I know this is an ItaSaku fanfic right now, but it may end up a love triangle between Itachi, Sakura and Sasuke. I'm not sure yet; I'm just going with the flow… ((insert random breeze here)) Also, this is placed after Sasuke goes to Orochimaru in the Naruto Shippuden.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…I wish I did…That would be fun… ((evil laughter))

Rated T: Mainly for suggested adult themes, but im not sure what all is going to be in it yet…but I'll just keep it Rated T. That seems safe…

:: Corruption ::

:: -Awakening- ::

It…It's cold…

Sakura's eye lids tightened together in mid sleep. Cold…Why am I cold…? Her eyes fluttered open slowly, her vision blurred for a moment before correcting itself. Its dark…Why is it dark…? A black wall stood in front of her body that was lying on the cold black floor. The wall was close to her, close enough to touch with her finger. A gust of cold air around her shoulders made her pull her blanket closer to her head. Wait…a blanket? She sat up, still facing the wall and slowly lowered the cloth from around her. But it wasn't a blanket that was around her…It was a cloak. A black cloak…With red clouds.

She quickly shoved it off her and scooted across the cold floor until her back hit the wall. She pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her slender arms around them. She had to get things straight. The Akatsuki had her…um…somewhere. She was alone in a…cage? Cell? Cave? Yes, a cave. A small amount of light was coming from the opposite side of the room, and she had just noticed that the bottom of her shirt was wet, meaning that it was damp around her.

So they had her in a cave. But in a cave where? How had she got here… She closed her eyes and tried to work things out…

Flashback

Sakura and Naruto were running through the forest. Branches flying this way and that as they dodged them and hopped on top of the tallest tree on the hill. Naruto sat on the top with Sakura on a few branches down.

Naruto's eyes scanned the horizon for any sign of their prey. Itachi Uchiha.

Tsunade's orders were plain and simple. Fine Itachi's hide out and bring back the information for the jounin that were waiting for the orders to go. The last time they heard, Itachi and Kisame where hiding out in the Land of Waves.

Sakura and Naruto started on their run again, their feet hardly hitting the tree branches as they passed them. For some reason, Naruto seemed to be getting even more riled up. His eyes were narrowed and had that red tint in them as the marks on his cheeks were growing thicker. They were no where near Itachi, so why was he—

Sakura got knocked off her feet by some unseen force and fell the 30 feet to the ground. When her back made contact, the sharp thud rang in her ears and she screamed in pain. Naruto stopped dead in his tracks and leapt from his perch to the ground next to his team member. She had a small amount of blood running down from her mouth to her chin; her eyes shut tight. Naruto clenched his teeth together, his fangs becoming more prominent next to his lips.

He stood up and put his body between Sakura's and where the attack had come from. His eyes scanning the tree line, he caught a glimpse of something black. Sakura turned her head to the black object before her face was forced back to the sky where two red eyes stared into hers.

End Flashback

Sakura pulled her legs closer, her body starting to shiver from the cold and uncertainty. That was all she remembered. She didn't even know what became of Naruto. Was he dead? Was he still laying out on the ground, bleeding from his head? But it could be days since then. She might had been asleep for days from that jut—

That's when it hit. The red eyes…it's a dead clue. The person that had found them was Itachi! And she was being held here by Itachi and Kisame! By the very person they had been after.

She lowered her head to her rest on top of her knees. She really was useless. She couldn't even perform a mission without being the damsel in distress. And she hated it. Not even Naruto was safe. He was probably dead somewhere and she was going to be next. Why does everything always end up like this?!

"Put the cloak back on before you catch a cold."

Sakura gasped and raised her head abruptly. She looked above her where the soft and smooth voice had come from. It was so familiar…Where had she heard it before...? Above her was a dark figure, its feet clinging to the roof of the cave with it's chakra. Her eyes widened with fear and she grinded her teeth together. It was one of them. Itachi or Kisame. She squinted her eyes to see better, but it did no good. It was to dark inside.

-drip-

Sakura felt a drop of something on her arm. She dared to take her eyes off her attacker and look at her arm. Blood. Who ever it was that was above her was bleeding.

"Damn…" He whispered. He bounced from the ceiling and sailed smoothly over in front of her, the sound of his clothes flapping as he fell. As he hit, he straightened him self up and put a hand in his pocket. He raised his head, his long black hair flowing around his face and his well sculpted chest.

And those red eyes stared at her again.

Welp, this is the first chappy. Im not sure where this is going to go, but I guess you'll just have to wait around and see! Chap. 2 will be up soon! R&R, Thanks!