Ok here is the first chapter of 'Koinonayami'-'Pain of Love'. I hope you enjoy and please comment!!!
"Stop him! Thief!" Yelled the jewelry store shop keeper.
"DANMIT! That's the third time this month!" Said his assistant.
Above in the tree branches where the two men had stopped running after him, sat the bandit. He snickered as he listened to the men complain. He had just made off with $10,000 worth of jewelry.
He was the sneakiest bandit in all of Konoha. 400 robberies, 20 assaults, 7 murders, and 5 hostage situations. The man had never been seen or caught and was blamed for every crime committed in the village. Only some had even ever seen a glimpse of him and all they could say is that he had bright crimson colored hair; the color of blood.
"Fucking bandit." The shop owner muttered under his breath.
At that the crimson haired man smiled. The man was a true blood masochist and decided to make the game more fun. Very quietly the crimson haired man hopped down from the tree branch and behind the two men inconspicuously.
"Heh. Glad you feel that way mister shop keeper." He murmured quietly in his ear.
Both men stiffened. The bandit snickered again and said, "Goodbye." In a very pleasant tone, and with a swift movement he sliced both men in half with his famous katana. The screams of both men were very short and weren't heard by anyone. Even if anyone had heard, they wouldn't have come, lest suffer the same consequences.
Akasuna No Sasori. Would never be caught. And never be imprisoned.
Sakura POV
I dropped the last box on the ground and tore the tape off the top. I grabbed the thick blanket and laid it out over my bed then reached back into the box to pull out three pillows and plop them on the bed.
I sighed loudly, "Finally! After three days of unpacking I'm finally done!"
One week ago Tsunade-shishuo had given me a new mission.
One Week Earlier:
"SAKURA!!" Tsunade yelled from her office.
I instantly appeared kneeling in front of her desk still in my anbu uniform. I had just gotten back from a recent mission with Itachi and Neji about a feudal Lord in Iwagakure and had been resting on the roof.
"Hai, Tsunade-sama?" I asked.
"I have a new mission for you!" She announced
'Oh great I just got back from a mission and now another.' I thought.
"You are to capture Akasuna No Sasori, the bandit." She said very seriously.
I looked at her as if I thought she had to be joking. She stared back at me looking very serious. I opened my mouth but no words came out so I closed it immediately.
"Akasuna No Sasori? The bandit?" I asked trying to fully grasp what she had just said.
"Yes the bandit. You are to move to the Northern part of Konoha and try to track him. He was said to have been seen living there and I thought you were perfect for the job." She said proudly.
The northern part of Konoha was bad. Not just bad, but really bad. That was where everyone who had ever gotten in trouble with the law but didn't feel like moving lived. If you were, were in, or going to be in trouble you lived there. All sorts of criminals lived there and it was dangerous, even for the third captain of the anbu black-opps.
"But, Tsunade-sama. That's dangerous even for me. Shouldn't I bring Itachi or Neji or even Naruto with me?" I asked trying to sound tactful rather than scarred.
"NO! That would be even more dangerous. If Akasuna No Sasori saw the four highest ranked Anbu members hanging around down there we might lose our only lead or even some very important people." She said becoming quieter as the said the last sentence.
"Here." She said as she handed me two envelopes and a stack of papers. "These are the deeds and paperwork for the house. This is the money we are giving you for the mission. And the other envelope in money for the house. Now go pack and get out of your house!" She said slamming her bottle of sake on the desk. And with that I left.
The Present Day
I sat four picture frames on the night stand next to the bed. I looked at the first; it was a picture of team 7 when it had first gotten together. Sasuke was still gone, and the village saw him as a missing Nin and a traitor. The second picture was of team Yamato with Sai, Naruto, Kakashi, Yamato, and me. I smiled, at least were all still friends. Sai and I had gotten along quite well after the Sasuke retrieval mission and became close friends, unfortunately our new passions in ninja ranks became quite different and we barely get to see each other. The third was of my girlfriends. Tenten, Temari, Hinata, Ino, and I all huddled together in the photo. We all still saw each other frequently but now with new living arrangements it might become harder. And the last picture was of my new anbu squad. It consisted of my new best friends; Neji Hyuuga, Itachi Uchiha, and Shikamaru Nara. Itachi, Neji, and I were the closest though and I loved them like brothers, we spent almost all hours together. I would really miss them.
As I sat on my new bed in my new apartment I looked around. It wasn't that small but it wasn't that big either. It had a built in closet, and enough room for a dresser, a bed, and a bookshelf.
I walked across the very thin hallway and into the bathroom right across the hall from my new room. It had enough room for a toilet, a shower/tub, and a vanity. I was putting away my toiletries into the medicine cabinet when I heard a crash. I ran out of the bathroom as fast as I could and into the main living area. I looked around trying to find something, most likely a burglar.
I hadn't sensed any new charka in the house but that doesn't mean they weren't there, that only meant that they were strong enough to suppress their charka enough for and anbu member not to be able to find them. I turned as I heard footsteps running for the door. I sprinted through the kitchen and into the foyer where the front door was. It was wide open and I could see a man running in the opposite direction of my house. I teleported, not feeling like running, in front of the man with my arms crossed and an irritated expression on my face. As soon as he saw me he tried to slow down and try to run in another direction.
I sighed and leapt to where he was running and grabbed the back of his collar.
"Jeez girl you're persistent!" He said as he stared down at me.
From the way he was eyeing my body and always coming back to my chest, he looked like he was going to drop the vase he had stolen and just rape me instead. 'HMPH! Not on my watch!'
"I'll give you two choices. One, give me the vase, run and keep living. Or two, be stubborn and die." I told him forcefully.
"PPSSSHHH! I ain't listenin to no chick!" He said spiting at the ground.
I forced a small amount of charka into my fist that was grabbing his shirt and lifted him 5 ft off the ground.
"Now. Give me the vase." I said again but with more force.
He looked at me terrified. But apparently he still had his manly pride so he didn't hand it over.
"One….two….thr"
"I'd give it to her if I were you." Said a voice from behind me.
I spun around keeping my grip on the ass that still had my vase.
"It's not smart to disobey a woman…especially this woman." Said the man.
The man I was still holding looked scared. He looked at the man with horror filled eyes and back at me with stubborn eyes.
The man that was trying to tell the stupid guy to return what he had taken had a very relaxed aura. He had bright red hair and grey eyes. He was wearing a pair of kaki pants and a blue polo t-shirt. His hair was messy and he looked as if he had just woken up.
What I really wanted to know was who this man was and how he knew who I was, or if he was really bluffing.
"If you drop him I think you'll get what you want." She the red haired man.
I still didn't think I could trust him, but I did for the moment and dropped him. He just stood there staring at the man.
The grey eyed man cocked his head to the side and the man holding my vase shivered, dropped my vase in my arms, and ran away.
I looked at the man again with a puzzled look. He stared back with a slight smile on his face. His head still cocked to the side. That look sent shivers down my spine.
I had to ask now or I'd never know. "How do you know who I am?" I asked in quiet but strong tone.
He looked at me not looking the least bit phased by my question.
"I keep up on current events. Including the inauguration of the 3rd captain of the anbu black-opps. What I want to know is why some one with your stature is in a place like this." He said.
I looked away. "That's my business."
"I understand. I have my secrets also." He said has he turned around and started walking. "I have some business to attend to." He said, and then turned his head to slightly face me, "Until next time…Miss Anbu Captain Haruno."
And with that he disappeared in a blur. I knew right then that he was probably very strong and very intelligent. I'd have to keep my guard up.
I walked back to my house without a thought, just simply walking. I reached my house and walked in remembering to put the vase back. I rounded the corner and found myself in the kitchen. As I looked out the window I realized it was getting dark.
'That's odd. When I left it was still day light.' I thought.
I shrugged and looked at the clock on the wall. It read 6:00 P.M. 'I wonder if there's any food in here.' I thought as I walked to the refrigerator. I opened the door to see nothing. Well since I had just moved in today it did make sense that I didn't have any food.
I walked to my bedroom and laid on my stomach on the floor. I scooted under my bed and reached to the far right corner. I pulled out a medium sized brown box. The box held the documents and the money Tsunade had given me for the mission. Pulling out the envelope I smirked. I had more than enough to go out to eat tonight.
I pulled $200 and stuffed it in a little black purse with a very long string and plopped it on the bed. I stood up and noticed the dust I had just cleaned off the floor using my body as the mop.
"Eww…." I said as I tried to brush the crap off of me.
It was a failed attempt so I just stripped off the black pants, black tank top and fish net shirt I was wearing and threw them in the laundry bin. I walked over to the walk-in closet and found immediately what I was looking for. I pulled out a light lilac colored Chinese styled shirt. It had a peek hole right wear you could see lots of cleavage. It also had two slits on both sides. I pulled it on and looked for the other half of my outfit. I found it quickly and slipped it on with ease. A black, silky, ankle length skirt; like the shirt it had a slit up the side, it ran straight up to my thigh and looked very sexy.
I looked in the mirror and decided my waist length, rose colored hair needed to be done. I brushed it thoroughly and pulled a layer up into a bun with chopsticks running through both sides of it.
I took one last glance in the mirror and decided to put a kunai pouch on the inside of my thigh just in case I ran into the bandit while I was out.
I pulled on my black heels, grabbed my purse, and remembering to lock my door I left to find myself a nice restaurant.
As I walked through town I noticed plenty of men gawking at me, dropping their jaws, and occasionally being slapped by their girlfriend for staring at me. Sometimes I would laugh and wave and other times I would glare and walk faster. I felt like a queen for the first time in months, I felt like all eyes were on me; apparently that's all he needed.
"IT'S HIM! THE BANDIT! SOME ONE HELP!" I heard a woman yell from a shop a few yards in front of me.
I ran strait to her and asked, "Where did he go? Which way?"
"T-that way!" She yelled as she pointed a finger to the north.
I nodded quickly and sprinted after him. After running for awhile I caught onto him. He had jumped into the trees and was headed west trying to throw me off. I just sped up keeping on his trail.
'It's hard enough to chase some one through trees but I'm also wearing heels, I can't keep up!" I thought as I kept following.
As if fate had agreed with me, my foot slipped and I fell. On my way down a tree branch had caught me. Well I wouldn't say 'It caught me' more like I slammed into it with as much force as possible. As I hit the hard tree branch blood spat out of my mouth as I gasped, the breath being taken right out of me.
I immediately started working on the damage to the ribs the impact had caused and sat up straight on the tree. I took off my heels and tied them around my waist. I had lost enough time by my own clumsiness and now I was going to have to run faster than before.
I darted past the dark shadows the moon was casting on the trees as I searched for the bandit. Without my shoes I was faster than ever before and I made record timing catching up to him. I threw a letter bomb and caught him off guard. The bomb went off and he flew. He hit a tree and with a loud CRACK the tree fell. I ran to him as fast as I could pinned him down.
He was wearing all black and he looked like a ninja from the 19th century. He had a full head mask that only showed his eyes and a few strand of crimson red bangs showing. I looked at him for a good 10 seconds before he tried to escape. I only pushed my knee into his thigh with much force and he cringed.
"So this is the great bandit Akasuna No Sasori, huh?" I questioned him sarcastically.
Under his mask I could see a smirk appear and I heard his muffled voice.
"You are indeed strong Haruno. We will meet again soon." Was all he said and then vanished in a puff of smoke.
'SHADOW CLONE!!' I yelled at myself internally. 'Just great, he got away."
I walked back to the main road once again, but this time much slower. I was that close to being finished the mission, that close to being able to go back to my old house at the good side of town, that close to being able to see my friends Itachi and Neji again.
As I walked down the street I past by a mirror and interior design store and decided to fix my hair. In the chase it had almost fallen out completely. I managed to save it and resumed looking for a restaurant. It was now 8:30 and I was starving. I looked around and saw a nice place called La Fontaine Bleu.
'A French restaurant! How elegant.' I thought as I walked in the door.
I was met by a host who greeted me a little a bit too nicely.
"Good evening ma'am. Table for one?" Asked the young, handsome waiter.
"Yes thank you." I replied.
He sat me down at a table in the middle of the room. It had two chairs facing opposite of each other and a candle and a single rose in the middle of the table. I sat in the chair that was back to back with another man who sat at the table behind me. He also sat alone and had a very familiar hair style. I didn't pay much attention to him though considering how hungry I was.
"Our special tonight is the blue crab sided with a garden salad." He told me smiling very gentlemanly.
I eyed him; he was tall and had broad shoulders. He was quite handsome and had blond hair and grey/blue eyes, and to top it all of a nice body and a perfect smile. He looked to me like the type who could get any girl and he knew it, and by the way he was looking and smiling at me made me think he thought I was his next 'woman for the night'.
"That sounds nice. I think I'll have that, thank you." I said smiling.
I saw him blush a little and quickly replied, "Coming right up, darling."
He left very quickly. Right when he was out of eyesight I could hear chuckling behind me. I didn't know if he was laughing at me or at something else so I didn't comment, but he did.
"Coming right up, Darling!" Said a very familiar voice hinting strongly at the last word.
I spun around to see the bright red haired man I had met earlier today sitting behind me tilting his chair backwards so he would come half way to my head. He was looking at me with a sense of amusement in his eyes.
"It's you. From earlier today. Are you following me?" I asked.
"I'd like it better if you'd call me by my name, which is Sasori, but I don't really care what you call me, that's your business." He said shrugging.
"Sasori?" I asked shocked. 'Like Akasuna No Sasori?' I thought.
"Yup. Sasori. But don't associate me with that bandit; I wouldn't be here if I were him anyway." He stated lackadaisically.
"Oh ok. Well I'm Sakura; it's nice to meet you." I said.
"Sakura! That's it! I knew it!" I said loudly as if realizing something very important. When he saw me staring at him like he was crazy he chuckled and said, "Before when I just used your last name it was because I couldn't remember your first."
"Oh." Was all I said. I couldn't think of anything to say, for all I knew he could be a criminal and I couldn't just tell him anything. But, I kind of wanted to. I needed to talk to somebody about how I felt. Since I had moved here I haven't told anyone about how I felt about the mission or how I missed everyone; I needed a talk.
"So Sakura-san," He started as he got up and moved to sit in the seat across from me. "Why did you decide to move up here? I know Anbu members get paid much more than the average ninja, so why here?" He questioned.
"I'm sure I'm not allowed to tell you." I said protectively.
"Oh come on! I'm not gonna do anything I'm just mildly curious." He said in a very innocent voice with a very cute puppy face on.
I giggled and decided to go with it. "Well ok. I'm on a mission."
As he heard that he scooted closer trying not to be noticed, but being an anbu captain, I did.
"I'm on a mission to capture the great bandit. Akasuna No Sasori." I told him feeling as though I was about to be yelled at for revealing an important mission to an outsider.
Instead of being yelled at, he laughed.
"Y-you were forced to m-move out here t-to find t-that b-bandit?" He stuttered as he laughed loudly.
As he was laughing I had joined too. He seemed like a very easy person to get along with. And his laughing was contagious, I started giggling as well.
In our laughter I almost missed the look on the waiter's face as he came around the corner with my food. He had started out smiling and as soon as he saw that Sasori was sitting at my table and with us both laughing to boot the smile quickly faded and became a mean stare.
By the time he had gotten to the table the smile had reappeared and so did his gentlemanly tone, well to me at least.
"Here you are ma'am, your crab and salad. Will there be anything else?" He said standing right in front of Sasori, obviously trying to exclude him.
I looked at Sasori and blurted out a small laugh. He was starring up at the man and making faces. He was either pissed or amused at the thought that he was trying to be better than him.
He cocked an eyebrow at me when I made a funny noise and just waited.
"Um, Sasori would you like something?" I asked trying to hide my giggles.
"Hmmm…….."He said picking up the menu and staring at it for long lengths of time. "Hmmm……" He said again.
I started eating my crab because I had a feeling this would take awhile. I looked up at the waiter who was now glaring at Sasori. It had been about 15 minutes since he had asked the question and now Sasori was making faces at the menu.
"Sir?" The young man said with an annoyed tone. Not looking at Sasori but the wall behind him.
"Hmmm….No." He said shaking his head. "I don't think I'll have anything." He finally said.
The waiter sighed obviously pissed that he had been making fun of him and his job. And with that he walked away.
"That looks good." He said as he looked at my salad.
I giggled and pushed the salad towards him. "You can have it."
"No I possibly couldn't…..well if you insist!" He said reluctantly.
We continued the night chatting and eating. He asked me questions like, 'Do you like your job?' and 'Do you have a boyfriend?' And I asked him questions like, 'What do you do?
And 'What kind of stuff do you do around here?'
I learned a lot from him, like that there was a lake back behind the woods with a great view. And that there was a book store not far from here that had great deals. We talked for a long time and I had fun.
"Well I guess it's getting late. I should go." I said standing up.
"Yeah it's late. Already 10:30! Jeez time flies!" He said stretching.
The waiter met us at the door. Where Sasori hatched a great way to piss him off one more time. I didn't know how to take it. We paid and he held my arm trying to hold me there in that spot.
He came close and put his mouth to my ear and whispered, "Hold still, this'll be great."
I nodded and waited while he acted out his scene.
"Oh darling I'm going to miss you so!" He said embracing me. In the hold he whispered, 'Play along.' And so I hugged him back and went along with it.
"I know." I said hugging him tighter, then releasing and clasping my hand to his cheek. He leaned into it and closed his eyes and put his hand on top of mine, then sighed.
"You're too good to me." He sighed, leaning his face closer to mine.
'Do you mind? Just to top it off?' He whispered.
My mind started spinning. What?!? I knew I had been thinking of it but, but, but!! Oh what the hell?! It's just for show! It should be worth it!
'Go for it.' I whispered back. He smiled slightly and kissed my lips gently.
I took a peek out of the corner of my eye and saw the waiter. He was frozen in the doorway of the kitchen staring at us. I laughed into his lips and thought, 'That'll show him!'
By then Sasori's right hand held my neck and his left on my waist. Now he was pressing his lips to mine harder and started nipping at my lower lip asking for entrance. 'Now what was he doing? We had just met today!' I thought baffled.
I bit down hard on his lip and he pulled away to stare at me. His eyes were filled with confusion and passion. 'What was he confused about and 'PASSION'?!? What the Hell? 'I thought as I stared at him.
"Sorry, I have to go." He said as he quickly walked out the door.
I stood there for a second frozen. Finally finding my feet I ran out the door.
I looked around hectically, but it was in vain, he was gone. I sighed and started walking back to my alone.
'What the hell?' I thought solemnly, 'What the hell.'
Hope you liked it!!! It's the first chapter of my new story and I'm so excited!!! Please comment, I love comments!!! Tell me anything you want me to add to the story! And I'm definitely not going to add anything to this story that was in my other story, so don't ask or suggest!! COMMENT!!