Winning the Heart of Steal

Chapter One

She landed with a light thump in the middle of the water, close to the small bridge that leads into the Village Hidden in the Leaves. She sighed and made her way onto the land, it was close to midnight and the village was quiet, but she could here people inside their homes whispering to each other. She sighed again and went to pay the Hokage a visit.

"I see you have finally arrived Naoma." Lady Tsunade said. Turning from the window, smiling slightly at the girl standing before her. The girl had a raven hair style that was jet black, icy blue tips glowed against the gaze of the moon and her eyes were as frozen as ice. She huffed and turned her head.

"If it weren't for Kakashi I wouldn't be here." the girl said, smirking at her father's name. "Thank you for telling me he was here."

"Your welcome, if you want you can sleep here tonight and meet up with the Squad Seven in the morning. I hear they are meeting at the bridge."

"No, that's okay. I rather walk around and I have this thing where I like to see the moon. It helps me think."

"Well, good night then." Tsunade said, turning away as the girl left. Her footsteps softer than any ninja the Hokage has ever heard. "She was truly trained well."

Naoma walked around the village, true to her nature staring at the moon the whole time. It was only a slim crescent but she felt the small pull of it on the Earth. It made her smile and she chuckled as the spirits of the night told her stories of how they were ninja. She jumped up into the trees and found a spot at the highest tree and lifted her hand to the sky. Her fingers reaching to grab the moon. The spirits told her that one day she would be able to touch it and that made her cry out and fall, they caught her however and rested her on a branch. She thanked them and abruptly turned her head as movement passed through the trees.

She stood and followed, silent as a mouse and quick as a cheetah. The movement was desperate to get away and when it stopped it was at a lake. The boy standing there was staring into the crystal water, she could hear him whispering. The spirits told her to go to him but she was unsure. His posture showed he was mad but his gaze showed loneliness. His hair was black and spiked and he had a blue shirt with that strange symbol on it. It all of a sudden occurred to her, her eyes widened and she took a step toward him. The spirits pushing her into him, to the point where she almost touched him. Then, with one big push, the spirits threw her into him and they both went into the water.

"Who are you?" the boy said, eyes wide with fear. They both were facing each other. She slowly raised her hand.

"Naoma. You?"

"I'm Sasuke." the boy said, cautiously taking her hand. He jumped out of the water, holding onto her tightly. He threw her against the ground and pinned her down. "Why were you following me?" his voice full of power now, the fear was gone, replaced with pure anger. She narrowed her eyes and shouted in another language.

"You better get off of me. I wasn't raised like you Sasuke. I can easily kill you with one good look." Naoma threatened, her voice low with menace. Sasuke backed off and sat on the ground, then he fell back and gazed at the moon. She looked at him, she never met someone to back off so easily. Why is he so soft? She wondered. She shrugged and closed her eyes, laying next to this boy made her feel different, as if there was some sort of connection. Soon, they both were asleep underneath the moon's soft light and the spirits watched the two breath in sync. They smiled, there work was paying off.