Sapphire, Viridian, Pearl And Obsidian
Summary:Four pairs of eyes. Four different stories. 2 groups. 2 escapes. One organization, hunting them down. Watch their story unfold as they escape their nightmare land, fall in love, while fearing for their lives.
Genre: Horror/Angst/Romance
Disclaimer: Why do you people make me say it over and over again?! –sobbing-
Disclaimer 2: Twisted!Fic I label it, and Twisted!Fic it is. The back button is right there; if you don't wanna read about this type of story, beat it. NOW.
By aBoOm-Un
Sapphire
There was a crack of a whip, followed by a scream from the South block.
Not that they really paid attention to it. All their prisoners were tortured in one way or another, so really this was completely normal behavior. For Pein, it was heaven. Flogging the one who had caused him years of trouble? Pure gold.
A single tear dripped off the side of the young boy's face, streaked with blood and dirt. There was a jagged cut on his cheek, making it look as if the boy had 4 lines on his face, one red, while the others were black.
The scream came from the boy with the Sapphire eyes. His once-blonde hair had turned to a light brown, stained by mud, feces, and whatever else Pein could rub his face in. His tanned skin was marked with scars, cuts and burn marks. The most recent scar rose up to the surface of his back, leaving a large, infected line of skin.
He groaned and bit down on his lip so hard, it bled. His hands were tied in chains and connected to the wall, his face pressed up against the bloodstained bricks. His shirt had been stripped of him, just so Pein could hear the sound of the whip fly upon his bare skin, sending a wildfire of pain spreading across his back.
The boy groaned once more and felt his eyes begin to fill up with a liquid. He could see nothing but red.
He felt darkness pulling him down, down, down…
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Naruto awoke with a start, body covered in a fine layer of slick sweat. One eye was shut and swollen, as if it had been punched. Oh, wait…
For the first moments of waking up, Naruto had hoped it was all a dream, that he was back in Konoha, in his apartment…
Pfft, yeah right.
This was no dream; it was a fully-fledged nightmare, of which he was unable to wake up from. Akatsuki had taken them all as prisoners, torturing them for information, torturing them for amusement… Well, basically just torturing them.
When he was captured, he was with Sakura and Hinata at the time. Ino had sold them out (he thought bitterly) at the exchange that she would be saved.
No…
She was tortured, like them. But really, it would be like torture for her, anyway. She had to put her friends through living hell; wasn't that torture enough?
Naruto screwed up his eyes in pain, and pinched the bridge of his nose, as if he had a headache. He slowly opened his eyes once more, and sighed sadly.
There was just no use.
Out of the 4 prisoners remaining, what was the chance that Sakura and Hinata were still alive?
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Viridian
There was the sound of quiet sobbing heard from the North block.
Not that they really paid attention to it. After all, there were sounds of crying all day long. This one however, refused to sleep. Neither Itachi or Kisame knew why and this was saying something. They were responsible for that block and all the time, in the middle of the night, there was quiet sobbing.
The sobbing came from the young girl with viridian eyes. Her usually-pink hair was stained a dark, blood red, and left trails down her skin. Her once-beautiful pale skin had turned to deathly-white, and she had been hanging there for 5 days, tied up with chains by the hands. She hung from the ceiling, emitting no noise to escape her lips, except for the quiet, wrenched sobs.
"Stop that! Stop that at once! This'll only get you tortured!!" Inner Sakura shouted frantically in her mind. "You're weak! Hold it in!"
Not that she could, of course. The sobs just came out of her like breathing; it was compulsory. She swallowed some saliva, and yet another sob escaped her lips. She could feel her eyelids drooping…
"Oh no! Don't you DARE even THINK about closing your eyes, missy!!" Inner Sakura screamed. "Don't you DARE…"
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Sakura awoke with a screaming start as she wildly sat up in her bed, sweat pouring down her face. She would be getting a flogging today, just for that.
"Was…Was that all a dream?"
Her fingers ran tentatively across her chest. Nope, the scar was still there. The scar (Which reminded her bitterly) of the fact that no man would ever want her. The scar which reminded her of the fact that she was still trapped in her own nightmare. The scar which reminded her that she would never be free of the Akatsuki's control.
Akatsuki…
The name alone made her want to spit in anger. These people had captured most of Konoha's finest shinobi and kunoichi, and soon, they would be achieving world domination. The few people who hadn't been captured had their memories swiped clean, thus, the few remaining prisoners would be virtually helpless.
When the Akatsuki struck the town, they had more than 500 prisoners. Now, only a couple remained. Her, the prisoner of the South, West and East block, and Karin and Ino.
Karin and Ino…
Karin apparently sold out the prisoner of the East block to the Akatsuki in exchange for her own life. She could hear the screams from her North block from that person. She could tell it was a young man about Naruto's age, but she didn't know who. Sakura had never met Karin before, but she was sure she had picked up her scent from somewhere… Ino, meanwhile, was tortured for information. They had cut her, burnt her, anything they could do to get Sakura, Naruto and Hinata's whereabouts. After a while, she cracked and told them, tears chorusing down her cheeks.
She hadn't seen Naruto or Hinata ever since they day Akatsuki came to Konoha and took them all away. She worried about them every night. When she heard the screams, she was sure she could make out Naruto's tired scream, or Hinata's pitiful whimper.
She bit down on her lip, holding back tears. All those prisoners died. Some drove to madness, while the others were killed. Now, the 6 of them remaining… 2 working for Akatsuki, 4 tortured every day, with no help on the outside…
Hell, what was she saying?! She was sure two of those blocks would be taken up by Naruto and Hinata, but she wasn't sure. What if they were killed long ago?
Her heartbeat increased. No… That couldn't be possible…
…Could it?
Naruto and Hinata could very well be dead. She hadn't even considered that option before, until now.
Her lip began to bleed as she bit down on it, trying to stop the tears. No use… Tears slid down her face, leaving marks. Every single time a single tear flew over a bruise on the side of her face, it stung and burned…
She sighed, and ran a hand through her hair, stained with dry blood and dirt. It was no use, was it? They could very well be dead.
Her best friends...
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Pearl
There was a pitiful whimper heard from the West block.
Not that they really paid attention to it. After all, she was the pretty one… She was probably being assaulted by one of the Akatsuki gang.
The whimper came from the girl with the pearl eyes. She was always told that she was the prettiest of all the kunoichi, but she never, ever wanted this…
She let out a whimpering sob and a tear slipped down her face as a pair of hands slid off her pants and drifted down, down, down…
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Hinata awoke suddenly, sweat dripping off of her face, her eyes filled with tears. Her lower body was covered in bruises, and it hurt to sit up. She winced slightly, and lay back down in her bed.
Three months. For three months, she had been tortured by these horrible people. For three months, she hadn't seen anybody else except the people who made her life a living hell on a daily basis. She hadn't seen Sakura-chan or Naruto-kun for that time, as well.
She gulped slightly and gently touched the bruise currently on her forearm. She missed them so much…
There was the sound of a twig breaking in the night air. Hinata stopped, and sat upright, alert and silent. She silently winced when a sharp pain went up her spine from the bruises. She flopped back down onto her bed, and stared up at the ceiling.
Her father was right. She was weak. She wouldn't make it through all this.
If she could just hold on for a bit longer…
Maybe…
Just maybe…
She, Naruto, Sakura, and the East block prisoner would make it out alive.
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Obsidian
There was a scream on agony from the East block.
A boy was on his knees, clutching his head in pain as he screamed with agony. A black pinwheel on a crimson background loomed over him…
"Brother! Please stop, PLEASE!"
There was a menacing chuckle as Itachi loomed over his little brother, and picked him up by the throat. His grip closed around his neck; his breath was taken away from his body…
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Sasuke awoke with a start, while grasping his neck tightly. Sweat was dripping down his forehead, onto his bare chest. He gulped slightly, and lay back onto his bedspread. He had that dream frequently, of Itachi killing him…
He shook his head slightly from side to side, and looked up, his face in a scowl. No, Itachi would NEVER kill him. Ever.
Then… Why did he have that dream all the time?
He sighed deeply and ran a hand through his damp raven locks. Was he having these dreams because of guilt? Yes, what it because he felt emotion for what he did?
No…
It couldn't be that…
He was a cold-blooded avenger…
He didn't have emotions…
A small twang flicked his heart, as if a rubber band had been placed up to his heart, pulled back, and released. Sasuke frowned, and his hand slowly ran over his chest where his heart was.
This feeling only happened when he told himself he was an avenger. He never knew why…
A flash of pink hair.
He felt his heart rate increase. His muscles in his face softened, but then hardened into a frown once more.
"Dammit."
He cursed under his breath. He had been feeling like that for a while now, and he wanted it to end. It all started when he was younger.
In the Forest of Death, when she hugged him, and begged him to stop, he had no idea what was happening. All he knew was when Sakura hugged him, tears streaming down her cheeks, begging him to stop, the icy barrier around his heart thawed. Ever since then, he saw her in a different light…
He cursed under his breath. He didn't need this, at all. He shut his eyes tightly, and slumped backwards onto his pillow.
Maybe, just maybe, instead of having a dream about his death, he'd have a dream about his life.
When he is lying next to her.
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Sakura opened her eyes. A small beam of sunlight was streaming in through the tiny window placed above her bed. She slept horribly and now she had something to look forward to.
A amused yet somewhat watery voice suddenly came in. "Morning, Sakura."
Sakura froze. Her gaze slowly turned towards the doorway, where Kisame was standing. He had a smirk upon his face and was holding a chain in his hands.
"You woke me up last night. Now, tell me. Why did you scream…?" He said coolly, rattling the chain in his hands. Sakura gulped, a bead of sweat rolling down the side of her face.
"I-I… I h-had a b-bad d-dream…" She managed to stammer out. Her breath got caught in her throat. Kisame grinned at her.
"Wrong answer."
She barely had time to breathe. Kisame had picked her up, thrown her over his shoulder and walked out of the room, Sakura lying over his shoulder. There was no use; even if she tried to fight back, she would just be tortured even more. Kisame flung her onto the ground and she landed with a thud on the floor. She let out a yelp of pain, but before she could respond, Kisame had picked her up by the ankles, and tied her to the chains hanging off the wall. He chuckled slightly and muttered, "Have fun, now." He then left the room, leaving Sakura hanging upside down. She groaned slightly and folded her arms. It was going to be a long day.
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About 2 hours passed. All the blood had rushed to her head and she couldn't think properly. She took in a deep breath, but straight after let out a hacking cough. Suddenly, the crack of a whip and a scream penetrated her ears.
Sakura's eyes widened. The South block prisoner was being flogged again. She screwed up her face, trying to block out the horrible sounds of torture.
It was no use.
The sounds of screaming filled her ears, creating a loop of the horrendous sound in her pounding skull.
She gasped hoarsely from the back of her throat and spat out some blood. As the blood began to fill into her eyes, she gasped hoarsely once more.
There was a quiet scream of pain coming to her left. The West block prisoner was being attacked again. She shut her eyes tightly and a couple of tears dripped out of the corners of her eyes.
The quartet was completed when the East block prisoner let out a scream of absolute agony. Sakura let out a moan of pain and felt her eyelids close down over her teary eyes…
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"Oi, pinky. Wake up."
A large stick poked her ribcage. Sakura winced and opened her eyes. The pounding pain in her skull had resided to a dull ache and she now had a sharp pain in her side. She winced again and mumbled groggily, "What happened?"
The same gruff voice answered her. "You fell asleep, you pathetic little girl."
What? She fell asleep?
Sakura chuckled lightly and answered groggily, "That's stupid."
An evil chuckle. "Yeah, that was stupid."
Sakura stopped and felt the chains around her ankles slip away. She landed face first on the ground, groaning in pain. Kisame chuckled slightly. "VERY stupid indeed."
He picked her up by the collar of her shirt and threw her across the room. She landed hard against the brick wall, spraying it with blood. She yelped with pain and slumped down onto the ground, blood leaking through the back of her shirt. She grunted with pain and through squinted eyes saw Kisame walking over. He picked her up once more by the throat and this time, slammed her onto the floor. She spat out some blood and felt a bone snap in her back. Kisame picked up Samehada which had been discarded for a moment and briskly walked over to her. He raised his sworm and slammed Samehada onto her shoulder, leaving a huge gash along her shoulder and neck. She screamed with pain, as blood flowed over her already-pale skin. She was going to die…
She was going to die…
She was going to die…
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Sakura opened her eyes, blinking wearily.
"Damn, how many times am I going to die?"Inner Sakura grumbled crossly, folding her arms. Sakura rubbed sleep out of her eyes and looked around.
She was back in the tiny room that served as her bedroom. "But how did I get back here…?"
She looked out of the window. The only thing she could see was the crackling neon light outside of her room. The rest was black.
"That means I was knocked out… But, what time is it?"
She studied the darkness and the neon sign for a moment.
"It would be about 2am…"
Sakura lay back down on her bed and sighed. "What a day…"
She shut her eyes. "What will happen next?"
There was the sound of knocking at the window. Her eyes opened and she looked over at the window. What was there shocked her.
Two pairs of eyes were staring at her. One pair were bright blue, while the other were pearl.
"N-Naruto-kun? H-Hinata-chan?"
There was a quiet chuckle. "Sakura-chan, c'mon! We escaped, we're getting out of here…"
Sakura ran over to the window and a hand smashed the glass. Bits of glass flew everywhere, landing on the floor by Sakura's feet. A pair of hands slid through the glass and Sakura grabbed them. Naruto pulled Sakura through the window into the fresh night air. Sakura took a deep breath in; her lungs still hurt. She then pulled Naruto and Hinata into a tight hug.
Hinata yelped slightly, likewise with Naruto. Sakura whispered, "I feared for you guys lives."
Hinata smiled weakly. "S-Same with y-you, S-Sakura-chan." Sakura smiled at her two surviving friends. Their reunion was broken however, when they heard a twig snap.
"Someone's coming." Naruto whispered, his blue eyes piercing into the darkness. Hinata gasped, while Sakura took on a battle stance, eyebrows furrowed.
"You guys go on ahead. I'll take care of whoever it is." Sakura muttered, reaching for a kunai. Hinata held her arm down, until Naruto grabbed her arms and tried to pull her along.
"No, Sakura-chan! You can't! It's Akatsuki, have you forgotten that?!" Naruto hissed, holding Sakura back. Hinata nodded vigorously.
"No, guys…" She paused for a moment. "I…And I bet you do too…Feel filthy. They tortured us, so do you expect them to get away with it?" A gleam appeared in her eyes. "Let's start a riot."
"S-Sakura-chan…"
"No, Hinata. Let's do this."
"Sakura, you can get killed, but Hinata-chan and I aren't going to be killed in a blaze of fire." Naruto pulled on Hinata's arm. Hinata gasped slightly, but then looked at Sakura and nodded sadly.
Sakura frowned at her two friends. "What do you mean? We could make their lives a living hell, if we put our minds to it…"
Another twig broke and the sound of running footsteps came close. Naruto made no haste. He grabbed Hinata's arm and ran towards the gates. Sakura stared transfixed at the running silhouette closing in on her.
She was a bit frightened, but it turned to full on terror when she saw it.
A pair of crimson eyes, three commas in each eye.
Sharingan.
Uchiha Itachi.
Sakura turned on her tail and ran. She ran as fast as she could, trying to follow the beacon of Naruto's blonde hair. She followed it temporarily, until it faded into the night along with Hinata's indigo hair.
Sakura felt her heart rate increase.
This settled it.
She was alone with Uchiha Itachi after her.
She was really going to die.
All because of her sick desire for revenge.
Sakura stopped running. What was the point? All that was going to happen was that she would be impaled. It would be quick and probably painless.
A tear dropped out of her eye and down her cheek.
She wouldn't have to live with the pain of love, friendship and family…
Three tears dropped out of her eyes.
As the figure closed in on her, she gave in and began to run once more, tears flowing out of her eyes. What was the point? He was quicker than her… He was going to be behind her in less than 5 seconds…
"Sakura."
No… That wasn't Itachi's voice.
Sakura spun her head around to see the figure standing beside her.
"Sa…Sasuke…-kun?"
Sasuke, running beside her, Sharingan eyes blazing, murmured, "Keep running."
With that, he clasped his hand in her own and pulled her along towards the gates of their freedom.
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To Be Continued.
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I hope you enjoyed the first part!
Next Chapter: The Reunion.
Sakura was being chased by a mysterious dark shadow as Naruto and Hinata faded from view and when the figure came beside her it wasn't Itachi, but his little brother, Sasuke. Sasuke murmured, "Keep running." took her hand in his and pulled her along towards the gates to their freedom. When they leave, what will happen? Where did Sasuke come from? Was he the mysterious East Block prisoner?
Tune in next time!
Reviews and constructive critism is greatly appreciated.
- aBoOm-Un
xxoo
