This is my second story and I don't know if I am that good, but I try very hard to please
Desert Stars
The Sun had barely begun to set over the horizon of Suna when it happened. Karura who was six eight pregnant felt alive, happy, and healthy went into labor a whole. In fact, she had walked around all day in labor -assuming that the pains she felt were just a fussy fetus- not knowing that her little one was on the way. It was the blood dripping down her legs that gave it away and if Yashamaru had not been around Karura and her little one might very well be dead and gone.
Once the delivery was over Karura was cradling her premature infant son in her arms. She felt terrible and wondered where she had gone wrong. Her first two pregnancies went well, so why was she having complications now? The tiny infant in Karura's arms, despite his small stature was squirming around and was surprisingly strong. Karura smiled and ran a finger through the little one's crimson hair. He was a beautiful and feisty little thing. "I didn't expect to see you so soon. I'm sorry I don't have a name picked out for you." The infant seemed a little disappointed, but understanding. Karura laughed. "You're so lively. I think I'll have my hands full after a while." The infant made a little cooing sound and cuddled into his mother's chest. Karura was concerned for her son but looking at him now she could see that he was strong, and that he would live a long life.
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The Kazekage was sitting at his desk reading over a scroll that he had read over a hundred times already. A grim look creased in his features. A knock at the door called his attention. "Enter." Yashamaru entered the Kazekage's office and bowed lowly. "Lord Kazekage, the Lady Karura has delivered prematurely. The doctor said that the child is weak, but he will be fine given proper medical attention and time to grow. The doctor has also suggested that you see your wife. He said she may benefit from seeing you after such an ordeal." The Kazekage eyed Yashamaru and smirked. "Is that so? Well then inform the oracle Chiyo so that we can have the boy's stars read." Yashamaru gave a final bow before retreating from the Kage's office.
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Karura was getting over the initial shock of having a premature child by watching her infant son in his bassinet; the nurse had been kind enough to place it next to her. The fiery little one moved around a lot for a newborn. Karura reached out a hand and stroked his hair. The infant had only been in this world for a few hours and Karura already knew how to soothe and quiet him. The infant nuzzled into his mother's touch. "I'm so glad you are here little one." Karura whispered. A sharp knock at the door startled both mother and child. Without waiting for a permission to enter the Kazekage stepped in with Yashamaru, the oracle Chiyo, and four nobles in tow. Karura frowned and the little one started to cry. The Kazekage looked in the bassinet at his new-born son; his expression was one of indifference. "This child has hair in a shade of red I've never seen before." Chiyo chimed as she approached the bassinet as well. "It is time to read his stars."
Karura's expression only deepened. She hated the star ceremony held at the birth of every noble and royals' birth. It was a despicable means of telling the people of Suna that the Kazekage and the nobles were better and that their children were destined for greatness while everyone else was plain and destined merely to serve under their great lord. However, some of the star ceremonies had prophesied of horrible things, and in the end those children were either killed or banished. Karura was overjoyed when Temari and Kankuro received good fortunes and allowed to live their lives, but something told her this star ceremony was going to go horribly wrong.
The oracle Chiyo lifted the child from his bassinet and walked over to the balcony. Two nobles were already at the glass doors and proceeded to open them for the elderly woman. She stepped out into the moon light followed by the Kazekage and Yashamaru. Karura couldn't get out of bed so she sat up as best she could and leaned forward trying to get a good look at what was going on. Chiyo held the infant up before the full moon before closing her eyes and reciting a chant in Suna's ancient language. The language was more of a relic now and, was only known by the oracles and holy men of Suna. If Chiyo could to translate, the chant would have sounded something like this; Spirits of our ancestors and spirits of the, wild gather now and see this child. See his body. See his heart. See his eye and see his soul. See him now. Who is he? Who will he be? Write out the truth. Write it in the stars tonight. When Chiyo finished her chant the room was fell eerily silent. Karura gripped her bed sheets in her hands and waited. Chiyo opened her eyes to reveal a pair of amethyst orbs. Not just the iris. The entirety of her eyes had changed color. She gazed up at the stars, silently murmuring. The little infant began squirming in Chiyo's grasp. She brought the newborn down and cradled him in her arms. When she turned around her eyes had returned to normal, but her expression was grim and pointed at the Kazekage.
"This Child will love a long and difficult life. He will bring a great chaos upon this village. He is the child of legend fated to become Shukaku's next vessel." There was another deadly silence in the room before the Kazekage pulled a kunai from the sleeve of his robes. "Then we must destroy him." Karura screeched as she thrashed at her sheets resulting in an unpleasant tumble out of the bed. Yashamaru rushed to his sister's aid but he pushed him away and stood on wobbly legs. "If you lay one finger on my son's head I will kill you!" The Kazekage looked enraged and showed no signs of relenting. "You would let such a threat to the village live?" Karura sneered at her husband's remark. "You would consider an infant a threat? Fuck the stars and your star ritual! He is my son and I will not allow any harm to befall him." Karura's voice was dripping venom. The Kazekage growled and snatched the infant from Chiyo's arms. Everyone in the room looked on with wide eyes as the Kazekage held his newborn son by one arm, dangling him in the air like a dead rabbit caught in a snare. The infant cried and screamed making his pain known to everyone in the room. Despite the dreadful prophecy given by the oracle, the baby's cry pulled on the heart-strings of everyone in the room except for the Kazekage. Karura lunged at her husband and snatched her son away. The infant's shoulder had already turned an ugly shade of brown. "He is your son too." Karura whispered as she cradled the injured babe. Everyone in the room remained still waiting on orders from their Kage, but they all looked on him with pitying eyes. The man scoffed and threw down his knife. "Fine you can keep that filthy child but know he is no son of mine. And all of you who look on me with shame you are more than welcome to die with all your morals in tact because the demon won't show you any mercy. If we let him get too strong he will kill us all, and you all will be to blame. The Kazekage turned swiftly and left the room followed by four very apologetic nobles. The only ones who stayed behind were Yashamaru and the oracle Chiyo. She looked at Karura ruefully and offered to help, but the Lady of Suna refused and stood up on her own. On trembling legs she guided herself back into bed and cradled her son. Once she was comfortable she looked at her brother with a steely expression. "Gaara."
"What did you say?"
Karura repeated herself. "His name is Gaara. My son's name is Gaara." Yashamaru nodded in response. The oracle Chiyo approached the edge of the bed and bowed her head to Karura and Gaara. "I hope that in time, you will forgive me Lady Karura. Before the ritual I knew the result. I did not tell you because I did not want to worry you, and because I would have put your life in danger as well. I know more than I am allowed to reveal, so I hope that you can find it in your heart to trust me and think of me as an ally from now on." The oracle smiled and turned to Yashamaru. "Could you walk an old woman home?" Yashamaru looked to Karura who nodded her consent and the two left. When to two were gone Karura looked at Gaara who was falling asleep rapidly. That night she swore to protect her son at any cost necessary.
The Kazekage was furious. He stormed through the halls of his mansion to his office; the four nobles still in tow. The Kazekage sat down at his desk and practically ripped open the draws to his desk before pulling out the same scroll he was reading earlier and reviewing it again. He growled and threw the scroll down on the floor. "We have to eliminate that child before he is of age."
If you were waiting on Always There for You...Sorry. I doubt GaaHina fans are reading AkuRoku, but I still have to apologize to you guys. I promise I will get that stoy done just not now since I'm having so much trouble with it. I rather struggle with it for a while than push out a crap story just for the sake of finishing it.
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