The Triple Moon Fairy
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters, except Yuki and Takeshi, they're my own.
Chapter 3: A ninja and his fair maiden
A long time ago there lived two races, the humans and the fairies. Both kept to themselves and never bothered each other, trying to keep out of the others way.
Twenty something years ago, late at night, a male ninja was on his way back to Konoha from a month long mission. The moon was up high in the sky, and shone on his tired and exhausted form. He didn't realize that he was walking deeper into the forest, away from Konoha and towards the fairies.
He heard falling water and rushed towards the noise, hoping for a drink and maybe a bath. He froze when he saw another figure sitting on her knees near the edge of the water.
He covered his chakra and hid in a tree to observe this stranger. His eyes roved over their body as he took in their appearance.
It was a beautiful woman, perhaps a few years younger than him. The beams from the moon illuminated her pale skin, giving off a goddess-like glow. Her long emerald gown pooled around her bent over form, and looked to be made of the finest silk. Her unnatural petal pink hair cascaded in waves down her back and over her shoulders onto the ground. Her eyes were closed so he wasn't able to see their color. Her long eyelashes caressed her soft rosy cheeks and her luscious plump lips parted slightly. He mentally gasped as he saw the objects sticking out from her shoulder blades .Stunning wings spread out behind her as they soaked up the moonbeams.
He was so mesmerized that he failed to notice the small hand-held harp that magically appeared out of nowhere into her delicate hands. His eyes snapped to her hands as he watched her skim her long fingers across the rippling water.
She brought her hand back up and began to strum the musical instrument. The calming sound soothed his tense muscles as he visibly relaxed. Not a single animal made a sound as they continued to listen to her lovely music as it filled the night air.
The man felt his eyelids droop slightly as her melodic voiced joined in. The soothing lullaby travelled through the forest and up into the starry sky. His body and mind were gently rocked to sleep as the past sleepless nights caught up to him. His eyes closed and his breathing evened out as his dreams filled with the elegant woman.
He jolted up as he tried to fully wake. It was still dark out so he figured that he hadn't slept for very long. Next the ninja tried to think of what woke him up. His hearing sharpened and he finally realized that the calming music was gone.
He peeked through the tree leaves and let out a breath he hadn't known he'd been holding when he saw that the fairy was still sitting on the ground below. The man decided that now was the time to let his presence be known. He silently dropped from the tree and straightened up, never letting his gaze stray from the beauty in front of him.
"That was lovely." The woman's eyes shot open and she audibly gasped. The ninja looked into her sparkling turquoise eyes and his heart leapt into his throat. He could get lost in those eyes forever. She snapped out of her stupor and looked at him shyly, her wings unconsciously twitching.
"Who are you?" She mentally applauded her ability to keep her voice strong and steady. He placed one arm behind him and bowed deeply. He looked up at her and she gasped at the intensity of his gaze.
"I am sorry milady, but I am not permitted to give my name for safety purposes. However, I can tell you that I am a human ninja from Konohagakure. May I ask who you are fair maiden?" The fairy blushed at his flattery and gave another shy smile.
"I too cannot give my name away, but as you can see by my wings, I am a fairy. A forest fairy to be more specific." The man cautiously approached her and gently grasped her hand. He bent down and lightly kissed her delicate hand. Her previously disappeared blush resurfaced once more as her face burned red.
"It is a pleasure to meet such a beautiful fairy." She quickly pulled her hand back and cradled it close to her chest.
"And it is an honor to meet such a chivalrous human such as yourself." The man grinned with pride. Suddenly her pointed ears twitched and she swiftly stood up, surprising the man with her elegance and speed.
"I am sorry, but I must take my leave now. I am needed back at home." The man nodded in understanding.
"I too must be on my way back to my village." A thick silence settled between them as they stared into each other's eyes. Finally the human spoke.
"Will we ever meet again?" The fairy looked thoughtful as she mulled over an answer. Eventually she nodded her head and gave a radiant smile.
"Meet me back here in two days, same time as tonight." She pulled out a necklace from her pocket and passed her hand over it before handing it to him.
"This will help you find this place again. Just think about going here and you will feel a strange pull towards this direction." The man put it around his neck and thanked her. He bowed and lightly took her hand, kissing it once more. He stepped back and smiled.
"I look forward to our next meeting," and then he disappeared into the forest with a small wave. The fairy stood for a few minutes before leaving herself.
Two days came and passed. True to their word, the two met at the waterfall under the twinkling stars and the now full moon. They sat and talked until the early hours of the morning. With another promise to meet in four days, they parted ways. These meetings continued as their fondness grew. They eventually shared their names with eachother out of trust. They grew to love eachother, but knew that it was forbidden love. One where you want, but can't have.
One night, the fairy arrived to find the man kneeling down on one knee in front of her. His heart thumped hard in his chest as he gathered his courage up.
"Mizuki, will you marry?" Tears flowed down her face as she nodded her head. "Yes."
His heart skipped a beat as he placed the ring on her finger. The band was a shiny gold and had a beautiful cherry blossom made of pink diamonds as the petals and a silver diamond in the center. On the band, I love you, was engraved in fancy writing.
He jumped up and swept her into his arms, spinning her around with joy. Finally he gently put her down on the ground and looked down at her with love in his eyes. She gazed back into his eyes as she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. The distance between their faces lessened until their lips were just a hairs breath away.
"I love you," he whispered, his lips gently moving against hers.
"I love you too," She whispered back as she threaded her hands in his hair.
Another second passed before the ninja took the last step and closed the remaining gap between them. The rest of their night was filled with passion and love as the stars twinkled and the moon shone bright, creating a magical night sky.
The next day, the man went and visited the Hokage. He finally confessed and told him what happened, starting from the very beginning. Back in the forest, the now engaged fairy spoke to the leader of the fairy people. Both leaders decided to meet with eachother to discuss the situation and what actions to take.
After a whole day filled with negotiations and agreements, the two finally came to a decision. The fairies of the forest would ally themselves with Konoha if the humans swore never to attack the fairies and vice versa.
The newly engaged couple rejoiced and planned their wedding for the following month. The fairies used their magic to hide all their fairy-like features while they would visit Konoha.
After the wedding, the married couple disappeared for a few weeks without a trace. When they came back, everyone discovered that the wife was pregnant. The fairy had decided to stay in Konoha and give up her fairy features and powers to live as a civilian.
Months past and finally, one spring day, a beautiful baby girl was born. She had her mother's pink hair and had sparkling emerald eyes. While the baby slept in her mother's arms, the parents were deciding on a name for her. Suddenly a cool breeze blew through the open window and in flew a single pink cherry blossom petal that landed on the baby's small nose. The mother smiled warmly as she looked to her also smiling husband. She looked back down at the baby before speaking.
"We will call you Sakura, my beautiful daughter, my Sakura Haruno."
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Takeshi finished and looked up to see a stunned Sakura and an equally surprised Yuki. He nervously scratched the back of his head and sweat dropped. All was quiet as Sakura tried to organize her thoughts. Finally she spoke.
"Let me get this straight. My dad was human, my mom was a fairy, and I never knew about this?" Her temper took over as her anger grew.
"HOW COULD THEY NOT TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS?! I mean, it would have been nice to know that she was a fairy before she died. So, what, does that make me like a half-fairy or something?" Takeshi calmly interrupted her rant.
"Actually, you are." Sakura froze from her pacing rampage.
"Say what?" Takeshi and Yuki mentally sighed in relief as she calmed down.
"I said you really are a half-fairy." Sakura plopped back down on the ground as her thoughts went AWOL once again. Takeshi sighed as he noticed how exhausted she really looked.
"You should rest for today. I know you have many question, and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability tomorrow. I shall help train you in fighting with a sword as well as some other things that will be revealed in due time. For now, go and rest, you'll need it." And with that last thought, he poofed away.
Yuki carried Sakura back to the house and gently placed her on her bed. He watched as her eyes grew heavy, and then closed as she fell into a deep sleep.
Things are going to get a lot more complicated now, he thought before laying his head down and falling asleep.
--2 year time skip
Green and brown blurs rushed by as she continued on to her destination. Finally the big wooden doors came into view and she and her travelling companion jumped down onto the ground in front of them. Two guards halted them from moving on. The mysterious person showed them a scroll and observed as they read it over, storing their appearance somewhere in her brain. They nodded and let them pass, eyeing the companion warily.
The two walked through the town and ignored the stares and whispers being shot their way. They finally reached the tower and climbed up the stairs.
In a room at the top of the tower, a man stood by the open window and looked out at the village he loved.
Knock, Knock, Knock
He faced the door and readied himself for the guest.
"Come in." He smiled warmly when he saw who entered.
"Hokage-sama…"
"Welcome back, Sakura." Said girl looked up from her bow and grinned. The old man looked over at her travelling companion and raised an eyebrow. Sakura noticed and began to explain her journey, starting from the very beginning. The hokage sat quietly and listened intently as she relayed all her adventures, training, and the new found information about herself and her family.
Once she finished, he nodded his head and searched through his desk for something. Finally he found what he was looking for and pulled out a slightly worn-out rolled up document. He handed it to Sakura and explained what it was.
"I know you do not have a place to stay in, so I will provide a home for you," he held up his hand as Sakura was about to argue. "This is my decision. If you won't take it as a welcome home gift, then think of it as a gift of gratitude to the fairies." Sakura hesitated but nodded her head.
"Good. They will also allow Yuki to stay so there is no need to worry," he said reassuringly as he answered her incoming question.
"You may go now." Sakura smiled and bowed before leaving to find her apartment.
--
Sakura inhaled deeply and smiled brightly as she half walked and half skipped around the village. She had shed her cloak and left it at the apartment so now there was no longer something to conceal her clothing. She wore a black off-the-shoulder long sleeved shirt over maroon colored chest bindings. She had on gray sweatpants that scrunched up right below her knees. Aside from her hair, the most noticeable things she had on were her thigh-high rainbow striped stockings. Although they were only visible from the knees and down, the bright colors still caught peoples' attention. Instead of the customary ninja sandals, she wore black and white sneakers. Sakura's hair had grown longer, and she decided to put it up in two pony-tails like Tsunade. To complete her look, she wore her ninja headband on her waist and her kunai holder on her right thigh with white wrapping underneath. Tsunade had tried to convince her to wear something more ninja-like, but Sakura had put her foot down. Even if it was not something a shinobi would wear, Sakura had wanted something different. And so, the pink-haired girl had decided to wear something colorful. Tsunade had then suggested a rainbow shirt but Sakura immediately rejected that idea, claiming that it was too common, and instead chose the stockings she wore now. However her aunt continued to insist on the shirt and the two of them had argued, going so far as to fight it out with their fists. Good 'ole Shizune had stepped in between them before it could get ugly and calmed both kunoichi. Shizune pointed out that Sakura wasn't a little kid anymore, and should be able to choose her own attire. Tsunade finally relented and both of them settled back down to the relief of the hotel manager and workers. She came out of her memories when she heard some fighting in the alley next to her. Being her curious self, she decided to take a peek. Sakura looked down the dark alley; her eyes flashed a violent light pink before returning to the normal green. Three sleazy-looking grown men were hovering over a young boy a few years younger than her. Her fists tightened as she heard the imaginary taunts from her childhood.
"Forehead girl!"
"Billboard brow!"
"Pinky!"
"Freak!"
"Ugly!"
Sakura snapped out of it as she saw one man bring his arm back for the finishing blow.
'NOT on my watch!' she screamed mentally and poofed in front of the poor boy. Her hand held onto a large balled up fist and she pulled her own free arm back, winding up for the incoming knockout. She continued to wear a childish silly smile but there was now a hint of anger behind it.
The gang looked shocked and the man she was holding managed to stutter out something.
"W-who the F-FUCK are you?" Sakura's face remained smiling as she answered him in a bubbly voice.
"Me? Why, I'm your worst nightmare!" and then she gathered chakra into her fist and punched him hard in the gut. The man flew back and hit the other side wall of the alley, knocking him unconscious.
"B-Boss! You BITCH! What did you do to him?!" Sakura poofed behind him and held a kunai to his fat, chubby throat.
"Hm, are such hurtful words really necessary?" she asked, her tone still too cheerful for the situation. She continued pressing the kunai into him, hard enough to draw blood.
"Why do you even want to protect this monster? He is nothing but trouble and deserves to die!" The last man screamed, pointing at the beaten boy on the floor. Sakura momentarily lost her cool and growled threateningly like a wild animal, before quickly placing another childish grin on her face. She harshly let the second man go, pushing him towards the other.
"That's a secret! Now you might want to hurry and get out of here before you end up like your boss over there," she said, pointing with her thumb at the man who was lying on the ground unconscious. The remaining guys' eyes widened and they quickly sprinted away, grabbing their fallen leader as they passed by.
Sakura waited a few moments before relaxing out of her fighting stance. She looked down at the unconscious boy and almost cried at the heart-wrenching sight.
Deep cuts and bruises marred his dirty skin. His clothes were ripped and torn almost beyond repair. The darkness in the alley and the dirt and mud covering the boy kept her from seeing his real hair color.
Sakura bent down and gently picked him up in her arms, being careful not to cause any more pain.
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A 'poof' was heard as white smoke filled the living room. Yuki looked up to see Sakura holding an injured boy. Her black shirt showed no signs of any bloodstains, but Yuki's nose knew better. His sharp sense of smell could detect the metallic scent from where he lay. His eyebrows rose in surprise as she quickly rushed to the nearest room. He followed after her and watched as she carefully lay the boy down on the bed. She gently peeled the blood-soaked clothes from his body and began healing him. Many times her brows would furrow in concentration or anger when she came to the already existing scars and deep cuts.
An hour later and Sakura was finished with the healing. She lifted him up once more and carried him into the bathroom, holding him in one arm and turning on the water for the bathtub with the other. Once it filled up high enough, she placed the dirty boy in the water and then got a sponge and some soap.
Another hour passed and Sakura finally took a good look at the resting boy on her extra bed. After his bath, she helped to put on one of Takeshi's shirts and the extra pair of boxer shorts she kept. While Yuki was watching over the boy, Sakura had gone and changed her clothes into something clean. Her black shirt was discarded into her pile of dirty clothes, and she now wore a black sleeveless hoodie. Even though her bottoms had not gotten that dirty, she took them off anyways. Instead, she changed into a pair of ripped light blue jean shorts. Since her shorts no longer covered her socks, you could see how they stopped at mid-thigh. A strip of her pale milky skin showed in between the tops of her bright socks and the edges of her jean shorts. Sakura had also taken off her kunai pouch and her sneakers because there was no need for them at the moment. Once she was done changing, the girl walked back into the guest room. Her light steps barely made a sound as she made it towards the bed. She sat down on the bed as gently as possible, making sure she would not awaken the sleeping child. She glanced down on him and couldn't help but smile affectionately at the adorable boy.
He had golden blonde hair that shined bright after the bath. His nose was a little more pointed than normal, and he had three identical horizontal lines on each cheek, almost like whiskers.
What happened? Yuki finally asked. Sakura sighed and leaned down to run her fingers through the boy's hair.
"I was walking through the village and heard some fighting in an alley. I looked and saw three older men hurting him. When I saw them about to give the final blow, I dunno, I guess I just kinda snapped. And it doesn't look like this was the first time something like that happened," she said sadly. Yuki nodded his head in understanding.
A groan from the bed cut their conversation short. Sakura looked down and watched as the boys eyes opened and beautiful bright blue orbs stared right back at her. Confusion then fear flitted across his face. Sakura smiled warmly at him. He quickly sat up and started to back away from her.
"Who are you?" He asked in a frightened voice. Sakura smiled sadly at the pain he must have been through to be this scared. Her eyes widened as he kept backing away. She tried to reach for him and say something, but it was too late.
Thump.
Sakura looked over the edge of the bed and saw the boy sprawled on the floor, his limbs sticking out from the sheets. Sakura tried to keep a straight face, and bit her lip to keep from laughing. She tried; she really did, but couldn't hold it in any longer. Boisterous laughter filled the air as the boy wrestled with the sheets trying to untangle himself, causing Sakura to laugh even harder. He finally freed himself as she finished her fit. Sakura wiped her tears away and held out her hand, something between a grin and a warm smile on her face.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. You're just really funny. Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Haruno Sakura." She pointed over to Yuki who was watching the two intently, "and that's Yuki. He's my companion and my friend. What's your name?" The boy seemed to be thinking over something. Finally he spoke.
"Do you promised not to run away when I tell you?" he asked nervously. Sakura looked surprised. She noticed he was waiting for her to answer and she nodded her head. The boy nodded as well.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm gonna be the next hokage! Believe it!" Sakura smiled warmly as she saw the determination in his eyes.
"I'm sure you will." She said kindly. Naruto looked confused.
"You're not disgusted? You don't hate me now that you know who I am?" Sakura shook her head, her pink hair flying from side to side.
"I promised you, didn't I? And Sakura Haruno never breaks a promise. I don't hate you. In fact, I think you're one of the cutest things I've ever seen." Naruto blushed and smiled brightly as he lunged at her. Caught off guard by the hug, they both fell back on the bed. The two looked at eachother before bursting into laughter. Their fun was cut short when a loud growl was heard.
The two looked over to Yuki but he just shook his head. Another growl was heard and they looked down towards Naruto's stomach. Sakura chuckled as the noise increased in volume.
"Looks like someone's hungry." Naruto blushed but laughed when he heard Sakura's stomach rumble as well.
"Looks like you are too onee-chan." Sakura looked surprised.
"Onee-chan?" Naruto looked nervous.
"Ano, is it ok if I call you that? I can stop if you don't want me to." Sakura smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Hey!"
"Of course it's ok Naruto-kun, as long as I get to call you my otouto then." Naruto cheered in happiness before hugging her again.
"Ok, time to eat."
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After happily eating ramen for dinner, the two talked and got to know eachother better. Eventually Sakura told Naruto that it was time to go to bed.
"Oh no! I skipped a day at the academy today! Iruka's not gonna be happy with me!" Naruto cried with fake tears in his eyes. Sakura comfortingly pat his head.
"Don't worry otouto. Tomorrow I'll walk you to the academy and tell Iruka what happened, ok?" Naruto nodded in relief. He sighed in content as he snuggled deeper into the blankets.
"Ano, onee-chan, can you stay with me?" Sakura looked at Naruto as he looked sideways away from her, a pink blush adorning his cheeks. Sakura smiled sweetly. She seemed to be doing that a lot now.
"Sure sweetie. I'll stay right here." She waited till Naruto scooted over and then got on the bed as well.
"Thank you. G'night Yuki. G'night onee-chan." A purr was heard from Yuki. Sakura ran her hand gently through Naruto's golden hair, and then leaned down and kissed his forehead.
"Good night otouto."
'Good night Yuki.' she thought as she yawned.
Good night Sakura. Yuki replied.
A peaceful silence fell over the room as the three drifted off to sleep.
A/N: Well, here's the third chapter. I've decided that before I write the next chapter, I'm going to go back and change and alter the other chapters. So ya.
Also, sorry if the characters are oc, but this is my story. Also, my original plans for the story no longer interest me. However, instead of dropping this story, I've decided to revise it and mold it to how I want it now.
I've gotten older and my writing style has changed, hopefully for the better. I want to try and revise my stories so that they are interesting and easy for you guys to read.
I want to say thank you to everyone who has either read, reviewed, or both read and reviewed my story. Thank you for the alerts and favorites as well, I really appreciate it.
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Onee chan- older sister
otouto- younger brother
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