2 - Stage two: Anger
Sakura waited for the cherry blossoms to dissipate before stepping forward. She shrugged off the heavy ANBU cloak and hung it on the coat rack by the door way. Looking down at the mask in her hand, Sakura quickly hid it away in the closet down the hall. The sound of tiny paws trotting down the hallway made Sakura turn towards the noise with a small smile. The small tabby cat mewed as it weaved through Sakura's feet giving her a silent 'welcome home'. She bent down and scratched the kitten behind the ears, effectively bringing out a purr from the happy animal. Sakura cooed as she made her way to the kitchen knowing exactly what the cat wanted. An excited meow fallowed her when she reached into the cabinet for the kibble that the cat so desperately wanted. She giggled when the mewling kitten jumped onto the countertop and paced back and forth meowing louder. Sakura set the dish of food down for the hungry kitty and it gladly proceeded to stuff its face. Sakura smiled at the sight. Her hands went up to her sore neck and started to massage it gently.
"Mm, I need to get into the bath." Sakura muttered to no one in particular. Sauntering towards the bathroom, she pealed off clothing as she went. The pinkette bent down to turn the water in the tub. Waiting for it to fill with warm water, Sakura leaned against the wash basin counter and looked down at her knuckles. They had been bruised in her fight with Sasuke, when she had broken his sword. She sighed and turned off the water. Sakura gingerly eased herself into the steaming bath. Once she was fully submerged, save her head, Sakura let out a quiet moan as she felt all of her muscles relax. Her eyes grew heavy, all of the stress of the day was finally taking its toll. 'Maybe a small nap wouldn't be so bad…' Was the last thought that crossed Sakura's mind as she drifted into sleep.
The shrill peal of the doorbell startled Sakura awake. Water splashed onto the floor as she jumped up and out of the bath. Sakura searched around for the closest thing to cover her naked body. She spotted a towel on the counter and quickly snaked it around her body. The doorbell gave its sharp clap again and again and again. Sakura rolled her eyes, 'it must be Naruto'.
"I'm coming!" Sakura yelled as she ran to the door, leaving puddles of water in her wake. She threw open the door.
"What on earth do you want Nar…u…to…" Sakura stammered as she realized just who her company was. Before her stood all of Team Hebi on her door step, gaping at her very exposed flesh. Sakura's eyes breezed over each face of Sasuke's team, wondering what they were doing on her front porch step. Her eyes widened as the realization dawned upon her, Naruto had sent them to stay with her.
"He didn't." She seethed.
"He did." Sasuke replied. Sakura groaned.
"He did, didn't he? Shit. Come in." She stepped aside to allow them passage. Sasuke's team all brushed pass her briefly as they entered through the door. Sakura turned towards Sasuke as he lingered on the door step.
"Are you coming?" She asked curiously. Sasuke's head snapped up at her voice, his thoughts interrupted. Sakura's eyes widened as Sasuke blatantly checked out her body through her thin towel. He stepped forwards into the doorway, situating himself between the arch and Sakura. Sasuke's hand brushed along Sakura's hip as he whispered breathily into her ear.
"Thank you for letting us stay with you Sakura-chan." Sakura's breath hitched in her throat at his actions. Sasuke gave a haughty smirk when he saw what he could do to her. Though that smirk quickly fell as he saw her furious face. Sakura snarled at him and hissed venomously.
"Don't ever touch me Uchiha!" Quickly reaching around him, Sakura closed the door. She quickly jumped away from the close proximity of their bodies and turned towards Sasuke's team. Sakura stared at them impassively.
"Welcome to my home. I'm sorry for my lack of dress-" Sakura started monotonously.
"Oh no, we don't mind!" The smaller male of the team commented with a sharky grin. Both Sasuke and Sakura gave him a quick glare. Sasuke's female teammate quickly punched him on top of the head.
"How dare you speak that way to our hostess Suigetsu!"
"Kami Karin! Quit being such a bitch! It's not my fault she's hot!" That comment earned him another smack.
"Ow! You are such a bitch!" Suigetsu grumbled.
"Quit calling me a bitch you baka!" Karin screeched. A collective sigh was heard from Sasuke and Sakura. Pinching the bridge of her nose, Sakura growled at Sasuke.
"Make them stop. Now. I'm going to get a headache from incessant bickering. If you would excuse me, I would like to actually put some clothes on." She promptly turned on her heal and started towards her room. Sakura was quickly stopped as she felt a hand grab onto her wrist.
"Kami, what now?" Sakura already knew who it was that had the gumption to touch her.
"Where will my team and I be staying?" Sasuke's smooth tenor of a voice came to her ears. Sakura turned to him with a cold stare.
"Pick a room. The manor has many, as you should know." Sakura harshly yanked her wrist out of his hand and ran off to her chambers. Her feet echoed down the hall way and the slam of her door reverberated through out the house. Sasuke sighed. He could feel a headache coming on. Turning towards his squad, Sasuke sighed again. Karin and Suigetsu were pulling at each other's hair and Juugo was staring off into space. Sasuke massaged his temples and thought, 'this is going to be troublesome."
Pink hair was splayed across the bed, glowing in the moon light. Sweat trickled down heated bodies panting in the night. Sakura whimpered as Sasuke's tongue descended from her neck and into the valley of her breasts. His fingers ghosted their way along her sides making her shake. She let out a tiny mewl when Sasuke sucked upon the sensitive flesh of her breast. Her back arched into his muscular chest, rubbing up against his bare skin.
"Sas-Sasuke, Ngh." She moaned softly when he brought his skillful fingers up her thighs. Sasuke smirked as he teased her sensual bud. She writhed and moaned underneath him. Her half lidded eyes her clouded over with lust and her mouth was pleasantly panting. Her breath hitched when she felt the tip of him press into her.
"Moan my name Sak-ur-a" Sasuke panted in her ear. Sakura whimpered as she tried to buck her hips against him, but to no avail. He pushed into her just a little farther.
"Sasuke…" Sakura moaned. He smirked liking the fact he had full control of her body. With a final thrust, he buried himself deep-
Sasuke woke up gasping for breath. He whipped his covers off of his body and swung his legs to the edge of the bed. Sasuke sat up and laid his head in his hands. Waiting a couple of minutes so that he could catch his breath, Sasuke sat thinking incredulously 'I just had a wet dream about Sakura!' He stood up with the intention to catch a breath of fresh air. Making his way towards the door, Sasuke heard a crash from the floor below. He activated his sharingan and stealthily descended the stairs. He heard more crashing and glass breaking coming from the kitchen.
"Where is it, where is it, where is it, where is it!" Echoed down the hall. Sasuke saw a figure ghost into the living room tearing at every drawer and cabinet as it went. Tiptoeing down the hall, Sasuke saw a spray of pink hair flying through out the living room.
"Where is it?" Sakura murmured as she flipped the couch on it's side. Each room was in total disarray from her frantic searching. She let out a frustrated groan.
"It's not here. The closet. It has to be there, it has to be there!" Sakura brushed past Sasuke, not even noticing his presence. 'It's like she's in a trance', He thought. Sasuke followed her down the hall curiously. Sakura threw open the door of the closet and tore into its contents. Sasuke had to duck from the kunai she chucked into the hall way. Finally, after all of her frantic searching, Sakura let out a delighted giggle.
"There it is!" She said in a sing-song-y voice. Her back hit the wall behind her and she slid down to the floor. Sasuke watched in disgust as she brandished a syringe filled with some unknown substance that he could only guess was some form of drug. His eyes widened when she plunged the needle into her arm a pushed the chemical into her body. Sakura's eyes clouded over and she let out a sigh of contentment. She started to stand, but fell because of her shaking body. Sasuke quickly caught her falling form. Her head tilted towards him, acknowledging him.
"Sasuke? No, no, no, no, no, no, you weren't supposed to see me like this. You can't see me weak…" She struggled against Sasuke's grip but failed to free herself. Getting frustrated, she growled at him.
"Let me go!" She continued to fight against him. Sasuke snorted at her.
"Not until you tell me exactly what was in that vile." Sakura stilled and clenched her jaw.
"No."
"You can't hide it from me."
"I know."
"Then tell me damn it!" Sasuke yelled. Sakura finally freed herself from his arms. She hissed at him.
"I don't have to explain myself to you."
"Damn it Sakura! Will you just tell me already? What happened to you?"
"Fine! You want to know where poor, weak Sakura went? She died when you left her on that bench! She died during training with Tsunade-shissou, when I killed the Akatsuki member Sasori, and when I became ANBU!" Sakura grabbed Sasuke by the collar of his shirt and shoved him against the wall.
"She died as she was subjected to countless missions of being tortured both mentally and physically. She died when she killed thousands of innocent lives for her village. She died when her parents where killed right before her eyes!" Sakura stiffened at the hypocrisy of her words. Her grip loosened on his shirt. Tears stung her eyes, but she bit them back. Sakura looked up at his face. Sasuke's eyes were full of sympathy and understanding. She chuckled darkly.
"Don't look at me that way. It makes me feel week." Her voice grew hoarse as tears continued to threaten to spill over.
"So you know what she did? She created a drug. A drug that makes you faster, better, stronger, anything to not be weak anymore. I didn't anticipate the side effects. Over prolonged use of the drug, you become inhumanly strong and addicted to it. The longer you take it, the more addicted you become, even to the point of insanity! I am slowly driving myself insane just to become more powerful." Sakura felt her face become wet.
"Fuck. Now I'm crying. I haven't cried since you left. So there Uchiha! I've told you my dark secret. I rely upon a screwed up drug to make me strong. Are fucking happy now?" Sasuke stayed silent, not wanting to say anything that could set her off. Sakura visibly bristled as she felt a presence at the door. She growled and muttered under her breath something incoherent that sounded very similar to a curse. Quickly, she trotted to the door and threw it open to the ANBU on the other side.
"What the hell do you want?" Sakura hissed venomously, causing the ANBU to take a step back from his superior.
"There has been an attack from the Akatsuki in one of the farming villages under our juristiction. Hokage-sama wants you to go and investigate with the probability of engaging the enemy." The ANBU stated curtly.
"Shit, this day just keeps getting better. What the hell would the Akatsuki be doing in a farming village? Whatever, I'm on my way." Grabbing her shoulder, Sasuke forcibly turned her towards himself.
"I'm going with you."
"No way in hell you are Uchiha!" Sakura yelled at Sasuke. The ANBU faced Sasuke.
"Actually, Hokage-sama specifically asked for Uchiha-san to accompany you on this mission." Sakura turned to the ANBU with an eerily calm face.
"Thank you, you may leave. Now." Before the ANBU could even disappear, Sakura slammed the door in their face. She turned to yell at Sasuke but she yelped in surprise when he tackled her and pinned her to the ground.
"I am going on that mission." His eyes narrowed.
"Like hell you are!" She spat at him.
"As I recall, Naruto said for his best ANBU to accompany me on my mission to kill my brother. Or did you forget that Miss Demon of the Leaf?" Sakura growled dangerously at him.
"Fine. Now get the hell off of me." Sasuke pulled both himself and Sakura off the floor. He ventured towards the stairs to wake up his teammates. Though he stopped when he heard Sakura swear and break something in the house. Smirking at her antics, he thought, 'this is going to be interesting'.