Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I have no claim to the show, the characters or anything of the sort. The onl thing I do own is the plotline and the three original characters Dray, Loki and Sarah.
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Before I get started, I want to give a brief introduction, and a few warnings. This is my first adult fic. If you're looking for something full of sex, bondage, sadism and nothing more, you're going to be dissapointed. This plotline will contain sex (albeit probably a bit crappy because I've hardly written things such as this, but I will give it my best shot), but it won't be all the time. You'll be lucky to find sexual situations every five chapters, or every ten. Yes, this will be a LONG story, probably with sequals. If you're looking for a nice read, then I welcome you to get involved here. There will be a lot of angst (cutting, suicide, and blah blah included), along with making out, wet dreams, and so forth. So atleast ou can look forward to that. I will accept all constructive criticism. In fact, I welcome it. I want to get better. (Please note that most of this applies to the Adult version).
This is an alternative reality/universe fic. Personalities may be changed. Ages may be changed. There are a few things I'm going to stick with (Such as Naruto's demon fox, Itachi's betrayal and so forth), but some will be changed for the sake of the story. This story also contains original characters, one of which will be paired with a character from the Naruto anime. Don't worry. It's not a Mary Sue or anything of the nature (I hate Mary sue's). Here is a list of all the possible pairings. If there is a star next to them, then it means that it's a definite pairing: SasuNaru, Dray(OC)Loki(OC), ShikaTem, KibaSarah(OC), KakaSarah(OC), ShinoHina. More may be added later, but I'm not entirely sure which. This stor will mostly concentrate around a few characters, so pairing options are limited. I am open to suggestions as well, so if you'd like to see certain matches, let me know.
Ok. Almost to the story. One last thing. Here's some brief info you'll need to know before you dive into this world. One: The world of Trsiel revolves around magic. The countries Aal'gesh, Impervia, Halcyon, and Eidolon are each governed by their own school of magic (think of them as hidden villages as in the Naruto series). While the magic is generally the same, it is used in different ways, and certain countries are more adept at certain forms of magic than others. For example, Aal'gesh prides itself in Battle Mages, while Halcyon is full of incredibly talented healers. Eidolon is the only country that still accepts the shadow arts legally, which has placed them at war with the other countries. This story will center around Impervia's school of Magic, which is known as perhaps the weakest school of magic (as they specialize in nothing and produce average mages every year, and so forth). Impervia is a neutral country, but they are under pressure to join a side. Eidolon's leader, Orochimaru, has targeted Impervia and intends to force them to join him. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, a secret organization (Akatsuki), is working to destroy all four countries just for the hell of it (they are sadistic bastards after all). You'll learn more in the rest of the story. I'll help you along the way. If you read all this, good for you! I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Here goes!
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Aelin-uial (Meres of Twilight)
7th day of Acrimony, Tenth year of the Swan
First Day of the New School YearThe sun was merciless, bathing the front of the school with cancer-causing rays that threatened to melt the skin off all; students and teachers alike. The annual induction ceremony was always a drag, but never this hot. Naruto shifted uncomfortably in his seat, wishing ferverntly that he hadn't decided to wear his cloak. Just yesterday the weather had been cold enough to cause minute snow, and then it had taken a hundred and eighty degree turn for the worst. The sweat that ran down his face was exceptionally agitating, and he had to fight the urge to move. The normally hyperactive teenager hated the fact that induction ceremonies called for absolute silence, and absolute stillness. It was the duty of all upper classmen to exhibit exceptional behavior infront of the brand new members. If he moved now, Naruto would get in a shit load of trouble. He had made the mistake of talking during the ceremony in his sophomore year, and the severe lashing (tongue-wise and physically), was enough to keep him from repeating said mistake.
Naruto could have handled the situation better if it wasn't for that damn Uchiha. As an elemental major, the arrogant bastard had known what type of weather to expect, and had comed adorned in lightweight clothing. He looked incredibly comfortable, sitting there with his arms crossed, his ebony eyes half open. Naruto scowled. He had seen that twisted little smirk Sasuke had sent him earlier during the ceremony, and he had wanted nothing more than to punch the bastards face in. If only those damn rules weren't in place…
And then everyone was suddenly rising, clapping in a reserved fashion. The golden haired boy, lost in his thoughts, struggled to get to his feet, nearly tripping in the process, and clapped as well. He briefly surveyed the new students that stood in neat little lines, just before the teachers dressed in their ceremonial robes. Naruto's ADD-plagued mind mentally thanked the lord that there was no robe requirements for the students on this occaison, before it reverted back to its previous engagement. Was it just him, or was the new class smaller than usual? There were only thirteen new students this year. Although it did take a knack for magic, and a sort of special aura sensed by the journey men sent out to collect the students; there was always more than this. Hell, last year there had been thirty-six!
Finally, the ceremony was let out, and all upper classmen dismissed for a one-hour break before classes started. The first thing Naruto did was yank his black cloak off, his flushed, perspiring face dominated with a relieved look as he felt a brief gust of wind caress his skin. Unfortunately, there wasn't much skin to be touched. He still had on his school uniform (a pair of gray slacks, black boots, and a button down, long-sleeved, loose white shirt), which didn't yield very well to the much-needed relief the wind provided. He was in the process of unbuttoning some buttons and rolling up his sleeves when an arm draped over his shoulders.
"Na-ru-to!" The distinctly feminine voice chaimed. It ad an overly happy ring to it, but that only served to mask the sardonic twist everyone knew it possessed. The voice belonged to a brown haired, hazel-eyed girl just about his height with a devious grin smacked on her face, and lightly tanned skin. She wore a different uniform than he; a pair of short black shorts underneath an even shorter gray skirt, with a skin-tight white top that was supposed to tuck into the skirt, but this female had opted to roll it up so it exposed her well muscled stomach. On her feet were well-worn in black knee-high boots, made of supple deer hide and laced with leather strips, and her arms bore similarly fashioned deer hide from wrist to elbow. Such was the uniform of a battle mage: made for ease of movement.
Naruto's face broke out into a grin, "Morning Sarah." Of all his friends, Sarah and he were most alike. They both broke the rules, they both got into trouble on a regular basis, and they both had similar likes and dislikes when it came to certain people. The girl had transferred to the school last year, in the middle of the second term, and she had already made a name for herself as the most unruly battle mage they had ever seen. That and she was the best that had ever graced the school.
"Hey. I feel like torturing some new kids. You in?" She asked, a casual smirk on her face. She dropped her arm from Naruto's shoulder and rose a finger to flick some sweat from his nose in the process.
"I-" Before the male could finish his sentence, a relatively angry voice cut him off.
"Sarah! Roll down your shirt now!" Shizune, her eyes narrowed, stalked up to the brown-haired female, "I can't believe you sat there the entire time looking like that! I had to practically hold Tsunade back from leaping off the stage to strangle you! What kind of example are you setting-"
Naruto could see that Sarah had already tuned the black haired teacher out. In fact, Sarah was even brash enough to yawn in Shizune's face. The teacher's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits, and the next thing he knew, Naruto had a full-blown battle explode right next to him. With a yelp, he dove out of the way as four darts were lauched from Shizune with a speed most could hardly dream to match. The golden-haired male rolled a bit before he managed to prop himself up on his bum in time to see Sarah sidestep the darts casually and pluck one from the air. She returned it to Shizune, a snarky glimmer in her hawk-like eyes. That was all it took for Shizune to launch herself at the younger girl. They engaged in an all-out hand-to-hand spar that attracted the attention of nearly everyone.
"What was it this time? Did Sarah insult Shizune's choice of clothing or something?" A voice drawled out from behind Naruto as a hand draped down in his vision, offering to help him up. Naruto accepted it and rubbed his head as he faced a lazy-eyed Shikamaru.
Before he could respond, Temari appeared and draped herself over Shikamaru. The elemental sorceress eyeballed the two fighting women and rolled her eyes, "You know how much Shizune dislikes Sarah. Two years ago she was heralded as the most impressive battle mage, and then Sarah waltzed her way in here. Shizune's ego's been bloated ever since she was accepted as Tsunade's assistant and bodyguard. That and rumor has it she thinks Sarah's going to try and steal her job once she graduates."
Naruto nearly broke out laughing at the image of Sarah taking orders from Tsunade. Sarah hated the Head Mistress with a passion, "Shizune was angry Sarah wasn't wearing her uniform properly." He took that moment to look at himself. He wasn't exactly the epitome of neatness either, but whathe had done was acceptable. He had finally stopped sweating, but evidence of his previous struggle lingered on his sweat-soaked clothes.
Temari wrinkled her nose at him, "You stink Naruto."
He pouted, "I know! But I thought it was going to snow today!" He eyeballed his discarded cloak and silently wished it would burn in hell. Now he'd have to lug it to his locker and face the whispers that would once again call him stupid. Not to his face of course.
"HAH!" Sarah cried triumphantly as she stood over Shizune's heaving body, grinning wickedly. A thin line of blood caressed her cheek, the only wound she had received in battle. She pointed a finger down at Shizune, "You should think before you attack."
Shizune's face twisted into a smirk, "Says the person with poison running through her system."
Sarah's face twitched, but her smile retained itself. With one sarcastic wink, she only needed a moments concentration (during which a light shimmer could be seen enveloping her body), to clear her system of said poison. Sarah licked her drying lips and stepped away from Shizune. She turned her back and raised her arms above her head, stretching and cracking her vertebrate, "Problem solved," she taunted and headed for Naruto. Her smile quickly faded when she was hit smack-dab in the back by a gust of wind that damn near broke her in two.
Shikamaru and Temari managed to get out of the way, but Sarah slammed directly into Naruto, and both of them tumbled to the ground in a mass of tangled limbs. Naruto eventually landed on bottom, with a groaning (and obviously in pain) Sarah on top of him. He gently untangled himself and rolled her off onto her back, where she laid, panting. Her assaulter, none other than the Head Mistress herself, came to stand over the disobediant student.
"The next time I see you breaking the dress code, I won't refrain from using an element that does more than inflicts bruises," Tsunade's tone was threatening. Having done her deed, the Head Mistress turned and left, a simpering Shizune at her side.
Naruto looked at Sarah, expecting to see a furious look in place on her face, but the girl was only smirking. It was an odd, animalistic grin that suggested a sadism far beyond imagination. Wordlessly, he helped her to her feet, where she proceeded to ease her pain with a healing incantation. Naruto watched her with slight admiration. There were rarely ninja smart enough, or capable enough to handle two areas of specialization. Sarah was one of them. She majored in both battle magic and healing, which was why she was able to rid herself of the poison moments earlier. Shikamaru was also an example of a multiple-major student. He had enrolled under the Mental Magic category, and had completely mastered every aspect of said category. This included telekinesis, illusionary techniques, empathy, mind-reading and so forth. Most of the students in that category could only master one portion, and did well in others. He excelled in ALL of them.
"Oy. Naruto." Sarah snapped her fingers infront of his face, "Wake up. You're daydreaming again. I asked you if you wanted to grab something to eat before classes. Kicking Shizune's ass left me hungry."
Naruto's face broke into a grin, "Hell yeah! You know I'm always hungry!" At the mention of Shizune, he noted that Sarah had yet to roll her shirt down.
"Excellent. Let's go," she started off, a wave of her hand indicating that Shika and Temari should join them. Naruto followed, his discarded cloak forgotton on one of the many fallen chairs.
The school building was massive. The main building housed the main offices, teacher offices, cafeteria, common rooms, and dormitories. It was also home to the basic classes that everyonehad to take. Once you moved onto classes that actually dealt with your major, you had to journey around on the hundred acre campus to various buildings. It was a pain the the ass, especially if you had two majors. The main building for those taking healing classes was located near the northern edge of the main campus, next to the schools garden; while the battle grounds and associated buildings were on the southern edge. Needless to say, Sarah always got a workout going from class to class.
The main hall was crowded with people desperate to seek shelter from the undying morning sun. Naruto eyeballed the marble palace, straining his azure orbs to look for other friends. He was dissapointed to find that most of the area was decorated with sophomores and juniors, all lounging about with lazy expressions on their faces.
As they made their way towards the cafeteria, they passed a group of three freshman all gawking in awe at the splendor and craftsmanship that surrounded them. Naruto had to admit that his first day in school was spent in a similar fashion. Whoever had built the place had obviously had access to a never-ending supply of gold. The floors were made of pure white marble, unscathed even with years of wear and tear. The walls were made of a light gray marble, with very slight contrast from the floor. The only thing that created the fine line between the two was the black, glittering onyx that bordered certain areas.
The first years were short this time around. All three of them looked to be familiar with eachother. One was a girl with reddish brown hair pulled into two impossible pigtails. Beside her, in the middle of the three, was a boy with dark brown hair, pushed back by a pair of goggles on his head. On the other end was the final kid, a young boy with similarly colored brown hair cut in a mushroom-like fashion, glasses settled on the bridge of his nose. Naruto smiled. He remembered his first year. It had been so exciting and yet scary at the same time. He almost wanted to walk over there to greet the three. His body was ahead of his brain, and he had taken one step towards them, only to be stopped as a dagger flashed in his vision. It thudded into the wooden table right infront of the three freshmen, causing them to scatter in fear. Naruto jerked his head in Sarah's direction, but the girl only whistled innocently and started back towards the cafeteria, a grin on her face. Shaking his head, Naruto trailed after a muttering Shikamaru and a snickering Temari.
The cafeteria was larger than one would expect for the number of students the school housed at any given time. There were rows of large brown wooden tables. It was almost always clear the bias that resided amongst the students. It grew stronger as the years in the school passed. Battle mages sat with battle mages, elementals with elementals. Those who associated outside of their majors were branded as weirdos. Those who hung around Naruto were branded as insane. Why? Simple. Naruto had been proclaimed a freak the moment he entered the school. He failed nearly every class he was in. His abrasive and loud attitude was deemed annoying by many, and the six scars on his cheeks made his visage 'different' from the rest. The main reason for the dislike was Naruto's odd capabilities when it came to his major. He was a Summoner Mage, and was thus capable of summoning one spirit-bound creature. The creature summoned by the mage in question was supposed to represent their inner soul.
Naruto's soul-creature terrified everyone; even the teachers. It was a massive fox-like beast, as big as a horse, with nine tails, blazing red eyes and a maw full of razor-sharp fangs. Naruto had a hard time controlling the beast, and it frequently attacked fellow students. Thus, everyone steered clear of him. He had gone without friends for a while till Shikamaru had appeared. After that, Naruto began to collect a sort of odd group, a group that he loved dearly. They weren't afraid of his soul-bound beast. They liked him for who he was.
"Oh look. Mr. Anti-social is by himself again. Go figure." Sarah rolled her eyes, those of which were directed towards Sasuke. The raven haired elemental was propped up in a corner table, twirling a dagger on the table. It was slowly but surely crafting a hole in the perhaps century old wood.
Naruto snorted. The last person he wanted to see was Sasuke. The elemental prodigy was the pride and joy of the whole school. Girls fawned over him, teachers loved him….and the damn bastard didn't have to do ANYTHING. He was slightly worried, however, that Sarah might start something. She always got in a sort of 'mood' when she was around. Sasuke. It didn't help that he looked down on her like shewas the scum of the earth. Well, he acted that way to everyone, but especially to Sarah. No one knew the reason why, and no one really cared to know. Most of the girls were glad. One last person to compete for Sasuke's affection.
Luckily, Sarah ignored the male for now, and instead snatched a chocolate chip muffin from the nearby table. Food was free to everyone in the school, as it was apart of their tuition. No one actually paid while they attended the school. All payments were through services they enacted after they graduated on behalf of the school. Naruto followed suit, only he snatched up two muffins, an apple tart, and a capped bottle of milk. He flopped down at the table Sarah had frightened a few people out of, and yawned.
"I can't believe we had to fucking get up before dawn this morning. I'm so damn tired," he muttered and then chomped enthusiastically into his poppy-seed muffin.
"It was a bother, wasn't it?" Shikamaru added in as he leaned his chin into the palm of his hand, "And the fact that we have class in less than half an hour is troublesome."
"Yeah!" Naruto exclaimed, spitting muffin from his mouth. Sarah wrinkled her nose and chucked a chocolate chip at him in protest.
"Say, don't spray it."
He gave her a cocky grin and swallowed, turning back to Shika, "I can't believe it. Classes after forcing us to sit in the sun for two whole hours! It's like they want to troture us or something!"
"Knowing Tsunade, that's probably the truth," Temari yawned and played with one of her many fans. She flipped it open and then slapped it closed, over and over again, oblivious to Sarah who eyeballed it, a grin on her face. She flicked it open once more, and a split second later, the fan had a a large horizontal gash from where Sarah had efficiently lobbed two throwing knives (side by side), through the delicate paper.
Temari scowled and threw the ruined fan at the other girl. Sarah broke into laughter as the fan bounced off her head and clattered to the ground. The blond snapped, "That's not funny! That was one of my favorite fans!"
"But the purple dot was a perfect place to practice my aim! That and the noise you were making was grinding my nerves." Sarah smiled sweetly and popped the rest of the muffin in her mouth.
"Women," Shikamaru muttered under his breath. Temari smacked him upside the head, and Naruto vaguely wondered how in hell their relationship actually managed to work. Shikamaru was a lazy bum. Intelligent, but lazy. Temari was a hot-headed bitch. Vicious too. Not exactly a match you'd expect to form. However well they defied logic, the pair had been together for little over a year now. It was clear they loved eachother very much. They just didn't show it in public.
"Hey!" A sudden yell cut across the cafeteria. The four friends glanced up to see a junior student they didn't know looking in their direction. He was holding the two throwing knives in his hand, "Who the fuck threw these?"
"I did sweetheart!" Sarah spat out in a sickening sweet tone as she waved her arm in the air, "It would be ever-so-nice of you if you would return them to me. Pretty please?" She gave off a broad grin. Naruto, who had just taken a sip of milk, choked on it as he attempted to contain his laughter, and snorted a mess on the table. Shika absentmindedly patted him on the back to help him get over his coughing fit.
The junior that had previousl spoken out in a brash tone hesitated. Sarah had a reputation for using her battle skills to effectively disable anyone that got in her way, especially under classmen. All previous confidence melted away and he just stood there.
"That is, unless you want to keep them," Sarah winked at him, "You can use them to end your life later, since they apparently weren't able to when I first threw them." The kid twitched and continued to stare at her.
"What?" She eyeballed him, and then looked back to her group, "Ten gold says he just fantasized about cutting himself."
Temari broke out laughing so hard tears came to her eyes. Sarah had a way to demean others with just her words. The boy in question flushed with anger, tossed the knives on the ground and then turned his back to the hawk-eyed girl. She snapped her fingers once and the knives vanished back into her own personal void of storage.
Naruto finally finished coughing, and Sarah stared at the mess he made, "Naruto. It seriously looks like you splooged all over the fucking table. Didn't I tell you to only touch yourself when you were alone? Or am I just that damn sexy?"
At that, Temari fell out of her seat, howling in laughter. Even Shikamaru broke out in a grin. The golden haired bo rubbed his head and grinned right back at Sarah, "Sorry. I try to contain my sexual urges around you, but it's just so damn hard." As he spoke, he flicked a milk-coated hand at her, spraying her face with the sticky wet substance.
Sarah's face twisted into one of disgust (she hated milk), and two seconds later the two were engaged in a wrestling match on the ground. More like a tickling match, and Sarah was winning.
"I give up! I give up!" Naruto gasped for air and rose his hands in a plea, tears in his eyes. Saah drew herself off of him and wiped her face to rid herself of the spray milk. She could still fucking smell it. Ugh. She dropped one hand to help him up, and he accepted it.
"Guys. I hate to break your bubble of fun and all, but we have five minutes to get to class." Shikamaru drawled out, followed b a yawn.
"Shit!" Naruto yelped. His class was atleast ten minutes away! With a wave of his hand, he lunged from cafeteria and tore towards his first class.
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Authors Note
It's a bit short, I know, and it lacks any real…plot. However, it does set the stage for the story line. You get to know some of the main plot people right off the bat, and the OC character intimately. I know Naruto doesn't seem gay at the moment, but trust me, he is. We won't see any real development for a while until the 'groups' are assigned. You'll find out what that is sometime in the future.
The next chapter will be longer. I hope you enjoyed this one. I know it's probably a bit confusing, but it'll get better as it progresses. Please review, and thanks for reading!
