Author's Note: It's my first story on here so…let me know what you think. Just keep in mind one thing. It's not going to always be plausible or realistic. It's a story and it's meant to be fun and enjoyable.

Chapter 1: What the…

"Heh…you need a vacation!" the ever loud blonde said to the Kazekage as said person sat behind a desk filling out paperwork as usual.

"I don't have the time, Naruto. Neither do you. Why are you even here?" Gaara asked looking up from his work to his friend who sat in front of him in the traditional robes of the Hokage, "Last time we spoke you had that mountain of paperwork to finish that Tsunade left you."

"That can wait." Naruto said brushing it off and sat back with the large goofy grin he was famous for, "This is too much to pass up!"

"What is?" the Kazekage asked and stared out at his ally allowing confusion to show on his usually cool face.

"I have big news." The Hokage stated smiling and Gaara leveled his stare to one of annoyance at the blonde, "HUGE news."

"What is it, Naruto?" he asked once again and Naruto's smile widened before he told Gaara the news.

Later that night the red haired Kazekage stood staring out at his village thinking about all that had happened in the last decade. A lot had. Not surprising given the short lives that ninja usually led but it was still awe inducing when one stopped to actually think about it.

"Kazekage-sama?" an old familiar voice called, pulling him out of his thoughts and he turned to see his old sensei kneeling before him.

"Hm? What is it Baki?"

"You seemed out of character today at the meeting. You barely paid any attention."

Gaara nodded slowly and looked back out at the village as he thought of an answer. He wasn't sure why Naruto's news was bothering him. He really was happy for Naruto and Hinata. Naruto had been working up the courage to propose to her for some time and it made Gaara glad that she said yes. He never really doubted that she would after seeing how she looked at the blonde but it still pleased him. There was no real reason that it should bother him.

"I'm just tired I guess." He finally stated, "The past ten years have been…tiring."

"It still shocks me to hear you say you are tired, Gaara-sama, but you are right. Even though the war ended three years ago it's still been very tiring for us all. Your leadership has returned Suna to peace and she has prospered." Baki stated and looked at his former student, knowing very well what was bothering him.

Gaara was lonely. His brother was now married and expecting his second son and Temari had transferred to Konoha to be with her husband and was the proud mother of two girls. The Kazekage had never been interested in that kind of relationship instead preferring to focus on the village and the villagers, but now it seemed he was starting to wonder about it. Baki knew that Gaara, even though he was loved by all the villagers, was still very much alone. His whole 22 years of life had brought him power, prestige, respect, and wealth but it did not bring him the one thing he had craved his entire life: Love. Baki had watched Gaara spend the past few years working endlessly as his family and friends went off and had families of their own. He was an uncle and a godfather many times over but what the Kazekage really wanted was a family of his own…he just didn't know that yet.

"Maybe it's time for a vacation…like Naruto said." Gaara stated as he stared out at the village.

"You do deserve one, Kazekage-sama." Baki stated and Gaara nodded.

"I could leave you in charge for a short while and rest. I need to rest." The red head stated before sighing and shaking his head, "Impossible. There is too much work to be done. A vacation will have to wait until after the paperwork at least.

Baki could only nod as he watched his leader return inside and hope that what Naruto gave him would help Gaara.

The next morning as Gaara sat filling out his usual paperwork he came across a scroll he didn't recognize. He would have been wary of it but it had the Konoha seal on it so he had no worries. He quickly signed off on something before he set down his pen and opened the scroll.

Baki ran into the office at the familiar sound and saw that Gaara's chair was empty with the scroll that Naruto had left missing from the pile of papers. He looked down at the last thing Gaara had signed and saw it was a statement concerning a much needed vacation and who was to be in charge while he was away. Maybe Gaara knew what the scroll did after all but one thing was for sure. Baki had no idea where Gaara went or when he'd be back, but he knew that Gaara needed this and could only hope that it would make their young Kazekage feel better afterwards.

She sat on the rock silently while she watched the small family of foxes sniff around beneath her. Mika Manixpy knew that they would come out eventually if she sat there long enough for them to understand that she meant them no harm. She slowly reached for her camera and stopped when one of the kits looked at her and only resumed her movement when the little one went back to wrestling his brother. A lock of her dark red hair fell into her amber eyes as she brought the camera up and focused it on the small family.

A few pictures later the family disappeared into the forest once more and the young woman stood up and stretched listening to her body creak and crack back into place. She jumped down off the rock after picking up her messenger bag and slinging it over her shoulder. Mika carried her camera with her as she walked back to the trail, just in case something caught her eye, looking down at the ground while she walked as always. Her worn hiking boots met the path as she pushed a black dyed lock of her straight hair behind her ear and breathed in deep.

She loved the smell of autumn. The crisp scent of the leaves and the slight chill that was on the very edge of each breath filled her with a sense of exactly what nature was. Mika had always been able to find nature wherever she went, even if she was in a big city, but she always felt more at one with the world when she was out by herself with no buildings in sight. It marveled her that she felt so alone when surrounded by multitudes of people and yet felt completely and wholly at peace when she was out by herself in the woods or walking the shore.

Then again she was an only child and was used to it. Solitude was where Mika felt at home. She had always gotten on better alone anyway. She had a few close friends and found that was all she really needed.

She fixed her brown sweater and smoothed it down over the top of her dark blue jeans as she walked along the path enjoying the many noises of her surroundings. Many people would say it was eerily silent but not her. She heard the sound underneath that silence. The trees creaking in the autumn breeze, the breeze itself as it flowed and twisted around the trunks of trees, the sound of the leaves being picked up in it as it twisted them up into the air, and the sound of the leaves crunching as someone walked on them.

That sound alone made her stop and listen more closely. No one usually came out this far back into the trails this late in the day except her. This was usually her own private haven. Mika turned towards the sound and saw someone walking down the hill towards her.

It was a young red haired man in his twenties wearing what looked to be a big white sheet wrapped around him. As he got closer she saw that the sheet was really a robe of some kind. When she looked up at his face she was caught off guard by the heavy black rings around his eyes, which were a quite lovely shade of sea foam green, and what looked like a tattoo on his forehead of the kanji for love. Something picked at the back of her mind about that as he got closer to her and she knew he saw her.

"Where am I?" he asked her suddenly as he got within speaking distance and she looked him over some more since his question confused her, "Where…am…I?"

Gaara had opened the scroll only to realize what it was much too late. One second he was opening it, the next he recognized what the seals were, and then the next one after that he was sitting in the middle of some wooded area on a tree stump. His first reaction was to look around much like a confused child. He didn't recognize anything about this place, nothing at all, and he knew then he had never been there before.

After collecting himself he realized that he still had the scroll and there was something written on the outside of it:

Gaara,

I know you'll be pissed once you see this but you won't be able to do anything about it so here's an explanation.

Everyone thinks you need a vacation from everything so I came up with a way to give you one. This scroll is supposed to send you somewhere where you can find what you need. Since it's probably just a nice long nap you'll probably end up in a resort village or something. The scroll will take you back to Suna once you're ready but not until after you've found what you need. It will know.

So, enjoy your vacation and don't worry. I set this all up so Baki will handle everything until you return. Don't worry we won't have the wedding until after you return. On that note: Find yourself a girlfriend or something…live a little. Have fun!

~Uzumaki Naruto

The Kazekage's first reaction was exactly as Naruto predicted: he was pissed at the subterfuge Naruto had played. His second reaction was one of defeated acceptance. He couldn't go anywhere until he found what he needed apparently but Naruto was very wrong in thinking he would be sent to some resort village.

As he sat and looked around he had to admit that it was very peaceful out here. Something about it made him feel at ease. He would have sat there longer had it not been for the chill that the breeze brought. Gaara was dressed for Suna's climate which was a bit warmer than the one here. Underneath his robes that day he wore a black long sleeved shirt with a high collar, but the collar was open and the shirt was very light. He would have to find shelter if he was to survive.

While he was considering what do to he heard the familiar sound of foot prints. They were light, so light he barely heard them but he could tell by the steps that it was a woman and she was alone and didn't know he was there. He barely made any sound at all as he moved and was surprised to see her looking back at him as he drew closer. She had heard his footsteps. After getting over that shock he was hit by another. This dark haired young woman was dressed in clothes he had never seen before and was just altogether strangely outfitted.

Her brown sweater was normal enough he supposed and appropriate for the chill weather with its high neck, but her pants were somewhat strange to him. They were a deep blue color and made out of some kind of heavy material. She was carrying a green bag over one shoulder while she held onto what looked like a camera in her other hand. Gaara looked her over some more as he got closer and saw that her dark hair was actually a very dark red in color with thick black streaks running through it. She was wearing it up, except for a few pieces, which were loose since they were most likely too short to be caught with the rest of her hair, and her bangs which framed her face a bit. Her eyes were a light amber color that gave her a kind of feral wolfish look. He noticed she was examining him in much the same way he was her as he walked up and it dawned on him that wherever he was it was he who was out of place.

"Where am I?" Was the first thing out of his mouth as he looked at her face and decided at that moment, much to his own surprise, that she was actually rather attractive.

Something about her gave off a sense of intrigue and mystery that he found very appealing. She looked as if she belonged there on that path. This woman seemed so at one with the surrounding forest that Gaara wouldn't have been surprised if she turned into a tree at that moment. Well he would have been a little surprised but not extremely. Her whole face gave off a sense of the nature around them. From her slightly large ears to her straight yet slightly curved nose to her deep pink lips.

"Where…am…I?" he asked again, more slowly although he knew she heard him, she was just apparently confused by his question.

"New Jersey." She stated and Gaara felt at that moment that he had lost his mind.

Author's Note: So yeah…that's the first chapter. Going with a different approach to the whole getting sent to a different dimension thing. Like: Instead of girl getting sent to Naruto Universe…what if one of them was sent to "OUR" universe? Or that was the idea.