"Daddy don't... I... I love him!" Kankurou looked at Ino and then at the real princess, thinking that maybe they were sisters. Ino blushed and lowered her eye as the lord continued. "My only daughter in love with a common thief!! If your mother were around, she would drop dead this instant. Maybe you're the one that deserves their punishment: a beating followed by a visit to the river bottom... you planned all this didn't you, rotten scheming child?" She looked at him defiantly but denied nothing.
"Ah so I hired a kunnoichi to protect you and this is how you thank me?" At this point Kankurou's jaw dropped in surprise, pleased and shocked, thinking maybe he had seen her before during a mission.' "You were going to pretend you were kidnapped so you could run away and enjoy my gold? And running off with a gang of bandits no less! The nerve! I have loved you so much yet you betray me, your duties, and your people in favor of some lustful whim... Very well, that's the last time you'll rebel against me. Go elope and take whatever you wish to steal within the hour for I no longer have a daughter and I need time to mourn the loss. Please leave..."
She didn't cry while untying her lover and his friends and the guards escorted the empty-handed bunch out of the castle. The feudal lord shook his head in disbelief but tried to focus on the guest before him. "Young lord, I am truly sorry with the unpleasant turn of events. You did a great job and you'll be rewarded handsomely, though I'm afraid I have no princess to offer. Please wait inside your room as I call on the treasurer. Young lady please stay where you are, I need a word with you." She remained leaning against a wall next to an arc and was unaware that Kankurou hid behind.
Ino began freaking out as the feudal lord began walking towards her with smiles and compliments. When he was a few feet away she performed her mind-altering jutsu and took over him. As her body fell to the ground Kankurou caught her in his arms. Inside the lord's head she made him walk towards the emerging treasurer and ordered him to tie the hands together on pain of death. Fearful of the consequences the man tied the lord's hands together with a sash. She reversed the mind body switch and found herself in Kankurou's arms as he fled with her while the feudal lord screamed out orders to have them arrested.
Aware of the situation the sand nin already had the carriage outside waiting. "It doesn't matter if you're princess or not, I still think you're the most beautiful princess I've ever seen. And being a kunnoichi is definitely a plus. So how about my offer, would you like to live in my sand castle?" Everybody in Konoha might think she was egocentric, selfish and a gold digger but the reality was somewhat different.
"I would love to, mysterious prince of mine, but I have my comrades to go back to and there are precious people I wish to protect. I believe playing oblivious happy-go-lucky princess is fun, but not what I'd want to do the rest of my life so I have to decline your kind offer." Kankurou smiled pleased at the blonde's answer and insisted. "Then at least allow me to escort you to your village, please indulge me that much."
"Fine. But only because Konoha is nearby and my uniform was left in all the commotion so all I have is this dress which I do not wish to spoil." 'Konoha... she seemed familiar but from there... I would've never...' "Is something wrong?" He shook his amazed head and smiled wondering why he hadn't seen this beautiful ally before. "No problem at all" He smiled cheerfully and she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened earlier at the temple.
"Oh and we'll have to setup camp later tonight, I hope you don't mind sleeping in my humble carriage." She laughed amused "Believe me a tree branch is worse, especially if my hair gets tangled in it." They smiled but didn't talk the rest of the night until the carriage stopped. "Well it seems we have arrived, I'm sorry all I have to offer is green tea, as you can imagine your uniform wasn't the only thing left behind."
"That's all right, I'm on a diet anyways and I stuffed myself full when you were off catching the bandits." Ah just like my sister constantly dieting to look svelte and stuff. As if she needed it... women...' "Alright, I'll go make some tea and be back shortly." She fussed with her hair in the semi-darkness, thanking the kamis that the moon was bright enough to catch a small glimpse of her reflection on a window. She went outside the carriage had her tea then excused herself and went inside to sleep.
In hushed voices the sand nin began teasing their superior and insisted he remain dressed up until they dropped her off. The group's kunnoichi, trying to sound sarcastic, suggested that he go inside the carriage and seduce the princess. The other members agreed enthusiastically and began pressuring the puppet master, one of them going as far as suggesting that Kankurou wasn't a man yet. He decided to go to appease his comrades and in the morning he'd tell them some made up story, but he wasn't planning on doing anything.
The blonde kunnoichi heard some of the commotion and as he opened the door she pretended to be asleep. He looked at the beautiful girl lying on her side, blonde waterfalls framing her face. Kissing her as they laughed together was a pleasant scenario but trying to do something while she slept was out of the question. He tried to lie on his chair across from her but found it incredibly uncomfortable and instead decided to lean back. She could hear him moving about but he wasn't making any moves at her.
Tomorrow she'd be back to training under Tsunade's wing with Forehead Girl. Across from her sat a prince with shinobi skills, handsomely dressed, nice, heroic, gentle, caring, and courageous. She couldn't fathom reaching Konoha without thanking him properly for saving her twice today. He was entering the dream realm when suddenly he felt a hand tracing his jawbone and warm lips pressed against his. He opened his eyes and saw the blonde smiling next to him. He leaned towards her and they began kissing with their hands tangled in each other's hair.
He knew it was a crazy idea but slowly he coaxed her to sit on top of him. He kissed her neck and licked the soft fuzz on her lobes, toying with her tiny silver earring in his mouth. She breathed heavily as he continued pleasing her with his tongue and gently squeezed her bosom. Then his hands travelled down her sides until they reached her bare ankles. Slowly he began moving up the dress fabric revealing her sensual legs and thighs. She knew what could happen but refused to do anything as she felt the warmth flooding her whole body.
One hand supporting her back, the other he reached into his pants and freed his young man, hidden under her skirts. Then that hand travelled her inner thighs until it met a soft silky barrier. She leaned her forehead against his as his finger rubbed against her over the fabric. He moved his hips towards the edge of the seat and leaned back further to allow her legs more support. Then his hand put aside her underwear and a finger slipped inside her wet womanhood. With confidence he plunged his fingers back and forth and smiled as her body reacted positively.
She bit his shoulder to keep silent and using both hands he somewhat lifted her bottoms. One of her hands sought support against the wall and the other grabbed him for direction. He moved her against him, savoring the wet tightness of their encounter. Suspecting the panties were in the way, the girl took the small kunai she hid in her bosom and cut them off. He smiled and plunged deeper into her now that there was no annoying obstacle. She bit his shoulder even harder and he found himself enjoying the pleasure and the pain.
As the moon light reflected off her golden hair he found himself wondering if he should move slower so the carriage would remain still. He would've never guessed that slow was her favorite speed and she'd alternate between biting him and kissing him passionately. Her soft hands at his cheeks, her lips loosing themselves on his mouth and her warmness flooding him... The trip from Sunagakure to Konoha was three days but he'd make it anytime she desired him. As their bodies began perspiring he caught the scent of flowers in her hair and almost lost concentration.
His imagination started running off and he wished to have her in his large bed, her body arching underneath him with every thrust. His dreaming was cut off as he felt warm liquid bathing his little man and soaking his pants. She was breathing heavily and he realized they had been at it for some time now and she was getting tired. To bring and ending to the act he took a hold of her hips and made several deep and rough thrusts that had her looking upwards in pleasure. When he was about to burst he held hands with her and kissed her tenderly as he came.
Her body relaxed against his and for some time they just sat there blushing in the dark, holding hands. She no longer cared whether he was one or not, she'd always think of him as the prince that gave her the gift of womanhood. He smiled at the sleepy girl on top of him and after a while lay her down on the other side of the carriage. When she closed her eyes he began fusing over his wet pants and hoped the spills would dry clear so he wouldn't have to threaten another sand nin into exchanging pants with him. He tried to get comfortable in his chair and after a while he gave up and fell asleep.
In the morning when he went out for his morning leak his comrades were lined outside in a line side by side grinning. "I suspect my comrades have a death wish..." he whispered threatingly, which made them scatter in a wink. When he returned they shared tea with him as the girl continued sleeping. Some hours later the carriage arrived at Konoha's gate and the puppet master wondered if the guards would tell him who the girl was.
The supposed prince held in his arms the royally dressed Ino but almost dropped her when he saw Tsunade's face. "You look just like... the Fourth Kazekage!!" she said shocked. She had been inspecting the village's security and never thought she'd see the spitting image of the sand sibling's father. He placed the sleeping girl in the Hokage's arms and smiling evilly mounted the carriage, leaving before she could say anything else. "Maybe I had too much sake this morning... don't you think?"
At that the younger kunnoichi woke up and jumping off screamed scared of why she had woken up in her boss' arms. Inner Ino freaked yelling that anybody could notice she was pantyless. "Would you care to explain what happened Ino? Why did a handsome prince-like young man drop you off? Tell me because I don't recall if your mission included being escorted back to the village… And why were you sleeping? Slacking off like your teammates?"
At the office Ino explained as she could what had happened on her mission, obviously omitting the encounter the night before. Tsunade suspected she had another girl-to-woman transformee before her and decided not to ask about it. She still found it strange that Ino would only refer to him by title and asked about the young man's name. Ino blushed and shook her head aware that they had never said their real names. "Well, I'm willing to be that one has to be related to the Sand's Fourth Kazekage, he looked like him but much younger, maybe he's a nephew or a son..."
Ino left the office bewildered at the thought that he could in fact be related to that cruel man. He had three children, Temari, Kankurou and Gaara and no more family that she knew of... The prince managed chakra strings easily but she couldn't think that Kankurou would ever do anything without his puppets so she dismissed the idea. 'Besides he's all freaky wearing more makeup than I do.' She prided herself in having an excellent memory and next time she saw the puppet master she'd listen carefully to his voice and notice his hands…
He knew she had to be one of the Hokage's girls if she readily accepted the girl in arms. He needed to know who he had been with, but how? He was sure Tsunade-sama wouldn't help him if she already tied him to his treacherous father. And if she found out he had deceived Ino she'd probably have his head on a plate by evening. No no, he had thought about the girl every breath the last two weeks and he needed to see her again, smell her and hold her in his arms. He left Gaara and Temari a note that he'd be returning shortly and headed for Konoha.
When he arrived, the gate guards from that day didn't recognize him as the prince and he wandered aimlessly around the village looking for the girl. After some time he spotted a flower shop and decided to stop by and buy his girl a tastefully done ikebana bouquet. A blonde girl worked concentrated on the arrangement she was preparing and welcomed him to the Yamanaka Shop without looking up. He looked around searching for something special and stopped in front of her when he noticed the one she was making was stunning.
When he put his hands on the counter she recognized them, but said nothing and waited for him to talk. He watched quietly as she made the arrangement eyes lowered. The shop smelled like the girl's hair and he started wondering, hoping she'd look up so he could confirm if that were his emerald-eyed princess. The deafening anxious silence between the two was interrupted when Ino's mom complained that the girl wasn't paying enough attention to the top of the arrangement. He put his hands around the bouquet touching the kunnoichi's hands as he did and declared that he wanted the bouquet exactly as it was.
Inner Ino screamed out 'that's the guy!! the hands, the voice, it has to be him!!" But when she looked up she saw Kankurou and reprimanded Inner Ino for deceiving her, that couldn't possibly be her prince. Her mother nodded and he smiled happily as he realized that was in fact his princess. Witty as always, he asked the girl's mom about hiring the kunnoichi to help him later that evening to choose bouquet designs for his kid sister's wedding. Ino's ear perked up as she heard two lies in the air... Temari is older and if she were married puppet boy couldn't possibly choose the flowers, it's a girl's thing!!
Her mother dismissed the girl early and she reluctantly left, feeling stuck with the 'freak'. Outside the shop he was waiting and before she could say anything he ran towards an adorable old lady across the street and gave her the expensive bouquet. As the surprised old lady pointed out its beauty he said that the one who made it was even more beautiful. Ino blushed ashamed and suddenly realized he was complimenting her in public. She grabbed his hand and they disappeared from view into an alley nearby.
"What the... I mean thanks but what is that all about?" He smiled knowing she hadn't recognized him yet. "This will sound weird but I don't want you to peek as I turn around and summon someone for you." She looked unbelievingly but nodded in consent. He turned around and taking a towel wiped all the makeup off his face, then he removed his hood. Her eyes widened as she recognized the hair and the guy that was turning around. She didn't try to resist when he held her close and kissed the top of her head.
In the past weeks she had read every book she had found on the sand village's family trees but only found one revealing picture. She had to agree with Tsunade that her prince did in fact look like a copy of the Fourth Kazekage but seeing him now she realized that it had been Kankurou all along. Her arms went up and hugged him back. He didn't need to tell her the reason for wearing the makeup... in his shoes she'd wear it too to look the least like his father, the cruel man that sealed a monster within his unborn son. Their lips met and she kissed him with a new understanding.
"So… would you like to visit my sand castle and be my princess? Ino absentmindedly nodded as her lips met his again and again.
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EPILOGUE; On their way to Sunagakure Shikamaru and Neji the Byakugan revealed the lovers making out hidden away near the village's entrance. Unable to keep secrets from his girl, Shikamaru hinted Temari who almost had her brother's head on a plate for running off on several fake 'missions'. And even though he found it troublesome, Shikamaru suggested that whenever he visited his girlfriend Ino could tag along too and thus travel safely.
Oh yeah and Kankurou and Ino had really kinky sex in his room... -ahem- so yeah… that's it for this pair for now, but I could be coaxed into writing more about them... wink wink.