"MOONLIGHT"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the Characters but the Idea of the following story is mine.
"I cannot do this my Lady.....please I beg you.......do not force me to do something that we'll both regret. I do not ask for the comforts of life that you offer I only ask for you to reconsider, forgive me but I cannot offer you my services in this matter."
"If you do not do as I say, then I shall make sure that you wont sleep and what I will do to you is far beyond your wildest dreams........you want your mother to have a better life and you want the villagers to stop the false blames they put on your mother and splash mud on your family name, do you not?"
"I...I...do my Lady but.......this isn't right..........if anyone finds out about this, they will surely cut my head off.........and my mother…..she wont be able to show her face in the village again.............my already ruined life and family honor and the little left of it would perish.....I-"
"SILENCE!........ If you do not do as I say then you cannot even imagine the things I would do to you…you say that if you get caught your family honor would be completely destroyed…..but if you don't do what I say then you and your mother wont be able to show your dirty faces ANYWHERE!......you don't have an option do you?"
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"Stormy Nights"
The once silent wing now roared with fury showing its might to the ones who underestimated it, blowing away anything that came its way. The Heavens had never been this angry before, The Trees cried with pain as the harsh wind blew, showing no mercy to them, the green wine covered the trunks like a snake, holding on to its prey, windows broke and the floor covered in shattered glass, the night sky was dark, very dark as if the evil it self from the heart of the dead arose and spread its wrath all over the once mighty sky, Good itself cried and wept tears of blood screaming and begging for mercy but darkness howled and cursed everything that came under it. Revenge tasted so sweet, like sugar itself melted on the tongue of the demon and he in return tasted it and enjoyed its tingling feeling. The sun of evil arose, as if covering the world with a fabric of pure hell and there was no escape to it. Satan enjoyed the screams of the world. When would this end?
She had never experience such a night, nineteen wasn't a very mature age, true she was brave but this was different, she had never even dreamed of such a horrible night. The cottage wasn't in a very good shape, the windows of her room banged causing her heart beat to rise. She grabbed her pillow and covered her face with it as if it was a shield and would protect her from the evil. It was dark, too dark, she couldn't sleep because every time she would close her eyes, she felt as if someone was watching her and if she doesn't escape, he would squeeze her wind pipe causing her to suffocate and ultimately die. Long pink hair covered the white pillow, creamy, honey like smooth skin dug deeper in the sheets, eyes as bright as the green emerald itself, filled with water increasing their brightness, so beautiful as if God had fixed two of his most precious emeralds instead of eyes. Was he thinking of heaven when he created her?
She closed her eyes telling her self that how foolish it was for a girl of her age to act like a small child.
Three…….
Two……
One….
She snapped her eyes open quickly getting up and turned her head around in all directions to see if there was someone there.
No one was there…….
She had never felt this absurd in her life, why was she so scared?
She quietly lay on her back once more as darkness had already taken possession of her room, she rested her eyelids when suddenly the loud noise if thunder broke and scared the very life out of her. It was so loud that it seemed as if the demon himself threw his weapon on the one who abused it. She screamed in panic causing several drops of tears fall to her lap.
Running to reach her room, came a woman in her early forties, slamming the door open and making her way to the victim of Satan's wrath
"Dear, what is the matter? Are you hurt?" said the lady in concern
Silence, there was only silence
"Honey, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" the woman said as she pulled the girl and shrugged her shoulders
"Huh?.......oh….mother…." the girl replied still in a state of shock
The woman hugged the girl and wiped away her tears at this she responded and gave her mother a tight hug and cried loudly, shivering madly, she was glad that her mother had come to her rescue.
"What wrong honey?" the older woman asked
"I was…..was…so scared…mother" the girl managed to speak
"Why?"
"The…storm….its too haunting" the girl spoke as she tightened the grip on her mother holding her so that she won't disappear the moment she lets go
"Oh…my sweet daughter…it's alright….its just a little storm…..it will wither away" the woman said gently as she stroke her daughters silky, smooth hair
"Oh mother I'm so scared…every time I close my eyes I feel as if someone might kill me while I'm not looking" she cried on her mother's shoulder
"I know its hard darling….in fact when I was of your age I was just as much scared of storms as you are….but in time these fears have no meaning and when you grow up you laugh at your self for being scared of something like a storm….so calm down honey……don't waste those tears" the woman said as she comforted her daughter
"Oh thank you mother…….." The girl mumbled as she wiped away her tears
"No problem……that's what I do, I am your mother after all now I think its best that you get some sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow" she said with a warm smile hoping that her daughter would feel better
"Yes mother…." With that the older woman settled her daughter in the half broken bed, which still seemed so comfortable to them, with a small kiss on the forehead she made her way to her room leaving her daughter to her own thoughts
As the thunder roared again, she sat up, cupping her face in her milky white hands and warm liquid poured down her burning cheeks and that's when she realized that the comfort her mother gave was not enough
Sakura needed someone beside to protect her.
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It was a wet day, that was sort of obvious, especially after the rough night, it had to be a wet day. The night before was horrible but the day after it was just as beautiful, the sun finally fought its way out of the thick fabric of darkness, the pure white clouds conquered the sky, the flowers bloomed once again, the birds sang happily dancing with joy and their souls filled with felicity, welcoming a bright new day. Satan had descended.
The streets were again filled with busy people, the gardens were being taken care by the best of the gardeners, the shopkeepers went of with their daily routine of trying to attract customers, the Black smith continued making weapons of the pure steel, the bakery was full and so was the granary, even the royal knights were seen roaming around the streets arguing and discussing about politics as usual.
Yanathree was in peace once again.
As the morning sun casted it's light inside the window of the little wooden cottage, a groan of irritation was heard. There was no doubt that the day was beautiful and one could just smell the fresh air and arise to its feet and continue with the daily tasks but this was not the case with Sakura.
The warm little cozy bed seemed more attracting to the young maiden, her room was not much to look at, actually that could be said about the whole house, oh I mean to say the whole cottage.
The cottage was located in the kingdom, where all the busy workers and shoppers would be arguing and buying things. It was small and judging by the looks of it, seemed very old; it had two rooms, a bathroom, one kitchen and a little lounge that could barely fit a family of four members. The house was always kept clean, their was no garden in particular just an old cherry blossom tree which would make a mess outside the cottage in autumn. The rooms were not very attractive, her room was very small, it had a chair just beside the door, a small table in front of the bed, an old broken mirror hung on the wall and a bed which had one leg broken. Huh you can well imagine how uncomfortable it would be to sleep on it but that was certainly not the case with Sakura, she loved it, every inch of it, to her that little wooden cottage was heaven and it was everything she could ask for.
Sakura refused to wake up, no matter how bright the sun shined, it was no use. Sleep was so addicting until she was pushed of the bed right down on the floor and was licked several times. She couldn't even breathe with all the licking on her face.
She tried to remove the intruder off of her but it was no use, she was proved too weak. Now one could only imagine having a nice morning after his or her slumber but Sakura's position was certainly not what one could want.
"Hey…..that's enough, Woolfy!.............WOOLFY STOP!!...................AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" screamed the maiden as she tried getting the wild mutt off of her but unfortunately the dog was too much in love with her to let her go.
Woooof woooooooooooooof!
"Woolfyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed
No use…….
"Woolfy, get down boy!" said the lady seen last night.
The poor dog may have the upper hand on Sakura but her mother was just too much to deal with, so he had no choice but get off!
"Thank god!" Sakura mumbled as she was pulled up from the hard floor.
"Hhahahahahahahaha he loves you a little too much" mumbled the older woman.
"You think?" Sakura asked as she stroke her hand on Woolfy's soft golden hair. He was her little boy!
"Oh dear……look at the time, Sakura sweetheart, you need to hurry up, your already late for work!" her mother said as she pushed her daughter in the bathroom and asking her to take a bath cause well after all that heavy licking, she needed one…..really bad!
Sakura looked at the bucket of hot water and then sighed as she moved closer to it, she quietly undressed herself and started washing her skin, as the water trickled down her small body, memories of last night came flashing through her mind. She could still remember the way she felt when she was all alone in her room and the way her tears poured down her hot, burning cheeks, she was scared. She was deep in thought when she realized, she was late for work, and she quickly washed the soup off her body and wrapped her self with an old towel. Sakura walked out in her room as she quickly got dressed, she wore a simple plain, white dress that reached her ankles and left her arms uncovered. Her hair were still wet but she had no time to get them dry so she quickly put on a white band and let her hair down as she couldn't tie them up.
She knew she was later than ever so she ran towards the kitchen where her mother had been preparing breakfast and Woolfy was lying on the floor watching her. She ran towards her and gave her a kiss on the cheek as she made her way outside the cottage.
"Sakura, honey wait……you didn't take your breakfast!" her mother said as Sakura almost left
"Ummmm………its okay mum, I can survive a day without it" She said in a hurry
"But-"
"MOM IT'S OKAY!.....I HAVE TO GO ITS GETTING LATE!" she said as she waved at Woolfy as a sign of HURRY-UP-ALREADY! At this Woolfy quickly ran towards her and they were ready to go.
Woolfy would always go to work with Sakura; she had raised him since he was just a pup. He loved Sakura more than anyone in this world and would never allow anyone to lay a finger on her.
As she ran towards the castle at full speed, Woolfy followed her barking loudly! On her way she waved to everyone who knew her and all those people regarded her as a darling.
The castle was beautiful, it was magnificent. According to Sakura a million people could easily live there. The walls were built with the finest of the Bricks; the gates were always clean and could get someone blind when the sun's rays reflected on them. In winters when it would snow, it would look even prettier with a thick layer of pure white snow covering the domes of the castle. The garden was luxurious, it was heavenly. It had almost all types of flowers in it and between the gardens was a huge swing that was made by the royalty herself for her and her future husband. It was breathtaking, never had Sakura seen such beauty in her life.
Little did she know she was about to see it closer then she could dream!
She walked towards the main gates of the castle, as she made her way she was stopped by the guard on duty.
"Who goes there?" He shouted
"It is I, Sakura, Lady Kohana's personal maid" she said loud enough so he could here.
"Oh, its you………huh…….you look awfully different today" the guard said with a smirk on his face
"I beg your pardon" Sakura said
"You know that silky voice of yours could kill anyone, and those eyes could are so beautiful and they go perfect with that smooth skin of yours……you don't mind if I touch it do you? " The guard said as he came closer to her, gently rolling a lock of her hair around his finger.
At this Woolfy growled and Sakura looked at the guard in disbelief.
"Keep your hands off me" she screamed as she slapped his hand away from her, this made the guard furious, and he took her by the arm and squeezed it tightly as possible. Sakura let out a squeal but before she knew it, she was free; she had closed her eyes when he held her arm but when she opened them she saw the guard looking at her in disbelief and after a moment she heard him scream like a mad man. She looked at him with wide eyes as she didn't know what had happened but the moment he turned around, she couldn't help but laugh hysterically. She couldn't breathe with all the laughter.
Woolfy was clinging on the man's Butt with his teeth.
The man screamed louder in pain. To this Sakura looked at Woolfy telling him to let go and when he did, both of them ran inside leaving the man screaming and holding his butt!
"My hero!" Sakura said as she ran inside with Woolfy, to this Woolfy barked happily.
Sakura waved at Woolfy telling him to stay outside while she is done with her work and he in return stared at her, wagging his tail and pouting slowly. She leaned down to him and gave a small pat on his head.
"I'll be back soon, okay?" she said as she stared into his pretty black orbs.
Woooooof was the only reply.
She walked inside the castle and made her way to the royal room while she saw all the people working on the preparation for the wedding. She gave a warm smile and continued moving her feet towards her destination. She could see the maids cleaning the floor till it sparkled, the best tailors I town were working on the Royal wedding dress, the florists worked and planned on the flowers they would use for the wedding. True the wedding was suppose to be held in Konoha but the King wanted his castle to look spotless and in shape.
There was only hustle bustle in the castle.
Sakura walked upstairs greeting anyone who came her way; she walked toward a huge door made of pure ebony, with beautiful carvings on top. She knocked.
"Come in" came a voice from inside the room
Sakura opened the door and walked inside, as she saw the figure in front of her, she quickly gave a light bow and walked towards it.
The room extravagant. Silk curtains made their way from the ceiling to the floor, soft rugs and carpets placed properly on the floor, a huge mirror was located on the wall and a king sized bed with the softest pillows and blankets were also present. The ceiling of the room had the very unique and small carvings and a huge chandelier was stuck to it. One could die with the view behind the silk and velvet curtains. It was what every female could dream of but Sakura had never actually placed herself where her mistress was, maybe it was because of the fact that she had accepted the truth a long time ago which made it clear to her that she was just a servant and someone who was best suited in a small cottage than a royal princess living in a world of wealth and luxury, sure, she had dreams of her price charming, and her being a princess but those dreams and hopes dies a long time ago when she started working for the royal Princess.
"You're late!" said the same voice as before.
"Yes, I am very sorry my Lady" Sakura mumbled as she looked down at her feet.
"Sorry? SORRY??? HUH! DO YOU EVEN KNOW THW MEANING OF THIS WORD? ARE YOU NOT AWARE THAT I AM GETTING MARRIED THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW AND STILL YOU ARE LATE!" screamed the woman sitting in front of the mirror.
"Forgive my clumsiness My Lady, I promise it won't happen again" Sakura said as she felt her hands getting sweaty.
"Huh……..you're all the same, now what are you doing standing there, come and help me pack my things, we will be leaving in an hour"
"Leaving? But where?" Sakura said in complete amazement.
"Where? You must be the most foolish, absent minded person alive…….WE ARE GOING TO KONOHA! FOR MY WEDDING…..RING ANY BELLS?" the royalty yelled.
"Oh dear….I completely forgot….I didn't even tell my mother about my departure." Sakura said in concern.
"Fool" that was all the royalty herself said!
"Lady Kohana, would it be alright if I go and tell my mother about our departure?" asked Sakura as her hands started shaking.
"Huh…….just hurry we don't have all day and you still have to pack my belongings!.....so hurry!" Kohana screamed.
"Thank you My Lady" Sakura said as she ran back downstairs and out if the main gates. She saw Woolfy playing with his tail as she waved him to come, Woolfy ran happily to his owner as she made her way back to the little cottage.
It took her about seven minutes to reach there. As she did, she slammed the door open and searched the rooms for her mother until she realized that her mother must be at work.
She ran towards the town center where she saw her mother sitting at the boundary of the rod with a basket in front of her filled with fresh red Tomatoes that she grew in the back of the cottage. She would sell them to earn so money.
Sakura rushed towards her mother followed by Woolfy, as she reached where her mother was, she panted heavily with all the running. Her mother on the other hand was amazed to see her daughter because her daughter would be at work in the castle at the moment.
"Sakura? What are you doing here" asked her mother with complete amazement.
"Mum….*pant*…….I just….*pant*….just wanted….*pant*…..to tell you….*pant*……that I was leaving……….*pant*………to Konoha…….*pant* with Lady Kohana for her wedding!" Sakura said as she fell down and started taking long breaths.
"Konoha?" her mother asked in amazement "oh….I see…….ell that very irresponsible of you not to tell me…" her mother mumbled as she folded her arms below her chest. "And I can't let you go, it's too sudden, besides the Princess has other maids she could take"
"Mum, you know I cant stay here, the Princess would kill me, I know she has other maids but I am the only one who can actually go to her room without permission, who could touch her things without her saying anything, in simple words I AM HER PERSONAL MAID, I HAVE TO GO!"
"NO, I CAN'T LET YOU!" said her mother
"Mum please……I know it was very foolish of me to forget but please try to understand, if I go, the King would pay me handsomely and you wont have to worry about money for a little while"
"Sakura…….I don't care about the money………..I only care about you, and who knows how long they would be staying there" her mother said as she looked towards her daughter,
"Mom please, if you love me, trust me and besides Woolfy would be there to protect me, right Woolfy?" Sakura said with a sparkle in her eyes
WOOOOOF!
"Hmmmmm……..I don't know" her mother said as she placed a finger on her chin.
"PLEASEEEEEEE!!!" Sakura said almost begging.
"Huh, FINE! But promise me you will be careful"
"I PROMISE…..NOW CAN I GO??" Sakura said like a little Kid would be asking to go to the bathroom.
"…….Yes………" Her mother said still a little unsure of her decision
"YAY! THANK YOU MUM……I LOVE YOU!"Sakura squealed with joy.
"I know, I know!"
"…..I need to go get my things" She said as she got up
"Alright, alright…..go get you stuff and be careful there, honey" her mother said in concern
"I will mum, this isn't really the first time I'm going you know, and anyways I'd be leaving in an hour" she said as she hugged her mother and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Be careful sweetheart" her mother said
"I will, goodbye mum" Sakura said as she waved
"Bye honey" said her mother as she saw some people in front looking at her in disgust and she knew why.
And with that Sakura quickly ran back to the cottage with Woolfy, unaware of the turn her life was about to take.