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All evil is like a nightmare; the instant you stir under it, the evil is gone-Thomas Carlyle

Chapter 10-Nightscape-

Stirring from underneath the darkening sky, Sakura's body tightened in anticipation. Her muscles contracting, ready to attack. Struggling back to her senses, dread filled her, constricting her breath.

'Great it hasn't even been a day and I am already scared, pull it together.'

Lifting her head, Sakura scanned the area, fear pounding at her temples, quickening her breathing.

'Why do I feel so uneasy, I don't see anything.'

Getting up, she dusted the grass off her back and began to walk towards the lone Uchiha complex, towards her home. The walk was long and Sakura tried not to think about what her teammates were doing, defeated as she felt she just wanted to go home and succumb to blissful sleep.

However, once reaching the empty home, Sakura hesitated, looking at the darkened interior not wanting to enter. A sense of foreboding created a stifling fear, Sakura only stared into the empty darkness.

'Come on Sakura, there's nothing wrong, just go inside like you always do and go to bed!'

Sighing, Sakura walked into the house, heading straight for the now empty bedroom, seeking her and Sasuke's bed. The atmosphere held a sinister aura, darkening the room, causing shadows to be strewn across the room's expanse.

Movement-a figure blurred, strong hands pushed Sakura down onto the bed. All Sakura could hear was her own heavy breathing, fear pulsating throughout her body, choking any cries from her throat.

"I am disappointed little sister, I had hoped during my absence you would have somewhat improved. After all I had specifically given you an advanced warning in creating such a dark aura."

Sakura could feel Itachi's breath across the back of her neck and it terrified her, she felt utterly defenseless and realized that this could very well be her last moments alive.

The thought fueled a futile last attempt at dislodging the larger frame off of her own struggling body. However, Itachi merely applied more pressure to her limbs and stilled her chaotic thrashing.

"Calm yourself, don't you think that if I had wanted you dead you would already be departed from this world."

His statement made sense, but it didn't take away Sakura's fear and she felt desperate tears build behind her eyes, threatening to fall and make her appear even weaker than she already felt.

Lifting the girl Itachi's gaze bore into her closed eyes, her head tilted away in defeat and her pink hair spilled over her shoulders. He noted that her hair had grown over the years and reached the middle of her back, he reached and grabbed a strand between his thumb and forefinger.

Sakura let out a small gasp, but her eyes remained tightly closed as she was aware of the danger of his sharingan and she refused to be caught in his genjutsu.

"Ah, you are smarter than you first appeared Sakura-chan you fear my Mangekyo, very wise, however, merely closing your eyes will not protect you."

Sakura knew he spoke the truth, she was at his mercy or lack of and in these final moments all she wanted to know was why. It drilled into her being the horrors of the past images filled her head and threatened her sanity.

Spoke in a thread of sound was the question, "Why?"

Behind that singular word held so much emotion and confusion the tears slid past her thick eyelashes trailing searing paths down her reddened cheeks.

Itachi did not answer and Sakura cautiously opened her eyes and stared right into the infamous blood red irises of the Uchiha clan and watched as the black commas swirled.

Staring down at her Itachi finally opened his mouth and spoke, "You ask a simple question that has no simple answer. However, I can say that what I did was necessary and although you cannot fathom the reasoning to such actions you do not need to understand. I see a potential within you that will prove useful to myself and I will exploit that gift. I told you many years ago that I would be coming for you so it should not come as a shock that the day has arrived Sakura-chan."

Sakura had not expected him to say so much and she was at a loss for words, at that moment the situation struck her as hilarious. Here they were the infamous criminal Itachi Uchiha holding her down and he was supposedly not going to kill her.

A small chuckle escaped her lips and soon out right laughter followed, it was bordering on hysteretic, but with the impending situation Sakura did not know how to react.

Tears squeezed out of her squinted eyes and she felt his hands smooth her hair, his action only fueled her tears and soon her laughter turned into sobbing.

"Sakura-chan open your eyes."

She shook her head no, again trying to escape from his iron hold, however he was no longer in the mood for disobedience or discussion on the matter.

Hoisting the girl to her feet, Itachi applied pressure to her neck and whispered heatedly,

"Open your eyes."

"Please Itachi." Even as the words slipped past her lips Sakura slowly opened her eyes and immediately she fell victim to the sharingan's affects, darkness encompassing her being.

Sakura's hands clutched her head, thoughts spinning.

'My head is pounding and I feel really sick. Maybe it's the stomach flu or something.'

Images flashed-

Hands stroking her hair

Red eyes boring into her threatening her very existence

Arms wrapping around her

Her eyes flashed open and she attempted to get up, fear and adrenaline pumping through her veins, however, getting up proved impossible.

Immediately her vision blackened and she fell to her knees on the ground again clutching her pulsing head, trying to keep from blacking out.

So occupied with her pain, Sakura failed to notice another person's chakra in the room and was surprised when she felt familiar hands hoist her up and take her back to the bed.

"What did you do to me Itachi?"

Sakura was furious and her outburst further caused pain to explode behind her overly sensitive eyes.

"Sakura-chan you are merely feeling the after effects of the sharingan, they should wear off soon enough, so there is no cause for worry."

His words were calm and even, causing further irritation, however Sakura ground her teeth and remained silent, sulking over her new situation.

"I will leave you now to rest, I trust you will not attempt to leave this room." Leaning his head next to her ear he said evenly, "Because if you do I can assure you that what you are experiencing now will be a fraction of the pain you will endure."

As he shut the door Sakura squinted her eyes in an attempt to cease the tears that had been building behind her eyes.

"Damn it, all I do is cry!"

'Sasuke, I know you promised that he would never take me, but he did. What's going to happen to me…'