The Dragon Princess
By: CaffineFreePepsi
A/n: seems I'm breaking the promise I made myself in my other story not to start another story till I was at least at chapter ten. It seemed plausible at the time, not so much now. I keep getting bombarded with ideas. This one is the lucky winner. Hope you enjoy The Dragon Princess.
Prologue
Among us stand the chosen ones
Among us stand heroes
Among us stand villains and vagabonds
One thing is certain though, among it all
The sun may rise
The sun may set
But alone, we all stand
Chosen ones
Villains
Heroes
Vagabonds
In the world of Bancular
Everyone stands apart
The words had flashed across the giant screen that had taken up half the room of Hyuuga enterprises so fast I was sure the majority of the teens here didn't get a chance to read more than a word or two. I knew that only the other "chosen ones" the game had spoken off could've possibly caught. They were as caught up in this as I was and the three chosen ones I knew. Hinata, my fourteen year old cousin; she had blue-black hair that just reached past her shoulders and the same eyes as me, white as the moon with tints of lavender hidden in their depths. Hanabi, my nine year old cousin; like Hinata and me she
had the Hyuuga eyes, but unlike her elder sister she had dark brown hair that reached well past her elbows and framed her face in a way that made me wander if she was even human. And Uzumaki Naruto, same age as Hinata but closer to my own fifteen years; bright blue eyes and even brighter hair that framed his face widely. His family was old friends with mine; his father had once told me my father had been friends with his back in their old adventuring days.
But, I couldn't help but wonder who the other chosen ones would be. The girl with long raven hair talking loudly on her phone to her mother, insuring her that some people named Tenten and Suzuki would be alright, that she was bound to bump into them sooner rather than later? Maybe it was the green haired ten year old that was glaring at what I supposed was his younger brother. Hopefully it was neither. All I knew for sure was that they were, without a doubt, in this room, among us.
I shifted uncomfortably in my black school blazer as I considered the reasons I knew without a doubt they would be here. They wouldn't be able to resist the call of the "game". It had been infused with the essence of Bancular, their home, would sing to their blood. It would course through their veins like fire along ice, fizzling and crackling, breaking along the edges. It was an unmatchable addiction. Not something they could beat, as unturned to it as they were. I have found that I have a hard time resisting it as did my cousins and Naruto regardless of the time we have spent both there and here. It was hard to imagine what it was like for them, never feeling it before around them. The reason why many of the teens here were all giddy and acting as if they were high.
"Neji-niisan," a quiet voice muttered softly from my side, I inclined my head a little and let my cousin Hinata know I was listening. Her hair, for once, was pulled back from her face by twin barrettes shaped like stars only allowing several stray hairs to frame her face. Like me, she still wore Konoha Academy's school uniform, her dark blazer folded neatly against the darker skirt. "It's starting."
And it was. The lights the high domed room began to dim around us and the few people that had been talking in hushed voices in the crowds, died down. Only one light shone now and that was in the back of the room, far from any doors and windows looking out to the outside. A person appeared on stage, his face cast in shadows, but I knew who he was; my uncle Hyuuga Hiashi. Then his features came into stark reality and I struck once again how much he resembled my father and me.
His features were like an older version of mine in such away people often co0nfused him as my father, not that it was that far from the truth as my father and my uncle are twins,
but I was currently living with my uncle. My uncle wore his thick mahogany hair long like many of the men of our family and tied back by a leather thong loosely at the base of his neck. He wore an expensive cream two-piece suit that brought out the white more than the lavender in his eyes and made the pale skin look even paler.
"Welcome to the opening ceremony to the newest, and greatest, mmorpg ever created on Earth. Tonight, at midnight the servers will boot up for the first time and you, lucky participators, will be of the first to receive their virtual go-goggles and boot up! As we call the number you received when you preordered your goggles line up at the side of the stage and collect your purchase. Please leave once you have collected your goggles so as not to hold up the others waiting for theirs."
The numbers, thankfully, went by fast enough regardless of the thick suspension that hung in the air. I, like many in the room, counted down the seconds to the time when my own number would be called, not that I could leave as I had to wait for my uncle and he wouldn't be able to leave till the last person left.
"Number 6247853903429 please come to the stage, I repeat, number 6…" The sentence was blocked by my mind as I tumbled to the ground thanks to a rushing brunette, the person I guessed. She wore her long hair tied into two twin buns atop her head and wore a Chinese styled pink tank top and dark kapris, either green or blue. There was something about this girl that made me want to rush after her and let her know I existed, to know everything about her.
My eyes followed as she made her way onto the stage blushing as she talked with my uncle for a moment before making her way back down the stairs clutching a thick package to her chest. Even I had to admit that she looked adorable as she practically danced her way down the stairs, along with the males of our age group.
"… I repeat, number 6358964014530 please come and collect your purchase at the stage." My eyes widen for a second as I heard the repeating of my own number, rushing forward through the crowd I blushed as I passed the girl hearing a soft giggle as her eyes turned on me. It was just my luck, the second I find a girl that interests me I lose myself so far into my mind that I end up embarrassing myself in front of her and my uncle.
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Well, this is the prologue to Dragon Princess; personally I think I should stick to 3rd person point of view. Each chapter will be in a new characters pov so it probably won't be all that long, there's only so much you can say in 1st person.