I obviously do not own anything whatsoever in this story besides Ray/Raiex/Michiko.
Copyright for everything else goes to: Square Enix&Masashi Kishimoto.
May have mistakes, sorry3.
NINJA HEARTS 03; how to save a life.
where did I go wrong, I lost a friend somewhere along in the bitterness, and I would have stay up with you all night, had i known how to save a life.
You blink away the image of your eldest brother, and find Axel and Naruto staring back you.
"Are you okay?" He asked, talking about the dismayed look on your face.
You nod your head, and look up at the three enemies still standing before you, Axel, and Naruto.
"How the heck do you have the Sharingan and Byakugan?!" Naruto asked, bewildered.
Apparently your eyes had just changed from a stinging red, to a light blue. You now saw blue flames all around you, although you weren't really paying any attention at the moment, you were too worried about the situation at hand.
"The what's?" You ask baffled, biting your lip. This has never happened to you before you came to this world. You study
Axel's face, as he glared at the three freaks that were towering above you.
You try to get yourself up, but fail. Naruto then helped you up, and supported you as you stood.
"What's the deal?" You ask Axel weakly, not aware of the energy that you had already drained.
"I don't know, why don't you ask them?" Axel says coldly, pointing to the three ninja.
"Well who are you three? And what do you want?" You ask, demandingly.
"We're Temari, Kankuro," Before the Temari could finish, Kankuro interrupted,
"Who are you?" Kankuro pointed at you, raising an eye brow.
"I'm..." You hesitate. "Raiex." You finally reply, and by the sound of the name you were given when you joined the Org, Axel turned completely around, ignoring the Sand Siblings, and dropped his jaw, stunned you actually told Kankuro what your name was.
"What the hell? You never even let ME call you that!"
He screeched out, totally surprised. You disregard Axel's comment, and the stupid look on his face, and ask, "What do you want with us?"
Gaara looks over at you as sand starts moving your way.
"Gaara, what's the point?" Temari sighs.
"Yeah, it's not like she remembers anyway, just leave her." Kankuro says, annoyed.
The sand grabs your legs and pulls you toward Gaara, causing you to stumble to the ground. Every inch you moved toward him, the tighter the sand gripped on your legs. You wince as he walked up to you and whispered in your ear,
"Had enough Michiko?" He grasps your arm and helps you up, as the sand finally lessens it's hold. At the sound of your real name being said, you remember the three Sand ninja.
"Gaara!" You yell out with joy. He had already started to walk away.
Looking shocked, Axel just glared back at you. Gaara had stopped dead in his tracks,
but did not turn to face you. A little smile crept across his face. You couldn't help but grin a little too.
"Wait, what how do you know this guy?!" Naruto screeched out. You still stared at Gaara as he walked away once more.
GAARA POV
'So, she does remember... Don't worry little Michi, this won't be my last appearance here in Konoha. Now that you're here anyway.'
END GAARA POV
Temari saw the way her little brother's face softened after you realized who he was. It was the same sweet look that he gave you when they were just kids. 'Maybe now Gaara would show a little more emotion, and stop being such a sick freak.' Temari though happily to herself.
Axel just stood next to you, burning holes in the back of Gaara's head with his death glare. He didn't know who this kid was, and how you knew him, but one thing was for sure, and that was the fact that he didn't like the way Gaara looked at Ray once she remembered him. He did not want that freak anywhere near Ray again!
Axel was still staring at Gaara, when Naruto screamed out, "RAY!" Axel spun around and saw you passed out in Naruto arms.
FLASHBACK
Running, running, running.
A village came into your view.
"Where the heck am I?" you ask yourself,
quite confused, as you start to slow down. "Hmm.." staring down at the miniscule grains of sand, you start to remember a little something.
"This..I think this is Sunakagure?" You hadn't realized how tired you were until it was clear of the long journey you'd just traveled. Your knees finally buckled as the sun was setting. Before your eyes began to close, you saw a flash of red. It was a young boy, about the same age as yourself. He was walking in your direction, having seen you fall in the warm sand.
He stood over you, staring for a while, and reached out his hand. You take it and helped you up. Still completely silent, he walked away slowly. You stood in the same spot for a bit, looking at the boy walking before you, when you notice he was carrying a small, tattered teddy bear. He turned around and looked at you for a second, and you realize he wanted you
to follow him.
A few minutes later, the two of you arrive at an old abandoned building. He lead you into
the building, up a flight of stairs, and through a big wooden door. As he opened it you saw
a rooftop, overlooking the entire village.
It had all felt like a strange dream, meeting this boy, following him up to a roof with a beautiful view, and without speaking a word the whole time. He glanced up at you, emotionless. You look into his deep, aqua eyes, as he stared back into your own sad gray ones. You both sit there for a while looking out into the horizon, just thinking, when he finally breaks the silence.
"You," the red headed, aqua eyed child started in a low, calm voice. Now standing over you, studying your small face.
"Aren't from here." Thinking it was a question you reply,
"No. I'm from Konahakagure, well I was..."
The boy, now sitting to your left, showing no curiosity, "'Was'?"
"I've run away." you answer, sitting up a bit to get a better look at your acquaintance.
"Run away?"
"Yes, I ran away, and I'm never to go back."
"Never? And why is that?"
Looking up at the stars, you think about what had happened a few days ago.
"There was nothing there for me anymore..." You pictured your mom, and Sasuke.
The boy stayed quiet.
"Who are you anyway?" You ask, changing the subject.
"Gaara" He replied.
"Oh, well I'm Michiko." You answer, trying to smile.
"What's your story?" You ask as he stared back at you strangely,
"I mean, what are you doing out here by yourself this late? Shouldn't you be with your family? Or friends?"
"My family is...frightened by me."
"W-why?"
"Here." He said, handing you a sharp kunai. "Try and throw it at me."
You obviously looked puzzled.
"Just do it." Gaara whispered, reassuringly.
Standing up wearily, you send the kunai hurling in his direction.
Thunk! The knife was stopped by a wall of stand.
"Yeah. Awesome defenses?"
"Nothing can harm me, all because of the Shikaku." Gaara explained. "An old sand demon." You sat and listened to him explain about the evil demon put inside him by his own father, how his mother died, how everyone in the entire village was terrified of him, how many times people have tried to assassinate him.
'Poor guy...' you thought, feeling pity for the small boy.
"I'm not scared of you." You said softly, with a warm smile.
After befriending Gaara, he offered to let to stay at his house for the time being, and the two of you were inseparable. His siblings were amazed at your 'bravery' and the whole village began to fear you in turn. You ended up staying in Suna for months, until one dreadful night. It was one of those nights you stayed up and wandered the village, waiting for the sun to rise. A man in a black hood approached you. Thinking he was a shop keeper opening early
or doing an inventory check before morning you greeted him. It wasn't until he took off his hood and took hold of you. The next thing you knew, you were waking up in a small room in a totally different world hardly remembering a thing, and that was the last time you'd ever set foot on the nice sandy desert of Suna, and saw the emotionless face of Sabuku no Gaara.
END FLASHBACK