WHY HELLO THERE EVERYONE! I am back. I apologize for not being on in forever. My Bleach FanFic was really taking a lot of my time. Evil Block. So now I'm taking a break from Bleach to work on my Gaara one. Like this one ^^. So please enjoy and please review. Constructive Criticism is very helpful

Character Profile!

Name: Neko Uzumaki

Age: 13

Hair: black, short

Eyes: green with blue flecks

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 120 lbs.

Personality: Happy, cheerful. Will be sarcastic at times and will be blunt. She does have a dark side though. It developed when the villagers started to treat Naruto badly and she took high offense to that. Also can be quite lazy . She can be quick- tempered and can be impatient.

History: Best friends with Naruto Uzumaki since 2 years of age. They became very close like brother and sister .She moved to the Sand village at the age of six when her mother and father died on a mission. A Sand Shinobi, who was allied with her mother and father on a mission, took her in as his own and took her to the sand village.

At the beginning of the story here she is around six years old. Oh.. annnnnd.. I DON'T OWN NARUTO! Kishimoto – san owns the awesomeness of Naruto and its characters !

Chapter 1- Hello from Neko Uzumaki!

" It will be alright nii-san. I'll write you lots I promise," I sobbed as I to was hugging my best friend in the whole world ,Naruto. " I will too, Neko." He sobbed. I was so heartbroken that I was moving away from my adoptive brother to a whole different village. I was the only one in this stupid village that would befriend him. Now I'm being taken away from him.

" Neko, sweetheart we have to go, " said my adopted father sympathetically. I can see he didn't want to do this either but… he promised my parents he would take care of me. I nodded and finally let go of Naruto and stared at his whiskered face saying," You become the best ninja around! You hear me! When I visit, I need you to see you strong!" He looked at me with crying but determined eyes. He gave me his thumb's up, and said with that goofy grin," I promise." I smiled and gave him a final good bye hug and turned and took my father's hand and began three day journey to Suna.

~One week Later~

I can see why now why they call it the Sand Village. Nothing but sand and dirt and….sand. I stayed holed up in my unfamiliar new room ever since we reached the Sand Village.

" Kitten, why don't you go out and see the Village?" Papa called out. He started calling me Kitten for Lord knows what reason, but I can tell that he is trying to take on the Parental role, so I just roll with the punches.

"Umm…" NEED EXCUSE, BRAIN! "I….didn't finish cleaning my room?" I pitifully said. Well….I'm only six.

"Nice try, Kitten ^^, but you need to breathe some nice fresh air!" he said excitedly. -. - What fresh air? But knowing him, he wants me to experience things so…sigh… why not. "Alright, Papa."

I grab my shoes and trod downstairs and head out the door and begin to explore the wonders of the sand village.

'Let's see if they have a swing set here', and so I began to search for a swing set.

I walk all over the sand village until I come on this group of kids kicking around a ball. I go further and low and behold, A SWING SET!

"Score!" I shouted quietly. As I ran towards the swings, I noticed a red-haired kid clutching a teddy bear, sitting all alone on one of the swings.

I slowed to a walk and saw a familiar look on his face. He looked so lonely and sad. I couldn't help but stop and stare in sadness as I look at his face. That look was always on Naruto-nii's face when he was alone or when someone would condemn him for no entire reason.

Then my six year mind started to work, and I thought with a smile, 'He needs a friend.' I started to walk over to the red head when I heard a groan. I looked over and saw the kids looking up at a wall's ledge. I look up and see that their ball caught up on the ledge. The kids kept saying something about the wall climbing jutsu and I thought" Uhh, good luck with trying to catch yourself when you fall." Then I hear shuffling from my front and see the Red head get up from his seat, leave his teddy bear and walk over to the unfortunate kids. He stopped several feet away looked up at the ball, and held his hands out. Then the kids as well stare in surprise as the ball floated down on sand and landed in the red heads hands. The kids started to tremble in fear when they saw who was offering them their ball.

"I-IT'S GAARA! THE MONSTER!" one kid yelled and they started to run as some stayed and spat cruel things that I wouldn't even dream of saying.

"GO BACK TO YOUR HOLE, MONSTER! " I started to tremble in anger.

"GO AND DIE!" yelled one boy. I curled my hand into a fist.

"YOU'RE BETTER OFF DEAD!" That last foul sentence made me snap and I took off like a shot towards the kid and gave him a nice hello from Neko Uzumaki.

I felt his nose crunched and he flew back a foot or two and all the kids stopped in surprise in even more fear. I could feel the red head's stare and I could tell it's a surprise to him as well. I stared at the kid crowd in frustration and anger. I puffed up my chest like Iruka-sensei and let my thoughts go vocal,

"CALL HIM ONE MORE NAME AND YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET BEING ALIVE, YOU NO GOOD PIECES OF POO!"

They all stared in amazement and then the threat along with the expression on my face finally clicked and they ran faster than Naruto would at the thought of free ramen. I turn around, satisfied with my course of action. I open my eyes and saw the red head still staring in amazement at me.

"Are you ok?" I ask in a soft friendly way. He responded," Why did you defend me?" He asked me with the most innocent looking eyes I have ever seen since Naruto. I felt my face flare up in a blush as I stared at him. Up close. "OMGEEZES HE LOOKS LIKE A PANDA!" I thought. I shook myself into reality to answer his question.

"They were calling you such cruel things" I said, my blush faintly on my face," No one should ever be called that."

"But I am a monster. The Shukaku Monk was sealed inside me at birth and…"he trailed off and just looked down in sadness and loneliness again.

"Your point?" I asked. "It doesn't matter. No one should ever be called that. Plus, my brother is like you. He has a demon as well." The Red head looks at me with widened eyes. It caused my blush to flare up again. He started to blush as well and looked down. When I finally got up the courage, I said" What's your name?" He quickly looked up at me and with a timid smile, said" Gaara." I smiled and said," My name is Neko. Would you like to be my friend, Gaara? "His little smile stretched in a full smile and said with happiness" Yes!" I couldn't but giggle and yell" YAY! A friend for me!" Then I ran over picked up his bear, ran back to him and grabbed his hand and exclaimed" Follow me, Gaara!" He followed me with the happiest face I have ever seen.

I drag-run him back to my house, burst through the door shouting "PAPA, I MADE A FRIEND!" I turn around to see Gaara standing awkwardly in the doorway, looking at his surroundings. His eyes landed on me and he smiled shyly. I started to blush for the third time today and smiled shyly back ^/^.

"Well, hello there." I heard my Papa's voice and turn to him, my blush and my smile still bright on my face.

" Papa, this is-" I started but Papa cut me off," Gaara." I stopped smiling and stared. He had a kind face on but I saw in his eyes that he didn't want Gaara here. It was the same look those kids had in their eyes earlier, except in my Papa's eyes, it looked more deadly. I need get Gaara out of here. Gaara must have seen the look in Papa's eyes as well, because I can practically feel the fear and sadness rolling off him in waves.

" Umm… I just wanted to show you my new friend. We are going to play outside now," I said, my voice slightly shaking. I turn and grab Gaara's hand and started for the door.

" Kitten, I think you should let your friend go home. It's time for dinner." He said in an ever so calm voice. I stop and turn to face Papa and Gaara. The look was still in Papa's eyes.

"I think he is right, Neko," Gaara said softly. He had a sad smile on his face, along with sad eyes. " I'll leave. Goodbye." He detached his hand from mine and walked past me to the door and left. All of the sudden, I felt this pain in my in my chest but made no move to clench my chest. Papa walked up and said in his normal voice, " I don't think you should play with Gaara anymore." I look up and see a small smile and his eyes blank. With that statement , my eyes started to leak with tears as I clenched Gaara's forgotten teddy bear. Papa started to fold me in a hug, but shrugged out of it and just stared. Papa looked at me in surprise and started to say, " Kitten-"

" DON'T KITTEN ME." I said in a deadly voice. My eyes were still crying but I looked at him with a dead-on stare. His eyes shifted from surprise to fearful question. I turned to go to my room upstairs and I slam the door shut. I walked towards my bed slowly and just crumble to the floor and cried.