Dear Journal,
Temari told me that I should write down all my thoughts and experience in a journal? I don't know, it sounds strange but maybe she's right. I mean she is my older sister after all so I need to listen to her and she has been like a rock to me over the last four years.
Well, I'm Kiku. Just like my siblings I don't have a last name, I guess that just adds to our mystery. I was born as the youngest of the sand siblings and the twin sister of Gaara and that is where my problems lay. Being his younger sister was difficult. When we were younger Gaara and I couldn't be separated. Temari thought it was cute but at that age I saw Gaara as my only friend and my protector. I still do and seeing him as the Kazekage makes me so happy, he's made me proud to be his twin. Seeing Gaara as the heart of our village makes me realize just how much he has changed since our days as genin.
I should start back there, at the beginning and the first memory of the leaf village and their jinchuuriki. Back then Naruto and Sakura were so different. We've all changed so much since then. Naruto is the hero of Konoha and Sakura is an amazing medical ninja which monstrous strength. I've changed too, of course my hair isn't as long as it was back then but you'll find out why soon enough. Oh, and I'm much taller. Well taller than Gaara is, which is quite funny and I'm his right hand woman for any work he needs done. They call me Lady Kiku but honestly I don't like it that much.
Oh I'm babbling again.
"Oh wow, it's so pretty!" Kiku exclaimed as the sand siblings walked into Konoha together. Her excitement was short lived as Gaara slowly glared over at her and forcefully grabbed her wrist to pull her along with him. As she winced he only grabbed her harder as they walked.
"Gaara-a, your hurting me" Kiku's words fell on deaf ears and the only reaction that her words got was a worrying look from Temari but her older sister did nothing to help her, after all Gaara even scared his own siblings. Though Kiku wasn't scared of him per say. She just didn't understand why he was so distant from his twin.
The group of sand shinobi had barely made it half way through the village before a group of genin had stopped in front of them. As Kiku looked over them she tried to hide behind her twin but with the tight grip Gaara had on her wrist it was impossible.
"Hey you! Let go off her!" The blonde haired boy shouted. His orange outfit and scruffy look made him look like a delinquent and the way the pink haired girl next to him whacked him round the heard, it seemed that her observation was correct.
"This thing belong to us" Gaara's voice was so emotionless and dry. Kiku was used to it by now, though one would never be used to being at the end of their twin's anger and hate. Being referred to as a 'thing' rather than a human or even a sibling to him put a look of pain on her face that seemed to be visible to all of the genin present.
"She doesn't look happy. I am Naruto Uzumaki and the future Hokage, believe it!" The cheeky grin and positive aura that he was animating was enough for Kiku to look up at him with hope it her eyes. However this hope was soon stomped out by Gaara tightening his grip on her wrists and her eyes shot to the ground.
"Please-e, brother..you are hurting me-e" Kiku's words were soft and gently unlike her brother. They were filled with sadness rather than the hate that fuelled her twin.
Her sea foam eyes gently trailed away from the dusty path and set on the blonde boy that called himself Naruto. There was something strange about it, it was as if he was the same as Gaara, but that seemed impossible. He was so open and out going while Gaara closed out everyone and made sure that only anger and hate were in his heart. The nagging feeling began to over take her mind as she watched him more carefully.
There is something, but was is it? I'm sure he is like Gaara and I but he's so different from brother.
Kiku was sure that there was a similarity between Gaara and Naruto and she was going to make it her mission while she was still in the leaf village to find out what it was.
As Gaara let go out her wrist, he turned away and began to walk away from the leaf genin with Temari and Kankurō by his side. He had only taken a few steps before Naruto had pointed at him and yelled his words. Was he capable of speaking at a normal level?
"You! What is that on your back?!" He was point to Gaara's gourd.
Each sand sibling had their own way of battle. Kankurō was a puppet master and used his puppets to aid him in battle. Temari used a fan to assist her with her powerful wind style jutsu and Gaara had his sand. Kiku had a similar style to Temari but instead of the use of a fan she used multiple weapons to fight. She was known as a weapons expert back in Sunagakure. Kiku's speed and weapon handling were a fearful combination that was enough to keep her in the ranks with her siblings. As much as Kiku used different types of weapons, her favoured was the flamberge rapier that resided on her back. It was made with specific metal so that chakra would conduct through it and be used at her will. The serrated edges of the sword were enough to causes anyone a great deal of pain.
"That is a gourd, Gaara-sama uses it like I use my weapons and Termi-sama uses her fan or Kankurō-sama uses his puppets" As the words had left Kiku's mouth in a delicate and comforting tone she was pulled back and a pair of strong hands grabbed the back of her long white coat.
"That is enough, Kiku. Your such a pain!" Kankurō frowned at her as he pushed her to walk away from the leaf genin. Kiku nodded slightly and walked beside her siblings with her head hanging slightly, her Auburn hair handing down over her face. She shared both his eye and hair colour, however unlike her brother Kiku's hair hung down to rest mid way up her thigh with her sand headband tied around her forehead.
As the four sand siblings walked through the leaf village she rubbed her bruised wrist gently with a wince. It wasn't until she got a worried glance from Temari that she held onto her older sisters arm for some comfort. The look in Temari's eyes was one of regret but there was nothing she could of done, both sand kunoichi knew that. As much as Temari wanted to look out for her younger sister and keep her from harm, there was little she could do while being on Gaara's good side.
