Summary: Pucca has always chased after Garu, but what happens when something happens to her? Will Garu take it as a cue to leave or stick around to make sure she is okay? PuccaXGaru
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Pucca or any character from the show. Pucca is property of Vooz.
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Prologue:
Dear Journal:
A lot of things have changed since childhood. We've all grown up, but haven't really grown apart. Not even Garu and I. He still gets irritated with me chasing him around all the time, but he hasn't ever tried to leave Sooga Village. That has struck me as a little odd over the years. Of course I don't mind. I still love him, and as stupid as this may sound, I think we were destined to be with each other.
…But anyway! Back to the changes. Abyo, Ching, and Garu have all gotten stronger. That's definitely a no brainer. Tobe has gotten stronger too, and possibly his ninjas as well, I'm not totally sure. Actually, I have seen Tobe or his ninja posse in a long time. Hm… Oh well. So, everyone, like I just said, has gotten a lot stronger. They've trained so hard. But don't think I've been doing nothing but eating noodles, working at the restaurant and chasing Garu. Oh no! I've done a lot more.
Everyone except Ching and her father knows this, so keep it a secret. Okay?? A few years ago Ching came to me and asked if I wanted to train like a ninja. She had mentioned how Garu had dove deeper into his training and how after awhile it would probably get a lot harder to chase him down. Now, don't get me wrong, as optimistic as I am I relish a challenge. So I politely declined the offer. After about half a year, I found that Garu was getting faster, more elusive. First it piqued my enthusiasm, but I wanted to make sure he wouldn't get too big of an edge on me. I went back to Ching and asked if her offer was still open. We talked to her dad and he agreed to help train me. Now I had a strange, natural knack for the training, but I still wanted it to be a secret. I wasn't sure what my uncles would think, and I didn't want Garu to find out. Where would the fun be if I did that?
So, I've been training for about six years now as a ninja. I'm not yet at Garu's level, but then again we are also on two different scales. I've recently talked to Master Soo about secretly taking the test to become a Fire Wasp Ninja. Yes, I did put my mark down seven years ago, but this time it will be official. And, Master Soo has mentioned that it has become a little more tricky and exciting since then. Yeah, that might not be a fair test since the ninja before had it easier, but like I said I relish a challenge. So in a week I'm going to try my hand at that test. I think that once I pass I may finally take the chance to tell Garu about everything…
Maybe…
Oh! I've got to go! I have to help with the restaurant!
-Pucca
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Ninja Log:
It's been over ten years since I've come to this village. Though I've done many things to earn great honor, I still don't think it's been enough to make up for what my ancestor did. And since I've been here everything has seemed to calm down. Which I suppose makes sense. With me doing all these things in the village and on the island, trouble would die down and eventually go away. The question is: Do I dare leave?
I guess on one hand I would get away from Pucca. She has been constantly been chasing me for over seven years now, maybe even since I got here. Though her incessant attacks have slowed and my advanced training has helped me escape the attacks that do come, it is still annoying. On the other hand, I'm not sure that leaving would really end the problem. I mean , that hard headed girl would probably just follow me and chase me down. She would probably even try to bring me back here. I don't think she'd want to be away from her friends or uncles for very long. Plus, I don't really want to leave. Other than Pucca chasing me, which is… mostly tolerable, there is nothing pushing me away from here. So, I suppose I'll stay. Push those thoughts of leaving out of my head.
Besides… Tobe hasn't been around for a long time. What has it been? A couple of weeks? Months? A year? Yes, I think it's almost been a years since I've last seen him. That isn't very reassuring to me. What has he been doing? What is he planning? Of course I've checked out his hideout. It was all but dismantled. Has he given up on whatever crazy ambition of destroying me and my quest for honor and left forever? I really doubt that. No. He is planning something. Somewhere, somehow, he is must be planning something. And whatever it is I'm going to have to stop him. I will stop him!
I have increased my training almost tenfold since I've came here, and now I'm determined to push myself even more. I don't want Tobe or anyone else to get the best of me. …Pucca on the other hand… She has somehow been able to keep up with me still. I'm not sure how she's done all of this, but she's the only one for now that can come close to besting me. And I want that to end as well. I know it would be dishonorable to just push her aside, so I will dig deeper in my training. Plus, she is a really good training partner. Running from her. Trying to pry her away. Good training… Eh, that doesn't mean I like her or anything. It just a platonic thing. Nothing more, no matter what she thinks. And I plan to keep it that way. She's just a silly little girl, with that ridiculous oversized red shirt, and puffy buns on her dumb head. Stupid giggles. ..Stupid kisses. Eck.
Erm… Heh… Crap. No more rambling about Pucca!
Anyway… I've got to get back to training.
-Garu
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Author Notes:
This is my first Pucca fan fiction so I hope you like it. This is just the prologue, so don't give me heat for the lack of action. It will be coming. I guess there isn't much to really say about this since it is just the prologue.
And just as a warning, this is my third fic so far, and I do plan on pouring most of my creativity into the other two I have going, but I will work on this as well. It's a good break from the other two, so who knows, this maybe updated more frequently. But those who know of my other works, it does take me awhile to get around to typing, so I'm apologizing in advance for the delays!
Anyways, I really hoped you enjoyed reading this. Please review. The next update: Chapter One: I Wanna Be a Fire Wasp!
Ice Demon Meru
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