My Brother Where Are You?
By: Slouch
"Who are you", shouted a young woman.
"I am your brother", said the man who stood opposite the pretty young woman, "I came here to bring you and our brother home."
The young woman also known as Katara Kuchki, looked at the man claiming to be her brother and grew angry. "My twin," said Katara quietly with her head bowed, then slowly raised her head and shouted, "my twin was murdered in a massacre with the rest of my clan. Only my younger brother and I survived."
"No Katara, it may have looked as if I died but I did not. That raid had to happen in order for our destinies to be fulfilled."
"Destinies?!" Katara shouted back "I am sick and tired of everyone telling me that it's my destiny to do this or that. I determine my own fate!"
"Hmmph," grunted the man turning around "I will be watching over you to keep you safe. Goodbye."
"I don't need anyone to protect me! I can take care of myself and my brother!"
"I know," said the mysterious man disappearing into the distance. Katara watched as he disappeared and then turned to walk home.
"Katara!" Katara turned at the sound of her name being called and she smiled "Ichigo," she called back waving to a teenage boy with strange bright orange hair. No one would know looking at the two that they were brother and sister. Katara was a calm beautiful 23 year old lady with long black hair and piercing black eyes, while Ichigo at 15 was rash and handsome with orange hair and sparkling brown eyes. Both Ichigo and Katara wore dark expressions on their faces all the time. There was a strange history between the siblings. Let us go back eleven years, before Katara's family was massacred.
It all started when Ichigo was 4 and Katara was 12. They lived in a hidden ninja village called Konoha, their family was once one of the bigger clans that controlled the council. Ichigo and Katara's parents had arranged for Katara to marry the prodigy of the Uchiha clan a young man named Itachi. Katara hated the boy, she thought he was arrogant and an idiot, but it didn't help that she and her twin were also the prodigy of the Kuchki clan. Katara and her twin brother had mastered the Kuchki bloodline at the age of 5. It is indeed a great feet to master a clans bloodline by the age of 5 let alone the Kuchki bloodline.
A few days later Itachi murdered all in his clan except for his younger brother Sasuke, the same day he killed his own family he massacred the Kuchki clan right before the eyes of his betrothed and her younger brother.
"Katara," Itachi said holding his hand out to the young girl "I did this for our good. Our clans wanted to bind together our talents and strengths and use us to their own wills. I have freed us from our families' evil plans."
"I hate you Itachi! Go away and never come back!" shouted Katara. Itachi just smiled sadly and said, "I willbe back for you my sweet little bride," as he said this he turned and bound off into the black night.
Katara looked around her to see the bloody mess before her that used to be the kitchen of her family home, and she cried. Soon she trudged her way to her room and packed a few things then she walked to Ichigo's room packing a few of his precious things. When she was finished she woke Ichigo up and as they left Katara set fire to the Kuchki complex never to look back.
After months of walking Ichigo and Katara finally came across a strange place called Kanakura Town, as they wandered the streets and woman saw them and approached them. Katara noticed this and eased herself into a fighting position. "Stop right there lady! Don't come any closer or I will attack!"
The woman just smiled and said "There is no need to worry little lady, I am only here to help. The little one with you looks as if he needs some medical attention."
"We're fine," snapped Katara, "I know how to take care of my brother."
"Why don't you just come to my home, there is a clinc attached that my husband runs and he can give you two a full physical. We can also give you baths and some fresh clothes and something to eat maybe."
"Fine," said Katara shortly and followed the woman to her home.
:: A/N ::Please read and review. But be gentle please, because this is my first story.