Sasuke looked into the imense darkness, trying to see anyone else in their with them. He couldn't find anyone.
After awhile, Gaara began to wake up. Groaning he asked " Where are we?"
" I don't know." Sasuke replied. " But we're not alone."
Gaara perked up after that, looking around in his field of vission. He found no one. " Are you sure?" He asked.
" Yes," Sasuke said. " I heard him laugh when I woke up. Seriouly, Gaara, after years of being stuck together you'd think you'd trust me!"
The laughter began again. " So the friends become paranoid. And it's only been ten minutes since Gaara awoke."
" Where are you hiding, coward?" Gaara shouted. " Come on out! We obviously won't hurt you!"
Lights flickered on, shining brightly. The vampires hissed, covering their eyes. The light was too bright for their eyes, but before they covered their eyes, they saw a scalely man with a snake wrapped loosely around his shoulders.
" You!" Sasuke hissed. " Murderer! Puppet of Fate and Destiny!(1)"
The man laughed. turning the lights off. " I see you remembered. And I do deserve that."
Gaara looked at his friend in confusion. " He killed the queen before Kyuubi." Sasuke explained. This was before Gaara was even blooded. " She foresceen her death." He smirked. " And I informed her of the strings.(2)"
They both howled in pain. It was their mates! They looked at each other, grinning. Knowing that they would be free soon.
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Three figures flitted through the woods. Two led the way, pain etched on their faces. The other bore a grave face.
They would keep running until close to daybreak.
" Come on," Kyuubi said. " Eat. It'll do you good." She held out a rabbit and a fox.
But Naruto and Lee were in too much pain to eat.
" Fine," She said. " More for me." She punctured two holes from her fangs. But from the lack of fresh kill (surviving on prey that her guards had hunted for her), she ripped them to pieces. Swallowing both flesh and blood like a mangy Werewolf.
Scowling at her realisation, she snapped at Lee. " How far are we from them?"
Lee shrugged.
" You should know that this doesn't tell disdance!" Naruto shouted at Lee's defense. " And quit picking on Lee! He's effected more by this than anyone else!"
" Yes, yes." She huffed. " Gaara was the only one that watched his dancing. And you're wrong. I'm effected by this more than him. I have to fight the one I loved. You two just have to rescue your's!" She cried.
Naruto calmed down, tears threatening to fall from his eyes. He placed his hand gently on her shoulder.
She gradually calmed down. She told them the entire story in the darkness of their cave.
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1) Sometimes Fate and Destiny take matters into their own hands...or in this case strings.
2) Only a few can see the strings, like Sasuke, they serve the queen by warning her that a 'puppet' is present and it is not best to kill at that time.