AN: Hello fellow travellers and welcome to the first chapter of Protection. I want to thank you all in advance for reading this (even if you don't like it). I've written many fanfics (none ever posted, but have been read), but this is the first story I've ever actually PLANNED, so I'm hoping it'll work out nicely.
Warning: I'd like to warn everyone that there WILL be swearing, sexual innuendos, OCCness, and my OC MAY seem kind of Mary-Sueish at times but I'm trying my hardest to avoid it. In my opinion she isn't Mary-Sueish at all, but there are people who would consider anyone short of lame to be Mary-Sue. She's strong, and can do a lot of things that some might consider make her "perfect". Trust me, if you knew her the way I do, you would agree she is most defiantly NOT Mary-Sue. Ok, rant over :D
Rant: HOLY FRACK! (starts swearing) I'm most defiantly not, yet very much so, enjoying the way the manga is going right now. I seriously want to go to Kishi's house and demand an explanation. (For chapters 430-446) (takes deep breath) I'm calm. Almost. Still kind of freaking out. ARGH! Done now ^^;
Disclaimer: I own nothing Naruto related, except for the plot, Seka, and any character that wasn't created by Kishimoto-san.
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A little, blue haired, girl ran down the street; flowers in her hand, racing after her mother. When she caught up, she handed the flowers to the older woman; smile on her face as she wiped the dirt off her hands onto her yellow dress. She hugged the woman before running off again in the direction she had just come from.
She ran, and ran, and ran until she arrived at a small park where many children were playing. She walked up to a group of girls who were playing in the sand and smiled. She introduced herself and the girls asked her to play with them. A few minutes later, a group of boys arrived and asked the girls to play tag with them. They all agreed and began to play.
A little bit into the game, the little girl noticed a small boy sitting by a tree watching them. She asked the group if she could invite him to join, but they all said no; saying their parents don't want them to play with the boy.
Ignoring the yells of her friends, she walked up to the boy and smiled. He smiled back and said hello. She asked his name, which he responded with a small, nervous voice, of 'Naruto'. She smiled again and introduced herself to him. Just as she was about to ask him to play with her, her mother arrived and grabbed her.
Her mother yelled at her, saying she should never speak to that boy because he was dangerous. She called him a monster and said she was to leave or run as soon as he went near her. The girl looked at the boy who seemed sad, and vowed to herself that she would make him smile again.
A few months later she met the boy again and they played for hours. They continued to meet in secret for a year, becoming best friends. None of the girl's other friends knew she was friends with the boy, and she would never tell them. She loved having Naruto as a friend and didn't want to lose him.
Eighteen months after their initial meeting, the girl's mother discovered her daughter's secret friendship.
A fuming woman stormed throughout the village in search of her young daughter. She looked in every store, went to all of her friends' houses, and to every park. She finally found her daughter in one of the training grounds for ninjas with the 'demon boy'. She ran up and grabbed her daughter's arm and began to pull her away from the boy. The girl struggled and cried not wanting to leave her friend. She managed to wriggle free and ran back to the boy.
"Seka, I have told you numerous times to stay away from that monster. Get over here right now, we're going home and you're grounded. I forbid you from ever seeing him again." Her mother growled.
The girl attempted to hide behind the boy but was grabbed by her mother, and dragged away. Again she looked at the boy and saw him crying. He looked at her and she smiled, making a silent promise to him.
Two months after her mother had discovered her friendship with the 'demon boy' Seka found herself in the usual training ground, waiting for said boy. She was finally allowed to leave the house, but was supposed to never see Naruto again. She thought that it didn't matter what her mother said, since they were friends.
When Naruto arrived, he was shocked to see his friend sitting, waiting for him. They played together for several hours before she left to go home. That routine continued for several months, up until the incident.
It was Naruto's ninth birthday. Seka was sitting in the training field, waiting for her friend, when some of her other friends arrived. A blond haired girl walked up to her and asked her to go join them for a game of tag. Seka declined, saying she had something important to do that day. This peaked the blonde's interest, so she asked what it was. Not really paying attention, Seka saw her friend walking into the field and ran past her friends to him.
She hugged Naruto while saying happy birthday. Neither noticed the wide eyes of the kids behind them, who ran out of the field. They played together for an hour before Seka's mother entered the field.
The woman ran up to her daughter and pushed Naruto to the ground. She slapped the girl across the cheek and grabbed her by the hair.
"How dare you go against my wishes and continue to see that… that… DEMON! I forbade you from ever seeing him again and yet here you are. This is the last time you will defy me. Come, we're going home. You will NEVER leave the house again, for as long as you live."
The girl was crying and struggled against the strong grip of the woman. Losing many hairs, she managed to free herself and ran back to her friend, who was crying on the ground.
"No mommy. Naruto is NOT a demon and I'm not leaving. He's my friend, my bestest friend. I don't know why you all say he's a monster but he's not, he's my best friend, and I love him and he loves me. I'm not going to stop being his friend. You can't make me." The girl hugged onto the startled boy's arm tightly.
The woman glared at the boy, then at her daughter. She was furious. She was BEYOND furious. With one last glare at her daughter, she made up her mind.
"Fine then; for as long as you're a demon lover, you are no daughter of mine. From this day forth, I disown you. You disgust me." The woman turned around and left the field; ignoring he cries of her ex-daughter.
From the tree-line, the Hokage watched the scene with sorrow in his eyes. He turned and left the field, heading back to the Hokage tower to make arrangements for the young girl.
To say the secretary at the Hokage Tower was surprised to see a young Naruto crying would be an understatement. Never in her six years of working there, had she EVER seen him as anything but happy. He'd sometimes be angry maybe, but never sad. He always waltzed in like he owned the place, large smile on his face.
What really threw her off was when she saw a young girl with him; the two children crying; eyes red and cheeks blotchy.
The woman rushed out from behind her desk and grabbed both into her arms. She rubbed their backs and sang calmly to them. Once they calmed down, Naruto managed to whimper out 'Old man'. Knowing what he meant, she took them into the office, to find the Hokage sitting at his desk doing paperwork.
"Hokage-sama, these two just came in. They were both crying and Naruto seems to wish to talk to you. I calmed them down so you can talk to them." She tried her best to hide the fact that she was worried about them, but Sarutobi knew better, and could see right through her words.
"Yes, I believe I may know the reason behind this visit. You may leave if you wish Akina," the old man smiled softly at the woman, "or you can stay with them."
Getting the hint, she chose to stay with the kids; maternal instincts kicking in, telling her to stay to protect them.
"So young ones, what seems to be the problem?" Sarutobi slowly moved from his chair and sat on the floor in front of his desk.
Naruto looked up at the man, eyes shining with tears, before broke down crying again. "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't be in trouble." Somehow the boy had managed to choke out the two sentences.
Sarutobi and Akina looked at each other before looking at the children. Sarutobi, having seen the incident, knew what was wrong. Akina however was not aware of the situation, so when she heard the girl whisper 'disowned' she was shocked.
The Hokage got to his feet before he grabbed a few papers from his desk. Written on the papers was information for the girl. Between the time he was in the forest, and when the children arrived, Sarutobi had already planned where Seka would stay, what money she would get, and how to -politely- tell her parents to back off.
"Seka-chan, I know of your situation and I wish to help. I have arranged a place for you to stay, as well as funding until you are able to care for yourself."
The still crying girl nodded and slowly got up. She wiped the tears from her eyes and tried to look brave. She turned to Akina and thanked her with a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Said woman looked at the Hokage, who handed her the papers; silently telling her it was her duty to take the child.
3 Months Later
Somehow, word had gotten out that a girl had become a friend of the 'demon boy'. On several occasions Seka found she would be thrown out of stores or charged triple the price on the tags. There had also been many times when random people would chase and beat her. She had already been to the hospital four times for broken bones, five times for poisoning, and twice because she fell unconscious from blood loss.
After having Naruto go to him for the sixth time, to report to him of ANOTHER attempt at taking Seka's life, Sarutobi had enough. He called both Naruto and Seka to his office along with two ANBU. Once everyone was there, he asked the ANBU to remove their masks.
Hesitantly, they did as asked. The taller of the two revealed a face half covered by a mask, one red eye and one black. He had a long scar over the red eye, and had tall, spikey, silver hair. The second had two red eyes like the other, long lines coming from the corner of his eyes. He looked to be around the age of fifteen, with long black hair.
"Hatake and Uchiha; I have summoned you here for a mission of sorts. As I'm sure you have heard, the village has a new victim. A young girl by the name of Hidaka Seka, a friend of Naruto, is in danger of being killed. She has already had numerous trips to the hospital for various reasons, all caused by the villagers apparent hate. I want both of you to protect her; and Naruto if you can." Both men nodded to the Hokage, accepting their mission.
Seka appeared to be sad at the fact that she needed protection from two strangers. Beside her though, Naruto's jaw had dropped, as to how he now recognized them. Pointing a finger at Kakashi, he began to yell, "I KNOW YOU! You're that guy who's always walking around town with the orange book." Moving his finger to the other man, "and you're that crazy Uchiha guy… the really smart one."
Sarutobi rolled his eyes at the boy's actions and smiled when Seka hit Naruto's head, mumbling 'baka'. The Uchiha just held his head high and responded with his usual 'hn', whereas Kakashi rubbed the back of his head, as if embarrassed.
Shaking his head, Sarutobi looked at the two children and smiled. "Naruto, I want you to move into Seka's apartment since it's the larger of the two. It will also make it a bit easier for Hatake-san and Uchiha-san to guard you. I want you to return to your old apartment once in a while, so as the villagers don't discover your new home." Naruto nodded then smiled at Seka, who was sporting an identical smile.
"Alright, you can go now. Hatake, I want you to help Naruto gather his belongings. Uchiha, stay with Seka." With that said, the four walked out the office doors.
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AN: So, I hope you all liked that, and if not, then I hope you'll at least wait until you've read one more chapter before you make the decision to ignore this story. Please review, no flames, constructive criticism is accepted IF that's what it actually is (if it's a flame, it WILL be deleted). Also, for the reason of flamers being wimps, I have removed 'anonymous' reviews. If you're going to flame me, at least do it with an account where I can bitch right back at you! :D
Thanks again!
- Kyuu Namikaze 3
