The Demon who Murdered Christmas

Chapter one: In fate's hands.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Kishimoto-san is the rightful owner. Nor do I own anything that might resemble The Grinch. No copy write intended.


She simply could not understand it. Christmas and The Demon, I mean. Her mother always told her that around Christmas time, everyone was to show love and care. Yet, The Demon lived up in the mountains in his sandy cave. No one ever mentioned him, and when someone did, it was not a friendly word. It had always been that way, for as long as she could remember. People were downright vicious about him. From a young age she was warned about his evil, shriveled up heart and his complete disregard for humans.

That's right; they've gone so far as to deny him as a human. He was The Demon, they said, he was nothing more but maybe less.

Sakura clutched her heart as she watched the sun rise above the steep, dry sand mountains. She had never seen him, never talked to him, or even heard word of what he was up to. But she felt a connection to him, somewhere in her bountiful heart and every time she sat awake, unable to sleep because of the constant ache that'd grown stronger since she turned sixteen, she thought of him and how much hurt he must be going through. How much rejection, how much pain, and how much anger he must feel towards the world. How many times had he lashed out, shed tears, cried himself to sleep? Had he ever hurt himself? Was he completely alone up there?

And the thing that made Sakura's heart clench even more? He was only sixteen as well. How anyone could hate someone was beyond her, but this world has hated him ever since he was born. She heard he killed his mother in birth. It really isn't uncommon that mother's die from the strain of giving birth, why was this any different? Sakura felt a pull towards him and the mountain. It grew stronger every day. Today, though, Sakura decided she was going to go up and see what he was really about. She had no fear, and no hesitation. She pulled on her day clothes, a pair of snug jeans and a plain green t-shirt. Then her climbing boots, and headed for the door.

He hated the sun. It was bright and cheerful and very welcoming. He was completely opposite to that ball of burning fire. Besides the fact that he, like the sun, was sure to explode horrendously at some point. His sea green eyes swept the landscape he lived in. The highest peak on Mt. Watazaki. Snow used to be plentiful in this region, but the year he moved up here, snow stopped coming. Sand, sand he could control, took its place.

He felt weird today, to say the least. He sat on the ledge of the mountain, nearly shaking in anticipation. He hadn't been this excited since- …since someone came up the mountain. Quickly, almost panicky, he stood and entered his cave, a door of sand building itself behind him. He walked down the dark tunnel he knew too well, into a cavern-like room. Furniture made of sand was littered messily around the large space. Bags of junk food he'd stolen from the local stores littered the room. With one sweep of his hand, the sand had gathered the garbage and took it to the chute he'd made.

If someone really was coming to see him, he needed to prepare. Last time, he lost control and killed the young boy who had an adventurous streak. That'd been nearly three years ago, though. He closed his eyes and exhaled.

"I won't lose control this time, mother. This time will be different."

Sakura was panting and sweating in the late morning sun. She'd sped off in such a hurry that she forgot to pack water. Not to mention food and a first aid kit. But she was doing fine, over half-way up the mountain and mused that she'd reach the peak in maybe two hours. She sat on a rather large rock and sighed, resting her muscles. Suddenly, a rustling noise came from above her head. She hurriedly ducked, only to narrowly avoid getting hit over the head by a dozen or so empty potato chip bags. Sakura looked back the way they came and raised a brow.

"Odd," she muttered.


A/N: I did my best to proof read, but I wrote this rather quickly, so please if you see any errors, tell me in a review. I'm sure there are many.

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See you next time, -S-KL.