YAY! It's finally up I'm sorry that it hasn't been up. Thank you to all my reviewers (too lazy at the moment to thank you individually but you know who you are!), those who put me on faves and alerts well without futher ado here is ch12! Victory dance!
Chapter 12 Inner Demons
Sasuke placed the babies back in their cribs and they both looked up at him, unafraid.
"Jin... let go of her."
Like the fool he was, Jin did not remove his hand but ignored Sasuke. He continued to threaten Sakura, "You bitch! Now the little kiddies die, we can come up with some excuse. You'll never leave our room. I don't care how much you scream, I'll get my own brats, forcefully if necessary, then you will spend the rest of your pathetic life as my own personal sl-"
Jin gasped for air as a claw-like hand gripped his throat.
"What... what are you?"
"You're... executioner."
Sakura breathed deeply, the pain still lingering. She looked at the demon throwing Jin against the wall and then began to panic looking for her children and Sasuke. She spotted Itachi and Coral looking at her but could not see their father.
"Sasuke," she whispered, fearing the worst when she realised that the thing murdering her husband was Sasuke. Sakura heard Jin's last breath and knew he was dead. Sasuke's new form turned to face her, eyes still blood red thirsting for more. She slowly stood up to face him, tears staining her cheeks.
'This can't be him. He's a... monster. If I don't get Itachi and Coral out of here it might kill them too!'
"Sakura..."
'This is Sasuke. What happened ot him?'
The shadow turned to leave her.
Sasuke's mind was in turmoil, 'She can't accept me like one can'
'It doesn't matter what he is. He's still Sasuke!'
Her eyes widened as he was leaving her again, this time maybe forever. Sakura ran towards him, begging him not to go.
"How can you still love me like this?"
"I've learned that no matter how many times we part, I can't stop loving you. Nothing can change that. You're still Sasuke even if you look different."
He turned and returned her hug but he was still in his second state of his curse mark.
"Lord Jin!" Sasuke and Sakura looked at the door to see two squads of Cloud ninja gawking at the scene. Thye aimed their weapons at the two former Leaf ninja. Sasuke shielded Sakura with his wing.
"Don't kill them!" she said.
"Aa," he merely said in return.
The last thing the Cloud Nin saw were a pair of sharingan eyes and they blacked out.
***
Sakura held her son and daughter close to her. Sasuke held Sakura close to him as he flew through the sky to avoid enemies. When they were a distance from the Lightening nation Sasuke landed, exhausted. Lightening strikes and thunder rumbles and above the noise, she could not hear Sasuke in pain when the wings retreated to his back. He let go of her and collapsed.
"Sasuke!"
He couldn't hear her over the storm and did not know if it was tears, or simply, the rain that stained her beautiful, pale face.
***
Sakura had found a cave nearby and Sasuke was lying in front of the fire. It was no easy task taking him and their children to the cave and she sighed at the two sitting beside their father, not being able to sleep due to the storm.
"Please be okay..." she whispered.
Coral crawled over to her mother, sensing her worry. Itachi stayed with Sasuke, looking at him.
'It's lke they know what's going on'
FLASH!
RUMBLE!
She looked out at the entrance of the cave and her eyelids grew heavy.
Another strike of lightening and roll of thunder alerted her.
'I cannot fall asleep! Sasuke, Itachi and Coral need me! Sasuke is suffering the aftermath of that curse mark; he needs medical attention. Damn that Jin for hindering my chakra! I must overcome that'
She turned Sasuke onto his stomach and looked at the two wounds that came from the wings. The Inner-Sakura yelled.
'WE NEED TO HELP HIM NOW! GET OVER THOSE STUPID PILLS AND GET HEALIN'! CHA!'
Sakura closed her eyes and focused, ignoring the storm, forgetting her own worries, and looked for a spark. That was all she needed. If she could find a spark: the rest would follow.
Sakura's eyes shot open, "There!"
Her hands glowed of green chakra and she placed them along each wound, closing them slowly.
***
It took a lot of time and energy but she had closed the gaps with the little chakra she had. Sakura felt her eyes shut closed and she fell beside Sasuke, worrying the one-year-olds. Tiny Coral snuggled up to her mum and looked over at her slightly older brother. Sasuke was again on his back and Itachi placed his little hand on his father's face. His eyes opened slowly to see the onyx eyes staring back at him. He quickly leaned into a sitting position and looked over to the woman lying beside him.
"Sakura!"
She did not stir and he felt his back checking for wounds.
'No wounds. She must have...'
"Sakura..."
He kissed her forehead gently, hugged Coral, Itachi and Sakura and he too fell asleep.
Sakura: When you said more drama to come you weren't kidding
Naruto: Yeah, but they're safe now. Right? Moreover, they are coming back to Konoha
Me: Um... I don't know...
Naruto: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU DO NOT KNOW? YOU'RE THE AUTHOR!
Me: I don't know whether to continue or not
Naruto: You can't just leave it like that!
Me: I think I'll continue... Not sure~
Naruto: Grr... KEEP GOING! (nine-tailed fox mode)
Me: Okay, okay. Geez...
Sasuke: R&R... Please or she'll put us in chains again...
Me: R&R!