How it Came to Be
Chapter One-
Now, where should I start? First I guess I'll tell you about this family feud and go on from there. One hundred years ago there was a clash between the Yakunan Clan (my family) and the Uchiha Clan. I'm not sure how it started and everyone I asked didn't tell me, they all avoided my questioning. But now, after one hundred years the two families have finally written up a treaty; and that is what started the changes in my life. But I'll get back to that later.
I believe that everyone has some good in them. Even the people my family loathes. When I was eleven years old I would run off once a week, go to a secret place and meet with one of my closest friends. In fact he was my only friend. My parents didn't know about him and I wanted to keep it that way. You see, if they found out, they'd probably kill him. He is an Uchiha; but we got along just fine. Nothing could cut the ties of our friendship. For three years we lived in peace, if you can call it that.
Then the treaty happened. I'll never forget the day when I came home from the Ninja Academy and my mom took me aside. I knew something was amiss because my mother never took me aside after a long day at the Academy. Why? You'll see…
"Katai, I have something important to tell you. My goodness what's that smell? Sweetheart, you smell like a horse's behind!"
See what I mean?
"That's not what I meant. I mean you do smell but when I pulled you aside…"
"I knew what you meant mother."
"Don't interrupt me girl. Now what was I saying? Oh yes, your father and the other respected leaders of the clan finally found a way to settle the score with the detestable Uchiha Clan."
"You don't mean another attack do you?"
"No, of course not. We drew up a treaty. A boy from the Uchiha Clan and a girl from ours will be wed in one year."
"So, have you agreed on who will be the unfortunate bride and groom?"
"Yes, you are going to be the bride."
"What! But mother!"
"Don't you 'but mother' me. It wasn't my idea. And as a woman, I have no place to argue. Besides, it is a great honor to be chosen to save the coming generations from going through the childhood you had. Thank your sister for suggesting that you have this honor. She could have taken it for herself."
I sighed "Yes mother." Hurt, anger and fear welled up inside me. I excused myself from her presence and locked myself in my room. I didn't want to go through with this marriage but there was no way for me to stop it.
My parents never listened to me, they never will. So I thought, "If the rest of my life is going to be a suppressed environment like the one I live in now, then I won't get to travel like I wanted to. I have to get out of this place, so that I can at least have some fun before the knot is tied." Hatred rose inside me, for the first time in my life. I feared that fire. Hatred against my family, hatred against the feud; but most of all, hatred against my sister, Suki. I wanted to grab her by the neck and squeeze until her hair fell out and she was dead, dead, dead!
I spent the rest of the day thinking about what I should do. I couldn't do anything else until I came up with something. Then that night, right before I fell asleep, it came to me; the perfect plan…
End.