Chapter 1:

*Kiyomi's POV*

Burning rays of the sun tried their hardest to come through my thick, black curtains when my pale eyelids slowly opens. My purple gems adjust to the surroundings around them. After realizing it's my room, I sit up from the warmth of my queen sized bed. My feet touches the soft, dark gray carpet when I fixed my bed the way it was from the previous night. Black pillows are neatly place side by side on top of the purple sheet as the matching black blanket has the thin dark gray blanket underneath it.

Everything in my bedroom has my clan's beautiful colors: black, gray, and purple. Each time I see anything of one of the colors, it will take me back to my clan in the Waterfall Village. Oh how I miss my people terribly, but I know that my cousin, King Nobo, along with his queen, Queen Nana, is keeping the peace among them.

My morning routine goes by on schedule. The ninja outfit for me is on my petite body. A purple long sleeved top snugs on my upper body. Black pants is on my slender, pale legs when I place on the gray draped sleeveless jacket on over my top. Three bracelets firmly holds tight on my right wrist as my onyx earrings hang on my earlobes.

The vintage mirror desk reflects my reflection. I was almost ready for the day. Slender, pale fingers goes to work to curl my eyelashes with mascara and lines a cat's eye on each eye. My raven locks goes down to my shoulders in a straight form after making a few more strokes with my comb. I made sure that my finger and toenails are near and clean with the black nail polish embedded within them before heading towards the kitchen to the smell of mommy's cooking.

Mommy always cook our meal with the recipes from our clan. The smell of homemade chocolate chip pancakes is always delicious. Also the mixture of bacon and hashbrowns seal the deal.

"Morning Kiyomi," Queen Kiyoko greets me with her motherly smile. The outfit that she is wearing similar to mine. Black pants fits perfectly on her long legs as a gray shirt peak out a little under her purple blazer and her signature black and purple beaded necklace hangs down over her chest. Her waist length raven black hair falls down straight naturally like me as her clan purple gems look so kind and gentle.

"Morning Mommy," I greeted back with a sleepy smile.

"Breakfast is ready."

"Okay."

I seated myself on one of the breakfast bar stools as I wait for my breakfast to be served on the Sterling Silver tableware. Sterling Silver is the Yami no Ichibu's clan main metal, heck, we love it more than gold!

Speaking of metal, the familiar shine of the metal of the headband that I recently recieved when I graduated Ninja Academy with flying colors. I am now a genin, but somehow, I feel like I am stronger than Lord Hokage, the leader of the village, himself. The headband is the symbol of becoming a ninja of a village. Even at the age of twelve, I can not believe I am a ninja now.

Mommy watches me with a smile. My eyes eyes still continue to look the neatly place headband next to us.

"We are so proud of you, our little flying rat," she smiles.

"Really?" I asked, paying my attention towards her.

"We always know ever since you first started to fly that you are going to be the best queen to the people."

I smiled. Flying was the first thing to learn before walking on the ground and walls. Yep, by the age of one, if possible younger, is when a creature such as myself is when we begin to fly or float in mid air.

We both eat our breakfast before giving each other our goodbyes. My black ninja shoes are on my feet as I head out of the household. Mommy and I live in a traditional Japanese similar to the Hyugas. It's one of the most peaceful and beautiful houses we ever seen.

Outside, my purple eyes meet a pair familiar black eyes. My best friend since my first day of Ninja Academy is my secret love at first sight.

"Kiyomi…." he thought, in a daze.

"Choji…." I thought.

Even though I didn't read his mind, I could feel that he thinks that. Everytime I see Choji, the feeling of butterflies flutter in my stomach. Then fear will appear because what if he doesn't feel same way if I read his mind? We stayed like this for a while before realizing that we need to get to the Ninja Academy.

"Good morning Princess Kiyomi," he greets with his sweet as sugar smile.

"Ready to go?"

"Yes."

We begin to walk towards Ninja Academy which is in the center of the village, not far where I live. The butterflies are back again at each glance at the corner of my eye. Why is it Choji the one that makes me feel like this? Each time he sees me staring at him, I will blush and look the other way.

"Hey guys," our very dear friend Shikamaru Nara joins us at one point with his lazy smile.

"Hey Shikamaru," I smiled back.

"Hey Shikamaru, what's up?" Choji greets, smiling as well.

"The usual."

The three of us head towards the classroom for the last time as students, but just like many times before. Our sensei, Iruka, isn't here yet so that gives us enough time to find ourselves three seats so we can wait for him with the list of teams.

Base on the past history of our families, most likely the ideal team for us is Shikamaru Nara, Princess Kiyomi of the Yami no Ichibu Clan, and Choji Akimichi, but there is a possibility with Ino Yamanaka. She and I do not get along at all, but we must get along because of mommy and her father being old teammates and old friends. No matter how hard I try to be her friend, she will shot me down because we are completely different. Ino is a preppy girly girl and I'm a gothic tomboy like princess.

So as of right now, we shall what Iruka-sensei has planned for me and my best friends.