Hello! This is my second GaaSaku fanfic! I hope all of you guys enjoy it!! Please review for ideas or to tell me what you think! This will be a multi-chapter story!
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Kishimoto refuses to give it to me! Hasn't he been taught how to share? Apparently not!
These are The Four Kingdoms:
Koori (Ice)
Suna (Sand)
Rai (Lightning)
Fuu (Wind)
Fifteen-year-old Sakura Haruno stood silently on her balcony outside her bedroom, staring out at her father and mother's kingdom of ice. She was thinking about the ball to celebrate her sixteenth birthday tomorrow. Her mother had informed her that she had something to give her that people would go to war for. While she was pondering about what the gift could be, her mother stepped inside her room and out into the balcony, and is now standing next her, watching their kingdom together; in their world of Rila.
"Sakura, are you excited about your birthday ball tomorrow?"
"Yes. I'm really excited about the gift you told me about. But what is it?"
"I can't tell you that dear. It would spoil the surprise."
"Could you at least give me a hint?"
"Let's see now," Sakura's mother stated while putting a finger to her chin. "It will change your image and abilities."
Now Sakura was very confused. "I don't get it. Could you give me another clue?"
"Sorry. You'll have to until tomorrow then."
Sakura pouted. "No fair."
Sakura's mother, Yuuki, laughed at her daughter's child-like behavior. "Don't worry sweetie, you'll get your present tomorrow, in the meantime, did the seamstress prepare your dress?"
"Yes."
"Good. I'll see you later Princess Sakura." Yuuki left her room, leaving Sakura to think about the clue.
'It will change my image and abilities. What did she mean by that?'
It was already dark and Sakura quickly took a bath, put on her finest silk nightgown, and drifted off to sleep in her naturally cold room.
Sakura woke up and rubbed her icy green eyes. She got up and made her way to her bathroom to get ready for her ball that night. She took a long shower, had the servant maids fix her hair and put on or occasionally fix her dress. When they were done and left the room, Sakura looked at herself in the mirror in amazement. She looked beautiful if she said so herself. Her dress was made of smooth white linen material that went down to her ankles. It showed her curves perfectly and she had a pattern of ice crystals and diamonds going down the sides. The torso had a perfect V-neckline, but didn't show too much cleavage, but only a little bit. She still looked beautiful though. Her pink hair was curled and her bangs covered her forehead. She looked absolutely stunning. She was now ready and headed down the stairs to the palace ballroom.
Once she entered the ballroom, everyone, including the leaders from The Four Kingdoms, was there. The leader of the Fuu Kingdom was Naruto Uzumaki. The villagers used to hate him, because of his demon, Kyuubi. But after Naruto had saved the kingdom from an invasion, using his ultimate wind technique, Rasengan, everyone soon respected him, and he became king, with his wife, Hinata Hyuuga by his side.
"Hello Sakura!! Happy birthday! You're sixteen now! How does feel? Do you feel old? Do you feel the same? Are you excited about getting your present from your mom?"
Did I mention he was loud and a little talkative? Naruto was very nice and loyal, so that didn't matter to Sakura. Although he was immature for a seventeen-year-old.
"Well I feel the same, and how do you know about the present from my mom?"
"She told me what it was! But I can't tell you though!" Since when was Naruto able to keep a secret?
"H-Happy birthday S-S-Sakura. Congratulations!"
"Thank Hinata!"
Sakura talked with the two for a few minutes, talking about their latest events and upcoming activities. After a while Sakura had bid farewell to them for now, and continued to mingle with the other guests. After about 30 minutes she already wanted to leave. Her parents were no where in sight and she just happened to see someone she really did NOT want to look at.
"Hello Sakura. Happy birthday. I must say you have gotten more beautiful since the last time I saw you."
"That was two days ago Sasuke. And it's Princess Sakura to you." Sakura said matter-of-factly.
Sasuke Uchiha. Prince of the Rai Kingdom. His older brother Itachi is currently the king. Some say he was evil and wanted nothing but power, but for the ones who got to know him; he was actually a caring person. Sasuke was also powerful though. His lightning technique, Chidori, made his enemies quiver whenever he was about to attack with it. But every time he saw Sakura, he would always make a pathetic excuse to talk to her. He always flirted with her in a way that would usually make his fangirls swoon to tears. Sakura, on the other hand, would simply look at him with disgust and walk away; whenever she was tempted to freeze him to death.
"Princess, would you like to dance?"
"No."
"Sakura, don't be rude. Dance with Prince Sasuke." Sakura turned around to see Yuuki, half-glaring at her.
Sakura gave a hesitant sigh. "Yes mother." Sasuke happily took Sakura's hand and led her to the dance floor. After a few minutes she was bored out of her mind. Sasuke was a terrible dancer; yet he was so smug. She just felt like punching him right there on the spot. She thought about doing it, but it would make her look bad. She didn't want that, especially at her own birthday ball.
"Mind if I cut in?" The two turned their heads in the direction of the voice. Sakura looked at the man and her legs immediately felt weak. He was the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. Way better than Sasuke I can tell you that. He had crimson hair that was messy in some directions; but it still looked good. He had dark black rings around his jade, mesmerizing eyes. Sakura had to keep herself from drooling all over the tile floor.
"I don't mind. Excuse me Sasuke." She gave him a quick, yet respectable bow, and began dancing with this beautiful stranger. Speaking of strange, she has never seen him before. What kingdom was he from? Fuu? No, Naruto would have mentioned him to her, or probably introduced them. He wasn't from Koori, otherwise she would know about him; so cross that off the list. Rai? No, he didn't look like he held the power of the Chidori and the Sharingan. So he wasn't from there. That only left one more place; the place with a very bad reputation. She swallowed hard and asked him the question; afraid of the result she might get.
"Are you from the kingdom of Suna?" The man stared at her icy, yet beautiful green eyes. "Yes I am."
"I see."
"Ah. I get it. Is it because of what we are known for?" Sakura nodded her head nervously.
"Don't worry Princess; I'm not like the rest of them. What is your name?" He suddenly asked.
"Sakura Haruno. And yours?"
"Sabaku no Gaara. I must admit you are by far the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
Sakura tried to keep herself from blushing, but failed terribly. Gaara noticed her blush and chuckled in a low, yet sexy manner.
"You're cute when you blush."
"T-Thank you."
Gaara and Sakura stopped dancing and when Gaara took Sakura's hand, he kissed it gently. He bid his farewell and to her for now and moved on to talk to the other guests. Sakura was completely speechless; he was handsome, polite, and romantic. Nothing was wrong about him at all. Or was there?
Everyone's dancing and mingling had quietly ceased when the king and queen entered the ballroom. The king was the first to speak.
"Good evening everyone. We welcome you all to Princess Sakura's sixteenth birthday ball." The crowd applauded. "We are very proud to have her as a daughter. She is very powerful with her koori powers, especially her ultimate technique, Jirai Daiya (Diamond Mine)."
Yuuki spoke next. "Sakura, your father and I are so happy for you. You've grown into a beautiful young woman. You're very responsible with your powers and I trust you with your present."
Yuuki walked to Sakura and held up a pendant in Sakura's face.
"Mom. This is your Koori Pendant. I can't accept this."
"You can and you will. I leave the pendant's power in you hands my dear."
Sakura was surprised. The pendant had the power to control all elements of the four kingdoms. Koori was the leader of all kingdoms; second in command was Fuu. Sakura wasn't sure if she up for the responsibility of the pendant though. Too late; Yuuki had already placed the pendant around Sakura's neck. Yuuki leaned in and whispered so only Sakura could hear.
"Sweetie, once you will figure the pendant's true power, your life will never be the same again. Be alert."
Sakura understood what she meant and about the power of the Koori Pendant; and the crowd applauded for the princess' gift and continued their business. Sakura looked down at the pendant. It was an ice crystal in the shape of a snowflake. It occasionally glows an element color indicating it was the element the pendant provided power for. If it glows white, it held the power of ice. If it glows a blue color, it held the power of lightning. If it glows a yellow color, it held the power of sand, and lastly if it glows a grey color, it held the power of wind. It was a very unique pendant to be exact; every kingdom in Rila would do or give anything to have it.
Yuuki(1) and Sakura's father, Suishoo(2), came up to Sakura and gave her hugs. Suishoo informed her that she had to do training first thing in the morning, to learn how control the pendant's abilities. Sakura agreed and headed to her room once the ballroom had cleared out.
'This was a pretty good day. Sabaku no Gaara was pretty cool too; and very handsome. But he's from Suna. I'm not sure if I can get too close with that guy.' While she was lying on her bed, thinking about her handsome guest, she began to drift off to sleep, thinking about her training for the next morning. But as she fell asleep, she couldn't help but think about her devilishly handsome Suna dance partner.
Sakura was immediately woken up to the sound of a woman screaming in pain. She quickly got, put on her linen robe and hurried to see what was going on. She ran down the hallways; horrified as she saw some butlers, servant maids, and a small amount of knights slain down and blood spilling from their pale lifeless bodies. Who did this? Why did they do this? These questions filled Sakura's mind as she ran to her parents' bedroom to make sure they were safe.
As she reached Yuuki and Suishoo's grand master bedroom, she heard unfamiliar voices, and her parents' strained voices.
"C'mon man where is the Koori Pendant? I'm getting tired of these mind games!"
"I have told you already. It is not with me, but with something rare and beautiful."
Oh no. They're after the pendant her mother gave her. But why was her father being so stubborn in such a poetic way? These intruders could kill him any minute now!
"Suishoo. Don't test them."
"Yuuki, I will not put Sakura in danger, you shouldn't have given her the pendant in then first place." He whispered in her ear. Unfortunately for the both of them the mysterious man and his accomplice heard him, and smirked deviously.
"Oh? So that girl has it then…"
"How do you know my daughter?" Yuuki yelled.
"Don't worry about it. Go find the princess and get the pendant. If by necessary, bring her back with us alive and we'll force it from her hands." The accomplice nodded and went out of the room to find the Ice Princess.
"Bastard! Don't you dare touch my little girl!"
"Please leave her be! She hasn't done anything to you! We'll give you our kingdom! The throne of Rila! Just don't kill our daughter! We beg of you!"
"I'll take all those things without your help. I have no use for you. You've become a nuisance to me." The man took his sword and struck the king and queen downa and they fell to the floor. He left the room and began the search also.
Sakura heard the conversation between the intruders and her parents. They really loved and cared for her. She knew how the pendant was going to change her life. Yuuki said so herself; people would go to war, do or give anything for it. But right when she heard the unknown man tell his accomplice to go after her, she sprinted off to somewhere she could hide. She ran down the endless hallways of the ice cold castle and found an armor room. She opened the door and threw herself in there. She was so frightened. She prayed her mother and father would be alright. Why did her mother leave this burden on her shoulders? She just turned 16 and this is what she gets. Little did she know, things could only get worse from here.
After an hour or so she stepped out of the room and saw that the coast was clear. She a made a sprint right back to her parents' room. When she entered, she almost fainted. There her parents lay; on the floor covered in blood. Their bodies had gashes going from their shoulders down to their ankles. What a painful way to die. Sakura was snapped out her traumatized gaze when she heard her mother call her name weakly.
"Mother! What happened? Who were those two men?"
"Sakura listen to me. Whatever you do, do not trust any Suna citizen or a royal family member. They are deceivers who will not stop until they get what they want. Understand?"
Sakura nodded as tears slowly made their way down to her face.
"Go to Fuu. Explain the situation to Naruto. The other kingdoms do not know of what has happened just now. Suna is full of monsters and they need to be stopped."
"Yes mother."
"When you combine the pendant's powers, you will awaken your demon. Take control of her. She can sometimes become reckless when she gets overexcited with her limitless power."
"I understand. I love you mother."
"I love you too dear. Make Mommy proud; and bring peace back to Rila." With those last words said Yuuki drifted off into eternal sleep, as she finally joined Suishoo in their eternal slumber.
Sakura wiped her tears that were crystal ice. She had to get to Fuu, but it was about a day and a half's journey, but she needed to get there ASAP. She crept into the hallway once again began her attempt to sneak out. However, her attempt failed about 10 minutes later when she bumped into the unexplained accomplice of the man earlier.
"My, aren't you a pretty maid…? I think I'll take you with me as my new screw doll."
Does he not know she is the princess and has the pendant? He obviously doesn't; since he called her a maid. She tried to run away, but in the blink of an eye he was right in front her as soon as she turned around, with lust draped in his eyes.
"P-Please let me be."
"And let a sexy chick like you pass? Don't think so sweet cheeks." He picked her by the waist and carried her to God knows where. This was the worst day of her life so far. First her parents die, then a perverted guy hits on her and now he's taking her with him as his new screw doll? Where the hell is this guy from? His head sure is fucked up. They arrived at a large ship and the man threw her in a large room that was classy and eloquent. Not bad for a pirate ship.
She wondered around the room a bit since she was bored and spotted a large bookshelf. She took some off and scanned through the pages of each of them. Apparently this pirate enjoys romance novels. She has never heard of a pirate who was the romantic type. She put away the book and lay down on the bed as she began to cry. Her life, her dreams of becoming queen, her friends and family. They're all gone. They were taken away from her. All because of these pirate bastards. She heard voices outside the door and walked up to put an ear on the door.
"My Prince, we are now leaving for Suna."
"Well done. And the princess?"
"I have placed her in your room. She is very beautiful. I told her I was going to use her as a screw doll to let her guard down. Although I did not figure out she was the princess until I saw the pendant."
"Excellent. You may leave."
What the hell? That man was kidding around? And this wasn't a pirate ship; it was a royal family's ship! Oh no. Her mother warned her about the royal family. She did not want to go to the most corrupted kingdom in Rila. She stumbled back a bit as the door opened; revealing the prince of Suna.
"Hello my princess."
She was frozen in fear. She has already tried to use her ice abilities back at the castle, but for some strange reason, they won't work; and they're still not working now. It's like she's powerless permanently. But worst of all, the one who killed her parents and had her kidnapped, was,
"Sabaku no Gaara."
Yeah I know Gaara killed her parents, he kidnapped Sakura and he wants the Koori Pendant. Please review! I need ideas for the next chapter!! Don't hate me for making Gaara seem like a criminal!
(1): 'Yuuki' means 'snow'
(2):'Suishoo' means 'crystal' (If I'm wrong, correct me, I looked it up on the internet....)
By the way, In case you haven't figured it out, Rila is the name of the world they live in. I completely made it up. Yay!