Obsessive love is a condition in which one person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess another person toward whom one feels a strong attraction, with an inability to accept failure or rejection.
It has been a very windy night of September as the moon was nothing but dark silhouette behind the clouds. Everyone, unbeknownst, has been enjoying the soiree that night. Winter was sure fast approaching the Great Kingdom of Konohagakure.
The said occasion was hosted by Minato, 5th Duke of Uzumaki in their large manor. The grand celebration was dedicated for the coming-of-age ceremony of his beloved and only son, Naruto, future Duke of Uzumaki.
Sure the family is pleased, as many of their colleagues attended and shared their words of congratulations for the said boy. Naruto, on the other hand, was tired of these formalities and was currently waiting for the arrival of his best friend.
"Naruto…"
"Ah… Sakura-chan!" he glimmered when he heard that too familiar tone of his best friend's voice. Sakura was very pleased to see him after spending a year at Amegakure to study under Lady Shizune, Countess of Dan and former lady-in-waiting of Queen Tsunade, the current monarch of the Konohagakure. He grew taller than she remembered and his facial features had become more distinct and mature.
As she expected, the blonde man was still emitting the same shine like how she remembered it when they were young. His blue eyes were still as clear as the sky like how the girl remembered those orbs that is full of life and hope.
While approaching Naruto, the pinkette accidentally bumped to a tall man who has skin as white as an ivory white. Sakura was deeply embarrassed of what happened.
"I am deeply regretful, sir," she uttered out of sincerity while she bent her knees and bowed her head before him.
The dark-haired noble was wearing black coat with a collar, waistcoat, and breeches of deep blue trimmed in gold braid. His natural spiky black hair did even great wonder to his looks.
He looked intensely at the girl as if she was a little specimen under his black orbs. His black orbs were screaming mystery, enigmatic…. And danger.
Sakura was taken back at this, and she anxiously offered him a small smile before excusing herself. Before she embarrassed herself more.
The tall man with black hair and onx orbs only stared at the pinkette as she walked further away from him.
"Hn."
"Are you in any trouble?" asked Naruto as he noticed how downfallen her expression was.
Her eyes flickered briefly before smiling weakly and bowed down as a sign of curtsy. "Nothing is needed to be fused about. More importantly, congratulations for your coming-of-age, Naruto."
He smiled as bright as the sun. Naruto also curtsied and said, "The pleasure is mine."
Lady Sakura, 7th Baroness of Haruno, the eldest and only daughter of Baron and Baroness Haruno, was still adjusting her life in the court. Being a woman has sometimes disheartened Sakura especially that only men had the privilege to gain proper education. Women were nothing but property to be owned by men; and their life was not even theirs to live in.
It was something etched in her mind that she never admitted, even with her other best friend Lady Ino, Countess of Yamanaka.
She sighed briefly. Having strange hair coloring and jade green eyes didn't even help in boosting her confidence. Even if she was currently wearing red evening bustle dress with a bertha neckline don with , none could ever change the almost non-existent rights for women. No one.
Straightening her senses back, Sakura chose to focus herself in the celebration and began having some small conversation with other nobles – even if she hated such superficial traditions of their homeland.
After exchanging some short dialogue with other nobles and accepting some dance invitations, Sakura excused herself and went out the balcony for some fresh air. She unwittingly went to a small garden and roamed around while enjoying the cold breeze of the month.
Sakura then sensed that she was not alone. Before she could react, a big hand covered her mouth with a handkerchief. All she could remember was darkness enveloped her sight.
Dark. Red. Blood.
These were the first things Sakura saw when she opened her jade green eyes. She didn't know where she was except for the cage where the petty girl was lying down. It was made of gold and resembled a bird's cage, much to Sakura's terror.
Her breathing became more rapid and the girl could feel how she was deprived of air due to realization that don to her. An excruciating pain and heavy level of dizziness enveloped Sakura's mind while processing what truly happened to her.
Only dim light that entered from the crevices beyond the big door at her front gave little illumination to the surroundings. Even if it was very hard to see clearly, Sakura still noticed how intricate the designs were on the red walls.
Judging from the material where the cage was made, Sakura inferred she was kidnapped by another noble. But who would do so?
What is the reason why?
Sakura was alerted when she heard footsteps beyond the big door. Her heart began to beat in a very abnormal pace. She couldn't comprehend everything.
The pink-haired baroness felt air left her lungs as she looked at her abductor before her. Sakura couldn't see clear view at first but she knew that her abductor was a man.
"What do you want of me?" she finally whispered while staring intently at the man. Even if fear enveloped her very being, Sakura still voiced out the question ringing in her head.
The man walked forward the cage and knelt down. "Is that even a question, Lady Sakura?"
Shock was even understatement of what she felt. Sakura finally registered who the man was.
He was the man she accidentally bumped in the party! 'Why is he doing this? How did he know my name? Is he going to punish me? Is this the only purpose of us women in this rotten society?'
The ebony-haired noble simply smirked before he easily pulled Sakura's leg from the cage causing the latter to yelp.
"A beautiful ivory legs, indeed. It was so much better than I thought. How smooth your silky skin is. To think I waited so much…"
"N-no… P-ple..ase…"
Nothing but fear enveloped her very soul. To think that the very soul of a man to be corrupted as he, it should never be a wonder why he left nothing but sorrow and catastrophe on the roads he led.
"You shall never fly away from me; you will be mine forever," he whispered dangerously.
Sakura, out of desperation, tried pulling her legs from him. She gasped so hard when she couldn't feel her legs anymore.
"W-what did you do to me? Have I wronged you?!" the pinkette cried.
The dark noble only laughed vivaciously as if he just won the ultimate trophy. "You never wronged anyone; you never did… I merely remove your wings so you can't fly anymore."
"I-i…" The baroness bit her lips and calmed herself for a bit before speaking again in a low voice. "Why do you do such morbid things unto me? Aren't you afraid of what will become of you?"
"Why would I?" he asked before planting some kisses on her legs, much to Sakura's disdain. "…If you will be mine forever. I love every inch of you."
Her face cringed with unfathomable level of fear; she never met such noble with barbaric behavior.
"You don't know my name as I don't know yours. How can you proclaim love without any proof? How can you proclaim that I am yours if I am already owned by the other?"
Without a second thought, the noble pulled out golden roundel dagger out of small scabbard on his belt. It has intricate flower design with a uchiwa fan emblem embossed at the tip of the handle.
"See this?"
Sakura remained silent. Yet, her heart was racing and only knew nothing but danger that could occur in any minute.
"I'm the only one who loves you. Your little hands, your alluring jade green orbs, your small feet, your pinkish cheeks; all of it is mine. All of it, Sakura."
"H-ho–"
Sakura felt the cold metal blade of the dagger against her lips, sending thousands of bolts inside her trembling body. Her eyes widened and couldn't anything but stare back at the black-haired man.
"Shhh… Love finds ways. Keep that in mind."
Next thing she knew, the noble stabbed her left eye with the dagger he was holding without any second thoughts.
Enucleation. He enucleated her left eye perfectly as if he was trained for this. His onyx orbs glimmered in delight while he was watching the variations of pain plastered on the pinkette's face as she scream like there is no tomorrow. How beautiful she was in his eyes.
He then left her in the dark room. Broken, helpless, shattered.
The crimson liquid stained her surroundings. She would definitely die any moment if the lady was left in that state alone.
Weak. She was too weak to move even for an inch.
Sakura tried to reach out her hand out but not a single ounce of energy flowed inside her body and she couldn't move even for a little. She was like a broken marionette.
She couldn't remember what she had done wrong to be in such awful mess. She had been a very obedient child of her parents amidst her headstrong attitude that sometimes brought her in heap of trouble. Sakura just couldn't fathom when – and why she deserved such pain.
Sakura couldn't do anything but to close her remaining emerald orbs and wish that Death will only carried her away from the hell she was in.
Author's note:
Yay! I'm back with new SasuSaku story! Unlike my first SasuSaku fiction, the story will have multiple chapters. I am so thankful for evryone who supported my story, "Something Beautiful" especially anonymousfetishes, Emily da great, shisui'sbrat and XxCaroxX. I will do my best to improve.
Moreover, this story is inspired by the Vocaloid song, Tragedy of Chateu Cepage, by Gackpo (My main bias is Kagamine twins especially Kagamine Len in Vocaloid fandom, though).
So, please critic and review my work if you deemed it necessary. It will definitely help me. I am so grateful for everyone who will read my story. I hope for your enjoyment.
Ciao!
~MaeveArte