Sakura the Bewitching
By Stargazing Sweetie
(Disclaimer: don't own any of the Naruto characters. However, all the other characters are mine!)
Chapter 3: A surprise!
Before either of the two could lunge at each other, there was a poof of smoke in between them. Sakura and Kaito tensed and waited warily to be attacked. Once the smoke finally disappeared, the two saw Ayuya sitting on the ground staring at the pink haired witch, her black tail swishing back and forth behind her small body.
"Meow!" Sakura relaxed from her defensive position and walked up to her cat, kneeling down so she could reach her. Sakura noticed two white scrolls attached to her collar, and she carefully untied them from the accessory, petting the black furry head in front of her. Sakura immediately recognized whom each one was sent from. One was a notification from Tsunade she had received two days ago, stating that she was prohibited to go anywhere near the hospital, the hokage tower, or anywhere she could possible do any work for the next week. Sakura smiled widely. She had totally forgotten about that.
'I'll write back to Tsunade when I get the chance.' Sakura quickly did some hand signs and the scroll disappeared, only to reappear back in her room in Konoha.
The second one was a note from Hitomi. This one she hadn't read before. She quickly unrolled it and began reading, ignoring Kaito who had come and now sat beside her.
Saku,
Hurry up. The higher ups summoned us a few minutes after you left, and you know how they don't like waiting. You better be here in five minutes, or I'll come and get you guys myself whether you like it or not.
Hitomi
As soon as she had finished reading, the note poofed out of existence. Sakura stood up, dusted herself off, and picked up Ayuya. She then gently placed the black cat on top of her head like Kiba used to do with Akamaru in the genii days. Once Ayuya was comfortable, she turned to face Kaito just as he was getting up himself. When his eyes met hers she decided to speak.
"Let's go, we don't have much time left. We'll have to postpone the fight to a later time," and without waiting for a reply, she turned and began walking back to the castle.
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As soon as they stepped through the door and into the crowd, whispers flew all around them. The pair continued walking, not paying the least bit of attention to the gossip and rumors that were beginning to spread. The mass of people parted like the Red Sea as they went on their way to the table where Hitomi and Ryuu were now currently sitting. The pair seated at the table looked up when two shadows fell over them. Hitomi smirked as she and Ryuu stood up.
"Glad you guys could finally join us." Sakura sent her a playful glare while Kaito stayed quiet.
"Shut up." Before they could start bickering, Ryuu reminded them where they needed to go.
"I believe we were summoned." Hitomi nodded her head vigorously.
"Yeah. Ah, wait we're missing one. Stay here, I'll go get him," and then she quickly disappeared into the mass of dancing bodies. Sakura took this time to put her hat back on, causing Ayuya to jump off her head and perch on her shoulder instead.
A few moments later, Hitomi emerged from the crowd, dragging Ryouta behind her. Sakura couldn't help but notice how good he looked with his bare chest glistening with sweat. Inner Sakura fanned herself.
What a hottie!
Ryouta threw a goofy grin towards her and Kaito as he approached. Ryuu wasted no time in ushering the group of friends away from the party, and into the grand luxurious hall. The walls were covered in paintings and portraits of all the royalty who ever lived in the magic world. Sakura took this time to sparingly admire each one.
Ayuya grew tired of sitting on Sakura's shoulder, and instead moved so she was now being carried in Sakura's arms. As they approached, Sakura noticed a familiar figure blocking the closed wooden door. As they got closer, she was able to fully make out their appearance. A young man around her age leaned comfortably against the outer door frame, gently plucking a small harp held in his hand. The beautiful sound helped Sakura relax some of the tension in her shoulders. The guys' dark aqua hair was slightly long and shaggy and matched the color of his eyes. He had a perfect face with a single red tear drop on his cheek right underneath his left eye. He wore a white collared, long sleeve, button up shirt with a brown tunic on top. Only his pants and hat resembled those of a court jester. The pants were baggy, striped, and different colored, loosely tucked in the brown, calf high boots. The jester hat had three different color partings and went all the way down to his waist. On the ends of them were a moon, a five pointed star, and a sun inside a circle. Inner Sakura mentally drooled.
"Toshi?"
"Pinky?" Suddenly she was pulled into a tight hug. Not expecting the hug, she didn't have enough time to let go of Ayuya, and therefore caused the cat to be squished between the two bodies. Ayuya hissed and swiped her claws at the man, creating three scratches on his cheek. The scratches turned as red as the tear drop on his cheek as they started bleeding.
The man stepped back in surprise, allowing the cat to jump out of Sakura's arms and into Hitomi's. Sakura quickly brought her medic chakra to her fingers, and slid them over the cuts, successfully healing his cheek back to perfection. The green glow disappeared and she wiped off the blood with her fingers, giving him a kind smile, causing his cheeks to turn a light pink. Kaito interrupted the moment.
"Don't we have a meeting to go to?" Sakura and Toshi pulled apart sheepishly. Sakura turned to him.
"Kaito's right, we have a meeting now, but I promise to answer all the questions you have afterwards." Toshi grinned back at her.
"I'll keep you to that promise," he said as he walked back over to the door, knocking on it three times. An undistinguishable voice answered from inside.
"Enter." Toshi opened the door and moved to allow them to pass inside, closing the door behind the group when they were all inside, and closing himself out. Sakura looked around her and tried to see all the powerful faces. There were some she recognized, and others she didn't. Finally her eyes landed on someone she thought was long dead. She gasped, and then narrowed her eyes while pointing a finger at the person in front of her, unconsciously bringing chakra to her other hand and getting into a defensive stance.
"YOU!" A male chuckle escaped the figure. Sakura could see amusement shining in his once lifeless orbs.
"It's been a while, dear cherry blossom."
A/N: ok, so I know I said that I'd put at least one song in each chapter, but I got a little lazy this time. Sorry it's been so long since I've updated, and that this chapter is so short. I kinda lost interest in the past plot of the story, but now I've came up with a new one and like it much better, so I'll be writing more on this story…hopefully.
Also, can anyone guess who this person is?
P.S. there are some mistakes and things I want to change in the past chapters. I haven't changed them yet, but I'll notify when I do.
Also, there are some pictures on my profile since i havent done a very good job of describing people.
Thanks again.
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