Chapter One
The Abandoned One
She runs fast. Running as fast as her legs could carry her, trying to get away. Away from the angry cries, murderous calls and the faint sobs. Her beats fast, threatening to burst out of her chest, but little has to do from adrenaline or exhaustion. The pain she feels is from the grief, the guilt, the hurt. Eyes frantically, search around and behind looking for a new direction to go. Her throat burns, hoarse from panting in the air. The trees shield her from view of others. She doesn't know where she is going; only that it was away from there.
She doesn't know how far or how long she has been running, but the trees part revealing a large dirt path. She slows her pace to inspect it slightly too where it leads. Looking to the right she sees nothing but more dirt road, but to the left she sees some gates. She makes her way over slowly, her muscles aching from so much running and previously fighting.
The guards see a young woman approach slowly, her movements staggered. She seemed to be wearing only white tube top and plain black shorts. No shoes, just her bare feet. Her hair was cute short and what seemed to be black with snow white highlights. She made it to the gates and looked at the guards with her stunning sky blue eyes. Fear emanating from them. Her breath was panting and strained. One of the guards was about to ask her if she was alright, but before the guard could take a breath she collapsed. Drained of her energy and some of her chakra. The guards quickly picked her up and notified the Hokage. While one of the guards carried her to the hospital he heard a faint voice escape her unconscious form "They never truly loved me...a lie...all an act." The guard wondered as he carried this girl who she was and what the hell happened.
Her eyes shoot open, fear and emotional pain rattling through her body. She sits up hastily, her heart pounding. She looks at the room worriedly wondering where she was. All she could tell was she seemed to be in a private room in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown and attached to a heart monitor. A nurse came in and saw her away. Smiling nicely the nurse asks "Good to see you're awake. Now tell me miss...what is your name?" The girl in the bed stares at the nurse debating on whether to tell her name. Would they immediately recognise the name and start to try and kill me? The nurse waits patiently for the girl's response. "Akilara Tigress" the girl says to the nurse, her face showing fear and hysteria bubbling up inside behind her dazzling blue eyes. "Akilara Tigress...hmmm...Sounds familiar, I heard that an army in a nearby country was...killed...by...A princess named...Akilara...Tigress." the nurse's voice trails off as she stares at the young girl in the bed now her eyes filling with fear. Seeing the fear in the nurse's eyes causes Akilara to panic and start trembling. The nurse bolts out of the room locking the door and calling "Lady Tsunade!! Lady Tsunade!!" her voice fades into the distance. Akilara sits up hugging her knees to her chest trying to hold in the panic engulfing her body. She rocks back and forth her eyes on the door. Waiting, waiting, for someone to barge in and attack her. Akilara's eyes just stared at the door wide with panic and fear. 'I should find my clothes change into them and escape, but then they will come after me, hunting me down...I will just give up and accept any consequence. Not like anybody ever really cared about me'. Her thoughts continued as she waited for impending doom.
The nurse runs briskly down the hall seeing Lady Tsunade and the new Kazekage of Suna, Sabaku no Gaara walking down the hall talking about affairs. "Lady Tsunade! Lady Tsunade!" the nurse calls to the Hokage. "Yes? What's wrong?" Lady Tsunade asks calmly. "You know that princess named Akilara that killed that army single handily in the nearby country?" the nurse says shaking with fear. Tsunade raises an eyebrow and Gaara stays emotionless but this news stirred his interest a little. The nurse looks nervously around her and whispers out "She is here, in the hospital!!" Tsunade's posture stiffened. Gaara remained calm as he listens. Tsunade relaxes and asks the nurse with urgency in her voice "Which room?"
Akilara has found her clothing and quickly puts them on. If she has to defend herself then best be wearing the appropriate attire. Faint footfalls could be heard outside the door and some murmuring voices. There were two strong presences behind the door and a third that was normal. Akilara's every muscle tensed ready for an onslaught of weapons, poisons anything that could kill her. A blonde lady, a red headed boy and the nurse enter through the door. Akilara looks at the red head and relaxes a bit, not comprehending why. The nurse shutters and whimpers slightly in fear. Akilara's response was pain and guilt so she tries to stand in a more relaxed pose to try to not seem threatening. The red head's teal eyes flicker with some emotion of confusion. Blonde lady steps forward with a stern, angry face on. Her sudden movement of walking forward in such a manner caused Akilara to tense reflexively. Akilara was trying her best to control her accelerating heart by taking slow breaths through her nose silently. This was to no avail. The heart monitor she had yet to disconnect from her was beeping rapidly, faster than any normal person's heartbeat. Akilara knew what this meant and closed her eyes briefly to slow her heart down, it worked. None of the strangers seemed to notice except for that red head. The blonde lady speaks "I am Lady Tsunade, Hokage of Kohana. You are under arrest of murdering an army that was just passing through your land and was from your husband's country." Tsunade glares at Akilara waiting for some type of protest or story to prove her innocence.
Akilara stared at Lady Tsunade flinching at the word husband. 'So that was the story they had arrived.' Akilara took a breath and stated very calmly "He was not my husband. Fiancée yes, but to an arranged marriage that I hated and I do not deny the charges against me. I take full responsibility for my actions and will face the consequences." Tsunade blinks surprised at the easy surrender, but shoots out a question "So you killed the army because of your hatred for your fiancée?" Akilara shakes her head. Tsunade's face shows her confusion but soon turns back to a face of authority. "The consequence for your actions is death Akilara Tigress." Tsunade states, pointing at Akilara with her index finger. Akilara nods looking down sad mumbling "I accept the death punishment...not like anyone ever really cared about weather I lived or died."
Gaara looks at Akilara curiously and finally notices the weird presence or aura she has. She has a demon inside of her and not just that but a powerful bloodline aura intertwined with it. Akilara had noticed his demonic type of aura as well that was mixed with his human aura. Gaara looks at Akilara some more and tries to decipher what she just said. "What did you mean ever really cared?"
Akilara looked up at who she knew as was the red head and said "My parents said to me that they stopped loving me the day I had willingly allowed a demon to be sealed with in me. That was five years ago. I'm sixteen now. They only pretended to love me and care for me."
Okay this is my first gaara love story. oh and by the way i dont own naruto ok?? Well i cant wait to write some more!!! I hope to had some lemon or lime scenes later on review for meok and tell me if it is any good!!!