A/N: wow. it's been a long time. I can't remember my original plan for this. I didn't write any notes. But I remember a few ideas and since I'm writing quite a lot now thought I would continue. Hope you enjoy this. This is just crazy and who knows how this will end up! This is not serious, it's just fun. I'm enjoying writing it. Let me know what you think!

The Island - Chapter Two

TrAcKs

1.

When the sun came up and the heat intensified, young Ino Yamanaka hid under the branches away just on the other side of the beach for shelter. It was hotter than hell and their were hundreds of mosquitos sucking on her soft skin. The humidity too was unbearable was sweat poured from her brow. She sat in the shade watching the others on the sun-kissed white beach listening to the quiet chirping of the cicadas all around.

There were several other people on the beach and Ino was glad she found them. Hinata was standing with Naruto looking up at the sky. Perhaps they were thinking the same thing Ino was. And that was, how in the hell did they end up on this island? And how were they going to get out?

Sasuke was there too and he was shouting and arguing with Naruto. Ino could hear them all the way from the other side of the beach. She couldn't make out clear words but she could tell they were both tired and angry.

Ino's memory was hazy. She just remembered waking up that morning in Konoha Village, the same as ever, but then when she met up with Sakura to check on medical supplies, something strange happened. There was noise, a deafening noise, and then the whole world went black. The next thing she knew, Ino was standing alone in a forest, in front of a giant bear. She stood paralysed with fear until Naruto came. He still was able to summon some chakra and hit a ninjutsu technique to stun the bear. He dove and tackled her to the ground so the bear wouldn't hit her and they escaped together - Ino draped over his shoulder, Naruto fearlessly jumping through the treetops.

She must have passed out, she thought because when she woke up she was lying on the beach and there everyone was: Hinata, Naruto, Sasuke, Karin, TenTen, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Neji and Temari. Well, almost everyone was there. Sakura was missing. Ino hadn't seen her and neither had anyone else. Still, Ino was just glad to be alive.

The trees rustled behind her. Ino turned around and saw Karin come up behind carrying some cut up logs. She had cuts and bruises all over her face and legs. Ino wondered for a moment what it must have been like for Karin waking up on this strange island for the first time. That realisation that they were lost and helpless.

Karin looked down at Ino with disdain.

"Can't you help us?" she asked.

"I-I'm sorry. I was just taking a break from the sun."

"You've been taking a break since you got here. It's bad enough that Naruto had to risk his life to save you. You could at least help carry some wood."

Karin dumped the wood into Ino's lap and she begrudgingly picked it up and helped carry half of it over to where the others were.

Sasuke was still arguing with Naruto.

"Why are you giving orders around here, Naruto?" Sasuke shouted. "Who made you the leader?"

"Hey, nobody! We have to delegate jobs to everyone that's the only way anything is going to get done. Karin volunteered to help get wood along with TenTen. Everyone is working hard."

"Don't you think we should try and figure out what the hell is going on first?"

"I have no idea, no one does. We all just passed out and ended up here. Maybe it's some strange dream or something or maybe it's a test. But first thing's first. We have to survive. And that means fire, shelter and food. This is like basic training."

"And where is Sakura? If she's here, we can't just leave her in the wilderness. She might die out here."

"I'm sure she's ok, Sasuke."

"I'm really surprised you haven't been looking for her Naruto. I went there and risked my life. There are poisonous snakes scattered throughout this forest."

"We don't even know if Sakura is even on this island. No one has seen her. After all, not everyone in Konoha is here. It's only us. I wonder why."

Hinata then stepped forward, head bowed and fingers touching in front of her.

"You don't think it was when we were on our last mission." she said.

"What are you talking about?" Karin asked.

"Remember after defeating the Akatsuki in the Land of Fire, we were all touched by this black oil that came down the trees."

"You really think that has something to do with this?" asked Naruto.

"Well, it's the best explanation we've had so far," said Sasuke. "Even if it sounds crazy!"

Sasuke then moved away from the group and pointed to a young man with bleached blonde hair lying unconscious on the beach.

"By the way, who is this guy?" Sasuke asked. "Why did you bring him here? And why does he look so strange?"

"You don't need a reason to help someone, Sasuke." said Naruto. "Imagine if that was Sakura."

"But we don't know this guy."

The group walked over to him. His face and arms were badly sunburnt. He was wearing a school uniform that was now torn and tattered.

The young man suddenly started to wake up.

The others gathered around. All whispering, "He's waking up. He's waking up."

And that was the first sight the young man saw when he opened his eyes. The sight of eight faces silhouetted by the sun.

"Where am I?" asked the young man.

"We were hoping you could tell us." said TenTen.

"What's your name?" Sasuke asked, in a stern tone like a detective.

"Draco," the young man replied. "Draco Malfoy."

"Well, Draco Malfoy," Naruto said giving a thumbs up sign. "It looks like today is your lucky day."

"Oh thank you, thank you. But please, my face, it burns. Help me, please."

Temari outstretched her hand and pulled Draco up to his feet. She led him to the trees where Ino had been sheltering under just a few moments before. Draco smiled and shook her hand.

Draco then looked across the beach and at the vast ocean ahead that stretched out to the horizon where the reflection of the sun cast a clear blue haze.

"We're on an island?" said Draco sounding like he was completely lost for words.

"You're a genius, eh?" said TenTen folding her arms. "Where are you from anyway? You don't look like you're from Konoha with those strange clothes."

"Hogwarts. I was in Hogwarts Castle."

"Hogwarts Castle?" said Sasuke laughing. "I've never even heard of that. What do they do there, magic or something?"

"Yes, indeed. We are wizards and we learn to cast spells."

Everyone then burst out laughing but Draco continued.

"I can help you. I can use magic. We can get off the island together. There maybe others on this island. I can help them too."

Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other. They were sceptical of Draco's ability. They could do great things with the chakra techniques that had learned but they had never seen real magic. Sasuke wanted to test him on it. He stepped towards him and grabbed him the lapel on his blazer and hauled him to his feet.

"Guess what?" said Sasuke. "We don't use magic. Do you know what we are?"

"I-I don't know." Draco stammered. "I guess you are some kind of ninjas."

"Some kind of ninjas is right."

Naruto came between the two and separated them.

"What he's trying to say is, I think we can help you too."

"Thank you. Thank you." said Draco holding his hands together in a praying motion. Sasuke shoved Draco back down to a sitting position and he winced in pain.

Sasuke thought the guy was just a wuss and would probably just hold them back. "We can't bring him along," he whispered to the others. "He'll just slow us down."

"We're not leaving anyone." said Naruto. "He's part of our group now whether you like it or not."

Sasuke was secretly thinking then how long he really wanted to part of this group. After all, he didn't believe they could actually get off this island. And he wanted to go and find Sakura by himself.

"To hell with you guys!" Sasuke then said.

He then barged Naruto aside with his shoulder and stormed off without saying another word. Ino and Karin called out to him but he didn't turn back and soon he was out of sight deep within the forest.

The group decided to just let Sasuke go and took Draco back to the beach after his sunburn had cooled off. Draco even helped set up the wood for their fire.

Nighttime came quickly. Their first sunset on the island was so beautiful. Unlike any they had ever seen before. The sun was so large in the sky and such a deep crimson red as it melted away into the ocean and blackness took over.

Then it was cold, freezing cold. The group shivered as they huddled around the fire they had made. Naruto wondered if he should have gone after Sasuke. He was foolish sometimes and made some bad decisions. He was hoping deep down that Sasuke would be ok. He had been gone for hours, alone in the forest.

Everyone was quiet now, too tired and cold to talk, all that could be heard was the sound of teeth chattering. Karin and Temari had made everyone jackets made from leaves. It wasn't much but it was better than nothing. Draco was especially grateful as he sat with his knees pressed into his chest, rocking back and forth hoping and praying that this was just a dream or a nightmare that would end and he would wake up safe and warm in his bed.

It wasn't a dream though and the cold was killing him.

Then Naruto heard shouting and he stood up and turned around. Sasuke was running towards them. He changed his mind fast, Naruto thought.

"Guys," Sasuke shouted. "Over here!"

"What is it?" Naruto asked.

"Come over here quickly. I want to show you something."

Naruto instructed the others to follow Sasuke into the forest. Draco was the last to get up, eventually having to be pulled up again by Temari. "Troublesome kid," Shikamaru mumbled.

Draco didn't like Sasuke nor did he trust him and he was a bit worried he was going to pull them all into trap. Still he followed. He didn't have any other choice. He didn't want to be left all alone on the beach.

The group cut down branches with sharp stones they had found as they made their way deep inside the forest. TenTen still had her kunai that she could use to help too. Eventually Sasuke stopped.

"Look," he said. He then pointed over to the muddy path that led all around the forest. There were deep footprints there, several of them. There were other people. The footprints were long and deep. They didn't look like they were from a beast or animal, they looked human but were large and imposing. There was enough footprints too, not just for one person, but several. Naruto and Sasuke tried to count. "Looks like it could be anywhere between five and ten." said Sasuke.

"Yeah, I wonder where it leads." said Naruto with his hands behind his head and looking around to where the tracks led.

"I don't know, but maybe one of them is Sakura. Maybe she's with another group. We have to keep looking. We can't give up now!"

Sasuke then ordered the group to continue to follow the tracks around the forest. Naruto groaned. It looked like Sasuke was in charge now.

2.

Harry, Ron and Sakura continued to make their long journey back through the forest. It had been a long day and it wasn't over yet. They were tired and hungry. Sakura was beginning to feel weak and woozy from lack of food. Her steps became wobbly and she suddenly fell backwards. Luckily Harry was just behind her to catch her just in time.
Sakura regained her senses quickly.

"Sorry, I just feel weak from hunger." said Sakura clutching her stomach and wincing.

"It's ok," said Harry. "I think we'll rest here."

"No, no, we have to go on. We can't stay in this forest all night."

Sakura released herself from Harry and then staggered forward. She swayed and after a few more steps she fell backwards again and this time Ron was right behind her. He swept her up into his arms. "Please, Ron, put me down, I'm fine."

"Not a chance. You need to rest."

"Ron's right." Harry interjected. "We all need to rest."

Sakura raised her fists and kicked her legs. She was about to punch Ron right in the face.

"No, please, I'm warning you, if you don't put me down, I-I-I-"

But she didn't have time to finish her threat before she fainted, her head rolling limp on Ron's shoulder.

Ron carried Sakura over to the nearest tree as Harry followed closely behind. He set her down gently so her back was propped up against the tree. Ron then pulled out a bottle with some liquid in it.

"Harry, when I first woke up on this island I was near the sea. I grabbed some sea water. I think we should give it to her."

"She can't drink sea water, Ron."

"No, but I can still do this."

Ron pulled his wand from his back pocket and started chanting. Then the bottle sparkled as if washed by a magical spell.

"It's ok now." said Ron. "She can drink it."

"Ron, you're too good." Harry put the bottle to the Sakura's lips and lightly poured. Her eyelids fluttered open and she awoke.

"Welcome back." said Harry.

Sakura smiled but she was annoyed with herself for fainting again. She hated being so weak. But she was kind of glad she met these two guys who were looking after her so well.
Sakura took the bottle from Harry with both hands and started gulping the water down. Then her eyes focused on something across from her. Harry and Ron noticed she was distracted by something.

"Footprints." she said. "Over there."

Sakura pointed over. "Those are ours." said Ron.

"No, no, further away."

Harry adjusted his glasses. He could hardly see. He then stood up to take a closer look. They were footprints. Many of them. They were long and deep and there all were very neatly in line as if people had been marching. But why were they marching around this forest?

Harry had assumed they were the only ones on the island so he was more than a little intrigued to find them. He helped Sakura to her feet. Ron offered to give her a piggyback but she refused. She said she was fine and after a few wobbles, her spaghetti legs soon strengthened and she was able to walk fine.

Harry still extended a hand from time to time to help her over rocks and through branches. She didn't really need the help but took it anyway.

Harry, Ron and Sakura made followed the tracks until they were exhausted, completely spent.

"I can't go any further." Ron panted.

"Well, I'm not carrying you." Harry huffed.

There was a tiny spark in the night sky and Sakura looked up. There was another, this time a flicker of light coming the other side of the tall, dark hill covered with trees and moss. Another flicker of light, a flame. "There's a fire." Sakura whispered. Ron and Harry nodded their heads in agreement. They walked with a little trepidation up the hill and as they walked higher and higher up the hill the flicker revealed itself into a flame and then a fire. The finally at the top of the hill they saw a giant bonfire. There were people around the fire, shadowed in blackness, they couldn't make them out. They were singing and chanting.

Harry, Ron and Sakura ducked and kept their heads low and thought about what to do next.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Thanks for reading this. I hope to update this more reguarly from now on. Hopefully every week or so. Especially since I'm almost finished my other story. Till next time, see ya. x