Ok, I've been having some difficulties with putting this on, but I guess now it would be on if you're reading this. Ummm, I think we left off with Sara and Gaara going to the Sound Village in order to kill Oruchimaru. So read on to find about this exciting mission.

Chapter 12

Sara's POV

We arrived at the edge of the Sound Village with only a few minutes to spare.

"And where is Oruchimaru in this place?" asked Gaara in a whisper.

I pointed to the stone castle in the center of the village. "Now come on I don't have much time left."

"Until what?"

"Until I have to change into my other form. Now come on one of these deserted buildings should be fine." I opened the door and stepped in. Gaara closed the door behind him. I turned away from him. "And Gaara don't try to be the hero and help me, you'll only end up dead." The last beams of sunlight faded away as I walked to the center of the room.

Gaara's POV

Sara went to the center of the room, as the room grew darker. I saw her skin started to glow a light blue. 'What's happening to her? This is not like my normal change.' I saw her jaw tighten, no doubt holding in a scream of pain. I saw her eyes reflect so much pain that my soul seemed to brake just by looking into them. She fell to her knees. "Sara!" I tried to move but found that my sand held me back. "Damn!" A bright flash made me look away and when I looked back, I saw a girl stood in the place of Sara. 'Or is that Sara?' This girl had strawberry-blonde hair that hung half way down her back, and her eyes glowed a fiery blue. She wore a blood red roman goddess looking dress. She was bare-foot but around her ankles were two anklets, each of beautiful design. They were gold bands set with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. On her wrists were the same designs, only as bracelets. Around her neck rested a necklace with a pendant as a flower. The flower petals were made of rubies and the leaves were made of emeralds. In the center of the flower rested an opal. My sand released me and I stepped forward.

"Sara?" She turned to me.

"Yes Gaara it's me. I'm still part here."

"Are you, you or someone else?

"Both."

"What?"

"I don't have time to explain this to you. Later, okay? I need to get this done."

"Okay then what's the plan? I mean it's not like we can just go waltzing right into the castle through the front door."

"Why not?"

"Because…Because that's just stupid. We'll lose the surprise advantage and we'll have everyone after us."

"First of all, we're attacking at night and most of the ninja will be asleep. Second, we are going to sneak through the village so no one else will know we are here and tell of our arrival. As for the guards that may come, they are no match for us. Remember that I could have done this alone, you are not needed."

"I understand."

"Come then, we must leave." She walked forward and I noticed that her footsteps turned to slick ice, and then quickly melted away. She offered me her hand and gave me a sly smile. I saw her sharp, slim fangs. "You coming or not Gaara?"

I shook myself. "I'm coming." She grabbed my arm and then made a hand sign with the other hand. The air around us changed, and then we were in front of the stone castle, hidden away under the cover of some bushes. Sara stood up and walked towards the big oak doors. Halfway there she stopped and I saw her hands move in a blur of motion. I looked around to see what happened. Six bodies fell to the ground from various spots, each with an ice needle in their heart. I stood up slowly and looked at Sara. She walked to the door and kicked it open. And by kick I mean KICKED the door open. The door went flying down the hallway, the really, really long hallway. It hit the others side of the hallway with a sound that would wake the dead. The sound echoing off the vast granite walls. Sara stealth fully walked down the hallways, never stopping to look in rooms, she walked on as if she already new exactly where her destination was. Finally, we stopped at a door and she silently slipped in. I followed her in and closed the door softly behind me.

"Stay here." she whispered to me. I nodded then looked around. I noticed Oruchimaru in the center of the room. Sara glided forward to meet him.

"You make such an entrance young lady. How may I help you?"

Sara's POV

I stopped about ten feet away from Oruchimaru.

"May I ask you your name my child?"

I flashed him a smile showing my sharp, slim fangs. "I see that your hands have been healed. Did Tsunade heal them for you?"

He took a step towards me. "Ah! Sara, I see this must be your other form. Very nice. How may I be of service to you?" Then his gaze rested on Gaara behind me. "Ah, you brought your demon boy with you, how convenient, but I don't need him yet."

"He's my demon and I didn't bring him here for you."

"A sort of pet to keep with you? Though I thought you would go for the nine-tailed fox. Much more sinister and powerful. Much more your type."

I felt my anger rise but I quickly calmed myself down. "I fine with what I have."

"Right just like the last three," Oruchimaru muttered. "So what can I help you with then?"

My hand reached up and touched the curse mark gently.

"You're looking to get rid of me so the curse mark won't be an endangerment to your security?" he chuckle softly. "Well I guess I can give you a chance to try and kill me. Though your chance of killing me is slim." "We'll see about that." He launched his first attack at me.

"Shadow Snake!"

Snakes came out of his sleeves and aimed towards me, their fangs fully extended and dripping with venom. I easily dodged them, and then I set some ice needles for Oruchimaru. They struck their target but Oruchimaru turned to water.

"Damn water clone!" Oruchimaru appeared behind me bringing a kunai down ready to plunge deep into me. I twisted around and clashed an ice needle with his kunai. My hand shook from all the pressure Oruchimaru forced down on me. Our faces were inches apart. I hissed at him showing my fangs. He gave me an insane smile.

"Your dream Sara is that what you're here for. Afraid I will make it come true? You saw the future and there's nothing you can do to change it. It's set in stone."

"Not if I kill you. If I kill you everything will change." I jumped away. "Fushichou Seika!" (Phoenix Sacred Fire) Fireballs formed and flew over to Oruchimaru. He easily dodged them. He laughed.

"Oh Sara even if you kill me others will know. You will do what you did in your dream. No buts."

Everywhere around me began to grow black. I looked back at Gaara worried, but then he disappeared from my view. An image became to form in front of my eyes. "No…" I whispered.

Oruchimaru's voice came out of the black. "Oh yes Sara, just like the time you killed for the first time, your uncle."

I watched my younger self kill my uncle as I tried hard to look away. A new image began to form.

"And you tried not to kill people like you once did. But then came the incident in the Forest of Death. You drained them dry."

I watched their deaths too. Again, a new image appeared before me.

"And then I got you to kill the Fourth Kazekage. You let me take control of you and then you let me walk away with his identity. You helped me destroy the Leaf Village, Sara, you did."

A new image appeared. First, I saw Gaara, and then I saw the white owl and myself. "No…No…No! NO!!" The darkness shattered around me and I was back in the room with Oruchimaru. Some guards busted in. "I won't! I'll never do it!" I screamed like a lunatic. Huge crystals sprouted up everywhere. They came from the ground rising up and spearing the surprised guards. Their blood spraying me, covering me in a warm coat of the red substance. "Noooooooo!!!!" Everything was spinning. I fell to my knees and clutched my head. More crystals appeared and grew. They pierced through the ceiling and into the next floor and the next floor until it reached the roof . They spread down the hallways. Screams filled the air as more and more people were speared.

I stood up slowly and stumbled towards the exit. At least I thought it was the exit, the crystals were so dense that I could not see. I wrapped my arms around myself and continued to stumble forward in a shocked state. Tears dripped down off my cheeks onto the floor. The crystals parted for me as I shook in the terror of what happened.

Gaara's POV

I had gotten out of the building before the second round of crystals. My left arm and my right leg were a little scraped but were not a real concern for me. What I was concerned about was the huge gash I had in the side of my stomach. My hand covered it, putting pressure on so to stop the blood flow so I wouldn't bleed out. I was worried about Sara. She still hadn't returned. First, she just disappeared and then from out of nowhere the ice crystals appear. I looked down at my hand covered in blood. 'Even if she needs me I can't do much. I need to keep pressure on my wound. I just hope she's all right.'

Yep now it's on to chapter 13! Yeah! I'm hoping to get that on soon, but I've had a lot of stuff to do. Ugh...school work is such a pain. So hope you enjoyed Chapter 12 and will continue to read on.