Haunted
A/N:
Disclaimer: I don't own anything………so please don't sue me.
Summery: Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto get stuck in a house after an exhausting mission. The man in charge seems to be nice, but what is with the weird happenings and why can't they seem to get out? Why is that man trying to kill Sasuke and Naruto and why does he looking at Sakura?
Chapter 7
"That wasn't very nice of you….now you must die" were Raidon's only words right before he attacked them.
'You have got to be kidding.' Sasuke thought as he dodged the attack, Sakura still in his arms 'what does it take to kill this guy? I swear he is like a cat with nine lives! He just won't die!' Sasuke continued his little inner rant as he and Naruto made there way down the hall still dodging the attacks. After about three minutes of dodging and running they reached a part of the hall that had windows on the side reviling the pouring rain of the thunderstorm outside. Raidon took a sweep at Naruto knocking him into a window, the glass cracking under the impact.
"NARUTO!" Sakura screamed in worry, Sasuke still holding her in his arms. At the sound of her voice Raidon turned to look directly at Sasuke and Sakura, his blood red eyes turning redder if possible. "Sasuke" Sakura whispered sinking into his embrace. Sasuke didn't say anything as he returned the death glare that Raidon was giving him.
It was no more then an instant that everything happened. By the time Sakura realized what had happened she found herself on the ground and Sasuke stuck between Raidon and the window. Raidon trying to strangle him, but Naruto was trying to hold him back using the some of the demon fox's strength, but even with the fox the two leaf shinobi were having trouble. Sakura was frozen, she was about to loose the person that she loved more then anything in the world again. She couldn't take it; she just wouldn't let it happen. When she heard the sound of the window cracking Sakura got to her feet and ran towards the group all the while screaming no.
Everyone froze when Sakura grabbed the arm that Raidon was using to hold Sasuke and held it to her. "No…please stop." It came out no more then a whisper from Sakura's lips; her eyes squeezed shut as she spoke. Raidon's grip on Sasuke loosened just enough for Sasuke to punch him in the face, freeing himself. In shock of the sudden movement Raidon flew back to the ground causing Sakura to fall with him, Naruto jumping back out of the way just in time.
"You tricked me!" Raidon yelled at Sakura roughly lifting her up a little bit by her upper arm, causing her to wince in pain. "Emma how could you!"
"Let her go!" Sasuke yelled gently rubbing his neck where Raidon's death grip had been.
"Yeah let her go!" Naruto joined in taking up a fighting stance.
"Don't any of you dare tell me what to do!" Raidon yelled his grip on Sakura tightening causing her to let out a little squeak of pain. "I do what I want. I get what I want! And none of you can stop me!" He yelled at them.
"I will not tell you again!" Sasuke threatened, his gaze going back to the famous death glare.
"YOU CAN NOT STOP ME!" Raidon was like a man who had just lost all sanity. His eyes were wild and unpredictable. He reminded Sakura of some of the patients at the hospital that were sent to the psychiatric ward, and it terrified Sakura to no end.
"Maybe he can't but I can!" Naruto yelled charging at Raidon full force.
"No Naruto!" Sasuke yelled at the blond knowing what would happen. Naruto went in for a punch at Raidon, but was easily thrown back into the window again, this time causing the already fragile broken glass to break. The fox boy barely had time to grab onto something to keep him in the building while glass shards flew everywhere.
"Naruto!" Sakura screamed trying to run towards her friend but was harshly pulled back. Naruto being the indestructible idiot that he is stood up from his position on the floor to give Raidon a death glare.
"Look you bastard." Naruto said taking a fighting stance "I won't allow anyone to push me down, or hurt my friends! Now let Sakura go!" He was about to go running towards Raidon again when Sasuke stopped him.
"Naruto…stand back this isn't your fight." Sasuke's voice was clam and collected catching Naruto off guard.
"Sasuke what do you mean th-" Naruto didn't finish his sentence as a purple haze started to surround Sasuke.
"Sasuke kun no! You can't do that! Please don't! You know what will happen to you!" Sakura yelled Raidon still holding her arm. Sasuke didn't reply as the purple haze got thicker around him, the curse symbol starting to make it's way around his body. "SASUKE KUN NO!" Sakura screamed in vain.
"SHUT UP!" Raidon yelled at Sakura throwing her behind him. "Stay there I will take care of this nuisance." He said taking a step towards Sasuke.
"How dare you…" Sasuke's voice was just above a whisper…his face hidden by his midnight colored bangs. "How dare you touch her…" Sasuke looked up at Raidon, the curse mark fully spread over his face making Raidon freeze for a moment. He had never come across this much power from one person. It was incredible and frightening, but he knew that didn't matter. After all he was a vampire. He was indestructible. But how much more power would he get by drinking the blood of this boy? That would be interesting to find out indeed.
"Sasuke..." Sakura whispered from her spot on the ground not knowing what to do. Naruto too stood on the opposite side not moving, waiting for someone else to make the first move.
"I can do whatever I want!" Raidon said trying to punch Sasuke. Sasuke caught the punch with one of his hands while the other punched Raidon in the face causing him to fly back.
"You can?" Sasuke questioned Raidon's last remark while smirking. Without a second's more hesitation Sasuke attacked Raidon with a full out punch that Raidon barely had time to dodge. The two fought with intensity that Sakura and Naruto had never seen before. It was as if Sasuke had become another person that neither of them new…and neither was going to try to stop it.
Naruto ran over to where Sakura was and grabbed her while saying "come on!"
"Naruto! We can't leave Sasuke!" Sakura countered fighting back against Naruto.
"Don't worry! He'll be ok…but if we stay here you'll get killed!" Naruto told her while moving them a little bit away from the fight.
"What do you mean that I'll get killed? What about you?" Sakura said giving Naruto a threatening look.
"I never said that I wouldn't but it just that…. well I don't want anything to happen to you!" Naruto said trying to fix what he had said "you're one of my best friends! You are like a sister to me Sakura I don't want to see you killed!"
"Naruto I am not leaving here without Sasuke!" Sakura told him before turning her attention back to the fight. Sasuke dodged a punch while attempting to hit Raidon, both missing. As they fought Sasuke pushed Raidon back so that he was against the window, the force making it crack even more then it had been. It was in an instant that the window could take no more and gave out causing Raison to fall out of it pulling Sasuke with him. "Sasuke!" Sakura screamed running over to where they fell.
The rain form the storm came through the open window soaking Sakura and Naruto. "Where are they Naruto? I don't see them?" Sakura cried.
"I don't know…I don't see them anywhere" Naruto answered quietly but still loud enough to be heard over the raging wind. Without warning a hand came up grabbing Naruto's ankle causing both him and Sakura to scream.
"Shut up idiot, it's me," Sasuke said looking up at them, the curse mark gone for the moment. "Now help me up…" Sasuke didn't have to finish as Sakura quickly bent down and started to help him up. The moment that he was on the ground Sasuke felt himself embraced by a crying Sakura, holding onto him like her life depended on it.
"I was so scared…I thought I lost you!" She cried tightening her hold on him.
"Shhh…it's ok, I'm here…don't worry Sakura" Sasuke said gently returning her embrace.
"Hey bastard, where is the psycho?" Naruto said looking down over the open window.
Sasuke picked Sakura up bridal style and started to quickly walk away while saying "I don't know, but I do know that a fall like that won't kill him. Come on we have to go!" Naruto gave one last look then quickly ran to catch up with Sasuke.
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They had done it; there was the front door in front of them only a couple yards away. Just a few more steps and they would be out of this horrible place. 5 feet away from the door and that was when they heard that laugh again. Team 7 froze in their tracks at the sound, none willing to move a muscle.
"Damn it…" Sasuke muttered to him self then to the voice he said "Don't you ever just stay dead?" The voice laughed at the comment enjoying the Uchiha's frustration.
"You can't kill the dead." Raidon said taking a step closer to them.
Sasuke turned to face him a little with eyes filled with hate. "You think I can't?" the two glared at each other both waiting for the other to make the first move.
Sakura's gaze moved from one to the other when she whispered two little words. "No more." Sasuke didn't move his gave to look at the frightened girl in his arms. He tired to reassure her that everything would be ok by tightening his grip a little but he could tell by her trembling that it wasn't doing any good.
Naruto watched the scene in front of him carefully as he slowly started to inch to the door, no one trying to stop him. The tension in the room was so think that you could cut it with a knife no one moving only waiting. Reaching the door Naruto was surprised to see that it opened easily but before he could take a step outside into the sunlight it happened. Raidon lunged forward at Sasuke intent on killing.
Sasuke pushed Sakura away from him, keeping her out of harms way, but he wasn't so lucky. Raidon's sharp nails cut him leaving a large gash on Sasuke's arm. Sasuke fell back in pain holding his injured arm with his good hand, and glaring at Raidon. Raidon's smirk of satisfaction aggravating every nerve in Sasuke's body, but Sasuke had to admit that he was outmatched. He couldn't defeat this guy. He couldn't think of anything left to do to try to kill him, and to make matters worse his good arm was now unusable.
Sasuke's gaze traveled over to Sakura who sat there a look of horror on her face starring at his wound. A single tear traveling down her face, not able to make a sound. She willed it to with all her might, but she couldn't get anything out. All she could do was stare in shock and horror at what was going on in front of her.
Sasuke knew that this was it, there was only one thing left that he could do to keep his promise to Sakura. And he knew that she would probably never forgive him if he did it but he had to try.
"Naruto!" Sasuke yelled looking at the blond. "Get her out, NOW!" The look on Sasuke's face told the fox boy everything that needed to be said. There was no need for arguing, after all there wasn't any way to change Sasuke's mind. But that didn't mean that he had to listen.
Raidon's gaze turned to the blond as Naruto grabbed Sakura's arm basically pulling her to the door. In an instant Raidon was charging at them with inhuman speed Naruto roughly through Sakura in the direction of the door, causing her to fall outside into the bright sunlight. Raidon made a quick slash at Naruto getting across the chest making him fall to the ground right in front of the door.
Sakura looked up from her new spot on the ground to see Raidon coming at her and Naruto. She quickly grabbed Naruto's shirt by the shoulders and pulled him halfway out into the light when Raidon grabbed the boy's leg stopping her. Naruto screamed in pain when Raidon's sharp nails dug into his skin, blood slowly trickling down onto the floor. Raidon started to pull Naruto back into the house, Sakura pulling back but failing greatly.
She tried to pull back with all her strength but she was starting to be pulled in as well. A black shadow with blood red eyes slowly appeared behind Raidon hitting him on the back of the head allowing the death grip on Naruto's leg to be loosened. Sakura quickly pulled Naruto out into the sunlight; Sasuke quickly following out while Raidon regained his bearings.
Anger emanated off of the vampire as her reached for them. The moment the sunlight touched his flesh it started to burn, disintegrating quickly as small chunks fell to the ground. He quickly pulled his hand back inside the dark house holding his hand in pain.
Team 7 stared at the man astonished. All it had taken was a little sunlight to stop him that was it. He couldn't come after them at all; he couldn't leave the safety of the dark house. Sasuke couldn't help the smirk of satisfaction that appeared on his face glaring at the vampire. Never taking his smug gaze off the vampire Sasuke went next to Naruto to check if his comrade was ok, Sakura already trying to mend the wounds on Naruto's chest and leg.
"You ok dope?" Sasuke asked receiving a 'what do you think' glare from Naruto.
"Emma…" Sakura nervously looked at Raidon over her shoulder not saying a word waiting for him to continue while Sasuke blocked Raidon's view of her. "Emma…why…Emma…" was all he said genuine sadness and grief in his eyes. Sakura said nothing as she continued to gaze at him a mixture of pity and fear on her face. "Emma…I will not loose you again…please not again…Emma…" his voice was but a whisper; Sakura couldn't bear to look at him anymore moving her gaze to the ground.
Sasuke never moved his gave from the delusional psychopath, his eyes still filled with hate. "Sakura, come on we have to get you and Naruto home now." Sasuke whispered into her ear. His voice smooth and gentle, trying to comfort her. Sakura's response was a little nod while Sasuke helped her up to her feet.
"Not again…Emma…NEVER AGAIN!" team seven turned around just in time to see the mad vampire jump out of the darkness at them. Sakura frozen to the spot in shock and fear while Sasuke blocked her with his body. Raidon fell on them forcing them to the ground skidding right by Naruto. Sasuke yelled in pain as Raidon's nails dug deep into his skin while Raidon roared in pain while the sun slowly started to burn his skin.
Raidon tried to get past the Uchiha to Sakura underneath them both, but Sasuke wouldn't let it happen. During the fighting the trio rolled down the steps of the mansion, Raidon's screaming drowning out any other sound that anyone might have heard. His flesh was being disintegrated as they fell, leaving parts here and there slowly disintegrating themselves. By the time that they reached the bottom of the steps more then half of it was gone and the rest was quickly on its way out. His movements were slow and desperate by down and Sasuke had no trouble kicking him off.
Raidon's eyes just gazed upon Sakura, unable to scream out in pain any longer. Sakura stared in pure horror as she watched the rest of him fall apart. His lips moving ever so slightly to form the words, "Emma…I love you." Sasuke held Sakura close to him shielding her eyes from seeing the rest of the vampire disappear.
A couple moments after Raidon was gone team seven noticed how the whole house started to fall apart, disintegrating on contact with the ground. It was as if the house were tearing itself apart after loosing its master. It was crazy but as team 7 watched they swore that they could hear screaming. If that was what they were hearing it was no more then a whisper but it was still there.
Sasuke quickly pulled himself and Sakura to their feet and grabbing Naruto by the collar of his shirt pulled them an away from the house. The house collapsing at their feet and into nothingness. In no more then five minutes everything that had been there the night before was completely gone. It was just a big open field by the edge of a cliff. The only thing giving any hint that anything had ever been there was the dead grass of the field.
No one moved a muscle; they just stared out onto the field. Each wondering the same thing: "What just happened?"
Naruto was the first one to say anything as he looked around at his teammates and their surroundings and started to laugh. Sakura and Sasuke just stared at the blond like he lost his mind when they heard yelling from the distance.
"Naruto? Sakura? Sasuke? Is that you?" team seven looked to see a couple ninja from Kohana heading their way leaded by Kakashi.
"Kakashi sensei! Over here!" Sakura yelled over to their sensei. Sasuke let go of Sakura and moving a little to hold his injured arm while Naruto fell back in pain from the laughing and the scratches on his chest
"Where have you been!? It's been over a week since you three were supposed to be back in Kohana. By the way what are you all wearing?" Kakashi scolded at the three. No one moved, to stunned to even comprehend what he just said.
"We are over a week late?" Sasuke asked skeptically while the ninjas with Kakashi went over to him and Naruto to start to heal their wounds.
"But it has only been a night." Sakura stated completely confused.
"It's been over a week. You three better have a good explanation about what happened." Kakashi stated giving his best parental glare at his students, hoping that one would be smart enough to answer.
Once again Naruto started laughing, "You wouldn't believe us if we told you."
Kakashi glared at the blond, "Try me."
"Ok here is what happened." Naruto took a deep breath then continued. "We were lost in the woods, it was raining I was hunger. We found this pretty weird house. They had food and we ate then they tried to kill us and this weird creepy guy wanted to get it on with Sakura and Sasuke got pissed. Then Sasuke tried to kill the guy but nothing worked and we went outside and the guy died and the house disappeared and you showed up…I think that's about it." Naruto finished a big smile on his face while two ninjas helped him stand up.
"Your right I don't believe you." Kakashi said still glaring.
"It's all true sensei! It really is!" Sakura said pointing out to the field. "That's where the mansion was!"
"Sakura there hasn't been anything there for over 100 years. The mansion that was there had burnt down." Kakashi explained as the all started to walk back to Kohana. Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto exchanged glances all of them clearly freaked out. Sakura moved by Sasuke's good arm taking his hand in hers. "But there has been stories about this area. You know not even ANBU come out this way at night from the fear of the stories."
"Maybe there is some truth to them." Sakura stated.
"Might be. But we should get you all back to Kohana now." Kakashi said ending the conversation.
Sakura slowed her pace a little so that she and Sasuke were behind the others giving them a little privacy. "Sasuke kun, what do you think it was?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know." Sasuke answered keeping his gaze ahead. Sakura looked down at the ground in thought as they walked. Taking a last look behind her she could have sworn that for an instant she saw Raidon standing there waving goodbye to her, but when she looked again it was gone.
Sakura tightened her hold on Sasuke's hand pulling herself a little closer to him at the same time. Sasuke noticed this and gave her a little smile and a kiss on the forehead. No words needed to be said. They had each other and always would. Sasuke knew that once they got back to Kohana he was gonna ask her to marry him and spend the rest of her life with him. Sakura rested her head on his shoulder as the walked completely content with how they were. She was finally with the man she loved and always would love.
The End
A/N: YAY! Finally done so, so, so sorry that it took so long to finish T.T I could not think of anyway to end the thing. Then when I did think of something it was total crap XP anyway this ending is still kinda sucky to me but hey it could be worse I just want to say thank you to everyone who stuck with me and put up with my laziness to finish thank you thank you all so so so ssssssssssssssssssssssooooooooooooooo much
Oh and after rereading it I think I might try to make it into a manga…not sure, please tell me what you think