To Another World and Back Again
Disclaimer - I own nothing of Naruto, obviously.
Author's Note - There are a few things you need to keep in mind before reading this fic of mine.
1. I am not a hardcore fan of Naruto, so don't moan and groan in complete annoyance if I mess something up.
2. This is my first fic, and I had no one read over it. So any errors I make have slipped past me. Don't be a grammar nazi if you can get what I am trying to convey.
3. This is my little twisted rendition of the Naruto world. I may take a few character personalities and warp them slightly. Its no fun to do everything by the book, y'know.
The plot line for this fic is before episode 80, but in no particular place. No major battles will be replayed, whatever twisted going's on will be portrayed, nothing more. I hope to have some sort of content to this story. I can only hope as I write more chapters.
With that said, enjoy. Or at least don't flame. O.o
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What if dreams came true? Or what if you could turn the first thought in your head into a reality? These can all be possible with the help of a hyperactive imagination and a good amount of free time.
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Chapter One- What if
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A young woman about 19 years of age stepped off a bus sighing heavily. She looked around for a familiar face but found no one. The bus behind her started up again and drove off, leaving her enveloped in a cloud of dust and debris.
"I loathe public transportation" she said through gritted teeth.
She stood there as the dust and debris settled before she started walking in the direction of her home. She looked up at the sky, which had become overcast since the day began. Behind her, one of her friends was able to sneak up behind her without notice.
"Rica! You're late. I've been looking all over for you, and you just leave without me!" shouted her friend Luca without any warning, causing Rica to let out a short yelp of surprise.
Rica stopped, took a deep breath and calmly turned around.
"You know, you could have easily called my phone if you didn't see me. I'm sorry I was late, the damn bus was held up again. I really need to get a car to make this school thing go by smoothly." Rica explained in a completely calm manner.
"Yeah, yeah, sorry." said Luca hurriedly. "I thought we were going to hang out today."
"Change of plans, I have to get home to complete an assignment before I will be available to do anything. I don't want to get behind like you." she said with a slight smirk, which got no reaction from Luca.
"Ok, whatever. How about tomorrow then?" Luca said as she brushed a few strands of hair out of her eyes.
"Sounds like a plan, but I gotta go. I'll talk to you later." Rica said as she turned to walk away. She was glad to be away from Luca today. Her hyperactive personality was a drain on her slower, yet more relaxed one.
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"Yo, I'm home." Rica shouted to an obviously empty house. Her mother and father worked till after 8:00pm and her older brother comes and goes whenever he pleases. She kicked the door shut and walked into the kitchen to forage for food before going on the computer. After finding something, Rica made her way upstairs to her room, turned on her computer and sat down.
Rica drummed her fingers impatiently as her computer finally finished starting up.
"Finally." she murmured as she hit the Internet Explorer icon. Yawning, she accessed her favorites menu and selected her favorite site and logged on. Rica's attention span waned as she surfed the site. Nothing seemed to interest her till she noticed a new message.
"Oh." she said in an emotionless tone as she clicked the icon. Rica drummed her fingers on her desk as the page loaded. A message by an unknown user (to her at least) was present in her inbox with the title "What if…"
"What if what…" she said with the slightest glimmer of curiosity. "I only had seven days to live?" she finished with a bemused expression as the page finished loading. Her expression quickly changed to that of interest as her eyes scanned the first few lines of the message.
The message read -
"What if you could have your wildest dream come true? It can happen, Miss Rica. All you have to do is reply back and I can guide you on a journey of a life time."
"A journey? Does it include a life time supply of hash and shrooms…?" she paused briefly before giving a mental shrug and hitting the reply button. "Why not."
Re-reading before she typed in her reply, Rica sighed and answered with -
"Alright, tell me more."
She hit "reply to sender" and went along with her usual routine. An hour or so later the icon indicating a new message was again on Rica's screen. Without hesitation she hit it to find that the mysterious user had replied to her message.
"Now let me see what you can do." She said aloud to herself as she clicked the message.
"So you're interested? Good, good. This might seem a bit odd but we must chat in person. Do not fear, I don't bite. If still interested, meet me at Cedar Park, tomorrow at 3:00PM by the bench with the drinking fountain. No need to worry about finding me - I'll find you. Reply back."
"Alrighty then, I got myself a bloody nutcase." Rica said as she finished reading. At that moment an IM window popped up from Luca
- IM Format -
(Rica Rica-Sama Luca DestroyerOfWorlds)
DestroyerOfWorlds: Hello Rica!
Rica-Sama: Hey, guess what.
DestroyerOfWorlds: What is it?
Rica-Sama: Some nut job claiming that they can grant my wildest wish wants me to meet them at Cedar Park tomorrow at 3:00PM
DestroyerOfWorlds: Wow, cool. Can I come? Please?
Rica-Sama: What?
DestroyerOfWorlds: You didn't read wrong. I want to come.
Rica-Sama: Sure, sure. Its probably nothing anyway.
Rica downsized the window and typed her response.
"Alright. See you there." She hit send and slumped back into her chair.
"What did I get myself into?"
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End chapter one.
I have future chapters in the works as well as an ending, but not much for a middle. So I need to flesh out a few things, and hopefully I can have a relatively interesting fiction to work with.
My apologies to those who think it sucks. If you do, don't bother telling me so. Constructive crits are fine, no flames, or destructive crits. Like I previously stated, this is my first fiction on this site.
Further explanation on Rica and Luca will come as the story progresses.