Summery: Sakura is the cute, new girl at school, and Sasuke is the cold heart-throb. What happens when there is a love triangle containing our little cherry blossom?

Pairings: Sas/Sak, Nar/Hin, Shika/Ino, Neji/Ten later

Love triangle: Sas/Sak/Neji

Hey guys, I'm REALLY, REALLY sorry for the super long update. I've just been very busy lately, AND my computer broke!! GAH, STUPID COMPUTER! I want to thank all my faithful readers for being so patient to wait for my procrastinate ways. And again, I'm REALLY sorry!!

Sakura: YEAH! She was up all night and day trying to finish this chapter! So you guys better forgive her! Otherwise, I'll stalk you on your way home, murder you by cutting you in half, and then pulling out your intestines, and then putting your body in a bag, and burying it!!

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Sakura: …uuhhh…JUST KIDDING!!...

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Sakura: Hehehe…SYK…XP

Naruto: Well Sakura-chan does have a point!

Sasuke: Hn, dobe…

Naruto: What was that teme?!?!

Sasuke: What? I didn't say anything…

Naruto: Yes you did!

Sasuke: Tch, no I didn't

Naruto: Uh-huh!

Sasuke: Nuh-uh!

Naruto: Yea-huh!

Sasuke: Whatever

Naruto: So you admit it!

Sasuke: Just shut up already

Naruto: What did you-

MangaLover24: I DON"T OWN NARUTOOOOO!!!

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Chapter 10

"A Long Night"

Sakura was doing her homework peacefully in her room…that is, until she heard a crash come from the downstairs kitchen…followed by a frightened scream.

Sakura looked startled. "Mom, are you ok?..."

"…" No answer.

"…Mom?..."

"…" She was greeted with the same response.

Sakura started to get slight worried. "MOTHER?!"

"…"

Sakura slowly got up from her bed, and placed her books were she previously sat. She went to the stairs and listened for any sounds coming from the kitchen. None. She gradually climbed down the stairs.

"Mom, if this is a cruel joke or something, I do not find anything humorous about it!" But Sakura knew her mom well, and she would never scare her like this.

Since Sakura lived in a mansion, it took awhile to get to the kitchen, she had to take multiple turns to arrive to her destination.

Sakura took a big sigh. Sakura nervously opened the door, afraid that the site she was a bout to be greeted with would be horrible.

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Sasuke was trying to do his homework, but he couldn't concentrate at all. 'I just can't get her out of my head!'

'Well if that's true, why don't you go and talk to her!'

'You know for once, I think you have a good idea'

'Why thank you! You know, fist time for everything-HEY!'

Sasuke just smirked and headed off for Sakura's house. Sasuke walked to her house because it was only a few blocks away.

When Sasuke got to Sakura's house, he saw a mysterious black van parked in front of it. Sasuke turned suspicious. And then he saw that one of the front windows were broken, big enough for someone to fit through it. Sasuke's suspicions were turned into feelings of terrible worry.

Sasuke took a deep breath and started up the front steps. Sasuke knocked on the door.

'Knock, knock, knock…'

"…"

Sasuke tried again, harder.

'Knock, knock, knock…'

"Sakura? It's me, Sasuke. Look, we need to talk…"

"…"

Sasuke was about to try again, until he heard an ear-piecing scream come from inside the house.

"AAAAHHHH!" he obviously feminine voice screamed.

'What the? That was Sakura's voice!' Sasuke thought. "Sakura! I'm coming in!" And with that, Sasuke slammed the door open with his shoulder.

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Sakura heard a knock, and a voice at the door, but she paid no attention to it, for she was too busy staring at the site in front of her. It made her want to throw up.

"AAAAHHHH!" Sakura screamed. In front of her, a body was on the floor…it was her mother…dead…she was soaked in her own blood.

"No…" Sakura breathed. She was feeling woozy and light-headed. 'No…why?...why did this have to happen?...first dad, now mom…' Sakura thought.

But then Sakura heard faint shuffling coming from the far off living room.

'What was that?!...' Sakura thought 'I guess I'd better go check it out…' So Sakura made her way to the living room.

When she finally got their, the shuffling still continued.

'Ok…here goes nothing…' Sakura slowly opened the door…Sakura gasped.

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Sasuke barged down the door and went inside her house. "Whoaaa" Sasuke said. 'I never knew Sakura's house was so…big!' Sasuke made his way farther into the mansion.

Sasuke Came to a room, where the ligt was on inside, and the door was a little bit open. (the kitchen) Sasuke slowly opened the door to come to a sight that made his insides want to turn out.

He saw a feminine body on the floor, one with pink hair. Sassuke thought it was Sakura, so he quickly went over to her. 'Sakura, no!' but when he got there, and turned over the body, he saw that this woman's face was older than Sakura's, and that she had some gray hair in her remaining pink locks.

'This must be Sakura's mom…' Sasuke thought. Sasuke put his head down as a moment of Silence…but then he remembered something…"Shit! Sakura!"

And at that same moment, he heard a blood-curdling scream came from a distant room. "Sakura! Where are you!?!" But there came no answer.

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"AAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Sakura screamed again.

In the living room, there was a boy, about the age of 20 or so. He was putting all of the valuables into a big bag.

When he heard Sakura, he stopped, and slowly turned around.

"Well, well, well…what do we have here?" He said creepily. He had shaggy brown hair, with brown eyes, fairly good-looking. 'What are you thinking about?! He is a murderer! Not a potential boyfriend!'

'I know! Sometimes you can just be so dense!...but if he wasn't a murderer, I would TOTALLY date him…'

'NO TIME FOR THIS SHIT!"

"Hmm…And I'm guessing you're the daughter of that pink-haired bitch?"

"You're gonna pay for killing my mom!"

"Heh, it seems like I'm gonna have a lot more fun with you, than your mother, girl." He advanced on Sakura.

"Y-you stay back!" Sakura cried. She tried to punch him, but he caght her wrist before it reached his face.

"Oooo…a feisty one eh?...my favorite kind…heh heh" He grabbed her other wrist with the same hand, and pinned her against the wall. His mouth came close to her ear "I like to have a little fun with my prey before I kill it."

Sakura could feel his hot breath tickling her ear.

At that moment, he took out a pocket knife, and slashed her stomach with it. It made a big gash, with blood soon pouring out.

"AHHH!" Sakura screamed from the pain.

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Sasuke heard another scream. "SAKURA! I'M COMING!" Sasuke ran as fast as he could, but her house was so big, he couldn't find the room she was in.

He tried one door. Wrong. Another. Wrong again. "GOD DAMNIT!"

The screams just kept coming and coming.

'What if…what if it's already…you know…too late?...What if she's already…dead?' Inner Sasuke said with horror.

'Shut up! That's not gonna happen!!'

But Sasuke wasn't too sure about the fact himself.

Sasuke started running faster. "Sakura, wait for me!..." Sasuke whispered.

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The pain Sakura was experiencing was excruciating. And not to mention the killer that was practically raping her.

He put his face in the crook of her neck, and breathed in. "Mmmm…strawberry…" He started sucking on her neck, making hickies. (sorry, I don't know how to spell it! XP)

Sakura was loosing a lot of blood, fast. She wouldn't be able to stay awake much longer. 'Is this the end?...amd I going to die, right here and now? With this murderer on top of me like a hungry wolf?...What about all my friends? Kiba, Hinata, shino…Ino, Shikamaru, chouji…Lee, tenten…Naruto…Neji…ah, Sasuke…I'm going to miss you all so much…Mom, dad, I guess I will meet up with you soon…' Sakura's eyes slowly closed…When suddenly she heard a voice.

"GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF HER YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" (sorry about Sasuke's colorful language XP)

"What the-who the hell are you?"

"None of your shittin business, now let her go!"

"Oh I see. She must be your pretty girlfriend huh? And you want me to let her go? No problem." The guy let go of Sakura.

Sasuke's eyes widened as he saw her drop.

'Sasuke…you came for me…'

"Sakura!"Sasuke ran to her and caught her before she hit the ground. (just think of the episode of Inuyasha where Kagome was being possessed by the child thing XP)

Sasuke looked at Sakura's pale face. 'She's losing too much blood, I have to get her out of here fast.'

"You bastard. You'll pay for this." Sasuke said.

"Che, what are you gonna do about it?" He said.

"This."

Sasuke punched up and hit the guy in the jaw, sending him back. The guy stumbled and fell on his back.

"Why you"

Sasuke did that taunting thing you always see in the movies. (you know, with the hand XP) The guy got up and aimed a punch for Sasuke's face. Sasuke bent backwards and fell down onto his hands, like a table. Sasuke pushed on his hands and tried to upper kick the guy in the face, but he dodged, and Sasuke flipped back up onto his feet.

"Hn. Not bad." Sasuke said.

"Oh this aint nothin."

He ran towards Sasuke. Sasuke tried to ounch him, but he ducked and he punched Sasuke instead. Sasuke fell. Sasuke did a kick swipw, and tripped him. Sasuke and the guy both quickly got up and glared at each other. But suddenly, Sasuke disappeared.

"Where'd he-"

Sasuke suddenly appeared behind him. Sasuke smirked "Lights out." And with that, Sasuke punched him hard, making him unconscious.

"Hn. That was easy."

Sasuke quickly went back to go and check up on Sakura.

Sasuke held her in his arms, cradling her. "Sakura, please be alright…please."

Sasuke suddenly realized that there was a ticking noise that was goin on somewhere. Sasuke looked around to find something that looked similar to a clock, except that it was going down.

'00:10…00:09…00:08…'

"SHIT!"

Sasuke scooped Sakura up bridal style, and ran for the exit. It didn't take long to get there since he memorized the turns he took from the time before.

Sasuke ran as if his life depended on it. (literally! XP) A turn here, another one there, a sharp left, a right. Almost there…

Sasuke saw the door. 'Yes!'

Sasuke forced his legs to go even faster. Sasuke finally passed through the door. He raced down the steps and onto the lawn. Just then, the house exploded behind him. The force of the explosion sent Sasuke flying.

Sasuke covered Sakura from the oncoming projectiles of glass and wood. After a while of protecting her on the ground, Sasuke put his elbows on both sides of Sakura, propping him up. He looked at her face.

'She looks like such an angel…What if now, she actually is one?...'

'Oh jeeze, you're the one telling me not to be pessimistic.'

'I've got to get help quickly, or else it'll be too late.'

Sasuke picked her up again and headed for the first place he could think of…

His mansion.

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I hope you guys enjoyed it! I'm SOOOOOOOO sorry about the loooong update! I'll try REALLY hard to update at least once every two weeks! Please bare with me!

(p.s. if you haven't, please review for ALL the chapters, and not just the last one, a.k.a. this one. XP thanks a lot!)

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