Authors note:
I believe it's only appropriate to explain these details such as how to read the story and what the characters look like.
When a sentence is italicized it's a flash back of some sort. Everyone can speak a small amount of Japanese.
Mujahid: The Sensei of the team. Almost the same look as Lacey but her hair is never put up and she carries a sword around wherever she goes (Hint: Mujahid means Warrior)
Gloria: Short black hair tied back by her headband. Lacey's older sister.
Blade: The weakest on the team. Looks moderately like Sasuke except his hair is much shorter.
Lacey: The strongest on the team. 2 sloppy blond pony tails tied by her head band. Has the uncanny ability to predict feelings and thoughts. If she's lucky, maybe even memories.
I woke up and looked out the window. A shallow yawn escaped my lips. "Lacey, wake up!" I heard my team member, Blade, shout from downstairs. I burst up. "Coming!" I leapt out of my bed and quickly threw on my usual outfit which was a simple shirt and baggy pants with a large bow tied around my waste. I picked up my large, ball ended batons and held on in each hand as I ran down the stairs to the bathroom to set up my hair. I brushed it out and tied my headband into my hair. Each end of the strap was tied around a ponytail. I stretched as I walked to the others. "Next stop, The Jounin exams!" I stepped next to Gloria, the other member in are team. "Mujahid Sensei, when our we going to get there?" I said to Sensei. "We're already here anyway." I said.
I stepped into the large room and saw there was currently a fight going on. I looked down to the arena and saw two men fighting. One had sand all over himself and the other looked as if he couldn't move anymore. The one with the sand, who was on the ground lying on his back, outstretched his arm at the other man. The sand around the man worked his way towards the other. I heard a shrill "Lee-san!" From the other side of the room. The other man must be 'Lee'. I watched as sand wrapped around Lee's arm and leg. The sand guy suddenly clenched his fist tightly and Lee looked as if he was in enormous pain. "He's amazing..." I muttered quietly. Before I knew it the fight was over. The sand guy was standing again and sand surrounded him until he disappeared in it. He was now next to me and some others. "Excuse me, I'm Lacey Natashima, I was wondering your name?" The man with the gourd turned to look at me. "I'm Gaara, why would you be interested?" He replied coldly. His voice sent shivers down my spine. "I saw how amazing you fought and, well, you caught my eye." I said. I heard a popping noise and a note playing in from the arena and I looked down and someone else was already knocked out. I sweat-dropped at the loser. "Boy that was awfully fast..." Then I heard clicking and I saw on the billboard "Lacey versus Blade" I smirked at the board. "Ha, this will be easy!"
Pulling out my batons I simply twirled them around me and I was teleported into the arena. Blade jumped down. "Let the 11th match..." We looked eagerly at each other, ready to attack. "...Begin!" I heard. I leapt up into the air and whipped my ribbons at Blade. One of the ribbons managed to wrap around his fist where as the other, missed. I pulled my baton and Blade threw a knife at me hoping I will hit me. Blade was tossed forward to the ground and the blade missed. "You could never beat me, what makes you think it will work now?" I taunted. "Mummify!" I shouted as I whipped my batons once again at him. By swinging them in a circular motion while they flew at Blade, I wrapped him up in the ribbons. I smirked as I swung around me as fast as I could. I heard a muffled "C'mon Lacey! You can beat him like we always do!" Coming from where Gloria was. I, being the strongest on my team, could easily beat both of them, but I think I'll show off a little for that Gaara guy. I chucked him at the wall as hard as I could and as he hit the wall, the ribbons loosened their grip on him.
I walked up to him. "Hey…" I squatted down to him. "…You can do better that that, slowpoke." I insulted. Using only one of my Batons, I grabbed the ribbon and wrapped it around his neck. "Time to end this right now." I picked him up by tightly pulling the ribbon and I watched him choke happily. I never really did show that much pity when it came to pain. With hearing a satisfactory scream I chucked him and my baton across the arena. Using my other baton, I whipped it at Blade and it smacked away my ribbon. I walked over and grabbed it once more. Now feeling the want to kill him I took one of his own blades from his belt and held it above his head menacingly. As he gasped for air I got prepared to stab him. Gloria, noticing what's going on, jumped into the arena and held me back. "G-Gloria, What are you doing?" I threatened. "You're trying to kill again!" She said. "You are aware you're disqualified, right? I mean, you wanted more badly then even me to pass." She nodded. I closed my eyes and threw the blade to the side. "Thanks again for stopping me." I sighed. Gloria walked away without care of being disqualified. I watched her shoulder length black hair swing left to right as she stepped and her black, tattered dress swinging along with. "Winner, Lacey Natashima!" I nodded and used my laced batons as a rope and whipped it around the railing on the above level and pulled myself up. "I was hoping I could kill him." I muttered. I turned my gaze at Gaara.
Gaara, who was on the ground lying on his back, outstretched his arm at Lee. The sand around Gaara worked his way towards the Lee-san. Gaara seemed to yell "Desert funeral" as he clenched his fist at Lee.
Maybe Gaara enjoys killing as much as I do? I looked at my hand. Why do I love to kill so much…? That I'll never know. But I love the feeling of warm blood on my skin after hearing a heart breaking scream. Although… I passed and that's all that matters… I looked again at Gaara. There's something about him that won't let me take my eyes off him… "Hey Gaara…" I pointed out. He turned to look very slowly. I got the chills but continued on. "… There's just something about you that you're hiding. I can sense these things you know." I said. I was very aware I was poking into his business I didn't really care. I've never really been all that polite. He just turned away. I noticed someone across the room that stands out as well. I yawned. "The fox demon… I can tell." I muttered quietly. Gaara side glanced at me as I shot my ribbon across the room and pulled myself over to a blond, spiked hair boy who I predicted had a demon. "Konichiwa, My name is Lacey Natashima, May I ask yours?" The boy's eyes lit up as he stared at me. 'Heh, he seems pretty strong.' "Hey, you look strong, I'm quite tempted to fight with you." I said. "Yeah! The first person who thinks I'm strong and wants to know my name! Yeah!" He screamed. I sweat-dropped. 'Is it too late to take that back?' "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, The soon to be Hokage!" I smiled. "I'm sorry to butt into your business, but It's a long story-" My eyes deepened and shadowed at the memory. "-But may I please talk to you alone?"
With tears in my eyes I stood with Naruto outside the arena. "I'm afraid to say I have a strange ability and I can… well… to put it briefly, sense what you are. You are… The nail tailed fox demon, Am I correct?" Naruto's eyes seemed to fill with fear. "Please don't ask me why I know these things." Naruto nodded painfully at me. "Gomenhasai." I said. "I'm sorry to pull you out here but I wish to fight you!" I pulled out my batons and Naruto nodded and smiled menacingly as if he forgot what we just said. Before we could even move a muscle to fight, our senseis appeared behind us. "Mujahid Sensei! We were about to fight!" I could also hear Naruto. "Kakashi! C'mon!" But both senseis's simply said "The winners of the matches are lining up." "Just promise me this, young Lacey; you'll become a great kunoichi and live up to your dreams" I nodded with eyes full of tears. "Yes mommy." I gasped. "Oh no! I better get in there then! Oh and Naruto, here, have this. Meat me, if you want to, here tomorrow at 12 sharp." I threw him a necklace. People I intend to know or already know I trust with these, they prevent me from reading their personality.
Before I knew it, it was time to head back to training. Personally I would want to talk to Gaara and Naruto and convince them to wear the necklace, that way I could be myself, not a copy of them. I brushed up my hair and tied on my headband. I jumped out my window. I usually do when I'm in a hurry. It hurts to land a bit since my room is on the third floor. I ran in tears of my memories of a child.
I stood next to the strange man. He is so cold. He wants to kill me… I'm taking in his personality… "No! I don't want to be evil! Mom! I'm taking in his personality!" Before I knew it, I wanted blood. I need to shed blood. "S-sorry… Mother." I picked up my baton and smirked at my mother. I whipped my baton at her neck and wrapped it around. "I know you're not evil… Just promise me this, young Lacey; you'll become a great kunoichi and live up to your dreams." I nodded with eyes full of tears. "Yes mommy." I pulled on the baton and strangled her to the ground. "Mommy! No don't die!"
I sighed. 'Just forget it, I didn't mean to.' I looked ahead. "Naruto!" I saw him standing ahead of me. "Are you wearing the necklace?" He shook his head and smiled. "Why should I trust you?" He answered. "Please put it on and I'll tell you why!" He shrugged and slid it over his neck. I sighed. "Thank you so much. I suppose you need an explanation?", "Well, yeah." He said. Tears rolled down my cheek. "The whole story?" He nodded and squatted.
"I was six."…
"Mommy! Are you watching?" Mother nodded and smiled softly at me. I pulled out my batons. "Watch! Watch!" I spun around holding out my batons and felt the ribbons whip around me and occasionally smack against my face. In the corner of my eye I saw a shadowy man outside the window watching me.
"It wasn't just a man. He was evil and months later I returned home from ballet practice."...
"Mommy? Are you home?" I walked into the kitchen, where I soon saw that shadowy man again. "Heh, leave now, your parents don't care anymore. I walked up to him. I stood next to the strange man. He is so cold. He wants to kill me… I'm taking in his personality… "No! I don't want to be evil! Mom! I'm taking in his personality!" Before I knew it, I wanted blood. I need to shed blood. "S-sorry… Mother." I picked up my baton and smirked at my mother. I whipped my baton at her neck and wrapped it around. "I know you're not evil… Just promise me this, young Lacey; you'll become a great kunoichi and live up to your dreams." I nodded with eyes full of tears. "Yes mommy." I pulled on the baton and strangled her to the ground. "Mommy! No don't die!"
"It was on that night I was able to hear people thinking and realized I form into their personality. That's where that necklace comes in. It's made of special bead that disables my ability to read through you when you are wearing it." Naruto stared at me for a moment. I gasped for air. "I talk too much..." I smiled slightly with sarcasm. "So with that taken care of, I will be going now, I'm going to fight that Gaara guy." Naruto looked at me still again until he realized I was leaving. "Hey, I wouldn't." I turned around to look at him with a puzzled look on my face. "Why?" I asked. His face flushed until he spazzed and pointed at me. "I'm going to fight you that's why!" He shouted. I suddenly felt somebody in my presence. I shivered from chills. "Naruto, look for someone else around me, I can feel him!" I knew this feeling. I shuddered once again. "I-I haven't felt this way since... since... My parents!" I exclaimed. "Naruto dropped his finger. "I feel it too." He muttered and he looked around nervously. "Naruto! Look out!" I shouted. I dropped my batons and leapt at Naruto. I tackled him to the ground, pushing barely out of the way of a flying blade. "Father! Leave them alone!" I heard a familiar voice shout.