Ok ok so it took a lot longer then I thought it would…I'm sorry! I had a tournament and couldn't update plus it was my birthday! So anyway here it is! IM 15!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter Seven: Words
Your words stung
They made my heart shatter
For it was only your voice that soothed me
And now that voice hurts me
You said it
That word that forever binds me to damnation
The word that makes my cheeks streak stained
That fucking word
The one that makes my heart twist and turn
Love
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Ren coughed…damn rain made her sick. She was busy wrapping her wounds…stupid car. She never wanted to let herself get hurt, but that was inevitable. She put the bandages on the muddy ground…they were already dirty anyway. She started to run her fingers through her hair but was forced to stop when she hit one of her many tangles.
This is just plain pathetic. This is what I've been reduced to lately and until…until I stop it all it wont ever change. Find her Sasuke…find her.
Ren cupped her hand full of water from the river; she watched the drops of blood fall into the clear water. The cold water stung her face…it was going to snow soon and the river would be even icier.
She started to laugh. Just thinking about the future was depressing…there was going to be a lot of pain. And for once it wasn't going to be hers. What was even funnier was that these people could die…and she didn't have to worry about that…at least not yet.
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Sasuke was patient…he stuffed the note in his pocket and headed home. He had left Sakura in the dug out; utterly clueless.
He had waited years and years to get back at Itachi so he could wait a little longer. That definitely wasn't a big deal…he touched the note in his front pocket. He closed his eyes…
My ears…
Ren was standing in front of him…She had bandages all over and they were obviously not professionally wrapped. Everyone around him was staring at her…they seemed to fell sorry for her…Sasuke sure didn't.
"Found what you were looking for?"
"Yeah."
"You're lying."
"No I'm not."
"Then where is she?"
So she wasn't talking about the note…
Sasuke grimaced and commenced forward…passing her. He heard her cold laugh that suited her crooked smile. He did his best to ignore her.
Before he knew it she was in front of him, "Sasuke your stupid you know that?"
Sasuke wanted to smack her, "What are you talking about?"
"I mean the answer is staring you right in the face and you look right past it."
Sasuke closed his eyes again…tighter and tighter; car engines, horns, side conversations, footsteps…all so fucking loud.
"Sasuke…You're in pain."
He hadn't noticed that he had let his composure slip and he had made his suffering obvious.
Sasuke saw her eyes fill with water, "I'm so sorry."
"Why?"
"Because I cause people to suffer so much."
"What are you talking about?"
He finally saw the tears fall.
"Every time I see you, you're in pain. No matter when I see you…or smile in front of you."
Sasuke hadn't really remembered a real sincere smile from her.
She wiped the tears away…instead of running away this time she embraced his waist. Sasuke didn't really know what to do. Before he had the chance to full think the situation through Ren had let go, "I'm sorry about that…Maybe soon enough you will understand."
As she walked away Sasuke put his hand in his pocket and tried to seem nonchalant. That didn't last long…
Where the hell is it!?
The note was gone…
REN!
He began sprinting after her, "REN!"
The angry raven haired teen struggled through the bustling wave of people who were cursing under their breath at him. He could hear her laughter through the other ear blasting noises. Everything still seemed like it was being screamed through speakers.
He found out that she was leading him to the forest and once they had arrived there she sprinted through…he quickly followed. He didn't care what was waiting for him; all he knew was that he needed that note!
Sasuke could barely see her…he was mostly fallowing her extremely loud laughter.
"Come and catch me Sasuke!"
Oh he was planning on it.
"Ren why are you doing this!?" He yelled as loud as he could even though he was breathless.
"What are you willing to do for this little scrap of paper!?"
Sasuke was willing to do anything to exact his revenge…he had been shamed many times because of it…but he wasn't going to yell that out.
Sasuke then noticed that he was running up hill at a very steep angle.
Where the fuck is she taking me?
Then through an opening in the trees he saw the Dam.
The Dam? Is this where she's taking me?
Ren ran across the viewing platform, "Common Sasuke hurry up and catch me!"
Sasuke kept running until he had finally caught up with her…he was standing only about ten feet away now.
He saw the note in her hand.
That evil smile crept across her face again, "What would you do if I dropped this?"
Sasuke clenched his fist, "Don't."
"If I do?"
Sasuke said nothing.
"Wanna make a deal?"
Still nothing.
"If you have the courage to push me off this dam I will throw the note to you before I descend…but if you don't have the courage I will keep this scrap for myself."
This time Sasuke didn't speak because he was more in shock than angry now.
"Hee hee…frightened?"
"No."
The word came out quicker then he thought it would.
"Then do what you will…you have ten seconds."
Suddenly Sasuke felt his insides pinch together…
This feeling…it hurts…what is it? I feel angry…thirsty for blood…his blood. I now know…I know that I will do anything…anything to see him die.
He heard Ren scream when he pushed her off the lift…even through her shock she managed to toss the note up.
Her scream was from terror…he had never seen anything like this from her.
The worst part was…he didn't care.
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NO NO NO! I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT! Heh heh…then again I should have known he would have. It's what he needed to do…but what now? I'm not sure my body will survive this one…if it doesn't…maybe I have doomed everything…If I die here…they will have to make it all by themselves…I'm not sure if they can handle that. I've known them for what seems like forever…but why can't I remember? Shouldn't I be able to remember? I mean…I am…
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The splash was so loud Sasuke couldn't help but scream. A second later he couldn't hear anything. Nothing…that was worse than anything.
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Sakura stared out her window and watched the rain drops fall. Their splashes were like a symphony…she wished it would have sounded like a lullaby. She couldn't remember the last time she had slept properly. That was bad.
She let a deep breath fill her lungs and let it out slowly.
What the hell was written? Naruto…what do you know that you can't tell me? And Sasuke…what do I mean to you?
Her head suddenly started to hurt…horribly…she grasped her head and fell to the ground…she bit her bottom lip to keep herself from screaming.
What is this? What the hell is going on?
She let go of her head and forced herself to stand.
She looked at the large mirror on the opposite side of the room. She forced herself to look into it.
Sakura felt angry…so angry…for a reason she didn't understand. She started banging her fist against the mirror…quickly and violently. Blood was painted on the mirror and imbedded the cracks. She had never endured this kind of pain before. She continued banging her fist against the mirror. She began coughing because the blood from her lip had seeped into her mouth.
Sakura closed her eyes and fell backwards to the floor.
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When Sasuke managed to get home he barely was able to make his way to the bathroom. He could barely breathe…he still couldn't hear anything…
His head was pulsing…the pain was beyond anything he had ever experienced. Not only had he had constant headaches from lack of sleep, but now this?
There was one way to get some sleep.
He stared at the bleach white wall…no…the blood would never come out.
He reached one shaky hand into his pocket. The paper was a little wet from the rain and crumpled from traveling to Sakura to him to Ren to back to him.
Ren…
Was she dead?
It was very inhuman but he didn't care anymore.
He did his best to read Naruto's awful handwriting.
His hearing returned.
(A/N: I know I'm mean but just a little longer until you know what it says.)
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Sakura felt a hand behind her head and she opened her eyes…she must have only slept an hour but it had actually been the most sleep she had gotten in a while. She blinked her eyes a couple of times until she was able to make out his face.
Sasuke…
Despite the immense pain in both her hands she managed to smile, "Hey Sasuke."
"You've lost a lot of blood…what the hell were you thinking?!"
To her own surprise Sakura smiled, "I'm an idiot." (What a great explanation)
Even though Sasuke managed to smile back she could see something else in his eyes…what was it?
Suddenly she was swept off the ground and placed delicately on her bed.
So soft…
Even though she should have let herself sleep, she didn't.
"Are there bandages in the bathroom?"
"Yeah."
Why was she so calm? Her knuckles were bloody; her head was pounding (not nearly as bad as before) and Sasuke who had eagerly made out with her hours before was hear acting like nothing was happening…not to mention the note.
Sasuke was now sitting next to her. He grabbed her right hand and dabbed some alcohol on her knuckles with a cotton ball and wrapped her hand up.
She opened her mouth to say something but Sasuke leaned over and kissed her forehead, "Don't talk."
She fought with everything she had not to listen to that perfect voice, "But Sasuke…I can't just…"
He tightened the bandage and Sakura winced as he tied the final knot. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her softly on the lips, "Not now."
He grabbed her other hand and began working. Sakura's stomach twisted and turned as she was trying to find the courage to disobey him again. She hated making him sad or angry in any way. She liked those rare moment where he smiled and she never wanted to prevent those rare moments.
"Sasuke…earlier my head was throbbing so badly I destroyed that mirror…I felt like a sudden hole was drilled into me…like something was suddenly missing."
He tightly fastened the bandage on her left and Sakura grimaced, "I'm sorry."
"No. There is nothing you need to be sorry about…nothing at all…for you are who I've been looking for."
He started kissing her deeply as her tangled his fingers through her messy pink hair. She kissed back…blood clumped in Sasuke's hair as she laced her fingers through his hair.
Those times before Sasuke had always been the one that took control, but she wanted him to know that she really did care about him.
She felt his cold hand reaching under her shirt…he was moving awfully fast. He took off her shirt and tossed it across the room. Suddenly he pulled her into an embrace and she could feel his eyes on her back.
"Sasuke?"
"Sorry Sakura."
He kissed her passionately once before he departed. Sakura was left there shirtless and confused…
Sasuke don't you realize how much I'm in love with you?
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Sasuke,
First off you're a selfish bastard fist off all. I can't believe what you've become. I'll try to make this short. This is what I know…I won't tell you how I know this because it really doesn't matter…On her back is a mark. And that mark will give you the ending to this riddle.
The future is within her
But it is also your past
You need her to be her
Need her to see her
She is yours and the future is hers as well
But you can only see of you use the one you hate's…
There is one more word after that last sentence Find it? I'm not sure. But honestly I hope you never figure it out.
-Naruto
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Okay this took forever…lol I love the whole mystery of this story…I will update asap…but my schedule is jammed right now.