Friendship. It's hard to describe. There's no definition to describe the feelings you get when your around your closest friends. But there's also no way of completely describing how you feel when suddenly they disappear. When your pushed out of the only people you ever knew your whole life.
It's funny though, how if your pushed away from someone you attach yourself to someone new. Someone, or more than one person, who helps fill the whole in your heart, helps ease the pain.
I wouldn't allow myself such things after I was shoved out of my clan. All because I was different. It wasn't right. I was only seven. I didn't have any where to go. No way of making my own money! I could only force my feet to move me in a direction, let them lead me, instead of me leading them.
It wasn't long before I came face to face with large red gates. I looked up at them, shinobi. They were guarding this village. I could only take a guess of where I had arrived. Konoha. The city village I had heard so much about. Their shinobi were famous. Their Hokage, from what I was told, was as kind as he possibly could be. Maybe he could let me live here. I shook the thought from my head. No way would he let me, a disappointment, a stranger into this village. I looked down thinking things through. Then I heard a voice. It was loud, and oddly annoying. I looked up, a girl, around my age was running towards a blonde shinobi, probably a jounin. Her long hair, a much darker golden blonde, flowing behind her. She was dressed in an odd set of clothes. A bright red shirt, from what i could see, and a dark purple skirt with red shorts on under it. Her voice when she spoke, was most annoying. Like a broken squeaky toy for a dog!
I flinched as she kept yelling at the shinobi for being an idiot because he left his lunch at home. Yet I couldn't take my eyes away from the scene. This was a real family moment. Something I had never felt, not with my clan. Emotions filled me, most of them I had never felt before. It was odd, an annoying child, and her father, or big brother, I'm not sure, could fill me with such a new feeling. It was different, I liked it. It was like my heart was wrapped in a blanket, and it was getting warm. I shook my head, I wouldn't let myself feel like that.I guess I hadn't been paying attention, but when I looked up, the annoying girl was in front of me staring in my face. A grin covering hers. I raised my eyebrows and pushed her back gently. "Personal space, ever heard of it?" She stared at me, still grinning. The only thought going through my head, Is she human?
She giggled and backed away a few feet. "Yea I've heard of it! But I like meeting new people!" Her voice, I cringed, so annoying! I looked at her, her eyes held so much joy. It annoyed me, I couldn't stay here and talk to her long, at all. I finally forced myself to talk to her, I needed to know something. "So, do you think the Hokage of this village would let me live here?" I'm not sure if it was a smart thing to say. Because right after I heard this. "YEA! HE'D LET YOU STAY! HE'S REALLY NICE! AND COOL! YOU SHOULD ASK HIM! MAYBE WE COULD BE NEIGHBORS!" she squealed grinning. I had to get away, she has been following me for TEN minutes! She hasn't even shut up! I couldn't take this! I wanted her to shut up, but I couldn't be harsh. It may ruin my chances of finding a home here. But I couldn't listen to this ALL day! I wonder if she annoys anyone else here. Does anyone else thing she sounds like a broken toy that never shuts up? Maybe it's just me, maybe it's because I've been isolated for so long. I'm not sure, but all I could do is pray and hope someone comes along and catches her attention. That's when I thought of it! Something shiny, for someone so short attention spanned, should get her off my trail for a while . I pulled out a small bell from my pocket and showed it to her. "See it! See it! Fetch!" I yelled throwing the bell as far as I could, she followed it, just as I planned. I shook my head, no way would she ever be a shinobi.
I continued walking, in the direction she had pointed me, and came to a large red building. Behind the building was a mountain, faces were carved into it. I stared at it, it was nothing I have ever seen before. These must have been the Hokages, I thought to myself. I stared at them for just a few moments, then my luck turned sour. "HELENE!!!!!" came the voice I thought I had lost. I cringed and twitched. "Yes?" I asked turning around. There she was, but with someone else, he didn't look so annoying. She giggled and I twitched. "Nee-Chan! Meet Akio-nii-kun!" she squealed hugging the boy. He seemed annoyed as well. We could get along, so note: Akio, seeming cool easy to get along with. Akio sighed, "Relax Akemi-nee" I nodded, most definitely we could get along. I was about to reach out to out to shake Akio's hand when something dressed in orange sped past me. I blinked once and before I knew it Akemi was squealing and running after the orange thing. Note: Another good thing, orange speedy object. It distracts and attracts Akemi. Akio was laughing though. I stared at him and raised my eyebrow before walking into the red building.
Inside, shinobi were everywhere. I felt a little nervous and self conscious. Now would be a good time for that blonde bimbo Akemi to be here, to take away the attention from me. But she was away, chasing the orange object. I shook my head and pushed my feet forward, I needed to see the Hokage immediately. I looked around, but I didn't feel like having to go through the haste of trying to find his office. I walked over to a tall dark haired shinobi, he looked a tad bit intimidating. I shook my head, I needed to talk to him, to find out where the Hokage office was. I forced my feet to move me over to the shinobi. He looked down on me, and smiled. It wasn't something I expected, especially from someone like him. He had a scar over his face. Something had to have given it to him, wouldn't that mean he was a tough meany head?
Just as I was about to open my mouth, that voice. It came out of nowhere. I twitched, how did she do that!? What about that orange thing? "GOOD MORNING IRUKA-SENSEI!!!" she squealed. I hate her voice!!! But she seemed to get the attention of the man in front of me. "Hai Akemi?" he asked chuckling. "This is Hito-chan! She's new! She needs to see Hokage-sama!!" she giggle out. I wanted to slap my hand to her face, but he seemed to understand and chuckled at her enthusiasm. This child, Akemi, would get on my nerves, and I have feeling, she won't leave me alone anytime soon in the future. I sighed as this Iruka stared at me. "Is this true young lady?" he asked, kindness. It coated his voice. I smiled and nodded, this was the first time in a long time I've been shown kindness by an adult, it felt...good. I liked it.
I didn't have to stand around long before Akemi wore Iruka down. I could tell he needed to get away from her hyper active nonsense chattering. "Could you show me where the Hokage is please?" I asked. His face lit up and he nodded. "Of course! Stay here Akemi while I show Hitomi where Hokage-sama's office is." She only nodded giggling and waved us off as Iruka lead me to a large office.