Well I hope you all are enjoying the story. I am dead tired. It is 7 am and I started writing around 2 am. No sleep. Enjoy~!
Far away, in the Kingdom of Wind, stood a young man named Atsu. He knelt in front of the King pleading him to become his humble servant.
"Boy what is your wish?" Gaara drawls.
"To be your humble servant. That is all I wish." He squeaks.
Gaara studies the boy. Short, sandy brown hair tied into a man-bun and dark hazel eyes.
"Very well. I need my sheets cleaned and my shoes shined. Get to it."
"Thank you your highness," Atsu beams as he bows.
Just as he was about to leave Gaara's presence, Gaara adds, "And grab some suitable clothing from the Servant's laundry." Atsu thanks him and walks to the servant's hall where the laundry resided. He grabs a button up white shirt and black pants and heads to the bathroom, not wanting to change in front of the other servants. He checks his appearance in the mirror and begins to work on the King's chores.
~Kingdom of Fire~
Meanwhile a pinkette is in a cell shivering and pleading the guards to give her her cloak. They don't budge. She stops talking when she hears footsteps. She looks up and see's a redheaded woman with crimson eyes. "H-hello? Could you give me my cloak? I'm so cold." She pleads the woman. The woman glares at her and whispers something to the guard. The guard nods and opens the cell. He walks in, grabs her roughly and takes her to another room. They tie her up as Karin interrogates her. "So I get this message that says we have a witch in our midst. Is that true, pinky?" Sakura shakes her head. Karin nods to the guard and he smacks her. "Tell the truth. Are you a witch?" Sakura cries, "No. No I am not." Karin nods to the guard again and before he smacks her, she says, "But I told the truth. I am not a witch and I am not a threat!" He smacks her anyway. Karin kneels in front of her and says, "Oh please, pink hair? That's an unnatural color! You must have used magic. You do have a lot of knowledge with potions." Sakura sighs and begins to explain to Karin. "My hair is natural, in fact everyone in the Haruno clan has pink hair." Karin's eyes narrow. "So, you are a Haruno? I see. Guard, take her to her cell and give me the key." She seethes. As the guard takes the Haruno to her cell, Karin stomps off.
'That little harlot! A Haruno in our midst? That's worse than a witch. The Harunos are part of the Senju clan which means she can qualify for the Hashirama decree if she gets her claws in my Sasuke-kun!' Karin stomps to her chambers, twiddling the cell key between her fingers and chucks it across the room hoping it will never be found.
~Meanwhile~
In the Kingdom of Snow, a lonely pale king holds a paintbrush to a canvas. 'Sigh, there is no inspiration here. There is just freaking snow. I can't paint snow. Sigh.' Sai huffs as he stands up and stomps off to his library. One of Sai's many passions was reading. He loved it. He loved learning new things. It was his second favorite thing to do next to painting but lately all Sai has painted was snow and books. His inspiration was gone, and he felt like his life had grown a little colder. He did not have a queen, mostly because no one interested him. That's where the villagers coined his nickname, the 'Ice King.'
~Back to the Kingdom of Fire~
Karin is glued to Sasuke. She has not let him out of her sight. Earlier, she told the girls about the Haruno and they were shocked. Well, until Ami ruined the drama with gushing about some Rock Lee guy. Now, she watches Sasuke like a hawk, to make sure he does not go to the dungeons. It's gotten so bad she murmurs dungeons in her sleep and Mikoto heard this one night.
'I wonder what is in the dungeons?' Mikoto curiously muses as she walks down the steps. She hears faint crying and approaches a cell. In the cell, she see's a crying, pink-haired woman curled up into a ball, shivering. She orders the guard to give her something to cover up. He complies hesitantly. 'Is this what Karin is hiding?' She wonders.
THE NEXT MORNING
At breakfast, Mikoto stands from her seat and gains the family's attention. "Ehem everyone, I have a shocking discovery. Apparently, Karin locked up a poor woman in the dungeons recently. For what reason, I do not know. Please explain." Karin shakes as everyone looks at her. "She is accused of being a witch that could be a threat. To protect the kingdom, I believed it would be wise to lock her up." She lied through her teeth and Mikoto saw this. She knew what clan the woman came from and she knew Karin's motives. But she let it go for now. "Okay, Karin. Next time consult with the King first." As Karin was about to leave, Mikoto stopped her and whispered, "I know your true motives. Don't ever lie to me again." Karin's eyes widened as she nodded her head and ran off. Oh Mikoto loved scaring her daughter-in-law.