Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto! Just the plot behind this story and Vanessa!
Prologue
The air was thick that morning; thick with many mixed feelings. The wind whirled with currents fighting each other. The clouds were heavy with the people's mourning, but the sun shone through with new refined hope.
Today was the day the whole Otogakure Kingdom looked forward to; the day when an heir was finally produced. Sadly though, their Queen, Guren, did not. Queen Guren gave birth to a healthy baby girl, but died during the process. The King named her Vanessa, a powerful name for what he hoped to be a powerful girl. He made sure that she would be heavily guarded and protected from anyone or anything.
That is where Sasuke Uchiha came to fit in with all this.
Sasuke was a guard. He was tall, masculine, fierce and strong—just like all them. He had the blackest hair with night sky natural highlights. His dark eyes matched his hair well, and were a large contrast against his ever paling skin. Sasuke looked towards the sun trying to shine. He would need to get out at the sunlight so the people wouldn't think he was sick. Sasuke was merely a guard, not a personal one. The thought enraged him because he knew he was good. Good, who was he kidding? He was amazing! All those years honing his strength and skills while defending others and himself gave him a legendary status, but the King refused to rely on words alone. He had said, when the time comes, the time will come. Sadly, that time has not came.
Sasuke roamed the coordinates of the royal rooms. He didn't consider it a blessing really because he was just relieving the guards that actually worked there. He could go long hours without sleep, something others can't. And when he did sleep, it was very light. So many years on guard will do that to a guy. Sasuke wanted to defend the royal family; he was devoted to them and only them.
Sasuke came into the princess's to relieve the guard. It was the only thing closest to what he wanted to do. The guard nodded appreciatively and left. Sasuke walked over to the crib and looked down at the new born. Her hair was thin and blond, but he knew it would darken to maybe as dark as his black hair. As he stared at him, he felt a spark within his heart—no, his soul. It seemed to lock something within him, something he didn't know existed.
A force wouldn't let Sasuke looked away from the girl till the guard came back. Sasuke closed his eyes and squeezed them before feeling some weight lift from his broad shoulders. Sasuke didn't know what it was, but knew he would never fully understand it.
The next day was Queen Guren's funeral. Sasuke had to carry her coffin; although, he'd rather be protecting the King and the Princess. He hoisted it in the air and onto his shoulder. The group kept a steady pace as the sun beat down on them. 'Good,' Sasuke thought smugly, 'now they'll know I'm not sick.' Sasuke wanted to smirk so badly, but he knew he needed to keep his emotionless mask on; there was absolutely nothing to be smirking about what had happened yesterday. At the sighed of the church and burial ground, Sasuke sighed relieved. The dead were never light, and neither was their bed. Sasuke and the other carriers rolled their shoulders to relax them. During the session, Sasuke found himself zoning out. It didn't mean much to him and he already had so much on his mind: the princess; the mysterious feeling; the princess; his goal; and the princess. Sasuke internally groaned, his thoughts were going back to the princess and that was a problem. He couldn't start feelings for her... plus she was only a baby at the moment.
Later that night, Sasuke was laying in his bed in only a pair of pants. He was suppose to be asleep, but of course, he couldn't. He had a pounding head ache. It felt like it was pushing on the back of his eyes, straining them. Sasuke walked around a bit in his arm to help him sleep before it finally came.
The next morning, Sasuke was no better. In fact, it was much worse. His eyes were bloodshot and they throbbed with his head. His vision swam and mixed images together like water was split on a watercolor painting—making everything run together. Sasuke tumbled into the bathroom where he fell to the ground with his fists clenched. The darkness he saw became darker yet, but this one was due to night.
Sasuke was outside the princess's room. The guard that was suppose to be there was bloody and unrecognizable. His face was clawed and bloody as the rest of his body. Sasuke tried to get it to show if the princess was okay. Instead, it led him to a window and showed it was clawed and broken too. In the the distance, there was a cloaked figure. Sasuke's Sharingan allowed him to see past the cloak. He saw a pale, boney, thick figure. Sasuke frowned, not liking this creature already. When it turned around, Sasuke saw it wasn't human—far from it actually. It was snake-like, but with horns and claws—definitely a dragon creature. The vision turned his attention to what was in the creature's arms; it carried the princess.
Sasuke was thrust out of the vision. He tried to see where he was, but every eye moment drove a knife into him and something—probably blood—gushed out. Sasuke saw the darkness dance across his vision because taking it for good.
Sooooo? How was it? :D Please R&R, I'd appreciate it!
