“Dominic stop!” This time I ran so that I was in front of him putting my hands on his chest to keep him from moving; I could feel his chest heaving up and down. “You can’t just say those things, it confuses me! You confuse me…What-“ My voice started breaking. So much for keeping strong. “What Tamryn? What?” He sounded irritated, his words cut me like a razor. It left me stunned, it was like he wanted nothing to do with me. He pushed pass me and kept walking. As I saw his figure disappearing in the tunnel I shrieked “WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!” He stopped dead in his tracks; my voice was so high pitch it probably scared him. I whispered it this time. “What do you want from me?” Tamryn's never known what she's wanted in life, but whatever it is she wants she thinks she can find it in New York. Her automatic response is that she moved there to reconnect with her best friend Natalie, but is that really why? As expected she begins to find herself but more importantly, she finds the most annoying person known to man three doors down. But there's more to this boy next door, he's more like 'the MVP of the NBA' next door.

Hitomi Taki is planning on being one of the greastest Shinobi there ever was. She won't let anything get in her way. Not even fluffy bunnies. She has no intentions on falling in love, ever! In fact she doesn't even seem to believe in it. It's just a worthless emotion. But a certain Uchiha seems to think otherwise. Can she resist him? Will the personaliy differences clash? Hitomi never even liked him, so why is she feeling this way now? Will she be able to become that great Shinobi? Will she actually give in to her feelings or rid herself of them? As he tries to avenge his clan she tries to desperately get a hold of herself to be the best. All is fair in love and war. >>First Book of Three<< Second: Forsaken Innocence Third: Ardent Acquisition

****Winner of the Most Popular Naruto Fanfic Watty Award 2013/14**** **Currently being rewritten as the original is old and awful in this author's opinion** A coming of age story about a young Ninja, confused and hurt by the instances in her past, struggling to find her place and figure out what it all means. Can the kindness of a new Village warm a heart that time has taught to be cold and cruel? Can new friendships replace broken bonds, lost to the past? Is it safer to stay, or is it safer to run? A story not about one's physical strength, or of obtaining great power, but a story of overcoming and learning to change as old wounds heal.