Well everybody this is chapter 2 of Kasumi, so...enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Monster Rancher :)

~~KASUMI'S POV~~

I can't believe it. I was back. Everything was coming back to me. How to use chakra, how to do jutsus. It was weird though. My pixie abilities were still here. Since I'm not in the Monster world, shouldn't I not have those? Later I should check out if I can still change my attack's traits. (A/N: In Monster Rancher 4, you can change attacks to a certain element, like Heart, Magic, Fire, Ice, Water, Lightning, Wind, and Earth. Ray Cast, as shown in chapter 1, is a Heart attack. But Kasumi can change that to any of the elements shown above. I know, it's different.)

"Hey, Kasumi, we're almost at Suna." Sakura's voice jerked me out of my thoughts. Sure enough, a village was forming in front of me. Sand...something was nagging me at the back of my head, but I didn't show it. I didn't want anybody worrying about me as much. When we arrived at the gates, the guards looked at me suspiciously, but Kakashi fixed that.

"Don't worry, she's with us. She won't do harm." he told them. The guards understood.

"So, I guess you guys have been here a lot?" I asked, well, the whole team.

"Yup! Konoha and Suna are allies!" Naruto cheerfully told me. I smiled. Even though I barely knew Naruto, he seems pretty cool. I followed Team 7 to the Kazekage's tower.

"Sakura? Hey Naruto! Sai! Guys!" A girl's voice called out to Team 7. Sakura ran over and hugged her.

"Hey Temari! How are you doing?" Sakura asked the girl, who's name was now Temari.

"Who's this?" Temari asked, looking directly at me.

"Oh, right. Temari-chan, this is Kasumi. We found her on our way here. Doesn't remember much, but she thinks she knows this place." Sakura told her. I looked down. It was true, I didn't know anything.

"Well then, Kasumi, I'm Temari. It's an honor to meet you!" She stuck her hand out for me to shake. I grabbed it and shook.

"It's true I don't know much, but somehow the name Suna stuck out to me..." I told her.

"Maybe when the Kazekage tells you about Suna, you might remember!" Temari exclaimed.

"We should get going..." Sakura motioned toward the Kazekage's tower. With that, Temari led us inside the building and through two large doors. In that room was a desk. On the desk was a man who was clearly not interested in the large stacks of paper in front of him.

"Ah, Team Kakashi. I heard I was going to have a scroll delivered." The man spoke to the team. Then Sai went up and gave him the scroll.

"Thank you Sai. I have to ask though, who is your little companion traveling with you guys?" He gestured to me. I went forward and bowed.

"It's an honor to meet you Kazekage-sama. My name is-" I stopped. That red hair...those eyes... the kanji for love...my body flickered in and out of consciousness until it chose unconscious. I felt strong arms catch me before a flashback flooded my vision.

~~~~Kasumi's Flashback~~~~

Screams were heard. The "monster" was back at the park again. All the kids ran out of the park to the safety of their parents. Except for one girl. 4 year old Kasumi shyly walked up to the sandbox where Gaara was.

"...Hi." She squeaked. Gaara looked up at her with his blue eyes, expecting her to scream and run away like the rest of them, but she didn't.

"Why aren't you scared of me?" He asked her. She looked at him, confused.

"Why would I be scared of you? You look really nice." Young Kasumi told him. Gaara was more surprised than ever. Nobody has ever tried to talk to him, much less call him nice!

"Y-you really think so?" He shakily asked her.

"Yeah! I think you'll be a good friend." Kasumi said and smiled.

'Friend..?' That word crashed through Gaara's mind.

"People don't like my eyes, so I really don't have any friends." She told Gaara. He took this chance to look at Kasumi's eyes. They were silver, but they had this nice sparkle to them.

"I don't think your eyes are weird.." He said. Kasumi's smile just got larger and she sat next to him in the sandbox. An awkward silence settled between them until Kasumi spoke up again.

"Oh! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Kasumi." She said happily.

"I'm...Gaara." He told her.

'Gaara, my first friend.'

'Kasumi, my first friend.'

~~~~Flashback End~~~~

~~GAARA'S POV~~

Her eyes. There was something about that girl's eyes. They were silver, that's one thing. But...they had a nice sparkle...it was so familiar. Realization hit me like a ton of bricks and I gasped out loud. My first friend.

'Kasumi, my first friend.' My thoughts from so long ago rang in my ears.

"Kasumi..." I absently whispered.

"Nani? How did you know her name was Kasumi?" Naruto asked me, surprised.

"...I remember it all now." Kasumi said, looking at me. Then she got up, walked over to me, and hugged me. She did what most people don't do.

"Thank you." I heard her whisper. When she let go, Team Kakashi was confused out of their minds.

"Mind explaining?" Sakura's voice cut the silence. Kasumi started to answer.

"Well, before I-uhh..." She struggled.

"You what, Kasumi?" Kakashi asked her.

"I know this may sounds crazy and all, but...before I was in the-" She paused for a second.

"The Monster World, I met Gaara. He was my first friend..." Kasumi looked at the ground.

'Monster World? What's that? Why don't I know of this?' Questions crashed through my brain.

"To answer you guy's questions, I-The Monster World...I-Umm..." Kasumi was clearly not wanting to tell this to everyone. I put my hand on her shoulder.

"Kasumi, why can't you tell us? You know me, you should trust me." I told her softly.

"If I told you guys...I'm afraid you would-would try to get inside the Monster World and destroy it. I-It would be like destroying my heart if you did that." Kasumi got her word out and looked at the the ground.

"Kasumi..." Sakura said and walked up to her. "Why would we do that? We're your friends now. Konoha and Suna." Kasumi slowly lifted up her head and gave Sakura a small smile.

"Okay...I'll tell you. First, in the Monster World, there are two types of people. The people who train the monsters are called breeders. Then, well, there are civilians." Then a cheerful Naruto cut her off.

"Ooh, I bet you were a breeder! I can see you raising monsters!" He exclaimed.

"Actually, no. And I'm not a civilian either." Kasumi answered back simply.

"Well then what are you?" Kakashi asked, obviously losing patience. Kasumi's smile faltered a bit, and she took a deep breath.

"I was a monster."


A/N: So, Kasumi's a monster! Also, her monster form in the cover photo for this fanfic. Thanks for reading!