Hey guys!
So, I'm back with chapter 9 of Mission Gone Wrong!
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Now on with the chapter,
ENJOY
Life is a series of moments, different pictures, sounds and smells all mixing up in the palm of time's hand. These are things I never really paid much attention to, but now I can never have them back.
Choices, so many that can go wrong, but after they are made it's already too late…
The glass cracks….
...!...
The sun rose yet again, its shining light awakening the true beauty of nature. The birds chirped happily and took their first flight for the day. But not everyone was that happy to start their day.
In a small island in the middle of the world map, a pink haired woman shifted on the bed, burring herself under the sheets. She cursed at the small ray of light that passed her newly made fortress and invaded her closed lids. She hugged her pillow tight in a final attempt to hold onto sleep. Realizing it was futile she moaned out her frustration and clutched the pillow even tighter, using a tad of her strength eliciting a gasp from it.
…..
Since when do pillows gasp?
She relished the death grip on her soft –and probably pretty much alive- source of comfort and she picked her head from underneath the bundle of white sheets. As the blur caused by the strong light disappeared her sleepy green eyes met midnight black ones. Immediately heat rushed to her cheeks.
"Umm… eh… good morning" she stuttered out.
"Hn"
"Sorry I didn't realize that was you…" She removed herself from his side and fixed her nightclothes a bit. She was really thankful that he chose not to say anything about it, the first thing on her mind when she took in their position was 'I'm so dead', but it seems the young Uchiha was in good mood today.
He stood up as well and went to the bathroom leaving the pinkette to get ready for breakfast. She sighed, something she seemed to do a lot recently, and grabbed a loose white t-shirt and a pair of black shorts that reached mid-tigh. She quickly changed into them and grabbed a pair of black sandals. Today they were going to ask Mayu to give them a list of all the places worth visiting, of course she wouldn't tell them of the temple yet but it was a start.
Sasuke emerged from the bathroom clothed in a midnight blue sleeveless shirt and dark shorts, looking handsome as ever. Together they exited the room and went downstairs to meet the rest of the gang.
"Good morning!"Mayu greeted them with a gleeful smile, the two girls Aya and Mizuki mimicked her and greeted the whole team. The older woman turned her attention to the newlywed couple.
"So did you two sleep well?"
"Yes, the room was great, we slept well Mayu-san"
"Sakura-chan you know that was not what I meant!" The woman sent the pinkette a smirk making her blush.
"We slept well Okino-san" the black haired man decided to interrupt, although he was secretly amused by the dark blush adorning his companion's cheeks.
"Well okay, let's have breakfast then, I'll get Sakura-chan to talk about it at some point" she mumbled the last part to herself, although a certain red head heard her and secretly fumed.
Karin was moments away from blowing up, the only thing keeping her from doing so was what Sasuke said yesterday before they entered the inn.
"From now on we will play our roles, no matter what we must not let anyone suspect us."
She could not let her anger show, Sasuke-kun would be mad and she didn't want that. She smirked, she would just have to wait until the mission ended to make the pinkette pay. With that thought in mind she sat on the table and played her role like the good actress she thought she was.
"Mayu-san, can I ask you a favor?"
"Of course Karin-san, what is it?"
"Well, since you know this place way better than us could you tell us of a few places we could visit? My husband and I always enjoyed exploring new places."
"Oh, well let's see, there is a cliff to the north side of this island where you can watch the sunset. There is also a museum dedicated to the shinobi that died protecting this village"
'Bingo'
"And let's not forget our village's landmark, it's a Sakura tree not too far from here, this tree has been there for more than a hundrend years!"
" A sakura tree?"
"Exactly, no one knows how but this tree continues to bloom every spring, there is a myth as to why, would you like to hear it?"
The two girls nodded, the boys on the other hand were not that excited.
"This tree is said to be the embodiment of the last wish made by a woman in love. Thousands of years ago, the first shinobi begun to appear in this village, and the first leader was chosen, he was a power-hungry shinobi and the only things that mattered to him were power and pride. He had a son and a daughter, the boy was trained to become a shinobi from the day he was born and the girl was to be married to a leader from another village.
One fateful day the girl got kidnapped by enemies of her father and found herself sinking into despair, then seemingly out of nowhere a hand pulled her out of her prison. The girl fell in love with the young shinobi that rescued her and in turn the boy was mesmerized by her beauty and her kindness.
As days went by the two of them kept meeting in secret and at some point they became lovers. But their happiness didn't last, the girl's father found out and was less than happy with the news. He locked his daughter in the dungeon after she refused to marry the leader of the other village, and banished the man for life.
In their final meeting he swore to her that he will come back for her, even if it cost him his life. Months passed and the two lovers suffered apart from each other but their love never faded, it only got stronger.
The next year there was a war, and the village was losing. The leader was desperate until one man showed and defeated their enemy, no one knew who he was. The leader out of gratitude, offered the make the man his successor, but he refused saying that the only thing he wanted in return was to marry the leaders daughter. So it was decided, the girl kept pleading and screaming that she belonged to only one man, until the hero removed his mask and she found her other half in his smile.
The leader was furious that the man had dared to defy him, but seeing as he was a hero now he couldn't harm him. A week before the marriage, the leader ordered the man to go on a very dangerous mission to prove his loyalty. Unknown to him the team he was to travel with was ordered to kill him by sipping poison in his drink.
He was gone when the girl found out and she rushed after him to save his life.
But when she found him it was already too late, she laid next to his lifeless body and whispered to his ear
Ever since I met you I only had one wish, that our love lives forever even after we are no longer.
And with that she left her last breath, the young girl named Sakura followed her love to another world where they could finally be together, in that exact place a Sakura tree was born and it kept blooming every year reminding people that true love can never die."
The woman smiled softly at the expression of the two girls. They both had their hands supporting their heads and their eyes were teary.
"I believe this is definitely the first place you should visit, that's what all couples do when they visit our village. It is said that if there is a couple that truly love each other the tree blesses them by shedding a single pink tear"
The two girls turned to each other and nodded.
"Suigetsu"
"Sasuke" they spoke together in a pleading tone.
"No" The two boys in question answered.
Karin twitched
"Fine!" she stood and grabbed Suigetsu by the ear and then dragged him out.
Sakura on the other side decided to take a different approach to the matter at hand. "Please…" She gave him the puppy-eyes.
"No"
"Pwetty pwease…" her innocent green eyes got even bigger and she pouted like a little angel.
"No"
"Yes!" She growled and grabbed his arm, then using her monstrous strength she dragged him out as well.
Mayu sweat-dropped. Sakura's head peaked from the door.
"Umm… where was the tree again?"
"There is a small dirt road at the east end of the village, follow it and you should be there in about two hours"
" Okay thank you so much Mayu-san!" and she continued to drag Sasuke behind her.
The woman smiled to herself 'ah to be young and in love'
"So Jugo-san would you like Aya-chan to show you around the village?"
...!...
A couple of hours later they reached their destination, in the middle of the forest there was a clearing. A small lake could be seen and in its side stood a sakura tree.
"Beautiful!" Sakura spoke admiring the scenery. It was so calm here, like a hidden paradise. She sat on the grass and focused he eyes on the tree. Pink flowers decorated its dark branches and she found herself wondering if that tree had anything to do with the story Mayu told them earlier.
"Mou, shut-up already!" that would be Karin bitching at Suigetsu, yet again.
She shook her head, stood up and walked up to the tree. Setting one hand against the wood she let the wind stroke her face. She smiled, a little voice in her head told her that the story was true and this time she chose to believe the less rational part of her.
'I have someone I love too.' She was not sure why that thought popped in her mind but it felt good to admit it. Her eyes opened and she looked back at the man on her mind, he looked pissed and had his hands crossed, she send him a glittering smile.
He approached her and she felt her heart speed up. He stopped in front of her.
"You saw your tree now time to go search for the temple" He spoke and she sighed trying to calm her beating heart. Believing that there was hope for them was foolish and she was done being a fool.
"Okay then let's go!" She took of the way she saw Suigetsu and Karin heading, leaving the young Uchiha behind.
He too made to move and halfway through the clearing he caught movement from the corner of his eyes. Raising his hand he caught the object. He brought his hand in front of him and stared at it. There in the palm of his hand laid a single pink petal. His eyes turned to the tree and he shook his head. For the strangest of reasons he found himself unable to through it away, he put it in his pocket and continued walking.
...!...
Naruto and Hinata were speeding through the forest, an awkward silence was making the space between the two seem huge.
"I'm so sorry for snapping at you earlier" The young man's tone was heavy with guilt and sorrow.
"You don't need to apologize-"
"I do, I was angry and I took it all out in you. I didn't mean to hurt you Hinata-chan"
"I understand, Sakura-san and I were very close and it hurts to see her like that. But to you she was like family and I know that it hurts you even more. N-naruto-kun, I want you to know that I will always be by your side…"
He turned around and smiled at her.
"Thank you, Hinata" he grasped her hand and laced her fingers with his. The woman blushed but gave him a reassuring squeeze.
Not too far away, slashing through the sky on top of a bird, an artist held a pink haired woman tightly to his chest. With trembling fingers he reached for her neck, the pulse was weak but it was still there, a faint thumb against her pale flesh.
"Hold on Sakura, please hold on" the bird flew even faster at the worry etched in his creators' voice.
He was terrified; terrified of loosing something he just now realized the importance of, a bond of friendship.
So that's it! ^.^
Yeah, umm… about the next update, don't kill me but it might be a little late.
You see there are those damned final exams coming up on the 21st. Which university I'm going to go to and where depends on the results of these exams so they are kind of important. ^.^'
Anyways I want to focus on them for now and I'm not sure if I will have time to update before they start.
The last exam is on the 1st of June and after that I have all the time in the world to continue with this story!
I will even update twice a week.
So please don't be mad at me if I disappear from the face of earth for a while, I promise there will be a Sasusaku moment on the next chapter (No, I'm n-not trying to sugarcoat a-anything '^.^')
Please let me know what you think about this chapter,
Until next time,
Wings Of A Butterfly