Ok, so I am a complete asshole and you can all hate me for the rest of my life. I know I'm a hypocrite since I HATE it when authors of stories I like don't update for long periods of time. But at least it's a long chapter? Apparently, I had this chapter finished for a longgggggggggggg time and didn't remember. So go ahead and hate me, I deserve it. If there are any errors please let me no and remember you can tell me you hate me but NO FLAMES! Lol Have Fun!
P.S: I will eventually fix the other chapters since the REAL ages are posted here and some mistakes I made previously. I was reading some of the material on the other chapters and I was HORRIFIED to say the least. Ugh, it sucked. This one isn't very good in my opinion anyway but whatever. Anyway here are the ages:
Sakura: 18
Sasuke: 23
Naruto: 21
Any questions feel free to ask!
We all ended up sitting together, except for Sasuke who was leaning against the wall. Emily was sitting daintily on the edge of the couch, ankles crossed. She gave a frown and opened her mouth to speak, then closed it. Naruto looked highly uncomfortable, and I was just sitting there looking at Sasuke from the corner of my eye. Every now and then he would glance up and he would just grunt and look away, or make no noise at all. He was so silent all the time it was disconcerting.
"Alright, I guess I have to explain it to you sooner or later." Emily's sigh sounded exasperated. She stood and began to pace around the room, her tiny feet making no noise. Sasuke's eyes darted around the room and followed her motions, it looked as if it annoyed him.
" As you know each of you has a specific gift that is in a way connected to your personalities. Naruto is cheerful but violent when in a rage. Thus his power over thunder and light. " Naruto beamed with pride. She ignored him.
" Sasuke Uchiha. What can I say about Sasuke Uchiha?" she raised a finger and pressed it to her small chin. She pondered for a moment and her face turned dark. " He inhibits that which is silent and deadly. His anger is quick to come, just like lightning and it doesn't make a sound. His powers are as dark as a storm and as hot as a fire." I glanced in his direction and his body seemed tense. Emily smirked.
"Now you, Sakura Haruno. Your motherly and affectionate, thus the mastery of earth. You are also skilled in healing and have a desire, a need to help people, thus the water. But you are special. For you control all the elements. True you have less control over the others. You can only create a spark of fire with your fingertips and stir the air a little." I just watched her, amazed at how she knew this. She tapped her forehead and grinned devilishly.
" Now, as far as your families go…Naruto does not know them. But they were great people. His mother was the healer of the town and his father was the hokage of the village. You, Sakura, have a quite normal family. Now, Sasuke…" At the sound of his name Sasuke's head snapped up and his eyes- oh god, his eyes!- they were blood red and dotted with what looked like three black tomoes. His teeth were clenched and his hands were twisted into fists, the knuckled were white
"Do not speak of my family." There was barely contained fury in his voice. The air crackled with electricity and the sky outside was lit with bolts of lightning. He stood there for a moment and then stormed out. Foot prints were burned into the carpet.
"Oh, dear. I do believe I have upset him" She didn't sound remorseful. Naruto glared at her before following Sasuke out the door. My eyes trailed after them and I just kept them there. Emily gave a small smile, like she was proud of herself.
"That was mean you know." She just giggled at my comment.
"How old is Sasuke?" I asked, randomly I may add. She glanced my way and covered her lips with her round hand. A stifled a giggle escaped her fingers.
"Well, Sasuke is 23 and Naruto is 21. I do remember you being…18?" A quirked eyebrow and pursed lip marred her pretty face. I nodded and she gave me a brilliant smile.
"Now this is the part where I leave for 3 days. Bye"
"No wait! You can't j-" She was gone.
Naruto and Sasuke were still outside and I decided to leave them alone for a while. It was getting late anyway and I wanted to get some sleep.
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When I woke I had stiff muscles and a sore throat. I needed more sleep but all the sunshine in my room was making that hard. I had shut the curtains last night so I didn't understand why there was so much light until I saw Sasuke sitting in front of the windows.
I rubbed the sleep off my eyes and sat up.
"Do you need something?" I asked, swinging my feet off the bed. He watched me and in a monotone said.
"Get dressed." Then he just looked at me. Did he expect me to change in front of him?
I watched him out of the corner of my eye as I made my way to the bathroom. He didn't move, didn't blink, didn't make any movement whatsoever. I watched him warily -almost as if he was going to attack and go berserk at any given moment.
The bathroom was cold and I shivered as I stripped. The shower steamed up and I relaxed under the hot stream of water. I stayed there for a while and wondered why Sasuke was demanding that I get up. It was strange since he never sought a conversation with me to begin with. When I stepped out and wrapped myself in my towel I realized that I hadn't brought in a change of clothes.
I spun around trying to find a robe or something to cover myself up with. The towel was thoroughly soaked and the air was starting to cool.
I peeked my head out the bathroom door. "Ohm…can someone please get me some clothes?" I saw Sasuke step up and riffle through the closet, I gave a relieved sigh when he came up with a backpack. I offered a small smile and held a hand out for the object but instead he glanced behind him quickly and in a rush shoved me inside with him. He locked the door behind him and his face was marred with a scowl. I clutched the towel closer to me.
"What the hell! You didn't have to come inside! I only needed some clothes!" He gave me a frustrated glare and stepped up to me shutting me up with a vice-like grip on my cheeks. My mouth trapped under his palm.
I'm guessing he heard something because he took me by the tops of my arms and hauled me with him to the farthest wall from the door as possible. He trapped me with his body against the clammy wall. I gasped at the low temperature and my chest rose with a sudden intake of breath, slightly brushing his muscled torso. That elicited a wide eyed reaction from me. I wasn't aware of why he was doing this but I was very aware that the towel I was holding with one hand was slipping from me and that Sasuke Uchiha was very much male.
I was in a bathroom filled with steam barely holding a towel to my nude body with a gorgeous, albeit antisocial and terrifying, man. This was an equation that equaled trouble…and porn movies…Forget I said that.
" I swore I saw that pink-haired elemental walk in here with the small one- the light demon." The voice was distinctly male and annoyed.
" I swear if that dirty little girl touched my Sasuke-kun I will rip her to shreds in front of her creators." The second voice was obviously female and very aggravated. I raised a brow at the last comment she made. Sasuke made a small noise of agreement. There were noises of crashing and shuffling from the other room.
"The only place left is the bathroom.." I froze. "…but they wouldn't be stupid enough to hide there. Elementals are tricky little bastards." More shuffling and the sound of a door closing. After we waited a while Sasuke stepped away from me, releasing all my appendages and I gratefully breathed in. I was dry now and shaking from adrenaline. Sasuke looked at me and handed me the backpack. I stared at it and questioned why he was giving it to me then I realized something perpetually embarrassing.
"Kyaaaaa!" I dove for the discarded towel on the floor and covered myself up with it. He seemed to be nonplussed about it and nonchalantly strolled out of the bathroom. My face felt hot and I saw sure I was blushing. I shook my out hair and unzipped the bag pulling out clothes. It was a light white cotton v-neck shirt with a too low for my tastes neckline. The jean shorts were soft and comfortable, some nice black running shoes and underwear. I wiggled into everything and mangled my hair into a seemingly neat ponytail.
You won't be surprised to know that I didn't want to step out of the bathroom and face the dark man on the other side. I had to though, so I sucked up my pride- and my embarrassment - and stepped into the room. Sasuke was already dressed in low riding black jeans and a tight black shirt. It hid nothing and showed every yummy curve and dip of his perfectly sculptured body. I unconsciously let my eyes roam his figure, I blushed again ,for the first time noticed that Naruto wasn't in the room.
"Naruto is with his girlfriend" He said when he noticed that I was examining the room for a clue to the blonde's location. I was vaguely aware that Sasuke was speaking in full sentences rather than short quips and bursts of speech. I gave a grin and he returned it with a glare.
His eyes held amusement, barely, but still there. My brain clicked when I realized the only reason why Sasuke was dressed like this was because he was going to train. As in defense -and sharp things being thrown at me- training. He walked out of our room and into the streets. I trudged grudgingly behind him, lagging until he growled to hurry up.
We ended up in a clearing that was the size of a football field. He stopped abruptly causing me to run into his back and bump my nose.
"Ow." I rubbed my nose and he gave a smirk. He was looking around the field and stepped up to me grabbing my hip. I felt heat rise in my cheeks and I glanced at his hand. But it wasn't romantic, he was placing a weapons belt there. I glanced up and he strolled away.
" Get ready." With those words he was gone from sight. I turned in a circle and glanced around nervously. There was a sharp pain flared up my exposed thigh and I looked down to see a long, thin, gash along my skin. I gasped and glared in the general direction of where the small kunai came from.
"I wasn't ready you jerk!" I bellowed into the empty space. He appeared inched from my face and I yelped in surprise. He took that to his advantage when he kicked my feet from under me and slammed a kunai near my head. I scrambled to my feet in front of him. He cocked his fingers at me and a low growl settled in my throat. I lunged at him.
He taught me a flurry of kicks, spins, punches, throws, and dodges. Anything you could think of, he made me do. I was sweating profusely and my body was screaming profanities at me for working it so hard.
He then made me spar with him. He was a god and I just started training. He made me fall and watched me struggle. Then in one moment I ended up pressed against his chest, wrists in his hands, face leveled with his torso. I was gasping for breath and the back of my throat burned.
"You lose. Again" he grunted and released me quickly. I stumbled a few steps back. Condescending jerk-off.
"Yeah, I know that! Don't you think you're pushing a little too hard for my first time doing this!" I could barely hold my self up and my knees were shaking badly.
"Hn. Now you're going to find your way back home." He started walking.
"Wow! That's the longest sentence you've said since we met!" He kept walking.
"Alone" oh no…that idiot is going to make me walk home alone. I don't even know where home is!
I sighed heavily and wobbled in his direction to see if I could find my way back. All I found was forest and damp earth. I groaned and let my hands smack into my thighs. The gash I had there stung in protest. I began walking and my eyes were blurry with exhaustion.
"Never let your guard down." The kunai barely dug in but still it buried itself into my shoulder and I yelped. I swerved to turn to my attacker…Sasuke Uchiha.
"I. Am. Going. To. Kill. You." I glared at him so hard he should have gone up in flames. He gave me a chilling smirk. "I thought practice was over for today!" He frowned at me and gave me a bandage for my wound which was bleeding slightly.
" Enemies never sleep. Bandage your wound." His voice was so deep it rumbled in his chest. I winced when I pressed the gauze to my wound. It hurt. Sasuke noticed this.
"Get used to it" His voice was harsh yet I caught an almost understanding tone beneath it.
He ended up leading me back to the hotel and I was limping the whole way. He would glance back at me every once in a while but that was it.
As we reached the room a pretty, lavender-haired, woman stepped out. She was stunningly beautiful but very pale. She had a brilliant blush on her face as she looked at us.
"S-s-ss-Sasuke-s-s-sama…h-how a-a-are y-y-y-you?" She had a terrible stutter and her voice was slight, mousy. Sasuke nodded.
"Hn. Hinata" She gave a small smile and peered over his shoulder at me and gave a shy wave of her hand and a deep bow.
"O-ohayo S-s-sakura s-s-sama" I felt awkward at being called sama and briefly said hello before we stepped into the room and she hurried out of sight. The hotel room was clean and impeccable.
Naruto was not.
His hair was disheveled and his clothes askew. I guess he was having fun while I was being tortured. He grinned when he saw us.
"I'm guessing you went out to practice with Sasuke-teme." He gave a boisterous laugh and pointed at my sliced thigh and bloody shoulder. The cotton had turned pink from where his kunai slipped into my skin. When he saw I was in pain Naruto's smile fell.
"You weren't supposed to push her that hard you know. She's new at this." I gave a tiny tilt of the lips.
"Go shower." Sasuke said gruffly as he slid into an arm chair. I glowered at him but didn't argue. I was too tired to be indignant.
I took clothes from the closet and slipped into the bathroom, almost unnoticed since Naruto and Sasuke were more or less engaged in a conversation.
I took my sweet time. I showered and washed my hair until the water ran cold. The soap and hair products stung when they touched my wounds. Like a thousand small pinpricks into my skin.
"Get used to it." I shivered at the thought of more serious wounds. The water had turned pink from the blood that had crusted around the wound but there was nothing more.
The towel tugged at the sensitive skin when I patted it over my wound. I had picked long black sweats and a blood red tank. The material was cool and felt better on my skin. Somebody knocked on the door.
"Yeah?" I called back toweling my hair dry.
"Some of us need to shower too Sakura-chan." Naruto teased from the other side. I blushed at the time I spent in here and yanked the door open. But instead of finding Naruto there. I found Sasuke. A shirtless Sasuke. I gulped. Naruto snickered behind him.
"Pick up your tongue Sakura-chan! Even though I'm sure Sasuke-teme wouldn't mind you putting that tongue on other places." he accented it with a wiggle of his eyebrows. My mouth flopped open like a fish and with a final hard glare at the hyperactive blonde, Sasuke shouldered past me into the bathroom.
His warm flesh coming in contact with mine for a brief second and I gave an involuntary shiver. But it wasn't because of the chill in the room. I left the door and sat on the twin bed. Naruto grabbed a first-aid kit and sat beside me, gently pulling down the strap of my tank top. I didn't care. I saw the way Naruto looked when Hinata was leaving and knew he wouldn't try anything. His hands were gentle as he put some antiseptic on it and a bandage. He lightly padded it before passing some more antiseptic over my various cuts and bruises.
"He's not so bad you know. He'll lighten up soon. And don't think I didn't notice how you noticed him." he said with a grin. Leave it to Naruto to make a statement like that. I tried to joke about it and said with mock shock, "Ah, you actually notice something that isn't ramen?" My roommate, I noticed, had quite the obsession with the fatty soup. He ignored my jab at his intelligence.
"I noticed the look you know. What happened?" I choked on saliva and gave him a disbelieving look. Maybe the idiot blonde wasn't so much of an idiot.
"What about you? Hinata is really pretty." I gave him a sly look and he gave me a beaming smile.
"I know, she's really pretty. She's smart, pretty, sweet, beautiful, caring, pretty, nice, sensitive. I love her. I love everything about her. Did I mention she's pretty?" His eyes glazed over and I knew I succeeded in distracting him. As he is putting away all the materials I climb into bed and turned off the lights.
I did notice Sasuke. I noticed him too much in fact. And I definitely noticed his body. It wasn't just that it was lean and fit and beautiful. The abdominal muscles were taught and carved to perfection. His hip bones were pronounced and disappared into the waist band of his pants. His arms were corded with ropes of muscle and sinew. But it wasn't just that that made me notice. It was that the marble skin that covered his body was decorated with dozens of scars. There was one in particular. A long, jagged line cutting from his hip bone up towards the edge of his ribs. It was a slightly darker shade than his skin. Smaller ones spotted the rest of his abdomen and his back. I wonder what other scars he hid under the belt… I blushed at the thought.
What could have caused those wounds…
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I was shocked awake by my dream. In all the time that I have been away, I think about 3 weeks now, I'm not sure, I haven't thought of my family once. And that dream.. Their faces when they saw me be taken away and having no clue on what was really happening. I didn't even really know at that point. They looked so sad and disappointed. It broke my heart.
Then that dream was followed by darker, more pronounced dreams. Dreams that involved blood and death and evil. Faces blurred together until there was nothing but a whirlwind of color and then nothing but blood. A man, probably in his mid thirties, was sitting on a throne made of elaborate silver and rubies. His skin was pale and made a sharp contrast to his deep blood red eyes. Lines were cut into his skin on either side of his nose. By age, I thought. He was beautiful in all honesty, with hair of ebony silk in a low pony tail and lightly muscled body. A body that was incased in blood spattered clothing.
When I looked closer I say his smile and dozens of dead bodies strewn across the floor at his feet. The faces came into my line of vision. My family, Naruto, Hinata..and Sasuke. Sasuke on his knees with a bloody chain wrapped around his throat.
Salty water spilled down my cheeks. Warm and wet. I shook and wrapped my arms around myself tightly. I felt so hollow inside. I was gasping for breath, not because I needed it , but because I thought this way it would fill something inside of me. That dark, cold, empty space that fit exactly where my heart is.
I was shaking but I wasn't the one doing it this time. Somebody was shaking me.
"Sakura…SAKURA!" I sat up abruptly and clutched at the person closest to me. I noted briefly that the person was warm as their skin made contact with mine. I held them tighter feeling some of the hole close up some. My nails dug into their back but I didn't release them. I heard a rambling voice and soon I realized that it was my own, pleading with them.
"Please, please, please, don't leave me alone. Please, don't look at me like that. Help me…" I shook and shook and I couldn't stop it. The person was hesitant but a minute later their arms came around me, strong and reassuring. I realized they were tense almost as if they weren't used to human contact. When I finally calmed down I let go. My head came off their chest and I raised it to apologize for the meltdown. When my eyes rose to look at my savior in the face, my breathing halted.
Sasuke.
His face was blank. And when I looked his throat was free of any chain and gore. I looked behind him and saw that Naruto had his back turned and was looking into the mini fridge for some water. He turned back to us and a tan hand extended the bottle to me.
I avoided Sasuke's eyes and drank greedily, my throat parched.
"Are you going to tell us what happened Sakura? You looked scared." Sasuke whacked him over the head and grunted.
" I don't want to talk about it." I told Naruto and turned to Sasuke, still not meeting his eyes.
"Are we practicing today?" He hn-ed in agreement. I nodded. Naruto began to protest, saying I wasn't in the right state for that. I raised a hand to stop him and assured him I was fine.
After changing into sweats I walked with Sasuke to the field. While we sparred he seemed to slow down every once and a while. When I asked him about it, though, he completely denied it.
I also noticed that I didn't have any cuts from his kunai. Probably because he wasn't using any. I appreciated the fact that he was only using taijustsu and not weapons. Though I knew I still didn't stand a chance against him.
This was not going to end well for me…