Chapter 1 Christmas Eve
The sounds of a party leaked throughout the streets of Konoha, coming from a beautiful snow covered ballroom underneath a velvet jeweled sky, just perfect for those snobs. The richest of the rich danced the night away on Christmas Eve, happy, merry, drinking and drinking and drinking until the drink they were drinking was a mere empty glass bottle that was soon thrown out the window into the cold glittering snow below. This is where our story begins, not with the party looking outside, but with a young woman, a scrawny wolf among the foxes... looking in.
"Naruto, there is no way you can get me in that room with those, those people! Looking like this! No! I won't do it! I won't do it I say!"
"Damn it KU! Just go! You look beautiful honestly! Besides, Gouzen is waiting for you! You can't stand a man up, not even him! It's not right!"
"Ugh, don't remind me. He's even worse then all of them combined." She scoffed.
"Look, it's only until Midnight. Just put up with his boring stories, listen to him brag, compliment him even though you don't mean it, and before you know it, it will all be over."
"Fine... but... *sigh,* never mind." She gave in, knowing it was useless to argue with this hard headed blonde.
"You'll be fine, I promise"
"Smh... Thanks lil punk"
She was no more then 22 years old, beautiful long firey orange red hair capturing her figure nicely; very nice tan complexion, and gorgeous ocean deep blue eyes with a sparkling white smile. The woman wore a long white gown, sparkling all the way down the side, with a flurry of fine snow flowers. Her soft looks tend to fool many but she does have a mean temper like that of a hungry wolf.
The handsome Gouzen, with jet black hair blacker then the darkest of the nights, and icy blue eyes, swept her off her feet into the sweet music of the orchestra.
"You look beautiful, Kushina, I knew you would, you always do..." She flinched as he inhaled deeply in her hair, as if drinking the finest wine in the world through his nostrils, his scent however, smelled heavily of that rich cologne, mockingly rich.
"Thank you, Gouzen, and you look... rich." She said through a fake smile, leaning her head over his shoulder, to hide her disgusted look, and to keep herself from spitting in his face. More then anything Kushina despised the phony buisness world of corporate leaders. Now a days it was as if money was all that mattered. Money was the way to any females heart and sex was the gift in return. This is how the social world is run.
"M hm hm hm," Gouzen chuckled his ego increasing with every compliment and every jealous stare towards the couple. Of course he was gorgeous, a real prince charming but looks and money were not the way to get to her heart. She wanted a strong man who could handle her well with a firm gentleness.
"What do you say we get away from this awful lighting, and have some alone time. Hmmm?" Gouzen chuckled, causing her to scowl and squirm. Kushina knew what he wanted, and she wasn't about to give it to him; but she could not make a scene in the middle of such an elegant dance.
"I see you can't wait." He mistook her disgusted squriming for firey anticipation. "Naughty girl you." Knowing she couldn't protest right here, she allowed him to swiftly guide her through the dancers, towards a flight of stairs to the upstairs rooms of the beautiful ballroom. This time Kushina was not going to let his threats to cast her off in the streets scare her if she didn't have sex with him. This time she would say no. It didn't matter if they ARE engaged, it didn't lessen or greaten her freedom as a female.
"Oh! Uhn!" Bright red hand prints were smeared into the cold blanket of snow, as Kushina fell to her knees, exhausted from running and fighting. Without wiping the red drops trickling down her chin, or even paying attention to the beautiful gown now spattered with red, and all torn, with shards of glass, she pulled open the door, and dived inside as if someone might come for her and harm her right in her own apartment. She ignored the gasps of horror from the old married couple who owned the building, and made her way up the stairs to her apartment.
Two flights she climbed before coming to her own. A brown package, the size of an average coffee table lie in front of the door, but when she picked it up, it felt as if nothing was in it. Kicking the door open after unlocking it, she threw the package off to the side, and stumbled into the bathroom.
The package easily opened when it hit the floor, but then again it wasn't even sealed properly. Out tumbled a blonde plushy, with gorgeous blue eyes, and tan complexion, wearing blue trousers, and a long white fire coat, laying in a bunch of white foam.
A loud groan erupted from the bathroom, and the sound of glass shattering and wood being crushed sounded throughout the building. Kushina wailed in frustration and banged her fists against the wall repeatedly. She let him do it to her again. She let him win again. Only because this time he threatened her mother.
"That bastard!" She screamed and weakly slid down the wall, trembling and crying. Nothing could calm her down. She felt so violated! Those hands all over in places she didn't dare allow a man to go. His teeth biting and leaving more marks as if he claimed her as his own. Those threats... To kill her mother if she didn't do as he wanted. It was one thing to threaten her, but to go for the only person still alive that really mattered to her? It became to much...
After having sex with him they got into an argument and fought. For someone so rich the man could fight, and was stocked with money and power. He beat her up, she was weak and ran. "WEAK!" The mirror in front of her shattered as her foot kicked it. She couldn't bare to look at her own disgusting reflection.
If one thing not another, Kushina knew for a fact she was NOT weak. Gouzen did have an advantage over her... an advantage no one else knew about. The only reason she stayed with him.
"Forget this." She shruddered and ripped the gold diamond ring off her finger, tossing it in the rubble of glass. Her arms trembled as she lifted herself to her feet. Aches and pains struck her body like a thunderstorm.
"Argh!" She cried out and caught herself by the sink. Out of every fight they had, Gouzen had NEVER dared to beat her up this badly. Clearly he was becoming to comfortable with his little secret. That man really didn't think she'd do it? Did he? Kushina scowled, knowing inwardly she could NEVER really do IT just because of one man. To many lives were at stake and her happiness didn't matter.
Moments later the torn woman limped out of the bathroom, with only a towel wrapped around her body and her hair wrapped in another. Drops of water and tears fell to the carpeting below her feet as she stepped across the room to the bed under the window where the moonlight leaked through. The wounds already began healing and by morning she would be just fine, perfect and flawless as usual. That was one of the reasons she could NEVER prove his abuse was true. She'd never scar and he'd never allow her to leave until the wounds were gone. This one time she escaped in full costume and she didn't even go to report him. The one chance she had was gone. But oh well, what did it really matter? Kushina shrugged and fell back on the bed. It wasn't the point of the wounds that brought pain to her, but the point that the man who everyone thinks LOVE'S her is doing this. The man even she was fooled for a time into thinking it was love.
A flash of yellow caught her eye. She had almost forgotten the large box someone left at her doorstep. 'DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS.' The label upon the brown card-board box read. Kushina glanced over her shoulder at the clock as she reached down for the plushy by her feet.
11:59PM
"Oh well too bad. So I opened it a minute before Christmas. It's not like it's a crime." Kushina said to the label as if speaking to the person who sent her the gift.
"Heh, you look lot like Naruto..." Kushina whispered, finally locating the plushy after searching for it blindly.
12:00AM Kushina jumped at the unusual... warmth, of the plushy. Hotter then normal body temperature, almost to hot. Electricity shot up her spine as she let go of the doll.
The thought 'Ok, What the hell just happened?' Flashed through Kushina's mind as she looked around the room, wondering if this was some kind of joke. The box had to return address, no card or no name. What made these people think she wanted a damn doll to begin with? Especially this sissy blonde. "Oh jeeze." She muttered and swiped for the doll again.
"Weird..." Not giving it a second thought, she dragged it under the covers with her and gazed out the frosty window.
The moonlight shone it mystical mist merrily through the maroon and silver curtains onto the woman and the plushy. (Wow major alliteration) A single star shown through the clouds that now covered densely over the sky and the moon, showing eerie shadows on the strange dolls very detailed face. Kushina blinked. She could've sworn it looked less... human about five minutes ago and more plushy-like. Sleep must have been getting the best of her.
The star outside flashed urgently as the clouds neared closer to covering it. The clock already read 12:34. "It's not even worth it, but what the hell... I wish..." She brought the almost life-size plushy close to her chest as if trying to gain it's warmth in this cold winter night; squeezed her eyes shut tight, and wished. Wished so hard, she wished herself to sleep. Just before the final star was covered by dense and heavy storm clouds, it sparkled brightly in those beautiful eyes of that handsome blonde plushy.
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