Naruto Fanfic - Blood Rage (SasoSaku)

Chapter IX

A/N: Thanks for reading. It's been a slow start but this is where the story heats up a bit. Hope you enjoy!! :)

PART ONE 

Chapter IX - The Escape

Light.

A flicker of light behind her eyes.

She sensed two people in the room. The outlines of Sasuke and the nurse putting her on the bed still burned in her mind. She could still see them in front of her. Everything was hazy and washed over. She could hear their voices calling for her, all washed up liked they were underwater.

"Sasuke!"

Sakura sprung out of bed.

"Sasuke!" Sakura called again, but nobody was there; not the nurse, not Sasuke - nobody.

The room was empty and quiet. Sakura looked at the clock on the wall. It was 8 o'clock. How long was she passed out for? She put her hand on her head and groaned still feeling headache she had before.

Sakura looked round the small infirmary room. She didn't really remember how she got here. She remembered being in class and she remembered Sasuke's voice calling out for her, concerned.

Sakura got off the bed and stood up. Her knees buckled a little and her legs felt like jelly. She fell back onto the bed. She put a hand to her head again. It was hot. She still had a slight fever. Where was everyone? she thought. Why didn't Sasuke take her home?

Sakura stood up again. This time her knees held better and she took a few steps forward. She held onto the table to support herself as she made her way towards the door.

She opened the door, turning the handle slowly and walking through.

Pitch blackness.

Everywhere was dark, all the light had been turned off. Sakura had never stayed in the school this late before, even when she was reading her books in the library. It seemed so weird that they would just leave her there in the infirmary. It was almost like they had forgotten about her.

Sakura hated the dark. She had read too many horror stories. She was expecting something to jump out at the next corner. She tried to calm her breathing, making herself more relaxed. She should just go home. She was sure Ino would be really worried about her. Everyone must have been worried. She remembered the class, fainting in front of the whole class. Sakura tried not to think about how humiliating that was.

Sakura was feeling against the wall searching for a light switch. She found one. She flicked it on. But no light. Sakura looked up. The light bulbs up ahead had been broken. Sakura couldn't figure out why that was.

She went back into the infirmary for a moment and rummaged through the cabinets. Eventually she found a flashlight. She turned it on and pointed it at the celing. There she could see much clearer. All the light bulbs in the whole corridor had been smashed. Who would do such a thing, she thought.

Sakura pointed the flashlight straight in front of her. She wasn't that far from the front entrance. All she had to do was get down this corridor, take a right, walk down some steps and she'd be there.

Sakura felt a draft behind her.

She turned and saw the window behind her had been smashed open. Her mouth widened with surprise. She stepped forward one pace to get a closer look. There was blood on the glass. She pointed the flashlight at the window and followed a trail of blood, smeared down the wall. The trail of blood was on the floor and led down the corridor.

Sakura followed.

She knew this was a stupid idea, but what else could she do? Sakura called out Sasuke's name again but all she heard was the sound of her own echo. She called out for Ino, TenTen and even Sasori. No answer.