My first Naruto fanfiction. :)

This fanfiction will closely follow the canon manga from chapters 1-698 with a few tweaks, including but not limited to; Neji not dying, added fight and development scenes for females to show off, because Kishimoto definitely doesn't utilise his females enough or properly, and original missions and characters being added to the story.

Post-698, this story will then continue on afterwards for several more chapters with original content for a carefully thought-out and satisfying ending.

Constructive criticism is more than welcome and very much appreciated. :) Please don't be intimidated, I'm honestly a big loser. :L

I don't own Naruto. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. This fanfiction is purely for entertainment purposes, and no profit is being made from it.

Alarm Clocks, Onigiri, and Fangirls

Konno Ami woke to the irritating beeping sound of an alarm clock going off. She groaned and rolled over, reaching out for the source of the noise with her hand, but missing and knocking over her lamp instead, which fell over and smacked her on the head, extracting a squawk.

"Oh, don't do this to me, please…" she mumbled sleepily, "It's too early for a concussion…"

The girl groaned and pushed herself up onto her knees to turn off the alarm, grumbling all the while, then staggered into the bathroom to perform her morning grooming rituals, narrowly avoiding tripping over a bucket on her way.

Once she was finished grooming, Ami knocked on the door of her younger sister's room.

"Aiko, it's time to get up." she called.

A sleepy moan answered her.

"Aiko."

"Alright, alright." the younger girl moaned, walking out and rubbing her eyes.

The girl looked down at her younger sibling in sisterly pride; long, brunette hair, emerald green eyes, a sweet little baby-face and looking so adorable in her light green pyjamas.

Aiko would be starting her first day at the academy today, and Ami had high hopes for her as a ninja.

"Go on," she said, "Brush your teeth."

"Mmm…" Aiko slurred, stumbling in much like she herself had.

The elder girl smiled. Her sister was even less of a morning person than she was.

Half an hour later, Ami looked at herself in the mirror. Staring back at her was a young girl with dark brown, shoulder-length hair, bright, blue eyes and a shy expression on her childish face. She was tanned and wore a black, short-sleeved T-shirt and a blue skirt with a slit up each side that extended to just above her knees with black shorts underneath, along with blue shinobi sandals. She wore a blue knife holster on her right thigh, and a brown, leather bag hung on her left hip, her weapon pouch firmly attached to the back of her shorts.

Not liking the sight of shyness on her face, she tried a smile, a small one at first, then a normal one, then a big grin, before beginning to pull faces at herself. Ami laughed at her own childishness.

"Sis, how's this?" Aiko said from the other side of the door.

The brunette opened the door and let her sister in, studying her appearance, making sure that nothing she was wearing would interfere with her movement or be uncomfortable when training.

A white, short-sleeved T-shirt and dark green, baggy shorts with little blue sandals.

Her clothes were fine, but there was one thing Ami disagreed with.

"Aiko, tie back your hair please."

Aiko made a face. "But I hate ponytails." she whined.

She thought a moment. "How about I put your hair in pigtails then?"

The younger girl grinned at that. "Yeah!"

Ami smiled. "Come here then."

Aiko trotted over and turned her back to her sister, who got a hairbrush off the shelf as well as two hair ties, and brushed the girl's hair through before splitting it in half and putting it up in two high pigtails.

"How's that?" she asked, smiling at Aiko as the two of them looked in the mirror, Ami's hands resting on her shoulders.

"Great!" the younger sister exclaimed in joy, turning around and hugging her sister around the waist, which was as high as she could reach.

Ami smiled. "I'm glad." she said, patting her sister's head.

The two sisters descended the stairs, Aiko challenging her older sister to a race as to who could reach the table first. Ami jogged lightly while Aiko sprinted to her full capacity.

"I WON!" the seven year-old exclaimed happily, and Ami praised her as she proceeded to perform a victory dance, which pretty much just involved waggling her backside quite a lot.

"What would you two like to eat?" a slight, grey-haired old woman with leafy green eyes sitting at the table in a light blue kimono asked.

"Morning, Grandma!" Ami said, "And don't worry, we'll sort it."

"Alright, but I made tea if you'd like some." The old woman smiled. "It's peppermint. I know you both love that one."

"Thanks, Grandma!" Aiko said, running up to hug her grandmother around the neck.

"You're welcome my dear." the old woman said, hugging her granddaughter back.

"Have you eaten, Grandma?" Ami asked.

"I had porridge. There's some left in the pot if you'd like it."

"I'll have the same then. What would you like, Aiko?"

"Porridge too!"

"Gotcha."

Ami took two bowls out of the cupboard and scooped some porridge into both of them with the ladle their grandmother had left in the pot. "Looking forward to your first day at the academy, Aiko?"

"Yeah! I bet it's going to be awesome!" the green-eyed child yelled, punching the air in excitement.

"I'm sure it'll be good." Ami said, smiling at her sister's eagerness.

The two ate their breakfast as they discussed what they thought the day would be like, every now and then their grandmother throwing in her two cents worth. The two girls finished their breakfast and Ami made each of their lunches out of onigiri and leftovers while Aiko washed the dishes from their meals. Both girls said goodbye to their grandmother and left for the academy.

"You sure you're all set?" Ami asked her younger sister just before they entered the gates.

"Definitely!"

"Let's go then!"

Ami brought her sister to the teacher for her group. She told Aiko to meet her at the entrance when academy was over, then left to find her own class.

"Everyone!" The teacher, Umino Iruka had just walked in, wearing his familiar ninja uniform of blue trousers, a green Chuunin vest and blue sandals. His dark eyes twinkled in happiness as he greeted the class. "We have a new student today. This is Konno Ami. Please be nice to her." He glanced around the room as he tucked a stray strand of dark brown hair from his ponytail behind his ear, then smiled, the scar across the bridge of his nose carved deep into his tanned skin twitching slightly at the action. He gestured to the seat between two boys named Naruto and Sasuke. "You can sit there, Ami."

"Okay." she said, trotting up to her designated seat, as Iruka turned around and began to write on the board.

Taking a closer look at the duo, she noticed one of the boys was grinning at her. She returned the expression.

He was tanned with spiky, blond hair, bright, azure eyes and donned in a neon orange jumpsuit. A pair of green goggles sat perched on his head, and three identical, whisker-like marks traced both of his cheeks. His eyes had a tendency to squint, especially when he smiled. He seemed like a michievious and playful character, but there was nothing unkind about him.

She slid behind him to get to the centre of the bench and sat down. "What's your name?" she whispered.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto!" he replied, still grinning, "Konno Ami, right?"

"Yup!" the girl smiled. Looked like she'd made her first friend.

"New kid,"

The newcomer looked round to see the other boy at the bench. He was pale with an attractive, albeit feminine-looking face, dark eyes and raven hair with bangs that hung on either side of his face and spiked up at the back. He was wearing a blue, high-collared T-shirt with a red and white fan symbol on the back, white shorts, white arm sleeves and the standard shinobi sandals. He had an unpleasant, hostile air that hung around him like a black rain cloud and she couldn't help but feel slightly uncomfortable.

He continued to speak, his voice still low enough to not be heard by Iruka.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke."

The brunette nodded, smiling, and extended a hand for him to shake. "Nice to meet you Sasuke." she said, trying to be friendly despite the antagonistic air around the boy.

She recoiled slightly and retracted her hand when he glared at her.

"I have no interest in you. So just leave me alone," he growled. "I have enough troubles as is. That is all I have to say." With that said, he turned away from her to go back to facing dead ahead at the teacher.

Ami stared at the raven a moment before giving Naruto a confused look.

The blond simply shrugged, pulling a face. "He's an ass." he muttered.

'What the hell?' was all she could think. Ami briefly turned back to Sasuke and said in a whisper; "If that's what you want, then fine, whatever. You seem like a rude bastard anyway."

The raven turned around to stare at her, surprised at the offended brunette. No girl had ever talked to him like that before.

Ami pulled a face at him and turned away to talk to Naruto. She ignored him for the rest of the class.

'Maybe she isn't going to be another fangirl.' he thought.

At lunch break, Naruto and Ami sat outside by the swing set. It was a sunny, clear-skied day, and Naruto had taken off his orange jacket and tied it around his waist in an effort to cool down.

"Aren't you going to eat?" the boy asked as he slurped his noodles greedily.

The girl shook her head.

"You on a diet or something?" said a deep voice behind her.

Ami turned her head and immediately recognised the black-haired boy from earlier. "I'm not eating because I forgot to bring my lunch with me this morning." she growled.

It was true; She had been fussing so much over Aiko and making sure that she was alright that she had seemingly managed to forget her own lunchbox.

"That was stupid." Sasuke said bluntly.

"Really?" the brunette said sarcastically, glaring at the boy.

"…Doesn't your mother take care of you?" he asked.

"...She passed away." Ami frowned, glaring at Sasuke, and Naruto's eyes widened and his mouth fell open, dropping a noodle. Sasuke's eyebrows rose slightly, but the rest of his face remained motionless.

"...And your father?"

"The same. My little sister and I live with our grandmother, not that it's any of your damn business."

"...How did they die?" Naruto asked tentatively.

Ami scowled at the Uchiha as she explained.

"My Dad died when I was five. He was a ninja and got killed by an enemy during a mission. My Mom died a few months later giving birth to my sister. Any more questions?"

Sasuke made no reply. He simply turned around and left.

"He is such an ass!" Ami sighed, lying back against the tree. "What's his problem anyway? Stuck up priss."

The whiskered boy beside her just frowned.

There was a moment of silence.

Ami's stomach growled and she crossed her arms over it.

"Sorry." she mumbled in an embarrassed voice. A slight smile twitched at the corner of Naruto's mouth at the sight of the girl's expression.

Her stomach growled again, this time louder.

"Sorry!" the brunette squeaked, covering her face in her hands. This time Naruto laughed and she peeked nervously through her fingers at him.

"I'd offer, but..." the whiskered boy chuckled guiltily, indicating that his own lunch was already pretty much finished. Truthfully, he hadn't noticed Ami wasn't eating until Sasuke had pointed it out.

"Nah, it's fine. Thanks, anyway. It's the thought that counts."

Naruto shrugged apologetically, still sporting a sheepish grin.

Ami was quiet a moment. "Wanna come over to my house after school?" she asked. "I should warn you though, it's pretty crappy. It's really old, but it's still clean."

Naruto looked up in surprise. He'd never been asked over to someone's house before. He studied the girl's face, looking for any sign to show that she was joking. He found none. She seemed just as eager for him to come as he was to go.

He beamed. "Yeah!"

"Cool!" she laughed, just before she felt tap on her shoulder. She turned around to meet a large group of very angry-looking girls.

"You were just talking to Sasuke-kun, weren't you?" one of the girls growled. She had green eyes… bubblegum pink hair? Ami stared at the strange colour a moment, until the rosette's angry voice called her out of her trance. "Answer!" She also noticed that her forehead was just a bit too big. She was wearing a red blouse, green leggings and blue sandals.

"Yeah." the brunette said, "Why?"

A second girl in the group spoke. "Stay away from our Sasuke-kun!" she barked, prodding the new kid in the chest. She had long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, blue eyes and a sleeveless purple belly top with a purple skirt with slits up each side. Wrapping covered her skin under the skirt and her waist.

"Your 'Sasuke-kun'?" Ami questioned in disbelief.

"Yes, our Sasuke-kun." the blonde repeated.

"…He's not a dog, you know."

"Stay away from him!" the rosette snarled, "Just because you're new, it doesn't mean you're all that interesting! Sasuke doesn't give a damn about you!" The other girls agreed with mixtures of; 'Yeah!', 'Stay away!' and even one; 'He's ours bitch!'.

Ami gawked at them, dumbstruck. Were these Sasuke's 'troubles'? She felt extremely offended. Sasuke had actually thought that she might be like these fangirls?

"Whoa, whoa," she said, raising her hands in defence, "I don't even like the guy! So relax, I'm not going to steal him away from you or anything!"

The brunette had hoped that this would cause them to deem her as non-threatening and leave her alone, but it had exactly the opposite effect. The girls' mouths fell open and they stared at her wide-eyed, before erupting in screeches of fury and indignation.

"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT!"

"WHAAAAT!"

"YOU BITCH!"

Ami groaned. Of course, how dare she blaspheme the almighty Uchiha Sasuke?

"SASUKE IS AWSOME!"

"HE'S SO COOL!"

"HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE HIM!"

Ami jumped to her feet and screamed back, silencing the loud girls. "UCHIHA SASUKE IS A DICK!" Every single one of the other children in the yard looked up at the sound of the Konno shouting, including the Uchiha himself. "I HAVEN'T EVEN KNOWN HIM FOR A FULL DAY AND ALREADY I CAN TELL THAT HE'S COLD, GROUCHY, AND MEAN! IF YOU THINK HE'S COOL, THEN YOU'RE FUCKING STUPID!"

Everybody stared in awe of the new girl, yelling at the entire Uchiha Sasuke fan club.

Said boy himself was stunned. Never once in his entire life had he met a girl who hated, or even disliked him. Sure, there had been girls who liked other guys, but there had never been one that actually detested him.

"NOW GET LOST BEFORE I KICK YOUR HEADS IN!" Ami yelled, turning and driving her foot into the tree behind her, Naruto flinching as she splintered the bark and caused a slight cracking noise in the wood.

The fan club dispersed immediately and fled. The girl sat back down on the ground beside Naruto, crossing her legs and arms, as many of the people around them applauded her reproach of the fangirls.

"New kid or not, there's no way they're picking on me." she muttered.

Sasuke stared at the new girl a moment, then turned away with an unconcerned grunt. '...Weirdo.'

The chatter of the classroom filled Ami and Naruto's ears as they entered the class. Ami glanced over to their seats and saw them occupied by two of Sasuke's fangirls, who were blathering to him as he ignored them totally. She motioned for Naruto to follow her and she walked over to the bench, poking one of the fangirls in the back. The girl scowled as she turned around, aggravated about being interrupted from her fruitless flirting, then paled when she saw the Konno. She pulled her friend's sleeve and the two left without a word. Ami and Naruto sat down and the blond snickered when her stomach growled again.

"Shut up." she muttered, a pink tinge just visible on her cheeks.

"Here."

Ami looked around, surprised to see that Sasuke was handing her an apple, and not even looking her way.

"Why are you giving me food?" she asked.

"Your stomach will keep making noise and that idiot over there will be laughing all through class. It'll be distracting." he said, not looking at her.

"What'd you call me, teme?" Naruto yelled, but Sasuke simply ignored him.

The girl was silent a moment, then took the apple. "Thanks." she said quietly before taking a bite.

"Hn." was the reply.

Ami swallowed and stared at him. "What was that?" she asked.

"Hn."

"…What?"

"Hn."

"What the hell does 'Hn' mean?"

"Hn."

"Stop grunting at me."

"Hn."

"…'Hn' yourself."

"Hn."

"Hn."

"Hn."

"Hn."

"Hn."

"Hn!"

"Hn."

"…creep." Ami muttered. Out of the corner of her eye, she thought she saw Sasuke smirk, but as soon as she tried to check, it was gone, and he was back to his usual stoic expression.

Just then Iruka walked in. Ami finished the apple quickly to avoid being caught eating in class, then threw the core at a girl in a row in front of them, who had been one of the many fangirls harassing her earlier. It splattered against the back of her head. Said girl turned around and scowled at her, while the girl simply pointed at Sasuke as if to say; 'He did it.'

Naruto snickered and once again, out of the corner of her eye, Ami could swear she had seen the Uchiha roll his eyes.

"Class, we will be going outside to practice Taijutsu by sparring now." Iruka said. "Please follow me, but first of all, each of you please write your name on a piece of paper and place it in this bag."

Each of the children did as they were told.

The names were mixed up in the bag, and once they were outside, and Iruka picked out the first one.

"Naruto." he said. "Come up here."

Ami, pushed the orange-garbed blond towards him, "Go on, Naruto!" she cheered. "Go get 'em!"

The boy ran forward, nervous and excited, and Iruka buried his hand in the sack, pulling out a slip.

"…Kiba!" Iruka called, and said boy trotted forward.

"Go Naruto!" Ami yelled. She felt a tap on her shoulder and looked round to see Sasuke beside her. "Yeah?" she questioned.

He motioned for her to follow him and she did. They sat down on the bench. Silence followed. Ami was waiting for Sasuke to speak, but after she had decided that he wasn't going to talk, she decided to speak instead.

"Is there a reason as to why you wanted me to sit here?" she asked.

"Hn."

"Funny that you told me to stay away yet you keep approaching me. It's obviously not fondness, so what is your deal?"

"..."

"…Alright, if you're not going to answer me, then I'm leaving."

Ami stood up and went to leave, but Sasuke grabbed her wrist.

"Please don't." he said quietly.

"Okay, why?"

Sasuke was still a moment, then slowly released her hand and pointed behind them.

Ami looked and saw a group of girls glaring at her as they sat on a bench like a pack of wolves lying in wait.

"Your troubles." She nodded in understanding. 'I guess curiousity explains the lunchtime approach.' A sly grin spread across her face. "Why should I help you though? What's in it for me? What's to stop me from simply handing you over to them?"

Sasuke glared at her, but Ami kept her smirk strong, and looked back calmly.

"…What do you want from me?" he asked tentatively.

She continued with the mischievious smile and replied. "Here's the deal; I hang around with you and keep your fangirls away, and in return, you help me out with fixing up my house a bit. It's a little run down. Fix a few floorboards, replace a few windows, and you're done. It'll take a week at most. And in return, I'll be your insect repellent for as long as you want me to. And I won't be a bitch about it. Promise."

"…Fine." Sasuke scowled.

Ami grinned triumphantly.

The loud voice of a certain blond and teacher interrupted them.

"Fuck you, dog-breath!"

"Naruto! You lost the match, now go sit down!"

"You did your best." Ami shrugged, as Naruto trotted over to them.

"Why are you with him?" he asked curiously.

"I'm in a win-win situation with this guy." Ami grinned, jabbing a thumb at the raven beside her, "Not only do I get to scream at those agitating she-wolves that stalk him everywhere, he's going to help me with housework for doing it!"

Naruto snorted. "Does he get his own apron?"

"Ami and Sasuke!" Iruka called. "Come up here you two. It's your turn."

The two each made their way to their individual places on the yard, then turned and bowed to each other.

"Kick his ass, Ami!" Naruto yelled, as the fan club cheered Sasuke's name.

The girl shifted into a fighting stance, Sasuke doing the same.

Iruka blew a whistle and the two ran at each other, the other children all cheering support for one or the other, or those who didn't really want to pick sides simply chanting a steady chorus of; 'FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!'

Sasuke reached into his weapons pouch for a shuriken, with Ami doing the same. Both weapons were flicked at the other to deflect the opponent's projectile. Sasuke aimed a kick at the girl's legs to try and sweep them out from under her, but Ami jumped and aimed a punch at Sasuke's head, which he blocked with his arm. She jumped back a few steps then reached into her pouch, before rushing at him again, this time with a kunai in her hand. Sasuke fished one out for himself and it met Ami's, blocking her again.

This situation continued for the next few minutes, and Sasuke's lips were slowly curving into a smirk as he watched his opponent steadily getting more and more frustrated. Clearly, she wasn't used to having to spar such a skilled individual. Everything she tried, he blocked. Over and over and over.

Suddenly, Ami took two fingers and jabbed them into the hollow in Sasuke's neck, and he gagged at the unexpected attack to such a vulnerable area.

"Ami!" Iruka cried, "Go easy!"

The brunette turned to look at her sensei as soon as he called her name.

Big mistake.

On the ground in front of her, Sasuke clutched his throat and coughed. He scowled up at the girl and lurched at her, just as she began turning back, punching her in the head.

Ami staggered back, holding her face.

Sasuke smirked in satisfaction.

"Sasuke!" Iruka cried.

Ami released her face to reveal a bloodied nose, tears welling up in her eyes. She made several hand signs, then reached down to her left hip to flick open the cap of the canteen hanging there with her left hand, the right pulling out a long strand of water and flicking it towards Sasuke's face. The cord sliced through a few strands of black hair as the boy just about managed to dodge.

Angered, Sasuke clasped his hands together and also began making hand signs, before closing his hands together in what Ami knew was a fire seal.

He exhaled a large ball of flame at Ami and she extinguished it with a burst of water, before aiming for Sasuke with another pulse of aqua.

Just then, Iruka stepped in and grabbed Ami by the scruff of her collar, then Sasuke by his, and dragged the two over to the sidelines, 'boo's and complaints flowing from the audience, the liquid Ami had been using dropping to the ground, splattering a few of Sasuke's fans.

"This is Taijutsu sparring! The point of this exercise is to learn! It is not an opportunity to beat each other up by any means you possess! Sit there, talk to each other, and sort out your differences in a civil fashion!" he said sternly, before walking off and picking out two more names. "Ino! Midori!" he barked, and the pair of girls, one of which Ami recognised as the blonde Sasuke fangirl from earlier, the other a red-haired girl in a white T-shirt and yellow skirt, whom she also recognised from the crowd, hopped up quickly, neither wanting to further anger their already-frustrated sensei.

Ami watched in mild curiosity at the two girls starting to spar, before turning her attention back to the fuming Uchiha beside her, glaring at the ground. She watched him a moment, but he said nothing, and so she sighed and began speaking.

"Sorry I jabbed you in the neck." she said sincerely. "It was crude and unnecessary. I was wrong."

The raven's scowl darkened at the sound of her voice.

"You're a good fighter and I have a short temper," she said, "I got too competitive. Please forgive me."

Sasuke continued to ignore her and Ami began to get irritated.

"Are you just going to ignore me?"

He continued doing exactly that and Ami was getting angrier by the minute. He was giving her the silent treatment and dammit, it was working.

"You were in the wrong too, you know. You didn't have to lower yourself to my foolishness. With your skill level, you could have just pinned me." she said, her voice slightly louder and much less polite. "Look at my face, Sasuke."

His expression softened slightly at that, as did her voice.

"…Look at my face."

Sasuke slowly lifted his eyes to gaze at Ami. Dried blood was caked on her upper lip and a dark bruise was slowly forming under her eye.

The girl shrugged at him. "It's not that big a deal, you're not the first and you definitely won't be the last person to deck me. And as I've already said, I started it."

His brow furrowed and he grunted softly.

Ami gave him a small smile, taking it as an apology. "This was my fault, so I forgive you. You forgive me?"

"Hn."

"That a yes?" Ami asked.

Sasuke nodded, smirking. Ami smirked back.

"…Sasuke," Ami said, "look at my hand."

The raven stared at her in confusion, then looked down at the aforementioned appendage.

A small orb of water was glistening in her palm, floating just a couple of inches above her skin. He gazed at it in wonder, the clear liquid rippling and waving, the bright sunlight glinting off it causing it to glimmer and shine. It looked beautiful.

Suddenly the water shot straight at Sasuke, soaking his face and hair. He blinked in surprise, then yelled angrily; "What the hell was that for!"

Ami laughed. "If I have to have a bloody face then you can at least be wet."

Sasuke scowled at her, but the girl just continued to laugh, and eventually he gave up on trying to intimidate her. The two proceeded to get on relatively well for the rest of the day.

Naruto and Ami were waiting outside the academy for Aiko, talking all the while.

"So what's your sister like?" Naruto asked.

"Well..." Ami said, "She's really sweet and pretty energetic."

"Big sis!" Aiko yelled, dashing over on short, little legs to her older sibling.

"Hi, Aiko." Ami said, crouching down to hug her sister. "How was your first day?"

"It was great!"

"That's good."

"How was your day, sis?" Aiko asked.

Ami thought about it.

"I met Naruto here, I met an asshole called Sasuke, screamed at the fan club of said asshole, then fought the asshole, jabbed him in the neck, and he punched me in the face. Then we made up and now he's helping us with the inn's DIY as long as I keep his fangirls at bay. And he might not be a complete asshole. I'm still deciding."

"Sis, your face is bruised!" Aiko cried.

"Yeah, he did that. It was my fault though. I started it. We've already got stuff that helps with bruising. It'll be gone in a couple of days."

Aiko pouted. "Alright..." the young girl said uncertainly.

Ami was quiet for a moment.

"We should probably give Sasuke some ointment too." she said guiltily, "I dug my fingers into his neck pretty hard."

Aiko nodded while Naruto folded his arms and frowned.

"Why should you be nice to that teme?" he moaned.

"Because that 'teme' is a vindictive teme, and I have to treat him with some level of respect if I want to avoid it coming back and biting me in the ass."

Naruto unfolded his arms and stuck his hands in his pockets, frowning in reluctant agreement.

"Ready to go home then, Aiko?"

"Yep!"

"Naruto, you coming?"

"Wha-? Oh! Yeah!" Naruto said, suddenly remembering the agreement that he and Ami had made.

"Great! Let's go!" Ami said happily. "I bet Grandma will love you!"