A/n: Wow, I don't think that this fic is going well, is it?… (cries) I'll just give it some time, I guess. Oh and sorry, I could have said for you guys not to read the first chapter err, prologue but um, I kinda forgot, blah.
Oh, and I got some ideas from the Naruto movie (blah) so if you've seen it that's why some things are similar. But that'll only be for this chapter.
Disclaimer: Oh and (lol, again) I do not own any characters from Naruto, all characters are rightfully owned by their owners/creators, and you get the deal.
Chapter one:
Don't give up, you're not done
Two lingering single bandages that were tied around a shaft of the kunai blew along with the currents of the wind, that ends were joined at the knot. The head of the kunai rested deep within the trunk of a broken tree. The winds blew harder every second. The battle field was quiet. The warriors were only left to suffer the pain but were still alive.
"We will not be able to escape. Accept this death quietly and we will be saved…. There are no more choices for us to take." A samurai supported his unstable body by gripping the handle of his katana. Sweat poured down at his temples mixing with the tears of the darkened sky.
One of his weakened companions laid still on the ground- which what he thought was going to be his deathbed. He was loosing hope every second, thoughts lingering around in his mind. "Tetsunomura… this whole journey was worthless. I shouldn't have joined. My family… back home."
Another companion of the party laid on the branch of a low standing tree. Every joint in his body hurt. His arms hung lifeless on either side of him. "Death, that is the only thing that we can give ourselves to now. There isn't anything else to do, nothing more. Our only choice is to give up…."
In the middle of the battlefield, not far away from her other three companions, she stood from her kneeling position. Her katana was deeply fixed straight into the ground. She didn't turn her head to talk to them instead her head was being held up high, looking at the other half of the field. We can give up yet, we can still save him…. "Don't give up…." her lips moved slowly as she whispered. Then louder, "Don't give up!"
The soldier with the katana in the ground forced himself to plainly look up to her strong blue eyes. "But, Ayuki…"
Finally she tore her gaze off from ahead of her and looked over her shoulder to meet eye contact. "Tetsunomura, we can still save him. There must be a way. Remember who this is we came for. All this way!" Close to tears she quickly looked away. "There has to be a way, we can still find it, I'm sure of it. This isn't the end. We still have a chance…."
Though at different angles, each man tried their very best to catch sight at Ayuki, whether sitting, lying or leaning, they tried. "Ayuki…" the man whispered who was laying on the hard, cold ground.
A young man stood at the ruins of a building, horrifying smoke trailing around him. He stood there as if he ruled everything, that everything was under his commands. His icy blue gaze were in the direction of last living warriors. He, himself wasn't a warrior, he was a fiend who wanted power lost of control. Lost, completely lost. He didn't know what he was doing anymore. Focusing on the female he stood, stunned of her appearance. Shaking his head then laughing maniacally, he raised his arms and took all the chakra he had, bunching it together into one ball.
Ayuki bowed her head respectfully near to tears. This isn't you…"Gomen…" she whispered, "but I have to do this. This is the only way that I could think of." Taking a firm grip on the handle of the katana, she unsheathed it and held it up high. Her companions bravely picked up their weapons and solemnly stayed by Ayuki. Taking a deep breath she let it out sighing. "Gomen nasai, but I have to do this It's the only way."
He called upon the dead bodies somehow bringing life into them. One was heading towards Ayuki.
"Oh my gosh!…" A pink haired teen called out, voice fading at the end.
Easily, she dodged the in coming attach, turned around and thrust the sword out in front of her. Though it hadn't touched her enemy, some sort of force field advanced from her katana and into the dead. It fell to the ground once again, lifelessly. When it had fallen, she turned to look behind her. Her companions followed her lead and looked behind themselves, only to see hundreds of more bodies rising from the places that they had died. Hiesuke, please forgive me…
"Give up, Ayuki. I am no longer that weakly you were in love with. There is no chance that he will be returning either. Your life ends here! Give up!" Recklessly he threw his arms in the air, gathering more power. The rain and the winds grew stronger as if he had called on them.
"I am never giving up, Hiesuke! As long as I'm alive I still have a chance to bring you back to me." Her gazed bore harder into his. A burning kind of power burned around her. "And I will show you that the old Hiesuke isn't gone from this world!" With confidence and fear she turned around to look at her companions as the light glowed stronger around her. Releasing a breath and turned back to face the one that used to be her love, but in reality he still was inside.
Raising her katana straight into the air in her right hand, left, outstretched in front of her, meeting the blade with a palm. Alongside of her and in front of her, the companions that had started the journey with her followed her lead. In each unique way, they held her weapons, burning their chakra.
Wrapping around each other the chakra bonded and was released by their hearts' content aiming for Hiesuke. His chakra against theirs. Ayuki saw this and moved her left hand to the top of the katana handle, thrusting the sword out in front of her. "Ha… aaaaahhhh!" The beam of chakra advanced forward with encouraging power.
Eyes growing wider, Hiesuke, took a retreating step backwards mouth agape. It hit him hard, knocking him off his feet. The chakra then shot up to the sky where there was a hole in the clouds.
Light shone on a white skinned, pink haired teen. Her green orbs were wide, watching every scene in front of her eyes…
The beam of chakra shone and spread through, up above the clouds, getting rid of the evil. The sky began to clear up, the sun once again coming out. Ayuki held her breath and lowered her weapon… They had done it. They had saved everyone… but had they saved him?…
"We did it…" whispered Tetsunomura. "But did Hiesuke…." he was unable to finish as he saw a body from the sky fall, fall towards the earth. Ayuki dropped her katana and ran to the body that fell in the middle of the battlefield. Tears ran down her white cheeks not because of sadness but because she had saved some one that was important to her. He was alive!
She took his head in her arms and pulled his body onto her lap. Crying she buried her face into the crook of his neck, jet-black raven hair tickling her cheek. "Hiesuke… Hiesuke…." she sniffed and cried, "Hiesuke!"
His hair fell over his eyes and off to the side of his cheeks. Ayuki lowered his head onto her lap. Using a lot of effort he raised a hand and with then back of it, he brushed her cheek. "Ayuki…" he whispered hoarsely. Then smiled weakly, "Domo arigato gozaimasu… you saved me."
Ayuki shook her head. Hiesuke looked up at her questioning her act with a look in his eyes . "We saved each other…." With a sudden movement he sat up, surprising her. Taking her face in his hands he smiled and leaned in, softly caressing her lips. Tears streaked down, meeting the earth….
"Oh my gosh, that was seriously a good movie!" A blonde haired ninja yelled happily clapping his hands together. His friend alongside of him sighed, ashamed. He was practically talking to the screen. "Good job, Ayuki! That was a well done act! That-"
A man in his mid ages ran in to the theatre room screaming up at the two beings that were up on the ceiling. "Get down from there. I don't let bastards come in for free to watch this movie!"
Distracted, Naruto lost control of his chakra sending himself down to the ground below landing in the aisle way. "Tatatatata! Itai!" He painfully grabbed the back of his neck and cussed words under his breath.
Seeing that he had came down, the man ran up to Naruto as if he was going to stand and bolt out of the theatre room any moment. "What were you two doing up there sneaking in to watch the movie?" He bore his gaze into Naruto. This caught the attention of other people who were watching.
Flinging his hands out to the side, to emphasized his defence Naruto answered with a bit of a weak spot in his voice. "It's not like that. I have a ticket!" Seeing that the man didn't take his answer, Naruto added, "Seriously, I didn't sneak in to watch the movie! Honestly, I swear that I didn't!"
"Then where's your ticket you-"
Suddenly a teen dropped down from the ceiling for Naruto's defence, landing perfectly stable on the ground. She used to be… err, large-fore headed but over time she out grown it, letting the beauties that he always had stand out. Brushing out the pink hair out of her face with one hand she sighed and held up their ticket pass. "I have our tickets… So we weren't sneaking in. It was just training while watching the movie at the same time."
Embarrassed the man rubbed the back of his neck, especially because he was talking to a female who clearly was a top member of the ANBU team of Konoha. "Eh, sumimasen… you two are Konoha ninja, right?"
Pulling up Naruto, Sakura sighed and headed out the theatre room. "Hai. Naruto, I think the training's done, besides, we can finish the movie some other time!" She walked ahead thoughts starting to drifting in and out of her mind. The movie… she felt like she was the one in Ayuki's place and well… he was Hiesuke's place. She had wanted to save him but only… failed. No wait, she was still alive… she still had a chance-
"Oi, Sakura-chan! Matsu! But this is really a good movie, why can't we finished it now? Itsuka-san isn't going to kill us if we don't be there in half an hour! She'll just get really pissed!" He trailed after her trying to avoid the glances of people he didn't know.
"I don't really care either, she'd understand, Naruto. But…" Her eyes looked out ahead of her, scenes from the movie starting to haunt her of memories from before. I loved him… I really did…. She shook her head. "Naruto, I just," sighing she smirked, "just feel weird so I think I'm heading out."
"Matsu! I know why you're feeling weird: it's because the moving was soooo breath taking that it stunned you with amazement!" he yelled running up to her side.
She sighed, again. "No… it's just… just for some other reason. You go finish the movie, I'm heading back to head quarters." Biting her bottom she made her way out and dashed out the door telling herself to not cry.
Naruto lingered behind, standing there, watching her leave. "Sakura-chan." Suddenly he didn't feel like he was in the mood of finishing the movie without her. He wanted her to watch it with him so that he could see that he was happy but in the end she… she became sad once again. He balled his fists in his pockets as he made his way out the exit. He knew why she was like this.
Sasuke, you bastard. Look what you did to her, she isn't the same as before! You bastard… and to leave just like that. She loved you… and you were like a brother to me….
Shaking his head he looked up to the sky, having the sun blind him. It took a while before his eyes adjusted to the light. Deep inside he knew that the movie was just like Sakura's misfortune but her story wasn't finished, she still had a chance… a chance to make her own ending.
Japanese translations
Gomen: "Sorry"
Tatatata! Itai: The "tatatata part" is just a way to exspress yourself of ouch! "Itai" is the words that really says ouch.
Hai: Means, "yes", "yeah", "sure" you get the point.
-chan: Suffix ending. To adress your friend, or someone that's younger than you.
A/n: Well, that took a long time for me to write. Well thanks for reading and don't forget to review, I got two so far! Thumbs up. Well I have to study for my French test :p.
