Life: Hello everyone. And by everyone, I mean no one. So I took down the poll because it wasn't generating enough results to come up with a good pairing. So I decided to go with my recent obsession, PeinSaku. I swear there is not enough PeinSaku fics in order to satiate my addiction, so I creeped over into KibaSaku. Out of all the Akatsuki and other males, I ship PeinSaku so freaking hard. I don't care if SasuSaku is canon, I am shipper at heart and in my mind PeinSaku takes reign over all Saku ships. But anyways, let's get into the third chapter of Akatsuki Blossoms, because I adore this storyline and haters can suck it! Shadow, disclaimer please.

Shadow: Life does not own the Naruto characters, but she does own an army of O.C.'s which she can use to take over the world.

Ino: Be warned! There is strong language in this chapter. Because it's in Mizuki's POV!

Life: Onto the drama! Lights, Camera, Action! Suck it, haters.

Chapter 3: Deal Breakers!

: Mizuki:

Silence…

That was all that could be heard as I watched my oldest 'sister,' Shadow-nee get in a glaring contest with our 'mother' Tsunade.

More silence… I swear I'm gonna unleash some electro-shock-therapy whoop ass on everyone here. Yeah, I was getting fed freaking up.

Before I continue my inner rant about this crap load of silence, let me introduce myself even further. My name is Mizuki Uchi- Wait, no. That isn't right… Let me start again. My name is Mizuki Senju, the child of lightning. I'll explain more about that child of lightning crap later. Anyways, I am no longer an Uchiha. I'm pretty sure M.C. Blossom or Sakura, as some sane people would call her, has already told you my sordid past. But let me tell something to you, I'm not as stupid as everyone thinks I am. Sure, I'm not Shadow-nee or Sakura- level genius. After all, looks can be deceiving, ne?

I love skating, like seriously I love the wind in my hair and the speed. Going as fast as I can, just to get that adrenaline rush. Oh Jashin, it's way better than getting high or drunk. I know, I know. I'm 16 and I shouldn't do drugs or drink, but it… it helps me forget… And I absolutely refuse to go to a therapist or psychiatrist. I may not be an Uchiha anymore, but I still have my pride.

So… yeah… ever since the incident at school a few weeks ago with the super-slut Reina; who is now in prison along with the jack-ass jocks, I have been skipping school with my boys Mori and Hiro Hatake to skate whenever being in that hellhole gets too much for me. I leave school with Shadow-nee's permission, of course. If I didn't she would never let me out of her sight.

Oh and my birth family paid me a visit while I was in the hospital room of doom. Even my father, Fugaku. It was tense. It was awkward. It was slightly endearing to know that he still cared somewhat. He then told us that he would be sending a substantial amount of money to Tsunade. Which made me feel as if I were a charity case or a mistake that he wanted to cover up. And as much as I wanted to cuss him out and hug him. I was off in my own little world trying to make the nightmares go away as I hugged a pillow tightly and hid my tears from everyone. I used to be a daddy's girl, but as happy as I was around my birth family; I knew I wasn't being my true self. So I guess it was kind of fate that I met the Hatake twins. They made me come out of my dainty little daddy's girl princess shell. And turned me into who I am today. A rebel. A skater. A DJ in the making. But in other people's eyes, I was Fugaku's delinquent daughter. A reject. An outcast. A social standing failure. And although I seriously love my new family, I sometimes miss being his precious little princess. Maybe one day everything will work out. Or at least that's what Mikoto, my birth mother says.

So… now here we are in the present… Oh, Shadow-nee and Nade-kaa are fighting because Shadow-nee wants those of us who still have to attend high school to come with her, Tenten-kun, and Angel-hime to Amegakure so we can stay together, but Nade-kaa wants to take us with her to Kirigakure where she was just offered a very promising Head of Hospital position.

So… Skipping all the arguing and debating which made me have a groan worthy headache, but I would not be able to take medicine for it. Did I mention that I have been grounded since Nade-kaa found my drug and booze stash in my room? Since then, both she and Shadow-nee have railing my ass with training and medical lessons on what drugs and booze would do to my body. Let's just say I want to be forever young and will never touch that nasty shiz ever again. But today is my last day of imprisonment! I can finally have chocolate and soda again! I still have to check in hourly with Shadow-nee or M.C. Blossom to reassure them that I'm safe.

I was snapped out of my inner monologue as Nade-kaa stood up from her slumped over position on the couch across from Shadow-nee. She then sighed in defeat with a hard glint in her honey brown eyes. "Alright, Shadow, you win. But I expect weekly reports on everyone's progress and I will send you some money every two weeks until you can generate enough of your own income to steadily support yourselves. And don't get in too much trouble. As the Guardian, I shouldn't even be allowing this. But I need this job, and you all need to stay together to get stronger."

We all cheered and hugged Nade-kaa tightly.

"Alright, alright. I'll get started on looking for a house for you girls. Any requests?" She asked us looking to each of us for a response.

"A pool!" Ino-nee cheered. While Haze-kun nodded silently agreeing with Ino-chan.

"Game room!" I grinned excitedly.

"Top of the line tech, of course." Shadow-nee smirked.

"A library!" M.C. Blossom squealed with Hina-hime backing her.

"An entertainment room!" Angel-hime giggled madly. I can just imagine the music that she and I could conjure up.

"Individual bathrooms!" Tenten-kun growled glaring at Ino-chan.

Yes, Ino-nee was still being shunned from using up all our hair products. No one messes with my AXE. No one! Not even Jashin himself.

We then all shared a look and grinned simultaneously and nodded. "Custom transportation!"

Tsunade grinned laughing and got on her laptop with Shadow-nee and Ino-nee as they began to look for homes in Ame. The rest of us went upstairs to get our shiz ready for our move.

=Later that night=

While Tsunade was inside contacting realtors, all of us were out in the backyard. There was a large pond which had several trees surrounding it. Hanging from the trees in a circle were tented tree swings that were each different colors to match each of us.

I sat in between Tenten-kun and Angel-hime. To the right of Tenten-kun was Ino-nee, and then Hina-hime and Saku-nee. To the left of Angel-hime was Shadow-nee, and then came Haze-kun.

"I have called this meeting because there are gangs in Ame. I believe, in order to prevent ourselves from being hurt again, that we become a gang ourselves. Or at least have the name and demeanor of one, so that they know we aren't targets." Shadow-nee said in a low tone which usually meant she was dead serious.

"What would we be called though?" Ino-nee asked.

"Our training schedule will remain the same, right?" Haze-kun sighed.

"Do we get cute matching outfits?" Angel-hime gushed fantasizing.

"Am I gonna need a new sensei?" I whined.

Before we go any further, let me explain why we need training and why I said earlier that I was the child of lightning. You see, long ago when the Earth was still young. There were these beings called Elemental Spirits, and they kept things in check. At first things were peachy-keen. But then the Shroud Spirit grew tired of the peace and decided to 'lend' her powers to a race of gullible creatures. Creatures otherwise known as human beings. The actions of the Shroud Spirit were a big mistake. Soon after her 'gift' to the humans, innocent people were being slaughtered day and night by the ones tainted by the Shroud Spirits powers. Her name was Lilitu.

Lilitu's sister, Aegle was the Shine Spirit and after seeing that the humans' lives were rapidly diminishing in such a short time. She and her closest friends, Geb, Amaunet, Nereus, and Muhjah decided to fight fire with fire. So they began to teach chosen humans to fight back against the tainted humans.

But, of course, Lilitu suspected that her sister would try to oppose her fun. So she recruited other spirits that she had allied with. Those spirits were Benipé, Nephthys, Vulcan, Jupiter, Bellona, and Striborg.

With these new allies for Lilitu, that meant that Aegle and her friends were outnumbered. But that's where the Spirit Stone; an object of immeasurable power comes into play. When it is used for good, it can perform miracles. But when used for evil, destruction is inevitable. The Ancient Spirits sent their greatest and most pure-hearted of prodigies to make a wish while holding the Spirit Stone. When the wish was made, all the Spirits would use their power to grant, regardless if they wanted to or not.

The Ancient Prodigies made their wish and thus peace returned as Lilitu was sealed within the Nether Realms and the Spirits who followed her were punished by becoming mortal. The Spirits though knew that magic had remained in some humans as time went on. Even as newborn human children appear, traces of magic shone in their hearts. Aegle and her allies knew that evil could and would crawl into the magic of a child and the human world would be in danger once again.

So Aegle and Geb worked together to appoint Elemental Protectors every couple of generations. The way that it works is there is a Gatherer. A user of Life and Shine Magic. A chosen child of Aegle's power, whose purpose is to find untrained Protectors and train them till they can master their elements. And then there are the Protectors. They must master the powers that have been budding within them since they were born.

The Gatherer is also known by other name. The Guardian. Guardians are usually identified by a diamond-shaped mark on their forehead at birth. They endure rigorous training by Aegle herself. Oh, and all Guardians are born of the Senju Lineage. So of course, Tsunade is our Guardian/Gatherer.

And since I have explained just about everything, I think it is kind of obvious who the Protectors of this story are. Tsunade knew how to find us due to the color of our Life Light, which is just a longer name for aura. Protectors come in all types of Elements, but there has never been a child of Death or Shroud magic as a Protector.

So, now that you know the history of our world, and who we are essentially. I guess I'll tell you which Elements my sisters and I were gifted.

Shadow-nee has mastered her Fire Element granted to her by Vulcan, the Spirit of Fire.

Angel-hime has mastered her Element over Ice granted to her by Striborg, the Spirit of Ice.

Tenten-kun has mastered her Element of Iron granted to her by Benipé, the Spirit of Iron.

Haze-kun has mastered her Blood Element given to her by Muhjah, the Spirit of Blood.

Saku-nee has nearly mastered her Element of Earth granted to her by Geb, the Spirit of Earth.

Ino-nee has nearly mastered her Element over Water given to her by Nereus, the Spirit of Water.

Hina-hime has nearly mastered her Air Element given to her by Amaunet, the Spirit of Air.

And me? I have the Element of Lightning. It was granted to me by Jupiter, the Spirit of Lightning. I haven't come close to mastering my Element though. Due to a later start than the other girls. My official training started a few weeks after Nade-kaa took me in.

Now let's get back to the actual story, ne?

"Our name should totally be the Stone Guards." Angel-hime grinned.

"No way. We are so the Element Himes." Saku-nee argued.

"Hachi Bushū*." Haze grumbled.

"Kunoichi* Himes!" Ino-nee suggested.

We all looked to Shadow-nee for the final decision. She opened her sharp green eyes and began to speak, "Yosei* Himes."

"Cute." Angel-hime and Hina-hime gushed. The rest of us voiced our agreements.

"We keep the peace. No drugs. No trafficking. No booze. No illegal crap. Even while we're in school, we keep the peace. No starting fights, but we sure as hell will finish them. And if they do start a fight, teach them a lesson." Shadow-nee said eyeing Hina-hime.

Hina-hime faltered, but then she nodded as the air around her gave off a determined aura. I sound like a damned hippie.

"We vote Shadow as our leader!" Ino-nee spoke out for all of us. "And Forehead as our Second-in-command."

Shadow-nee smirked as Saku-nee nodded. "Angel, you're the one we'll count on for back up and inside information. Sakura, you'll double as our medic. Hinata, you've got the sharpest eyes, so you're our Scouter. Ino, you're Angel's partner of the information front. Tenten, the weapons specialist, of course. Mizuki, you're faster than any of us, so you get to be our messenger and do supply runs when needed. And Haze, as the enforcer."

Saku-nee smiled serenely. Hina-hime blushed gently. Ino-nee and Tenten-kun grinned excitedly. I bounced in place, my body buzzing with excitement. Angel-hime nodded while grinning. And Haze-kun, well let's just say the feral smirk on her face could make a Carnotaur shit his pants.

We each stuck our hand out, facing the center of the pond and started to recite a sacred elemental pact. It reinforced our bonds with each other, because we knew that we would be together until death takes us.

Chapter 3 End

Life: alright, so before I begin talking. Let me explain that the ancient and odd names I used for the Spirits are all ancient names I researched carefully, so they represent the spirit I named them after. Now a small clarification on what a few words mean

Hachi Bushū- Japanese for Eight Legions

Kunoichi- Japanese for Female Ninja. If you don't what this means, then why are you here?

Yosei- Japanese for Bewitching Spirit.

Life: Gods, this took me three days to type this chapter up from the notebook I had it written down in. I am so ready to lay down and start reading KibaSaku fanfics right now. Then I'll move on to DeiSaku maybe. I need my hourly fix on fanfiction. Don't judge me. It's one of the only things that gets me out of my rut. I really hope this story gets more of a positive track after this chapter uploads. But if it doesn't, then it's their loss. Writing is my passion.

Sakura: Stop rambling!

Life: by the way, does anyone watch The Ancient Magus' Bride or Blend-S or even Recovery of an MMO Junkie? Can I just fangirl with someone over these? Or does anyone watch S.W.A.T. or Seal Team? And can I just drool/fangirl over these shows too?

Shadow: dammit, Life! Get off your ass and upload the chapter!

Life: technically I don't have to get off my ass to upload this chapter.

Shadow: I'll burn all your Pepsi, Chocolate, Barbecue Sauce, and Mochi if you don't!

Life: Not my goodies! Read, Review, Follow, Favorite. Bye!