Here is the second chapter. Thank you for those who reviewed. Your reviews keep me going. And Kana-chan, about your idea….what the hell? Anyway, enjoy minna! I'm sure you'll like it! I'm aiming for lots of twists and surprises, so look out for those!
Disclaimer:Don't own Naruto. If I did, Sasugay a.k.a 'chicken butt hair dude' would be killed by Sakura the moment he called her annoying (the first time).
It…It was him. The beautiful man she danced with. But he was the Prince of Suna! He killed her parents for the Koori Pendant! Sakura's eyes instantly changed from shock to pure hatred. She brought back her right hand and forced it against his cheek. She did it without thinking, but she was very pissed at the moment.
He couldn't believe it. This girl had the nerve to actually slap him. She clearly didn't know who she was dealing with; otherwise she would have shaken with fear when he first stepped through the door. He recovered from her hard slap and gave her a smirk. He was quite amused with this girl. Because of her ice culture and habitats, her hand was icy cold and felt like they could snap from frostbite any second now. He grabbed her neck and pushed her against the wall.
"What the hell was that?" He snarled dangerously. His gripped tightened and she gasped desperately for air. She tried placing her hands on his wrist to freeze them, but her powers wouldn't work.
She couldn't breathe, so how the hell could she answer him? And besides, who could blame her? He killed her parents for crying out! And to think she could've like him. She felt relief wash over as he let go of her neck and she coughed and wheezed; thankful for her oxygen. But her relief soon vanished as he slapped her and she fell down to the ground.
"You haven't answered my question girl. Why did you slap me?"
Now she was completely enraged. He kills her parents and he asks why he slapped him. She stood up and glared at him that made him inwardly flinch.
"What do you think you bastard? You killed my parents! Just because of this stupid pendant! You're lucky I only slapped you! If my abilities worked I'd kill you by now! But no, I'm stuck with you!"
He was taken back. No one had ever stood up to him before, and lived for more than five seconds afterwards. Yes, he mentally agreed with his inner spirit that this one was a peculiar one indeed. This would be fun after all.
"You have no idea how much I hate you right now! You took away my parents, my hopes of becoming queen, and you killed my servant maid, Ino! She was my best friend! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!" She was on the floor on her knees crying with her face buried in her hands. She soon stopped after she felt herself being pulled into an awkward hug.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to go that far. The pendant is something rare that I desperately need. I made a deal with my father; I bring him the Koori Pendant, and he resigns as king and allows me to take the throne. I want my kingdom to be in peace instead of turmoil. Do you understand now? Why I have gone this far? I'll anything for the harmony of my kingdom again. And when I danced with you at your birthday ball, I suddenly became angry at how much you were happy with your parents. I have always dreamed of having a caring family like that."
Sakura didn't know what to say. He wanted a peaceful life like hers. But still, she couldn't forgive him for what he did. He stroked her cold yet soft pink hair softly. But immediately stopped after he realized what he was doing. He stood up and regained his posture.
"We'll be in Suna in about two days. Don't cause any ruckus or I will kill you." With that said he left the room and stood outside the door.
'Why did I do that? I'm after the Koori Pendant, not her! But still. Why am I feeling this way?'
'Cause you got the hots for her kid. Don't blame you though. She's mega hot. Did you see her in that SHORT nightgown of hers? Damn she looked fine. Hold up I got a nosebleed coming.'
Gaara quickly shut his inner spirit, Shukaku out of his mind and went up to the dock to his crew.
After an hour or two of sleep, Sakura woke up when a bucket of freezing cold water splashed her. She woke up startled, but to Gaara's surprise, she wasn't shivering like crazy.
"Wake up."
Sakura looked up at his emotionless yet hypnotizing face.
"Why did you pour water on me?" She demanded.
"Why are you not shivering?" He demanded back
"I'm an ICE princess. Are you evil AND stupid or something?"
"…..hn."
They both sat in silence for a couple of minutes before Gaara had sat himself on the bed.
"I'm sorry about your parents. It's just I really ne--" Sakura cut him off.
"Listen. You already told your stupid sob story. And I don't give a damn! You killed my parents! You killed our servant maids and one of them was my best friend!! And you dare give me YOUR sad side of this tale? Just go away and leave me alone!"
Gaara reached out and put his hand on her shoulder.
"I didn't mean to take it that far. I only wanted them to tell me where the Koori Pendant was. But they were so damn stubborn! Especially that bastard father of yours."
Before he knew it Sakura had slapped Gaara hard once again. This bastard was really pressing her buttons now and she was sick of it.
"Don't you ever call my father a bastard! He was a great man who cared about everyone deeply! He loved me. He loved my mother. He did anything to protect us and his kingdom! He sacrificed his life to protect me and all of Rila! So don't you even think about calling a man like that a bastard! If anyone's the bastard it's definitely you!"
Furious once again, Gaara stood to slap Sakura. However, as he brought his hand for the strike, she stood and grabbed his wrist in less than a second. Her eyes were blazing in anger.
"Don't slap me again. I'm stronger than I look. I even might be stronger than you." She stated with a smirk.
"What makes you think that?" He let go of her, smirked evilly and stepped back as a whip of sand hurled itself at the princess. Sakura on the other hand mirrored his smirk as her eyes suddenly went from chilly emerald, to icy sapphire. Right when the sand was about to hit her face, ice blocked the grainy particles. The ice then engulfed her in a cold ball of ice.
Gaara was both surprised and impressed. No one had ever blocked his sand before. This girl was truly interesting.
"Hn. As expected from the Koori Princess."
Sakura gave him a chilly giggle in reply.
"Well my dear prince. I do have the Koori Pendant after." That wasn't Sakura's voice at all. This voice sounded more eerie, yet beautiful, and a little more seductive. As the ice ball faded away, Sakura's hair began to change also. Its color went from cherry blossom pink, to sapphire blue; her eye color changed to the same color as well. This woman, or rather, spirit gave him a beautiful yet malicious smile. She was rather beautiful indeed. But Gaara knew he shouldn't take this blue spirit lightly at all. After all, looks can be deceiving.
"Who are you?" He demanded.
The spirit gave him the same malicious smile and stalked her way toward him.
"My name is Safaia(1), the Ice Spirit. And I am not too happy about that sand attack you tried to whip at me."
Safaia was now in front of him with his back against the door. She laughed sensually at him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Also, I do not appreciate having my vessel slapped and choked against the wall. Do I have to punish you for that?"
Safaia looked deep into Gaara jade eyes and smirked, as if she could read his expression; in fact she could. His eyes tried to show no emotion in his eyes, but deep in them, she could tell he was afraid, yet turned on; as if fighting his desire to mate and mark her.
"Are you okay Prince Gaara?" She teased.
"Bring back Princess Sakura." He ordered without moving or looking into her eyes.
"Why? You don't like me?" She teased with a mocking whine as she began planting sweet and cold butterfly kisses on his neck. She slowly traveled her hand to his waist while the other locked itself on his shoulder. Oddly, Shukaku hadn't tried tempting Gaara to ravish her like he normally would, which made Gaara feel a little suspicious. But Gaara mentally shrugged it off. He would ask Shukaku about it later.
"Bring her back now."
Safaia sighed. "Alright. But tell Shukaku I will never forgive him. Even if his life depended on it."
Before Gaara could ask her how she knew about his inner spirit, Safaia had soon started changing her form back into the princess. Sakura's eyelids fluttered from open to closed then they shut tight and before she fall to the floor, arms grabbed her waist, picked her up bridal style and carried her to the bed.
'So the Koori Princess also has an inner spirit. But I've never heard of a Ice Spirit named Safaia.'
Determined to learn more about this spirit, he exited his cabin room and made his way to the small library of the large Suna ship.
When Gaara entered the library, the first spot he searched was the old files. He had pretty much read every book in there, and he never read anything about an ice spirit. He searched up and down, left and right for the history Safaia, and soon he found an almost thick folder with her name labeled on it. He took out a couple of papers and began to read the information mentally to himself.
'Safaia was the first ruler of the Koori Kingdom, also the woman who created Rila, and separated the world into four kingdoms using the power of The Koori Pendant. The other summoners, Kyuubi and Shukaku, who had assisted her creation, ruled Suna and Fuu. Once the full creation of Rila had been completed and populated, she eventually fell in love with the Suna king, Shukaku. They said he was rather a handsome man. He had sandy tan hair and shimmering golden eyes. They first met in a garden outside his castle during a party for Shukaku's eighteenth birthday. Once sapphire blue eyes met golden eyes, they couldn't stop staring at each other in amazement. After a while they couldn't stop seeing other and eventually they married. However, a few years later, when Safaia was four-months pregnant, he had betrayed her. It turns out he was after her Koori Pendant all along so he could rule Rila. But she fought back with all her strength, even when she was with child. The fight lasted for days, but in the end, Shukaku had won the fight. He struck her down with his sand and before she died, she placed a spell on herself, the wind summoner Kyuubi, and Shukaku, that they would become spirits and become vessels to newborn people in the future, so none of the spirits could freely do as they wished. The Koori Pendant soon disappeared, but it had been discovered by a Haruno ancestor, and had been passed down for many generations. Now it lays in the hand of Suishoo and Yuuki Haruno, proud rulers of the Koori Kindgom and Rila.'
Gaara placed the file back where it belonged and sunk all the information in. Shukaku was the first ruler of the Suna Kingdom, Kyuubi was the first leader of the Fuu Kingdom, and Safaia was the first leader of the Koori Kingdom. But Shukaku and Safaia had been married and they had a child on the way. Why hadn't Shukaku mentioned any of this to him? He was sure about to find about.
'Shukaku, come out.'
'What do you want kid?'
'Why didn't you tell me you were married to Safaia?'
'It isn't something to be discussed about. I don't like talking about that witch.'
'You'll start talking about it now. If you, Kyuubi and she were humans, also summoners of your elements, then why do you and Kyuubi look like hideous demons while she looks the same she had before?'
'Hideous? Gee thanks. Anyway she locked mine and Kyuubi's true forms. Without our real forms, our powers have avery small limit. But Safaia hasn't changed a bit, so she has all the power she wants, including help from her Koori Pendant. But she can get a little destructive sometimes when she gets a little TOO happy with her powers. Kyuubi was more destructive than Safaia though. He was the cause of the destruction of that small village Konoha or something like that.'
'I see. Maybe that's why my dad wants it. He probably knows about the spirit and its vessel; and doesn't want her to misuse it.'
'Could be possible. Now go back to your cabin, I want to ogle Princess Hottie some more.'
Gaara mentally rolled his eyes and proceeded back to his cabin. When he arrived at the door he could hear Sakura crying a bit. He opened the door and saw that she was crying in her sleep. He couldn't help but feel bad for the girl. He knew what it was like to lose someone you loved dearly. Gaara silently shut the door and went back to the library for some reading.
Sakura woke up with tears in her eyes. The dream was terrible; her mother was killed right before her very eyes and her father was decapitated. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and the tears from her eyes and looked at the clock on the wall. It was 4 AM. But then she remembered something, Gaara had been up this entire time, why is he still awake? She really didn't care about him and dismissed the thought of him from her mind.
'My dear, I can tell you like him; despite what he did to your parents and friends.'
'What? Who's there?' Sakura looked around the room only to find no one else in there.
'My child, I'm in your mind.'
'A-Are you the demon my mother mentioned?'
'Yes I am. But I'm no demon. I am a spirit, and you are my I guess you can say we are one.'
'How so?'
'Whatever you see, I see. What you can feel, I can also feel. And whatever you love or desire, I will also feel the same. And my dear, when I took over your body, a sudden feeling of desire took over me. You desire this boy. Am I correct?'
'No, you are not correct. I hate that man, he killed my parents, my servant maids including my best friend Ino, and what makes me even more furious is I can't even believe I liked him for a little bit. It makes me enraged just thinking about him!'
Safaia gave her a small giggle. 'Sweetie, that's called denial. I know you have certain feelings for the boy. But even if you did fall in love with him, I don't know if I could approve or not.'
'What do you mean?'
'I fell in love with his spirit, Shukaku. But he betrayed me for my Koori Pendant. As you already know, The Koori Pendant is very powerful and that is what he was after. I could never love anyone again. But if you fall for Gaara, I will not object. But be aware, with The Koori Pendant in your possession, nothing is what it seems.'
With that final sentence said, Safaia withered away into the corner of Sakura's mind.
Gaara went into Sakura's room after 30 minutes of reading a romance novel. I guess you could he was an extreme speed reader. He saw Sakura sitting on the bed deep in thought, and sat down next to her. The least he could do was try to make small talk.
"I'm surprised you haven't asked me why I don't sleep."
"That because I could care less."
"So you WERE curious then. You just didn't want to ask."
"Why are you talking to me? And besides, if you want the Koori Pendant so bad, why haven't you killed me for it yet?"
"I have orders to bring you back alive."
"Hm. And if I wanted you to kill me?"
"I can't. Orders are I must bring you alive."
"But I want you to kill me! I can't continue living like this! It's only been hours but this is too much of a burden for me! I can't take it!" Sakura was now yelling. "I hate you! I hate my life! I hate my parents for allowing themselves to be murdered by a bastard like you!" Sakura wept and sunk to the floor crying with her face in her hands. "I…I just want my life back. I wanted my parents to be the first ones to know who I shared my first kiss with, I wanted so many things to happen with my parents. I promised my parents if I ever had an excited story or adventure they would be the first ones to know about it. But now thanks to you, it will never happen." Sakura's voice was cracking, and deep inside her, Safaia was crying as well; from the same memories of her and Shukaku.
Gaara was shocked. He didn't even realize how much pain he had caused her. Even Shukaku was feeling a little bit of remorse.
'Why am I constantly feeling like this? I want to comfort her, but she only sees me as a monster.'
'Safaia…I...'
Gaara inwardly chuckled. 'What's this? Big bad Shukaku is feeling guilty?'
'Shut up boy. I'm just feeling her pain that's all. I have feelings too you know! 'Shukaku mockingly cried.
Gaara mentally rolled his eyes and crouched down next to Sakura. He embraced her fragile cold body thus making him shiver. He soothed her chilly pink hair several times to relax her a bit. Her weeping stopped and she buried her face in his chest. She's never felt so warm before. Usually everything around her would be freezing cold, as that was the natural temperature in the Koori Kingdom. But this was something she could get used to. She buried her face more and wrapped her arms around his back. They both sat on the floor in silence and they embraced each other with such passion. After what seemed like an eternity, she lifted her head a bit to meet his eyes. They both gazed into each other eyes and Gaara suddenly found himself leaning in to kiss her. She saw it also and leaned in as well. Their lips touched and eventually became a kiss full of passion. Their lips were molded against each perfectly, and Gaara swiped his tongue across her bottom lip asking for access. She hesitantly accepted and he soon explored her mouth. She moaned at this wonderful feeling.
As they were kissing, both spirits inside them fought the urge to do the same. Safaia hated Shukaku, but deep down she still truly loved him. Shukaku resisted the urge to tell Safaia he still loved her, but he had to stay strong and stayed where he was; in the dark corners if Gaara's mind. Safaia felt his resistance and sadly crept to the corner of Sakura's mind also. Both didn't want to admit it, but they both loved and desired each other more than the other can imagine.
The two days went by and Gaara and Sakura instantly fell in love. The warning of Yuuki kept repeating itself in her thoughts, but she ignored them. They soon arrived in Suna and it was hot as the fiery pits of Hell. Sakura felt like she could melt anytime, so she cooled herself with cold breezes of some wind she created. She felt relieved immediately. Gaara, Sakura, and the four men of his crew proceeded to the Suna castle.
When they entered through the double doors, they continued their way and were now standing in the Suna throne room. All servants, knights, and butlers bowed on their knees as the King stood from his throne. His entire body was covered in robes and all you could see were his dark brown eyes.
"I see you managed to bring the Princess of Koori here alive. Good work Gaara."
"Thank you Father."
The King stepped down and was an inch away from her body.
"You're more beautiful than I had pictured. It would be such a pity to kill such an enchanting beauty." He ran his hand down from Sakura's hair to her arm. She shivered in fear and worry and took a quick glance at Gaara. His eyes flared and his body tensed in anger and jealousy. The King soon stepped back and turned his back toward her.
"Servants, take our lovely guest to her room. Make sure she is properly dressed for dinner tonight."
The guards took Sakura to her room and the King demanded all who was left in the room to leave. When they left the King was by himself now.
"Oh yes. Everything is going according to plan. Soon the Koori Pendant shall be mine."
He chuckled eerily to himself as one of his eyes turned into a snake-like eye with purple eye shadow around it.
He laughed hysterically as his snake-like tongue slithered across his entire face.
"Soon my Princess, all of Rila shall be mine. And you shall be my Queen."
Who saw that coming? I did! Well no shit I wrote it. But seriously if you don't know who the 'King' is I will seriously murder you with a chainsaw. I'm kidding. But come on y'all should know who it is. I'm off to work on the next chapter! I'll try to update as soon as I can! Peace out!! REVIEW!!
(1): Safaia means 'Sapphire'.