Hey everyone! Heres another Naruto ff - hopefully this one turns out better then my other, but hey - the other was my very first ff ever - so its bound to have some flaws. This is my fourth ff, and im getting better. Hope you like it! Dont forget to review!! ~Kisasan93~~Sibi~
Disclaimer - I dont own Naruto - but I do own Yukimiya.
I slowly walked into the Hidden Leaf Village, my eyes scanning everything quickly. I was very nervous about being here, to be truthful, and I didn't want to ruin my chances of staying here before I even got the chance in the first place. My home had recently been destroyed by a group known as the Akatsuki, and very few of us living there had been able to survive – me being one of them. My mother and father didn't make it, and I was heart-broken.
"Can I help you?" a guy asked me nicely, walking up to me.
"Um... I think so," I answered, trying not to let my shy side get the best of me," I'm… looking for…the Hokage." He nodded, his eyes staying gentle and kind.
"Right this way," he told me, and I followed him," My name is Izumo, by the way. Would you mind telling me yours?"
"Yukimiya," I told him, softly swallowing back the shyness that threatened to consume me.
"That's a very pretty name," he remarked, and I felt the blush shoot across my face. 'Oh – just allow me to crawl under a rock!' I thought desperately, trying to hide my face. I followed him down some streets, turning every now and then, until we came to a building.
"Think you can find it from here?" he asked kindly," All you have to do is travel up these stairs," he gestures to them with a hand," Then at the top, turn left, and go down a couple doors."
"Thank you," I said quietly, but I guess it was loud enough for him to hear.
"No problem," he smiled, and walked back the way we had come. I turned toward the stairs and put one foot on the bottom stair. Then quickly, I walked up all the way as he had told me, and turned left. As soon as I entered the building, I slouched against the wall. 'Curse my fear of heights,' I thought, breathing hard, trying to calm my racing heart down. I stood there, until I felt I could continue, and walked down the hallway, passing a couple doors until I came to what I thought would be the right one. 'Here goes nothing,' I thought, and I knocked a couple times, trying to make sure that it would be heard.
"Come in," said a voice and I entered hesitantly. I saw an elder man sitting behind a desk and behind him a window that gave a view of the whole village. 'Surely I'm at the wrong place,' I thought, feeling the embarrassment creeping into me.
"I'm looking for the Hokage," I said, then swallowed again, and felt a shiver run down my spine.
"You've found him," the elder said, smiling warmly," How might I help you?"
"Um…well my village was recently destroyed…and I have no where else to go… but I know I have family here… and I was wondering if I could be allowed to stay here…" I told him, my shyness slowly starting to overcome me.
"Ah," he said," You must be from the Bluethunder village, just on the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village, am I right?"
"Yes sir," I nodded, as I feared my voice was to low for him to hear.
"What is your name, young one?" he asked politely.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" I said quickly, my face darkening in blush," Yukimiya Yamanaka."
"Yamanaka you say," he smiled," Turns out, we do have a family living here with that name. One moment, please." I nodded, and he called for another person. Minutes later, there was a poof and then a guy was standing next to me.
"Yes, Lord Hokage," he said politely.
"Raido, please escort to the rest of her family," the Hokage said.
"Yes sir," he nodded, and then to me, he said," Right this way." He led me out the door, and back down the steps. I kept my eyes on the back of him, not looking around as we descended the stairs, and I followed him through the streets, until we came upon a flower shop.
"Here you go," he said to me, slightly smiling, and then he took off. I peeked inside the flower shop, and saw a young girl behind the counter, looking really bored. When she saw me, she stood up straighter.
"Can I help you?" she asked me nicely.
"I'm…looking for…my family," I said shyly, and confusion crossed her face.
"Umm… who's your family? I might be able to help you," she answered.
"Yamanaka," I replied.
"Well – You're in the right place," she smiled," I'm Ino Yamanaka." She came around the corner and stood in front of me, and then continued," What's your name?"
"Yukimiya – but you can call me Miya," I replied, my voice soft.
"You're really quiet – you must have a shy personality," she remarked, but still smiled. Just then, an older woman comes around the corner, and stops when she sees me.
"Mom," Ino said turning to her," This is Yukimiya… she says that she's family."
"She is!" Ino's mother exclaims, rushing over to me and giving me a hug," I'm sorry about your village hun – You are more then welcome to stay with us."
"Thank you," I say softly, and then she turns to Ino.
"Take her up to the house, and show her the spare room," she tells Ino," Tomorrow, she'll go with you to the school – I'll have to talk to Lord Hokage about it." Quickly, she rushes out, and disappears in the direction I had come.
"Okay," Ino said simply, then took off her apron," Follow me." I nod once, and quietly follow behind her, and we reach a house. She leads me inside and up to the second floor, finally stopping at one of the rooms.
"This will be your room," she told me, walking in and turning around," The bathroom is just down the hall and to the left; the kitchen and main room are both downstairs. My parent's room is down the hall – near the bathroom, and my room is right across the hall. Is there anything you need?"
"No," I answer quietly," Not that I can think of at the moment."
"Alright – well, I'll see you at dinner then," Ino said, and then walked out of the room, leaving me alone. I sat down on the bed, and glanced around the room. The way they had things arranged made it appear smaller then what it was.
"Maybe…I could ask them if it would be alright to arrange some of the furniture," I thought to myself, and then stood up and began to slowly clean things up – I done this when I was bored, and usually all I would do is wipe things off or straighten things up.
'I wonder what the school is like here,' I thought, as I moved around the room, remembering my aunt talking about me going to school tomorrow, 'I hope it isn't too bad. I'm a pretty quick learner – so if I'm behind, I'll catch up fairly quickly.' After a while, I heard someone call my name from downstairs, and I quickly went down there.
"Yes?" I asked, as soon as I found my aunt.
"Dinner's ready," she informed me, smiling.
"Oh, okay," I said softly, smiling back," Thank you."