Shackled Salvation | By : WannaBePirate Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1093 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Natsuki sobbed as she tried, in vain, to pull the shackles off of her. Pain seared her skin and sizzled through her veins all over her body. ‘It’s all because of these… these things those bastards put on me.’ She thought in sorrow, she knew what this meant. She knew where this left her.
With one last tug at the thin metal she slid down the wall to the floor, stubborn tears slipped passed her defense and rolled down her cheek. She was caged, shackled like a wounded bear when she was no more than a cub.
Chapter Seven
Her nails dug into the side of her head, her palms held over her ears and tears rolled down her cheeks. The only light within the room was a small dying candle on the far wall, the glowing of her shackles and the eerie glow of her former friends eyes. The beast before her roared again, it’s annoyance was growing, it wanted her and it wanted her now. Pain shot through her body as her power tried to release itself, tried to protect her from whatever was frightening her. Yet the pain was nothing to the intensifying pain that grew in her head and chest. She wanted out of this dark hole in the wall, away from this creature that tormented her for her past mistakes.
‘Sasuke…Sasuke!’ Even if her earlier called went unheard, her previous cries disregarded, she still screamed his name within her mind. Still wished he’d save her, she didn’t have the strength nor the heart to let the small amount of hope he provided go. In this dark dangerous world filled with death and despair, Sasuke was her only light, the only one that had the power to save her.
The beast strained against the chains that bound it to the wall, his sharp nails scratching and scraping the stone flooring. Roars and threatening growls were sent at the huddled female in on the other side of the room. ‘She’s mine, mine!’ A voice repeated in his mind as he felt the collar around his neck dig into his skin. Then he heard it, music to his ears, up to par only to her cries of sorrow. Suddenly he went silent and still.
Natsuki hesitated when she heard the abrupt change in the others actions. Slowly she lifted blurry, tear filled, eyes and puffy cheeks hoping beyond hope that someone had come to free her of her hell. Yet she was only brought confusion as she stared at the monster.
A set of lightly blazing yellow eyes blinked at her twice before his head snapped back, eyeing the bolt that held him just out of range of her. Natsuki felt all of the air being sucked from her lungs. And no matter how hard she tried to refill them she ended up gasping. Her once trembling body was now frozen in fear as her wide eyes caught onto the same thing his did. A small crack along the wall, where the bolt was anchored into the stone, had a sick smirk working its way onto Akira’s misshapen face.
His head slowly turned back to the terrified girl, and he could feel the shiver of pleasure that ran up his spine. His large arm twisted around the chain, clawed hand getting a firm grip on the thick links, and he pulled. Natsuki tried to push herself further into the corner as she saw the bolt shake and small pebbles fall from its holding within the wall. Licking his lips he gave another hearty tug and he could feel the bolt almost pull free from the wall. “Almost Natsuki almost, just wait right there.” He purred as he pulled one last time, putting his full body into it. He stumbled a bit but within his hand lay the now slack length of chain. Natsuki watched in horror as the bolt slowly slide from the wall and made a loud clank against the floor. A scream left her throat as the creature loomed over her. A clawed hand reached down and gently caressed her cheek. The seemingly comforting gesture left her in a frantic panic, the words that followed it only increased the sensation. “Pretty, pretty Tanaka-chan.”
Sasuke threw the grinning man up against the wall, his eyes bleeding to red as he growled. “Where. Is. She.” He hissed out, and Kabuto’s grin only widened.
“Now why would I know where little Natsuki would be?” He asked, as he calmly fixed his glasses. As if a pissed off Uchiha did not have him by the neck pinned to the wall.
Sasuke’s growl nearly shook the room as his knuckles turned white from his grip tightening on the medics neck. His menacing aura would have suffocated any sane being but thankfully, for Kabuto’s own sake, the white haired male was far from sane. “Where is sh…” Before he could finish Sasuke felt an intense flow of power from somewhere deep within the hideout. His hold on Kabuto slackened slightly and his eyes began narrowed in suspicion.
Kabuto made a slight hmming sound that brought Sasuke’s eyes back to him. “Well, now that can’t be good.” He said in a amused tone before his eyes flickered from the door to the boy holing him hostage. “I wonder if Natsuki will be able to win against that creature.” He smirked down at the boy. Oddly enough it seemed as if he were now speaking of a different topic, like he wanted to distract Sasuke from his previous statement. “I mean she can’t use any of her power…pity really.”
Sasuke barely heard the mans last words as he dropped him and stalked out of the room. His feet leading him towards the power he felt, each step the immense pressure getting stronger. Slowly his steps quickened, only equal to that of his heart pounding within his chest. Just as it felt as if the pumping organ would overheat, combust within him or shatter his ribs, he heard the horrible scream from down the hall.
For the first time since his clans death panic gripped the Uchiha’s mind. His body flew on autopilot and brought him to the door in which the scream came from. With little hesitation he threw the door open, pulling it from one of its hinges.
The beast hissed as light filtered in through the now open door. His eyes landing on a dark figure, but only for a moment before it disappeared. Suddenly red eyes were glaring into his own. Followed by a sickening crack as a fist came in contact with the side of his head, sending him flying to the wall and off of his prey.
Natsuki took in a deep breath, her dilated eyes wide and blinking uncontrollably. Her body was sprawled out on the dirty floor, her clothes torn and speckled in blood, spots of that same blood and dirt clung to her normally pale blond hair. Pain ripped through her body, but she managed to turn to her side and curl her legs to her body. Her bleeding fingers, nails torn from her foolish attempt to fend off her attacker, tenderly covered her rabidly bruising neck. The air entering her previously closed off lungs stung but that didn’t stop her from letting out a raspy scream when she heard Akira roar and scramble to his feet.
Her eyes squeezed shut, her body huddled further into itself as she shook in fright. Just as she thought she was going to feel his claws rip into her another time, two arms hooked under her and pulled her off the ground. Blackness began to ebb away her sight as she turned to the person holding her. Briefly a face was conjured in her terror stricken mind, onyx eyes stared down at her in his normal distain. “Uc…hiha…sama…” She managed before her head fell onto the broad shoulder, eyes rolling into the back of her head.
Widen eyes turned down towards her, disbelief whirling within their depths. Yet the movement of the beast that had once been on top of the girl brought the rescuers attention back to the present. “Give her back. She’s mine!” It growled, standing onto wobbly feet and stumbling towards the one who took away his prize. His eerie eyes looked up and locked onto the other, causing his body to freeze and his breath to stop. The beasts eyes seemed to soften as it traveled down to the broke and bruised girl within the others arms. ‘Suki…’
In that moment of hesitation, the savior held the girl tightly to his body and delivered a final kick to the creatures head. As the big body went slack against the wall where it landed, the defender turned to continue its way. A sudden explosion had him pulling the girl even closer to him as he hurried down the hallways.
Sasuke felt bile run up his throat as he looked within the room. Body parts littered the surrounding walls, blood dripped from the ceiling, and Orochimaru stood within the center of it. The snake male smirked and tilted his head innocently, as if he wasn’t holding the head of a decapitated woman in his grasp. “Yes, what can I do for you, Sasuke-kun?”
The boy quickly tore his eyes away from the disfigured head, dread welding up within his being at the thought of who this mess had once been. His fist curled into fist and he opened his mouth to demand to know where Natsuki was, he refused to think that this was her blood, her remains. When a sudden explosion had him stumbling slightly and glancing around the underground lair.
The head in his hand fell to the ground with a nauseating splat, which Orochimaru chose to ignore. “Seems we have company Sasuke-kun. Lets go.” The blood soaked Sannin walked passed the boy and turned down the hallway. With one last look into the room, Sasuke pushed down and hid away all the emotions that bubbled within him and followed his teacher.
Another loud explosion had the walls crumbling behind him. “Damn!” The mystery man growled, as he took a swift turn to the right. He needed to find the others, a muffled moan of pain had him looking to the girl within his arms. Suddenly his speed picked up, his face determined, he had to get her help or else she wouldn’t make it. Just as he turned another corner a familiar silhouette came into sight. His lips tilted up as he rushed to the other, “Sakura-chan!” He said in a hushed yell as he came up beside her.
The pink haired girl turned, ready to knock her teammate on the head for being so loud when she stopped mid swing. “What is that?” She asked as she eyed Natsuki.
“You gotta help her, I found her being attacked by this monster thing!” The boy said with a look of sorrow on his face. ‘She looks around our age.’ He thought in sadness.
Sakura only sighed and put her hand on her hip. “We aren’t here to rescue Orochimaru’s subordinate, Naruto.” She hissed to the blonde haired boy before her. When Naruto only looked down at the beaten girl in his arms, Sakura couldn’t help but let her eyes soften. ‘That’s what makes you a moron.’ She thought as she lifted her hands and allowed the green Chakra to do its work. “Only so she doesn’t bleed out! We have to find Sasuke-kun.”
Natsuki felt a cooling, yet burning, sensation run through her veins. It stung but at the same time soothed all her aches and pains. After a second of the odd feeling beginning, it disappeared, and she could hear the faint voices of people she didn’t know. In the back of her mind she knew she should force herself awake, and fight against whomever had a hold of her. Not because they attacked her home, not for Orochimaru’s sake, but so she could get back to Sasuke. Yet her body wouldn’t listen to her, and instead it continued to balance her on the thin line of consciousness. Soon more voices were added to the new ones, she couldn’t put the sentences together, but they were here for something.
Yamato glanced over at Naruto with a raise of his eyebrow. Naruto held tightly to Natsuki, holding her head securely against his chest. After a moment Yamato finally spoke, in a dull quite tone. “You should leave her within the tunnels. Saving her is not our mission.” He said, only to receive a look of disbelief from his students. “We can come back for her after we defeat them.”
The teacher sped up and Naruto understood his words. Looking once more to the growing light at the end of the hallway to the girl he held protectively in his grasp. ‘Bringing her before Orochimaru would be a bad idea.’ He thought and as they neared the exit he slowed to a stop and carefully sat her on the ground. “I’ll come back for you.” He whispered before taking off into the light. As he stepped into the light, the sun blinded him but he could feel the others around him. And soon his blocked vision returned and his eyes landed on the dark haired boy that stood at the top of the crater. “Sasuke.”
“I’ll come back for you.” The sentence filtered through her soggy mind and Natsuki held onto it like a life line. It wasn’t Sasuke, it was someone else, but they said they wouldn’t leave her. It felt like hours and her heart began to panic. Another loud explosion had her fighting against unconsciousness. She didn’t want to be left here, alone. Slowly her eyelids fluttered open and the light from outside stung her blood shot eyes. It occurred to her that the base was more than likely attacked and everyone of importance had fled. A ache settled within her at the thought, Sasuke had dubbed her unimportant to bring with him. Holding back the tears, that she wasn’t sure she even had to shed, she slumped against the wall. Maybe it would be better to just die within this hell, to allow the dirt from above to her crush her and bury her. Then she heard it, a sound that had her pushing all thoughts of allowing herself to disappear away.
“Naruto, you’re here too.”
‘Sasuke.’ A small voice said within Natsuki’s mind, she could hear him. His voice dulled in and out as her head turned towards the blinding light. Then a shrieking sound scorched her ears. She knew that sound, she heard it plenty of times when Sasuke was training.
Struggling to her feet, she used the wall as her support and guide. She was getting closer, and closer, she could hear the sounds of fighting. Words she couldn’t, at the moment, understand in her foggy mind. It seemed like a lifetime before she felt the wall end and the sun beating down on her face.
“You…” Naruto turned to the girl and rushed towards her. He didn’t know if Sasuke would hut her, but he wouldn’t take the chance.
Sasuke felt his eyes widen as he saw Natsuki’s broken body stumble through the archway. He quickly school his features, his hand tightening on the sword he held. He watched as Naruto reached out for Natsuki, his body itching to stop the blonde idiot from touching what was his.
Natsuki cringed as the stranger approached her, his hand a mere inches from her arm when she felt it. The sudden assault of power, of horrid energy that had her sobering to the searing pain in her body. She could almost see it, the red Chakra leaking from his body. Her eyes tore away from the boy and focused on the rings around her wrist as they burned brighter than she had ever seen. Then suddenly a sound echoed through the small crater, it sounded as if someone had snapped a twig in half.
Slowly one of her shackles snapped in half and fell to the ground. Her gazed turned to Sasuke fear etched on her face, as he stared down at her in well hidden shock. Panic formed a lump within her throat as the odd boy with the horrible power went to lay his hand on her arm. As if in slow motion Natsuki’s face turned paler and complete horror was shown in her eyes.
Sasuke’s eyes burned red as he ran towards the two, his speed seemed to mean fail him. He wouldn’t get there in time. “DON’T…!” He screamed, and Natsuki’s body tensed. Just out of reach Sasuke watched as Naruto’s warm hand found it’s way to the skin on her shoulder. A shrill scream of pure agony was pulled from Natsuki’s lungs as liquid fire engulfed her.
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