1Sunshine flooded the dark room. Mana Hyuga stirred under her covers, a twinge of familiar pain hitting her shackled ankles.
Mana had short dark hair that was perfect and straight with well groomed bangs. Her eyes were silver byakugan.
"Mama? Is breakfast ready?" Mana asked in a soft voice, hoarse from fatigue.
"Yes," replied Rui. "Mana, we have finished preparing your meal. Did you sleep well?"
"No," Mana said, stretching her arms a bit and taking the tray into her lap. "They were moaning in the caves all night. It was very irritating."
"It can't be helped," Rui said. "Last night was a full moon, and you know how restless they get."
Mana used the chopsticks to put the soft, delicate fish into her mouth. "Mm! This is delicious! What kind of fish is this?"
"A very rare fish we only just caught today," Rui replied. "Is it pleasing to you, Mana?"
"Yes, very," Mana replied gratefully, eating in quiet happiness. It had been like this since she could remember. Mana was the heiress to the Hyuga family. She had developed rare powers at a young age and was trained privately, living in isolation.
A loud noise interrupted her thoughts. Neji Hyuga was fighting against Kiba Inuzuka. Mana crawled behind the screen, watching in fear, and muttered, "Mama, run!"
"No, Mana!" she hissed back. "I must protect you!"
Kiba Inuzuka, about the same age as Mana, emerged from the wreckage of the fight.
Mana grabbed a harpoon from the wall and aimed it at him. "What do you want?"
He laughed. "You can't beat me so easily! You're the Hyuga princess aren't you?"
"W-Well I don't know about 'princess.'" Mana blushed. "My name's Mana."
"I'm Kiba." Kiba said. "Why are you always hidden Mana?"
"I don't know." Mana said. "I think I'm a secret weapon."
She blushed again.
"Don't worry about it." Kiba said. "I'm sure that you'll be in the Academy with me in a few weeks!"
"Really?" Mana said. "I can't wait."
She had already made a friend.
Xxx
Kiana Ofuda moved in a pattern of light and fury. She was the golden child of the Ofuda Clan, the Clan of Seals.
She had always known the love of her parents, joys of a loving family.
Kiana was not sure when everything began to break.
Slowly she began to realize she was caught up in a 'play.' These people were just pretending to love her, they did not care in the slightest about her.
She realized this as she watched other families. They held and hugged their children, and said 'I love you.'
Her parents did not do this.
"Mama...Papa...why don't you ever say you love me?" Kiana asked.
Her father hit his fist on the table. "Stupid girl! We do it for you! We're not doing it anymore!"
Her mother began to cry. "Why would we love a creature like you?!"
After some time like this, her fifth birthday came.
"Where should we put the girl?"
"Send her to Suna. They recently sent one of their own here."
Xxx
Kiana walked, her light dimming with each step.
Until only a flicker remained.
The gathering sandstorm flew up and swept her away.
Billie was the sister of Gaara and Kankuro. She had short blonde hair in a pixie cut, bright green eyes, and freckled skin.
She guarded Gaara until they were five. Until the order came down for her to slaughter him.
Billie stood in front of her brother, trembling, holding a kunai, then whispered. "This is why no one can love you. It destroys them."
With those words, she left Suna, taking refuge in Konoha.
That's where she met her: Ava Inuzuka, her cousin and somehow, her twin.
Within weeks they finished each other's sentences, and soon seemed to be thinking the same thing at the same time.
One day while she was training her power of molecular manipulation, a ninja around her age approached.
"Spar with me." Neji Hyuga said.
After a short match, Billie won by melting Neji's shoes to the pavement and rendering him immobile.
But he just smiled at her. "I'll beat you next time. After all, when I beat you, I'll take you for my own."
Xxx
Ava, Billie's cousin was alone in the dark.
She had been placed under powerful seals and was unable to move.
Someone had stolen her away.
She had lost track of the time.
A teenage ninja entered.
He was of Konoha.
He defeated her captors easily and took her in his arms. She was crying.
"Don't cry, Ava." Itachi said, softly kissing her forehead. "I've come to take you home
