sasusaku

It was a festive night when that had happened...

The lights from the shops and the bustling crowd was a lovely sight to behold. The crowd bustled with life and happiness. The laughter and screams of excitement floated through the air. The aroma of different delicious food flooded the air to.

In the crowd, there stood a woman in the apple candy store with pretty pale pink hair and bright green eyes. Her smile was reflected in her eyes and it was contagious. Along with her stood a blond woman who was just as beautiful as the rose haired beaut.

"Sakura !" called out the blond haired woman.

The rose haired woman looked at her best friend with a mischievous grin and walked past her in a quick pace.

"Chotto matte Sakura" The blond woman called out angrily

Ignoring her best friend's cries Sakura quickly sought out for her best friend's crush.

In the dark night, the pale moon's glow covered the thick forests where the nocturnal creatures loomed. The owls hooted and the wolves howled breaking the eerie silence of the night.

The temperature dropped as a certain deadly nocturnal creature emerged out from the darkness. As it stepped into the pale moon's glow, it morphed into a man's form with a pair of feral mismatched eyes.

The man took a whiff of the air, he found thousands of humans gathered at a particular point. He froze when he recognized a certain delicious aroma among them. His tongue roved over his sharp fangs as he picked up her scent from the outskirts of the forest. His hunger grew and his control slowly slipped.

An impish grin slowly crept on to his face as devilish thoughts clouded his mind.

- Kura...

Sakura giggled and quickened her pace when she found Sai standing amidst a group of men. Sai was a pale man with dark hair framing his head. He rarely sported a genuine smile but often sported a fake one.

Sakura decided to take the initiative to bring Sai and Ino together because she noticed that Sai turned into a different person when he was with Ino. The usual fake smile that Sai sported would often soften and change into a genuine one when with Ino. He would sport a gentle smile and watch her ramble on and on without any annoyance.

He would openly stare at her hair whenever she lets it down. Sakura even noticed the little twitches of his hand when he resists the urge to comb his hand through Ino's long blond tresses.

"Sai" Sakura called out. Sai looked at her direction in surprise and walked towards her smiling softly.

"Where is she?" He asked curiously.

"Hello to you to." Sakura said sarcastically.

Sai let out a hearty chuckle and flicked her forehead.

"Ow!" cried Sakura and rubbed her huge forehead.

"Well?" Sai asked with a raised his eyebrow.

"She is here but I wanted to talk to you before she did. So..." She explained.

"What is it?" Sai asked with a slight tinge of concern underlying his tone.

"Nothing. Its just that Ino would like to spend time with you right now."

Sai's eyes widened at the revelation. Sakura saw his eyes light up in happiness then it dimmed in confusion.

"Are you sure about that?" He questioned in confusion.

Sakura frantically nodded and said:

"She did not know how to approach you. So I had to do something..."

"Sakura!" Ino shouted.

The duo turned around to find a heavily red faced Ino panting and glaring daggers at Sakura. She directed a mischievous smile towards Ino.

Noticing the heavy tension between the girls, Sai quickly stood in front of Sakura and greeted Ino with a charming smile.

"Good evening, Yamanaka-san "

Ino's anger drained from her face and was now replaced by happiness and a demure smile. Ino's heart fluttered like a bird in a cage. Her cheeks warmed up bashfully. She slowly put her bang behind her ear, even then her hair fell off like smooth curtain covering the side of her face

Sakura watched as he usually confident friend turn into a mushy mess around her crush. She smiled at the duo and slowly retreated. She knew she could entrust her best friend with Sai. She walked away from the festival ground into the dark forest.

Her feet softly padded against the forest ground. The roots and leaves crunched under her sandals. She hummed as she walked on the pathway leading to the dark forest. The moon was lucent in the dark night and also shone brightly on the road, guiding through the darkness of the night.

The orchestra of the nightly creatures bewitched her with their melody and bought a strange sense of contentment into her mind and soul. She hummed a delightful tune along with them.

Sakura stopped when she made it to a clearing. She slowly walked into the clearing. For a moment, her mind went blank. She was awestruck by the beauty of the luminescent lake. The lake reflected the lucent moon's light and thereby making it seem like the lake was shimmering in silvers.

Sakura walked towards the lake as if in a trance. She edged the lake and knelt down to touch the shimmering silvers of the lake. She slowly and gently touched the pristine waters of lake as if she feared the loss of the silvers at her touch. The coldness of the lake froze every tip of her nerves and she quickly withdrew her fingers to nurse them.

She sat down on the velvet carpet of grass and stared off into the night sky that was lucent with the moon's light, without any care of world.

Unbeknownst of her, a dark figure watched her with feral mismatched eyes.

The dark creature residing in the dark, watched his prey with delight and hunger. The feral eyes roved over her pristine form with fervor. Her violin curves and the pale pink tresses made her seem like a demure nymph waiting to be devoured by a hungry demon.

The said creature's body ignited with roaring fire of excitement and hunger. The excitement to tame his prey and the hunger to devour her.

*Growl*

'Patience' He chided his inner demon who growled in hunger and lust. He knew he had little time before his senses would be overruled by his hunger.

The soft padding of feet alerted her and broke her off her trance. She swiftly stood up in fear and turned around to gaze into a pair of feral and hungry eyes. She quickly backed up in fear and sipped on her footing and ungracefully falling into the cold shimmering silvers of the lake. She felt her whole body freeze as the chilling water wrapped around her body like a blanket.

The last thing she felt was vibrations of a strong heart and the warmth of a pair of strong arms around her tiny waist.

The demon mused at his prey's feather like weight. He looked down to his arms where she lay comfortably, snuggling into his warmth. He could feel her shake like a leaf due to temperature difference. She snuggled into his warmth and wrapped her arms around his thick neck.

He sighed and quickened his pace to his shelter which resided on the outskirts of the dark forest. A few moments later he reached his shelter with his prey in his arms.

A/N: HOPE YOU LIKE IT