Here's the first real chapter, I'm trying to get these out daily, so watch for them!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I do own Tsukkio, so she's mine. :)
Chapter 1:Friends and Enemies
I giggle to myself and I jump up to a window, and open it stealthily. Inside I see a sleeping boy, drooling, his mouth open wide. I slowly sneak in and hear a slight whine, looking at the source, I put my finger to my lips and make a "shhh" noise. I smile. He's going to hate me.
"Kiba-kun! It's time for training!" I may be a quiet girl, but I have quite the voice. He falls out of bed surprised and hits the floor. Akamaru, also startled, ran for cover in his master's shirt.
"Baka! What are you doing waking me up so early?" He replies. I laugh at my best and only friend. Kiba and I had a connection, a sibling type connection. Him and his family are the only ones who accept me, instead of reject all I am, and I was grateful for that.
"I found out that the Chuunin exams are in a week! So we're going to train!" I exclaimed loudly, he grabbed his head, and sighed. He knew he wouldn't get out of this.
"But Kurenai-sensei said that we didn't have to do anything today! You're so pushy, Tsukkio..(A/N Her name means "Moon Child", due to the fact that she has silver hair and has an affiliation with wolves)" He was irritated I could tell.
"Too bad, I'm not Kurenai-sensei, and I say train." I won, he knew this. I could sense his defeat.
"Get ready" and with that, I hopped out his window and landed gracefully on the ground.
I observe myself while waiting impatiently for Kiba, who was putting on a shirt while brushing his teeth. My fishnet gloves held by black rings go up to my elbows, my headband tied right above it, and my black tank-top stops at my bellybutton, revealing the wolf's head. I look at my katanas, that are tied to my side, these are twin swords that I had made special, with wolf based designs all over them, they're my favorite possessions. My red skirt with black wolf designs goes to my knees but has slits on each side revealing well tones quads under more fishnets. I start to fix them impatiently, they often get snagged up because i cut them at the ankles. I don't wear shoes, I hate shoes, they limit my senses.
I hear panting and footsteps, that are definitely Kiba's and I take off running. I've waited long enough. I get a start and then hop onto a roof, I sigh and close my eyes. I train relying solely on my senses, and I need to hone every single one perfectly, and seeing as my sight is keen enough, I don't need them for something as trivial as traveling through my village. I hear someone jump onto the same roof as me, catching the vibrations of his step with my bare feet. I smirk and pick up my speed. This is where the game gets fun. I need to find out where I am exactly. Inhale, take in your surroundings. I smell flowers, we're over the flower shop, so I need to turn right, I sense the end of the building and hop to the one on it's right, and continue running. I feel the wind on my face, such a pleasure for me, I love to run. Breath deeply, what's in the air? I taste ramen, so we're passing the ramen stand. Perfect, I jump off the building and tap into my hearing more. Listen for voices, don't knock anyone down. I hear some people and jump straight over them, hearing their gasps. I snicker, they hate me. I scare them.
"Sorry, excuse me, MOVE!" Kiba is flustered, but he's keeping up well, poor boy, I torture him so.
I keep running high speed, I don't sense anyone near but Kiba, so I pick up the pace, we're almost there.
"Seriously? You want to go faster?" Such a temper he has sometimes, but I love him. He's the brother I lost so long ago.
I feel the concrete leave and become grass, but it's not as soft as I need it to be. I sense we're in a wooded area now, and smell sweet lavender to my left. That's where I need to go. I make a quick left and hear Kiba skid to the side trying to keep up. The grass becomes very soft, and the smell of lavender and fresh water hits my nose. We're here. I open my eyes and behold the sight in front of me. My favorite clearing in Konoha, and my practice grounds. There's a large area of grass, protected by many trees, that provide shadow essential to my skills. There's a large peach tree to the north, that has delicious fruit, and a fresh water stream next to it. The grass is soft, and there's a bush of lavender growing to the side between trees. It's a beautiful area. It also beholds to all my senses, sight because of it's beauty and colors, touch because of the soft grass, smell for the lavender, taste for the fruit. It's a perfect spot, that I absolutely adore.
"Following you was hard enough training for days!" Kiba's comment pulls me out of my thought and wonder.
"Well, than maybe you need to train more, that run was nothing." I snicker, I'm a tough person, and my speed is insanity. I know that I'm hard to keep up with, but it's just so fun messing with him. He's such an asshole about everything. I hear him fall to the floor.
"Akamaru and I are going to end up dying by your hand one day, Tsukkio.." He trails off taking in his surroundings.
"Get up Kiba, I came here hoping you'd have some hand-to-hand practice with me. You need work, and I need to hone my senses. Sounds fair right?" I smile sweetly after my statement, but he knows I mean business.
He gets up, and into a fighting stance. Akamaru moves to the side, he's not much help in taijustu
"Just some taijutsu with weapons, alright?" He nods, and I take my headband and wrap it around my eyes, this makes it more fun, and helps me hone my skills better. I need to be able to sense everything. I get into stance as well.
"This time, I'll beat you." He's never beaten me, I doubt he will now.
Kiba lunges forward, and I feel the direction he's coming in, and listen to his steps. He's going fairly quick, so I jump backwards. Listen. I hear him turn towards me, and a clink of metal. He's pulled a kunai out. I starts to move, and a hear his speed, he's faster now.
'I need to disarm him' I think, moving to the side, dodging his attack. He has power, but is sloppy compared to me. This time I lunge towards him hearing his position, I hear his breath sharpen. He's standing his ground. Big mistake. He steps forward with his right foot, meaning he has the kunai in his right hand. I move towards his right and hear his breath, he's going to block my attack and strike. Perfect. He make his move and I make mine, I move lower and knock his feet from under him. He fell for my trick, I wasn't going for his hand. I hear him land on the ground, and I quickly roll, and grab his weapon, tossing it to the side. He gets up, and lunges into the air. He's trying to block my senses by keeping airborne. Big mistake. I stop moving completely, feeling the air of his jump on my face. I concentrate on my hearing now, hes kicked a tree and is most likely rebounded to my direction. Smell for him. I inhale, and find his scent only feet away, He makes his move, but I'm faster. I grab his arm, and pull him around so his back is on my torso. I then get his other arm and unsheathe one katana. I put it to his neck, sealing my victory.
"I win.."
"Yes.." Kiba sounded disappointed. I was proud of him, he did well. He thought his actions out, and almost struck me. I'm not the best kunoichi, but for a genin, I've been praised at being remarkably skilled. I was taught before even becoming a ninja, and have the special teaching now only known by me.
"You rock Kiba, I promise." I sat down next to him, and removed the headband from my eyes, he was just petting Akamaru sadly. I sighed. I made a discrete hand seal and stole the shadow of a tree, turning it into real matter. I manipulated it into a hand sort of thing and moved it towards the peach tree, taking a whole branch. I moved it back towards us and dropped it in front of me. I grabbed a peach and handed it to him, smiling. I was a rival, yes, but I was also a best friend. He knew that.
Later that day:
I had concluded my training with Kiba early. He was tired, and I was hungry for something other than peaches. I walked the streets, looking around for something to eat, there wasn't much I liked. I'm pretty picky, and like to cook my own things. The street I was on was pretty clear, many people were indoors, preparing for dinner or something of that sort. They all had lives, unlike me. Other than training there was little for me to do. I stopped suddenly, and felt that there was something off somewhere, I knew this for a fact. I listened carefully and heard some distressed voices. Without a thought I jumped onto the nearest building and headed for the source. The voices got louder. I recognized two as Naruto Uzamaki, that dunce, and Sakura Haruno. I was unsure of the other two, I've never heard them before. I got into view and saw the scene. There was a large boy with a contraption on his back, holding up who I recognized as a ninja academy preschooler, I didn't know his name, nor did I care. Next to the strange boy was a blond girl with what looked to be a fan on her back. These people were not from around here, but figured they were participants in the Chuunin Exams. Still, they had no right to be pick on our children and cause commotion.
"Fine, but I have nothing to do with this." I heard the blond say. I observed her head band as she turned slightly. I crouched lower, hoping not to be seen. It was daylight, I couldn't manipulate the shadows to hide me.
'Sand Ninja, from Sunagakure..' I moved the observation to the back of my mind. The confrontation is what I was worried about, until I saw an object move high speed toward the odd man. The man dropped the child towards the ground, and I instinctively jumped up, and summoned my shadow to catch him. He landed safely and I placed him on the ground. I was now seen, and jumped towards the scene.
'So much for stealth' I thought.
"Hey what are you doing here?" Ugh, that voice, Naruto shrilly called to me, and I shrugged.
"I heard commotion, I wanted to just observe, but I don't want to see a child hit the ground if I can help it. I don't like people getting injured." I know I sounded smug, but I'm in the presence of preschoolers, two genin I'm not fond of, and tough looking strangers. It just seemed right.
"Why don't you come down here?" I tuned back into what was going on, and saw Sasuke Uchiha, probably the only other new genin who I've been itching to fight, perched in a tree.
'That explains a lot.' I remembered the rock and put two and two together. Aren't I smart?
The odd man wore black and I finally saw his face, which had paint on it. He removed the odd thing from his back, and smiled smugly.
"Are you really going to use Crow for this?" The blond girl exclaimed, looking worried now. I bent my knees, despite my possible rivalry with Uchiha, I was ready to have his back.
"Enough." An eerie voice comes from near Sasuke, and I turn my attention to where it came from. I see an upside down boy. I tilt my head to the side like a canine, a ghastly trait I've inherited from the wolf spirit I have. He's attractive, but slightly intimidating. He has crimson red hair, and pale skin. His eyes are lined black, but I observe it's not makeup.
'That's one sleep deprived child..' I shake the thought and move to continue my observation, but he's gone. I look towards the other sand ninja, and he's standing with them. He has the kanji symbol Ai(love), on the left side of his forehead. He also has beautiful sea-foam green eyes. My eyes soften, he's very attractive.
"H-Hey, Ga-Gaara, sorry! I was just having a bit of fun!" The stuttering sound of the boy I now know as Kankuro meets my ears, and I cease my fawning over this strange boy. I space out again, missing the rest of the conversation, for I am lost in my thoughts wondering what his story is. My thoughts break again when I hear footsteps as they walk away, and as Uchiha jumps from his perch.
"Wait!" Sasuke calls, "What's your name?" He points at the red head.
"M-Me?" The girl known as Temari asks shyly.
"No.." Sasuke says, "You with the gourd on your back" The other two sand ninja turn towards their red headed partner.
"My name is... Subaku No Gaara. And you? I am curious about you as well.." Gaara states.
"I am Uchiha Sasuke." He simply states.
"and you?" Gaara points at me, and I tense up.
"My name is Bakekata Tsukkio."(A/N: Bakekata means "Spirit Person." Bake is the suffix for spirit, as Kata is the formal word for Person, this is derived from her clan's usage of spirits)
Gaara nods, acknowledging that he heard me. I look into his eyes, trying to read his expression, his personality, anything. I study his posture, and his face; in a poor attempt to try and find something out about him. He appears emotionless, but that's not it. My heart falls into my stomach when his eyes meet mine. I straighten my expression to be blank, and turn on my heels gracefully, and hop onto a roof bounding away at the speed of light.
'What is it about that boy the intrigues me so..? Subaku No Gaara, who are you.. and what are you hiding behind that mask?
A/N:
Alright, That's it. I was hoping to make it a bit longer, but I hope this suffices, it just seemed right to end it here. Thanks for reading. I'm really siked about this fic!
Also to CeriseGothicLime, and xOxPiggyBridexOx, I deeply appreciate the reviews, This is my first ever fanfic(I've written some plain fiction before) and I really appreciate it.
Alright, until the next chapter! Please Review!
-KuroDancer
