Well, I've been meaning to put commentary up here, but I kept forgetting. Anyways, I hope you're enjoying it so far, even though I have no idea at all where this will head. I'll I know is that I wanted to do a crossover, I wanted it to be original, and this was born.

Thanks for sticking around this far if you're still reading and let me know what you think. Also, I'm thinking about adding romance into the plot, so let me know what pairings you would like to see. I can't promise them all, but I can fit them in.

Chapter 4 Fear of Sand

Darting through the maze of sand homes and the strange faces of weird men and women, Tsubaki felt pressured as to where she was and where she was headed. There didn't seem to be a right and wrong direction, but the more she wandered the more confused, tired, and entangled the chain got within the village. It probably was about the twentieth time, Tsubaki noticed, that she had taken the same path and ended up in a circle... Or maybe it was an oval? People were beginning to stare and tilt their heads at her. Awe man, they must think I'm crazy. What should I expect though... I don't know where I am. They look so creepy. They made her nervous, for she didn't know if they would kill her or not, and without her meister, she wouldn't get far in a fight alone. Not to mention she found early on that she couldn't transform when trying to blend in with the armory for protection while running from a group of thugs.

Taking a deep breath and focusing, Tsubaki clasped her hands together behind her back and knew the measures to take. She couldn't wander around forever, and the day was wasting. "Excuse me," Her light voice floated over to one of the men and he turned to her with a harsh look. "Ah! Sorry to d-d-disturb you! I w-was just wondering where the exit was. Ehehe..." His glared deepened only making her more nervous.

"You're not from around here. I've never seen your face before. Where did you come from?" Tsubaki's eyes dropped and landed on one of his packs before forcing herself to look him in the eyes. This guy was dangerous. "M-My name is Tsubaki and I don't know where I am. I got separated from my f-friends and now I'm wandering this strange new creepy place and have no idea how to get out! Please! You have to help me! I'm lost!"

The muscles on the dude flexed as he stretched and peered down at her. The weapon didn't even think he believed her, and was right to fear him when he grabbed her arm roughly. "You're coming with me." He demanded dragging her off. Tsubaki let out a whimper having no strength to fight this guy back. She was strong, but not this strong. Her feet dug into the ground only resulting in another jerk as the creep paused to glare down at her. "Don't make this difficult."

Really, she didn't have much of a choice in the matter, and it was even more embarrassing than when she was wandering around in circles. Why me? Her mind sobbed before they were stopped by another similar man. "What have you got there?" The ninja asked in curiosity peering at the newcomer.

"I believe I've caught a spy. She'll be taken to the Kazekage for interrogation. She claims to have gotten lost here, but our security is tight. There is no way she could have just waltzed in here unknowingly." Her captor inclined. The other shinobi nodded and now shot a death glare over her way. "Be seeing you."

"W-w-wait! Wait! I'm no spy! I can promise you that! I fell from the sky when a witch attacked me and-!"

"Shut up! There's no such thing as witches!" The sand ninja retorted instantly silencing the girl. Tsubaki didn't open her mouth again knowing that something bad would come of it. The people here didn't seem particularly fond of outsiders, and today was just her lucky day to get stuck in a place like this.

The sun beat down upon her, and Tsubaki thanked the Lord that she was wearing light clothing, or else she would be dying of a heat stroke by now. Her eyes glazed over the people, still staring at her, and found that even though they looked mean that they were still living normal lives. None of them looked like monsters. They're trying to protect their people. Maybe this place had a lot of attacks? "Ek!" The weapon let out a small squeak of surprise when the man, that had cut the blood circulation off in her arm long ago, had stopped causing her to run straight into his back. "What is it?" When moving to a better position, her eyes went large. Don't tell me I have to go in there! She thought referring to the big sand dome that supposedly held the leader.

"We're almost there." Seeing as Tsubaki didn't struggle the way there, his grip loosened and allowed for her arms to breathe once more. They were starting to get that awful prickly feeling like when she stayed in weapon form for to long with Blackstar's hectic practicing. The two passed over a wide bridge with no railings, that if fallen from, could lead to serious injuries. Below a pit of steamy sand awaited and Tsubaki wondered if it wasn't sinking sand. Inside, the air was much cooler and offered a sense of peace and prosperity. The tension still gathered in waves at the sight of her, but by now it felt normal. Blackstar did have her in some pretty awkward situations in the past.

They passed many secret rooms hidden by a single door while information was passed in hushed voices or by paper. One time Tsubaki saw a bird delivering a message and became fascinated by the thought. Mail by air? "Here we are." The weapon paused and the man let go of her arm completely. This was it. Behind this door lied whatever fate would get bestowed upon her. Shaking and holding herself, Tsubaki reached for the handle unable to turn back at this point if she had wanted too. Even if she had made a break for it, there were to many people around they would surely catch up. Then it really would be over. Click. The door opened and she stepped inside.

"Sir, I have captured a supposed spy by the name of Tsubaki. She has no identification on her and her alibi is that she fell from the sky and got separated from her friends." The door shut behind them like a cage shutting out the world forever.