Hirena walked over to the small group. She waved to Temari,Kankuro and Baki-sensei,but she looked down shyly when her eyes met Gaara's face.
She was an attractive girl. She was ten and a half,soon to be eleven,the youngest there. She had long black hair. Her sand-headband seperated her hair into two parts so that only two long strips framed her angled face. Her eyes were black and big, but she had big lashes that made them look rich and velvety. Her nose was small and her mouth was delicate. She had a thin frame,yet she was already devolping.
Kankuro was thirteen,but he had a crush on her. She was fun,but she was pitiful. She had failed almost every mission she had been on...though Gaara was on them.
Temari liked Hirena,too. She always smiled when she lost and she was willing to do anything for her friends.
Everyone's headexcept for Gaara of coursewhen Jeuiper Kikiwa came towards them. She was elevn and had a bad attitude,but she was hirena's best friend,that was the only reason anyone even liked Kikiwa. Kiki always helped Hirena.
"Chirp,chirp." Kiki said. She changed into a little yellow bird and landed on Hirena's out stretched finger. Hirena laughed,the little bird flew off and Kiki was back.
"Let's go." Baki-sensai said when all seven of the genin had gathered. Gaara,Kankuro,Temari,Kiki and her two teamates. In one swift motion,the eight shinobi leaped into the trees.
Many miles from the Sand,in the Fire country,was Kohona. Uzumaki Naruto just learned from his sensai,Hatake Kakashi,that the Chunin exams were being held that year in Kohona and Naruto,Uchiha Sauske and Haruno Sakura had all been entered. Kakashi also informed them that almost all the other Genin teams had been entered along with others from the other countries' shinobi villages.
"We will train."Kakashi said and they began to train vigorously. By the time the sun was high in the sky and they stopped,Hirena and the others had arrived. They had all arrived early and they all were tired,except,of course,Gaara.
"Dismissed."Baki said. They seven Genin scattered. Kiki grabbed Hirena's hand and pulled her through the streets. They ran into a team from Kohona. A boy,a fat boy and a blond girl. But the team ignored the two and continued. Kiki pulled Hirena down and an alley and they found Kankuro,Gaara and Temari at the opposite end.
Directly in front of Hirena and Kiki was another team from Kohona. A blond dumb-looking boy,a dark-haired boy with a symbol on his shirt that seemed vaguely familiar to Hirena and a pink-haired girl.
Hirena looked sideways at Kiki to find a small cricket on the ground. She scooped it up and walked past the the blond boy. At the dark-haired one she turned her head slightly sideways and gasped.
He looked like her...distantly. He was older,for sure and his body type was different. Hirena turned her head before he noticed her staring. She hurried past the girl and over to Kankuro before setting the grasshopper down and watching it change back into Kikiwa.
Naruto watched the small,black-haired girl. He had watched while she had stared at at Sasuke...probably his looks..Naruto thought.
As the Suna shinobi started to walk away Sakura saw the one in all blck put his arm around the smallest one...She couldn't be more than ten!..Sakura thought jealously.
"What's your names?" Sauske said. The Sand shinobi turned.
"Me?" Teamri asked. Sauske shook his head and pointed to Gaara and Hirena. For the first time since seeing Sauske,Hirena raised her head.
"Sabaku No Gaara."
"Yamimoto Hirena."
"You?" Gaara asked menacingly.
"Uchiha Sauske." The Sand shinobi turned and walked away. Hirena looked back at the team,Sauske was watching them.
They found a place to stay and settled in. Hirena leaned against the balcony railing,Kiki was beside her.
"I'm going to fail." Hirena said. Kiki looked at her.
"Why?" Kiki asked.
"I can't do anything." Hirena answered sadly.
"What about the fire?" Kiki asked quietly,looking at the street.
"No go." Kiki suddenly grabbed Hirena's arm.
"Look at him!" She pointed to a shinobi with a small dog on his head. Kiki lept over the railing to land in front of him,Hirena followed,though less gracefully.
"Hi?" The shinobi said uncertainly.
"Hi. I'm Kiki and this is Hirena." Kiki said happily,Hirena waved from behind her.
"I'm Kiba and this is Akamaru." Kiba pointed at the dog on his head.
"He's cute." hirena said. When Kiba grinned at her,Kiki glared at her and Hirena retreated into herself,looking shyly at the ground.
Gaara came out onto the balcony and looked at them before staring at the moon. Hirena noticed it before blushing and looking away.
"You remind me of Hinata." Kiba said around Kiki.
After that Kiki got mad and flounced inside,Kiba departed and Hirena followed Kiki.
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