GaaraxOC ... long... probly very long... rating to be safe, and there's also going to be some language later, more than likely.

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto or any of the characters from, I'd be one rich chick! Unfortunatly... No. I do, however own one particular team from Snow. They are my (and my friend's) creations. XD

Hi! this is my first fic on here, so don't kill me... Yes, I am new meat, but I've worked hard on this to get it fanfiction-worthy... I hope it is. I'm writing this with a friend of mine from school. He has nothing to do with the plot, and if he knew this was turning into a GaaraxOC story he would destroy me. Fortunatly, he is unaware. (so evil, so evil)

Enjoy! And please push that wonderful purple butten when you're through! Thanks!

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-Part I-

"Ready senseis?"

"Nearly,"

The young kunoichi took a deep breath. She let it out slowly, cherishing the cool, frozen air. She knew that her teammate and their student were waiting for her reply. She pressed the receiver button and muttered, "Now."

Almost before she said it, they all jumped into action. The Jonin could feel the familiar pools of chakra zigzagging through the trees in the distance. She went her own way, hardly noticing the dark of the moonless night, or the eerie stillness of the frozen forest. She was used to this place. She had grown up in this world of white and grey. This place was home, despite the kunoichi's hatred for nearly all of its inhabitants.

Her name was Ukuniki, Kira. The youngest Jonin ranked ninja from Yukigakure, and the most talented member of her small clan.

The mission was running like clockwork, as all the exercises before had gone. Everything was falling into place; the unknown targets were unaware of team closing in on their position.

Had Kira possessed any compassion for her student at all, she might have worried for him on his first mission. Unfortunately that consideration was far more than she could bear to give anyone, especially Masashi, the 13 year old Geniin from Hell that had been thrown upon Erokay and herself only one month previously.

Kazukei, Erokay was the other Jonin in the group. He was… well… How could Kira put it? A friend to her, perhaps? Dare she call him that? Friends were a dangerous luxury, one Kira didn't find worthy of the price. None the less, there were no other words to describe their relationship.

"Everyone in positions?" Kira asked into the receiver.

"Hai."

"Err, senseis? I think I'm lost."

"Kisse, Masashi! How could you do that?" Erokay sighed. "Didn't you grow up in this area?"

"Well, yeah, but I never paid attent-"

"Just stay where you are." Kira cut in coolly. "We'll complete the mission without you. This will not go to your credits."

Without another word Kira and Erokay jumped into motion again.

Simultaneously, they pounced on the strangers in their frozen wood from opposite directions.

There were three shinobi present. None seemed to be of the Jonin level, although one was obviously leading the other two.

"Shikamaru, we've got company!" started a short, fat boy as he dropped his bag of potato chips.

"Ahh, what a drag." The leader moaned.

"Ooh! Hello there!" the girl shrieked in Erokay's direction. She was thin, and blond, with bright, lustful blue eyes. She flashed a smile at him and adjusted her skimpy top to flatter her sizable bust. "My name is Yamanaka, Ino. It is such a pleasure to meet you!"

Erokay walked around the blond without giving her a second glance. "You're in private Yukigakure land. State your reasons for trespassing, or face death."

The leader crossed his arms and sighed. "We're only here to deliver a message from our Hokage to your village lord. Just a troublesome mission, really. We're not even worth your time."

Erokay glanced at his teammate and nodded.

Kira cleared her throat. "You come from Konoha?"

"That's the one!" piped in the fat boy.

Kira nodded. "You will be stripped of all weaponry. Then we will take you into the village. You will listen to everything we say. Any attempt to disobey our instructions will earn you a one-way ticket to the next life. Understood?"

The boys nodded silently.

The girl called Ino crossed her arms impatiently. "Sure," she said, "But aren't you going to introduce yourselves first? It's only common manners." She gestured to the fat boy. "This is Choji. And this," she pointed at the leader. "is Nara, Shikamaru."

"Good for you." Erokay said.

Ino giggled flirtatiously for a bit before replying, "And what's your name?"

"Erokay."

"Truly a pleasure, Erokay!"

"Kira." said Kira quietly.

The leaf ninja all looked at her.

"Charmed." muttered Ino as a scowl crept across her face, making it all too clear that she was not charmed in the slightest.

After a long moment of silently expressed hatred the group carried on with business. The leaf ninja's weapons were confiscated, and the snow Jonin escorted the visitors into the village as promised.

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"You shouldn't be too hard on Masashi," Erokay reasoned later that night as the sun began to creep up above the frosted ground. "It is only his first mission, after all."

"Hn." Kira scanned the lightening forest in a reluctant search for her and Erokay's student.

"Okay, I know. He is a bit loud, obnoxious and irresponsible sometimes, but it's who he is. It's not like we can change him. Not any more than you can change the fall to spring."

"He is not aloud to be irresponsible any more. He's a shinobi now. If he had been at the lead of the mission today, his team would've failed, and he could've been responsible for uncountable deaths. A shinobi that has no sense of direction is not a shinobi worth working with."

Erokay sighed. "I guess you're right. But direction can be taught. We'll just have to spend some time with him on it."

"Hai. Looks like you will."

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Yes, yes. I'm not too fond of Ino. Could you tell? Her team won't show up too much more... Actually, I'm not sure if you'll see them again at all, but I'll through them in again at some point if it works. The most of this whole thing will take place in Suna... Hmm... Snow ninja in the dessert? This could be really, really bad idea... What do you think???

Chapters wont come often for this particular story, because it takes me ages to get a chapter down on paper. It also may be quite a while before there's any real GaaraxOCness in here... My character will complicate life for those like me who are impatiant. So sorry, my friends!

Thankyou for reading this far!!!! It means so much to me! XD