Gaahhhh, I have so many stories undone, and far from done, and here I am making another NEW one. I am so mean to my readers. BUT I DON'T MEAN TO. SORRY. So here it is.
I own nothing but Midori Kina and her little sister Ai Kina.
Summary: Midori is 13 and her little sister is 7. Their parents had died protecting them in the Ninja War. Now they live alone. They're poor, yet Midori continues to help her little sister, no matter the cost. The only female in the Akatsuki need another female, one that she can be close to as a Sister. Her eyes, lead to Midori. What happens when the Akatsuki get a new member?
I'm Such a Fool
Midori walked her sister to the academy. They have been nice enough to let her go for free. Knowing that, they had no money and no parent. Lucky for Midori, she had already finished the academy. Despite that she had amazing grade, she wasn't accepted in as a genin. She was fine by it, as long as her sister was ok. She loves her little sister so much.
She waved bye to her sister and left once she saw her enter the academy. It was true, she wasn't a genin, but she was still a ninja with the leaf village headband around her upper arm. She walked out the village.
She still had a place to go, to be trained. There was a place, not far from the village, where they teach those who are poor. And that's where she went. Walking through the woods, with her brown hair in a high pony tail, spiking out. Her bangs were longer than her face, by a few centimetres. They were side bangs, a few on side, but most on the other.
She wore green fingerless gloves that reached a few inches above her elbow, and a metal-arm protector on top of it. Short black ninja sandals. Her pants were like dark green yogi pants, except it reached only 3 inches below her knees, and at the end of it tightened around her leg. White bandages wrapped from her short ankle height sandals to her pants. A belt around her hips, with mini bags for weapons and such. She had two dagger holders, crossed, in an 'X' on her hip, holding daggers. Lastly, she wore a thick sleeveless top, with a baggy, folded long neck.
The weapons were what were left of her parents and so; she takes good care of them. She had no used them at all, the daggers that is; it was more like a design or a good luck charm for her.
She stopped walking, she was here. There was a big track, some benches, and some dummies to hit. The head of this training place was Hoshi Monadi. He was a man in his early 40s. Spiky white hair, with a scar from his side face down to his chin he also has eyes were blue. He's strict but kind.
"Alright, that's the last student, Midori, get in line" He called. Midori jogged to the lined up students, next to a girl named Kaoru. She looked younger than her, but she looked mature "Let's start with a warm up, a 6 minute run around the track" He instructed. Everyone signed and grumbled has they got on the track. "Start" Everyone began to run. Midori looked at her classmates, there was only about 10 including her. They came from different villages. From Rain, mist, and sand. She wondered why they were here. Were they abandoned? Were they're parents killed too? Or did they run away?
As she got curious, the less she felt her legs ached for a rest. Her mind was so off, elsewhere, she wouldn't think of what she's doing now. Suddenly she saw someone she had never seen around here for the past three months.
It was a woman, in a red cloak with red clouds. She had blue hair and a rose on her head. Her eyes were orange, as were her nail polish. Her eyes laid from on student to the other, till they landed on hers. The woman smiled, and disappeared into paper. "Alright, gather in the middle" Midori, snapped out of thinking and did what her sensei asked. She sat on the soft, green grass and waited. "We have been doing, some weapon throwing and tai-jutsu, and some of you got the hang of it easily. Some didn't, but in time they did. Now we move on to nin-jutsu, but before we do that. You all need to know how to control chakra. And in by doing so, we well walk on trees."
"Hai!" They called.
"Good, I will demonstrate" He placed his hands together, and then began to walk up the tree next to him. Everyone was amazed.
"Ha, I'll be the first to do that than any of you" Kevin called. He was a spoiled stuck up child. He had shaggy blond hair and freckles. He smirked. He was such a lair too, very dislikeable. Suddenly, the sky seems to get darker, and drops of rain fell.
"Awww..." The students said loudly in disappointment. Rain, means no training. We weren't indoor, and so, we'd get sick and could get hurt. So, rain means, no training.
"I guess we'll continue next time." Every nodded and left. Midori's sister came running through the brush, crying. Three kids from behind her and a big boy, older than Midori.
"Come back here you chicken, he's not done with you" Hearing this Midori snapped, what did he do to her little sister? She ran to her sister.
"Leave her alone" The big boy turned around at her, smirking. The 3 little boys watched. He wasn't big in a good way. He was fat. Very fat, he looked like he was going to explode anytime now.
"Make us" He said. Suddenly the boy's eyes widen in fear and the 4 of them run off screaming. Midori turned, to see the blue haired girl again, smiling at her.
MIDORI POV
I held my sister close to me, as she sobbed into my shirt. The odd blue woman vanished into paper that was untouched by the rain.
"Sister...I'm...hungry" Ai sobbed out. My heart felt like it got stabbed by her words. How was I ever going to take care of her? We don't have money; we can't just buy food anytime. And it'd be embarrassing to beg. Plus, it's not a good thing for Ai. I went over to my wet bag, and took out the only food we had left that was still good for another day before it went bad. It was soggy, but still edible. I gave it to her, and she ate it all. I carried her on my back, back into the village. She slept along the way.
I went under a large building, with a big roof that covered the rain for us. I placed her down, using what I've begged for sensei to teach me. How to use chakra to dry things? It's been raining a lot in the village lately, so I thought I should learn it, it'd come in great help. I dried my sister's cloth and my bag and what's inside. It took awhile for my chakra to get going, since I'm not really good at controlling it. I was too tired to dry mine. I looked at her, and thought of our lives as my stomach growled.
If we continue this way, we weren't going to survive. I needed to find some food and a least water too. So I stood, praying nothing happens when I return to my sister. I walked out into the rain, and began to run to the gate. I splashed into puddles of water in the empty street. Mud sticking on my sandals.
I ran into the forest, hoping to find some kind of fruit, and then I remembered. Sensei has patch of vegetable, growing, not far from his training ground. I ran.
I was right; he had been growing, tomatoes, green pepper, cabbages, and lastly strawberries. Some were good enough to pick, so I reach out and picked some. I was ashamed at how low I was, as to steal from my sensei, who was kind enough to take me in as a student. And this is what I do in return. What would he think of me now?
Though I still picked them, carrying as many as I could in both arms. I didn't reach for one to eat, no many how much my stomach growled. I can live without them but...Ai... I ran back, seeing the blue haired girl, with such sad eyes. Was she following me? What does she want? Was she ashamed of me? I stopped, and was about to ask something, until she disappeared once more.
"..." My eyes widen to see, a big, very big Venus-fly-trap. It wasn't far from the gate. There was a rabbit, quivering next to it. I felt sorry for it, but, I needed to return. I had a little battle in mind, until I decided to return, put the food in my bag, and return to help the bunny. I nodded and ran back through the gate.
Time to time, I'd be close to tripping, but I'd catch myself before falling. My prayers were accepted, Ai was fine, and sleeping. I placed the wet and now clean food in the bag. And looked at Ai.
"Momm...y" She said, in her sleep. "Don't...leave me..." Tears fell down her face. "Please" My eyes began to sting as my chest felt heavy. No, I mustn't cry. She needs a strong big sister with her. I ran back out in the ran for the poor bunny, and push back my cries. I was such a useless sister, I'm such a fool. As I ran the long distance I thought about the day our parents died.
~O~o~O~ flashback
The graves were made, and the funeral began. I was twelve, almost thirteen. I had just graduated from the ninja academy. Everyone wore black clothing, as each held a white flower, the flower of peace. The third Hokage, said the how great they were, to die for the village, and that they were true heroes, and placed the flower down on the grave. He walked aside as the next person, went. He looked at the grave with such pain for a moment, and then placed the flower down.
Ai held on to me, she was only six. She was pulling on me.
"Sister, why is mommy and daddy in there? I want to see them? Sister, take them out, why are they in there, sister?" She pleaded, and cried. "Sister, sister" I couldn't do anything; I looked down, clenching my hands. Fighting the tears. It hurt me so much, for me to hear her call for me, and yet, I can't help her. It pained me as if my heart was being torn apart. Why? Why did they have to die? "Sister, why aren't you helping, why aren't you taking them out? Sister!" I couldn't hold back, the tears poured down, as I clenched my teeth together, along with my hands. I shook my head at her. How could I tell her, at such an age, that they weren't coming back? That they had left us? That they had died?
"Mom...and Dad...aren't coming back Ai..." I said.
"Mommy and Daddy have to come back. They promised they would. They said they'll come back with lots of hugs." That's right, they promised they'd come back, as they left for the war. They said they'll come back for us and would never leave it. They promised. They lied.
I shook my head at her again.
"They aren't Ai, they're gone..." More tears come down her face and mine. She kept yelling, 'mommy and daddy come back'.
It was our turn to place the flower down. I took her hand and we walked forth. Ai fell on the grave crying for them to return. I looked down, thinking about the times we laughed, even when we were poor. The short time we had together, till the time, they promised. That they would return.
"Rest...In peace..."I placed the flower down, pulled my sister away. So everyone finished and left.
~O~o~O~ End of Flashback
They...had left us.
The bunny and the Venus-fly-trap were still were I saw them. I bent down to the rabbit, who stared at me as if I was a predator.
"It's ok...I won't hurt you" I held it in my hands, and looked at it. "Are you left alone too?" I asked, my voice cracking up. Suddenly salty tear fell down from my eyes, as I held the rabbit closely near my soggy, dirty cloth. "Are you hungry too?" I asked it, thinking that it was in my position too. Alone, hungry, weak, and scared. "Are you scared too?" I continued to ask these questions. Tear kept pouring down, as did the sky cry. "Are you tired too? Are you thirsty too?" I imagined the bunny nodded to each. I stood, and walked down the track. Trying to find a river. Holding the bunny near me and the tears kept coming. I sniffed and wiped my nose using the back of my gloves.
I didn't know how far I walked, but finally, I found water. It was a well, I ran to it. Placing the bunny on the ground. There was a robe and a bucket, tied together. I throw them in quickly. Hearing them hit water. Then I pulled the robe up. I noticed, there was another big Venus-fly-trap here. Oddly...only one compared to the how many same flowers and herbs there were around. Once it was up, I drank a few, then grabbing two big leaves. I shaped them in to, a cup like way. Having an opening at the top. I placed it in the bucket full of water. And the water seeped into the opening, filling it up. I grabbed the other and did the same. I placed the bucket down, and lifted the rabbit to drink. After that, I carried the two lift in one hand and the rabbit in another. I went back on the track and walked the opposite way I came. As I kept walking I found a hole under a tree. Thinking it was a good home for a rabbit, I left him there.
Once again, a placed the same big plant. I stared at it. I reached hand on it slowly. Once I knew it wasn't going to do anything, I stroked it. The plant felt like a shell, smooth and rough.
"Maybe I'll see you around, but it seems you don't have much of your species" I walked back in the village. I shook Ai awake, and gave her water. She smiled and went back to sleep. I leaned on the building. Looking at the dark, tearful sky. "I'm such a fool..."
~O~o~O~
I woke up the next day, staring at my sister. She'll need a shower. In the past, we'd find houses, where the family had left, and I'd use my ninja skills and sneak in. And we'd use their shower and shampoo. But now that I've found that well, I'm sure it's connected to a river. I'll find that, while she's in the academy, and when I get her, I'll take her there. I shook her awake. She smiled, and we walked down the wet ground of the village. The rain had stopped. Still training will be cancelled from the wet ground.
I walked in with her, in her class.
"Hello Midori" Iruka sensei said.
"Hello sensei, I only came for something" I turned to the class. "If my sister, returns to me hurt, or crying due the boys or girls in this class. I'll make sure you'll regret it" I said, turning to the class, I pointed at my headband around my upper arm. "I am a full ninja, so be careful" I felt my sister and went out. I did take any time to waste as I ran out the village. Though I did say hello to the Venus-fly-trap. Believing that it wanted to be noticed. I checked up the bunny as I got closer to the well. Once I found it, I ran around. Looking for the river, a heard the river. The water. I ran through the thick forest, getting twigs and leaves in my hair. I got cut on the sharp branches and tripped over roots. I didn't care, I found the river. I finally ran out off the forest and looked at the calm river. As it shined in the sun. My cloth was dirty, my hair too. I fell on the grass, lying on my back. I felt the wet grass o my wet cloth. I turned my head to see the Venus-fly-trap, about two meters away from me. I sat up and smiled at it. I got up and hugged it, and even though I felt weird, hugging a plant. It moved a bit, but I guess I moved it.
I got up, and walked back in the forest and out, pass the well and back on the track. I took my time walking. I had even up on myself, but I hadn't for Ai.
I entered the academy again, just a few minutes before the bell rings and time to go. I waited for Ai, and waited. She came running to me, smiling.
"Hi Ai, how was it?"
"It was great, no one bothered me, and some even said that I had a cool sister" She said smiling, I smiled at her too.
"Well, that's nice"
"You know...At lunch, everyone had fancy and tasty food, in boxes and lots of it" She said. "Can you make me one?" I fake smiled. "Sorry...I...Can't" Her face went confused.
"Why?"
"Because...It's...we...because, I'm too busy...I'm sorry" I felt sadden, and pained. She looked down. "But, I have good news" I said trying to change the topic. She looked up happy.
"Mommy and Daddy came back!" She said excited. I paused the smile fading away, yet hers stayed. It hurts...It hurts so much...When you say that...It hurts me...when I have to say...no.
"No..." he face went down. "But I found a place to take a bath" She nodded, head held down, as I took her hand out the village. I showed her the big plant, and the rabbit. She got happy quickly.
"Hey, Sister, when is Mommy and Daddy coming back?" She asked, as she held the bunny in her hand as we walked. When well you learn...that they'll never...return and forget about them? Do you know how it...hurts me when you ask...? How much I plead to be saved.
"I...Don't know"
"But they are returning right?" She asked.
"...Yeah...They will..." I replied. I truly am...such a fool. Such a horrible big sister. Such a fool
(CRIES) so sad. Please review. and find out what happens to Midori and Ai as they encounter the Akatsuki. PlZ REVIEW I BEG YOU. Review=food-without food=I die. When I die=I can't update. SO REVIEW.
