Save Me…

Chapter 1: Rude Awakening

Ryane: Howdy everyone! What's up? As yall know, I'm Ryane the Five Tailed Gobi. D Sorry for the wait! I've been writing since Christmas, but just haven't gotten the time to post it. x.x

Also, I'm sorry to inform you all, but I'm starting to get pretty busy between friends and school work. X.x I decided to take on one story at a time instead of all four. I began thinking over it all, and I couldn't really think of much to write dealing with all. But, erm, anyways, for this fanfiction, Gaara's taking a break and now my guest will be…-chooses random name from a hat- Shikamaru!

Shikamaru: -walks in from the back doors- What a drag…

Ryane: It's not my fault! I didn't put the names in the hat. -Pouts-

Shikamaru: -rolls eyes- How troublesome. Just get on with the story.

Ryane: -kicks Shika in the shin- Grr with you!!!

Shikamaru: -holds leg- Ouch! Ugh, girls.

Ryane: -rolls eyes- Will you please be my guest and do the disclaimer.

Shikamaru: -scoots away- Ryane does not own any Naruto characters except for her's, Rienoko Ryane Akeo.

Ryane: That was long…Anyways, on with the story!!!

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'Text' : Demons speaking!
'Text' : Thinking!
"Text" /"Text" : Naruto characters!
"Text" : Ryane speaking!

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"RYANE!" a dark figure ran into the doorway, grabbing the sleeping child by her shoulders. "Hm..? Daddy?" her dad stared down at her, shaking her gently, but rough. "Wake up, Hun! We have to go." Green eyes gazed up at her parent, confused. "Daddy, what's going on?" she asked, still tired, but scared. He shook his head and picked up the young girl. Resting on his shoulder, a tear began forming. "Don't cry. I'm right here. I won't let anything happen to you…" she nodded, not allowing it to escape from her eyelids.

A few minutes passed and her father never moved from the shadows of her room. They stood silent in the house, waiting for something, but not knowing what it was. "Daddy…" Ryane began, removing her head from his shoulder to look him in the eyes. He didn't respond but only put his finger to his child's lips. Suddenly, a loud sound was made from the lower level of their house. Ryane whimpered at the sound and buried her head into his neck in fear. Listening into the darkness, she overheard two ninjas speaking to one another. "You go left, I'll go right." Her body began to shake.

"Don't worry hunny…Daddy's right here," his words stopped her body from trembling, but she couldn't help but to be scared. Nothing ever happened to her or her dad since she was born. Ryane had always woken up to her dad smiling in her doorway. Since she lost her mother, everything began tumbling down, but he finally started trying.

"HEY!!!" one of the ninjas called from down the hall. "AKEO!" another called, the same distance away. "Shhhh." Her dad whispered, taking small steps away from their original spot. He scooted silently away from the doorway. "In here…They have to be in here." Ryane turned to her father and her eyebrows narrowed in confusion. She wasn't sure what they were doing, but he set her down on the floor. "Run." He said, looking into her eyes. "Why Daddy?" she asked, but was cut off. "NOW!" he called in a rough tone. Her feet began moving away from him, but she continued to glare. 'How could you…You were the one who never left!' she thought, a tear running down her cheek. Her father began turning away from her, not letting the tear be seen through his eyes. 'Daddy, I can't. I'm only 10 years old! Don't leave me. Please, Daddy. I love you…' Ryane thought again, her eyes narrowing as her vision blurred. Her feet stopped moving but he shooed her away. Shaking her head at the lost of her only friend, she ran and jumped out of the window, hiding behind a large bush of leaves in the tree. 'I thought I could trust you, Daddy. You were my friend. My only friend. You said everything was fine! Why'd you lie to me??? What's going on????'

As soon as she spotted her father from behind the leaves, Ryane felt something hard in her back pocket rustle. "What's…this?" she asked herself, flipping it up to its front side. "From…Dad." Her eyes narrowed. She didn't want to throw it away, but she definitely didn't want to read it. When she turned back towards the window, Ryane saw the ninja's appear in the doorway. The voices were muffled and she couldn't understand a word they were saying. Within a minute or two, her dad was on his knees, blood pouring from his right arm. "DON'T!" she overheard him say before they finished him off. Blood stained her walls and her father fell to the ground, not moving. At the sight, she stopped breathing. 'No!' she thought again, wanting to run into the house again and murder the two. Before she regained her ability to restart her lungs, they were gone. Her jaw clenched as she began to think of what they looked like. 'Only time…' With that thought, she shook her head and took off into the forest, jumping branch to branch. Eventually, Ryane came to a village far from her own.

Taking her first step into the desert land, ninja's surrounded her. "Who are you?!" they called, gripping onto their weapons. The, now 11 year old girl, glared at each that man who stood before her. Her eyes were filled with hatred and her arms were scratched from the passing ninjas that she met and seemingly stained hands from the blood of those who dared to fight her. One whispered to the other, thinking she might be a psycho; another slid his katana out of its holder. "State your position!" The ninja yelled, taking one step closer to her. Ryane's eyes narrowed and her hands formed into a fist. "Chill out," she called back, putting her hands on her hips, annoyed. On the inside, she was scared, but during her run, she promised that she wouldn't show the emotion of fear. "State you position," he called again, pain within his last word. 'Obviously he means business. Oh well, better now than fight again.' She sighed and took two steps closer to him. 'Not to close! You don't want to get killed do you?' Ryane growled at the voice in her head and stayed strong on the outside. "I'm Rienoko Ryane Akeo. I go by Ryane though."

Sensing the mood change, her eyebrow cocked upwards. He slipped his weapon away and returned to the group's formation. "What's the matter?" Ryane asked, confused by his gesture. "Please follow us," he finally said after eyeing his teammates. This made her alert, not wanting to let them get her when she lets her guard down. Nodding anyways, she let her hands fall to her sides as she walked behind the leader, the others surrounding her. 'This is so strange. What's going on?' she asked, towards her newest known friend who, just so happened lived inside her. 'What do you think? They're taking you towards the Kazekage.' The voice spoke, only her hearing it. Ryane's face relaxed as she mentally nodded. "This way," he called again, approaching the building. 'Wow…'

Knock, Knock, Knock

"Come in," a voice announced from inside the doors. The man instructed her to enter, and she did so with her following right behind him. The man at the desk looked upward and turned his attention to the girl. Without leaving her eyes, he spoke. "What's the meaning of this?" he asked anger in his voice. "This is the ninja that escaped from the Hidden Mist Village. She came onto our land, so I brought her here." Ryane glanced over to the older man standing next to her and growled aloud. With no warning, the man at the desk stood up and dismissed the ninja by the wave of his hand.

"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?" he asked, giving her a chair to sit in. As she took her seat, Ryane nodded and leaned back in the chair. "Okay, well, what's your name?"
"Rienoko Ryane Akeo."
"Okay, Miss. Akeo-"
"Ryane." she corrected, disliking anyone calling her by her last name. "You came from the Mist Village, right?"Ryane nodded again. "Um…How old are you and why did you come to the Sand Village. It's pretty far away from your home." The young girl sighed and turned her head away from him. "I'm 11 and I just came across this place. It seemed welcoming, but I suppose I'm wrong. Also, I think I know I'm far away from that place." She made sure not to use the word home. It's not the same to say it was ever since the accident. "I see. That's pretty young to be alone. Where's your family."
"They're gone."
"Gone? What do you mean?" she sighed again and glared into his eyes. She didn't like this topic, but this was one of the first social conversations since she was a year younger. Ignoring the annoying voice in her head, her lips pursed together. When they parted, she bit her lower lip before speaking. "Well, my mother died giving birth to me. I was told that she lost too much blood. Of course, that means that I never had any siblings. As for my dad…" Ryane stopped and broke the bond. The Kazekage's eyebrows narrowed. "Well?"
"I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say I lost him too. Why does it matter anyways?" she was beginning to lose her temper, but there was something that wanted the conversation to keep going. The topic was bound to die, due to her now unwillingness to respond about her dad. He sighed and took his seat at his desk again. Ryane's eyes followed as he moved back to his beginning position. "Alright, well, would you like to stay here?" he asked, not removing his eyes away from his papers on his desk. Thinking it over, her breath hitched and she stood up quietly. "I-…Please." She replied quietly. A small smile placed on his face as he opened up a small folder. "Alright. I'll send you to clean up with a new set of clothing and then you may roam around the village until one of my men come to get you." Ryane nodded and returned the chair to its original spot. "Wait." He spoke, walking over to the girl. He held out his hand and she placed hers under it. Allowing its contents to fall into her hand, he smiled. "This is money for the shops. You look starved." Ryane smiled and brought her hand to her chest once she clamped it closed. "Thanks!" Quickly, the same ninja from before came into the room to escort her towards the showers. After she finished up there, Ryane ran back towards the manin her towel. "Clothes!" she said, rushing. Her body wasn't very cool due to the temperature of the village, but it didn't feel too comfortable. Nodding, he brought back a black and green kimono and left the premises to allow her to get dress and roam freely around the village.

'Awesome. Now what?' she asked towards herself, not wanting to disturbed the slumber of what rests inside her. 'Hello, hair? What about clothes for tomorrow too? Think, Ryane!' she jumped back, due to the random outburst. After nodding, she ran out of the doors that contained her into the building. Looking upwards, she found a salon shop. It didn't take much money for them to do her hair and within 30 minutes, they were done! The girl walked out of the store, with straight, layered hair. There were streaks of green in her hair as well that matched her eyes. 'Nice. Now, clothes,' it wasn't a suggestion, it was more like a demand. Even with, she walked down the shops until she found a store that looked promising. For another 30 minutes, Ryane walked out of the store with two bags full of items. 'I wasn't expecting that much, but hey, it's not your money.' Ryane rolled her eyes and looked around. 'Don't be ridiculous, I'm paying him back.'
'Are you serious?!? He's the one who gave you the money.'
'I'm a kid, who wouldn't give a kid money? Anyways, you can't stop me.' Not listening to another word, she took off walking again. "Now what…" she said aloud, to herself once again. "Hey, you," a girl from a distance said, walking up it her. "Hm?" Ryane turned to see a blonde girl who's about a year older than herself. "You must be the new girl." She looked up and nodded. "You don't look like much." She finished, her eye brow cocking upwards, extending her hand in Ryane's direction for a handshake. Ryane glanced down at her hand, then back at her. "That's what you think." She smirked and took her hand. The other girl smirked as well, allowing her hand to fall to her side "Well, I'm Temari. See ya." With that, the girl walked off. 'That was odd…' Ryane said, looking back at the girl. She wasn't very sure if it was a prank, dare, or greeting…Shaking off the thought, she spotted the ninja again, looking straight at her with a smirk. Ryane rolled her eyes and the two walked back to the main building.

"Welcome back." The Kazekage greeted, smiling at the bags. "Konichiwa." She responded, dropping the bags next to her feet. "I heard that you were going to assign me somewhere to stay…" Ryane said, lowed her eyes to his desk. "Precisely. I can't watch over you, so I'm assigning a family to do it for you." Smiling, he brought the folder to her. The information within the manila colored folder, were three pictures and the directions. 'Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro? Wait…Temari?' Instantly, she had a flashback of the girl from the store. "Cool." She added, nodding her head.

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Ryane: Oh yeah, I rule!!!

Shikamaru: Interesting. I never knew that you had such a rough past.

Ryane: Yup! And here you are, making fun of me. EVIL BUTT MUNCH!!!

Shikamaru: Whatever, just get on with the next chapter already!

Ryane: I'll make you suffer!!! Lol, just kidding. I'll get right to it! Leave Reviews!!!

Shikamaru: We hope you all enjoyed your break and are doing the snow dances.