After the day's mission, Naruto and Sasuke were bickering as usual; Ayame walked a ways back from the them and observed silently as Sakura now joined in on the argument, taking Sasuke's side as usual. Naruto had become distracted by a horribly disguised box that had been following him for sometime now.
"What kind of rock is square, with two holes?!" He exclaimed while pointing at the box. Konohamaru and his two friends jumped out of the box and stared up at Naruto, begging him to 'play ninja'. Ayame was now leaning against the nearby fence, watching as Naruto was being scolded by Sakura.
"I'll kill you Naruto!" She screamed at him, proceeding to chase the him and his 'followers', after being called wide browed.
Losing his footing, Konohamaru slipped over his scarf, and stumbled face- first into a couple of ninja she had never seen before.
"That hurt you little piece of shit." One of the ninja, a boy, who had a hat with pointy looking ears, and odd face-paint, grabbed Konohamaru by his scarf.
"Don't, we'll get scolded later." The other, a girl with four spiky blonde ponytails, sighed; her voice low as if she didn't want the others to hear.
"Hey fatass!" Naruto interjected, catching the male ninja's attention. "Let go of him!"
"Naruto you fucking idiot!" Ayame yelled at him, her dark, blood- red eyes narrowing. Naruto ignored her and ran at the male; his fist extended.
"You want to play a little huh?" The male smirked before extending his fingers. Ayame watched in amusement as his ring finger pulled back, causing Naruto to fall back on his behind. He looked up at them in confusion and bewilderment, while Sakura was almost shaking. "Leaf Genin are weak." He muttered.
"That was puppet ninjutsu right?" Ayame questioned while taking a step forward towards the foreigner. "You seem... what's the phrase.. more than novice? No.. Ah whatever." She threw her arms up and cocked her head to the side. "Neat trick though." She snickered.
"You fat pig! I'll make you pay for that!" Naruto had gotten up and prepared to strike again; Sakura ran in and grabbed Naruto from behind, whispering something that did not interest her. The foreigner sneered.
"I hate Midgets." He sighed, rearing his fist back, aiming towards Konohamaru. The girl sighed and turned away, muttering something under her breath. "Well, after this one, I'll take care of this other annoying midget!" His fist flew towards the boy in his arms; fast as lighting, a rock flew, smacking the male in the arm. He dropped Konohamaru while muttering curses under his breath.
"What the hell are you doing in our village?" A voice sounded. Ayame glanced up to see her closest friend perched in a tree.
"Punk." The foreigner spat. "I hate show- offs like you the most.' He pulled a bandage wrapped object off of his back; the girl stepped behind him, a shocked expression crossing her face.
"Hey, are you going to use Karasu?!" She exclaimed; another voice interrupted; causing you and Sasuke to reel back in shock.
"Kankuro, stop it." The boy's voice was slick, almost full of bloodlust, yet sophisticated at the same time. Everybody else turned in surprise; a look of horror crossed the girl, and Kankuro's face. A Genin, foreign just as the other two, was hanging from underneath a tree branch, just adjacent to Sasuke. "You are an embarrassment to our village." He gazed over the crowd of shocked shinobi, and kunoichi; his aquamarine gaze resting on Ayame's for a moment, before turning back to the two ninja of his team. Her gaze was fixed on him, the strange ninja with auburn hair, and a tattoo meaning love on his forehead.
"Gaara…" Kankuro choked out, his lips curled into a nervous smile.
"Losing yourself in a fight, How pathetic.. Why do you think we came to the leaf village?" His tone was cool and collected, his expression as well.
"Listen Gaara, they started it and-"
"Shut up." Gaara interrupted him, his tone becoming more menacing and imposing. "I'll kill you." Gaara's gaze connected with Ayame's, and for a moment, she thought she saw his expression turn soft, but dismissed it as just her imagination. Kankuro kept apologizing over and over; his voice like a broken record. Ayame examined Gaara; he had strange black rings around his eyes, and a gourd on his back. Something about him had her yearning to know more about him. He turned his attention towards Sasuke. "Sorry to you guys." he stated before wind and leaves enveloped his body, only to reappear in between Kankuro and the girl. "Let's go." He turned to leave, yet Sakura ran forward, her expression worried.
"You guys are ninja from the sand village right?" Her turquoise eyes narrowed. "You may be allies with the leaf village, but it's forbidden for shinobi to enter each other's villages without permission." The three turned back towards her, slightly interested. "State your purpose, and depending on it, we may not be able to let you go." The girl scoffed and held up a pass.
"Don't you know anything?" She smirked. "We are genin from the sand, and we have come to take part in your village Chunin exam." Naruto squinted and questioned her, she sighed and explained to the helpless Naruto about the exams; He became fired up, running over to Konohamaru and talking excitedly.
"What's your name?" Sasuke appeared next to Ayame, standing straight and proud.
"Huh?" The girl pointed to herself and blushed slightly. "You mean me?"
"No." He stated blatantly, the girl looking down disappointedly. "You with the gourd."
"Gaara of the Desert." The auburn haired boy replied, his dark ringed eyes narrowed at Sasuke. "I'm interested in your name; and the girl's." He pointed over at Ayame.
"It's Sasuke Uchiha." He chuckled, then looked over at his teammate. "That's-"
"Ayame Mori." She stated. She raised an eyebrow, and Gaara smiled; not a sweet one, but one who was hungry for blood and battle.
"Hey! Hey! Wanna know my name?!" Naruto interjected. He smiled brightly. Gaara looked him over for a brisk moment and turned away.
"Not interested."
Ayame sat outside in the park that evening, recounting the day.
"Chunin exams, huh? I wonder if I'll be able to take them… I shouldn't even be in a squad yet though.." She sighed and ran a hand through her medium length black hair, twirling the ends with her index finger.
"Hey, you." A familiar voice called from behind her. She jumped off of the bench and whipped around; the sand ninja with the gourd stood behind the bench, his gaze fixed on her.
"Gaara right?" She questioned and took a step towards the bench again. He nodded in approval while walking around to stand in front of her.
"Yes. I wasn't expecting to find you here." He looked past her, his gaze fixed on the velvet sky.
"M-me neither." She stuttered. "Don't you ever sleep?" She questioned, her cheeks becoming hot, Ayame had to avert her gaze from him.
"Hardly." His voice was calm and collected, and his eyes were fixed on Ayame again. "I could ask the same about you." Gaara narrowed his eyes; Ayame gave a nervous laugh before speaking again.
"I just couldn't sleep tonight, for whatever reason… Do you want to walk around with me?" She tried to change the subject, Ayame hated talking about herself; she was an incredibly untrusting girl, and hated the thought of people knowing her weaknesses. Gaara was taken aback at the sudden question, and silently pondered if this girl was partially mad.
"You aren't afraid of me?" His aquamarine eyes roved over her, examining her features; Ayame shook her head, and noticed Gaara's expression had become stricken with pain.
"Why would I be afraid of you? I can tell you wouldn't hurt me."
"I could; it would be really easy to do so." His fingers twitched and sand rose from the ground, and swirled around Ayame. She looked back at him and smiled sweetly, not phased by what he was doing. Gaara clicked his tongue in annoyance, the sand swirling around her fell to the ground in small piles at her feet.
"See? What did I say?" Ayame looked back at Gaara, his look had gone sour and he turned away. "Let's go for a walk now, please.." Her hand reached out to take Gaara's and sand formed quickly. He whipped around in shock, sand flew at Ayame, hitting her square in the chest and sending her sliding across the gritty dirt path. He walked up to her and kneeled down to look at her.
"You were wrong. I did hurt you." Gaara sighed.
"You could have done worse though, you didn't mean to, am I right?" She sat and brushed the dirt off of her pants. Gaara stared at her in amazement. People were never this brave. He had never encountered anybody who didn't run after being hit. "Gaara...?" She pressed her hand against his cheek gently; no sand formed this time. Her soft, warm hand sent him back to reality; Gaara stared at Ayame, his mouth gaping and eyes wide.
"What are you...?" His voice was hollow and he couldn't avert his gaze from her, as much as he wanted to. Ayame smiled gently and took her hand away.
"I'm just a leaf genin, nothing more, nothing less." She chuckled and sat back, her eyes now looking at the sky. "It's so beautiful, isn't it?" A sigh escaped her lips and her blood-red eyes glanced over at the boy beside her.
"It's just the sky, what's so great about it?" His aquamarine ones gazed back at her, Ayame could feel her cheeks getting hot; she looked away nervously and he laughed somewhat.
"I-it's pretty... and it makes me feel good.." She poked at the dirt; Gaara tilted his head and a faint smile curled on his lips. His dark ringed eyes flitted over to her figure staring at the night sky, then followed her gaze, watching with her.
"Will you be in the Chunin exams?" His sudden question caused a shiver to rush down her spine. She laughed nervously and scratched the back of her head, trying to play cool.
"Probably.. Maybe.. I don't know.." Ayame sighed and grabbed a stick that laid on the ground near her. She started to draw small animals in the ground, yet Gaara flicked his finger, causing sand to erase her images. She tried again, only to have him wipe away her drawings once more. "Stop it Gaara!" She looked over at him with puppy- dog eyes and her cheeks puffed out. Ayame huffed and tried one last time; she picked up the stick and slowly drew the leaf for her hidden village. Gaara glanced over at her, and soft smile still shown on his face. His hand reached over to grab the stick, but ended up bumping Ayame's hand, knocking the stick away.
"I'm sorry." He spat quickly before turning away. Ayame blushed and reached over to the stick; she placed it next to Gaara and tapped his shoulder.
"Here, you wanted to use it didn't you?" Her voice was gentle and quiet while she smiled at the boy. He took the stick and turned back around, drawing his village symbol in the dirt.
"Thanks."
"I don't want to think about fighting you Gaara. I probably wouldn't stand a chance." She smiled sadly and ran her finger through the small mounds of sand in front of her feet. He went horrifyingly silent, the stick in his grip snapping into two pieces. "If you're as scary as you say..." Ayame stopped moving her finger; unwanted tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. "I'm so scared. I heard people have died from this; I don't want to die Gaara! I'm not strong like Sasuke, I still don't know what I'm good at. It's not easy."
"You need to get stronger." Gaara muttered, his dark ringed eyes cast down at the ground. His fingers now drawing the tattoo that was on his forehead. She inched closer to Gaara as he drew the symbol; Ayame giggled slightly and started drawing a figure under the kanji.
"What is that?" He glanced over at her while she was drawing; her expression was soft and peaceful while drawing.
"It's me..." she brought her index finger up to her mouth, her canine tooth nicked the skin, causing a small blood drop to bubble out of the cut. Ayame touched the blood in two spots to make eyes on the drawing of her; she then moved to the next drawing and her cheeks became a slight pink. "This is you." She pressed her index finger against the sand in the spot where she drew his hair. Blood spread from the small cut and filled in the lines, creating the red hair.
"Did you just make your blood do that..?" His eyes darted from the drawing, to her finger, then up to her face. Ayame stared back at him innocently and with great confusion.
"Yeah, I could always do that. My mom thought it was weird, so she told me to stop using my blood.." She brought her finger and licked the cut; the wound sealed and Ayame wiped the saliva in the sand. "You probably think it's weird too, huh?" Her chin rested against her knees, her cheeks were puffed out again as Gaara stayed silent. After about two long minutes of silence, he spoke up.
"No. You are no more strange than I am." He concluded. Her lips curled into a smile; she tried to fight off the sleep that threatened to end this precious moment with her new friend. "You remind me of a tanuki, Gaara." Ayame blurted out suddenly, startling the quiet sand ninja.
"Tanuki..? Like the animal?" He looked over at her, his eyes wide in curiosity.
"Yeah! My mom even taught me a song when I was little! I can sing it for if you want." Blushing, Ayame looked back at Gaara; his head nodded slightly, but his expression was back to the usual calm look. Looking away after he nodded, she took a deep breath and turned back towards Gaara. "Okay, ready for this?" He nodded again, his cheeks a soft pink, and Ayame started to sing the little tune she was taught as a child.
"Mister Raccoon, Mister Raccoon, can't you play with me somehow?
No I can't, I'm eating dinner now.
What's for dinner? I want some!
I am eating pickled plums.
Can I have a little crumb?
Don't be such a greedy bum, get your own!"
Ayame had started moving her hand to the beat, her index finger out and switching from right to left at each syllable or beat. When she finished, her red eyes glanced over at her friend; he was looking back at her, his eyes were wide again and his mouth was open slightly. "I didn't weird you out did I?"
"N-no. You think I look like a Tanuki?" Changing the subject quickly, Gaara stuck his finger in the sand, drawing a raccoon dog. "This right?"
"Yeah, just like that…" Ayame's voice trailed off as sleep started to overcome her. "You're too cute to be afraid of.." Her eyes drooped, and her head fell against Gaara's shoulder. He tensed up as soon as her head touched his arm; his eyes cast down.
"You should be afraid." He allowed her head to stay against his shoulder while she slept.
"Gaara?" A girl's voice called his name, she could be heard walking down the path and looking through bushes. "Oh Gaara, there you are. You had Kankuro and I worried."
"I am fine as you can see." His head turned back to look at her with cold eyes. She stopped in her tracks.
"What is that girl doing with you? You know she's the enemy right? We have orders to destroy this place." Temari approached him again and knelt down next to the auburn haired boy. He went silent, his eyes closed while he contemplated his reply.
"There's something different about her.." He said slowly while looking down at her. "She isn't afraid of me." His hand raised to point at her sleeping figure leaning against his shoulder; he was wide-eyed and innocent while looking up at Temari. She snickered while standing up, and placing a hand on her hip.
"That's a first. You probably didn't hit her did you?" He looked away. "You did hit her? And she still didn't run? Gaara, you should keep her close to you." He stayed silent. "But you should take her somewhere she can sleep. This is no place for you both to stay here... Why not take her back to your room? You can watch over her from there."
"I'll do what I like." His words stabbed at Temari and she backed away slowly, her body trembling. Gaara flicked his fingers and sand coiled around Ayame's body, cradling her head in the same position; careful not wake the girl. "Now go. You bother me and I don't want to see your face anymore."
Ayame stirred as slivers of sun touched her eyelids, and the sound of birds outside reached her ears. Her eyes opened slowly, looking around the unfamiliar room.
"I see you're awake." Gaara's voice startled her; she sat up quickly and stared at the sand genin. Ayame rubbed her eye and yawned, covering her mouth as she did so.
"What am I doing here?" She queried while looking around the room. She noticed the gourd he usually had on his back was propped against the window sill. His eyes narrowed while examining the groggy girl in the bed; He decided to approach her and try to be 'friendly' for once.
"You fell asleep last night." His response was blunt; it made Ayame wince, and she looked down at the white blankets embarrassedly. She had never been great at staying awake late at night, yet it was more embarrassing for her to wake up with somebody she hardly knew, watching her.
"You didn't sleep at all?" Ayame looked up at him cutely.
"I told you I don't sleep much." He retorted and looked away. Something about her made him feel strange, yet he could not pinpoint what it was. Ayame kept looking at him with her blood eyes, she blushed, then looked down at the blankets again.
"Gaara...?" He looked over at her with great interest. "What do you think of me.." Her fingers twisted in the sheets while she asked that, her cheeks were bright red. Gaara cocked his head to the side, he wasn't picking up the signals that Ayame was putting off.
"I don't understand what you are trying to say." Closing his eyes, Gaara turned away from her and crossed his arms.
"O-okay... I should go now though... I need to get back to my team."
"I'll go with you." Gaara had walked up to Ayame and stared at her with his dark ringed eyes, she held his gaze and willed herself not to blush. A knock at the door interrupted the two, and the staring match ended as Ayame pulled her gaze away from the boy to glance at the door.
"Gaara! We have to go and turn in our applications in a couple hours, we should get going." The blonde girl's voice could be heard from behind the door.
"I have to do something first." The door opened, and the blonde girl took a step in, her eyes widening at the sight of Ayame sitting at the edge of the bed.
"You-!' Temari's eyes narrowed while staring at Ayame; she gritted her teeth and glanced over at Gaara. The only response he gave the blonde, was a death glare, his arms crossed, and sand forming around his feet. Temari smiled sweetly at the girl on the bed before backing out of the room and going down the hall.
"Sorry for that." He turned back to the girl near the bed while grabbing the gourd near the wall. "Let's go." He started to walk out of the room, forcing Ayame to hurry after him.
After walking around the village, Ayame stopped behind Gaara; he looked back at her, his expression cold again.
"Sorry for that weird question earlier." Her index fingers pressed together anxiously as she looked up at Gaara.
"Forget it." Gaara turned back and continued to walk down the street. He beckoned for her to follow, Ayame smiled and hurried after the sand Genin. "That's your team right?" His finger pointed lazily at her three other teammates. Ayame could make out the bright orange jumpsuit from anywhere, also that annoying phrase he always said. Ayame groaned and looked over at Gaara, he looked back, the usual look on his face.
"Hey hey! Aya!" Naruto grinned while running up to Ayame. He stopped in his tracks right before colliding with Gaara; Naruto stared at the red head straight on, his finger pointed right at the bridge of Gaara's nose. "What is he doing here?! Aya?" Naruto looked over at his teammate in shock. Sasuke walked up to Ayame, his eyes narrowed while glancing at Gaara, then back at her.
"I can explai-" Gaara threw his arm up in front of Ayame while glaring at Naruto and Sasuke. Sasuke reached instinctively to his holster for a kunai, and Naruto rose a fist in defense of Ayame.
"I'm leaving now." He put his arm down and turned to walk away. Ayame stared back at him nervously, then faced the other direction when he was out of sight.
"Hey Aya!" Naruto jabbed at her chest with his index finger. "What were you doing with a shady person like that?" He squinted his eyes and sniffed at her oddly. "You smell strange Aya. Like blood." Naruto's eyes widened in shock as he watched blood pool on the ground. The red liquid dripped down off of Ayame's arm and onto the ground.
"I feel faint..." Ayame stumbled backwards, her good hand holding her wound.
"Ayame!" Sasuke darted forward to catch her as she fell towards the ground. Kakashi had arrived in time to see his student falling unconscious from blood loss. He took the girl in his arms and dashed towards the hospital as fast as he could.
"Mommy.." Ayame glanced around the white space, she was alone, and as helpless as before. "Mommy I'm scared.."
"Aya." An older woman's voice sounded behind the girl. Ayame spun around quickly to see a woman clad in dark garments standing with her arms open.
"Mommy!" She smiled brightly while running towards the woman. She was embraced tightly, warmth flooding around her as she ran into her arms with an 'oof'. "Mommy I'm a ninja now! I'm so strong!" She looked up at the woman with a grin.
"That's nice sweetie... too bad you weren't strong enough to save me!" Blood poured from a wound on the woman's neck; Ayame jumped back as the dark liquid pooled on the white 'floor'. The young girl ran towards the woman desperately. When she reached the fallen body, Ayame could see her own reflection in the crimson surface, causing a gasp to escape her lips. Her pupils were dilated and flecks of blood dotted her cheeks.
"Mommy! No!" She pushed over the body, maggots swarmed over the woman's face, eating away at the surface; her eyes were sunken in, and her mouth was gaping.
"No!" Ayame screamed and sat up suddenly in the hospital bed. Her eyes were crazed as she stared around the room for a familiar face.
"Ayame, you're awake now.. that's a relief…" Her pink haired teammate sighed softly, then smiled at the groggy girl in bed. Ayame looked over at Sakura; she was relieved to see her other female companion, she wasn't in the mood for her overwhelming male partners. "I wanted to ask you a question…" She blushed slightly and turned her head away from Ayame.
"What is it Sakura..?" She narrowed her eyes at the her. Sakura looked back at Ayame, her expression hardened and stern.
"What are you doing with the sand ninja?" The question startled Ayame, she hadn't expected something like that from the 'Sasuke- loving, useless' female.
"What's it to you Sakura? What I do is none of your business." She narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth, Ayame wasn't in the mood for stupid questions from stupid girls.
"I get a bad feeling from them! Especially the one you were with today, something doesn't seem right about him." She grabbed Ayame's hand desperately, as if her life depended on Ayame heeding her warning. "Please listen to me Aya.." Her head was bowed and she willed Ayame to listen.
"I can't promise anything Sakura. If I have feelings for somebody, I'm going to get to know them as much as I can. He's not like everybody else, he understands me Sakura. I.. I really like him Sakura…" Ayame found herself rambling on like a lovestruck idiot, but she was one afterall; she found herself thinking about Gaara more than she wanted to, and spilling out more than she wanted to. Sakura giggled and let go of Ayame's hand.
"Looks like I'm not the only person who has somebody they like a lot." Sakura giggled and sat back in the chair. "We should go see Kakashi- sensei, he wanted to tell us something." Ayame nodded her head in agreement and jumped out of the bed and grabbed her clothes that were hanging on the edge of the bed.
"I'll be right back." She smiled and hurried into the bathroom.
After changing, Ayame looked herself over in the mirror. She wore a grey poncho shirt, yet only the sleeves were visible since it was hidden by a grey vest, similar to the Chunin vest, but no collar on it; the vest was cut short and only covered to just above her belly button. From that point down was protected with a skirt that had sits at the side, similar to Sakura's. Her legs were wrapped in bandages that protected her 'woman parts' and thighs. She smiled and tied her headband around her headband around like a necklace. Ayame stepped out of the bathroom and looked over at Sakura leaning against the wall.
"Let's go back to Kakashi- sensei." Sakura smiled as Ayame finished changing and came out. Sakura nodded and walked out of the hospital after Ayame checked out.
"Sasuke~! Naruto!" Sakura called out when they walked outside, Ayame walked after her slowly, keeping her usual composure and cool expression. "Ayame has girly expressions!" She giggled and Ayame stood back in shock. Naruto's eyes narrowed and he smiled mischievously as he approached Ayame.
"Could it be…. Could it be…? Aya has a crush?" His words teased which made her scrunch her nose up in annoyance.
"Shut your face Naruto!" Her cheeks were flushed red and she averted her gaze towards the ground. "Just shut up." Her response made Naruto smirk even more and he jumped away, still smiling.
"Okay that's enough." Kakashi stopped the two and held three strips of paper in his hand. "I've nominated you for the Chunin exams… however, the Hokage only allows for three manned cells, so Ayame, you have to join another team, it's a two manned one that recently lost their third in a mission; you are to join them for the exams." He threw his hands up in the air.
"Hey hey Kakashi- sensei, why does Aya have to join another team?" Naruto pouted while holding his application. He had been looking forward to completing the Chunin exams with her.
"Well I can't change that, I have to take Ayame to meet her temporary team members." Kakashi grabbed Ayame's arm and disappeared with her in a whirlwind of leaves.
"Hey Tatsuo- sensei, when are we getting that new girl?" A red haired boy asked as he hung upside down from a tree branch near the training field. Another man stood underneath The one on the tree; he had a shoulder length black hair and a Jonin vest.
"They're here Ryuu." Tatsuo stated before a whirlwind of leaves appeared before them. Kakashi appeared out of the wind holding Ayame's wrist; she glanced over at the two nervously then back at her sensei.
"I entrust you will take good care of my subordinate during the exams, Tatsuo?" His voice was dark and fierce, Tatsuo smiled nervously at Kakashi and nodded. "Well I leave her to you, have fun Ayame." He smiled behind his mask, then was gone. The boy on the tree jumped down and approached Ayame, looking over the girl intently.
"You're pretty cute. I'm Ryuu, my other teammate, Nao, should be around here somewhere. You're joining us for the Chunin exams right?" Ryuu took her hand and held up his slip. "We should get going to turn our applications in." Ryuu picked up Ayame by the waist and slung her over his shoulder excitedly. Her eye's widened and she furiously kicked out at the boy. Ryuu laughed and set the girl down, his eyes narrowed and challenging. "Let's fight. I want to see your worth to this team." Her eyes darted over to her new temporary sensei and to her surprise her nodded in agreement at her and Ryuu.
"Fine, if you want me to." She growled and grabbed out a blood stained knife. "Ready for this?"
"Anytime now." Ryuu flipped back a few times, watching as Ayame brought the knife down on her palm.
"Blood release: Iron Count!" The knife slashed down in a single swift motion that created a slit going across the middle of her palm. Her fingers moved rhythmically as blood flowed around her hand, weaving in between her fingers. She put her hand out and the blood balled in the palm as she went into her attack stance. Ryuu clicked his tongue in annoyance and reached into his pouch, pulling out two smoke bombs.
"Let's go!" the bombs exploded at her feet and smoke poured around the training field. "Fire release: Dragon's Breath!" He smirked and a flame poured out of his mouth and ignited the smoke, sending Ayame flying across the field. She huffed and narrowed her eyes before throwing her hand out, sending the blood flying across the field. The flecks swirled around Ryuu's feet and climbed up his legs, she turned her hand as if turning a doorknob; when her palm was facing towards the sky, her fingers slowly closed in on her palm. Ryuu howled in pain as the small flecks of blood transformed into hundreds of tiny needles that pierced his flesh.
"Blood release: Crimson Needles." Ayame's voice became colder and she body started shivering. A twisted smile formed on her lips as Ryuu collapsed on the grass, his hands clutching his legs. A flash of silver, five kunai struck the ground at her feet; she glanced around the training field in shock, and a voice sounded from her right side.
"Enough. You've done more than show off your skill." She felt a hand grip her arm and throw her to the grass faster than she was able to react to. "Stay down bitch." His voice hissed in her ear; this shook Ayame back to her usual self and she glared up at him with her crimson eyes. "I know full well what kind of ninjutsu you use. In fact, it's Kekki Genkai, am I right? Blood release… I'm surprised you're still standing, bitch." She presumed this was Nao, her other temporary teammate for the Chunin exams. "You were about to get too dangerous, better you not use that technique for awhile, huh?" He chuckled and took his hand off of her face. "I'm Nao, I specialize as the team's intelligence hub, and medical ninja. My combat is weaponry and stealth. Ryuu is offense with his fire and earth ninjutsu."
"Good to know." Ayame sat up and wiped the dirt off of her cheek, her eyes narrowed and glaring at Nao.
"Hey kids, are you ready for the Chunin exams or what? You have to turn in your applications soon." Their Jonin interrupted, he was smiling as he crouched next to Ryuu. Nao nodded and stood up, his hand stretched out towards Ayame to help her up, but she declined.
"Let the Chunin exams begin." She smirked while dusting off her clothes.
Paradise Song here! I hope you liked my first chapter! I will be working on this as much as I can. Also I will be throwing in a couple more OC's and original jutsu here and there, such as the 'fire release: Dragon's breath'. This is a romance between Gaara and OC, and yes it will have eventual lemon, but I have no idea when that will be.