"Get her! Quickly! We need to get the silent freak!"

Sticks and Stones may break my bones

"Don't like it?! Tell us to stop freak!"

But words will never hurt me...

She was crouched on the ground, her small hands covering her head. Tears dripped down her face, silent sobs shook her body. The abusers: fellow children who lived and belong to the same orphanage as her, throwing an assortment of sticks and stones at the young girl. The victim: a five year old named Utau, who despite the name, didn't sing, let alone talk. She was mute and much more. Not a sound escapes her lips.

No laughter, screams, whines, or squeals. Just air.

Going back to the situation, little Utau had her hands full, literally. She didn't know what to do. She was so overwhelmed with pain from the debris that the bullies were throwing at her, not to mention the mental torture she was going through. Ironically, the variety of sticks and stones did not break her bones, but they still hurt a lot.

Why me? What did I do to deserve this? Please... please stop! Thought young Utau.

"HAHAHA! Look at how pathetic she looks! This is why she was abandoned when she was a baby! Cause she's defective!"

That was the final straw. A fire burned within Utau's lungs. Her chest burned, her throat ached, the need to release this pent up 'energy' grew stronger. The sobs stilled, despite the pain, and she stood up.

She turned to face the majority of her torturers, and screamed. This time, sound was made. It wasn't the prettiest 'voice', it sounded scratchy and disused. But none the less, it held power. Her 'scream' formed echo like sound waves, and it pushed back her attackers into the surrounding area. She spun around, still screaming, arching her voice and hitting all of the other children.

Some children were thrown backwards into nearby buildings, creating small craters in the brick, while others were simply tossed back into the sand. Utau ended her scream, and was panting from the overuse of her voice, but she still stood strong. Blood trickled out of her mouth and down her chin, and she wiped it off with the back of her hand, smearing it worse across her face.

All the children that were affected were groaning in pain. Finally, civilians as well as genin rank shinobi started to crowd around Utau, and were checking on the conditions of the abusers.

But Utau wasn't done, the fire still burned. Something within her told her to finally speak, to be heard for once in her life. She opened her mouth again, and spoke for the first time in her life.

"LeAvE mE aLoNe!"

Another sound wave appeared, but instead of coming from her mouth, it literally erupted from her body, surrounding the area in a dark red mist. The mist attached itself to her bullies, and went into their bodies through the ear canal, that's when it happened.

The orphaned bullies all started to clutch their heads, one by one, they collapsed to the ground with still heartbeats, and blood leaking out of their ears. Everyone laid dead. Blood was continuously flowing down Utau's chin now.

Screams erupted. The crowd was terrified at this power the girl displayed.

"QUICK! CALL THE ANBU OVER! THIS CHILD HAS COMMITTED MASS MURDER!"

"This little girl did all of this? No wonder she was left in the orphanage... She's a monster."

Amongst the crowd was another 'monster', a young boy with red hair. He hid in the back of the group, but due to his size he was able to see in-between the adults legs. He heard what the older generation had said about this girl, and the blood flushed to his cheeks at the thought of a friend.

"She's just like me..."

Anbu had arrived on the scene and witnessed the bloodshed and dead bodies littering the ground. A single Anbu had snuck up behind the panting Utau and quickly knocked her out with a swift hit to the back of her head. He picked her up like she was a sack of trash and ran straight to the Kazekage's office to ask him on further orders.

Utau awakened to realize she wasn't outside anymore, and to the taste of iron in her mouth. A face mask of sorts was fitted over her mouth, and when she tried to remove it, it felt like she was tearing her face off.

She looked around the room taking in the 'view' she was graced with. Sand colored walls, no windows, a single cot, and a single iron door, which also had no window. A lightbulb gave the room a soft glow, but otherwise it was silent.

A sound shattered the silence. Coming from the door, a man stepped through it and closed it silently behind him. He had a grimace on his face but when he saw Utau, it would seem his glare softened.

"Hello Demon Song, my name is Zen Koe, leader of the Koe Clan. Firstly, that mask over your face is a chakra suppressor, keeping your power at bay. You cannot remove it, only I can, but it is for your own safety as well as others. Secondly, earlier in the streets, I was told by the Kazekage that you showed immense power when you... defended yourself. That power is known as Kami no Koe, or God's Voice. It is a Kekkai Genkai that is only found in the Koe bloodline. Do you understand what this means little one?"

Obviously Utau couldn't verbally tell the man her answer, so she shook her head no. Zen continued to explain.

"It means Demon Song that you are of our bloodline somehow, your true name being Utau Koe. Singing Voice, for the one o' so silent. But when you used Kami no Koe earlier, you did two of the stages: pugna and mandatum. Pugna was the scream you did to push back the children into the buildings while Mandatum is the command you spoke out toward the children, but I'll explain more in depth later. The fact that you're able to activate two of the stages means that you have an incredibly large chakra reserve as well as incredible control over it."

Utau had a shocked look on what parts of her face you could see, but Zen continued.

"We will return to the Koe compound today to get you moved in as well as start your training in controlling your kekkai genkai as well as basic shinobi training. I will be your temporary sensei until you get a genin team of your own. Do you accept this new life, Utau Koe."

She was speechless, and joyful tears filled her eyes, dripping down the sides of her face. She wasn't alone, she had a family. Of course she had many other questions to ask this man, but for the moment she was happy.

She nodded her head with enthusiasm, and Zen gained a soft smile.

"Very well, I officially welcome you Utau, to the Koe Clan!"

This is my new life! Maybe this time, I won't be alone.

Too bad this isn't a fairy tale story... like the one's with happy endings, no... this is the beginning of a horror.

TRANSLATION QUICKIES

Kami no Koe ~ God's Voice

Utau ~ Sing

Shinobi ~ ninja... but we all knew that:P

Latin Translations

Pugna ~ fight

Mandatum ~ command

Probably a cliche Clan name, given her kekkai genkai, but it's all I got at the moment. Currently working on the second chapter of this story as well as my other one. Will be out sometime later this month hopefully... Unless I get too much homework from my classes.

Also, I wrote this in my dorm room during a power outage... SO I AM HIGHLY IRRITATED. I pay like 10K to live here in the dorm on campus and attend classes to get shorted out on electricity?! WTH I can't even get food now unless I drive off campus.

Super salty right now.

I'm done ranting.

Goodbye~

Huntress63