I, Artsysmiles, have decided to go Amish. That's right! No more computer, TV, telephone, I-pod, DS, Playstation, WII. And no more updating!! -Angry glares from readers- ...Um...um...Maybe this is a bad idea. I mean, if I just admit that I don't own Naruto, then my life will be easier then if I lose all of my electronics. And, you guys won't kill me! So, I don't own Naruto. That is all.
I am grounded! And still writing! So I'll get grounded again! And it would be all your fault! Yup! I would get in trouble for trying to keep you reviewers happy, so don't be surprised if I post a note saying I got in trouble because of you. But anyway, here's another chapter of Celestial Maiden!
And, we are also going to learn a bit about Sakura's past! And possibly why she won't speak...anymore! I used Sai in her flashbacks, and I made him kinda OOC. Just deal, okay?
Sasuke looked down at the sleeping girl, her chest rising and falling quickly and unevenly. She was still hurt, and that kiss didn't help fix anything; all it did was cause her to pass out from exhaustion. He reached out to brush back some hair that had fallen out of place. The contact that his hand made with Sakura's face caused the maiden to flinch in her sleep. Sasuke frowned at that, and rose to leave. Nothing could be gained by watching her sleep.
He needed to get help for her. Sasuke rose from the his spot on his bed, and walked to the door. He took one last look at Sakura, and left.
"I need the dobe's help."
Sakura walked down a dirt rode, hand-in-hand with her friend, Sai. He glanced over at her. Green met with black, and the pair smiled. Sakura returned her stare to the scene inf ront of her, but Sai continued to gaze at the girl.
"Sakura," he said. She looked up at him, still smiling. "I want you to come with me."
A puzzled look crossed her face. "What do you mean?" she questioned. His gold eyes closed tiredly, causing Sakura to close her own.
"I mean," he began, "I want you to come back to my home. You'd love it there." Sai openned his eyes; they sparkled at Sakura. Her smile faltered, and a frown marred her face.
"But...but I don't want to leave. I love my home here," she stated.
"And you love me," insited Sai. "And that means you'll come with me, back to my home." She could hear the pleading tone in his voice. "Come on, Sakura," he begged.
"No," she said firmly, removing her hand from his grasp.
"Come on, Naruto. Answer the door for once," growled Sasuke as he pounded on the door for the twelvth time that hour. He was just about to smack the door again when Naruto appeared. "Where were you?" Naruto stared blankly at him, as though waiting for Sasuke to answer his own question. "Never mind."
"Yeah, not your best move there, teme. But seriously, what do you want? I'm kinda going to be late for training with Kiba. His dog against my frog!" exclaimed Naruto proudly.
"Hn."
"No, sriously, what do you want?" repeated Naruto.
"...Sakura's...dying. Because of me." Sasuke averted his eyes from the blonde's, knowing that even though Naruto hadn't even met the maiden, he would find some way to make him feel worse. "I need your help."
"Sakura! Please talk to me!"
"No. I told you, Sai. We're done." Sakura glared at the black haired boy coldly. He matched her glare with one of his own, a glare full of anger and possessiveness. "Now leave me alone," she growled.
Sai's eyes narrowed as the woman walked away from his, hate rolling off her in waves.
"No. I'm not going to leave you alone," he murmered.
"Question!" chirped Naruto. Sasuke closed his eyes in annoyance, but allowed him to continue anyway. "Why do you need my help?" Sasuke stopped in his tracks.
"I never thought about that," said Sasuke. "Why do I need your help?" Naruto shrugged, and the two continued their walk back toward the Uchiha compound.
"I mean, why didn't you get Tsunade? She is the best medic," sang the blonde, creating a very disturbing twitch on Sasuke's face. "You'd have to be a total idiot to choose me over her. Hey teme! Guess what that makes you!"
"What does that make me?" sighed Sasuke.
"A total idiot!"
THUMP!
"OW! Teme!"
Wide, fearful green eyes stared up at the cruel black ones. Sakura was shaking as demonic black wings encircled her petite form. Sai was smiling at her, a cheap, fake smile.
"I told you you'd love it here," cooed Sai. He ran a hand down Sakura's face, pulling her into a possessive hug. "And soon, you'll have wings just like me."
"NO!" she shrieked, desperately trying to break free of Sai's hold on her, but to no avail. "I don't want to live here! Put me back in Konoha!" Sai smiled, and just pulled her in closer.
"No, my flower. You're going to live here, with me, forever." Sakura paled as tears began running down her face. "Don't cry. I promise, you'll love it here in Lilandia," he whispered. Sakura remained silent as tears streamed down her face.
Sasuke and Naruto crept silently into Sasuke's room. Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the bruised Sakura lying on his bed, life failing.
"Jeeze, Sasuke. What did you do to her?" Sasuke glared, and walked over to his maiden. He ran a hand down her jaw line, frowning when she winced as he touched her.
"Naruto. Come here," he comanded. Like an obedient dog, Naruto trotted over. "I want you to caress her cheek." Naruto looked quizzically at his friend and was rewarded with a glare. "Just do it." Gently, Naruto caressed Sakura's face, smiling when she unconciously leaned into his touch. This alone made Sasuke mad.
"Teme. I guess Hinata isn't the only girl to have fallen for my charms," joked Naruto, stopping after seeing the dejected look in the young Uchiha's face. "Sasuke," he said, "are you ok?" Naruto placed a comforting hand on his friend's shoulder, only to be shrugged off.
"No," he hissed, "I am not ok. That-" he jabbed a finger in Sakura's direction "-is mine. She belongs to ME." A glare. "And now, even near her death, I'm still hated." Naruto pulled his hand away from Sakura's face, and the girl returned to her coma-like state.
Sakura flew around the clouded land of Lilandia, white wings flapping. Her green eyes sparkled as the sun bounced off of her figure. It was hard to believe, but she was actually...happy. When Sai wasn't around at least.
"Sai," she spat, happy mood vanishing on the spot. Sai. He was the reason she was here, the reason she was a monster. A beautiful monster, but a monster nonetheless. "I can't believe I ...liked him." She frowned as the person she least wanted to see blocked her eye sight.
"Hello, my flower," sang Sai, smile ever in place. "It's so good to see you. I know you missed me. Just like I missed you." Sai's black wings tickled Sakura's neck, but he received no response from the girl. "Answer me, flower," he chanted, pulling her into a hug. He ran his arms up and down Sakura's body and was met with a cold, blank stare.
"No." The word was harsh, not what you would expect coming from such a beauty.
"No?" The word was foreign to his lips. A celestial knight always got their way. "Sakura." She looked up, all emotion gone from her eyes. A velvety, cold hand grasped her own, black eyes narrowing dangerously. "You are here to live with me. Understand?" She nodded. "I expect you to listen to me. Understand?" he repeated. And again she nodded. "Good." Sai released her and began to fly away.
"But that doesn't mean I'll listen," she whispered. In an instant she was pinned against a wall, Sai's menacing eyes borring into her own.
"What. Was. That?"
"Just bring her to Tsunade. She'll know how to fix Sakura-chan," Naruto said. Sasuke didn't reply; his eyes just bore into the woman before him. "Ok. Well then, I'll leave you alone teme. But can you answer one thing for me?"
"Hn."
"What'd you do to her?"
Sasuke froze. This was not something he wanted to discuss with Naruto. Slowly, he turned to face the blonde, his mask even more detached than usual.
"Why do you want to know?"
And now, I leave you. Bet you all thought I gave up on this story, huh? Well, I didn't. But now I am ungrounded, so I'll be on a lot more. So the updates should be coming alot quicker. Now, please review! And read my buddy sakura ten'nyo's stories!