Skipper: Ello, peeps! This Naruto fanfic is part of the series Yume Nendaiki: Dream Chronicles, in English. It's a series of three books focusing on three different OCs and their special power. I'm thinking on doing a Death Note one, but I don't know about the last book. Ideas welcome! I was inspired to write a GaaraxOC because of Author Sama PWNS j00's fanfic Shadow of the Day. I don't want to give away much, but I'll introduce the main characters.

Skipper: First, there's Subaku no Gaara.

Gaara: …Why do I have to be in this idiotic fanfiction? Take me out or I'll kill you.

Skipper: No!! Then one of the main characters will be missing. Eek! *dodges sand* Anyway, the OC I've crea-

??: Yo, Skipper. I got your message. Whaddya want?

Skipper: Yume! You messed up your own introduction!

Yume: So-ree. Geez.

Skipper: And the last main character in this fanfic is Kabuto Yakushi…Kabuto?!

Kabuto: Hello.

Skipper: What took you so long to get here??

Kabuto: I've been here, I just wanted to make sure that you were *glances in Yume's direction* finished talking.

Skipper: Oh, er..

Yume: Suck up!! Ski-pper!! You never said he was going to be in this!!

Skipper: Well, he doesn't come in until the middle. Oh, and to all the readers: NO KABUTO BASHING!!!

Gaara:…He betrayed Suna…I want to kill him…

Skipper: No Kabuto killing!! Gosh, this is going to be a long fanfic…

Yume: Skipper doesn't own Naruto, only me, unfortunately, and the plot.

Skipper: Let's begin!

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Yume Ryoko quietly slipped down the stairs to her kitchen. As she entered, her parents looked up. But her gaze remained firmly planted on the floor, as usual. Because here comes the comments, as usual.

"Jidai, you're looking tired again."

Yume flinched as her mother used her original name. In Japanese it meant 'time', but Yume created another name that fit her..um, abilities. So far she had managed to have everyone at school call her Yume, but it was a no-go situation with her parents.

"I know, mother. I was up late studying." A lie, of course. She had been up watching reruns of Naruto. What else? Were her parents really that stupid? Question answered.

"I'm getting worried about you young lady." Yume's father peered at her from over his newspaper. "You haven't been getting enough sleep. You're starting to get very unattractive bags under your eyes." He took a long drink of coffee, surveying Yume from the rim of the mug.

Saying that Yume wasn't getting enough sleep was an understatement. She hadn't slept in nine years. Not that her parents knew that. Or anyone else, for that matter. And that was how she liked it.

Yet she responded, as she had been doing for the last eight years, "Yes, father. " Her face was blank, but inside she was laughing. The last thing she cared about was how attractive she looked. Not to say she wasn't interested in boys, just that she didn't really care about her appearance.

"I'm off for school," Yume said as she picked up her backpack. As usual, her parent's didn't respond. Nothing new. Bunch of stiffs.

Yume slipped swiftly out the door, black hair swishing in the wind outside. She allowed herself a moment to enjoy the breeze, then continued walking to the bus stop.

"Father's right…I have been becoming abnormally tired nowadays…Not that I haven't been tired before," She chuckled to herself. Her thoughts drifted to the show Naruto.

Yume chuckled again. It was a habit. There in Japan, the show was in the middle of Gaara's kidnapping, while America's episodes were still back in the Forest of Death. But no, thinking about the show wasn't good either. It would bring up memories of Gaara.

Her thoughts became scattered, however, as she was pushed from behind. Yume stumbled, then regained her balance. She turned around to face her assaulter. Or in this case, assaulters.

Three girls stood with their arms crossed, smirks on their faces. They were Mary, Avril, and Shujin; the popular threesome of Tokio High. The leader Avril, the perfect version of a Japanese teenager, decked out in pink and white, stepped forward.

"Hey loser. Don't you know in summer you're not supposed to wear long sleeves?"

Yume was, in fact, wearing long sleeves. A black long-sleeved shirt, black jeans, and black biker boots. Summer had already started, and even though school was almost out, Yume wore the same thing every day. She rolled her eyes. Avril knew this. She didn't, however, know the reason why.

"Hey baka. Don't you know your head from your ass?" A non-chalant Yume smirked.

"Why you little bitch!" Shujin growled at Yume.

Avril went to slap Yume, but the sleep-less girl knocked the hand aside effortlessly.

"I am so gonna-" Avril was cut off and Yume's fist jumped up and connected with the snotty girl's nose. Blood spurted out like a fountain.

"I..don't think I'll be going to school today," Yume muttered as Shujin and Mary advanced towards her.

Taking advantage of the situation, Yume turned and ran. Past her house, across the city streets. She knew it was considered cowardly to hit and run, but she had been suspended twice already for fighting, and the last thing she was going to do was go to school and risk Avril and the snobettes filing charges, even if it was done outside school property. Pft. Not like getting suspended does anything, except give me a break from school.

Stopping for a moment to take in her surroundings, Yume took off in the direction of a building of run-down apartments. Finding the emergency ladder, she climbed it up onto the roof. Walking over to the edge, she watched the cars drive by below. The wind blew steadily, playing with her hair and blowing around the dead leaves that had gathered in the corners of the roof. The red ones reminded her of Gaara...

Oh what the heck? Thinking about can't hurt....

Closing her eyes, Yume willed the memories that she had kept locked away for nine years, to re-surface.

A little red-headed boy, swinging on a swing....

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A/N: Ah, good 'ol cliff hangers! Don't worry, I'll have a few more chaps up today. RxR!

Yume: You better have a few more chapters up! That was the shortest chapter I've ever read!

Skipper: Oh, was not!!

Yume: Maybe not, but still! The first chapter is supposed to be long and pull readers in!

Skipper: Oh, and I didn't do that?

Yume: No.

Skipper: OMFG You OCs really pi-

Yume: *covers Skipper's mouth* Shut it.

Skipper: *silently fumes* Review and prove Yume wrong!