Sapphire-Swirls

The Raven -x- Naruto was floating. Floating in a deep, dark, endless nothingness. He simply floated. But he didn't mind that at all. He remembered nothing; his name, his past, his friends, his family. And he didn't care. His mind was an empty haze that only focused on two things; that is was black and he was floating. Nothing else mattered. Then suddenly, awareness flickered. He wanted to struggle against it, but the soft touches made him stop. They danced across his skin, smoothing over his forehead and gripped his hand tight. His struggles stopped. He wanted more of these caring touches, so he relaxed and let the awareness grab him with

Reminiscing -x- Suddenly, his head broke through the surface. How disorientating. He'd been sure he was dying. It was strange though. All he could see was darkness, thick and heavy; he felt trapped. And yet, he could still feel something strong wrapped around his chest, and a pounding thumped the centre of his back sharply, rhythmically, pushing the slimy water from his lungs. It gushed out in amazing amounts, torrents pouring from his nose and mouth. The salt burned his throat and lungs as it was forced upwards, and his throat was too full of the bitter liquid to catch a breath. He could hear someone else's heavy breathing next to him, a

A Moment in Time -x- The night of July the 30th 1980 was a special one for many unknown reasons. As soon as the clocks hit 12, a baby was born, along with hundreds of others. But this baby was special. A silent wind full of secrets blew through a hospital, rustling the blinds ominously as it weaved its way towards that baby. It hummed as it saw the mother cradling the bloody little mass in her arms, her red hair tangled around her face and her forest green eyes were lovingly tracing her baby's features. And yet, she was as beautiful as ever as she stared down at her child. The father was standing at the bedside, black hair as unruly as

Demons of the night -x- -x- The evening was kind and gentle to the sky, dying it in rich hues of warm colours that exploded against the horizon. Stars glittered in the deepening ozone, making it a spectacular sight that's unusual in the city. A single, worn-out green car could be seen speeding through a dirt road, trapped by dense clusters of trees and bushes either side. Dust swirled behind them, a dark, murky grey. Inside this green car, sat a tall, silver-haired man, whose hands clutched tightly to the steering wheel, slick with sweat. Next to him, a small blonde dozed lightly, cheek against the cool glass of the smudged window, comp

Panic -x- Thump. Thump. Thump. Time shuddered to a stop as Kakashi froze on the spot. His heart, slow and painful with every beat, seemed to halt, the warm crimson blood turning to ice in his veins. Then, everything restarted in a whirl of motion, blurring together as the strong scent of blood assaulted his mind, and one, single thought whispered through his pounding head. Naruto. Eyes narrowing in concentration, he pushed his feet hard against the gravelled floor, propelling himself through the air with an unnatural human grace that only cats could achieve. A biting wind stung his face, and he breathed it in deeply, wanting to rid h

Doubt -x- Kakashi's house was different to what Naruto expected. He thought it would be lazily decorated, because the silver-haired man didn't seem the type to spend time on the house. All his free time he had he spent it reading those weird books of his. Instead, the house was full of warm colours and pictures of friends and family, brown leather sofas and an intoxicating spicy cinnamon scent. An old brick fireplace held dancing flames that sent a flickering amber light across the front room, and an old rug sat in front.  What really made it homely, however, were the nine dogs scattered around, snoring loudly. "What do you think?" Kakashi

On The Edge X Prologue X Kakashi is never the kind to be worried. However, when your only student fails to turn up for their tutoring, you start to feel the tingly claws tearing away at your insides, no matter how hard you try to convince yourself that everything is fine. He watched with empty eyes as the sun rose to its highest peak, casting its warm rays across the town of Okutama. Making up his mind, he walked out of the park and towards his pupil's home. His student, Uzumaki Naruto, lost his parents just over ten years now; and no one knows exactly what happened. All they know was that Naruto, only six at the time, was found at the

Finding Naruto x do you know who I am? X The world was literally ending. I stared with my tear-filled eyes at my dad's pale face, his blue eyes dull and pain-filled. The white crisp sheets covered his frail body, not doing anything to hide his thin figure. The scratchy sheets clung softly to his hips and chest, the slight ripples of his ribs showing through. The stench of death and illness filled the air, along with the lenient beeping of the machines and the sniffles coming from me as I tried not to show how I was feeling. The room was cold, and felt foreboding, just like a graveyard. I could literally feel the claws of invisible h

By The Silver Light Of The Moon o.o.o 'I almost lost you, Naruto…' A soft whisper came from my lips, as gentle as a warm breeze on a summer's day. I held you tight in my arms, wanting to feel you, to know that you are alive and with me again. The past few weeks were torture; when I found out you were missing, it felt like you took my soul with you. I lost my appetite, I couldn't sleep, and all I did was search for you, hoping to find a clue that would have led me to you. I felt like I was shattering just like a mirror. All the cold, hard shards of glass imbedded themselves in my heart, making the pain unbearable and too broken t