INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CASTLE
Black, thundering clouds dominated the sky above the green mountain peaks. Sometimes a streak of lightening would be set off, illuminating the dark, dark forest underneath. Oddly-shaped trees stood tall, their huge, heart-shaped leaves forming a dense canopy. It was eerily quiet, the quiet before the storm.
In this forest, nestled between the two highest mountains was a lake, slightly resembling a triangle, its surface smooth and utterly riple-free. There was a little path, twisting further into the valley, leading to a huge, dark castle. Several dark purple spires of symmetrical turrets rose from the main building, high up to the sky. The main building itself was dome-shapped. A fountain sat in front of it and a grand black marble staircase led up to the huge front door. Despite its dark colour, the castle sang of mystery and beauty.
Only one window was lit. With in that room a fire crackled merrily in the fire place. Three figures were to be seen around. Ino sat in the window-sill, her head on her knees, her arms wrapped around her legs, as she stared into the storm coming up.
"Ino, quit it. In this storm, nobody in his right mind will be coming here. And I`m tired of waiting." Sakura said, standing in front of an easel, her hands brandishing a paint brush dripping with yellow paint.
Ino turned to stare into Sakura`s emarld-green eyes with her baby blue eyes. She grinned, a beautiful, captivating grin. "Sorru, Forehead. I`m just too bored." She yawned widely to prove her point. "I`ll blow it away in a while."
"I know, Ino-pig. We haven`t had any... visitors for a long while. I am really getting tired of waiting. The potion is ready, we just need 3 more essences. And then... " A pink cloud poofed out of Sakura`s index finger.
"I honestly can NOT wait." Ino said, streching out her arms.
"M-Maybe you w-wont h-have to w-wait for that long. " Sakura and Ino turned to look at the blue haired girl, hunched over a crystal ball.
"Why? What do you see Hinata?! " Ino jumped off her place, hurrying over to her friend, excitement lighting up her features. Sakura also abandoned her art to join her friends.
"Th-three boys are com-coming this way. " Hinata`s stammering lessened a little as sher mind began anticipating the arrival of their... visitors. The crystal ball lit up, bathing the three witches, the three best friends in a silvery glow, as rain began pouring from the clouds outside, mirroring the girl`s excitement.
"SHHHHIIIIIIT!" Nauto yelled as fat rain drops plooped onto him. His foot slipped in the squishy mud and his hands flailed about for a while, before he regained his balance.
"HA! And I`m clumsy- WOAH!" As Naruto tried to lift his feet, he got them entangled it the tree roots and he fell face-first into the mud.
"Naruto, quit fooling around! " Sasuke yelled as he ran towards a tree for shelter.
Swearing, Naruto got himself up and lumbered towards his friends.
"Man, this rain is such a drag." Shikamaru crossed his hands behind his head, staring up at the sky. "So troublesome."
"Yea. genius. We figured as much. " Sasuke rolled his eyes irritably.
"Now what do we do? " Nauto wailed. Sasuke knew his best friend wanted to pace about, but thir mud wouldn`t let him do it. Sighing, he looked about for any sort of help. When the trio had planned to go trekking, thr forcast had made no mention of a freak-storm. Proves how you can never trust anyone...wait, whats that?
Sasuke squinted his eyes. "Hey, guys. Look at that!" The three stared at alight in a distance.
"What is that?" Naruto asked.
"Dude, I`m seeing the same thing as you. " Sasuke was clearly annoyed.
"OK,OK, sheesh. You cant even ask a stupid question." Naruto muttered under his breath.
"If there is someone there, they can probably help us. C`mon, lets go." Sasuke lost no time in starting towards the light. Naruto and Shikamaru followed, with Shikamaru complaining about how troublesome it all was.