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"talking"

'thinking'

Naruto's words still rang in his head as Sasuke drove down town to the drug district of the city, where the Sound mansion was located. Pulling up in front of the building it was now that Sasuke realized how bad his life had gotten before this mission.

The grand Sound mansion, that housed drug dealers, whores, assassins... and the second chair of the biggest mob organization in the city. With all the business that goes on both in and around the property, the house itself looked horrible and in need of repair. As he walked up the crumbling front steps he didn't miss the drug users and dealers' whispers about his return.

"Isn't that Sasuke?"

"I heard he was killed."

"Is he a ghost?"

"No man... you've been smoking too much of that stuff. He ain't a ghost... I think."

'Idiots... these morons are what Orochimaru wants in his men?'

When he entered the house, his senses were immediately assaulted with the smells of sex and drugs. He saw half naked women and men filing out of rooms to head up to the bedrooms that were on the second floor; he didn't even want to think about who was in his old room. This place never changed, same dealings, same drugs; only thing that was different were the people. Dealers and hookers don't last long once Orochimaru sinks his fangs into them. But other than that everyday was same, your life didn't move forward until your death; but Sasuke was able to get out of that life... and it was all thanks to his angel.

He caught every woman's attention as he walked down the hall... just like old times only different faces, and he didn't recognize a single one; but apparently they all knew him.

"Hello Sasuke-kun."

"Aw what happened to your shoulder?"

"We could kiss it to make it all better."

Sasuke couldn't believe that at one time he would have probably taken one of them upstairs to his bed right then and there. But just this month in Sakura's presences has changed his whole perspective of women; he wouldn't touch these women even if they were the last on earth... didn't mean he couldn't play with them though.

"Who are you... and how do you know me?"

All three scarcely clad women slowly approached him with sly and coy smiles plastered on their ruby painted lips. "Karin always talks about you Sasuke-kun."

"She says you're the best lover she's ever had... and that you do it rough but don't hurt her like others do to us." One of the women ran her hand up and under his shirt gently scratching his taunt, muscled chest.

"And we were wondering... if you'd be the same with us?"

"Hn." Again Sasuke wasn't going to do anything with these women, if it was a month ago probably, but he was changing his life around, but it was amusing that they thought something was going to happen.

"Aaah!" Sasuke's whole body tensed hearing that scream, he recongized that annoying voice anywhere, and he was hoping to not bump into her at all during this trip... that was only hope though. "Get your slutty asses away from my Sasuke-kun!" Karin raced down the hall and latched on to Sasuke's arm, he hissed in slight pain seeing as how that was the wounded one.

But she didn't notice as she was too busy glaring at the other three women that were still standing there. "Sasuke-kun is here on business that doesn't involve any of you; go back to doing your jobs, you aren't on break and their three whores short during the busy time of the day."

'Was she always this stuck up and conceded before? She's no better than them, hell if she hadn't been such a good lay for Orochimaru she would probably still be down here with them instead of being his own personal whore.' "Karin... let go." Sasuke tried to pull away from her, but her iron grip on his arm wouldn't allow it.

He finally stopped resisting her, figuring maybe she'd take him to Orochimaru... once she was done clinging. When the other women left, Karin smiled and then tugged on his arm signaling she wanted him to follow.

"Where's Orochimaru at Karin?" Sasuke allowed her to pull him down the hall towards the kitchen. Sasuke knew the other man would be up in his study in the late afternoon, playing with two or three women right now, not anywhere on the first floor; then where the hell was this woman taking him?

That question was quickly answered once they were alone in the empty kitchen. Sasuke was thrown off guard when Karin pushed him up against the island counter top in the center of the room and began to kiss him. When he went to brace himself as to not fall over with her added weight on his chest, he banged his injuried arm against the table causing a searing pain to shoot through his body. This pain alone paralyzed his body, which allowed Karin to deepen the kiss and bury her hands under his tight muscle shirt just like the other woman did a few minutes before.

She had his shirt half way off his body, fully intenting to have her way with him right then and there, but a flash of pink shot through his mind causing him to tense up and come back to the reality of the situation.

'Sakura.' Seeing his charge's smiling face in his mind, made his chest tighten again in guilt for what he was doing now. He growled and roughly pulled Karin away from his body, her seducing ways around him were over.

"Sasuke-kun?"

"Where is Orochimaru?"

Hearing the rage in his voice, Karin knew now was not the time to try and lure him to bed. "H-He's up in the study."

Sasuke pushed her away and made his way to the stairs to go to the second floor, where his boss was; Karin was hot on his trail.

"Orochimaru." Sasuke didn't wait for a reply as he pushed opened the door to the study. In the back of his mind he was mildly surprised there weren't any of his women in the room like last time; no Orochimaru was sitting in his chair, a smirk clearly on his face, as if he was waiting for the younger man for sometime... which of course he was.

"Sasuke-kun you've arrived... how's your arm by the way?" Sarcasm laced throughout the snake's words, the smirk on his face spreading, angering Sasuke farther. The little stunt Karin pulled downstairs, and the anger from being shot last month was finally being released all at once.

"Orochimaru-."

"Before you speak Sasuke, I wish to know what happened... you have never failed a mission before, what has changed? I thought we had the same goal in mind, to destroy the council your very uncle built... the same uncle that betrayed you and killed your family."

"I don't need to be reminded of what that man did, I have never strayed from my goal, it was completed the moment the bullet from my gun embedded itself in his skull ending his life. The question is what is your goal?"

"You dare question my actions? After everything I've given to you. I trained you myself, all of my secrets I gave to you, you owe me your life. You work for me and you will do as I tell you, I want that girl dead! Now I am being very generous in allowing you to continue on this mission. The excuse of not being close enough is out this time Sasuke. The reaction young Sakura-chan had to your shooting is proof enough that she has taken a liking to you."

Sasuke didn't like the look of lust that came over the man's eyes, or when his tongue flicked out as if he was remembering something delicious on his lips; the whole look of pleasure on his face disgusted Sasuke to no end.

"Better yet, I have a better idea, bring her to me."

"What?" Sasuke couldn't believe the order he was just given, yeah he knew what was said to him, he also know what would happen to the princess if he followed through with that order. Orochimaru would turn her into his own personal toy, and possibly when he grew tired of her, he would force her to work in the mansion. Just thinking about that brought forth the rage Madara caused him to feel when his parents were killed. Seeing the bastard playing with Sakura and treating her like a whore, in his mind, the once bright light dulled in her eyes as the man's darkness consumed her caused Sasuke's whole being to shake with this murderous rage. And this rage was so strong it caused him to pull his gun on his once former teacher.

Orochimaru wasn't phased by this action, Karin however was in a panic, fearing her precious Sasuke-kun would be killed by the man that owned her; she could never go against her lord, even if for her lover.

"Sasuke-kun don't!"

"What's the matter Sasuke-kun, refusing orders again?"

"No."

"No? To what question was that to?"

"I will not bring her to you!"

"Really? And why is that?" Orochimaru stood from his chair, not liking the brass being pointed at him any longer.

"Because I quit," Sasuke turned the gun in his hand, still aiming it at his now former boss, before letting it go. It clanked as it hit the floor, Sasuke took one look at the other man before turning to walk out of the room.

"Sasuke-kun!"

"You walk out that door Sasuke, and it'll be your head. If my men don't kill you before you leave this mansion, I'm quite sure Jiraiya would like to be informed about the man in his own home that planned to kill his precious cherry blossom. Even my old friends on the police force would love to have the man responsible for all the murders of those poor girls these past two years... you wouldn't live long enough to see me break that little angel's spirit."

Sasuke knew all those could be his fate if he continued now, but he was willing to risk everything for that girl, he had proven that already by jumping in front of the bullet for her last month. If he could just get to her before it happened, so she would be protected then he didn't care what would happen to him after. His back up piece was still in its holster at his ankle, he was surprised Orochimaru hadn't spotted it yet, but he knew he could make it out with that. And Jiraiya wasn't a problem at all, because he already knew why Sasuke was sent there... but the police were another matter; he knew he couldn't out run them. But again for Sakura... he would do it.

Sasuke turned back to glare at Orochimaru's smirking face again. "I knew you'd see it my way Sasuke-kun, I want her here by sun down tomorrow," Orochimaru sat back down in his chair, now calmer that the deadly weapon was out of the assassin's hands.

"I'm not bringing her to you, or did you hear me when I said I quit? You're right when you asked what changed, I only kill those that don't deserve to live or those that hurts others. To destroy the council Madara created was the main goal and that was completed. Jiraiya has changed the council for the better, and his daughter is an innocent young woman that does not deserve to have her life taken by your hand or anyone else's!"

"And your point to this speech to keep the girl alive is?"

"I will do everything in my power to protect her from you." With Sasuke's final thought out he no longer needed to be in this house; he turned and this time didn't look back as he left the room.

"Sasuke-kun wait! ...Wait!" Karin screamed in a desperate attempt to get him to stop from leaving the house; she nearly fell down the stairs in doing so, but she was able to get to him before he reached the front door.

"Karin... move." His command wasn't anywhere near nice. The sun was already starting to set which meant that Sakura and her mother were bound to be on their way home or already there; which meant he was going to have to suffer through twenty questions with both Tsunade and Naruto upon his return.

"Sasuke-kun please, I'm begging you, go back up there and apologize to him. You know what he does to people who betray him... you'll be killed!" She fell into his arms trying to prevent him from leaving, but her fake tears and crys of concern didn't phase him.

She never could get to his heart with her words, because they were untrue; her proclamations of love for him were false, she only loved the power he wielded. She was hoping he would release her from Orochimaru's grasp; but yet she still loved when the snake gave her attention over others. This woman was nothing like his angel, what Sakura said and felt truly effected him; somehow she got past his walls with just her smile, and he wasn't going to let that smile fade away.

"Sasuke-kun please! If you won't think of yourself than think of me... I couldn't bare if you died just for that little brat! You and I know the same suffering, the hand that fate delt us is the same... we were meant to be together."

"Hn. That's impossible."

"Why! Why is it! Haven't I done everything for you! Haven't I given myself to you over and over again for your gradtification. Haven't I... haven't I allowed him... to touch me long enough to keep you alive! And you're just going to throw that all away for a for girl that means nothing!" Karin was furious to think all her work for him meant nothing, that this girl could come between what she had worked so hard to accomplish. So angry that she could kill someone right now, she was shaking and crying but it didn't effect him... it never did because he didn't care for her.

Sasuke roughly grabbed her by her shoulders and slammed her up against the door she was blocking, pressing her into it caused her to gasp in surprise and stop crying. She became scared when she looked up into his eyes, seeing nothing but disgust and hatred; she didn't want to believe those emotions were directed at her but when he began hissing hateful things into her ear she knew it were true.

"She does mean something... to me, you mean nothing."

"No, no that's not true, Sasuke-kun don't lie."

"I'm not lying! You mean nothing to me, you're just a slut that I used for my own gratification," he smirked seeing her tears streaming down her face, she didn't want to believe him but she knew he meant every word of it.

A realization dawned on her at that moment, "You... you love her." It was a statement, not a question.

"... Yes."

Note: This took me all day to write so I hope everyone likes it! And wanted you to know this maybe the last chapter till I get started classes again, they start this coming week so everything is going to be slow for a while... so enjoy this while you can! And Sasuke finally admits he loves Sakura... yay, and he quit working for Orochimaru, now what is he going to do? The next chapter is going to be HUGE! So big... I have to get a new note book to write in. I was starting to feel bad for Karin near the end of this chapter... what is wrong with me?

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