A/N okay. i haven't put a disclaimer in any of my chapters so here it is... i do not own any naruto characters. Even though i would like to and bend the show to my will... Any ways here is the 3rd chapter to Shadow of Secrets. i really don't know what to expect my self...
My inspiration though is Stephaine meyers twilight saga (pwnage) .Even though it might not sound like it. And i am trying to make this my longest chapter. Please i always ask leave me reviews and ideas! Enjoy!
Oh yeah when there is bold writing below that means it is changing P.O.V or skipping ahead.
And when its italic they are thinking.
A/N 2: imre-editing this story: 12-15-09. For mr. lizzile.
It had been three nights since Sakura left Ino's, and now she wondered on the outskirts of a village she didn't recognize. She had almost given up on finding the Akatsuki'sorganization. Facing the fact that she was lost and had no trails on where to go, Sakura went in to the village to find a resting place.
She came across a hotel and checked in. Sakurawalked to the side of the desk to get her room key and then went off to the elevators. The doors were just sliding closed as she approached. Thanks for holding the door. She thought to her self. Sakura pushed the up button and had to wait. The elevator dinged once to indicate it was on its way back down. While on hold,She heard a door slam shut behind her and so she turned. She found man with a big coat on hurrying by,Like he was going to be late to some thing important. A part of his jacket had flipped up in his hate, and Sakura noticed a familiar cloak underneath.
A black cloak with recognizable red clouds was concealed beneath his outer jacket. The man stopped at the end of the hallway and looked around with a worried expression on his face. Finally he looked in Sakura's Direction and their eyes met. The man gazed at her for a minute and then turned away, back to what he was doing before.
Sakura heard a 'bing' behind her and the elevator doors lagged opened. She was still curious about the man when she pushed the number 3 button and reached her room. She turned to the lights and then let the room fill with color. There was a rickety bed off in the far corner, and windows facing out in to the forest. Pale yellow paint cracked along the walls, and stained carpet was below her feet. The room was stark with little or no decor. Just a old painting of The Sand Village hung on the wall. Sakura brought her bags to the small table and set them down. With nothing better to do, she decided that she could take a shower in the adjoining bath.
Sifting through her overnight bag, She plucked out her Akatsuki cloak. Sakuraheld the cloak in her arms. Staring at it. Suddenly her eyes widened. She hand up to he face and let in crash with her forehead.
How could I be so stupid?! she thought to herself, I saw an Akatsukimember and didn't say anything! Damn. Sakura turned towards the door and ran out, thinking she could catch him before he leaves. Again, Sakura waited for the elevator. Getting impatient while in wait, she played with a loose strand of her hair. What will I say when I find him?
The elevator opened and she quickly got in side and presses the button that would take her to the lobby. The doors reopened and she flew out on to the rickety tile. Sakura raced towards the front doors and fell out on to the dirt. Pushing her self on to her feet she looked around. She saw no one. It was late and everyone had probally already retired to sleep.
Where could he be...She quickly saddened knowing she had lost her chance to get back to the Akatsuki. The depressed pink haired woman made her way back inside to the elevator once more.
"Um, 'mam?" Sakuralooked up and stopped walking. Her eyes already had welled up with tears.
"That man, the one with the big coat, were you going after him? I could tell you his name..If you'd like?" Sakura smiled and nodded. She walked over to the tall woman behind the desk. "Okay what do you have?" She watched as the woman looked down at the files then shuffle through them.
"Aha. Here it is. It says his name was..." Sakurawas basically touchingcheek's withthe woman from her stretching over the desk.
"Itachi Uchiha." She handed Sakura the files. She eyed the suspiciously.
"Sasuke's Brother?" She whispered, disbelieving.
"Do you know where he was going?" Sakura asked in a urgent tone. The woman smiled politely.
"I am sorry miss. I do not have that information. All I know is that he works for a horrible clan....What is it called?" She shuddered and Sakura almost smiled. "The Akatsuki." The woman nodded and turned away to place the file back in the desk.
"I'll tell you of he comes back though" The Receptionist added.
"Um, Th-thank you." Sakura ran all the way until she got to her room. Shutting the door behind her Sakura flopped down on her bed.
Sakura groaned with frustration and banged her head on the pillow.
"Why am I so stupid!" She yelled out loud. Not caring if any one heard. Sakuralet her head rest, still going over the events of the past hour, Thinking of all of her mistakes and dumb thoughts. She came around to thinking that she needed to stop beating herself up and go to bed. Sakura stood up wobbling a little from a head rush, picked up her bags, and then made her way to the shabby bathroom. She opened the bag to the little selection of clothes that she had. Pulling off her pants, She heard a knock at the door, I wonder who that could be...The person knocked again.
"HOLD ON!" there was silence so Sakura just put on a big shirt that hung to her knees and walked to the door. She sighed when she opened it to see that no one was there. But she heard footsteps. Curious she stepped out in to the hallway to see who it was. Looking both ways and finding no one once more, she turned back to the room but was stopped. Sakura felt someone press their hand against her mouth, preventing her the chance to scream. She thrashed both-ways, reaching behind her to strike at his face, But her efforts were futile.
"Calm down." His voice was husky and familiar. Sakura felt his lips right at her ear. His breath on her face and then pressure on the back of her neck.
Sasori:
"You brought her back here!? Why? Are you stupid!? SHE CANT BE HERE!" I was screaming at no one in particular. "Were did you find her? I cant hurt her again! Do you understand?! And Pein-sama is going to kill us!"
Why are they just staring back at me like I am the stupid one?!
"I saw her at a hotel and was alarmed. So I signaled in Hidan and he helped bring her back here. Hidan Said that would be what You Wanted." I didn't answer. "Well, isn't it?" I heard Itatchi say from over where Sakura layed still unconscious. Hidan was standing over Sakura, looking down at her like a stalker about to get his prey. I felt like ripping his heart out and making him my puppet.
'NO! I never wanted this!" The room around me fell silent.
"Are you saying you don't want her?" Zetsu asked, Licking his lips and swinging his eyes over to Sakura. I turned.
"Zetsu you Freak. Of course I want her! Just not like this."
XXX Sakura P.O.V XXX
I was unconscious that doesn't mean I couldn't hear. So I listened hard and the tree's rustling under the feet of my were running through the trees, and he was discussing something with another man. So there's two of them...
"What? That was your plan! Take this unworthy woman back to the hide-out with us? ! You better not let Sasori see her. He'll freaking kill you!" Sounds like Itatchi.
"I know." The other man Laughed. Obviously planning something, But there was no further discussion on the topic. I heard the wind, and this man's breathing. But nothing else. I decided to fall back to sleep.
"She cant be here!" It was Sasori's voice that woke me. I knew right away. i wanted to reach out to him, and make him explain everything, but i couldn't move. So I just listened on.. But wait...Why did he not want me here!
I tried once more to move my muscles nothing responded. I pleaded to my self to get up and prove him wrong. I know he wanted me to be here!
XXX Regular P.O.V XXX
Sakura lay on the bed not moving and partly oblivious to what was going on around her. her body was cold to the touch, and her face looked hollow and wan.
"Ughh.." Sakura tried to speak but slurred words came out. Sasori pushed past Zetsu to get to the barley concious girl.
"Sa-Sakura? do you remember me-my voice?" Sasori approached her, filling with hope. Finally, he could explain to her. Sakura slightly nodded in response. Sasori smiled and wrapped his hands around hers.
"Please, Leave us alone." The crowd left, and Sasori picked up Sakura and Headed for his room. Setting her on the bed, He layed down also, still holding her hand in his.
XXXXXXX
Sakura opened her heavy eyes and looked around. The moon outside provided little light and Even tough she was dazed she knew where she was. Sakura felt a small smile pulling at her lips. She turned to her left to met Sasori's gaze.
"Finally awake?" Said the lazy drawl by her side. He smiled at her clueless expression and pinched her cheeks. She looked at him with troubled eyes. Playing mixed emotions on her face, finally settling on anger. Sakura sat up straight in front of him and slapped him. All the force and chakara in it Startled Sasori, and he raised his hand to his reddening cheek.
"WH-what was th-" A confused red head started but was silenced by a kiss. Sakura's lips crashing in to his was a good feeling after being apart for so long. He soon forgot the slap andd kissed her back, pulling Sakura closer. She hesitated not wanting to move.
"That was well-"
"Im sorry." She said and Sasori nodded in agreement. She laughed at his confused but contempt expression. His drowsy eyes looking her over and the shaggy mop for hair, that now hung almost to his lids. After there was a silence of just looking at each other for what seemed like an eternity, Sakura broke the stare first by looking away And towards the door. Sasori knew what was coming, so he pushed his self in to a sitting position, crosing his legs in front of Sakura.
"Why?" Sakura Finally choked out. It was all she wanted to know. This time though, she didn't cry. Sakura looked towards him with a quivering lip, but didn't cry. Sasori lifted his hand up to her face stroking her cheek. A soft smile played on his lips.
"I thought it was obvious why," Sasori soothed. His words were like silk in the air. Gentle and soft. He had pulled her close, and was now caressing Sakura in his lap, brushing her hair from her face. Sasori continued on.
"It was for you, Love. Both of the things I did were for you. I knew this relationship would work out. I knew it, but you couldn't realize that with..." He paused. "And then I understood I was just hurting you, and I didn't want to do that. Even though it would be tourtcher for me to be with out you, I had to." Sakura looked up. The red heads face was distressed. She wrapped her arms around his neck. understanding. He was filling the whole that had formed in her chest. And it happened so quick.
Knock knock.
Sasori groaned and set Sakura on the side of him. Kissing her cheek before Rolling off the bed to get the door. But Hidan had bust in first, Probably growing impatient from waiting in the hallway.
"Pein-sama would like to see you," He eyed Sakura, drinking her in, then looked back to Sasori. "now." With that, the puppeteer smiled at Sakura and left. Sakura listened until she heard his footsteps disappear.
"Um hidan?" She looked towards him, for he had stayed in the door way while Sasori left. He scowled at her, and Sakura almost shyed away. " D-do you kn-know why he is being summoned?"
"Well," He looked her over "I think you know." Hidan left the room with a huff, slamming the door. Sakura rolled off the bed, banging in to the dresser.
"Ouch." She said aloud, rubbing her knee.
Why would Sasori be in trouble because of me? I am i not supposed to be here? She smacked her fore head and fell back on to the ground, grunting in frustration. She couldn't remember. Sakura looked around and found a old silk bag of kunai. She had seen Sasori with it many times before, and started to shuffle throught it. Something caught her eye and she pulled out a wickedly long, curved kunai blade.
knock knock.
Sakura sat up straight. Still holding the kunai.
"Um, Who is it?" She asked quizzically. She waited for an answer and heard none. So she stood up and walked over to the door, placing her ear against it. Nothing. Sakura opened the door slowly, gripping the kunai.
"Heloo-o" She sang out in to the empty hallway. The House was silent. She couldn't even hear Hidan's obnoxious chanting. What's going on? Sakura knew she could never be to careful in this household, so She readied the kunai and stepped in to the hallway.
XXX Sasori P.O.V XXX
He knocked on the giant oak door slowly, dreading on what lay behind it.
I don't know why I am being summoned. He sighed when the door opened to reveal konan.
"Ah, Sasori. The Sunshine of my day." She said sarcastically as she glared at him. Sasori chuckled.
"And why do you think I have put this burden of coming to see me today on you?" Sasori thought for a moment, Looking around the large library/office.
"To be honest, I really don't know" Her glare grew colder. her eyes were piercing in to his head.
"YOU have brought that un-wanted GIRL back in to our lives!" With every word she took a step closer "How could you be so stupid! This is not okay!" She swung her hand in the air and smacked Him With all her might. Sasori tumbled to the ground.
Rubbing the forming welt mark he spoke up. "I did not bring her back here. I did not want her back here," He stood up looking konan right in the eyes, not intimedated " So do not punish me for some one Else's wrong." He turned to walk out the door.
"Um Sasori If you are going to that girl," She laughed bitterly, " Be careful"
Sasori turned "What Are you talking about?"
"Well lets say the Akatsuki doesn't welcome who is not welcome." Her laugh grew as she watched Sasori turn and run to the door.
XXX Regular P.O.V XXX
Sakura Found that no one was in he hallway nor the living room. She sighed and figured that she did not need her kunai, so she put it away. Turning back for her room, she heard some one gasping for breath. It sounded like they were in trouble. Sakura turned in all directions but found no one.
"Who's there?" She called out to what seemed like nothing. More gasping and short breaths were being taken, and the sound surrounded her. Sakura walked around the hallways, looking in rooms, until she found the source of the dying noises. Sasori's broken body was scattered on the ground. Blood covered the walls, and Sasori layed in the middle of it. Propped up half against the wall, falling over. His arm looked as if it had been savagely torn off and thrown against the other wall. Long, deep gashes covered his face, traveling to his neck, and poured blood onto the floor. Some of the fingers on his right hand were chopped off and placed in his lap. It looked like a scene straight from a horror movie. Sakura fell to her knees taking in the real picture. Sasori's stomach was sliced almost in half. He lay there by her knees now, in his own pool of blood. Sakura had put her hands over the many wounds, trying as hard as she could to cure them, nothing worked.
"Sa-Sasori!" She whimpered. He was gone. Leaving her alone once more, to wallow in the darkness.
This is all happening again. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she let them drop on to Sasori's body. She stared at his face hoping for some response, but there was none. Sakura jumped up to her feet and started screaming for help. None answered her. She started panicking.
From her parephials she saw that He moved. His arms twitching and then his legs. Soon his whole body was moving. She Backed up.
"Sasori?" His body was changing, rippleing like waves in harsh water. his face contorting in to diffrent faces. His body reconnecting itself, getting up. Sakura realized what was happening too late. She started to turn and run in the opposite direction.
"Got 'cha!" Hidan stood up and charged at Sakura With his scythe. She couldn't outrun him, and screamed in pain when she felt the blade cut across her shoulder blades. Sakura kept running though, not knowing where to go.
What is happining!? How did he trick me so easily?!She could feel the blood seeping into her clothes and running down her legs, leaving bloody footprints behind her. Finally, Sakura stopped to catch her breath. Bending over and putting her hands on her knees, wich was a bad idea. She had screamed again. The wound had ripped open some more, now running down her side. sakura was to weak to reach behind her and try to heal it. So instead She feel backwards letting the blood seep in to the carpet. She felt to the side and then put her hand to her face.
The blood. The blood was every where. I must be dying. Am I? Will some one Save Me? Sakura tried calling out but no sound. Her voice was cracking. No one came. She closed her eyes and let go.
XXX Sasori's P.O.V XXX
What the hell is Konan thinking?! He thought as he ran down the long corridor filled with many rooms.
Should I call out for her? He stopped. "SAKURA! SAKURA! IF YOU CAN HEAR me...please answer..." Sasori grew quite as he realized his callings were useless. He started running again.
Dangit! Where could sh-! the confused red head looked down to see what he had slipped in. Red was all around him. He placed his hand in an saturated part of the carpet.
Blood, he thought. What happened here? Sasori looked up to see where he was. In front of Hidan's room. Of course. Sasori thought standing up and wiping most of the blood of his hands on to his jeans.
I guess i should ask Hidan if he'd seen Sakura. He reached for the door knob, leaving smear marks on the door.
XXX Regular P.O.V XXX
Sakura was re-gaining consciousness. She opened her eyes to darkness.
Where the hell am I?! She tried to reach up to her face but couldn't move her arm's. They were bounded behind her in thick rope to the back of a chair, her feet to the bottom. Sakura tried to move some more but felt emerging pain. Blood was oozing down her arm now.
What just happened...?She moved her knees and then felt the same pain. The chair had been designed to cut her everytime she moved. it was lined with razor blades.
"Where am I? Who's Here!?" Her voiced cracked and echoed back to her. She sat in silence for awhile, and then suddenly felt a presence behind her.
"Well you have come too I see." Said a husky familiar voice. Hidan. She must be in his room, playing a pawn in one of his sadistic games.
"Where am I?!" She was on the verge of screaming after he didn't answer. Sakura heard him chuckle, now closer behind her. She almost screamed again.
"ANSWER ME!!" Hidan started laughing insanely. She heard the sharpening of tools behind her, and started to let tears run down her face.
"Cherry Blossoms are supposed to be sweet and innocent..." He lingered over to Sakura placing his hand over her chest, feeling for her heart. "That will change soon" She heard him start to laugh again but this time with a deadly intent. Sakura turned her head away and looked towards where the door should be. Shiny locks gleamed in the dark.
"AH! Isn't this just lovely!" He had sounded crazy now. "That innocence will be gone soon!" With that he plunged a knife to her leg. Sakura let out a blood curdling scream, and spat at Hidan. She could feel the immense pain running down her leg and through her stomach. She let another scream when he pulled the painful tool back out. She heard the blood drip on to the floor and looked after it. She could see nothing though.
"Why..?" Sakura whimpered quietly. Hidan slapped her using full force. Her head hit the side of the chair and in result her right cheek was cut and she had a swelling bruise on her left. She started to cry harder. Sakura could feel Hidan intently gazing upon her. He looked down towards the newly inflicted wound and plunged his finger in to in it. Pulling back out and licking the blood off. sakura cried out.
"I COULDNT HEAR YOU! SPEAK UP!" He grabbed her chin and jerked Sakura's head upward. She heard a crack and knew a blade had cut the back of her head.
"WHY!?" She raged. Hidan laughed on some more, then she felt him crashing his lips to hers. The taste of her own blood was in his mouth. He pulled back.
"HA! You need more anger!" He was still so close to her face. She let out a grunt filled with frustration and anger. Hidan moved his hand from the cut on her face, over her torn shirt, across her stomach and stopped at the knife he had rested on her thigh. Sakura's leg felt like it was on fire, she trashed her body to try to loose his grip, but this was a failure. She just got more cuts. Her arms were cut loose only to have them pulled out in front of her and over her knees. She heard another crack, and let out a whimper. Her back wasn't supposed to bend like this. Next, Hidan cut loose her legs, he propped sakura up straight and then pulled her legs out in front of her. Sakura yelled.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!!" She knew where she had got stabbed re opened and was bleeding again. Hidan pulled her by her feet of the chair not answering Sakura. Her head hit the ground with a sickening thud. Sakura blacked out. Hidan lifted Sakura bridal style and threw her on to his bed not really caring about Sakura's many wounds.
"Aw...Dang it..." He twirled a piece of sakura's hair in his fingers. " My little dolly is all worn out." He was now murmuring to hisself going around his room cleaning up. Hidan's heard the door knob on his door rattle. He tried to cover the door before anyone, especially Sasori, come through. He was to late.
He heard the deep intake of breath from the red head looking at the bloody room and then an even deeper one When he looked at the almost lifeless body on his bed. Hidan dropped the red soaked rags from his hands and rushed over to Sasori. Standing in the doorway Sasori pulled out a kunai and lunged at Hidan.
RAWR!! Sorry it took sooooo long. I get side tracked very esaily (Is that how you spell it? Oh well)
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I hoped you liked it, Especially the Hidan part : Baha. it was my fav.
I will start working on the next chapter and hope to get it up soon!
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