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Three Years or Three Days?
A/N: Sorry for the late update...I've been having family problems and such...
Recap: Hm, but enough about that, this stench is horribly unmistakable. It's defiantly a werewolf.
The werewolf seemed to be unconscious, but knowing Itachi and Kisame, she was surprised that it actually had all its limbs. Gathering chakra to her hand, Sakura created a glow that was just bright enough for her to illuminate the werewolf's face. As the crescent moon mark on his forehead became clear from the faint light, Sakura's whole body tensed as a snarl rose and rippled in the silence.
All logic was gone from her mind. All she could think of now was the werewolf with a mark that signified it being a 'royal' of it's kind. The instant hostility and absolute murderous hate, that was a vampire's instinct, caused her to lose all her morals. All she cared about was destroying this thing. She had to kill it.
"Kill it!!" She snarled as the furious vampire turned to glare at Itachi with violet eyes. Itachi hesitated for a second, before giving in.
The Akatsuki covered his mouth and nose before pulling a lever. Thick, deadly smog rolled out into the cell, chocking and killing the werewolf in a matter of a few seconds. By then, Sakura and Itachi were out of the cell and into safety. (A/N: Werewolves are immune to diseases, they are not immune to poison. But vampires are immune to both.)
As they left the cell, Sakura's head cleared, and she realized what she had done as pain and horrible cries of pain bellowed in her head. Screwing her eyes shut, Sakura rolled into a ball as she waited for the phantom and the pain to fade.
You killed the son of the werewolf chief.
I know.
You do know that this means war between our kinds right?
I know…
BAKA!!
Itachi was watching the kunoichi with faintly curious eyes. She seemed to be frozen in shock at what she had done. The Uchiha was now certain that she had the power to control people, but at the same time, there seemed to be an aftershock, though what triggered it was still a mystery to him. He knew that if she wanted, she could injure, kill, and or escape from him, though he was certain, to some extent, that he could make it difficult for her. The incident with her bloodlust was a key aspect to the reason why he was still alive. Although his influence and affect over her was limited and minute on a scale, it was enough for him to be satisfied; for the moment at least.
"Itachi-san. I will be leaving."
There was silence and only silence after Sakura's sudden statement. The Uchiha showed no reaction to her words. He seemed apparently unchanged. Finally, the man opened his mouth to murmur, "Stay." It was not a request.
The pink-haired vampire frowned slightly at his imposing manner, but let it pass as an Uchiha macho thing. Itachi knew that she would leave. He knew for a fact that his words had unaltered her opinion, as her words to him. But for him to gain her trust, and with her trust, the vampire community's trust, the black-haired missing-nin knew that he required more time. Though it seemed impossible with the way things were turning out, there was still a way for him to make her stay with him for as long as needed.
While all these thoughts flashed in his mind, each idea, and each factor carefully studied, Itachi came up with a simple plan. A hazardous one, which if he failed, he would most likely lose his life, or at the least his objective, but the plan, if profitable, could lead to the united forces of the vampires and the Akatsuki. It would also give him possession of Sakura, his jade-eyed distraction.
Sakura's emerald eyes were gazing precariously at Itachi's own. They were still black, but to her surprise, they changed to red. As Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan spun, they dragged Sakura into their crimson depths.
"In this world, I control everything. From space, matter and time… You will stay here in this world with me for 3 years starting now…"
Trapping someone in his dojutsu for '3 years' would probably drain his whole chakra supply, but he was planning on breaking her into becoming completely loyal to him in those 3 days/3 years. She would be his.
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It had already been a few hours since discovering that Sakura was missing, but there were still no leads to where she might have been taken. Pakkun had been able to track Sakura's and Itachi's scent for a while, but according to the small summoning, the trail abruptly vanished at a random given area.
"F--K!" swore Naruto as he glowered at nothing in particular. The rest of the team was of the same mind. Kakashi was debating on whether or not to go back to Konoha and give his report, or to stay and look for Sakura a bit longer. The choice was made for him when the fastest messenger hawk, Aisu, flew down from the sky to land on Kakashi's outstretched arm. The silver-haired man quickly opened the scroll to read the message that was important enough for it to be sent by the valuable hawk.
After a swift glance, Kakashi came to a snapped decision. "We're returning to Konoha." His voice left no room for arguments.
"NO!" growled Naruto. "WE ARE NOT LEAVING SAKURA!!"
The other two moved to stand behind Naruto, giving him silent support. Once again, a look of intense pain flared in Kakashi's eyes, before fading off to an empty look of someone who just wanted to sleep his worries away.
"We have no choice. Tsunade-sama has called for our team to do an immediate 'code 9'." 'Code 9' meant that there is a crisis in Konoha. No matter the circumstances, return to Konoha at once. "Itachi can't be found without additional help, especially without information." With hopeless, guilty eyes, the team discontentedly left for Konoha.
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While Sakura and Itachi spent their days in a genjutsu and the rest of team 7 hurried home, Tsunade worried. She wasn't just 'worried,' she was WORRIED. The female Hokage could feel the worry and tension that was being expelled from herself in waves. As the Hokage, she knew that she had to do something to stop the vampires in Konoha, but it was impossible without Sakura. She would have never guessed that a GROUP of vampires would disobey the council and the royals. But once again the world proved her wrong. The vampire community had sworn to not bother Konoha, but it seemed that a group of the young rebelling 'teenagers' had dared disobey the unwritten law.
There was a giant bang, and a tremor in her office as four figures suddenly appeared in her office. They were the male members of team 7. The four had unanimously agreed to use 'that' technique. The technique was a transportation jutsu, but one that allowed the user or users to travel great distances. Unfortunately, it could only be done with the use of the Kyuubi's chakra, and even then, all four of them were practically drained of most of their chakra.
"Where's Sakura?" Team 7 noticed a tinge of panic in her voice as she swept the area helplessly. Lowering their gazes in shame, they gave their mission report in a dead, monotone voice. Tsunade turned paler and paler at each word noted, and after they finished, she grabbed a scroll and started to write furiously. The ink flew in the air thanks to her hasty writing, and everyone but Sai got splattered with flecks of black ink.
Finishing the letter, she quickly made about 100 hand signs and then slammed her hand on her desk. Black seals, like the ones Itachi had done, flowed from her hands, wrapping around the scroll, and with a flash of light, disappeared.
"Baa-chan, did you know that Sakura was a vampire?"
"…I…did."
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At The Castle
"Suki-sama?" murmured Tenshi. His black eyes slightly worried.
With the scroll that was sent by Tsunade in his hand, Suki answered, "I know. I'm leaving today."
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A howl of anguish, despair and fury rang out in the mountains. A dark-haired man with the blue crescent mark on his forehead, marking him as a royal werewolf, swiped a gash down the trunk of a tree, reducing it to a shamble of branches and strips of what remained of the trunk.
The blue crescent moon on a royal's forehead was like a third eye, an eye that connected all royal werewolves. He had seen the vampire through the 'eye', and seen her use her power to kill his son; the one who had been next in line to be the chief of the clan. The leech with pink hair had killed his son.
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For a second, nothing seemed to be changed. She was still in the same hall with Itachi standing near her. Everything was normal as far as she could tell, but a shudder ran down her spine as a frightening thought blazed through her mind. Eyes wide, Sakura sprinted down the hall towards the window at the end of the hall. With a gasp of horror, she gazed blankly at the sky. Where there should have been the sun, was the moon. The moon might have been fine, but it wasn't the usual silver color, but the crimson red of the moon in the world of the Sharingan.
Her face pallid, she gasped out, "What have you done? WHAT THE F--K HAVE YOU DONE?!"
Itachi's gaze was callous, expressionless. "Two years, 364 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes left…"
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At the Konoha gate, two figures suddenly emerged. One was a blonde-haired young boy, and the other was a tall ash-haired young man. Both were more beautiful then any human possible, except for maybe Haruno Sakura…
The ANBU who had seen them enter, quickly transported himself to a nervous and impatient Tsunade. Kakashi, Sasuke, Sai, and Naruto were still there in her office as well, though they were all sitting down instead of pacing like a few minutes before.
"They're here, Hokage-sama," the ANBU informed, before disappearing as quickly as he appeared.
"Whom am I waiting for?" asked Sasuke, a wary look in his eyes. Before Tsunade could reply, a curt knock and the opening of the door silenced everyone. A look of absolute surprise was on everyone's face as their gaze fell on the two 'angels'.
"Suki-sama, Kamui-san," Tsunade greeted.
Suki smiled weakly, his usual grin absent from his face. "Tsunade-san, I know you have a crisis on your hands here, but our first priority is to save Sakura-chan."
"I understand. Please, please save her."
With a resolute look on his face, Kamui murmured, "We will bring Sakura-hime back safely."
A rather shamed look crossed Suki's face. "I'm really sorry Tsunade-san…I apologize on the behalf of our whole community."
Before Team 7 or Tsunade could say anything, the two vampires vanished.
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It had been already a year in the Sharingan world. Itachi never did anything but spend time with her silently. At first, Sakura had tried to attack him, but found that all her 'powers' were gone. She'd felt so helpless, like a newborn baby. As she spent her days, usually taking walks out in the large forest, in the Sharingan premises, with Itachi, she felt the nervous fear and wariness pass. She found herself unconsciously comforted around him. Sometimes, Itachi would leave, or disappear. Whenever that happened, fear and hysterics would constrict Sakura. Even though he always returned, Sakura couldn't help but harbor her intense terror of being abandoned. The first time it happened, she had thought that he had left her, to stay alone without company in this world, where she was helpless. This world without life, empty, a void with only a crimson moon, would drive her insane without him, and she almost did go insane.
Flashback
Overcome by terror and panic, Sakura went through the whole forest, mansion, and the surrounding grounds frantically. When he was nowhere to be found, Sakura fell to her knees in defeat. Silver tears welled up in her eyes despite herself. And she cried. Fear was her motivation. The idea of spending the remaining years alone, without any company, overwhelmed her.
Is this what death is like? she thought weakly. Even Inner was gone from her mind. Alone...
As she sobbed in panic, the kunoichi didn't notice the silent male standing behind her. His crimson eyes bore into the vampire's shaking form. It had only been a month, but she was already so attached to him. She was complete only when he was near. The vampire named Sakura needed him to survive. Never before had Itachi felt needed. Sasuke had looked up to him, and admired him, but didn't truly need him. This female was the first and only one to truthfully need his life. Not his power, but his presence.
A smirk graced his lips as he reveled in this knowledge. Sakura… Sakura would belong to him only. She would need nothing else but him.
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It happened again. Itachi had left her awareness. Once again, the fear tightened over her heart, and despite the fact that he was her jailor, Sakura called for him.
"Uchiha-san! Uchiha-san!!"
There was no answer. Itachi watched the pink-haired beauty call for him frantically. "Uchiha-san!!"
Sakura knew that he would return, but even then…
"Uchiha-san!!" she screamed.
Once again, Sakura fell to her knees, murmuring his name weakly. "Uchiha-san, Uchiha-san, U-Uchiha-san… U-Uchiha…s-sama…"
In the shadows, Itachi smirked triumphantly. Uchiha-sama.
"Sakura," he purred darkly, as he stepped into view.
Sakura's head shot up, tears streaming down her face as she cried out in relief, "Uchiha-san!"
"Thank you… thank you... Please, don't go again. I-I can't take it anymore… E-every time you leave…" she faded off, as another sob choked her voice.
Emotionless eyes bore into her trembling form. "Call me Uchiha-sama, and serve me, and only me, loyally for all eternity. If you fulfill these requirements, I will never leave."
Overcome by desperation, she recklessly agreed. Itachi smirked. "A vampire's promise is binding." Is all he spoke.
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With a gasp, Sakura lurched awake from the genjutsu. Panting in shock, Sakura glanced around the room, and noticed that the few changes that she made to the decoration of the genjutsu room was naturally not there anymore.
"Sakura…" Said girl hurriedly glanced up to the voice of her master. The man she couldn't live without, the man who she had sworn loyalty to, and the man who owned her heart. She knew that Itachi only thought of her as a tool, a possession, but it didn't matter to her. In those 'three years' Sakura had sworn herself eagerly to the man named Uchiha Itachi.
"Uchiha-sama!" Sakura called out in concern as her master swayed on his feet. With a burst of speed and strength that she had lived without for, what seemed like three years, Sakura steadied Itachi. With worried eyes, Sakura gently laid him down on his bed, and devotedly brushed his silky black hair out of his face.
Itachi sighed as he slowly closed his eyes, completely exhausted. "Sakura, inform me immediately if a stranger comes into the premises." And with that, Itachi fell into unconsciousness.
The pink-haired kunoichi, after covering Itachi with the sheets, gracefully stood up, and headed out into the hall. She frowned, and narrowed her eyes slightly as she felt a presence coming near her master's land.
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Now, before we go any further, there were a few things about the Akatsuki that needed to be explained. Tobi/Madara killed Pein and Konan a few years ago, when Sakura was 17. Pein and his loyal 'angel' had tried to monopolize the organization in secret, but Madara had discovered their plan, which ultimately led to their death. After that incident, Akatsuki was made up of six members. Itachi, Kisame, Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, and finally Tobi. (A/N: Yes, I've kept many of them alive…but I'm wondering, should I bring Sasori back to life too?)
Itachi ultimately killed Madara, whose goal was still unclear to the rest of the members, when Madara had attempted, and almost succeeded, in 'plucking' out Itachi's eyes. At the moment, Itachi's eyes were still becoming worse, but with regular healing, blindness was prevented. Now, Itachi was the leader of Akatsuki, with the new objective of Akatsuki being, to seal the nine bijuu inside the members of the Akatsuki. The members were constantly looking for promising individuals to complete the group. With the death of Tobi/Madara, four more members were needed.
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The presence was familiar…but Sakura couldn't clearly remember who it was. (A/N: Sakura is feeling the presence of Suki, but not Kamui because of his gift.) She hissed irritability at the realization that she would have to wake up her master when he was in such a deep sleep. Glaring at the direction she felt the presence from, Sakura walked back in to the room with light steps. With regret written over her face, she gently shook his slumbering figure.
Itachi opened one dull black eye to inform Sakura that he was awake and listening.
"I'm sorry Uchiha-sama, but I'm afraid a person or two have entered the premises."
Completely drained of chakra, Itachi knew that he wouldn't be able to fight. "Sakura. I need your chakra."
Without any hesitation, Sakura laid her cool hand on either side of his head and gently started the chakra transfer. This medical jutsu was extremely difficult to accomplish, and at the moment only Sakura, Itachi and Tsunade knew about it due to the fact that Sakura was the one who had created the jutsu.
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"Suki-sama. Sakura-hime is in that building."
"I know. Should we sneak in, or go in through the front door?"
"…"
Suki laughed at Kamui's silent reply to his question. "I'll take that as a, 'we should use the front door because it's polite', ok?"
"…"
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Sakura!! screamed Inner in delight.
Oh, it's you…
It's been what? Three years? Three days? Didn't you miss me at all?
Who would?
B--ch…
Right back at you.
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BETA's note
Awesome. LAYLA-CHAN FINALLY UPDATED. I think we should all clap for her. –laughs-
Ah, it was hard for me… One of my old friends/classmate (from kindergarten up) died in his sleep on the 2nd… I'll be going to his Wake Service on Sunday and his Funeral Service on Monday. It's weird without him. –sigh-
Anyhow, if you think the dumb thing with FF eating people's place holders and adding in unneeded spaces is dumb, raise you hand. –raises hand-
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