Forgotten Darkness (Naruto FanFic)

Chapter One

I, in absolutely no way, own Naruto. But I do own Keira and her plotline.

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I clutched my scarf at my neck, keeping it over my head to protect from the harsh winds. I was five years old, and traveling on my own to Sunagakure. I've been traveling since I can remember. I can't recall living in a home, with parents, in a permanent village.

I had been forced to leave the last village I had been living in. Too many people were catching on to my existence. Everything would have just gotten messy after that.

Okay, allow me to explain a bit. My name is Keira Boukyaku. I named myself.  I came up with my first name, Keira, and my last name, Boukyaku, on my own. Boukyaku means "forgotten one", which I found extremely fitting. No one was around who cared enough to remember me. My first name can be translated to darkness. It's a kind of creepy name, together it creates forgotten darkness.

But the reason I was traveling, was because no one wanted me, really. Every village I stayed at treated me the same. Dark looks, stones, insults all thrown my way. So uncaring. Eventually it would escalate into more physical abuse, until I received the message and "got the hell out of their village."

And it wasn't like I was a demon. Monster. Murderer. The only reason they treated me that way was because I was simply not one of them. And it hurt. Knowing that I was an outcast. On the outside, looking in. A sideshow freak. I don't know what tipped them off every time. Was it my bright yellow hawk eyes? The wary, cold look on my face? My frame, so skinny from living on the streets?

At first, I was naive. I thought everybody was kind, would want to help. I still remember my first village. I had come in, and gone up to some woman. She had two children, so I expected her to take pity on me, help me, and feed me.

What I didn't expect was the backhand across the face, followed by the muttered words, "Dirty street urchin." I had laid there on the ground for the longest time, just staring at the retreating woman's back.

I still remember my first "friend" as well. She had been my age, and befriended me at the swings. (AN- Because apparently that's what you do when you're a depressed child in Naruto. You hang out on swing sets. XD) I had trusted her so easily, with everything. Then I made the mistake of showing her my wings.

Yeah, you heard me right. Wings.

Despite the trouble they bring me, I love my wings. Tans and browns and whites with scattered black and grey primary feathers. Think hawks wings, and you'll get the picture. But I can't fly on them yet. Not far, at least. They're maybe... six feet across? I also have lighter, hollow bones, so I'm able to carry my own weight off the ground. And I don't have an ounce of fat. I burn calories fast, and I usually don't have enough food to eat. Not a good combination.

But anyhow, I showed my friend my wings, thinking I could trust her. And you know what? She betrayed me. Gathered all the other kids to drive me out of the village, cursing my name. You would think that they would believe I'm an angel, not some freak. But they were afraid of me. That's also when I had my first kill.

The children's fathers followed me out, fed lies from their children about me hitting them, stealing, bullying. They were just going to push me around, scare me a little, but I snapped. Five men, dead in a matter of seconds. And I hated myself, because after being treated like a murderer, monster, for so long, I finally stooped to everyone's expectations and became one.

In my pain and misery, I vowed that if there was to be more death in my life, it would no longer affect me, even if I was forced to kill again. I wanted to become immune to my emotions, immune to the effect of death. But it's hard to become emotionless.

That's why I leave villages at the first signs of trouble now. That's why I was headed towards Sunagakure now. That's why I trust nobody now.

I looked up, and nearly jumped in joy when I saw Sunagakure's walls rising along the horizon. I approached the gates carefully. The men, they looked nice enough. I pulled a small leather tennis ball out of my pocket and approached the gate.

I attempted to walk straight through as though I belonged there, but the guards stopped me. "Woah, little girl, you can't just walk in!" I looked up at them, pretending to be surprised. "you have to show us your I.D card and show that you belong in this village."

I looked at them in mock confusion. "But mommy and daddy are in there." I lie, pointing towards the village. "I was tossing this ball around by myself," I explained, holding the ball out to them, "When it rolled out here, so I went to grab it. Didn't you guys just see me come out?"

They looked at each other in confusion. "I'm sorry, little girl. What did you say your name was?"

I sniffed in fake frustration. "It's Tsukiko," I easily lie, "But I don't see why that matters! Don't you know me?"

"You know..." One says slowly, "I think I do recognize her..."

"Yeah," The other agrees. "and she just came out for her ball. You can't expect a little girl to always hang on to her I.D card." They look at each other, then nod at the same time. They step aside, allowing me through.

"Just be more careful next time!" They call out.

I waved without looking back, and once I was inside, I tossed the ball up once and then tucked it in my pocket, a small grin playing on my face. This ball had gotten me into so many villages... I looked around the village, deserted around the gate, a smirk in my eye.

Let's see what you have in store for me, Sunagakure.

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Chapter one is done! That rhymed!

Well, I'm probably going to update pretty erratically, but in a good way! It'll probably be once a day as I start out, and once things get more complicated I might slow down. But I'll try to keep it up! criticism is welcome! Just try not to be mean? Thanks to any random people who happen to read this!

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