Hello people! Here is the very first chapter of the first story that was requested by The Scarecrows's Weasel who read my Itachi/Rei story. For those of you who have not read any of my other stories Rei is my OC. I always use her in my stories. If you like this story please review. The sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I receive the more I write. Now, on with the story!
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Chapter One
She was traveling through the forest. Cuts and bruises littering her body. She was exhausted, but she had to keep going. She had to fight. She had to live. She ran as fast as she could knowing that her pursuers were close behind her. A cliff lay before her its rapid waters beating the rocks below. She pauses and weights her options.
As she stands there thinking a man steps out of the trees. He is not alone and she knows it. His partner waits for her hidden in case she tries to escape. She is trapped and he knows it.
"Freedom is the price you agreed to pay for your life. It would be foolish to fight. Come and you will live."
She looks at the man and back at the cliffs. The water is calling to her. She turns to him and smirks.
"It would be foolish to live when freedom lies in death."
With that she jumps. She made her choice. She will live, she has to.
Team Seven was returning from another mission. The Jounin in charge of the team sights exasperated at the constant arguing and complaining of his team. The pink haired girl promptly bashes the loud blond boy on the head at his constant complaints about the simple mission.
"Naruto, you're Gennin. You can't expect to get dangerous missions so soon." Kakashi says.
"But, Kakashi-sensei-"
"Naruto! If you keep complaining I'll kill you!" Sakura said with a raised fist.
Sasuke just watched them. He preferred to not get involved in such trivial matters. However, he would side with Naruto on this one. Lately they had received nothing but mediocre missions. He thought they were a waste of time.
Kakashi sighed as he knew that there would be no end to their constant whining. He rubbed his temples as he felt a headache coming. To think that they were still half a day away from Konoha. He heard the sound of running water and thought that they should rest for a while.
"Guys, there's a river nearby. We can rest for a while before continuing."
Naruto ran in the direction Kakashi pointed and the others followed. They arrived at the riverbank and saw that Naruto was just standing there. It was strange to them as he would usually jump in the water. When they saw what he was looking at they understood.
By the edge of the river there was a girl. She was thin and had long golden hair. She appeared to be a shinobi as she had pouches full of weapons. She was holding on to a rock and she was unconscious. Kakashi approached her and saw that she was badly injured. He also noticed that she had a headband from Konoha. He picked her up and turned to the others.
"We have to get her some medical assistance. Let's head to the village."
They left and traveled as fast as they could. Soon they were back in the village. Kakashi dismissed them and went to the hospital. He left her to the care of the medics and waited for the Hokage to arrive. He would want to hear about how and where she was found. If she was to stay in the hospital and in the village the Hokage would have to be sure that she wasn't a threat.
The Hokage arrived shortly and talked to Kakashi about the girl. Since Kakashi didn't know anything about her and she appeared to be from the village the Hokage decided to let her stay. When she woke up they would find out who she was and then they would see what to do with her. It was strange that neither of them recognized her even though she appeared to be from Konoha.
She woke up and saw that she was in a strange room. It was early in the morning and she was alone. She was laying in a soft bed. She was in a brightly lit room that she recognized as a hospital room. She sat up ignoring the pain in her side and saw that she was wearing hospital clothes. She heard footstep outside as someone approached the room and a moment later the door opened. A nurse stepped in and smiled when she saw that she was awake.
"How do you feel miss?"
"I'm…fine….Where am I?"
"You're at the Konoha hospital. You've been here for two days."
"How did I get here?"
"You were brought here by Kakashi-san. He found you unconscious by a river. It's a good thing he found you. You were badly injured."
She thought about what the nurse had said.
"Kakashi-san…" She said to herself.
The nurse heard her and though she was talking to her.
"Yes, he came to check up on you yesterday. He'll probably come later today."
She stayed silent as the nurse cleaned the room. She left and she just stared out the window. She could see people walking around outside. As she looked outside she saw a man enter the hospital. What caught her attention was the fact that this man wore a mask. All she could see of his face was his right eye. For a moment she thought he looked up and saw her. She dismissed the thought. What she didn't know was that that man would change her life.
End Chapter One
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