WARNING: Yaoi (not graphic) and abuse.

Also Neji and Sai maybe a bit OOC (out of character) in this fanfic but you will get over it.

Chapter 5

Little did anyone know that in the deepest part of the Kyuubi forest stood the first Kyuubi castle that had been abandoned eons ago when there had been a war. It was still standing strong but was cracking in places and the wooden tower roofs had long ago worn away and the still strong bricks were covered in moss and the gardens were over grown, but all this only added to the beauty of the old castle.

But the lake in the garden was by far the most breath-taking scene in the castle. The blue-green water was fall of fish of every colour and size. On top of the water were water plants and flowers of every kind and on shore were old gardens of wild flowers and huge old trees.

And little did anyone know that this had been Orochimaru's hideout for years.

That night when the sun was almost up he and his assistant, Kabuto, a clever twenty-two-years-old, with long silver hair tide behind his head and glasses over his grey eyes, were making their way to the lake.

Kabuto was carrying the unconscious princess Sasuke in his arms.

When she had first woken up, inside the old castle, Orochimaru had told her who he was and she had instantly tried to run away and Orochimaru had to use his magic knock her out.

Obviously Fugaku told her about me, Orochimaru thought to himself as Kabuto layed Sasuke down at the lake shore, this means I can't go with plan A of tricking her into loving me, so I'll just have to go with plan B.

Kabuto moved away from Sasuke's sleeping form and Orochimaru throw his arms up and his hands started to glow purple, after his hands were covered in the purple magic he aimed them in Sasuke's direction, the purple magic flow at Sasuke and covered her whole body.

After a moment the glow disappeared and Sasuke begin to wake.

When she looked around and saw Orochimaru, she jumped to her feet and started to run away but Kabuto was quick to catch her by the waist and forced her to face Orochimaru.

"Really, my dare you shouldn't try to run away before you see the surprise I have planned for you." Smirked Orochimaru.

Sasuke, while still fighting Kabuto's hold, replied, "Orochimaru, what do you want from me?"

"Your father's kingdom." Orochimaru replied simply as Kabuto released Sasuke but made sure to stay close.

"Well then take it," Sasuke's anger grow, "you have enough power to do that."

Sasuke knew she shouldn't be just letting Orochimaru take the kingdom, but she knew she couldn't stop him either and she just wanted to get back to Naruto.

"No, that didn't work very well the first time I tried it, you see, if you steel something you spend your whole life fighting to keep it. But-" Orochimaru waved his magic and the lake changed into the inside of a church and people were bowing to them. Sasuke's plain dark blue dress turned into a big white wedding dress and Orochimaru's black robes turned into royal clothing of a king. Sasuke didn't like were this was going at all, but it was beginning to make sense. "-if I marry the only heir to the throne, the kingdom will be rightfully my and no one will be able to say otherwise… Well?"

Sasuke couldn't believe that the bastard would have the nerve to even think that she would have any part in this. "You really think I would go along with this?"

"Of course not," replied Orochimaru knowingly, "and that's why I placed a spell on you."

Sasuke felt cold fear ran through her, "What spell?"

Orochimaru's evil smirk only served to increase her fear.

"You'll see when the moonlight leaves the lake." He said as he looked over her shoulder.

Sasuke turned just in time to see the moonlight leave the lake.

At first Sasuke didn't feel anything then she saw her body started to glow purple and she felt it begin to change.

From the other side of the lake two little creatures were drown to the purple light and saw a beautiful maiden covered in purple light turn into a beautiful black swan.

They felt sad for the maiden, for they too were really humans trapped in the forms of a turtle and a frog.

Even from their side of the lake they could hear the swan's sad, anger cry and Orochimaru's laughter.

-

Back at the Kyuubi Kingdom, Naruto and Kiba were riding back to the castle after along days ride through the forest, trying to find clues of were Sasuke might be.

They had searched the forests around the kingdom for almost a week now. Naruto was beside himself with worry but he would not lot anyone, including himself, make him believe that Sasuke was dead.

"Do you know how Kakashi is doing?" Kiba asked Naruto, as they reached the castle wall. They were planning on visiting the wounded captain to see if he could remember anything else about that night.

"Only that he will live to fight another day." Replied Naruto. "Dad has been so worried about him, not that I blame him, Kakashi is like a son to dad. After all, dad was Kakashi's teacher in the ways of fighting like a warrior since before I was born." Then Naruto smirked to himself. "But I also hear that the captain has been enjoying many visits from Iruka."

Kiba looked shocked, "You mean your lecture teacher, Iruka?" At Naruto's nod, Kiba smirked as well, "I never would have imaged."

When the horses were handed over to the stable hands, the young prince and lord climbed up the stairs to the healers tower.

When they reached the door that led to Kakashi's chambers they didn't even get to knock before they heard giggling and some breathless moaning.

Naruto and Kiba looked at each other in shock then made disgusted faces at each other.

Then Naruto knocked as loud as he could. They heard frantic movement inside the room, followed by a breathless, "Come in".

Opening the door, the boys saw a happy looking Kakashi sitting up in a bed and a flushed and breathless looking Iruka sitting next to the bed with his brown hair pulled loose from its normally tight ponytail and a love bite forming on his neck.

"Sorry if we are interrupting something," Naruto gave them a knowing smirk that made Kakashi smirk back from under his mask and made Iruka blush the colour of a tomato, "but we were wondering if you could remember anything new, Kakashi? Or was your mind to occupied with putting your tough down Iruka's throat?"

"PRINCE NARUTO!" Iruka looked shocked at the prince's boldness. But Kakashi only chuckled before turning serious and said, "Actually, my prince I do remember something. That night when you and Kiba found me I called the monster an it but really I should of said him."

"But I thought you said it moved to quickly for you to see it, so how to you know it was a him?" Kiba asked, not really sure he wanted to know the answer.

"Before he attacked the monster was in the form of a men." They all looked at Kakashi like he had grown another head. "Don't look at me like that, there was a man standing at the end of the road, which was why we stopped in the first place then suddenly there was a green light and we were attacked."

"What was this creature?" Asked Iruka.

"A sorcerer." They all turned to see Yondaime walk into the room, looking like everything made sense to him now.

"How do you know that, father?" asked Naruto with hope that his father may have figured out where Sasuke is.

"Because there is only one man I know that can change forms like that and would kill Fugaku and take Sasuke. Fugaku and I feared something like this would happen one day." Yondaime said sadly. "His name is Orochimaru and he use to be one of Fugaku's chief advisors, he was a powerful man, and one that was use to getting what he wanted and what he wanted was the Sharingan Kingdom and Fugaku had made him his heir when Prince Itachi died but then Princess Sasuke was born but Orochimaru only seemed to think of the princess as a bonus with taking the throne and just asked for Sasuke's hand but Fugaku had already promised Sasuke to you, Naruto. So Orochimaru planned to betray Fugaku and take the throne by force but Fugaku found out and was going to put Orochimaru to death but Orochimaru escaped and was rumored to have vowed that someday he would get the kingdom and Sasuke."

Naruto looked even more worried now, after all Sasuke was kidnapped by a crazy old sorcerer that could be doing anything to her.

"Do you have any idea were this Orochimaru might be, father?"

Yondaime shock his head sadly, "Nobody has seen any sign of the old snake before the night Sasuke went missing."

Naruto felt his heart drop but he wasn't going to give up on Sasuke now. He knew someone that could help find this Orochimaru guy, his cousin… Garra.

-

Back at the lake, Sasuke been living at the lake for a week now and she had made friends with the frog and turtle that were right now sitting in a little area between the lake and the castle mote, with the frog planning on getting his human body back and the turtle simply waiting for Sasuke, who had gone to bath in the lake, to return.

"Sai, you have come up with some really stupid ideas but this one tops it." The grey and green turtle said in a tone that clearly said you are an idiot as he looked up at the night sky, watching the dark clouds pass.

"Shut-up Shikamaru." Replied the blackish-green frog, as he tided long sticks together with weed, "You'll see, when I get her to kiss me, I'll-"

"You'll change to a prince." Shikamaru rolled his dark eyes; he had heard it a million times. "I know, I know, you keep telling me. I just don't see why you can't just give Sasuke these flowers." Shikamaru pointed to a group of white lilies.

"Really Shikamaru, you know nothing of romance. To give her those flowers would be to easy, no, I most get those." Sai replied, pointing to some yellow lilies on the other side of the castle mote, which had two hungry crocodiles swimming in it.

"Troublesome." Shikamaru mumbled to himself.

"Once she sees that I have risked my life to get her a gift the kissing will not stop." Sai continued as he got up a tree and prepared to pole bolt over the mote.

"Well Sai, not to rune your 'brilliant' plan but you see the problem with it right?" Shikamaru knew that he should have stopped the stupid frog but being a turtle meant that he couldn't move very fast and to stop Sai he would really have to grab him and hold him down.

"There is no problem. I've thought it all through." He insisted.

As he was about to jump, Shikamaru added, "Oh so you did think of away back over here that didn't involve you swimming with the crocs."

Sai's eyes went wide, he hadn't thought of that. But it was to late to stop as the stick sent him over the mote and the crocodiles took a bite at him.

The tided together sticks sent Sai back and forth from safety to danger and Shikamaru tried to help but couldn't get a hold of the frog or the sticks for they were moving to fast, an 'I-told-you-so' look on his face the whole time.

Sai continued to scream even after someone grabbed to sticks and held him on the land.

When Sai finally realized that he had stopped swinging, he looked up to see Sasuke in her human form, being night and all, holding the sticks, he blushed bright pink.

"What on earth are you doing, Sai?" She asked and gave him the 'you're an idiot' look.

As Sai set his feed on solid ground again he said in the manliest voice he could master, "I was trying to get those flowers for you." He pointed to the yellow lilies.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why didn't you just give me these lilies?" and pointed to the white flowers, "I would have liked them more."

Shikamaru gave Sai the 'I told you so' look and once again mumbled, "Troublesome."

Sai just looked like he was going to cry. "I was only trying to make you feel better-"

"And trying to get a kiss along with that?" Sasuke knew what this was about; the frog had been trying to get a kiss from her since she got there.

Sai tried to look like he didn't know what Sasuke was talking about but failed.

"You know that even if I did kiss you, you wouldn't turn back into a human." Sasuke felt like if she had to say this one more time she would kill the frog, "You have to be kissed by someone that loves you-"

"Which is why Orochimaru put that curse on you in the first place." Shikamaru said with a smirk. "You'd be lucky to find someone that loves you more then you."

Sasuke tried to hold back her laughter but just couldn't and started to laugh with Shikamaru.

"Will excuse me for trying to turn back into a prince but some of us want to return home you stupid turtle, at least I have a chance of turning back into human." The moment Sai said it he wished he could take it back.

Shikamaru stopped laughing and looked like the world had come crushing down on him.

To break Sai's curse he needed to be kissed by a lover, Sasuke needed Naruto to prove his love for her to the whole kingdom, but the only way to break Shikamaru's curse is for Orochimaru to be murdered. And with how powerful he is, that was very unlikely to happen.

"Sai!" Sasuke hit him across the head for being so insensitive. Then picked up Shikamaru and hugged him to her chest. "Don't worry you will be human again Shikamaru, I know it."

Shikamaru smiled lazily up at her to show his thanks, then made himself comfortable and fell asleep. Sasuke was use to having her to new friends sleep on her lap as she lend against a tree trunk, she know it give then comfort. After they were all comfortable, they all fell asleep and dreamed of a happy future.

-

Sasuke didn't know how long she'd been asleep for but she awoke to the faint sounds of someone in pain.

Seeing Sai and Shikamaru still sleeping soundly on her lap, she gently put them on the ground, careful not to woke them and went to see what was going on.

After walking deeper into the gardens, she saw a purple light and heard someone yelling, "What are you doing to me you bastard?"

Sasuke, who was hiding behind a bush, saw a man about Naruto's age being turned into a bird by Kabuto.

The man's long chocolate brown hair turned into brown feathers along with his silver armor. Before his arms turned into wings Sasuke saw an arrow had been shot into his left arm.

Kabuto gave an evil chuckle as he practiced his magic.

The young man gave a scream of agony and Sasuke winched as she heard his bones painfully change and reform themselves.

When the transformation was finished Sasuke saw that the young man was now a duck and that he had pass out from the pain.

Kabuto, who seemed satisfied with his work, started to walk back to the castle.

After Kabuto was gone, Sasuke climbed out of her hiding spot, ran over to the human turned duck and gently picked him up and ran back to the lake.

Sai and Shikamaru awake to find Sasuke running over to them with a wounded duck in her arms.

"Troublesome."

"What's going on Sasuke?" Sai asked, eyeing the duck in her arms.

"We have a new party member." She replied as she gently laid the injured animal on the ground and started to look over his injuries. "Kabuto must have found him in the forest and decided to use him for practice."

"Poor guy." Shikamaru looked at the arrow in the bird's wing.

"He must be in a lot of pain." Sasuke agreed. "I need you guys to hold him down, so I can get the arrow out."

Shikamaru laid his turtle body over the ducks, being careful not to put all his weight on the bird, hoping the dark night would hide his blush. While Sai held the ducks head in place.

"Ready." Said Shikamaru.

Because the arrow was all the way through the wing, Sasuke just broke the feathered end off the arrow and then gently pulled the other end out the other side. The duck tried to move as Sasuke was pulling the arrow out.

After Sasuke got the arrow out, she ripped off the sleeves of her dark blue dress and used them to bandage the wing.

"Ok, you can get off him now."

After the turtle and frog got off the duck, Sai couldn't help himself, he started to try and wake the poor bird and before Sasuke or Shikamaru could stop him the duck jumped up and started to attack the frog by biting him, obviously still thinking that he was in danger.

"Who are you?" the duck demanded, "What did you do to me?"

"Please calm down." Sasuke said calmly and grabbed the frog, holding him safe to her chest. "I'm-"

"Princess Sasuke!" The duck yelled the moment he saw Sasuke and tried to bow, though it was obviously hard to do as a duck. "My Lady, we have be looking everywhere for you. My name is Neji Hugga, one of the many that have been searching for you with the prince."

Sasuke realized that he must have been one of Kyuubi's royal guards. And Sasuke's face brightened as she realized that Naruto was still looking for her, like she had hoped. Then she felt dread, "Did father and Kakashi survive the attack the night I was taken?" Orochimaru wouldn't tell her what happened that night.

Neji's face darken with sadness and Sasuke felt her heart grow cold, "Captain Kakashi was injured but will recover soon…But I'm afraid that the king was…murdered."

Sasuke started to break down. Her hands covered her face as she felt the tears force their way out and felt her heart drop into her stomach. Had she not already been sitting she would have fallen to her knees.

She had thought that her father may have been murdered that night but to have it confirmed was different then not being sure.

Her friends didn't say anything, what could they say but they did try to comfort the heart broken princess by hugging her as best they could as animals and let her cry on their shoulders.

After an hour or so Sasuke was almost out of tears to cry and would have fallen asleep had Orochimaru not decided to come and talk to her before the night was gone like he did every couple of nights.

The moment Sasuke saw him walking toward her, she felt her rage blind her and she charged at him not caring that not only could his magic kill her in an instant but also he was physically stronger them her.

"You bastard!" She screamed, more tears falling down her checks as she punched the pale man's chest, "You killed him! You killed my papa!"

Orochimaru looked shocked at first but soon got over it and grabbed Sasuke's slim wrists in one hand to stop her slightly painful punches and said in an irritated voice, "How did you find out?"

Sasuke, who was struggling to get her wrists free, only replied by spiting in Orochimaru's face.

That was it, Orochimaru was pissed. Sasuke's refusals to marry him the pass week had angered him to no end and now that she had this bight of information it was going to be even harder to get her to agree. Orochimaru was so angry that with his free hand he slapped Sasuke hard across the face. The sounds of skin hitting skin followed by the gasps of the other animals were all that was heard for a moment.

Sasuke was in shock, she had never been hit before and the force of the slap had made her feel like her face was about to explode and left her ears ringing.

Then she felt another slap, this one even harder then the one before, making her yelp in pain and she felt warm blood begin to fall down her chin from her lip splitting.

"Are you happy now?" Orochimaru yelled in her face, then as suddenly as the anger appeared, it disappeared and the golden eyed man said calmly, "I will not ask you for your hand tonight but in three nights time I will ask you again and if you still refuse-" Orochimaru used his free hand to force Sasuke to look at her shocked friends, "I'll kill them…one by one."

With that he let go of the princesses wrists, letting her fall to the ground, as her legs seemed to be unable to hold her.

"Remember, in three nights." He said as he walked away.

Sasuke just continued to lay in the grass, sobbing uncontrollable.

Her animal friends ran to her side and tried to help her back up. After the animals had Sasuke in a sitting position, they could see the bruising and swelling forming on her face and the warm crimson blood falling down her chin but the worst was her eyes, for you could see all her mental and physical pain shinning in them.

"My Lady, please don't give up hope. The prince is coming he will find you and kill that horrible man, for even touching you in such a way." Neji tried to reassure her.

Sasuke was about to reply but then she felt more then saw the sun beginning to rise.

As her body began to glow purple, she got to her feet and walked to the lake, stepping in the cool water just as she finished transforming.

The animals stood in silence and watched, but Neji was only silent because he was shocked. "The princess" he gasped.

The black swim only lowered her head and made sad, mournful noises.

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Wow this chapter was hard, anyway, PLEASE READ THIS: I had an idea for another fanfic, Kyuubi first attacked the village hidden in the leaves because he was looking for his mate but gets trapped inside Naruto, then years later Kyuubi finds away of escaping Naruto's body and finding his own and then finds his mate which will be Sasuke (who will be male in this fanfic) but Sasuke is kidnapped (I won't say who by yet), will be KyuuSasu and maybe Mpreg, so tell me if you think it sounds alright or not, please (gives readers puppy eyes).