100 Raindrops

by

Archerelf

‘Gray’ – theme 16

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Author’s note: yet another twisted fairy tale…I like doing them even if they increasingly getting worse…

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Alice in Wonderland-TenTen

They could only break her with genjutsu. Her head swam as she tried to break the spell but each time she fell prey to a new obstacle. She fell down a rabbit hole, nearly drowned in a sea of tears and fought with rabbits, caterpillars and such. A mad hatter offered her tea but she could not and will not drink it. It was probably poison anyway. People kept going before her, King of Hearts, Queen of Spades, Jack of Diamonds. The enemy lined up before her. King, queen, jack, 10, 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. They each played with a full deck. She was on empty. There wasn’t an Ace. But there was always an ace…there always was.

Or- alternate take

Everything she touched burned. Things that seemed good transformed to evil quickly. Bad things turned to worse things. Food to vermin, vermin to beasts. She found a rabbit hole. The only problem with rabbit holes is there is no hole at one side. Assaulted, tortured from each side. Ace, 1, 2, 3. In the full deck there was 52. Maybe more. There was always more.

1001 Tales - Sakura

As long as she could tell the story, she would not die. As long as she could tell the story, she would not die. As long as she could tell the story, she would not die. For 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, she elaborated on the story. One day, after the torture stint, she was especially tired. She couldn’t come up with a plot. She was tired, and fell asleep. She never woke up again. As long as she could tell the story, she would not die.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf- Neji

His prized eyes saw an army. His prized eyes saw them ready for battle. He told the village. They cursed his folly, saying there was no army. He insisted there was. He was exiled for exciting panic. He came back 1 year later. There was no one left alive. He and his prized eyes left, with no intention of seeking the wolf.

Pied Piper of Hamelin- Sasuke

They lied. The village council lied. They said as long as he killed Uchiha Itachi he was free and would no longer be under arrest. But there he sat, being tried for crimes against the state. “Too dangerous to be kept alive.” The words floated in the air. Nothing could erase them. He would make them pay. He would make them pay like he had made his brother pay. There were several hundred funerals in the morning that needed attending to. But he was in his jail cell. How could he have done it? He was set to die anyway, what was the use of postponing it, waiting for a new council? They were dead, he was alive and they had paid. They had all paid.

The Little Matchgirl - Ino

So cold. She was so cold. She was a shinobi but with 3 feet of snow on the ground, no dry wood and no supplies she knew better than anyone her chances. She lit a match and it was promptly blown out by the wind. She was going to freeze to death. Nothing to keep her warm. Her brain was shutting down. Her warmth was being pulled away. Her greedy heart beat slow, pretending to savor the heat it had. She light another match. It burned to nothing. The rest were wet or were blown out. So…cold….No one heard her fall.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears-Kakashi

Kakashi tried to be an ANBU- that one was too hard

Kakashi tried to be a teacher – that one was too soft

Kakashi tried to deal with the guilt of the things he had taken – that one was just right.

He was waiting, always waiting for the day when the bears would once again chase him out. Because there was always someone ready to reclaim what was theirs.

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