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Chapter 10 – Schnap! The Awakening
Coldness.
Warmth.
Her heart felt cold, yet her body was warm. Contradicting isn't it?
Sakura slowly rose, and found a long black coat spread over her. She didn't even have to search to know who it belonged to. The scent told her. It was his scent. Heck she didn't even know how she knew...she wasn't a bloody vampire after all.
But it did take a while for her to remember what happened the day before. Her eyes lowered in shame. He must think she's crazy now.
She wondered how long she sobbed.
She wondered what Ino and Shikamaru were doing right now.
She wondered where Naruto was.
She wondered what she was going to do now.
Giving up, she lifted up her head and saw him. He was leaning against a tall oak while dozing. There were heavy bags under his eyes. He was half naked since he took off the sleeveless coat that he wore to cover her. His muscles and toned body was visible.
Sakura blushed and suddenly felt the urge to touch him and stroke his smooth pale face. Before she can control herself, she got up and slowly crept up towards him and reached out her hand.
She gulped, he was even hotter up close! The tip of her fingers stopped as she felt something smooth. Her eyes closed and sighed. This wasn't a dream.
"What are you doing?"
Caught by surprise, her eyes flung opened and withdrew her hand. But he was faster and grabbed her hand.
"I-I..."
I just wanted to see if you were real...
"Well?" He asked and raised an eyebrow.
Sakura couldn't help but keep on thinking he's cute. She suddenly remembered that he was still holding her hand and she quickly jerked away.
"Nothing." She replied as coldly as she could. Inner Sakura wanted to hit herself for putting up the fake façade which she didn't even know why it was there.
The man's eyes before her suddenly blazed and glared at her causing her to stiffen.
"Damn it Sakura, no more lies..."
Sakura bit her lips to refrain herself from saying anything.
"Why did it turn out like this? Why do you keep on lying?"
"……"
It's not like I had a choice.
Inner Sakura: Yes you did...
"Ino and Shikamaru died by your hands, a lot of people died because of you. But I was stupid enough to let you go around and kill my people...I think you owe me an explanation."
My people...
"..."
I do...I owe you everything...I want to tell you...I really do...because I lo...
Inner Sakura: Did you? Or should I say, did I? Maybe you can't tell him not because of the L word...maybe it's because you're scared.
"Fuck it Sakura, why won't you say anything?! Did I do something to lose your trust? You know what? Never mind! I was too stupid to care about you. If this is the way you want it to be, fine! The next time we meet, the next time I see you killing my own kind, prepare to fight...because I won't hold back anymore."he growled
Sakura silently watched as the man before her stood up and storm off. She flinched but didn't move. Her shoulder began to throb and her whole body started to shake. Finally the pain became too unbearable, forcing her to tear her gaze from the direction he disappeared and look at her shoulder.
A little S in the middle of a fan was pulsing faintly.
The mark...the mark that he painted on my shoulder to make me his slave!!...To...protect me...
Inner Sakura: Wow...you finally realized.
Stop being sarcastic.
Inner Sakura: Stop being dumb.
...If I weren't you, I would punch you.
Inner Sakura: Likewise, but without me...you would still be stupid.
Shut up...
Inner Sakura: Sighh...do I always have to ask this?
Ask what?
Inner Sakura:...Can't believe you're THAT dumb...
Hey!! I'm not dumb!! What are you going to ask anyway?
Inner Sakura: I have an urge to bang my hand against the wall...WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW?!!
"Oww!!" Sakura gave a cry. The question seemed so loud that it stung her head. Then, her eyes grew wide as watermelons and her brain lit up.
Snap!
Inner Sakura: Oh joy, you finally woken up from stupidity, sleeping beauty, you owe me one.
"Oh my god...inner saku-I mean the other 'me' was right!!" She cried hoarsely in realization and staggered up. "Oh no, what have I done?!"
Quickly gathering all her thoughts up, she began running towards his direction. How could she have been so stupid? How could she have been so selfish? Getting all wrapped up in her own little world pitying herself and not even bother to think about how he was suffering too.
She frantically searched around, pumping her chakra to every parts of her body. She suddenly felt full of energy.
Inner Sakura: Where could that bloody vampire have gone?!
"Sa—" She started to yell but stopped dead.
Inner Sakura: What? Are you scared to call out his name now?!
Shut up...
Inner Sakura: Man...I hate to say it but you sure are a coward...
No...You're dissing yourself...and I'm not a coward...
Inner Sakura: Prove it then.
You don't think I can do it? Well you know what? I changed, I've been a coward for too long, so shut the hell up and watch me.
Taking a deep breath she hollered out the name she had wanted to say in a very long time.
"SASUKE!!!!"
Poof!
Instantly her shoulder pain died away, and standing in front of her amidst of all the smoke, stood him. His face was stoic and his hands was impatiently crossed. Nevertheless she took a deep breath. She was ready.
"You want to know the truth Sasuke? Sit down."
Inner Sakura: What would you do without me... –snickers-
Knock.
"What?" Orochimaru snapped.
A vamp soldier came in and kneeled down in respect towards his king.
"I'm sorry, your majesty but Ino-san and Shikamaru-sama has been killed." The soldier reported.
"What?! Killed? By Sasuke-kun?!" The king cried out, his white sickly face contorted into anger.
"No sir, by this mortal girl that everyone has been talking about. They called her the slayer." He answered.
"The slayer? How...interesting..." Orochimaru remarked slowly and grinned wickedly. "And you say...she's a mortal?"
"Yes sire."
"Why...this is interesting indeed...a mortal killing a vampire...yes, yes...your dismissed." The snake king bid and stood up from his throng. He stroked his pet snake while his eyes glinted evilly.
"Sasuke-kun sure found his match. Kabuto!" he summoned and out of nowhere a vampire appeared with small glasses in front of his eyes.
"You called?" Kabuto answered.
"Yes, I have a mission for you."
"An easy one I presume."
"Tell me that after you complete this mission. Anyways, I want you to go and find this slayer their all talking about. Come back with her head, and you'll get anything you want." Orochimaru stated.
"Anything?"
"Anything." The king assured.
"Understood." Kabuto replied and prepared to leave.
"Oh and Kabuto, I want you to bring Sasuke-kun back. I must say, I sure do miss him. And I want him back unscratched please and on second thought, I want the mortal back alive too." Orochimaru added and with that, his servant disappeared.
Sasuke was shocked. That's for sure. Half of him was glad that Sakura decided to tell him the truth. He now knew why his brother was so interested and why Naruto disappeared. The other half wished he never had asked her.
Running through his messy pointy hair nervously, he breathed in a deep breath. The girl in front of him wasn't doing too well either. It took her exactly an hour and a half to finish telling her story and the story wasn't even that long.
He could actually see her straining as she forced everything out of her mouth. He didn't blame her; he probably would do the same thing.
"..."
"So, now what..." Sakura trailed off and gave him a weak smile.
Inner Sakura: Wow...I'm surprised...you asked that question when normally, it was always directed to you.
Will you just zip your lip?
Inner Sakura: No can do.
The inner her smiled bitterly much to her disappointment yet grateful.
"I d-don't know..." Sasuke finally managed to answer. Now that he knew everything, he wasn't sure how to act around a girl that was supposedly going to kill him.
"I don't know either..." She said awkwardly. After telling him everything that she knew, she didn't know how to act around him now.
"L-Let's..." Sasuke trailed off, how he hated being a coward.
"Let's not think about this right now?" she completely his sentence.
The wonders of being mate. Sasuke scowled as Sakura read his mind. He then sighed and stood up from where he was sitting.
"I'm sorry...I guess the next time we meet, the fight will be for real huh?" Sakura said sadly seeing him stand up.
"...Don't be an idiot." Sasuke said after a while, shocked that she misjudged him yet again.
Am I that cruel to make her think that??
"You annoying idiot, what makes you think that all vampires are that bad?" He said with a smirk.
"Huh?" Sakura stuttered.
Inner Sakura: Whoohoo...wow...looks like he's a good mate after all. What an understandable ice cube.
Sasuke closed his eyes and recalled back to the moment when Ino and Shikamaru died. He was sure he was glittery blue dusts floating towards the sky as if going to heaven. Somehow it made his heart feel at peace. Maybe it was a sign of assurance that it wasn't Sakura's fault. Whatever it is, as much as he hated to admit, he believed and well...supported her. He scowled again for warming up to the mortal. Mates or not, this wasn't like him.
Man...I can't believe I'm going to say this...
"Come on Sakura...let's go get some vampires for you to save."
TBC
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