Bloody Blossom

BLOOD

"Okaa . . . sama?" She whispered, approaching the body that was sprawled down the floor eyes widen in shock, a pool of blood surrounding it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!-!-!-!

A scream.

Her head whipped to the direction of the pained voice. "Outo. . . sama?"

She made her way out of her parent's room leaving her mother's body behind. Blood staining her white nightgown, her vision blurred from unshed tears, nausea over coming her form as she continued her way.

Her only comfort was the little black rabbit that she clutched towards her chest.

BLOOD

She walked in silence, the white walls of the hall was now stained with red, as she passed her grandparents room she could see two masses on top of each other both heads missing.

"Ojii-sama . . . Obaa-sama . . ."

Silence.

She frowned.

PLEASE!-! STOP!-! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!-!-!

She shivered. "Onee-sama."

Downstairs.

She paid no heed to the small voice at the back of her head telling her to run.

Run?

She thought.

Run where?

BLOOD

She made her way down the stairs holding on the railings for support.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!-!-!

She stilled, recognition came over her as the wail ended with a gurgling sound. "Obaa . . . san"

She made it to the bottom; her foot hit something that rolled away. . .

It was her grandfather's head.

She frowned as she watched the small object hit the wall.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! BAKEMONO!

The den . . .

BLOOD

She kept on walking.

Candles were the only thing illuminating her path.

The smell of blood.

Decapitated bodies.

Limbs torn off.

Horror frozen in lifeless eyes.

She ignored it all . . .

"WHY!-?" A loud voice yelled clearly infuriated. "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!-?" She paused and looked up.

Light coming out from the opened door at the end of the hallway.

"ANSWER ME YOU BASTARD!-!"

Chuckle.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!-!-!-!

A figure came sprinting out, throwing the door open in the process.

It was her Uncle.

His eyes were wide in panic as he saw her standing there. "HIME-SAMA!" he cried out.

He stopped right in front of her placed both hands on her shoulders to inspect her for injuries. "Hime-sama!" his panicked voice came once more. His whole body trembling in fear.

Fear . . . fear of what? She thought.

She hadn't realized that her uncle had started crying, sputtering out incoherent sentences. "Hime, run! We should- you should, get out! Before-"

SLASH

"too . . . late."

His body was split in half blood splattered her cherubic face her pink hair tainted with red, the metallic taste of blood entered her mouth.

He fell to the ground; each half fell with a dull thud.

"Cherry."

She looked up.

"Onii . . . sama." His whole form covered in blood. His once silver hair now blotched with red, his ninja headband which he wore proudly around his neck:

The symbol of Kirigakure,

Slashed

Onii-sama . . . missing-nin?

A bloody katana on his right hand leaving puddles on where he stood a kunai in the other, despite his horrific state, his handsome face still held that warm smile she loved so much.

"Konbanwa, ore no aisuru imouto." He knelt down and hugged her small form tightly against his.

"O-Onii-sama . . . Naze?" She hugged him tighter despite the warning bells that sounded in her head. "Why are you doing this?"

He chuckled.

She shivered in fear.

He pulled away slightly, brushing her bangs away from her face and kissed her forehead.

"Because" His smile dropped. "They wanted to take you away from me."

Her eyes widened.

"Take . . . me away?" She whispered. "Away from onii-sama?" She was angered by the mere thought of being taken away from her precious brother.

"Yes, they wanted to take you away from onii-sama," he picked her up. "They wanted to separate us, so we could never see each other again."

"Yada! I don't want to leave onii-sama!" She cried out as she brought her arms around his neck hugging him tightly. "I love Onii-sama!"

"I know cherry." He patted her head. "That is why I got to them first before they decided to separate us." He chuckled.

Malice filled the air.

They stayed like that for what it seemed like hours, enjoying each other's warmth in the silence of the cold night.

"Cherry?"

"Hm?"

"Do you want to leave?"

"Leave . . ?"

"Yes leave, leave Mist so we can be together forever." He smiled and looked straight into her eyes.

Cerulean met Emerald.

"Forever?"

"Yes."

"Forever . . . with Onii-sama?" He nodded.

Her face went blank for a moment, before it broke into one of the most breath taking smiles he ever saw. "Hai! I want to be with Takeshi onii-sama forever!"

He smiled and kissed her forehead once more.

"Aishiteru, Onii-sama." She laid her head on his shoulder closing her eyes, enjoying the warmth of her beloved Onii-sama.

"Aishiteru, Cherry."

He sheathed his katana and tightened his grip on his sister's sleeping form. He headed for the window when he visibly tensed a frown forming on his handsome face.

Anbu He thought in disgust.

Slipping out the window, he leapt through the roofs jumping from one house to another his silent footsteps never heard into the dead night; the only source of light was the full moon that shone above them. His step as he sped off never once was faltered in fear of dropping his precious sister, as the village gates came into view he cursed softly seeing the numerous number of ANBU waiting for his arrival. Stopping a foot away from the large group of ninjas he adjusted Sakura's position so he could carry her easier. He stood motionless as one of them took a step forward weapon in hand readying for attack, he recognized the man as his captain—former captain.

"Haruno – iiye." He caught himself "You aren't worthy to be called by the Haruno name." He sneered.

"Ara, Why so glum taichou?" Takeshi smirked as he saw the man stiffen.

"You damn bastard—"He was cut off when a man held up his hand immediately silencing him.

"Haruno Takeshi, ANBU: second in command," He started stepping forward. "You are hereby under arrest by order of our lord Mizukage for the murder of the Haruno clan" He paused and stared at the sleeping girl in his arms. "And for the kidnapping of Haruno -hime-sama."

Takeshi unconsciously brought the girl closer to his chest, grip tightening.

"How do you plea?"

How do I plea? Takeshi snorted. He was covered from head to toe in blood and the girl in question in his arms; do they really need to ask him that?

"Idiots. . ." He didn't even care that he said that last part out loud.

"WHAT DID YOU CALL US!-?" A man from the left bristled as he shouted at the accusation.

"ENOUGH!" His former captain spoke once again. "Return Haruno-hime-sama at once! She belongs here in the village not with a killer!" He yelled out.

"Return the Hime, Haruno Takeshi, and your punishment will be –less painful"

Ignoring the man he spoke, his cold and detached voice sending fear shooting through their bodies.

"Move out of my way or be killed."

With that said he continued walking forward not caring as the people in front of him are now drawing out there weapons preparing to attack, his grip around his sister's form tightened preparing for the worse. As he took another step forward he noticed some of them started to take a step back. Tch. Cowards, they let anyone into ANBU nowadays. He inwardly cursed their pathetic village looking at the terrified recruits that were stationed in the back. He kept on walking his displeasure never once shown on his face; he kept on a cool and deadly mask. A few feet away from the crowd, the first kunai was thrown, followed by the charging of dozens of men.

"Ara, one against twenty-something . . . not fair" He smirked. "For you."

"OH YEAH!-?" The one in front of him snarled. "TAKE THIS YOU COCKY BASTARD!-!" He lunged ready to stab him, a kunai at hand, only to be met with air.

He disappeared.

"SHIT!-! HEAD OUT, HE CAN'T BE THAT FAR!" The troops headed to the gate, taking off to the trees.

"TRACKERS! SEARCH FOR THAT TRAITORS CHAKRA SIGNATURE! WE MUST RETRIEVE HIME-SAMA AT ALL COSTS, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!" He barked out orders taking the lead.

"Mmn . . . Onii-sama . . .?" Sakura stirred from her sleep looking up to her beloved brother who was running through the thick forest his step not once faltering.

"Ah, Cherry you're awake?" She nodded a little rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Where are we?" She asked.

"We're nearing the border of Kirigakure, a few more miles and—"

"SPLIT UP WE CAN SENSE HIM NOT FAR FROM HERE!"

"Shit." Takeshi cursed and landed on a tree branch setting sakura down.

"O-Onii-sama . . ?" Not paying attention to the girl he made two shadow clones of him and his sister.

"Lead them off." Without another word the clones took off different direction leaving the originals behind.

"Cherry . . ?" He whispered getting down on one knee to look at the girl in the eye.

"Hai?"

"Do you see this?" He held up a silver locket with the Haruno crest. "This is for you," He broke it apart revealing each side of the circle. "One side for you" He reached towards her and placed the necklace around her neck. "And this is for me." He showed the chain that was hanging on his holster. "That way we could never be apart, as long as you have this." He rested his forehead on her own "You're never alone."

"Onii-sama . . ?" She was confused. Why? Why is Takeshi-nii-sama talking like—like we are n-never going to see each other again? Why? No! It can't be it! He told me

"You told me we were gonna be together forever!" She shouted tears falling from her eyes. Takeshi chuckled wiping the tears away.

"Ahh, Imouto you are too smart for your own good." He kissed her forehead.

"O-Onii-sama!-?" She cried out desperately clutching onto him. "Yada! Y-you promised!-!"

"I did" he cupped her cheeks, thumb wiping her tears away. "but not now."

"Wha—?" She fell forward crashing into his chest.

"Gomene, cherry, but we'll have to part." He kissed her forehead.

He jumped down from the tree sensing two unfamiliar chakra signatures, headed towards them in a slow pace.

He placed her down, back resting on the tree. Giving her on last kiss he disappeared.

"Senpai!" A young man clad in black wearing a mask in resemblance of cat with red and black markings yelled towards his companion.

"What is it?"

"It looks like a kid." He said picking up the little girl. "A pink haired girl to be exact."

"What's it doing out here at this time of night?"

Takeshi looked at the exchange with blank eyes as he felt no threat coming from the two. His façade cracked a little seeing as he had to say goodbye to his beloved sister.

"We can't leave her here."

"then to Konoha then?"

Konohagakure . . .

"Yes. It's best if we take her."

"Hai."

Goodbye Sakura . . .

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