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Not So Sweet
Chapter six: A Not So Sweet Choice
"Hnnmmm..." Sakura slowly opened her eyes, and saw nothing, not even light. 'Where
the hell am I?' She thought to herself, and then it hit her. She remembered all the crap
that happened to her last night. "Shit..." she muttered. She then wiggled around, but she
couldn't move. She felt her hands tied up above her head, and her legs tied to something
cold and hard. "Damn it..." she muttered again. "How the hell did I let this happen to
me?" 'Duh...you broke down, remember? You were too week' a voice told her in her
head. She looked around again trying to see anything, but failed. There wasn't any
windows, and no lights...nothing but the cold darkness the surrounded her. She shivered
a bit; it was freezing wherever she was. "Ahhh..." She screamed then panted hard trying
to get oxygen to her lungs. She felt a stinging on her back, a little below the shoulders in
the middle of her upper back. "Why!" She screamed fighting her tears from falling. It
hurt worse then anything she had ever felt, even worse then the knife her own mother
used on her. What was it? She couldn't move; all she could do was scream and fight her
tears...
Eventually Sakura had passed out from all the pain and a lack of oxygen from all her
screaming. Her head slumped down and her back still stung. In her head, the dreams the
same memories haunted her...
"Ah, I see she's finally given in to the pain." Kabuto said as he stood outside a door in a
building that looked like a prison. He slowly opened the door to look at the sleeping
beauty. He looked at her face. "Hmmm. Interesting...She didn't let any tears fall...my,
maybe the little princess is stronger then I thought...and I thought her to be very strong
in the first place...this should be fun..." He smirked as he walked up to her. Her hands
where tied together with chains above her head, attached to the ceiling. And her
bandaged feet where chained to the wall she was against. He stopped in front of the slim
girl and admired her position; "such a strong person can look so week and vulnerable
when they're sleeping." She told her with a smirk. Her face had hardened and she
winced in pain. Kabuto took a key out of his pocket and removed the chains that bind
her to the wall. He then picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. She was very
light and easy to throw around. His smirk grew. "Lord Orichimaru is expecting you." He
said with an evil laugh.
"Damn it! Where the hell did she go!" Naruto yelled looking at the now destroyed
campsite they had left. "I don't know" Kakashi calmly replied. "Grr! I'm gonna go find
her! Believe it!" Naruto yelled as he started to run around like a lost puppy searching for
its owner. Kakashi sighed and coolly said "I'm sure she's fine, we'll find her Naruto, but
I think it's best to find her in the morning, if she was captured, we'll need all the
strength we can get to bring her back, and Sasuke too." Naruto looked Kakashi in
disbelief, "What the hell makes you think she's alright! They could kill her in the time it
takes us to regain our strength!" "Being hotheaded as usual I see...well look at all the
dead bodies...I'm sure they would have a use for Sakura, and they would probably try to
make her talk before they killed her anyways. She's a strong girl she'll be fine. You
yourself said she was the strongest kunnoichi you know." Naruto just shook his head
and yelled "Damn it Kakashi-sensei! Why the hell are you so calm! I don't want to lose
all that's left of my team! GWA!" "Calm down Naruto, we'll get them back, both of
them. But first you have to think like a ninja, and act like one too, pointlessly going
around screaming is not going to do anything. We'll make our plans, and then strike at
dawn; they'll expect us now, so we'll wait till they won't see it coming. Now come on
Naruto, we need to regain our strength and be ready." Kakashi looked at Naruto who
was scowling at him. Naruto just nodded his head and said "...fine" before walking over
and sitting down on a log next to Kakashi.
Kabuto threw the girl down in a chair before his master and said "I have your little
cherry blossom, as you wanted, lord Orichimaru." Orichimaru smirked and looked at
the girl. "Thank you Kabuto, job well done, you may leave her in my care now."
Orichimaru's evil yellow eyes lit up as he looked at the girl. Kabuto began to walk out
the door but before he was out of the room Orichimaru told him, "Do not tell Sasuke
about this young lady, or I'll decommission you... permanently." Kabuto nodded and
said "As you wish," then he walked out the door.
"My dear little cherry blossom, how you've become strong. You must be daddy's little
girl at home. Too bad I never plan to let you go home. You'll stay here with me and help
me get the revenge I want, you'll do it, and you'll like it. And you'll also help me keep a
leash on a certain man who keeps wandering away from duties...and maybe make him
stronger as well." He then laughed, this poor fragile girl would suffer to become strong,
she would learn to hate, not feel anything, she'd learn not to love ever again, learn to be
a monster, and she had no choice. He was going to take the pain she felt away...and
replace it with something far worse...
"Hmmm..." Sakura woke up in a place she didn't recognize once again. It was no longer
dark, but quite bright. She looked around, she was in a bed, a nice luxurious one with
soft silk blankets at that, and she was no longer tied up, the room the bed was in was
well decorated with bright colors of pinks and reds, and there where three windows in
the huge room. She looked next to her to see a white bedside table with a tray of food
on top of it. She looked down at the floor by the table to find her bag...Kabuto must
have grabbed it when he grabbed her. She rubbed her eyes to make sure all this as real.
And it was. She got out of the bed and looked out a window, and then she saw a huge
cherry tree in full bloom. Her favorite flowers... She looked a little harder, and saw a
man in all black behind the tree. He was hard to see, she only caught glimpses of him
when he moved out from behind the tree. She wondered who it was, but didn't try to
find out.
The she looked at the wall opposite to the window and saw a vanity and a full body
mirror. She looked in the mirror only to see herself a mess. She was filthy with her hair
all over the place, and the ponytail that was in it now tangled up and stuck. She had dirt
and blood all over her cloths, and her skin looked tan because of all the dirt that had
accumulated, and she had cuts and bruises all over her body.
She looked to the left of the mirror at the vanity and found a ton of hair supplies, and
even a lot of make up. She went over to look at it, and the makeup was the perfect kind
for her completion and her eyes. She looked in the mirror of the vanity and saw a door
in the reflection, so she turned around to look at the windows again and saw three doors
on the wall as well. She walked over and looked in one. It was a huge closet, the size of
her room at home, and it was filled with beautiful cloths, and nice cloths for combat as
well, all the perfect size for her.
She walked out after looking at some of the outfits and made her way to the next door.
Inside was a huge bathroom that was beautify decorated with shades of blue and silver.
It was just a bit smaller then the closet was. She went over to the bath tub and started to
fill it up. She then went to the sink to look in the mirror again, and then grabbed a pink
towel that was on the sink and walked back to the bath. She waited for the huge tub to
fill up, and then she hopped in to soak her sore body, and clean herself up. She closed
her eyes and relaxed thinking she died and was now in la la land. She didn't care if it
wasn't smart to do this, because it didn't matter anymore. She let her skills as a ninja slip
for a moment, why not? This place seemed like it was made for her, so why not take
advantage of it?
After a long bath she tied the towel around herself and walked to the closet and took out
a cute outfit. A red tank top with one pink cherry blossom design on it near the left
strap and kaki shorts, she then set them on her bed and walked back to the closet to grab
undergarments, all pink in color. She walked back in the room and got dressed. Then
she walked over to the vanity and put all her hair, except her bangs, up in a neat bun,
using wooden chopsticks, with cherry blossom designs on them that matched her tank
top, to keep it up. She put her bangs to one side and clipped them back using two
matching wooden clips with more cherry blossom designs on them.
Then she put some light makeup on, and looked in the mirror, she looked much better
now. She looked different then herself though...like she was someone else, even more
beautiful then usual...
She sighed; her back still stung, and where was she anyways? She looked around again,
and remembered the third door. She walked over to it, and quickly opened it to see what
might be behind it. But she hit someone in the head, and hard. "Oh no!" She said loudly
as she saw a man almost a foot taller then her rubbing the back of his head. She then
froze in her spot. The man was very hot, and had very nice muscles, he was wearing all
black, like the man before...and he had shiny raven hair that spiked up perfectly in the
back. But she couldn't see his face.
Then she remembered she had to get out of there, he was probably the guard. So
thinking fast she grabbed a kunai she had hidden in her shorts and held it to the man's
throat. He might be hot, but he was most likely an enemy and he could tell her where she
was.
The man spoke "Who the hell do you think you are?" "Ahh..." Sakura couldn't reply to
the man's deep voice. It sent shivers down her spine. She froze in place, 'What am I
doing? Why can't I move! Why' She thought to herself, then she tried to speak,
"ahh...ah..." But nothing came out. The man then moved with lightning speed and had a
kunai to her throat, and he spoke again. "Who are you?" She turned her head to look at
the man's face. He had deep, icy onyx eyes, and she couldn't help but get lost in the ice.
He stared back at her sad, gentle green eyes that seemed so familiar, like someone he
knew long ago, and for some reason couldn't forget, but this couldn't be her. This girl
was much more beautiful, and the girl he knew never had such a sad look on her face,
and the girl would never ware her hair up because her rival wore her hair up, and she
wanted to be nothing like the other girl. It couldn't be her.
The man then grabbed her wrists, swung her around so he didn't have to look into her
sad eyes that made him feel guilty for no reason, and held them together behind her back
with one of his hands leaving the one with the kunai open to attack with. He pressed the
kunai into her throat, and spoke again "I said, who are you?" She shivered once again,
and then tears fell down her cheeks, and she mumbled "Sasuke-kun, it's you..." He herd
his name mentioned and dropped the kunai immediately. He swung the girl around to
look at her again. It was her. She, who haunted his dreams every night, the reason he
can still feel, the one holding him back. And as he looked at her sad face, his heart hurt
for the first time sense he left her crying, six years ago. He threw her to the ground and
acted like he didn't know her. She fell on her but and yelped a bit in pain. "Hn" was all
the man said before he walked away.
Sakura got up right away to follow him, but when she looked, he was gone. She had
found him, and had to get to Naruto and Kakashi to help bring Sasuke home, she
couldn't do it herself. She turned around to try and find a window to escape out of, but
as soon as she did she hit the chest of another man. "Trying to leave so soon? My my,
quite the wild fire now a days, aren't you. Not the way you used to be. But I must insist
you stay, you're the guest of honor, and that room is yours, I had it made just for you; I
hope you enjoy your stay here." Orichimaru said in a voice that gave her goose bumps.
She looked up into the man's yellow eye and said "I'd rather burn in hell." "Ah, your
heart feels like it already is, am I right?" Sakura didn't respond, as much as she hated to
admit it, he was right. "I can help you, I can take all your pain away, let me teach you to
be strong, and help you overcome your pain. All I ask in return is for you to marry
young Sasuke." Sakura's eyes widened "Sasuke-kun... Never, he doesn't love anymore,
I could see it in his eyes, nothing but ice..." Sakura said through gritted teeth. 'This
bastard...he killed Sasuke inside!' she thought to herself "tsk tsk, dear Sakura-chan, you
can still feel, and as long as you can, he can learn. Teach him, and make him yours, and
in return, I'll take your pain away, and make you even stronger. I can see it in your sad
eyes, that lust for power you're trying so hard to hide, but little Sakura-chan, I can see
it." Sakura balled her fists; this wasn't going to work on her. "I'm not stupid like..." but
the pain in her back became very strong and she couldn't talk or move, trying to hold in
a scream and tears was hard enough on it's own but in front of him, even worse. She
fell to her knees gasping for air. Orichimaru pick her up and put her back in the room
she was in before setting her on the bed, and before he walked out he told her. "I'll give
you 24 hours to make up your mind, you join me and the pain goes away, or you'll be
dead before you can say 'I changed my mind.' Now, good night sweet Sakura-chan, oh,
and sweet dreams." Then he shut the door behind him and locked it. She couldn't move,
the pain was too much for her fragile body to take. So she screamed herself to sleep that
night.
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