heya allz sorry i havent been updating. So far no more flames! im working on a kisame one as well! And i wont be doing aymore sakura bashing if i can help it sorry i made her so OOC

Orochimaru:: But i thought you love me?

Alex:: Glomps Oro-kun OF COURSE!!!

Orochimaru:: Im just gonna shut up next time Alexandra doesnt own any naruto characters only her oc

Alex::: HEY dont say my full name :::Hits Oro upside the head:::

Orochimaru :'-(

Alex:: Kisses side of face

Orochimaru::: . She doesnt own naruto or Within Temptation songs!

"Damnit my head. Arrest whatever ran me over." I mumbled. I sat up to see a very white steril (sp?)room and my clothes draped over a chair. I heard footsteps getting closer and pretended to be asleep. My door opened and i opened my eyes a slit to see Kakashi and team seven. "Yo Nora i know your awake." Kakashi said smiling. I swore at him and sat up. I felt pain on my sholder and winced. "Heya Nora. How are you doing today?" Naruto asked me. I smiled as Sakura hit him upside the head. "Naruto she just woke up! Of course she isnt feeling well!" She scolded. I giggled at the sight and nodded. Kakashi was reading his perverted book once agian and then i turned to sasuke.

"Hey Sasuke I need to ask you something important." i said to him. The next second sakura shot me a look that said 'Hit-On-My-Sasuke-and-DIE' I saw Sasuke nod his head and i continued "I wanna know if you could train me. My control over fire is shaky at best and I know you somewhat specialize in that element." I finished. He thought for a few minutes as we all awaited his reply. "I dont see what harm it could cause. Besides if I train you in fire you must train me in each of your elements." He replied smirking. " Errr you sneaky bastard! Alright" I yelled at him.

Someone suddenly opened the doorway pausing me from ranting at him anymore. It was the little kid that I saved. "Heya kid!" I said cheerily to him. He frowned at me "My name isnt little kid! Its Maruichoro" He said to me. I patted next to me on the bed and surprisingly he sat down. "Ok i'll call you Maru" I told him smiling. What i failed to notice was Kakashi warily looking at him with suspision.

Time Skip

It was a few weeks since the incident with the curse mark and Kakashi had sealed it. Sasuke taught me how to improve my pyro skills and in return I taught him a little in each element. Soundly enough he was talented with lightning. As for Maru we were inseperable. The little guy always followed me every where and when I saw him and some older kids ready to fight I protected him. He was often cold and mean to others, but oddly enough he let up some of his shell when we were at my home.

I heard a knock on my door and answered it to see Maru. "Heya something wrong?" I asked him. "Not really your perverted lazy sensei asked me to give you this." He said handing me a scroll. I smiled at him, he had the same view of kakashi as i did. I opened the scroll and quickly skimmed it. I sighed and knew Maru was waiting to hear what it was all about. "The Chunin exams are coming up. Sensei would like our team to participate" I filled him in.

He sat on the bed and leaned his head on my sholder. "Are you?" He simply asked. "Yes. If i want to be strong I must take this and win. By the sounds of this it will take me a while to do. You gonna be okay here kiddo?" I asked looking at him. "Dont call me kiddo. But yes i will" He quickly replied. I sighed, I had wished while he was with me he could have lightened up a little bit. I got up and started strapping weights onto my body and pulled on weighted clothes.

"Where are you going Noraikia?" He asked. I took a lesson from him and said "Out dont wait up for me" I was hurt he was cold to me and I knew he could see that. And frankly, I didnt care. I left my house after grabbing my grandmother's Scythe. I left for the training ground and saw it was already turning dark. I sighed and unbound my scythe from the bandages. I closed my eyes, started 'dancing' with my scythe, and softly started singing "forsaken" By within temptation.

Now the day has come.
We are forsaken this time.

We lived our lives in our paradise,
As gods we shaped the world around.
No borderlines we'd stay behind,
Though balance is something fragile.

While we thought we were gaining,
We'd turn back the tide, it still slips away.
Our time has run out, our future has died,
There's no more escape.

Now the day has come,
We are forsaken,
There's no time anymore.
Life will pass us by,
We are forsaken,
We're the last of our kind.

The sacrifice was much too high,
Our greed just made us all go blind.
We tried to hide what we feared inside.
Today is the end of tomorrow.

As the sea started rising,
The land that we conquered just washed away.
Although we all have tried to turn back the tide,
It was all in vain.

Now the day has come,
We are forsaken,
There's no time anymore.
Life will pass us by,we are forsaken,
Only ruins stay behind.

Now the day has come.
We are forsaken this time.

Now the day has come,
We are forsaken,
There's no time anymore.

Now the day has come.
The day has come.
The day has come.

I stopped as I fininshed the song and I was panting and i lowered the scythe. I heard clapping and I turned to see Orochimaru! "Damn you have a habit of showing up when i DONT NEED YOU TO!" I yelled the ending. He chuckled at me and walked foreword out of the shadows from the trees. I threw the scythe at him and he caught it by the handle. "Dont throw it like some kunai" He softly said coming towards me. I started to back up but it was to late. He stood behind me and put the scythe in my hand. "Like this" He said moving my hand and wrist. I flung it and it cut down a tree! I bandaged the blade agian and looked at him oddly. "Why help me?" I asked him.

He smiled, genuinely smiled and said "I promised you training and I'm not heartless. Without my mark you wouldnt have the power to protect yourself." He finished and I felt some ounce of respect. But it was overcome by confusion as he came closer. "Also I said your my counterpart soon"