Loyalty (Sasuke Uchiha)

Miyako

It was draining.

I felt betrayed. Shiroryuu continued to try and overtake me. I was well aware the seal was down, well aware that she was making her way slowly from my strong hold.

But there was one thing that I was trained extremely to adapt to that Shiroryuu did not.

Stamina.

That's the only reason why she hadn't escaped from my hold and taken control of me yet.

My chakra had drained almost entirely, yes, but I was still too stubborn to let her go.

Shiroryuu's chakra was incredible, which made her even more annoying.

But it was fun holding onto her.

Release me. You're getting tired.

So are you. I was one to not back down from a challenge. I was too stubborn and I needed to win.

Miyako. I don't want to hurt you.

You can't. You know more than myself how much power I have, and much of that power I haven't discovered yet. You also know that when you start to hurt me, that power will be unleashed. You don't have as much leverage over me as much as you think you do.

You have know idea what they will do to us. What they will do to your body. You will be mauled.

They can't hurt me. You wouldn't allow that. I'd kill them first.

You're right. But the minute Madara Uchiha captures all of my children, he will use them against us. Then we will be weak.

Then we just need to make sure he doesn't capture them all.

You speak as if that's easy. Foolish child.

Shut up grandma. If it weren't for you and your family issues, we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place.

If you let me go, I could kill all of them in the matter of minutes.

If I let you go, Sasuke will kill me.

I doubt that. Since when do you care what Sasuke will do?

This alliance is important to him. And besides. I feel that it's my responsibility to watch over him since Itachi is now gone.

You like him.

No.

You're a great liar, Miyako. But I'm the one person you can't lie to. I can see it in your soul. You care for him, more than you think.

The more I spoke to Shiroryuu in order to distract her, the more I inched her slowly back into the seal. It was a very slow but steady process. I just hope she wasn't aware of it. I liked bickering with her. It was like she was my annoying older sister. Except she was old. Like ancient.

Sasuke made it clear to me that he finds me annoying.

You're just like him. Finding any excuse to distract yourself from how you really feel.

You wouldn't know. No one likes you.

Actually, I was adored.

None of that matters now that you are attached to me.

I sat in front of Shiroryuu, most of her chakra now back behind the cage.

Like you're attached to Sasuke?

Why do you always have to bring him up?

Because he's here.

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I shot up, instantly regretting it for a sharp stab shot through my chest. My blood was boiling, my head throbbing, my left eye shaking as if was in shock. I blocked it with my hand, focusing a bit of my chakra on my eye to keep it steady from twitching. It was like a slow burn in my eye, and it was slightly irritating.

Give up, Shiroryuu.

I was covered, absolutely drenched in my own sweat, an Akatsuki cloak covered over my black top and skirt. My auburn hair was in tangles, my skin covered in dried blood.

I ripped off the cloak, suddenly realizing I was in a barrier, the akatsuki standing around me, watching me closely.

"What the FUCK is this!" I screamed at all of them, aware that I was a bit deranged. My body ached all over, as I looked down and counted the visible bruises that painted my body.

I remember Jugo had literally broken me. Physically.

Oh the wonders of having Shiroryuu with you, she could heal almost anything. If it wasn't for her, I would definitely be dead right now. Even though she had grown more irritating and stubborn, I did owe her my life for never failing to protect me.

You're welcome.

"You almost died back there on us all." Madara Uchiha spoke, his voice echoing through the cavern walls.

"Oh, you would have loved that." I spat, turning to shoot him a threatening glare.

The barrier around me dispersed.

A hand was placed on the small of my back, causing me to jump, swinging back my arm to elbow this person in the face.

He grabbed my elbow, spinning me around so my front was pinned against his front. His eyes were burning through mine, his free hand brushing my hair back.

Sasuke.

I gradually felt my raging heart gradually slow at the feel of his steady heart beat against mine, my facial expression softening. Just his touch calmed me down, as I felt the rage within me soften into a slight pang of irritation in my head.

He cupped my face with his hand, his thumb wiping away the tear that had slipped from my eye.

I relaxed my hands on his biceps, my eyes interacting with the swirling emotions in his. He pulled me closer to him if that was humanely possible, ignoring the bickering and the stares of the Akatsuki around us.

Without saying a word, he lifted me me up off my feet, walking away from the intimidating glares of the Akatsuki.

My eyes remained intrigued into his face, as he stared straight ahead, teeth clenched. I could sense the slight annoyance seeping off of him.

"You came back." I said when we were out of proximity of the Akatsuki.

"Jugo hurt you." His tone was monotonous.

"He didn't mean to." I said. And he didn't, really. "What are you doing here?"

"Priorities." He glanced down at me, locking eyes with mine before he looked away.

My heart skipped a beat. Surely he didn't mean me.

"What was your mission?"

He was silent as he kicked open the door to his room, before slamming it shut with his foot. I could see the rage melting off of him as he walked to his bed, setting me down gently.

"I didn't complete it." Was all he told me, as he turned around and took off the Akatsuki, as well as the shirt underneath that was coated in blood.

"Sasuke-"

"-don't." He snapped, not even looking at me as he paced the room. I could feel the anger emitting off of him as he ran his fingers through his hair. I could sense his frustration rising.

"You can't blame Jugo for this."

"I trusted him to watch over you. To protect you!"

"You didn't tell me he had a temper."

"I was hoping you'd be the one to control his temper." He admitted, his eyes locking onto mine.

I frowned in confusion.

"What?"

"You both have similar tempers. Except you don't tend to destroy everything you see." He stopped pacing at this point as he looked down upon me.

"So you put me in danger hoping I could control his temper because I'm a raging bitch?!" I snapped, feeling my anger rise once again.

"I thought you could defend yourself against him. I guess I was wrong."

"The only way to fucking stop him is to either kill him or knock him out! He's my friend, Sasuke! I wouldn't hurt someone that I care about!!!" I was on my feet in an instant, feeling my rage rise once again.

He was quiet then as he just stood there and glared at me.

"I guess you have no problem putting the people you care about in danger." I said.

"You think I care about you?"

"If you didn't, you wouldn't have left your mission." I said, approaching him. We were both in each other's faces, inches apart, as he glared down at me.

"You're mistaken. I could care less. You're nothing but leverage to me." His eyes were back to his emotionless hue.

I shoved him away from me. I didn't even pretend to hide the fact that tears were trickling down my face.

He was in front of me, blocking the single exit from the room.

"Move."

"I'm extremely protective over you." He admitted.

The wall he had put up slowly crumbled as he looked down at me with a burning passion.

"I care about you. So much. I don't know how to handle it. These feelings... I've never felt them before. And I don't know what to do with it. You made me feel something. I hate it. I hated it."

He approached me slowly, as I backed up in return before I felt the edge of his bed on the back of my legs.

"I... I'm sorry. For being an asshole. For not thinking about your feelings. For being selfish. I'm sorry."

I grabbed his face gently with my hands, pulling his lips down to mine, a swirl of emotions enveloping me as I kissed him, passionately, my feeling intensifying as I felt him wrap his arms around me and pulling me into his warm embrace.

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Hello beautiful readers!

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