Summary: She wasn't a huge fan of Naruto, but she enjoyed the series. She lost touch with the books and the anime after Shippuden. So when she gets thrown into the Narutoverse as a child of the renowned Kuroba clan, forced into getting some dragon spirit bonded to her, and has to become a kunoichi, you could say she was far from pleased. But loyalties change as she decides that she will change everyone's fates for the greater good. But she doesn't know what she got herself into.
Author's Note:
Hello! Before we get started I have a couple things I want to say.
I can write whatever the hell I want. No, I'm not going to stop with these stupid "This story sucks" comments. Flames will not be tolerated cause I like writing. I do take criticism and comments that mean to HELP this story. I also like reviews. Please review.
My OC is complicated. I'll try my damn best to not make her a Mary-sue, but it's really hard :(
I do not know what the pairing will be yet. I'm skeptical. Once I get the story rolling, you may submit who you think should be together cause I have no frigging clue.
There's a REASON why I'm having my OC connected with a spirit. Everything has a reason.
This is rated T FOR NOW. I plan to either make side stories or just change the rating.
It's a mix of genres. Humor and Drama are main. Romance later. Tragedy. Etc.
Yup. That's about it. Thank you for checking out "Strawberry Banana Smoothie"!
Now that that's done, here's a few words from our sponsors!
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Here's a disclaimer instead, and a cool music lyric.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.
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"Fairy blue for you I'd steal the stars and lay them at our feet so we could own the night." -Papermoon cover by Amanda Lee
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Chapter 1
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I groaned, rubbing my eyes as I forced myself to sit up. Geezus my head was pounding.
At first, it took me a moment to realize where I was exactly. My vision was cloudy, my chest felt heavy, I was so tired.
So I took a deep breath and opened my eyes.
The world was… different than what I expected to see. I was in a small blue room on a bed with white sheets covering my body. A white desk was next to the bed with a small glass vase containing a single white rose.
When I looked down, I resisted the urge to scream.
In a rush, I threw the covers off and ran to the mirror next to the cupboard across the room and stared at myself in horror.
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"Kaida-chan! Yoshiro-kun! Dinner is ready!"
The sound of my small, dainty bare feet slapping against the wooden floors as I ran made me scowl on the inside. I was short again. I thought puberty would have been over already, but now I stood at a whooping 3'4. It kinda made me wanna jump out of a window.
Anyways, I ran to the kitchen, facing the woman I know knew as my mother.
She was beautiful to say the least. Incredibly so. Long, golden hair that cascaded down her back in waves, bright sky blue eyes and long black lashes. Her skin was pale without a single blemish or mistake. Her face was round and she had high cheekbones which I had inherited from her. She was tall and slender which wasn't very noticeable while she wore that hideously green apron.
Her name was Kuroba Hikari, and she was light itself.
"IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?!"
"Mhm! I made your favorite Kaid-"
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I leaped into the chair happily, taking my utensils in my hands and licking my lips. My mother smiled at me, putting a plate of tempura in front of me.
Tempura was deep fried, battered seafood / vegetables with white rice and soba noodles. And my mom could really hit it out of the ball park.
I clapped my hands together. "Itadakimasu!" And I dove right in.
As I chewed the fried shrimp slowly, my tongue melted under the crisp texture and creamy flavor. I was in heaven.
"Oh? Starting without me?"
I turned. My dad stood at the doorway, a small smirk on his face as he leaned over to me, ruffling my hair. "Hey, Kai-chan."
My dad was tall, muscular, and very good looking.
ButItDoesn'tMatterBecauseIwillAlwaysBeSasori-sempai's
EHEM.
He had short, fluffy dark brown hair, tan skin, deep blue eyes with dark brown eyebrows. He had a sharp jawline, with a scruffy feel to his skin from not shaving in a while. My dad was so badass though.
Every time he came home from a mission, he told me the stories and adventures he went on. From saving a civilian from danger, to kicking evil's butt. My dad did it all. I really looked up to him as a person, despite being his daughter.
It surprised me that I was my mother and my father's daughter.
Unlike them, I was petite and scrawny. Like a normal five-year-old, my face was chubby and I was annoyingly short. My skin was pale like my mother's, but I inherited my father's muscular arms. I got my mother's sky blue eyes, but my father's darker color mixed in around the edges.
Although, unlike them, my hair was white. Completely, pure white.
Did it bother me?
Yes.
Why the hell did I get white hair? Neither of my parents had it. Nevertheless, they treated it like it was normal. Completely normal.
My white hair went down to my shoulder blades, the bangs caressing one side of my face. It was strange. I was not used to white hair.
Then again, everything in my life is now strange. I mean, I got thrown into the world of ninjas. A frigging anime for god's sake!
Or… kami's sake?
It doesn't matter.
It took me a week to get situated like this. Of course, it was strange, but nothing I couldn't manage right?
Er… ish.
Shhhh details don't matter.
"Otou-san." I acknowledged, smiling brightly. He patted my head.
"You started dinner without me?" He asked, sitting down beside me. My mom rolled her eyes. "It's your fault for being late. Baka." She said, placing a plate of tempura in front of him. My dad smiled sheepishly, leaning up as my mom tilted her head so he could kiss her cheek. "I'm sorry dear, thanks for making dinner."
My mom blushed brightly before stuttering an excuse to fix dinner. Honestly, my mom gets so flustered with lovey dovey stuff.
….
MOTHER I DUB THEE TSUNDERE!
I giggled to myself at the thought.
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A year later, I finally got to meet someone familiar.
"Kai-chan, come down. We're late for the dinner party." My mother called.
"Okay!" I called back, fixing my hair up into a ponytail. I used eyeliner to draw small black wings onto my eyelids before putting on light pink lipgloss. It's funny how they have makeup in this world. I remember how to use everything easily. Eyeliner was always my forte.
I stared at my work, smiling. I looked pretty cute with the white, chiffon dress my mother got me a month ago. It was a simple, plain, sleeveless dress with a skirt that fanned out around my hips and fell right above my knees. I wore brown, leather boots on my feet which made me look at least an inch taller.
"Kaida!"
"Coming!"
I turned, running out of the room and skipping three or two stairs down to meet my parents in the front hall. "You look so cute in that dress! It fits you perfectly, I'm so glad!" I grinned happily in response.
My mom sighed. "Honestly, the Kazekage invites us to a dinner party and you're going in your ninja gear?" My dad chuckled and wrapped an arm around her waist. "Of course."
I giggled. "Otou-san and Okaa-san look amazing." I reassured her. She blushed and smiled, taking my hand in hers and guiding all of us through the streets of Sunakagure.
That's right. Sunagakure.
I was a bit disappointed I couldn't live in Konoha, but this was second best. Maybe I'll run into Sasori-sempai!
No… he was long gone, right? I didn't remember the timeline.
When I was really into the anime, Sasori was the first character I fangirled over and I continue to this day. He's just… amazing. It's hard to explain.
I admire him and his will to continue on. After losing his parents and suffering from loneliness he just continued. I envied that.
Mom knocked on the large, wooden door in front of us. The Kazekage's house was huge, bright, and full of energy from the inside. Outside, the noise was kind of dull.
When the door opened, I had to squint in order to see.
A younger version of Kankuro stood behind his father's leg. His father, tall, serious looking, and kind of scary. His eyes glared down at me.
I just stared up into his eyes with a smile, which seemed to throw him off a bit. No way in hell I'd let the man who tried to kill his son scare me off. That mangy son of a-
"Kazekage-san! Lovely seeing you again! We brought our daughter as well. Say hello Kai-chan." My dad said with a friendly smile on his face.
I grinned like a child, "Hello Kaze-san!" I said as childish as I could.
I looked at Kankuro and waved to him, making him blush a bit. Yes, bitch I'm fucking adorable, blush it up.
"Hi! I'm Kaida! What's your name?"
"K-Kankuro…"
"Nice to meet you Kankuro-kun! Do you wanna play a game?"
My parents chuckled and even the Kazekage cracked a smirk.
It was good to be a child sometimes. No one suspected you.
Kankuro nodded, so I stepped forwards and grabbed his hand. "Alright! Let's go see if any other children want to play." I said. Kankuro stumbled after me.
It was weird seeing him with his man makeup. His shaggy brown hair matched his tan skin. He looked younger, fresher, more youthful.
I cannot wait to meet Gai and Lee. I bet it would be interesting.
In the end, we found Temari and one other girl by the name of Meiko. All of us decided to play upstairs on the second floor to not disturb any of the adults.
And currently, we were playing hide n seek.
Since Kankuro was it, I decided it was a good time to explore the giant house. It was beautiful too. With a chandelier glowing on the ceiling, beautiful wooden craftsmanship on the walls and floors, and hand made carpets and rugs of all colors and shapes.
Seriously. Nice house dude.
I ran down the west hall, noticing that Temari and Meiko hid somewhere in the east hall. I looked around, trying to find a decent place to hide when I noticed it, in the corner of my eye.
A staircase.
Literally, just a spiral steel staircase just… there in the middle of a room. I entered it, closing the door behind me so I wouldn't get spotted. Carefully, I began to climb up the stairs.
As I ascended, I noticed that the higher I got, the darker it became. I squinted my eyes to help myself, but it didn't really do anything. So I just kept climbing.
"Oof." With a small thud, I landed on my knees from tripping over the last stair. Hissing with pain, I rubbed where I landed on, hoping to ease the pain. After a moment of two of sitting there, I decided to get up.
It was a dimly lit, thin hallway leading to a single door. A steel door. With a "Keep out" sign on it.
Being me, how could I resist?
I tiptoed forwards, trying to avoid creaking the floorboards as I approached the door. When I finally made it, the door was locked. But the key was right beside it. I took the keys, pushing the key into the keyhole and unlocking the door.
With a small push, I opened the door.
...It wasn't what I expected.
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Gaara's eyes widened when he saw her enter his room. A person. A girl. Someone stupid enough to ignore the "Keep Out" and "Danger" signs.
She was small and the strangest looking girl he had ever seen.
Normally in Sunagakure, everyone's skin was tan due to the sun, in exception to him and his siblings, but hers was pale. Very pale.
She had bright blue eyes filled with shock and horror, which Gaara expected. The weirdest thing about her, though, was her hair.
Dear kami it was so white.
It was up in a ponytail and it was pretty dark, but Gaara knew it was completely white.
He stared at her for a second. She stared back.
The door closed behind her. It did that, due to being a heavy door, but the sound of it closing made her jump in fear. For a moment, the girl did nothing but stare at the door. Then, she turned.
Gaara noticed she was young. Around his age. And he could admit she was pretty cute.
She looked at him, stepping forwards before reaching out and embracing him in a tight hug. Gaara froze, not used to this physical affection.
"...No matter where you are, no matter what you do, I will accept you. And I will protect you." She whispered, her hug tightening.
Gaara's heart panged at her words, absorbing the gravity behind them. Who was she? Why did she say these things? How did she know…?
"P-Please let go… I-I'll hurt you… Who are you-" "It's okay, I won't hurt you. Which means you won't hurt me if I'm careful." She said. She pulled away, her bangs falling over her face for a moment. "I know this is weird and you're probably very confused to how I know all these things, blah blah blah. It's a long story and I can't tell you yet." She rambled very quickly.
Gaara was speechless. He honestly didn't know how to react.
Usually, people would avoid him at all costs. He had the shukaku inside of him. And then this girl, whom he's never met, hugs him out of nowhere. And then claims to know about what he has done. And refuses to tell him HOW.
The girl let out a sigh, standing up and smiling way-too-friendly. "Hi Gaara-kun, I'm Kaida Kuroba."
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He was shocked. Speechless. I should have thought things through...
'Damnit. He's SO freaked out. Way to go Kaida.' I scowled to myself.
"H-How'd you get up here?" He stuttered. I just grinned. "Well, I saw this staircase and climbed it and then I saw these "Danger" signs and thought, 'Pft, danger is my middle name'. Cause it is. Not really, but I wish it was. How cool would that be? Kaida Danger Kuroba. I'd be a super cool super spy!" I was rambling again.
Gaara looked utterly confused.
I waved my hand in a dismissive manner. "It doesn't matter. Anyways, do you like games?"
Gaara blinked. "I-I… Uh… Yes?"
"Good." I grinned. "Let's play Ohajiki! Do you have any marbles? Or do you wanna play rock, paper, scissors? I love that game. I'm the reigning champion!" I bragged, flipping my hair in a manner that made him begin to smile.
I smirked. He was so fudging adorable. Must… restrain… from…. Fangirling….
"I have marbles." He said, getting off of his bed where he sat to get a bag of marbles. I sat on the ground, crisscrossing my legs as I waited for him to set up the game...
"UGHHHHH THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!"
"Kaida-san, you just keep missing!"
"I know it's so frustrating!"
Gaara giggled at my frustration. Did you know he had a cute giggle? God, he's adorable. I want to just envelop him with love and BAHDPSAIGP.
Anyways, he's currently beating me 6-0 at this Ohajiki game. It's getting kinda boring to be completely honest. At least, for me being the one losing all the time.
"Humph… laughing at my frustration, are you? Well, prepare yourself for my ULTIMATE ATTACK!" I grinned darkly and tackled him to the ground, pinning him by the waist and beginning to tickle his sides.
Gaara gasped, giggling away underneath me. HE WAS TICKLISH TOO!
"W-wait! K-Kaida-san!- GAH!" He laughed between breaths.
I laughed as well, watching him try to roll away from me. He was so cute as a young little panda. Panda-kun~
Suddenly, I felt myself be pulled off of him. I gasped, feeling the breath being sucked out of me so suddenly.
Sand. Shit.
Gaara gasped as well. "NO! KAIDA-SAN!" He cried, panicking as he attempted to take the sand away. I grunted, feeling it tighten around my stomach area.
"Ga...ara… It's alright… calm… down…" I wheezed, feeling the sand tighten more. Gaara stared at me wide eyed, tears beginning to form in his eyes. He was afraid. I felt my stomach churn. I hated seeing people cry.
"Gaara… calm down… it'll stop if you… calm down…" I breathed out. Gaara nodded, shutting his eyes and concentrating as hard as he could.
Finally, air could rush back into my lungs again. The sand dissolved into the floorboards and I landed on the floor. Gaara rushed over to me, getting on his knees. "K-Kaida-san! I'm sorry I-I didn't mean to-" "Shh… It's fine I know you didn't mean to Gaara… Calm down I'm alright." I promised, whispering out and wrapping my arms around his body. He cried into my shoulder, shaking from the frightful experience. I held him closer.
There was no way in hell I would let him cry again.
"Gaara, listen to me, this isn't your fault alright? I'm okay."
"B-But Kaida-san-"
"Kaida-chan, Kaida, or Kai-chan will do."
"K-Kaida-chan… I nearly killed you… like everyone else."
"But you didn't. I'm fine Gaara. I'm tough."
"B-But-!"
"Shhh, no buts. You're my friend and I refuse to leave you because of this."
I sighed, petting Gaara's head as he sniffled next to me. We leaned on the wall that the bed rested against. I was holding him, comforting him as he sniffled against me.
It was weird. Almost being killed. But I made up my mind a while ago that I would not run from the people who have been through so much. That was my ninja way. And since Gaara was the first one I met, I'll start with him. I won't leave him alone.
I didn't realize he fell asleep until he began to snore. I chuckled, helping him lay down on the bed and tucking him in. He muttered and stirred a bit, but was fast asleep.
I went to his desk for a moment, finding a sheet of paper and beginning to write a note for him when he wakes up.
Leaving the note on his desk, I stepped out of the room, locking it behind me and leaving the keys where I found them. I snuck down the stairs and slipped out into the hallway.
"Kaida! Kaidaaaaaaaa where are you?!" My mom called from downstairs. I cringed, looking at the large clock on the wall. It was 12:26. Shit.
I ran down the stairs, jumping when there were only a couple stairs left. "I'm here mom! Sorry I was busy."
My mom took my hand. "Kaida Kuroba! We were looking everywhere for you! Do you know what time it is?!"
I blushed and looked down in shame. "Gomenasai Okaa-san…"
My mom sighed. My dad put a hand on the top of my head. "It's alright Kai-chan… since this is the first time we'll let you off easy, but if it happens again… it better not."
I nodded vigorously.
I turned, smiling up to the Kazekage again and bowing. "Arigato gozaimasu."
I turned to Kankuro and Temari. "Sorry for disappearing like that. I kinda got lost…" I admitted, rubbing the back of my head sheepishly. Kankuro nodded and wave me goodbye while Temari eyed me strangely. I don't think she likes me.
We left moments later. I skipped home in front of my parents, humming a soft tune all the way back.
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When Gaara woke up, he thought last night was a dream. No white-haired girl was there with him. He was alone again.
Groggily, he sat up and went to turn on the light on his desk. When he did, he noticed a piece of paper with neat, feminine-like handwriting on it.
To Panda-kun,
Heyyyyyy budddyyyyy! I hope you didn't forget about me when you woke up! If you did, I'm gonna glomp you. TO DEATH. *Insert dramatic music*
Anyways, I can't wait to hang out with you again! We should all hang out sometime. You, me, and your siblings cause they're pretty cool.
You should send me a letter. We can be PenPals! My address is 528 Juniko street.
With love,
Your bestestest friend Kaida
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Chapter End.