Sry don't own Naruto. :(
Neji sat on his little wooden porch watching the sun slowly rise from the east. He heard a small noise behind him it sounded like a small whimper. His silver eyes shot over to look where the noise had come from. There dragging it's back leg behind it was a giant silver wolf. He sat up and walked over to the beast now lying on it's side. The wolf's eyes were half way closed when he could have swore he heard it say his name.
Just as Neji kneeled down next to the beast the sun's rays danced across the wolf's body. He watched in awe as the giant wolf in front of him truned to a small pinked haired girl. '...Sakura?'
Sakura woke to the smell of fresh clean linens. Her eyes shot open as memories of last night flooded her mind. Fear stroke her. She looked around the room seeing if there was any way out. The room was small, the walls were a light tan on the other side of the room was a big window facing the woods. Flinging back the white blanket that laid across her lap she tried to stand. Pain washed though her left leg. She looked down to see her leg was all bandaged up nicely. But she know she had to get out of there. Sakura leaned on the wall for support as she made her way to the large window. She slowly and quitley started to open the window so know one would hear her excape. Just as she got the window a crack open the door flew open. She though a glance back to see Neji walking casually in.
"I don't think thats such a good idea with all your injures." he said calmly. Sakura just froze for a secound staring at him. 'So I wasn't dreaming when I thought I saw him.' thought Sakura still staring at him.
" I think you should come lay down and eat something. You look pale." he said looking at Sakura's face.
Sakura looked down at her hands still holding the crank to open the window. She was torn not knowing what to do. Moto always told her that she was never to go near other people even if she once knew them. As much as she wanted to trust in Neji and other people again her past memories would not let her forget the pain and betrayal of her once friends and family.
Flash Back
Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke had just arrived at the castle in the city of Sharia where they were supposed to have brought the princess for her wedding. Just earlyer that morning they had baried the princess's body and placeded wild flowers over it. Naruto still had his arm around Sakura's waist to help her stand as Sasuke told the one of the servents what they were here for. Soon after A handsome man with dark green hair that came to his shoulders came walking down the stairs.
"Greetings. I'm Prince Kodayama, but please just call me Koda." said the prince in a cheery voice. "So what brings you fine people to my castle?" all 3 of them stayed quiet for a couple seconds till Sakura could not help herself but blurt out the whole story. He stayed acctully calm for the whole story just staring at Sakura with his light green eyes.
"Here." said Sakura in a small voice as she reached in her pocket and handed over the red ruby necklace. "The princess wanted me to give you this." He took the necklace from my hand and stared at it for awhile.
"Well.."he said after a couple minutes of silence "You must stay for the night. It is the least I can do for you good people since you came all this way out here just to tell me this awful news."
"Thanks for the offer but we should be heading back now." Sasuke said from the back wall he was leaning on.
"Please I insist. Besides look at this young lady she looks in a lot of pain." Koda said looking at Sakura's bandaged arm and legs. Now everone was staring at her.
"Fine but just for tonight. We will leave in the morning." said Sasuke.
"Splendid! I was just about to go eat dinner." sad Koda. Sakura watched him closely he seemed to have gotten over the news of his feance farrly quickly. They all sat down at the huge round table. The table was filled with delicious food. As Sakura went to grab a bread stick infront of her, her top of her shirtslid down a little on her shoulder revealing a little bit of the black wolf mark on her skin. She quickly pulled it up again looking around to see if anyone had seen it. Sakura thought it was wiser if her team mats didn't know about the mark yet. To her luck Sasuke and Naruto were to busy eatting the food on the plates. She through a look in Koda's direction to find him staring at her with narrowed eyes. But as quickly as she had seen his staring eyes on her they were off her and staring at his half eaten plate.
When dinner was done with some servants came in and took them to there rooms. When Sakura was finally alone in her room she pulled down her shirt to look at the wolf mark. Sakura walked out to the little balcony that was connected to her room. She stared out over the large village. Sakura looked up into the sky and saw that the sun was still visable. 'hmm maybe a walk will help me clear my head' she thought as she walked out of her room and down the hall way. Sakura didn't get to far till she heard low voices behind a half closed door. She new the voices immediately.
"You want us to what!" yelled an angry and shocked Naruto.
"Keep your voice down." whispered Koda. "This has to be done." just then the door started to open making Sakura run down a small hallway to hid herself. Out from behind the door came Naruto who looked like he was on the verg of crying. Behind him came Sasuke with a dark blank face on.
"I'll be waiting for you two down stairs." said Koda walking out of the room last. "If nothing happens I will let it go. But if it does then I'm expecting you two to take action immediately." Koda said sternly. He looked down at Naruto's somber face. "Just remeber you are ninjas you should have no feelings about this. Isn't your jobs to protect and make this world safe?" he said looking down at Naruto again. All Naruto could do was nod his head in agreement.
When all 3 of them walked out of site Sakura came out of her hidding place. 'That was weird. I wonder what they were talking about. But that Koda guy sure gives me the creeps.' thought Sakura as a shiver ran up her spine.
Sakura had been takeing a walk for almost an hour when she started back to the castle. She was almost to the entrance of the castle when she looked up to see Naruto, Sasuke, and Koda standing on a balcony above her. Sakura started to wave at them but Naruto and Sasuke just turned there heads away from her. 'What's up with them?' Sakura thought. Just then a dozen knights ran out of the castle gates and surrounded her.
"W-What are you doing?" Sakura asked the knights nervously. They didn't answer. "Naruto! Sasuke! What's happening!" yelled Sakura at the two boys standing just above her. They didn't answer either.
"Silence demon women!" shouted Koda. 'Demon women? What does he mean?' thought Sakura. They stood there for a little while and then it happened for the first time. The moonlight shot down on the village as the sun sinked below the hills.
Sakura looked up at the moon staring down at her. Her heart felt like it was being squeezed and her skin being ripped off. She screamed in pain and fell to the ground. Then everything stopped. She felt so strong. Sakura looked down at her body to see silver fur all over herself and then she looked up to see everyone looking at her. When she tried to yell to Naruto and Sasuke all that came out was a loud booming howel.
"KILL IT!" shouted Koda to his knights. The knight's brought up their long swords and started to swing them wildedly at her. Sakura was confused and scared as she dogded the swords. All of a sudden something deep inside her came bursting up taking over her body. Helplessly she watched as the great demon inside her started to attack and kill the knights around her. The demon that took over her body was about to finish off one of the knights laying on the ground when she felt something stab her in the back. She looked back to see Naruto stabbing her with his dagger. Then another pain this time next to her shoulder blade. She quickly turned to see Sasuke standed a couple feet away already grabbing more daggers from his pocket on his leg. Then the rest of the knights ran over with their swords and started to attack again. Sakura felt the demon slowly going back deep inside her again leaving Sakura alone, hurt and betraled by her only two best friends.
Sakura could feel her body falling but it all felt like it was going in slow motion. Everything then went black all around her.
"I think it's dead my lord!" yelled one of the knights next to Sakura's still wolf body.
"Good! Leave it there for tonight. We will burn it in the morning." said Koda still standing on his balcony.
"Naruto! Sasuke! Good work you did what you had to, to make this world a safe place again." said Koda looking down at both of them still standing next to Sakura's thought to be dead body.
End Flask Back
Ever since that day she never trusted anyone but Moto. What did he want with her? She was a demon and he saw that last night. But what ever reason he kept her alive when Naruto and Sasuke only tried to kill her it must not be anything good she thought.
She then turned back to the half opened window and then gave Neji one finally look as she tried to jump out the window. But as soon as Sakura tried to fling herself out strong arms were around her waist pulling her back in. Sakura looked up to see Neji carring her back to the small bed in thecorner. She struggled all the way back to the bed in his arms.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Yelled Sakura still struggleing as he dropped her gently back on the soft bed.
"Calm down Sakura. Geez you act like you don't even know who I am." said Neij looking irritable. " I won't let you go till you stop struggling." said Neij his arms still around her waist with an iron grip. Slowly Sakura calmed down but her breath was still breathing heavely. Then Neij let her go and moved his hands into his lap. Sakura turned her head staring at the wall opposite of Neij.
Just then the door opened again and a short plump old lady came waddling in. "Oh! I see she has finally awoken." said the old women dressed all in white. The women walked over and placed her tray she was carring on the nightstand next to the bed Sakura was laying in. "Ok sweety. Lets change those bandages now." said the old women as she started to reach out to grab Sakura's hurt leg. Sakura flinched away from the old women's reaching hand. "Now, now dear this will only take a few minutes." said the woman in a sweet voice.
The old women's voice sounded very kind and Sakura couldn't imagine her doing anything to hurt her so she allowed her to bandage her up.As the women's wrinckle hands slowly and carefully unbandaged her leg Sakura looked up to see Neij staring down at her wound in disgust and was that...anger she saw too?
When Sakura's wounds were all bandaged up again the old women turned and grabed a small bowl full of soup. It smelled so good to Sakura but Moto's voice came back to her in her head. 'Never eat or stay with anyone who has seen what you can turn into.No one wants to truly help a demon unless they have other plans for that demon later.'
The old women's hand was coming closer to Sakura's mouth with a spoon full of that steaming soup. Sakura grabbed her mouth and turned away from the spoon.
"What arn't you hungry?" asked the women pulling the spoon away.
"No!" said Sakura still facing away from the women.
"Well then I'll just leave this bowl here." said the old women setting the bowl down onthe nightstand. She got up and left the room leaving Neij and Sakura to stare at each other. Sakura's stomache gave a small growl telling her it really was hungry but Sakura ignored it.
"See you are hungry." said Neij. "You need to eat something."
'What do you want from me!"yelled Sakura her anger and confusing bursting out.
"What are you talking about?" asked Neij his silver orbed eyes looking down at her.
"Why are you helping me after you saw last night what I can turn into! No ones tried to help me before so why are you?"
Neij looked alittle taken back by her out burst but he recovered quickly back to his calm face. "I know someone put a curse on you. I saw the mark." he said looking away from her. "Besides I have no reason to kill you. And I think I may have an idea who put this curse on you in the first place." he said looking back into her jade green eyes. Sakura's face lighted up a little and her eyes grew wide.
"Really? You know who put this mark on me! Do you know how to get it off?" Asked Sakura in excitment.
"I don't know the exact person who did this to you but I know of a village were their ninjas know a secret curse to put on people. And no I don't know how to get it off you." said Neij. Sakura looked a little saddened by the news that he didn't know how to get it off. "But at least we are heading in the right direaction." Said Neij when he saw Sakura's face fall out of its excitment.
"We? You mean you are going to help me?" said Sakura looking suprized.
"Of course I'll help. But you still look tired so maybe you should sleep a little longer." Neij said as he got up from his sit. Sakura glanced a worried look to the window to see the sun was now past the middle of the sky.
"Umm Neij...Do you think there will be a moon out tonight?" said Sakura looking up at him. Neij looked a little confused by her question.
"It doesn't look like there will be one tonight. I think we are going to get a thunder storm."
"Ok then. Well then I'll take your advice and sleep for a little while more." said Sakura with a small smile. She watched as Neij walked out of the room as she layed down on her side and fell asleep.
Thank you Angels-Ramen, Rean's angel, AnimeGirl2006, and Denisen for commenting on my story :)
