Declaimer I do not own naruto or any songs used in this fanfic…but I do own Vexen and Akano
Eleven days, Eleven days and not one word from this strangers mouth Sakura was at wits end and she only had three more days before she had to hand him over to Ibiki and his interrogation methods it was something she would like to avoid at all cost this stranger was scarred physically and emotionally, Ibiki was the last person she wanted to hand him to, so she decided that the only thing she could do was to ask about him and his family although she had never even learned his name he just wasn't speaking. She sighed heavily running her fingers through her short pink locks, readying herself for another twelve hours of watching him stare at the ground with his shoulder length red hair hiding his eyes which, by the way, she had never seen. She sighed again reaching for the tell tale door knob.
She sat down looking around the shithole they called the interrogation room it was just a bland brown room with no windows a steel door and two chairs the ceiling and walls had multiple cracks and the wallpaper was tearing the only lighting was coming from a dim ceiling lamp, she really didn't like keeping him here. She was taken aback when he slowly raised his head acknowledging her presence he had large brown eyes but they held no emotion his eyes were dead he then returned to his favorite occupation, staring at the floor.
"Okay I'm going to ask some questions, I need you to answer them truthfully" he didn't say anything
"What is your name?" he raised his head staring at her silently "Akano" he said quietly. His voice, she noticed, was raspy from not talking in so long, but it was also soft and sounded sad like he had suffered some great tragedy recently
"How old are you?" she asked softly "eighteen" he replied lowering his head so that his red bangs would cover his eyes
"How did you get to Konohagakure?" "I didn't" "what do you mean you didn't?" "I mean I didn't come here I appeared here" he stated simply. she was quite confused not only was he opening up like a broken dam but he appeared here just appeared. "Did you use a teleportation Jutsu?" "No, I don't know what that is" she looked at him skeptically before moving on
"Do you have any family, parents or a brother or a sister?" His head shot up so quickly that he could have given himself whiplash, his once dead eyes now fully alive with such suffering that Sakura nearly burst out in tears just looking at them, he soon regained his composure and Sakura watched his eyes dim again sighing she got up and knelt down next to him placing her left hand on his right knee looking up into his eyes she said
"Akano...I need you to tell me what happened otherwise you'll end up interrogated by Ibiki and neither of us want that" Akano slowly lifted his hand to Sakura's taking it and removing it "First, I don't care and second, you have no idea what I want and what I don't want" he said his voice taking a cold tone "Now I would like to leave, there is no reason to keep me here, I have not harmed anyone in this place" he said in the same tone "Look, I'm just trying to help you" Sakura said her voice annoyed.
Sakura hadn't had enough time to react before she found herself pushed against wall with one of Akano's arms over her neck and the other keeping her hands down, her eyes widened slightly at the furious face he was making "Help me? you want to help me? This-he motioned to the room-Is a fucking interrogation room, if you wanted to help me you wouldn't keep me here...besides you can't help me, no one can" He released her "Now can I please leave"
Now Sakura was furious she had wasted her time trying to keep him away from Ibiki but he was an ungrateful bastard "I've been working my ass off for this?" she asked glaring at him
he laughed bitterly "Sitting in a chair sure is hard work" he said sarcastically "Forget this I'm sorry I ever felt any sympathy for you!" she yelled about to stomp out the door when he grabbed her wrist he ignored her comment and said "Tell Tsunade that I want to leave this place Now" Sakura clenched her teeth "Let. go. of. me" "Not until you say you'll tell her" she tried to pull her hand away but his grip was to strong "Don't make me punch you" she said threateningly "I'm not afraid of you, or your punches" he said unfazed
"Your funeral" she said as she gathered chakra into her fist and swung at him she was surprised when he caught it she was even more surprised when she didn't hear any bones snap she didn't think she could get anymore surprised, she was wrong, she suddenly felt her back smack into the ground with Akano looking down on her, he smiled darkly his eyes gleaming with mischief and what seemed to be bloodlust "who's funeral is it again?" he asked cocking his head to the side, he grabbed her by the neck his fingers digging deep into her skin "Stop!" she choked out, grabbing his wrists and trying to get him to let go.
Sakura was on the verge of fainting when he let go when she opened her eyes she saw him staring down at her his eyes were full of fear and remorse "I'm so sorry" he whispered holding his head tightly before disappearing from sight the last thing she heard before slipping into to unconsciousness was a door slamming shut.
Yeah
Sakura opened her eyes and almost immediately regretted it when they met the bright white light of a hospital room despite the pain it cause she kept them open and sat up coming face to face with a pair of red eyes belonging to a strange blue haired man "AHHHH!" she screamed surprised, the blue haired man winced slightly before quickly covering her mouth and hushing her "Shhh keep quiet I'm not going to hurt you" he whispered he then took his hand away "Who are you, and what are you doing here?" he sighed dropping his head "That was close" he said almost to quietly for her to hear he then raised his head looking at her "My name is Vexen" he then looked around "Okay and what are you doing here? she asked slightly raising her voice "Shhh, Shhh I'm looking for someone named Akano I heard from a citizen that you were the one looking after him" upon hearing his name Sakura became mad all over again she then remembered the way he apologized to her and became worried.
"I...h-he was here but...he kinda left after trying to choke me I don't know where he is now" Vexen's eyes widened "Akano wouldn't try to kill anybody!" he said defensively "He tried to kill me!...but he did apologize and he looked afraid of something" she said thoughtfully "afraid...afraid..AH!...then...perhaps?" Vexen muttered "Perhaps what?" Sakura asked "Nothing just thinking" "Hey if it's about Akano don't you think I should know?"
"Eh...I guess but listen here he seems to be very...fragile"
"Uh okay"
"Well when I was trying to find him I happened upon his family or..what was left of them, I don't know what happened but everyone was dead, I then followed a trail of blood into the surrounding woods and for some strange reason passed out. When I woke I was near a sand village called Suna, I was taken and integrated when they decided I was not harmful and let me go, I asked about Akano they said something about getting a letter from Konoha regarding a red haired stranger I then set out to find him, this happened about eleven days ago"
"I see, Um, I have a few questions," Sakura said
"Yeah?"
"Okay One:how did you sneak in here, Two:why are you telling me all this and Three:could you move so I can get up?" at the last one Vexen blushed a little and quickly got up Sakura following suit minus the blushing
"Ok so one:I simply climbed through the window and Two:you have that Chakra stuff right? You've also been with him so you can track him down"
"So you broke in here to take me with you" Sakura said flatly
"Yes exactly so come on I won't take no for an answer since Akano is most likely lost and in danger"
"Why would he be in danger?"
"The Suna Kazekage said a pair of missing-nins from a group called Akatsuki were seen around the Konoha border if Akano goes anywhere near there I don't think he's strong enough to fight them and win"
Sakura felt a cold shiver run down her back she did not want Akano to be at the mercy of the Akatsuki "Yeah I'll come with you" she said quickly gathering her things and heading for the window "Come on" she said jumping out into the cold night Vexen following close behind.
