Chapter 1

Attacked

I signed as I walked up to the Gate of Konoha with my parents and Malachi, my 13 year old brother. 2 securities addressed us in blue that asked us for ID. "We are the Brooks from The Land of Milk and Honey" replied my father, Yoshio Brooks and with that the 2 securities expressed a look of embarrassment.

"We're terribly sorry for not recognising you and your family. Please. Come in" said the other one. I glanced to the right; there was a guard like house with about 3 other security men and 3 vicious looking dogs chained unto the guard house.

My Mother smiled politely, "That's Okay" she said noticing the half sympathy in his voice, "Just please take my children to I think it's Leaf Hill"

"And us to The Hokage's" added my father. The two men slightly bowed and went into the guard house and came out with 2 other men. One with a shocking orange mo hawk and the other with raven coloured hair and a glum expression on his face. He looked younger than the 3, perhaps he was still in school, who cares.

"This is Tai" said the security at the gate who indicated the mo hawk dude, "He will be your chauffer to take you to The 5th and this our trainee Sasuke who will take you to your new home." I rolled my eyes when he said 'new home'. I didn't want to move to any Konoha. I didn't even want to move from my old home much less out of Milk and Honey. I hated Konoha so much even though I have never been here before but I still hated it. Every one said that I should be happy because it's way much better there and that you can find the coolest Clans there in the whole globe. Oh Please.

Malachi and I entered the stretched limo after Sasuke and Tai loaded our luggage into the vehicle; it wasn't much because the house was already furnished so it was just our clothes and little stuff that was packed. Sasuke had taken the drivers' seat.

After approximately 20 minutes we were driving through the residence of Leafy Hill which was extremely beautiful. Each house was painted in a light green with hi lights of a darker green and took the same structure; a long neatly tarred and curved drive way with luscious green grass on either side of the driveway and bushes neatly trimmed pink hibiscus plants tracing the edge of the huge dark green gate. Each house looked about 2- 3 stories high with a patio pushing out on the second floor with palm trees sticking out behind of the house.

We turned into an already opened gate and drove up the curved driveway at number 24 and entered the garage which looked as if it could accommodate 2 more vehicles.

"Here you are" said Sasuke and he switched off the car. I opened the door and came out. Although the scenery was nice and all of that, I still loathe the place because it wasn't Land of Milk and Honey. Sasuke opened the front door which had a dark green (green isn't my fave colour) frame and a glass window like thing with a scene of a pond and tall plants. You couldn't see what was inside clearly though. After Sasuke carried our stuff inside the wide in width hall which was painted in beige and had wooden picture frames nailed along the wall and a brown side table leaning against the wall. All I could say of the hall was elegancy. I walked to the living room. I was shock and apparently Malachi was too. It was exactly the same as the one back home but just way much bigger. Definitely. It was painted in orange and yellow glass curtains hanging down with the sofas the same position and everything was the same (Just think of a nice living room zn)

After Sasuke had finished taking everything out I took out a 3 dollar bill to tip him.

"What's that for?' he asked.

"I don't know maybe its your tip." I said sarcastically.

"I don't take tips." He replied annoyingly.

"Since he doesn't want it, why waste it" said Malachi. I shifted my hand which had the bill in it so that Malachi could miss it when he stretched for it.

There was an awkward silence between the 3 of us. Why wasn't he going, I mean everything was out of the limo?

"Sssooo…Sasuke" I said, "every thing is out so can leave." I wondered if that was too harsh. He didn't respond. I rolled my eyes at his stubbornness. I sat in the sofa and waited impatiently for him to go. After a good 2 minutes a beep went off.

"Welcome to the Leaf Village." He said and hastily walked off. When I heard the door shut I turned to Malachi, "That was freaky." He just shrugged his shoulders.

"You know that this looks like our old house." He said. I looked at him with a bored expression.

"You think." I said while getting up to go find the kitchen to see if any food was available. I passed the den which had along staircase decreasing in width as it ascends. That wasn't apart of my old home. It had a grill like railing and with vines- in grill form all over it. And the steps were titled in the same dark green as outside and so was the den. Malachi was behind me.

"I'll race ya upstairs and get the best room!" screamed Malachi as he started to run up the staircase. I followed behind up. When Malachi reached the corridor and ran to the farthest door and opened it; he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Rachel." He said, "It's your room." I was utterly confused. I certainly didn't want the room farthest from the stairs. I walked up to where Malachi was.

"Crap." I said as I walked inside it. It was indeed my room. There was the dark purple carpet with my bed with the same zebra stripped bed set with purple cushions. The black and white striped curtains with purple trimmings were there too. The matching zebra striped shelves nailed onto the wall and desk with my purple office chair waiting for me too spin around and around in it. I walked over to my purple dresser which was situated on the left of my bed. The only difference was that this room was bigger than the one back home and all it needs was just, my clothes, make up, posters, my laptop, my other room accessories and my wide collection of books by the famous author Jiryah who is from Konoha. This didn't really give me any reason to change my thoughts of moving here because there is no way that I'll get to meet him. Malachi ran out and I heard doors opening and shutting.

"This is outta this world!" he shouted. I went out to look where his room was.

"Wow Malachi" I said when I walked into his room. It was the same red themed room and all it needed was his clothes to be thrown on the floor and this sports stuff and it would be the same; and of course it was bigger than one back home.

After our tour of our house which had 3 guest rooms upstairs each having a bathroom except 1, their was the study and I think the other 1 was dad's; there was a balcony all on the second floor. There were 2 other bedrooms downstairs I guess one was for the house maid and the other was a guest room; there was a powder room, laundry room, another balcony, the kitchen, living room, den, computer room and the dining room. Outside was like, the view of the tropical Milk and Honey. Around the back was an enormous oval shaped like pool with the benches and chairs painted in lively tropical colours and the various sizes of palm tress.

"They did their homework." I said to Malachi coming from outside, "but still not impressive."

"I'm bored" he said changing the topic slumping in the chair in the kitchen. I rolled my eyes. I flipped opened my phone, Out of service. Plz relocate. I rolled my eyes and flipped it closed. Since it said to relocate then I relocated to my room. Out of service. Plz relocate. I searched for the laptop which my cheap parents said that I should share with my brother. I opened up Internet Explorer. Damn. Internet Explorer can not display web page. I refreshed the page over and over until I heard a crack. The left button on the mouse got stuck. I slammed the darn thing closed went down stairs and passed Malachi who was in the living room on his PSP. I made my way outside the green house and was about to go on the grass.

"I wouldn't if I were you" said a boy next door. He had long brown hair a little darker than mine with PALE eyes and no doubt he was apart of the famous Hyuga Clan.

"Why not" I said, "it's my house." He jumped over the fence that seemed to be the division line between every house and he carefully tipped his way over to me by walking on the foot stones.

"I saw some men installing a water sprinkler last night and it's on." He said, "and who's eyes could miss that" He pointed to the sprinkler planted in the grass.

"Kay." I said. He held out his hand.

"I'm Neji. I kinda guess that I'll have another girl neighbour. Hope you're not like her." Neji said. I forced a smile and shook his hand which was very soft and quickly let go.

"Rachel." I said, "And that's optional."

"Whatever. So you're new the new kid. I have never seen you at any of the Socials"

"Yup. I'm from the Land of Milk and Honey." I said proudly.

"Okay." He said as if he suddenly remembered something, "Rachel Brooks right from the Brook Clan?"

"What?"

"Nothing" he quickly said as if he wasn't supposed to mention anything, "Rachel Brooks."

"Yyy...ea" I said uncertain on how he knew my name.

"Cool" he said, "anyway I got to go. I'll catch you later" and with that, the same way he came over was the same way he left. What Neji said kind of triggered my train of thoughts though. I walked back inside and found Malachi still in the same position fixed on his PSP. I made my upstairs to my room and spun myself in my new chair; then came to a stop. I wonder how Kimimaru and Anko were doing. My friends from home. Out of the 3 of us Kimimaru was a ninja. He could push his bones through his skin; in fact, all of his family members except his dad could push their bones through their skin and use to attack or for defence. There were very few ninjas in Milk and Honey so if the place was being attacked or whatever. The Mizkage would send for help all over but mostly Konoha. I had always wanted to be a ninja but of course my parents oppose to it no matter how much I pleaded but no. Then my thoughts trailed to Konoha. I knew for a fact that I'm going to a private school as always. My dad was always working with the Kage. He was promoted to be the Chief Advisor for the Hokage of Konoha. Wow an opportunity not to miss. Another sad part about my live was that I had to leave my friends and family (well the only family I got out side my family was The Old Lady Malachi would refer her to. She was my grandma and she was annoying) Durning Summer time even though it was the last weekend of summer.

"Yo Rachel" said Malachi interrupting my thoughts, "who's that?"

"Who's who?" I asked. He pointed out my window. I waved hi to him as he repeated my action.

"He's just a friend I just met outside. Malachi made himself comfortable on my bed as I walked towards the window and sat on the sill.

"Do you have anything better to do?" I shouted across. He smiled.

"You don't have to shout." He said. I turned my head to hide my shade of embarrassment and turned back around, "any more sibs?"

"No just this 13 year old boy." I replied.

"You want to come over; you look so… what's the word…excited." He said. I rolled my eyes.

"No thanks."

A boy in a pair of black sweats and a green marina was running around Neji's house. This would be like his 3 time and the house was huge.

"Tai justu" I mumbled to myself as I watch him running.

"That's Lee." Neji said, "We have training"

"You're a shinobi?" I asked

"Yeah. Almost everyone is." He read my amazed facial expression, "wait. You mean that you're not one?" I shook my head.

"Well you can come downstairs and I can introduce you to him." He offered. I nodded. I slid down the window and again went downstairs.

I went down the long driveway towards the gate waiting on Lee and Neji. I stared at Lee as he made his way over. I admired his hair. I was jet black with an orange highlight in the back and 2 in the front. It seemed as if he had just blow dried it, it was bouncy and had body unlike mine which was just curly and all over the place. As the 2 approached I smiled and opened the gate.

"Hey." I greeted. Neji nodded as Lee waved.

"Rachel this is Lee one of my teammates, Lee this is Rachel the new girl." Said Neji.

"Hi" I said

"Sup." Lee said.

"Wow Lee. You're really fast, that's Tai jutsu. Right? I said

"Yeah. It's all I got." He said

"Really?"

"Yup."

"There are 3 forms of jutsu. Jin, Gen and Tai jutsu-" Neji was cut off

"I know." I said

"Well we gotta go. We 'ave training to go to now and we don't want Ten Ten to all righteous about being late." Said Lee

"Cool, but before you go, please tell me more about the ninja system in Konoha?" I asked.

"Okay" said Neji hesitantly, "All you have to do is graduate form the academy where you are placed into groups of 3 and then you will receive your headband and then you have your different levels and be sent on different rank missions" Neji explained. I was just about to ask another question but about 8 kunai were thrown directly at us but because of Lee's speed, he quickly pushed Malachi who was walking towards us and I on the ground. I gave a frantic and also an ear-splitting scream.

"What the heck is that!?" shouted Lee.

"Enemies already Brooks" Neji said feeling his back pants pocket and taking out a similar kunai. Tears were bulging up in my eyes but I decided not to let them loose.

"Just calm down." Said Lee still hovering over us.

"Yeah, that's cool. I must just calm down when I am being umm attacked" I said in a mixture of fear and sarcasm then a few more came charging at us but by some way Neji made them miss us.

"Lee get them out of here now!!" Neji demanded. The sky came became over casted and everywhere became foggy and windy but with Lee dragging us to 'safety' only God knows where that is because the house was a distance a way. Lee stopped; I looked to where safety was. Great. It was a tree; never the less I climbed on after Malachi and Lee ran off again but before he got to Neji, he was surrounded by masked men in full black with kunai and makibishis in hand ready to attack. I wanted to shut out but that would make two of us in the grave so I kept quiet. Neji couldn't help him because his hands were full, but it was amazing on how he fighted. On how he ducked and did his hand seals, I wanted to fight like that. Lee on the other hand seemed as if he was dancing was flipping and punching which was just pure martial arts. With his level hair bouncing with each head movement of his. I really think I should do something just sitting here crying wouldn't help them. My eyes travelled through the thick fog back to Neji. His veins from his eyes were pushing out, his hands where up and fighting with his palm (you know what I'm when he is doing the 8 pilgrims thingy). I saw Lee running to Neji, all his attackers were on the floor. He chopped two of the masked men in the back of their necks and collapse. A set of makibishis were thrown at them. Lee ran and used his kunai to block them. As the fog grew thicker and thicker and only the masked men in black could see clearly and the two boys were at more disadvantage were obviously defenceless. I couldn't see this any more. Lee's face was almost filled with blood and scratches while Neji's wasn't as bad.

I climbed down the tree. "Rr…ac…hel" my brother managed to say, "dd…oo…nnntt" but I ignored him. Lee dropped to the ground and his attacker drew out a sword and was ready to slice. I ran and blocked the sword with my left foot. I was panting really hard. The amount of fog was really disturbing my inside and the cold wind blowing all sorts of things in my face. Without hesitation I quickly move my foot from mid air and swung it to meet his face and with that he cried in pain and feel to the ground. Lee coughed out blood, "Rachel" and with that I also dropped. My feet flowing of blood finally ceased.

But how?

I got up back but a few kunai were thrown at me simultaneously but I was quick enough to dodge them.

"RACHEL!!!" screamed Neji behind me being hit badly I turned around to face this huge clump of metal moulded into a robot like thing ready to swing its at me I quickly shut my eyes and imagined every single masked men dead. I don't know what happened but I felt a rapid flow of energy flowing all over my body and the next thing I knew I was Blacked out.

Kay his is the first Chapter hope you like it. It's going to get even better by every chapter, so yeah and I'm also changing Lee's nerdy behaviour to this…anti nerdy behaviour ^_^

Rachel Malachi