A new fanfiction?! Yes it is! I really hope you like this one! It's GaaraXSakura of course and it's one inspired by the TV show Merlin. :) Yes, there will be magic included but I promise to try and not make it as cheesy as possible. Also, I do intend for it to get emotional, violent and intense so I hope you like it and yeah :P
Chapter 1
Gaara walked to the throne room, dressed in armor. The guards opened the door for him. In front of Gaara was the King, sitting on his throne. To the king's left was a smaller chair that a man with brown hair and purple war paint sat in. On the king's right was a lady with blonde hair that was pulled up into a braided bun.
"Gaara, you're late." The king said with a frown upon his face. Gaara frowned back.
"Sorry father." Gaara grumbled before heading to his seat which was the empty chair next to the man with brown hair.
"Gaara! Go on the hunting trip with the other knights." The king said in his disappointed and unfriendly expression. That was the normal expression he wore whenever Gaara was around. Gaara stopped and turned back to the doors.
"Yes father." Gaara hissed out. The guards opened the doors for him and he headed out to get his horse as well as his bow and arrow. Once Gaara got those, he mounted his horse and joined the other knights.
Sakura ran through the forest, fear coursing through her.
"Help! Somebody please! Help me!" Sakura screamed as she ran. She prayed that she would run into someone, anyone that would help her. She didn't care what the cost was! She just wanted help.
Gaara heard screams and immediately looked up.
"What is that? Baku! Come with me!" Gaara ordered as he ran towards where he heard the screams. Baku followed at his heels as the shouts became louder.
"Help!" A female screamed. She soon came into view, running towards Gaara and Baku. Gaara caught her and put his hands are her shoulders.
"Slow down, what's going on?" Gaara asked, trying to see the girl's face that was hidden by her cloak. The girl looked up and he couldn't help but see how beautiful she was. She had an elegant face with beautiful, green eyes that sparkled like emeralds. Her face was covered in dirt and some bruises were seen visible through the grime. Even with her in that state, he could see her true beauty. Her frightened gaze met his and then a few seconds later, the emerald orbs were blocked from sight by the girl's eyelids as she fell to unconsciousness. Gaara caught her, holding her while kneeling. He could hear the sounds of something coming their way.
"Prince Gaara! Something is coming this way! What do we do?" Baku asked, looking back at Gaara.
"We can't fight it with this girl here, she could get hurt." Gaara stated, meeting Baku's gaze.
"Then take her back to the kingdom. Whatever is coming, I will lead the men to stop it." Baku replied. Gaara's eyes widened but Baku replied with a look of a mind that won't change. Gaara understood and nodded, standing up with the girl in his arms. The hood of her cloak fell off to reveal long, beautiful pink hair. Gaara quickly carried her to his horse where he lay her and hopped on, holding her so she wouldn't fall off. He then headed back to the kingdom to get her to safety as well as medical care.
Gaara carried the girl to the physician. Tsunade looked up.
"My Lord?" She said with shock.
"This girl I believe is hurt." Gaara explained, setting her down on the table. Tsunade got up and went over to him, her eyes on the girl. Gaara went to take a step back but the girl grabbed his wrist, her eyes wide open in fear. Gaara met her gaze with his and as quickly as she opened her eyes, they were closed again and her grip loosened on Gaara. Tsunade looked at Gaara with an oddly knowing expression, as if she knew the reason the girl reacted this way.
"You should go. I will take care of this girl." Tsunade said seriously. Gaara hesitated but nodded and backed away.
"Please get me when she awakes. I wish to question her." Gaara told Tsunade before leaving to go find Baku. Gaara headed to the gates in time to see Baku walking in on his horse with the rest of the knights behind him. Baku dismounted and approached Gaara.
"Baku, thank you." Gaara nodded to Baku. Baku had a grim expression on his face.
"You're welcome Sire but you're not going to be happy with what I have to report." Baku said seriously. Gaara's expression hardened.
"What is it?" Gaara demanded.
Sakura opened her eyes and sat up immediately before grimacing from pain in her side. A lady with long blonde hair pulled into a loose ponytail looked at her.
"You're not going to want to move too much." The lady spoke in a casual tone, as if it wasn't weird for a stranger like Sakura to be laying on her table.
"Where am I?" Sakura demanded as the lady got up from her desk that happened to have tons of bottles and herbs on it as well as books and papers.
"Suna's physician's court." Tsunade replied as she carried a bottle with clear brown liquid in it over to Sakura.
"Here, drink this. It'll help with the pain." Tsunade said gently to Sakura. Sakura looked at her suspiciously but drank it.
"Thank you. How did I get here?" Sakura asked after she finished, not surprised by the bitter taste of the medicine.
"Prince Gaara carried you here." Tsunade explained. Sakura looked at her in confusion.
"Who?" She asked, following Tsunade with her eyes as she went back and forth from another table to her desk, collecting things and putting them in her bag. She then headed to the door.
"I have to go tell the prince so stay here. I'll be back." Tsunade said, giving Sakura a look before leaving. Sakura sighed and got off the table to look around.
"I'm assuming you at least brought some kind of game?" The king frowned at his red-haired son as he took in the news Gaara had reported to him. Gaara frowned and avoided his father's gaze.
"I apologize. We didn't have a chance to get anything. We will go back out and hunt again." Gaara said. The king frowned more in disgust at his son's failure.
"No. Kankuro will go out and hunt since you obviously cannot complete a simple task." The king scoffed. Gaara met his father's eyes with enraged ones but didn't have a chance to reply since Tsunade had walked in. She bowed before them as an apology for intruding.
"Sorry to interrupt you but the girl is awake Prince Gaara." Tsunade said. The king looked at her and then at Gaara.
"Maybe I should interrogate this girl." The king said, glaring at Gaara.
"I'm sure Gaara can do it. You shouldn't doubt him so much father." Temari, Gaara's oldest sister said with a winning smile to their father. The king looked at Temari and sighed.
"You shouldn't stick up for disgraces as such. You were always soft to your brother." The king shook his head and waved a hand at Gaara to leave as he sat back, not wanting to upset Temari.
"I'll go with you Gaara. I want to meet her." Temari said, getting up. Gaara bowed to his father before following Tsunade, Temari close behind him.
Sakura looked through Tsunade's papers in curiosity, soon realizing that they were recipes for pastes and remedies for illnesses and wounds. She read through them, interested when the door suddenly opened. Sakura's gaze shot to the people coming in and she accidentally knocked over some papers. A soft blush of embarrassment flushed across her cheeks since the first face she saw was Tsunade. Sakura quickly retrieved the papers and put them back on her desk.
"Sorry! I was just curious…" Sakura apologized to Tsunade. Tsunade raised an eyebrow as she set her bag down on the other table. Following her was a girl with beautiful, shiny blonde hair and a guy with bloody red hair. Sakura's eyes took in the sight of the man who was dressed in chainmail and a black cloak. His eyes were jade green and she could just see how alone he felt. It made her sad.
"What is your name?" The physician asked.
"Sakura." Sakura replied, ripping her gaze from the guy.
"Mine is Tsunade." Tsunade nodded to her. Temari smiled at Sakura.
"Hello Sakura." Temari said friendly. Sakura looked at her with suspicion. She could see that she was wealthy since she wore a beautiful, green silk dress. Gaara's gaze was fixed on her.
"Do you know who we are?" Temari asked. Sakura looked at her.
"How could I? I've never seen you before. I can guess that you're wealthy. Probably stuck up nobles if I had to guess." Sakura retorted, her eyes narrowing at her. Temari laughed while Gaara looked at her in surprise.
"We are the children of King Sabaku." Temari said to Sakura, smiling in amusement.
"I've heard of you. I just never expected you to actually look the way you do. So I'm guessing you're the Lady Temari?" Sakura replied with a, 'you aren't better than me' tone. Temari laughed and nodded.
"Yes." She bowed her head a little in greeting to Sakura. Sakura's gaze turned to Gaara who was still staring at her.
"You can't be Kankuro. I heard that Kankuro has brown hair and wearing make-up so you must be Prince Gaara. You don't look like you rumored to be." Sakura said with fascinated, narrowed eyes. Gaara looked at her in confusion.
"What do you mean?" Gaara asked, too curious to hold back his question.
"You're not ugly nor look like a disappointment that your father claims you are." Sakura said truthfully. Gaara's eyes widened, as did Temari's. Tsunade just smiled a little but hid it. She knew. She knew what fate had decided now and was happy with it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know the ending is cheesy but I dont currrrr! XD haha I will make sure that the next chapter will be more intense and like, BAM! Btw, I do intend to do skips since I don't want them to end up together in like, a day so yeah :P Hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE! Reviews keep me going :) Anyway, thanks for reading and byyyeeeee :D