Chapter 9
A/N: Well, school is going to start up again next week so I'm going to try to update as much as possible. Anyway, here's the next part of the story.
It was finally dark after what felt like forever. Well it was forever to me. Sasuke didn't seem to mind waiting for the sun to set. At least he didn't get too annoyed with my whining. It only got to him when I started repeating all my rants.
Now that it was dark, I remained silent. I was a bit nervous about what we might find. Until I met Sasuke, nothing that wasn't backed up with facts scared me. Now that I knew him and magic, every silly superstition that I had ignored as a kid came flooding into my head. There may not be ghosts but there could be other mediums. There could even be jinxes like the one on the book placed all over the manor.
As if sensing my fear, Sasuke grabbed my hand for a second and took the lead. He held his hand out for the flashlight which I handed to him. We walked up to the third floor where, according to Sasuke's (and my) dream, Madara Uchiha was supposed to be trapped.
"Grandfather?" Sasuke called. "Are you here?"
There was no answer.
"Grandfather, it's me Sasuke." He said. "I'm your grandson. You passed away when I was five."
This time we heard something above us. It was the sounds of footsteps.
"Let's check the attic." He said.
I nodded and looked for the entrance. All I did was look up and there it was, right above my head. I grabbed the short that was hanging and pulled it. A small hatch opened and the ladder hung out when the hatch was completely open. I pulled it down and decided to climb up first.
*Sasuke's POV*
Sakura found the hatch that would lead up to the attic and opened it. When she got the ladder down she climbed up first. When she reached the top she gasped.
I started to climb the ladder but before I could reach the top I heard a familiar voice yell out a spell.
"Prohiberent, et deiiciam eum ARBITER!" Was what I heard the voice yell.
I felt my hands become covered in some sort of grease and I slipped off the ladder. I hit the floor kind of hard and when I looked up at the entrance to the attic I saw it close on its own. That voice could belong to only one person.
That voice was Itachi's voice.
*Sakura's POV The attic.*
The attic wasn't anything like the dream. There was nothing but a bunch of old furniture and paintings.
Then I saw him. It was Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha. He looked almost exactly like the old photograph. The only difference was how his eyes looked. They were glowing red but unlike Sasuke's comma pattern it looked, more like a distorted shuriken. He looked really angry. I let out a gasp and heard Sasuke climbing up the ladder.
Itachi smirked and yelled out a spell.
"Prohiberent, et deiiciam eum ARBITER!" He yelled.
I heard Sasuke fall off the ladder and saw the hatch close shut. I tried to open the hatch so that Sasuke could maybe get in but it was impossible to open the damn thing from inside.
I heard footsteps and turned to see Itachi walking towards me. His eyes were still glowing red. From what I've observed, that might mean that he was about to cast a spell.
There was no way I could defend myself if he was going to use magic on me. I did the only thing I could think of. I ran and tried to find a good hiding spot. There was really nothing I could hide inside of so I just ducked behind an old armchair.
I pulled put my cell phone and started texting Sasuke. I was about to press send when my phone flew out of my hand. It went into the direction that Itachi was coming from. I heard him crush the phone. Why did they keep breaking my cell phones for? I heard his footsteps a lot closer than earlier and panicked.
I got up and ran behind an old portrait. I felt tears coming into my eyes. I was scared. I wanted to get out of here fast. I wanted to be left alone. I wanted to be at home where I would be safe. I wanted my friends here so they could think of some way to help me.
*Sasuke's POV The hallway*
As soon as the hatch was closed I heard a lot of thuds above my head. It was most likely Sakura running from Itachi. I had to think o something. I tried to see of just tugging on the string again would help. The string was just as slippery as the ladder had been. There was a spell on the hatch.
"Iter!" I yelled.
Nothing happened. I tried the string again and it was the same result.
"Alica ad hoc removendum" I yelled, hoping to get the damn thing opened.
The string was still slippery. Fine, if magic wouldn't help I was going to force my way through. I heard more thudding footsteps. Sakura was still running.
I ran into one of the rooms and looked for something that I could use to open the entrance. It was a guest room and didn't have much. There was a fireplace in the living room. There was a poker that I could use to pry the hatch open. I made my way to the stairs as fast as I could.
I took the stairs three at a time. I had to hurry. Itachi could kill the poor girl or worse. He could torture her or… No I would not think of what would happen. I had to concentrate on saving her.
When I finally reached the living room I saw the poker near the fireplace. I ran over to grab it. As soon as my hand was around the handle of the poker I heard a shriek come from above my head. It was a girl's scream. I felt my heart sink when the shriek was cut off. I ran up the stairs, praying to whatever divine being might be listening to let Sakura be alright.
A/N: Tell me what you guys think happened to Sakura in a review. I'll give you all big hint. SHE IS NOT DEAD.