Rewritten to:
A) Make sense.
B) Actually be worth a damn.
C)I want to get back into this.
And yes, I know I'm in need for a few thousand bloody noses.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or anything from the manga 'Naruto' or any of the instruments or mentioned songs in this fanfiction, they belong to their respective creators. I do, however, own the original characters, places, and story-line of this fic.
Band on the Run: Chapter 8: Hard Work is Good Work: Journey to the Otherside
Naruto and Sasuke peered with utmost horror at the scene through the glass. Across the concrete car park, the field of stone and grey that lay between the two rooms, they saw a shadow. It was a young woman's. It flickered as the light in the room did, like a fleeting candle's flame. They saw the shadow weep and moan. They felt it reach out, heard the shadow tap the window with its finger-tips. Saw Sakura's bloodied face, the expression of pain clearer then the red, peer back. She screamed help, but they didn't hear her. They couldn't.
Naruto threw himself towards the wall and threw up. Sasuke fell to his knees – still able to bear witness and torment of the scene before him. Neither could speak. Their voices had fled, courage forgotten and bodies shook.
The TV in its shattered pieces flickered on to reveal Uncle Bob.
"Well, well, looks like he got one of them!" The senial old man cackled. Sasuke made a break for the TV, kicking it up against the wall in confused frustration. "Now that won't help boy!" Uncle Bob laughed. "You might as well take a leaf out'ta your friend's book!" Uncle Bob pointed to the door and Sasuke turned to see Naruto tearing the boards down. Sasuke tackled him against the wall. He held Naruto up by the scruff.
"What are you doing?" He shouted. "You trying to get us killed?" Naruto head butted Sasuke – sending him back a few steps.
"We can't just leave them! Hinata might-"
"You saw what happened to Sakura!" Sasuke pointed through the window. "If she couldn't survive how long do you think Hinata would have?" Naruto ground his teeth.
"You son of a-"
"Face the facts!" Sasuke shouted, overpowering Naruto's voice. "If Sakura got taken down then their dead!" Naruto scoffed and turned to the door, pulling at another board. Sasuke growled and through a fist into Naruto's face. Naruto seethed with anger and delivered his own fist into Sasuke's gut – winding him.
"I've been training too!" He shouted at the gasping Sasuke. He heaved as he pulled another plank off. "If they are then we can catch the killer – at least he'll be punished!" Sasuke got his breath back, still kneeling.
"With what? Stuck in a cell?" Sasuke ridiculed. "You saw how he got from here to there didn't you? There could be two!"
"Just shut up and admit your scared!" Naruto shouted, bringing Sasuke to a halt. "Ever since you saw that shadow you've been all over the place – I'm surprised your not running up the walls!" Naruto pulled another plank off, only two left.
"You have to face the facts!"
"Shut up!" Naruto pulled off the penultimate board. "For all we know that could have been some fancy tech!" Sasuke ground to a halt and his mind started ticking. For once, Naruto had started pointing out alternate possibilities. Naruto grabbed the last board, full of energy. Sasuke grabbed his wrist. "What are you?"
"Shh." Sasuke shushed him and spoke in a much calmer tone. "If we do this, we do this my way."
They slithered out of the door. Instead of heading for the girl's room straight off the bat, they circled around the complex. There was nothing but an endlessly dark forest and the moonlight. They stepped lively, without a whisper, an small twigs snapping under their feet occasionally. Every time they reached a window, they stopped and carefully peered through. Each and every one was boarded up to keep prying eyes out. They persisted.
Soon they reached the corner and looked around. Naruto slipped an eye around the corner and looked on for two seconds. He shook his hand. They pressed on, staying next to the wall and carefully checking every window.
"I thought there were only three rooms left." Naruto whispered.
"Exactly." Sasuke whispered back, pressing his ear against the wall. "All quiet."
Naruto nodded and they pressed on. Sasuke began to check back every now and then. A slight paranoia. Naruto began to flicker towards the trees. Nothing to see.
They gave up their window searching and headed straight for the girl's room. There was a faint light slipping through the small window to their bathroom. It was too high for either of them to see through alone. Sasuke pointed up. He kneeled and Naruto stepped onto his shoulders.
"Stay still." Naruto whispered. Carefully balancing. Sasuke let out a small grunt – the phrase 'your too bloody heavy' entered his mind. Naruto peered through the dust and the little gaps of the boards.
"Anything?" Naruto wiped away the film of dust. He could hear something. Water flowing. Maybe a tap. It was faint. He peered through to see parts of the small en-suite. It had the bare minimum – a toilet.
Strictly, that wasn't fair. There was also a small shower cubicle and paint on the walls – more than the hole in the ground the boys had been given. Naruto peered around for the sink.
Something flashed in front of Naruto's eyes.
"BWAAH!" Naruto screamed, shivered ricocheting up and down his spine. All subtlety lost. He fell down – landing on top of Sasuke.
"Smooth." Sasuke commented, voice dripping with sarcasm and Naruto on his back. "Get off." He whispered. Naruto got up and stepped back from the walls – towards the forest. "What?" Sasuke asked. He looked up to see the flicker of the light through the window. He turned to Naruto full of anxiety and energy.
"We take them head on!" At that command, Naruto dashed with Sasuke in tow to complete their circle and reach the front door to the girl's room.