Okay all, here's the next chapter of Prince and The Slave. Hope you all enjoy it. While I've tried not to change these original chapters too much, I'm hoping that any changes I have made, are for the better. I did add a couple of scenes, but hopefully I'll be doing this story justice from where I carry on. LOL! Thanks to everyone who've read and reviewed. I really appreciate it.
Key.
(inner self dialogue)
"Thoughts"
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The Prince and The Slave.
Chapter Five.
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(Sakura's P.O.V.)
Today's the day that we leave. We decided to go and meet at the south wing of the castle, where no one goes. Sasuke already left to go meet his friends at the 'secret spot', which just so happened to be in the Library, where us girls had met up yesterday. If you ask me it's not that much of a secret, if a bunch of us slave girls, already knew where it was. Then again, we had had our own secret meeting there, only yesterday.
I grabbed the basket, that was empty except for the maid outfit. I had taken a dark blue lighter, one thick fleece blanket and one light blanket, that was big enough for all of us to sleep under, to Ten Ten yesterday evening, when I'd had a chance. Along with clothing and other things I could think of. Of course, I did all of this under Sasuke's nose. I looked out of the room and no one was there. I tiptoed out and then ran toward the southern wing.
"Shit! Hope I'm not late."
(Why would you be late?)
"I took too much time."
(Psh you left five minutes early Baka)
"Shut up! Can't you leave me alone ever?"
(No! You're too much fun to bother)
I stuffed my inner self into a mental box and shoved it in the corner of my mind, wondering why I seemed to be the only one with an inner self. I looked around for the others. There they were like they promised. They were waiting by the stained glass for me.
"Hey." I called out to them.
"Hi Sakura-Chan." Hinata replied.
"Sakura-Chan." Ten Ten added.
"Hi forehead-girl." Ino quipped. There was a wide grin on her face.
"Why aren't you dressed?" Ten Ten asked. I looked around and realized they were all in their stolen uniforms. I sighed to myself. I'd almost forgotten about that.
"Give me a second." I said, quickly grabbing the outfit out of the basket. I looked around the halls first. I took off my shirt and pants and quickly put on the maid dress. "Okay, I'm done." I said quickly. I shoved the pants and shirt into the basket.
"Listen we have been practicing what to do for weeks. What you have to do, is make sure the basket is covered with a cloth and walk out with Ino. We have a friend in Suna that will help us. It takes about three days to get there by foot. We're going to meet at the red bridge just before the West Gate. Everything else, Ino will tell you." Ten Ten said. I nodded my head as a way of saying I understood. I started walking until I felt a tug on my arm.
"This way, forehead-girl." Ino said.
"Fine Ino-pig." I replied. We went through the kitchens, which seemed rather empty. "Where is everyone?" I asked Ino.
"It's market day. They're all out buying things. We're slaves so we don't merit permission to look around the market." Ino said sadly. We filled my basket with bread, fruit and other things to eat. "We filled our baskets earlier. No one's here on market day." Ino said softly. Once we filled my basket we left quickly. We didn't want to be spotted, whether anyone was usually here or not.
We started walking out the garden through the back entrance. The baskets were hanging from our wrists and we walked fast but not fast enough to attract attention. It was too silent for my taste and we were already out of the castle so I decided to ask a question.
"Uh, Ino-pig, who are we meeting in Suna?" I asked.
"We're meeting a girl named Temari. She's the Kazekage's daughter. We met her last month. We told her about our plan and we told her we would leave around Sasuke's birthday. Ten Ten didn't want to leave you behind so we brought you. Ten Ten, Hinata and I are like a family now, you know. Me and Ten Ten lost our family and Hinata's betrayed her." Ino said.
"My Mother and Father are dead too." I replied.
"What about brothers or sisters?" Ino asked me.
"I had an older brother. We don't know what happened to him." I told her softly. Ino nodded in understanding.
"I have an older brother. I know he's alive somehow, but I wish I knew for sure." Ino said earnestly. We carried on walking. When I looked in front of me there was a red bridge just like Ten Ten said, but it had a clear river underneath. "Ten Ten and Hinata should be here in a few minutes. We'll wait here for them." Ino said, leaning against the railing while I just stared at the water.
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(Ten Ten and Hinata's P.O.V.)
"Come on we have to go the other way." Ten Ten said softly. Hinata nodded in acknowledgement. They walked out of the palace gates in the gardener's uniforms, acting like they were getting seeds out of the basement. Once they were near the basement they looked around before they ran toward the bridge.
"Ten Ten does Temari know we're coming?" Hinata asked.
"Yes. I sent her bird with the note. It's the white dove she gave us, so she would know." Ten Ten replied quickly.
"Okay. I was just wondering." Hinata said. Up ahead they saw the bridge with Sakura and Ino on it.
"Okay before we leave do any of you want to turn back?" Ten Ten asked quietly.
"Why would we?" Sakura asked.
"Not all owners are bastards like Sasuke and Neji." Ten Ten said softly. "The punishment for running away is entirely up to our owners if they ever catch up with us." Ten Ten added.
"I'm still going." Sakura stated.
"Shikamaru isn't so bad. But I want to be free. I want to find my brother too." Ino answered.
"Naruto-Kun never treated me badly. But I want to be free. I was sold like an animal. I think we all deserve more than what we've had." Hinata added softly. The girls looked at Hinata nodding.
"Alright let's go!" Ten Ten stated. Everyone started walking out of the West Gate and towards Suna. Hopefully, towards their freedom as well.
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(Temari's P.O.V.)
Temari was walking out on the balcony to watch the sunset. She sat down on the lounge chair and took out a book to keep her calm and relaxed. She had had a stressful day. Her brother Gaara almost lost control again. There was a bird flapping in the distance. It was a white dove coming towards her. "It must be them." She thought. She held out a finger where the dove gracefully landed. The message was tiny but still readable.
Hiya Temari-chan.
It's us again. Were coming now, we'll be there soon. We're bringing another girl, she belongs to Sasuke. Be ready for us we'll be there soon.
Love your girls.
Temari smiled. This was the best news ever. She was finally going to get to see her friends again. She walked inside and went to the guest bedrooms in her wing of the mansion and asked the maids to prepare four rooms for her guests that would be coming soon.
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(The Guys' P.O.V.)
"Hey Teme, did you see the girls. I can't find Hinata-Chan anywhere." Naruto yelled. Sasuke glared at him slightly.
"Don't call me Teme, Dobe." Sasuke stated blankly.
"I can't find the troublesome woman either." Shikamaru stated.
"Her name's Ino, Shikamaru, no wonder everyone calls you a lazy genius. You can't remember your slave's name?" Naruto stated loudly.
"I can't find Ten Ten either Uchiha." Neji stated coldly.
"Well that includes me too, because I can't find my new slave, Sakura." Sasuke replied. Common sense flickered in Sasuke's mind. He grimaced. "I can't believe they ran away!" Sasuke thought to himself. Despite his uncaring attitude, Sasuke didn't like to see slaves get hurt. In fact, he wished his father would abolish slavery. Of course, he knew his father wouldn't. King Fugaku had certain ideas. None of them would be helped, when his older brother, Itachi, came to be king.
"Obviously, they left. None of the guards or maids has seen then since around noon. We'll go on our horses and go find them that way." Neji stated. Neji too didn't like the idea of slavery. He was a slave to his family. He knew how it felt to have a life that wasn't your own. He tried to be as lenient as possible with Ten Ten. Of course, he had to act harshly sometimes, or his uncle would condemn him for being soft and replace Ten Ten with someone else. Neji knew she'd be treated worse if she was given to another Hyuga. They all left the room and went to saddle their horses. They hoped to find the girls before anything might happen to them in the desert.
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(The Girls' P.O.V.)
They all changed out of the ridiculous uniforms, but kept them in case something happened, and they needed them again. They all set up their tent and started a fire. It was a comfortable silence. They all were looking at the fire smiling Thinking that they were finally free. They had gone off the trail about thirty meters in, before they set up the tent, knowing no one was going to find them. They had after all been travelling since morning. Of course, no one would notice them missing until the afternoon, after the market ended. They put out the fire and went into the tent they set up. They were using the thick blanket since it was cold outside and they folded the thin blanket the long way so all four of them could share properly. They slept, knowing they'd have to be up in a few hours. They couldn't afford more than that, or their masters may catch up with them, and drag them back to servitude.
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(The Guys' P.O.V.)
Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru and Neji were on horseback. It was dark, and they had no idea which way the girls had left the castle, how long ago they'd left, or how far they had gotten. The desert spread out for miles, and the only trail was marked by maps, which the males thought the girls couldn't possibly have. Shikamaru had stated Ino did not even know how to read or write. Neji knew Ten Ten could read and write. Naruto knew Hinata could. Sakura was a mystery to Sasuke. Although for some strange reason, he missed her, and was worried about her. They hoped for the safety of the girls, as they carried on searching.
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Okay all, end of this chapter. I added a few scenes to it and such. The next chapter however, will be my own creation. (insert maniacal laughter here) Anyway, please R&R and let me know what you think.