A/N: This is for SilverNeira. Why? Because she is my faithful reviewer and I love seeing her review. And for the random guy I talk to at college and play pool with. Simply because I can. Enjoy loves, and review!
Avaya laid on the floor silently beside Gaara. The redhead had been in a foul mood since they reached the tower three days ago. Not being able to kill somebody was driving him mad. And being in such close contact with his siblings, who were giving him that look, was bothering him more than he could say.
He would absentmindedly pet her and she gave him the silent company he desired. But even the wolf was beginning to get restless. She wanted to move around. No, she needed to. But she refused to leave Gaara's side. Still though, she wished she could explore the forest a little bit.
Gaara found himself petting the wolf again when he looked down at her. Her amber eyes were locked on the door that lead to outside longingly. He was not stupid. He knew she had stayed there just for him. Internally he sighed.
"Come back before midnight." She looked up at him, her tail wagging furiously. She gave his hand a swift lick before taking off toward the outside. Kankuro nearly fell over from shock when she zoomed by him. Gaara watched as the wolf burst though the doors.
Avaya darted through the trees, scenting everything in the area and listening for threats. She was a wolf on a mission. Some where in the forest was that boy with the weird scent. It was like Gaara's and she wanted to know why. But she would first have to track him down. He could not be too far away.
Avaya sped through the trees, her black fur helping her to blend in as she passed by other genin silently and without their knowledge. She bypassed several interesting scents, too focused on her self assigned mission to play around. If there was somebody like her redhead, she wanted to know. Then maybe he would not be so alone anymore.
Since Avaya had begun having contact with Gaara, she felt her human mind beginning to return. Her thoughts were clearer, her mind was sharper and she began to remember the feeling of companionship, something she had not had in years. She owed Gaara for giving her back her humanity, even if he did not realize it, and even though she was still a wolf. She had her mind back, which was all that mattered.
She continued on, searching for the strange boy. It was not long before she caught scent of him.
Avaya growled to herself when she found the boy. He, along with his other male teammate, was unconscious. The girl with pink hair was nearly asleep as she guarded them. The wolf-girl snorted but then paused when she caught a whiff of that man who looked like a woman who smelled wrong.
It was coming from the blond boy's companion. Now Avaya's curiosity was peaked. Something was going on here and she wanted to know what. She looked at the girl again. She practically asleep. Avaya could smell the trap she had set up. So all she had to do was sneak around and get behind the pink haired girl to look at the boys. It seemed like a fun challenge.
Avaya seemingly melted through the trees as she crept along. All of her senses were on high alert. She wanted to complete her self assigned mission without any disruptions and then go back to Gaara. She could imagine the redhead's glare at his siblings right now, now that she was not there. So Avaya tried to hurry the best she could.
She had successfully managed to sneak behind the pink haired girl and was able to slip into where the two boys were resting. Avaya sniffed first the one that smelled like the man who looked like a woman. On his shoulder was a mark that gave off the scent. It was awful. Avaya had to bite back a growl when she sniffed it. She decided that that boy could become dangerous. She did not like it. Then she realized something. These were the kids that had gotten into an argument with Temari and Kankuro on the first day.
She moved to examine the blond boy. His smell was a little off, but Avaya guessed that the man-woman person had done something to him, causing the slight shift in scent. None the less, Avaya could still smell it. It smelled like the thing in Gaara, yet at the same time it was different. She was pondering this when she heard pinky outside move. It was time go.
Avaya slipped back out and made to leave when she noticed something. She sniffed the air. Three genin that smelled like the man-woman thing were coming closer. They were stalking down this group of genin. Avaya frowned internally before sniffing the air again. Konoha genin were not too far away. And a little farther than them were some Kiri genin. But no one else were in the vicinity. Perfect.
In a split second she made her decision. It may not be the smartest idea, but Avaya had plans for the blond boy. No way would some stupid kids ruin them. Avaya waited for the perfect moment to act. She saw the squirrel with the explosion tag run over to pinky. She observed as the girl scared the squirrel away. Now it was time to act. She made her move.
The squirrel felt the tag on his back begin to sizzle and it began freaking out. It barely took notice when slender hands scooped it up and took off in the opposite direction towards somebody. When it felt itself get dropped on the ground it began shrieking and rolling around on the ground.
Not too far away was a Konoha genin trying to catch leaves. He heard the squirrel and rushed over, saving it. And apparently he could understand it for he took off in the direction the squirrel had come from. Amber eyes watched the scene before taking off again. Everything so far was working perfectly.
Neji and Tenten were looking around the forest for Lee. The boy had disappeared on his own after Neji had specifically told him to not go too far. Suddenly Neji's eyes picked up something. Somebody was coming toward them, and fast. Neji braced himself, not knowing who the person was. Tenten copied him.
Without warning a girl burst from the bushes, stopping a fair distance from them. She stared at them expectantly. Neji and Tenten observed her carefully. Her long black hair was loose and easily reached her knees. Her feet were bare and she appeared to be clothed only in a black robe-like garment with tank top type sleeves. The only thing holding the outfit closed appeared to be a wide leather and brass belt, causing the top part to be snuggly closed, but allowing the bottom to expose part of her leg.
"Who are you? Why don't you have a forehead protector?" Neji demanded. Neither he nor Tenten recognized the girl from the Chunin exams. She did not answer, instead she shrugged.
"Do you know where Lee is?" Tenten asked. Something told her that the strange girl before them was not apart of the exams. This time the girl nodded. She motioned back toward the way she came from. Neji used his Byakugan. Sure enough he spotted his team mate. Who was once again in danger.
"Tenten." The two of them took off, leaving the girl alone. She blinked before shrugging.
The girl was walking through the forest seemingly at random.
"Hey girly. What's a girl like you doing her alone dressed like that?" The girl turned to see three Kiri genin standing behind her. One of them, the leader, had strange hair. She smiled a little. Perfect. Right on time.
"What are you smiling at girly? Is something funny?" The girl just continued to smile. The Kiri genin were getting annoyed by her silent manner. One of them walked up to her, kunai in hand.
"Where's your scroll?" Now she just openly grinned at him and shook her head.
These people were just plain out stupid. He reached out and grabbed the front of her robe.
"Say something you freak, or I'll make you talk." He held the kunai to her throat. Now she let out a silent chuckle. She moved before any of them could do anything.
The girl ripped the kunai out of his hand and yanked his head to the side, exposing his throat. She bit in and through the skin into the jugular. Greedily she began sucking out the blood and drinking it. The boy gave a gurgling cry but he was dead within seconds. The other two were frozen in shock as the girl killed him and drained him dry.
When his body hit the ground, the girl looked up at them, a wicked grin on her face. They began backing away, but the girl picked up the dead boy's kunai. She charged at them, taking down one with her bare hands and taking down the other by throwing the kunai at their back. She drained them both dry.
When the girl finished she looked up at the sky. For the moment the burning craving had been subdued. She would be fine for a while now while she finished her job. If she hurried she might be in time to witness the ending of the fight.
Sakura sat numbly in front of Ino as the blond girl fixed Sakura's hair. Shikamaru stood close by, watching the area. Then he noticed something. In a tree, lounging on a branch was a girl in a black robe. Everybody else followed his gaze when he tensed. They all saw the girl just before she disappeared.
Meanwhile the girl was thinking to herself. Things became very interesting. Amber eyes looked up at the sky. It was getting late. A black wolf darted through the trees and all traces of the girl disappeared.
Gaara looked up when the wolf came trotting back inside the tower and to him. She walked up and greeted him with a nudge. The redhead scratched her behind the ears as she lay down beside him, using his leg as a headrest. He continued to pet her, feeling his mood lighten slightly. The wolf sighed as she closed her eyes and began to doze. Gaara figured she had gotten the restlessness out of her system finally. He looked back out the window.
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