A/N: Prepare yourselves! First attempt for Lemon!

Fallen

It never occurred to him that he would fall in love. He always avoided every possibility or signs that came to him. Yet what happened had just come out of the blue, and he was caught off guard. He didn't know what caused him to break down his barrier, what made him feel this way, or what she possessed that just made him crazy about her.

Sasuke sighed and closed his eyes, trying to calm down as he held onto the orange ball and began to dribble it slowly. It's been an hour since practice ended, but he decided to stay to clear his mind. The Fallen was still unsure what had come over him when he closed the gap of his and her lips.

"Damn it!" he cursed and shot the ball towards the ring. It circled around the metal ring and went inside, hitting the floor and bouncing a bit. He panted, bent down and had his hands on his knees. He's been here for two-three hours of straight practice, shooting, running, dribbling, stretching and anything else he could think of to get his mind off of someone.

"Sasuke?"

"Shit."

Chapter 6: I want to…

"What?" he asked, not bothering to look at her. "If this is about what happened the other night, my answer is still the same." He heard her sigh and he just picked up the ball and continued dribbling and shooting. "That's not why I'm here idiot…" she muttered, loud enough for him to hear. "Kakashi told me to go here and give you these. He has to stay for a while to finish some paperwork, and since you both wouldn't like me to go home alone, I guess I'll have to wait here for you or Kakashi."

"Just leave it there." He said and continued to shoot some hoops. Sakura knitted her brows and stuck her tongue out at him before putting the water and towel on a bench. She sat down beside it and watched him tire himself out. "I don't even understand your answer…"

He made a jump shot and the ball went in. "I asked you if you feel anything towards me, and you said no. If that's true, then you don't even care if I die?" he bent down a bit, hands on his knees as he panted, sweat trickling down his face. "Do you care only because it's your job as my guardian?"

"Sakura,"

The two turned to the doorway to see Ten-Ten, grinning at them. "Oh, hey Sasuke!" said teen gave a nod and proceeded to practice. "Neji told me you and the other guys will be having your daily once-a-month-hang-out! Same time, same place! He also told me to take Sakura home or something, just as long as she won't wander off on her own."

"Go ahead." He said bluntly, and shot a few more shots. Ten-Ten blinked and turned to Sakura, who glared at him then got up, stomping towards the Huntress and pulled her out of the gym. "Aren't you going to say goodbye?" she asked the pink-haired teen. "Don't give a damn!" she stopped and turned back to the gym, just to see Sasuke staring at them then quickly look away. "See if I care what happens to you, you jerk!" and she marched off once more, leaving a confused Ten-Ten and an irritated Sasuke who sighed and proceeded to the locker room.

"Good for nothing- stupid air-headed- ugh! Damn him!"

Ten-Ten sweat dropped at this and thought of a few things before grinning and pulling the third year student to the direction of the mall. "Why don't you tell me all about it as we venture to the mall?" Sakura managed a small smile and gave a nod. "It's about what happened two nights ago, when I was sick and finally felt better, I asked him to watch the stars with me."

"Hey teme, what's up with you?" Naruto asked who was seated on his left, ready to take another piece of Korean barbeque. Shikamaru, who sat across from the blonde turned to Sasuke and Neji, who was beside the lazy genius, looking at the eighteen year old adjacent to him. "You haven't even touched your food." Naruto added.

Sasuke seemed to not hear a word his best friend said so he continued to stare off into space, looking like he's only staring at his steaming bowl of rice. A sigh escaped his lips as he leaned back, head shot upwards and eyes closed, eyebrows furrowed to indicate that he was in deep thinking. The three men exchanged looks before nodding at each other. Naruto gave a grin. "You're thinking about Sakura right?"

Oh, that hit a nerve! He immediately glared at Naruto as the other two nodded. "Yep," Shikamaru said. "Definitely about Sakura." Neji continued. "Shut up." The Fallen muttered and leaned back again. "Tell us all about it." Naruto said, eating his dinner as the other two followed suit. Sasuke took his chopsticks, fingering it before snapping it in half and began to eat. "I kissed her." And he popped the pork into his mouth, along with some rice.

Naruto and Shikamaru spat out their food while Neji choked onto his. The three stared at him with wide eyes as he continued to speak calmly, too calm for their own good. "She asked me to go stargazing with her, so I took her to a clearing, then we talked. Afterwards…" he looked down, pausing a bit. "She just leaned towards me with her eyes closed, and… I don't know what possessed me to close the gap between our lips."

Neji recovered from his shock and cleared his throat. "You-"

"-kissed him?" Sakura shook her head. "I attempted to but he was the one who did it. Then, well, he pushed me down and well… went down towards my neck…" at this, she was blushing furiously. "I didn't make a move to stop him but just… well… moaned and pulled onto him… I think I encouraged him to continue but after a while, he stopped and got off of me, he picked me up and brought us home, then didn't say a word. When I confronted him about it, he just said it was nothing."

"Now that's just wrong, he's supposed to at least say something!" Ten-Ten said as they reached the mall. "I know, but Sasuke is Sasuke, he won't change that easily." She sighed. Ten-Ten cast a worried look at her then turned back to the front, seeing Hinata and Ino checking out some clothes. "Hey, Hinata, Ino!" she yelled, catching the two girls' attention as they waved back.

"Hi Sakura, how're things going with you and Sasuke?" Ino asked with a smile but it soon faded when Sakura looked down. Ten-ten whispered to Ino everything and the blonde girl only frowned then brightened up, taking Sakura's hand. "Come on, I think I know how to cheer you up!" She blinked. "How?" and Ino only grinned. "Shopping!"

"But-"

"No buts!" Ino scolded, taking a few clothes from a rack and handing it to Sakura. Then, she pushed the girl into a dressing room, telling her to try the clothes on. When Sakura did, she blushed, most of the clothes Ino handed her were either too revealing or too tight, showing off her curves. She stepped out of the dressing room and looked at the three girls in disbelief.

Ten-Ten took a picture of her and sent it to Neji, with a message that says "show it to Sasuke". Sakura only blinked then panicked. "Did you just take my picture?" the Huntress nodded and Ino grinned while Hinata smiled. "It suits you Sakura." The Hyuuga said. Sakura looked down at her clothes, a black tube top that exposed her belly, over it a white jacket and a camouflage mini-skirt, plus black boots and a black felt hat. "Yeah, she's right." Ten-Ten said, nodding her head. "Well, go back inside and change then we'll buy the whole thing."

"But I-"

"If it's money you're worried about, I have a discount card here, and I can pay for it." The half-demon said, smiling. "No! I can pay for it but I-" Ino waved her a dismissive hand. "Consider it as my apology gift for always treating you bad before." Sakura sighed and nodded in defeat as the three girls clapped their hands in triumph. Ten-Ten took the clothes and boots from her after she changed back into her school uniform and waited for the Huntress and Demon with Hinata outside the store.

"Hey Hinata, what were you two doing here anyway?"

"Ino insisted on helping me in picking out a few clothes."

"Why is that?" Hinata blushed and looked away. At this, Sakura grinned mischievously. "It's because of Naruto huh?" Hinata's eyes went wide as she turned to Sakura who laughed. "I knew it."

Time passed until her three friends had left and she was alone, walking back to Kakashi's place. She felt someone's presence that she turned around, clutching her messenger bag and the paper bag that held her newly bought clothes, eyes dilating as she shifted a bit, afraid that her gut feeling is correct. Seeing no one around, she sighed and turned back to the path going home yet someone was blocking her way.

She was about to yell when a hand covered her mouth from behind, making her drop her bags as she struggled to get away from the grip of the person behind her. She froze when a warm breath leaned on her neck, feeling the man smirk and hearing the one in front of her snicker. "What do they want from me?" she thought.

Her eyes traveled downward, seeing the guy before her holding onto an empty bottle of alcohol. "Drunkards…" she thought, her nostrils familiarizing itself with the smell of beer. "Ojyou-san, why are you alone here at this time of night?" she shuddered when the guy behind her had reached up to touch her rear, the other hand rising to feel her chest. By instinct, she elbowed the guy and quickly ran away from them as fast as she could.

"Bitch!" the guy cursed as he and his companion chased after her. "Get back here!" clearly, it proved that one was temperamental, and the other was playful since he was teasing her while running after her. "Come now miss, we promise it'll be fun if you come with us!" Sakura only ignored them and continued running. She could hear their footsteps closing in on her and she guessed that fate was against her tonight, for she tripped and the two guys had caught her.

"Let me go!" she yelled, kicking and struggling to get them both off of her. They only laughed maniacally and knocked her out. One of them hoisted her above his shoulder and carried her somewhere, his companion following. Before she lost consciousness, one name crossed her mind: Sasuke.

Crash!

It caused a commotion, for the whole place stilled and had gotten quiet. He only looked down, eyes wide and hands shaking. His friends looked at him, wondering what had caused him to drop the fragile tea cup. It wasn't like him to be this clumsy to break that porcelain piece, much less that wasn't his.

"Oi, Sasuke, what's wrong with you?" Neji asked as a waiter approached and cleaned it up, eyeing them with concern. "Is something wrong sir?" Sasuke blinked, and turned to everyone who had their eyes on him. He looked down again and shook his head. "No, it's nothing." He sighed and turned to the waiter. "Sorry about that."

"It's alright sir." He smiled then left.

Naruto poked him, waiting to receive his hit on the head but nothing happened. His best friend just stared down, eyes seeming to be in deep thinking. The blonde demon turned to the other two who were also looking at Sasuke with questioning looks. They opened and closed their mouths, not knowing what to exactly ask or say, until Sasuke stood up and placed his share of money on the table. "I have to go." He said and left, taking his backpack with him.

"What's up with that guy?" Shikamaru asked as Neji shrugged and took out his phone to check if he had any messages. "Whoa." He said, eyeing the picture he got from Ten-Ten. "I guess I'll just forward this to Sasuke since he left." He said, typing a message that said "from Ten-Ten" then sending it to his Angelus friend. Shikamaru eyed the picture and shrugged as Neji showed it to Naruto who whistled. "If I didn't like someone else, I'd go for Sakura."

"You like somebody?" Neji asked.

Shikamaru snorted, muttering "Hinata" under his breath. Neji glared at Naruto who smiled sheepishly and continued eating, ignoring the death threats that Neji had said to him. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and took a sip from his cup of tea. "How troublesome." And indeed it was.

"Damn it!" he thought as he continued running, his right hand clutched onto the black strap of his backpack which contained his school supplies and uniform. He didn't bother to change his basketball attire. "Sakura, why did… I suddenly hear your voice..?" he shut his eyes as he continued to run, not caring where, but just following his instincts.

His feet brought him to the forest as he skidded to a stop, catching his breath and sharpening his hearing instincts. He closed his eyes, trying to feel the wind, straining his ears to pick up any sound that has something to do with Sakura. A faint shout of "no" brought him to running again, towards the direction where he assumed he heard it. "Sakura, please be okay! I want you to be okay!" he shut his eyes again, feeling like he's about to shed tears.

The booming sound of thunder echoed amongst the trees, followed by a flash of lightning, and soon, rain drops falling down as he still ran, not stopping until he could see Sakura. "I'm sorry; I shouldn't have lied to you! I should have just told you my damn feelings!" he slowed his pace as soon as he heard the ripping of fabric and laughter of two men, plus the blood-curling scream of a girl. He trembled when he got closer, and at that time, he dropped his bag, he felt his mark sting, he felt his eyes shift from onyx to crimson, and… he felt his mind go blank, and a sudden craving for blood to be spilled.

She yelled, telling them to stop, her voice called out his name, and he stood there, watching with wide red eyes, brows knitted, fists and teeth clenched, black wings sprouted from his back, and black marks all around his body. His full Fallen mode has just been activated again. "Fuck off!" he yelled and charged at the two men, wrapping his fingers on their necks, slamming them hard onto a thick tree trunk, pinning them there as his grip tightened.

"W-what the h-hell a-are y-you?" one managed to stammer but Sasuke only tightened his grip and threw them upwards with such force. While they were airborne, he took out some nylon strings where a few kunai and shuriken were attached to one end. He eyed his preys, throwing the weapons at the right areas and wielding them the way he had in mind. "Sofuushasen no Tachi!" (Sharingan-controlled triple windmill blades) and the wires wrapped around them, trapping them like a web as they stayed stuck in the air.

Sasuke pinned the wires with a few of his kunai and took one end of the string which connected to all. He bit onto it, smirking as his hands did a few seals, then, with his mind, he thought: Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu! And fire erupted from his mouth, following the strings, burning the whole nylon rope until it reached the two men who screamed in agony.

Sakura's eyes widened when she saw the marks and how he smirked sadistically, his eyes had the look of bloodlust. She shivered some more when he turned around to face her, walking closer to her. Sakura brought up her hands, hugging herself as the rain continued to pour, surprisingly, not putting off the fire until the victims had burnt to ashes.

She avoided making eye contact, lowering her head some more, trying to cover up her whole body as she trembled from the cold breeze and his intent gaze. She was nearly naked in front of him, one of the straps of her bra was ripped, the other ready to slide off her shoulder. Her uniform was torn, making her look like a battered girl, a beggar, and worse of, as well as truthfully, a rape victim. She had bruises and marks almost all over her body, and she shook violently from the traumatizing incident, especially since there were two men who tried to steal her virginity.

Her shaking ceased as she took a sharp intake of breath, holding it in when he had knelt down on one knee before her and when a hand reached up to her shoulder, the other wiping away her tears, only to be replaced by more fresh ones. What surprised her was that she didn't see any marks on his arms. Next, she noticed his wings spread out and cover the two of them as he lifted her off the ground, carrying her bridal style, holding her close and protectively.

"He's… different… there's something about the way he carries me…" she thought when he took off in the air after taking his bag. "He no longer holds me tight in a possessive manner, but more in a protective gesture." Her muscles relaxed and she leaned closer to him, shedding tears. "Don't worry…" he whispered. "It won't happen again, I promise." He felt her shiver, and he looked down at her worriedly, not bothering to say anything, knowing it would only make her worse if he said something else. Sasuke just flew home faster, reaching his room's window in seconds and opened it, letting her step inside first before he balanced himself on the window pane and retracted his wings, entering his room and closing the window.

He looked at her as she trembled, drenched in rain water. Sasuke approached her, he himself soaked as well. "Sakura," he called out, grabbing her shoulders gently and looking at her. He was startled when she threw herself at him, clutching on his wet shirt and crying her heart out, saying how she was so scared and how she wanted to die at that time. "I feel so impure, I feel… so dirty!" he pushed her away gently, gazing at her with serious eyes. "Let me see…" he said.

She blinked at him.

"Let me see if you really are dirty…" he added, removing her torn clothes slowly, careful not to touch any of her private parts or come in contact with her skin. She was left standing there, only in her underwear, her face beet red as he gazed at her. "It's not," he said after a while. "Though you may have been touched, bruised and bitten," he walked closer, pointing at her mark. "They cannot claim you." She looked down, not wanting to meet his gaze. "Look at me Sak," he said and she obeyed, raising her head. "You can wash them off, they still haven't claimed you, and they never will. Not as long as I'm around to stop them."

"Sasuke…" she whispered his name. "I've realized that I was lying to you, I was lying to myself, to be honest; I only denied my true feelings, because I was a coward. But running away from it would only end up bad, just like what happened." He inched closer. "What I'm trying to say is, I love you. I know it now, I'm sure of it, and I won't deny it."

He received a hug, her arms wrapping around his neck in a grip that meant that she never wants to let go. "I love you too…" she whispered, still crying, but smiling. With her eyes half-closed, she looked up at him, Sasuke returning the same gaze. "I…" she said in a weak voice. "I want to…" he leaned closer. "Say it." He said. "I want to start a family with you, I want you to be the father of my kids someday, I want you to claim me as yours."

At this, he held her close to his body, the warmth of each radiating. "I want to have you." He whispered in her ear, lowering his head and kissing her neck. She read somewhere from a book, that if a guy kissed you on the neck, it meant that he wants you. "I want to love you, I want to claim you." And he pushed their bodies over to his bed, him lying on top of her, crushing his lips against hers, heating things up when their tongues met, dancing a wild tango-like dance, eyes closed and moans escaping their lips, names being called out and hands gripping tighter.

She pushed him, both sitting up as her hands pulled off his shirt with his help, tossing it aside and lying back down on the bed, sucking on skins and nibbling on ears, breaths shallow and panting. He licked her lower lip, trying to soothe the bruise that was there, and then began to trail wet kisses to her jaw, down to her neck, sucking onto her smooth and supple skin, smirking when she had moaned, crying out his name. His right hand brushed pass her body, tracing every curve there was, memorizing every detail that she had.

He stopped on her mid thigh, moving his hand towards the inner part, pulling down her underwear, glancing at her briefly for permission she granted him, and with two fingers, being the index and middle, he pressed it inside of her, careful not to cause her too much pain. Her brows knitted as she bit her lip, at this, he pulled out his hand and lowered his head, kissing her softly on the lips, caressing her near-to-bleeding lip. He parted a bit, looking at her, wiping a sweat away from her brow and face. "Sakura, don't bite your lip," he leaned down again. "Bite mine if you don't want to yell." He said, locking his lips with hers when his fingers entered her core.

Instead of biting his lip, she just moaned in between kisses, saying his name in a muffled voice inside his mouth, her hands wrapping around his body tighter, pulling him closer, her nails making scratch marks across his back, trying hard to not give him deep injuries. In and out went his fingers until he felt them wet and sticky, parting from her lip, he hovered above her, smirked and licked his fingers, making her shudder and more aroused then ever. "Sweet." He whispered and pulled down his shorts with her help.

Sasuke pulled her to an embrace, looking down at her back where the hook of her bra was. His hands made its way there, unlocking the remaining clothing she had, leaving her fully naked in front of him. She laid back down as one hand cupped and massaged one of her breasts, earning another moan from her as she arched onto him. They parted for a bit as he turned to face her. "You… ready..?" he asked and she nodded, gripping his arms when he took a deep breathe-in.

His ears picked up the sound of yelling, and maybe even moans. He looked at the stairway, staring at it for a while before smiling slightly behind his mask and shook his head. "Teens these days…" he then continued to read his newly bought novel, flipping to the next page and chuckling at some parts that he found funny. "Jiraiya was right, this book does help stop the mark from spreading." He grinned and continued reading, ignoring the groans coming from the half-breed's room.

"Hmm… I wonder how many Uchiha brats I have to watch over someday?" he asked himself, tapping his chin with his index finger. "Speaking of brats, I wonder if Iruka will have Angel-Demon Uzumaki brats as well? Although, with Neji being Hinata's cousin, it could take a long while for it to happen."

He stopped with his thoughts about the future and turned his head towards the window, eyes narrowing as he discarded the book and walked over to the door, opening it and taking a peek outside. He sighed, gave a curse, and then closed the door again. "Geez, of all time and of all days…" he muttered and trudged up the stairs, stopping in front of Sasuke's room, then raised a fist to knock when the door opened, Sasuke's head popping out.

"I know, rogues." He said, stepping out, clad only in baggy dark blue jogging pants. He put on the black shirt he was carrying and turned to the stairway. "How many?" Kakashi followed his gaze. "Three." He turned back to the half-breed's room's door to see Sakura step out, dressed in a loose red shirt and a long white skirt. "Be careful you two." She whispered, head lowered.

"I'll go ahead." Kakashi said, smiling at them then ran down the stairs, leaving the two teens behind. "As much as I'd like to continue what we were doing," he grinned when she punched him playfully on the arm. "Rogues are calling." He gave her a light kiss on the forehead, promising her that he'll be back.

She sighed and went back inside his room, sat down on his bed and hugged her knees close to her chest, her hands clasped in a prayer form as she wished for Sasuke and Kakashi's safety, unbeknownst to her was a solitary figure approaching the door, staring at her.

To be continued…

Next on Fallen: Chapter 7: Heaven and Hell

"So we finally meet in person…" he hissed, raising her whole body up, choking her at the process. He smirked when her hands tried to pry her cold, pale fingers off of her neck. "Such soft and smooth hands dear Chosen, too bad I have to take you to my realm down below." he transferred outside the house, startling the two men who had just finished eliminating the rogues. "Say goodbye to your guardian and adviser." And a black portal appeared behind him as he took a step back, entering the abyss, bringing Sakura with him.

A/N: I'm sure you all know who that guy is! Sorry if the lemon/lime sucked. I'm a newbie for that.