Story Title: The Undesired Damage

Author: lilrockergurl90

Pairing: Sasuke Uchiha & Sakura Haruno

Genre: Angst/Romance

Beep! Sasuke rolled over, then groaned. His large hand grasped the alarm. He threw it full force at the wall. He pulled the covers over his head. Ring! Ring!

"Damn," Sasuke swore, "Sakura." He reached for the phone. "What?" He said, voice angry. "Tsunade asked to see us," Sakura replied, a bit too heartily.

Sasuke simply grunted in response, then hung up. He swung his legs over the side of the bed. Bracing himself, he carefully stood.

Glancing into the mirror, Sasuke discovered how purely awful he looked. What the hell? His face was unusually pale, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He pulled on his jeans and black hoodie. Sasuke began wondering why he looked like such crap. He leaned against the wall, eyes closed.

Three soft knocks interrupted his thoughts. Sighing in annoyance, Sasuke opened the door. Sakura stood there, smiling.

Sasuke walked past her, then into Konoha's crowded streets. He heard gentle footsteps behind him.

Sasuke made his way into Tsunade's office. He didn't even look at her. Arms folded, Sasuke stood near the back wall. Sakura came in, seeming too happy.

"You have a new mission," Tsunade said, watching each ninja's expressions.

"I need you two to retreive a sacred scroll from Sound," Tsunade informed, face serious, "leave tomorrow at 6:00 am."

Sakura nodded in understanding. But Sasuke simply leaned against the wall, eyes closed. "Uchiha!" Tsunade bellowed. Sasuke jumped, then straightened up.

"You have a mission tomorrow at 6:00 am."

"Shit," Sasuke cursed. He visibly cringed as he left. Sakura bowed to Tsunade before leaving after Sasuke. Sakura eyed Sasuke suspiciously. "What?" Sasuke demanded.

"Are you sick?" Sakura asked, "Sasuke, be honest." She traced a hand along his face. "Stop," Sasuke said, almost pleadingly. Removing her hand, Sakura looked closely.

"You look tired," She observed, backing away. Sasuke stuffed his hands in his pockets. "And you're pale," He heard Sakura go on.

Sasuke yelled in frustration and slumped towards the wall. His ragged, shallow breaths became faster. Sakura shook her head dissaprovingly.

Sasuke shot her a look. He felt his eyelids shut. His body began falling until waiting arms caught him.

The Next Morning:

Sasuke moaned as sunlight streaked into the room. What happened last night? His eyes landed on the table. On it sat a small basin of water. A wet cloth sat beside it.

Sasuke felt his throat burn as a massive migrane came on. He exhaled as a cough threatened to escape his lips. Bad idea. He was thrown into a harsh coughing fit.

Sasuke felt himself fall back into the pillows. His chest ached as every breath literally choked him. Gasping for blessed air, Sasuke got out of the bed.

His legs felt like jello, and wobbled a bit. He felt the seal on his neck burn with a raging passion. Letting out a wailing cry, Sasuke was forced to his knees.

"Sak..," He breathed in quickly, "u...ra." His unexpected saviour knelt beside his angonized form. Sasuke felt a gentle hand rub soothing circles on the small of his back.

He heard a voice whisper his name, but the greatness of the seal soon overtook his mind. Slamming a fist down, Sasuke felt the seal crawl over his skin.

Screaming louder, the teen felt two hands hold him down. Power rushing through his veins, Sasuke pushed his miraculous helper away.

Eyes turning crimson as his pupils spun madly, Sasuke leaped up. The curse mark completely controlled him now. Red marks appeared all over him, as if they were tattoos.

He grinned psychotically before watching Sakura step back, petrified. Sasuke flipped into the air as female screams echoed in the room.

The floor shook as the Uchiha grabbed Sakura's wrist. Pushing her into the wall, his eyes grew a darker shade of red.

"I...hate...you," Sasuke whispered as he pulled her face closer. His voice held a monsterous like growl in it. "Sasuke...don't!"

Suddenly, Sasuke froze. His mind swam as the seal receded. The burning ceased. His body felt so heavy now.

And with the last of his strength, Sasuke held onto Sakura's neck before collapsing...