Chapter 2
A.N. Kishimoto owns all except my characters-Kiminari, and Kimiko, and later characters. Also I'm probably not going to follow any of the story line except a few small things. I may take the characters outside their natural personalities, but that's because it's my story, and it'll add to it.
Gaara's P.O.V.
I was really beginning to wonder what I'd gotten myself into taking in Kimiko. At first she'd seemed like just an average little kid, but by the time she was 4 I had begun to wonder if I should go back on my promise not allowing her to train at the Suna academy. She was very intelligent, and at first I thought she'd just be an ordinary working villager. She seemed so calm and ready to learn, and she was a very polite child. And best of all, she'd never gotten into an argument or fight, until today.
"Kazekage-sama!" I looked up as I heard my title being called from the hallway. I stood and walked to the door, but just before I opened it, Temari burst in. "Gaara, come quick! Its Kimiko!" she said quite out of breath. I raised my eyebrow, a bit worried. What could have happened? I hope she didn't get hurt. Although her mother refused any contact with her directly, she had demanded a report on her daughter ever two months or so.
I followed Temari down to the academics only school, and for the first time in a while, my blank face gave way, and my chin nearly hit the ground. Off to the side of the play/practice area, was Kimiko and she was in a fight. The most well behaved child I had ever seen was in a fist fight, and not even with another kid, but with a boy of about 18 whom I knew to be one of the candidates for jonin. And what was even stranger about the whole situation was that he was lying on the ground trying to get up, while she held one of his own kunai to his throat demanding that he take something he must have said back. He didn't have any injuries other than what appeared to be a broken nose, but he was nearly incapable of moving more than a little. As I neared, he looked up to me with a look that begged for help, but I simply asked Kimiko, who had ignored me so far, what the problem was.
Kimiko's P.O.V.
As I sat on the chest of this extremely rude guy who had decided to get on my bad side, demanding that he take his insults back, I noticed that he was looking pleadingly up at someone. I had heard some of the nearby villagers call Temari-sama over to show her what was happening, and since she hadn't tried to tear us apart, I assumed she had gone to get her brother Gaara, the Kazekage. As I heard him approach, I stopped pressing down on the kunai I was holding, but did not back off any.
"Kimiko," he said, sounding a bit confused, "what's the problem?"
"This jerk was talking about me behind my back like he thought he knew everything about me. I was just around the corner when he started talking to someone about how I was the only kid he knew who didn't attend the ninja academy, and how I didn't deserve my name. His friend said 'We don't even know who her parents were. I don't see why the Kazekage even allowed her to stay here. She could be dangerous.' Then this jerk said back, 'She couldn't hurt a fly if she wanted to. She's not even been taught the first stance of taijutsu, let alone anything else. Funny, her name is Kimiko, but it seems even a mouse is stronger than she is. Of course, it still fits; everyone here is stronger than she, so in a sense, she does have no equal.'
"Then they laughed, and the other one walked away, but when this guy walked around the corner and saw me, he just laughed and pushed me out of his way. I would have let it go if he would have looked like he felt even the smallest amount of guilt, but when he shoved me something just snapped, so I asked him to take it back. Then he turned around and reached for my neck, but I ducked just in time. When he asked what I said, I simply repeated it, but with a polite "please". Then he reached for my neck again, but was too fast. He shoved me against the wall, and I knew my legs weren't long enough to kick between his legs, so when he pulled out this knife, took the advantage and punched his nose." I said with finality. The Kazekage sighed a little.
"Well," he said, "I think you've handled the problem this far, but I'll take it from here." To a nearby ninja academy student, he said, "Go and fetch one of the medical ninjas and tell them to come get him." Then to a nearby anbu guard, he said, "Stay here, do not allow him to leave until the medic is here. When he has been fully healed, bring him to my office." Finally, he turned to me and said in a soft tone, "Kimiko, I am quite shocked to find you in a fight, especially one you could have been severely injured from. What would I say if I had to explain this to your mother?"
"She doesn't really care. She only makes you send those letters, so that you think she cares" I stated with a stone faced glare.
"That is not true." He replied taking my hand and leading me to his office. I wanted to argue back, but at the same time, I wanted to believe it was true, so I stayed silent until we got into his office.
As he turned to me and knelt down to my eye level, I said, "Kazekage-sama, I really am sorry that I hurt him. I didn't mean to make him scream like that." As I finished I started to cry. I knew I had really, really, hurt that guy, and that when Gaara found out the whole story, he'd be really angry.
"What do you mean? According to the villager that called Temari, all he did was stare into space for a few seconds as you stole his kunai and put it to his neck." Apparently no one else had seen or heard him screaming.
"I…Uhm." I stuttered, then broke into sobs again.
"Do you mind if I ask him? If his story is different, you can say so." He spoke as though he believed me, but did not want to make me upset by telling him what happened; although, he knew that I would have told him if I had understood it myself.
AN: Don't forget about the drawing entries! If you would like, I'm starting a competition. Just send me a link in the reviews, or on private messaging of a drawing, sketch, or painting of your favorite characters from my stories. You may include characters that are from the actual universe, but all entries must include at least one of the stories OCs. I'll start the first drawing on March 1, but if you're just reading, don't worry. I plan to continue this for a while
