Disclaimer: Naruto characters belong to Kishimoto Masashi.
Udon: Hi chibi's, I'm sure every one of you is cute or like to be cute. I just began this fic because I wanted to experiment with HORROR and unexplained occurrences in this world. Oh yes, death card rarely signify's death but it's an exception for my fic^^
Please continue reading and I'll meet you at the bottom.
=*=*= The Tarot Reader =*=*=
By: Udon. ***=^-^= *** . *** =^-^= *** .
~Prelude~
Long ago there once lived a girl with long rich black hair. Her beauty spread across the land and was adored by many fellows. Some women admired her, however there were also those that envied and despised her. This girl's name was Temari.
Temari had a great interest in tarot cards because her mother was a gypsy. She mastered the art of tarot reading and she would often fortune tell for people. The thing she predicts normally comes true. Her beauty and her talent led people from afar to come and seek their fortune.
This all stopped one night when someone accused her of witchcraft and blamed her for causing the bad predictions. Earlier before she had predicted the death of a rich man's fiancée and that the couple would not have a future. When the fiancée died of a freak accident, the man blamed her for the murder. In actual fact, the man had been the murderer as he caught his fiancée performing adultery.
Temari was sentenced for death as a witch in the town and everybody started looking down at her. Some sympathised with her but they were powerless against the rich lord. She tried to run away but was captured and burned at the stake.
She died innocently because the rich lord had framed her. Nobody knows if she was an actual witch or someone who possessed supernatural powers. If she had a special ability, why didn't she use it when they were burning her? This was now history but her tarot cards still remain today.
=*= Chapter One =*=
Hinata woke from her beauty sleep and sat up on her queen-size bed. She stared at her beautifully decorated room before she walked towards her balcony door. Swoosh; she opened the rainbow curtain to let in some warm sunlight. She squinted as her eyes adjusted to the bright rays. She looked up to see a clear blue sky without a trace of a cloud. She lifted her squirter to spray her plants while humming happily to herself.
She ate an egg and bacon sandwich before leaving to her daily job, which was a check out chick. She left the house after she got dressed in her uniform. She rode on her bicycle to Woolworth's and when she got there everyone greeted her. They all liked her because she was a nice pleasant girl with a cheerful smile.
"Good morning Hinata."
"Yo gorgeous, w'sup?"
"You're looking good."
"Hai, thank you! Hi everyone, good morning Mrs Daisy," replied Hinata before she began to settle into work.
"Hey Hinata are you free after work?" asked Shino.
"I don't know Shino, I think I might be busy." lied Hinata.
"There's this bugs show on this afternoon and I was wondering if you'd like to come," said Shino.
Hinata tried to hide her turned off expression by faking a smile with closed eyes, "I'm really sorry Shino but perhaps you could ask someone else."
"Dam, it should be really good though." muttered Shino and added, "Well I won't disturb you now, see you."
Hinata focused on her task, which was to check out items for customers. She sighed and wished her job were more exciting. Rather, she swiped barcodes and collected money everyday. The task was mundane and boring. During the afternoon, in Hinata's break another co-worker asked her out.
"Hi Hina," said Choji with a handful of potato chips in his mouth, "Wanna go watch a movie with me?"
Hinata detested his fatness but was too polite to say that in his face. She thought Choji should go on a diet but he would never stop eating! She replied, "No thanks, I don't watch movies."
"Maybe we could go somewhere else? Like ice-skating or bowling," continued Choji.
"No, I'll pass. I'm busy today," lied Hinata.
"LIAR! You say that to me everyday. Certainly you can't be busy everyday! Are you seeing someone?" asked Choji.
"No I'm not seeing anyone." trailed Hinata before Choji cut in.
"Then go out with me!" declared Choji.
"That would be impossible, you're." silenced Hinata before saying anything rude. She gave him her fake smile again and hoped Choji was not offended.
"Fine, I get it!" stormed Choji while chucking another handful of chips in his mouth before he left.
Humph, breathed Hinata. When she finally finished work, she took a stroll on a quiet street. A small antique store caught her eyes and she decided to go check it out. She saw old furniture, vases, dollhouses and puppets. Along the walls were many clocks ranging from a few decades old to ancient antiques. An evil cuckoo popped out of a clock to chime 4:00 p.m., which scared Hinata like hell. Then her eyes landed on a white placid doll with immense realism eyes. Whoa! Jumped Hinata hitting someone behind. She rolled her head slowly to face a man in a mask and fainted.
When Hinata woke her eyes opened slowly to get used to the dark gloomy room. Her focus diverted to a candle in front of her. She could stay in the bed forever but she decided to explore the room. She walked towards the candle, which was set next to a mirror. As she got closer she realised there was another figure behind her. The man with the mask! This time Hinata built up her courage and faced him.
"What do you want? Where am I?" asked Hinata.
"Hi there, you've finally wakened. You fainted so I carried you to my room. If everything's all right now, I guess you should go home." said a rough male voice.
"I. yes, thank you," replied Hinata, "I'm Hinata."
"I'm Kakashi, let me lead you downstairs," said Kakashi carrying the candle.
"Why don't you turn on the lights," asked Hinata.
Kakashi chuckled, "Oh I forgot to pay the electricity bill."
"Oh," said Hinata before she stumbled over something.
Kakashi moved closer towards her to shine the candle at the thing Hinata tripped over. A stuffed black cat?! As if Kakashi could read Hinata's thoughts he explained, "That's Trisha, I raised her all my life but she died so I preserved her."
The silver hair man guided Hinata back into the antique store, which looked even more eerie in the dark. Suddenly a clock chimed and frightened the daylights out of Hinata. She grabbed Kakashi's arm to calm herself down. He gave her reassurance by smiling back at her. Hinata let go of his hand because she did not want to feel like a wimp. She looked towards the side and realised there was a mirror. A faceless image with long hair was reflected from the dainty light.
"ARGH! Ghost!" cried Hinata.
Kakashi patted her shoulder and walked towards a mannequin, "Don't be scared it's just a mannequin."
"Rah, why do you keep such scary things?" asked Hinata.
"I'm a collector," replied Kakashi.
They were half way across the room before Hinata set eyes on a board with a skull symbol. "Kakashi, what's this?" asked Hinata.
"Oh, that's a ouija board. Would you like to buy it?" asked Kakashi.
"He, no thanks," said Hinata before her eyes trailed onto a deck of cards with the same skull symbol.
"They're tarot cards would you like them?" asked Kakashi.
"No, but I think I have a friend who might like these sought of things," replied Hinata.
"Take it, I'll give it to you for free." offered Kakashi.
"Really?" asked Hinata.
Kakashi slipped the deck of cards into Hinata's bag. "Please take it, it's yours now," replied Kakashi happily.
Hinata bowed and thanked him again before she left the antique store and headed off for home. Phew, 'what a day,' thought Hinata as she looked at her watch. 8:10 p.m. already and Hinata had still to eat dinner. She headed off to her favourite noodle bar to feed her starving stomach.
Kakashi looked up at the stars after Hinata left. His expression was mixed with bitterness and regret. He remembered giving those tarot cards to Iruka, his best friend. However, he was found dead from jumping down his balcony. What was freaky was the tarot cards were set out on his table before he died. The last card being the death card.
=TBC=
Udon: I like the sound of this story and Naruto will come into the picture soon. Please be so kind to leave a review, ja ne~