Wow, sure has been a long wait. I've grown up quite a bit since you last read anything of mine. I'd like to think that I've become a better writer but it's not hard to beat my old scribbles. Back then, I was the same age as the characters so it was much easier for me to relate to them but we'll see how this goes.

And for the sake of my sanity, I will be removing some of the old characters that I introduced to you guys. These include: Greg, Amanda, Jessie, Kyler, and Andrew. Instead, I'm going to make up some new characters so I can do what I want with them more. It's just me and Joe again! We're not technically going to be us though. Gosh I hope none of you actually cared for any of us…

Without further ado, I'd like you to read my remake of an old favorite story of mine.


Bailey zipped up her bright orange backpack and swung it over her shoulder. School was over and she had to start on the latest chapter to her book. An irresistible idea had come to her mind in during her last period class and she couldn't wait to start typing it up.

"Hurry up, will ya?" She said to her best friend who was still packing away her sketchbook.

Stella looked up from her gray shoulder bag and smiled at Bailey. It was always like this with them at the end the day. Bailey would be all packed up and Stella would still be trying to find her kneadable eraser.

While Bailey was a writer in her free time, Stella liked to draw. She had a very relaxed attitude about most things. Her room was a mess but that's how she liked it. She was the only one who was in it the most so it didn't matter to her. Bailey's room on the other hand was fairly neat. She was the more serious and studious of the two. Even so, they had been friends for many years.

"Stop being so impatient Lee. The bus leaves at the same time whether I hurry or not." Stella quickly went back to packing away all of her drawing supplies.

Bailey glared at her best friend, not because she was angry at her, but because she knew she was right. She turned to the window to see if the school buses had started leaving yet. They were still there with disorganized masses of students in front of some while others were boarding and fighting for their usual seats. She bit her lip at the sight.

"Stop biting your lip," Stella reminded her friend. "They'll crack again." She closed the top flap to her bag with a snap.

"Well gee Ella; if you could pack your stuff faster I wouldn't be so nervous!" Bailey flipped her long brown hair over her shoulders and turned to leave the now empty classroom. Stella followed her out the door and they hurried down the hallway to the exit. They chatted aimlessly about their ideas for their creative works and the events of the school day. As the girls rounded the corner to their bus stop they noticed that their fear had been realized and they had indeed missed the bus.

"That one wasn't our bus right?" Stella asked with slight panic in her voice.

"It's hard to say but I think it was," Bailey answered. She sighed and started walking down the sidewalk. This wasn't the first time this had happened. Since their school was so close to the downtown area, they could just take the city bus home but was an extra twenty minute walk that Bailey really didn't feel like doing.

"I'm sorry Lee!" Stella quickly followed after her. She didn't mind the walk as much but that was because her bag was much lighter than her friend's backpack.

Their walk took them passed many houses and even a cemetery. They wove through a few alleyways until they came across a rather large puddle that spanned the entire width of the alley. Puddles were not a rare thing at all where they lived. A clear autumn day such as this was quite rare however, even after the storm they had had the night before. Somehow, there wasn't even a chilly breeze as there normally was on an afternoon this time of year. The still waters of the puddle shone with such a clear reflection of the trees above that it was hard to tell just how deep it actually was.

"I think we need a bigger boat," Stella said.

"Should we turn around?"

"No, I think we'll be fine if we walk at the edges. It can't be that deep."

The girls walked to opposite edges of the puddle. They put their hands on the fences for support and stepped forward carefully.

Their shoes had barely touched the water when they were blinded by a bright light. Their hands slipped and they both fell forward. They braced for the impact but it didn't come.


Sasuke looked up at the cloudy sky and took a deep breath. Few things made him happy anymore but the smell of the clean air after a storm was one of those things. He wrapped his scarf tighter as the wind started to pick up again. He would never admit it but he hated to be cold.

Continuing on his way to his afternoon solo training session in the woods, he picked up the pace. Naruto was getting too strong and he didn't like it one bit. There was no way that he was going to fall behind that hyperactive idiot.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sasuke turned and looked up only to see a human shaped figure fall. It was coming too fast for his body to move. Suddenly he was laying on the ground; a mess of long black hair was all over his face. A crushing weight fell on his torso and nearly squished his kunai and shuriken into his thigh. He spit the fruity smelling hair out of his mouth and saw a female figure laying on him. Using his elbow for leverage he flipped them over and pulled out a kunai. He held it close to the throat of his female assailant.

"Who are you and where are you from?" he growled. It couldn't be one of his fans; they had an unspoken rule of never touching him. It was the only thing smart that they ever came up with in his opinion.

"…Sasuke?" the girl asked quietly. She blinked and looked at him in disbelief. "Why are you here?"

"How do you know my name?" he glared at her.

"Who doesn't know you?" She smiled a suspiciously knowing smile at him.

"Answer my questions." His glare was growing colder. He pushed his kunai closer to her neck. Any closer and she was as good as dead.

"My name is Stella," the girl replied. "My friends call me Ella." She was being far too calm for his taste. First, it wasn't natural for a girl who was this close to him to not be freaking out. Second, he didn't like her attitude one bit.

"Will you get off of me?" She asked. "You're crushing me."

The nerve! Sasuke couldn't understand this girl at all. She falls from the sky and acts like- Wait a second… She fell from the sky… And there were no trees close enough for her to have jumped from. He backed off of her and put his kunai away. She sat up and brushed the dirt off her pants.

"So where are you from?" he asked again. His curiosity was really starting to get the better of him. Nothing about this girl made any sense to him. Even her name was strange.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you but I'll try to explain it quickly so try to keep up." She smiled at him again with that same smile he was really growing to dislike. "But first there's something I have to do…"

She leapt up from the ground and threw her arms around his neck. He fell backwards from the force but managed to stop the fall with his arms. She wasn't that heavy at all, but she moved too suddenly for him to stop her. After all, he was recently released from the hospital after that run in with his brother.

"What the heck is going on here?" A voice suddenly shrieked. Ella and Sasuke turned and saw a red and pink figure rushing towards them with something orange following it.

"Sakura wait up!" The orange figure skidded to a halt after seeing his companion stop dead in her tracks at the strange sight before them. Lo and behold, their usually reserved teammate in the arms of a strange female.

Sakura and Naruto stood there with a look of complete shock on their faces. Sasuke couldn't help but smirk at the amusing sight. Ella let go of Sasuke's neck and backed away from him. She started laughing at the whole situation.

"Who is she?" Sakura demanded. "Why was she all over you?" She was furious. She had spent all these years trying to get Sasuke to fall in love with her and all of the sudden a new girl pops out of nowhere and has the gall to hug him? How dare that vulture!

"Because I love him."

Silence…

"You what?" Sakura screeched. Sasuke turned to look at Ella with a questioning gaze. Naruto started laughing.

"I love Sasuke Uchiha," Ella repeated slowly and clearly. "I also love Naruto Uzumaki. Is there something wrong with that?"

Now Sakura was confused. This strange girl wasn't making any sense. She must be crazy or sick or something…

"Hey wait a minute…" Naruto pondered aloud. "How do you know my name? We've never met. Unless… I'm so amazing that you've heard of me!"

"No, you're an idiot." Ella said bluntly. Naruto's face fell. Sasuke couldn't help but let out a small snicker. While he still wasn't fond of this new girl, he had to admit that she was rather amusing to watch. "If you don't mind, I was about to explain where I came from to Sasuke when you guys showed up. May I?"

She started to explain to them everything she was doing before meeting Sasuke. The more she explained to them, the more questions they had. She took each one carefully as to not confuse them more. All the while, she kept a smile on her face.


Hinata took her stance and began to focus. She took a deep breath. Kiba crouched down and prepared to strike. Akamaru was ready at his side. Shino stood nearby watching intently. He was ready to judge the sparring match between his teammates. He nodded to signal the start.

"Byakugan!"

It was just a regular day for the three friends. After Kiba was done sparring with Hinata they were going to take a break and enjoy lunch together before Kiba was to spar with Shino. While the weather was getting colder, Shino needed a bit more time to warm up his bugs.

Hinata focused her byakugan trying to watch for an attack when she noticed something odd in the air. It was a female and she was falling fast.

"Shino, there's someone falling!" She shouted at her teammate. He nodded and sent his bugs up in the air. The body was caught by a large black cloud, but it was too cold for them to move fast enough to stop her completely. Kiba rushed towards her and broke her fall.

"Who is this?" Kiba asked aloud. "She doesn't look familiar."

"I-I don't know." Hinata couldn't understand where she had come from. Her chakra was very low. She hadn't fallen from the trees. Her body was not trained as a ninja and she wasn't even awake. Kiba placed her on the grass gently. Akamaru sniffed her suspiciously.

Suddenly, she began to stir. She slowly opened her eyes and sat up.

"Who are you?" Kiba asked.

"My name is Bailey." She turned to Akamaru and began to pet him. He happily complied and sat on her lap to enjoy the sudden attention. Everyone else relaxed at this. If there was ever something to trust, it was Akamaru's judgment.

"Where did you come from?"

"Far way Kiba," She answered. "So far away I never expected to meet you."

"How do you know my name?" He tensed up a bit at her answer. Her smell wasn't familiar at all so he knew that they had never met.

"It's a long story. We can probably get our answers if we find Sasuke. Is he still here?"

"What do you mean still here?" Now this girl was making no sense. Had Sasuke left for a mission or something?

"He's p-probably training r-right now." Hinata squeaked.

"Then can we go find him? The answers are probably following him around." Bailey chuckled a bit at the thought of her friend. Surely they were both here because of the same puddle. If this was true, she knew that Stella would have gone to find Sasuke to see if he was still around.


There you have it; the events of my original first chapter at about twice the length. It's been pretty crazy rewriting this as my old version is painfully hard to read. I'm so sorry that you guys read that… I can't read it without cringing.

I bet you're wondering why the names have changed. That's because I didn't want to use real people. True, they're heavily based on Joe and I but there will be many differences between the old us and the new us. Stella and Bailey will be much closer to the real us. The old us were extreme parodies and weren't very likeable to me as I reread my story.

Whether you're an old reader or a new one, thanks for supporting me! Please review!