Ice Cold (Haku Love Story)

Chapter One

Atsuko:

"Atsuko! Wake up!" Ma was waking me up, again.

"I don't wanna, Ma!" Why is she shaking me? Crazy woman.

"Atsuko!" I cracked my mismatched eyes and into Ma's lilac orbs.

"No, Ma. School is troublesome." She sighed and her black hair fell over her eyes.

"I thought you wanted to become a ninja... I guess I was wrong." My blue and lilac eyes snapped open.

"Ma! You should've said something, to begin with!" I shot out of the bed and grabbed a loose shirt and black legging shorts while shooing Ma out of the room. She just laughed.

"I'm going to go and make you some breakfast, Atsuko."

"Ok, Ma!" I sped out of my room after grabbing my ninja pouch, filled with kunai, shuriken, paper bombs, food pills, gloves, and bandages; my quiver filled with arrows and my bow on my back; and a headband the color of Pa's bright red hair. Once I ate, I brushed my teeth and grabbed my bento box.

"Bye, Ma. Love you."

"Love you too, Atsuko. Have a good day."

"You too, Ma." I slipped on my ninja sandals and ran off to the academy. Wait a minute...

"Ma! I'm already a ninja!" How did I forget?! I even put on my ninja headband!!! Changing my direction, I ran to the dango shop. The standard place for me and my team to meet. The twins were already there eating their dango and Sensei was still late.

"Isamu~Kun! Kimiko~San!" I was ecstatic to finally see my team again.

"Hi, Atsuko~Chan!" Isamu greeted me with just as much energy.

"Isamu~Kun, how many times have I told you to call me just Atsuko?"

"I'm sorry, Atsuko, but how many times have I told you to call me Isamu?" I shrugged.

"Fair point."

"Atsuko~San, Sensei said he will be late for today and to go ahead and head to the training grounds."

"Kimiko~San, just call me Atsuko! And ok!" Kimiko only ever called me Atsuko~San. To be fair, she scared me more than Isamu so I call her Kimiko~San.

"I'm sorry, Atsuko~San, but I prefer calling you that. Isa is the only person I am comfortable with to call a nickname without honorifics."

"Ok." I can't wait for her to trust me more.

"Atsuko, let's gooooooo! We have to get to the training grounds!" Isamu is adorable! Instead of him seeming like he's older than me like he really is, he's so immature he's like my little brother!

"I'm coming, Isamu!" Laughing, we both ran off to the training area, leaving Kimiko behind.

Isamu:

Atsuko... You're like another sister... We were quickly at the training grounds.

"Atsuko?" My voice was quiet. Even I had trouble hearing it.

"Hm?" Atsuko's hum came quick.

"What do you think of me?" Why am I asking that? She smiled.

"I see you as a brother, of course! I've always wanted a sibling, and being friends with you, makes it feel like I have one! You're also my best friend, Isamu!" I nodded.

"Of course." I grinned, "Anyway, how should we torture Sensei today?"

"We won't." Kimiko's voice came harsh.

"Hi, Kimi!" She caught up with us!

"Isa, you know not to do things like that. You too, Atsuko~San." Atsuko and I nodded.

"Of course, Kimiko~San." I'm sorry, Atsuko. Kimi has just been... intense ever sense she became a ninja.

"Atsuko, can you do the thing with your fire?" Atsuko looked at me with a confused expression.

"What thing?"

"The thing." A look of realization popped up on her face.

"Ohhhh, that thing!" She nodded and held out her hand, fire swirling around it. Soon the flower began to take form of a rose.

"Tadaaaaa." Atsuko smiled.

"And now for me to add the lightning!" Holding my hand near Atsuko's, lightening began to form around the rose to change the color from red to white. The fire was still visible through the element. Kimi inspected it.

"Would it hold with my earth?" Her voice was filled with interest.

"It should." My voice sounded unsure. We had never tried to add something else to it. Kimi's hand went near ours and dirt became to crawl up it, solidifying at the inside of the rose, and causing the other elements to beam brighter. We all smiled at that.

"Hey! What are you guys doing?! Stop wasting your chakra!" The voice startled us and the rose soon fell apart.

"Sorry, Sensei." Our voices were in sync, not missing a beat of our apology. Sensei's dark hair covered is equally dark eyes. Soon, his face rippled with a beaming smile.

"I'm so proud of you three! When we started off, you guys could barely control your elements!" Sensei lifted his hand, and water began to sprinkle on us, replenishing the chakra we had spent.

"Now! You just have to learn how to call upon it without wasting your chakra!"

Kimiko:

Sensei... Why are you so nice?

"I have arranged for us all to go to the Land of Waves to train. The place is surrounded by water, meaning I can easily replenish your chakra is you fail. Remember, me replenishing your chakra, takes some of my chakra." We all nodded.

"When do we leave, Sensei?" I voiced my thoughts aloud, causing the others to look at me.

"We will leave tomorrow morning, Kimiko~Chan!"

"Of course, Sensei."

"Well, that's all I wanted you guys for! Go ahead, head home, eat, pack, get your showers and sleep! We should be there for roughly two months!" We all nodded before walking away.

"Hey, Atsuko!" Isa was yelling for his friend. "Would you and your mom like to come eat dinner with us tonight? Mom wanted me to ask you!" She smiled.

"Sure! I'll go tell Ma! See y'all later!" The crimson haired girl ran of.

"Later!" Isa began to match his pace to mine.

"Isa, are you sure you trust her? I get she's on our team and all, but she seems so outgoing... It seems as if she's faking it." Hearing my worries, Isa grinned.

"Atsuko is trustworthy! She's outgoing because she doesn't want people to worry. Ever since her dad died, her mom has been upset and was scared it was going to reflect onto Atsuko. So, at times she's more happy and outgoing near her mom."

"I guess that makes sense..."

"Yep! Now, c'mon, Kimi! If we don't hurry Atsuko and her mom will beat us!"