I'll spare you the details of how I died, because they're not very pleasant. Let's just leave it at a crashing plane, getting stuck under some debris, a white hot pain, and then…
Nothing
It was as if all the pain I had been in before was gone and instead I felt like I was floating, barely anchored to this world, to anything really. Where I was in those moments was just an endless field of white. It seemed like it went on forever, and I suppose it did.
Next to me was a large, black double gate, with what appeared to be Japanese characters on it. But, as my Japanese was seriously lacking, I had no idea what they said. It was the only other thing in this vast expanse. And what was past that gate I would soon come to know.
Next to the gate was a white, featureless outline of…..me. He-she-it sat there very nonchalantly, with its face towards me. But if it was staring at me I wouldn't know.
"Am-am I dead?" I asked tentatively.
"Maybe." It responded, smirking.
"Dying?"
"Definitely."
I frowned, feeling surprisingly calm for where I was. "So this is it? Are you judging me now? Going to give me my ticket to heaven or hell?"
It laughed almost hysterically, "Ah, if only it was as simple as that. But He says you're not done, and as much as I'd like to –how did you put it? - judge you and be done with it, what He says goes."
"Who is He?"
"Hm, who is He indeed. That is the question, but I'm afraid it's one I can't answer. "
I sighed in frustration, I was getting nowhere with this. I shut my eyes tightly, "Please," I pleaded, "just, please tell me what's going on."
"I suppose I can do that." I must have looked very surprised at his answer because it let out a chuckle before continuing. "You are in the… in between, for lack of a better term. Normally all those who come here are dead and awaiting judgment. But, if you're not done, as I said before, you come here before being sent back."
I gave the figure a wary look, "So you're just going to send me back? Just like that?"
No way, I thought. "What's the catch?"
"Mm, aren't you the observant one. Yes you're right, there is a catch. Isn't there always?" It added as an afterthought. "I suppose it would make more sense to show you the catch, I suppose."
"You say I suppose a lot."
It grinned, " I suppose I do."
And then to my shock, half of a teenage boy's head appeared on the white figure, where its face should've been, the other half remaining white. The face was pale with messy brown hair that stuck up, and half of a goggle, with blue lens and an orange outline, pushing it up.
"The boy gave me this, in exchange for living, " It said, its hand moving up to touch it, then a single dark eye flickered into existence on white half of the figures head, "and I suppose his supposed rivals eye. But that's not of much worth alone and it was an accident." It tapped the area where its chin would be before saying, " And i kind of got his sanity as a bonus but He didn't let me keep that. The sanity part was really just a result of that half head anywas... but oh well."
The boy's head and rival's eye disappeared and it turned its head towards me. "So, what will you give me? And don't worry, it won't have to be anything of too much worth, because He has made inexpensive plans for you. Maybe just an arm or leg."
I gawked at him. An arm or leg is inexpensive? How was I going to live without either one of those. I know for a fact my mother would throw a fit if I just came back missing anyone of those. I could see her now, asking me how I could be so careless and who was supposed to help her with the chores now that I was handicapped. I suppose though an arm would be the better choice, since I could always get a prosthetic. It would be much more difficult walking around without a leg. Maybe I could give it a kidney! Yeah, that would work. I have two of them but I really only need one. Or an appendix! I guess its better to have one of those but I don't really need one. Woah wait… was I actually considering giving this psycho a limb or appendage?
"BEEEEEEEP," It screeched, probably shattering my hearing and pulling me out of my thoughts, "Times up! Looks like I'll have to make the choice for you!" It giggled insanely.
"Wait a second," I pleaded, " Give me some more time! Surely you can't expect me to make this choice so fast?"
"Nope, sorry rules are rules. Now let's see what will I take?"
That single dark eye appeared again, and then a green eye appeared next to it… my stomach churned as I realized that green eye was my eye. Before I could protest and yell for it back, this searing pain appeared in my left eye socket. And I couldn't seem to get any words out of my mouth. My thoughts basically consisted of: Fuck, shit, damn, FML.
It almost seemed to be smiling at my pain, that sick bastard!
It hummed in approval at this addition to his collection, " Yes, this will do. This way I'll have a complete set."
It really looked at me, for the first time, and gave me an eye smile as I curled up and clutched the place were my eye used to be. "Goodbye, have a nice trip!"
And then all was black.
Hello! This is my first real fanfic so reviews are encourged. Oh, and I forgot to say up there that I don't own Naruto...just a bag of skittles. And I got the idea for the in between from FMA so don't sue me for that...Im legit broke. But ten points to anyone who can tell me from whom it got its half head from. I think it should be easy... but if it isnt I guess thats just because im not the best authoress. If that of anything else seems confusing right now just let me know and ill explain...unless itll give away the rest of the plot. Then youll have to wait
For the next chapter wwe'll go into the rebirth thing.
'Till next time.
