In this world, there have been tales of ancient clans that once lived in the way of the Shinobi. The Usagi clan is one of these Ancient Clans. Once part of the original twelve, the Usagi clan lived in peace along the rest, until a mighty war broke out to see who was stronger. Several of the clans did not survive the war, unable to make a comeback from the ruins that they were left in. The Usagi clan however managed to survive.
The Usagi clan split into two branches that live in different lands. With the clan split, the two branches have different ways of living. One lives in the Land of Snow, training in Medical Ninjutsu and being Assassins. The other lives in peace in the forest where their clan originally made their home. But the time for the clans to reunite, not just the Usagi, back all the clans, may have finally come. Chi Usagi is a young ninja from the Hidden Snow Village who comes from a Ancient Clan and is the eldest child to Ogima Usagi, his wife Nao Usagi and sister to Helios Usagi. Chi lived a happy life with her parents and her younger brother, but something has happened. While out on a mission other ninja who clam to be from the Land of Snow go after her and now she's on the run. She is told that her clan has been whipped out and that she was the one who did it.
Now on the run, she finds a destroyed village in the Land of Tears where not to fare away she finds an injured Uchiha. Helping with his injury she finds out his name, Itachi Uchiha. Now she's a member of the Akatsuki and one of Itachi's partners. She hopes to get his attention, affection and find out the truth about what happened to her clan. Are they really gone or was it just a big trick to get her away from her family? All will be reviled when she encounters other children from the other clans, and finds out the truth that one clan is out to destroy the rest.
~Third Place Winner of the Itachi Category of the 2014 NarutoWattyAwards~
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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