AN: A bit of a natur-ie kind of trend going on here, and I'm really feeling it here. How are you guys liking them so far? I hope you are liking them.
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He's weak; a worthless coward. He'd never be anything. He knew that from an early age just by standing next to his brother and sister in arms. One was a genius seen only once in a lifetime, his prowess like that of a practiced master. She was born with good genes, beautiful and deadly.
And he was just…stuck with them.
Maybe fate got a kick of pairing up geniuses with losers; it must make good T.V up there. But after years of practice and discipline, he was on par with them.
Or so he thought.
It only took a few near death experiences for him to realize he stuck out, that he didn't belong with the pedigrees. He was brazen and audacious, while the others were like tempered glass, finely crafted and beautiful.
She was a diamond.
His brother was a ruby.
And he was a rock.
Everything he did never matched up to the other's attempts, always resorting to playing the fool. He didn't belong mounted on some extravagant golden mount or white gold ring on someone's' pretty little finger. He belonged in some desert like the landmark he was, helping those lost find their way.
And like the rock he was, he was vulnerable to the elements.
The wind whipped at his face, turning it leathery and wrinkled. Rain pounded down on his back, taking bits and pieces with it, stealing his once tone muscles and leaving soft bags of meat. No longer could he pride himself in the only thing he could, his strength was fading. His once boulder-like presence was dissipating to that of a pebble.
Now he was soft and smooth, his edges were gone and he was no longer rough as he was. Now he had to be gently because that was all he could do well. He was once a feared and powerful warrior, now he was famous for writing smut and an infamous peeping tom.
Ridiculous.
He's weak; a worthless coward. He knew he'd never be anything special. And you know what?
He was right.
That wasn't meant to be a Jiraiya bash! I love that guy to death and I just realized that's what it sounds like *gasp*! But I hope it was still readable and you all liked, review if you did and if you didn't too, no need to censor, I love all of my reviewers.
PEACE :P