Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Bloody Blossoms ❯ I Kyuubi ( Chapter 1 )

“KYUUBI-SAMAAA!!” A man in his mid-40s shouted, deep wrinkle lines creasing with worry and annoyance. He's been looking around the huge garden, or should I say forest, for his little minx of a student. The prince has become more skilled at evading and hiding from him and the guards, these last few weeks. It has already been almost an hour, and still no sight of him. Not a hide or strand of hair in sight. Not even with the help of the guards.

 

`I guess it's a good thing that no one has found him yet.' He thought grudgingly. `It's a positive sign that he is developing skills that would be useful to him when he becomes the King in the future.'

 

Unknown to the teacher, his troublesome student was calmly sitting on top of a tree, just fifteen paces from him. Blood-red hair flowed from the top of his head in wavy tresses touching his shoulders, amber eyes dancing with malicious glee at the sight of his distressed teacher, glinting a bit more at the thought of his plan. In the middle of his face sat his aristocratic nose; high cheek bones on either side of it and pink lips below it which opened to reveal a perfect set of white teeth to let out a barely compressed snicker.

 

This thirteen year old boy, as you've guessed it, is Crown Prince Kyuubi, future King of Konoha. Now, you must think that this boy is just a spoilt and insolent Prince, who thinks he's above studying, to run off in the middle of his lessons. And you must also think it inappropriate for his father, the current King of Konoha, to allow his son free reign to walk all over his teacher. However, this is also part of the training that the King wanted his son to participate in. Prince Kyuubi, not only develops his skill in creativity, he is also developing skills of strategy, and he learns the right time to strike and to retreat - all qualities needed for the future King.

 

Besides, it was fun to see what kind of trouble his son did to his servants. These kinds of times were the only few that allow him fun and excitement, away from his usual tedious job as the King.

 

As of now, the Prince is ready to execute his plan. Carefully, he dropped his coat.

 

`THUMP'

 

As predicted, it immediately caught his teacher's attention. The teacher recognised the coat as the Prince's. He went to it and reached down, but before he could touch it, he gave out a startled yell as he was hoisted up in the air by his feet.

 

He looked up to see his feet tied together by a very thin thread, almost invisible to the eye. He heard hysterical laughing and looked to see his Prince holding onto his sides while trying to keep a steady balance on a branch.

 

“Your Highness, kindly put me down.” He said as calmly as he could muster. But all he got was more laughing from the Prince. He snapped.

 

“You will put me down right now, you-you .. YOU-!” he was interrupted by a soft sniffling. He immediately shut his mouth and waved his arms frantically in fear.

 

“Ahh .. I'm-I'm s-sorry your Hi-highness. I-I di-didn't mean t-to sh-shout at y-you.”

 

“I was only joking, Sensei.” (Sniffle) “You didn't have to shout so (inhale shuddery breath)- so harshly.”

 

He looked straight into his teacher's eyes. Amber clashing with black, his mouth trembling.

 

“So .. will you put me down now? .. - your Highness.” He added as an afterthought.

 

Kyuubi went up to him, a gentle smile gracing his lips.

 

“No.” a malicious grin suddenly breaking through the innocent mask.

 

And with that, he jumped down to the ground elegantly landing, stood up and dusted himself off. He looked up to his teacher and said, “Ja ne, Sensei.”, before running off towards the castle.

 

3 … 2 … 1 … “HELP! SOMEBODY! HELP! PUT ME DOWN!! HEEEEEELLLPP!!!”

 

The Prince smirked to himself and gave himself a mental pat on the back. “Ahhh .. mission accomplished.”

 

By a window, over-looking the massive garden, the King chuckled. `Hahhh. Well, time for work.' He said in an internal voice that clearly wants to be doing something else entirely different.