~Pony: Oh hey peepers! *looks away nervous like while scratching the back of her head* Heheh, um ya uh sorry guys for like, makin' you wait on my next fanfic. But so sorry, but Atem, Yugi, Kid Flash & Jinx aren't going to be here with us. But I have my very close school friend (so very close like almost sister like :] ) Here's Invader Tex everyone!

~~Invader Tex: Sup guys, I read a lot, I love math and I also love to troll people who hate Hetalia character, Russia.

~~Pony: BITCH!

~Invader Tex: Remember the Troll song? *show a picture of the troll face on her iPod*

~~Pony: Bitch. _-_ … you want to do the Disclaimer?

~~Invader Tex: No you do it. I wouldn't really know what to say.

~Pony: Keh, that's easy. *clears throat* I do not own Naruto or Naruto Shippuden at ALL! ...Though I do wish that I did. ON WITH ZEH FIC! XD

~~~Invader Tex facepalms.

~~Pony: Oh by the way guys, these are the descriptions of Toki: her chakra element is lightning, her chakra color is purple, she writes in a diary (positively), she's forgetful, stray minded and serious.

~~Invader Tex: And Natsu is psychotic and comedic and she, like her sister, is also forgetful of things. Her chakra element is water and the color is yellow for some strange reason.

Love Blooms Twice

Ch. 1: Separated

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"Hey uh, Kankuro?" Temari asked her brother.

"Ya?" Kankuro turned towards his worried looking older sister. Temari looked back at their guest room. She felt a hand on her right shoulder, she looked over to the puppeteer.

"She'll be fine. Gaara knows her more than we do combined."

Temari nodded, "Ya you're right. But I'm still worried; all of those cuts, bruises-"

"Temari, Kankuro." Both of the sand sibs immediately looked at the door way of the guest room. There stood the Kazekage of their great village and home. Adorned in his blue and white robes, stood their younger brother.

"Gaara."

Kankuro then turned to Temari, "C'mon Temari, let's head downstairs for a while."

Temari nodded but looked back at Gaara 1 last time before heading downstairs. Gaara closed the door and turned to the girl in the bed. Gaara walked over and sat down in his chair beside the girl's bedside.

Gaara took the girl's hand in his, stroking it gently. Gaara looked at the girl in front of him. He began to stroke the injured girl's soft deep dark auburn brown hair. The Kazekage looked over to her closed eyes. Now if they were open, you would see deep cyan blue eyes, "What happened to you, Nastu?" 'And where is your sister, Toki?' Gaara thought.

/FLASHBACK\

It was earlier in the blazing heat of the evening when the Kazekage was returning home from the Hidden Leaf Village—Konoha; a political meeting with the 5th Hokage. Gaara was accompanied by both Temari and Kankuro.

They were nearing their village, Suna when Gaara stopped. "What's wrong Gaara? Why did we stop?" Kankuro questioned.

Temari looked over at where Gaara was looking at, "C'mon puppet boy."

Kankuro growled at the nickname. Temari could tell that Gaara wanted to take a small walk to think over what Lady Tsunade said about the Akatsuki have been doing lately. The Akatsuki have been picking off Jinchuuriki, 1 by 1.

The red head starts walking around some cactus plants. 'We need to be ready when they come,' the Kazekage abruptly stops his train of thought when he saw a staggering figure. 'What the…? Is that, Natsu?!' Gaara quickly ran over to his friend.

The Kazekage starts hearing Natsu moaning out something inaudible. As soon as he reached within 5 feet, she collapses into his arms. "Natsu, are you all right?" the redhead asked the smaller brunette.

The girl half groaned half coughed out something, but he could barely make out her words, "…help-heavy pants-..us…please," Natsu somehow forces out her dry throat, looking into the other's seafoam green eyes. "…To…..ki," the small girl then passed out. Leaving a scared (worry wise) Gaara carrying the leaf ninja back to the Hidden Sand.

/END\ /FLASHBACK\

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Naruto was startled as a loud knock shook his door. He dropped both of his chopsticks out of surprise and immediately let out a frustrated sigh because he had just taken a pot of his favorite meal right off the stove. Yes, ramen. As always he refused to share his ramen with anybody.

Before Naruto could even look down at the steaming bowl, a familiar voice yelled impatiently from the other side of the door.

"I know you're in there Naruto! I heard you when I knocked! And I can smell your food!"

Naruto froze in place, 'I know that voice.' He thought and shuddered.

"Just open the door before my foot opens it for you!" Then a separate voice barked.

At that, Naruto sped to the door and said, "What do you want Kiba?"

Naruto swung the door open but was speechless when he saw that Shino and Hinata were standing behind Kiba, looking at something in Shino was holding in his arms.

Naruto pushed past Kiba to find out that what Shino was holding bridle style was a girl maybe a year younger than Naruto. Dark blue bruises covered a large portion of her skin. Countless leaves and twigs were entangled within her hair.

Naruto's expression turned to panic and he asked, "What happened? Is that who I think it is?"

"Yes, it's Toki. She was in the woods lying under a large bush. Akamaru found her there," Kiba explained.

"We also searched for her sister, Natsu, but there was no evidence that she was anywhere nearby," Shino added.

Naruto suddenly recalled the Chunin Exams. A slightly younger, much healthier, Toki fighting against a sound village ninja. She won the match with little difficulty. Dodging her opponent's attacks until they had no energy left. She then beat them so mercilessly that they couldn't even moan in pain. Well, that was kind of an exaggeration, but after she finished with them, all off her opponents were afraid of her.

Naruto asked Kiba, Shino and Hinata to watch over Toki while he left to fetch a medical ninja or even the Hokage herself if nobody else would do it.

But there is always someone, and Naruto found a medical ninja who had agreed to help.

Shino carried the dark brunette to her room and carefully placed her on her bed. Kiba, Shino and Hinata promised to visit the next morning. Naruto slept on the floor next to her bed in case she happened to wake up and need anything, he would be able to know immediately.

He still worried about his young friend as he closed his eyes and drifted off into the black void that would soon form a dream about kittens playing around a bowl of ramen.

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~Pony just looks at the last line: ….kittens? Really?

~~Invader Tex: …It seemed fitting for him.

~Pony groans something about who would write that in their fanfiction….: Plz do R&R! :)

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