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The Serpent's Lover	By : Hedari Category: Naruto > General Views: 1738 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Sequel to "The Serpent's Child".
Manami's P.O.V
The sky was so blue, without a single sign of rain. So bright and pure... It seemed like there was no end to it. If I suddenly got an ability to fly, I would go straight to the sky, and nobody knows where I would stop. The sky was bottomless.
I felt so... Naked. So exposed to everything around me. I never felt this way before. The sky, the air, the houses and the people around me just took my breath away. Keeping my eyes on Sasuke's back and trying to take in the outside world at the same time was just too much to handle. After so many years... I am out the of the hideout. I am out of cave filled with darkness which was smearing my lungs.
This fresh air... I tried to inhale as much of it as possible. It smelled so nice - I could feel the scent of wind and grass. It relieved my soul so much, to the point where it made me dizzy. My eyes wanted to close, my body wanted to touch the soft, cold grass.
My ears, usually used to the deadly silence of the cave, were now filled with a lot of different sounds - wind blowing, people walking and talking... I could not even figure out some of these sounds. Everything around me was so... Alive. So vivid.
My vision was becoming blurry... My mind was getting lost here. It felt like it was melting. I suddenly felt so calm... So peaceful...
"Hurry up."
I opened my eyes and glanced at Sasuke. He was standing a few meters ahead of me, his black eyes were fixed on me. He looked slightly displeased.
"I'm sorry," I muttered and started following him again.
We left the guest house about ten minutes ago. Well, at least I think that it was a guest house. Sasuke did not really explain me anything. Now we were walking down a small village, which somehow seemed familiar to me. However, I couldn't remember when I visited this place. This was odd, considering how many times I have ever gone outside. My mind... It was foggy.
We kept on walking down the same street, until we reached the point where it parted to the right and to the left. I gazed both ways - they looked exactly the same, lively, filled with buildings and people. I didn't know where we were going.
To my surprise, Sasuke did not turn, but kept on walking forward - we stepped between two huge, wooden buildings. There was a narrow path leading to the... Darkness. It was actually a forest, but it looked so thick that not a single sun ray could pierce it. The trees were extremely tall, they looked threatening.
My mind got dizzy again. This place... I remember it. I have been here before.
"Are you ready?" He asked quietly, gazing at my face.
Him... Orochimaru... We were walking down this forest. He brought me here once. We were going to a festival...
I turned my head back and gazed at the street which was only slightly visible now. This village... It was full of lights and sounds...
"Why are you standing there? Hurry up," Sasuke uttered while glancing at me over his shoulder.
I turned to him. He was already being swallowed by the thick woods, as I could barely see him.
My body refused to move. I held my breath.
"Why are we going back to the hideout, Sasuke?"
He kept silent for a while. I could not see his eyes very well. His whole figure was covered with darkness.
"There is something I must do before we leave this place."
I could not move. Sasuke was still waiting for me.
"I think I will stay here," I whispered and took a step backward.
I can't go there. I don't want. I don't want to go back there...
"Stop being stupid and hurry up," Sasuke snapped back.
"I won't go back to that place, Sasuke." I whispered again and stared at him, although I couldn't see much.
Sasuke's head turned away from me.
"Alright. I will be back after half an hour. Wait for me here and don't get into trouble."
With these words Sasuke vanished from my sight. The woods devoured him, leaving nothing behind.
I was alone now. The forest made me feel uncomfortable. This darkness reminded me of... Him. Way too much. I decided to go back to the village.
As soon as I returned there, my eyes were glued to a boy and a girl playing in the street not too far away from me. The blonde boy was about ten years old, while the girl had long brownish curls and was six, maybe seven years old. They were throwing a ball to each other and laughing loudly. They seemed so happy... I couldn't help but smile to myself slightly. Before I noticed it, the ball flew straight at me, I barely managed to catch it.
I blinked a few times, holding it in my hands. The ball was supposed to be white, however, now almost all of it looked grayish and shabby. It was obviously used very often.
"Uhm... This is our ball..."
I glanced at someone who spoke out to me, only to see the same boy I watched from afar. His eyes caught my attention - they were so big and such a bright shade of green, I could not stop looking at them. He stared at me, slightly confused, but determined to get his ball back.
"You must say "please", idiot!" Somebody shouted at the boy.
It was the same girl who was playing with him just a few moments ago. Judging from her eyes she was his younger sister. Her huge green orbs seemed a bit shy as soon as they landed on me.
"I am sorry," the girl murmured. "Can we, please, get our ball back?"
I blinked a few times, only to nod slowly. I threw the ball back to the boy and gave him a small smile. The boy turned away and ran off quickly, but I swear I could see his cute cheeks blush slightly.
"Thank you," the girl bowed down to me and went after the boy, only to smack him on the back of his neck.
I heard him wince in pain and yell something at her. However, after a couple of minutes they were already playing with the ball again and laughing at each other, as if nothing happened.
It made me chuckle to myself.
I started walking slowly and gazed around. The street was pretty crowded. A delicious smell tickled my nose - I glanced to my right only to see a door with a signboard. It was a ramen shop. My stomach gurgled and I frowned - I did not have any money. I had nothing at all.
I started walking again, staring at the people around me. Now my gaze was caught by an old lady, trying to carry two huge bags. The only thing I could see was her back - it was bent as the bottoms of the bags were almost touching the ground. It was obvious that they were too heavy for her.
I still had a lot of time left, so I decided to help her out.
"Excuse me, may I help you?" I approached her and spoke out, giving a soft smile.
The old lady stopped walking and put her bags down, panting heavily. I watched as she tried to unbend unsuccessfuly, in the end she just turned her face to me.
I could not say how old she was, but pretty old - her pale face was marked by a lot of wrinkles, I was not able to see her eyes because of them. Her silver hair was put into a neat bun. The woman smiled kindly at me.
"Oh no, dear, I don't want to trouble you..."
"No, it's alright, I would love to help you."
Before she could say a word, I lifted both of her bags - they weren't as heavy as they looked at first.
"Where would you like me to take them?" I asked the old lady and her smile widened, she was obviously relieved.
"Thank you so much, sweetie... To my home. I will show you the way."
I nodded and we started walking. The silence between us felt comfortable and nice.
After about fifteen minutes of walking we finally reached her place. It was a small wooden house at the end of the street. The bright sunflowers planted near the door made me feel warm inside - my mother loved sunflowers. We used to have a whole garden filled just with them.
I put the bags next to the doorway and smiled at the grandmother.
"Thank you, once again... Thank you so much, darling. How can I repay you?" She bowed down to me and smiled.
"No, really, there is no need," I shook my head, but it was too late.
The woman slowly bent down again, looking in one of her bags. She slowly pulled out a smaller bag.
"Please, take as many as you would like," she spoke out gently, opening the bag.
It was full of red, ripe apples. They looked huge and smelled so fresh. I couldn't stop my stomach from gurgling again.
"No, I can't t-"
"Please, dear, I insist. You look like you haven't eaten in a while. Please, take it," the lady commented and put an apple in my hand.
I smiled sadly to myself - she is right, I probably look horrible... Maybe she thought that I am homeless? Well, I actually am...
"Thank you."
We smiled at each other and said goodbye. She was really kind to me. She made me feel warm.
I was in the street again. I should probably go back, Sasuke might get annoyed if he doesn't find me.
As soon as I started walking, I felt someone poke my shoulder. I quickly turned around. There was a strange, white-haired guy in front of me. His eyes were purple, kind of like mine, but slightly darker.
"You're such a kind girl. And pretty cute, too. You're Manami, right?" He smiled at me.
Soon his face expression was filled with confusion. He tilted his head to the side.
"Wait... Haven't I seen you before somewhere? Your name seems familiar too. Hmm..." He stroked his chin for a second, until his eyes widened. "Aren't you Orochim-"
"What are you doing, Manami? I ordered you to wait for me there."
This was Sasuke's voice, I turned my head only to see him coming from the other side. He looked irritated. I watched as he stood next to this white-haired guy. I blinked a few times. They both stared at me. I glanced at them as well, unsure of what was happening.
"You are Orochimaru's girl!" The stranger shouted and gave me a curious smile. "As soon as Orochimaru is dead, you are with Sasuke, huh?"
I furrowed my eyebrows at him. Who is he? What is going on?
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