Sanctuary

Chapter 1; Meeting

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Sasuke sighed. Again. He was run out again. He couldn't believe he got run out of his own house by fangirls. And he couldn't believe his good for nothing step-father and his brother just let it happen too. Actually he could. They did before. But to conspire with the fangirls was just too much.

The moody 14 year old male trudged threw the woods. In his thoughts he was still seething at his brother and step-dad that he hadn't noticed he walked further in to the woods then he usually did. Feeling something wet seep threw his shoe snapped him out of his thoughts. He stumbled back falling on his butt in the grass. He looked down noticing a crystal clear lake before him.

Sasuke's eyes widened. Had this lake always been there? Slowly he crawled to the lake and stared down in it. He was shocked to see he could see his reflection perfectly in the sparkling water. It was like looking in to a mirror. Sasuke briefly wondered if he was the first human to stumble upon this lake. It was so pure. Untouched. Serene. He could really think here if he kept it a secret. He could hide out and no one would disturb him. No fangirls, no Kakashi, no Itachi...

A kid could get used to this. He tossed his bag down and laid down on the dry grass, his arms behind his head. Closing his eyes he found he could listen to the sound of the wind as it whipped by kissing his face, the grass blowing, tickling his arms, the water splashing as something wet took off is shoe-

Back up.

Something wet took off his shoe.

Sasuke shot up ripping his foot out of what ever was touching it and back up. "What the Fu-" He stopped in mid sentence. Before him, submerged up to her breast, was a female. She literally took his breath away. He wasn't sure if it was because of her sudden appearance or her beauty that did it.

The girl looked to be about his age. She had vibrant blue hair that seemed to fly around her in wisps and matching eyes. White perils were draped around her arms and wrists. And her breast was covered by a simple loose white cloth. The rest of her body seemed bare. Sasuke swallowed as his eyes drifted to her ears. Covering them seemed to be a pair of fins. Aqua green fins covered both ears. A light tinge of pink lined her cheeks. Another feature Sasuke took in. Her skin seems so silky and smooth. He felt the sudden urge to reach out and stroke her arm to see if it was really as smooth as it looked. Her arms were brought up in front of her chest, apparently she was flinched back from Sasuke's sudden movement when he felt his shoe come off.

Sasuke studied her expression. She seemed innocent and scared, yet at the same time curious. Sasuke relaxed. Who ever she was she wasn't a fangirl. He could tell that much. It must have been her curious, innocent expression that told him that. Slowly he inched towards her. He felt there was something different about her. Maybe it was because she wore fins over her ears?

Sasuke watched as she moved back a couple inches. She looked at him curiously as he extended his arm out to her. She looked at it, then at his face as if asking if she should take his hand or not. Sasuke just looked at her curious as to what she would do. She cautiously moved one of her hands forward, the other still clutched to her chest. He was surprised the cloth didn't fall down any. Her fingers grazed his palm. A strange sensation crawled up his arm, giving him a chill. Slowly she wrapped her hand around his and her gently, slowly, pulled her to the edge of the water. It was a little moist where he was crouched down but he kept good footing so he wouldn't fall in.

"Aa." The girl looked up at him as she reached the border between the land and shore. Sasuke looked down at her curious as to why she made that noise. She reached her other hand towards him and it was then he realized that the white cloth was actually tied in a lose bow around her chest. She smiled lightly up at him as one hand was clutched in his hand and the other was light in the air, raised towards him.

Guessing Sasuke placed his other hand in his. He watched as she smiled, curling her fingers around his hand. Sasuke sat down on the ground in front of the girl seeing as she wasn't about to get out nor let go of his hands. She got to as close to the land as she could without actually getting out of the water and leaned on her elbows, bringing Sasuke's hands to her face. She closed her eyes rubbing their joined hands across her face.

Sasuke blushed. The girl stoped and smiled up at him as she rested his hands, still joined in hers, on her cheek.

"Warm...," She whispered. Sasuke blinked. If she was cold why didn't she just get out of the water? He wondered.

"...If you're cold...Why not get out of the water?" He asked curiously. She looked up at him cocking her head to the side. Sasuke looked down at her. She just spoke so she mush have understood him. Right? A moment later she smiled.

"I trust you?" She asked. Sasuke blinked. He nodded. Sure. She could trust him. He thinks...She smiled again. "Promise, you?" She asked. Sasuke nodded, promising. "No tell where I is?" She asked, again. Sasuke raised an eye brow.

"How come?" He asked. She was silent for a moment, staring up at him. A minnute passed efore she answered.

"I show you. And you no tell?" She asked. She didn't smile this time. Instead she looked at him with scared, hopeful eyes. Sasuke nodded.

"I won't tell. I promise. I will not tell anyone where you are. You can trust me," He said, going over all her questions. The girl smiled again.

"I show you," She said. Sasuke waited for her to show him. Slowly she sunk back in to the water, releasing his hands. She went under. Sasuke blinked. He crawled over to the waters edge and looked under for any signs of her. A swift dashing shadow caught his attention. Was she okay? he wondered. Seconds after the shadow passed bubbles emerged. Sasuke looked over just as the girl broke the surface diving up on the the land bringing a title wave of water.

Sasuke's eyes widened. He just reached a whole new level of shock. The girl lay on her side facing Sasuke. Her arms held her upper body up showing off her slim stomach. Saske stared down at her lower half. There was a fin. Actually, it was a tail fin. The kind you see on....Sasuke gulped. He just made friends with a beautiful mermaid girl.

Note: This is just a short story that I came up with. I already have the whole thing written up. It is...I believe six chapters long. I'm contemplating on writing a sequel to it as well. If you guys want one, let me know, otherwise I wont waste my time on it and I'll work on something else. I have allot of other stories roasting under the grill. Majority wins.

Let me know by the end of the sixth chapter.

By the way...Chapters get longer as the short story progresses.