heard the words come out of her own mouth. He hadn't talked about his parents' death in years and Naruto wouldn't betray his trust by spilling it to some random stranger.

Sasuke tugged on the loose thread on his dark blue sweater. As he stared at the floor, he asked, "And my father?" His face remains down, already knowing what his dead father would say.

"He's sorry for the way he pressured you into your studies. He says you should have a little fun and stop working so hard," she softly says. "He also misses you."

The room becomes silent as Sasuke sat completely still. The mixture of confusion, sadness, and somewhat happiness has gotten to him. He was mainly confused as how she'd know about his parents, especially his father's past actions towards Sasuke.

Sasuke looked up at the pink-haired woman, took a deep breath before asking the second hardest question.

"What about my brother? I'm sure he has a lot to say," Sasuke asked blankly.

She smiles. "A second ago, Itachi laughed. He says he's a little disappointed that you didn't attend his funeral," she paused, taking a quick glance at him. She could tell it was a hard subject for Sasuke but she couldn't hold back any information from him. "Though, he understands but wished you didn't start drinking."

Sasuke felt like something was stuck in his throat. Itachi had passed away seven months ago in a tragic accident. It was the last straw to Sasuke's awful life. He had always thought losing his parents was the worst but he became a mess after Itachi. If there was some way Sasuke could bring them back, he would but this was no fantasy or movie.

"Naruto must've told you all of this. He's the only one who knows about my life," he says harshly.

"Whenever he comes to see me, we only talk about his parents," she tells him with a small smile. "His parents always says kind things about him and you, especially how the both of you had grew up and taken care of each other like brothers."

"How do you do it? How is this possible?" Sasuke asked. He was still baffled by what was going on. How could one know someone they've never met?

"I've been told it's a gift but a curse. Talking and seeing the dead isn't exactly something you'd want to brag about," she told Sasuke. There was no hiding that there was a bit of sadness in her voice. She had been through this way too many times. "Your mother was the first to appear. I tried to ignore her but I couldn't. Mikoto's so kind."

Sasuke sat back, still confused but felt relaxed in this mysterious woman's presence. Knowing a bit of who she was made him feel at ease. Though, he'd hate to admit it but this was a bit frightening.

"May I ask, what's your name?"

She laughed. "Did I forget to introduce myself? I always forget to whenever the ghosts are around. My name is Sakura. If you're going to ask me about my past, all I'm going to tell you is that I used to work around death a lot. I guess in some ways, that might be the reason why I have contact with the other side."