Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep ~ Gaara Love Story (On Hold)

Chapter 2 - Rewritten

"If anything were to happen to us, we want you to take this scroll and do exactly as it is written in it."

Her parent's words haunted the little girl's mind as she was sitting on the floor of her new bedroom. In her hands she held the scroll her parents gave her before they died.

'Are you going to open the scroll or stare at it whole day long?' Her inner demon asked her impatiently.

"Well I would have opened it if the damn thing wasn't sealed." Akuma said sighing as she flipped the scroll on the other side. "They could have at least left me a note or something on how to break the seal."

'There must be something important which they had told you when you were a child. Try to find anything suspicious. Try to find the answer.'

"Trust me Chi, my mind is sharp. I would sense a lie or anything suspicious in one's words a mile away. However, finding the answer is another story."

Akuma still remembers what her father said to her. One day, during her teachings, her father told her about clan's history. The Kuro clan was well known for their gruesome ways back in the day, especially taking information from their enemies when needed. Not many possessed this ability however. Those who did would drink the blood of their enemies to complete their task, and could learn even the tiniest details of one's life. Thus her father would always say one thing; the answer is always in the blood.

Then the realization hit her. 'Blood… That is it!' With speed, she brought her index finger to her finger and bit hard. She then held her bleeding finger above the scroll as few drops of blood landed on it. To her amazement, the scroll flew up in the air and opened itself, then fell on the ground in front of her.

"Chi, we did it. We actually broke the seal!" But Akuma's excitement died as soon as she saw the strange writing on the scroll. "You have to be joking. How am I supposed to understand this is gibberish!?"

'Well if you haven't slept on some of your classes you would have. This scroll is written in the ancient language of your ancestors. With my help and with the help of your books you should be able to decode this in-'

"I think I need to get some fresh air. There is no way in hell I'm starting to decode this now." Akuma said as she got up and left her small apartment. She never liked her old language. Her lessons as a child were never easy, and when learning their old language was added, she reached her limits and gave up on it.

That day in Sunakagure was nothing but unusual. Clouds formed above the village and the temperature dropped way above average. People were preparing for the upcoming storm which came only few times per year and drought which would come after the fresh weather. However you could still see children playing nearby at the village's biggest playground, just where Akuma decided to take a walk. She enjoyed the current weather and preferred it much more. After all, she never was used to dryness. Her small village was located once near Amagakure, land of endless rain which was a perfect terrain for her. Justu's which involved water was her specialty after all.

She stared into the gray clouds and smiled. That however a bad choice she made. Not noticing the ball which flew in her direction, it ended up hitting her face. Instinctively, her hand covered the side and she grumbled in pain. She looked at the direction where the ball came from and saw couple of children waving their hands, signaling her to throw the ball back to them. Instead she threw the ball in the opposite direction, but only to land in the hands of a small boy with red and spiky hair. He looked at the ball curiously then at Akuma and children located not far away from her. The little boy smiled and was about to return the ball, when other children him to keep it and ran away. The frown replaced his cheesy smile. He dropped the ball and sat on the sand alone, poking it from time to time.