Disclaimer: IF I owned Naruto, Sakura would run away and become part of the Akatsuki!

Warning: Hmm... Language, apparently, other than that... nothing really.

Author's Note: HELLO CAMPERS! Anyways... I am happy about this chapter, but Sakura doesn't meet Hidan just yet but I can guarantee that she will meet him in the next chapter. So review, for it is what sustains my life!

Maahiyum- Hmm... you do have a good point there... guess I forgot all about that...eh heh! Thanks for pointing that out!

Cherry-Blossom-Sakura08- Thanks, I'm not to good with bloody scenes and it makes me feel special for you to say that it didn't completely suck.

aGreatPenName- Kudos to you! Your are one smart cookie, and thanks!

Shironami Kane- Aw! That makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside!

MoonGlare89- Thanks! And yes it would be really awesome if I could do that once a week, but it all depends on when I get to go over to my Aunts house on weekends... but I'll see what I can do!

I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LONG NO-UPDATE PERIOD BUT MY MIND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY BLANK... sorry?

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She knew someone was following her.

Call it extra ninja senses, call it paranoia, but Sakura knew that she was being followed.

The shadows on the street started to elongate, making the place look ominous. Shivers racked her body as it started to rain, washing off the blood that was on her earlier. She slowed her paced and breathed deeply, letting her mind clear so she could focus.

Looking around she noticed that everything looked a little off colored, as if she were looking through colored lenses, then it hit her,

" Genjutsu." She breathed. That was why she seemed to be all alone. Slowly she brought her hand up and made a hand sign, " Kai." She whispered, watching as the colors faded to normal, the rain seeming to make everything a little clearer. Taking another deep breath Sakura walked on, not noticing the figure that appeared behind her.

Just as she had turned on to her street, she felt it again. The ominous presence was beginning to scare her, something about it just... wasn't... human. She knew that if she turned around, that if she looked whatever it was in the eye... that she wouldn't be able to move, something told her that if she didn't get within the confines of her house...then it would get her.

She was running now, whatever was following her was starting to gain distance, she felt it breathing down her neck.

She had just gotten onto her doorstep when everything started to get a little fuzzy. She just had to get inside, then it would leave, she just had ...to get...inside...

Sakura fainted.

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Sakura awoke with a start, her mind slowly coming into focus as she looked at her surroundings. She was cold and shivering, but other than that she was physically fine... emotionally however...

Sakura screamed as she looked towards the corner of the room.

It was the thing that was following her, she was sure of it. The creature was crouched, looking as if it were about jump on her. It had a wolf's head, but it was twisted into a grotesque shape, it's body was one of what seemed to be a lizard, except it had no back legs, just a long scaly tail. It moved out of the shadows, it glowing red eyes giving Sakura actual physical pain.

Something about this creature was just... wrong, as if it were never supposed to be here, in this place, or even created. Where had this creature come from? Who made it?

Sakura was brought out of her thoughts by the snapping of the creature's jaws in her face, it was more than enough to make her scream. Tremors rocketed through her body as she gave yet another scream of fear, and sorrow.

She knew that no one was coming to save her...

She was all alone, in this dark cave bound with a snarling monster in her face.

Hope seemed like a useless thing now.

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Author's Note: I am soooooo sorry for the lateness and the shortness of this chapter, but I've had a lot of things going on now...

Please forgive me?

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