Together Forever and Finding Life
The Amaya Hyuuga story!
Okay she went through a lot with her devious plans to reveal her identity to her brother and Kiba, her old best friend. This hard-headed girl became the assistant of Gaara, the murderous minded boy who became The Kazekage.
Now 2 years later, the wiser, smarter, 15-year-old version, Amaya comes to Konoha on a mission. She is on the hunt for a rouge ninja. But this time she needs the help of Kiba, Neji, Gaara, Temari, the perverted Jaraiya and the lazy Shikamaru.
But this time, she has a little more on her mind then the mission. Her mind is wrapped around the ninja she's hunting.
The ninja's name is Ken-maru. He dated Amaya for awhile but betrayed her by almost killing her! Now she wants his head on a platter.
Tempers flare, emotions finally spark, feelings revealed, and blood is split, join Amaya and her friends on her quest to become the strongest she came be.
And two years ago was cake compared what's to come in this time……..
Prologue
I placed my arm across my bleeding stomach and looked up into my pursuers' face. He started to laugh.
"Why!? Why, Ken-maru!? What did I do to you make you hate me!?" I screamed with disgust. My teeth were clenched together so hard I could feel some of my teeth crack.
"It's not what you did; it's what my master wants. He wanted me to get close to you so I could have you follow me into his hands." Ken-maru laughed even harder.
"Who is your master then!? I'll kill him as well as you!" I got to my feet and pulled out two of my si-like-kunai. "Die, you bastard!" I raced towards him, armed and pissed off. Ken-maru didn't even flinch. I didn't realize the mistake I made until it was too late.
I stabbed something but it wasn't Ken-maru.
"Amaya." A tried voice came to my red ears. The dust cloud I had created had cleared. Just enough for me to see a body being held up by Ken-maru's untouched hand.
I gasped when I realized who the body belonged to. "Oh my god! No! No, no, no, no, no, no!" Hot, salty tears made rivers down my face.
Chapter 1 beginning of part 2
"Amaya-san! Amaya, can you bring the paperwork?" Gaara yelled from his office.
"Sure! Just a second!" I yelled back. I carried a huge stack of paperwork into Gaara's office. I set the stack on the left corner of his desk. "Oh no. You have to do all of this? If I were you, this would drive me nuts!" I stated to Gaara.
"I don't like it all, actually." He replied.
I shook my head and walked out.
Whoops! Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Amaya Hyuuga, age 14. You see, I ended up in Suna when I ran away from the Hyuuga compound after my father was killed. Well, not straight away. I was 5 when he was killed but ran away 2 years later. I couldn't stand mothers or Neji's, my older brother by a year, crying. It drove me crazy so I left and ended up here in Suna.
2 years ago, I, along with Temari, Kankuro, Gaara, and Baki-sensei, went to Konoha for 2 reasons; 1, which is completely obvious, was to destroy Konoha. 2 were for the chunin exams.
When I went for more though.
I went to be reunited with my brother and old best friend, Kiba Inuzuka.
Now that all past, let's get back to the story.
I went back to my desk. After Gaara became Kazekage, he made me his assistant. I took my sketch pad and started to draw. I had some free time with this job. Okay, I had a lot of free time.
"Amaya, can I get some help!!" Kankuro yelled from the front entrance. I looked up to see he was trying to carry a large bundle of something. I shook my head and set my pad down. I got up and helped Kankuro carry the bungle. The thing weighed a ton!
"What's in here? Bricks!?" I asked.
"No. wood"
"Not more puppets! I've had enough of those things!" I snapped, recalling this morning when I found Kurusu hanging from my bedroom ceiling.
"That was hilarious," He said "Besides, it's for something else. It's for tomorrow."
"Why? What's tomorrow?" I asked struggling to keep the bundle in my hands.
"You're kidding, right?"
"No."
"Oh, jeez"
"What?!" I asked.
"I'll take it from here." He said and I went back to my desk and began to doodle once more. This job got so boring at times but it helped me discover I liked to draw. As I was finishing the picture of water lily, a pair gloved hands covered my eyes.
"Guess who!?" A male's voice instructed me.
"Hmmmmm……Ken-maru?" I said, playfully. I knew it was my boyfriend, Ken-maru. He always picked me up to take me out to eat or something after work.
I tilted my head backward to face him. "Hi." I said.
"Hello." He said, his long hair surrounding his face. He moved it away and kissed me.
"Ken-maru, she's still working so you can go away." A raspy snarl voice snapped. We broke a part and I sat up straight. Gaara was leaning on my desk with a handful of papers. Gaara glared at Ken-maru. For some reason, Gaara hated Ken-maru. And I have no clue why.
"You want me to file paper work, don't you?" I groaned. The one thing I hate more then boredom was filing papers. "Can you put her to work for once!!" I asked, pointing at the lazy secretary, who was sleeping.
"I'm firing her today." He announced, giving me the papers, shot a glare at ken-maru and stalked off.
I groaned and slammed my head on the desk. I didn't get any sleep the night before and I just wanted to go to bed! I may be somewhat insomniac but I'm not all the time! I went over to the wall of filing cabinets and began.
It had to be at least an hour later when I got everything filed. When I was done, I purposely fell off the ladder. Ken-maru caught me and kissed me.
"Dinner or you want to eat at home?" He asked.
"Kankuro's cooking so dinner with you it is." I stated.
"He's that bad of a cook?"
"You have no idea!" I claimed as he laughed and carried me out the door.
Chapter2 dinner
Ken-maru was going to take me out to this fancy restaurant. So, I had to go home and drop off my stuff.
"We never do anything this fancy." I said, as I walked into my maroon room (Gaara wouldn't let me paint it black!) and dropping my weapons on what was suppose to be my bed.
"I know and it requires formal dressing." Ken-maru said, a bag materializing in his hand. I turned around and raised an eye-brow.
"Do I want to know what's in that bag?" I asked. I normally hate surprises, even though I'm a master at surprise planning and surprise attacks. That was kind of discovered 2 years ago.
He gave the bag to me. The bag was as large and as tall as I was. I unzipped the bag, being cautions of anything that could jump out at me. But when I finished, bag fell off to reveal a kimono on a hanger. The kimono was black with a red lily on the back. The fabric was the finest silk I've ever felt and seen.
Normally, I wouldn't wear anything formal, it would get destroyed or something, but it was a gift. A gift from Ken-maru. I shooed Ken-maru out of my room and changed into the kimono.
When I was finished, I stepped out of my room. He was leaning against the wall.
"Well, how do I look?" I asked, shyly.
"Whoa." Ken-maru said when he looked at me. He was dressed formally as well; in a tux.
"I didn't realize it was a formal occasion, ken-maru." A familiar snarl came to my ears. Gaara was home and he walked up the stairs. And the first thing you see when you walk up the stairs is the wall Ken-maru was leaning against. So, I stepped forward into view. That got Gaara to stop snarling.
"Ken-maru's taking me to a restaurant that's requires formal wear. So, Ken-maru got me this kimono. What do you think, Gaara-kun?" I asked. I had gotten into the habit of calling Gaara "Gaara-kun" after Shicaku was taken. It was Gaara's idea for all the "kun", not mine.
Gaara stood there, I guess too shocked to see me in a kimono, to speak. After a moment, he shook his head and "You…..look amazing, Amaya-chan."
I smiled at his praise. Gaara was……how to put it…….sappy now. He literally was but it was so much easier to talk to him, now Shicaku was gone. That reminds me; I need to go and thank Naruto and murder those left in the Akatsuki. Yeah, put my fist through Deidara's head. That'd be fun. Sasori's already gone, thanks to Sakura.
"Come on. The reservation for six and it's five-fifty." Ken-maru announced. He practically pulled me down the stairs.
"Okay. See ya later, Gaara." I called over my shoulder. I looked over it to see Gaara's expression. It was, as it looked to me, sadness. I wonder why?
With Gaara
"I'm such an idiot!" He screamed. He had been beating himself up for sometime. Ever since Ken-maru came into their lives and asked Amaya out on a date a year ago. Gaara hated Ken-maru for having Amaya. Gaara pounded the wall once more out of frustration.
"Gaara? Is everything okay?" Temari's voice came through the door.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He lied.
With Amaya
"This place is amazing, Ken-maru!" I said, in awe. The Façade de la Décor was very well decorated with tapestries of all colors and paintings.
"I thought you'd like it." Ken-maru smiled down to me. He was as tall as Gaara; 5''7. I use to be taller then Gaara by almost a foot but he got taller. I remained the same height.
The waiter placed us at a table and gave us our menus.
We ate and talked for what seemed to be hours. Then Ken-maru walked me home.
But when got close to home, Ken-maru pulled me toward the open desert.
"Where are we going?" I asked, suspicious of wrong doing.
"To the desert. Is something wrong with that?" Ken-maru stated, noticing my alarm.
"I may have permission to leave the city when I want but you don't. If take another step out, you'll become rouge to Suna and then I'd have to hunt you down." I stated. I may be Gaara's assistant but I'm also the rogue hunter of Suna. The one who hunts down all those who leave the city and bring them back for judgment. Most get executed and some get to live in a jail cell for the rest of their life. Loyalty is one of the most important things in Suna.
Ken-maru just looked at me; with an expression was one I couldn't read. Then he shrugged and took me home. He rambled on about something but none of it registered because my mind was rapidly thinking. What was he thinking? Why was he trying to bring me with him? He knows I have to let Gaara know I'm leaving before I take off. What's going? Something isn't right here and I need to figure it out, quick. Looks like I'm going to go file digging later. For now, go along with it.
When we arrived at the door step, he gave me good night kiss. But it was hard and preservative. Something was defiantly going down.
I walked into the house, changed, stole the tower's keys from Gaara's room and ran out. I had a really bad feeling.
Chapter 3 the surprise!
Come on. His file has to be here somewhere! I know because I have to file everything!
By now I was pulling my hair out. I had been looking for a few hours. I had gone through every drawer and cabinet there was! Ken-maru's file was now where to be found.
"Mother freaking ass! Kami shicksho! Where the asana could that fucking file be!!" I screamed out of frustration. I began to growl because that file was pissing me off! I pounded onto the wall and nearly fell.
"Your in early, Amaya. I thought I gave you the day off." Gaara's voice chimed. I turned around and Gaara was leaning against my desk. He had a usual grin on his face. I slide down the ladder and walked to him. "You left the door open. Morning." He said.
"Hi. What time is it and how long were you standing there?" I asked, yawning.
"It's six a.m. and I've been here since you started swearing a few minutes ago."
"Great." I said sarcastically. I had gotten no sleep once again. "Time to go to…-!" I began but was cut off.
"Bed."
"What?" I asked.
"I had given you the day off because of the occasion."
"What occasion!!" I asked.
He raised his non-existent eyebrow, like saying 'are you on anything you shouldn't be?'
I ignored his expression and sat down at my desk. I leaned back and closed my eyes.
I opened my eyes hours later. I sat up and realized I was in my bed in my room.
"How did I end up here?" I asked the walls. I knew I wasn't going to get an answer. I swung my blankets off me jumped out of bed and walked down the stairs.
The house was empty and silent. I didn't like silence but I hated emptiness more. Then a small buzzing sound came to my ears. I pushed the sound away
"Anyone here?" I yelled and my voice echoed. And shuddered.
"Hey, you're awake." A male voice came to my ears. I turned and saw Kankuro was at the table. He was carving something out of wood. "Good morning and happy birthday."
"Huh?" I managed. My birthday was October 31st and today was………October 31st. "I'm an idiot" I said, flatly and pointing it out.
Kankuro laughed. "You realize that now? Jeez Amaya-chan. You forgot your own birthday."
"It's not the first time." I laughed, remembering that first October away from Konoha. I shuddered at the thought. "So, where is everyone?"
"Gaara's at the tower and Temari's out doing things." Kankuro said. "And I'm babysitting you.
"Wonderful." I stated, heavy on the sarcasm.
"Hey, it's under orders of Gaara. Can't defy those."
"You use to rebel before." I reminded him, remembering a few months ago. He tried to leave, without Gaara knowing, so he can chase after Sasori. If all of you recall, he nearly died. Again, thanks to Sakura that Kankuro's alive.
"Hey, Gaara doesn't know about that and I'd like to keep it that way!"
"I'll gladly tell him."
"You wouldn't"
"I would." I countered. He knows I would and I will. "It's not my fault you're an idiot." I said, trying to keep from smiling. I loved pissing him off. But instead of the normal laughing back at me because I'm just as such of an idiot as him, he leaped toward me. I recovered from shock just in time to jump towards kitchen. I forgot the door was closed so I slammed into the wood door and slid across the white marble floor. My sliding stopped when my back slammed against the oak-wood cabinets.
"Kankuro!" I screamed. I looked back toward him and realized it wasn't Kankuro. I couldn't make out who it was because his long black hair surrounded his face. There were only 2 people I knew that had long black hair was Ken-maru and Orochimaru. Reacting fast and grabbing one of the thick, butcher knife on the counter above me, I lunged at the guy, knocking him over. I pinned him to the ground, his hair still covering his face.
I moved it away with the knife and revealed ken-maru.
"Surprise?" He said, giving me a shy smile. By now, the real Kankuro had rushed downstairs and helped me off Ken-maru.
"What the hell was going through your heads!?" I screamed at them both. "Ken-maru, you know how much I don't like surprises being sprung on me! Kankuro, Where were you?!" As you can tell, I wasn't exactly thrilled with them.
"I was making your birthday present, up-stairs, using a chainsaw. I didn't hear you wake up until I turned it off and you screamed my name. Sorry." Kankuro stated.
"Okay. Well, you have a good excuse." I said to Kankuro. Then I turned my attention to Ken-maru. "You, on other hand, don't! What the hell were you thinking?! I thought you were Orochimaru! God, don't do that!" I screeched, pointing the knife to his chest.
"I'm sorry but I wanted to surprise you! You turn 15 today!" He said, stepping toward me. He embraced me, making the knife in my hand clatter on the ground. But something was wrong with him. His scent was bitter, fishy and smoky, not like his sweet cologne. I spilled out of his arms. I can recognize that scent anywhere because it belonged to someone who taught me almost all of my tricks.
"Why do you smell like Orochimaru?" I asked, suspiciously. My nose and ears are incredibly sharp. I can identify anyone with their scent or the way they move (except Gaara. He's way to quiet for that).
He looked stunned. "It's me. You can see that, Amaya. I have no relation or way of communication to Orochimaru. Why would you accuse of such crime?" He asked.
"Amaya, you might be wrong." Kankuro whispered in my ear.
"I might. I might not be." I whispered back. Despite my suspicions, I apologized to Ken-maru.
"I'm tried again." I whispered to myself. The next thing I knew that it was several hours later and I was bed again.
Chapter 4 time to party and…….die?!
I woke up a few hours later. I guess my hours of no sleep have finally caught up to me. I shook the sleepiness away and looked at my clock. It read 5:00 p.m. "Great." I mumbled and walked out of my black room.
When I got to the bottom step, I realized the lights were off. I could hear about 5 to 7 people in the room. "What the heck is going on?"
The lights turned on, blinding me for a few minutes, and seven people jumped up and yelled surprise. I looked at the faces before me: Neji, Kiba, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara (yes, shocker, Gaara's at a party and smiling!!), Hinata and Ken-maru were staying at me.
"Wow." I said and ran to hug Kiba and Neji. I've been so busy that I haven't to seen them for a few months. "How'd you guys get here? Who invited you?"
"Gaara did." Kiba said.
"And we walked." Neji replied. He hugged me again and whispered. "And you didn't tell me you had a boyfriend."
"Sorry!! Been busy!" I said and hugged Gaara. I whispered thank you into his ear and rushed to hug my cousin. I was so happy. I thought I was invincible with everyone that I cared about around me. It made me feel strong and untouchable. Remind me later to
Why partied for a few hours outside on the back porch. Receive birthday gifts, have a million pictures taken, talk, etc. Temari had arranged beds for Neji, Kiba and Hinata in the extra rooms. Everyone but Gaara, Ken-maru and me went to bed.
"So, what are you going to do next? What's your next adventure?" Ken-maru asked after hearing my story of two years ago.
"Ask Gaara! He's the one who assigns everything to me." I said.
"You'll have to wait awhile. Nothing is worthy of your skills yet, Amaya." Gaara said plainly. He sounded really mad and it kind of worried me. I was about to ask him what's wrong when he said he was going to bed and stalked off.
"Well, now it's you and me, my princess." Ken-maru whispered into my ear. Then began to kiss my neck.
"Uh huh." I said. I was enjoying this. I loved having someone to love me without it being brotherly.