Princess
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Chapter 5: Unsettling discoveries
Magma Kingdom
"Damn it! How did this happen? WERE NONE OF YOU WATCHING? HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE SEEN THIS COMING!" Kakashi shouted at his embarrassed, remorseful guard who were all beating themselves up for letting the intruders pass them and eventually kidnapping the princess. Rin was looking out the window, holding her necklace a worried, distant look on her face; she was not paying attention to her husband's anger and roasting of the guards. The head of the guards, Buraian Nagashi (AN: Buraian Nagashi is an OC who was created by a friend of mine and because I loved this character so much, I just could not resist putting him in… anyway sorry for the interruption… back to the story!) stepped forward and knelt in front of the fuming, armed King. Buraian was in his late twenties; he was tall and had brown hair that always looked messy, like he just rolled out of bed. His eyes were light brown and soft yet determined, his features were handsome and he had a scar on his cheek that his father gave him when he was young. Buraian was a orphan and when Kakashi was on one of his weekly rides he came across Buraian fighting with this other boy in the street. Kakashi saw a lot of potential in this young boy in sword fighting, he nailed his opponent who was much bigger than him in a matter of seconds. Kakashi knew he needed this boy and so he took the boy under his wing and trained him in the way of the sword which he excelled at. Kakashi tutored the young boy from the time he arrived until he reached the age of 18 where he became a force to be reckoned with. Buraian got into the gaurds and was shortly promoted to head when he was only 20 which made him the youngest head of guards ever. He was like the son Kakashi never had and although he was not up to Kakahi's level, he was close and definently skilled in swordsmanship. He had a look of repentance and calmness on his face as he faced his mentor, father, and King,
"Your highness, I apologize deeply for what happened. But sire you must know that nothing is more important to us then to protect you and your family… we were all extremely vigilant and on guard, there was no way, and I mean no way that anyone could have gotten past us… we had layers of guards at every post watching for an attack…" he said in a calm, serious tone. Kakashi got even madder he turned around and took a chair and threw it against the wall causing it to split making everyone in the room wince,
"OH REALLY? THEN PLEASE TELL ME WHY THOSE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET IN HERE AND KIDNAP MY DAUGHTER AND HINATA? Hmmm….. Please explain that to me Buraian? I would love to hear this!" Kakashi shouted, Buraian sighed and looked at his majesty dead in the eye,
"They came out of nowhere Sire… one moment nothing and the next a black snake then nothing. This is the report I have received from my men… all claiming to see this snake then darkness… whoever they were they were not your normal raiders, they seemed to almost blend in with the night... the only thing that was distinguishable about them was that they had snakes on their hood with yellow eyes, that's it Sire… Trust me Sire; we are doing everything that is in our powers to find Princess Sakura-chan and Hinata-chan…" Buraian said in a reassuring tone as he clenched his fist and looked down. He could not believe that they let those guys give them the slip, he felt powerless and weak and that was one thing he hated feeling, he was usually very confident and sure but not this time… 'Those guys were not normal, especially that guy with the yellow eyes…' Buraian thought as his jaws hardened as Kakashi seemed to calm down a little bit but not much he was still red and slashed his throne with his sword. Then at the word snake he froze as did Rin, they exchanged a look of disbelief and horror though Rin was not as shocked as Kakashi, she had feared this for awhile now.
"Hmm… snakes huh? Buraian, assemble a team to go out and look for Sakura and tell Gai to double guards and to place this palace on lock down… GO!" Kakashi ordered he was pacing back and forth; his face was troubled and analytical as he was trying to figure this whole mess out, who would do this? 'Snakes… yellow eyes… it couldn't be… no he is gone.' Kakashi thought. Buraian's eyebrow raised a bit at Kakashi's change in attitude but did not comment, he stood up and a blank expression on his face as he bowed,
"Yes Sire… troops move out." Buraian ordered his soldiers who saluted and bowed to the King and Queen as they walked single file out of the ball room leaving a troubled King and Queen brooding over their thoughts and hoping that their fears were not a reality instead they were jumping to conclusions. Kakashi looked over at Rin and noticed her expression, it did not help ease his mind instead it reinforced his conclusion. He walked over to Rin and held her hands; his eyes were full of worry as he stared at her,
"Rin… what is it? You don't think it's him do you? It could not be, we eliminated him didn't we?" Kakashi said in a strained calm voice, it cracked as Rin looked away and took a deep breath. When she looked back up, her face was that of sadness,
"Kakashi… I have been sensing his presence recently. Each day it gets stronger while I grow weaker… I have had a feeling for awhile now that he would do something, soon. I did not tell you because I did not want to worry you especially if it was a false alarm. I'm sorry." Rin said shamefully as she wiped some guilty tears from her face as she gripped Kakashi's hand hard. Kakashi's eyes widened as he took a deep intake of breath at his wife's report. He felt the wind was knocked out of him, like someone reached inside him and crushed his lungs. He stumbled back into a chair; he had a look of a man witnessing a murder or who is being tied at the stake as the flames consume him. He clutched his head as it hung down, for the first time in his life he looked old… like he has lived for hundreds of years and saw many terrible things.
"N-No… i-it can't be… damn him…. Damn him. Now he has Sakura…. Where is the amulet…. D-do you still have it secure?" Kakashi whispered in a voice that sounded like it came from the grave. Rin frowned and she had a serious look on her face,
"No… I gave it to Sakura to protect. Kakashi don't give me that look! She was ready to protect it… Orochimaru does not know where it is, he probably thinks that it's still with me… he won't do anything to her Kakashi, she is bait for us… he wants us not her." Rin said in a dead-panned voice as she clenched her fists and looked at Kakashi; Kakashi frowned as well and ran his hand through his gravity defying grey hair.
"That probably is an accurate guess, my dear… gah! What do we do?... We have to wait for him to contact us? Hopefully Buraian and his guards can intercept her before she is too far gone…. If not then we will have no choice but to act Rin… we will have to fight, if he harms her…" Kakashi clenches his fist and lighting began to form in his hand and he punched the wall which created a large hole in the wall. He winced as he held his hand, a burn extended up his arm from using the chidori which his signature technique which earned him the name the White fang. Rin sighed as she gave him a hug, comforting him, Kakashi cried as he embraced her holding her close as the frustration and the realization broke him.
AN: I am just warning you know that I am going to be switching back and forth a lot. So some chapters are going to be like this… just to warn you; don't want to leave any characters all alone…: D Anyway…. Please Review! I live off your reviews and your reviews help me become a much better writer! :D Thank you again… and I will try to put out two chapters a week… well starting next week heh heh… OK I will start working writing right now! All right… Next chapter…. Sakura meets the bandits!