TITLE: Nakōdo
SUMMARY: AU A mysterious man with a strange talent. A beautiful woman with a dark secret. And a love fated to break all the rules. (KakashiSakuraSasuke) Dark Fic. LEMON.
DISCLAIMER: I do no own Naruto. The story is inspired by the story The Matchmaker by Kay Hooper. I do own Mirokawa, Hiroto, Kōun Hatake, Mari.
CHAPTER TWO: Window To The Past
"This child is The Sun, born of great things. His father was a prince, his mother a poor girl, but a good girl seduced by one immeasurably above her. The Gypsy foretold a special destiny for The Sun, provided he was put into Fortune's hands. I so deliver him to Fortune, in good health."
What had she done?
She folded the newspaper & stared down at the picture while the words she's read echoed in her mind. Her solution had seemed best at the time -- the only answer. Whatever the Old One foretold, she cannot kill her own child. Her own flesh & blood… and his.
Now, haunted by a decision made nearly 32 years ago, she looked at the face again, searching for some sign that she had not made a tragic error. As she continued to look, a sudden coldness seeped into her very soul. No resemblance there. Not to her & definitely, not to him. And those eyes. It was evident even in the newspaper photo that the eyes were strange & held an eerie dullness, like the lifeless eyes of a doll. She didn't recognize the face, even the name was unfamiliar, but everything inside her screamed that she had given birth to this man.
It was wrong. Very wrong. She realized numbly. She unfolded the paper & glanced at another picture in another article on the same page.
She'd thought he would be protected & kept separated from each other, thinking she was able to preserve them both. But destiny, it seems, cannot be denied. Destiny, the Old One had told her, could be changed only with finality. Anything less is only a temporary detour from what is supposed to be. She tried to break the pattern, but she had failed miserably.
Had fate done that to her? Her mind clouded with doubt. Had it been the pattern trying to reweave itself?
-- FLASHBACK --
"He has but two possible destinies. Death -- or a life that will destroy other people. What you carry in your womb is one true child -- and the distorted, empty reflection of him."
"I can't kill my baby," she had said.
"You must," the Old One argued.
"No! There has to be another way."
"Your lover was not an ordinary man; you know that?"
"I… suspected."
"He had a gift, a gift that he had passed onto his son, one of the babies you carry. At all costs that gift must be nurtured. Your firstborn must survive for he is your true son. The other is the dark side of your lover's gift. Evil. It must be destroyed at birth. If you allow the other one to live, you're risking the life of your firstborn, & all the good that he will accomplish. The dark one will attempt to murder his womb-mate."
"But what if they're separated? I can keep them apart--"
"Fate will bring them together no matter what you do."
She didn't believe. What mother could have?
"You must help me," she begged. "Tell me what to do, how to change their destiny. There has to be a way!"
-- END OF FLASHBACK --
With no more than a shrug of defeat, the Old One told the poor girl what she could do. The 2 infants must be separated at birth, each to be taken to locations far apart & left in the care of thoroughly chosen strangers. Messages were dictated to provide each infant with the most positive start in life. She can never see her babies, for her mere presence is what fate needed to reconnect the two lifelines.
Now, staring down at the newspaper once more, she felt dread. She went upstairs, going to the attic. She lit a lamp & opened a long, narrow box at the far end corner of the room. Inside was a katana covered in its sheath, made of polished wood & an elaborate gold hilt. Touching it gently, she whispered, "They need you."
Nakōdo - Matchmaker
Hatake Kōun – wealthiest man in Konoha. Kōun means fortune.
Review Replies:
To aquacrazygirl: Thank you for your comments. It is highly appreciated.
To Ryn729: Yeah I agree with you. I also like love triangles but only if it involves 2 guys & 1 girl, not the other way around. Also, most of my stories seem to be directing towards angsty plot. LOL. But I do love a good romance.
