One Silver Rose

By: Michiru Lee

Naruto Fanfic

Chapter 8

Totally Random

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the evil hamster on my head.

Blah Thought or Dream

Blah Scene Change or Point of View Change

(Blah) Inner Sakura

Michiru and the others were walking along the road back to Konoha and decided to stop there for the night. Gaara and Naruto were lying on the ground near the trees doing who knows what while Michiru sat up in a tree that gave away a view of the starry sky. It felt peaceful, but she knew that Itachi would be close by waiting for his chance to kill him all.

"What's up with you?" Sasuke asked as he jumped into the tree and sat down next to her.

"Just thinking…" Michiru said.

"About what?"

"About home and other things. I was thinking about how badly I will hurt my brother when I get back," Michiru said with a grin.

"Hn…" Sasuke grunted as he looked up at the stars.

"My soul has shattered into a million pieces,

I live not one life, but many of them,

Each piece of my soul is destined to die the same way,

Just as each piece of my soul is destined to love again each time," Michiru whispered.

"What kind of poem is that?" Sasuke asked.

"A poem about the stars. My mother used to recite it to me when we went stargazing. That was back when I was five years old, before the incident in my hometown," Michiru said.

"What kind of incident?" Sasuke asked.

"I can't remember most of it… All I know that someone slaughtered the whole town and then set it aflame. Bug, my brother, and me were the only survivors. All I remember that I had blood covering me and I was trapped in the flames. I couldn't find my brother in the thick smoke and I didn't know what was going on. My mother was there next to me with her throat cut from a type of sword, which it's strange since my world doesn't use swords to fight anymore. I knew I was going to die, but then someone grabbed me and all I saw was silver light before I passed out. Later I found out that an old woman named Granny Silverfayt saved me. And she had raised me while relatives raised my brother. My brother didn't know that I was alive until three years ago," Michiru said.

"Seems almost like my story, but I know who killed my family," Sasuke said.

"Itachi…" Michiru whispered.

"Yes and I will take my revenge on him. I just need to get stronger," Sasuke said.

"Then make your heart strong. You cannot win unless you stop shutting people out of your life," Michiru said.

"Hn…"

A noise came from below as a dark figure darted out of the undergrowth and ran headlong into the clearing. Michiru watched the figure move towards Naruto and Gaara as if it was trying to get something. Michiru and Sasuke looked at each other and nodded as the jumped out of the tree and blocked the figure from escaping.

"Turn around and get away from the two lovebirds," Michiru ordered.

"Umm… Hello Michiru!" The figure said as they turned around. It was a girl dressed in bellbottom blue jeans, black gloves, a red long sleeve shirt, a white belt, and a pair of white sneakers. The wind blew her dirty blonde hair with one red stripe on the right side and one blue stripe on the left side of her hair. Her brown eyes glanced around the clearing as if she was watching out for something, or somebody. She had a bag slung over her shoulder.

"Snowfire Fox…" Michiru muttered as she placed a hand on her head. "What are you doing here?"

"Umm… Collecting things," Snowfire Fox replied as Michiru stared blankly at her.

"I don't even want to know, but what is in the bag?" Michiru asked.

"A cloak… Just an ordinary cloak. Well I have to run, bye!" Snowfire Fox said as she ran away.

"Wait! You could at least take me home before…" Michiru started saying. Another rustle came from the bushes and Itachi popped out with a pissed off look in his face.

"Great you two… Have you seen a girl run pass here with a bag over her shoulder? I am not in the mood to fight you right now," Itachi said.

"I would go that way and try to catch up, but she might of have teleported back to my world by now," Michiru said with a grin while pointing to where Snowfire Fox disappeared to. She hid her snickering until Itachi only nodded and ran back into the forest.

"Blah haha! This is going to be amusing," Michiru laughed.

"Why did you even help him?" Sasuke asked in an angry tone.

"You'll see in three… two… one…"

Snowfire Fox ran back into the clearing and off to the way she just ran before and darted back into the woods. A white fireball came from behind her and shot into the path where she just ran. Itachi dodged the fireball and continued his chase after Michiru's sneaky friend. This happen for about five minutes without either of them taking a rest. Michiru waited until Snowfire Fox appeared again and rushed in front of her.

"You better summon the portal now before he gets here again," Michiru said.

"Ok! Cause I'm getting tried since I have to prepare to steal Neji's jacket tomorrow. You ruin my chance to get Naruto's and Gaara's things," Snowfire Fox said as she took out her Silverfayt and summoned the silver portal.

"Yeah… yeah… Just tell my brother he better give me my Silverfayt back or he is getting fucking Hell when I get back," Michiru said. Itachi ran into the clearing and saw the portal and Snowfire Fox jumping though it.

"Fuck! You Bitch! Why you let her escape?" Itachi growled. He was ready to grabbed his sword and slice her in two when he saw a brown bag in front of her.

"Tsk… Tsk… You really think I would let her escape with your damn cloak? I can use it for sleeping on or as a pillow," Michiru said in a cocky voice.

"Umm… Michiru… I think he is really going to kill you this time…" Sasuke said.

Michiru ignored him and took out Itachi's cloak and draped it around herself.

"It looks so much better on me than you," Michiru said. Another silver portal appeared behind her and Snowfire Fox popped back though.

"Give me that!" Snowfire Fox said as she grabbed the cloak. She rushed to open another portal and went back though.

"Opps…" Michiru said.

"Shit…" Sasuke muttered.

"Grr…" Itachi growled.

TBC

foxes-n-blood-n-tears-never...- Gaanaru of course. Gaara would never let himself be put on the bottom.

Note: This chapter is for Snowfire Fox, my co-author. She wouldn't stop talking about stealing Itachi's cloak so I made it happen. Though I couldn't let her steal something from everyone or I would have to write about a whole mob chasing her about. I'm having enough hard time writing the Saiyuki Fanfic with over 14 people in the same place lol. I'm learning fast though. R&R!