The Gate Part 2
Next bit for you all, hope you like, I need a tester who has MSN messenger so they can tell me if I have spelt names, places wrong and to help me when I have had a writers block. If you are interested please review and leave your e-mail address. Thank you much! Anyways without further ado......
WARNINGS! Sasuke x Naruto, Naruto x Sasuke may be other pairings later on.
Naruto is not mine.....
Naruto and Sasuke ate there breakfast in silence, the events the night before had left them both a little jumpy and didn't really want to be round people.
"Maybe we could ask Iruka about the history of the castle, he is a history teacher after all" Naruto looks over at Sasuke
"He may need a his books, I don't think he has any with him" Sasuke replies coldly
Naruto goes back to his last bit off egg on toast, Sasuke was looking over at the castle, he did see the boy again didn't he? He wasn't seeing things was he? Sasuke looked back down at his plate and ate a sausage.
"But I don't seem the harm in asking Iruka, do you want to go now?" Sasuke asks
Naruto nearly chokes on a bit of toast, Sasuke had just agreed with him over something, maybe he was really ill, like he could drop dead at any minute. Standing up he leaves the paper plate next to Sasuke's and they wonder off in search of Iruka.
Iruka, as expected was in the castle reading a book. He was as bad as Kakashi, except Kakashi liked the more........exotic kind of book, the type with naked women, or men.
Sasuke and Naruto walked towards Iruka, he smiled as they approached.
"What can I do for you two boys then?" He looks at them both
"Do you know anything on the past history of this castle?" Naruto asks
"Hmmmmm" Iruka looks up "Yes, what do you want to know?"
Sasuke and Naruto both sit down at the bench in front of Ikura.
"About the first owners of this castle" Sasuke looks at him
Iruka looks puzzled at Sasuke, he knew Naruto had a very strong interest in history but he knew Sasuke had taken Geography instead of history.
"Well its kind of along story, but if you really wanna know I will tell you"
"Yes please Iruka" Naruto smiles "I'm very curious"
"Alright" Iruka smiles "This Castle has only ever had 3 owner, the original owners who had the place built, the second owners that died the same way and the council has it.
The first owners were a very noble family, they owned a lot of land and they gave a lot of people jobs round the area, all the farm land belonged to them. Anyways the owner of the castle was a man named Lord Henry Montague, he had one son, Setsuna Montague."
Sasuke turned a shade of white when he heard the name and shuffled closer to Naruto.
"He did have a wife but she died giving birth to Setsuna. Of course Henry re married a horrible woman named Carla, she had a daughter called Catherine who was a very nasty piece of work. Carla and Catherine hated Setsuna with passion, so much that they would purposely get the boy in trouble. Now Henry was no fool, he knew that Setsuna was innocent about 75% of the time and gave him fake punishment, after all Henry valued Setsuna a hell of a lot more than his wife's daughter.
Now the problems happened when Setsuna met a boy names Zolen, Zolen was very care free and loved to explore places. He was one of the stable boys and had been for a number of years, but Zolen was very different from the other boys his age, he had very little interest in girls."
"What did they both look like, Zolen and Setsuna" Sasuke asks
"Zolen he had light brown hair, almost blond, he seemed to wear it in a pony tail, he hared short hair, he had light blue eyes and was quite thin. Setsuna had very dark hair, and dark eyes, he was also very pail, his father thought he was ill most of the time with how pail he was."
"How do you know that Iruka" Naruto asks
"Because there is a painting of them together on that wall behind you" Iruka smiles
Both Naruto and Sasuke turn to look at the picture, there Zolen and Setsuna stand together hand in hand looking towards the painter.
"It's because of that picture things went horribly wrong" Iruka continues "Setsuna had taken quite a liking to Zolen, they were the best of friends, and Henry hated that. He didn't want his son associating with commoners and soon forbid his son to go any where near the stable boy. Now as you can expect Setsuna didn't take well to this and disobeyed his father on lots of occasions. The most tragic was this......"
(A/N this will be wrote in a 3rd person view towards Setsuna and Zolen, I think it would sound better)
"Setsuna" Henry looked at his son across the dinner table next to him was his wife, Carla and next to her was her daughter. "I know you are still seeing that boy, I have told you not to"
Setsuna put his fork down and glared at his father "I will talk to who I want to; I will see who I want to see"
"I have forbid you....." He begins
"She" Setsuna points across to Catharine "Talks to all the maids and stable boys she wants, and does she get in trouble? No she doesn't"
"I will not have you talking about my daughter like that, my Catharine is a wonderful girl with high standards, she will not lower herself to talk with commoners" Carla glares at Setsuna "Unlike you"
Setsuna stands up "I will not eat at a table with such a hypocritical woman and another one that carries on like a whore, now please, excuse me" Setsuna walks out the room, he mentally counts....5.....4....3....2.....1...
"SETSUNA!" Henry roars "Get back here now!"
Setsuna carries on his way up the tower to his room and closes the door, he lays on his bed and looks towards the window. He knew his father would be up here any second, he walks over to the window and climbs down the rope and runs towards the stables.
Setsuna saw Zolen doing his normal job feeding all the cattle, horses and other farm animals. Setsuna smiles and puts his arms round the back of him and buries his head in the boy's long hair. Zolen turns round to see his friend standing there looking clearly upset.
"My father is looking for me, can we go somewhere?" Setsuna smiles
"Sure" Zolen replies emptying the bucket of food down for the pigs "I'm finished now anyway. I'll meet you in the normal spot, I have to put this back" He smiles "I won't be long"
"Alright, don't be long" Setsuna replies walking towards the forest.
Zolen walks towards the stables when he sees Henry.
"Zolen have you seen my son?"
"No my lord, I have not seen him for little over a month now" he lied "where is he?"
"That is none of your concern boy, if you see him be sure to tell him to return home at once" Henry turns his back and carries on looking for his son.
Zolen smiles to himself, he was a very convincing liar, and now he was to go and find Setsuna.
It took him just over 10 minutes to get to the tree in the middle of the forest they always met at, Setsuna smiled as his friend approached.
"Your father said that you must go home to see him" Zolen smiles "But I know you won't go just yet"
Setsuna takes a step towards him "You're right" he reaches round the back of Zolen's head to remove the black ribbon holding his hair up. Zolen's hair falls down his back, just above his waist, Sasuke smiles and runs a hand threw it.
Zolen puts a hand to Setsuna's cheek "You're cold"
"Kiss me and make me warm then" Setsuna replies, Zolen holds Setsuna in his arms and kisses him deeply.
Zolen breaks the kiss and looks into Setsuna's dark eyes. "I'm in love with you Setsuna"
Setsuna smiles "I know you are." He kisses him softly "And I am with you"
"Setsuna! Who is that girl you are with?" Catharine looks over at them
Zolen's eyes widen, why had that wench come? Why was she here?
"Go away Catharine" Setsuna replies "Don't turn round" Setsuna whispers
Catharine continues to walk towards them.
"Run" Setsuna whispers "She can't know it's you"
"I know" Zolen relies "Come see me again soon"
Setsuna kisses him before Zolen flees into the forest. Setsuna walks towards his stupid step sister.
"Who was that girl?" she asks
"None of your concern who 'she' was" He replies walking past her
"Tell me or I will tell Henry" She grins
"Tell him and I will tell him you have been carrying on with Chris and that you might be pregnant by him"
Her face drops "How do you know about that?"
"That is also none of your concern, keep your trap shut and I will do like wise"
They walk towards the stables and Zolen walks over towards them "My lord, lord Montague wishes to see you"
"Thank you Zolen, I will go and see him now." He then looks at Zolen "In fact can you come with me, there is something wrong with my horse, I may as well get this sorted before I see my father. Catharine would you tell him I will see him shortly"
"Yes" She says and walks towards the main house.
Setsuna follows Zolen towards the stable
"If your father knows you are talking to me you will be in trouble" Zolen says
"You tied your hair up with string again didn't you? Here you forgot this ribbon I gave you" Setsuna hands him the ribbon "here, take this" He hands Zolen a pound
"I can't take that" Zolen looks at him
"Your cloths have wholes in, your boots are too well worn, go into town and buy something new"
"Alright" He replies "I'll tell my father I have been paying a penny a week for them, seeing as though I don't get paid that much."
Setsuna nods and kisses him lightly "Meet me tonight at the old oak tree in the village"
"Alright" Zolen replies and walks out the stables
"Setsuna where the hell have you been?" His father says to him
"I went for a walk" He replies
"Catharine told me that Zolen told you to come back, is that correct?"
"Yes, I was coming back from the forest and I saw Catharine, Zolen approached me from the stables and told me you was looking for me"
"I told you to stay away from that boy" He glares at his son
"I have, that is the fist time I have seen him in over a bloody month!" Setsuna raises his voice "What more do you want father?"
Henry says nothing.
"How can you carry on like that, today of all days?" Setsuna glares at him "You know what day it is, my mothers birthday, you have not for filled you're promise....."
"Your mother is dead!" Henry yells "he is dead because......"
"OF ME RIGHT!" Setsuna glares at him "go on you know you want to say it!"
Henry glares at his son "Don't you EVER talk to me like that boy, or you will find yourself locked in that damn tower!"
"You think your right all the time! Your nothing more than a liar, telling me that on my mothers birthday we would go to her grave and lay fresh Lillis down on it, telling me you would never re-marry, telling me you would always treat me right and value me higher than anyone else, you're a LIER FATHER!" Setsuna glares at him and runs out the room towards the tower.
Henry stood there, mortified by what his son had said, and what was more upsetting was that the boy was right.
An hour after that event Henry and Carla had to go away for a while, they would be back in exactly one week. A messenger had been sent from the courts that they had to attend on some kind of business. Henry left without saying goodbye to Setsuna, he left the maids instructions and that was about it.
That night Setsuna met his lover as planned and also planed to spend the week together. It was the last day that things went wrong, Setsuna had hired a painter to do his and Zolen's portrait, the picture was showing them side by side holding hands, the painter was of cause swarm to silence. The picture was completed and hidden in Zolen's room. Catharine had seen the picture and also Setsuna and Zolen together, kissing........she was horrified by this fact and had written her mother a letter explaining this to them.
That night.........
Setsuna's father was due home the next day and Setsuna wanted to make the last night one to remember.
He had fruit, wine and bread delivered to his room, the maid wondered why but they didn't say a thing. Setsuna was looking out his window when he saw a familiar face come into view. Zolen quickly climbed up the rope into Setsuna's room. Setsuna was dressed in nothing more than a pair of long shorts, his hair undone and just below his shoulders. Zolen was dressed in a back shirt and black pants his hair was tied up loosely.
The first thing Setsuna did was to kiss Zolen.
Iruka looked at the two boys "Well no need to go into details what happened, but they were found out of course, Zolen was sentenced to death and Setsuna murdered his whole family and burnt the castle down."
"How was Zolen killed?" Sasuke asked
"He was burnt to death" Iruka replies
"Don't let him burn"This echoed threw Sasuke's head
Naruto had obviously enjoyed the story but felt sorry for both the boys.
"Since then a Victorian family lived here, they moved soon after claming a boy was trying to kill them, but before they left it was set on fire and the daughter of the family died, she was burnt alive in the east tower, which was where Catharine died from the same cause."
Sasuke turns pail and falls to the ground, Naruto tries to pick him up but before he knew it he had also passed out.
Iruka called for help, Kakashi came running... ... ... ...
That's it for now, find out what happens in the next bit!
