Ashen Leaves (a Silent Hill/Naruto Crossover fic)

Disc.: I own neither this amazing anime/manga or this wonderfully creepy videogame series and the movie(s) made from them, I'm just borrowing for the sake of entertaining all those out there looking for something to read.

A/N: For those who don't know where we are in this fic, we're going back into the game universe for the next few chapters so don't freak out ok? You should've expected this switch up by now so any favorite characters that you have don't die…except for a very certain someone that I shall not name just yet, but it may switch back to the movie universe at random so be ready for that, for now welcome to Ch.10.

Ch.10- Hospitals are So Creepy

By the time Sasuke and Shikamaru reached Crested Hills, it was already dark due to the Orphanage being located in Brahms. The sky was covered in black rain clouds that yielded no water at all, but the rumbling of thunder denoted that rain could very well come in the middle of the night or even the next day. As the younger Uchiha got out of the car, he looked at Shikamaru with an angry scowl on his face.

"Just so we're perfectly clear, I'll be back with people who know what they're doing."

After everything that'd happened tonight, Shikamaru just wanted to go home to his empty house and take a shitload of painkillers to help him sleep this whole complicated situation off until tomorrow…but he couldn't quite do that until he finished up with the younger raven haired Uchiha, so he stopped him from closing the door to the police car and spoke to him.

"Before you do that Sasuke, let me tell you something about Officer Haruno…"

The younger Uchiha looked at Shikamaru strangely, he had seen a picture of the pinkette policewoman when they stopped off at the PD Headquarters in Brahms but didn't think much of her except that she was a very dedicated officer that worked hard to help keep her city safe.

"A few years back, some whacked out idiot snatched a little boy from a rest stop and threw him down a mine vent up in Silent Hill. Officer Haruno found that boy alive, and spent three whole days keeping him that way until the two of them were rescued…we know what we're doing."

"I have to do what I can for my brother and my best friend, they're my family."

"Sasuke…just let it go and we'll handle things, you have our number so we'll give you a call if and when something comes up."

Sasuke hated feeling so powerless but knew he couldn't do anything else so he sighed before going through the gates and back up to his house, Shikamaru driving off back towards Brahms so that he could finally get some sleep.

(In Silent Hill)

Itachi and Sakura soon found themselves back at the Hospital, well for the raven it was a return trip…the pinkette had never really been to the Hospital so she was confused when she saw Itachi walk up to it like he owned the place.

"Itachi, why are we at the Hospital?"

"I'm not sure, but maybe we'll find Naruto here."

The two of them walked up to the doors but were surprised that they heard no other footsteps behind or around them, Sakura turning around to see that they were both alone.

"Itachi, where are Kabuto and the others?"

The raven haired male saw that Sakura had a point, it was just them here at the Hospital entrance.

"I don't know, but we should probably get inside before the Darkness falls again."

"Yeah, good point…let's go."

Sakura and Itachi headed into the Hospital to find it deserted, which didn't surprise either one of them at this point. As they walked around the lobby, Itachi decided to go into the kitchen through the door set against the far right wall. Upon entering the kitchen, the raven's eyes were drawn to a shelf that held plastic bottles. Thinking that it might be important, Itachi grabbed one and headed out into the lobby. The raven haired male went into the room he remembered was the Examination Room and found a broken bottle on the floor when he stepped into the room.

As Itachi looked down at the broken bottle, he saw a strange red liquid that looked like blood but when he touched it the fluid felt thick, like gelatin. Thinking that it might be useful for some weird divine purpose, the raven haired man placed all that he could gather of the liquid into the plastic bottle he carried in his hand until it was 3/4 full. His attention was taken away from the now clean floor and he ran back out into the lobby when he heard Sakura fire her gun.

The raven saw a young boy with long brown hair tied up into a tight bun that was held up with a small hair cap (give ya'll three guesses as to who this could possibly be) cowering in a corner, his arms up in front of his face to shield himself from the bullets.

"Sakura, what's wrong?"

"This kid was moving around in the dark and I thought he was a monster, so I shot at him."

"Well obviously he's not, or he would've attacked us by now…are you alright, young one?" the raven asked the boy as he knelt down in front of him, he was wearing a nurse's uniform so that meant that he worked here just like Kakashi and Iruka.

"Yes, I'm fine…who are you?"

"I'm Itachi Uchiha, and that (points to Sakura) is Sakura Haruno. We came here looking for a young blonde man named Naruto Uchiha, he's my husband…have you seen him anywhere?"

The young brunette boy stared into Itachi's dark orbs silently before answering his question.

"My name's Haku, and no I haven't seen anyone like that around here. Have you been here before, Itachi? You seem to know your way around this place."

"Yeah, I was here once before…do you know someone named Iruka Umino?"

Haku sat there quietly as he tried to remember where he'd heard that name before when he finally managed to recall who the man was.

"Yeah, he's the Head Nurse around here…he mentioned that he was looking for someone who'd come here before, a young man with long black hair and black eyes…I can take you both to see him if you like, he's not too far from here."

Sakura was confused by this whole conversation but felt that maybe it was better not to ask as she followed after both males to a room about 2 doors down from their current position. Upon entering the room, Haku left and Itachi saw Iruka sitting in a chair all alone.

"Iruka, are you alright?" the raven asked the brunette male nurse, who turned in his chair to look at them. It was obvious that he'd been crying, fresh tear stains on his face as he gestured for Itachi and Sakura to sit down on the bed across from him.

"Hey Itachi, I'm happy to see you're okay…it's been so lonely since you left, Kakashi hasn't been here all day and I'm scared of being here by myself."

"I'm just happy that you're safe…but you look terrible."

"I'm fine, it's nothing too serious that you need to worry about."

"Well, if you're sure…either way, I'm relieved to see a familiar face."

"Yeah, me too." The brunette said as he smiled happily at hearing that Itachi was glad to see him too.

Itachi found that a smile suited Iruka much better than a sad face or frown, but he had a reason for coming back and it wasn't just to see the brunette or flounder about needlessly.

"Say, can you tell me something, Iruka?"

"Yeah, what is it?"

"I need to know how to get to the lake."

Iruka looked at the raven like he'd grown a second head, surely he knew the proper road to get there? Then again, he was an outsider so he also wasn't surprised that Itachi didn't know how to get to the lake.

"You mean Toluca Lake?"

"Yeah."

"That's easy, you just take Bachman Road."

"Believe me, I would if I could…but that road is completely blocked off. Are you sure that you don't know of any other routes we could use to get to Toluca Lake?"

"Yes, I'm absolutely sure…hold on, I just thought of something."

"What?"

Iruka didn't say anything but instead grabbed a map that was held in place on a cork board by some pushpins. He brought it over to the nearby table and gestured for Sakura and Itachi to look at it with him.

"Over here, do you recognize this building?" Iruka said as he pointed to the School on the map.

"Yeah, that's Midwich Elementary School…I was there a while ago." The raven said confusedly.

"I just remembered that there's an old Waterworks out near that area, but it's been fenced off to keep trespassers out. Kakashi and I used to sneak out on our break to spend time there together, but I remember hearing that the underground passage leads all the way to the lake…the Amusement Park is out near that area too, it used to be an evacuation route in case of earthquakes and military raids."

"Really? Do you think we can get to the lake from there?!" Sakura asked excitedly, if this was true then maybe they could also get out of the town from there too.

"Yes, just keep going until you hit the A2 Tunnel…there should be a ladder that you can use to climb out of there and back up above ground. But do you think that I could come with you guys? I'm scared of being here all by myself, and I don't know where Kakashi is!" the brunette nurse said as he began crying loudly, Sakura moving to hug Iruka and let him cry out his frustrations and fears as she stroked his back soothingly.

"Sure, of course you can…but you'll need a weapon to protect yourself from those monsters outside."

"Ok, thanks you guys…I'll leave a note for Kakashi in case he comes back here and I'm gone."

As the brunette began writing down his message, Itachi went to the nearby supply closet and found a pickaxe with a mallet attached to it. By the time the brunette was finished writing, the raven handed him the weapon and the three of them left the Hospital to go to the Waterworks.

(2 hours later)

The sun had once more risen up and blanketed the landscape in a pale grey light, the three of them having finally found the Waterworks that Iruka mentioned at the Hospital. Itachi used his gun to weaken the lock before he yanked it off of the fence and they all headed inside to find a manhole with the cover still attached, the three of them turning around at hearing footsteps behind them…all of them shocked to find Kakashi standing in the entrance of the fence.

"K-Kakashi?!" Iruka asked, unsure if he was dreaming or if this was real.

"Hey Iruka…sorry I'm so late but I got lost on the way back to the Hospital; I found your note and followed the route we used to take to get here." The silver haired Doctor said as he smiled at his brunette lover.

"Well as long as you're safe, that's all that matters to me…we were just about to go to the lake and try to find Naruto."

Kakashi looked at the raven and the pinkette before his eyes fell upon the entrance to the underground passage, it seemed they all had the same idea as Itachi and Kakashi pried the rusted lid open before going in one at a time. Sakura went first, followed by Iruka, then Kakashi, and lastly Itachi joined them at the bottom.

The passageway was dark and damp but Sakura fixed that by turning on her flashlight, the four of them using the light to guide them through the dark tunnel. Itachi knew that somewhere in this town, Naruto was waiting for him.

And he would make damn sure that his missing lover would be coming home with him no matter what.

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T.B.C.- Wow, just…wow. It's coming up on the Lake/Amusement Park section so stick around to see what happens next!