Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. This week we're learning about Japan in social studies. How fun! I think I should elaborate a little, there is no actual Kabuto-x-Sakura, because that is gross. Actually a lot of Kabuto and Karin bashing. I want to have a cross-dressing wolf somewhere in this story, I might make Akamura him, but I don't know. What do you guys think?
"Whoa, how the hell did you managed that!" The dragon exclaimed. Sakura flipped her long pink hair and smirked.
"Yeah, it's the curse." She bragged. She was not ashamed of her curse, she actually liked it. You know, except for the murder part.
"Curse? You don't seem cursed." The dragon commented. Sakura sighed.
"Well you see, many generations ago, my great-great etc grandmother's older sister found a book on black magic, and started practicing and then, blah blah blah, boring boring, she got sentenced to the guillotine because black magic is illegal. But before she was executed, she cursed her sister. Actually, her sister's great-great whatever granddaughter, that's me. She swore that her spirit would return and take over my body, and kill every remaining member of the royal family until she was the last remaining leader. Unfortunately, something went wrong, and she's just like an inner Sakura that makes me stronger. No biggie." (Yup, I decided to make inner Sakura the curse.) Sakura elucidated. "Oh, turns out her name was Sakura too. What are the odds?"
"..." The dragon didn't know what to say.
"So, back to my escape." Sakura continued. "You fly me out, and drop me off after the bridge."
"I never said I would to do that. Did I ever say I was going to help you." The dragon smirked. Sakura smirked back.
"Oh, my simple-minded reptile friend, my inner Sakura mastered the art of black magic. I could replace that silly chain with an even stronger material." She cheerfully threatened.
"You wouldn't" The dragon narrowed his eyes. She smiled.
"Oh, but you know I would." She replied. The dragon got quiet. Sakura took his silence as a sign of her victory. "Ready to go." The dragon mumbled. She took that as a yes. She jumped up on the dragon. He took off. She held on tight to chain around the dragons neck.
"Yahoo!" Dragon yelled, suddenly remembering the rush he used to get while the wind broke against his face. Forgetting about Sakura, he flipped, and as her grip tightened, the chain weakened until it snapped, sending Sakura free falling to earth.
'Dammit!' Inner Sakura broke her temporary silence that had been going on for a couple of days, to protest Sakura's decision not to use black magic to make cause a drought over the farmland.'We're falling'
"Thanks for the insight! Because I didn't already no that!" She sarcastically yelled over the rushing wind. Her long green dress, which she had grown to despise, was billowing around her. "Fuck" She spat as she tore the dress off, leaving her white under-dress that was shorter, it ended just below her knees. Though it was really plain, she liked it better.
'What was the point of that?' Inner Sakura harshly interrogated. Sakura looked down to the river below them.
"It's too heavy, and if I where it while I'm in the water, I'll die!" She explained. Inner Sakura gasped.
'What! No way I'm going in water!' She exclaimed. Now, I know what you're thinking, but it's not that. Inner Sakura was just hydrophobic. Her one weakness.
"Technically, I'm the one going in the water, so you don't have to worry about that!" She added as they drew closer to the water.
'Shit!' Inner Sakura cried as they splashed down. Sakura had clenched her eyes tight on impact, but once under water, opened them again. She swam closer to shore a little before standing up, flipping her hair back out of her eyes. 'Hell yeah! I am awesome!' burst out, like she hadn't been freaking out moments earlier.
"Who are you?" A boy with a bowl cut and bushy eyebrow asked. She turned around to face him. He gasped. "Are you...?"
"Princess Sakura, why yes I am." She haughtily proclaimed. Hey, she could be a little full of herself, she just tricked a dragon into helping her escape her prison of 13 years, and fell nearly a hundred feet into a freezing river, and did it with dignity and grace. How many people could do that. Mr. eyebrows bowed to her.
"So nice to see you again, My Princess. Rock Lee eternally at your service." Lee responded.
'I could get used to this' Inner Sakura declared. Sakura giggled.
"Thank you. Could you direct me to the castle." She curtsied. He gasped, after all, the princess had spoken to him directly.
"Shouldn't your knight be showing you the way? Where is he, by the way" Lee inquired. She laughed a little louder.
"Oh, I escaped myself, I don't have one." She clarified. He marveled at her.
"How did you do that?" He breathed.
'Geez, what's with the third degree with this guy?' Inner Sakura complained. Ignoring her, Sakura looked up to the sky.
"Dragon, you know." She shrugged. Lee was in shock. "Now, show me to the castle." Lee nodded.
"Right this way, Princess."
Alright! Chapter 2! In case you hadn't noticed, the chapter titles are song titles with the theme of the chapter in it. I thought I would clear it up. I got to bring in inner Sakura! Hell yeah! And Lee. Next time, they get to go to the castle, and the mission becomes clear. Jusque-là, mon ami!