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Chapter Twelve
Love is War
"We weren't supposed to be together."
"Love is like a battlefield – And I'll become the victor of this war."
"But fate brought us together and made us fall in love."
I'll fight, shooting for your heart
I'll tear the night apart
The love of ours that I once cherished
Just became a war
I know I'll steal your gaze
Make me who you adore
When I shoot at your heart
I know I'll surely hit the mark
Right now at this moment, it meant everything to the Queen, why? Because here they were, the two people leading their people, were laying down on their bed, peacefully resting and embracing each other with warmth, giving them both the security and love they desired so much from the other.
"Sasuke."
"What is it?"
"Do you really not remember everything."
The King frowned at that and tightened his hold on the women laying beside him.
Sakura merely smiled sadly before reaching a hand up towards his Majesty's face and lightly placing her hand over it, in return she received his own hand placing on top of hers and him slightly leaning into the hand, "I know you don't remember everything, and I know your trying your best to remember. But just promise me one thing."
(Promise me so I can feel reassured)
"Anything."
(I'll do anything and everything in my power to grant you your wish)
"Don't ever leave me ever again,"
At this Sasuke's dark eyes softened as he moved his hand away from hers and wrapped them around her petite waist to bring her body closer to his own.
"promise that you won't leave me, promise that you won't forget me, promise that you'll remember everything and still love me."
(Promise that you'll only love me and only me)
His face showed no emotions but his eyes were telling her everything. She watched as he leaned forward a bit and planted a gentle yet sweet kiss on the top of her head and at the same time breathing in her scent as he tightened his hold around her, "I promise."
(I promise to never hurt you ever again)
"I'm going to destroy their happiness." The figure hissed out.
"Is this the right choice were making?"
"They destroyed our happiness.. why should we give them theirs? They have no right any longer to even be happy and living so carefree and not even caring about their own people!"
"They destroyed ours.. but they created ours as well."
"Shut up! If it wasn't for them we wouldn't have to suffer so much!"
"If it wasn't for them we wouldn't be alive!"
"Why are you siding with them? They've done nothing but gave us pain!"
"They're the ones who gave us life! I refuse to help you assassinate them.. but I will help you rescue Karin. However the throne belongs to them, not us and not to anyone else," A sigh escaped the other figure's mouth, "why can't you understand we can still be happy with what we have? We cannot gain anything back from the past," The figure placed a small hand towards the other, "why can't you let go and continue living.. with me?"
"..."
"Please.."
SMACK.
"Don't touch me traitor.. I'm not like you, I will destroy the King and Queen, I will gain my own happiness, with or without you."
SLAM.
The figure left behind could merely stare at the door that had been roughly slammed and could only feel the pain left on the hand that had been aggressively smacked off the shoulder that they tried to comfort.
"You don't understand how much I love you, Sasuke."
(I would die for you)
"..."
"You don't understand how much it pained me to see you with her and not me."
(I wanted to kill myself)
"..."
"You don't understand how much I was broken after all that happened."
(I was picking up the broken pieces)
"..."
"But.."
(But)
She watched as his sad eyes suddenly flashed with hope as she said the word, "I still love you.. and I wish you would do the same, be truthful, be loyal, be my everything."
(Be mine, and only mine.)
"You will be my only Queen,"
(You will be the only one who has my heart)
"You will be the only person to rule my people with me."
(You will be the only person who will stand by me)
Sakura's eyes softened but her face still held the same emotions; of doubt and pain, "Why did you choose me.."
(Why me, out of all the rest)
At this Sasuke grabbed her hand, entwined it together with his and brought them towards both their faces, "Your wrong, I didn't choose you,"
(I didn't choose)
Sakura's eyes widened as the grip on her hand tightened with assurance.
"Fate brought us together."
(Fate did, our destiny did)
The King pulled their hands towards his lips and kissed hers lightly, "And I will fight this battle for you."
(I'll do anything for you)
".. Don't sacrifice everything you have for me."
(I don't need anything but you)
Sasuke merely shook his head and smirked lightly, "I will destroy this entire world for you."
(I will do everything to keep you)
"You can't.."
(You mustn't)
"I can, and I will if there are people out there who are trying to tear us apart."
(I will kill anyone who gets in our way)
Her eyes saddened at that, she disliked the facts of taking away innocent lives. Slowly, she raised her hand to place on his cheek softly and gently, "Why?"
(Why)
His reaction to her movements were simply leaning onto her hand and giving her a solemn look but made no move to reply to her simple, yet meaningful question.
"Why must you stain yourself with blood?"
(Why must you gain happiness through blood-stained hands)
"..."
"Answer me, My Lord.."
(Tell me, why)
"Because you're mine,"
(Because I need you)
"every strand of hair on you, every part of you is mine,"
(Because I want you)
"your heart,"
His hand traced every part that left his mouth, "your eyes, your smile, your soul,"
Sasuke leaned forward a bit leaning towards her eye as he whispered the words in her ear, "Is mine."
(Because I love you)
A soft smile.
His eyes widened slightly at her reaction before leaning forward once more and placed a rough kiss on her soft lips.
But she knew, that he was worried to lose her, worried that their days together may come to an end.
(But)
She returned the kiss gently and softly as if to reassure him that she won't be leaving his side.
(She will stand by him through whatever obstacles)
The King slowly moved his arms to wrap them around his Queen's petite waist to close the gap in between them, all the while continue their rough and gentle kiss.
(Because they love each other)
"We need to convince His Majesty that the only way for this Kingdom to flourish with hope is to have the current Queen step down for Karin who has the rightful heir to the throne!"
"You know very well that His Majesty still refuses to believe what happened."
"He probably doesn't even want to try and remember too."
"We have to get him to realize that for the sake of his people, his Kingdom, and our freedom we need a heir to the throne!"
"And you need to realize that no matter which way we shoot it with he's not going to move from the position! Hell, he wants that women dead!"
"But he's not going to do it."
"And I don't see why not, he's King."
"Because Her Majesty won't allow it."
"Are you kidding me? Her position in this Empire is being threatened by that women and she won't allow His Majesty to kill her?"
"Sure we can all see that she deeply hates the women from the bottom of her heart along with the growing infant inside her, but she also refuses to see blood-shed."
"Not like we'll have any control of it, she almost killed Karin the other day because of her being blinded with rage."
"And because of that she refuses to go near Karin anymore, she refuses to kill."
"Well? What are we going to do then, force His Majesty to remember and force him to dethrone Her Majesty?"
"That's insane, we all know that it won't happen."
"We need him to see with his own eyes what the Kingdom will become like if there is no heir to the throne, even if the image will be fake."
"Are you insane? You're willing to lie to His Majesty?"
"It's the only option we have."
"You men have lost it, to go against the Empire, you know how easy it would be for him to snap that neck of yours!"
"He won't need to know it's not real. We just simply have to hide that fact."
"This is insane."
"I agree, however if this is the only way to make His Majesty see the truth then so be it."
"You are all insane!"
SLAM.
"He can continue slamming doors, but his days are nearing the end."
"You don't mean-"
"I refuse to let his rampage ruin our only hopes of proving His Majesty that without the heir in the women's stomach we will forever be at loss."
Eyes flashed a bright pinkish-red color.
"Destroy him."
"Naruto."
"What is it, Shika?"
"We have a problem."
Immediately, the Demon Fox vampire stood up quickly from his seated position, "What do you mean there's a problem."
"His Majesty informed me earlier regarding the council telling him about the heir to the throne.."
At this, Naruto's fist tightened together and his knuckles were becoming more and more white, "They want to dethrone Her Majesty.."
"Yes, and I don't know what they're planning but I assume they'll use whatever method to get rid of Her Majesty and have Karin take the crown position."
"Has tem- His Majesty made a move yet?"
Shikamaru merely chuckled lightly at the words he had almost used to address their King, "No, he's been with Her Majesty the past few days, reminiscing I suppose."
"Alright, where's everyone else?"
"They've already returned to their duties."
"Great, gather them all. We need a plan. Protecting His and Her Majesty is our main priority."
"Yes, we can't allow those who are hungry for power and fame to take over."
"I'll see you in a few then Shikamaru."
Said man nodded before turning around and placing two fingers on his head which meant he was communicating using telepathy.
'Regroup to the dining hall chambers, immediately.'
A choruses of 'Roger' and 'Understood' were sent back towards Shikamaru who could only sigh and pray for the better of the future.
In the dining hall chambers six people sat around the long table with Shikamaru standing at the front, "There's an issue within the Kingdom."
Immediately the four others who have yet to hear the news straightened their backs. Neji furrowed his eyebrows together, "What do you mean an issue? His and Her Majesty are reunited back together, everything should be falling into order, the way the council had wanted it in the first place. After all they were the ones who wanted the two of them to return as soon as possible."
Shikamaru glanced over at Naruto who had his arms crossed and eyes closed and looked in deep thought. The genius shook his head, "It's true that things may have calmed down after the return of both of them, however it seems that's not entirely what the council wants,"
Ino hissed, "What more do those greedy bastards want?"
"They want an heir to the throne."
At this Hinata blinked, "I don't see what is the issue there, I mean His and Her Majesty are deeply in love.."
This time, Naruto opened his eyes as he looked straight ahead, not looking towards anyone, "I assume you guys know what happened with His Majesty and a certain someone,"
They confirmed his assumption with nods, the blonde-haired man's frown deepened, "that certain someone bears the blood and bones of His Majesty, therefore, the heir to the throne the council has been wanting for years."
Tenten's eyes widened as she was the first to recompose herself after the information seeped in, "Wait, so they want that women," hissing out the 'women' part in disgust, "to be our Queen? And they want to dethrone our current one?"
Shikamaru sighed, "That's exactly what they want. To have an heir to the throne means that the people will have a future, if there is no heir there will be rebellions and hundreds, thousands or even millions will die. An heir will secure the madness inside the people, it'll assure everyone that there will be a future for them."
"Hell, I don't understand why they can't just let the two of them continue ruling for the rest of their lives! We're immortals not human beings who die within a short lifespan!" Ino spat out as she despised the whole idea of dethroning the current Queen who had shared a bond with them.
"Because after the disappearance of His and Her Majesty the people have become wary, and are anxious. We won't know the next time when they'll need to escape from power-hungry people again."
"In other words, they need an heir to assure the safety of themselves, because if they push the King and Queen to the point where they have to hide again, they can assure the people that there will be a rightful person sitting on the throne of the Kingdom and can take on the task of ruling over them. Without that heir and the disappearance of the King and Queen, there will be tons of rebellions," Shikamaru nodded to confirm Neji's words, "and lastly, the council is afraid to die."
"Tch. Pathetic bastards." Naruto hissed out as his arms were still crossed, his nails digging deep into them from the grip he had on.
Hinata frowned and her eyes immediately saddened, "They want to throw away the Queen for the sake of their own safety.."
The blonde-haired female of the group slammed her hands on the table, "This is outrageous! How dare they even have that thought cross their minds! It was their fault in the first place that they had to go into hiding!"
"Well, what's the plan then."
At this the group of people turned towards Tenten, with a questioning stare, besides Shikamaru who smirked in response, "Of course we gathered up here today is to form a plan to protect the King and Queen from these people who desire power but is afraid to die."
"Do the King and Queen know about this matter?" Neji asked.
"No, and we don't plan on letting them know." Naruto replied, "We can't let them get involved, they need their time to reconnect the bonds that they had lost."
Hinata nodded in agreement, "They deserve all that. Well then, what is the plan, Shika?"
"Well, we all remember our identities, Naruto and Neji you have high ranks within this Kingdom," Two nods confirmed his statement, "however for this plan you will be placed as bodyguards for the King himself, Ino and Hinata I understand that you two are respected in the Kingdom as well, but we need you two to be the head maids for the Queen," The two named women nodded, "and for you Tenten," The weapon-mistress grinned, "you'll be our spy and information-gatherer."
Tenten blinked, "How do you want me to proceed this?"
Shikamaru chuckled, "I just need you to keep an eye on Karin and the council, and of course the Queen herself but, you need to be hidden in the shadows, where no one can see you."
"I'll try my best.. but to be hidden from the King and Queen is a tough job.. they is after all more powerful."
"You'll also be protecting the Queen from the shadows, I'm sure Ino and Hinata can contact you if they need any back-up but in any other cases you will not be seen, and I trust your abilities on being agile and quick on your feet and your specialty in stealth to be able to handle this role so I'll be handing it to you."
Tenten grinned, "Role accepted."
Shikamaru sighed in relief as his plan seemed to be safe.. for now, he placed both his hands on the table and looked ahead at the group of people in front of him, "Mission commence."
"How long as he been asleep for?" Sakura asked as she stared at the sleeping figure of the Prince who was suppose to be King.
"For a long time.." Sasuke trailed off as he walked over to the bedside, sat on the chair and held the cold hand of his brother, "Brother.."
Sakura's eyes saddened at the scene as she walked over and placed a hand on the shoulder of her King, "It'll be ok, everything will be ok.."
"He's been asleep for too long, Sakura.."
The pink-haired Queen smiled sadly, "He's doing his best, fighting, fighting a war inside himself. We have to continue supporting him," she bent down slightly and placed her hand on top of Sasuke's who was holding his brother's hands tightly, "we have to just keep believing in him, believe that he'll win and return to us."
Sasuke nodded silently before releasing his brother's hand, slipping it back underneath the blanket in hopes it'll keep him warm. He got up from the chair and turned to face his Queen before embracing her tightly, "Sakura.."
(Don't leave me)
Sakura merely returned the embrace that he was desperately searching for, "Everything will be ok.."
(I'll always stand by you)
Knock Knock.
"Your Majesty."
Sasuke did not release his hold from Sakura but merely looked up at the door that was still closed, "Speak."
"There's been a disaster."
At this both people standing immediately turned towards the door, giving one last look to the man on the bed sleeping the two walked towards the door opening it to see a servant bowing, "There's been a murder."
Sasuke's eyes flashed red, "Who?"
The servant gulped at the sudden aura changed of his King, "One of the councils, Sandayu Asama, Your Majesty."
The King hissed, "Bring me to the scene."
"Yes, Your Majesety!"
With the event going on, no one noticed the sleeping figure's hands had twitched.
"I love you."
"Forever?"
"Forever."
"You'll never leave?"
"I will never leave."
".. I love you too."
"You don't sound so sure."
"Because I know for us to be together, millions will die."
"It's war."
"Love shouldn't cause war.. it should be bringing peace."
"Love is War. And I promise I will win this battle."
"Don't kill.."
"I have to, anything for you."
"..."
"Everything I do, is for you."
"..."
"The way I will snap the enemy's neck – is for you, the way my hand will pierce through the bodies – is for you, the way I will sacrifice a million lives – is all for you."
"Why?"
"Because I love you."
The world around me is blurring out
But even so
My love will shine there is no doubt
What should I do?
If I can't control my rage
And I turn our small quarrel into something more?
I'm a fool
But you know
I'll fight
So um, cough.
OH SHIT –ducks from incoming weapons- I KNOW I DISAPPEA- SHIT WATCH WHERE YOU THROW THAT KNI- IM SO SORY FORGIV- HOLY SHI- THAT'S NOT A BAZOOK- HOLY FU-
5 minutes later
LET ME EXPLAIN!
-weapons stop-
okay so I know I disappeared but I lost motivation to write this stor- HEY PUT THAT KNFIE DOWN, LET ME FINISH BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING! So anyways as I was saying, I had lost motivation for this story but I was bored one day and decided to go read the reviews and the reviews for this story were so sweet and kind from you all, hell some of you guys even supported me through that day where I told you guys my boyfriend broke up with me and I can't think you guys enough for that, it just tells me that you guys aren't just hear to read a bunch of words but also to help the author get through life, and I appreciate it that, from all of you. So after reading all those reviews I reread this story and I must say it's so .. I don't know what word to use here but like it's so .. confusing? No that's not the word .. I don't know what word I'm trying to use but point is, I've decided to pick this story back up and F I N I S H I T ! I know it'll take me a while so please bear with me everyone! I know probably all my reviewers are gone but .. if you've returned please do let me know! Cause I know some of you changed your names.. I appreciate each and everyone of you ! I hope you all will continue reading this story till the end , oh and of course review !
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