Author: Uzumaki Ryooki
Beta: Sacred Rainbow Tenshi Yuki (Don't forget to check out her stories too!)
Disclaimer: Don't own, so don't sue!
THANX FOR ALL OF YOUR REVIEWS!
WARNING: There is odd behavior in here, but if you had been in these situations, you would have been odd too. And it will probably be OOC too. Sorry, but that's how it is going to be in this chap. It'll work out later for you to understand why.
Pairings: I'm not sure yet…It'll probably be a lil bet of everyone with Kagome. But There will be Sakura/Lee and Ino/Shikomaru and Hinata/Kiba
Chapter 2
"KONOHAMARU!" an echo of duet voices can be heard throughout the whole village of Konoha.
It is early evening and the already dark and cloudy sky is slowly growing darker.
The village people are beginning to close up their shops and head for home.
The guards that are standing on watch get are getting ready for their shift to end.
Parents are calling their children in to have their supper, but there are 3 preteens that are still out.
"KONOHAMARU! GET BACK HERE! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" a girl's shrill voice rings through the village.
Around a corner comes a young boy of about 12. His face is lit with a triumphant grin as he laughs and runs for his life.
Coming around the corner split seconds after the boy is a young girl covered in bright blue paint. Her face is on fire with a burning desire to kill the boy that she is chasing.
Moments (…and even more moments…and still more moments) later another young boy comes jogging around the corner. He is covered in the same blue paint as the girl. His face is wet with the tears and blue streaks as he tries to catch up with the girl.
The girl finally reaches her goal as she tackles the boy into the side of the well that resides in the center of the now empty village square. (A/N: if they don't have a well or village square…well…they do now!)
"KONOHAMARU!" the girl screeches into the boy, now known as Konohamaru's, ear. "WHY DID YOU DO THAT!"
Konohamaru just smiled fearlessly up at his captor and said, "Do what, Moegi?"
Moegi screamed in frustration at Konohamaru's attempt to sound innocent, "WHY DID YOU DUMP BLUE PAINT ON ME AND UDON!"
As if on cue, the sniffling boy made his way into the village square. Still sniffling, Udon bent over with his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath.
All three of them jumped as a loud clap of thunder sounded above them.
Udon shifted nervously, "Hey guys…:sniff: it's gonna rain soon. :sniff: We should start heading home."
Konohamaru laughed and pushed Moegi off of him as he got up. "What? Are you scared of a little rain? Huh, Udon?"
Udon just sniffled and gave a very nasally, "No."
Another clap of thunder sounded and they all jumped again.
Konohamaru laughed nervously, "See that? You're such a baby, Udon. Jumping at the sound of thunder like a little girl."
"I'm not a girl!" he tried to defend himself but his squeaky voice didn't make it very easy.
Moegi just stood there and watched as they bickered like they normally did. 'and next Konohamaru will take Udon's glasses and comment on how stupid they are, and Udon will try to get them back thus causing Konohamaru to lose his grip on them and make them go flying. And then we'll have to go look for them. :sigh: they're so predictable.'
Just as Moegi thought, Konohamaru went straight for Udon's glasses. "And what 's with these glasses? They're so stupid!"
"Hey! Konohamaru!" Udon whined and sniffed. "Give them back!"
Konohamaru held them over his head as Udon tried to reach them and laughed.
"Konohamaru! Give em back!" Udon took a step forward to get a better reach and stepped on Konohamaru's scarf. Both boys' eyes widened as they started falling to the ground.
As predicted, the glasses went flying.
All three stayed still in shock as they all watched the glasses go right down the well that was behind them.
Another clap of thunder rang and it snapped everyone out of his or her revere. Rain started to fall in hard fat water drops.
It just got heavier as they made it over to the well and looked in.
Moegi turned to Konohamaru and hit him on the head.
"OW! What was that for!"
"YOU IDIOT! Look what you did!"
As they yelled at each other, Udon continued to look down the well. He gasped when his eyes caught something floating in the water.
Both fighting kids stopped and looked at Udon. "What?" they asked curiously in unison.
"There's :sniff: something down there."
Moegi and Konohamaru exchanged curious glances and went to look over the well.
Their eyes widened in alarm and Moegi covered her mouth to stifle her scream.
Down at the bottom of the well was a woman floating face down…and not moving.
Moegi grabbed Konohamaru's sleeve and moved closer to him. "Is she…is she…so you think she's…dead?"
Konohamaru just stood there and stuttered. "I…uh…well…let's…find out."
He bent down and picked up a few rocks. He rain that was running into his eyes.
He took the first rock and threw it down, but missed her. He tried again, but this time he made it. Nothing happened.
So, he tried again, still, nothing.
He tried one last time. When the rock made contact, they saw the woman flinch. She flinched again and stayed moving her head.
They stared breathlessly. It was starting to rain harder, and they could see the water in the well was starting to rise. If it got any heavier it would be like the opened up a waterfall up here. The village had drains that led into that well, so all the rainwater would end up in there. That was a really bad thing, because this girl was alive.
The woman finally seemed to figure out what was wrong and brought her head up and out of the water. Currently she was on her knees (the water level is about 3 ft right now. In the end the well was about 30ft or more deep)
Suddenly on of the drain holes started emptying its water. The woman gave a surprised scream and started looking around at her surroundings.
She tried to get up but screamed in pain and fell down clutching her leg.
She looked up and finally saw the 3 faces staring down at her. "HEY! HEY! HELP! CAN YOU HELP ME! OR GO GET HELP?"
It took the 3 a moment to realize that the woman was shouting at them.
Konohamaru seemed to realize first because he shouted down, "HEY LADY! WE'LL GO GET HELP! STAY RIGHT THERE!" he turned to the other 2. "Come on! We have to go get boss! I know where he is!"
The 3 took off as fast as their chakra filled legs could take them.
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In Tsunade's office
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"KAKASHI! WHY ARE YOU LATE!" Tsunade screamed in his face.
Kakashi seemed to think for a second and said, "Well, you see, I saw this little kitten on the side of the road, and it didn't seem to have a home, so I had to take it home and nurse it back to health."
Everyone in the office took a step back as they saw the vain pop out on her temple.
To everyone's shock and amazement, all she did was let out a breath and go back to sit at her desk.
"So what's your report?" she tried to stay as calm as possible.
Kakashi paused for a moment. "Well, the mission to Village Hidden in the Ash (I think I made that up…I'm not sure if there really is one. But there is now.) They seem to be a bit hostile. They don't want to sign a peace treaty."
Tsunade chewed her lip as she thought about this new information. Not having the Ash as allies could cause problems. They could try to attack or send spies.
She looked at the ninjas before her. There were the chuunins Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. The jounin Kakashi, and the ANBU Neji. As odd of a group as they were, they were the best.
She cleared her throat, "Well, that's not what I was hoping for. Kakashi, what do yo-"
"NARUTO!" Three voices screamed in unison as three small bodies came crashing into the office.
Tsunade's eye started twitching. 'That…is…IT!' "DO YOU MIND? THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL MEETING! WHAT ARE YOU DOING JUST BARGING INTO THE HOKAGE'S OFFICE YOU LITTLE BRATTS!"
She almost fell over as the kids just ran right past her as if she wasn't even there.
"NARUTO! BOSS!" The kids ran and surrounded Naruto. The once short boy was now even taller than Sasuke, so he had to squat all the way down to see them face to face.
"What's up? And you know, it probably wasn't a good idea to just run in here like that." Naruto gazed from preteen to preteen and started to get the feeling that something was wrong.
He heard Tsunade in the background, "STOP IGNORING ME! I'M YOUR HOKAGE! STOP IGNORING ME! ARE YOU IGNORING ME? ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? LISTEN TO ME!" but then he just tuned her out.
Konohamaru let out the story in a hurried rush. Had they all not been trained ninja, they never would have caught what he said. "WewhereatthewellandtherewastheglassesandthenthethunderandthentheglassesandUdonandhegrabbedandwetrippedandthewellandthenthisgirlinthewellwasdeadsowethrewarockatherandshedidnotmovesoitriedagainandshemovedandsheisaliveandthewellandthewateritisraingnandthewaterisrisingandthegirlisstuckandsheishurtandsheisgoingtodie." They all just stared at the boy as he took a deep breath. Ok, so they had only been able to understand little bits and pieces, but they got the idea. There was a dead well who died in a girl with glasses, and now the squirrels were attacking….ok…so maybe they didn't…
Moegi realized this and tried to fix it. "There's a girl in the well and it's filling up with water and she's hurt and she's going to drown! She needs help!"
Everyone's eyes widened. Tsunade even stopped yelling. They all shared a look and then looked outside to the rain. It was raining a lot harder now.
And with that, they were gone. All that was left was a room full of smoke for the poor preteens to choke on.
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In the well
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The water is still rising. More of the drain holes are gushing with water now. The girl had found a way to stand and was now braced up against the wall trying her best to use the stone blocks the wall was made of to get herself higher.
She was up a couple feet from the bottom and still the water was up to her chin.
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Outside the well
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The 'rescue team' appeared outside the well. The first to do anything was Sakura. She turned to Tsunade, "What if this is some kind of joke or prank." As she said the last 3 words she sent a glare at Naruto. "Besides, seriously, who falls into a well? It's never happened before. And now those brats have us out in the rain and they're alone in your office."
Neji walked calmly over to the well. "Well, there's only one way to figure that out." And without another word, he jumped in.
The first thing Neji noticed was that he did see a girl. The next thing he noticed was that once he saw her and was at her level, he passed her, and kept going down. Now he was submerged in water…that's just great. He used his chakra to move him through the water and to the girl.
Once he was under her he positioned himself with his feet on the wall.
Then he poured his chakra into his feet and pushed off the wall and up.
Once he was out of the water, he grabbed the girl and continued to jump up the wall.
After he reached the top, he moved to sit the girl down, but the girl wouldn't let go.
':sigh: how annoying.'
Everyone stared in wonder. They had all just started agreeing with Sakura, that there was no girl, and that they were all wasting their time, but…guess they were wrong?.
Tsunade was the first to talk after she looked the girl over from where she was. "We need to get her to my office."
And with that they cast the girl a curious glance and went to Tsunade's office.
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Tsunade's Office
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Konohamaru and the others were pacing around the room. They wanted to be there to see, but the realized that the 'adults' would get there and get back before they could even get to the well.
So they stayed.
:POOF:
They all started coughing and gagging as they used their hands to fan the smoke away from the faces.
They heard a big crashing thud and then Tsunade's voice. "Ok, put her on my desk, I need to check her injuries."
The smoke finally cleared and they could see that everyone was back and that they had the woman.
Neji went over to the desk and tried to sit her down on it, but just like earlier, the girl refused to let go.
The brunette growled under his breath and tried to push the girl off.
Everyone watched in wonder as she just made a whimpering noise and tighten her grip on him. Tsunade had to give the girl her respect because Neji was one of her strongest ANBU and here this girl was, with a dislocated arm and broken leg, preventing him from pulling her off.
Sasuke turned to Tsunade, "Are we done here? I'm not going to waste my time watching some girl attach herself to a guy like a whore. It's not worth my time." The raven sent a glare over to the two struggling teens to notice that his glare was being ignored. How dare they? No one ever ignored his glare!
Without waiting for a reply he walked out of the office.
Naruto watched his former team mate leave and shook his head. Would that teme ever change?
Naruto stayed in his by stander position as Tsunade walked up to the pair and tried to pry the girl off. Within a few moments, everyone else, but Naruto, had all joined in.
Naruto could see that they weren't going anywhere soon.
Tsunade let out a huff and let the girl go. "Good grief! I need to check your wounds girl! Let him go already!"
They struggled for a few more minutes before giving up and sitting down on the floor in exhaustion.
Neji just stood there and glared at the top of a raven head. Why wouldn't she let go? Was it not obvious that he wanted her off? The long haired boy could feel his eye starting to twitch in aggravation.
Naruto sighed and decided to take his turn. Though, he was going to take a different approach.
He made his way over to the two, stepping over the people sitting on the floor. He heard a good luck but chose to ignore it.
He softly placed his hand on the girl's back and watched as she automatically went back to her defensive holding.
He walked around so that he was standing in her line of view and moved his hand up to her shoulder. "HI!" He put his signature grin into place on his face. "I'm Naruto! What's your name?"
He waited for a moment but received no answer, though he had gained her attention. She had slightly loosened her grip and was peeking up at him from under her bangs.
"Are you scared? Well, that's ok! No one here is going to hurt you! We'll all work our hardest to make sure you stay safe! Isn't that cool? We'll be like your own personal bodyguards! But yeah, see that old lady over there?" He pointed to Tsunade who was trying very hard not to twitch at the old part. The girl turned to look where he was pointing and then turned back to him when he started talking again. "She may look all old, wrinkly, and scary but she's cool! She a doctor nurse person and she wants to help you! But she can't do that if you don't let him go. I'll take you over there and stay with you the whole time, ok?" He held out his hands to her and waited for her to respond in some way. "Do you trust me? Because I trust you already and I would do anything to protest the people I trust."
The girl looked at him for a few moments before nodding her head. Neji handed her to Naruto who went to go sit on the table with the girl in his lap. He handled her like she was glass as he sat down and shifted her so that Tsunade could get to her wounds.
The girl watched the blonde woman get closer to her as the warmth that now surrounded her finally took over. She snuggled into the chest of this warmth as her world went black.
TBC
Ok…ya…that took a long time to write. I wasn't sure on which way I should have things happen. But I finally decided. HERE IT IS! I hope you liked it. .;
SCHOOLS OUT! EXAMS ARE OVER! NO MORE HOMEWORK!...that's a lie...:sniff: but anywho! HALLELUJAH!
But yeah. Can you believe that? I have homework over the summer! I have 2 stupid fat books to read and then I have a whole frign math packet to do! Why can't I just take pre-cal and not do the packet? WHY? Why must there be a packet? Am I being punished for liking math?
Anywho! BEWARE THE SQUIRRELS! BEWARE!