Warning: Cursing

P.S. The line break button sucks.

"Sasuke, help me!" The last thing Sasuke expected was a distress call from his fiancé. His surprise lost to his worry as he shot out of his chair.

"Sakura? What's wrong?" Other people were staring at him, but he didn't notice.

"I-I think someone broke in," she whispered fearfully. Her breathing was sharp and erratic. She sounded like she was on the verge of a panic attack.

"Calm down sweetheart and tell me what's going on." He waited patiently for her to catch her breath.

"I-I was napping when the doorbell rang. It stopped by the time I got up, but then the door opened and I know it wasn't you or anyone we know because they're all busy today and they would have called and then I went to take a look and someone was in the living room and-" she was rambling and her fear was escalating again.

"Where are you right now?" As he asked her he was already reaching for his keys and gun.

"I'm hiding in our closet."

"Stay there and don't make any noise. I'm on my way, just wait for me." He hoped he sounded reassuring because he was a mess inside right now. His brisk pace took him to the elevator in record time. He jabbed at the down button impatiently.

"Okay, please hurry!"

"I will. Be brave sweetheart," with that he hung up before whoever it was in his damn house could find her. Where the hell is the elevator? Fuckit, he's taking the stairs. Why did he have to be on the seventeenth floor goddammit?! He went down the steps two, maybe three, at a time. He pushed through the door so hard he heard it slam against the concrete wall of the parking garage. He wasn't the only one.

"Sasuke? Where are you going?" His head whipped around to see Itachi and his father waiting for the fucking elevator.

"Itachi, I need you to come with me?" Sasuke continued on towards his car, he knew his brother was following. He quickly started his car and by the time he got his seatbelt on Itachi climbed into the passenger seat.

"What's wrong otouto?"

"Some idiot broke into my house with Sakura in it. She called me from our closet. Weapons unconfirmed but I'm not taking any chances on Sakura's life." He ignored all the speed limits, sped through every stop light and nearly caused an accident without hesitation. All the blaring horns just pissed him off more. Once in the suburban area, things became calmer and a hell of a lot quieter.

"Calm down brother, you're not saving anyone with that temper. I'll call father and have him send another officer." As Itachi made the call, Sasuke couldn't help but think of what this bastard was going to do to Sakura if he happens to find her. His heart thudded loudly in his ears. He wondered if Itachi could hear it. He was never like this on other assignments, but this wasn't an assignment, this is his girl involved in this. The hand on his shoulder made him visibly flinch.

"We'll get her out safely Sasuke." Sasuke really hoped he was right.

He's coming! She could hear each footstep getting louder than the next one. When the door to the bedroom opened she held her breath and sat still as a statue. She heard drawers opening and the rustling of its contents. She trembled. He was going to get to the closet eventually, what was she going to do? She could just bolt out and maybe she could make it to the front door. But what if he caught her? What if he had a knife, or worse, a gun? The footsteps came closer and she waited with bated breath as the handle moved. Her fear escalated and she moved without thinking. She pushed the door open as hard as she could, feeling it smack into the unsuspecting thief.

"What the-" Unfortunately the blow only made him take a step back. Sakura only made it down the stairs before he grabbed her from behind. She shrieked and lashed out, but no matter how much she struggled his hold remained firm. He wrapped an arm around her neck and she tried to pull it away. She would have bitten him if she didn't see the knife in his hand. Immediately she froze up. The phone clenched in her hand slid out and clattered to the floor. The man behind her definitely saw it. His grip tightened.

"Did you call the cops?!" She kept her mouth shut. Obviously he wasn't use to being caught from the panic in his voice.

"Answer me bitch!" He raised the knife with a shaky hand. She hoped he wouldn't accidentally stab her. To answer him she furiously shook her head no.

"I don't believe you. You're coming with me," he walked her to the entrance and grabbed the car keys on the table next to it. She hoped Sasuke was close by.

The brothers saw the door open and Sasuke almost lost it. The thief found Sakura and now he held her hostage. He looked her over for any injuries. Nothing. Yet.

"Let's move, they're heading to the car," didn't have to tell him twice. He burst out of the bushes they were hiding in. Sakura saw them first. She stopped, making the thief stumble into her.

"Keep moving unless you want to die!"

Over my dead body you son of a bitch, Sasuke thought.

"Freeze!" He and Itachi pointed their guns at the SOB. He faced them hauling Sakura in front. A knife was poised at her neck.

"Come any closer and I'll slit her throat!"

"Drop your weapon and let her go! Don't make this harder on yourself." Itachi wanted to resolve this without any violence. He was a lot better at this compared to Sasuke, who wanted to put a bullet between the poor guy's eyes.

"Stay back!" Sakura yelped when she was suddenly dragged back.

"Clear the path and-" a shot rang out and the guy's cry of pain mixed with Sakura surprised scream, but neither Sasuke nor Itachi pulled the trigger. The knife clanged on the ground and the thief collapsed to the ground after Sakura escaped from his hold.

"Sasuke!" She ran into his open arms.

"You okay?" He held her tightly to him, feeling all the tension leak out of his body. She nodded against his chest in response.

"That was a close one." Shisui stood over the man clutching his leg, blood soaking his pants and dripping onto the driveway. Itachi cuffed the guy and helped him onto his feet.

"Nice job Shisui. Are you okay imouto?"

"Yes, thank you Itachi-ni, Shisui-ni."

"How 'bout giving your hero a kiss?" She laughed and gave him a hug and a quick peck on the cheek.

"Close enough." Shisui shrugged. At least he tried.

"Let's take this guy to the hospital. Sasuke, take Sakura back for her statement. I'll see you there." Once they left, Sasuke took Sakura's hand.

"You're sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine Sasuke, a little shaky, but fine." She gave his hand a squeeze in reassurance. He believed her, but that didn't mean he wasn't going to hover for the next hour or five.

"Come on, let's get this over with. We'll come back home as soon as we can." And he isn't letting her out of his sight. No matter what she says he was installing that security system she refused.

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