A/N: This is my first oneshot, so don't kill me if it sucks. Sasu/Saku.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

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He was the beast. She was the beauty.

He was the demon. She was the angel.

He was death. And she was life.

He gave pain to others. She took away that pain.

Completely opposites, yet they cannot survive without each other.

Did the beast need beauty to ease the pain? Did the angel take the demon to see heaven?

Was it eventually beauty that killed the beast?

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Beauty and the Beast

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The withering red rose stood in the lone glass vase on the counter.

Red petals slowly fall down.

Red…like the color of blood.

Blood

Blood

So much blood…

The blood that stained her hands. Blood that spurted from his mouth.

"S-sasuke- k-kun…"

Sasuke-kun

Sasuke-kun

Don't die…

Sasuke-kun

Tears stained her cheeks. Her emerald eyes glazed with wetness.

Drip

Drip

"D-don't cry…"

Don't cry

Don't cry

"…Sakura."

Sakura

Cherry blossom…

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Another petal falls.

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"I-it's weakness…"

Weakness

Weak

You're weak.

Sasuke-kun!

You're weak.

Weak…

A bitter smile broke out on the woman's face.

He was still the same person after all. The same power-craving avenger that broke her heart years ago.

Still the same emotionless face. His perfect façade held even in the emergency room, even when he was bleeding to death.

Don't die

Don't die

Sasuke-kun…

don't die

"D-don't speak, S-sasuke-kun…I'll heal you! The medics are here! Tsunade-sama…"

Don't die

Don't die

The door swings open.

"S-shishou…"

There is blood everywhere. Blood on the tables. Blood on the sheets. Blood over her hands.

Blood

Blood…

So much blood

"Sakura…!"

The medics rush over. Tsunade-sama leans over the bloody body.

Don't die

Don't die

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Another petal falls.

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Drip

Drip

"Shishou…?"

Tsunade shakes her head.

"We're too…late."

Late?

Late…

Sasuke-kun…

Don't die!

"S-shishou! W-what do you mean, we're too late!" Her hands reach out to the bloody sheets. Her mentor turned to her, pain in her eyes.

"He's…dying."

Dying?

Sasuke-kun…

Don't die!

Don't die

The pink haired woman pushed through the crowding medics. Blind with tears, she stumbled to his side.

"Sasuke-kun! Don't listen to them! It's a lie! A lie, a lie…"

a lie

a lie

"Sakura…"

Sakura

Sakura

"…you're annoying."

Annoying

You're weak.

Sasuke-kun!

Weak…

A hindrance

Annoying…

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Another petal falls.

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"I k-know, S-Sasuke-kun…"

The pain

The pain…

I know, Sasuke-kun

I'll never leave your side.

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He felt her tears on his face.

Drip

Drip

"…you're annoying."

Annoying

Weak

Weak

A hindrance…

Weak.

Her emerald green eyes filled with pain.

Sasuke-kun!

Sasuke-kun

Sasuke-kun…

"You're dying."

"I know."

I know

I know…

"S-sakura…"

Sakura

Sakura

Sakura

my cherry blossom

Her angelic face was like nothing but a dream. He felt his heart slow…

Ba-dump Ba-dump Ba-dump

Ba-dump

Ba-dump

Can you take me away, Sakura? Can I go to Heaven?

"…forgive me…"

Forgive me

Forgive me

Forget me…

And live…

Like the angel you are…

Her shoulders shake with her chocked-back sobs.

"S-sasuke-kun….I-I love y-you…"

I love you

I love you

I love you with all my heart!

Sakura…

How can an angel love a demon?

I love you

I love you

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And the last petal fell.

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Sobs racked the petite woman's frame.

"…forgive me…"

Forgive me

Forgive me

you're forgiven...

Sasuke-kun.

Her hands wrung his bloody shirt.

Don't die…

Ba-dump

Ba-dump

"S-sasuke-kun…I-I love y-you…"

I love you

I love you with all my heart!

I love you…

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The woman's hysterical cries echoed through the hospital room. Tsunade ushered medics in to take the missing-nin, Uchiha Sasuke's body out.

I'm sorry, Sakura. If only he had been treated earlier…

The hokage shook her head in pity and helped the medics take the bloody body out and calmher hysterical apprentice. She sighed and looked out into the blackened skies outside the window. So…Uchiha Sasuke, a wanted criminal and S-class missing-nin was finally dead. If the deed was so great, why didn't the pain go away?

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He was the beast. She was the beauty.

He was the demon. She was the angel.

He was death. And she was life.

He gave pain to others. She took away that pain.

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Ironically, in the end, it was beauty that killed the beast.

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So how was this? This is my first oneshot, so I hope it was okay. Please don't flame.

Read and Review.

-Natsu Yukili