DISCLAIMER. i do not own naruto this is just a fan fiction. however i do own akiko =]
this is my first fanfiction so i hope you like it. its a shika/oc
The sounds of sickness could be heard from the first deck of the metal war boat as a tall, slim girl leaned over the railing letting the contents of her stomach pour out of her mouth.
She never remembered being this sick while traveling by sea, however it had been ten years since her last boat ride. Bringing her back to when she was young, and having to let herself become sick when she was traveling back home.
I have forgotten what it was like to be this sick…
The thought ran through her mind as she heaved her body again, almost falling over the side of the boat. However, she pulled herself back up as quickly as she could despite the small amount of energy she had in her body.
As soon as she felt like she could stand without the feeling of being sick, she used her jacket sleeve to remove the contents that had clung to the side of her mouth. At the time, she didn't care whether or not she was ruining her favorite jacket; the reason was clear, she didn't enjoy the feeling of something gross on her mouth.
Just have to wash it later I guess…
Sighing, the girl moved from the edge of the boat towards a group of three shinobi who where around her age. Two of them were girls, both of a medium height and had close to the same hair color. The third member of the group was a male, tale and semi stocky, but wasn't one you would want to engage in a fight with unless you wanted his dog to be involved. The thought of that made her smile, it reminded her of her own companion. Her white wolf Akira, given to her by her mother at the age of five years old. But, Akira was besides the point…it was rejoining her friends that was.
Remind me again why I was excited to get on this boat?
Her voice was filled with laughter, showing that truly she was happy to be on this boat with her friends. She was finally going back to where she belonged, along with being reunited with the rookie nine, who happened to be her best friends.
Because you're going home Akiko. Forget about that already?""
The first female said, giving Akiko a quick punch to her upper arm. Eyes sparkling as she continued on to say,
"However, are you feeling all right? You were over there for quite some time you know."
Returning the gesture, Akiko responded with a straight face. She had been constantly getting sick ever since she stepped foot on the boat, again bring back memories of becoming sick as a child.
You're very funny Tenten, however you of all people should know that I would never forget home.
Pausing to pet the dog besides her, and give a quick smile to the boy next to her Akiko continued on her response.
I'm fine, just haven't found my sea legs yet I guess.
She laughed; it was an old joke that she had heard from her uncle when she got onto the boat. The funny thing was, she should have had her sea legs by now. Shaking the thought off she looked over the prow of the ship and watched the faint skyline as it slowly started to appear on the horizon.
"Guess not, and look! We're almost home, I wonder if the others will be at the docks to welcome us.."
Tenten said as she broke away from the circle to head towards the prow of the boat. Already starting to plan what she was going to do once she was back on land, as the list formed inside of her head Tenten leaned up against the railing. She was in a daze, and Akiko knew that bothering her would cause some sort of disaster so she stayed well away.
Turning her eyes away from Tenten, Akiko realized that the other girl, by the name of Hinata had also disappeared somewhere, leaving her with the boy and his dog. Not that it bothered her of course; it just seemed odd that she would disappear without saying a word.
Where did Hinata wander off too?
"She mentioned wanting to get her stuff together, I'm guessing that once she gets off she has family affairs to deal with."
Family affairs? Is she still fighting with Neji, because if she is I would be more than happy to put him in his place.
"No, they aren't fighting anymore. We've got Naruto to thank for that one, but it still doesn't mean he's happy. Anyways, Hinata is going to be the head of the Hyuga clan soon and so she has some meetings to go to before everything is finalized."
That's good; I wouldn't want him to kill her. As for the head of the family, I'm so proud of her. She'll do great! But how have you been Kiba?
"I've been great thank you, actually I've got a new jutsu and I want you to be the first to see it. So, I guess I'm challenging you to a fight when your all settled. If you're up to it that is."
A smile appeared over the boy's features as the offer was made, it had been a while since he had the opportunity to show her something impressive and he believed that this would be the one to capture her attention.
Akiko stepped back, sizing her opponent up jokingly. A smirk plastered to her face as her blue eyes met his brown ones, watching as they sparkled. His eyes were her favorite thing about him, she could easily get lost in them without even knowing it. But she caught herself before she was totally lost, she didn't want to keep him waiting for an answer.
I'm glad to hear it, what would I do without my brother huh? Really, you have a new jutsu? Your going to have to show me it, so of course I'll take your challenge.
Akiko wasn't one to turn down a challenge, no matter how horrible she felt or how busy she was there was always time and ways to get her to the challenge. They seemed to have consumed her life when she was younger, always trying to prove that she was worth something other than being a princess. She didn't want to be known as one all of her life, Akiko wanted to be known as a shinobi. That was her dream.
"Oh, I will Akiko. But your going to have to look for it, because showing it to you just for amusement won't be any fun you know."
Kiba paused for a second, he was glad to see the girl he once knew again. Akiko was the only girl he could rely on when it came to training in combat. The only girl he knew that wasn't afraid of dying, which he found a positive trait in her. Continuing on, he spoke with joy.
"I can't wait! It'll be just like old times you know?"
Old times…right. Hey, Kiba…I was wondering, why didn't Shikamaru accompany the four of you? I would have thought…
She was unable to finish her sentence; part of it was the mere fact that she was thinking about Shikamaru. The male shinobi that had once captured her heart, and made the promise of being the first one of the rookie nine she saw when she returned. The one who was now breaking that promise, and causing her to slowly detest his being. While the other reason was the voice of Tenten as she ran back from the bow and calling at the top of her lungs,
"WE'RE BACK! EVERYONE WE'RE HOME! Come on guys; let's get our things so we can get off this boat!"
"Finally! It'll be nice to be on land, next time I'm asked to go on a boat I'm declining."
Well, I guess this is the start of a brand new life…and time to fix some broken pieces of the past.
Joining her friends, Akiko hurried down to her room to pack up her things. She wanted to be the first one off that boat, and most of all she wanted to see the one person who was on his way to breaking the one thing he gave her when she left…