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This chapter will be another long one! So much stuff to squeeze together. Well sorry if it took some time!

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Chapter 6 Nightmare, Come True…

Was he living in hell, or in a heating stove? He's body is burning up, and sore. He could silently hear people whispers, and a cold breeze comforting him, but soon it ended it put his body through the painful burning sensation.

His mind was black, he was living in a world of darkness. He couldn't feel anything anymore, his body had become so used to the pain, that now he felt completely numb, and weak.

Emerald eyes…

Short pink hair….

Where was she? How was she doing?

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Is okay for him to say that he felt like he needed her all of sudden? That in the dark caverns of his mind, he needed her light? It probably asking to much for one person.

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Her eyes were swollen red, and in pain. She starred at the lifeless body in front of her, just by merely starring at him, she would start crying. Her chest felt stiff, body was aching, and her skin was patched with bruises. The horrible fight took place two days ago, yet he still sleeping.

She held tightly onto his burning hand, it was all her fault. Because she failed to warn him, he was here laying in bed sometimes screaming in pain.

What is he going though?

She felt horrible and just plain right hated herself this moment, she was stupid to avoid him because of silly nightmares she had. She held tightly onto the unconscious hand, feeling it twitch from pain, she would be there for him, no matter what!

Dreams are just dreams….

Nightmares just simple lies…

Right?

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The buzzing sound from the bright lights above him gave him a headache, he could slowly feel his body becoming more and more alive. He tried to move his left hand, but felt something stop him, he slowly opened his eyes to be greeted by unfamiliar scene. Everything was white, opposite of his usual home surroundings, he looked around there was a flower with bunch of flowers, that he didn't even no the names of.

His body felt cold, and sore, it hurt to move. But he slowly noticed something, that his left hand was much colder than his right, it giving out a different type of heat. A gentle heat coming out of someone else.

He followed a feminine looking hand to the owners shoulder, then to the face. She had short pink haired, nicely cut now, unlike before. His last imagine of her was her being held up against her will, with short badly cut hair, face injured, and a look with pleading eyes. And now she was an angel, head laying softly at the edge of the bed, sleeping.

"Sakura…" he mumbled softly, hoping not to wake her up. Sakura stirred slightly, moving her head slightly more and more down, almost falling out of the bed, and chair she was sitting on. She woke up when she felt her head not laying on a surface to support her, she quickly caught herself, before she could completely fall out of the chair.

"oh, Sasuke you w-woke up…" Sakura whispered, and quickly removed her hand away from his. Sasuke automatically wished she didn't, she blushed, and stood up. She walked to to the foot of the bed, and bowed.

"I'm so sorry Sasuke, this is all my fault" she kept her head down, feeling her eyes beginning to water again, Sasuke starred at her with wide eyes. Was she apologizing to him? About something so stupid?

"I-If only, I-I warned you sooner-"

"That's enough…." "Look it's not your fault, so don't worry about it…" Sasuke spoke uncomfortably, this was the first time he spoke to a girl so honestly before. Something in him reacted, his body heat increased, not by the medicine he was on, or the pain he was going through right this moment. Something else, making his checks turn a slight shade of pink.

Sakura lifted her head slowly, giving him a doubtful look. She stood up straight again, and wiped away a tear that feel from her eye, which she hoped Sasuke didn't notice.

"Look, now you're crying… hm" he tried to talk in his normal cold voice, trying to fight off this foreign feeling of him. Sakura only chuckled, and smiled kindly. Sasuke was letting off a kind, friendly aura now, making her feel very comfortable, and for some reason safe.

Sasuke was actually happy, satisfied, complete, so many words to describe this feeling. He looked at her smiling like an idiot, he noticed a big redish-purple bruise on her neck. It was barely beginning to fade, but it was still painfully obvious.

"Sakura?"

"Yes?" she looked at him tilting her head automatically as she looked at, his gaze was focusing on something, she looked down at her self trying to grasp what he was looking at.

"H-how are you? Aren't, y-you know in pain?" "you have bruises-"

"It's alright, don't worry…" "it's nothing compared to what you-"

Sakura quickly shut herself up. Sasuke looked at her suspiciously, his frown on his face demanded for information. Sakura regretted opening her mouth.

"Well, W-what about you? Aren't you hurt-"

"yes, but you know something right?" his voice was firm with a resolution to get an answer out of her.

"Well, not really….honestly I don't get it…" she looked at him with certain eyes. He starred at them for while, until he himself believed her.

"But, Kakashi should be back soon, he knows all about.. What happened…" her voice trailed off, finding it hard to remember what happened two days ago. Somewhere deep in her mind, she wanted to forget it all. It never happened, at least that's what she kept telling herself.

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The Raven landed onto the owners stretched out arm, lading perfectly on his forearm. He cooed so him softly, and the man with his free arm petted his loyal pet.

"Did you get the information?" the man asked now using his free hand to push away his natural gray-white hair out the way.

The raven cawed loudly and spread out his beautiful black wings. The ravens eyes shone brightly with determination and evil.

"Good boy, Orochimaru will be most pleased…" he spoke giving him last pet in the head, before extending his arm out once again, like an obedient dog, he spread out his wings and knew very well what his owner was signaling. He leaped out of his forearm and flew away.

The man readjusted his glassed, and watched as his companion fly away. He gave a wicked smile, things are going to get very fun soon.

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Sasuke sighed, and patted the back of his neck, hoping to ease the pain. Sakura left to go find Kakashi, and only a little after she left the room, did Kakashi come inside.

"so I have a curse mark, huh?" "damn that bastard!" Sasuke clenched his burning fist, somehow his body didn't to mind the pain anymore, or maybe the medicine was finally kicking in.

Sasuke laid in bed for hours, waiting for the doctors, or nurse to come into his room. Nothing. According to Kakashi, Naruto only had a couple of scratches nothing to look into, and of course Kakashi came out looking ever so perfect, and unharmed. Apparently Naruto was bragging to him saying that he will be going out with Sakura in a couple of minutes, to eat ramen a while ago, how much he envied that blonde idiot right now.

He looked outside to the purplish-orange sky, the sun was about to finally set. The nighttime air quickly made him feel better. At the sound of the sliding door opening, he quickly turned around, and focused on the male nurse.

He had gray-white hair, glassed, and had a white surgeons mask on, so his face was somewhat hidden. As soon as the nurse heard the door close, he looked it without turning back, his eyes studying Sasuke.

"Well, let's get to the point shall we?" the nurse asked in a gently voice, removing the mask he was wearing. He adjusted his glassed, and removed the silly costume.

"Sasuke right? Well congratulation on surviving Orochimaru's curse mark" "You see he wanted to come here himself, but right now wouldn't be the best for him to show again…" he sarcastically cheered.

Sasuke almost leaped out of bed, but his sore body prevented him from doing so. He thought this guy was strange, and untrustworthy the moment he stepped into the room.

"What the hell-"

"Tsk-Tsk, language…" "I'm here to give you an important message, about your 'so' precious teammate, here I am being nice, but you're being a total-"

"Enough of your crap! What the hell are you doing here-"

Before Sasuke could continue, he felt a kunai being held loosely around his neck, but the man had a firm grip on the kunai, his life could be over right now, but it wasn't? This guy is quick and strong, Sasuke automatically knew he couldn't stand a chance.

"Listen, am at a level you cant even compare to right now…" "So don't piss me off…" he informed dangerously sliding the kunai against Sasuke throat, but careful not to cut him.

"Listen…" he spoke one word, Sasuke only nodded unwillingly.

"Name's Kabuto, nice to met you" "Anyways, I think your friend is in danger, you know the one I mean, Sakura was it?" he teased him slightly, Sasuke flinched at time he spoke her name, like as if her knew her. It angered him.

"Wow, calm down…" Kabuto sensed the anger admitting from Sasuke. He went close to Sasuke, knowing Sasuke wouldn't be stupid enough to attack him, and ge4t himself killed, especially if Sakura is now in danger.

"Do you think you can beat them? 'cause honestly I don't…" "that's way you've been gifted by Orochimaru, rely on the mark, and it will give you the power…" he whispered. Sasuke only glared at him the whole time, with wide eyes. At that moment he remembered Kakashi's words.

"Don't ever use it, this is a matter of life or death, understand…"

"Don't tell me Kakashi scarred you, he only told you that so you wouldn't get that amazing strength that a few like him, envy…" he spoke confidently.

He walked over to the window, and opened it all the way it would allow. He jumped out the window, and landed on a near by tree, where he stood at eye level with Sasuke.

"Sasuke, your choice safe her or not, either way just know that you have power now…" "and remember, just give in…" he yelled and ran away. Seconds later, there was banging on the other side of Sasuke's door, he heard Naruto and Kakashi on the other side pushing it open.

"Sasuke are you alright?" Naruto asked first as he rant o his bed. Followed by Kakashi who was busy eying the room.

"Damn he left…" Kakashi mumbled, looking at the open window where he could just imagine where he took off from.

"Kabuto was here wasn't he?" Kakashi asked, Sasuke only nodded, his hands tangled into the covers the bed, that were clenched into fist. He was angry, but though his anger he noticed something.

"Hey, Naruto where is Sakura?" Sasuke asked realizing that she was the only one not present now.

"Well she said it was getting late, so I walked her half-away to her house, why?" he replied giving Sasuke a doubting look. Sasuke's eyes went wide, and his fist were now tighter in a powerful death grip.

"Half-way?" he repeated to make sure he heard it right. Naruto only nodded tiredly, he was about to leave and follow Kakashi who left in a hurry. After he gave Sasuke a long stare he left the room. Sasuke at that moment unconfidently got out of bed, his body felt like rocks, it was so hard to pick himself up. He noticed his washed clothes the table across the room. He knew what he had to do.

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"What do you want from me?" Sakura tried to struggle with the ropes tied around her writs. It was the same people who attacked them two days ago, her wrists felt swollen, and bleeding against the tight rough rope cutting her skin.

"Don't talk like you can fight us off!" kin responded angrily and punched Sakura hard in the stomach, making blood drip out of her mouth, how disgusting did that ever taste, the taste of iron and salt blended together.

Sakura reflexively went down on her knees, coughing up the blood still in her mouth. Everything was going to well, right after having ramen with Naruto, he volunteered to walk her all the way home, but she only lived a couple of minutes away from the restaurant. So tried to convince Naruto it wasn't necessary, but Naruto being stubborn walked her half-way instead. While she was making the left turn, out of Naruto's sight now, Zaku and kin came out of jumping down from the trees.

Of course, even since they're first encounter, Sakura never gives up easily anymore. She tried to put of a fight, but they were to fast, strong. And because of the little battle, her face is covered with scratches, and blood from a punch Zaku gave her for trying to bite him, as a last resource to get herself free.

Now they were waiting, by the small thick forest, just little away from her house, but faraway for people to find her.

"I don't think he told him where we are…" kin spoke annoyed already after waiting for five minutes. Kin grew tired of looking out for Sakura, so she would try to get one of the other males teammates to switch with her, and ended with her being rudely insulted.

"Stupid Kabuto!" Zaku cursed after now waiting little over ten minutes, Sakura stayed still silently trying to analyze the situation, trying to find out the best way to escape, and analyzing the teams' teamwork.

"How about we give him a clue…" the masked man spoke finally, Sakura noticed him glaring at her like a some brand new toy. Her spine shivered at his dirty gaze.

"Stay away!" Sakura crawled away from him, but stumbled onto the hard trunk of the tree behind her. He gave Kin a small but visible nod, and Kin only chuckled lightly. Sakura eyes her carefully, her heartbeat increased as she saw her pull out a kunai, and giving Sakura an evil stare, that showed no hesitation or regret.

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"AH!" Sakura's cry echoed throughout the small forest, maybe even some villagers heard it. She would be clutching her side right now, if her hands weren't tied against her back. Kin stabbed Sakura's side, but not to the point where she wound would be fatal, but could be fatal if she lost enough blood.

"That was fun…" Kin spoke enthusiastically, still holding the blood-dripping kunai on her right hand, she spun it around her index finger, letting the blood drip anywhere it pleases, one drop even landed on Sakura's forehead.

"Bastards!" a loud voice made all of them divert their attention from Sakura to the shadowy figure standing right in front of them. Sakura at first because of the dizziness wasn't sure if she was seeing things or not.

"Sasuke?" she gasped, he should still be in the hospital, but his odd spiky hair was the only thing that told her it was him. The figure took slow and deadly steps towards them, his eyes looked especially at the female team member, holding the kunai with small drops of Sakura's blood smeared on it.

"Like he could stand a chance against us…." Zaku spoke confidently, not letting Sasuke's deadly glares scare him away. The masked member, seemed to show a face nothing like before, he was scarred.

"you shouldn't-"

"Shut up!" Sasuke roared, scarring even Sakura, her head seemed focused now, even through she was still bleeding. Sakura flinched, at he familiar sight before her. His eyes were flashing red.

"Just give in…"

Suddenly a dark purple aura coming from Sasuke's feet went up to his head, with strong winds acting like a barrier. He was transforming. Strange marking started to form onto his body, glowing red then turned black. The masked man only stepped away.

His eyes were completely red, like blood red. Sakura eyes went wide with fear, he took one more step closer, even the ground gave in with that one single powerful step. Sasuke had a scornful smirk. Right now what he craves is to see blood being shed. With a blink of an eye, he was behind Zaku.

"This is payback…" he grabbed both of his arms and stretched them out behind his back, pulling them farther and farther away. He placed his foot on his back pushing him down even more, and then with a disgusting snap and crack, he pulled out arms completely from his body.

"AH!" Zaku crumbled onto the floor, not feeling anything in his arms. He continued to scream from the vigorous pain, Sasuke then diverted his attention to Kin, held the shaking kunai in her hand defending herself.

"I'll enjoy this…" he spoke devilishly. As he walked towards kin. Sakura felt sorry for the girl, her vice was trapped somewhere deep inside her body, she jumped when she felt someone behind her cutting the ropes loose. It was the masked man, who helped Sakura up to her feet.

"STOP!" Kin screamed, he had her right wrist, twisting it around towards the opposite direction it was not supposed to bend. The kunai was still on her right hand, it was slowly digging inside her forearm as he continued to push her wrist.

"Let her go, this is enough…" spoke the masked man, who was the leader of the three. Sasuke for a second stopped, and looked at him. The man had his hand on Sakura's arm, holding her still knowing she was dizzy, but to Sasuke it looked like something completely different. It looked like he was either flirting with her, or holding her hostage.

Angered fueled his entire body, and without paying attention snapped kin wrist the complete opposite direction, the kunai she was holding onto stabbed in, piercing her forearm. She cried loudly, on her knees starring hysterically at the blood gushing out.

"I'll kill you…" he spoke approaching them, it was there Sakura noticed all the blood on his shirt and shorts. Even though his threat was not directed at her she couldn't help but feel frightened. The man walked back slowly releasing Sakura's arm in the process, he had his hand up showing him a sign of defeat, but for Sasuke it wasn't enough.

Sasuke was getting closer to the man, and at the same time closer to Sakura. Sakura couldn't take it anymore, this wasn't him, he was a demon now. She screamed in terror, when he was two feet away from her. Sasuke attention automatically went to Sakura, who was only looking at him like a monster.

His eyes changed at that moment, still red, but showing a little concern. He automatically went closer to her, she only screamed more. He extended his hand slowly, only causing her to scream even more. The masked man took this time to run away, without taking one look back at his dying teammates.

"Get away!" "Stay away! Y-You monster!" she yelled loudly, Sasuke took a step back, his eyes now back to being black, the marking disappeared, and the purple aura blew away in the wind. Somehow he was able to regain himself.

"Sakura?" "What happened?" he asked full of concern not paying attention to the horrifying scene around them. He took one step closer to Sakura, and resulted in her taking a couple of steps back.

"Look at what you did!" tears streaming down her face as she pointed to the two dead bodies in front of her, but behind Sasuke. Sasuke turned around completely horrified as well, he did this? A man with no arms a pool of blood around the body, and a woman with a kunai going through her arm, within her own blood pool.

"I did this?" he turned around to look at Sakura, who was breathing quickly, hand on her stomach. Her hand turned red, she too was slowly losing a lot of blood.

"Your injured…" he instantly went by her side, not listening to her quiet yelps of fear.

Sakura was to tired to fight, she childishly pushed him away, she wasn't strong enough to push away. Soon she finally fainted, Sasuke carried her back to the hospital, people giving him weird looks when the saw how bloody Sakura and him were. A couple of nurses scrambled about getting Sakura from Sasuke, carrying her away to the nearest room.

"You should be in bed too…" the nurse recognized him pushing him gently towards his room, Sasuke didn't fight back at all. He looked past his shoulder to see the nurses figures slowly disappear along with Sakura's.

"Will she be okay?" he asked completely zoning out, the nurse looked at him oddly, and smiled.

"I hope so…" she replied kindly, like a mother would assure their children. As soon as she got him changed, and onto bed she left the room. Turning the lights off to let him sleep.

"She called me a m-monster…"

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"Back already Kabuto…" Orochimaru stated at the intruder coming in his room. Kabuto clapped his hands together, releasing dry blood into the air that was on his gloves.

"I had to pick up those dead bodies by myself…" Kabuto complained at stretched his arms. He opened the cabinet near, getting specially medicated medicine he was fixed himself for Orochimaru.

"Those three were worthless anyway…" Orochimaru eyes the medicine, and quickly drank it was he finished mixing it, and was about to serve it to him.

"I still don't get it, why are you targeting her?" Kabuto asked, after a moment of silence Orochimaru chuckled.

"Because something tells me she's the key I need…" he laughed evilly. Kabuto who can quickly catch on to his plans, was confused.

"Key, uh?" Kabuto whispered.

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Well how was it? I made it a little longer than the one before, so I hope it was okay….

And if some of you are confused, Kabuto killed the last one (the one that ran away… I still don't know his name, that's why he's nameless) that's why he had blood on his gloves. Oh, i also cut out the scene where Kakashi and Sasuke talk about the curse mark, i felt it would take too much space in this chapter, so yeah....

And finally Sakura gets to see her nightmare come true!

Well anyway, please review!

Thanks for reading!

~Animegirlfan