A Wounded Dove: Arisu's Tale

When you cry

I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you scream

I'd fight away all of your fears

And I held your hand

Through all of these years

But you still have

All of me~

Deep in the sandy deserts of Suna, a young girl is traveling with her parents to a new village to start over. After the incident that caused the 2-year-old and her beloved parents to become exiled from their mountaintop village, they chose to seek out the village in the sandy playground that Arisu found very interesting. It had been days since they had crossed into the desert and days since they ran out of supplies. Arisu was feeling particularly happy that she was lucky enough to have both of her parents to enjoy this journey with, but what she didn't know, would hurt.

Arisu's POV (2 years old)

I was walking with my mommy and daddy through the desert and I was getting very tired and thirsty. We've been walking to Suna for 3 weeks now and they say we won't be there any time soon. I come from the village hidden in the cliffs or clouds, I always confuse the two, and me and my parents left after "the incident" that made everyone in my village hate me. But I know my mommy and daddy will love me forever! "Now Arisu, we are going to go look for water, stay here until we return." My mommy spoke to me sternly. I nodded and then they ran off. A couple minutes after they left, two giant vultures flew down and sat beside me. They started to take care of me like I was their child. By nightfall, I had already collapsed on the ground and the vultures had brought back water in a bowl-shaped leaf. During the day, they kept me cool by standing above me with their wings spread out. As time passed, I realized, my mommy and daddy were never coming back for me, and I passed out again.

Kankuro's POV

Temari and I were running back home after a very long mission. At the brink of the border (Temari's words) or to clarify, very close to the village gates, we stopped and stared at the sight before us. Two giant vultures standing side by side above a small child with their wings spread out in a caring fashion. Temari gasped and tried to shoo them away, probably cause she thought they were eating the kid*shudder* but they only flew a foot away and gave us a clearer view of what the child looked like. A little girl with blonde hair was passed out next to a bowl-looking-leaf-thingamabob filled with water. She had sunburns on the parts of her body that the vultures didn't protect her from the sun, mostly her ankles and wrists, and her cheeks were flushed. "What the hell happened!?" I shouted to no-one. Temari hit me in the head when the girl opened her blue eyes and stared at us with a curious-fearful expression. Temari noticed and started to sooth the poor girl. "Oh, okay, it's alright. What happened? What's your name?" "Arisu" told the sad story of her travels and her parents' departure. In the end, we decided on taking her back to Suna.

~3 years later, Temari's POV~

Its been three years since Arisu came to live in Suna. It seems like it was just yesterday when we brought her to the Kazekage's office, and she had the coldest look on her face. It stayed that way until she was assigned to stay with Yuri, a motherly woman who, as of the day before, was mourning over her miscarriage but became bright and happy once she saw she had a second chance at motherhood. Arisu was happy with Yuri, she called her mother and often when I walked by the playground I would hear her asking Yuri if she could play with Gaara. Now, her friendship with Gaara is a different story. Since Arisu and Yuri have histories of getting hurt and neglected, they live in the Kazekage mansion. One day, when Arisu went outside to the playground, a group of boys surrounded her and started making fun of how she was abandoned. Arisu was on the verge of tears, until Gaara went up to them and asked them kindly to leave her alone. But then they started to pick a fight with him, so Gaara took his sand and smacked them around. Arisu stood up then and smiled, Gaara looked taken aback because the next thing she did was give him a giant hug and thank him. Then she introduced herself, and that's how their friendship was born, they've been inseparable since. Kankuro even said that he witnessed Arisu give Gaara her favorite teddy bear. My only regret is that I didn't get it on camera.

Arisu's POV

I woke up today, ready to play with my best friend. So I got ready, with my blonde hair in pigtails and my white dress flowing, I headed out. I found Gaara in the playground, playing in the sandbox. I giggled when I saw he still had the teddy bear I gave him. At the sound of my voice, he turned around and smiled his small smile. I opened my mouth to say something, but Gaara's uncle Yashamaru spoke up instead, "Gaara, can I speak to you alone?" Both of them looked to me for an answer, so i smiled and said "Okay, but promise you'll play with me later!" And I went on my merry way. I looked back to see Gaara and Yashamaru going on a walk and Gaara was taking my teddy bear with him. He's adorable, with that image in mind, I started skipping home. But, then ninjas blocked my way and tried to escort me out of the village. "W-w-what's going on? Why is everyone leaving the village?!" I stuttered in fear for my friend and my mother figure I had yet to find. "Miss, please, just come with us. You'll be safe." A masked ninja tried to reason with me but I had already made up my mind and started running towards the sandbox where I last saw Gaara. A little farther out, a teddy bear was strewn across the desert sand, and almost exactly next to it was a necklace that Yuri always wore, no matter what. I was extremely scared, I ran until I found Yashamaru and Gaara fighting on-top of a rooftop. Yuri was up there as well trying to stop them. I watched as Yashamaru put explosive tags all over his body and detonate them. "Oh, no." I whisper in sympathy. I rush to the top of the building, hoping I can stop Gaara from doing something he will eventually regret. But, I'm too late, and his anger lashes in sand, towards Yuri, killing the only one who has ever loved me enough to accept me. When I reach Gaara, I'm already crying. But I don't care, for my best friend has just killed my mother. Gaara can't calm down enough to hear my cries, so, I leave the rooftop with my mother's body and bury her near the gate. I leave before the sun rises, and the only person I blame for this evil, is the kazekage himself. Goodbye, Innocent Arisu, Hello Broken Arisu...

So, this is just a quick filler chapter. I'm sorry if this sucks, this is my first story on this site, I'm used to using quotev. If anyone has any problems or any suggestions for this story, please Review. Also, just a heads up, I will not be writing chapters like this the entire time, probably only when I need to insert another POV, but other than that it will only be Arisu's. Oh, and if you want to know a specific things about Arisu, like what she likes, dislikes, hobbies, goals, etc. or if you want to see how she would answer a question, just leave a Review.

Quietly yours,

Ninja