Author's Note: Hi there! I'm new so please rate and review! ^^" I do not own naruto in anyway, although i really wish I did... -.-" I'm going to be updating once every week or two weeks, cause school is getting really busy... -.-" So anyway on with the show! Err... story...

Broken Wings

Itami's POV

My mother always used to say that people were born with broken wings. I never knew what that meant until ten years ago. I started plummeting toward reality.

Now I'm sixteen, in Konoha Academy. I guess you could say I'm one of those people that are pretty much invisible. In class, I'm the one of the top students, but the teacher never sees me. I'm also just one of those girls cant seem to get a guy to even look at them, but I only hurt the ones around me so they're better off with one of those silly fangirls. Did I mention that everyone at the Academy is either really rich or good-looking enough that no one cares? I'm neither, just an insignificant shadow.

Sometimes, I feel lonely. Sometimes I wish I had someone to talk to, someone to hold, when I feel sad, someone to confide in. But most of the time, life is just not worth it.

It's lunch, and I'm alone, up in a tree, as usual. I quietly scarf down my meager meal, watching some girls gush over the class prez, the vice prez and that lazy bum. He's the same age as all of us he already graduated. A brunette goes up to the prez, to give him a gift. She's blushing like crazy, even though its already autumn. The prez thanks her with a bow. By the way, his name is Gaara. He's not so bad actually, the way his blood red hair shines in the sunlight, his eyes accented by a thick line of black eyeliner and his tall, thin body. He turns his head, and his light green orbs lock with my multi-coloured ones. I don't flinch or avert my gaze, as most people do when they find themselves being looked at by him. He says something to the vice prez, who's happy blond hair matches his toothy grin. His name is Naruto, and those two have been best buddies since, well, forever. They both are Jinchuriki, which means they both have Biju, or tailed sprits sealed away inside them. They always were shunned, until they became friends, and opened up to the world.

Naruto punched Gaara lightly in the shoulder in acknowledgement. Gaara began walking toward the tree I was in. For some reason, I didn't leave.

Gaara's POV

"Hey. Why are you up there?" I said. She sighed and gracefully did a back flip and landed lightly on her feet. She looked at me skeptically. " Are you here to make fun of me for something?" I never got a good look at her until now. She had multi-coloured eyes, one purple, churning with sadness, regret and pain, the other a glaring silver specked with icy blue streaks. This eye had a different mood from the purple one. It was angry, mad at the world for everything it has done.

She had pale skin, and small, pink lips. I noticed how she wasn't wearing make-up, unlike all the other girls in the school. Another difference was that she was a bit meatier then the other girls, who were basically sticks. This girl had curves, and made it look like she doesn't want to go on a diet just so guys would like her. Her legs were long and pale, but thicker than the other girls. She also had shoulder length black hair, which she tied in a lopsided ponytail on the side of her head. While I was surveying her, I noticed how she dressed too.

" No," I answered, a little bewildered. " I just wanted to say that you are violating the dress code." I motioned at the black and white checked suspenders, spiked bracelet, red converse and cropped skirt with black shorts underneath. She didn't react at all; she just stood there, like she was waiting for me to make a point. A small smile crept onto my face, and her face grew into a curious expression. " What's your name?" I asked. Now she looked really confused, which made me smile a little more. " Umm…Itami Kanashimi." Wow. What a sad name. "Alright Itami-san. Just keep dressing the way you do." I said. I walked off with her face burned into my mind.

Itami

I couldn't get my mind off him for the all of third period. It wasn't like I was in love with him or anything; he was the first person in a long time to have talked to me without saying anything mean. It caught me off guard, and I felt… happy.

Finally, it was battle-training class, and whoopee I was paired up with that narcissist, the younger Uchiha. " Sasuke-san." I said through gritted teeth. " Do I have to fight a weak little girl like you? What a waste of my time…" He smirked. " I think you're the little girl here." I stated. Sasuke frowned, shrugged, and said, " Your already dead." My eyes widened when I saw his Ameterasu snaking toward me. Instinctively, I jumped, only to be shot with a chidori stream. I landed deftly on my feet, with a long burn down my arm. "That hurt." I stated, before whipping black tendrils of darkness at him without lifting a finger. He attempted to dodge, which gave me an opening to get closer. When the haze lifted, he wasn't surprised to find me in front of him. He was ready. "Tch," was all I could say before I was launched into the air again. I quickly assembled my final move, and prepared to attack. Sasuke was already heading towards me, so I threw my darkness feathers at the targeted locations, and did intricate flips in mid air to complete the attack. I pulled on the strings and Sasuke was instantly pinned to the tree. "Not so tough now, are you?" Sasuke hissed at me angrily, trying to free himself. I heard some applause from the class, and I was surprised to see the teacher and everybody else looking at us. "Now that, is how you defeat and enemy without killing them." Kakashi-Sensei grinned. (Well I think he did, you can't see much under his mask anyway.) " Class dismissed."

While I was walking down the path back to Dorm 5, which was by far the worst place to be living in, according to most of the people who live there. I thought it was fine though, dark, cold, and near the forest, where I can see the stars and the moon clearly. Even if it was a long walk back, about 30 minutes, I still really liked my dorm. "Hey!" A shout came from behind. I turned around to see Gaara, jogging up the path. " Hey, I just wanted to tell you that I'm your new roommate." My eyes widened in surprise, up close his voice was low, lower than the average 16 year old. I was also surprised that he would be my roommate, cause I've always lived alone. I hissed in a slight frustration, cause I liked my privacy. " That's fine." I said cautiously. " Just don't get in my way." Gaara didn't reply, making the rest of the journey quiet and awkward.

The rest of the night was uneventful, and few words were exchanged. "I'll go shower first." I told him. Gaara nodded in acknowledgement. In the shower, I thought over the day's events. Why would Gaara even talk to me? How did he become my roommate? What did he want? A knock on the door broke my thoughts. "You've been in there for half an hour. Hurry up." I stepped out of the shower and changed into my pajamas, which was basically a tank top and a pair of shorts that looked like short boxers.

Gaara was playing Madworld on my Xbox 360, and turned to see me walk out. He silently got up and went into the washroom. Instead of staying up late and playing video games, I went straight to bed, questions still swirling in my head as I fell into a light slumber.

Author: And there you have it! my first chapter of my first fanfic! The next chapter will probably involve a little bit of half nudity, but not too much! Please rate and review! No flames please... -.-"