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Chapter 20: A Sympathy Technique

Latching the bolt lock on the door of the apartment, Sakura quickly wiped a stray tear from her cheek and sped through the house, shutting the windows and locking them tightly, including the balcony door.

"Alright Sakura, just calm down…", she told herself, as she locked the final window in the kitchen, "You're a ninja, just remember that, and the fact that you kicked their asses once before, and you can always do it again…I am not helpless."

Her bare heels gently rubbing against the carpet of the living room, Sakura reached the couch and sat down, crossing her legs and flipped on the TV.

"Two-hundred damn channels, and there is nothing on!…", Sakura grumbled after almost an hour of searching for something to watch. She tossed the remote aside, not bothering to turn the television off, for the gentle sounds coming from it was comforting in the empty house.

Stepping into the kitchen, Sakura opened the cupboards, searching for a midnight snack. Nothing…unhealthy anyway. Sakura sighed and decided that now would be an excellent time to put her pajamas on…considering it literally was midnight.

Moving silently down the hallway, Sakura entered Kakashi's room and moved over to her suitcase, where her destinated clothes were.

Sakura's real pajamas consisted of comfortable short shorts the color of her hair, and a big white tee-shirt that almost covered those shorts completely.

After successfully getting re-dressed in her pj's, Sakura stepped into the bathroom to wash her face, and brush her teeth and hair.

"I wonder if it's really necessary for women to wear make-up..", Sakura muttered to herself dully as she scrubbed her mascara remains off, "Kakashi keeps telling me that I'm beautiful enough as it is." Sakura laughed gently as she dried her face off with a towel, "I guess some women just need it?…"

A sudden feeling and dread flooded Sakura's veins.

"A chakura?-", she whispered quietly, almost out of breath. Sakura clenched her fists, she didn't have any of her weapons with her.

"I just need to get my kunai…", Sakura calmed herself, as she moved stealthily from the bathroom. The chakura seemed close, but not actually in the house.

Her ears alert, Sakura tried to cath any other sound then of the tv, as she moved quickly down the hallway.

She made it to Kakashi's room and quickly grabbed her kunai, the chakura was even closer.."Jeez…I can't tell who it is…", Sakrua grit her white teeth together and moved again, this time out into the front room.

Sakura shut the television off hastily and stood in the center of the room, alert and waiting.

"Not many ninjas live in this area…", Sakura breathed, the approaching chakura could only be anyone from a small handful of people…

There was a single, calm, knock on the front door.

Sakura's heart leapt.

Another calm knock.

Moving on cat-like feet, Sakura moved to the door and looked through the peep-hole.

Her heart fluttered and Sakura through the front door open, "Kakashi!!"

Sakura lunged forward and embraced Kakashi tightly, "You're back! B-But what about the mission?!"

Kakashi smiled and took Sakura's embrace warmly, "Change of plans, they didn't need me afterall."

"That's great!--Uhh I mean,…oh nevermind!! I'm just so releaved that your back!", Sakura beamed up at Kakashi. He smiled once again and answered, "Me too."

They entered the apartment and locked the door behind them. And soon after, Sakura found herself on the couch with Kakashi, kissing him hottly.

Kakashi shrugged his heavy green vest off and tossed it on the coffee table, accidently tossing something from one of it's pockets.

Sakura notcied and ended their kiss, "What's that?"

"What?…Oh that…it's nothing, just a scroll I guess.", Kakashi replyed, tightening his grip around Sakura's waist with his arm.

"No it's not silly", Sakura laughed, picking up the object, "It's a pair of sunglasses! Since when do you wear sunglasses?!"

Sakura giggled again…but when Kakashi didn't reply, but just tightened his grip around her waist even harder…the horror of what had just happened gripped Sakura.

Turing her head around to face him, Sakura stuttered, "Ka-Kakashi…"

"Hey baby…", Kakashi smiled, even though….it wasn't Kakashi. The jutsu wore off swiftly, and Sakura was now in the clutches of the revealed Shiro.

Sakura's eyes widened in horror, and she struggled to pull out of his grasp. But it was no use, he was already holding her too tightly.

Then just suddenly, Sakura remembered her kunai and yanked them swiftly from her pocket, launching it behind herself to strike Shiro.

Crying out in fear of the weapon, Shiro threw Sakura off of his lap. Front flipping to dodge the coffee table, Sakura was breathing hard and her legs were trembling, she spat and wiped her lips off with the back of her hand, she gasped, "You…bastard."

Shiro stood up and smirked, "You really are beautiful baby…"

"Get OUT!", Sakura shouted, holding her kunai up menisingly, glaring at the man arcoss from her with pure hatred in her emerald eyes.

"Sorry baby…but I have plans for us tonight.", Shiro replyed quietly, taking a little step around the table.

"Don't move!!", Sakura shrieked, stepping back, "Or I'll slit you damn throat!!"

"Trying to be brave…", Shiro smirked, taking another small step forward, as Sakura remained where she stood this time, "it's a real turn on….it was for a few of the other girls too…but they weren't as feirce as you baby…"

Tears of both terror and fury filled Sakura's eyes, "You monster..", she whispered. Her knuckles were turning white, she was clutching her kunai so tightly.

Shiro shrugged, bent over and picked up his sunglasses, and put them on. He grinned again, "That's what they all say."

"Kakashi will be back soon. And he will kill you…if I don't do it first anyway.", Sakura growled, a strand of pink hair flowed over her forehead softly.

Shiro just laughed at her pathetically, and replyed, "You wanna know something baby?"--he didn't wait for Sakura to answer-- "I was one of Hatake's first students."

Sakura's mouth opened and her eyes widened slightly, then Shiro continued, smiling, "I have to admit, he was a kick-ass teacher…but the whole 'being ninja' shit, was just too much for me. So I quit."--Shiro took another small step forwad-- "And Kakashi wasn't happy about that, so you know what he did?"

Shiro paused for a moment, but then smiled earily, "He taught me a technique."

Shiro could see the confusion in Sakura's glaring eyes, so he chuckled, taking another step forward, and continued, "Yes, Kakashi actually taught me a special ninja technique, because he felt bad that I would go out into the world helpless. What a pathetic fool."

"He carred out you!", Sakura cried angrily, "He has cared for all of his students!! He wanted to help you, you bastard!!"

Shiro smiled again, "He taught me a very useful jutsu baby…and I use it…very often.

There was a brief moment of silence…before Sakura felt a soft breath run down her neck.

Terror filled her widened eyes, as the Shiro in front of Sakura quickly disappeared in a puff of curly gray smoke.

"Replacement jutsu!?", Sakura cried, hurling herself forward and launching one of her kunai to her attacker from behind, Shiro.

Sakura's heart lept with relief when she heard the cry of Shiro right cheek being sliced opened successfully by her attack, but before she could react again, a large hand grasped her wrist tightly.

Sakura gasped and looked back. Shiro cheek was sliced and bleeding deeply, but he had still managed to grab her as she tried to run away from the real him.

"Let go!!", Sakura screamed, glaring harshly at Shiro's grinning bloody face, and lunging her other hand with the kunai forward.

But this time as Sakura attacked, Shiro pulled down hard on the wrist he had gotten ahold of, knocking Sakura off balance, allowing him to grab her other wrist tightly.

Sakura cried out and stuggled to get free. But quickly Shiro managed to stick his foot out and trip Sakura's feet out from under her.

Her head was slammed down hard against the hard wood floor of the hallway.

"Get off of me you stupid bastard!!", Sakura shrieked, pulling and kicking with all of her remaining strength.

But the only answer that Shiro gave her was a meer chuckle, and a, "Goodnight baby."…before he hoisted her up again, and slammed her headfirst back onto the hard wood.

Hey!! O.O this chapter was sorta kinda a little bit long!! LOL Yay! I'm finally writing better! lol Arugh, I swear this site scares the crap outta me lol. I mean, yesterday I tried to update this chapter, about twenty times...but it kept saying that there was something wrong and it wouldn't upload it!! o.O --the crowd gasps-- I know! SERIOUSLY! ANYways, I tried again today, and huzzah! It worked :) lol yaaaay! XD Allllrighty then, enough of my babble, PLEASE REVIEW!! Thank you :3 lol Hugs&kisses! XD