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"talking"
'thinking'
Sasuke hated the fact that the snake was half right, no he didn't think of Sakura as a his property, but yes he came to get her; the only question that plagued him was how the other man found out he cared for her. Yeah he told Orochimaru he wasn't going to bring her to him but that could have just been for any reason, just to spite the snake one last time. But to know he loved her, someone had to tell him, and there were only two peope that knew of his feelings towards the pink haired girl; one being her own brother and he would never want her hurt, and the other...
'Karin.' The spiteful bitch must have told him after Sasuke quit, and Orochimaru must have been planning this for a while now; little did Karin know that her precious lord planned to kill Sasuke also.
It was quiet in the room for some time, Sasuke couldn't hear Sakura at all and it made him a little jumpy. Now she knew everything about him and there was no doubt in his mind that once he got her out of here, alive because there was no way he was allowing Orochimaru to kill her, she would ever want to see him again, but as long as she was safe he could live with not being near her everyday.
"What's the matter my angel? You look so depressed, what happened to that fire in your eyes? You surely couldn't believe Sasuke was an innocent man now could you? After all what honest man would take up the role of body guard for Japan's most deadlist family, that itself could have killed him. Don't cry my dear, I'll allow you to see him one last time before his death, that's just the kind of man I am."
"You're no man... you're a monster! Only a vile, disgusting serpent could enjoy torturing people so!"
"My dear, how ever did you guess, but don't worry, soon you will not think of me so... when you're enjoying the pleasure I bring to you in bed."
"Don't touch her."
Sasuke had heard enough of the man's speech and that part itself made him sick, he endured the bastard touching her once, he wouldn't allow it again.
"Ah Sasuke-kun, so you finally decided to show yourself, I'm surprised you allowed me to share so much with Sakura-chan; were you not man enough to do it yourself?"
"Hn," Sasuke refused to look down at the frightened beauty not a mere ten feet from him, he knew that if he did lock eyes with her he would lose the rage built inside for the man that kidnapped her; and a small part of himself was afraid that he would see hatred and disgust in those emerald pools that were solely directed at him, he wanted these last minutes to be able to believe that she still loved him. "Let her go Orochimaru."
"Now Sasuke-kun you know I can't do that, you didn't do your job... now it's someone else's turn."
'Who's he talking about?' Sasuke quickly scanned the room for any other people, no one came down the steps while he was standing there so that meant that whoever he was referring to was already present among them.
"I'll tell you one more time... let her go."
"You're very demanding as of late Sasuke-kun, that's not like you at all. I liked it better when you barely said two words, it's all this girl's fault!" Karin stepped out of the shadows behind Sakura, her gun drawn and aimed at the princess's head.
"Karin."
"Y-You... you're the one that shot Yuki-san and dragged me here!" Sakura gained the ability to speak again, and she began to fight against her bindings once more.
"Shut up girl, your maid wouldn't have had to die if you didn't pull Sasuke-kun in front of the bullet that was meant to kill you!"
"That's where I remember you from, you tried to kill me at the banquet, why? I don't even know you!"
"Lord Orochimaru wants you dead so he can take over the council, and I will do anything he asks, plus you tried to steal my Sasuke-kun away!"
"Karin!" Sasuke could see how angry the red head was, her hand that was holding the gun was shaking violently and he feared she would fire it at any second; he wished to calm her down as to figure out a plan to get the weapon away from her.
"Sasuke-kun... what does she have that I don't? She's no where near as pretty as me and when it comes to experience I've got it; is it because she's a virgin? If that's it, you know that won't last forever and she'll be like all the other girls you've been with!" Sasuke winced when she blurted that out, he saw Sakura blush and look away in displeasure... he hadn't wanted her to find out about the others.
Sakura herself was mortified about everyone in the room finding out she was a virgin, and even more so when the other woman insinuated that she wouldn't be for long. True she had never slept with a man, and she never intended to until she was married; she believed that first act of love, the first time a woman gave herself to a man should be on the night of their wedding. But that was her opinion mind you, she never judged what other women chose to do with their bodies because it was their decision.
But even though she didn't judge others, she couldn't help her body's reaction to what was said about Sasuke. Yes he was seven years older than her, so she knew he would have been with one or two... possibly three other women before they met; but what this woman said sounded like he just used women for his own needs... was that what he saw of her as well? Just something to lay in bed with? She was no where near ready to be intimate with a man, and what was said didn't sit right with her.
"It doesn't matter anyway what you saw in her because this time my bullet won't miss."
Sakura fliniched away from the gun at her temple, tears were streaming down her cheeks as she knew these would be her last few moments of life. How she wished she would be able to see her parents one last time, to be able to fight with her big brother at the dinner table, to hear her friends talk about the most randomest things imaginable while at lunch. Then she began to wonder what her life would have turned out to be hadn't she been in this mess... would she have graduated and gone to university and then medical school to be by her mother in the hospital? Would Naruto finally have the courage to ask Hinata to marry him and would she have been an aunt soon? Would she herself have found a husband and have a baby herself... if things hadn't turned out this way, would Sasuke have been that man?
She couldn't answer any of those questions, but she wished she could; instead her life of eighteen years, which twelve of them she spent in school, would end by some crazy red haired woman she didn't even know.
"Now slow down Karin, we don't want to be too hasty, besides I'm sure we can make a reasonable deal eh Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke wasn't sure if he should be relieved or grossed out by Orochimaru's smirk right now, but he was thankful that his words stopped Karin... for the moment anyway. Sasuke was curious as to what he was proposing though. "What's the deal?"
"It's quite simply a trade. You are the best assassin I've ever come across and I don't wish to lose you to a bullet... not like Kimimaro. I'll let the girl leave if you come back, see come now boy I'm being more than generous today."
It was a very tempting offer, Sakura's life for his, but Sasuke knew never to take the snake on his word. Knowing him Orochimaru already planned out how to keep both of them in his grasp. He would promise to let Sakura go but at the last minute he would stash her away some where till world forgot about her, all while having his fun. No, Sasuke was going to make sure she made it safely back to her family tonight... with or without him.
"Lord Orochimaru you can't just let this little bitch go!" Karin was either so angry she wasn't thinking straight or just not as smart as she claimed to be if she couldn't see through his lies.
"Do you dare challenge my decision Karin, have you forgotten your place?"
"No my lord, but I."
"Then be silent! Sasuke what is your choice?"
With his mind already made up, Sasuke squared his shoulders and reaimed his gun at Orochimaru's current sitting position before answering, "I chose her."
"Sasuke no don't!" even though she was terrified of dying, and these two lunatics that were keeping her prisoner, Sakura couldn't bare the thought of seeing Sasuke with them either; despite everything she learned in the past hour, she couldn't stay mad at him, her heart wouldn't allow it.
Sasuke was shocked to hear Sakura's plea not to chose her, though he didn't show it on his face. 'Has she lost is? I know it's a slim chance, but I'm trying to save her life; she can't possibly want to die could she? Or she's trying on save me, which is impossile because I can't be saved.'
Orochimaru completely ignored Sakura's outburst, his smile growing wider on his face at the boy's response, "That's wonderful to hear Sasuke-kun, and to hold up my end I'll make sure Sakura-chan is returned safely home."
"I'll do it."
"Pardon?"
"I'll take her back, right now."
"I'm sorry I can't allow that Sasuke-kun, don't want you backing out of our deal now."
This time a smirk came to Sasuke's face, "You don't trust my word?"
"One can never be too sure these days boy, I never trust anyone."
"As do I," Sasuke quickly pulled a second gun from his belt, same as the first one, and while never taking his eyes off the three in front of him, he fired off two rounds to his left.
Sakura was completely confused as to why he did this, and slightly frigthened when the gun went off. She thought he might just be showing off, to prove some point that she didn't know what of. But with the barely audible gasp, and the man falling to the floor out of the shadows right next to him, Sakura now understood what he did. 'Where'd that guy come from? He wasn't there when Sasuke came in.' She couldn't see where the shots hit, but judging by the pool of blood quickly being soaked into the floor the man was no longer living.
That frightened her more than anything else so far because it confirmed what the man sitting next to her said earlier. Sasuke was a killer, not the quiet body guard she's known for the past three months; he was a stone cold killer that had no remorse for his victims. He was like all the others that she's hated and cursed for so many years... he was a monster; and what she hated even more was that even though she knew this as fact and could no longer deny it... she still couldn't be angry at him.
Seeing his man dead on the floor quickly ended Orochimaru's little game, truthfully he was tired of playing anyway, "That is the reason why you're the best there is Sasuke-kun, and now you understand why I don't want to lose you."
"Hn."
"However I can't allow you to go unpunished for this, and before you act remember one word and Karin will pull the trigger." Sasuke froze in his movement, seeming to remember there were two other people still alive in the room with them.
"Orochimaru-sama please, just let me kill her now."
Sasuke turned both guns in the snake's direction, but he just laughed not the least bit threatened. "Do you plan on shooting me Sasuke?"
"Sasuke stop please! Don't do this, just leave!"
"Hn... I can't do what you ask of me Sakura-san, not this time." Sasuke meant for his words to be gentle to her but still prove his point that he wasn't leaving, he didn't want her to be anymore scared than she was; Karin however, was even more furious that he was being so sweet to her.
"Sasuke, why wo-."
"SHUT UP! Don't you dare talk to him, you will not take Sasuke-kun away from me again!" Karin's shrek surprised everyone, Sasuke was the first to respond when he realized the meaning behind her words.
Everything happened so fast, just as the red haired woman was about to fire her gun, "Karin-chan!" Sasuke did the only thing he could think of to stop her.
Note: So... what do you think Sasuke did? Will Sakura die? Find out in the last chapter of 'She's different'... last one coming up soon!
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