Whoa! I'm getting shrouded by lots of story plots but only few of them survive!
(The others could be a little cliché… and so-so.)
Anyway, most of my stories will be Sakura-based since I'm now dedicated to be a community staff…
But of course, I cannot leave my SasuNaru behind so…
HERE! Welcome to Doll Maiden! Yet another doll story from your very own Baby Doll, Rei Haruno!
I hope you'll like it! And yes… I'm quite surprised and impressed that every fic I do is in rated M now! Hahah!
DISCLAIMER: I REALLY DON'T OWN NARUTO! WELL, IF MK HANDS IT OVER…
THEN IT WILL START TO SUCK! HAHAH!
WARNINGS: DEATH, HORROR, VIOLENCE, the immortal OBSCENITY AND SOME MORE MATURE THEMES!
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Summary: It has been long ago… but everything seems to be as vivid as yesterday. They meet again in the temple, defy a custom once more… and earn another shot at a long lost love. FemSasuxNaru… G-Bend but no name change. D: One-sided NaruSaku and NaruHina, etc…
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The gigantic wooden door has been broken open… revealing the praying civilians of the village. They scream in hysteria and the other soldiers rush in to invade the last stronghold. However, I stand there… stunned. The scene before me is breath-taking… tension and terror running around. I never thought it would be like this. Most of the people are killed and everyone else has been crying hardly…
I gaze at the stage where the altar is… seeing a very attractive lady standing at the center. Her face is clear, despite the roaring commotion. She stands there, not intimidated by the rushing soldiers. Everyone with her gets down the stage but she… she stays in her position. It is not fear that freezes her… but composure. Her doll-like face and atmosphere is untainted by the hoarse screams.
I run to her… trying to think of a reason why my body feels very attracted to her. Her magnetism pulls me… so strong that I can't help but to get near her. But then another soldier grabs her and drags her to the side. I feel some fire suddenly bursts inside me… making me tackle everything before me… till I reach her.
I reach the stage and look around to find the lady… and then I hear scratches at the far away corner. I run to where the sound is coming from… eventually seeing the soldier raising her kimono with his undeserving hands. But her eyes… are still like earlier… emotionless and still. She moves her eyes as the man tries to taunt her… trying to make her scream. But then I unsheathed my sword… going to go for the kill. I run to the unsuspecting soldier and sneaks up behind him…
That is the first time I saw emotion in her eyes… and it is curiosity. She is wondering why would I sneak up behind my own comrade. I cannot tell her, though. I cannot even tell myself. But then I hit the head with the hilt of my sword and he groans… and eventually collapses to the floor. The lady looks at me and I gently grab her wrist… pulling her somewhere… deeper at temple.
We end up in the dark hallway and I pull her closer… her motionless body ending up getting pressed against mine. I hold her shoulders and stare at her eyes… those beautiful crystal eyes that show no emotion rather than curiosity. I then slowly lower my head… my very own lips reaching for hers. And yet she does not flinch…
My lips brush at hers…
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DOLL MAIDEN
REI HARUNO –SAKURA NO IMOOTO-
CHAPTER 1: EVANESCENT SPARK
I start squeezing her shoulders… trying to somehow stretch my lips to just completely seal it with hers. I close my eyes and feel something meet with my lips… but it's not hers… no, definitely not lips. I then try to suck it… and it tastes like…
"Cloth?" I open my eyes and see my poor side pillow squeezed under my arms. My eyes squint in depression… The dream has ended again. Actually, I always dream about it… but no matter how much I dream about it…
"I can't get to feel her lips dammit!" I stretch my arms and wobble them around… until one arm ends up hitting the bed's foot. It is an utter ouch and so I react with a yell, "Fuck, aw." I rub my sore wrist and look around. Oh great, I'm on the floor again. I sit up and pick up my side pillow to dump it at the bed. I then sit at the edge and sighs, "When will I see that lady?" But then again, it seems to happen in an alternate universe… is her face going to remain a dream?
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Yeah, my name is Uzumaki Naruto and I always dream about this strange beautiful, sexy, young lady. I'm 18 and I tend to love porn… well, my circle of male friends like porn. I have female friends as well… but I don't like going all flirty and horny around them. Despite a little reputation of being a prankster and rule-breaker, I do have good grades… well, at least something Sakura likes about me…
"So? When are we going to go to that temple?" I turn and see my crush Sakura-chan. Those cute colored pink locks certainly do have some impact on me… but I really think that shrine girl is way too beautiful than her. Her emerald eyes blink… have I been staring too long? I then smile and laugh out, "I guess maybe tomorrow. Summer break starts tomorrow, right?"
"Ah yeah." She smiles and looks around. She then grabs the vacant seat beside me and sits down, "I was just thinking… don't you think we'll be going to a dangerous place? You know, dark cultures. Cult or something." She then smiles bigger after the last word. I look down… giving the little impression of thinking when I look down just to stare at her cute breasts.
"Naruto!" She frowns… noticing the gaze and then I shoot up and laugh out again, "Don't worry! Those dark days have ended anyway! Besides a dark-cultured history is one of our requirements in choosing a destination! I know history sucks but we can't help it. Heheh." She then lies her arms and flattens her neck at the desk… cutely pouting without looking at me, "I guess we just have to go through this."
"N-Naruto?" Another feminine voice calls me and I turn to her as Sakura closes her eyes. It is Hinata… the class' walking boobs. She looks very shy and modest but her huge breasts make almost everybody look at her. I look at those lumps for a moment then to her face… which bears a small smile, "Naruto, the caretaker has responded. She will be meeting with us tomorrow at the village's entrance."
"Good! Then we better finish packing!" I stand up and yell for the whole classroom to hear, "Guys! We'll be proceeding at the Ningyoo Village tomorrow! And stay there until necessary!" They respond a 'yes' and everyone gets a little excited about the tour we will be having. Ningyoo Village lies in the outskirts of Kyoto and we will be conducting a research within its facilities: observing the way of living, learning more about the origins of the dark traditions, and even risking ourselves there since… we seriously don't know if ever the darkness continues to exist.
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"Naruto." She calls on to me… reaching out her hand to me. She seems to be locked up in a cell I cannot open even if I dare to. And even if I want to free her, all I can do is to stare at her. I am standing a meter before her… merely gazing at her begging position— not face— position. But her face is still untainted by any emotion… like a doll. My heart grieves and yet I cannot help her. My eyes cry and yet I should not let any flow. My knees are weakening and yet I must stand longer…
She recalls her hand and stares at me. In those dark eyes, I can see lots of waving figures… comparable to furious silhouettes, craving to be… avenged for. Within those windows to her soul, I see nothing else… but darkness. Such a pitiful being… a goddess of no mercy. She whispers then again, "… Naruto…"
I listen closely…
"…I …do…"
"Naruto!" A terrifying mad voice slams on my ears as its brutal hands hits my pillow, making feathers puff at the sudden force. I suddenly jump off my bed and kiss the floor badly. I shoot up to see the offender at the other side of the bed and to my surprise… it's "S-Sakura-chan? What are you doing here! And Hinata, too! And Ki—"
"Shut it, Naruto." Kiba sighs and helps me get up, "It doesn't matter how we did get in. We're supposed to be heading to the Ningyoo Village today, right? And we're not going to fly. Ningyoo Village is seven hours away, stopovers excluded, from here and so we have to go NOW." He drags me and throws me to the lavatory… how worse can this get?
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"What? My landlord gave the key to you? Even he doesn't know who you are!" I furiously yell inside Kiba's car. We're heading towards the Ningyoo Village Gate… since we have to be there before anyone else should. I am in charge of the whole trip and but not the entire class project. The gatekeeper is expecting us there by sunset so we have to get there before the time.
Yeah, we're assigned to do a little documentary about a place that used to have a dark culture. Well, since everybody loves me, they made me take over this whole trip. The nearest one to our place is Ningyoo Village… luckily. I've been seeing this place in my dreams and that hot, sexy lady is someone I would love to meet. Maybe by then… I can finally kiss her. (I can swear I'm having a boner just thinking about her face… her beautiful face.)
We're now on our way towards the outskirts. Everything is so fast and everything seems to be new. The whole outskirts are like so native… straw houses and all. Rural grounds and hick themes… all sorts of things. I then gaze out the window… I see a tower far away. The tower feels familiar and everything seems to get clairvoyant. The surroundings begin to change… and then the place suddenly bursts into fire. Hysterical screams flashes out of nowhere and everything seems to be very frightening.
"Naruto…" I twitch upon hearing my own name. I look around and see no one around the village. The clairvoyant images are gone and it feels like things are reaching out to me. I gulp nervously as the village gates approach nearer. I feel my heart throb faster than normal… getting nervous and hyperventilated. We can see the caretaker by the gate… Kiba puts the car to a stop near her and we all go out the car.
She has this long blonde hair that reaches her waist. Her faded cerulean eyes look at us with welcome and acceptance as we walk towards her. Her dark kimono sways with her hair as she enthusiastically turns to us. She smiles heavenly, "Greetings, are you by any chance Hinata-san?" She asks Hinata and she nods. They start discussing about things and I get to look around. I gaze at the tower that seems to be calling out. I hear faint sounds of bells from the distance… but since no one is asking about the bells, I bother to ask about it not.
Moments later, everyone else has arrived and Hinata calls me near. She says, "Naruto-kun, she is Deidara-san. She's the temple's caretaker and its innkeeper. Deidara-san, he is Naruto-kun. He's in charge of our trip to your premises." She smiles at me with a nod and I smile as well, "Nice meeting you, Deidara-san. Do you mind if I ask something?"
"Go on, dear." She smiles and I gaze at the tower… hearing the faint sound of clanging bells once again, "That tower… is that a bell tower?" Hinata and Deidara-san gaze at the tower as well and she answers, "Yes, it is the Maiden's Bell Tower. It clangs only on rituals… but of course, due to time and exposure to rain, the bells are broken. Why, dear? Can you hear them ringing?" I twitch at the last statement and Hinata looks at her worriedly. However, she still has her gaze at the bell tower, "Some of the visitors and tourists are complaining about its loud ringing… I even showed them the remains of the bell… but they insist that they hear it."
"You said they only ring during rituals, right?" I gaze back at the tower and then she assures us with a chuckle, "Nothing has happened to them. Everything is safe now… it's been a millennium ever since the Maiden Rituals have been put to a stop. Let me take you now to the temple… sundown is almost here."
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The temple is as eerie as any temple in horror movies and video games. We pass the hallways and we are instructed to leave our things at a room. We are led to a big room… which is the dining room. We see two more people at the table… both laying the silverwares at opposite sides of the table. There are five big tables and we are free to sit wherever we please… but that's not what is on my mind.
I am gazing at a lady… with her back turned on me. Her long hair is flowing down to her waist and the beauty of the night seems to be painted in every raven strand. It's not like I have been poetic all lifelong… but I guess seeing her gives me the talent. Her raven hair is swaying delicately… from all the actions she's doing. She's in a black kimono with a white one inside since the edges of the white one show under the black one.
I gulp and gather confidence… getting near her. She accidentally drops a spoon but I manage to catch it before it clangs with the floor. She then gazes at me as I give her the spoon, "Here…" I look at her face… which could have been… a mistake. Her face is so heavenly… in that very moment I can die! But then I twitch a little… as she slightly cocks her head to question me. What she wants to ask is unclear… but I can care less about that right now. I stare directly at her onyx orbs… those absorbing onyx orbs.
She awfully looks like the maiden in my dreams! My mind is yelling at me for almost the longest time. Her very face is as mesmerizing as her long raven hair. Her very image is comparable to the goddesses and her beauty… exactly as the maiden back there. "Oi, Naruto!" And then a loud and painful slap to my head comes… forcefully pushing me forward to her. I shriek a little and my footing gets unbalanced, making me crash at her… and both of us to the floor. The people gasp and we hit the tiled floor with a very loud thud.
Our foreheads have bruised each other and one of my hand lands above one of her breasts. Deidara-san yells as she runs towards us, "Sasuke! Naruto-kun!" I open my eyes and I see her open hers in utter pain. I stare at her orbs in the distance… sensing something very, very unpleasant. I suddenly feel like getting lashed out by numerous deadly weapons just by staring deeper at her eyes. I try to jerk away… using my hands as support. But then I notice my hand pinning one of her soft bre— cold?
She then pushes me with a wince and so I immediately sit up while helping her up. Deidara-san kneels down then embraces her, like keeping her away from me, "Sasuke? Are you okay? Please tell me, you're not hurt." She nods reassuringly… but no emotions coming out from her face… just like that maiden.
"NARUTO!" Someone whacks my head again and she yells again at me, "How dare you stare at somebody like that! And you even took advantage of my first hit! What are you waiting for! APOLOGIZE!" She grabs my head and makes me hit it against the floor again. But my body is barely moving… still stunned from what I have witnessed earlier.
"I'm fine… you don't have to get mad at N… him." A cute voice of dullness and solemnity catches our attention and then I lift my face to look at her… Sasuke. That is her name. She looks like that maiden in my dreams… and her whimpers sound like hers. Once again I hear those bells ringing… staring at her from below makes me feel like I'm gazing at a goddess… a goddess yet to be worshipped.
"Uhm…" She makes a sound… and her gaze makes me get off and back to earth. I twitch and I start feeling the angry hold on my head and everything else. Deidara-san frowns at me and says, "You've been staring for too long now, Naruto-kun." I twitch again and apologize for real, "Ah… I'm so sorry, Deidara-san… Sasuke-san." Then hands get to my head and I hear Sakura twitch. I listen thoroughly, "Rise. You have done nothing wrong. Let us proceed to eating… the soup will get cold."
We stand up and Sakura hisses at me with a whisper as she grabs my collar, "Oi Naruto. Get careful with people around here… especially that girl Sasuke. She's giving me the creeps." Her angry voice turns to a worried one after she lets me go and whispers, "I don't think that girl is even… human." I fling to Sasuke's direction and then I smile, "Of course, Sakura. She's not human… she's a goddess."
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—DOLL MAIDEN—
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After the dinner, we rest at the Dining Room and the class is divided into groups to chatter. Deidara-san has already introduced us to the other two people with us: Itachi-san, her husband and Sasuke, her sister-in-law, during the festive dinner. She also has told us that Sasuke has cooked almost everything that we have eaten. Kiba then starts a talk as he kicks me lightly at the shin, "Oi, Naruto… what do you think of that babe, Sasuke?" I twitch and blush and look at her as she seems to be collecting the plates now, "She's very beautiful… well, typical for a maiden in the outskirts."
"And typical for a ghost." Sakura mumbles at my side and then Hinata whimpers at my other side, "I get scared when I look at her eyes. There's something in her that makes me feel overly nervous." Sakura then says with a sing-song type of voice, "I can smell a little ghost story in here~." She then smirks and Kiba chuckles a little, "Uh, yeah. And Naruto's playing the lead role… caught between stones of beautiful women…" He positions his hands like framing the view of mine… with Sakura and Hinata at my sides… "But his eyes are locked… with an overly beautiful hick chick." He raises it a little, "Oh hi, Sasuke-san."
We turn to her and she blinks her eyes in cluelessness. Sasuke makes her way between me and Sakura to do her little chore. She then collects the plates and says with her monotonous yet soothing voice, "After this, we'll be taking you at the altar. It has to be done for the Maiden to welcome you into her mansion." I twitch and then Sakura suddenly snaps as she turns to the other side with her elbow on the table and palm at the chin, "No thank you. We're no cult."
"We request everyone to attend." She just says after collecting all the plates nearby and then Sakura looks at her with a raised brow, "Uh, yeah? And then what? We become part of your stupid cul—" Hinata calls her attention, "Sakura-san! Please remember why we came here." Sakura then rolls her eyes and huffs, "Whatever. I'll just be expecting some blood offering later… in that cult gathering."
"You seem to know something about the Doll Maiden's rituals, young lady." She creeps behind Sakura and my friend shrieks a little as Sasuke goes to her other side, "So I see a reason for you to attend. But that's not the reason why you have to…" She then leaves to go to another table. Sakura then flusters in fear, "Did— Did you see that! She threatened me!" Kiba laughs out and waves his hand at Sakura like he wants her to dismiss the stupid feeling, "Nah! You deserve it anyway."
"Uh…" I look at them and my little noise earns their attention, "What's a Doll Maiden?" They look at each other… not knowing the answer as well. Hinata says as she smile a little, "Let's ask Deidara-san later. Maybe it's something worth the report… since Sasuke-san talks about it." Sakura shudders, "Or maybe… it's her title… before she died." Kiba chuckles again at Sakura's statement, "Hahaha! You seem to get freaked out so much, Sakura!"
Then we see Deidara-san comes from the door and calls our attention, "We have one more thing to do before we leave you to sleep. Please follow me and jot down already. This is one of the customs we have been doing ever since the Death of the Rituals." I prepare my little notebook and pen… ready to catch every important thing there is. I see Sasuke and Itachi-san walking beside her… and catch Sasuke look behind her to take a glance at me. There is really something about her… something that makes me want to know her more…
Deidara-san starts storytelling while we are walking towards the altar, "Ningyoo Village is once famous for being prosperous and rich. Everyone who has lived here owed it to our Ritual Maidens. Those earlier days are not so dark-cultured as you call it. Every time something is to be wished, like having a good harvest, the villagers have this gathering at the temple— this temple to be exact— and prays as the Ritual Maiden offers livestock to our God. But when calamities and catastrophes has come, the Ritual Maidens cannot even lead the people out of misery. Hard times have come to Ningyoo Village… but there's one young girl that has brought salvation to everyone…"
We enter the Altar Chamber and we gaze at the very beautiful yet eerie interior of the temple. Antique designs roam around and there is this cylindrical curtain that lies before us… in front of the gigantic statue of a… is that a fox? Candles embrace the statue that makes it scarier to look at. There are also candle stands beside the cylindrical curtain… but they are unlit. Deidara-san says, "I'll continue the story later." She and Itachi-san go to the stand and Sasuke stands before us, "We request everyone to sit properly and bow down for a moment. Please cooperate…"
I do what is told and some other people follows suit… Sakura getting very well forced. But I keep my face lifted a little… just to see what is happening. The candles at the stand are all lit and Deidara-san and Itachi-san goes to the side. Sasuke turns her to her back and sits to bow down as well, "Oh dear Immortal Maiden that remains divine, oversee this strangers and protect them from the unearthly forces that drive them away. Put under your divine sleeves and welcome them to your home."
In the moment there… as she sits up… a sudden image overlaps with her own! The Maiden in my dreams… so her. I can see those long raven strands… that reach even my fingers, that immaculate white-black kimono which whiteness blinds me and blackness absorbs me in… and that golden headdress above her head that give her utmost supremacy. I can't help but to gape my mouth in awe… witnessing such. I then hear the clanging of the broken bells…
Like the Maiden has really come…
[The End of Chapter 1]
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