Warning: The characters personalities are from my perspective, so the character personalities may be different.
A/N- This is my first fanfic. Review and no flames please!
It was around mid-afternoon when a young girl of 6 years bolted out of the village gates. The Ninja Guards at the gate saw her, but didn't stop her. They saw the angry horde of adults chasing after her, but didn't step in. When the girl was chased out by the horde, the guards cheered along with the mob.
A young girl of 6 years, with black and silver hair had ran into the forest to escape her father and villagers. She had done the first thing she thought of when confronted by a crowd of adults. Expecting another beating, she ran. All she thought of was getting out of the village. If she suddenly disappeared, who would care? Certainly not her father.
This girl possessed insane chakra levels as well as having a unique hair colour. As far a she was concerned, her hair was all natural, whether you believed it or not. She possessed eyes that were like obsidian, one glare would leave some people petrified. She received regular beatings from her father because she was a 'worthless brat' and a 'freak.' She had fervently prayed that her father had loved her, behind all the alcohol induced beatings, he would say a 'I love you'. But that never happened. She taught herself medical ninjutsu to heal her bruises and cuts. She stopped believing in her father. She went to the forest more and more. She talked less and less.
So naturally, when a horde of angry adults wielding cookware came along, she ran as far away from Kumogakure (Village hidden in the Clouds) and went into the forest, where she knew she would be safe. After all, no one in the village actually liked her, so no search parties would be sent out. She wore ragged pants and a faded black shirt. The girl ran across the freshly fallen snow, walking after a while. After wandering around the forest for what seemed like hours, she realized that she was lost. She had strayed from her usual path, and was in a section of the forest that she hadn't seen before. Moonlight glinting on the snow caught her eye. When she looked up, she saw a lake, bathed in moonlight and could only stare open mouthed at natures natural beauty. Her eyes were drawn to the lake last. From where she was, she could see a silver dog. It took a minute for her tired brain to process the thought. A dog in a forest. A wolf!
She panicked before logic wormed itself into her brain.
'Why hasn't it attacked me yet?' she questioned herself. She cautiously approached the beast, and upon further inspection saw that the wolf's size rivalled a tiger. She gulped and inched forward, curious. The wolf was alive, but barely and the girl set to healing the wolf. She made her hands do the familiar seals and grinned in satisfaction when a green shroud enveloped her hands. She placed her hands above the wound reaching from foreleg to hind leg. Beads of perspiration dotted her forehead. 'Please work. Please work.' She sighed in satisfaction when the wound slowly closed.
She tensed when the huge body besides her moved, and was starting to think she had imagined it until it happened again. Cautiously backing away, holding her breath, she moved behind a tree. She nearly had a heart attack when the wolf yawned, and got up. She slowly moved away, tripping on a rock in the process. She landed awkwardly, a small 'crack' echoing across the lake. She got up painfully and peered at the wolf.
A flurry of snowflakes surrounded the white wolf and when the girl peeked around the tree again, a man stood in the wolf's place. Needless to say, the girl was entranced. Long silver hair was tied in a loose ponytail. He wore a pair of hakims with intricately carved samurai armor on top, which effectively covered his chest and abdomen. A katana hung on his back adding to his appearance as a warrior. He looked at the tree at which the girl was hiding behind and strode towards it. He stopped a few meters away from her tree. 'Thank you for healing me. My name is Mikadzuki. I am the god of the sun and moon. What is your name?'
The girl clutched her broken arm. What if this man was like the others? What if he hit her too? Coming to a conclusion, she whispered 'Promise you won't hate me?'
Mikadzuki did a double take. 'Why would I hate you?' he questioned.
He barely made out the answer. " 'cos everyone else hates me. Even father.' the girl mumbled.
An uncomfortable feeling swirled in his chest. Sadness? No, it was anger. "Why does everyone hate you?"
"Because I look weird, and I have too much chakra." She shifted under his intense gaze.
He patted her head and smiled at her. "I think you look pretty. It's good if you have too much chakra. You can heal lots of people."
The girl positively beamed at him. "My name in Rui."
Mikadzuki placed two fingers on the broken bone and willed it to heal.
Rui wiggled under the hand. "It tickles! Stop!" she collapsed in a pile of laughter.
Mikadzuki smiled at her antics. "If you don't let me heal it, it won't mend properly." He placed two fingers on the arm again and used his powers to make it heal. He drew a picture of the sun and moon in a circle on her shoulder. Rui looked over at what he was doing. "Whoa! Pretty!" she gasped.
"Doing this marks you as one of my clan. In other words, I adopted you."
Rui only understood the first bit, but was overjoyed. "So, like, you're my dad?"
Mikadzuki nodded, before Rui launched herself at him wrapping her arms around his torso in a hug. He affectionately ruffled her hair before asking, "What do you want to be, Rui?"
Rui's face turned upward to look at him. "I want to be a ninja!"
There! First chapter done!
If anyone's curious, the picture of clan symbol is the cover image.