Ohayo again! Here's the long-awaited chapter six! Sorry it took so long… I think… I dunno. I've lost track of time heheh…

I'm actually planning to do a point of view fic for Sasuke to Sakura. I'm not sure exactly how it's gonna work yet… but it will

As for the Breaking the Habit sequel, I dunno when it's gonna be up. Just be happy with what u got now, kay? Kay!

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Chapter 6: Kagaimaru's true form

Sakura followed Kagaimaru up the halls, her light blue kimono flowing gently behind her. Kagaimaru had requested Sakura to assist him while he bathed. She didn't do much, though. She merely conversed with the spirit to make him happy. There had been a moment where he had grabbed her wrist and she feared that he would pull her into the tub with him, but it didn't happen.

"Kira…" Kagaimaru turned in the darkness to face her. "You're awfully quiet tonight. Sakura blushed slightly.

"I-I'm sorry…" She stuttered. "Did I offend you?" Chuckling, Kagaimaru shook his head.

"My… a polite one we have here." He teased, advancing towards her. Placing his fingers on her chin, he tilted her head up towards his face. "A very pretty one too." He added quietly, letting his lips brush against hers.

Blushing furiously, Sakura pulled away from his grasp. Trying desperately not to hit him, she managed to choke out, "Uh… my apologies, sir… but I need to go now."

Turning on her heel, Sakura bolted out of the room. She turned a corner and leapt into the elevator. Once the door closed and the elevator started to move, Sakura collapsed onto her hands and knees.

"W-what just happened?" She asked herself. "He… didn't just…"

Biting her lip, Sakura leaned against the wall. Kagaimaru really had hit on her! If she had stayed any longer…

Sakura shook her head, trying to shake the thoughts out of her head. Sure, Sasuke had warned her, but that wasn't exactly what she had expected!

"Kira?"

The pink-haired girl looked up with tear-stained eyes. Lin stood at the door, gazing down at her in worry.

"Kira… are you alright?" She asked, crouching down.

"Kagaimaru… he…" Sakura let out a shuddered breath. "He came onto me…" Lin's eyes widened.

"What? No way! Kagaimaru is never like that! Isn't he married?" Sakura didn't reply. "Kira… come on. Let's get you into bed."

Lifting her up, Lin helped Sakura walk out of the elevator and into the employee rooms. Sakura shed her blue kimono, revealing a thin, white one.

"Just a second, Lin…" She whispered, as she walked towards the balcony. I think I need some fresh air." Lin nodded as Sakura closed the door, leaving her completely alone. She felt tears stream down her cheeks as her breath gave way. Sakura wasn't upset because Kagaimaru had kissed her. No… it was the fact that it was her first kiss. The one kiss that she had been saving for that special someone… was now gone… and it had been taken by a complete stranger!

"Sakura…?"

The pink-haired girl turned at the sound of that all-too-familiar voice. Sasuke stood on the opposite side of the balcony, watching her silently. He glanced down at her cheeks, wondering to himself what had caused her to cry.

He tentatively took a step closer, unsure of what to do. He did not need to move any closer, though, for Sakura had run up to him, clutching the front of his shirt.

"Kagaimaru…" She cried. "He… came onto me…"

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly. He was already after Sakura? This wasn't good. If he got a hold of her at the wrong time…

"He stole my first kiss…" Sakura said in a choked whisper. "I wanted to save it for someone special…" She burst out in tears once again. Sasuke still wasn't sure what to do. Girls were always sensitive about their first kiss. He never understood why.

Thinking back to times with his family, he remembered something that his mother had told him. He only hoped that Sakura would believe it.

"Did you kiss back?" He asked. Sakura looked up at him in question. "Did you kiss him back?" He repeated. Sakura shook her head slowly. "Then it wasn't your first kiss." The pink-haired shinobi gave him a puzzled look.

"What do you mean?" She asked, the grip on his shirt loosening.

"If you didn't kiss the person, then it wasn't your first kiss." He stated simply. "He kissed you. Not the other way around." Sakura smiled, letting Sasuke know that she believed him. He would probably never understand what it was with girls and their first kiss being perfect, but Sakura seemed to be at wits end about it.

"Thank you, Sasuke…" She whispered, hugging him. Sasuke smiled gently and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close and relishing the moment with her.

"Don't worry about it, alright?" Sakura nodded. "I need you to do something for me now… but you're going to need your weapons."

& & & & &

"Hello again, Kira."

Sakura bowed to Kagaimaru silently. Kagaimaru sat on his bed while Sakura stood at the doorway.

"Come in, Kira. You have no need to be shy. And close the door behind you." Sakura did as she was told. Once the door was closed, she turned back to the spirit, who smirked.

"You can get rid of all of your weapons now." He said with a laugh. Sakura's eyes widened in surprise.

"How-how did you…" Kagaimaru chuckled.

"I know a lot of things." He replied. "Now hand them to me, or I shall take them off of you myself." Sakura crouched slightly in defense, causing Kagaimaru to smirk. "Well then… if that's how you want it…"

Kagaimaru grabbed a hold of her wrist and pulled her onto the bed, holding one wrist above her so she couldn't pull any ninjutsu or genjutsu tricks. Chuckling, he reached for her sash.

"It might take a while to search for the weapons though…" He added quietly as he tugged at it tauntingly. Sakura's teeth clenched as she pulled a kunai out from behind her and drove it into the spirit's arm. Fresh blood dripped from the wound and onto her kimono.

"Such a shame, bringing those weapons in here. They don't hurt me." Sakura's eyes widened in horror as he drove the katana further into his arm. Once it was deep enough, Kagaimaru sat up, pulling his arm away from her. Placing his free hand on the handle, he jerked it out and tossed it to the side. Sakura glared as the spirit… no… demon turned back to her. She reached for a few needles, but Kagaimaru caught her other wrist.

"You may not hurt me…" He whispered. "…but you'll hurt my host." Sakura gasped, but then retained her dark look as she continued to squirm under his hold.

"What do you want with me?" She cried, trying with all her might to struggle free.

"You are a shinobi. You are a very powerful being here… and a very fine one, too." He reached down and got a hold of her sash once again. "After this, I plan to devour you for your power. You will be a very juicy treat… that's for sure." He grinned deviously, showing sharp fangs that she had never seen before. He tugged on her sash once again, this time unraveling it completely. He pushed aside the bloodied silk, frowning when his eyes fell upon the smaller, white kimono.

"Hmm… not very revealing, are we?" He laughed, reaching for the second sash. Sakura bit her lip. She was down and out now. Now that she knew that Kagaimaru was actually possessed by a demon, she couldn't kill him now.

"Kagaimaru!"

A katana pierced Kagaimaru's hand, pushing it away from Sakura's middle. They both turned their heads to find Sasuke standing at the door. Sakura smiled at the fellow shinobi as Kagaimaru lifted himself back up.

"Very clever, Muso." Sasuke said with a smirk. "Possessing Kagaimaru to get into the bathhouse without being figured out." The spirit's eyes narrowed in disgust, his fangs bared at the shinobi.

"You weren't originally planning to eat Sakura… were you?" Sasuke continued. "No… you sensed her chakara that morning and jumped at the chance to get more power… especially from a woman." Kagaimaru sat up and chuckled.

"You're very wise, Uchiha." Kagaimaru sneered. "And you're absolutely correct."

To Sakura's horror, something started to push it's way out of Kagaimaru. The real Kagaimaru let out a cry of pain as it burst out from his back. The spirit fell to the floor in a heap. Where it was standing, however was a man around the same height as his host with long, greasy black hair, matted down to his skull. His eyes were a piercing red, reminding Sasuke of his dead brother.

"Muso…" Sasuke snarled, tightening his hold on his kunai knife. The demon smirked and turned back to Sakura.

"Ah, yes… Sakura's your teammate…" He said, brushing her hair away from her face. "She's a delicate one, too." Muso added, leaning in as if to nip her on the neck. His fangs were just scraping her skin when he jerked back. Sakura looked up to see Sasuke holding Muso back and holding a katana at his throat. His eyes had become their well-known piercing red Sharingan form.

"Don't touch her!" Sasuke snarled, sinking the edge of the blade into his neck. Muso smirked and elbowed Sasuke in the stomach, sending him flying backwards.

"You are pathetic, Uchiha." Muso sneered, standing over the fallen shinobi. "You protect this girl because she is the closest thing you have to a friend." Sasuke frowned, wondering what he meant. "Face it, Uchiha. You're alone. You have nobody to care for you. The girls you have chasing you are only following for lust. No friendship whatsoever." Sasuke glared at the demon, unsure of how to react. "Why do you persist on protecting this girl?" He asked, turning his back to face Sakura once again. "What is she to you exactly? A teammate… or more?"

Sasuke's teeth clenched and his crimson eyes thinned into narrow slits. How dare he question his relationship with Sakura! They were teammates! In some ways they had become closer, he realizing that she wasn't the fangirl he had once suspected, and she, realizing that he wasn't the idol she had first thought of him as. Though they barely spoke, no… scratch that… he barely spoke to her, he and Sakura had formed a strange relationship together… one where they could trust one another.

Then again… Muso had a point. He was alone. He had shut out anyone and everyone that he knew, figuring that friendship would make him weak on his journey to destroy Itachi. Now that he had, he couldn't repair the damage done. He would always be considered the cold, heartless Sasuke who never let anyone in.

"Sasuke…" Sakura glanced at Sasuke worriedly. Muso was getting to Sasuke emotionally… how unfair!

"Muso, you bastard!" Sakura threw several needles at him, piercing his chest. Fresh blood dripped down his front and onto the floor. Sakura didn't waste any time, though. She pulled out kunais and shurkien, sending a wave of weapons at him. Muso dodged several attacks, while in other cases, he was hit in the arms, legs and chest. Muso chuckled, turning back to her.

"Ah, yes… I forgot about you." He laughed, advancing on the exhausted shinobi. "You're mine now…"

Sakura, in a state of panic, formed the symbols of the ram and the boar. Muso lunged at Sakura, only to find he had tackled a log. He sat up and turned to see Sakura standing behind him.

"Stupid girl…" He growled. "You will not die so quickly." He advanced towards her once again. "I shall make sure you are tortured every second of the rest of your life… and believe me… it won't be as long as you think."

Sakura's eyes widened as he pushed her against the wall, bearing his fangs once again.

"Sasuke!"

TBC…

Dum dum dum! Muahahahahahaha! Another cliffie! I'm gonna get killed for that… ; Too bad, cuz it's staying like that!

Until next time… lolz!

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