Hiya! I'm back, yes, it's Lynx, don't act so disappointed! You know you love me really. OK, back on track.

So back to the ever-so-epic battle of two amazing forces. Kiba and me versus Shino and Sakura.

Once Kakashi shouted for us to begin, we rushed into our previous positions, this time covering ourselves somewhat more thoroughly. I grinned as Sakura attempted to sneak up on us. She stood no chance. My clone slashed her from behind. She was out already. Next was Shino.

"You're going down Shino!" Growled Kiba, provoking a sly grin.

Shino appeared before us, or, more like above us. He sat, lax, on a branch, his sharp eyes taking us and our surroundings in. His cheekbones rose somewhat higher than usual, proving that he was smiling, however slightly. I frowned, digging into the earth in order to get myself behind him. Of course, Kiba had warned of his bugs, so I made sure to make three clones of myself to place at different positions that, to Shino, would seem like a very likely place for a beginner ninja to strike from. He would underestimate me, that was our bet.

Kiba and Akamaru began attacking him rapidly. Suddenly a thought rushed into my head 'why is Kiba getting all the credit for this? How come he gets to take Shino down? That ain't fair!' I pouted and crossed my arms. I didn't act on it but it annoyed me.

One of my clones began shouting encouragement, the other three silencing themselves.

"YOU CAN DO IT KIBZ! YEAH! WE ARE THE FRIGGIN BOMB! FUCK YEAH! KICK HIS ASS!" She shouted, at least she didn't act like a clone… hehe.

Another clone suddenly popped up, all was going according to plan mwahahahaha! (like my evil laugh? I've been workin' it!)

"KIBA! KI-IBA!" She screamed, even louder than the previous clone. Then the third popped up.

"KIBZ! YOU ARE THE SHIT! YOU CAN DO IT! SLAM HIS DISEMBODIED ASS INTO THE FLOOR! BURN HIS EVIL LITTLE BUG PUPPETS! SMASH HIS FBI SUNGLASSES! KICK HIM INTO SUNA! WOOOOO! GO KIBA!" She cheered, such colourful language! I was inwardly very proud of my performance.

Without warning I slunk my chakra up the bark of the tree, blending it into the natural energy. Later I would be told that I held a special gift for being able to not just mold my chakra, but transform it, as well, to become of the same chakra as different parts of nature. But at that moment all I knew was that he would know I was there if he sensed my chakra as it was easily distinguishable by it's heavy ginger scent (well, that's how I describe it… most describe it as a colour, mine's yellowy orange).

Once I sensed Shino's chakra I imitated it's texture and density, slowly sinking mine into his body. The tendrils of chakra felt around until they found their way into his nervous system. There I sent a sudden shot of oxygen through his veins. My eyes grew wide as I noticed that this was his actual body and that it wasn't a clone. I had disorientated him and now Kiba took out a kunai and slashed his arm violently, before his body adapted.

I stood in astonishment, then pride and joy.

"FUCK YEAH! WE WON! WOOO KIBZ! WE DID IT! FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEEEEAAAAH!" All four of me exclaimed joyously. I then popped my clones.

"WE DID IT LYNX! YOU WERE AMAZING!" Kiba praised me, gladly.

"We make a great team." I concluded, flinging my arms around Kiba in celebration.

The two of us danced around as the others looked on at the scene in mixed confusion, annoyance, jealousy, and incredulity. We were truly insane little people.

"Well done, Lynx, Kiba." Kurenai congratulated us, with a shadow of a smirk on her lips.

"Yes, well done." Kakashi agreed, so did we.

"How'd you two do it?!" Naruto demanded.

"Team work, and a couple of secret techniques." Kibz replied.

"No, seriously, what did you do, Lynx, to confuse Shino like that?"

"Yeah, how did you do that?"

"You're new to all of this! What have you been hiding from us?"

"You were lying to us? What the fuck?! Are you and Lexi really kunoichi from another village, come here to spy on us?!"

I stared, wide-eyed in surprise at them. I had no idea what they were talking about. It was just instinct, I mean, chakra feels on its own… didn't their chakra feel? I wondered. Because my chakra felt and all I had to do was tell it what to do. Maybe most people's chakra was deaf, blind, and dumb, unlike mine, and couldn't be used in such ways. I was so confused!

"I DON'T FRIGGIN KNOW! SHUT UP PEOPLE! Thank you." I told them, breathing a breath of relief. "I don't know what I did, I just let my chakra feel and listen and just told it what to do. I mean, all chakra does that. I don't see what you're all so surprised about. God."

"It felt? And listened? Lynx, how did you find this out?" Kakashi inquired seriously.

"Well, I was good at controlling Chax but he started talking to me so I listened and he turned out to have ears and hands and eyes everywhere, all he needed was me to be able to listen to him. Chax is pretty cool, he said all chakra was the same, it was just the quantity and the abilities of the holder that differ. Chax isn't very big and so he has to use his brains more than his physical ability. That's what he told me," I explained as best as I could. Using my nickname for my chakra.

"Chax?"

"My chakra. It's my nickname for him. Since otherwise he'd just be 'it' and 'chakra'."

"Oh…" I could tell they all thought I was insane. Oh well, they asked, I answered.

Everyone drifted off, except for Lexi.

"You're so strong, Lynx, how did you get that strong in only a few weeks?" She asked, wistfully.

"I'm not strong, really, I just went against a weaker opponent than I. Soon enough everyone will be stronger than me, anyways." I replied modestly.

"Eh, oh well. How've you been, Lynx? I've missed you so much!" She cried happily, flinging her arms around my neck (another hug! Yay!).

"I've been great! Living with Chirou's so much fun! Hehe, he's a great guy and such a good friend! I don't know how I've survived without him these past years! He basically keeps me alive at the moment. How 'bout you? How's Nick?" I rushed, feeling my whole face lift at the thought of Chirou.

"Chirou, hmm? Seems like my little Lynx has a crush!" She chided, earning a playful slap on the arm from me.

"Shaddup!"

"Fine, fine. I'm good, so's Nick. He's been missing you so much! And God, he's annoying about it as well! Hehe! Not that I don't miss you but that boy knows how to wind a girl up! Hah! And you thought he was bad before. Yeah right." I giggled at Lexi's teasing.

"Ohhh, I miss you two so bad! It's been insanely hard without you! I mean, I've had to act, like, my age! Gar! It's been next to impossible for me!" I whined, pouting.

Lexi just rolled her eyes and smiled at me. My immaturity getting the best of her. She loved me really! Hehe!

"Doll, I'm gonna go now, kk? I'll miss you!!" She told me, referring to her retreating team.

"Oh my God! Yeah! I'll miss you soooo much!" I cried, flinging my arms around her for the second time and clinging onto her small form.

"Love ya, Lynx." She told me gently, prying my arms off her neck.

We arranged to meet up a couple weekends away and parted paths. Little did we know that so much would change.

That I would become suddenly busy with Chirou, and that my teammates would lose all interest in me, and that she would mature in ways she never thought possible. No, we didn't know that. But we would, and we would learn, and we would grow. The world would suddenly start spinning too fast for us to keep up. It would suffocate us.

I'll not dwell on these more depressing aspects of life, instead I'll say goodbye for today and talk to you soon as I get up the motivation to continue writing down our stories! Until then, this is Lynx, signing off!