Author's Note: I own nothing except Reyna; even Kayha and Katara are creations of a friend. Everything you recognize is property of Masashi Kishimoto. Characters may continue to be slightly OOC

I also have to give credit to my friend, her alter ego is Kayha just like mine is Reyna, for the great ideas and the fun caffeine driven writing!

Alright, on to…

(Jiraiya poofs in from nowhere): They should know why it's renewed recklessness…

REYNA: Right, sorry! You want to tell them, since you trained her?

JIRAIYA: She was a pain in my ass! Always getting into the most unwinnable situations and never caring who she hurt in the process…herself included! I thought I'd finally got this crap out of her! Why must you be so evil to these characters?

REYNA: Hehe! Just wait…it gets worse… And I do it because it's fun! Now, can people go on and read?

JIRAIYA: Of course! Enjoy everyone…hey, I finally get mentioned!

REYNA'S RECKLESSNESS RENEWED

Reyna didn't pause until she had left the sand behind her and her feet touched grass. Along the way, she had shifted to her four-legged self in order to cover a greater distance in less time. She shifted back when she finally had to take a break and catch some sleep. She woke up with a start, with a sense that someone was nearby. Without a thought she formed the hand signs for her Shadow Meld Jutsu. Shadows clung around her, blocking her from sight and sliding her back into the trees.

She recognized Kayha when she appeared in the small clearing that Reyna had been resting in. With a thought, the shadows lifted her into the tree branches. She shifted the branch under her feet, letting Kayha know someone was there. The shadows slipped away from her as she dropped down in front of Kayha who had drawn her sword. Quickly it was put away again.

"Look, you can't win, Reyna," Kayha started softly.

"What the hell do you know about me? I already took out that other guy…Seiko."

"Reyna, Griffin is ten times more powerful than Seiko. I'm trying to save your life here," Kayha shot back, her patience slipping away.

"Don't. I didn't ask you to come after me. If I needed someone at my back I would have Kakashi here with me. Does that not say something to you when I don't even ask him to come with me?"

Kayha sighed, "Look, I can't let you do this. It's suicide."

"I don't care what you freaking think," Reyna snarled before throwing a hard punch to Kayha's stomach.

Reyna didn't even watch to see if she had knocked Kayha off balance before she shot away and was once again following Griffin's scent. It was stronger now, and she knew she was getting close. Anger sang through her veins along with the adrenaline that always accompanied her when she knew there was a fight coming. At the mouth of a cave, she knew she had found Griffin. His scent clung to the rock and she smirked to herself. With a few hand signs she was once again encased in shadows, gliding along with them in her confidence.

"I thought I felt a wolf nearby," Griffin muttered, "Why not face me head on instead of slipping around in your damn shadows?"

"How did you know I was here?" Reyna growled even as she let the shadows slide away from her.

"Oh, Reyna I haven't felt your kind for so long. You all have a unique feel to you. Now why don't we just fight so I can kill you and get this over with?"

As Griffin pulled his sword, Reyna made a few frantic hand signs and as the white smoke obscured her and her shadow clone briefly, she disappeared beneath the rock under her feet. Her clone launched at Griffin and he grinned as his sword easily sliced through her body, but that smile disappeared when he realized it had only been a clone.

"Damn you with all these damn kid games. Come out and fight like a good little wolf girl!"

Beneath the rock, Reyna grinned. She had never met anyone that could break through the Head Hunter Jutsu. She reached up and snagged Griffin's ankle, pulling him into the rock even as she pulled herself back to the surface. She smirked at him but instantly it vanished as he only glared.

"See now you've gone and pissed me right off!"

The rock shuddered under her feet and she leapt back, but not fast enough as his fist broke through in front of her. She had taken a lot of hard hits in the past, but nothing could compare to the force of his fist connecting with her shoulder. She scrambled trying to keep her feet under her, but ended up flat on her back as Griffin emerged from the destroyed rock around him. He towered over her, and she knew she never should have hit Kayha and suddenly wished she had brought someone with her. She flinched as that sword headed towards her, but the pain never came. Blood dripped onto her and she looked up into the changing eyes of Kayha.

Reyna glanced away from her face to where the sword was embedded in Kayha's back, breaking what looked to Reyna like a curse mark. She didn't worry about that for the moment though as she glanced back into Kayha's eyes, only to see that they were glowing red and that wings were starting to stretch out around her.

Reyna scrambled back away from them as Kayha turned to face Griffin who was cursing himself for breaking the curse mark. She didn't really pay attention to the battle that took place above her, only knowing that occasionally blood would land on her body. She knew she should flee, but she couldn't make her body obey. She had tracked Griffin down for revenge for the pack and she'd be damned if she was going to let this drive her away. Even if she didn't kill him, she had to know that he was dead. She was shocked when Griffin crashed down in front of her and Kayha landed off to the side.

"Finish it, Reyna," Kayha spoke softly, but Reyna didn't waste any time.

With a thought a wolf stood in her place, eyes blazing with fury even as blood dried in her fur. Without further thought, and without even hearing Kayha's warning to hurry because he was starting to recover, Reyna tore into him. She made sure there was no chance that he would be able to recover. Starting with his head, she tore him to pieces, scattering body parts across the cave in her frenzy. When she finished she glanced up at Kayha's whispered words though they didn't register. In the blink of an eye, Reyna found herself alone in the cave with the pieces of Griffin. She came back to herself and shook her head; not bothering to shift back to her human form before fleeing back towards the Sand Village.

A/N: Hmmm, now is she going to head for Gaara in the hospital or is there someone else that she's going to flee to first? Stay tuned to find out!

JIRAIYA: Hey! Do I get anymore narrative time?

REYNA: Eventually…and besides you got a lot more of it in the beginning of Reyna's story!

JIRAIYA: Yeah, but it's not posted for all the world to see and love!

REYNA: Alright, alright. If anyone is interested in Reyna's beginning…and Jiraiya's part in all of it, let me know so the old Pervy Sage will leave me alone!

JIRAIYA: And as always, review. Every muse needs reviews! Even mine! Now…for some research of my own.

REYNA: Oh brother…well, until next time!