A/N- Finally, i know. truthfully? this has been written for awhile but i wasn't sure i wanted to continue but you've all inspired me! so here you go!

Disclaimer- not owned by me all i have is some wire cutters and writters block!

Darkest Murder Ch 4

*Warning* torture scenes

In a dark room lit only by the blue light of a computer screen and resounding with the distinct styling of rapid typing sat a tall strange man with a silver shock of hair as messy as a mop. His one black eye was open and scanning web page after web page in rapid succession. His other eye was blacked by a navy bandanna. The table around him was so covered with printouts, magazines and books that it was to the point of overflow.

'ring' 'ring'

The hacker glanced up and censed typing to dig around until he uncovered a small black phone.

"Hn… well look who decided to finally check in with her master. How's it going kiddo? Anyone dead yet?" the man grinned a scary smile that was partially blocked by the black doctor's mask he wore.

"Heh… you know perfectly well I've been busy old man. And you should watch the news, it would save me the effort of having to update your ass every time I call." Came the reply of the caller.

"Oh…touchy are we? What's eating you pinky?"

"It's been two weeks sense my last message to the Akatsuki, but now I've pot nothing. I need a lead. What do you have for me?"

"Nothing much. They've been pretty quiet lately. I'll try to dig up something for you ok?"

"Thanks sensei."

'Click'

The man turned back to the computer. Leaning back in the chair, he cracked his knuckles.

"Time to get to work."

(A/N cyber cookies to whoever can name him first!)

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'drip' 'drip'

The sound of the constant drops of water echoes throughout the dark prison-like basement. The only light in the room is a dim, flickering light bulb hanging from the ceiling. There is a thin mattress strewn on the ground with no blanket to protect from the bone chilling cold and a broken wooden chair placed directly under the light.

'drip' 'drip'

The frame of a giant man lay draped on the chair, his eyes staring un-seeing at the flickering light. The only sign of his living being the shallow rise and fall of his chest.

'drip' 'drip'

'creeaak'

The dark metal door swings inward with a load bang and tall figure walks towards the man. The figure carries with them a large red tool box and a stool. Placing the stool in front of the man and the box on top of that the figure steps towards him, their light pink braid and green eyes dancing with each step, in anticipation.

Grabbing the mans hair, the woman yanks his head upward, knocking him out of his trance.

"you…plea…please…just kill me now!...please!"

She smirks evilly at the man, her slender hand opening the lid of the tool box.

"Oh no. I won't be doing that. Not yet anyways." She grins fully as she finds what she wants. "I think you've been in here long enough to have figured out how this goes." She moves to his front, stopping just on the edge of the light, casting shadows on her face. "so here's how this goes. I ask a question, you tell me what I want to know, and I make sure this doesn't hurt." She holds up her prize, a pair of wire cutters. The glint in her eye turns malicious. "Much."

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"Gaara, where's Sakura?"

" The hell should I know? The girl's always disappearing around this time." Gaara lay draped across the couch, remote in hand. Sasuke stood by the entrance, groceries in hand.

"where does she go?"

"The girl's off her rocker, who knows what she does." Gaara growled.

His wounds had mostly healed, but his ribs were still extremely tender and his temperaments even more.

With a sign, Sasuke headed towards the kitchen to get dinner started for tonight was his night to cook. It alternated between him and Gaara, miraculously never falling to Sakura.

"I just can't help but feel like she's leaving us out you know? I mean she hasn't even said anything about what has happened to her over the past ten years."

" Yea well, obviously a lot because I don't even sense the old Sakura in her anymore."

Just then the door opened and Sakura walked in, a serene smile on her face. Sasuke looked up from his cooking to examine her. She looked as she had that morning but there was something different. He couldn't put his finger on it… wait! Was that? No it couldn't…but it was…blood. Speckles of it all across her arms and face and some in her hair!

He stood in shock as she put a red tool box in the hall closet and headed to her room. He couldn't move until he heard the shower running. His panicked eyes met Gaara's dispassionate ones and they both moved to the living room with their food. He sat staring at his food his mind in turmoil. Where did she go and what the HELL did she do to get someone ELSE'S blood on her? And who just walks home all calm and collected with BLOOD all over them!

Unable to stay silent, "What do you think she was doing?"

"Don't know." Came Gaara's uninterested reply.

"But what could she be doing to get… all that blood on her. Gaara she was covered in it!"

"Sasuke! Get a grip. So she got into a fight or for all we know flat out assassinated someone! It happens. We're murderers now. Did you think that little alleyway rumble was the end of it? Ha! We're going to have to kill again. Get used to it." He turned back to the TV.

Sasuke glared at Sakura's door, as though willing her explanation out of the wooden archway. As if on cue, the door opened and Sakura entered dressed in black sophies and a green tank top. She went into the kitchen, her pick hair still wrapped in a towel, and grabbed her plate. She came into the room and sat in between the boys. Sasuke glared at her and she smiled happily back at him.

"Why hello Sasuke! What can I do for you?"

" Where do you go." He said, with no prelude.

Sakura glanced at him, a serious look gracing her features. "You don't need to know."

"Yea? And while we're at it, what ever happened to that man we brought back with us? Was that his blood?"

Sakura stood up and glowered at him, a hard dangerous look on her face. "I said you didn't need to know and that is my final word. Don't push this Sasuke. Pick your battles wisely."

Gaara glanced over at them, his eyes flaring to life. "So what is it Sakura? Do you really need our help? Cause it looks to me as though I've been wasting away here for no point. We've done nothing but play house wives for you and twiddle our thumbs for weeks now. So excuse us if we're a little confused as to why we're here in the first place. Tell us what you're planning."

Sighing, Sakura sat back down on the coffee table across from them. "Ok, as soon as I have a plan, you'll know. That good enough? As for right now, I've got some things to handle and it would be appreciated if you'd quit whining whenever I leave you two along. I'm going to bed now, is that alright honey?" she got up and stalked to her room, again shutting them out, only this time it was harsher, it was to their faces.

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"ARRRRRRGGGGHHH!!"

Blood curdling screams echoed off the stone walls and the dirty light swung and flickered with a sadistic enthusiasm.

'ring' 'ring'

"What?"

"Hey Sakura, good to hear you too. How am I you ask? Oh I'm just dandy. I'm positively exhausted, having searched into all major Akatsuki files to find information for my oh-so-ungrateful student. And how am I thanked!"

"Oh save it Kakashi, just tell me what you've got."

"Very well, though I'm not sure I like your tone."

Five minutes later, Sakura had hung up, collected her tools, and packed the red tool box. She then headed towards the door, not looking back.

"V….Vait! Thu Canth…. Juth…. Leaf meh!.... New….pp…ppweth dunth leaf meh!" (wait you can't just leave me. No please don't leave me.)

Without even skipping a beat, Sakura reached the door, unlooked it and skipped through, closing the door. Her little red tool box at rest. For now.

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ok...so i hope you've all like this. as always advise and critcism is welcome just no flamers. i know my characters are OOC but that's just how this story works. sorry. so i've brought you all Kakashi! hope his role is enjoyed thoiugh i will warn he won't be in more chapters for awhile. again sorry. so a little more of Sakura is reveiled. in case you were wondering, she's crazy. and not in the 'kinda crazy, but in funny still able to function in society kind of way' i mean in a ' holy shit she needs to be locked away before she kills everyone around her kind of way'. haha hope that works for you guys, cause it's not changing. well thats it! dont forget to review!