Blood Red Desert Rose: Chapter 1- Birth,Mates and Sisters.
~In a house in Suna~
A couple sat on the couch watching the TV when suddenly the was a sharp knock on their door, the male rose from the couch, his black wispy hair falling in front of his garnet eyes. Opening the door, he was greeted by the appearance of the Kazekage, the man quickly bowed in respect and his wife called from the living room.
"Masato-koi who is it?" Azumi hollered and Masato invited the Kazekage into his house, the Kazekage nodded emotionlessly before stepping into the house and making his way to the living room, Masato shut the door behind him and followed the Kazekage.
"Honey-" Azumi began but fell silent as she saw the Kazekage staring down at her, she immediately jumped to her feet and bowed respectfully, the Kazekage motioned for her to rise and she did so.
"I have a request of you two." Kazekage began as he sat on the opposite couch, Masato sat next to his wife on the couch behind them.
"Yes Kazekage?" Azumi responded.
"You are pregnant with a girl aren't you Azumi-san?" Kazekage stated and the couple nodded slowly, uncertain to were this conversation was going. "Well we need to seal the Demon Wolf in her."
"What!" The couple exclaimed surprised, Kazekage raised a hand to silence them.
"She will be a mate for Gaara so then Suna can have more valuable weapons, we will observe the two and see if they are useful for Suna." Kazekage informed them before standing up and making his way to the door, Masato quickly followed and shut the door after the Kazekage. Azumi appeared in the hallway, concern for the unborn child heavy on her features.
"Masato-koi...I'm scared for our child." Azumi whispered as Masato neared her and embraced her, Masato sighed heavily and nuzzled in the crook of his wife's neck.
"Me too Azumi-koi." Masato whispered, tears of sadness fell from the couples eyes as they tried to comfort one another in vain.
~FF to Birth~
"Push Azumi-san push!" The nurse ordered as Azumi screamed again, the pain unbearable.
"It fucking hurts! AAAAAHHHHH!" Azumi screamed out.
"Just one more push." The nurse said, trying to get Azumi to push once more, Azumi gathered up the last of her strength and pushed. Suddenly a loud wail filled the air and the new born baby was taken to be cleaned. Masato was finally allowed in the room as the newborn was placed into her mothers arms, Azumi grinned tiredly at her new daughter.
"What should we name her?" Masato asked , smiling down at his daughter who was snuggling into her mother.
"I-" Azumi began but fell silent as pain sliced through her chest and stomach, her heart started to beat rapidly and the nurses sensed it, the told Masato to exit the room and he refused to.
"What's happening to my wife!" Masato growled, startling the small baby that resided in his arms.
"When the Kazekage the Demon Wolf into the baby, she started to drain away your wife's chakra, as the baby was born, the Demon Wolf took away the rest of your wife's chakra." The nurse explained sadly.
"So she's going to die?" Masato exclaimed, his eyes widening as he heard his wife scream once more.
"Eventually yes." responded the nurse before she hurried inside, minutes later the doctor came out, his head bowed in sadness.
"Your wife has died, Hitotsu-san, gomensai." The doctor said before leaving to attend to other patients. Shock spread through Masato like wildfire and he collapsed into the seat behind him, feeling numb, the baby whined for attention and Masato glared at the infant.
'You monster...your the reason Azumi-koi died...damn you!' Masato thought and he was prepared to kill the child right there and then, suddenly a hand clutched his wrist and he looked up to see the Kazekage glaring at him.
"You can't kill her, she is vital to the victory of Suna." Kazekage said calmly before releasing his grip.
"I hate her, my wife died because of this demon!" Masato hissed and Kazekage raised an eyebrow.
"Did I forget to mention that the demon needs a sacrifice to survive?" Kazekage said nonchalantly before disappearing in a burst of sand, Masato growled and glared down at the baby.
"Your name is Kurai, dark one." He hissed before they left the hospital and made their way home.
~FF to 5 year old Kurai~
"Otousan! Where are you?" Kurai called out in the busy streets of Suna, she had went out with her father into town and was now lost. People bumped into her and knocked her over, eventually she wormed out of the crowd and took refuge in a dark alleyway. Resting against the wall , she sighed tiredly and her eyes closed, scuffling was heard near her and a hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her forward while the other snaked round her shoulder and clamped over her mouth. Her eyes immediately opened and fright was visible in them, she screamed and struggled in the persons grip.
"Stop struggling brat!" A deep voice hissed and tears formed in the corner of her eyes.
'Someone help me, Otousan! Okaasan!'
'I'll help you kid, just calm down.'
Suddenly the shadows started to move towards the male who was now trying to tie the small girl up, they wrapped around his leg and he screamed in fright, letting go of Kurai. Suddenly the voice that she thought was her mother spoke to her again.
'Just close your eyes and go to sleep kid, I'll help you then.' The voice ordered and Kurai frowned.
'But Otousan told me I could never go to sleep.' Kurai informed her 'mother' , a growl was heard and the voice spoke again.
'Would you just do what I say kid!' It snapped and Kurai flinched, her feelings hurt.
'Fine , I was only saying...'
With that Kurai fell asleep and the voice took over, Kurai rose but it didn't look anything like Kurai normally did. Her blood red hair was now wilder and two wolf ears could be seen from in between her hair. Her eyes held the blood lust of a wolf and she now had visible fangs, Kurai smirked and as she moved her hands, the shadows wrapped further and further around the boy. He screamed in fright and with an evil smirk, she clenched her hand and the shadows tightened around the boy and squashed him to death, his blood splattering the walls. Chuckling evilly, she didn't notice the other small boy that was looking at the horrifying sight from behind a wall.
"Time to let Kurai back in control but I'll be back Suna, just you wait." Laughing as she resided back into the depths of Kurai's mind, she fell to her knees as she regained control. Looking up dazed, her eyes widened as she saw the bloody sight before her, a wail of fright,shock and disgust escaped from her mouth as she tried to scramble away.
"No...not again!" Kurai panicked and tears started to form in the corner of her eyes as she tried to clear her mind, the boy who had hid behind the wall started to leave his refuge but stopped when she spoke again. "Why am I a monster, why only me, what did I do to deserve this?"
"You say that too?" The boy said out loud and instantly regretted it as she looked at him, fire burning in her crimson eyes. She stood up, growling softly and glared at the boy.
"Why where you listening to me! Go away or you'll regret being born!" Kurai hissed , the shadows started to near the boy.
"I already do." He said tonelessly and Kurai's eyes widened in shock, the shadows ceased moving and the fire disappeared from her eyes.
"Me too" She stated, , he sat down on the floor of the alleyway and she copied him, the boy raised an eyebrow and she giggled.
"My names Hitotsu Kurai, what's yours?" Kurai asked and the boy smiled warmly at her.
"It's Sabaku no Gaara." Gaara told her and she put a finger to her chin.
"Gaara of the Sand, sure fits." She giggled and Gaara laughed with her.
"So why do you think your a monster Gaara, Otousan told me I was a monster because I killed my mother and I have this demon in me, her name's Ookami the Demon Wolf." Kurai explained sadly and Gaara looked shocked.
'So her mother died too and she has a demon in her.'
"My stories pretty much the same as yours except my demons name is the One Tailed Shukaku." Gaara replied and Kurai nodded absent-mindedly, exhaling loudly she spoke up again.
"Hey Gaara, when something goes to hurt you, does something protect you but you can't control it?" Kurai asked, Gaara stared at her for a while before nodding.
"Yes, the sand protects me so I've never actually been injured." answered Gaara.
"Oh, with me the shadows protect me." Kurai told him, she thought of something and decided to ask his opinion on it. "Hey Gaara do you know what pain is cause I think I feel pain here."
Kurai pointed to her heart and Gaara was about to reply but then Kurai's father stormed past the alleyway and saw his daughter talking to him. Masato growled and stormed over to his daughter, grabbed her wrist roughly and dragged her out of the alleyway, leaving Gaara stunned.
"Sayonara Gaara-san." She called out before leaving his sight.
"Sayonara Kurai-san..."
~FF To...erm...oh yeah, 7 year old Kurai~
"Otousan, were are you going?" Kurai yelled as Masato and his new girlfriend rushed out of the house.
"Somewhere brat! Now stay in and keep your mouth shut!" Masato roared , his new girlfriend Kimiko Ugasi jumped onto his back and they ran of down the street. Kurai sighed sadly and shut the front door behind her before walking of down the opposite way to her father, she walked aimlessly around Suna until she came to the park, looking closely she spotted familiar brick red hair.
"Gaara-san! Over here!" Kurai hollered and Gaara looked up from his position on the almost motionless swing, a worn teddy bear held tightly in his grip.
"Kurai-san, nice to see you." Gaara greeted her as she steadily approached him, she sat down on the swing next to him, her gaze focused on the sad boy beside her.
"What's wrong Gaara-san?" Kurai questioned him and his gaze wondered to the other kids.
"They refuse to play with me, they're scared of me." Gaara explained sadly, his eyes downcast, Kurai growled protectively and stormed out of her seat and towards the children. "Wait, where are you going!"
"To teach these brats a lesson." yelled Kurai before a ball rolled towards her, she picked it up and suddenly a voice yelled at her.
"Hey give the ball back-" A boy began but stopped when he saw Kurai glaring at him deadly, his eyes widened and he started to back away from her. "Your the d-demon girl."
"Correct." Kurai confirmed smoothly and her eyes narrowed even further at the boy. "Now what I want to know is why you brats refuse to play with Gaara-san, are you afraid of him?"
"Well of course, he attacks us and he's a freak!" the boy yelled in fear and Kurai's glare increased as she snarled at him.
"A freak huh? Did you brats ever listen to him? Did you brats even try to understand him and get to know him for who he is? Well, did you!" She began as the rage inside her built up, she neared the boy and he ran in fear. "Get back here!"
As she yelled that, the shadows around her shot out towards the boy and started to ensnare him, he cried out in fright and Gaara looked up in shock. Seeing the shadows around her, he knew that something bad would happen if she didn't snap out of it, he sped over to her and grabbed her arm. Kurai looked at him in shock and he looked back, his eyes pleading her.
"Kurai-san stop! You'll hurt them!" Gaara pleaded , for even though the boy deserved it for being mean to the pair for being different, he didn't want anyone to get hurt.
"What's going on?" A new, slightly feminine voice asked and both Gaara and Kurai looked up to see Yashamaru, Gaara's uncle.
"Yashamaru-kun!" Gaara said happily and Kurai focused her attention on the blonde male that Gaara was so happy to see, the shadows released their grip on the boy and he fled immediately, tears escaping from his eyes.
"Who's this girl Gaara?" Yashamaru asked but when Kurai turned around he recognized her immediately. "Oh-"
"It's my new friend, Kurai-san, Kurai-san this is my uncle Yashamaru-kun." Gaara introduced the two happily, a big smile on his face.
"Konnichiwa Yashamaru-san, it's a pleasure to meet you." Kurai greeted him politely, Yashamaru nodded smiling and turned to Gaara.
"Come on Gaara, we need to go home." He informed Gaara and Gaara looked sad at the thought of leaving his friend.
"Can't I stay a little longer Yashamaru-kun?"
"I'm sorry Gaara but we have to go."
"Alright, Ja ne Kurai-chan." Gaara said before leaving with Yashamaru, Kurai waved goodbye at him, the wind blowing gently, causing her bangs to flow in front of her eyes.
"Ja ne Gaara-kun." She whispered, a faint smile on her lips.
'I like the sound of that, Gaara-kun...'
~FF to Yashamaru's betrayal-the bastard!~ (Me: Sorry for my bad language X3 )
Kurai stood hidden behind the wall as she saw an assassin go to attack Gaara, she gasped but quickly muffled it, she relaxed slightly as she saw Gaara's sand shield activate automatically. Seeing the angry and sad expression on Gaara's childish face broke her heart, she growled softly and used her family jutsu.
"Omoi no Shihai jutsu." She whispered and she felt a portion of her mind travel into the assassin's, delving into his emotions, she was shocked by the deep and intense hatred for Gaara that burned in the persons mind, gasping she returned back from the assassin's mind and stared at him in shock.
'This person has a deep burning hatred for Gaara-kun...but why?' Kurai thought, suddenly Gaara manipulated his sand so it encased the attacker and dealt him a fatal blow, Kurai closed her eyes and only opened them when she heard Gaara's horrified gasp. As she opened them, she saw a familiar face and she too gasped.
"Yashamaru..."
Suddenly the self detonating tags bombs that rested on Yashamaru's body went off, Kurai gasped and put her arms in front of her body, fortunately she did not need to for her Shadow Shield immediately protected her from the explosion. The cloud of smoke dispersed and Kurai peered over to where Gaara was and she sighed in relief to see that he was unharmed, the relief was short lived when she used her jutsu and felt the rage, sadness and betrayal that burned in Gaara's mind. Suddenly she saw Gaara manipulate the sand and aimed it towards his forehead, she could hear his cries of rage and emotional pain, her eyes watered and Gaara stood up, his forehead bleeding.
"Love..." Kurai whispered, she sensed that Gaara had changed emotionally but how? She realized that she had been out to long and that her father might have found out that she had snuck out. Stealing one last glance at her friend, she jumped down from the not very tall wall and sped towards her home, eventually she reached it and quickly rushed up the ladder that hung from her window, as she set foot in her room she sighed in relief.
"Were where you brat?" Kimiko growled and Kurai raised an eyebrow.
"Why do you care Kimiko-teme." She retorted and Kimiko went to slap her, the shadows immediately wrapped themselves around Kimiko's arm.
"Your just like your mother, a freak, why couldn't you have died along with her! Your father's happy now that he doesn't have to put up with your bitchy mother!" Kimiko hissed and Kurai closed her eyes, struggling to keep her emotions in check.
"Shut up." Kurai whispered, a slicing pain attacking her heart.
"You know it's true." Kimiko taunted as Masato entered the room.
"What's true Kimiko-koi?" Masato asked, planting a love filled kiss on her neck, Kurai's eye twitched and she felt Ookami awaken.
"That this little brat killed her mother and that your so much happier with me, right Masato-koi?" Kimiko batted her eyelashes and Masato nodded.
"Yes, I am happier with you Kimiko-koi."
"Shut up." Kurai whispered even louder, the rage inside her increasing.
"And Kurai is a brat." Masato continued.
"Shut up." Kurai growled, tears forced out from clenched shut eyes.
"But the reason that I hate her is because she killed her own mother." Masato finished cruelly and Kurai's eyes opened immediately, hate and blood lust visible in them.
"SHUT UP!" She roared before the shadows immediately ensnared the couple, smirking evilly, she slowly clenched her hands and the shadows tightened around the couple, she lifted them off the floor and threw them down the stairs and into the hall, they looked at Kurai with frightened and pleading eyes and she giggled triumphantly before saying four sharp words to them.
"See you in hell." And with that she fully clenched her hand, they screamed out in pain before their blood sprayed the wall, the bodies dropped to the floor and Kurai was about to clean it up when a timid voice spoke.
"Onee-chan." the voice whispered and Kurai turned round to see a horrified Kaya, her little 3 year old sister who had originally lived with her aunt Rin but recently lived with them.
"Imouto-chan, go back upstairs now." Kurai said hurriedly, suddenly someone knocked on the door and Kurai sighed angrily before going to open it, when she did the Kazekage immediately stood inside.
"I see you got rid of them." He commented, spotting the bloody lifeless bodies that lay in the hall and the bloodied walls, Kurai growled at the man who had ordered the Demon Wolf to be sealed in her.
"Shut up and leave." She growled and her attention was directed to Kaya as she pulled on her pant leg, Kurai picked up Kaya and rested her on her hip.
"Or what little girl?" Kazekage enquired as five more sand nin landed deftly on the ground behind him, Kurai narrowed her eyes at the man.
"Or I'll kill you now get out of my house." She snarled, setting Kaya behind her, she prepared to attack the Kazekage, he raised an eyebrow and the sand nin neared her, Kaya whimpered in fright and Kurai growled protectively.
"You speak big for such a small child." One of the sand nin said and Kurai's eye twitched.
"I'm seven and I could kill you without a second thought!" She roared and the Kazekage smirked evilly.
"But would you at the risk of your sister's life?" He teased and Kurai's eyes widened as she turned to see a sand nin holding Kaya's arms behind her back and tightly keeping his secure grip on her.
"Damn you! Let her go or you'll regret ever coming here!" Kurai shouted and Kaya whimpered scared, Kurai forced herself to calm down and turned back to the Kazekage.
"To keep you under control, Kaya-chan will now stay with us, Sayonara Kurai-chan." And with that the Kazekage, the five sand nin and Kaya disappeared, Kurai yelled out desperately before falling to her knees and crying out Kaya's name.
"Kaya-imouto-chan!" She cried as tears fell from her eyes, she manipulated the shadows and remembered how Gaara had made his very first injury on himself earlier that night, she aimed them to her cheek and made them razor sharp.
'This will mark my failure to protect you Kaya-imouto-chan and how I really am alone now.' Kurai thought as she carved the kanji for hate into her cheek, once she was done she stood up and glared out the window.
" I must only trust myself and hate everyone else, they'll only betray me in the end..."
Phoenix: New chapter coming up! :D
