The Unkindness of Fate
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Dear Itachi
I have you're precious blossom, but she will not last much longer in this world if you do not make it to my castle in time. I want to trade the girl for you're mangekyou sharingan.
That is if you truly want her back.
Orochimaru
He crumpled the paper in his hand. Itachi let both his eyes close as he took a few determined steps forward.
I'll do anything to get you back unharmed Sakura…
Even if I have to sacrifice my very life to do so.
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Chapter 13: Her World Came Crashing Down
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The Akatsuki cloak that he wore waved behind Itachi as he ran at top speed. Adrenaline pumped through his veins and his eyes were clouded over with determination. The Uchiha already had plenty of weapons with him, not to mention his brute strength.
That bastard took Sakura!
I'll kill him!
Itachi could hear the wild beating of his heart ring in his ears. His breathing was labored and his determination only flared more.
The Akatsuki member had never been to Orochimaru's castle, but he was sure as hell that he was going to find it one way or another…
Hang in their.
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Mayou was still slumped over, her hand covered in her very own blood and an unbearable pain that shot through the back of her right eye. A small whimper left her lips as she tried hard to control herself from breaking down and giving into the pain.
The female stood on shaky legs and began her journey down the long corridor. She knew by now that her eye was permanently damaged and without Sakura's medic skills, she was as good as partially blind.
With her one eye still usable, Mayou could make out the bathroom door. She headed that way and used her free hand to push it open, then turned the taps of the sink. Mayou removed the bloodied hand from her eye and began to splash water on her face.
No matter how many times she cleaned her eye of any trace of blood more would just seep through the kunai wound. Inflicted by Itachi…
Finding a long white bandage strip, Mayou did her best to wrap it diagonally around her head and over her ruined right eye, securing the two ends in a knot at the side of her head. She then began to wash her hand of any left over blood, once done she left the bathroom and headed towards her chambers.
Though, before she could even take a single step into her room a voice from behind her called her name.
"Mayou…"
Ever so slowly Mayou turned her body to face the figure of Deidara. His slightly handsome features were cast into that of confusion. He took a step towards the woman and then another and another, until he was towering over her.
She turned her face away from Deidara. Seeing her actions, the older male gently held her chin and made her look at him. Her lips formed a grim line as he began to examine her bandaged right eye.
"What the hell happened?" He asked.
Itachi did this to me. She wanted to say but instead an incoherent "nothing…" left her lips.
Mayou moved away from Deidara and shut the bedroom door in his face. Completely dumbfounded by what just happened, Deidara tried once again. He used the back of his hand to knock on the door and received a yell from Mayou.
His ears picked up a faint sob and at once Deidara knew that Mayou was crying. Wait!?! That didn't make any sense! Mayou does not cry!
The blonde male opened the door and stepped into the well furnished room. Mayou was laying with her back to the ceiling and her face buried in the supply of pillows.
"Did you pick that up from Sakura-chan?" Deidara said sarcastically.
Mayou turned her head to look at him and narrowed her eyes at the approaching male.
"The crying… I mean you and crying don't go well together."
"You know that you're not helping one bit." Mayou said dryly.
Shrugging his shoulders, Deidara sat at the edge of the bed.
"So, are you going to tell me what happened?" The male asked again.
Silence lingered in the room and Mayou suddenly broke through it.
"No!" She shouted, grabbing a pillow and whacking Deidara over the head with it.
He was sprawled out on the stone floor; his face had met the floor hard. He stood up and took hold of his own pillow and began to viciously hit the blue haired woman before him. She screeched when the pillow made contact with her gut and toppled over backwards, off the bed.
Deidara was currently laughing his ass off while Mayou tackled him back to the floor. The older male gave out a startled grunt when Mayou suddenly jumped him. His hands gripped her shoulders and he attempted to push her off of him.
Getting a better look at her bandaged eye, Deidara let a smirk spread on his lips.
"You don't look that bad…"
Mayou let a blush cover her cheeks as she scrambled off the Akatsuki member. The warmth that she had provided him with was now gone.
"I liked it better when you were straddling me." Deidara explained, his smirk getting bigger.
"I was not straddling you!" Mayou screamed at him, her anger boiling.
"Then what would you call it?" The male shot back.
Mayou turned around and crossed her arms over her puffed out chest. She was not in the mood for whatever Deidara had planned whatsoever! The Akatsuki member strode over to the pissed off woman and pulled her flush against his chest.
She let out a surprised yelp and began to struggle for freedom. His lips brushed her ear as his hot breath made her shiver against him.
"See isn't this better…" He said, his mouth close her ear.
Actually it kinda is… Wait! What the hell am I saying!?!
"I… I don't know?" Mayou stuttered, her body becoming tense when Deidara's hand trailed down her arm and stopped at her hip.
A low and highly amused chuckle left the male's throat. Seemingly annoyed with it, Mayou parted her lips.
"And what the hell is so damn funny!?!"
"You…" Deidara simply stated.
"You have no experience in this field do you?"
No…
To tell you the truth, Mayou had never been sexually active with anyone before. She would always shy away or make up some phony excuse. She had lied to Sakura a while back when she told the kunoichi that she had fucked Itachi.
I'm all talk.
"Come now Mayou; don't tell me that you're embarrassed?" Deidara said.
"I am not!" She yelled.
The blonde haired male turned Mayou around so that they were face to face. He made note of the blush that covered her cheeks. Cupping one of them, Deidara brought his face closer to hers, looking deep in her eyes.
"Then why are you blushing like mad?"
Not able to come up with any remarks, Mayou resulted to turning her head to the side, trying her best to hide the obvious blush. But as before, her head was turned back. Though, this time was different, much more different.
Deidara dipped his head and gently pressed his lips against Mayou's. She instantly pulled away upon contact and said nothing. Instead Mayou let her body fall on the soft, cushioned bed.
Deidara was no longer in her room, his retreating footsteps made it easy to tell. She let her eyes fall closed and placed a hand over her racing heart.
What the hell just happened!?!
H… he kissed me! Deidara kissed me!
But the contact, the way his lips were claiming hers, it all felt so right. Sending waves of fire throughout her entire body, making her blush all the more. Sure she had kissed Itachi once or twice, but the way he kissed her was somehow different.
She liked it.
Mayou let her fingertips brush against her pursed lips. She could still feel the sensation that went through her body, it was a warm feeling.
A good feeling…
Soon after, Mayou fell into a peaceful slumber, her lips curved into a small smile.
Was this love or infatuation?
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A large shark like man strode down one of the longer and narrower corridors of Akatsuki. His cloak and straw hat were already on; Kisame proceeded outside and towards the forest. Upon reaching a clearing, the Akatsuki member found a crumpled up note.
He flattened it out and began to read it out loud. His facial expression had changed dramatically, as he too threw the note to the floor and followed the same path as Itachi had.
He better not harm her!
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Uchiha Itachi had successfully made it Orochimaru's castle and was scouting the area for any possible ambush. He couldn't sense any chakra but his own blazing one. His anger could no longer be concealed, it needed to be let.
Not wanting to make himself known, Itachi found an opened window instead and went inside the darkened room. There didn't seem to be anyone in the room; Itachi searched for a door and reluctantly found it.
He slowly pushed it open and focused on Sakura's chakra. He could sense it coming from a totally different floor, downstairs probably. Itachi masked his chakra and began a quick journey towards the basement floor.
At first the Uchiha had a difficult time finding the screen door to bring into the basement, but sure enough he had. Running down a series of long stairs, Itachi found himself in a large room with many doors inside.
The other presence did not go unnoticed; Itachi dodged a series of flying shuriken aimed at him. His kunai was taken out, as he gripped it in his right hand, held out in front of him.
"Where the hell is Sakura!?!" Itachi demanded.
The figure pushed his glasses back on the bridge of his nose. A chuckle left his lips as he took out a few more shuriken and aimed them at the Uchiha.
"That wasn't part of the deal, now was it Itachi." Kabuto said.
"You are to give Orochimaru-sama you're mangekyou sharingan and then get the girl"
I'll kill him!
Just about to strike the other male, a faint whimper was heard coming from one of the other rooms.
Sakura!
The figure of Orochimaru stepped out of the room and into the light; his two hands bound the kunoichi's wrists behind her back. A long tongue was revealed as Orochimaru slowly opened his mouth and let the snake like tongue run down Sakura's slender neck.
"Breaking the deal already Itachi?" Orochimaru taunted.
"Get the hell away from her!" The Uchiha hollered.
Orochimaru tightened the hold he had on Sakura which made her grunt in pain. Seeing this, Itachi set his gaze downcast and let his weapon clatter the floor.
"Fine…" He finally said.
Emerald orbs widened in fear as she watched Itachi near them. The kunoichi began to struggle to break free of Orochimaru's grip, but to no avail. He was much too strong.
"Itachi no… Don't give up your mangekyou sharingan to get me back! Stop!" Sakura cried.
Ignoring her words, Itachi let himself get one last glance at Sakura before he was directly in front of her. Managing to elbow the snake sanin in the gut, Sakura gripped Itachi's Akatsuki cloak as she began to sob into it.
Kabuto was quick to act since he now had Sakura in a death grip. She struggled some more until she could no longer and let her arms settle to their original spot. Her crying never ceased, which only seemed to Kabuto further.
Accepting his fate, Itachi let his eyes fall closed. At once Orochimaru's two fingers were pressed against the area between his eye brows. Itachi could feel a coldness seep deep within his bones and made his blood run cold.
A chuckle left Orochimaru's dry lips as he felt the power of the Mangekyou sharingan enter him. Suddenly a loud sound erupted within the room. The unmistakable figure of Kisame now stood in the room, shuriken already thrown at Orochimaru.
Falling backwards, Itachi recovered from Orochimaru's draining technique. Standing on his own two feet, the Uchiha began to attack. The snake sanin and he were in the midst of a large battle as were Kabuto and Kisame.
Orochimaru was thrown into a nearby table sending all the objects to the floor. None seemed to notice that a lit lantern was now spewing flames all over the wooden floor. Sakura was in too much of a daze to notice until it was much too late. The fire had spread throughout most of the room and sudden signs of the ceiling about to fall apart were luckily noticed.
Smoke filled the room, making Sakura cough and cover her mouth. They need to get out of the castle and quick! The kunoichi got the attention of Kisame who had knocked down Kabuto for what seemed to be the fifth time. Itachi was still in the battle with Orochimaru and he seemed pretty damn intent on finished it with or without his life.
"Get out of here!" Itachi ordered.
Sakura dropped to her knees, she hadn't just heard that! Itachi was going to stay and fight Orochimaru! Even though the entire castle was on fire! Sakura stood on her two feet and sprinted towards the fighting Itachi.
"No Itachi! Escape with the both of us!" Sakura cried.
Kisame was quick to react; he ran in Sakura's direction and took hold of her arm, keeping her from going any further. She used all her strength to free herself but Kisame was too strong. He told her to calm down, but all she did was struggle further.
"Kisame… Take care of Sakura for me." The Uchiha said loud enough for him to her.
Kisame gave Itachi a stern look before getting a batter grip of the coughing kunoichi and running through the weakened walls. He landed on the ground with Sakura safe and sound in his arms. She cried out his name numerous times and struggled with Kisame to let her go.
He of course did not allow this and held her back. Forcefully pushed down, Itachi made to stand up if it wasn't for Orochimaru's foot on his chest. The Uchiha felt his power being drained as Orochimaru began to take his mangekyou sharingan from him.
A triumphant smirk made its way on the snake sanin's face as he was finishing that last of the draining technique. As if in slow motion, the room slowly but surely began to collapse until the entire castle caved in and created a loud explosion.
Once upon a year gone by she saw herself give in…
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw what could have been.
The fire still burned the remaining pieces of wood and other furniture. The skies were clouded with the thick smoke that trailed from the fire. Sakura's body slumped in the arms of Kisame as she went wide eyed. Her face by now was crimson red from all the crying she was doing, and her voice was sure to give out.
Well nothing hurts and nothing bleeds when covers tucked in tight…
Funny when the bottom drops how she forgets to fight… to fight.
Sakura began to scream out for Itachi even though she received no response. Kisame had been the one to carry the weary kunoichi back to Akatsuki. She immediately went into her room and just lay in her bed. The one that Itachi and her shared…
And it's one more day in paradise.
One more day in paradise…
Her eyes burned from her constant crying and her heart felt like it was being shattered into a thousand little pieces.
As darkness quickly steals the light that shined within in her eyes…
She slowly swallows all her fear and soothes her mind with lies.
Well all she wants and all she needs are reasons to survive.
A day in which the sun will take her artificial light…
Her light…
She couldn't go on any longer. Not without him. Knowing that Itachi was dead and would never come back, it just brought too much pain for her to bear. Her fingers snaked up to her neck where the pendant was that Itachi had given to her.
And it's one more day in paradise.
One more day in paradise…
Its one more day in paradise…
One last chance to feel alright… alright…
Her fingers traced the heart as memories of Itachi flooded her mind. Her sobbing did not stop for a second, Sakura was filled with too much pain and sadness to do anything more.
Don't pretend to hold in just let it out...
Don't pretend to hold it in just push it out…
Don't you try to hold it in just let it out…
Don't try to hold it in you hold it in…
And it's one more day in paradise.
One more day in paradise…
Its one more day in paradise…
One last chance to feel alright… alright…
Her body ached as much as her heart was. That night Sakura had cried herself to sleep, a saddened look upon her face, her hand still clutching the emerald pendant…
Once upon a year gone by she saw herself give in…
Every time she closed her eyes she saw what could have been…
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Author's note
Well… I practically cried while writing this chapter. I hope you guys like it and don't totally want to strangle me. He he… If you are all wondering what the italics at the end of the chapter were for, they are the lyrics to a song called 'Paradise' by Vanessa Carlton. You can actually listen to the song in my profile page under Witch Hunter Robin. Lol
I will update as soon as I can.
R&R
Kisses and hugs
Sasuke-Sakura-14
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