Sprinting in darkness
A piercing glare stared at her, she felt like a fly , caught in the web of a spider unable to look away as the spider approached. It was difficult to see any shapes in the dark moonless night. But the moment those eyes fell upon her she was equally compelled to stare right back. Those eyes were special, she was surrounded by a non existent moon and yet she knew they saw her as clear as day. Even in complete darkness they glowed with a fiery red. She felt the power that radiated from those eyes, a dark terrible power. It reminded her of the color of fresh blood.
As she stared at those eyes in the dark forest, she felt her gut warn her. It told her what primal danger she was in. She recognized those red eyes, there was no mistaking what stood before her. The power of a pure blooded Sharingan user was before her. She Activated her Byakugan. Her heart racing a thousand miles and hour, and yet she refused to fall to the side and die. The smell of the forest was overpowering yet she could smell him. It was faint but it came across as a musk she imagined all men smelled like . The moment she locked onto those eyes she knew instinctively what they were.
His face was covered with shadow yet she knew he was intrigued by her. He hadn't said a word and yet she could feel the interest in him peak the moment he saw her Byakugan. Everyone wanted its power or feared or in this case found it interesting. She didn't feel his killing intent and it started to bother her deep in her stomach. Was he just going to stare at her until she died of exhaustion or starvation as they stood there locked in a standoff? She felt her stomach turn as the nerves began to weigh down on her. Then it struck her, it was all so simple.
Her heart had skipped a beat the moment she pulled it all together. She had fallen unconscious somewhere in her journey, she was dreaming. In her struggle to get away she never stopped , or so she thought. For even a moment to rest was not an option for her and that's when she fell asleep. But why was she dreaming of meeting Sasuke Uchiha and not of seeing Naruto's golden locks of hair. It was possible for her to have collapsed of sheer exhaustion. She was human after all but when and more importantly where along her journey. She looked away from the eyes that stood before her and looked around with her Byakugan. She was right at the edge of Konoha territory, she was sure of that fact. She recognized the land marks, and wondered if it was possible to be only dreaming of reaching it or if she was actually there in the flesh. Then suddenly the sound of her breathing began to register in her ears.
When she heard the sound of her heavy breathing returned her , the other senses began to return to her all at once. Each sense rushing to overpower her with the pain it felt in that moment. The sudden weight of her legs began to return to her, they felt on fire. It became all too clear once the pain returned. This was no dream, she turned back to where she saw his eyes and found he had moved closer. She took a step back and then another. She stumbled for a moment, the thick grass made it difficult to pass through. She questioned herself if her heart had always been beating so loud. She could hear herself panting, she became even more conscious of her heartbeat. Could he hear it, could he smell the fear she had at that moment, and could he see she was bluffing. She tried to slow down her breathing, she took a fighting stance but she was internally crying. She was afraid for her life in a way she couldn't handle.
Her heart began to pound so loud it filled her ears once again after just slowing than a moment. She wondered if the world could hear how loud her breathing had become or that her heart seemed to run at a speed that felt it could just pop out of her chest and keep running. Those red eyes stared at her without saying a word, almost as if frozen in time. She wanted to scream at him demanding he do something. If he was going to kill her, she wished he do it already, or at the very least say a word .
Thirty seconds passed in silence, as she tried desperately to gather chakra. She would have a singular moment to counter if he attacked. She emptied her mind and waited but it was to no avail. He didn't attack , all he did was take a step closer. It was then she realized Her mind had been caught in between breaths . Unable to think or register new information until she began to breathe fresh air again. He had said something to her, but she was too busy being afraid to hear him. she couldn't remember what he had said.
Her lips wanted to ask him to repeat his words but they couldn't. Her lips were tightly sealed, frozen in place by her fear. Then her mind shifted to recall her run. She bit her lip as what she suspected to be her life flashing before her eyes began. A run from the heart of the Hyuga manor to where she stood flashed before her eyes. She bit her lip even harder as she realized that would be the last thought she would take to the grave. The journey from the Hyuga manor to the border of Konohagakure was several miles.
It was so far that her legs had become so numb they didn't even register as a part of her anymore. Her legs had been shaking the moment she stopped. Did he know she was on her last legs? She felt ashamed , if her clan could see her at that moment. She would die from shame, her body had begun to quake from exhaustion. Her body moved side to side unable to remain in one place for long. She willed herself to remain standing refusing to fall to the floor and rest. She inhaled through her nose air , air from the deep forest. The air burned her lungs, she had taken in too much air and her lungs and body exhausted repaid her in kind with a searing pain.
A sudden couple of steps brought her mind back from the momentary daze the pain in her lungs gave her. She was losing this fight, her exhaustion was killing her and there was nothing she could do. Her eyes watched those piercing red eyes move closer unable to scream at him to stop. It was neither fast nor slow the pace it had moved. But they had certainly moved closer, it went from eight feet or so apart to a mere five feet.
Another step followed, this time She raised her arms to guard herself. She didn't even remember the moment her arms dropped down from her guard stance. It was hard to maintain a thought.
This action seemed to register in those red eyes. She fought back tears, as she internally knew it might have just been wishful thinking on her part for him to have noticed. Those red eyes did not show anger, hostility or danger in them now. Only a clear acknowledgment of knowing she existed. Did he pity her and was walking over to take her life away. Was this mercy from him? A sudden shift occurred within Sasuke , he no longer moved towards her. He had changed directions to walk around her. She could now see it had taken steps to go around her , she felt insulted as if he had slapped her across the face. Was she not worthy of his time?
Did she not deserve even a quick death from him? He turned to face her completely, as if just changing his mind. Her eyes narrowed, as sweat dripped above her right eye and began to fall over it slowly. She closed her eyes , her chakra limits were about to be reached. She would be falling unconscious any moment now, this was certainly the end.
Her Byakugan had scanned the area she was in, but her frightened heart had been so afraid it didn't even register the information her eyes gave her. He was wounded, maybe fatally. This made her feel more secure, that he was also not at full strength and that maybe she could defend herself even in this weakened condition. But above all else she noticed markings on his skull suggesting damage to his skull. Just as her mind registered the damage to his body she felt everything go blank. And her knees buckled and her face descended towards the unforgiving solid ground with no chance of avoiding a crushing blow to her face.
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