To anyone who actually reads this disclaimer and author's note, you probably already know that I do not own Naruto. It may not look like it now, but this fic is yaoi, I promise, ok? So, please just bear with me for the time being! ^^ Thankyou!!!
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"Let's just go, then." Kakashi jumped in first and was followed by the other three.
They walked into the cave, which was shrouded in almost complete darkness. The screaming had stopped a long time ago. In fact, there was only one scream that they heard.
"Kakashi-sensei, we are going nowhere. It was only one scream…" Naruto pointed out angrily.
"Naru-chan, one scream means either a really good thing, or a really bad thing." Kakashi replied, purposely leaving the latter of the two statements to Naruto's imagination to decide what it was. But, of course, Naruto didn't take the hint.
"Whaddya mean?"
"Either she escaped and stopped screaming, which means we have to go get her out of there, or she is dead and no longer has the ability to scream." Kakashi answered bluntly. "So, whatever it was, we need to get there." Shikamaru added.
"Basically, yes." Kakashi answered. "Shhh, I think I can hear something."
They all stopped and listened. Footsteps could be heard, getting closer by each second. The person was running very fast, and, according to Kakashi, was light, so it was probably a girl.
"Guys!" A feminine voice called. It was too mature to be Hikari's, and too high to be Sakura's, which only left-
"Ino! What are you doing here?" Naruto asked as Ino sped up to them.
"Asuma-sensei said that you guys might need backup, so I said I'd go." Ino said, tossing her long blonde hair over her shoulder.
Suddenly, a loud bang echoed through the cave. Ino jumped back in surprise as a very feminine ninja emerged from the shadows. She had long red hair that reached her thighs, but her face was not visible, as she was wearing a mask. Her body was covered by a cloak, which was white, just like her mask. "What are you doing here?" She asked. "Who are you?"
No one spoke, because no one knew what to say. "Well, are you gonna tell me, or am I gonna have to kill you?" She held up a kunai. "You, you look like an Uchiha. Who are you?" She pointed it at Sasuke.
Sasuke stopped. He didn't want to tell her his name, but it was as if he couldn't control his body anymore.
"Uchiha… Sasuke."
"Disposition?" She started to walk close to Sasuke.
"I don't entirely get what you mean."
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No."
"Are you in a 'commitment'?"
"Yes."
"To who?"
"Me!" Ino jumped in front of Sasuke before he could say anything more. The woman jumped down and grabbed her. No one knew this, but Ino already had a very complex plan, that she was currently putting into action.
"Well, you two don't love each other. I can tell. It's a gift of mine." She looked at Ino's hand. "And you're not wearing a ring. If you two don't love each other, then why are you betrothed?"
"It's a strictly business agreement." Ino lied.
"Well, what clan are you from? I know he's an Uchiha, so you must be from a pretty powerful clan." The woman didn't once loosen her grip on Ino.
"I'm an… Aino." Ino said the first clan she could think of. Hikari's clan.
"Oh, so you must be Hikari. I thought you were a bit… younger. Well, you do suit the description. Blonde hair, pale skin, quite thin. Well, then you'll need to come with me. You too, Sasuke." She grabbed them and began to leave. "How's about I leave your little friends a present to keep them busy till leader comes to get 'em?" She threw two balls on the ground and left. A few seconds after she left, the balls began to smoke. The smoke grew heavier and heavier, until neither Naruto nor Shikamaru could breathe. They both ran to get out of the cave, but found that the exits were blocked off.
"Wait a sec, where's Kakashi?" Naruto looked around. No sign of the grey-haired Jounin. "He must still be inside."
"Maybe he got hurt…"
"He's a jounin, Naruto."
"Well, so are you, and I still worry about you when you get kidnapped." Naruto looked at the jounin. "Shika-kun."
"That only happened once. Wait a sec… this smoke is… poison!"
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Sasuke opened his eyes slowly to find he was in a bedroom. A girl's bedroom, decorated with lots of plush toys, frills and dolls. He sat up slowly and looked around. He turned his head and found that he was being watched by that ninja that had kidnapped him and Ino.
"So, you're finally up. About time, too." She was still wearing the mask she had worn their whole encounter.
"Where's I- Hikari." Sasuke looked away from the girl's not visible stare.
"She's with Shiki." She kept her gaze on him. "What colour is your hair, Uchiha Sasuke?"
"You can see it." Sasuke answered bluntly.
"No I can't."
"Then take off that mask."
"It won't make a difference." She unwrapped the mask, then dropped it on the floor. Sasuke gasped. Where her eyes should have been, there was one massive scar. "I stupidly put my trust in a demon. A jinchuuriki(sp?) to be precise. His name… was Gaara, of the desert."
"Gaara did that to you?" Sasuke was too shocked to even think properly.
"No, Shukaku did. Anyway, that's old news. What do you look like Uchiha-kun?"
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Bang!
Ino sat up, or at least tried to, shocked by the loud noise. She was tied down with ribbons of what appeared to be chakra. There were two people in the room having an incoherent conversation. One of them turned around. He had heard Ino. She quickly lay down, pretending to be unconscious again.
"So, you're awake." His voice was a lot kinder than Ino expected. "Are you okay?" He put a hand on her forehead. "I know you're awake. No one is going to hurt you." He tapped the ribbon with his finger, and it disappeared. Ino sat up and rubbed her sore wrists.
"Where am I?" She asked, slightly dazed.
"I'm afraid I can't tell you that." Ino noticed that under the white mask, a bit of aqua coloured hair was showing. "I'm Shiki. This is Ikumi."
Ikumi raised a hand in greeting, using the other to type something into the small device she was holding. "Shiki-kun, leader says we have to go now."
"Oh. I'm sorry Hikari, but I have to tie you up again."
"Um, it's okay, I guess." Ino lay down again while Shiki tied her arms and legs to hooks in the walls. She was tired now, too tired to argue.
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So, how was that chappie? I'm sorry for the lateness and stuff, but I went to my dad's for christmas. Who am I kidding? I got back to my Gaia Online obsession. ^.^'
Gomennasai minna! (-_-) (_ _) (-_-) (_ _)
(I totally used too many smileys in this chappie… Sowwies!)
