Vampire Heart
Karin growls irritably, she's almost sad that she has no one to argue with anymore. She had tried with Naruto and Ino, but it wasn't the same. She remembers that one time Suigetsu pushed Sasuke too far. He's gone, and she misses arguing with the idiot. No one really talks either, something else she finds irritating, but she feels Sasuke drifting from her. She can see Sasuke drifting from everyone, and closer to that girl, Sakura. Sasuke, being the only one who can move freely around the mansion is pulling him closer to her, and he might not be the only one. Itachi and Tobi keep looking up the stairs, as if they're expecting something, or someone. Karin shivers as she remembers what happened to the first person Orochimaru sent to look around;
A loud crunch reverberates around the room as a body crashes against the floor. The clothes are ripped and torn and in a complete disarray. The skin and organs are mixed together in a horrible mush. The eyes roll out of their sockets and across the floor towards her. A soft clink pulls their attention to the Sound headband skimming on the floor. A squishing sound echoes as the leg lands on the delicate remnants of the chest. The chest, being damaged so badly, caves in with the extra pressure. Next is most of the right arm, the end being jagged and obviously ripped off. The body makes a gurgling sound and then, it pretty much explodes. The contents of the body, which isn't much, having had most of him ripped out already, flies through the air. It covers the freaked out ninja.
… Never disobey me…
She flinches and looks over at Sasuke and Itachi. The two look ready to fight.
"Stop!" Hinata yells. They do indeed stop, and they look at her, questioning her actions. "Sasuke, if you fight, then you're bound to knock down some walls… Sakura won't be happy if you do that."
Immediately, Itachi steps back. He watches Sasuke carefully, until he too, walks away. A low rumbling sound comes from all around and they stare at each other, warily. Ino grabs onto Sasori, holding onto him tightly, earning herself some confused and disapproving looks. The room starts trembling, until you would be forgiven for mistaking it for an earthquake. Most of them, despite using chakra t balance themselves, find themselves hurtled to the ground harshly. They stay as still as possible and soon enough, the tremors start dying down. They rise to their feet slowly and watch each other warily. No reason for concern comes and they start to relax.
Suddenly, with a bang, the doors fly open. A young man walks in. His bright, vivid, apple green eyes, almost hidden behind his mask, scans he room. He strides in, perfectly at ease. The shinobi manage to steal a quick glance outside and are shocked to see they're in the Forest of Death. The young man stops and looks them over again, trying to decide whether he should bother with them or not. Since the mask only covers his eyes, Kakashi manages to somehow, recognise the young man.
"You!" Kakashi snarls.
"Ah, yes, me. Now, would you kindly tell me where Saki is?" he asks, ignoring Kakashi's seething rage.
Kakashi doesn't get the chance to reply, because the young man finds himself on his back, in a three feet deep dent. Sakura stands above him, glaring at him viciously. Her action serves to drive Sasuke from her though; even a blind man could see she harbours more hatred for the stranger than Sasuke does his brother. The stranger brushes off the dust and stands up. He easily catches her fist that was aimed for his right eye. He twists her arm behind her back and almost smiles, but he's far too lazy to actually smile. She kicks him and leaps back, spinning around to face him.
Her next words make the others freeze. "Phantasm Spectre,"
He bows clumsily before glaring at her mischievously. "Yes, it is I, the one and only criminal mastermind. How lucky of you, to be graced with my presence, I-"
"Shut your trap," she scowls.
"Yes, well, I see you haven't changed sister," he grumbles.
"Sister?" Naruto splutters, choking.
The two siblings ignore him. They're far too busy circling each other with the expression of a predator. Spectre moves carefully, his eyes never leave her, not even for a moment. An unparralled amount of bloodlust in his eyes. She's no different; her face is a mirror like perfection. Darkness clouds her mind and makes her obey with whispered words of the sweet death of her brother, by her hands. From her sleeve, a silver dagger drops into her left hand. Spectre doesn't bring out his weapon, but she knows him like the back of her hand, maybe even more.
"You're a fool, Saki," Spectre smirks. "You're too weak to ever defeat me."
"Perhaps you've forgotten brother, but I have at my disposal two, and you have merely one," she replies.
"Another reason you're a freak," he smiles. "You can't defeat me, I have your energy circling through my veins. It's what keeps me alive, dear twin."
"Do you think a dirty trick like taking my life energy before we were born is going to secure your victory? Stop living a dream, grow up you immature little leech," Sakura hisses.
That makes him stop. She finally pushed him too far. He lunges for her throat and pins her to the ground. She kicks him in the side and they scramble over to reach the dagger, but she gets it first. He snarls when the dagger slices through his arm like a knife in soft butter. He moves even faster now, so that even the Sharingan has trouble keeping up with them. He grabs her leg and she spins round, kicking him with her other leg. He crashes through the stairs, but he doesn't stay down for long. His fist closes around her throat and she chokes for a moment, before trying to stab him and just barely missing her target. Her brother is gone, but he's left a big mess.
Until next time…
Sakura fingers the tip of the dagger, coated in her twin's blood. She doesn't stop to explain what just happened to the clueless shinobi. Her footsteps take her to her study where she promptly slams the door shut. She leans over her desk, breathing heavily. Her mind on how close she actually came to killing him; and the look of sadness in his eyes just before he disappeared. She pushes the thoughts away and concentrates on calming herself. Sakura opens a drawer and slides the dagger inside a small slot in a satin cloth, not bothering to wipe it. She turns to her book shelf and throws some out of her way, until she reaches a small bundle of cloth. This one is made of the finest silk and she daren't open it. She holds it gingerly before putting it back and hiding it again. Sakura slumps in her chair and spins it around to stare through to the Forest of Death through the ginormous window.
Author's Note: Right, silly me, I keep forgetting to do the disclaimer.
I own nothing but the plot, Phantasm Spectre, Shadow Blade, Relentless Knight, White Lily and I can't seem to remember the others. Everything else belongs to their rightful, respected owners.
Okay, now that's out of the way. Yes, as you can probably tell, this will be going on fro a while. Actually, considering that this prompted me to write two series of books, this will take a while. I give out a huge thank you to Crystal-Wolf-Guardain-967 for reviewing. I really apreciate it. Thank you for your attention. Bye.