Hi guys! It's KuroxTsuki here! Or in other words, ex- xAkumaxTenshix. This is a rewrite of Kurayami no Hime. This story will be almost completely different, minus some similar plot twists. So please do read. I realized how cruel and unreal Katsumi was, so I decided to spice things up a little more in this!
Chapter one: Mission Fail
I moved my feet as fast as I could. Yes. That was called running.
The sound of the earth coming in contact with the soles of my feet were kept to a minimum. Quick, yet quiet—that was my way of moving. I concentrated on the movement of my legs, urging myself to go faster. As I willed my body to its limit, I silently cursed Leader for giving me such a dangerous task. And then, I mentally slapped myself for accepting it out of sheer, egotistical reasons.
"You must take the immortality scroll from Orochimaru." Pein stated, betraying no emotion on his pierced face. I scoffed. This was going to be easy.
"I accept."
Now I was running for my life. Some 'easy' that was. If it were any ordinary ninja chasing me, I probably would have ran away with minimal effort—no problem. I was fast, silent, and frankly, deadly.
But this was no ordinary ninja. The person chasing me happened to be Sasuke Uchiha. The Sasuke Uchiha. With a combination of skill, speed, intellect, and training from one of the three legendary Sannin, he was lethal.
And with the knowledge that I worked in the same organization that his brother did, he was probably out to not only kill me, but probably feed me to a pit full of snakes.
Well, judging from the gossip about him, that was most likely true.
"Damn," I muttered as I heard footsteps awfully close to me. Actually, they were right behind me. I whirled around, hoping—no, praying—that I had a confident look on my face, instead of a twisted one that I had in my mind. "Hey," I kept my expression cool, wondering if my casual tone helped lighten the mood. The Uchiha did not even mutter a friendly 'hi' back. Didn't expect him to.
"Give it." His tone was stoic and calm, much like what I would have predicted. His onyx eyes bore into my sapphire ones, yielding no emotion. Looking closer, I noticed tints of anger, and loneliness. Pushing that aside, I glared back at him, my expression probably colder than his.
"Jump off a cliff." I jerked my thumb behind me, indicating the cliff. "And it isn't just a figure of speech." He stared at me, his expression the not changing even the slightest. I wanted to strangle the boy now. The Uchiha kept silent, seeming more dead than alive. This was turning into a one-sided conversation. "Okay." I sighed, "Ciao." I whirled quickly, hoping to get away from his agonizing glare.
Before I knew it, a katana was pressed onto my neck. One move and it would definitely draw blood. I wasn't going to let that happen. I turned around slowly and carefully to face him, ignoring the fact that our faces were just a feet apart.
"Let me go." Smooth.
"Give me the scroll," His deep voice sent cold shivers up my spine.
"Over my dead body," I scowled at him, silently hoping that he would lose his footing and fall off the cliff. Most likely not.
"Give it." His sense of repetition was driving me near insanity.
"How 'bout we make a deal?" I quickly fumbled my mind for something to offer. The Uchiha's eyebrow quirked. "I'll take the scroll for an exchange for information about Itachi." He seemed to ponder upon this idea, but less than a second later, I felt a breeze behind my back.
"Sasuke-kun," A snake-like voice hissed. It could only be one person. I growled, tossing the scroll back to the Uchiha. Any chance I had before vanished by now.
"Orochimaru," I grumbled under my breathe. My day was the essence of excellence. The snake ignored my presence as his attention was on the Uchiha, who stood there like he didn't care whether it was Orochimaru or a bucket of feces that addressed him.
"Who is this child?" His eyes turned to me. Suddenly, I wondered whether I should just throw myself off the cliff or not. Instead, I quirked my eyebrow at the snake, ignoring the fact that his yellow eyes made me want to pee myself.
"This child has a name." I was ready to just choke myself for being so bold. "But of course, almost everyone knows what it is." Forget choking. I was ready to dismember myself and burn my remains.
"Yes, Rin Kuroyume." He spat my name as if it were poison. "How would you like to join my ranks, child?" I gaped at him, wondering if he was serious or not.
"Deal," I nodded, knowing that it was better to keep your enemies closer. And this kind of opportunity? It was a once in a life-time chance, and I was taking it.
"Sasuke, please escort this young lady to our base. I have…something to take care of." I stared at him with a confused look upon my face. First, I was a child. Now, a lady.
"Growing up fast, aren't I?" I muttered, insanely glad that no one heard me. Sasuke turned around swiftly, leaving for the base. "Aren't you going to wait for me?" With just a blank glance, he turned his attention back to walking. I was about to hack his pretty little face to pieces. But alas, I attained my mind back and decided against it.
After walking through the deep forest for an hour, without a single word passed between the two of us, we finally reached the base. With its small, narrow entrance in a tree, it blended in well with the surrounding.
"Wait." I swept out a summoning scroll from my bag, along with a pen and scratch paper. Quickly uncapping the pen, I scribbled onto the paper.
Pein, Konan:
This is urgent. This mission was a failure—but it wasn't futile. I ran away with the scroll, but they were smart. They sent their fastest and most skilled person—Sasuke Uchiha. Obviously, I got caught and was forced to give back the scroll. Meanwhile, Orochimaru approached us. He invited me to join his ranks…but the reason is unknown. I will observe his base from the inside and report back to you as soon as possible. Preferably, by person. Sending a letter is just too dangerous for the moment. Don't worry, I'll live.
But of course, you guys don't care :)
~Rin 3
I tossed the pen over my shoulder, hoping that I hit Sasuke. Not hearing a 'thud', I shrugged it off. I bit my thumb hastily, and quickly spread it onto the scroll. With a soft poof, a black raven appeared. I tied the letter to its feet as fast as I could, and quickly let it go.
When I turned around, I was surprised Sasuke was still there, glaring his obsidian eyes into my sapphire ones.
"What?" I spat, not particularly fond of him.
"Nothing." He averted his gaze from me.
"Don't you even care that I'm sending a spy message back to Akatsuki?"
"It's none of my concern," He said with a tone that definitely displayed that he didn't care at all. With that, he strutted into the base. I followed him, feeling awfully inferior.
"Sasuke-kun!" An ear-splitting squeal was the first thing I heard in the base. A blonde girl latched herself to the Uchiha.
"Get. Off." Sasuke's voice was stiff, and frankly, very uncomfortable. I was about to let out a loud guffaw. I heard that he was heart-throb, but in the Sound too?
"Who's this girl?" Her baby blue eyes shifted their attention to me, as she jumped off of the Uchiha.
"Why don't you ask 'that girl'?" I scoffed, hoping that I offended her.
"I was asking Sasuke-kun." It was either her left eye was twitching, or she was winking at Sasuke.
"Right. My bad. Why don't you answer question, Uchiha?" I smiled sweetly, hoping that I would scare the crap out of him.
"Rin." He stated simply.
"Wow. Cruel name, isn't it?" The blonde girl flipped her hair. Though honestly, it looked more like she was swatting it.
"Yeah." I shrugged nonchalantly, not wanting to get into a totally worthless fight. "That's me. Ms. Cruelty."
"Sasuke-kun?" She pouted at the raven haired prodigy, who looked utterly bored, and slightly irked.
"What?" I noticed that his voice was edgy and slightly sharper. Sadly, the girl didn't pick it up.
"Don't you notice that he seems annoyed?" I pointed out casually, really wishing that she wasn't as stupid as she looked.
"Maybe he's annoyed of you." I was on the brink of insanity, trying to deal with a person like her.
"Can you shut up?" Blunt.
"Both of you shut up." Sasuke snapped, looking aggravated. He glanced at me, and turned to some random hallway. I supposed I was to follow him.
"Attitude." I grumbled, hoping that he didn't hear me, yet wishing he did.
"Hn." Apparently, he did. "Your room." He pointed to a normal, clean, but oddly boring room.
"Thanks." I turned around to notice that he was gone.
Was he paid to show me my room?
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