A/N: A little longer chapter for today.

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Demon's Fall

Summary: Sakura's life is a living hell. Sasuke, a demon from hell, is sent to earth to help Sakura through her awful life. Just one rule, they can't fall in love with each other. SasuSaku

Chapter 10 – Caught

"What the fuck are you two doing?!" the gruff voice repeated. Sasuke, with a calm expression, looked over to owner of the voice.

"T-Tetsuki!" Sakura hissed under her breath. Sasuke took a step back from Sakura, his onyx gaze still on Sakura's father.

"Answer my question!" The Haruno male yelled, pointing his furious glare directly at the raven-haired demon. "Who the hell are you?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes. From the corner of his eyes, he could see Sakura's shivering body, probably out of fear, he guessed. Why does Sakura let this human boss her around so much? Sasuke pondered in his mind. Sasuke's sharp sense of smell whiffed the scent of alcohol coming from the man a few yards before him.

Oh man, Sasuke-kun's in big trouble, a worried Sakura thought in her mind.

He's a demon, he should be fine, Inner Sakura countered.

"Don't make me ask again," Tetsuki threatened lowly. Sasuke growled, sneering in response. "Who the hell are you?" he spat.

Dumbass, trying to threaten me, Sasuke thought. "Sasuke," he finally answered. "Uchiha—" Tetsuki unexpectedly lunged at him, an action probably caused from all the booze he had drunk. Sasuke caught the flying fist aimed for his pale face, continuing what he was saying before, "—Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke."

"I don't care who the hell you are! Get out of my house before I arrest you for breaking and entering! And you!" He looked over at Sakura who stiffened from his gaze. "Don't think you're going unpunished for bringing a stranger in the house!"

Sakura let out an incoherent whimper, mentally kicking herself for not noticing her father's presence within her house. I wish he wasn't alive! I wish I wasn't his daughter! I wish… he hadn't interrupted Sasuke-kun and me… a small blush crept on her cheeks from the thought. She shook her head. They're only wishes… they'll never come true.

That's it, Sasuke said, his patience breaking. Sharingan blazed his eyes, a part of his transformation. After all, he'd had it all figured out. He'd transform to his demonic form, knock Tetsuki out, then lay him down somewhere and make it seem like it was all a dream.

As his Sharingan blazed, no black wings spread from his back, and no black marks from his curse seal marred his skin. What the fuck? How come I can't—? He paused, cursing himself. He had almost kissed her. A sign of affection he was not allowed to be showing.

Because he was so close to showing the sign of affection, he's only dealing with the minor consequences by not being able to transform.

Tetsuki moved his other fist blindly towards Sasuke's body, which took it and deflected it elsewhere as he clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Pathetic human," he muttered, elbowing Tetsuki in the neck causing the grown man to fall unconscious as he hit the ground. Sakura winced slightly from the thud the floor made when her father's body hit the ground.

The pink-haired girl watched as Sasuke pulled the unconscious body towards the living room, hurling him without care onto the couch. She noticed that every time he touched Tetsuki, there would be a bruise wherever his hand came in contact with.

"Sasuke-kun," Sakura spoke up, her voice barely above a whisper from her earlier fright as she recieved the raven-haired demon's attention. "How come when you touch me, I don't get bruises but when you touch someone else, they get bruises?"

"Don't worry about it," Sasuke answered briefly, wiping his hands together as his face twisted into a sneer as he looked at Tetsuki's unconscious body.

"Sakura…" Sasuke said quietly, turning to face her with a stoic expression as the girl glanced at him curiously.

"That… what we almost did, it never happened."

Sakura cocked her head to the side, confusion written all over her face. What we almost did…? What does he— She paused, remembering the kiss they almost shared. "You mean the…?" She didn't bother to finish her sentence.

Sasuke read the look on her eyes, knowing that she knew what he meant. "It never happened," he repeated.

A flash of sadness crossed her face, and was immediately replaced with a fake smile. "Right… it… it never happened."

Sasuke narrowed his onyx eyes.

"If you want me to stay here, you better act like it meant nothing," he told her. Sakura looked up at his face as he spoke, wondering if he had any feeling towards the kiss they almost had. But the way he said it with a monotone voice doubted her hopes.

"Okay…" she said, moving her emerald green eyes away from his pale face.

Damn, Sasuke swore in his mind, I shouldn't have done that. Now she's hurt because she thinks I did it on accident… But what he was really thinking of was why he had leaned towards her in the first place.

"You're lying," Sasuke pointed out. "Listen to me Sakura, I shouldn't have done what I did. I could put you in danger, as much as I would be. Understand?"

"I know, Sasuke-kun… I'm just a little dazed from the day's events. Can we just drop it for now?" Sakura asked, lying through her words, her voice slightly hoarse. Sasuke knew she was lying, but decided not to argue with her. After all, he could tell from the unsure tone of her voice and how her eyes constantly avoided his eyes and face.

"Hn," he answered quietly, walking towards a corner and sitting down, arms crossed over his chest as he kept his gaze on the pink-haired girl. "Go to sleep then."

"Are you sure you'll be comfortable there?" Sakura asked. "Because you don't have to—"

"It doesn't matter. Just sleep."

Too tired to complain, Sakura dragged her worn out body towards the sheets of her bed, letting herself fall on it without bothering to pull the covers on herself. She was instantly asleep, Sasuke noticed, as her breathing immediately became even.

This girl's life… is one I never would of thought she'd live in, Sasuke thought in his mind, still keeping his onyx gaze on her even though the room was dark. So different on the outside… no one would guess what she deals with every day—

Then the curse seal that lied on the back of his neck burned ferociously. He hissed, biting his tongue to prevent making any noise as his hand went immediately for the black mark. Damn it…! He cursed.

The only time the curse seal went off was when he did something he wasn't supposed to.

So they know, Sasuke thought to himself. Almost immediately after the curse seal started giving pain, he was taken out of the world of living and brought down into hell.

"What a shame, little brother, letting those emotions get the better of you," Itachi taunted, as he and the other nine Akatsuki members were perched on high stools.

"Itachi…" Sasuke growled, "What do you want now?"

"Still so arrogant and disrespectful, yeah," Deidara, an Akatsuki member, said. Sasuke glared at the ten men.

"You know why you are here, there's no point in starting a fight," the leader of Akatsuki said.

"I didn't show affection to her," Sasuke said, trying to control his anger.

"But you almost did," an Akatsuki member, Kisame, pointed out. "And for doing so, you're not getting away so easily." He gave a shark-like grin as Sasuke gave a death glare in response.

"If it were our choice, you wouldn't be allowed to have a second life and would be punished for your treason against what you were told not to do," the leader of Akatsuki said. "But, lucky for you, it's not our choice. Heaven's the one that offered this to you, and because of their 'generosity', they're giving you a second chance."

"But if you mess up this time, Uchiha," another Akatsuki member, Paine, said, "it's all over for you."

Sasuke said nothing, just scowled. The ten men before him knew he understood, and sent him away. Sasuke reappeared in Sakura's room, the bright morning rays showing that the night had passed on to morning.

When he returned, he noticed Sakura already up, staring blankly at the floor as her legs were pulled up to her chest. Her arms were around her legs as her head rested on her knees.

"You left," she said calmly, not turning her head to look at him. "Where'd you go?"

"I had to take care of something," Sasuke retorted.

Sakura nodded numbly. "Okay then, I was just curious."

Sasuke rose an eyebrow at her peculiar behavior. "What's your problem?"

The pink-haired girl shrugged in response. "Nothing really… I was just thinking."

Sasuke kept his intense stare on her, "What were you thinking of?" The demon asked nonchalantly.

She got up, getting off of her bed that she had sat on. She walked up to Sasuke as he looked down to face her as she finally looked at him. "Us," she finally told him. "I'm… confused."

"I told you, it meant nothing."

"But what if it did!" Her sudden outburst threw Sasuke off guard.

I knew it… he thought. A big mistake…

"Sakura… you need to understand—"

Angry tears rose to Sakura's emerald green eyes, but they did not fall. "Understand what? That what happened never meant anything? I know that, but I need to know why it's not supposed to mean anything!"

Sasuke let out a faint sigh, "Look—"

"No! I don't want to know!" Her interrupting him was getting on his nerves. He let out an irritated growl, looking down at her with a hard stare. He gripped her upper arms tightly, forcing her to stay still as she looked at him.

"You need to understand," he said in a deadly quiet voice. "We. Can't. Fall. In. Love." Each word he said with strong force causing Sakura to blink at each remark. The pink-haired girl looked down at the floor for a few seconds, her face regaining a relaxed composure, even though her face was red from yelling.

She looked back up at him, then, without warning, moved her face upwards, kissing him.

A/N: Quite the ending I left there. Hope you enjoyed it!