Silver Bullet

SK: -sigh-

Sakura: what's up with her?

Sasuke: she's depressed ever since she killed off Kakashi and Anko.

Naruto: well duh! Who in their right minds would kill them off?

SK: twitch

Sai: seriously…

Gaara: -eyes SK warily-

Neji: I think we should shut up now…

Everyone: -looks-

SK: -Dark Aura-

Naruto: shit…

Chapter 14: White silence

The days that followed the news of Kakashi and Anko's death were cold ones. No one spoke, no one smiled. Least of all a certain pink haired elite. She spent all her time in her quarter's rarely showing her face. When she did leave her rooms it was like watching a ghost walk through a castle it was doomed to haunt forever. She didn't seem to see anyone; whenever anyone tried to speak to her she never acknowledged they were there. Her once bright emerald eyes were dull as jade stone. Mostly she stayed away from anyone sitting in her room watching the windows portray the snowy seen that was what the outside looked like. She was alone again.

Sasuke seemed to be the only one who understood. It was strange how they worked together even if one was locked inside herself. He was the only one she would even look at but even then it was rare. Sasuke's eyes darkened with each passing day as he was affected by her sadness. It was made worse by the fact that she never cried. Even with the farewell ceremony that had even Sasuke teary eyed she never even shed a tear, she only stared blankly ahead as if she wasn't there anymore. She was empty.

Finally about three days after the ceremony was when some one realized that she wasn't eating anymore. She never left her room. Everyone was worried about her. Tsunade tried talking to her but it did no good she only stared ahead with dull dead eyes. The light she brought to the world was gone.

Tsunade hospitalized her worried that she wouldn't eat that worry was made worse over the fact that she wouldn't sleep either. She didn't do anything. It was heart breaking.

One month after the news of Kakashi and Anko, Sasuke visited Sakura in the hospital ward. Carefully he placed a bunch of pink cherry blossoms on the table next to her bed and sat down in a convenient chair. He leaned foreword resting his weight on his arms supported by his knees. He wore a white crisp button up shirt and black slacks despite the cold temperature outside.

"Sakura…" he said softly. She blinked letting him know she was listening.

"What are you doing to your self Sakura?" he asked still in a soft voice. Sakura didn't answer, she never did.

"Why are you doing this?" he asked. No answer.

"Do you think they would want this for you?" he asked. Sakura twitched ever so slightly at the vague mention of her parent's, maternal or otherwise.

"How is slowly and painfully killing yourself going to help them?" he asked not unkindly.

Silence.

"Answer me Sakura!" he said forcefully but gently at the same time.

"It's my fault," she said slowly, her voice horse from lack of use.

"What's your fault?" Sasuke asked gently caressing her cheek with one pale cold hand.

Sakura pressed her mouth tight and closed her eyes shaking her head slowly, not wanting to say it. Sasuke leaned forward placing his other hand on her other cheek holding her face still as he looked down on her.

"Sakura," he called softly, letting his cool breath drift over her face. His sent was enticing. She slowly opened her eyes again tears threatened to fall as they showed Sasuke all the pain she felt over the years. Losing the family she could barley remember was bad enough, but losing the family she loved for as long as she could remember, the family that raised her, that struck deep.

"What was your fault?" Sasuke asked again in an almost whisper. Sakura gasped holding back tears she didn't want to shed.

"It was my fault they died!" she cried out, Sasuke was taken aback with her sudden outburst. Her hand jumped to her mouth as she tried to keep a sob from escaping.

"Kaa-san, tousann, Onii-san… they all died because of me and now Kakashi-tousann and Anko-Kaasan are gone to and it's my entire fucking fault!" her breath caught in her throat as long belated tears were released. Sasuke picked her up and held her close letting her cry into his shirt, letting her release all the hurt and pain she had been holding within her all these years wash out.

It was the first time Sakura had cried in 12 years.

XXX

She was resting peacefully now. Her breath was deep and light. The fake wash out light that represented the moon outside splashed across her face. It was dark as Sasuke closed the door behind him taking one last look at his sleeping beauty before closing it completely.

"Oi Teme…" Sasuke's head snapped up at the soft call. A shadowed figure stepped out of the darkness. The light shined on his vibrant yellow hair.

"What do you want…dobe." Naruto grinned weakly but it was only a second before a concerned look replaced it. His bright blue eyes snapped to the door Sasuke had just closed.

"How is she?" he asked quietly. Sasuke jerked his head down the hall and the two walked away.

"She's quietly sleeping for now," Sasuke said sadly, "It's bad. She blames herself for her families deaths Kakashi and Anko's too."

"What! Why would she? It's that Orochimaru bastards fault that Kakashi and Anko are d-dead." Naruto exclaimed, "And her family, I have no idea who killed them, but it wasn't her fault!"

"WE know that!" Sasuke snarled, "But Sakura still thinks it all happened because of her." Naruto muttered a number of swear words under his breath as they reached their destination.

The iron doors of the HQ's commander. They burst into Tsunade's office without knocking but she seemed to have been expecting them. Her hands were folded in front of her mouth hiding the small smirk that adorned her lips as she gazed up at them knowingly.

"Who did it?" Sasuke asked cutting off Naruto before he could speak. Indeed Naruto closed his open mouth with a snap. Tsunade raised her eyebrow.

"Who did what Uchiha?" she asked. Sasuke walked a few steps toward her desk.

"Who killed her family?" he asked in an even deadly voice. If his tone didn't signify that he was dead serious then his Sharingan eyes did. Tsunade rolled her eyes not the least intimidated.

"I already told you it was Orochimaru," she said smirking knowing what he really meant.

"No you old bitch," Naruto said pissed off, "Who killed Sakura's parents and her nii-san." If Sasuke didn't know Naruto was human he could have sworn he had a demon inside of him, but no he just had a split personality, named Kyuubi. (XD) and Kyuubi was out.

(AN/ just t let you know when Naruto has gone Kyuubi I will refer to him as such, but when he's normal he will be Naruto again)

Tsunade glared at him but held her tongue she didn't want to have to deal with Kyuubi right now. When ever they conversed it usually ended in a shouting match and Kyuubi in the hospital leaving Naruto to deal with the pain.

"Geeze no need to get grouchy," she sighed again and took another swing of sake. Sasuke and Kyuubi stood there quietly as Tsunade set the bottle down on the table her hand resting on the bottles neck. She let out a sigh.

"This sucks but the person who killed Kakashi and Anko…Orochimaru," she spat out with as much venom as she could muster, "Was the same vampire son-of-a-bitching snake-bat sucker who ordered the hit on the Haruno clan…" she said in a voice that could chip ice. Her hand gripped the bottle so hard that it shattered under her grip. The glass shards cut deep in her hand but she didn't care, she was too furious.

"What the FUCK!" Kyuubi cried out slamming his fist into the wall near by. Sasuke shook with rage.

"The same bastard the killed Kakashi and Anko murdered Sakuras family?" the blond hissed through gritted his teeth, "What the fuck for?"

"That I don't know. We've had agents tracking down Orochimaru ever since, needles to say our expeditions have so far been unfruitful." She said grimly. The blond haired woman turned to the seething Uchiha.

"Sasuke I'm sure you are aware of your brother Uchiha Itachi-" Sasuke cut in,

"HALF-brother," he corrected.

"Half-brother," she continued fluidly, "Was once human but was changed into a vampire around the time of you families death?"

"Yeah what about it?" Sasuke said annoyed that the conversation had gone off topic.

Tsunade stood up from her desk and made her way to the door.

"Follow me." She said simply leading the two vampire hunters down the hall back towards the hospital wing.

"Do you know the circumstances on which he was changed and who did it?"

"Because he was a bastard that only wanted power?" Sasuke muttered. Kyuubi snorted, he was a bit reluctant to go back now that he has a chance to be out since forever.

Tsunade pushed open a door down the hall from Sakura's room. She acted like she didn't hear him.

"Itachi was one of our best," she said simply walking down the rows of beds. Unlike Sakura's room this was an open space.

"That is the reason why we sent him to go hunt down Orochimaru after the attack on the Haruno clan." She walked past all the rows of beds and walked straight for a door at the back with a sign on it that read,

Solitary confinement. Entrance is restricted.

"On his mission he encountered Orochimaru head on and failed to kill him. Orochimaru saw this as a chance to turn the Uchiha clan into his slaves so he bit and changed Itachi. However it seemed that Itachi has a lot more willpower then Orochimaru gave him credit for." She paused with her hand resting on the handle, "He refused to go back to the Uchiha clan to do Orochimarus bidding and was punished…"

She opened the door into a darkened room. A figure stirred in the isolated bed in the center of the room, a heart monitor beeped somewhere in the darkness.

"He barely survived," she said quietly. Sasuke's eyes adjusted to the darkness and what he saw shocked him.

"Itachi…"

End of Chapter

SK: TADAAAAAA! I made Itachi come!! Yay!

Itachi:…I can't believe I was so weak…

Sasuke: oh shut up bastard

Sakura: I'm so pathetic in this chapter.

SK: yeah I know but he you were scarred for life and I wanted to show that you were human so hey -shrugs- makes sense to me.

JI GAI: Brothers United!

BIG NEWS!!!

I'm going to start another story and yes it is yet another SasuSaku. It's my first take at a horror/action fic summary's below.

Atlantica

A myth that should never have been ignored. When two destinies clash, a monster awakens, and the legend comes to life for the adventure of a nightmare. SasuSaku.

I hope to have it posted within the month! ARIGATO!!!