Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine, and if it can be mine… uhm…
JOURNAL ENTRY 1: STRANGE VISITOR
It was just an ordinary afternoon, and all I wanted to do was just to seat underneath the shade of the big willow tree at the backyard. That's all. After the tiring work from the field and doing errands for my master, relaxation is the best option to enjoy the rest of my day. I always wanted to have leisure after those labors. And, you can't blame me for that.
So, that was it. I was reading a nice novel underneath the shades of the willow tree. It was windy, but it was not cold. The wind was normal just like the summer breeze. I had the best time of my life, I suppose. I untied my red auburn hair to dry, and removed my jacket. I breathed the fresh air, as if it was my last.
And I thought it would be my last…
Where was I? Yeah, I was underneath that tree, enjoying my siesta. But after reading two to three pages, I felt someone's eyes watching over me. I didn't know where the eye was. But, there's really a strange feeling that someone's watching over me. I stood up from what I was sitting, and put back my jacket. This feeling already was here always when I try to rest.
"Who's there?" I shouted.
Nobody answered. Only the wind and the chirping of the birds was the sound I heard. Maybe it was just an imagination, I thought. So, I decided to go back what I was doing before. This time, it's really strange. I heard a hustle from a nearby bush. My eyes looked at the bush immediately. I sighed. I was thinking that it was just a cat or something. Suddenly, I felt light footsteps landed in the branches of the willow I was underneath. I felt terrified.
I looked up at the tree, looking for any traces of a creature. But, there's nothing. I shrugged. It was just my imagination that tricking me. Or, maybe… I'm just so tired that's why I'm having hallucinations. So, I decided to take a nap for a while. I lied down the soft grass with my hands crossed at the back of my head. The sunlight, even though the leaves were covering them, blinded my eyesight. I gently closed my eyes and let myself drifted to sleep.
After few minutes…
I heard dogs barking around me. I didn't bother. But, the barks were becoming more ferocious and louder. There's an intruder that entered the area. I opened my eyes seeing the leaves of the willow waving at me. I stood up immediately and tried to remember what I suppose to do. But, the dogs barking so much loud made me sick.
I settled to go to the dog pound. But I found the dogs asleep, and found its keeper… asleep too! This is weird. Why should the dog pound keeper asleep during this time of the day? He's always awake. I tugged the keeper's sleeves.
"Hideki-kun… Hideki-kun… wake up!" I said.
His eyes woke up, in shock. He shouted when he saw me. I suddenly jumped off my position because of his scream.
"Hideki-kun! It's me, Subaru! Calm yourself down!"
He suddenly stopped when he heard my name. He grabbed my jacket and told me.
"Stay away here now, Subaru. They'll get you."
"What the hell are you talking about, Hideki-kun? Who will get me here?"
"The red-eyed guy. He'll get you. You should go away and go to the center of Konoha. You'll be safe there."
"You must be dreaming, Hideki-kun. There's no such guy who has red eyes… except for ninjas you know…"
"He's maybe a ninja… but he's more like a criminal… Subaru… blood is his food… killing is his life…"
"Okey! Let's think I believe in what you are saying. When did you saw this 'red-eyes guy'?"
"Last night… and today… he made me sleep… his eyes… terrifying…"
It's the first time I saw fear in Hideki's eyes. I didn't know if he's telling the truth. Red-eyed ninja? Freaky. But, in Hideki's words, it is true. He was so much horrified and worried about me. I was supposed to speak when my master entered the pound.
He's an old man, with a long beard. He looks strict and ordinary. He suddenly pinched my ear and said.
"I'm looking for you, Subaru! Where have you been?"
I yelped in pain. I held his left hand that holds my ear. He spanked it with his fan.
"I've… been… in… the… willow tree. Resting…"
I was sobbing between my words. Here it goes again…
"Resting, Subaru? You lethargic bitch! Now, you're telling me that you're resting? I just saw you flirting Hideki!"
That suddenly cut off my patience. If he wasn't my master, I've already thrown him to the walls and punch his head. And, cut his long, disgusting, itchy beard. He dragged me, with his left hand still twitching my ear, to the house. He was still shouting at my ears how lazy, unethical and all the bad words you can name. I tried not to cry, not to scream or to speak. I tried to swallow all the things… all the fraudulences that he wanted me to believe.
After he did that to me, I sat on the edge of the window, checking my ears if it's still attached. I can't stop my tears anymore. They are flowing ceaselessly, and so as my heart. I can't take this anymore. It's slandering my life, cutting off my right to live as a human… as someone who can feel. I suddenly heard a hustle in the trees.
I stood up and checked it out. I looked out the window and checked thoroughly to the trees. I saw a spark of red light in the middle of the leaves. It was a pair of red eyes staring at me, strangely. It suddenly winked to me. I stepped two steps away from the window. I was startled. I checked it out again, but the figure suddenly vanished away… so fast… just like the ninjas around the village.
Red eyes. It's true. I saw it. It even winked at me. Hideki was maybe right. There's a mystery visitor in the mansion. It was been spying around the house. It maybe also the footsteps I heard in the backyard. It maybe the creature that the dogs saw that's why they barked. His eyes… they were… beautiful. But I felt a fear tingling my spine. His eyes were terrified… were scary.
If it was the guy who wants me as Hideki said… I wish he just got me now before I committed suicide because how life is treating me. For I never wanted to live like this forever…
A/N: Hello! This is my first Naruto fanfiction. Hope you'll be not that rough to give me reviews. I'll accept any suggestion and comments. I need it for improving my story. I need a beta reader too! I know you know who's the red-eyed guy… Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy it. Take care!
