Survival of the Fittest

Note: sorry once again tad de chapter was so short...i was in a weird...depressed mood when i wrote it...so itz verrry OCCCC =P then again...it usually is...newayz...be sure ta check out my bud ava...aka..lakergurl262's fiz since she updated sometime ago...and also new dragon18 and magicalfox...and umm...alot of other ppl and *sigh* i'm just naming these out of de top of my head...if ya want we ta advertise ya fic...email me...and i'd put ya on my list next time XD...tad is...IF I REMEMBER! i have like de WORST memory in de world...and i lub chatting...it'z almost like i cana't keep my mouth shut ^^; i'm a true chatterbox at heart o_0;

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Sakura eyes snapped open in shock, when she felt someone try to shake her awake. She blinked in confusion, "Neji? Sasuke? What's going on?" she yawned, casually pushing them away. "I'm tired, whatever it is, can't it wait until tomorrow?" Sakura muttered, before snuggled back into her warm pastel pink bed.

"Sakura wake up!" snapped Neji, not even bothering to throw her a glance. His attention was completely focused outside, as if he could sense something that the others couldn't. "We have to get out of here..." he exclaimed slowly. "Something's wrong..."

Sasuke looked down at his feet. "He's probably right," he agreed reluctantly, running his hand through his hair in frustration. "It's too quiet right now..." he paused crooking his head from side to side. "It...not normal..."

"Oh course it's quiet!" hissed Sakura grumpily, "It's only three in the morning! Everyone's asleep right now..." she shot them a furious glare. "And I suggest both do the same. Nothing's wrong, you guys are getting paranoid..."

Neji ignored her, and walked towards her closet. He dug in and selected a long cozy leather black jacket. "Get dressed," he commanded shooting her a glare. "We have to go...NOW..."

Sakura looked at him in disbelief. "Who do you think you are?" she said her face red with anger. "How dare you wake me up at three in the morning, and order me around like some puppy! I SAID THAT I'M TIRED RIGHT NOW, SO LEAVE ME ALONE!" she screeched, throwing her jacket as hard as she could at Neji. "I don't know what kind of prank you're trying to pull, but let me tell you this, I'm definitely not falling for it! So just fuck off!"

Throughout Sakura's whole tantrum, Neji had a blank and unreadable expression pasted on his face. "Well in that case, you leave me no choice," he snapped icily. "Either you get your ass out of bed NOW, or else I'll make you!"

She huffed impatiently, ignoring Neji. "Sasuke-kun, could you PLEASE tell Neji to leave me alone?" she wined pathetically. "I'm really don't have the energy to argue right now..." Sakura felt her vision blur with tears of anger. It wasn't fair, all she wanted was ONE night of sleep! Was that too much to ask for?

Sasuke's jaw was clenched in determination, just like it was right before a fight. "Sakura, we don't have time right now...we have to go..."

"What?! You too Sasuke? What in the name of hell are you two planning?!" Sakura crossed her arms stubbornly, "I said I don't want to get out of bed, and nothing is going to change my mind."

Neji's eyes were dark with worry, "Uchilha, we're wasting precious time..."

Sasuke nodded, and reached gently grabbed Sakura and threw her over his shoulder, and grabbed her jacket. "Let's go..." He said turning towards Neji, who nodded silently before slamming the door open...

Instantly a flood of water fell upon them, while screams of fear could be heard from all around. The wind was howling in anger, while it threw the ship from side to side as if it was nothing more then a simple toy.

Sakura gaped in shock. They were right, the impossible had just happened. All that water, the screams, it only added up to one thing...

Death...

"Oh my gosh!" whispered Sakura, her eyes wide with fear. "The ship...is sinking..." Slowly she turned towards Neji, who was busy scouring the walls for the nearest escape route. "And...we're at the...lowest level..."

Neji turned towards her, his white eyes flashing with power. "That's right," he stated emotionlessly, "In short, from what I've just observed..," he snapped shooting Sakura a glare. "While you were busy harping about, the ship has already sunk more then a third...and once it fills halfway...there's no way we could escape..."

"From the looks of it...seems as if we only have a matter of minutes..."

"Then what are you waiting for?" hissed Sakura, pushing herself out of Sasuke's protective grasp. "Let's get out of here..." She winced when her feet landed in a deep puddle of icy cold water. Filled with determination, Sakura forced herself to trudge out into the wet dark hallway.

Suddenly she felt something warm grasp her arm. Sakura turned around and looked into Sasuke's dark eyes.

"Here," he muttered, gently wrapping her jacket around her. "I don't want you too catch a cold..."

Neji rolled his eyes at the emotional gesture. There wasn't time for this...if there was anything he learned form his training...it was how to manage his priorities. Love was pointless...if they weren't even going to survive. Besides, Sakura would considered blessed if a cold was all that she would suffer from...

He almost sighed with relief when he saw a staircase at the corner of the hall. A small smile graced his lips. If their luck kept up, they actually might have a chance to survive...maybe...

Sasuke gave Sakura his trademark smirk, before backing away. She was so beautiful, so innocent. For some reason she just manages to brighten the worst situations. Sasuke felt his heart tingle with emotion. If he had to die tonight, his only wish would be to die with...Sakura in his arms...

"Do...do you guys hear something?" whispered Sakura nervously, breaking both of the guys from their trance. "I...think it's coming from behind us..."

Neji stared behind them, and instantly paled. "Sakura...run..." he whispered, before hell broke loose. A deep rumble was coming from behind them, almost like a monster. Sakura screamed in fear and launched forwards towards the staircase with Neji and Sasuke at her heels.

A storm of water chased relentlessly after them. If they stopped now...they were doomed...their only salvation was to reach the staircase...their only chance of survival.

Sakura was panicking, she hated water, hated swimming. She felt tears prick the edges of her eyes. She didn't want to die...not now...she was too young. Her eyes darted towards Sasuke and Neji. "If they die...I'll go down with them..." she promised solemely, keeping her eyes on the staircase. "It was her fault they were in this mess...it was only fair she had to pay the price..."

Suddenly, Sakura tripped over something, and landed painfully into the water...behind her, she saw a cascade of water about to swallow her...

Sasuke and Neji had already gone ahead...nothing could save her...she was...

DOOMED

*~To be Continued~*