Chapter One: We are just like the same

Ryumi Mikagure is a girl of royal bloodline. She's from a foreign country far from the land of the ninjas but when she knew of her late mother being a ninja, she decided to be one. Pursuing her interest with the different ninja techniques and the art of summoning, she went to Konoha to undergo her training. She definitely had a special talent some of her teachers would tell her how much she is just like her mother and this would make her smile. But the mystery is who could her father be?

She was 13 back then when she graduated and there she met a certain young man during one of her summer training sessions. Unfortunately it was not a good encounter. Ryumi was in the middle of performing her summoning technique, which was wrong because of her hand seal when this guy came up from nowhere and corrected her! "The nerve of that guy!" Ryumi said to herself after an embarrassing acceptance of ones mistake "and he was so proud of himself! Argh conceited wannabes!" she muttered as she began following Rin

" How did you find the training?" Rin, a 16-year-old ninja known for her being a medical ninja asked. Rin was a part of the ANBU and stood as Ryumi's tutor. "Same as always" Ryumi cheerfully replied as they leaped from tree to tree. "You are improving quite rapidly your skills and techniques are unmatched!" Chiaka complimented." Thanks! I'm practicing really hard; I wanna be quicker, faster and stronger!" Ryumi replied feeling the wind running through her shoulder length hair. "You have Yumi's determination, you're just like your mother" Rin said laughing slightly. " Really? Yep! I wanna be like mom and soon Kurenai-san will allow me to practice mom's Dragon's Fury technique with her katana. "That's the spirit!" Rin said.

The Dragon's fury technique is a technique done by only her mother. She wasn't able to teach Ryumi because she died and Ryumi was very young besides her mother's origin was kept as secret. Another is because she uses a special sword made by her own chakra! The Dragon's Fury can only be unleashed if you have the ability to create the sword. So it seems so impossible to be done.

"Oh there is someone I want you to meet" Rin said with anticipation. "Who?" Ryumi asked " oh just someone very handsome" Rin said teasingly. "Oh really?" Ryumi answered slyly. "About your age as well" Rin added. "Oh I'm not interested not if he beats me in a duel which I think he cant" Ryumi proudly said. "Oh I doubt it" Rin said, "He is our squad leader you know" "ANBU squad leader at 13?" Ryumi asked surprised. "Yup! Top of his class when he graduated at 7" Rin proudly replied. "Well that is impressive!" Ryumi said in astonishment. "Your type too" Rin said as they landed in the village.

"Lets go get some tea" Rin said as they entered the teahouse " I don't like teas" Ryumi whined. Then they saw a guy sitting in the back; he was looking down at some notes and was facing the wall so they approached him. " Itachi-kun this is the girl I'm talking about Ryumi, Ryumi this is Itachi, our squad leader" when he faced them boy, was he surprised. "YOU!" they exclaimed "oh the you're girl I met who cant do the O-ushi Ox handseal" Itachi said calmly. Ryumi being so hot tempered replied "Oh you're the conceited guy who thinks he knows everything" "uh-oh" "Rin-san, is this the girl that you were referring to as a fourth member of our squad? A hot tempered lady, a member of the ANBU's main squad?" "Oh, no, not now Ryumi" Rin said as she suddenly disappeared and made her escape.

"Oh so you know a lot of things huh?" . Nerves began to pump from Ryumi's head" I hate conceited guys" she muttered biting her lips when she carried the table single handed and tried to hit Itachi. Of course Itachi easily evaded it. "You're too drawn by your emotions try using your mind instead," Itachi said. "Stop telling me what to do!" Ryumi said as she began throwing utensils at Itachi angrily, which was quickly dodged. Then suddenly Ryumi stopped, panting, "what's wrong? Don't tell me you're tired" Itachi said. "What is going on?" Itachi looked behind him and saw Sir Gai, Kakashi, Rin and Kurenai. Then "POK" a teacup hit Itachi's head "slowpoke!" Ryumi said.

"Oh I see that you've met well, Stop it now children, play time is over" Gai said trying to find a way to get his name out of the bills to pay for the damage done. "He started it!" "Did not" Itachi replied. Ryumi protested as the exited the teahouse "and he is not my type!" Ryumi said to Rin who was feeling quite responsible.

They were walking up to the academy when Kurenai tried to reconcile Ryumi and Itachi. "You know kids, both of you graduated with honors as the top of the class" Silence…

"And both are unmatched in illusion techniques" Rin followed. Silence… "Yes and both of the same age and both good looking, I wont be surprised if one day the two of you are getting married" Gai said laughing. Silence… both is blushing. "Give it up" Kakashi advised.

Then something from the earth held Ryumi's ankles and pulled her downwards. It was too fast that only Itachi's sharingan was able to follow the movement as he quickly tailed the crawler with Ryumi in it. "Good Idea" Kakashi said to Kurenai. "Oh young love" Gai sighed. "Don't you think that was a bit harsh?" Rin asked. "Its Itachi we're talking about its nothing" Kurenai said.

Back to Itachi and Ryumi

"Darn this thing is fast," Itachi muttered as he tailed the crumbled soil. But to his surprise the thing was gone and there were no tracks at all. "Illusion" Itachi mumbled. "Where the hell is Ryumi" Itachi said as he began to look for her.

"Its getting late" Gai said. "I wonder where they are," Kurenai said. "Shall we start looking?' Kakashi asked. "Nah, they are big kids they can do it all by themselves". Gai answered sipping his tea.

Ryumi was in a small cave deep into the forest. She was sitting down and crying annoyed that she can't find her way out. The cave has a small spring in it where Ryumi dipped her hands on then she started to cry… "I hate this", she muttered. It was one of those times when you just remember all the things that makes you sad, like the whole world would just appear out of nowhere and land straight on your back. This is a reason why sometimes Ryumi hates solitude.. She remembers everything and she hates to cry. This time it was her mom.

"Silly girl" a voice said she looked at the spring water and saw Itachi's reflection. "Don't tell me you cried because you were lost" Itachi said. " I knew you'll find me and I was not crying because I was lost" Ryumi said wiping her tears with her hands. "How can you say that I will find you and why is it that you're crying?" Itachi asked. "You'll find me just so you can get back on that teacup I threw at you and must you be so logical all the time?" Ryumi asked. "No" he blankly answered, "not this time you're not ANBU right?" Itachi sat beside Ryumi staring at the shining spring "and besides I wont get back at you for that teacup. Nice throw by the way" he said. Ryumi smiled and laughed a little.

"So what's bothering you" Itachi asked, Ryumi didn't answer "you have no one to talk to, you obviously don't have a choice so I'm listening" he said. "Well" Ryumi began "its my mom, I just missed her so much and my dad and my sister you know?" "Ok that was fast lets start with your mom" Itachi said, "You missed her right?" "Yeah" she answered. " If you do miss her just look at the mirror" he said "or look at your reflection from this spring" "why?" she asked "you look just like her cant you see?" he said. It wasn't much of an answer but it quite satisfied Ryumi as she stared down at her reflection.

"Then what is up with your dad?" Itachi asked. "Daddy, I love him so much but you know family honor?" Ryumi asked "I think I can relate to that, your problem is about how your dad is being quite pushy with you being so perfect not realizing that you are only human and he doesn't even know if you like what you are doing and that you are so afraid to disappoint him that you'll have to do what he says anyways" he said in a rather "been there done that tone" "exactly" Ryumi said quite surprised. "Well I'm having trouble with my family's expectations as well so we better skip that part for a while" Itachi said. "Sure" Ryumi replied feeling quite light knowing that there is someone who understands her.

"What about your sister?" Itachi asked "Aya is my little sister, I just missed her too I'm missed being bugged by her asking me to tell her this tell her that, blackmailing me" Ryumi said reminiscing about her childhood days. "I have a little brother myself and yes he is quite buggy but there's nothing you can do that's the way little siblings are "and when you say no they would look at you with some kind of a stray puppy dog eyes" Ryumi said which sent the two of them laughing "and then you would just feel so mean and guilty" Itachi finished. "It's hard being the eldest huh?" Ryumi asked. This time Itachi stood up the spring now reflecting the starry night sky. " it is, so all case solved lets go back its already dark" Itachi said smiling feeling ironic that someone can relate to him.

But when Ryumi stood back she instantly fell and realized that her ankles still hurt. Her handkerchief tied her ankles, which was full of bloodstains. "You cant walk with that" Itachi said as bent his knees " come on ill give you a ride" Itachi said "you sure you can?" Ryumi asked feeling conscious about her weight. "Squad leader remember? Now come on" Itachi said. So Ryumi rode on his back and then Itachi leaped from tree to tree. "And then all I have to do is to let go of you once we reach the cliff" he said joking. " I don't think so" Ryumi answered.

"Ah take a look at this," the 3rd hokage said as he saw Itachi with Ryumi on his back walking back up to the palace. The palace is where Ryumi lives; somehow it is an honor to serve Ryumi, being the daughter of Yumi Mikagure

Ryumi was sleeping soundly and then… A lot of things happened after that. Ryumi was recognized as "The Bearer", not only can he summon up; she can also call on the elements for help. Itachi became a constant companion as well, perhaps even more. Itachi made a lot of changes he was happy, Sasuke would even tease him about Ryumi and even tell his parents about it, his father would just laugh but mom knows what is going on. Sasuke grew very fond of Ryumi, she was like a big sister, filling up the space Itachi missed. And this, Itachi very much appreciates. Plus Itachi and Ryumi are such a combination that often they are tag teams when entering competitions. The combination of their skills was just like a match made by destiny himself, a masterpiece. When the two of them are fighting, it was just like a watching a dance there is rhythm. Their team is among the strongest, if not the strongest

They have just finished another class A mission, Rin, Itachi, Ryumi and Shien, Shien is also a squad member of the main squad, he was 17 years of age. They were alone in the terrace, Itachi and Ryumi. It was kind of awkward; somehow silence is not really a companion when they are alone together. Whenever Itachi and Ryumi are alone there is neither silence nor intimacy, there would just be laughter and Itachi getting hurt or Ryumi being teased, it was an unexplained feeling.

But tonight is different, this is the time where Itachi is troubled by the death of his friend Shisui, (which he killed) and his argument with his father and somehow he felt that something bad would really happen. "Doshte? Itachi-kun?" Ryumi asked. "There is something wrong, tell me…" She said with her sincere green eyes. "It's… It's nothing" Itachi answered, "that is not like you, you never hide anything from me, ne Itachi-kun?" Ryumi said feeling a bit worried. "What. What is like me then Ryumi?" Itachi asked, his voice was harder, Ryumi was shocked, why is he mad, "Why are you like that? Itachi-kun we were so happy yesterday but now all of a sudden…" "Ryumi… Thank you" Itachi said, "What are you talking about?" Ryumi said, "I will be gone, you and I can't be together" Itachi said, his eyes now red with sharingan as he looked at Ryumi, Ryumi felt scared. "Itachi-kun"

Then a flash of light appeared in front of them it is a gate to Ryumi's world, "go Ryumi follow your father, he awaits you" Itachi said, but inside he is in rage, he doesn't want Ryumi to go, her father opened a portal for her, he want her back home and Itachi knew never would Ryumi disobey her father, "Ryumi choose me or him?" Itachi said, too late before Ryumi could react, a hand from the light grabbed her, Ryumi tried to reach for Itachi's hand and so did Itachi then all of the sudden, Ryumi was gone…

Do you know where she went home? Tokyo. That's right Konoha is but a world parallel to our own it is well hidden, the world of the ninjas, rituals must be performed to open its gates. Ryumi tried to forget it all for 4 years but not the things she learned in the academy, she made herself stronger. And that night Itachi committed the ultimate crime.

Nicky mail

Well okay, I know Rin must have left right after Obito's death so what I did is Rin did left after heir ANBU disbanded because Shien, Ryumi and Itachi went missing so Rin decided to journey. Leaving Kakashi behind. So I made things complicated huh? Well because I have 3 Original Characters and for me, too many original characters are corny! So rather than having Kakashi paired up with an OC I paired him up with Rin.

Well reviews? Go on but I must warn you, I have made 11 chapters already…