A/N: Hello, welcome to my new fic-KONOHA HORROR STORY. Before you get started, I wanted to make a few things clear.
1) Even though the title is KONOHA HORROR STORY (which is obviously a reference to the T.V show) it isn't based on that show. I consider it more of a TRUE BLOOD-esque story, as it features a vast collection of Supernatural beasties.
2) Some of you cats may not agree with my decision to make Tsunade and Jiraya an...'Item?'...I think that's the term you kids are using these days. Just remember...IT'S ONLY A STORY...just try and enjoy it, Kay?.
3) Hinata and Neji's eyes are brown in this, not pearl. The reason for that will be revealed if the story catches your fancy enough to read that far.
4) Finally, there will be moments when the characters are OOC. Don't hate me for it, it's nescessary to fit the story, and please don't don't berate me when your favorite Nin does something he or she wouldn't even think about in the Manga/Anime.
That's it. Sit back, relax, and READ AND REVIEW!...Danks. -CA11UMISM-
-KONOHA HORROR STORY-
Sakura stopped breathing and huddled her tiny frame against the cupboard wall. Silent, she listened as the monster that had been hunting her stomped along the landing outside, the hooked claws that protruded from it's paw like feet splintering the oak floorboards with each muffled footstep.
Her green eyes spyed the crack at the base of the door, watching the shadow come and go as the beast walked by, and began whispering to herself that it was all just a terrible dream, and that any second she'd wake up and he'd be there with her, watching over her as she slept.
That hope quickly evaporated as the footsteps outside halted, blocking the faint light that crept from underneath the door, indicating to sakura where the beast was.
She stopped breathing again, thinking that if she did so it'd lose track of her and walk off, but instead let out a scream out as a set of claws suddenly burst through the door's wooden panels. The monster was trying to tear down the door. Sakura watched, motionless, her fear filled green eyes glued to the sharp talons that split the wood more any more with each passing second.
"BAMM"
The sound of a door slamming broke the tension. The beast stopped tearing at the door, and the claws disappeared from Sakura's view. Relieved, she gasped, letting what little air that was left in her lungs out, before begining to breath normally again.
She stood up-still needing to hunch in order to fit in the small cupboard-and took a step towards the door. Placing her slender fingers around the brass knob, she looked out through the small holes the creature's claws had made mere moments before. There was no sign of the beast, giving the girl her much needed relief, and she turned the knob slghtly, hearing a slight click as the mechanism unlocked the door.
She stopped again, listening to the silence of the house for any sign that the creature was near, then cautiously pushed the door open and creeped out into the hall, looking around the door for the beast and finding nothing.
This was her chance. She turned and began sprinting up the hall towards the front door as fast as she possibly could, just managing to reach the entrance hall as the snarls began again. It didn't hinder her though. She wasn't stopping for anything.
Sakura was running so fast she almost slipped on the floor as she reached the front door, but managed to regain her balance by grasping the door knob. She twisted it and yanked the large oak door open just as the beast roared, scaring Sakura and making her turn her head to find the monstrous dog bounding up the hall at her, jumping, and flying through the air towards the teen, giving the girl barely enough time to drop out of the way.
The dog collided with the door just as Sakura hit the floor, it's gigantic body clashing with the portal and sending a thick split through the wood, stunning the creature at the same time. This gave Sakura a moment to recuperate, but not enough for her liking. Within seconds, she found herself leaping up the stairs three at a time and turning down the hall, then up the attic staircase where she began banging on the door.
"HELP...SASUKE HELP ME PLEASE!..." she cried through her tears, her fists slamming against the peeling wood with as much strength as her five foot four frame could muster.
"SASUKE!...LET ME IN SAS..." She stopped as another vicious snarl came from the bottom of the attic staircase.
The girl looked over her shoulder with horror in her eyes as the seven foot long monster began slowly crawling on all fours up the enclosed staircase, it's greyish blue eyes glued to the terrified teen.
"Sa-asuke?..." she whimpered. "Please...le-let me in..."
She fell against the attic door, crying, as the stench of wet dog and roadkill filled her nostrils, and the monster raised it's razor sharp claw in order to end her life.
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-CHAPTER ONE-
"Sak?...Sakura, we're here..."
The girl didn't respond. She didn't care that they were there at all. To her, the dilapidated general stores and cracked, pothole ridden roads were nothing more than another swift kick in the face to the girl and what she'd been forced to leave behind back home.
But that didn't seem to get through to her step-brother. "Sakura?" the blonde boy began shoving her with his elbow. "Did you hear?"
She shook her shoulder-pushing the boy's arm away from her. "Yes, I heard...I just don't care." The boy looked at her for a moment, then turned without another word to look out the window on his side of the car.
An 'awwh' came from the front seat. Sakura's step-father. "Don't be that way Sakura...this will be fun, won't it?"
Sakura turned to face the back of her new step-father's head. "Fun?...How will this be fun?...You've just made us move to the other side of the country...to some stupid mansion in the middle of no where..."
"Sakura...be quiet..." her mother said from the seat in front of her, but that didn't stall the girl.
"...For what? inspiration for another one of your ridiculous bo...?"
"SAKURA HARUNO!," her mother shouted, sending the pink haired girl silent and making her brother jump in his seat. "DON'T YOU DARE SAY ANOTHER WORD!..." Sakura watched her mother with her mouth open, anger in her green eyes, before biting her lip and falling back into her seat, crossing her arms and looking out the window at the town that passed them by.
"Now, I understand that this situation isn't the most ideal for the two of you, but it's only until Jiraiya finishes his book, okay?..." the woman said from the front seat. "Six months, at most...then we'll move back home again."
"What about school, granny Tsunade?" Sakura's brother said from his side of the car.
"Naruto, don't call me granny Tsunade...and there's a school here!...you'll make new friends, instead of those two you have back home!"
"But I like Lee and Chouji," Naruto said.
"I know...but that doesn't mean some new friends will be a bad thing." Tsunade smiled over her shoulder at the boy.
"What about you mom?...where are you going to work?..." Sakura said-a little spite in her voice. Tsunade was the first chairwoman of the general hospital back home.
"Last month I got hold of the practitioner here in town. He promised me a job for a couple of months while we're here."
Sakura shook her head. She couldn't believe that her mother-the most respected female doctor on the west coast-would be willing to move to the other side of the country for some crappy writer she'd been married to for less than a month, known for less than six, and take up a job in a tiny little clinic for some old fart.
Tsunade turned to look at her daughter through the small space at the base of the headrest. "See?...it will all work out."
Saukra shook her head and turned to to look her window once again, watching the various stores and buildings pass them by.
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Fifteen minutes of pure silence later, Jiraya turned the station wagon off the main road and onto a much older one, not even half the width of the main road. For a few minutes all that surorunded them was forrest brush-made up of trees, shrubs and a multitude of brightly coloured flowers-until a large wrought iron fence that had been taken over by the brush came into view on the left side of the car.
"Here we are!" Jiraya said, smiling as he leant forward to look out at the gate from behind the windshield. "That fence marks the border of the Uchiha estate." The four inhabitants of the station wagon eyed the fencing as the car travelled by it. The brush that covered the iron pikes grew thinner and thinner as the car approached the main gate.
It was almost a kilometer between the start of the fencing and the entrance gate, and when the station wagon did finally pull off the old road and through the gate-which was made of the same iron pikes as the fence, but at least twice the height. It borded a smll hill, on top of which sat one of the most amazing sights Sakura had ever seen.
Four stories tall, it was surrounded by a slew of bright green conifers and a field of coloured flowers. It was made from old red bricks-most likely the original building materials-but there was very little damage that could be seen. In fact, apart from the obvious victorian architecture, it looked almost brand new. Sakura couldn't deny that it was a beautiful house. It seemed like something out of Wuthering Heights or some other book of that kind, where epic tales of romance took place, but she seriously doubted that any kind romance would happen here.
Unless you counted Jiraya's romance stories of course. But that wasn't the kind of romance Sakura had in mind.
As the car pulled up out front, the large wooden portal opened and a young woman with dark hair walked out. "Who's that?" Naruto asked, furrowing his brow as the dark haired woman began waving.
"That must be miss Shizune," Jiraya said, waving back at the woman. "She's the caretaker and housekeeper here," The white haired man turned the ignition off and undid his seatbelt. "Come on, it's been a long drive and I for one want nothing more than a nice shower and a good meal."
The other three family members followed suit, undoing their seatbelts and climbing out of the car. Shizune descended the half dozen stairs and shook hands with Jiraya. "It's a pleasure to meet you mister Jiraya sir." she said in a high pitched voice, smiling brightly as she spoke.
"The pleasure's all mine. This is my family, Tsunade, my lovely wife," Tsunade blushed as she shook Shizune's hand. "My son Naruto," Naruto shook hands with the woman with his mouth open-Which embarassed Sakura, but she couldn't blame him. The woman was gorgeous close up. "And last but not least, my step-daughter Sakura." Sakura gave a quick 'hey' and leant over Naruto's shoulders to shake Shizune's hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all," the woman said, smiling even wider with her dark eyes closed. "Now, I'm sure that you just want to get unpacked and settle in, but I must ask you to come inside first. I've prepared a lunch for you to celebrate your arrival."
Naruto's eyes widened. "Lunch?"
Sakura sighed. Her step-brother always thought with his stomach.
"Yes Naruto. I am the cook, after all." the black haired woman smiled once again, then stood back and gestured for them to go inside. Naruto literally hopped up the stairs and disappeared into the mansion, Jiraya chased after him. But when Sakura went to follow them, She felt an arm on her shoulder.
"Sakura?, I want to talk to you for a moment." Tsunade said, turning the girl and leaning down to be face to face with her.
"What is it?" the fifteen year old asked, eyeing her mother.
"I want to talk about this," she looked up at the house as Shizune followed Jiraya inside.
Sakura rolled her eyes and looked off to a collection of trees to their left. "Now I know you're angry about us moving, that moment in the car was enough to tell me so, but you need to know that this is important to Jiraya," Sakura licked her teeth, forcing herself to hold her tongue. "And that means it's important to me," this caught the girl off guard. "So I'm asking you...for me...try to make the best of it?"
Sakura's green eyes met her mother's brown ones, and she nodded. "Ok mom. For you, I'll try and enjoy it." Tsunade smiled.
"That's my girl." she gave her daughter a brief hug, then wrapped her arms around the girl's shoulders and walked with her up the stairs and into the house.
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