Body Science
By Kimiaara
A/N: Hello everyone! This is NOT my first fic ever, but it is my first fic that will be posted on this site! I really thought about the first pairing I'd do…it took awhile, and I finally decided on SasoSaku, since it is interesting to me. I hope you all like it!
P.S-Visit my profile sometimes and you can find out when I update, and see if anyone's requested any stories (or request them yourself) thanx buh-bye!
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Chapter One: Lily
Heart, Beat…
Blood, Rush…
Mind, Think…
Limbs, Move…
Eyes, Open…
Revenge, Unfold…
The remains of that which was terror had awoken with quite a bloodlust, quite the thirst…but this one could only be satisfied in one manner. Not just any kill would do.
It was predictable that the Akatsuki would leave him this way. Dismantled, in a heap on the ground, on the very battle grounds he perished on, surrounded by his equally dismantled puppets in a dark cave, alone. That didn't bother him, however. He didn't even need Akatsuki. His mission: To destroy the pink-haired brat, with that unforgettable and cliché name, Sakura Haruno.
As he brought himself back together, he looked to both his parents. He had shared no bliss with the real them, for where he went was made for him to suffer, made for him to burn. He wanted that medic nin to feel the same torture he felt for so long, but the pain he would inflict upon her would be a disease of the mind…she'd never expect it.
He stood up, walking in the general direction of Konoha. Step one: Lure the prey to it's predator. Sasori began to smirk at the mere thought. This might be fun.
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"Sakura…you're needed in the pharmaceutical room." A nurse stated mildly to Sakura as she was about to pass by.
She nodded slightly to her as she walked down the hallway, consumed in her work. She was checking off all the patients she had checked so far, and a brief line of information about whatever was wrong with them. She eventually looked up from her work to find the pharmaceutical room and entered to find only Lady Tsunade there, examining something very intently.
"Sakura, come have a look, will you?" she asked her assistant as she waved her over.
Sakura came over, gazing at the liquid before her. "Yes Lady Tsunade?" she asked.
"Do you know what this is?" she asked looking to her assistant.
Sakura shook her head no. It was a medication in a small vial. It had a magenta-ish hue to it.
"It's the poison used to cause confusion in the nervous system." she said. "I remember telling you about me doing something similar to Kabuto while teaching you about anatomy…except that was just a jutsu. This will actually permanently damage the nervous system." she explained. "You see, what I'm getting at is this. I told Shizune to tell the head nurse to do inventory on all the vaccines we have for the known poisons we have, and we have them all, except for this one, that's because one ingredient is very hard to obtain…it's a plant that mimics a desert lily in a region close to Suna." she explained. "The only difference is the plant we are looking for has thin black strips along it's design as it goes to the core." she said. "They're rare, and as if that's not enough, the desert isn't the best place to go looking for one…the climate can exhaust the person looking for it in no time." she explained. "But nevertheless, we need it, and I believe you're skilled enough to take this on. One of our patients has been confirmed to have the symptoms of this poison…it's a rare occurrence for this to happen…it must have taken a skilled ninja to do something like this…" she explained. "But I trust you with the task." she said smiling gently at her apprentice.
Sakura returned her smile. "I'm glad you are." she said.
"Well, meet me back up at the hokage building later so I can finish briefing you up on the mission." explained Tsunade.
Sakura said okay and then went off to finish what she had to do for the day. The mission shouldn't be too hard for her. She'd completed tougher, and that was without Naruto OR Sasuke. Yes, Sasuke had abandoned her, apparently with no intentions on coming back. He left when she was thirteen…well, it had been ten whole years, she was twenty-three, way older than she was when he'd gone away. He'd killed Itachi, what purpose was there for him to wander aimlessly now? Naruto had stopped searching for him now. It was just too much for him, and he'd finally given up. He instead went out training around in other countries, visiting old friends, completing missions, and the lot. He was out there, and it wasn't like he had too much time to spare for Sakura anymore. After all, she was the only one who still stayed in Konoha, untainted by the chaos around her. She was still working as a medic for Tsunade, still in Konoha, still Sakura. She sometimes wondered if that was why she was so bored half the time, and lonely. She didn't have Naruto and Sasuke anymore, all her other friends had their own lives, and she was doing nothing. Day in day out, she was doing the same things she always had been, and she had to admit her life was uneventful, VERY uneventful.
She sighed as she thought about all of this with an ill mind, and half-heartedly went to tend to the rest of her patients before she headed off to Tsunade's office.
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After Tsunade explained to Sakura what she'd be doing, Sakura went home, packing things she'd need for the next morning. Apparently, it would be best for her to start searching in the early morning, or night hours because the heat was less intense then. The only worry: ambushes. Ninja could be anywhere, waiting to bring her down, but then to, they might not. And what were a few ninja to Sakura?
Her mission would start the next morning. She'd search for the lily with as much time as she needed in order to obtain it. Sakura was glad she had no time limit. It put less strain on her. With her mind set on her shoulders, and being prepared, she laid down going to sleep, but not before picturing her old team's image clearly in her head.
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It was burning hot. Sakura had been searching for the stupid lily for hours and nothing had turned up. Her body was exhausted, and she found herself constantly drinking her water, making it dwindle to almost zilch. She wished someone could have been sent with her…Just when she thought her luck would keep heading for the worst, she saw it…it could have been the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen at this moment. A patch of Lilies sat beside a cluster of sand rocks in all their glory.
"Finally!" she said happily as she ran over. Now, the only thing left was for there to be one lily among them with black stripes…she was praying as she quickly came towards it…she crouched down eagerly beside the cluster examining each thoroughly, but to her dismay, there wasn't a single one with black stripes.
She growled in frustration as she stood up and dusted herself off. When she looked up however, it felt as though her blood ran cold, and her heart skipped three beats. Someone who should be long dead stood before her, a disapproving frown upon their face. "Ah!" Sakura stumbled slightly and fell in her shock.
She looked up, only to find nothing there. Well, it was likely that she was seeing mirages. There was no way a dead man could be standing in front of her. "Heh…who am I kidding? I killed him." she said to herself, trying to slow her heartbeat.
"…Killed huh? By you? No way." said a very familiar voice, and again, Sakura felt her body freeze as she turned around, only to stare at the horror before her.
Sasori.
He was suppose to be dead! It was too close for it to be a mirage, but yet so unreal!
"Y-you're su-suppose to be…" she said quietly with fear as she began to back away from him.
"What? Dead? You've got to be kidding. Me be killed by a little girl like you?" he asked advancing on her slowly. "Shall I explain how it's impossible for you to have killed me?" Sasori asked with a wicked smirk forming on his flawless face.
Sakura said nothing, her eyes widening. It wasn't fear, or was it? It was more like shock. How could she have missed killing him!?
When the rosette haired Kunoichi didn't respond, Sasori took it upon himself to speak. "You see, when you aimed for my heart, you merely put me to sleep, a coma, if it makes things easier." he explained. "The left side of my heart is what you pierced. I lost a lot of blood, you know." he said. "Since you only injured one atrium, I was still able to live, although it took awhile for my heart to heal. You could say I was dead, I suppose…" he explained.
Sakura glared. "I should have stomped on your heart when I had the chance." she said glaring daggers at him as she went into an offensive stance.
"Now now…why would you want to do something like that to me. I must say, I hold no contempt towards you…" he said.
"Liar…" she said.
"I never lie, Sakura, was it?" he asked.
She slowly pulled out two kunai. "Well, now I know I don't have to make that mistake again…I'll just shred it!" she said running towards him.
Sasori sighed lightly as he appeared behind a rather surprised Sakura. "Don't be hasty." he whispered coldly in her ear. He hit the back of her neck quickly following his icy words.
Sakura's eyes widened, but then, she began to slowly fade into darkness. The more she reached for the light, the farther away it appeared to go. "n-no…" she managed to say before completely passing out, straight into the distorted man's arms.
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She awoke later upon a warm, comfortable bed, something she didn't recall being anywhere near. Slowly but surely, her memories recollected as she realized what had happened, wondering if it was just all a dream or not, but how could it be, when she was in a very unfamiliar home?
"Wha-!?" Sakura sat up franticly as she looked around her. She was lying on navy colored sheets, a warm white comforter draped around her. She was still in the same clothes she was in before. There was hardly anything else in the desolate room, and not much for Sakura to want to look at. She could feel her chakra substantially stunted. All she hoped was that she was away from that creature that haunted her so, Sasori.
"Ah, you're awake. Finally. You've been out for more than two days." he said.
Sakura turned her head to the left to find her nightmare sitting calmly in a chair in the corner.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"Hideout. My partner Deidara and I used this place…" he explained.
Sakura's eyes quickly averted towards a small window at eye level with her, thick, dark curtains forbidding any eyes from peering in or out.
"Don't even think about it. There's a sandstorm going on outside. Wouldn't want you to be scarred up." he said.
Not before I turn you into a masterpiece. Your skin must be perfect…
Sasori thought.
"I'd tread a hundred Sandstorms before I stayed anywhere with you." she said venomously.
Sasori chuckled. "Try it." he said.
Sakura glared and opened the curtains to reveal a violent sandstorm raging outside. Her eyes widened at the realization that she was really trapped.
"Storms like these usually last for days, sometimes even weeks depending on the level of it." he said. "That means we'll have plenty of time to spend together, little Kunoichi." he said.
Sakura was speechless. How did she end up like this, in such a situation?
"Oh yes. And I must say I was quiet happy to see that Tsunade sent you alone…I expected to have to kill a few ninja to obtain you, but she made it pleasingly easy." he said.
"What are you talking about?" Sakura said, her eyes narrowing suspiciously.
"I poisoned the ninja at your hospital with the nervous poison. It is a rare one, and not many hospitals carry the vaccine for it, not even your advanced institution." he explained. "Therefore, they'd need you to find this specific flower…and I knew they'd send you. I remembered you being, "the best of the best"." he said.
Sakura couldn't believe this. He'd done it? He'd set this up? What was he going to do to her? She was afraid, very afraid. She had no weapons on her, her chakra wasn't powerful enough, she was with an S-classed criminal that more than likely was up to full par, and to top it off, there was a sandstorm outside, she was in the middle of nowhere…what could she possibly do?
"Don't worry. We'll have lots of fun…Sakura." Sasori said with a smile. "You'll LOVE it." he said.
Literally. And when I've got you emotionally tied up and bound, you'll die the most unexpected and pitiful death that you could imagine…
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A/N: Well, what do you think? This was just the beginning. I promise longer and juicer chapters to come! Thank you for reading and PLEASE review. I'd love to see some reviews, and constructive feedback!