First things first. I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.(Though I wish I did) I DO own Kamira, and the other originals I created for the story. Enjoy!

"Wait! Are you crazy!" Kamira slammed her hands down on the desk of the Hokage. "Why would you even consider sending me there on some stupid mission! Do you not understand my country is at war with theirs!" She shouted angrily. The blonde hokage stared calmly at the fire princess. "That's the idea Kamira. If you can go there peacefully meet their princess without your father and mother's influence then-" "I'm not going to the Ice country." Kamira hissed. "Not only will you go, but you'll cooperate with the mission. Now take your hands off my desk before a repeat of last time happens." Kamira moved her hands where two perfect burns were already formed. "We can't have you setting another desk on fire." Tsunade stood up and walked to the window. "I understand you were raised to hate the Ice country, but you moved here and left your royal duties behind. You'll go with Neji as the squad leader, along with Sakura and Naruto." She explained. Kamira crossed her arms. "So you're sending me to a country that my homeland is at war with, accompanied by the most annoying people you could find, to protect a princess I was practically raised to destroy. I'm starting to question your position as Hokage." She snapped. "Don't test my patience Kamira. I'm not done yet." The medical ninja took a deep breath. "You'll also be accompanied by Kiba Inuzuka." As expected, a hint of hostility left Kamira's eyes. Kiba was one of the few people she tolerated in the village. He was the closest thing she had to a friend, and he dealt easily with her…special abilities, which contradicted the fact that his mom hated her. "Fine...Is that all?" "Your role in the mission is as the Fire countries representative. You'll go to the country, see the new Ice princess be crowned, then escort her here to sign a new treaty with Kohona." "As long as I don't have to wear a dress." Tsunade raised an eyebrow. "SERIOUSLY! You expect me to go into princess mode that fast?" "You chose to become a shinobi. Stop being selfish and think about what you'll be doing." Kamira scowled, strands of her violet hair falling out of her loose ponytail. "Only two important rules. One, no trouble." Kamira laughed. "And two, no flying." In a blink, Kamira extended her large bat-like wings. They were thin and black, but powerful, with a wingspan of at least 12 feet across. "You expect me to hide these for god knows how long!" "You have your assignment. I expect you to go through with it. It won't be any longer than 2 weeks. It shouldn't be anyway." "What's in it for me?" "You get to continue to live in your home without having to pay. And I'll continue to overlook the fights you continuously start for no reason." "Are you blackmailing me!" The fire girl asked, shocked. "Just go, you leave tomorrow morning." Kamira gave a low growl. "Fine." She stood on the edge of the balcony outside the window ledge and pushed off, catching a slight wind. Her shoulder muscles pushed her wings down and she was easily airborne. Flying usually calmed her down, but right now it just made her agitated. And entire week without using flames, without flying, having to behave like a princess. That part of her life she left behind a long time ago for a reason. It just seemed to cause trouble.

Kamira's P.O.V

"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" I mumbled as my alarm rung obnoxiously in my ear. I slowly opened one eye. 4:30…we had to leave by 6. I hated any time that was before noon, so for me, this really sucked. I dragged myself out of bed and into a hot shower. "Okay Kamira, behave remember." I told myself, walking around my room in a bra and boxers, searching for my shirt. "Kamira! You up?" Naruto's voice called from outside my door. His voice usually annoyed me, but this early, it made me want to claw my own ears off. "Yea, I'm up!" "Can we come in?" We? I sniffed the air. He had cottoncandy hair with him too. "Sure, at your own risk." I called back. The door opened, and Sakura squealed. "You're not even dressed!" She shouted. "I can't find my sweats." I shrugged, after throwing a red wifebeater over my head. Now I was struggling with my long hair. "These sweats?" Naruto held up my favorite black sweatpants. I jerked them out his hands. "Don't go through my stuff!" "They were sitting right there on the chair!" "Stop shouting you two. Man, fro 16, you're really unorganized Kamira." "Shut up Sakura." I slung my black shoulder bag over my side and looked at my companions. "I'm going to get Kiba. We're meeting Neji at the gates right?" They both nodded. "Okay then. See you guys." I pushed off from the ground, spreading my wings and taking to the sky. I landed infront of Kiba's house and overheard his mom yelling. "SO THE NEXT TIME YOU AND AKAMARU DECIDE TO BRING A HALD DEAD POSSUM IN THIS HOUSE REMEMBER THAT THEY'RE SATAN'S HANDMAIDENS, AND-" "I creaked the door open and peeked in. "Hey guys." "Speaking of the satan's handmaiden, hello Kamira." "It's always great to see you too Ms. Inuzuka." I muttered. "You ready Kiba?" He nodded. His huge dog Akamaru wagged his tail and gave me a huge bark. "Hi to you too boy." I scratched the dog behind his ears. "You gonna be okay going to the Ice country and all? I remember a few years back when I wasted Ice cream on you and you freaked out." "That was forever ago. I'm stronger now. A little cold can't hurt me." We walked side by side towards the village gates. The sun wasn't quite up yet, but in the few specks of light that we had, I could make you Kiba's crooked smile, his unique eyes, the way he scanned his surroundings just naturally. "What do you think?" His question snapped me out of my thoughts. "Huh?" "I said when this is over we should get all our friends together for a football rematch." I nodded. "Sounds like a good idea. I've been working on my spiral." I bragged. Kiba laughed, a sound that could make me smile no matter what mood I was in. "You'll have to work on it a lot more if you want to get as good as me." I stuck my tongue out at him as we arrived at the gate. "About time you two get here. You're as bad as Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said, his arms crossed. I copied his stance. "Shut up blondie." I snapped. "Enough. While I'm leader of this squad we'll all have to get along. No quarrelling." Neji eyed Naruto and me. "She started it. "And I'll finish it if I have to." I muttered. "Is everyone familiar with the mission?" We all nodded. "Good. Sakura, you're our main medical ninja. Kiba for his keen senses. Naruto for close range, I'm leader of this squad-" "You've said you're leader three times." Naruto said impatiently. Neji ignored him naturally. "And Kamira, you're here for you're ability to guard large areas with your flames, talk to certain animals, and the fact that you're from-" "The place that the Ice country is at war with. I ail to see how that's helpful in this situation, but whatever fearless leader." My snappy comment was ignored. I almost forgot how good Neji was at keeping his cool. "Any questions?" Naruto raised his hand. "No one? Okay then, let's go." Neji took of, followed by Sakura. I flexed my wings then remembered Tsunade's words. "No flying." I sighed, reluctantly folding my wings along my spine and following the guys.

We stopped for the night after traveling for two days. I could already feel the slight drop in temperature as we neared the boarder of our destination. Kiba stacked more pieces of wood in the pile we'd collected and looked at me. "Wanna do the honors?" I shrugged, holding one hand towards the stick pile. It burst into a nice sized fire and I smiled satisfied. "We'll be there around noon tomorrow." Neji said, handing out food. "Kamira, will you take 1st watch with Sakura?" "Sure?" I hid the disappointment in my voice. I really wanted to stand guard with Kiba, but I guess it wasn't going to happen. "Good. Everyone rest up. We want to make a good impression." The comment was mostly directed at Naruto, but he was to absorbed in his Insta-ramen to catch on. We all headed to our positions when Sakura's scream practically split the sky in half. "What's wrong Sakura!" Naruto ran to her side. Akamaru started barking at where the medical nin was standing. Sakura had her mouth covered and was staring in horror at a pair of amber eyes that were looking right back at her. Wrapped in a branch in the tree was a long sleek black snake. "That's what you screamed for!" I said exasperated. I walked up to the serpent and held out my arm. "Hey little guy. Did she scare you?" "Did I scare it! It's a freaking snake!" Sakura stomped her feet, recovering from her shock mighty quickly. "He's not even 5 feet, Cottoncandy. Not eve fully grown, isn't that right little guy?" I wrapped the snake around my arm. "I'm gonna name you Strider." I smiled. "Can I keep him pleeeease?" I did my best puppy eyes, which probably looked ridiculous on me. Neji sighed. "Fine. As long as it-" "He" I corrected. "As long as HE doesn't slow us down then fine. But he's your responsibility." He sounded like a parent talking to their child. I rolled my eyes. "Duh. But thanks anyway."

Something cold landed on my arm and I shuddered. "Kamira, you okay?" "Yea, fine. I'm just not a fan of snow." We'd just reached the Ice Country, and it was definitely true to its name. The ground was covered in a thin , clean layer of snow, along with the trees and buildings. The sky was a beautiful light blue, which made my wings, which were folded in tightly, then wrapped in bandages by Sakura, just itch to fly. The cold soaking through boots made me even more eager to leave the ground. Strider was curled around my neck, earning shady glances from the kids walking down the streets in school uniforms. I looked at a little girl who'd been eyeing me since I walked in and flashed my eyes red just to freak her out. She squeaked and ran in the opposite direction causing me to snicker. "Behave" Neji reminded. A tall older man in a dark blue cape and white pants greeted us at the center of the main city. He had the same clear blue eyes I'd seen on many of the residents here and dark brown hair. "Greetings. I'll be your official guide here while visiting our town. My name is Kohaku." He gave a low bow. "I've been instructed to lead you all to the palace first, but after that if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask." His gaze lingered on me for a minute, making me cross my wrap my arms around myself. I didn't like it here. I felt as if everyone was staring at me, and something deep under my emotions was making me hate this place more than I already did. "Thank you for allowing us to stay here, and trusting us to guard your princess." That's Neji for you. Always formal. We followed the man past a few roads and then stopped. "Behold, the pride of our country. Koori Castle. Naruto, Sakura and Kiba's eyes got wide, and I had to admit I was a little impressed myself. The place was huge! It looked as if made of glass, but had the graceful beauty of ice. It looked so fragile, but was clearly sturdy and well built. " Wow.." Naruto breathed, amazed. I tried my best to look unimpressed, despite my own curiosity. "Well, shall we go in?" Kohaku was doing a horrible job at hiding the pride on his face as he led us through the doors.

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