Title: My Will
Summary: Sasuke lured her into his kingdom in order to trap her with him forever. But he never expected Sakura's will to be as strong as his. AU, Based on the Labyrinth by Jim Henson
Pairings: SasukexSakura
Genre: Romance/Angst
A/N: Thank you very much for the reviews, alerts and favorites. :))
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or the Labyrinth and its manga sequel, Return to the Labyrinth by Jim Henson. But they inspired this story.
Chapter 2: Fear Me
Sasuke woke up with in anger. How dare she reject him! He gave her everything, he had been generous, but she turned him down just like that. And what hardships was she talking about? She turned his subjects against him. She went her way to the palace with the help of his disloyal subjects. She was as much as a cheat as he is!
He looked at his kingdom. The labyrinth was in turmoil. The weather, responding to his mood, was bleak. Storms raged randomly, his subjects locked themselves in their homes, fearful. It took Sasuke a thousand years to build his kingdom and that girl has undone it in 13 hours. He has felt discontentment before, but now he felt empty.
He had used her love of stories and her brother to lure her to him, but it was also his undoing. Sakura's love for her brother trumped over everything he threw at him. His heart clenched. How he wished that she felt the same for him.
Years have passed since Sakura left him and his kingdom, and he can no longer go to her since she declared he had no power over her. He used a lot of his energy to bring her here; he does not move the stars just for anyone. She has turned his whole world upside down, he would do everything to get her back.
Every leaf, every stone, every life within these walls belongs to him. But in his heart, he knew he would destroy them all and build them all over again if it would bring her back. For what use is a kingdom to a king if he has no queen to share it with?
Finally, he made his decision. The King of the Underground has no power over her. But as Sasuke, he can go to her.
Rejecting the powers of the Underground was no easy task, but he couldn't care less. Who cares if the kingdom was destroyed? It's no longer his responsibility. The important thing was that he was in the human realm once again, albeit with lesser powers.
The first thing he did was go to Sakura's house. She was older, about 5 years had passed since he last saw her. She didn't recognize him, but he barged into her home regardless. Despite her defiant attitude, she couldn't just push him out the door, she had to be hospitable. There was awkwardness between them. She was wary as he introduced himself as a former acquaintance. She was no longer the dreamer he remembered, but that fire he admired was still inside her.
All I ever was means nothing.
He bid her goodbye, but didn't leave her alone. Masking himself, he began to observe her. She was a teacher now at a nearby public high school. She had abandoned her dreams of going to theatre, and the dreamy idealistic spark in her eyes was long gone. As she told stories to her students, Sasuke would note a flicker of joy; probably she remembers her heroic moments in his world. He shook his head.
All I ever wanted slips away.
"Is this the world you chose over mine?" He scoffed. He could have made her a queen, she would have everything she could have wanted, and all she had to do was ask. But she gave it all up for a mundane existence. Living each day, working hard to make ends meet. This was the world she believed to be better than his…
All I ever had descends to ruin.
It was evening now, and she was waiting for someone at a restaurant. Her eyes, the cruel emerald eyes that haunted him, no longer hold the spark of a dreamer. She saw him give a smile and greeted a man with a kiss at the cheek. Sasuke clenched.
And you are my destroyer.
"You have toyed with me for the last time, Sakura. This time, I shall have my vengeance."
Sakura woke up with a headache. Last night was not what she expected. She had thought that she would finally have the perfect date, but it ended so soon, just like every date the last five years. Her friend, Ino, told her she was picky, but she simply feels that something was missing.
"You know, that Prince Charming isn't going to come." Ino once told her and she agreed. She stopped believing in fairy tales a long time ago.
This reminded her of her strange visitor two nights before. He seemed familiar but she could not place him anywhere in her memory. She blushed, the man was attractive if not strange or demanding. He had a regal air but he is definitely not the Prince Charming type, more like the enigmatic villain.
Shaking the weird thoughts out of her head, she proceeded to take her mail from the door. Shuffling through the bills, she paused at a engraved letter. It was an invitation to a play. By Sasuke Uchiha. The man she met two nights before.
Looking at he calendar, she knew that she had nothing to do. Maybe she should go, she hasn't seen a play in years and this might do her some good.
A life without love. Love without meaning.