Princess .::Naruto::.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

The wall's were suffocating.

She was not claustrophobic, and yet sitting in this prison all alone made her want to pull her hair out and claw at the door until somebody let her out.

Rin sighed, pulling her legs against her chest, wrapping her bare arms around her shins and putting a cheek against her icy knees, gazing outside. Snow covered most of the ground, some settling on the window and distorting her vision.

She longed to look at the sakura tree that swayed in the wind in the spring, pink and red gusts of wind carried past her one and only escape to the outside world, but saw nothing except white covering the once lush branches from the frigid winter storm.

She felt something warm and moist nudge her arm, and glancing over she noticed the small black ball of fluff peering up at her with curious hazel eyes. She tilted her head slightly and unfolded herself, pulling the wolf onto her now folded legs and running a small hand gently over the small animal's back.

"It's odd, isn't it Hiro?" she said quietly, pulling the fluffy blanket from the end of the bay-window seat she had been sitting on for who knows how long and covering her legs and Hiro, only his small head poking out of it. He looked up at her and gave a small whine in response, nuzzling his nose against her stomach. She looked back out of the window, tenderly brushing a hand over his face and stroking he top of his head.

She could see the faint outlines of the gaurd's that stood around her room, all of which seemed oddly tense and were looking from side to side.

"It's not like them to be so figity." she mumbled to herself just as the crunch of her  doorknob reached her heightened senses, the almost inaudible squeak of the door swinging open had her looking over quizzically.

"Lord Senri wish's to see you Princess."  she raised her brows in surprise, her mouth pulling into a frown.

"Why would father want me?" she asked him softly. Takeshi's lips twitched up into an uneasy smile, not answering her question.

Rin bit her lip as she gently lifted Hiro from her lap and placed her feet onto the ground. She shivered, even through the warm, thigh high white socks she wore the floor felt like ice. She slipped on the white slippers that lie beside the seat and pulled her robe over her body. She had been so wrapped up with peering out of her window she hadn't realized how cold it had gotten in her room, the fireplace no longer burning.

She wore nothing but a small white nightgown that came just above the socks she wore, a small sliver of skin shown and now covered with goosebumps. Her bare arms, the nightgown's only sleeves not even so, just two pale pink ribbons tied on her shoulders, were shaking; it had to have been in the negatives judging by the small puffs of condensation leaving her mouth as she breathed. Some of her cleavage peeked out of the gown, and a long chain holding a red gem dangled over her bust.

"Princess, may i ask why you seem have to left your fire unattended?" he asked, looking at the wood that was black and shrouded with ash. Rin looked at Takeshi as she placed Hiro  on her bed and placed him in the covers before wrapping her arms around herself due to the cold.

"I hadn't meant to, i was distracted." she shrugged as she mumbled the words softly. Takeshi sighed, grabbing a hold of Rin's arm gently and closing her door, leading her down the hall.

"You musn't let that happen again Princess, you may become ill." he told her sternly, glancing at her. Her cheeks were rosy pink, and he could feel her arm trembling slightly. He sighed again, placing a hand to her head.

"You are too warm." he said in disapproval. Her beautiful sapphire blues were slightly hidden by deep violet colored hair, the silky locks falling to cover her gentle eyes from his frustrated greys.