Time Is Running Out
Sasuke/Sakura
Based on the song by Muse
Sakura stood, in the clearing, her eyes facing one person. The world around melted away, into nothingness. He stepped forward a bit, she did too. The boy's arms wrapped around her, squeezing tightly, and he gently pressed his lips to hers. This wasn't her mission, this wasn't right…but who cared? He knows…she won't harm him now. She's too weak, too needy. And she knows that too. She wants to pull away, but she can't. Sakura has wanted this for far too long, regardless of how terrible Sasuke is for her…she needs him. They have a little less then an hour together, one of them has to be dead by the end of that period. She can't let him go, and he won't let her. Sasuke is cruel, even though he loves her, he's willing to sacrifice her to meet his goal. Neither can breathe, their mouths are too busy at the moment…death by kiss? It sounds appealing at this point. She pulls away, her green eyes shining with many tears, and pulls out a kunai. Sakura raises it against him, to his neck. Sasuke just stares, ready for whatever Sakura will give out. She won't do it though…she won't mar his perfect skin. Sakura is ripping apart inside…the situation is desperate, and she has to make a quick decision. From the start, both have known that the other would cause a problem. They both have been fully away of the danger, and weakness they cause each other. Time is running out now…and she still can't move. The kunai drops to the ground, useless, and cold. Sakura sheds a few more tears, and holds him close again. Sasuke can't meet her eyes, so he closes his, and kisses her again. One shaking hand reaches to his thigh, and Sakura whispers a quick apology against his lips, before pushing him against the tree. She closes her eyes, leans back, and stabs the kunai through her heart. She could never do that to him, never make him kill her. So she's finished the task for him. Her dream was complete, and she's saved him from doing something that she hopes, he had no intention of doing. Sasuke grins, and turns away from the body. Something stops him though, he's forgotten something. He lays a quick kiss on her forehead, and picks up the kunai. Blood covers Sakura's cheek, as he slides it across to clean it. And with that, he walks away. The hour is over, and he has what he wants. Such a pretty flower, but…every flower wilts. Every game ends. And every heart breaks.