– First of, welcome to my very first fan fic on this website! I'm feeling pretty anxious about the type of reviews I'm going to get, but I'm excited at the same time.
A/N –This is a SasukeXOC story written in first person, but I have worked extremely hard and long to not make my character Yoshino a Mary-Sue. I hope that you enjoy this story!
Disclaimer- I do not in any shape or form own Naruto. All the original characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
-Prologue-
There was a sudden warm sensation that spread over my face, causing me to open my dark brown eyes and then smile. I quickly crawled out from under my bed and dashed over to my window which was leaking the first morning sunlight onto my face.
My fingers unlatched the bar which locked the window and quickly pushed the frame up. The fresh morning breeze brushed against my cheeks and the saltiness that came from the sea lingered on my lips.
As much as I enjoyed the morning breeze, it was not why I woke up early this particular morning. From my upstairs window I looked down to see if the shinobi from The Leaf Village were finally here.
A wave of disappointment spread over my face when all I saw was the empty streets and wide view of the blue ocean. I rested my chin on the stool of the window and sighed.
I had always been curious about ninja since in my village, The Land of Sea, where we have no ninja because we're a non-shinobi nation. They whole reason the ninja were supposed to come here was because my dad is on the village's council and lately some members have gone missing or have been found dead.
It was surprising to hear such news since our village is very peaceful and we have an open trade with our other non-shinobi nations. I asked my mother to tell me more but she told me it was my father and the council's business, not mine.
"Why are you up so early Yoshino?"
I turn around to see my older sister, Tamiko, opening my door without permission and entering my room also without permission.
"I'm waiting for the shinobi to arrive so that I can see what they look like before we go to our studies." I reply.
"Do you really have nothing else to do?" Tamiko shook her head, causing her long ebony hair which he kept behind a headband to sway.
"I just want to see what real shinobi looked like; not the ones that are portrayed in the plays we go to." I frown, thinking back on how horrifically violent and cruel the ninja are acted out as.
Tamiko put a finger to her lips then parted her lips,
"Maybe they're even cuter than the actors." She raised her index finger and winked at me.
I roll my eyes at her. Tamiko was 16 and I was 14, so we were both at that age to be thinking about boys. The only difference was that she and all her boy-crazed friends would come over the house and talk for hours on end about boys.
"What? It might be true!" Tamiko sang as she walked over to my bed and proceeded to take a seat next to me.
I heard a deep sigh soon follow her last sentence.
"Wouldn't be romantic though to fall in love with a ninja? He would be swift and dangerous, but he's actually mysterious and brilliant. You would be in a fatal attraction to a man who puts his life on the line each and every time he goes on a mission." Tamiko gushes.
"You should write romantic novels." I try to conceal the ongoing smile on my lips.
Now it's Tamiko's turn to roll her eyes at me.
"Ha. Ha. Just wait when you fall in love, you won't know what hit you." She pinches my cheeks and I slap her hand away from me.
"Someone out there's going to want to have those natural light red lips of yours to say their name." Tamiko adds.
I blush deeply, "You're so gross!"
Tamiko ignores me and propped her chin up on the stool of the window next to mine.
We stay silent like this for a couple of minutes until Tamiko swiftly moves away from the window and bounces off my bed so fast, that all I see is the blurred color of her lavender kimono.
"Mother is going to be calling us downstairs in few-"
"Girls, breakfast is ready!" My mother calls from downstairs just before Tamiko finishes her last statement.
Tamiko smiles and I can't help but to smile at this too.
"Come on, let's go eat. You can search for your ninja buddies later." She turns her back to me and begins to head out my room.
I exhale and reach up for my window still as the last gust of the morning breeze goes through my light chestnut hair when I begin to close it.
I look through the glass one last time before I hop off my bed and get ready for breakfast.
A/N: Yes, I know it was short, but the first chapter will be longer. I promise.
