She watched his figure vanish and looked at where he stood before the sand engulfed his form. She walked over and knelt down looking at the sand left. She used her chakra and made the sand hover in her fingers and smiled.
Akuma glanced at the girl playing with the sand in her palm. She was amazed on how well she handled chakra. She pushed herself off the wall and walked over. She spotted the girls head lift causing the sand to fall flat on her palm.
Aisu glanced at the new comer. "Who are you?" she asked not seeing a headband. She stood up and brushed the sand off her hand and looked at the women.
Akuma glanced at the girl and twitched a little. "Names Akuma friends call me Arty." She said standing as still as a wall with a zoned out look on her face.
Aisu blinked at Arty's face "Um…You okay?" she asked waving her hand in front of her face.
Arty grabbed her hand and smiled creepily "Hi I am Arty." She said before zoning again.
Aisu looked at her confused and pulled her hand away. She blinked at Arty's absent mindlessness. "Umm Okay I am Aisu you can call me Ai." She smiled seeing she zoned out again. "We are going to be here for a while." she chuckled
Haku appeared beside her his mask covering his face. "Arty? What's the point of being here?" he asked looking at her and Ai confused.
Arty returned to normal and blinked "when did you get here?" she asked confused as she glanced at Ai. "And who the hell are you?" she asked Aisu as readied her needles. "Are you following me around? God Dammit another stalker." She yelled looking over at Haku.
Haku sighed, "Seems you have forgotten I am your partner. Again." He said looking at her confused then glanced back at Ai before Zabuza appeared beside him.
Arty glanced at Zabuza and gasped "another stalker!" she said looking at Ai again. "Hi I am Arty." She nodded waving then looked at Haku and waved. "Hey buddy when did you get here?" she asked in her normal zoned tone.
Haku smiled and that soon turned to laughter "I have been here." He smiled whipping away his tear from laughing so hard. He looked over at Zabuza and spotted him chuckling.
Aisu blinked "So your all from Mist?" she asked trying to learn more about the outside villages.
Arty nodded "Enough talk lets have fun!" She smiled nodding grabbing Haku and Aisu's hand as Zabuza vanished again. She dragged them out the academy and down the village streets.
Haku chuckled as Arty dragged them down the village streets. And noticed that the people of the village back away when Aisu came into sight and not sure why. She was pretty and seemed like a nice person. This made him wonder about the innocent looking young girl being dragged beside him. He removed the though from his mind and looked at Arty "Miss arty where are we going?" He asked with a small smile on his face.
Arty smiled and looked back at Haku "We are going to get Ice cream.'" She smiled as an Ice cream stand came into sight. She walked over and pushed Aisu in front and whispered in her ears. "Ask for ice cream." She said in her hyper voice.
Aisu blinked as she was pushed in front and nodded at Arty's request. "Umm Sir can we have some Ice cream." She asked quietly.
Ice cream dude panic seeing the sand child standing before him. "Take it all just don't hurt my family." He said panicky before running off.
Aisu sighed sadly but smiled hiding it "Umm look like we can have all the Ice cream you want Arty-sama." She said trying to hide her sadness.
Arty smiled in her hyper way "YAY that was so awesome Aisu." She nodded not noticing how sad she was.
Aisu pushed the sadness out of her system and she smiled. "Mind if I bring some home for my sisters?' she asked with a unstable smile, well it was the closet she ever got to a real one. Her eyes reveled the truth her deepest feelings. She took some from the truck sadness as she did she closed it tight and wrapped her sand around it stopping any cold from leaving.
Haku watched her protect the ice cream and smiled a little bit. 'Seems like she isn't as odd as I though.' He though while watching Arty eat her ice cream. He sighed and watched Aisu place on her sand cover raccoon mask and though for a second.
Aisu reached her house in not time and smile seeing that the door was open meaning someone was home. She opened the door and the gang followed. "Rin and Mashiko-Dono I have ice cream." she smiled hearing Rin run into the room and smiled. "Here." She smiled dropping her sand wall around the ice cream box and handing it to Rin. She heard Mashiko come in and looked over at her, "Here Mashiko-Dono" she smiled dropping the second wall of sand around the ice cream.
Mashiko looked at the sand in disgust "Keep your sand to yourself demon." She growled taking the Ice cream and walking out of the room annoyed.
Aisu looked pained for a second then smiled sadly, she picked up her sand and walked out of the house throwing it back to the streets. She walked back into the house and looked at Arty and Haku. 'Rin meet my new friend." She said trying to sound happy but it didn't come.
Rin noticed the pain in her voice Mashiko never liked Aisu after their mother died. She blamed the whole thing on Aisu and treated her with hate more then all of them. "Tis okay Aisu your loved, Mashiko loves you just unsure right now" she said puling Aisu in for a hug and looked up at her friends "there is a guest room up stairs make yourselves comfortable." She smiled holding Aisu close letting her rest on head on her shoulder. "Mother loves and so does father that why they left the sand to protect you." She smiled stroking her hair.
Haku nodded and dragged Arty up the stairs "Arty-Chan come on we will eat our ice cream in the guest room." He nodded closing the door behind them.
Aisu she nodded and smiled a little. "Thanks Rin." She smiled and stood up and walking to her room as she opened her door she spotted that boy again. "can I help you shinobi?" she asked readying her Shiruki.
Gaara smirked at the girls actions. "Your would lose this fight without your demon." He chuckled coldly.
Aisu looked at him oddly "What do you mean awaken my demon?" she asked interested but not letting her guard down.
Gaara chuckled "You have a sand demon within your body as you know miss Aisu." He said coldly and glanced at her.
Aisu growled and threw her blade at him getting him angry. Sand flew at her surrounding her body yet it was out of her control. The sand was sharper then normal so it cut and ripped at her small figure. Once she reached her knees he drew his sand back.
Gaara looked at her bleeding body coldly and growled "stupid girl." He growled placing his sand back where he got it. Walking over he watched her wheeze and wince, "Your weak, and useless." He said about to ready his sand again before someone came through the window.
Tamari looked at Aisu's body and chuckled a little before remembering their mission. "Gaara-sama stop our mission is to ready her not kill her." She said not really caring about her just wanting to do her job and leave this village.
Gaara growled and dropped his sand. "Humph." He said walking over to Tamari "Let go I am done here " he said coldly as he hopped out the window.
Aisu sat on the floor covered in cuts from Gaara's attack and her own blood. She stood up and winced with every step, which seemed like forever before she entered her bathroom. She started a warm bath and placed out the bandages for later. She removed all the sand she could get out of her body and cleaned all the cuts she could. She hopped out of the bath and wrapped all the wounds she had gotten. She tied her hair up and walked out of the bathroom and placed on a pair of lose pants and a t-shirt, before sitting on her bed. She looked at her wrapped body and sighed "What a mess." She said before hearing a knock at her door. "Come in." She said quietly
Rin opened the door and looked at Aisu's bandaged body. "What happened to you?" she asked rushing over and looking at the bandages.
Aisu looked at Rin quietly "I had a run into with a Sand Shinobi named Gaara." Was all she said before Rin looked up.
Rin looked at her shocked and scared at the same time "Aisu get some rest we have training tomorrow. I am going to help you with something but its going to be hard." She nodded standing up and placing a hand on her small head.
Aisu looked up and Rin unsure but smiled "Yes Rin-Dono" she smiled crawling into bed once she turned her head something hard hit her knocking her out and a quiet "sorry sister." Was all she heard before darkness her one and only best friend took it in its arms again.