Tatteredravenwings: Alright! After watching about 83 episodes of Naruto in Japanese (of course I had to read English subtitles --) I feel inspired to write my first fan fiction.

Naruto: (looks around) HAHAHAHAAHHA! Finally it's my turn to take the spotlight, now everyone will have to see how great I am!

Tatteredravenwings: ……..naruto..uh….

Naruto: I'll prove to you that I'm better than saske!

Tatteredravenwings: Ya..sure, could you please go tell this to sakura? I -

Naruto: I WILL become hokage! And I will –

Tatteredravenwings: NARUTO! YOU RAMEN OBSESSED LEMMON HEADED NUT! BE QUITE!

Naruto: Oo ……whoa…. That's cruel tatter……

Tatteredravenwings: I'm trying to give my first intro….

Naruto: Oh……..I wanna help!

Tatteredravenwings: oh, ok!

Naruto: really!

Tatteredravenwings: No…(grabs Naruto and tosses him off into some distant area).

Please enjoy my first fan fiction everyone! And…..forgive my spelling, I have the spelling of a 7th grader, according to CSAP. TT….

A caged bird

Flashback, 10 years ago:

A small, round cheeked, bright eyed girl, no older than 5, scrambled up into her mothers lap. The little one stared up at her mother's radiantly warm, and beautiful face admiringly. I want to be just like her, she thought, hugging herself tightly to her mother, breathing the bitter sweet scent of lilac.

"mama?" she asked in a timid whisper.

The elegant woman set a gentle hand on her daughters head, and threaded her long milky white fingers through the child's feather soft raven colored hair. "yes, what is it little one?" she gazed at her daughters large , curious, violet eyes, eyes that mirrored her own.

"um...d-do, do you..." her words trailed off, and she nervously chewed her lower lip.

The women stopped and stared for a moment, then set her hands on her lap.

" do I what? Please continue, small skylark."

The raven haired girl , skylark, began to fidget with her hands, her tiny fingers twisting, the sound of her name always made her feel strange. The name of a bird, she wished she could have just been called skyler instead. She shook her head, and continued.

"Do you love me?"

The words hung in the air, heavy, and damp, like an early morning fog. The mother stared forwards the warm afternoon sun shone on her face. A gentle breeze stirred her hair and brought about the sweet smell of wild flowers in the field. Skylark's mother inhaled a long deep breath, drawing out the seconds, stretching them thinner and longer until the child could hardly bear it. Then her lips moved and the answer was heard.

"no."

End flashback, fast-forward 10 years:

"Naruto. I know I said I would treat you to all you can eat ramen if you would leave me alone for a weak." Sakura said shaking on empty purse "BUT I DIDN'T MEAN YOU COULD EAT UNTILL YOU RAN THE RAMEN STAND OUT OF FOOD!" she screeched venomously, her green eyes blazing with anger.

Naruto smiled happily and patted an obviously full stomach "Don't get so upset Sakura, you know you like me."

"WHAT! WHY YOU!"

"uh-oh.."

Sakura was about to beat Naruto to a bloody pulp when she was interrupted by someone's voice.

"Oh, how adorable a love hate relationship. Can you get a room or something? just looking at you two makes me want to puke."

Sakura looked up at who was speaking with a flaming hatred. How dare she interrupt Naruto's royal beating. Sakura stood up and brushed a few stray strands of soft pink hair out of her eyes to get a better look at who she was talking to.

Standing n front of her was a girl, she was tall and lean. Her skin was a smooth milky white. She had lengthy raven colored hair that glistened and went down to her waist. A ninja headband hung loosely at her neck. Her eyes were a stunning clear violet, a very cold clear violet, and her lips were curved up into a lazy smile.

"Well get going love birds," she smirked

Sakura was livid with rage. "who the hell do you think you are!" she screamed, her fists were clenched so tightly her fingernails were burying themselves in her palms causing some blood to trickle down.

The raven haired girl looked up and smiled mischievously. She tugged at the black gloves she was wearing and looked around. " Me? My name is Skylark."

Sakura mockingly mimicked the raven haired girl under her breath "me? My name is skylark, neh neh ne ne…..humph! She thinks she's so cool, can't stand people like her."

Naruto shakily stood up holding his head. "oh, thank the hokage sakura got distracted." He mumbled while dusting himself off.

"Don't think I forgot about you NARUTO!" sakura yelled, naruto flinched as she stared at him with murderous intent.

"you two should really get married." Skylark said laughing to herself a little, while fingering a throwing star she held in her hand.

Naruto's eye twitched as he stared at the girl. She reminds me a little of sauske he thought. His fists clenched as he thought I now have another rival!

Sakura stared at skylark her green eyes intense, I have another rival! She thought.

Skylark gazed at the pair, her crystal violet eyes unreadable. A few strands of feather light hair drifted over the curve of her cheak as she slightly tilted her head to the side. I just got here she mused to herself and two people already feel that I'm a threat to them…