Izzy: Well, I'm back! :D I've been sneaking notes filled with ideas into my notebook during school and doing my research. This is gonna be awesome! ^^
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Bring me to life by Evanescence! *sadness* btw, I'm trying out a new writing format so enjoy!
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How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
Without a soul, my spirits sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home
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"Sasuke." She said softly.
"Hn."
"Sasuke, it's almost time." Sakura pulled herself away from Sasuke. She stepped slowly away from him, until she reached the seal enclosure. Sasuke followed her. His arms engulfed her. Sakura pulled away again, placing a small kiss on his lips before opening the gate and stepping in. She gave him one more loving glance and jumped down into the pen just as the sun shone over the trees. When Sasuke looked over the fence, no girl was in sight. The only things he could see were a towel on the ground and a seal swimming in the water.
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Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)
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Sasuke turned from the seal exhibit and trudged to the entrance of the Konaha aquarium. He sat on the curb and waited. Right on cue, a beat up van came zooming by, filled with hollers and hoots.
"Sasuke!" Naruto screamed from his window. The Uchiha winced at the loud volume. Naruto jumped from the van and twirled around in a slutty maid outfit with platform shoes that would make any human with eyes cringe. The Uchiha said nothing to the hyper child but just passed him with no heed, taking Naruto's front seat in the van.
"Just get me to school," Sasuke said icily to wide-eyed Kiba. The dog-boy nodded numbly and drove as fast as he could to Konaha Academy.
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Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)
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That day was strange, Sasuke's fangirls immediately sensing their idol's change. Usually he would smirk and tease some girls with a special glint in his onyx eyes but today, he kept his gaze on the ground and acted as if half of the school's girl population wasn't screaming his name.
A glimpse of green caught Sasuke's eye and sometime while he whipped around to see it, he realized that there was no way it could be Sakura. The sun was out, beating down on the city he called home. Sakura was in a barred cage where she is forced to regularly perform degrading tricks for the public.
As Sasuke walked to his first class, he passed a science room and flinched at the memory of Orochimaru and his snake lisp teaching in that very classroom.
It was a regular day for the Uchiha, getting several praises from his teachers rambling about how much of a "genius" he was. Each time another teacher ranted to him, his fist clenched harder.
'If I'm such a genius, why can't I figure out how to outsmart Orochimaru?' He mentally screamed.
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Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life
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"Sasuke Uchiha, report to the principal's office immediately. I repeat, Sasuke Uchiha to the principal's office." Sasuke quirked an eyebrow at the loudspeaker, wondering what would be waiting for him at the office once he got there. Kakashi waved the Uchiha out of his room, eager to get back to his collection of perverted books that lay in a stack on his desk. Sasuke slung his backpack on his back and walked to the office down the hall. A man with light blue hair and round glasses was waiting there. The man's mouth was curled up into a rapist smile. Sasuke shivered but confronted him anyway.
"Yes?" Sasuke shot a look at the man, trying to comunicate telepathically. Who are you?
"My name is Kabuto, I'm here concerning your… assignments." The man said, frowning upon the boy genius. I work for Orochimaru.
"What are you here for?" Sasuke slanted his eyes, knowing this couldn't be good. Don't come between Sakura and me.
"I need… your email." Kabuto replied, making Sasuke sweatdrop. The Uchiha scribbled his email onto a post it stolen from Shizune's desk. In a couple mere hours, Kabuto mouthed to Sasuke, you will receive your assignment. Then Kabuto turned on his heel, gave Sasuke one more rapist glance, and he left the office.
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Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)
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From his pocket, Sasuke's blackberry buzzed loudly. The time was 2:49 PM. His Calculus class turned around to look at the Uchiha. Anko-sensei cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Are friends more important than my class, Mr. Uchiha?" She asked, her eyes gesturing to the cell phone he'd pulled out. Sasuke ignored her and opened the email labeled as "Mister Uchiha's assignment for Experiment 68973."
Sasuke Uchiha,
As agreed, I have decided to play your little game. You do tasks for me and in return, I give you the antidote for Experiment 68973. But to play the game, you have to follow the rules, so read carefully.
Rule 1: Only you, Sasuke Uchiha, may complete these tasks.
Rule 2: You may not inform anyone else of this "mission." Not even your precious seal-girl.
Rule 3: Never reply to this email address. Do so and your chances of saving 68973 will disappear.
Now for your tasks:
First, get $30,000 in cash, and leave it in a briefcase in an alley on Akatsuki Avenue.
Second, after the money has been placed, go down that Avenue to Kimimaro's Music Store. Once there, pick up an already-paid for trombone under the name of "Oro." When asked for the password, simply say "only you."
Third, assuming you have the trombone, it should have a tag on it and, on that tag it should say "Name" Then a blank line. On that line, write "For Mack" in bold capital letters.
Fourth, drive across the city to the Konohagakure Concert Hall. Leave the instrument on the steps in front of the door and knock on said door four times.
When this has been completed, I will know. If you have done it correctly, you will know five hours after the fourth knock on the concert hall door.
Always watching you,
Orochimaru
P.S: Inform the police of this and I will not hesitate to activate a microchip in 68973's brain, making it explode in mere milliseconds. She will die. Do not sell me out, Mr. Uchiha.
Sasuke paused, skimming the email one last time. The room around him was so quiet, Sasuke thought he had gone deaf. But he was proved wrong when he stood up and pushed his chair back, making it squeal against the floor. With no word, he left the classroom and walked out of Konoha Academy.
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Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)
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Gripping the steering wheel, Sasuke drove to the one place he could: Konoha Aquarium. When he reached the ticket booth, he recognized the blushing teen from the previous night.
"One." He muttered under his breath.
The girl blushed madly and slid his ticket to him, making sure to count the boy first. Sasuke drifted into the Aquarium, not surprised at the amount of children scurrying around with grins on their faces. The elementary schools let out earlier than the Academy. Cheers caught his attention seeing as they seemed to be coming from the seal enclosure. Sasuke sauntered over and claimed a seat, putting his hood up. Tenten, the girl with brunette buns from last night, was in her uniform with a microphone attached to her headpiece. She was energetic and literally bouncing everywhere.
"Say hello to the stars of the show!" She screamed, opening a gate. Three harbor seals waddled in, barking happily. Sasuke winced, recognizing one seal in particular. He gazed only on Sakura as Tenten carried around a bucket of fish, making the seals perform tricks that, Sasuke had to admit, were pretty good. Sasuke watched for a good 15 minutes, then it was time for audience participation.
"I'm going to need a volunteer from the audience for this next trick, who wants to come up?" Tenten grinned to the crowd. She scanned the concrete bleachers and her eyes fixated on the hooded Uchiha.
"How about the boy in the hoodie over there?" Tenten pointed right at Sasuke. He sighed, knowing there was no avoiding it now. He stood and made his way to the gate door. Tenten let him in and smiled.
"So, what's your name?" She asked coyly.
"Sasuke," he replied.
"Well, Sasuke, today I have a special trick for you. I want you to lean you face close to our prettiest seal, Sakura, and she'll give you a kiss!" Tenten took Sasuke over to Sakura. Sasuke looked into the animals eyes and although they were a deep gray, he could've sworn there was a glint of emerald that could only belongs to her. Sakura leaned toward him and nudged his cheek wetly. The crowd applauded while Sasuke clenched his fist. Orochimaru would NOT win.
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I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside
Bring me to life
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Izzy: What did you think? I know I've been gone forever but this weekend I buckled down with mango juice, toast, chocolate, and lots of Mamma Mia music. I did NOT expect this to turn into a mission kind of fanfic. I wanted a simple seal that turned into a simple girl in front of a simple boy. He would find some way around the "spell" and they would be together. But that's obviously not what happened here.