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Fire Goddess- Kurenai Long Red Hair

Wind Goddess- Miyabi Short green hair

Earth Goddess- Kimiri brown curly hair

Water Goddess- Aoi blue braided hair

Four mysterious figures have yet to be reviled

Chapter 11: Counting Clouds

Shikamaru lay in the grass. His eyes watched as clouds drifted by, one by one he counted. For every one he counted he squeezed the hand in his. Yae sat, her knees drawn close. Her head lay on her knees her eyes closed, while she soaked up the sun. Shikamaru rubbed his thumb across the back of her hand as he counted again and again.

"Do you miss them?" Asked Shikamaru as he looked to her. Her green hair was down and her face calm. It was three days after her check up in the hospital. He had done just as Tsunade said and not let her out of his sight.

'Even without the order, I'd be watching her…they…' His thoughts drifted to the night he had followed Yae. The blue haired one knew, and the red one had confronted him. He needed to watch Yae for them.

"Miss who?" Asked Yae opening sleepy eyes to him. She was at peace here; she'd chosen to stay away from the village on good days like this. She hadn't talked to anyone since her return.

"Your family? What happened to them?" Asked Shikamaru sitting up and pulling his hand away from her hand. He brushed her hair out of the part of her face he could see. She stared at him, she wondered if it was alright. He wasn't forceful, these days he was around…

He'd never hurt her, he always made sure that she was fine. He brought her food, bandaged the cuts that opened and the fingers that were healing. All the while he grumbled about troublesome or bother, but they were never directed at her. He was always cautious of his words around her.

"I miss them a lot," She tried to clear her throat. After the examination they found there was serious damage to her windpipe. The medicine they gave her made her throat hoarse and itchy.

"My father was a brave man…he'd controlled the goddesses….yes...he controlled them before he died. As I grew up he showed me there power. He use to have little amulets with their symbols on it. He always use to tell me….its been so long…" she laughed at herself, she couldn't remember.

"My mother was a healer, I use to love being outside with her," she covered her throat.

"The sun would shine through her hair and it would glow bright gold….she use to always hold me, always afraid to let go." She tore her eyes from Shikamaru and laughed. Slowly again he reached out to touch her.

"If they could see me now…they'd be disappointed." She leaned into his touch and closed her eyes. The feel of someone, not like the others, not like Ino's, his was peaceful.

"Yae…" he caressed her cheek and then along her neck. As his fingers crossed over her scar, she pulled back. He scooted closer to Yae wrapping an arm around her shoulders. He pulled her close and buried his face in her hair. She smelled of all the elements she controlled. Smoky fire, spring rain, mint in the breeze and fresh earth. All of it was Yae.

Turning her face gently, Shikamaru leaned in. Knowing it would happen; Yae welcomed the feel of his lips. They caressed lightly, simple kisses with sparks igniting their bodies. He pulled her in closer; she leaned in flushing herself with his body. A lick to his lips made him open for her, tongues heating them up battling to taste the other more.

Yae pulled back first, the need for air finial wining. She stayed in his arms, she brought one hand up but Shikamaru stopped her. Looking into her eyes, she could see the lust, his eyes stayed with hers but he moved closer and closer to her neck. He placed his lips upon her scar. He kissed the whole length of it pausing on the last bit. She gasped at each kiss.

"Shika…" She breathed in deep; this was all new to her. His touches, the kisses, the eyes always on her, they were all new but they made her stomach turn to butterflies. His hands rubbed against her back the bruises didn't hurt unless they were pressed on to hard. She arched against him, his face becoming buried in the crook of her neck, and then her chest.

"Yae say it and I'll stop." He growled it out breathing across her collar bone as he came back to her neck. She knew she should have stopped it, but the sensations were too much. Everything was screaming for her to just let go.

"Shika…please…" He pulled away quickly, the look of lust gone replaced by worry. Yae leaned against his shoulder.

"Are you ok?" He asked, he pulled away, with fingers under her chin he lifted her eyes to his. They were clouded with emotions many of which he couldn't place. Giving a chuckle he pulled away.

"Come on, Choji said barbeque on him." Shikamaru untangled himself from her and stood up. Dusting off his pants he held his out to her. She took it slowly, shed messed up she knew that much.

They walked back to the village Shikamaru just behind Yae. Even though her legs were all good, the day she got out of the hospital he legs had buckled. She watched the woods animals were all around. But the deer are what caught her eyes the most, with Shikamaru's constant company she'd become accustomed to their presence.

"There begging to like you, a trip or two more and they'll come up to you without me." Said Shikamaru as they came upon the housing compound. Coming out into the village, Yae placed her scarf around her neck. Giving herself a quick pat down she made sure there was no more grass on her.

Shikamaru grabbed her hand and held on. She was still unsure of all this going on between them but she needed the simple gesture to get through the village.

~Ten Years Ago~

Yae watched as a man with dark green hair pointed to a plant in the water. She was six years old; she wore her hair in long green pigtails her bangs hanging in her eyes. Blue shorts and a tan colored shirt were all she wore. Her boots lay on the bank as she waded into the water after the plant. Her father wore similar clothes but he wore pants rolled up to his knees. He smiled as Yae tripped tumbling headfirst into the lake.

As she came up out of the water she saw it, flames ripping at the grass. Her father stood the flames around him, him in command. The lady at his side. In front of him a hooded figure wearing a birds mask with purple markings. The lady moved from her father and placed her hands out.

Her father shouted out an attack, the fire was to loud around them. Yae yelled for her father but the enemy attacked. The hooded man used no attacks he just charged at the two and the lady faltered. She jumped back behind Yae's father and he took him on. Kunai's were drawn and kicks followed punches. Yae tried again to getclose but the fire was too hot. She looked to the Lady dressed in black. The lady looked to her and one word rang in her mind.

'Run,' Yae's eyes locked with the lady as the fire intensified and rose to high for Yae.

"FATHER!"

~One year later~

"Tsunade please don't do this," A blonde lady pleaded with the young medic. Tsunade eyed the woman; she turned her eyes to the green haired child at her side. Yae gripped her mother's shirt as Tsunade watched her.

"Your causing to many problems with this, you expect us to just protect a monster," Yae pulled away from her mother and backed toward the hospital bed.

"She's not a monster, you're the monster, my child stands accused of a crime she didn't commit. People want her dead and all you can do is call her names. I thought you were better than this," She stood defiant; she pulled her child closer and held her tight.

"It's an ability no one understands Roku, they found his body and her nearby, the ground was scorched around him. All of it came from her!" Tsunade slammed her hand on the table before her and Roku jumped.

"DON'T YELL AT MY MOTHER!" Chakra rose in the room as Yae began to scream.

~Yae's Room~

She woke screaming. Yelling at the top of her lungs, Yae gripped her body and continued on. The door burst open and in came Shikamaru dressed in only shorts. He rushed to her side and pulled her close, she was drenched in sweat and tears. He ran his hand through her hair and whispered calming words in her ear.

"Shhhh Yae, come on calm down," Her screams turned to sobs, she gripped on to him and continued to cry into the night.