Guys… I've gone to the dark side. It's just so lemony over here.

I don't enjoy killing. Truly, I don't. I just enjoyed knowing that the person I was killing could no longer go on to kill innocents. I didn't kill innocents, only those who deserved it.

My fingers slipped through a man's chest and I ripped his heart out. I threw it in the next man's face who seemed horrified that his comrade's heart had smeared blood all over his face. I used his momentary distraction to jump at him. He was dead before he even hit the ground.

I looked around for the next victim but saw none. My eyes met that of my teammate's. We walked slowly towards each other across the body-strewn battlefield. Some of the bodies were so torn up I knew their village would have difficulty identifying them.

I stepped over one last body and was standing right before my teammate. Bloodlust was coursing through my veins and I was almost shaking from the tension.

My teammate tilted his head to the side as he took me in. Blood coated me. My mask, armor, clothes, everything was covered in blood. He, however, was spotless. Not a drop had made it onto him. His white ANBU vest glowed brilliantly in the moonlight streaming down onto us.

"You're so sexy when you're covered in blood." He said softly. He always loved the violent and ruthless side of me. I didn't try to get bloody on purpose, it just happened. I'd lost my sword early on into the battle so I'd had to use my hands to kill my enemies.

I smirked under my mask. "You're spotless as always."

"Of course." I could hear the smile in his voice. His hands reached up and pushed his mask slightly to the side as I did the same.

Our lips met heatedly. The tension in my body subsided as he pulled me closer to him. His body was solid against mine. I ran my bloody hands down his arms, making him as dirty as I was.

He pulled away from me for a moment. Our breaths mingled. We shouldn't be doing this. It was breaking all the rules, but this wasn't the first time. It was forbidden to have relations with a teammate because it could affect the mission, but my teammate and I always managed to stay perfectly professional until after the fighting was over.

His lips fell on mine again and I felt my back hit a tree. He had transported us to the nearby woods. He lifted me up so my legs were around his waist. His lips left mine and traveled down to my neck, a particularly sensitive spot. I moaned when he bit down on it.

"Still as loud as I remember." He said in approval. This was the first time we'd been together in weeks. I had been going on regular A-rank missions with my Team Kakashi.

He kissed the spot gently to take away some of the pain and I sighed. He knew all of my sweet spots. He had even found some I hadn't known about myself.

It was over almost as quickly as it had started. These trysts usually ended pretty soon. We both desperately needed a release and fast.

After we were done I sank weakly to my knees.

"You ok?" he asked me.

"Yeah. I just need a moment." I said. My teammate was an exceptional lover. He had a perfect body and he definitely knew how to please a woman. I would often dream of him slipping into my window at night and pleasing me like he would after a battle. Maybe then I'd finally be able to see his face.

I knew he was an Uchiha, but they all had such similar builds that it was impossible to tell them apart. It could've been Sasuke for all I knew.

I understood that these secret times together were just a release for the both of us, but I wished it meant something more. I hadn't had a real boyfriend in so long and I missed being loved by someone.

I couldn't remember when we'd had sex for the first time. I know it had definitely been after a battle and we'd agreed to keep our masks on, but I couldn't remember the exact mission.

I stood and adjusted my pants. "Let's go." I said.

He nodded and we took off into the woods. The enemy's back up would be here soon and we needed to vacate the premises as soon as possible.

I glanced over at my teammate. His whole front was smeared in blood that was already dry. I couldn't help but think back to what had happened only a short time ago and I felt heat coil low in my belly. I could go for a second round but I didn't think he'd be up for it.

We didn't speak until we were almost to the gates. "I think we should clean up so if anyone sees us we're not connected to the massacre." My teammate suggested.

I looked down at myself. Even with half of the blood on him, I was still almost completely covered. "You're probably right." I replied. We veered off to the right towards a lake about a mile from the gates. We got there in no time. We knelt by the edge a few feet away from each other. We quickly washed most of the blood from our uniforms.

We made our way to the gates and scaled the wall, foregoing checking in. ANBU were allowed to skip that to preserve secrecy.

"I'll give the official report to Tsunade. Turn yours in by tomorrow evening." He said before heading off in the direction of the Hokage tower. God, that ass…

I pulled my eyes away from his retreating figure and transported myself to my apartment. I was troubled by the way he had left so quickly. Usually we said good-bye, but it seemed like he'd been in quite the hurry. Maybe he had something going on tonight.

Whatever it was, I would probably never know so I might as well forget it. I quickly stripped off all my gear until I stood naked in my apartment. I threw my clothes in the small washer and then got to work cleaning my equipment.

I carefully cleaned and sharpened all my weapons and then moved on to my armor and mask.

By the time I had finished two hours had passed and I was feeling extremely exhausted.

I slipped into my bed, still naked. I usually took care to wear something to bed, but since I had just gotten back from a mission I didn't expect to be summoned for another for at least a few days.

I fell asleep, too tired to dream.

When I woke, I could hear rain pattering on the window. I sighed. I loved rainy days. I loved all the different shades of gray the sky could become. I loved the way you could clearly see all the details of all the clouds in the sky.

I climbed out of bed, stumbling a bit as I made my way to the bathroom. I turned my shower as hot as it would go and then stepped in. The water relaxed my muscles. The hot water hadn't quite run out when I decided to get out. I toweled off and walked into my room.

I pulled on one of Sasuke's t-shirts I had stolen over the years and pulled on some shorts.

I left my room and went into my kitchen, unsurprised to see Naruto sitting at my kitchen table with a white box sitting in front of him. He always seemed to know when I had come back from a mission and always came with something for me.

"Hey, Sakura." He said, smiling when he saw me.

"Hey, Naruto. What is it today?" I asked him as I eyed the box curiously. He pulled the top off and I saw six donuts sitting inside. My mouth watered and I pounced.

"What do you say, Sakura?" Naruto asked me in a motherly voice.

"Thank you." I replied through a mouthful of food.

"You're disgusting." He wrinkled his nose in mock disgust.

I covered my mouth as I laughed. Naruto was one to talk. He could never resist talking no matter if he had something in his mouth or not. Naruto laughed along with me.

"So what happened while I was gone?" I asked when I had eaten two of the donuts.

"Nothing much. Training mostly. Oh and the Uchiha are planning on opening a new business tonight. Sasuke invited us to go. It's a black tie event. I'm still not sure what that means."

I rolled my eyes. "It means you have to wear a nice suit, Naruto."

"Well, why didn't he just say that then?"

I shook my head at my clueless friend. I would have to dig something up to wear. I hadn't been to such a fancy event in a while.

"What time does it start?" I asked.

"Around eight, I think?" he replied. "Oh! While you were gone, Kiba…" Naruto went on to tell an amusing story about Kiba, a hole, and a bathhouse full of women.

We continued to talk for a little while longer but Naruto soon excused himself saying he had to go get his hourly fill of ramen.

I decided to go down to the ANBU training center to kill some time. There were always others willing to spar or train. I put on my clean ANBU outfit and mask and then teleported outside of my apartment onto a roof about three blocks away.

The thing about being in ANBU is that no one knew you were in ANBU. I didn't know anyone else and I don't think anyone knew who I was. I'd been going on missions with my partner for almost a year and I only knew he was an Uchiha because of his eyes. There were about a million Uchiha so it was impossible to know which one was my partner. The reason we didn't know each other's identities was to prevent information about members from our ranks being released. No matter how tough you were, everyone had a breaking point.

I made my way to one of the various entrances into the underground training area of ANBU headquarters. Surprisingly, I saw my partner cleaning his weapons in the corner. He usually preferred to be by himself after a mission. He wouldn't even come near the mat for a few days.

I joined him and started helping him. Between the two of us, we quickly finished. "Thanks." He said when we were done.

"No problem. Feel like sparring with me?" I asked, standing up. I held out my hand, not that he needed help getting up. He took it and I pulled him upright.

"Let's do it." He said walking towards the middle of the room away from the others. We were the best ANBU team out there and when we sparred everyone knew to get out of the way. Usually people watched and would place bets on who would win. We were pretty evenly matched when he didn't use his Sharingan, but lately we'd been sparring with it on more and more often. It made me a better fighter and it gave him practice as well.

"Let's fight with the Sharingan." I said before he could he ask. He nodded and I could see a faint crimson glint in the eyeholes of his mask. Despite the fact that they were dangerous I wasn't afraid of them. I knew he would never hurt me.

My partner and I settled into fighting stances several feet away from each other. It didn't look like he was moving anytime soon so I took the iniative and came at him. He dodged and blocked my flurry of punches and kicks. I allowed a little of my chakra into my muscles to strengthen them just a tiny bit and I knew he could tell.

He jumped away from me and pulled out some shuriken and threw them at me. I dodged and felt a wire wrap around me. I quickly performed a substitution jutsu with a nearby mannequin and then a transformation jutsu and hid in the crowd that had gathered to watch us.

When my partner discovered the substitution he looked around the arena. He walked around the edge looking for me. When he had passed me, I eased my way through the crowd and then jumped at him. He turned a split second before I landed on him and we fell to the ground. I managed to somehow end up on top. I held him down with my hand on his throat. I could feel his pulse thrumming beneath my fingers.

Our eyes met and I saw the tomoes in his eyes start to spin. I tried looking away from his eyes but I was trapped.

I blinked and found myself on the battlefield I'd left last night. Moonlight saturated everything. Bodies littered the ground.

I could see two figures straight ahead of me, hear their low voices and then I saw one lean down and kiss the other. They didn't seem to notice me as I followed them into the woods. I was fascinated. Was that really what I looked like when I was being ravished? I blushed beneath my mask at how loud I was.

Suddenly a hand snaked over my mouth and was pulling me away from the couple.

"Did you enjoy the show?" a voice asked.

I relaxed against the body of my teammate. His hand came off my mouth and I said "Of course, but it's even better experiencing it."

"I could arrange for that to happen." He replied as he pulled my closer so I could feel his erection against my ass.

I felt his mouth on the back of my neck. When he took his mouth away the wind chilled the skin where his mouth had been. His hands slid down my body. One cupped my breast through the armor and clothes I wore and the other slid down between my legs.

Something in the back of my mind made me tell him to stop.

"Why?" he asked.

"There's just something… I'm confused about." I struggled to say as his hands moved over me in delicious ways.

"Wait…" I moaned breathily. "I'm supposed to be…" Then it clicked. I pulled away from him and punched him as hard as I could. His mask cracked and as it did so did everything around us. The pieces fell away until I was back in reality.

I was back in the training area on top of my partner. Apparently, I really had punched him because his mask was almost falling apart on his face.

"Congratulations. You broke my genjutsu." He said. "Of course, next time I expect you to do it much more quickly."

I felt my cheeks heat up beneath my mask. I hadn't expected him to do give me a refresher of last night.

"I didn't expect you to take such a cheap shot." I said quietly.

"Expect the unexpected." He replied moments before I felt his hand slide up my leg to my waist and then he rolled us over.

His hands shifted to hold mine over my head. I bucked up my hips to try to dislodge him.

"Don't, you might turn me on." He said drily.

I couldn't help but laugh. There were murmurs all around us now.

"Finished?" he asked.

I glanced at the clock. It was a quarter to six. Shit, I needed to get ready for the Uchiha event. Sasuke would be pissed if I didn't show.

"Yeah. I really have to go. " I told him. He nodded then stood up and offered me a hand. I took it and then headed out of the training area. A few people slapped me on the back in congratulations.

When I emerged above ground I high-tailed it out of there. Sure, I had two hours but I still needed to find a dress and that would take who knows how long.

When I reached my apartment I quickly shucked off my training gear and hopped in the shower to wash all the sweat off.

As the hot water pounded on my back I couldn't help but think about the genjutsu my partner had put into my mind. It had definitely turned me on. My hand slid down my belly to remediate the problem but then I remembered that I had very little time and groaned in exasperation.

I left the shower soon after that and towel dried my hair. I threw on some clothes and left my apartment once again to look for a dress in one of the many dress shops around town.