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Misunderstanding? Illusion? Genjutsu? Reality?
It hurt like a bitch. The pain shooting from his neck, the sick metallic taste in his mouth and the fresh scent of cherries he loved so much. At that, his eyes shot open, blood red with twirling black comas. Yes, as beautiful it looked, as deadly it was.
Sasuke came to rely on the curse once in awhile even though he wanted to use his own strength. However, it wouldn't hurt if he just used it and get the fight over with.
This time, he was completely unaware of his surroundings, Sasuke looked around fast, very fast. He caught a glimpse of pink next to him in a white room. Too white to look like the combat grounds, it was then he heard the soft moan of a sleeper that he placed the last piece of the obvious puzzle. A hospital. But why did he feel blood in his mouth? Why did he feel the pain shooting from his neck? And why could he feel and smell the sweet fragrance of her hair, her skin?
He closed his eyes again, relaxing more to ease the pain away from his neck.
"Sasuke-kun…" He heard the soft moan again, it was so soft, so… Sakura.
"Sasuke-kun…" There it was again, but this time, seductive? Not so Sakura.
"Come on Sasuke-kun…" This one was completely different, it was a little raspy.
"Sasuke-kun…" He would admit that this was getting annoying. If he didn't close his eyes again, he would've been hugged by a nice caring Sakura right now.
Where was he now? Suddenly, the room felt colder and dirtier… it felt… rough and dry.
A cool sticky liquid dripped on his forehead, making him eager to open his eyes again.
"Eager aren't you?" He heard a male voice this time which definitely didn't sound as close to friendly. He sounded… you know how evil people just have a unique evil way of speaking to others. It's just… damn right annoying.
His body felt numb again, so numb it became painful inside.
"Humph, no wonder Lord Orochimaru is so obsessed with you." The voice said in jealousy, one Sasuke was starting to recognize every second. He suddenly wished that the man would continue so his senses could pick up faster.
"Release!" Yes, Sasuke knew, and he was enraged even though he couldn't show it right now. So, he thought, he was under a genjutsu, one that felt too real for a genjutsu.
The man chuckled before
"He's coming back." A soft voice repeated, the voice he was now craving to hear again.
His eyes fluttered open, they were burning but he didn't care. He wanted to see his teammates, his sensei and he really felt like seeing Sakura. How she was doing after the explosion because it was all so confusing.
Sasuke waited to meet the healthy teammates, yet marred clothing adorned them.
He waited to meet the bright flashy grin of Naruto, the sweet smile of Sakura, and the distracted, yet on-guard at the same time sensei… he waited but met darkness.
He forced his sore body on his elbows, sharing an activated painfully.
Breathing and panting sounds were heard from a distance, he could see silhouettes ahead of him with the aid of the sharingan. This was not something the naked eye could see, not even close. Surrounded by total darkness and shadows, only the sharingan could do that, not even the byakugan could pull off that technique.
Short clicks…
More short clicks…
Faint clicks…
Steady clicks…
Yeah…
Louder…
Sasuke's ears picked up the sounds really fast since he had a heightened sense of hearing.
They were footsteps of… ninja sandals of course.
He found himself lying down again, this time on a large cold table that felt like metal.
Where I am? What is this? Sasuke thought curiously…
A low dark chuckle interrupted his thoughts, it sent a bit of chill to his spine.
There was the panting again, it belonged to a frightened being…
Heavy breathing…
A scream…
"Damn it." Sasuke cursed, trying to get on his feet now, with no luck.
Something sharp met his chest and then the pain came…
He was sure something pierced him through his chest, something very sharp and cold.
Then the chuckle returned, it was sadistic now in his ears.
Sasuke groaned in pain, refusing to scream in such a situation.
A pair of strong hands forced his shoulders back down and harsh fingernails pierced his skin through the thick fabric of his shirt.
"I'm not sure what you did to gain this power a that age but… All I can say is that… I'm very proud of your growth so you better not let her in to weaken you. Love will deteriorate you little brother, I mean, foolish little brother."
Sasuke's eyes widened, black comas twirling in a sea of dark crimson.
Everything was starting to clear up, the sharingan was hurting his eyes, especially the right eye, it was throbbing with an excruciating pain now.
He held it against his palm, hearing the sickening smack it made with the cold sticky liquid, the sick metallic taste returned as he realized the liquid against his palm, dripping from his right eye met his lips, in his mouth and he tasted it. Blood…
An enormous eye arose from the depth of the darkness, it was closed and huge.
Sasuke approached it, his hand still clutched over his right eye.
A figure blocked the eye as it was starting to flutter open, the only thing he could recognize was the flashy pink hair and bright green eyes standing before the eye.
He gasped, "Sa-Sakura?" He reached forward with his free arm, wanting to touch her, smell her sweet fragrance… kiss those pink strawberry lips, hear her say his name.
Something stopped him, or rather someone's hand that grasped his wrist from making it to her. "Not so fast."
Red eyes glowed a bright color, the sharingan.
"Itachi" Sasuke hissed as his world of darkness was starting to clear up a little.
"You can't have both little brother. It's either her or the Mangekyou."
Sasuke's eyes widened, his right eye furiously bleeding again, far from normal.
Itachi chuckled darkly, his sharingan spinning wildly and vividly.
"You!" Sasuke hissed angrily, pulling his hand away from the throbbing eye.
"Hn. I don't have time for your foolishness little brother. I have a jinkuuriki to capture."
Sasuke gasped, waiting for his brother to vanish, waiting for this horrible nightmare to end. It didn't make any sense. This nightmare? Dream? Or whatever it was…
Sasuke hated it, he sure always wanted power and it wasn't long since he's gotten together with Sakura. Now, this… this… eye and his psychotic brother are making him choose between power… and 'HER' his Sakura.
"Well." Itachi crossed his arms, Akatsuki robe overlapping in process.
Sasuke's eyebrows drew closer together in anger, he wanted to just strike and annihilate his brother… his only brother.
His head started spinning again, then he decided to look at Sakura.
Even if he couldn't see her face clearly, he wanted to just stare and that good feeling would appear again. And it worked, he felt it, but a sting in his heart overwhelmed it immediately right after.
"You are a disgrace to our clan." Itachi spoke coldly, his eyes spinning even faster directly looking at Sasuke.
"You bastard! You dare say it's 'our' clan after all you've done?" Sasuke's hands balled up into fists, knuckles turning a paler white.
"Hn." Itachi turned his back on his younger brother, hand reaching towards Sakura.
"Don't-"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
"Sakura!"
"I'm here, I'm here. Just open your eyes Sasuke-kun." He heard Sakura say.
His eyes fluttered open again, just to find himself in a darker dimension.
"No, no, no," He repeated angrily, finding himself running, running faster and faster.
Blood was dripping from above his head, he glanced in the direction but found nothing but darkness. A small circular light appeared ahead of him and a flashy pink hair was in the middle of it. He was smiling, but it started to fade as blood started to engulf the light, the pink hair and no…
He was standing over there, but how could that be when he was running?
He was wearing a black cloak with a white circle on the back and a red and white fan in the middle of it. Sasuke was confused… very confused indeed.
Dark pants covered in blood and pink hair at his feet were also coated with it.
The other Sasuke was holding a long silver katana caked with Sakura's blood.
He was laughing, a dark evil laugh that Sasuke recognized as the one he made when the curse mark was reacting at the chuunin exams.
"You can't have the Mangekyou sharingan if she occupies your heart. It's mere weakness Sasuke. If she dies here, it wouldn't be long for her to disappear in the real world. Hate me. Despise me. Run and cling to your dear life. Uchihas like us don't love. We hate. But don't hate me for this." He pointed to the body of the pink-haired girl motionless on the dark ground that the naked eye couldn't see.
"This, Sasuke, was the only favor you'll ever get from me. And consider it the best one, since it's not the first."
Sasuke looked in horror, foreign tears forming at the corner of his eyes. It was Itachi, not him. Itachi had his face, his hands, his voice. But it wasn't Sasuke.
He realized…
He was falling for her…
Hard…
And it was truly a weakness…
He could choose the Mangekyou or her…
He could never…
Her sweet cherry fragrance faded…
Replaced by a the sickening smell of blood…
Mixed…
Both eyes were bleeding now, so was the huge one that appeared again to haunt him.
Sasuke wanted to curl up in a ball and die, he had a miserable life and when someone finally loves him for who he is and he's trying to return it, Itachi had to ruin it… again.
Is this the end of his charming Sakura Haruno?
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