konichiwa, my honorable guests and esteemed members that are watchers of my humble piece of work. okay, i'm doing that a LOT, but anyway's what's up everyone? i'm beyond excited
a) awards are almost here!! :)
b) this story is almost coming to close ending, which means hell from you all if i dont make the most crucial chapters the best of my ability. well, i know known of you would ever give me a 5 min plus rant but i would be screaming at my own failure so that is why my heart and soul goes into all of this that i do
c) it's a bitter sweet thing though. this is my 2nd story ever under Naruto (no the first one is Karaoke -NARU STYLE- it is another one that isn't here on , it is somewhere else) so this would be, like i like to say, my second epic. kinda of odd to refer to it as an epic i know but, "to his, his thine own nature" not sure who said that but it sounds cool though ;D
d) JUST ENJOY THE SHOW CAUSE HERE COMES THE NEXT CHAPTER RIGHT AT YA!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Titanic otherwise, I would be a bajillion times more famous than I already am! Sorry... been listening to "Famous" from Puddle of Mudd a little to long. Can't help it though. Songs beyond addictive!!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Fight For Survival
The deck was flooded with people trying to escape the water grave that was formally known as Titanic. Kakashi had come out to watch the frantic atmosphere that was beginning to engulf him. The gulking sound was the reason why Hatake decided to turn around. Water would soon cover that area where he stood. The water was coming that fast.
"Capitan," a voice protruded through his thoughts. He turned to see a blonde French woman holding a baby. "Capitan, where should I go? Please." Hatake just started at her in silence. He turned and walked away. It was like he was in a mental lock down of some sort.
"Captain!" a crewman yelled for Kakashi. "Captain, sir." He tried to give him the lifebelt, but Kakashi ignored him. Kakashi kept walking until he entered the control room, which was now flooded with water. Kakashi closed the door behind him and locked it. The orchestra was still heard. Beauty in a land of chaos. They stopped and looked at one another.
"Right, that's it, then," said the lead violinist.
"Good-bye, Wally, good luck."
"So long, old chap." The other violin and two cello players walked away, but suddenly stopped. Wally had began to play "Nearer My God To Thee". One of the violinists walked back and played along with him. Soon the whole orchestra began to play anew.
Yet this orchestra's music had rung sweet it leaves the haunting, bone-chilling feeling of the ill-fate of all of the innocent souls on the ship. The song rang out to everyone in the ship, that knew that they were to go down with the beautiful ship.
To Hatake Kakashi; he knew that if he would have heeded the warnings, he might have been able to stop the hell that was bout to be inflicted on all.
The music played on.
To Sarutobi Asuma; he blamed himself for the tragedy that was about to come to pass. With his pocket watch and scotch on the rocks, the only thing he desires is that God shall forgive him for screwing up and letting all these innocent souls die. The hour was nearly approaching 2:10 A.M.
The music played on.
To the old couple; the crewman told her to go, she refused and said, "I go where he goes." Now they both lay on a bed, together, holding on tightly to one another.
The music played on.
To the Irish mother and her two children; you couldn't get to the boats in time. Your children are now safe, tucked in their bed. "And so they lived happily together for 300 years in the land of Tir Na Nog the land of eternal youth and beauty."
The music played on as your little children fell asleep.
The ship was starting to go down faster than ever. Everyone scrambled to cut through the ropes that held the life boats. The boats now set free carried many, but, as always, not enough. the water came into the first-class staircase hall, where it began to drown the few first-class that remained or those that were to go down with honor. The water came fast as the last notes of the song were played.
"Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight," stated Wally.
--+--
Kakashi breathed in and the windows shattered with the pressure of the water. He grabbed onto the steering wheel and held on.
--+--
All was now submerged in unimaginable quantities of the murky, bone-chilling water. The collapsible boat was finally set free. Sai held on to the rope; his feet planted on the small boat. Screams filled the air hell-bent night. Nothing could hope to cease the screams. The small life boat had flipped over entirely as people tried to get into it. It was all in vain with all the force that was being applied to the boat. The souls left on board began to run to the stern. The bow was long gone in the needle-like water. A mass of ants swarming in order to stay alive. Some didn't even bother and jumped over board on the way up, from where they just were, and even from the very top of the stern, some crashing to their doom, others safe... for now.
Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura emerged from the great mass of people. They looked toward the end where the bow had once been before it was engulfed in the clutches of the long, creeping fingers of the murderous black water below them.
"We have to stay on the ship as long as possible." Sakura tuned to face Sasuke; he could sense the fear that seemed to radiate off her. "Come on!" Sasuke pulled on her hand as they broke into a run.
Titanic began to slip under the waves faster and faster each passing second. The eerily-sickening sound of the groans of the metal only terrified the remaining passengers, further.
"This way. Over the rail!" Sasuke pulled Sakura over the railing. They would have to jump seeing there was no other way to continue.
Sasuke jumped over first and stood on the small platform below it.
"Come on, Sakura. Jump!" Sasuke urged her. He helped her over the railing. Sasuke jumped down from the platform and turned to face Sakura. He wrapped his arms around her slender waist and pulled her down.
--+--
The water in the first-class hall had begun to rise at an alarming rate. The pressure crushed against the windows causing them to shatter. The water sucked in swimmers that tried to break past the strong current. Some were sucked it and were trapped.
--+--
Sasuke and Sakura scaled across the narrow paths to make it to the area of the stern. One jump down would get them to highest point of the sinking vessel.
"I got you, Sakura." He had her from her hand. "Jump!"
Sakura jumped down. but fell to the floor on her front. Sakura felt someone take her arm and pull her up. It was the cook, Hoshigaki Kisame.
"I've got you, miss!"
"Arigatou." She turned and cried out, "Sasuke!" Sasuke grabbed her. "Come on," he said, towering her up the stairs.
All of the sudden, the sound of snapping cables permeated the air. Then the sickening sound of metal groaning in accelerated pain ripped through the inky night. The funnel collapsed and crushed any people that were trying to swim away.
Sai watched the scene in horror as he and other men tried to paddle the boat out.
The sounds of hysterical shrieking slit the thin veil which cloaked the cold air. The shrieks worsened as the lights went out for a while with each passing second. The atmosphere calmed to the slightest degree as the lights flickered back on.
Sakura and Sasuke trudged up the stairs slowly trying to make their way up.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."
"You want to walk a little faster through that valley there?" Sasuke impatiently directed the man in front of him and Sakura.
--+--
A groan was heard and the great glass dome of the first-class hall shattered due to the incredible pressure of the water. All those that were trapped in there screamed as the water crushed them. Wild, deranged screams filled glass-shattered room.
Doors were torn from their hinges in the first-class suites. Blasts of water bust through the halls causing pure white water to spray everywhere.
here it is peoples the latest installment of this story. awards are only 12 days... 12 days and then we can all go home and drink up some good tequila limes. Since July 23rd is the deadline for this story, the awards and Uchiha Sasuke's 17th b-day. For details on the Awards and all please see decieving fallen angel for more details
-things have finally settled down in Reviewers' Corner-
All: -sitting on the couch enjoying the latest chapter-
Sakura: things are only going to go down here from now, ne?
Sasuke: -noddes- they are, Sakura, they are
Honeymusterd: i cant believe in just a little while... we're all going to split up. -sniff, sniff-
Inner Crimson: don't look so down hearted that time wont come yet... we still have a long ways to go before we pour that bottle of champagne that says the first Reviewers' Corner is going to end
Sakura: i thought the Reviewers' Corner from Karaoke -NARU STYLE- was the first one
Crimson: nope. that was the first one fully published but it's the second one mentioned in a Naruto fanfiction but the third one in one of my fanficitons.
Sasuke: then which ones the second? -looks down at the girl that was snuggled into his chest-
Crimson: the second one is in a Vampire Knight fanfiction. Rebels and Bloody Roses
Honeymusterd: how come we weren't invited to that one?
Inner Crimson: common sense says because it's not even the same anime that we are currently doing. and crossing the two would be really confusing the audience anyways
Sasu, Saku, HM: okay then
Honeymusterd: but i'm not attached to any specific anime
Crimson: true but you need a password to enter it
Sakura: what is it?
Inner Crimson: like if we're dumb enough to tell it's-- HEY!!
Crimson: -had just kicked her- you were about to say what it was, baka
Inner Crimson: hmph
All: Review!!
Sasuke: Before a war starts up about this -sweatdrop-