Naruto prowled the halls, sniffing the air. He caught Hinata's scent, so clearly he went speeding down the hall until a large bat like creature pummeled into him, sending both of them rolling. Naruto went back to normal, looking up at Sasuke.

"What the hell is your problem. If you rush in there you'll be killed" Sasuke said gripping his shirt "Don't be stupid. Think about what your doing…they're trying to scare you"

"I-I'm just trying-"

Suddenly Sasuke was ripped off him and slammed against the wall. He grunted and opened his eyes, seeing Sasori. He struggled to get free of his grip, but Sasori wouldn't let him go.

"SASUKE!" Naruto said trying to get up, but Sasori stepped on his chest, hearing a low cracking sound. Naruto coughed grabbing his leg.

"Stop struggling" he said calmly "I want to talk to you about something…"

"What?!" Sasuke said through clenched teeth

*~*~*

Sakura pulled her self up the cable, using all her strength to get to the eighth floor. She pulled herself up to the opening hearing a door slam shut in the distance. She stretched her arm, trying to reach the edge, but she was to far away from the edge. She looked down seeing how far it was and then looked back at the edge. She took a deep breath and with all her strength jumped over to the edge, almost falling holding on tight to the edge, to the point it began to bleed, due to the serrated edge from Sasuke breaking through. She gasped in pain as she pulled herself up through the gap and onto the floor. She looked at her hands seeing the blood and wiped it on the side of her jeans moving down the hall.

She looked at the doors checking the room numbers, moving faster until she got to the sweets, reading the different names. She moved more quietly as she continued checking the names. She stopped a moment when she finally saw the New Years Sweet. She moved toward the door quietly hearing people talking. She closed her eyes concentrating hard on what was being said

*~*~*

Sasuke and Naruto stood there with Sasori behind them, Naruto looking at Hinata sadly and with fear seeing her bruised and cut up. He looked at Sasuke a few tears running down his face. Ino rolled her eyes as she walked up to Naruto grabbing his face.

"Suck it up Uzumacki. This is what you were made for anyway…once your dead your little girlfriend will be fine"

Naruto stood quiet and nodded "Yeah I know she'll be fine"

"Please let out little guest in" Orochimaru said. Kabuto opened the door, grabbing Sakura and pushing her deeper into the room where everyone else was.

"Sakura!" Sasuke said as he went to move, but Sasori gripped his arm tighter making him stop "I told you to not come up here!"

"I don't care. I'm not letting you do this alone"

"Do this alone?…Sakura, I'm going to die!"

"No your not!" she shouted, making even Ino jump

"I don't care if I'm not like you. I'm not going to let them kill you, Naruto or Hinata"

"You forgot something important, Miss Haruno" Orochimaru said smiling "Your part of this little ritual"

Sasuke shook his head as he closed his eyes mumbling something. Sakura looked through the corner of her eye, seeing Sasori slowly drawing the sword he had from behind him, but without anyone else noticing. Naruto noticed to, making more tears flow.

"This is getting annoying let's just get this over with" said Kabuto as he went walking up to Naruto.

Sakura panicked seeing Sasori grip the sword harder and that when she figured out what was going on. She quickly broke free from Ino's grip running toward Sasuke.

"NO!" she yelled feeling like she was moving in slow motion, but Naruto stopped her. Then…everything went silent, hearing a quick gagging noise seeing Sasuke with a blade through his chest, blood coming from his mouth.

"WHAT THE HELL SASORI?!" Kabuto yelled, as Sasori pulled the sword out of Sasuke easing him to the floor against the wall in a sitting position.

"This was getting to be to much. So many innocent people died for this stupid ritual" he said knelt down next to Sasuke "Sad way to end this whole idiocy…but he was willing to do it"

Ino walked up to him, but he held his sword out toward her, making her stop in her place.

"Idiot…DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO US NOW?!"

"Yes. We'll be taken into hell instead of them…and we'll suffer for not getting the ritual finished…but I don't care. It's all worth it if at least two innocent people live" he said looking at Sasuke who was weak now. Sasori looked over at Sakura holding his hand out toward her. She took his hand, letting him bring her toward Sasuke.

She knelt down next to him, his eyes shifting to her looking sad. "I-I didn't want you to see this"

She tried holding back tears as she looked at the wound on his chest. He smiled at her a few tears of his own running down his cheeks. She turned her head away for a moment seeing Sasori standing guard making sure no one bothered them.

"I'm so sorry" he said struggling to breathe leaning his head against the wall

She held his hand leaning her head on his shoulder as she said "Don't be…You saved everyone…you did nothing wrong"

"But…I hurt you in the end" he said lowly, making her cry as she felt his grip loosen. She looked up at his face, seeing his head had dropped and his eyes were closed. Sasori took a look and put his sword into the case on his back, looking back at the infuriated and fearful Orochimaru, Kabuto and Ino.

Suddenly there was a shake in the ground, sending Ino and Kabuto running, along with Orochimaru. The ground opened a bunch of demonic dog like creatures going running after Orochimaru and the others. One stepped in front of Sasori and he looked at the creature.

"I won't try to get away" he said to it. Sakura and Hinata jumped seeing the others dragging Kabuto, Orochimaru ,Ino and even Pein back into the room and into the opening in the ground as Ino tried holding onto the edge screaming for help, but Sasori walked over to the edge, with the other hound next to him. He smirked and stomped on her fingers making her let go.

He looked back at Naruto, Sakura and Hinata and then at Sasuke's dead body.

"I'm sorry" he said "Hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me one day"

With that he jumped into the opening the hound right behind him. The opening closed sending little shakes through the ground until everything went silent.

Naruto quickly ran over to Sasuke and Sakura, seeing the sadness in Sakura's eyes as she looked over Sasuke's dead body. She leaned in and kissed his cheek brushing hair out of his face.

"A blessed blade" Naruto said catching Sakura's attention "that's how he was able to kill Sasuke…if it wasn't for that…he wouldn't have died, but it was the only way"

"Sasuke" Hinata said sadly looking at his poor condition "I'm sorry Sakura"

"Don't be…at least your both okay. That's what matters now. I'm just sorry I couldn't have been more help"

"Been more help?…Sakura you risking even your life to come and get Hinata was good enough…even after knowing we were in the room, you still came" Naruto said, when suddenly Kaiser ran into the room panting happily until he saw Sasuke. Sakura's heart dropped even more seeing him walk over to Sasuke limp body nudging his nose into his hand. He cried as he kept doing that slipping Sasuke's hand onto his head.

"Kaiser. I'm sorry" Sakura said with a shaken voice, as she hugged him "I'm going to miss him too"

Naruto and Hinata watched with tear filled eyes as they watched police roll in, guns ready as they searched the room. One of them walked over to them and checked Sasuke's pulse sighing in sadness.

"The receptionist called about…a suspicious…gathering. Are you the only five here?"

Hinata nodded. The man turned to another officer telling them to get the paramedics into the room. He then turned back to them helping everyone up and leading them out of the room, while paramedics came in after them.

"I'm sorry , but I'm going to have to bring you down to the station for some questioning" he said finally as they entered the elevator. Sakura nodded seeing the people bringing out Sasuke's body in a body bag, through the doors as they closed.

This time she wouldn't be holding the doors to make sure he got in. She wouldn't be seeing him on the ground floor. She wouldn't be seeing his face, his smile. It was all gone killed and zipped up in the bag that held his body. She closed her eyes a few tears escaping, hitting the floor.

*~*~*

2 months later…

Sakura was asleep in her bed, when suddenly she heard her phone vibrating on the night stand. She reached over and picked it up looking over at the text message from her mom.

From: Mom

To: Sakura

Message:

Your friend Hinata called saying she was coming over. She tried calling but you wouldn't pick up. So get up!

Sakura stretched as she got up and went into the bathroom. When she was getting dressed from her shower she jumped hearing someone knocking on her door.

"Hia Sakura!" she heard Naruto's loud mouth

"Kaiser didn't eat you for breaking and entering" she said through the door

He laughed "No. Now hurry up we wanna go see a movie"

"All right just give me a second" she said drying her hair with the towel and opening the door to the bathroom, entering her room, hanging the towel on the hook behind the door.

"Never been to your house during the day" she heard behind her. She froze in place, along with her heart "looks nice"

She slowly turned around seeing the Raven haired male she loved sitting on the edge of her window sill, smirking as he stood up and walked over to her.

She looked over at he doorway seeing Naruto and Hinata standing there with huge smiles on their faces, then back at him.

"Sasuke?" she said touching his face "Your alive. You actually here…or am I just dreaming?"

He took her hand and smiled down at her saying "I'm really here-"

She hugged him, feeling his strong embrace. She laughed as she held him tighter. He leaned in and kissed her lightly saying "and I don't plan on leaving again"

"I don't understand" she said taking in his scent "how are you alive…doesn't that mean-"

"No…the ritual can't be used again-"

"Cause after all the ritual would be broken if he died…and he did die…but he came back"

"How?"

"Turns out when Sasori stabbed him, he used something that would kill him…but temporarily, long enough so the ritual would be canceled. On the way to the morgue one of the guys noticed the bag was moving slightly. When he checked, turns out our little Sasuke here was breathing. They took him to the hospital, the doctors did a check and saw his body was completely fine. The wound was healed…but for some odd reason he just wouldn't wake up." Naruto said with a huge smile

"I spent about a month and a half in a hospital in a coma…when I woke up though…the doctor was relieved and all, but…well being a vampire and all, I kinda need blood after a long period of time. So eating there was a little odd…nothing was very satisfying" Sasuke said putting his hand on his stomach

Hinata giggled "When Naruto found out he passed out on the sidewalk seeing Sasuke walking out of the hospital. It was funny"

"Yeah figures he would pass out" Sakura laughed

"Well I'm going down stairs to raid your fridge" Naruto said as he walked out the room and down the stairs, Hinata not far behind as she rolled her eyes.

Sasuke shook his head and turned back to Sakura, bringing her closer to him hugging her. She laughed leaning her head into his chest. He nuzzled into her neck, taking in the scent of her blood he smelled running through her veins.

"Hey I know what your trying to do" she said pushing herself away from him a little "I'm not food"

"I'm not trying to do anything. Not my fault you smell good" he said looking around playfully "If I bite you just remember it's not my fault"

"Sure" she said as she walked away from him "I wouldn't let your lips get that close to my neck even if you weren't trying to eat me"

He smirked as he got closer to her, making her fall back on her bed. She giggled as he hung over her saying "I know you can't resist me…just as much as I can't resist you"

She giggled again at the familiar phrase, wrapping her arms around his neck "You know…I had a feeling you were going to say that"