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.Heaven's Gate: Princess.
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Thirteen: Damn!
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Sasuke looked down on Sakura's bed with cold eyes. He stared at her will for a long time, and then he ripped it to pieces.
"Just don't have the heart to kill her, huh?" Ten-ten leaned on Sakura's front door. Sasuke looked up at her and sighed.
"Guess I am a failure after all," he muttered, his eyes were still cold.
Sakura pushed her way through all the ANBU, ran passed Ten-ten and rammed herself onto Sasuke. She hugged him tight, not wanting to let go.
"Why didn't you kill me?" Sakura cried onto his neck. Ten-ten turned toward the other ANBUs, they nodded and walked away. Ino closed Sakura's door with a warm smile. "You're Matsuo Tabi's spy… Father said you guys are not supposed to have feelings… especially love."
"When I see you, it seems as if all the emotion I lost when I was with Matsuo Tabi came back," he hugged her, burying his head onto her shoulder. "If he sent a spy and knows I didn't kill you, he's going to be furious and kill me instead."
"You should've killed me," Sakura sobbed. "If I ever fall into Kuno's hand, all will be lost."
"But none of us will ever let that happen," he pushed her away, looking into her eyes.
Sakura smiled, her tears shimmered under the candle light.
"Thank you, Sasuke-kun," she smiled. "I knew it's not wrong to fall in love with you."
Sasuke smiled back at her. He kissed her forehead and hugged her.
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Karin's eyes widened as she stared at the object on the floor. It was a kawarimi, the log laid lifelessly on the grass. She walked toward Sakura's door and poked the paper door with her finger, making a little hole. She peeked through the hole and held back a furious scream.
She straightened herself, a crazed look across her eyes. She just lost her Uchiha Sasuke and she will never let the Princess off with it.
She jumped away toward Matsuo Tabi.
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"Have Sasuke done his job?" Matsuo Tabi stood in his dark room, his voice full of anticipation. There was a hint that he was so proud of Sasuke, knowing he would finish his mission well; since he was one of the best shinobi he had.
Karin looked at him with the same crazed look. Matsuo Tabi frowned.
"What is it Karin?"
Karin screeched like a crazy eagle, Matsuo Tabi jumped when she did this.
"Juugo, Suigetsu!" he called for them. The two of them came seconds later, holding Karin onto the ground.
Karin kept on screaming and screaming.
"She lost it," Suigetsu sat on her back, looking at her. "Sasuke failed, and I'm guessing she found him hugging or kissing the Princess or something."
Matsuo Tabi sighed at the view of Karin turning crazy.
"I knew I'm not supposed to let her have the job," he muttered to himself. "I knew she's going to fall for Sasuke… I knew it!"
"Matsuo-san, I think we should worry on what to do with the Princess," Juugo said, his tone emotionless.
Matsuo Tabi turned to him and nodded. He thought about Sasuke failing his mission.
"We're going to attack Konoha," he said.
"What about Sasuke?" Suigetsu asked, Karin calmed herself down slowly now.
Matsuo Tabi looked at the moon outside and sighed.
"He shall have to choose his side," he said. "If he side with the Princess, then we have to fight him."
Suigetsu sighed and get off Karin's back.
"I'm going to kill that darn Princess myself!" she huffed.
"Not a chance, Karin," Juugo said.
"You're not having her, Juugo," Karin spat.
"I mean, there's no way you can win," Juugo corrected himself.
Suigetsu held back a laugh as Karin cursed Sakura while she prepared herself for the battle.
"We leave tomorrow morning," Matsuo Tabi said as he stood up and made his way toward his room. "Tell the others."
Suigetsu and Juugo bowed and made their way toward their other comrades.
"Too bad, isn't it Juugo?" Suigetsu sighed. "I don't want to fight Sasuke."
"We shall not fail like him," Juugo said, his tone cold.
Damn, the guy's serious, Suigetsu looked forward at the moon.
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"Sakura, we got bad news," Gaara came out suddenly out off her body.
Sakura looked at him, confused.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Matsuo Tabi's men are on their way," Temari came out next to him. "Kankurou said they will arrive here tomorrow night."
Her eyes turned all white suddenly, and then she gasped.
"Damn!" Gaara cursed.
"Hideyoshi Kuno's men are also coming," Temari translated Gaara's 'Damn!'
"Are they both attacking Konoha?" Sakura asked; her tone cool.
Temari nodded grimly.
"Then we have to get ready," Sakura said.
She turned to Sasuke, his expression was calmed as well. Sakura smiled.
"It's good that at times like this you are not panicking," she said, touching his cheek. "Matsuo Tabi taught you well, didn't he?"
Sasuke smiled, he kissed her forehead once again and then stood up.
"I'm going to inform the ANBU about the attack that is coming," he said. And then he looked out to the sky. "Maybe we should evacuate all the villagers to the palace."
Sakura nodded.
"Temari, Gaara," she said. "Tell Kankurou to help us with that. You two go tell the villagers to evacuate town right now."
The two nodded and disappeared.
"Naruto, Lee, Neji," she turned to them. "Naruto, go with Sasuke. Lee, Neji, go inform the villagers that live in the forest."
They all nodded. Naruto looked at Sasuke and grinned.
"I know we'll be best buddies," he told him. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"We just have to do this together," he said. "Doesn't mean we're best buddies."
Naruto shrugged.
"We'll be back," Sasuke turned to Sakura. She nodded and saw them leaped off.
For the first time in her life since he passed away, she felt Uchiha Itachi's presence around her.
"Be safe. Trust them. Sasuke will protect you."
Sakura smiled and nodded.
"I know," she muttered.
For a mere second, she thought she saw him standing in front of her, smiling warmly.
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I've been so mean to you guys lately with all the cliffies that I love :D
Well, it's not over yet, though. So be happy, or be sad, or whatever.
Here's the next chapter, I just have the time to update :)
Although the time when I would not update for weeks… or even months will come pretty soon.
FREAKING EXAM WEEK IS COMING! :D
P.S. Thanks for Adeladaine for the nice quote: "After the rain, there's always a rainbow" it helped a bit, although I don't care about those friends anymore :)
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