The Little Voice
Standard disclaimer applies.
a/n: Lunatic says [I like the fact that Sasuke, who usually has a 'greater-than-thou' attitude is reduced to having to be someone else's servant. I should make that clearer in this and future chapters. And yeah, by now, you should know who the voice belongs to cause I'm making it obvious.]
Blue says [In this chapter, you'll see another special skill Sasuke has...Also, we're going to go back and forth from using Japanese suffixes and such...We apologize.]
WARNING: Will get lime/citrusy later, however not that explicit.
/scene three/
Evanescence
I refuse to let all of our memories
Become a mere evanescence.
Even if you've forgotten everything we've been through,
We'll preserve everything
Our happy, sad, angry, every moment we had together.
"I shall take my leave." Sasuke said with a bow before he exited the room. He could feel Naruto's obvious stares as he did; he really wanted to scold the dobe for making it so bloody obvious, but whatever. For now, he had to play his role as a loyal butler and dismiss himself when it seemed best to do so. After closing the doors, he caught sight of Hinata, who was hiding behind a column and staring nervously at the room he just left.
Ah yes, that's right. Those two are from the same family. He feigned ignorance about her obvious stares and pretended to leave.
Then, he stepped into the darkness of the house and disappeared into the shadows.
Hinata warily eyed Sasuke's back until it faded into black from her sight. She quickly scurried over to the door of the 'meeting' room and stared through the wall. "Byakugan..." The maid whispered as the veins around her eyes began to enlarge and spied on them.
Naruto let out a yawn, but stopped midway. After he felt a sudden pang in his chest, he looked at the spot on the wall that separated Hinata from them.
"Is something wrong, urm, Naruto-san?" Lee was asking, raising his large eyebrows and tilting his head to the side. He was oblivious, like Tenten; meanwhile, the other male partner acted as if he didn't notice.
The blonde grinned and replied, "Oh, no, it's nothing, hahahaha-" He laughed sheepishly and scratched his scalp. Naruto then glanced at his 'fiancee', who he guessed that she noticed and said nothing anyway. He shrugged to himself and played along, "Anyway, keep going."
Tenten nodded. "A-ah, yes, anyway," She cleared her throat, "I have decided that we should look for the Diamond SOULdier." Sakura's emerald eyes narrowed as they stared at the Spade SOULdier warily.
"Why should we start searching now?"
The brunette remained firm. "I believe it'd be better if we knew who the Diamond SOULdier is, then maybe we...we can..."
"We can stop anything BAD from happening?" Sakura finished. Tenten sighed and replied almost too low to hear, "Well, I wouldn't use that arrangement of words, maybe not even those words at all but..."
The pink haired girl shrugged and bluntly asked, "But what can we do? For all we know, the Diamond SOULdier is dead-"
"He's not!" The scarlet warrior shook her head, "I bet you, he's not..."
"And you know this...?"
"I know tthis…because the Spade SOULdier is fated to die first." Tenten answered with her brown eyes downcast. The room was eerily silent while her slightly faltering voice echoed, "And SOULdiers don't die so easily, you know. They-...We don't die by getting run over by horses or getting stabbed by a petty thief. The cause of their death is usually under...peculiar and fated circumstances."
"NII-CHAN! GRAB MY HAND!" The pink haired girl saw her hand outstretched to a dark figure through the cage bars. "PLEASE!" She saw him smile and shake his head, and then he said-
She flinched and was startled by the flashback. Had he died like he was fated to? Or was he still alive somewhere?
"...Have you read about your predicted death?" Sakura asked. Her emerald eyes bore into Tenten's, whose own widened in clear fear. Tenten shook her head, "No. I refuse to. I'll face my death head on, whatever it may be."
Knock. Knock.
"I brought you some snacks." Came Hinata's voice. The door opened with a "click" and a creaking noise. Naruto nodded and ushered the maid in, hoping to ease the mood with tasty sweets and light talk. However, Sakura knew the tension wouldn't cease here.
"Hinata."
Everyone looked at Neji. It was the first thing he had said since he was here. Naruto grimaced; another silent, haughty, arrogant, bastard. Just what he needed: another kind of Sasuke. The blonde paused and finally noticed the trait that made them obviously related.
"Ah!" His blue eyes looked at Hinata, "Ah...!" He looked back at Neji. "AH!" He shot up and pointed, "YOU BOTH HAVE WHITE EYES?" He emphasized his point by motioning towards his own. The Uzumaki knew very well that pearl eyes...weren't common in the least, and that the only way the two would have the same trait is if they were-
Hinata gulped and an even paler shade of white, almost a sickly light blue. The coffee haired man grunted and muttered under his breath, "You just noticed?" Naruto flinched. A vein appeared on his forehead and his whiskered cheek.
"You bastard-"
BAM!
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...Sakura...Sakura-chan..." Naruto held onto the growing bump on his head. "What...I don't even...I didn't even-!" He sobbed and feigned hurt, "What did I do to deserve this, honey?" The said girl flinched at the awkward nickname and smacked him.
"Stop causing unnecessary ruckus."
As the engaged couple continued bickering, Lee (who really had nothing to say up until this point) pouted in slight jealousy but caught sight of what was sitting on Sakura's lap. "Oh, Sakura-san, you have a cat?" Naruto blinked and looked down.
"Oh yeah, since when was that here?"
"I-It must've snuck in a-after I entered w-with your snacks." Hinata answered. She began transferring all the treats from the cart she just rolled in onto the coffee table and gulped. She felt herself sweating under her cousin's hawk-like eyes, and the blonde noticed this.
"Hey, what's your problem?" He asked, countering Neji's piercing, pearl stare with his own glare. Sakura remained silent and stroked her cat's hair, while Tenten and Lee continued to bask in the awkwardness. "Nothing. I do not have any problems at all." The coffee haired man coolily replied, leaned back on the elegant-styled couch, and sipped his tea. "However, your maid seems to have many."
Hinata flinched at the insult. How long as it been since she heard such cold words from him? Before, it was everyday. Ever since she left, it had been years. And now, his words hurt just as much as they did when they were younger. "I-" She started, but was interrupted by her master.
"I'd prefer it if you did not speak of my maid that way." Sakura smiled. "She may have trouble speaking to people, but I assure you, she's a very fine and strong woman indeed." The violet haired maid blushed and looked down. Though she was complimented every day by Sakura (receiving much more compliments than the other two), she couldn't get used to the kind words.
"Really now?" Neji narrowed his eyes and raised an eyebrow. "This little runaway?" Naruto slammed his fists on the table, causing some of the tea to spill. Tenten stood up, "That's enough, Neji! Please..." Her face was pleading. Lee, too, sent him a pleading look. And with that, the Hyuuga succumbed.
"...How uncomfortable."
Sakura gritted her teeth. The voice was so loud, causing her ears to ring. Her emerald eyes looked around; she knew who the voice belonged to.
And he was sneering.
The black cat nuzzled up against her neck and purred in satisfaction. After regaining his composure, Naruto let out a sigh and looked back at her. Noticing her face draining of its color, he asked, "Are you okay, Sakura-chan?" She slowly nodded in assurance.
"Mhm. Hinata, you may leave now."
Hinata nodded, bowed, and left the room as if nothing happened. After closing the door, she let out a heavy sigh and fell onto her knees. How stressful. This morning has been so...stressful. Oh so very stressful. She wobbled off to find some work to do. Her black shoes clacked against the marble floors, resounding throughout the high ceiling hallway. Hm.
Where was Uchiha-san?
For someone like me, I'll easily become a bilocation for you.
As long as something, a little fragment, a little piece of me
is always with you.
For this is the incunabulum
and you have yet to see what someone like me can do.
"I'll see you soon, Sakura." Tenten bowed and bid good bye before she entered her horse-drawn carriage. "HIYAH!" A crack of the whip signaled the horses start toward home. The black, iron gates swung open with an odd screech and let the Spade Souldier through. The sound of galloping and wheels turning grew fainter and fainter, and finally, they were heard no more.
Sakura caressed her black cat's fur, sighing as she watched the red clad warrior leave. She rubbed the back of her neck and turned to return inside, but stopped when the other three began talking.
"...Neji, was it okay to leave Tenten alone by herself?" Lee asked, his eyes still staring at the direction she left. The said man shoved his hands in the pockets of his white, formal pants. "It doesn't matter what was okay to do and what was not. Sakura is our true master, and that is where our duty will go from now on. Just like Uchiha and the runaway." Neji glanced at her. In return, she stuck her tongue out.
Naruto scoffed. "You act too high and mighty to be a servant." Like Sasuke. Neji huffed and replied, "I'm only willing to dedicate myself to someone worthy. Sakura has yet to prove that to me." Sakura shrugged and acted uncaring, but grumbled, "I'll show him worthy...with my fists."
Unsure, the bushy eyed browed man continued, "But...what if she hears...hears the little voices again? Isn't that something to worry about?" Lee scratched the back of his head sheepishly but said it in all seriousness as he paced back and forth in front of the house. Sakura paused.
"Little voices?"
"Hn? Just like yours?"
Sakura gasped and clutched her head. She went unnoticed by the others, who were quietly chatting amongst themselves.
"Are you happy that there's someone else like you? Hm?" The familiar voice drawled out in a dark tone. She could almost hear a smirk. A scornful look spread across her beautiful features as she whispered, "Not in the least." She knew, anyway, that other SOULdiers heard odd voices in their head as well, even though there's no significant meaning about when or why the voices spoke...Right?
He chuckled. To her, it sounded like borderline cackling. Then, he whispered, "So, have you been hearing anything lately?" It was a sarcastic question; she knew who this voice belonged to.
"Hm? What was that, Sakura?" Neji asked, his ear catching a bit of what she was muttering to herself about. Naruto, acting like the good fiancée he was, and Lee, acting like a jealous high school boy, fumed and yelled, "Hey! Don't address Sakura/-san so familiarly!"
The Hyuuga snorted and corrected himself with sarcasm, "Whatever. Sakura-sama. Just know I'm only doing this because you're my master."
He spun around on his heel and began walking up the stairs to the front door.
"Hn. He's pretty cocky for a servant." Naruto commented as he crossed his arms. Lee sighed and nodded in agreement, "Yes, however he is respectable. I admire him." The blonde snorted, "THAT guy?"
Sakura observed them from afar. "You seek the Spade soldier out. You must be careful. Humans who enter the Blue Rose Realm" There was a suspenseful pause that made her heart stop for a second. "never come back." The cat's golden eyes melted away into a ruby red as he purred and curled up in his owner's arms.
"Yes. Neji-san," Lee seemed to look distant for a second before he continued, "has much more gifts than I do. I am not at all special." He grinned and held up his arm, "But, I am dedicated! I trained myself to be where I am now, with no help from talents and special abilities." Naruto couldn't help but grin back and laugh. He wrapped an arm around the bushy-browed man and say,
"I like you, Lee." And the two walked in together, and talked and laughed loudly as if they had no care in the world. She cracked a crooked smile; at least they got along well. That smile soon melted away when she held up her hand to look at her SOULdier's mark.
She was only half of the heart. What can she do without the other half? She was nothing without her brother! She was a failure of a SOULdier...
She heard the voice again-
Smirking, again-
Mocking her, AGAIN-
"But we don't have to worry about you going, hm? After all...
you're not human."
Our relationship was so byzantine
it was always me, you and him.
Your palingenesis was so tristful.
As we came down from our thrones
We caused all the worlds to horripilate.
Naruto and Lee walked down cheerfully down the hallway. "So, uhm, how did you and Sakura-chan meet?" Lee asked and sheepishly scratched the back of his head. This caused the other man to come to complete halt.
"Huh?" Naruto's eyes were wide and reminiscent, but upon remembering the current situation, he laughed it off and said, "Oh, yeah, that, well you see..."
"They're not really engaged."
The blonde didn't have to turn around to know who said it. He grinned and seethed through his teeth, "Well, Sasuke-teme, I enjoy playing this role-" He took a deep breath and exploded, "WHY'D YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM!" He grabbed the butler, who had seemed to have crawled out from the shadows, and shook him violently.
"It's the truth, and you know, I'm an honest person." Sasuke replied with an apathetic tone and shoved Naruto off, then brushed his black coat off. "Besides, they'll be with us from now on, so it'd be pointless to hide it from them.
"Huh? So, you're not really engaged?" Lee asked hopefully. Naruto frowned, not liking the new look at the guy's face. The angel glanced at his butler rival and made a face: 'Now look what you did.' Sasuke glanced at Lee's face and couldn't help but agree quietly. "No, they're not. It's only for appearances to ward off any unwanted guests." He explained.
Naruto yawned and added, "I mean, wouldn't it be obvious a single, young, beautiful, wealthy, intelligent-" Insert a thousand more adjectives, "girl would constantly attract suitors, no? So, we have to completely remove that, or else we will just be burdened with having to make sure everything is covered up. We need to remain unsuspicious."
Lee nodded vigorously, "Ah, I see, I see." It seemed as if something was renewed in him, only irritating Naruto more.
Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid STUPID, STUPID, STUUUUPID, STUUUUUPIIIIID TEME-
Sasuke rolled his onyx eyes. Whatever. The Uzumaki is only throwing a tantrum, and once Sakura appears, he'll stop and return to his happy mood. When it comes to making him happy, he was simple-minded.
"Is there something the matter here?"
The three turned around to see the said mistress, who stared at them as if they each grew a new appendage when she wasn't looking. Sasuke resumed his professional tone and shook his head, "No, nothing." Naruto followed and gave a casual smile, while Lee agreed but then quickly exited to find his partner.
The Uchiha took out his watch and read the time. "Ah, it's time for your bath." Gently, he scooped her up into his armies and began to carry her off. The angel boy pouted, obviously jealous. Suddenly, he gasped and looked around,
"Hey, Sakura-chan, where'd your cat go?"
She shrugged in her butler's arms. "I don't know. It just jumped out of arms and ran out into the garden." With that, the blonde just shrugged, and made his way to the kitchen to bother Hinata for a snack. Sasuke hid his smirk and caressed her hair as he walked up the stairs.
"How was your talk?"
Sakura sneered and growled back at him, "Like you don't know, you sneaky ba-" He frowned disapprovingly and interuppted innocently, "How many times must I remind you, Sakura-sama, that ladies do not speak in that manner." She scoffed and muttered an apology,
"I apologize, it seems I've been spending too much time with Naruto."
"That can be easily changed." Sakura looked up in horror, staring at her butler whom just faked a smile. After a moment of silence, he gave a sarcastic laugh, "I was joking. Maybe." She huffed and shook her head.
They entered the clean, white tiled room exclusively for bathing. A door on the side led to the toilet and sink. In the center of a room was a large Roman bathtub surrounded by four high columns, and right above on the ceiling was a glass window that showed the afternoon, orange light.
He set her on the steps of the tub and slowly undressed her, causing her to blush. "Can you hurry? This is embarassing." Then the all too familiar expression entered his face. "Hm? What do you mean?"
Sasuke was teasing again. He removed his gloves with his teeth and tossed it carelessly to the side. Gently, he made her turn around. Then, he began to undo her red lacing with his pale, slender fingers. As more was revealed with each lace, he let his free hand stroke the newly-exposed creamy skin. Eventually, the dress slipped off her shoulders and pooled onto the floor, leaving her in her corset and white, poofy boomers.
"I don't even know why you bother wearing a corset," He murmured against her skin, which was covered in goosebumps. He reached out his right hand and turned the golden handle, causing the warm water to shoot out of the faucet and fill the tub. Steam began to slowly fill the room.
The servant began to untie her corset. Whenever he placed it on her, he'd never tighten it to the point that it was health damaging. She didn't need it anyway. He frowned to himself; her body was fine. He pulled the corset off and massaged the temporary marks left by it, covering them in kisses.
It felt like hours had past, just like this, just the two of them, to Sakura. She continued to tremble and quiver to his touch and felt one of his strong hands slither up her stomach and to her average sized breasts. He covered them with his arm.
"Cold?" He whispered into her ear as his other hand pull down her remaining undergarment. After she was fully undressed, she quickly wriggled out of his arms and jumped into the tub, not caring that it might be too hot. As long as she got away from his embarassing touch, she'd be fine. She opened her eyes and stared innocently at him.
Sasuke smirked, shook his head, and pulled up a basket with soap and a sponge. He placed it down near the edge of the bathtub. Sakura let out a sigh of relief and nodded, "Alright, that will be all-" She gasped when he pulled his coat off. "Wait...Sasuke-"
He ceremoniously unbutton his white shirt and lightly tossed his pocket watch onto the forming pile of clothes. With that, he wordless unbuckled his pants and snorted.
"Bath time."
Princess, princess, princess,
How much I pity you...
Please, notice quickly, do not prevaricate
the ruins you're falling to.
I'll stand beside you all the way.
after all,
I'm your best friend.
"Shikamaru, listen!"
A platinum blonde girl
The said man rolled his eyes and remained focused on the chess game and his opponent in front of him. "Ino-hime, please go fulfill your princess-y duties and cease your bothersome yelling." He took a snack from the trays laid out on the table, but was only smacked aw
"But, honestly! Hey, can you seriously listen to me for a second?"
"NO." He retorted bluntly and slammed his bishop, which made him on the offensive. His opponent cringed and stroked his facial hair. Ino gasped. She stomped her feet, causing her velvet purple dress to swish back and forth. "Asuma-sensei!"
Shikamaru's opponent just chuckled. He didn't want to get himself tangled in the mess and instead, he said nothing and contemplated his next move. The princess just huffed and waved her fan.
"That girl..." She sighed, "I don't know why I feel so CONNECTED to her, you know?" Her eyes trailed down to her pinky. She wriggled her hand; it indeed still felt weird whenever she went near that flower shop.
Shikamaru paused and glanced up at his princess. "I bet not. You just want an excuse to see her handsome butler." The blonde shrugged, "Yeah, that too, but honestly, I do..." She closed her aquamarine eyes and imagined the yarrow the pink haired girl had handed her earlier. "Her flowers...They heal Mother..."
Asuma continued to stay silent and sighed, the smoke of his cigarette blown all over the chess board. Shikamaru snorted. "Give up yet?" The older man laughed out loud, "Nah, maybe soon."
Ino shook her head. "Pft. Royal bodyguards for nothing." She couldn't help but smile and let them be. "I'll go grab you guys something to eat." The princess lifted her dress a little and scurried off, her high heels making it quite obvious to the two.
No one spoke. The hall was in utter silence. By now, everyone was at the dinner hall three floors below, chatting loudly amongst each other.
"..." Asuma took another puff. "It seems she is getting closer to Sakura." He moved a piece.
The intelligent young man gave a sigh. "Yeah. Things are about to get troublesome." He moved a piece as well. He scratched the back of his neck. The older of the two stroked his chin and squinted.
After he made his move, he reminded, "Mm. And you know how Ino-hime is. She's reluctant to face her reality, even when it comes to her mom. Before you know it, she'll become unrecognizable." More smoke escaped his mouth as he spoke.
Shikamaru coughed and waved his hand. "Drowning in gluttony." He made countered and moved another piece.
The smoker paused and analyzed the board; he looked at every single piece, both his and his pupil's. After what seemed like a long while, he shook his head and held his hands up. "Ahhh, I forfeit."
Shikamaru smirked, "No surprise there."
"Asuma-sensei! Asuma-sensei!" A frantic voice called from down the hallway, included by thunderous footsteps and short breaths in between. The said man and Shikamaru jumped in surprised. "Ah, yes Chouji, what is it?"
Chouji stopped before them and leaned on his knees, trying to catch his breath. In between each inhale, he spat broken sentences, "Message...from...Important...IMPORTANT...for...looking...looking for..." Shikamaru rolled his eyes and threw a piece of food at him. "Here, then you can talk."
Enthusiastically, the plump man devoured it quickly. After he gulped it down, he ran to the table next to his best friend and grabbed the golden pitcher of water and drank it down. "Oh man, thanks, that hit the spot!" He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and regained his composure. "Anyway, Asuma-sensei." Assuming a serious face, he took out a neat envelope with a red seal on it and handed it over.
"It's a letter from Sakura-sama of the Esmeralda family."
The color drained from Shikamaru's face; instead of his teacher, he grabbed it before him and stared at the seal stamped on it's back. Indeed, it was the Esmeralda insignia. Everything was really starting, now. Asuma carefully, with no rudeness whatsoever, took the letter from Shikamaru's hand and sighed.
"So it seems the death toll will be rising soon." Taking out a pocket knife, he neatly opened it and unfolded it's contents. He read it slowly and carefully, making sure to intake every word clearly. Shikamaru watched intently while Chouji muttered, "What does it say, what does it say?"
Suddenly, Asuma shot up and crushed the cigarette between his teeth. "Go get-"
"You called?"
A smirk spread across the goateed man's face while he shook his head. He immediately recognized the voice and replied, "You...Hear everything from anywhere, don't you?"
"Mm. You should know, I'm quite skilled." Came the reply and a borderline sarcastic chuckle.
"You recognize this seal, don't you?" Asuma gave a crooked smile and threw the letter at the silver haired man, who caught it with an ease between his index and middle finger. The newly arrived stranger remained uneasily silent.
"...This."
"Yes. It's what you've been waiting for, Kakashi."
Remember me, please, remember
The sad times, the happy times,
every moment with you was...is precious,
but it ended so horribly
remember me, remember me please,
so we can be reunited once more before I set you free.
"Is she sleeping?" Naruto asked as he peeked through the crack between the mahogany door and the ornate door frame. Sasuke slowly nodded and stopped stroking her head. He pulled up the sheets and tucked her in before blowing the candle out and quietly exited the room.
The time these two men's nightly meetings became a ritual. It was nothing perverse, don't get them wrong.
It was a sort of time when neither of them hated each other or blamed the other for something, like they normally did during the day: this was more serious. It was more so the time they spent wallowing in their own self-anguish and blaming themselves for their own past doings. Then, they would spend time attacking each other verbally and point out their flaws and perfections that they envy of eache other, then silently share their agreements on subjects such as...
Well, Sakura.
"...How long has it been?"
The butler ignored the question and muttered, "You're awfully talkative tonight."
"It's...It's starting."
"I know."
"...Do you think we can protect her this time?"
"..." This was questioning both their self-confidences.
They both were usually so proudful and confident about everything. It always seemed like there was nothing they couldn't do (physically, anyway). It wasn't hard to beat up a couple guys with guns with nothing or take them down with fists when they had swords. For them, it wasn't hard to attract women, find out every single detail about a stranger in a different country, or threaten a little kid when needed be. With their position and power, it would be easy to bring world peace with an iron fist.
But, there was so many things they didn't know how to do.
They didn't know how to love her without crushing her into tiny pieces and suffocating the life out of her. They didn't know how to comfort her when she was crying. They didn't know how to tell her she wasn't really alone when she felt the loneliest. They didn't know how to tell her not to worry without lying; her life was destined for danger.
Which was ironic and probably why they were so deeply involved in each other's lives, despite anything they did.
Yeah.
They didn't know how to keep her out of their lives.
Sasuke completely stopped in his eerily calm footsteps. He turned around, and once onyx met ocean blue, Naruto instantly understood what was going on behind the composed face. The flashbacks and the memories, from the best to the worst, from the most fun to the most depressing. He remembered, too. He was always there. Always.
Always.
The Uzumaki immediately broke his gaze away and couldn't help but tear up. "Do you think...You think, maybe it would've been better if we haven't met at all? Do you think she wouldn't be here, suffering and sad and alone if it wasn't for us?"
"It's too late to think that. Would you have preferred never to meet her?"
"Of course, if I knew that she'd have to go through this-"
"But you didn't know that. When you met her, did you regret it before anything happened?"
"No, of course not, I-"
"It's fine as long as you don't regret anything and that Sakura's happy." Sasuke promptly replied then remained silent the rest of the walk.
Finally, they entered the study. Every possible space on the wall was taken by a form of shelf that was stacked to the brim with books of different sizes. A couple of ladders were lined up against them. The only form of natural light was from the one wall made of glass, but it was night and covered by a curtain.
Sasuke snapped his fingers, which caused all the candles in the room to be lit. Afterwards, he collapsed onto a nearby vintage couch and began massaging his scalp. Naruto decided to take a seat on the floor. When he sensed that the atmosphere was comfortable enough, he spoke.
"Did you send the message?"
"Yeah." The dark haired man pulled his tie off and loosened his collar. The blonde sighed.
"So we're really going…?"
"Aa."
Naruto's blue eyes looked downward. "They'll recognize us right away. Unlike humans, the Blue Rose Realm people live much longer unlike the immortal White and Black Realm. And unlike her, they remember who we are." His eyes flared and his whole body became stiff with alertness at the thought. "It'll blow our cover."
Sasuke gritted his teeth and gave out an inhuman hiss. "Calm down."
"NO!"
"We have to go, Naruto, it's necessary."
"They'll know!" He screeched and bared his fangs. The blonde shot up alarmingly fast and slammed his hand onto the oak table, causing it to snap in half and splinters to fly everywhere. "They'll know, Sasuke. It's not hard to recognize us in any other realm but here. There's no one left alive here to know…to know…who we"
On fear that someone would hear, they exchanged the worlds silently, through their eyes, through their minds.
Someone would know, once they were seen in the mysterious Blue Rose Realm.
Someone would recognize...
...that they were the rulers of the Black Rose and White Rose Realm.
This throne means nothing.
This crown means nothing.
Everything means nothing.
When you are not here by my side.
I'm tired, but I know so are you
and so I won't complain.
A/N: YEEEEESSSSS ACCOMPLISHMEEEENT. So long. 5,951 words. I'M TIRED. SO TIRED. We...we don't feel like explaining all we've been through since we last updated. Oh my gosh...I feel like dying...I had to proofread this while doing a whole bunch of...man. Anyway. We're back. I guess.