Okay here is chapter six of The Prince and The Slave. I added a couple of scenes and such. Next chapter is completely my own work. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks to all those who read and reviewed and added me to faves and alert lists. It is very much appreciated.
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The Prince and The Slave.
Chapter Six.
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(The Girls P.O.V.)
Ten Ten found it difficult to sleep. She was sat outside the tent after getting a few hours of sleep. She didn't light a fire. Not only was she afraid of attracting her 'master' she was frightened of attracting slave raiders, bandits, or any other rogue that might be waiting out there in the desert for them. Sakura came out of the tent about an hour after Ten Ten.
"Hey Ten Ten." Sakura said quietly.
"Do you wonder what it would be like, if the Uchiha family didn't rule Fire Country?" Ten Ten asked.
"Yeah. I wonder if my parents would still be alive, if my brother wouldn't have gone off to try and end the war, if things would be different. I wonder all the time." Sakura said sadly. Ten Ten nipped her lip with anxiety.
"What happened to your family?" Ten Ten asked.
"My village wouldn't give in to Fire Country rule. My brother and a few of the young men in my village left to try and make things better for us. To try and get trade in Kiri and Suna where slavery doesn't exist. But I never saw my brother again. He left about five years ago." Sakura said softly.
"What about your parents? You said they died." Ten Ten asked.
"They were killed by raiders. Soldiers of the king. My mother screamed at me to run, but I couldn't leave her. Before I even answered her, she was dead on the floor next to my father." Sakura said sadly. "What about your family?" Sakura asked.
"My parents died in a raid when I was a baby. The village I was born in, was burned to the ground. My Aunt and Uncle raised me. I used to play with my cousin Lee all the time. About eight years ago, raiders attacked us when we were travelling across the desert to Suna." Ten Ten said. A couple of tears dripped from the girl's eyes. "My uncle was killed. We were all herded into cages, and then we were taken to a market. We were sold like animals. That was the last time I saw my Aunt and Lee. All of us sold to different owners. I was sold to Lord Hiashi Hyuga. I was given to Neji as his first slave. I don't know why, but I was his only slave. He never went and bought others. He never used me sexually and he never abused me in any way. I guess I'm luckier than a lot of slaves. I don't even want to think, about what they might have done, to my cousin and aunt." Ten Ten said softly.
"What about Hinata and Ino?" Sakura asked.
"Let them tell their stories when they choose to. It's not up to me to tell their stories for them." Ten Ten said. The two sat in silence waiting a little longer before waking the other two girls.
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(The Boys P.O.V.)
Sasuke, Naruto, Neji and Shikamaru were on horseback. It was very late at night. In fact they had already missed dinner, and whatever banquet was being held at the castle. It was nearly midnight, but the males still had no idea where the girls were.
"We'll have to go back to the castle for tonight." Sasuke said softly.
"We can't just leave them out there!" Naruto yelled.
"We haven't got a choice." Neji stated.
"Troublesome... If we're missed for too long then King Fugaku will send guards after us, and then they'll definitely know our slaves are missing." Shikamaru explained to Naruto lazily.
"So, what'll we do when someone actually does notice they're missing? I mean I'm not exactly going to punish Hinata like an animal. Shikamaru isn't likely to punish Ino too badly. But Sasuke, you and Neji are expected to be brutal to your slaves." Naruto stated calmly.
"We'll go back. Get some sleep. Figure out what direction they could've taken, and find them. If anyone asks where they are, just say you sent your slave to sleep early or sent them on a task. Don't tell anyone they've run away." Sasuke said quickly.
"What'll you be expected to do if they find out?" Naruto asked. He knew the reputation, of the Uchiha family's treatment of their slaves.
"I'll be expected, by my father, to flay the girl half to death. Unless he decides he's going to take the punishment out of my hands. He's very likely to if he finds out that she's a virgin." Sasuke replied. Naruto's eyes went wide.
"We really need to keep our mouths shut about this." Neji whispered. They all nodded as they rode back to the castle.
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(The Girls P.O.V.)
The girls were now walking through the desert again. They were amazed at how quickly Ten Ten sealed the tent and blankets into a scroll again as they set off.
"Hey Forehead girl, tell us how you became a slave." Ino stated boldly. Sakura nodded and related her story to Hinata and Ino. After all, Ten Ten had already heard the story. Ten Ten explained she had already told Sakura her own story. Ino nodded and decided to start telling her own story. "Well my brother, Deidara, was basically my idol when I was a kid. He left our village to make a name for himself. He loved art. My parents ran a flower shop in our village. We didn't make loads of gold, but we did okay. We always had food on the table and clothes on our backs. Things were great until the Fire Country army came along and wrecked everything." Ino said sadly. "My mother was killed trying to protect my little sister Moegi. They took her away, and I never saw my baby sister again. She was barely three. She probably doesn't even remember me. I barely remember her. I never knew what happened to my father either. He was helping to guard our village. Kind of like how your father did for your village, Sakura. I never saw him again after he left that morning. I wish I could've told him how much I loved him one more time. I don't even know if he was killed or just taken away as a slave. I was sold to the Nara family when I was twelve. Shikamaru became my owner. He was lazy and all, but at least he didn't try to rape me or beat me senseless. His family aren't the kind to beat their slaves. But I want to find my brother and sister. I want to find out what happened to my father." Ino finished. Sakura didn't ask what had happened in the meantime. For Ino didn't mentioned what had happened between the time she'd been made a slave, and when she'd been bought by the Nara family. Ten Ten and Sakura both nodded their understanding, wanting to find their families seemed perfectly natural in the circumstances. Hinata looked nervous.
"I'm not the same as all of you." She said softly. Sakura looked at her carefully. "I was sold into slavery by my own father. He said I was weak and not worthy of the Hyuga line. So, I was sold on as just Hinata, and Naruto-Kun bought me. He knew me when my father wouldn't have thought of selling me. When I was a noble." Hinata said softly. Sakura gasped.
"What kind of father would do that to his own child?" Sakura hissed.
"Neji's uncle, that's who." Ten Ten replied.
"Neji is your cousin?" Sakura asked. Hinata nodded.
"He tried to buy me from Naruto-Kun once, but Naruto refused, because he said if my father found out he'd done it, Neji would be in big trouble." Hinata said softly. Ten Ten nodded.
"I had heard he wanted to buy a new slave. What would he have done once he bought you?" Ten Ten asked.
"He would've just left me somewhere secret I guess. He never approved of what my father did." Hinata said softly. "My little sister was of more value to my father then I was." Hinata added sadly.
"Why did you run away then?" Sakura asked.
"Because I want to be free. I want the chance to prove I'm more than just a slave, or a worthless noble that was thrown away by most of her family." Hinata replied.
"We'll all make our dreams come true." Sakura said softly.
"You can't promise that Sakura." Ten Ten stated.
"No but we can all promise to do our best to make our dreams come true." Sakura retorted. Ten Ten grinned.
"Okay, I promise to work the hardest I can to find my aunt and cousin, and bring freedom to other slaves." Ten Ten said.
"I promise to work my hardest to find my older brother and little sister, to find out what happened to my father, and also to free other slaves." Ino added.
"I promise to try my hardest to prove I'm better than anyone thought I was, and to allow other slaves to feel the same." Hinata said softly.
"I promise to work my hardest to find my older brother, and bring down the slave trade. Until the day I die." Sakura added. The girls all nodded and carried on walking. All of them hoped they would be in Suna soon where they would start their journey. The land where slavery did not exist.
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Okay everyone. I have to apologise that my writing style isn't the same as the original author, but... I just write differently. Anywho I hope you all liked this chapter. Please R&R and let me know what you think. It is always much appreciated.