****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.

Juri watches life past before her, in a view of her bedroom window, for the past thirteen years. She can't leave home, not since her mother died of a mysterious murder when Juri was five. But TWO Guardians have been chosen, this has never happened before. Juri will discover multiple things, she has never known, and follow a new path she has never taken before. Her guide? Jack Frost ~

When unsuspecting Neri is thrown into a Legend of Zelda game that was never meant to be released, she miraculously meets the Hero of Time himself. However, a strange symbol has appeared on the back of her hand, a Triforce piece different than Link's or any other. With it comes powers and secrets she never thought she had and must learn to control; while her new abilities bring many dangers to herself and gambles that risk more than just her life. When she learns the most startling fact about herself, Neri knows that she'll have to fight for more lives than just her own. With Link's help and a few friends, Neri starts her quest to return to her world. Despite the adrenaline and hopelessness, another feeling grows under her skin: A certain warmness which is all aimed at Link. Above all, one question remains: Using these new powers and abilities, will Neri be able to survive long enough to get home?