This chapter is dedicated to aninmelover123 because after I red Why Me? and Two Paths, I decided to spark back my Naruto obsession and write a fanfic. I might have a Pein love story soon aswell, so here's the 1st chapter......and thanks again animelover123!! :)

I kneel down in the corner, waiting for the impact of being kicked by these strange men, who have black cloaks with red clouds on them. 

Why have they come after me again? My father lays knocked out, a few metres away. I am sure to be dead in the next few minutes, right as a hard kick hits my leg.

They began to threaten me darkly, and one pulls out his weapon. I hear the announcement of a jutsu, but something protects me. Sand. 

The next thing I know there is sand everywhere. Gaara has rescued me again. My brother has risked his life to save me. He quickly grabs my hand and helps me up.

 He pulls me outside. Kankuro and Temari emerge from the house after us with my Father as it goes up in flames. Gaara kneels down to my level. 

It's times like this I forget that we are not really siblings. They are all full blood-related, but I only have the same father as them.

"I'll come for you Taihana," he whispers. "But you know it's not safe right now." I nod as Temari hands me a bag. Then, a darkened figure appears in the rustle of nearby bushes.

The rays of light reflect off the moon, landing on his face. He looks kind and caring. A woman appeara beside him. I hug my siblings goodbye and the man takes my hand and leads me away into the night.

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"Apple juice!" I yell, sitting up in my bed. I immediately start sneezing from the dust in the room.

"Miss Miroku," the housekeeper says as she enters. I groan and roll over, wondering why I had to have that dream again.

The maid throws open my window, allowing air from the forest behind the Miroku Compound to come pouring in, as well as the sunlight. 

That dream... it took place exactly five years ago. And yet here I am today, a twelve year old. The village people here in the Leaf know me as the small girl whose Mother was from the land of wind.

It was easy for the village head Doctor (since he's my adoptive father) to say that my DNA matched the woman's. The Hokage built on the story that I was her eight year old daughter, who stood by her Mother's side as she stumbled out of the forest and died.

Hey? It was a convincing story! Now I'm known as the same thing, just add in how I'm a Ninja that's about to graduate.

"This is ridiculous! It's the middle of the day, why on Earth would you come back home from school and sleep? The sun is almost down!" Shima yells, before slamming the door.

I ignore her and begins writing in my diary.

Dear Niki-san 

Today's word is graduate. That's right, GRADUATE!! Can you believe it? I get to graduate, and then I'll be put into a group of three. I hope to end up with Hinata, as you know, my best friend.

Today we had to get our photo's for our Ninja profiles. In mine, I had a windmill shuriken on my back, my shuriken arm bands on, Kunai on my belt and senbon in my hair. Of course I had my sword in my hand! So anyway, I'm going to have dinner with the Kazoku (family) at Tenyami. Here's my puzzle:

G rowing up. 

R especting your new Sensei (bye bye Iruka)

A waiting Chuunin exams, I'm sure to see Gaara, Kankuro and Temari.

D on't be mean to your new team :) 

U gly ninja sandal time!

A new begining!

T alent to be shown.

 E xtremly exciting!

"Taihana?" I hear Jikei, my foster father call. "Coming!" I call back. I run down the stairs, only to almost run over Tanoshi. "Slow down otouto-san," I laugh at him.

Saying that gives me a flash back of when Gaara and I were little. He is the closest to my age, and alot of people had feared us, so that made us close. He trained me alot.

Our up-bringings were different in a way. He went outside sometimes, but I stayed inside prety much 24/7, training with father, Temari and Kankuro, or reading books on plants and animals.

"Sorry Sensei," my little (adoptive) brother laugha. I wink and ruffle his hair. I pull my hand back almost immediately; his hair is full of mud!

He laughs and rubs his neck. "I've been hanging out with Konohamaru and Udon and Moegi," he grins.

I smile and nod. "Go and get cleaned up before Neyo sees you like this!" I make it down to the kitchen. Baby Sensaina is giggling at her mobile I had made for her.

"Do you like it?" I said in a baby voice. She just giggles even more as I remove her from her cot and sit her on the benchtop. Neyo, my adoptive Mother, steps out.

"Where's Tano?" she asks.

"He ran upstairs," I answer.

"Tano hurry up we're going!" She calls out.

He slides back down the banister of the stairs. My reflexes react and I am at the end of the stairs to catch him. He lands heavily in my arms.

"Th-Thanks Tai," he gasps. I shake my head and place him back down.

"Baka," I scowl.

We meet up with Hinata's family at Tenyami. While we wait to be seated, I chat with Mahiko and Hinata. "Ca-Can you believe it?" Hinata squeaks.

I grin at her. "Not really," I laugh. "Wh-Whose group do you want to be in?" She asks. 

"Psh, we all no Tai wants to be in Shikamaru's group," Mahiko smirked. I smacked the back of Hinata's cousin's head. 

Why, you ask? Shikamaru had ben passing at that moment!

He is smirking in my direction as I stomp on Mahi's foot over and over again in the same place.  

"Baka," I mumble.

"Buta," she mumbles back.

As we are seated I end up between Mahiko and Hinata again. "Besides, Hinata probably wants to be with Naruto," I say in a hushed tone. She looks up at me, her cheeks flaming red. I giggle slightly.

I mindlessly eat the sushi in front of me. I wait patiently for everyone to finish and we head home. I walk into my room and plummet towards my bed.

My covers have purple tropical flowers and purple stripes. I have a bamboo desk, walls covered in lime green, healthy ivory, windows surrounded by flowers. Basically, plants everywhere.

In case it wasn't obvious, I like plants.

Surrounding my room is black limestone. In it are a whole collection of different plants. I have a lot of pets that live in it. My normal routine at night is to first, water all of my plants.

After that I go into Sensaina's room and sing her a lullaby. Then I feed the animals. Then I'll do some small training in my room.

By then it will be midnight. I usually roam outside, on rooftops or in the forest. Then it gets to be 2:00am, and I return, take a shower, and go to bed at 2:30, waking up at 6:30. 

Then I get up, get dressed, clean up the non-existent mess in my room, decline the battle offer from Tano, have breakfast and go to class!

That night, when I return from roaming, I think excitedly of what tomorrow holds; tomorrow, I will be placed in a team!