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Yaaaaaaaaay, reviews with lots of bulk to read. -is happy- Full Metal Alchemist is awesome! I'm obsessed now. -is obsessed- Nana is also awesome! -is even more obsessed- But anyways, back to SasuSaku love!
A thanks to runwithskizzers and Ciole for reviewing.
Music: "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence. Change back to "Me and You" by Cassie after the second break.
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B r o k e n T y p o g r a p h y
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Chapter 3 - Ethereal Vision
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He could hear her heart pounding wildly.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
His own heart was racing with every second.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He could see it in the grass nin's eyes.
Pause.
Death.
Their deaths.
Blood spurting around them.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
She screaming in agony.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
Scream.
She was screaming in agony.
Thump.
Screaming.
Thump.
Screaming.
Thump.
Dying in front of his eyes.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
He can back to reality with a sickening thud.
He was alive.
She was alive.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He saw the grass nin smile.
Surprising, how a seemingly wonderful action could turn into the bitterest reality.
Pause.
"You're so scared, you can't even move."
His eyes widened.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He was paralyzed.
With fear.
No.
He couldn't…
Something to protect.
"How disappointing. I thought you would be more of a challenge. Guess I was wrong."
Her.
He watched the grass nin take out two kunai.
Smile.
"Get ready."
No.
No.
No!
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Something to protect.
Her.
He had to protect…her.
"Goodbye."
The kunai flew.
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Standing there
She calls
Shining
Like an angel
Sent from heaven
To relieve me of my pain
Embrace my sorrow
Kiss away my tears
Glowing
In white light
Yet fading away
And away
And away…
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Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Turn.
"A-are you…alright?"
He could see her.
Eyes wide.
In fear. Or was it relief?
He watched her turn towards him.
Breathe.
"S-S-Sasuke-kun…"
Pause.
"Don't cry."
Silence.
"Sasuke-kun…"
Sigh.
"I'm here to protect you."
Pause.
"You didn't die, right?"
Silence.
He could hear her heart thumping.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"H-hai…"
Pause.
"I could…c-could see m-my death…a-and yours."
Stop.
Silence.
"I don't know how she did it."
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"But it was an illusion."
Pause.
"Hai…"
He watched as she suddenly burst into tears.
Shock.
"S-Sakura…?"
"I-I'm so sorry Sasuke-kun! I-I'm so useless…all I can do is burden you…"
Silence.
"I said, don't cry."
Shock.
"I said I'd protect you."
Pause.
"How many times do I need to say it?"
Silence.
"Don't apologize to me."
He saw her expression relax.
"…gomenasai."
Thump.
Thump.
Thud.
"It's alright."
Smile.
He watched her expression turn into worry.
"Oh! You're hurt!"
Pause.
"I'm fine. Just worry about y-"
Shock.
She was bandaging his wound.
He gazed at her.
Her pink hair swaying as she moved.
Her tears glistening in her eyes.
Her concern for him.
Thump.
Thud.
And then.
He knew.
She cared for him.
Reality.
This wasn't a fan girlish action.
She cared for him.
He smiled slightly.
Momentarily forgetting the grass nin.
What was her name again…?
He couldn't remember. Maybe the ninja never even gave them her name.
Whatever.
Thud.
"Sasuke-kun? Are you alright now?"
He looked at her.
"Aa."
He saw her smile slightly.
That beautiful smile.
Wait…where did that thought come from?
Never mind.
Thump.
"Eh? What was that n-"
He covered her mouth with his hand.
"Mmmf-!"
"Be quiet!"
He looked around, searching for enemies.
"Mff-!"
He ignored her.
Then, suddenly…
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"Sasuke-kun! Watch out!"
His head whipped around.
Stop.
Right in front of him.
A snake.
Right in front of them.
Right in front of her.
No.
He cursed his stupidity as he grabbed her and leapt away, throwing multiple kunai at the snake.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
It dropped dead.
But he could see.
The grass nin.
A vision.
Anything but ethereal.
"N-no! Get away!"
He could feel her body trembling against him on the branch.
"S-Sasuke-kun…"
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Shock.
Horror.
Silence.
It was the grass ninja.
Peeling from the snake's skin.
Smiling at him.
That awful smile.
That sickening reality.
That vision of death.
"No! Get away!"
Pause.
Smile.
"And so we meet again. So soon."
He panted on the branch. She was silent.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"The predator always stalks its prey."
Smile.
The grass nin plunged.
He pushed her out of the way and leapt up.
Whoosh.
His kunai missed.
"Surely you can do better than that?"
The grass nin headed after him, her body turning into long coils.
What was she?!
"Go away!"
He flung more kunai and shuriken at the nin.
Smile.
Pause.
"A predator never leaves its prey."
He watched in horror as the nin came towards him. His death.
"W-wait!"
Pause.
Silence.
Stop.
"What?"
The nin was a few feet from him now.
He took out the scroll slowly, showing it to the nin.
"Look. You can have the scroll. Just let us go."
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He could hear her gasp.
He could feel her horror.
His cowardice.
No. He was being sensible. There was no point fighting this ninja. She was beyond their powers.
He wasn't a coward.
He wasn't a coward.
Smile.
"Smart. Very sensible. The prey exchanges something for its freedom."
Thump.
Thump.
Pause.
"Sasuke-teme! What are you doing?!"
Shock.
It was that dobe.
That dobe had come.
The baka was standing next to Sakura, staring at him with disbelief.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
"You don't understand anything."
Pause.
"What'd you mean? All I know is that you're handing over the scroll! You coward!"
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
He lost control.
"Shut up!You don't understand anything!This ninja…she's beyond all our powers!We'll die if we fight her!"
Thump.
Thump.
Shock.
Silence.
Then…
"Maybe that's true."
Pause.
"But the Sasuke I know isn't a coward."
Pause.
"Even if his life is in danger."
Silence.
"Shut up!"
He turned to the grass nin.
"Here."
He threw the scroll.
It flew.
Falling
Falling
Falling…
And then…
Pause.
Catch.
What the…?
"Teme!"
Shock.
He was punched. Right in the face.
By none other than that dobe.
Uzumaki Naruto.
"If you're not going to fight, then I will!"
Shock.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"Well well, this brat's got guts, huh?"
He saw the dobe scowl.
"Who're you calling brat, snake?!"
Smile.
"You, of course. If you wish to fight…then very well. I shall execute your death."
He watched the ninja lunge.
The dobe dodged.
What was going on?
Naruto's eyes were turning red.
"Never!"
He saw Naruto make hand signs.
"Kage Bunshin no Justu!"
Several copies of the dobe appeared. They all attempted to attack, but to no avail.
"Don't think I'm a piece of cake, boy."
He watched the grass nin lunge.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Stop.
The grass nin had caught Naruto.
That dobe.
Smile.
"You're a weak one, boy."
He saw the dobe flare up.
"Don't…"
Thud.
"Call…"
Stretch.
"Me…"
Slash.
"Weak!"
Shock.
The dobe had broken free.
He knew that the grass nin was surprised.
"Well well…I can see that you'll be interesting. Then, let me finish up something first."
Shock.
The grass nin was coming at him.
"Goodbye, Uchiha Sasuke."
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He couldn't move.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He was frozen. With what?
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
"What're you afraid of…scaredy cat?"
Shock.
That dobe…had just repeated his own words back at him.
And that dobe…was holding the grass nin back.
Silence.
He watched in horror as the dobe was caught by the grass nin and knocked unconscious.
"Well, I suppose I'll have to finish this one off first."
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"What are you doing, Sasuke?!"
Silence.
Shock.
It was her.
She was speaking to him.
And she hadn't added that affectionate "-kun" she always used.
Always.
He knew that she must be pretty angry at him.
"We always look down at Naruto…but you know what? He's not a coward!"
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
Something in him was triggered by her words.
She was right.
What had he been doing?
Thump.
Thump.
Smirk.
"Guess this isn't over yet, huh?"
He activated his Sharingan.
And then…
He lunged.
"Well well, there'll be some fun after all."
The grass nin dropped the dobe.
He could hear the dobe being pinned by the shirt with a kunai thrown by her, onto a tree.
The dobe was out of the way.
Now, it was his battle.
He performed some hand signs.
"Katon, Goukakyuu no Justu!"
He watched the grass nin dodge his attack.
Smile.
The nin was falling into his trap.
"Katon, Housenka no Justu!"
The grass nin hadn't even been charred. But that didn't matter.
"That the best you can do, Uchiha Sasuke?"
Pause.
"It all depends on how you look at it."
He was right behind the grass nin. He grabbed the ninja by the waist.
They sped up.
"Get ready."
Smirk.
"Shishi Rendan!"
He watched as the ninja plummeted into the ground with a loud crash.
He leapt down and grabbed the ninja again.
Thud.
Silence.
The grass nin was now buried in a tree.
Smirk.
"Guess she wasn't that good after all."
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"Don't be too sure of yourself, boy."
Shock.
He watched, shocked, as the grass nin slowly extracted herself from the tree. She was alive.
Still alive.
But…
There was a large portion of her…face missing.
No.
Not her face.
The grass nin was wearing a mask.
Smile.
"That was quite dangerous. It's too bad."
He watched in horror as the grass nin slowly peeled off the mask.
And revealed…
Shock.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
The grass nin…was a man.
Smile.
"I shall let you go now, Uchiha Sasuke. You have given me a wonderful fight, and I shall give you a reward."
Pause.
He saw the grass nin's neck extend, the head coming straight at him.
Silence.
Thud.
He could feel the teeth sink into his neck.
And he couldn't do anything.
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She beckons to me
Smiling
Her beautiful smiles
Wondrous eyes
Gazing at me
Always gazing
And gesturing
I long to go with her
To fly up in the sky
Be with her forever
She reaches out
I reach
Grasping for her hand
Something I can never touch.
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Thud.
Pause.
He could hear something.
Faintly, in the distance.
Like he was in another dimension.
Maybe he was.
Maybe he was floating the realm of dreams.
Scream.
Or maybe not.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He could hear his heart beating furiously.
He wondered why.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
He stirred slightly.
Something was happening.
Something beyond his reach.
He didn't know what it was.
He had a vague feeling that he was helpless.
Scream.
Thump.
Silence.
He hated being helpless.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Shock.
Silence.
Scream.
A scream.
That shattered the silence.
He wondered who it was.
But then…the voice was familiar.
A voice…
That warmed his heart.
That nagged at him.
"Sasuke…"
Always saying his name.
"Sasuke…"
He used to think that that voice was annoying.
"Sasuke…"
But not anymore.
"Sasuke…Sasuke-kun."
But not anymore.
Pause.
Shock.
And suddenly…
He knew.
That voice belonged to her.
She had been screaming.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Flashbacks appear.
In my head.
He struggled to open his eyes.
But they were like cement.
Heavy covers that would not permit him to see what was happening.
No.
He had to see.
Why she was screaming.
What she was doing.
If she was alright.
If she was alive.
Alive.
No.
What if she was…
He couldn't bear to think of that word.
And he wondered why.
Another scream.
Pause.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He forced his eyes open slightly.
First, a blur of colors.
Then…
He could see her.
Her beautiful pink hair.
Flying through the air as she plummeted down.
Forming hands signs.
Kunai embedded her.
No.
No.
A replacement.
"Stop using these childish tricks!"
Someone's voice.
He didn't know who.
Then, he heard her.
"Shut up."
She was falling again.
And those hand signs.
He recognized them as the same hand signs she was using before.
Replacement.
Again.
Driving me to the brink
Of insanity
Of her…
What was she doing?
She couldn't survive like this.
Smile.
Hec, he couldn't survive like this.
Not if she was dead.
No.
She wouldn't die.
She couldn't die.
Because…
He had made a promise.
To protect her.
Forever.
Pause.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He heard her gasp.
He looked around the best he could.
And saw…
Green?
What the hell?
What was going on?
"Do not worry, Sakura-san! I shall protect you with my life!"
…it was bushy eyebrows.
Rock Lee.
Konohana's Beautiful Green Beast.
Or whatever he called himself.
The one that was in love with her.
He felt something boiling in his stomach at the thought.
He didn't know what it was.
He couldn't identify that feeling.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Well.
Lee was here now.
She would be safe.
…right?
"Heh, bring it on, retard."
He didn't know who was speaking.
Probably an enemy.
Last bright grimace of pain
The smile fixed upon her lips
As her head rolls down
He watched as Lee used the Lotus on someone he couldn't see.
Slam.
Thud.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He heard her gasp.
"N-no way…he's n-not dead?!"
Shock.
Silence.
So.
Lee's Lotus hadn't worked.
Impossible.
"I cushioned Zaku's fall with sound."
Another person.
An ally of the enemy.
So.
Lee's Lotus really hadn't worked.
Shocking.
Silence.
Thud.
"Now, it's our turn."
He wasn't sure what was going on.
But he knew one thing.
It was the enemy's move.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thud.
Silence.
Pause.
"L-Lee-san!"
What had happened?
Silence.
He really wished that he could watch what was going on.
But no.
He had closed his eyes again.
He couldn't keep them open for long.
And now, they were shut.
Like prisons, limiting his freedom and knowledge.
What was going on?
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
He heard her cry out.
What was going on?
He could hear her crying.
Crying.
That mournful sound.
Of tears, spilling.
Her voice, shaking.
Shaking.
Always shaking.
What was going on?
He really need to know.
In a spill of blood
Her body slumping forward
To lay, kneeling, in the ground
"Such beautiful, soft, silky hair."
Another voice. Female. Laughing. With scorn.
"Maybe if you spent less time shampooing and more time training, you wouldn't be in this mess!"
He heard her crying.
Her tears.
Her sorrow.
His helplessness.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"Let's kill this one first."
A male voice.
Her heard her cry out.
"N-no! Lee-san!"
Silence.
"S-Sakura…san…"
He knew that bushy eyebrows was unable to fight.
Leaving her helpless.
Her in the enemy's grasp.
Her life on the line.
Pause.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Then…
He heard something.
Silence.
No.
He heard nothing.
That was the problem.
Where were her tears?
Why wasn't she crying?
But I can only watch her die
Her soul
Bloodied
What had happened?
What was going on?
"You know that won't work on me."
The female voice again.
Sounding confused and skeptic.
She was silent.
What was happening?
His eyelids were heavy.
Stones.
Weighing down on him.
Restricting his vision.
No.
He need to know what was going on.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Was she alright?
Silence.
Was she hurt?
Pause.
What was happening?
Silence.
Why wasn't she saying anything?
Pause.
Why had her tears stopped?
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Or maybe she was crying.
Silently.
Without a sound.
Maybe.
Just maybe.
"What're you doing?"
The female.
Asking something.
Asking her something.
That meant…
She was doing something.
Something to arouse the questioning of her captor.
"I told you, that's not going to work on me."
He need to know what was going on.
He forced his eyelids open.
Slowly.
They opened.
Ever so slowly.
And in bated breath.
He turned to look.
"This isn't for you."
And then…
He saw.
Her.
With a kunai in her hand.
She smiled.
Her beautiful smile.
Now, tainted with bitterness.
She raised the weapon.
Smile.
Pause.
Silence.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
Her hand…moved.
And the kunai
Sliced
Always smiling
Soaring into the sky
Right through.
Swiftly.
Smoothly.
Through
Her beautiful hair.
That beautiful pink hair.
Flying through the air.
Carried away by the wind.
Freeing herself from captivity.
Her hair.
Considerably shortened.
But blowing.
And flowing.
Through the air.
The strands.
Beautiful pink strands.
Falling around her.
Engulfed in sunlight.
She looked.
Just like an angel.
His beautiful angel.
Appearing.
Like a vision.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
That ethereal vision.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
She was beautiful.
Silence.
And that.
Was when, he realized.
One thing.
And that was…
That.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Silence.
He loved her.
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I can never hold her
Touch her
Kiss her
Love her
My visions drive me back
Seeing her everywhere
Always smiling
'Come with me'
Watching me
'Touch me'
She haunts my dreams
My spirit
My soul
And I can't help
But think of her
Her touch
Her lips
Her smile
For when I lay dying
I see
My vision
That angel
My ethereal vision.
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Another chapter finished! And this one, right into detail about his feelings for her. Sorry for the long wait; I was too obsessed with watching anime. -' But this is the update! Hope you guys liked it.
The lyrics in this chapter are from a song of mine called Ethereal Vision.
Please review. Reviews make me very happy! Well, I'm sure that they make everyone happy. Thank you if you review, arigatou if you're reading, and a bientôt!
