I'm going on Hiatus. I'm not sure for how long or when I'm coming back. School has recently become a hassle and I need to get through it. Once summer starts I will be back. Promise. I apologize for the inconvience.

Mother and Father came to see me this morning. I would have appreciated it if they hadn't, really as they have a tendencies to make things worst. My mother fused over everything and insisted that I be wheeled out of the hospital, saying some jabber like 'I was going through a traumatic experience' or what not. The only problem, they didn't have any wheel chairs. So my mother threw another hissy fit one my father couldn't control. With his headache growing and my mother's constant rambling my father left. When he returned 20 minutes later he looked nervous and twitchy like he had done something wrong. As he walked into the room he pushed with him...a wheel chair! I looked at him suspiciously,

"I thought they said they didn't have anymore?" I questioned eyeing him.

"Well looks like they forgot about this one. I found it…" I opened my mouth to question him again when he shoved me in the chair and placed my teddy bear in my arms. My mother was right besides me chattering away about how they had been in the past years, how they've gotten a bigger and better house and useless nonsense I didn't bother to fill my head with. As I glanced down in my lap I couldn't help but notice a tag sticking out of the side of the chair. As I read it carefully and then did a double take to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me my mouth fell open as I gasp.

"Father?" he leaned down to me as he stopped pushing the chair. "Where did you say you found this again?" His face tensed and I could fell his hands tighten around the handlebars.

"The...uh...closet. They had one in there..." He continued pushing me and then paused as my mother signed me out at the front desk.

"Would this closet also happen to be stashed with a bunch of old people!" I whispered ferociously waving the tag that said 'Property of Sunagakure's Residence Home' in his face. He immediately grabbed my hand and covered my mouth.

"Shh!" he whispered looking around frantically as he uncovered my mouth, "Your mother wouldn't shut up and I couldn't take her rambling. Now you just shush and don't say a word." My mouth opened in shock, this was wrong. Oh so very wrong. I could just imagine some old geezer sitting there enjoying his apple juice and then my father just pops in and steals his wheel chair. Oh Kami-sama. I covered my eyes and shook my head at a horrible thought. What if my father pushed him to the ground and he broke his hip. Oh no! Poor old broken hipped geezer. That's it. I need to tell.

"No, Mo..."

"Or you can forget about us treating you to Ramen." I gasped staying silent, as my stomach growled in hunger my father took that as my answer. My mother finished the paperwork and my father pushed me in the direction of the exit.

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I slurped up at an alarming rate enjoying my meal and my parent's generosity. They had agreed to by me as much ramen as I could eat. Well there was no way I was going to let this gift go to waste.

"Mizu!" My mother chastised, "Slow down; you're practically inhaling your food." She said looking around embarrassing and then apologizing to those that were staring.

"But I haven't had any good ramen in so long, Mom." I said childishly. She shot me a stern look and I continuing eating at a normal rate. I heard slurping to my left and saw my father drinking his broth.

"Shiku." My mother stated clearly. The slurping stopped and he placed the bowl on the table. We both looked at each other blankly and looked down dejectedly.

"Mizu." I looked up and spot my brother surrounded by three shinobi, two from Konoha and one from Suna. "The Kazekage wishes to see us." I nodded my head and stood; thankful for a reason to leave. As I walked past my father I whispered that I was sorry. It seems he would have to deal with my mother on his own. I grabbed my teddy bear and strolled out of the restaurant.

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"Thanks Daichi. No matter how much ramen or sweet ice she buys me I can only take so much." He laughed and ruffled my hair.

"Anytime." Sakura stood to my right as Daichi was on the left. The two shinobi from before walked in front of us leading us to the Gaara's office. They both had blonde hair although the male's was more vibrant than the female's whose hair was pulled back in four ponytails. I looked to Sakura questioningly,

"Who are they?" I asked.

"That is Temari-san. She's Gaara's older sister." She said pointing to the young woman. Upon hearing her name she paused and looked behind her,

"What?"

"Nothing, I was just explaining who you were." Sakura said slightly alarmed waving her hands in front of her. The other blonde turned around facing us as well, his blue eyes focusing on my in concentration.

"And that's…"

"Oi!" He yelled pointing at me. "What's your name?" It was than that I noticed the whisker marks on his cheeks. Those wide blue eyes and that bright blonde hair…How could I be so forgetful.

"Naruto." We spoke simultaneously.

"Kitty-chan!" I yelled tackling him to the ground, teddy bear smashed between us. I can't believe it was him. He's grown so much! A groaned was heard beneath me and I looked to see his face was covered in a deep blush. Noticing this he jumped to his feet and turned around hiding his face. Once the blush was gone he turned back around,

"Hey! Why'd you tackle me to the ground?"

"Don't you remember me, Kitty-chan.?" I questioned a bit hurt. He looked at me closer trying to place my matured face.

"What's your name?" I almost fell to the ground in shock. It seems he hasn't matured as much as I had hoped.

"Meimei Mizu." I deadpanned. With this his face lit up almost as bright as his vibrant sunshine hair.

"Mizuko!" He yelled embracing me in a bear hug.

"C-can't bre-breath!" I said struggling for air. He instantly released me and I instinctively took a gasp of air.

"I haven't seen you in years! What happened to you? Why didn't you ever come back?" The barrel of question caught me off guard and I turned to Sakura,

"Is he always like this?" I questioned wide eyed.

"Unfortunately." She nodded sadly. I turned back to Naruto who wasn't even fazed that I hadn't been listening. I sighed sadly and yelled his name. This got his attention and he stopped talking. Finally.

"One question at a time. Not every one can think and say a hundred things at once." And with that we continued onto the Kazekage tower. Naruto firing question my way and me answering every one of them.

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The Kazekage tower was just as dull as the hospital; sand colored walls and small circular windows showing just enough outside to be considered a window. This place was dreary. We walked down the hall and entered Gaara's office. It was same as the rest of the building only more tiny windows lined the wall. He sat behind a wooden desk paperwork placed on the side. We went and sat in the two chairs that were placed in front of the desk.

"You wanted to see us, Gaara-sama?" I questioned. I was jabbed in the ribs by Daichi and I shot him a cold glare. "Kazekage-sama."

He looked up and dismissed Sakura, Temari and Naruto. Naruto paused in the doorway and told me to meet him later. I agreed and he left.

"Where's Chi?" I questioned. As she heard her name she poked her head out of a bag that hung at Daichi's side. Once she noticed my presence she hoped out of the bag and ran over to my lap. Ai-chan was pushed to the side and he flopped on the ground,

"Hey! Don't do that to my teddy bear." She looked at me with blank eyes as I picked up the bear holding it above her. As I dusted Ai-chan off I felt a weight tug on the bottom. Looking down Chi hung from the bottom of Ai-chan's left leg nearly tearing it off.

"No!" I yelled plucking her off and threw her in Daichi's lap. "I told you to leave Mizu alone." Daichi reprimand Chi putting her back in her pouch.

Aww. Ai-chan's leg was hanging off by a thread and stuffing spilled out of her. I'm going to have to sew this when I get back….home. My head snapped in Daichi's direction.

"Where are we going to stay?" Instead of getting my answer from Daichi Gaara's voice answered.

"That is why you are here. Depending on what you tell me, you may stay in Suna. I'll need to know where you were before here and who those men where. So I know what we are dealing with and if you would be a hazard to the village." I looked at Daichi alarmed. We definitely couldn't stay here. We'd be putting the villagers in danger.

"What do you wish to know Kazekage?" Daichi questioned relaxing.

"First off, who were those men and why were they after you?" I visibly tensed and as Gaara noticed this he looked in my direction. Steely aquamarine eyes focusing on me I froze scared and uncertain. Daichi broke the silence as he cleared his voice bring Gaara's gaze back to him.

"How much do you know about the Divine clan?" He questioned.

"They were said to be greedy and egotistical people, I read that they were wiped out many decades ago; everyone killed when a war broke out in their village."

"There is much more to it than what you read, Kazekage-sama. Haven't you ever wondered why that war broke out?" A sigh escaped his lips and Daichi began the long and tedious story of our past,

"One day, a long time ago a priest came to the village asking for help, claiming that thieves were after him. The divine clan only agreed to help if something was given in return. Unfortunately, this man was poor with nothing to his name but the clothes on his back yet he had offered to bless our clan in return for protection. The people saw this as foolish and turned him away. As he left he cursed them, asking the kamis to smite them for their wrong doing. As he walked away they laughed sensing no danger in his threat."

"The next week exactly, a man stopped at their gates, and as he told them that there was a prophet that must be heard by their elders they welcomed him with open arms. He went to the elders and told them…" Daichi paused finger to his lip as a thoughtful expression crossed his face. I looked over at him eyes blank and a smirk on my face.

"Did you forget what he said?" I asked innocently the smirk diminishing the innocence. He looked over and than nodded his head confirming. I sighed as I got Gaara's attention,

"He said some mumbo jumbo that the priest was a god in disguise testing them. He also said that because they refused to protect him their clan would be cursed, he was vague and mentioned that betrayal was among their clan and that would lead to their downfall."

"About a year later after many had forgotten about the prophet, a child was born. When the mother was birthing the child she was…" I cringed, thinking about it in my mind, "burned from the inside out and died soon after child birth. News of this quickly spread through the village and panic arose. Things started going around, rumors that this was the curse; that this child would be the downfall of the village. Soon panic was in full swing people thought there were more people with these abilities that were willing to take over and destroy their village." I paused as Daichi continued.

"Soon other children emerged with different abilities, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind and Lightning. The village elders banished them and they were forced to leave. Well some people didn't like this very much and to make a long story short a war broke out and everyone died."

"The rejected children lived and soon settled in different areas and rebuilt their clans. As time went on it seemed that only one person per generation was born with these abilities. The elemental spirits as we call them were reborn again and again some were welcomed with open arms while others were not." He looked at Gaara noticing that he was intently listening. He looked towards me willing me to continue. A sigh escaped my lips and I met my brother's wishes.

"The current fire spirit was not treated well at all. I suppose much like the hosts for the tailed demons are. The fire country's clan was massacred by their protector, the fire spirit seven years ago. Filled with hatred and detest, he decided that all those that are weaker than himself must abided to his will. I think he's bent on world domination or something. Anyway, the fire spirit has been trying to…convince the other four spirits to join them and seek their revenge for his unjust treatment, whether it is by force or will. We've rejected his offer and Daichi and I have been running from him since he confronted us. He just doesn't give up. Lately it seems he doesn't care about our help and has been trying to kill us. Nonsense really; just because he's pissed at his clan doesn't mean he should blame the world. He's doing just what the clan elders did to him." I stated some what tired of this story. "If you allow us to stay here, your village will be in danger. We can barley protect our own people."

"If what you say is true. It would be in Suna's best interest that you stay here. If this man is hell-bent on world domination he is bound to attack the five shinobi countries, Suna included. I will have to inform the other Kages of this and we will discuss this. I will allow you to stay for now."

I pumped my fist in the air and jumped up ecstatic.

"Thank you, Gaara-kun!" I went to hug him, but a shield of sand was all I got. "Oww!" I whined, "I'm really starting to hate this stupid sand."

"Mizu." Daichi chastised, "Behave yourself. Tomorrow we will start your training." A groan escaped my lips as I slumped back into my chair.

I hope this isn't too confusing. It's really hard to explain it all. If you have any questions or comments. Please let me know. Enjoy Loves and thanks to BloodyOracle for being my beta; she's freaking awesome! And to JW for reviewing.