Chapter 1: Our First Meeting

It's been almost a week since Tsunade-sama sent me that letter saying that she needed me back in Konoha before the next full moon. I was jumping from branch to branch in the forest just a few minutes away from Konoha. 'Just a bit longer and I'll be back home' I shook my head.

"What am I thinking Konoha isn't my home and it never will be" I sighed. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a small river. I decide to go down and freshen up a bit before getting to the village. I jump down to the side of the river and remove my boots and weapons putting them on the ground. I stepped into the river with a loud sigh.

"Now that's refreshing" I started slashing the water that was around my feet. "But it would be even more refreshing if people wouldn't spy on me" I quickly grabbed a kunai I hid in my jacket and threw it in to a near by tree.

"It seems your very skilled at throwing kunai that one almost hit me," said an adult shinobi that jumped out of the tree along with 3 other shinobi around my age.

"Who are you?" I said in a calm but harsh tone.

"We are ninja from Konoha assigned by the Hokage to find you and bring you to her as soon as possible" explained the older shinobi. He was wearing a green jump suit, he had his hair cut like a mushroom and he had the fuzziest eyebrows I had ever seen. 'There like caterpillar's eww...that's soooo gross'

"How do I know your Konoha shinobi?" I asked once I get over the fuzzy eyebrows. One of the younger shinobi that looked like the older ones look alike started to walk toward me. I just watched him calmly as he handed me a small necklace. It was a silver heart locket and on the back of it was my name written in blood red. I could only smirk. The locket belonged to my mother and who had my name engraved on the back when I was born. I hadn't seen the locket since my mother had left it in the care of the Third Hokage when I was seven. I put on it and hid it in my shirt so no one could see it. I looked at the guy in front of me as he gave me this kind of serious look.

"Do you now believe my sensei?" he asked. I only shrugged.

"I guess I do...but before I go back to Konoha with you lot what's your names." the older shinobi smiled and gave me thumbs up.

"I'm am Maito Gai and these are my students" The look-alike kid made the same pose as his sensei

"I am Rock Lee...I will protect you with my life if you will be my girlfriend" I just looked at him dumbfounded.

"Umm...I don't think so" Lee only sighed and walked beside a young girl with her hair up buns who was giggling,

"I'm Tenten," she said with a smile. I then look at the boy standing on the other side of Tenten. He had long black hair in was tied back in a low ponytail. He stared back at me, he had a light lavender eyes that looked almost white.

"Hyuga Neji" was all he said with a calm tone much like my own. I smirked.

"It's nice to meet all of you...I'm Hayate Kimiko" I bowed to them out of a sign of respect (well at least you know your not always rude ).

--------In The Hokage's Office--------

I was now standing in the Hokage's office waiting to figure out what was so important that she had wanted me to return to Konoha so quick.

"Hokage-sama I'm here just like you wished" I bow to her and she nodded her head in acknowledgment.

"It's been years since I last saw you Kimiko...you have grown into a beautiful strong young lady I'm sure your parent's would be proud"

"Thank you for your kind words Hokage-sama" I bowed once again "but I don't think my parent's have anything to do with this meeting"

"Actually it does have something to do with them"

"What do you mean" the Hokage grabbed a package from her desk and threw it at me, catching it with ease. I looked at the Hokage then at the package and noticed it had my name written on it. I looked at the Hokage once again for permission to open it. The Hokage only nodded. I slowly began to open the brown packaging scared to see what it contained. I finally opened it to find it was only a small dagger.

"I don't understand what is this" I was so confused, I would have ever believed that Tsunade-sama would call me to Konoha just to give me a small dagger. I started looking at it more closely at the dagger looking it over and over again but all I found is the word star engraved on the handle.

"That is the Star Blade" I look at her shocked "as you know this sword belonged to your father, before he died, just like your mother did, asked the Third to keep it safe for you" Tsunade-sama closed her eyes for a moment then reopened them and began again. "Your father told him to give you his sword when you turned 17, that's why your here today"

"I'm truly grateful to you for returning my parent's most prized possessions but..."

"but what?"

"How on earth am I suppose to use the Star Blade when it's like this"

"That Kimiko is for you to find out" she smiled at me as she graded a piece of paper of her desk and walked over handing it to me "You'll be staying at the Hyuga Compound while your in Konoha"

"What if I don't want to stay" taking the piece of paper I felt a strong grip on my shoulder. Tsunade-sama is smiling at me with this sweet look on her face but I knew that it's never a good thing when she gives you that smile.

"If you don't stay you'll be running 2000 laps around Konoha on your hands, you understand?" I shivered at the thought and nodded to tell her I got it. 'God she really scary when she wants things her way' I shivered again. "Good girl" she patted me on the head and walked back to her desk "the address is on the paper I gave you I'm sure you can find your way, now off with you"

"Hai"(hai means yes) I made my way to the door. Before I left I looked back to she Tsunade-sama busy a work. I shook my head and left the Hokage's office. Still with the dagger in hand I walked around the streets of Konoha. The sun was setting and people started to make their way home. But I really did not want to go to the Hyuga Compound, so I decided to go into the forest were the biggest Sakura Tree in all of Konoha was located. I was walking for about 15 minutes before getting to the tree. 'Its been 10 years since I came here but nothing seems to have changed much'. I walked up to the tree and sat down with my back to the tree as I examined the dagger in my hands.

'So this is the great and powerful sword my father used every day of his life. Well...he didn't use it on that day. How stupid. What powers could this stupid little dagger have' I sighed. Looking up at the sky I saw a bird flying around alone but then five other birds fly out of the trees and go to the lonely one and they fly away together.

"Even a lonely bird has a family" I look down at the so-called Star Blade one last time and then put away in my weapon's holster. 'My father told me the Star Blade has amazing abilities and it also was home the Hoshi the dragon god...Why father? If this sword was that powerful how come you didn't use it to protect mother and brother?...God dammit if only you use it we would still be a family' I closed my eyes and listen to the wind. Soon I could hear something as the wind began to bellow harder. Then I finally found it. The wind's song. I begin to hum along with it, listening to its gentle melody. The words just seemed to roll with ever gust and grow louder with every passing moment. But then the song disappeared and all that's left is the sounds of the night. I opened my eyes and my face saddens.

"Does even the wind not want to be near me?"

"You never know, the wind is a mystery itself" I turned my head in the direction of the voice to see Hyuga Neji. His face was as calm and emotionless as it was when I first met him. I looked away from him to see the last of the sun set.

"What are you doing here isn't past the Hyuga portage's bedtime?" I said in the peaceful tone that I've used most of my life.

"Being from the branch family I don't think they care if I'm missing for awhile just to train" he came and sat next to me and also started watching the sun set.

"Why come here to train? I pasted the training grounds on the way here and there totally empty"

"Well why are you here at this time?" Neji asked back looking at me this time. I turned my head and found I was lost in his light lavender eyes.

"Why I'm here is none of your business," I finally said tearing my eyes away from his.

"So if your not going to tell me why, then why should I tell you?" he said while he stood up still looking at the sky

"well ok you many have a point there" I watched him out of the corner of my eye to see him smirk. I looked up at the Sakura Tree as a petal fell on my face. I turned my face downward and the petal fell into my hand. I began to admire it for a couple of seconds when I notice Neji watching me. I blow the petal and watch it flow away from me. I got up and look at the star's that started to show themselves.

"There's another reason your here, aren't I right" I don't look at him but I knew he's still watching my every movement.

"Maybe" the Hyuga walked over to the tree and leaned up against it crossing his arms over his chest. I turned to face him, glaring at him I looked into his eyes and started putting all the pieces together.

" Tsunade-sama sent you didn't she"

"Yeah...she had a feeling you won't go to the Hyuga Compound so told me to follow you and to use any means necessary to get you to the compound"

"Well I'm not going and you can't make me" I said closing my eyes and turned away from him. I could hear him sigh and moments later I felt myself being picked up off the ground. The Hyuga portage had picked me up and put me over his shoulder as he started walking in the direction of the Hyuga Compound.

"HEY...PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOW OR I SWEAR TO GOD WHEN I GET DOWN YOU'LL BE FUCKING DEAD YOU HEAR ME D-E-A-D DEAD!!" I screamed while punching his back hoping he'd put me down. But unfortunately he didn't. So I started yelling louder and punching harder.

"Can you please stop yelling your giving me a headache" Neji said after awhile making his grip on me tighter.

"NO! YOU CAN"T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! SO PUT ME DOWN!" Neji only sighs.

"I'll make you a deal if you stop shouting and come with me to the compound I'll put you down" I gave him an evil glare while he watches me from the corner of his eye.

"BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO!!!" I pouted like I was a five year old child after your mother says you can't have a cookie.

"It's either you come with me and shut up or I carry you all the way there" he feels you relax a bit, he smirks at his triumph.

"Fine" I whispered so quietly. I hate it when people get the better of me and they win.

"What was that I couldn't hear you" He smirks once again enjoying to watch you suffer as he irritates you.

"ARRGGG...FINE, FINE, FINE!" I paused to calm myself a bit. "I'll go with you just please put me down"

"No problem" He puts me down and I gave him a small, quiet thank you. For the rest of the walk I remained silent because once again my anger got the better of me. Neji could tell I wasn't in the mood to talk especially after he forced me to go with him. But he did admit it was amusing to see me flare up so quickly like that. Once we got to the Hyuga Compound I was introduced to Hyuga Haishi of the Main Branch. Also I was introduced to Hyuga Hinata and her sister Hanabi, both of them were Neji's cousins. Neji then took me to my room, it was painted a light blue but I didn't mind much. The room had a small bed already made with a pair of Pj's sitting on it, there was a small table opposite to the bed along with a wooden closet, a dresser and a hanging-wall mirror. I also had my own personal bathroom with a shower, sink and bath tube, it was all white

"You like it there's not much in here cause we didn't know how long you were staying so we just put the basics" Neji was in the doorway to the bathroom leaning on the door frame as I looked around the room.

"Yeah I like it, it looks just like the room I had at my sensei's only the walls were a different color" I sat on the bed. Neji only nodded his head then said good night and left, closing the door behind him. After I finally noticed exactly how tried I really was. 'I guess yelling at Pretty-boy there tried me out'. So I got up dressed into the Pj's laid out for me and jumped into bed soon falling asleep