I sat on a rock that was on the edge of the lake that I called home. I know you are probably thinking why would someone live in a lake, but I'm a water demon. This lake has been my home ever since my parents died. My parents were both water demons and they loved me greatly, but some evil man killed them so he could try and get me. I think his name was Orochimaru. I ran away from the scene of my parents' death and this lake is where I ended up. No one has bothered me and the animals in the area are very kind. A small village resides nearby in the forest, and some of the village children swim in my lake. I play with them sometimes, but I hide from the adults of the village. The village children love to talk about ninjas. I've never met a ninja, but I hear that they are very powerful. One of the children told me that Orochimaru was a cruel and evil ninja, but Orochimaru only seemed like an evil snake demon to me.
My eighteenth birthday was today and some of the village children came to visit me. They were all so kind and I was always happy to see them. "Happy Birthday Yuna-chan," the children cheered as they ran to the water's edge. I jumped from my rock and swam over to them. "Thank you," I said with a bright smile and gave the children each a loving hug. "You're all wet," one of the young boys whined and I laughed softly. "Sorry," I said and walked out of the water. My long blue and green hair shone beautifully in the sun and my silver eyes reflected the sun's rays. "You are so beautiful Yuna-chan. I want to grow up and be as beautiful as you," one of the young girls said. I smiled down at her and said, "I'm sure that you will be even more beautiful." The young girl blushed and giggled.
I looked at my reflection in the water and saw the gills on my neck, swirl tattoos wrapped around my wrists and ankles, and my body was toned and had a small tan. I was wearing black pants with a black bathing suit top. I thought that I looked pretty normal for a water demon, but humans see demons differently. The children grabbed my hands and led me to a spot on the grass that surrounded the lake. "We got you presents," one of the boys said and placed a basket in my arms. I uncovered the basket and saw a flower necklace and bracelet and there was a small dagger lying in the basket. I knew that the girls had made the flower jewelry and that the boys had pulled their money together to get the dagger. "Thank you all very much. I love your gifts," I said and made a small water crystal for each of them as a thank you. The young children gasped and hugged me again. I laughed but stopped when I sensed two presences at the other side of my lake.
"Children I think you should go back home now before your parents get suspicious," I said and ushered the kids into the forest. All of the kids groaned in disappointment but they listened to what I ordered them to do. I hid the dagger in my pant's pocket and walked to the lake's edge. "Hello why do you spy on me?" I asked facing the direction where I sensed the presences. Two figures stepped out of the forest and they were dressed in straw hats that covered their face and black cloaks with red clouds. "We were only curious," the taller of the figures said with a small and dark chuckle. "Well there is nothing of interest here so I would appreciate it if you wouldn't spy on me," I said and put my hands on my hips. The smaller of the two took off his hat and said, "Don't you know who we are?" I cocked my head to the side and said, "No why? Should I know you?" The taller figure removed his hat and I stared at his shark-like appearance. The smaller one had black hair and blood red eyes, and he looked like a weasel in my opinion. "How can you not know who we are?" the shark-like one said shocked. "I'm sorry but I do not know who you are. If this offends you then I can only apologize, but I do not know many people," I said with a shrug and jumped into the water. I was getting tired of talking and the sun was getting hot on my shoulders.
I sighed and glided through the cool water. My relaxation was brought to a halt when the shark-like man appeared in front of me in the water. "What is it now?" I asked curiously and small bubbles floated to the surface of the water. "What are you?" the shark-like man asked curiously. I gave a nervous glance at him. If I told him what I am then he might tell the villagers and they will come hurt me. Demons are looked down upon by human society and I didn't want to have to find somewhere new to live. "I um… I can't tell you I'm sorry," I said and swam away from him. The shark man glared and swam after me. My lake was very open so I didn't have anywhere to hide. If I left the water then I would be at a disadvantage. I saw a shadow above me and saw the red-eyed man running on top of the water. "What?" I asked in disbelief. I had never seen a human do anything like that before. I knew demons could do that but I didn't sense a demon aura from him or the shark man.
"Stop swimming away. We aren't going to hurt you. We just want to talk to you," the shark man said as he tried to grab my right foot. I gulped and swam faster away from him. I couldn't allow myself to get captured. I did not know what these men wanted with me. "Are you working for Orochimaru?" I yelled with fear in my eyes. "No we would never work for that freak," the shark man yelled back at me. My swimming slowed down a little and I looked back at the shark man. "Then what do you want with me?" I asked shakily. "We wanted to know if you were a water demon or not," the shark man said and slowed down his swimming as well. "Why do you want to know if I'm a demon?" I asked as I swam away in fear of him grabbing me. I had forgotten all about the other man, and I screamed when I was pulled up from the water. "No let go of me," I screamed as the red-eyed man held me tightly. "Calm down," his voice whispered harshly into my ear. The shark man rose from the water and gave me a comforting look. "Calm down girl. We know that you are a water demon and we just wanted to ask if you would come with us," the shark man said with a smirk. "Why would I have to come with you?" I asked curiously as I squirmed in the red-eyed man's grasp. "Our organization could use your healing abilities, and we would provide you with everything you would need to live comfortably," the shark man said.
I thought it over and looked back at my lake. The children of the village would miss me dearly, but I needed a little change in my life. The two men in front of me were a little strange, but I didn't see any bad intentions in their eyes. I liked the shark man more than the red-eyed weasel, but that was only because the shark man didn't glare at me all the time. I squirmed again and the weasel man let me go. I steadied myself on top of the water and faced the two men. "I don't have anything else to do, so I guess I'll come with you two," I said with a smile. The weasel man shrugged and put his hat back on his head. The shark man smiled a toothy grin and I stared in fascination at his pointy teeth. "My name is Yuna. What are your names?" I asked curiously as I walked with the two men to the water's edge. "Itachi," the weasel man said and the shark man said, "My name is Kisame."
"Nice to meet you Itachi and Kisame," I said and smiled at the two of them. They looked at me strangely when I smiled, and I just guessed that they weren't use to people smiling at them. "Kisame you are the only person that has came that close to catching me before," I said and I saw Kisame smirk with pride. "I could have caught you if I wanted to," Kisame said and I laughed and said, "Nuh uh." "Let's go you two," Itachi said so Kisame and I wouldn't go into a little argument. I laughed and ran back to get my flower necklace and bracelet that the children had made me. When I rejoined Kisame and Itachi, we were all walking through the forest to end up on a road. "How far away is your home?" I asked with a curious glance at Kisame. "It'll take two days if we run. Can you run as fast as you swim?" Kisame said and gave me a smirk. I frowned and said, "I'll try to keep up." Itachi nodded and took off running. Kisame ran after him and I joined them. I hadn't run in a very long time so I hoped that I would be able to keep up with them. I let my legs carry me and soon I was running in front of Itachi.