Meh, I feel like I wasn't being explicit enough in the prologue, so I decided to write the first chapter on the same day as well. I hope you guys don't mind XD.
Started on: 11-26-10
Summary: Something—even though it was so small—happened to Sasuke during his curse mark transition from Orochimaru, and now the brooding teenager is now transforming in front of their eyes for everyone to see. The bite was a success, yes, but the only flaw is that for some reason the possessed Sasuke has a newfound interest in Sakura, who can watch helplessly as he merges with his dark, possessive side, still not sure if she likes it or not.
Disclaimer: IDNON. Hurrrrrplz.
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Of Dark and Light
Chapter 1:
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The first time he awoke, it was a burst of raw energy, one that he thrived on. He smiled as he clenched his fists, feeling the purple swirls of chakra caressing his tattooed skin. He had paid no attention to her, only focusing on the power. That is, until he saw her hurt.
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Sakura couldn't believe what was happening right in front of her. Sasuke was standing up front the place he had been lying on. She was ecstatic, but her happy smile turned into a shocked frown as she spotted the weird symbols splayed on his pale skin, the black tattoos burning a bright fire color. His eyes were aflame with crimson, his Sharingan active as he stared straight into her emerald eyes with an emotion that set her stomach swirling on some sort of unreadable emotion.
His skin wasn't dirty with dust or bruises anymore, his skin flawless and pale save for the black flame designs flowing on him. Purple chakra flowed from his own person, his hands clenching into soft fists as they brushed along his cheeks and bare limbs. His hair seemed to ruffle microscopically as the energy pulsed, the mark on his shoulder stopping itself from moving as the marks darkened.
His red eyes scrutinized her, recognizing her within several seconds.
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"Sakura," The dark being whispered inside Sasuke, perking up at the sight of her, though becoming angered once it saw the state she was in, her eye darkening with bruises lining her face, blood smeared all over her face. It was furious now, feeling a surge of power burning within itself. It was out for blood now.
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"Sakura," He said clearly—darkly—with a thin lipped mouth. "Who did this to you?"
The pinkette could not answer the ravenette, wide-eyed and scared at the sight of her crush possessed by some sort of shady power. She didn't like the way his Sharingan pierced through her, as if he could see right through her, or the way they roved around her body, scanning her. Her body was shivering, though Sasuke merely thought it was the cold, and he encouraged her roughly, "Just point them out, Sakura."
"I did it," A cocky sound nin proclaimed with a smirk.
Bad move.
Sasuke flickered his red eyes at the voice, his face slowly turning to his direction, clicking into place robotically as he glared at him in full force. His malice grew worse enough that the Uchiha could taste it on his tongue.
"S-sasuke-kun," Sakura started shakily. "Wha- t-those marks…"
He glanced at her.
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The dark being felt its chest clench uncomfortably as it poked it in confusion. It didn't know what this feeling was, but staring back into Sakura's frightened emerald eyes, it realized it did not like her being afraid of him.
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"Don't worry," Sakura felt her shoulder ease at the sound of his rumbling, soft tone. "This man… he gave me power. And it feels… great." When she looked back into his eyes, she was surprised at the curious emotion that seeped through his expression. He almost seemed like he didn't know her—or better yet, like he just met her for the first time, inquiring with his eyes about her unique eyes or strange hair color. The transformed boy in front of her that was supposed to be monstrous was eying her softly, in a way that made her forget about his murderous intent.
"I understand it now," He muttered, feeling the fog carry around him. "I am an avenger. Even if I have to eat the devil's fruit, I will do so to gain power."
Sasuke didn't even realize that there were other people around, not even Rookie 9, when he set his sights on the three Sound Nin: Zaku, Kin and Dosu. "Now…" He grit his teeth, his eyes half-lidded as the chakra around him waved off in response to his growing anger. "It was you guys, right?" The purple smoke flared up behind him, as if it were a forest fire, every living thing it was touching shivering and moving out of the way of its path in fear.
His gaze was locked as soon as he set sights on them. He could faintly hear some of the genin he had enrolled in the Academy with, but he pushed them out. The one girl from the Sound groaned out, blood dripping from her lip, causing him to clench his teeth.
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The being roared out inside of Sasuke's conscious. How dare she act like she's in pain when it was Sakura who took the most beating out of all of them? She had merely been nicked, as where the pinkette had cuts littering her arms and bruises on her arms! It was furious, and, with this fueling emotion, granted its full power and malice to Sasuke.
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The black flames on his face—once drawn all over one half of his cheeks and nose—was now moving, drifting over to the other half as they covered his head fully now. His expression was absolutely livid, his sharp teeth snapped tightly together and his eyes narrowing dangerously at the trio. The spiky haired one merely smirked in response, where as the other two watched warily, the clothed one seemed the most scared.
"His chakra is too much!" The masked one yelled out.
"Heh," The other laughed, clapping both of his hands together. "Dosu! You don't need to be so scared of this half-dead freak!"
Sasuke watched on emotionlessly, observing his opponent's movements carefully with his bloodline trait. Dosu shouted back at the boy, Zaku, "No Zaku! Don't you realize-"
Zaku paid him no heed, swinging his arms in front of him towards Sasuke's direction.
Sasuke could feel it coming and glanced at Sakura's shocked face, one that seemed to be looking straight at death in the face. She glanced back at the slumbering blonde behind them both, and the raven knew what he had to do.
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"Protect her," The dark being whispered, not very sure why he had a connection with this girl, but feeling something towards her nonetheless. "Protect Sakura."
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"Ultimate Zankuuha!"
Splinters and dust twisted into a tornado as a large wind blast shot at Team 7, the forest in front of them breaking and cracking until the environment was unintelligible. Everyone ducked in instinct, hands at their ears as the ground rumbled from the large rupture. The speed and strength was sheer, think tree branches snapping off likes twigs while boulders flew into the air as if they were the tiniest of pebbles. Zaku was smiling toothily, his cruelty at its peak when he stopped the wind in his arms to spy the art in front of him.
"Heh, I've blown him away!" Zaku claimed when he didn't see Sasuke or the pink haired girl from earlier in his eyesight.
"Blown who away?"
The Sound ninja didn't have the time to reply back when Sasuke instantly appeared at his left, his fist back-handing him as he swung it effortlessly. The punch connected with Zaku's cheek, sending him reeling back several meters. "GAH!" He coughed, his body tumbling into the earth harshly.
Sakura, on the other hand, looked up at awe of her teammate's sudden boost of speed and power. How had he been able to pick both her and Naruto up so quickly, and then deposit them right where they were now, on the opposite side of the clearing? Moreover, she couldn't help but feel terrified.
Sasuke only had one thing on his mind, and that was to beat up this 'Zaku' so much that his own parents wouldn't be able to tell it was their own child. He had to pay for what had happened to Sakura; he would get a beating ten times worse than hers.
Snapping his hands together into a familiar hand sign and breathing in so deeply that his cheeks puffed up, he blew out hurtling fire balls, yelling out, "Housenka no Jutsu!"
Zaku blew his air at them, only to scream in pain when shuriken tore through him when the fire dissipated and revealed them underneath the flames. Dosu's eyes widened when Sasuke was suddenly below his teammate, "Zaku! Below you!"
The boy glanced down in surprise, only to find no one there, "Wha-" He froze when something pressed against the juncture of his back and pulled his arms tightly. "Ugh!" He moaned at the sharp pain in his shoulders.
Sasuke smirked cruelly, loving to see his enemy in pain and at his mercy, though he won't get any. The smile grew on his dark face, his eyes big with joy, dancing at the sight of Zaku cringing underneath him. Oh, he would feel pain soon. He wouldn't be able to look him straight in the eyes after this without squirming in fear, and he liked it when his prey was afraid.
"You seem very proud of your arms," Sasuke laughed, tugging at them in experimentation as Zaku cried out. Sakura watched this, sensing tears burning in her eyes, the memory of that man, Orochimaru, proclaiming that the Uchiha would seek him for power very, very soon.
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"RIP OFF HIS ARMS!" The dark shadow howled in demented laughter, basking in Zaku's pain and fear. "RIP THEM OFF!"
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"AHHHHHHH!"
Sakura felt the glassy tears in her eyes cascading down her dirtied cheeks when Sasuke stomped his foot sharply on Zaku's back and yanked his arms upward, a sickening snap echoing the murky forest. Satisfied at the agony he caused, the Konoha genin threw the Sound nin to the floor carelessly, smiling when he flopped on his face and bit into the earthy floor.
The rest of Rookie Nine had their eyes wide in horror as Sasuke turned around, hiding their faces away from him in fear that he would attack them for any reason. The purple chakra had stopped flowing since it was now in use, but that didn't negate to any of his harsh features gained from the curse mark. He was grinning uncontrollably, his mouth open in silent laughter and happiness as he searched with his Sharingan for his next victim. When they landed on an immediately scared Dosu, he stated, "You're the only one left…"
The pink-haired girl helplessly observed as he strolled away from her to the last Sound ninja. He tilted his head to the left, his eyes glazed over with a twisted emotion as he said, "I hope you put up a better fight than this pathetic idiot."
She clawed at the dirt, fingers bleeding slightly. This… This wasn't her Sasuke-kun!
Flashes of a smirking, emotionless raven boy filed through her mind, all of her memories used as she chronologically found each and every emotion he portrayed. He was merely carefree, determined, but this… He wasn't bloodthirsty! Where was her Sasuke-kun!
"STOPP!" She yelled out, salt water spilling from her eyes as she opened her arms to the Uchiha boy whose back was turned to her. When her arms encircled him, he halted in his tracks and stiffened greatly. Sasuke faced her, the tint in his eyes malicious as his Sharingan pierced through her.
For a moment, a long silence followed, one that was much worse than the hurtful insults that her crush would throw at her, so she pleaded again when he didn't move or say anything more, "Please… just, stop…"
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The dark being stopped its cheering and flow of power, confused at Sakura's tear-filled pleas. Why was she begging him to stop? Didn't she like the sight of her enemies in pain, all hindrances being pushed aside? Why didn't she like him protecting her, for Zaku and Dosu to feel her pain? She didn't like it?
She wanted him to stop?
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She poured out her tears, burying her face into his shoulders. Why wasn't he responding to her?
"Is that… what you truly wish for?"
Sakura, fully surprised, looked straight at Sasuke's emotionless—yet soft, oh so soft—face, his eyes half-lidded as he stared her down in question. She held her breathe at the tenderness of his expression, his jaw unclenched, lips pursed in deep thought. Gulping, she nodded, shakily proclaiming, "Yes yes, please stop… You're scaring me…"
She was terrified that he would turn on her angrily for saying such a thing, half expecting him to throw her off and attack her as well, but was surprised when he faced her fully, his dark bangs tickling her numb cheeks. He was so, so close… and as he leaned in dazed, the tattoos were attractive for a second as his Sharingan eyes scanned her face closely, pondering momentarily…
"As you wish."
Emerald pools widened when the dark marks receded up his arms up to the fleshy place where his shoulder and neck met, where the curse mark resided. They didn't glow like real flames as they had when he has first awoken. Instead they quietly trailed up his flesh, a small, gurgling sound created as they travelled upwards. Once they were gone, Sasuke's brow furrowed as he cried out, "Ah!" He fell over into Sakura's arms, and the pinkette, unable to catch him fully without falling over, tumbled down onto the floor. "Mph!" She groaned when his elbow pushed on her sore abdomen, his weight tolled all onto her.
Dosu gathered his teammates when the two shifted and sat up from where they fell. "You're too strong for us," He said, showing them his scroll as he neatly placed it on the forest ground. "Here's our scroll, please let us leave." He made a move to vanish with his teammates, about to leap up into the forest's branches.
"W-wait!" Sakura called out, startling Sasuke for a moment. "What did Orochimaru do to Sasuke-kun! Why him?"
Dosu seriously turned towards her, his tone sincere, "I don't know. We only had orders to kill Sasuke." The pinkette took in the information silently, letting Dosu finally leave into the canopies and other exotic vegetation.
After the excitement the rest of the Konoha genin tumbled out, yelling out unintelligible things to each other as they crowded around their own teams. Sakura stared at Sasuke who was clutching his arm, his hand moving slightly in spasms. The Uchiha swallowed thickly, peering at his appendage thinking to himself, 'What… what was that power?'
Meanwhile, Sakura was breathing heavily from the event that she had experienced, the injuries taking a toll on her fragile body while her mind was reeling with questions. Why had Sasuke acted so out of character? It was because of that mark, but she was sure that he would have pushed her away from the power it gave him, and that she was blocking his goal. But instead he had done what she had said, and claimed, "As you wish". What had he meant? And… was that really her Sasuke-kun? Or was this… the Curse Mark Sasuke?
She shakily sighed, rubbing her temples in pain. Sasuke noticed this and glanced at her curiously. He paused, raising an eyebrow for a second. He was… confused… and curious, but about what? And what had happened just moments ago? Everything was such a blur… he remembered fighting those Sound ninja, but it felt so surreal. He was aware and in control of his own movements, yes, but he was so fueled with the task that it felt like a current was flowing his actions. He also remembered…
Protect Sakura.
He slightly pouted, glancing around in question when he heard a deep chuckle near him. When he only saw bustling, harmless genin in their chaotic messes, he shrugged it off, huffing.
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The being was silent before it leaned back a little. The pink-haired girl had been so happy when he receded, her tears immediately disappearing. It learned another thing today: he didn't like it when she cried. It liked it better when she was happy, innocent and ignorant of danger.
That's why it decided from that day forth, it had another goal besides power and revenge. It would protect this girl, since she was the only one that plagued its—and now its host's—mind, all the while giving its host, Sasuke's, want of power. She would be theirs, and no one else's.
This girl, Sakura… the shadow being was curious about her. She was determined to protect her loved ones when on the battlefield, yet she was sad to see someone lose themselves to power when they fought. It rifled through its hosts memories and found out much more about her. To him, she was weak and annoying, which meant two things to the being.
It hated weaklings, the being, but being connected to this pinkette meant one thing. It could make its host strong by sending him its own power, but the pinkette didn't have him. That would mean he would have to watch her often. As for annoying…the being saw that Sasuke didn't have that many negative memories of her as 'annoying', but several heartwarming ones. That made her all the more interesting.
The being smiled as its host and the girl sat next to each other, its host oblivious to its existence while the girl was eying him curiously, almost as she were waiting for him to pop out.
They—the being and Sasuke—would be obedient for her only, granting her the wishes she wanted, giving her the impossible.
But to anyone else…
They would have to be eliminated.
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WOOOOO! That was pretty good wasn't it? I'm excited about this plot! :D
Wahhh, so far as I know I only got 2 reviews. *pouts* Probably because I posted a prologue and they usually pull people away when they read them, and also because it's the first day. I should be patient… *puffs up cheeks*
Review please! I don't know how this'll fit into my updating and writing schedule, but it's mainly up to you guys! If I don't that many reviews then it'll probably take a while! I'll even make this my second main story… XD.
I have NO IDEA when I'll update next, but it'll mainly add up to how many reviews I get. *winks* I hope you guys are interested in this like my other story The Playboy's Bestfriend.
How about this… I'll update soon after I get like… ten to fifteen more reviews on this chapter, mattering how popular this will be. If it's ten and it doesn't go up for days then, well, I'll just update four to five days later or so.
REVIEW PLEASE!
~CiiCiinREX.
Date Ended: 11-26-10; 9:17 PM.