Chapter one
Disclaimer-I do not own naruto only my OC's.
Running through the halls away from the usual group who bullied me was an everyday event. Yesterday it happened to be a black eye. Today it will be a broken nose or serious bruises. This was nothing. Ive had worse. Ive had a fractured collar bone from them kicking me in. Broken ribs from multiple punches. A fractured ankle from an 'accidental' shove down 3 flights of stairs. ive even been knocked unconcious. But now thats been part of everyday life. Its because of my origins, my family. Because of the curse they are all 'evil', Including me. But im different because there is one exception to the curse. The curse states thet 'One day a child will be born who will have the strength to save the world and they will be the only one with the capability to lift the curse from the Takashi Family.' Kain, my brother says that that prophecy child is me. Ofcourse to this day, im still the weakest person i know. I mean, arent prophecy children supposed to be strong?
"Hey Pheonix! Wait up!" One of the girls beckoned.
"We just want to talk!" Another giggled. I was used to the lies they told me in an attempt to stop me from running. People that seen what happened didnt dare help me. Everyone hated me in my village. I only had a few more days to survive at this acadamy. Kain had promised to take me away from this abusive homeland, changing our last name and appearence and moving village. The girls were starting to catch up. Im glad that at their time at the acadamy they hadnt learned any serious jutsu that would cause much damage. As i ran i witnessed an empty supply closet. I jumped inside grabbing the handle in attempt to close it as fast as i could while the other girls were pulling in the opposite direction. Four against one. They ripped the door open and one by one they slowly creeped around me, closing the door and smiling like there was no tomorrow. I sank to the floor.
"Get her." The usual command from the girl leading the little group of theirs started the pounding and clawing. I had learned that clenching my teeth stopped the tears from flowing. Pain soared through my left side and shot right down my left arm. A broken rib. After what felt like years they finally stopped.
"That will teach you not to run from us." They spat at me before leaving. I finally let the tears stream down my face as i clutched my left side. I could feel the break and thankfully it was clean which meant it was easier to fix than the others. I picked myself up off the floor and dragged my broken self down the hall towards the front door and out. I crossed two streets receiving countless glares from different villagers before slipping into the hidden path behind the tree line. I followed the now eroded path until i reached my 'so called' home. The door was left open and as i clambered into the hall my sister Rukia noticed me.
"What are you doing home brat?" Her voice rang through my head. The pain soared through my side as i shoved past her but kept running in determination to get away. I wasnt welcomed at home either because i was 'special'. I barged into my room, slammed my door and collapsed into the bed. The tears escaped and there was no holding them back. I whispered the few words that were the only thing that gave me hope lately.
"Just a few more days. A few more days."
A knock on my door was what woke me up. I looked at the clock and seen that it was still only 8pm. I rolled my eyes and sighed as the knocking continued.
"Go away!" I screamed at whoever was knocking.
"Its me. Dont worry." Kain walked in. A sense of re-assurance washed over me as i jumped into his arms and the tears restarted.
"It hurts so much." I whispered into his ear as i cried.
"Come on, let me see." I released him and stepped back lifting up my fishnet shirt until it reached the bottom of my black croptop. Kain examined my ribs with our family's Kekkei Genkai. "Thankfully its a clean break. Give me a minute." He stood up and left the room returning a few minutes later with two rolls of bandages. He wrapped them carefully around my broken rib as he watched my face for a reaction. As i winced he sighed and carried on even more gently.
"Pack your bags." It took me a few seconds to process what he had said.
"What?"
"Pack your bags. We're leaving. Tonight."
"Thank you!" I smiled as i grabbed my black back pack and packed the few belongings i had. I grabbed a bobble and gripped my blonde hair placing it into a high ponytail. The movement of lifting my arms hurt but i gave no attention to it. I was happy we were leaving earlier then we planned. The last thing that was placed in my bag was a necklace that was given to me by an old friend who left a few years ago joining some group. He was quite a few years older than me but he was the only one who would do something to help me. He gave me the necklace as a promise to see me again one day. He hasnt returned but i will make sure he keeps his promise. I silently opened my door checking to make sure no stray family members were in the hall before running to Kains room.
"Im ready!" I said excitidly startling Kain from his place beside the window. He looked at me and seen the twinkle of excitement in my eyes as i bounced over to him.
"Well, lets go!" He crouched down signalling me to climb onto his back which had no bag on it. I did as he wanted wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Uhm Kain?"
"What?"
"You've forgot your bag." He chuckled before jumping from his rooms balcony.
"Its already at our new home. I took it there on my last trip like a month ago." I nodded as i realised what he meant. He leapt from tree to tree, with almost no interruption to his pace. He was making sure that there was no sudden movements that would hurt my side. I smiled before resting my head on his shoulder and let myself slip away into a dreamless sleep. I whispered into his ear repeating what i had said earlier.
"Thank you."
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The movement of someone shaking me made me open my eyes and take in the immediate surroundings. It was light outside. I was in a sandy coloured room with a chest of drawers and what looked like a bathroom to the right of the door. There was a lamp and telephone sat on top of the drawers and a sink to the left of the room. I turned to see Kain who was already dressed.
"Wakey wakey sleepy head." He smiled before ruffling my hair.
"Are we already here?"
"Haha! No this is just a stop. I need to buy a few things from a shop and i wasnt planning on leaving you here so hurry and get ready." I grabbed my bag, stuck my hand in and dug out a hairbrush and a spare set of clothing. I doddled into the bathroom and began to change into my attiar. Bandages on both legs, Black shorts, Black fishnet shirt and a cobalt blue croptop. The croptop matched the colour of my eyes setting a colour scheme to my clothes. I quickly brushed my messed up hair and then opened the bathroom door ready to leave. Kain was already standing at the door with my bag and he rushed me out into the hotel hallway.
"Lets get this over with." We walked down two sets of stairs before reaching the front door. The sun welcomed us radiating our body with its god-like warmth.
"Where are we?" I said as i stopped for a second closing my eyes to soak in some of the warmth.
"We are in a big village called Suna just 50 miles from our home village."
"Ahh." I opened my eyes as i remembered being told of the village and followed him down the sandy path. We crossed many streets before we reached what seemed to be the main market. I kept my eyes on my brother as we weaved betweeen thousands of shoppers. We reached a stall which was selling some sort of ramen which my brother decide on buying. I glanced around at the uncountable amount of others before setting my eyes on one in particular. It was a weapon stall with a black katana engraved with a blue dragon design. I turned to tell my brother about my findings when i realised he was no longer beside me.
"Kain?" I shouted loudly from panic. There were too many people to see over there heads and so i decided the best idea was to run to a quieter place in town. I kept running as the crowds seemed to decrease. I looked around hurriedly looking for my brother forgetting to watch where i was going and i ran straight into a villager.
"Owww." I clutched my side as the force i was sent back with hurt my ribs. I got up, cringing through the pain and began dusting myself off before looking at the person who i had just run into. He was my age, Maybe a year older with red hair and cyan eyes. I reached my hand out offering to help him up yet he just stared at it confused. "Your supposed to take it." He looked at my face before accepting my offer timidly and letting me help him up. From around us everyone stared and people gasped at the short exchange that just happened. "Look im really sorry for running into you, i should have looked were i was going im just in a hurry."
"I can see that." He stated blankly.
"Im really sorry. Are you okay?" I quickly checked him over with my eyes before returning my gaze to his face. He looked surprised. "What?" I looked around to see what he was surprised at.
"You're speaking to me?" I looked at him strangely.
"Well yeah. Its common courtacy to ask someone if they are okay after knocking them down."
"But its me?"
"Your point is?"
"Im dangerous." I rolled my eyes and scoffed.
"Now where have i heard that before?" I mumbled. He tilted his head in confusion. "Oh nothing" Behind the red haired boy i seen two people roughly the same age run towards us shouting the boys name.
"Gaara! Thank god! We thought we lost you!" The blonde haired female said to the boy i now presumed was gaara. She looked at me worriedly before returning her gaze to the other boy giving him a look which signalled him to start talking.
"Look Gaara. Theres no need to hurt her, we've dealt with enough already now come on." The boy in black looked between me and Gaara with a careful expression.
"Dont worry, i cant actually hurt her anyway. He wont let me." The amount of stress he put on the word 'he' made me shiver. Who did he mean i wonder? Before i could ask a familiar voice came out from behind me.
"PHEONIX!" As i turned i was swarmed with my brothers arms. Sighing with relief i hugged him before taking a step back.
"I couldnt find you so i came to a less crowded place."
"Dont do that again okay? I thought someone had followed us here and decided on taking you away to kill you!" We received confused looks from the three people standing in front of us. Kain's hands tightened but i pretended not to notice.
"I need to go, again im really sorry!" I quickly glanced at Gaara before grabbing Kains arm and stalking off the way i came. As we reached the village gates my brother again signalled me to hold onto his back. "Why do i have to go onto your back?"
"Because, im faster at running and we will get to our new home faster." He replied as he raced out of the village gates and through the desert.
I really dont know how that went. Im pretty pleased so review to tell me your opinion?
