A/N: Hey! This is my third story. I've just been having more ideas for more fanfics pop into my head. If you've been following my other stories, then good for you (i love you all!)! I really love the coupling of SasuNaru, they're the BEST EVER! Sasuke is totally AMAZING! Anyway, tell me how ya liked it.
Disclaimer: I don't own (sadly) Naruto or anything in it. This story has some adult language.
A Royal Mess
Hoof beats echoed through the lush forest. Sun beams peaked from the thick leafy canopy. The raven haired rider barely even noticed the mystical creatures that scurried out of the way through his haze of blissful freedom. Being on his own, away from the stresses of prince-hood and his overbearing family, allowed for the break that the young man had needed for so long.
'Maybe this adventure will clear my head. At the very least, it got me out of the house.'
Flashback
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"Where are you going? You can't just leave! You have obligations!"
"Screw my obligations! Itachi can just take care of them. Doesn't he always do a better job than me anyhow?"
A silver-haired man quickly followed the raging raven-haired youth.
"But, Sasuke…!"
"NO! I'm sick of always doing what's expected of me; of the prince! I…I just need to leave for awhile." Sasuke stopped on the veranda, panting after having practically run across the entire castle.
"Kakashi," the brunet spoke more calmly, "I'm so sick of being here, of being trapped in this castle, always hearing my parents gush about how PERFECT Itachi is. Did you know, in all my life, I've never been farther than the outer-most wall of the city? It's disgusting. Let Itachi assume all the powers of our family. He is, after all, the heir to the throne, not me. Why should I have to work my ass off when I couldn't care less about the throne?"
"…I see. But don't you think that the king and queen will be worried?"
Sasuke turned to his long time attendant, Kakashi. The man was fairly young, late 20s; silver hair stuck out to the side rather oddly; and his eyes, one black, the other red with a scar going vertically over it, always were filled with mirth.
"You can tell them I went out. I'll be back in a couple weeks or so."
"Were will you go? It'd be kinda boring if you went out with no purpose."
"……?"
"Well……I did hear of a quest you could go on. It'd be more fun than just wondering around the country side."
"What is it? It better not be some kind of adventure for some treasure no one has ever seen but people have heard stories about, cause that's just bull shit. I'm not gonna go on a wild goose chase."
"Oh no, no. It has legality. You know of the King and Queen of the West Country, right? Well, their daughter was kidnapped and brought to a fortress in the Great Murky Swamp of East Country. The royal family is offering a reward for the safe return of their precious child."
"THOSE TWO! King Jiraiya and Queen Tsunade have a child? Who on god's green earth thought it a good idea that THOSE TWO should have a kid? Biologically, their kid has got to be really weird."
"Hold your horses. The girl isn't 'their's' pre say, she's adopted."
"Adopted?"
"Ya, both her parents were killed in the war. I believe you've heard of them. Her father was the Yellow Flash."
"YELLOW FLASH! The great warrior Yondaime was this girl's father?"
"Yep, and I hear that she is very much like her father. Blinding blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and an infectiously chipper demeanor."
"Hn.."
"So, will you go?"
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End Flashback
Sasuke didn't know what made him decide to go on this 'quest' as it were. He had promised himself long ago that he would never be one of those damsel-saving-love-seeking pricks. Maybe it was the fact that the girl was the great Yondaime's child. Even after the Yellow Flash's death, amazing stories about his strength and power were hot on everyone's lips. To have lost such an amazing warrior must have hit the West Country pretty hard.
The brunet had heard that King Jiraiya had taught Yondaime himself and thought of him as his own son. Not only was Yondaime's greatness legendary, but so was his demeanor. The Yellow Flash was supposed to be chivalrous, unbelievably kind, and funny. Though, in war, any soldier who was unfortunate enough to come upon him was told to run away as soon as possible. Once, Sasuke had seen a painting done of Yondaime, and even though it was a war scene, Sasuke could tell the man would have been a pleasure to be around, if even for one moment.
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"Dear GOD! This swamp NEVER ENDS!" The thoroughly disgruntled Sasuke complained.
"Master, I believe that the fortress is only a short way further." A red headed attendant replied.
Before Sasuke had left the castle, Kakashi made him promise to bring along an attendant, Gaara. The red head had been with Sasuke for as long as he could remember. Gaara, though more like a part of the family, was rather quiet most of the time. Despite this, the red head was one of the North Kingdom's strongest warriors even though he was a mere adolescent like Sasuke.
The two, after several days of travel into the East Country, had arrived at the swamp. Fully living up to its name, the swamp was indeed murky, if not filled with every kind of bug known to man. Mosquitoes swarmed around the porcelain skin of the Prince Uchiha and the VERY annoyed Gaara was not at all pleased with the smell of the mud that bubbled from every nook and cranny of the swamp floor. Finally, the thick gray walls of the fortress loomed ahead. A single, tall spire rose from the fortress like a knife through a heart.
'God, this is sooooo cliché. A damsel in the tallest tower? Please.' Sasuke groaned as he arrived at the front of the castle.
"I'll go in and get the girl. You stay here and watch the horses, kay?" The brunet left his partner as he snuck up to the side of the fortress quietly.
After successfully invading the castle, Sasuke looked around for any guards. But to his entire disbelief, all the soldiers appeared to be sleeping.
'Who the fuck runs this castle? Obviously they aren't very clever or they wouldn't just let their guards lay around all day.'
Sneaking by rather easily, the brunet found a pair of stairs that led up to the tower.
' This is sooo dumb. If I'd have known this was THIS easy, I'd have just told the King to come get his own daughter.'
Reaching the top of the stairs, a large, thick door appeared. Huge dead bolts and locks cover the door, effectively locking in whatever was inside.
"Well, here goes nothing." Sasuke reached forward to begin dismantling the lock system.
Suddenly, the brunet was on the floor, a numbing pain spread across his face as he was hit by the huge swinging door.
"OWW. GOD! WHAT THE FUCK!" Sasuke has his hands pressed to his face, trying to ease the pain.
"OHH! I'm so sorry. Ah…wait, who are you?"
The biggest blue eyes Sasuke had ever seen stared at him. The person kneeled down and attempted to brush Sasuke's hands away from his face to get a better look. Sasuke was completely dumb founded.
This was no girl.
'I'm sooo going to fucken kill Kakashi.'
A/N: Hey, how'd ya like it? Please Review!
