Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, it's all from the brilliant mind of Masashi Kishimoto.

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Twelve year old Etsuko Akita stood in the middle of the kitchen frowning. Her father approached her.

"What's wrong, Etsuko-chan?" he asked.

"Dad, I don't want to do this," Etsuko told her father. "I don't want to be betrothred to anyone. I want to marry whoever I want."

"Now, now," Dad said. "We don't want to break the tradition of our ancestor and shame them, do we?"

"But arranged marriges are things of the past!"

"Etsuko," Dad said, firmly. "I don't care if they're dinosaurs to you. Besides, we've set a good age for you and him to be married. You'll be wed when your twenty five, and he'll be twenty-six."

"This is stupid!" Etsuko whined. "I want to marry some one I actually feel for."

"Etsuko, enough!" Dad lost his temper now. He bent down and whispered dangerously in his daughter's ear. "You are a very lucky girl. You have a roof over your head, food on your plate, and parents who love you so much that they picked out a fine young man as your future husband for you. If you do not like him at first sight, learn to like him. I'm sure he'll like you back."

Etsuko begged to differ, but she nodded anyway.

"Good," her father said. "Are you ready to meet him?"

"Yes," the girl answered dully. She had her hair done nicely and today she wore a skirt. She tried to figure out how this was at all necessary, since she was just saying hello to the boy and hearing his and her parents talk. But she decided not to ask.

"Now, don't worry. Etsuko-chan," said Dad. "I'm sure you'll come to love this boy to death. He's a ninja like you." Without another word, Dad shoved Etsuko through the kitchen door and into the living room to face her fate.

Standing there, waiting for her was a boy about her age. He was a little taller than her, his hair was black in a bowl cut. He wore a green body suit, and his bandana was worn around his waist. When he saw her, his eyes lit up.

"Whoa! You're a fox!" he said, smiling, showing off pearly white teeth. "I'm Might Gai. You're Etsuko, right, beautiful?"

Etsuko blushed, embarrassed. Great, she thought. Absolutely perfect! I'm marrying some one who believes pick up lines work!

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Wow, poor Etsuko! I'd hate to be her... Anyway, please review. The next chapter's coming.