A/N: Hey! Well, I'm in the middle of writing a book, so I haven't had much time to work on my fics, but I'm still writing! I hope you enjoy!
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A Cat's Goth-Blood
By: Goth-Vampire Ninja
Chapter Ten: Decision
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Sakura woke up to the feeling of gentle swaying. Her eyes fluttered open and she gasped when she saw what was going on around her. Sasuke was carrying her in his arms like a ride while he jumped from tree to tree and gently as he could to avoid waking her up.
Sasuke looked down at the girl in his arms when he heard the gasp. His Sharingan was activated, when he looked down, so Sakura was careful not to look him straight in the eyes. Seeing this, he deactivated his special blood trait and gently nudged her, but she still refused to look at him.
"Sakura," he called. She turned and glared at him.
"You practically kidnapped me," Sakura stated, her red eyes glowing hatefully. Sasuke raised an eyebrow as if saying "So?" Sakura growled at him and started to squirm. Sasuke gripped her tighter, refusing to let go. "Put me down," she hissed.
Sasuke smirked and gripped her even tighter. "Get yourself down," he said amusedly. It was getting dark already and they would have to set up camp very soon, so Sasuke started looking for a good spot to stay. While Sakura hissed, growled, squirmed, kicked, and did a series of other things, Sasuke found a perfect spot in a small clearing and jumped down from the tree they were in.
"You won't run away," Sasuke stated matter-of-factly. Sakura was about to protest, but her collar glowed again, only, the color was different. When Gaara commanded her, the collar would glow red. With Sasuke, it glowed a black/blue color. Sasuke gently put her down in one swift movement and she wobbled a little, her legs not used to walking after not being used for a while.
"You moron," Sakura said. Sasuke's eye twitched in annoyance as he spun around to face her. He put down the huge backpack he was carrying and advanced towards her.
"Excuse me?" Sasuke asked.
"Hard of hearing, I see," Sakura was pushing his buttons on purpose, as payback. It seemed to be working, since Sasuke was now frowning. "I called you a moron. And that is because you kidnapped me without even thinking of bringing clothes, or anything, for me.
Sasuke smirked, "Was that all? Well, Sakura, I thought you knew me better than that."
"I just wish I didn't know you at all," Sakura interrupted rudely.
Sasuke sighed, "I'm not stupid Sakura—"
"Really? You could've fooled me," Sakura mumbled.
Sasuke's patience was wearing thin. He growled and before anyone knew what was going on, he had her pinned against a tree. He had her arms pressed on either side of her head, one of his knees was resting lightly against the bark of the tree in between her legs, and his face was merely centimeters away from hers.
"Sakura," he breathed seductively. She blushed involuntarily, making Sasuke smirk, but she kept a cool and collected face despite her blushing. "My patience is very easily worn out, as you might know. And I did pack some things for you in addition to a package Tsunade sent you. She said it was in case we had to be on the run for longer than expected. But anyway, you would do good in remembering that I have as much control over you as you do," Sasuke said, leaning in closer so that their noses touched. He lifted his knee slightly and it rubbed slightly and seductively against her crotch, making her squirm and blush even more while holding in a moan.
Sasuke took notice of this and decided that was enough torture…for now. He let go of her and started setting up the tent. Sakura had slumped against the tree and was breathing hard, but she took notice of something that brought her back to all her senses. "Why the hell is there only one tent?" Sakura screamed.
"Because you didn't pack anything. So we're sleeping in the same tent," Sasuke stated as it were the most obvious thing in the world. Sakura stare at him completely aghast. "Well, while you regain the ability to speak, I'll go look for some food. Stay here, make a fire and here," Sasuke threw her a package, "look over what Tsunade sent you." With that, he disappeared. Sakura decided to leave the package for later, so she decided to make the fire first.
She walked around the small clearing, looking for wood and rocks she could use in the fire, when she heard a rustling in a bush near her. Sakura jumped and instinctively took out a kunai. The rustling continued, and suddenly a mewl was heard. Sakura jumped back, unsure of what to do as the same cat from before came out of the bush. The same cat that had turned her into a mythical-like creature.
"You again," Sakura said as she place the kunai back into her pouch and went back to her task.
The cat seemed to be wobbling a bit as it followed her around, picking up a small piece of wood with her mouth and handing it to Sakura every now and then. After a while, Sakura and Miyako were both sitting near the fire. Sakura looked over at the cat as it neared her.
"Sakura, I'm sorry if you're mad at me. But I had to come and discuss this with you. I won't be in this world for much longer, and I wanted to fix things with you. You see, I have fallen to illness and I came to ask you weather you wanted to stay the way you are or if you would rather be turned back into a human," Miyako's soothing voice calmed Sakura after she heard that the cat would be dying.
"Well…I really don't know. It would be fine either way, but I have to admit that I've taken a liking to my current form," Sakura said with downcast eyes. "If I was being honest, I think I would rather stay like this," Sakura motioned at herself absentmindedly.
"I thought you would," Miyako said kindly. "And let me tell you, that you have yet to discover the full extent of your powers. You can do much more than what you can imagine, but to discover those powers, you must just follow your feline instinct. But I'll tell you this much: Whomever you decide to be your mate, you can turn them into a neko as well," Miyako said with a wink, making Sakura blush and look away. "I know you are still young, but by turning you into a neko, you are no longer bound to a human's time and you will need to turn your mate into a neko as well if you do not wish for him to die centuries before you do," the cat said sadly.
"Thank you for all your help," Sakura said, giving the cat a hug as it approached her.
"I must leave now, child. I have a place I must be before the gods take me," and with that, she disappeared like before, leaving the glow of a glitter-dust type of substance behind. Sakura felt sad, and she also couldn't help but notice that there seemed to be some changes occurring in her.
She nearly tackled Sasuke's overly-huge backpack as she searched for a mirror. She didn't find one and called herself stupid for thinking that a guy, especially someone like Sasuke, would carry around such a feministic item. So instead, she took out a kunai and looked at her reflection. True enough, she saw that her hair no longer held any trace of pink, except for a little pink streak on her right bangs; it was all black and crimson now. Also, she seemed to become more beautiful right before her eyes as she kept looking. Her features became angelic and almost impossible to believe they were real. Her ears also seemed to shine with a glossy coat of black fur and the only race of red was at the very tip of her ears.
She didn't have any human ears anymore and she now resembled an angel. The only detail she didn't notice was that her tail was all black now, but she would find out soon enough.
Sakura dropped the kunai as she felt an intense and horrible sadness overtake her. She started trembling and crying as she sank to the ground with sobs coming out of her mouth repeatedly. Something was wrong…and she knew what that something was.
Miyako was dead…and she knew it somehow. But a soft tinkling voice in her head said, "Don't worry, my child, I will be in a better place now." And then she was gone. Forever.
Sakura's sobs shook her until someone called her name and warmth encircled her. "Sakura," Sasuke called as he returned. He dropped the fish he was holding and ran over to her. As soon as he was next to her, she threw herself into his arms and he was left with no option but to encircle her with his strong, warm arms and let her cry into the fabric that covered his chest.
Meanwhile, Gaara was practically being held down by Tsunade in order to keep him from going over to where Sakura was crying. He was furious, all because Tsunade was making him break his promise to Sakura of always being there for her.
"This is for her own good," Tsunade kept telling him as she fought to keep him calm and in place. "If you go out there, she will be killed." Gaara stopped as soon as he heard those words and Tsunade mentally smirked. It had worked. And now Gaara growled and stomped out of the room.
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A/N: Well, I hope this chapter was long enough for ya! Hope I'm doing good. Anyways, review or I'll delete or discontinue this story! ;P