A.N: Sorry for the long update but schools been killer this week! Three essays' and two report's in counting. I know 2 weeks without an update?! Pretty pathetic on my part! Any way here's the fifth chapter!

Chapter five

Curiosity

Sakura bolted awake when the sound of thunder echoed throughout the castle, seeming to shake her out of her sleep. Not like she was sleeping that deeply, the night's events had kept her confused and falling asleep had seemed nearly impossible.

After she had been dragged away with Naruto and Hinata to the food bar, she couldn't have helped but worry about Sasuke. That was what perplexed her, she knew by now that Sasuke wasn't all that bad, he was just reserved for some reason. He always seemed to tense when ever Itachi was around, which is understandable the guy was bad news. But something else was missing, something that kept bugging Sakura ever since the Introduction dinner.

The dinner itself was an utter disaster. The queen it turned out had not made an appearance at the feast because of her illness. Sakura knew that the queen often got sick and her health was weaker than most but she had no idea it was so serious. The medic unit was seen constantly around the castle and Sakura hadn't thought much about it at the time other than they were there for emergencies. In actuality, they were there to make sure the queen didn't overexert herself to the point where her life could be in danger.

At one point in Sakura's life she had wanted to be a medic herself. Healing and helping others had always been her passion but this dream was quickly squashed by her controlling mother. Apparently princesses did not become medics.

Sakura's heart lurched for Queen Mikoto. She had heard nothing but good things about her and she was disappointed that she was not going to be able to meet her. The dinner may have been a bit more enjoyable if she had been present.

The food of course was delectable, but the company was miserable. Sasuke in fact had not showed up at dinner at all, and that only made Sakura worry more. The king however was kind enough to "grace themselves with his presence" but he was completely void of emotion at dinner.

He had spoken hardly to anyone, the occasional "pass the peas" to a servant and grunts when Itachi and him had "engaged" in a small conversation, but that was about it. He hadn't even acknowledged Hinata or Naruto, which irked Sakura at first about his rudeness. But Naruto wasn't the slightest bit offended, only content with stuffing his face full of ramen which conveniently had been provided for him; and Hinata it seemed felt more comfortable being ignored while she picked at her caviar. Sakura got the feeling that they were used to it.

King Fuguku (A.N: I know that spelt wrong!!) had spoken a few sentences to Sakura on how "glad it was to meet her", "How are you enjoying your stay", "Are your accommodations suitable to your liking?", and that was pretty much it; other then the "excuse me" he uttered when he left after he had finished his meal.

How strange the Uchiha men were, Sakura had thought. 'One's a pervert who will rape you if your not careful, the others a narcissist who smirks occasionally, and the father is just a man who is too preoccupied with his own problems to see how odd his family is.'

She shouldn't blame the King though, his wife's sick, he's probably just worried about her well being.

Another flash of lightening and a grumble of thunder nearly made her jump three feet in the air. Sakura liked the rain no problem, but thunder and lightening she could do without.

Hopping out of bed she walked to the private bathroom that was connected to her suite. After splashing water on her face and patting dry with a towel she felt more refreshed, but knew that there was no way she was getting back to sleep for a while.

Glancing at the mahogany grandfather clock she groaned when it read 1:35 am. 'Yeah, definitely not getting back to sleep tonight' she thought. Grabbing and putting on the silk crème white sleeping robe that was slung across her head board she quietly stepped out of her suite silently closing the door behind her.

The halls were empty which was to be expected, no one in their right mind would bother getting up this early. Sakura then decided that she was still hungry and headed down the hallway to where she hoped the grand stair case was. She wished Hinata were here with her, but it would be incredibly rude to get her up at this hour, even for a princess.

Making her way down the marble stairway she shivered as her feet met the steps, making her wish she had remembered to wear her slippers. Looking to the right she saw the giant doors that led to the grand hall and beyond that she knew there was the Dining room. 'That means the kitchen can't be that far!' Sakura thought.

The gigantic doors creaked slightly as she opened them just enough for her to get through. Once on the other side she shut them quietly behind her until she heard a soft click.

There was no indication that a formal party had taken place earlier that night. The grand hall was absolutely spotless and Sakura respected and pitied the servants who must have worked hours to get it clean.

Making her way across the floor she pulled her robe tighter around herself feeling shivers run up and down her spine.

'Why is it so freaking cold in the castle at night' she thought.

There were a couple doors to the left that she knew led to the dining room. After taking a quick scan she saw another door on the right that she hadn't noticed before. Deciding this door would be her first inspection she quietly tip-toed over to the door silently cheering for victory when she discovered it wasn't locked.

It made a quiet creak when she eased it open, the sound itself felt eerie and Sakura felt a rush of Goosebumps. Looking in she squealed when she stepped into a small kitchen.

Obviously this wasn't the main kitchen, otherwise it would be about ten times bigger; but Sakura didn't care she was still incredibly hungry. The kitchen was warmer than the rest of the castle and this brought comfort to Sakura as she searched the pantry for some food.

She smiled joyfully when she found a small container filled with cinnamon rolls. Her mother absolutely forbade any sweets, always worrying about Sakura's figure, which made the roll even more enjoyable. Sakura almost wished her Mom was here so she could wave the roll in her face and eat it in front of her, laughing at her mothers horrific expressions. Chuckling to herself she looked around the small kitchen, still eating her cinnamon roll.

As she started aimlessly walking around the kitchen she spotted a lemon meringue pie underneath a glass dome and she licked her lips greedily.

Too caught up in her lust for the pie she accidentally tripped on the edge of the floor carpeting. Falling to the ground as she flailed her arms she dropped her cinnamon roll which rolled to the other side of the kitchen as she landed on the floor.

'Damn it all I'm a princess! Aren't I supposed to be graceful?' she thought to herself. Slowly getting up looking around for her lost pastry she spotted something that had been hidden underneath the carpet.

'A trap door! Well it is a castle, but how weird?' she thought, but that didn't stop her from jumping with excitement as she lifted the latch.

Slowly she opened the wooden door only to be met with darkness. Sakura hesitated as she put one foot on the steps that led down under ground. Was this considered trespassing she thought. 'They say curiosity killed the cat, but that cat was a dumb ass and just wasn't careful' she convinced herself as she put both feet on the stairs. She shivered as she made her way down the stairs trying not to jump at every sound she heard.

'Come on be brave! Cha!' she thought. As she stepped of the last step, she looked around and found herself in some sort of underground tunnel. Complete with cobblestone walkway, torches the works.

'Sweet it's like a dungeon' Sakura thought as she made her way through the creepy tunnel. After a period of walking she finally came to a wooden door a torch on either side.

'Should I go in?' she thought cautiously as she placed her hand on the iron door knob. 'Hell yeah, I didn't come all this way for nothing!' she convinced herself as she turned the knob and ran in before she could change her mind.

Looking around she saw she was in a small room much like the tunnel only far more advanced as she eyed the chains that hung from the wall. 'Creepy' she thought.

She heard something hiss and move to the corner of the room as it bumped into the wall making a loud cracking noise which led to Sakura's analysis that was a very big something.

Sakura jumped and grew frightened as she backed away to the other side of the dungeon, shivering as she thought of how stupid she was for coming down here.

"Itachi you bastard is that you?!" she heard a ghoulish hiss from the other corner. Sakura yelped as she tried to back herself further into the corner if that was possible.

"No… who the hell is in here" the voiced growled. Sakura felt that this voice sounded so familiar but she couldn't remember where she had heard it. All she wanted to do now was be back in her nice warm bed, thunder was better than this.

The creature moved out of it's corner and Sakura could here the sound of chains as it dragged across the ground. Tears leaked out of Sakura's eyes and her apple green eyes widened as the being stepped into the flame shadows where she could see it completely.

It's hair was a long tangled mane of dark purple and as was the skin a similar shade. Two fleshy wings that almost seemed to resemble giant clawed hands were jutting out from it's back and she eyed the long sharp claws that hung from it's own hands.

But as Sakura met it's cold hard gaze she was immediately paralyzed with fear. It's eyes were a dark red and black commas surrounded it's pupil. Covering herself with her arms she closed her eyes tightly as she continued to cry as she prayed her death would be a quick one.

"Sakura?" it said, the growl seemed gentler and Sakura snapped her eyes open as she finally recognized the voice.

Looking up at the creature she met it's eyes which were still fearsome but they seemed to have lost their earlier anger.

"S-Sasuke?" she asked, still shivering as he stepped closer.

"Sakura, what the hell are you doing here?" he growled as he took another step towards her.

Sakura screamed as she covered her ears in an attempt to calm herself, but it did no good as she felt herself begin to panic.

Picking herself up she made her way towards the cell door but fell to the ground when she felt a clammy cold hand grab her wrist, its claws sinking into her flesh and she yelped in pain as her wrist stung painfully.

"No wait… you cant leave!" Sasuke said as he tried to pull her back on her feet. Sakura continued to struggle as she was pulled from the ground by her wrist, her feet a couple inches off the ground.

She looked up into Sasuke's eyes and cried out in fear as he lowered his gaze to hers.

"Sakura…" he said in a low mumble as he leaned toward her more.

Suddenly she felt cold lips on hers and she immediately closed her eyes.

"S-Sasuke" she tried to say into his mouth, but he wouldn't allow it as his mouth slanted over hers as he deepened the kiss.

She felt his tongue begging for entrance and surprisingly she granted it. His tongue plunged into her mouth and she tried to suppress a moan that was building up in her throat as his tongue stroked hers. His other hand reached around her waist as he pulled her closer and she could feel him breathing heavily through his nose. At last he pulled away giving her much needed air as she panted heavily, but then she drew in a breath as she felt his hard kisses first at her jaw then down to her neck as he moved his lips over her skin.

Sakura leaned her head back and gave out a low moan until her senses suddenly returned which has been earlier clouded with lust.

"S-Sasuke… wait, no! Sasuke please stop!" she cried, but he ignored her as continued to press harsh kisses down her neck.

Sakura desperately tried to free herself from his iron grasp but this only made him clutch her tighter to himself and Sakura whimpered at the pressure she felt on her back.

Seeing no other way out she reached over to his neck and bit down hard on his cold flesh.

Sasuke immediately dropped her and clutched his neck as he let out a painful growl. Sakura fell hard to the ground landing on her knees and she winced when she scraped them on the pavement. Getting up she saw that her hands were scraped as well and they dripped blood.

Making he way to the door in haste she grasped the handle and yanked it open running down the tunnel. She cried out as she felt something hard slam painfully into her back. Looking back around she saw it was Sasuke and he looked pissed beyond believe. Sakura tried standing up but Sasuke pushed her back down on the ground and slowly made his way on top of her.

Sakura looked away from him silently crying as she felt him lower his head toward her.

"Look at me" he growled and Sakura shook her head. Sasuke then grabbed her jaw and forced her gaze upward to meet his eyes. His red eyes were hard and cold and she shivered under his gaze. It was then that she saw the black commas begin to turn and circle around his pupil.

"Forget everything." he whispered and all Sakura saw was black.

I know, I didn't mean to make Sasuke so… well evil. But don't worry our Sasuke is far from evil, hello he is the hero in this story. Poor Sakura being seduced by monster Sasuke. Once again sorry for the long update. I'll try to update sooner next time! Review please!!!

Amber Out!!