Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, unfortunately. I'd be making a butt load of money if I did... But I do own Ukime and her prettyful sister Megami!

"Ukime..." A soft, melodic whisper pierced the darkness. I turned in circles, trying to see something other than black.

"Hello?" I called. "Who's there?"

"Ukime... I'm here..." The voice was so soft and familiar.

"Who are you?" I turned again and gasped. A beautiful girl with long white hair and light purple eyes smiled at me. "Megami?"

"Hiya!" I blinked and rubbed my eyes.

"Megami! What are you doing here?" I ran to tackle hug her but I went right through her and kept falling. I turned in the air, reaching towards her. "Megami!"

"Don't worry, I'm coming for you." She blew me a kiss and vanished.

THUNK.

I hit the floor with a loud noise and rubbed my head, opening my eyes and looking around. Sakura and Hinata were looking down at me.

"Bad dream?" Sakura asked.

"Not necessarily." I got up and dusted myself off.

"Hinata, there's a knight here for you." Tenten said from the other room. Hinata frowned and I growled, storming into the other room and tearing the door open. A blonde boy stood on the other side of the door with scars on his cheeks that sort of looked like whiskers. I poked him hard in the chest.

"Who do you think you are?" I asked. He looked at me, a little taken aback.

"I'm Naruto..." He said in a confused manner. I crossed my arms and glared at him.

"U-Ukime, wait." Hinata said behind me. I turned to her. "Naruto is n-nice." I turned to him slowly and glared, pointing at him. He went cross-eyed, staring at the end of my finger.

"If you do anything to hurt her, I'll have your ass on a stolen plate." Naruto gave a little nod and nodded for Hinata to get going. She scampered out of the room timidly, turning to me and giving me a small smile before vanishing with the blonde. I shut the door and turned back around, the other three girls were staring at me. "What?"

"That was so bad ass!" Tenten almost fangirled. "What if that had been Sasuke? He would have torn your head off!"

"Then I would have died with dignity. I'm sick of these fathead knights taking advantage of us all the damn time."

"Not all of them are fatheads, Ukime." Sakura defended. "I met a really nice one the other day that helped me pick up a basket of clothes I dropped." I looked away.

"Okay, so one isn't a fathead. Two, apparently." I gestured towards the door. There was a knock as I gestured and I jumped, looking at the three girls. Ino nodded towards the door and I turned slowly, opening the door and peering out. Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Sasuke's cold, calculating eyes stared me down. "Can I help you?" His dark eyes darted around, then rested on me.

"I'm looking for Naruto, you no doubt know of him." I looked up in pretend thought.

"Is he the blonde kitten?" Sasuke nodded curtly and I pointed to the right, the opposite direction he had gone. "I think he went that way." Sasuke looked down that way, then looked back at me.

"Are you certain?" I shrugged.

"I didn't really see him." Sasuke studied me.

"If you're lying, you will regret it." The way he said it made goosebumps rise on my arms.

"I understand." He stared at me for one more moment before turning and stalking down where I had pointed. I shut the door slowly and turned around. "Holy shit! He is so scary!" I wasn't saying that sarcastically. There was something seriously wrong with that man.

"He's so attractive though." Sakura said with a dreamy voice. I facepalmed.

"He's a woman killer, Sakura. Don't even think about it." Sakura pouted.

"I know he is." I sighed and opened the door again.

"I have chores to do. Please behave yourself." Sakura put her hands on her hips.

"Well duh." I chuckled and left the quarters, walking up three flights of stairs to the top floor. This was where most of the queen's visitors stayed. There were many bedrooms and bathrooms and it was my job to tidy them up. I entered a random room and began straightening things up. Making the bed, dusting the furniture, those sorts of things. I had finished four bedrooms when I heard footsteps. I ran into a random closet and shut the door, listening silently. The door of the bedroom I was in shut and I looked through the cracks of the closet. Three knights stood around the room. I recognized two of them. Naruto and the man with the lavender eyes. Another one with a terrible bowl cut sat on the bed, looking at the other two.

"King Gaara responded." Lavender said.

"What did he say?" Bowl Cut asked.

"We have one week." Bowl Cut nodded and Lavender looked at Naruto. "How is it going with the servant girls?"

"I got Hinata today. Ino, Sakura, and Tenten won't be a problem, it's only the other one. Ukime, I think. She seems to hate all men, about tore my head off when I came for Hinata." Lavender nodded.

"She'll be a challenge, but I think we can do it." Do what? What were they planning? And who was this 'King Gaara'?

"We should save her for last." Bowl Cut offered. Lavender nodded.

"I agree." They chit chatted about their 'plan' a little more and I didn't realize how much I was leaning against the closet door, for it popped open and I went crashing to the floor. I swore in my head and looked up at the three pairs of eyes looking back at me. I stood up slowly, not blinking once.

"Ukime?" Naruto asked. I backed away slowly, creeping towards the door.

"Don't talk to me." I said. I grabbed the door knob and pulled but it was jammed shut. I looked up and saw Lavender keeping the door shut with his arm. I looked around the room.

"Let me explain." Naruto said. "This is Lee, and that is Neji." He pointed at each one in turn. "We're on your side."

"Bullshit." I spat. "What did you do with Hinata?" Naruto opened his mouth to answer but Neji put his hand up. He looked at me.

"We can't tell you right now, but you have my word that you will find out." I looked around the room again. The only way out was the window... Could I chance it? I think I could. I turned and ran to the window.

"Lee!" Naruto said in a panic. I had the window open and was dangling out of it before arms wrapped around my torso. I began thrashing.

"Let go of me!" I shouted. I looked up and sent my fist into Lee's face. He made a strange noise and dropped me. I fell towards the earth, grabbing onto a vine against the castle wall a few seconds later. I clung against the vine, keeping my legs and head tucked into a small ball.

Bad ass Ukime, aww yeah :D Read and review for another chapter, pretty pleeeeeease?