Here is a slightly revised first chapter of my story. Looking back it just seemed far too skimpy, even for a story with such shorts chapters already. So I expanded it a bit, I hope you all like it.
February 8th – Sunny
How does one start a diary? I'm not sure, but I suppose I should introduce myself, even if it just to a book. My name is Uzumaki Miyako, but soon I will be Kazama Miyako, since today is the day I get married to Kazama Arashi, Yondaime Hokage of Konohagakure village. I came from a small country next to Wind and Fire country named Fox country. There I was miko at the great shrine to the great fox spirit which protects our country. My brother, Kohaku nisama the prince of Fox Country decided that I should marry the Hokage of Hidden Leaf to strengthen the relationships between Fox and Fire.
So today I am to be wed to Arashi-san. He seems like an honorable man, and he has been kind all of the times I met him, but I must confess I am nervous. I wonder if all brides are this nervous on the morning of their wedding? What is Arashi-san is displeased with me?
I mustn't think like that. Konohagakure is to be my new home, and Arashi-san is to be my husband. I will do all I can to be a good wife so that I will not bring dishonor on my husband or my family back home. I miss them terribly, but Kohaku-nisama has promised to write to me, and I hope Arashi-san would not be against me visiting my family.
I should stop writing now, the attending ladies have come to help me finish my preparations for the ceremony. The next time I write here I will be a wife.
February 9th – Sunny
Today is my fist day as a wife. The wedding was very nice, but there were so many people there I didn't know. I must admit I had a hard time keeping them all straight, since everything was going so fast. However so far Arashi-san seems pleased with me, and for that I am glad.
The wedding night was, well, it was interesting. I'm blushing as I speak this and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to go into greater detail really. It was different though, than what I had been told to expect. Arashi-san was very thoughtful.
February 18 - Sunny
It always seems to be sunny in this village, such a change from home. It's sunny at home too, but we get more rain, I suppose because we're closer to water than the shinobi village is. I asked Arashi-san about why it is always sunny here. He laughed lightly and told me that the weather must be as enraptured with me as the rest of the village is and is trying to show me it's best face.
Arashi-san is a very kind man, and I can tell how much his people love and respect him. They talk about him the same way people back home talked about Kohaku-nisama. I must admit, I am coming to feel a certain fondness for him as well, he's always very kind to me, even if I have a hard time adjusting to life in a shinobi village. There are so many strange things here that I've never seen before, Fox Country is too small for a Hidden Village after all.
I am content with my new home and my husband, but I must admit that my homesickness has not disappeared. I still miss my country and my family very much, but I am working to be strong. Everyone here is so strong that it makes me want to be strong too. So I've decided that even if I miss my homeland, I will not cry about it.