a/n: before I start, I just want to remind everyone this fic is NOT historically/geographically accurate, as I have created a world mixing up many elements from different eras and canon references. this fic will be divided into short scenes/acts and time skips.

ACT i

scene I: the witch's wink

The tune of the flute weaves itself through the winds on this sweet summer dusk as he passes by the road less traveled by; the village roads as he turns his head to look for the bewitching soprano voice that carries itself to his ears. The vielle follows and so does the drums and the voice stops. Silence for a beat and then the unseen crowd begins to cheer.

Unbeknownst to him, he steers the ropes to his horse towards the enchanting voice, as if he has been cast in a magnificent spell. Sasuke follows through the crowd that seemed to have gathered for a show as he crosses an alleyway. He gets down, his first time in a village, and people around him take in the scene before them and stop. He is a knight; knights don't usually roam around villages without meaning and Sasuke knows this. Even then he couldn't stop himself from following through. As the crowd parts for him, he motions his guards to not follow. Hushed tones follow, however as soon as his eyes land at the center of attention for all these villagers he stops for a moment, mesmerized.

There she is. That witch.

She glides along with the stone floors of the pavement as if she stands on air. Her pastel hair dances along with her, open and free yet so lustrous and glistening as the sun glows it golden. A flimsy muted linen long gown sits on her shoulders and no corset to accentuate her figure, yet she dances as beautifully as any royale. There's a subtle elegance in her movements, as she raises her bell-sleeved arms towards the sky and turns her hands bending her slender fingers eastward; only to bring them down in one swift half-circular motion, as her legs cross over and she twirls. She almost looks like a free bird, majestical and ethereal being despite her worn down appearance and possibly sore feet. Her feet bare, slender and pale clash with the stones she steps upon yet she continues, with the grace of a swan, an ever present smile on her coral lips.

She puts her left foot out as she moves outwards and then crosses her right foot over before she takes a bow. The crowd applauds and for a heartbeat, his eyes catch her viridian ones. The sun glistens on her face as the sweat accumulates on her skin but her eyes, they sparkle, there are no signs of tiredness in them, instead he sees mirth, and when she smiles at him, accompanying it with a tiny wink, Sasuke's neck heats up till his ears and he swiftly turns away.

scene II: woven in his dreams

He doesn't know her name but her vision haunts him on some nights he allows himself a wink of sleep. In his mind, she keeps dancing and there's no end, it's endless, her twirling in his mind. As if that witch has woven a web so intricate in his mind tangling herself in, that even an awarded knight like him cannot forget.

How annoying.

He sees her again on a particularly warm winter afternoon where she swings her way to the greenhouse beside the weaponry storage of the castle. His hands hold his katana but his eyes follow her movements as she picks some purple hyacinths and some camellias. She even takes a marigold to tuck into her hair which again glistens golden with the sunlight's reflection. She smiles to herself as she waters some plants and his feet beg him to walk over the extra mile to talk to her, see her. He wants to tell her instead of marigolds, the roses would suit her more, but then shakes his head.

He shouldn't be thinking that.

He turns away before she catches his eyes on her as Shisui calls out to him towards the dungeons.

tbc.

a/n: first multichapter fic. I am not sure how I am going to pull this off, because well. anyhow believe me when I say I have tried to scrape off this idea from my head for a total of 5 times at least, but this bish won't let go. I am really bad with long updates, so please don't expect that from me. This fic will be a collection of scenes, with each chapter being an act.

Thankyou for reading! the support each and every one of you have given me is too much (on ao3) and it literally lights up my day when I see someone actually reads what my brain vomited on this laptop ahshdjfk.

PS. Friends suggested it's a good idea I come back to this site. So here I am, again. Going to post all my other works here soon!