She woke up next to Haku on the day of his mission. She had come to know him rather well over the past few days and was not looking forward at all to the mission. Haku whispered to her as he woke up, "Time to go."
They both rose and got themselves dressed. He was mission ready and stood by Zabuza as he waited. When Haku was there he started walking until Ram ran up behind them and he stopped. He turned and looked down to his daughter and said, "You need to stay here."
Haku looked at him and said, "I invited her along. You have to let her come."
Zabuza was furious but shook his head and spoke sternly, "Fine! She can come. She cannot fight though, she must remain hidden. After this mission, I have something important to talk to her about."
Ram was confused but trusted him a bit blindly. Haku had raised her trust in him and so she was willing to wait until the end of their mission and to stay out of the way. She would follow as he began walking, keeping slow for them to gain ground ahead of her as she would sink into the ground, like her 'father' in order to watch it all from there. She watched as they went near the bridge and onto it, seeing the gennin and jounin there.
She watched as the two genin faced her boyfriend. Boyfriend? She had just thought of Haku as her boyfriend now. She had to shake it from her head. She also followed Zabuza fighting the Jounin. She was careful in keeping track of both fights, seeing Haku perform well in battle. She then saw that Zabuza got pinned by dogs and that the Jounin was going to strike. She wanted badly to go help but the Jounin was fast and before she knew it, all she could see was blood flying through the light of the electric. Tears welled up as she saw Haku hung onto the Jounin's arm. She was crying terribly but noticed other men coming, ones that she heard before when she was paralyzed. The man who offered hospitality was now disabled and her boyfriend was dead. She then saw Gato step over her hiding place and head towards him. She could hear him talking, insulting the good man. She also saw the worst. How the man she now trusted acted like a demon and tore through people using a kunai in his mouth. She had awe for him but saw it end far too soon. She could barely stand to look but she could not remove her eyes from the spectacle. She watched as his body was drug to her boyfriends but could not hear the quiet words. She instead moved away and once out of sight range, came out from the ground and started walking her way home.

The journey home felt longer than the journey there as if she had been dragging her feet through a foot of sand. She did make it in the same time, though, and went straight to Orochimaru. When she stood presently in front of him, he smiled and asked, "How did the mission go?" He saw the pain hidden in her eyes and knew something was wrong but he couldn't point it out. Ram looked directly at him and said, "One genin, the pink haired one, is useless. She was a whining whimp who was in charge of protecting their escourtee but couldn't even do that. The Jounin had a single red eye. It seemed to enhance his abilities slightly. There was also a black haired boy whose eyes could turn red, he had some potential but he seems like a little self-absorbed punk. Then there was a blonde-haired kid that had a red chakra in the shape of a fox."
Orochimaru's eyes focused when she mentioned the second genin. "Please tell me what you saw of the one whose eyes turned red. That sounds like an Uchiha."
Ram nodded and said, "He seemed able to do more with them red than black. He spat fire though it wasn't very impressive."
Orochimaru nodded and understood the lack of data, he did tell her to stay hidden and if she couldn't catch it all, that was alright. He allowed her to leave but when he heard her slam her door, he went to the door and knocked. "Ram, are you alright?"
"Go away..."
"Let me in, now."
She opened the door and went back to her bed. She was furious but Orochimaru closed the door behind himself for her privacy's sake. He sat down next to her curled up body on the bed and placed his hand on her. He knew the look in her eyes, it was guilt and heartache. He had tossed those away before and knew she was young and would have to learn the Shinobi ways. He gently stroked her back and she eventually moved to rest her head on his lap, curling up around him as she whimpered a bit and cried. He continued stroking her hair and waited a bit for her to speak first.
"I met someone there..." She barely whispered, tears on her voice dripping out in sorrow.
He ran his fingers through her long hair and said, "Who was it?"
She took a second to take a deep ragged breath before speaking again. "His name was Haku... He stayed with a man named Zabuza. I didn't trust Zabuza but Haku let me do so and..." She couldn't continue.
"Weren't you hiding? How did they find you?" He tried to sound soft and smooth but he had an aggitated feeling that she now knew he had taken her from Zabuza.
"I was... Haku stabbed me in the neck with a needle and took me to his... their house."
"They didn't rape you did they?" Orochimaru jumped, an instinct he didn't understand.
Ram shook her head and said, "But Zabuza got angry when he heard my name... I feel like I know him but I know I don't..."
Orochimaru held her head close and said, "Maybe you have seen someone like him on another mission and got confused?"
Ram thought for a moment but then nodded, still not sure but continued, "Not like it matters..."
Orochimaru had a slightly confused look but then understood and said, "They are dead, aren't they?"
Ram started crying hard onto him, she couldn't help herself. Orochimaru couldn't think of how to comfort her, so he just held her and ran his fingers through her hair. He wasn't going to leave her side until she stopped, holding in the coughs and such to not worry her further. Even Amaya was curled up on the ground and seemed worried but new better than to join their grouping. Instead, Amaya slithered close to Ram's arms and let her hug onto Amaya's warm body.

The next morning, Ram was preparing herself for the next mission. She placed her make-up on and was getting ready to go to Sunegakure. She wasn't healed inside but she had to continue on. She turned back to her bed to notice that Orochimaru had fallen asleep on the bed from holding her. She didn't mind heading out to do the mission herself. Besides, how hard is it to kill a Kazekage and take his place? She started heading out of her room, closing the door behind her with supplies for the long trek and turned to have Kabuto in her face. Kabuto smirked and said, "Where do you think you're going?"
Ram stepped to move around him and he stepped in front of her. She growled as her iris and pupils seems to slit a bit. Kabuto was not about to move though. So Ram allowed a feeling to take over as her chakra bled out black. Her nails grew sharp and her teeth pointed as she glared at him with fully slit eyes and said, "Get out of my way..."
Kabuto took a step back and Ram took it as an exit and started around him to head to her mission. It took a bit of calming down but she did eventually stop the chakra and return to normal. She didn't know what just happened though. She headed out and started her long walk, taking her time to get to Sunegakure.

She arrived to the sight of a young boy, an older boy and a girl training. According to the information, they were children of the Kazekage. She noticed mostly the young boy. The records said he had a demon. She could not remember which one but the boy stared at her directly in the eyes as she was looking and trying to remember. She felt the sand creep around her legs and she sunk in and appeared to the side out of being startled. The older boy had wide eyes and then seemed to have told the younger one not to do that but the younger one seemed very uninterested in listening. Ram then walked slowly up to them and said, "That was a rude greeting."
Kunkuro looked at her and said, "Let me apologize, our little brother isn't exactly - social."
"It is alright, neither am I but at least I speak instead of attack," She said happily.
Temari added, "It doesn't help that you look like the leader of the sound villiage except for your breasts."
Ram blushed and said, "Oops. I usually tie those down."
Temari and Kunkuro gave a slight giggle but Gaara's unimpressed look made them cut their amusement short. Ram looked to the un-amused Gaara and then said, "Lighten up. Life is too short to keep sand up your ass-crack."
Gaara gave an angered look and Kunkuro pushed him back away from her. "You shouldn't way things like that to him. It could cause trouble."
Ram sighed and said, "I don't want to cause trouble. If he can't take it then fine. I need to talk to the Kazekage."
Temari said, "Did you have arrangements?"
Ram nodded and Temari walked to show her the way. Kunkuro followed, too afraid to stick back with Gaara. Gaara followed just cause. Ram would look back now and again at the angry red-head. She was wondering how his sister was blonde, she saw some brown under Kunkuro's hood, and then a red-head? It was confusing but it matched his personality. She looked forward again to Temari and realized they three were more different. Who knows what the breeding had been.
They stepped into the office and Ram bowed and sat as appropriate as the siblings hurried their way out and back to practicing. The Kazekage eyed over Ram and said, "You are from the sound Village?"
Ram nodded.
"What business do you have here?"
Ram did a quick sign and placed a clone in the floor as she spoke, "Just for an alliance."
The Kazekage seemed to laugh as he then said, "Why would we align with sound? You have no real benefits."
As he spoke, the clone came up behind him and slit his throat. Ram smiled and she made herself into him and sent the clone to bury him through he ground to be into the ground. Then the clone would come back and walk out and then out of the village and out of sight, as if she was returning home. She was proud of doing this on her own. This mission was going to be awful exciting.
In the office, she acclimated herself to where everything was. She had studied papers on how he acts and read what she could on his political ways. A man cam in and she knew it was the general. The general asked, "What was that woman speaking to you about?"
Ram mimicked the Kazekage's voice and said, "We have just recently made an alliance with the sound village and they have a plan to rise to be the greatest power."
Baki thought it was absurd but he listened because she was currently the Kazekage. "We are going to allow my son's demon out at the end of the exams, to crush Konohagakure while it is unsuspecting and weak. We are going to need this timed absolutely perfectly because as they fight, I will take out the Hokage."
Baki was resistant but bowed and went off to go make the preperations. Ram was so proud of herself until her father came out of the ground behind her. She looked back at him and said, "Hello."
Orochimaru sighed and said, "Don't try to bullshit me Ram. I know you did the mission without me. I watched the entire thing." As he paused, she thought she had done bad until he finished, "I am proud of you. You slipped right into place without an issue. Also, I brought your chest wraps."
Ram removed the Kazekage robe and then returned to herself, allowing Orochimaru to wrap her chest and cut her hair to his length. She sat perfectly still and then, although she had trouble breathing, resumed her image as the Kazekage and placed the robes back on. Orochimaru had a devious smile on his face and said, "The plans are in motion, that is what matters. The fact that you didn't get caught was a bonus."
Ram couldn't stop smiling but she had to as she heard footsteps. She went to the Kazekage seat and Orochimaru sunk into the floor. It was Kunkuro, he had come back and sat and bowed to what he thought was his own father. "I heard the plans and I would like to request something."
Ram made sure to sound exact, "What is it?"
Kunkuro sat up and said, "I would like to have some money to go get some more poison for Karasu."
Ram had to think for a moment, the pause obviously making Kunkuro nervous. She then asked, "How much?"
Kunkuro said, "About... 500."
Ram thought about what he might say. She then came up with something odd, "What have you been wasting it on anyway? It better not have been your sister."
Kunkuro said, "No, no, no, I did not poison her. It is just during a practice, Gaara got wild and sliced open one of the reserves. you understand right? I will need them for the Chuunin exams."
Ram shook her head then said, "Fine, go get your poisons then make sure it doesn't happen again. Understood?"
Kunkuro nodded and bowed, leaving to go retrieve the money then go get his stuff. Ram then sighed and Orochimaru whispered, "I will be at the exams watching. You need only to wait until the final ones to show."
Ram nodded and said, "I will do my best and I will do this right. You need not worry. How long until them anyways?"
Turned out he had already left. What a dick. But she couldn't let that affect her. She had a job to do until the chuunin exams. She went and looked at the calendar, seeing it was still a month away. How the hell was she going to keep up that she was the Kazekage for an entire month? It seems impossible. She then locked the door to the room, locked and blocked the windows, and went to sleep.