KotFR: I'm here!

Rip: when are you not?

KotFR: When you are, speaking of which. kicks Rip out.

Van: that was a little harsh don't you think?

KotFR: Van, you should know by now, I never think.

Van: --'

Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue.

Author's note: In my story, Gaara, Sasori, etc. stayed dead, but their spirits wondered. Anyone else in the series that died, also wander till they find a haunting ground.

Summery: After traveling for weeks, the Naruto gang decided to rest in an abandoned mansion, only to find out a restless spirit wont let them leave, until it has what it wants.

Locked In

Sakura was walking beside Naruto; they had just finished an A-class mission in Mist and were headed home. They had been traveling for weeks. They were hopelessly lost. Unfortunately almost all her chakra was gone. Depleted from healing and fighting, not to mention she was about ready to faint from fatigue. Naruto with his bound-less energy and hyperness was bouncing off the, um, trees. Just watching him was making her dizzy. Sai was sketching, Sasuke was brooding, and Kakashi was being carried, he had suffered a concussion. Sakura sighed, 'Maybe I shouldn't have let Naruto carry Kaka-sensei.' Suddenly Naruto shouted, "Hey guys there's a really cool old mansion up ahead!!!" Sakura looked up, and sure enough, Naruto was right. Sai merely glanced up, and then went back to sketching after insulting Naruto. Naruto paid him no mind. Sasuke just glared at everything. Sakura still wasn't sure why she ever 'loved' him. She had gotten over that little, or not so little, crush she had on him after he returned. CoughDraggedCough

Naruto ran into the house without thinking, dragging Sakura and Sai with him. Sasuke rolled his eyes and followed. Once in the house, the doors swung shut. Sakura jumped in surprise. She hadn't expected that at all. "Let's stay here for the night!!!" our favorite fox-boy said. (A/N: fox-boy from Naruto anyway.) Sakura was against it, but when she tried to open the door, it was stuck fast. 'Oh man, this is just like the movies! The next thing you know dead guys will appear and try to kill us!!' Sakura panicked. She would have busted the door down, if it weren't for the spikes that had appeared on it. After a few seconds, a wind violently swept through the room, scattering the group. Sai was brushed into the library, Kakashi to the study, Naruto to the kitchen, and Sasuke to the courtyard. Sakura was tumbled into the ball room.

In the Library:

Sai had fallen into a chair, with books surrounding him, trapped in the books, Sai picked one up:Modern Emotions: was its title, Sai flipped to page one and started to read.

In the Study

Kakashi awoke in the study, he went to the desk by the fireplace, which was oddly lit, and poked through the papers, what he found made him panic. If what this told him was true… He had to get to Sakura. He rushed to his door, but it was locked from the outside, he tried everything he could think of, but nothing worked. Exhausted and still suffering from the head wound. He fell to the floor unconscious.

In the Kitchen

Naruto landed with a thud. "Hey where is everybody!?!" he shouted, noticing the ramen on the counter, he happily forgot what he had previously been thinking about. He focused on eating this delicious treat.

In the courtyard

Sasuke found himself in an elegant garden, with statues of gods/goddesses and deities all around. He grumbled. The courtyard also had a fountain, but the waters were red. Upon closer inspection it turned out to be blood. Fresh by the looks. (A/N: but things aren't always as they appear.) He grimaced. He circled the fountain, and froze at what he saw on the other side. 'Sakura? But she and the others…' He didn't finish his thoughts. He had just seen the writing at the feet of the body, written in the blood of the victim. "Beware the beast, lest it take form, all hope will vanish." He took a closer look at the body. It couldn't be Sakura. Right? He opened the corpse eyes and saw Emeralds. He looked closer. This Sakura-look-alike had only one difference. This one was dead. Sasuke blinked, and it was gone. No trace was left of the body, the writings or the blood. Was this just a cruel joke, or a warning? He had to get to Sakura.

In the ballroom

Sakura's eyes fluttered open, the last thing she remembered was the gust, and then the sensation of falling. She felt something soft under her. She looked around, and saw she was in a ballroom. It was magnificent, decorated to match the dress she was wearing. Wait, she wasn't wearing this dress when she first got here. She looked at it, it was white, and obviously used for dancing, but it had red stains at the bottom, and a ribbon on the back, she also noticed she was now wearing ballet shoes, white with red ribbons. She also had on a red crown with white jewels. Alarmed at the realization. She looked around for the culprit. She suddenly felt a presence behind her, turning around, she saw only the shadow of someone who had been there. The she felt a hand on her cheek, she froze up. She then noticed ghostly arms holding her safe, and close. She didn't know why, but she just wanted to stay there, in this stranger's arms. Suddenly, the 'person' spun her away, and brought her close. She followed him as he danced with her. Closing her eyes, she let her inner dancer take the reins and dance with this person. After about an hour of dancing, she was stopped. Opening her eyes, she came face to face with some one she thought dead, some one she had tried to save… It was-

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