Chapter 2: Meeting The Teme…err Prince
Warning: Language, yaoi, bastard guards, and totally kawaii-ness.
It had been a few hours since his encounter with that man. The nerve of him. Being told to be the Prince's "trophy wench"? Think again! He was content with his life the way it was. To anyone else it would have been anybody's dreams come true; living in a castle, married to a prince/princess, never anymore concern of where you're next meal or paycheck was coming in. A fairytale life for the naïve pauper wanting a way out of his/her miserable existence.
"Bullshit, utter bullshit" he grumbled.
Who would want to live life inside a loveless marriage to a person you couldn't stand. (1) Half of the aristocrats only married for the sake of looking for opportunities to rub their wealth in their rival's faces. Not realizing he was crying from the frustration of it all, he furiously wiped them off. He then lay down on the rock floor for just a while. So much for earning a decent wage, he thought. He was awoken by the familiar screech of a carriage just a couple feet where the cave was.
"Oh no", he groaned. He peeked out and saw to his horror the guy with the scar brought a couple friends with him.
The man next to him had white spiky hair with pale skin, a green mask covering all but a visible brown eye. Naruto could not quite tell what he was thinking because the mask pretty much hid his expression. Another one had short straight white hair in a black cap also but was not quite friendly looking as the other one.(2) In fact this one had an ill-favored look on his face. What they all had in common was they wore the garb meant to be worn for the Uchiha family's royal guard.
"Dang it Iruka why did you not knock him out when you had the chance" the white spiky haired one turned to his companion.
"The Prince wanted him to come unharmed and besides Kakashi how would you feel if some guy tried to take you against your will just to marry a prince?" Iruka stated to him.
"Pretty good if it was you" the one known as Kakashi said quirking his eyebrow winking.
"idiot, Iruka whispered blushing.
"Let's just get the kid and back to the castle before its gets dark".
"Pfft, I don't see why we have to come all the way out here for some commoner", the other one spat as if it was the most vile thing to say. If it were a princess, I wouldn't mind so much" the man replied looking at the ground. "Irregardless, Mizuki, we are obligated to do as the Prince commands, Iruka replied not wanting to deal with said mans bull. (3)
"Thus with that attitude, is it any wonder you are no longer in charge of the village affairs".
Mizuki sputtered and stumbled as if struck. Kakashi smirked. But remembering his mission, headed toward the cave. Naruto knowing they were no longer distracted with eachother headed toward the darker part of the cave and hid behind some boulders there. The three guards entered the abode. It was not a deep cave but it was enough for any type of animal to seek shelter there for the cold months. Kakashi looked around. He noticed the sliver of blond hair. He beckoned his two teammates with two fingers over to where he knew the blonde was. Naruto shivered and whimpered, wishing there was a hole he could escape through though he knew it was hopeless. The masked man finally approached where he was and in front of Naruto.
"there he is guys, kay now let's not make this any harder than it needs to be" Kakashi said to the young boy who now looked at him with fearful eyes. He then grabbed his arm and over his shoulders he went.
"ugh, grrr, let me go, what did I do to deserve this" the boy cried tears brimming in his eyes. Sorry, I have no choice" Kakashi replied sympathetically before taking two fingers and poking a spot in the back of Naruto's neck knocking him out instantly.
When Naruto woke up, he found himself in a not so familiar place. He was on a plush bed with Egyptian cotton sheets and two plush pillows that you could sink into (4), and black drapes surrounding the bed. He slipped off the bed.
"Where am I" the boy asked rhetorically. "You're inside my room" a suave dark voice answered startling the young peasant.
He jumped around and his eyes caught sight of a pair of red eyes staring at him from the darkness. (AN: The room is only lighted by a torch hanging by the door). Naruto whipped around and caught sight of a man peering at him from the shadowy corners of his bedroom. The person he noted had black cockatoo-style hair (laughs), pale skin, red eyes with strange markings inside them. His clothes consisted of a silky, black longsleeve where the neck made a V-neck shape, gold trimmings at the ends, gray cloth pants that hugged his curves (A/N: Sorry girls no yaoi till later on T_T), and black boots. The man smirked as he eyed our peasant heroine up and down. Breaking out of his stupor, Naruto found his voice again.
"Who are you, and what am I doing here". Naruto yelled to the man sitting across from him.
"I am Prince Sasuke Uchiha, and you are in my castle, as you are the fortunate one to become my chosen bride". Naruto's eyes went wide. Him a bride, no a trophy wench…not in a million years". Naruto eyes then narrowed and stared at the arrogant son-of-a-bitch who had the gall to not only take him away from his home but force him into a farce of a wedding. "Sorry prince but I have interest of becoming your bedwarmer, or plaything for that matter, Naruto stated sarcastically.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. No one peasant or noble had ever refused him. Then he smirked. This young one could prove interesting. He then inched closer to where Naruto was. "You belong to me and no one else's.
You're just a spoiled brat" Naruto screamed and ran toward the window across the room. He tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. Sasuke laughed at the adorable blondes antics. It finally took Naruto a while to realize the window was locked. The bastard planned this. He looked at Sasuke who grinned.
"I figured you would try an escape attempt, so I took some "precautions" to prevent them". Naruto slumped to the floor disbelievingly his bangs covering his eyes. Sasuke noticed this and almost felt a slight twinge of remorse. Almost being the word He walked over to the blonde and kneeled next to him. He then removed some of the hair covering his ear and whispered in a way that sounded ominously familiar to Naruto.
"Just remember, Naru-chan, who you know belong to. And if you ever do try to escape you will regret it, usuratonkachi(5)", he gritted the last part emphasizing the regret part. Sasuke got up from his position on the floor and toward this door. He had plenty of plans for him and his blonde. But right now he had plans to prepare. (6)Naruto could only watch helplessly as Sasuke shut the door to his fate.
Poor Naruto. Sasuke is such a bastard. But he will get better trust me, he will.
Next Chapter: Naruto is introduced to life in the castle while dealing with past demons. We then learn the fate of his beloved shack. More on that later.
The sad matter is that not all marriages end in happiness. The sole purpose of marriage is to marry their son or daughter to rich families or to just prove who is richer than who.
I have mixed feelings toward Mizuki. He is a bastard and a jerk for the what he did to Naruto. For Iruka, it was all a ploy to get in good with the Hokage (some friend…huh note sarcasm). But at the same time if it weren't for him, Naruto would not have gotten to where he was in the show.
In every kingdom while the king/leader dealt with outside affairs with his country and other things, there was people who did inside work and made sure things were taken care off in the village nd made sure peasants didn't get too rowdy. I can imagine Mizuki being the type who would abuse his power and punish any who "complained" or tried to even beg for a scrap of food. So as for him no longer being in charge of those matters, his part in the story will be explained later.
You ever heard of those plush pillows that feel as though you sink into a cloud? Oh I love those things and they are soooooo comfortable.
Usuratonkachi is the Japanese word for 'moron' which is an endearing term Sasuke calls Naruto in every other episode. Or 'Dobe' meaning dead last.
A metaphor signifying the end of his "simple" life and the beginning of where his new turbulent life begins.
