Chapter One
Acceptance
A thousand dreams roll together into one thought. One thought progresses to a word. That word becomes and action, and when that action is put on display for all to see it makes you wonder about the word before it, the thought and the thousand dreams that kept you alive long enough to survive in a world. Especially when that world that doesn't want you, in a world you try so hard to make yourself apart of but they press you back. In a world that you have no friends, not one and no matter how hard you try and how much you will, no matter how high your exam scores are or how good you are at sport they will never accept you. In a world where your own parents want nothing to do with you, they just shove money in your face and tell you to keep yourself occupied and to not disturbed them. When a little old lady can see that you're not a part of a group and she gives you a sympathetic smile but she never done anything to help you. In a world where the only things that keep you company are books and your pillow. In this world you need those dreams and that thought, that word and the action. I need those dreams and that thought, that word and the action because that my world and I'm the only on a part of it.
My Street looked the same as it always did, eerie and quiet, the air a little humid making my school pants stick to my legs. My bag full of books weighing down my steps and making me wish I had gotten in my parents black town car with the butler, but I hate the looks I got off people so I sent Jeff home and decided to walk. Though I don't mind the walk that much, it clears my head and gives me some place to be before I walk into that ridiculously huge house with a minimal amount of people living in it and a maid to come to my every need. I sigh as i reach the house at the end of the street and walk in the gates that loom over my head in a magnificent arch. I can smell the rose garden behind the huge hedge and as I keep walking the yard slowly opens up to me. It's beautiful and I have to admit that as I stand in awe one again. For this garden here is the only thing beautiful in my world that allows me to be a part of it. There are rows of roses of all different colours and scents, bending together in a graceful dance, winding up archways and around stands. Ground roses mingle around creating a colourful carpet but in the middle is the most treasured of all, a weeping willow and around it trunk crawl roses giving it the most delicate of gowns. I force myself away from the garden and towards the house.
I was in my room reading to kill a mocking bird when there was a knock at the door. It was a delicate knock that I knew well, it was Sophia. I mumbled a come in and if she heard me or didn't she came in anyway.
She stood at the end of my bed looking at me, "Miss, madam Kaylen and Mr Kanamae desire your attendance at tonight meal in the dining room. They have instructed me that you be presentable by seven o'clock sharp" she said with her British accent.
I sighed putting down my book and looking up at her, "and what is the special occasion?" I asked in a polite tone I always use when the family come around for Christmas, the posh one that reminds me of old moves with the ladies in corsets with tea.
"I don't know miss" she said shaking her head.
"Sophia just calls me Arashi, please it would make my life just a little less miserable" she nodded once and walked to my wardrobe. Upon opening it she vanished inside. I sighed and followed her.
The florescent light flicked on and Sophia surveyed the rows of clothing that covered the area. The wardrobe was at least two meters wide and twice that in length. One side held clothing my mother held to her standard and the other rested my shinnies and converse. Sophia clucked her tongue while flicking through clothes.
"mi-Arashi do you want to wear pants or a skirt?" she didn't turn to me.
"Pants" she nodded and pulled out a pair of black dress pants that flared a little around the calves, a black singlet and a slightly see-through black shirt along with a pair of strappy black high heels. I shook my head smiling. Upon seeing my approval she ushered me out and into my bathroom, turning the water on, giving me a pointed look and leaving. The door latched behind her and I undress. Sophia had been with me since I was about five years old, she's young maybe only in her thirties but she stopped bathing me around the age of eight and she likes to give me privacy where she can much to my mother's dismay. I could her clear in my head, "Arashi we pay her to wait on you, I expect her to be with you every hour of the day. She's here to cook, clean, wash and dress you. Make her work for her money!"
I let the water rush over me, warm and welcoming. The soap is scented and sweet and I know it's my mother's doing. I wash as quickly as I can and get out a wrap the towel around me seconds before Sophia opens the door and strolls in.
She indicates to the chair, "sit" I comply. She pulls a brush through my hair and somehow the soft rhythm is soothing and I find myself relaxing. When she's satisfied she get the hair dryer out and dries my hair before pulling it up into and elegant bun at the back of my head. She moves around to face me and pulled out eye liner and mascara. She applied it delicately and it only just brings out my eyes. Though Sophia isn't satisfied she adds a small dusting of greyish powder to my eyelids. When I looked in the mirror I see that it has brought the blue out in my eyes and the black ribbon she is tying around the bun makes the brown in my hair a pretty brown. Then she marched me out of the bathroom and back to my bed where clean underwear and my clothes were waiting. I sigh drop the towel and step into the undies, Sophia clasped my bra shut and I dress for the evening with my parents.
I don't know what to expect when I walk down the stair at exactly seven o'clock. I have no idea why they have called this family dinner and I can't imagine why. When I reach the dining room I find that my parents are already seated at one end of the long table. I pull myself up to full height and walk like my mother has thought me to the seat across from my mother. Father is sitting at the head like he always dose and they both have win glasses in front of them filled with dark red liquid, there's a third class and its empty. I look at it as I sit down and keep my concentration on that like it holds the word in its flimsy prettiness. My Father clears his throat and reluctantly I look up and over to him. My father is a tall proud man. With even black hair combed back, his clean shaven and every inch the business man that makes thousands a day. He beckons Jeff and the old butler comes forward holding an envelope in his hands. I frown slightly at the sight of it. That little piece of paper could be the whole reason I'm here tonight not locked away in my room, the reason why I'm having contact with my family that little piece of paper is to blame. My father takes out a folded piece of paper, unfolds it and begins reading:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rose
Your daughter Arashi Emilia Rose has be accepted into konoha academy, Congratulations.
Konoha academy is a highly recommended school that your child will excel in. With highly train staff and a secure location will wonderful scenery, every child learns something that they will take with them throughout their lives.
We know the school year has already started but don't worry Her school year will start on the 1st march 2012 and will end 1st march 2013. She will be able to come home for Christmas brake if she wants and all travailing expenses are paid. Enclosed you will find a plane ticket, please ensure that Arashi is on the plane. She will be picked up from the air port by one of our staff and be taken to school. Don't worry she will be completely safe. Also enclosed you will find a small computer chip, (you will not be able to asses it outside of konoha) Arashi is to keep this on her when she lands at her destination. Konoha academy doesn't have a uniform so pack plenty of clothes.
An account has been made for Arashi that she can asses from konoha so if you want to deposit a weekly or monthly payment you'll also find that information enclosed.
Arashi will share a dorm room with another student, but she can decorate the room as she likes.
We look forward to seeing Arashi soon
See you in March!
Signed Tsunade head mistress
I stare at the paper in my father's hands. Did they sign me up for a school that I have never heard of? Did they just want to get rid of me? What the hell was happening? My father cleared his throat. I tear my eyes from the paper and force myself to smile and look at my father. He pulls out a plane ticket and hand it to me. Everything is neatly typed on it:
Ms Arashi Rose
1st class Air flight to Canada
27th February 2012
10:00 am
The plan left in three days, in three days I would be in a place I knew nothing of. I look up at my mother who hasn't spoken yet. She is composed and shows no emotion, i sigh, "are you planning on sending your only daughter away, your only child away?
She looked me straight in the eyes, "Arashi this is a good chance for you"
"How the hell did I even get accepted? You just sign me up and not tell me anything about it?"
"Arashi don't talk to your mother like that, you were raised better than to curse at your mother!" I dropped my gaze and mumbled an apology.
"Lift your head for god sakes girl what has gotten into you?"
I glared at them and stood up, scratching my chair on the floor boards, "I'll just go pack my things" I pivoted on my foot and walked out with my back straight.
I threw myself on the bed. There was a hesitant knock at the door. I ignored it and rolled over.
"Arashi this new school might be good for you" it was Sophia. I sighed and sat up and just looked at her. "Well I know you don't have many friends and you don't really had a lot of contact with you parents I just thought that it might actually be a good thing for you" I didn't answer her. "How about I help you pack?"
"Fine! Will you just stop trying to make me feel better?"
"Agreed" Sophia walked to the wardrobe and pulled out the massive suitcase that I never use and rolled it over and stuck it on my bed. We started by upending my underwear draw into the suitcase, and continued with all my skinny's and converse. Half an empty wardrobe and two suitcases later and my clothes were back. Sophia turned to me, "you're going to want to take your books with you, aren't you?" I smiled and she left the room coming back with a big box after backing my bookshelf into the box I walked over to the computer and typed in konoha academy.
"I'm just going to finish your packing" I waved Sophia off and concentrated on the screen.
The airport was crowded; no time for personal space. People knocked me from all around not really caring who I was. I hadn't talked to my parents for the remainder of my time there; I didn't even say goodbye just left. Jeff drove to the airport and Sophia saw me off, promising that my room would be kept neat. A lady with a bunch of kids barged passed, almost knocking me over.
"Damn it" I mumble adjusting my backpack. My suitcases and the box of books had been sent ahead already. I scanned the heads for a man with silver hair and a mask that was supposes to be picking me up. Upon not seeing him I moved to a reception area filled with seats. All of them where occupied, so I chose one that had a single quiet looking boy around my age sitting there. When I sat down he didn't look up from his psp. I took my bag off and sat it at my feet and leaned against the wall.
I pulled the computer chip from my bag and examined it once again. I had realised that it had a hole in it that you could feed a chain through, but I was reluctant to do so just in case I wasn't supposed to. I felt movement beside me, "that's a konoha chip" the voice sounded lazy but full of curiosity. I turned to the speaker, "yeah and what's it to you." I've learnt not to trust anyone, back in year eight this boy sat next to me, he wrote me a note saying that he wanted to be my friend and that everyone treated me unfairly. I thought I had found a friend but it turned out when I asked him the next day in front of his friends it was just a joke. "Well nothing really except the fact that I'm going there too," to prove a point he fished in his pocket and came out with the exact same chip. For the first time I actually looked at him. His hair was brown and pulled into a ponytail that stood up from the back of his head, I was tempted to ask how much gel he must go through but I kept that to myself. He wore a white shirt with a green vest and gray three quarter pants with gray vans. I could feel him surveying me as well from my black high top converse and my pale blue skinny's and my baggy black shirt that hung off one shoulder.
"The names Shikamaru," he extended his hand. "Arashi" I said taking extending my own.
"Where going to be hear a while so just relax, kakashi's always late"
"Excuse me?" I asked baffled
"Kakashi, his guy picking us up, he'll be a while" he turned his psp off and lent back against the wall closing his eyes and breathing evenly. I shook my head at him but let him be. Soon I followed suit expect I begun thinking about my unloving parents.
"Hey excuse me can we sit here, all the other benches are full and frankly those people look scary and unwelcoming" it startled me out of my daydream.
"Um pardon?
"Can we sit please?" I looked up into the beaming face of the speaker. My breath caught in my throat, he was gorgeous and talking to me! He was wearing ripped geans and a gray shirt with pale blue vans. His hair was blonde with the bluest eyes and faint lines down his face, almost like scratches.
"God you're a moron" a dark haired boy stepped up next to him shaking his head, "it's been years and you're still the same old Naruto" the blonde in question smiled a smile that lit up his face and I sware the whole room. I had to do everything i could not to let me jaw drop. I now had two of the most gorgeous guys in front of me. The newcomer was all in black even his hair and after he turned his head, it looked like a duck's tail, I fought to keep a smirk off my face; he had a real emo look about him.
"I apologise for my friend, is war he was dropped as a baby" the dark haired boy looked at me
"Hey!" the blonde protested. I found myself smiling. The boys looked at me as if waiting for something and than it dawned on me.
"Right you want me to move over!" I slid over shifting Shikamaru a little. The blonde fell down next to me. "Naruto Uzumaki" he beamed at me offering his hand. "Arashi Rose" I said griping it.
"I'll be back in a second" the raven haired boy proclaimed and disappeared into the crowed.
"That's Sasuke Uchiha, his alright once you get to know him." I looked at the boy and wondered why he was talking to me.
I fell into my own thoughts, thinking about the mysterious new school.
"Hey...Arashi?" I shook my head of trailing thoughts and looks to the speaker. The blonde in question smiled and asked, "So who are you waiting for?"
"Why should I tell you?" I instantly got my back up, always worried when people where nice to me, they didn't always have nice intentions.
He held his hands up in defence, "I'll start okay?" he didn't give me a chance to say anything, "I'm waiting for a guy with silver hair and a mask. That's not really much to go on is it but hey that's all I've got" I stared at the blonde wondering what the hell was he getting at, he must have noticed my look 'cause he explained, "I got excepted into this school called konoha academy"
"What the hell are you playing at" I scooted closer to Shikamaru, who I temporarily forgot was there. I felt Shikamaru move behind me, "so your off to there to, that's were me and Arashi are off to. No we don't know each other we just met here, the name Shikamaru by the way" that's when Sasuke decided to grace us with his presence.
He sounded a little out of breath and worn out, "quick naruto stand up" the blonde complied, protesting when his seat was taken, but Sasuke took the blonde by the hips and pulled him down on top of him and kissed him right there. I could feel my face go red as I turned away from them. "are they gone?" I looked back at the raven and the blonde, naruto looked shocked and a little worried and really wanting to get out of there but the raven had him held tightly around the waist looking into his eyes. "Have they gone yet Arashi?" it was a whisper.
"Is who gone?" I asked a little confused.
"A couple of girls, there's a red head with glasses and a girl with blue hair. Are they gone?" the end was a snarl. I looked up in time to see the two girls walking away rather disappointed.
"And...Your...safe" as they diapered behind a wall. Sasuke sighed and let go of naruto who lunched to his feet.
"What the hell!" he looked worried and ready to punch Sasuke.
"Dude they were crazy girls, the only thing I could think of was to make them think I was gay!" he said it so evenly that I had to believe him, beside those girls did look kind of clingy and psycho.
"But you're not right?" it was hard to tell who he was trying to convince himself or Sasuke. Sasuke shook his head and said he wasn't, the blonde nodded and visibly relaxed.
Naruto looked at the seat and frowned. Seeing that the blonde no longer had a seat I stood up and offered him mine, with what his been through I thought he might want the seat and maybe I could get him off my back. I'm not good at making friend and it's hard to know who to trust. He was reluctant but after some pushing he took the seat, i sat on the ground at their feet leaning my back against the bench.
"So Arashi where're you from?" I sighed, he just wouldn't give up
"Australia, that's where I live. Though my dad grew up in Japan and made a business there he travels a lot, mum's Auzzie but it's hard to tell sometime she's so caught up in their posh ways, drunk on the money dad makes. Sometimes I hate them and wish I was just normal." It's the most I have ever opened up to someone, why was I opening up to this boy? Could I let him break the walls and boundaries I have put up to protect myself all these years?
I couldn't see them, I kept my head towards the ground and they were being quite, I'm not sure if Sasuke was listening but naruto had asked me the question so was he going to answer.
"Well me and Sasuke grew up in Canada but Sasuke moved to England a couple of years back. What about you Shikamaru?" The pineapple hair kid didn't have time to reply because out of nowhere the silver haired guy turned up.
"well it's good to know that you've found each other and your all in the same place, let's move out" he spun on his heal and marched out the door. I felt the boys move behind me and suddenly there was a hand in my face. I looked up to the owner of the hand. "Wanna hand?" the blond smile, I could help but smile back, maybe I could be his friend. I accept his hand and he pulls me up, wrapping his arm around my waist to stop me from falling.
It was dark in the car and the man introduced himself as Kakashi Hatake. I sat in the middle with Naruto on one side and Sasuke on the other. It was a silent agreement that Shikamaru got the front. Naruto sat close to me , a little too close but I'm not sure if that was intentional or just the way he normally sat in a car.
"Mr Hatake, where are we going?" I asked breaking the silence
"Please just Kakashi. And Arashi my dear you'll find out when we get there"
"But where going to the school right? I mean you have to take us to the school…right?" I felt Naruto's hand tighten around mine.
There was a sigh from the driver, "yes Arashi we are going to the school and it's going to be a while so rest, you must have had a long trip"
Though I tried to stay awake, the lulling rock of the car and the purr of the engine. The last thing I remember before the darkness enfolded me in its embrace was Naruto pulling me into him and murmuring something to me, though that could have been conjured by my foggy mined.
When I woke up my head was on Naruto's shoulder and he was lightly stroking my hair. I was vaguely aware of Sasuke pushed up against me and lightly breathing. As I lifted my head, Naruto's hand stopped stroking my hair. I smiled at him in my dreamy state and sat up, having Sasuke's head land in my lap. I couldn't help but stroke his hair. It was surprisingly soft considering it looked like he used gel to make it look like a duck's tail, but then again it could be hoe his hair naturally sat. I looked at Kakashi in the mirror and asked a silent question.
"We'll be there soon" I nodded to him and continued stroking Sasuke's hair, it was soothing and I know why Naruto spent all that time stroking mine. I turned to the blonde he looked deathly tired, "have you slept?" he shook his head, "you can use me as a pillow if you like" he smiled shuffled over and rested his head on my shoulder, moving around to get comfortable. I heard him sigh softly before his breathing became even. As I continued playing with the raven's hair, a thought occurred to me, these people didn't know me and we are all starting the new school so we were all on the same boat. Maybe just maybe they could be my friends; maybe I could let them in to be my friends.
I struggled to stay awake the rest of the trip, but the boys stayed out of it until the car stopped and then I had to shake them awake.
"Oi Naruto, Sasuke where here, though I don't know where here is. These windows are too tinted"
Naruto shot up and Sasuke mumbled sleepily. I stocked his hair and whispered in his ear, "Sasuke where here wake up" he smiled in his sleep rolled over and fell off the seat. Naruto barked out a laugh and I had to fight a smile off my face to ask, "You okay"
"Yeah" he shook his head and looked at the still laughing blonde"shut up!" he scrambled up and through open the door, a wave of salt air hit us. Sasuke looked dishevelled and unhappy with the air witch made Naruto laugh; I couldn't fight it anymore I burst out laughing. I could see Sasuke stop and look at me, when I stopped laughing Sasuke was looking at me with a small smile on his face and when I turned to Naruto he looked the same, "what?" I asked. He put a hand on my shoulder, "You laughed!"
"Yeah and?"
"well you just seemed more anti-social then me, and according to Naruto that's saying something" I turned to face Sasuke and smiled "I am human you know" he smiled back at me. There was a feeling of warmth in my chest, something that I hadn't felt since that time that guy told me that he wanted to be my friend.
How do friends act? I've watched people for years, but i don't know how to act myself? Arashi I think just do what you think, if you turn them away it's not like that ever happened before. Do something new and try. I flung myself out of the car, tacking Sasuke to the ground and laughing. I could feel him laughing under me as we laid there. I could hear naruto approaching, so I pushed myself of the still laying boy and turned to the blonde smiling. The smile slid off my face as I looked at the blonde. He didn't look happy; he was no longer smiling that gorgeous smile, just looking down at his feet as they shuffled around the car.
"What's wrong?" his head snapped up and he looked at me, I smiled at him hopping to bring that smile back. But all he gave me was a forced smile. "Naruto..." he stopped in front of me, i searched his face for an answer but I couldn't find one. What had happened? He was fine when the car stopped and until i tackled Sasuke. Oh! He doesn't like being left out! I threw myself at the blonde, wrapping my arms around his neck. The blonde stiffened at the sudden weight. I heard him chuckle and wrap his arms around me and spinning around. When he stopped we dissolved into laughter.
"I hate to brake this up, but we have places to be" kakashi's stern voice came from behind us, but i could tell he was laughing as he said it. Shikamaru walked past following the silver haired masked man, "hey Shikamaru" he turned to me but didn't have a chance to say anything before I hugged him. If I was making friends, I may as well include everyone.
As I followed kakashi, there was a genuine smile on my face. If Sophia could see my now she'd say 'i told you so'.
When I saw where kakashi was leading us, the smile slowly faded from my face and I slowed my pace, making naruto run into me. Arms went around me as I stumbled. "Hey Arashi you okay?"
"What?...oh. Yeah, I'm fine" but i wasn't paying attention to the blonde, but the little boat kakashi was stepping into. Naruto took me by the hand and lead me towards the sea.
Stepping into the boat, the world tilts and spins. Hands catch me and lead me to the soft cushion seats of the back of the boat. The waves brake against the side rocking back and forth, back and forth, back and… "Arashi…Arashi?" I shack my head, being lulled by the sea, back and forth, back and forth, back and. "ARASHI!
"Yes?" that brought me back to reality.
"You okay?" Kakashi called over his shoulder from the front where he was driving
"Yeah I'm fine" Naruto laced his fingers through mine and looked me in the eye. I forced my gaze away from the blonde and looked out over the open sea. I would be fine just as long as I didn't look at the propeller…Don't look at the propeller. I sat dead straight keeping my eyes forward. I could dully feel a pressure on my hand. I don't know how long I sat like that, not listening to the chatter going on around me, it could have been a minute or an hour but when there was a noise from the back of the boat I turn and all I could see was blood… could dead eyes, floating, just staring always just continuing to stare. That's when I screamed. I fell to the floor clutching my head, trying to get rid of the images that hunted me. I felt someone shacking me, yelling my name but I continued screaming, watching the dead eye watch me.
Soon I gave up screaming and just wrapped my arms around my legs and rest my chin on my knees and rocked. I felt someone pull me close to them and mutter soothing things to me, I guess they were soothing because I finally came back to the world where the eye didn't stare. The arms around me were familiar. I could feel Naruto breathing behind me. Sasuke was in front of me with his head phone in looking worried. Kakashi was still driving and Shikamaru was sprawled out on the floor. Occasionally we got sprayed with a fine mist of sea. Finally I sat up, pulling myself free from Naruto. The movement made Sasuke turn, "you all right?" Sasuke asked worry clear in his eyes. I nodded to him and felt a pressure on my shoulder. "you want to talk about it?" it was Naruto. I didn't really want to talk about it but the look Kakashi gave me then I decided that I may as well.
I nodded and said, "I was eight or nine and my sister was a couple of years older than me
"You have a sister?" Naruto interrupted
"Dope shut up and let her talk" Naruto withered under Sasuke's stare
"Right…um… I was eight and my parents didn't hate me. We used to go out on the boat almost every couple of weeks. We were close. My sister was my best friend; I'd never tried to make friends because I always had her. It was a sunny day, like any other and we went out. Dad's boat was big and could comfortably hold more than our little family, but the only other people that came was my parent, my sister, Jeff who's our butler, Sophia and May who where our maids. Me and my sister where being stupid at the back of the boat like always, playing around and out of now where the boat hit a big wave and my sister was thrown overboard…it must have been the way she fell, but as soon as she hit the water she was stunned, the current pulled her under and the next thing I knew there was blood. That's when I started screaming and my parents ran over to me. I heard my mum gasp and when I looked back again bits of my sister floated up. Mother ushered me inside and I don't really remember the next couple of hours. Later I found out that my sister had been thrown into the propeller. That was the last time we ever did anything as a family, my parent shunned me, giving me anything I wanted just so they didn't have to see me. I will never be able to look at the propeller or all I'll see is my sister's dead eyes. Sometimes I dream of them."
They were silent; the only noise was the engine and the brake of the waves against the boat and the occasional squawk of a sea gull.
"Shit" It was hard to tell who said it but I think they were all thinking it. Was sat like that for a couple of minutes until the silence was broken by Kakashi, "were here". It was hard to tell where 'here' was, because all that I could see was the open ocean, then suddenly came into view. The island was small and the dock consisted of a jetty. As Naruto held down a hand to help me out of the boat, I looked around. Could this be konoha? This couldn't possibly be konoha, I was under the impression that konoha would be huge. The only building this place had, that I could tell, was a cosy little wooden shack. Standing proud on its little island. I was about to voice my concern when Kakashi just shook his head and lead the way into the building. The inside wasn't much, the were painting's dotting the walls and a rug on the floor, there was a desk on the opposite side of the door it held a tiny silver bell. It reminded me of a reception area and when Kakashi rang said bell and an old woman appeared, very much like a receptionist. The woman looked at Kakashi and nodded turned and walked way, with Kakashi following behind. Naruto looked at me and I shrugged. He took my hand and followed Kakashi with Sasuke and Shikamaru close behind us.
The woman knocked on the door and walked away leaving us behind wounding. Kakashi knocked again, and the door opened to reveal and very attractive and barley clothed young woman.
"Kakashi what the hell!" I was the first to react
"I thought we were going to school!" Sasuke's voice rose in pitch, he was slightly blushing. Shikamaru just sighed like he was expecting this and Naruto was smiling, which he got an elbow in the ribs for. The longer Kakashi stared at the girl, the longer I felt like throwing his head into the wall. The only thing stopping me was Naruto's hand in mine.
Shikamaru cleared his throat, "Kakashi, where here for a specific reason right?"
The young woman nodded and held out a basket, "all electronic devises and jewellery into this basket please. Everyone started emptying pockets dropping iPhones and iPods and blackberries. I sighed pulling out my own and dropping it in, pulling my earrings out and dropping the gold cross necklace into the basket as well. When she was happy with everything she opened the door wider and led us into a brightly lit room. I stepped in and froze; the room was empty except for the usual things in a bed room. The bed was king sized and the covers were a deep purple with matching pillows and curtains all neat and tidy. The carpet was plush and black. The bedside table was neatly arranged with odds and ends, the room was neat, and the only thing out of place was the closet door swinging open. Kakashi poked his head out from within the cupboard.
"Yo"
"Jesus! What the hell are you doing in there?" I fell my heart racing from the scare he had given me.
"Come on" he turned and disappeared into the cupboard. I frowned before walking to the cupboard to inspect it. It was empty and the back was cut out and it looked like it held a tunnel that gradually slopped down.
"What the hell kind of school is this?" my voice echoing off the narrow walls.
The tunnel led into a room bathed in fluorescent white lights, the only things decorating the room, was two plain privacy screens on either side of the wall, and from what I could see they both had doors that led off them. I stood there frowning at the emptiness of the room.
Kakashi turned to our little group, "Alright this is an exclusive school so we go to great measures to make sure it's secure" I nodded to him, it was a little wired but okay. "So could I please ask you all to strip?" I almost fell over in shock. "What!" my voice bounced around the room. "You'll have to take your outer clothes off here, when you're in your under where you can go behind the screen. The boys you can go to that screen over there, when you've finished go through that door, Arashi you tack the other one and do the same thing. "You want me to what?" the boys started walking towards there allocated screen, all the while pulling shirts over their heads. My eyes were immediately brought to Naruto's extremely hot body; actually they all had extremely hot bodies. I looked up to see Kakashi looking expectantly of me, "you're going to have to get used to this" I shook my head and wrapped my arm protectively around myself.
Naruto turned around, "don't worry we'll turn around" he nodded to the boys and true to their word they didn't and soon they disappeared behind the screen. I looked at Kakashi, looking him straight in the eye. He shook his head, "sorry but I have to watch you" feeling lonely without Naruto's constant warmth at my side, I pulled my shirt over my head while muttering pedo.
When all I had on was my under were, I padded over bare foot to the screen and opened the door and stepped into yet another room. From the outside the place didn't look this big. To my astonishment when I walked in the boy's where standing there in their underwear staring at me. Ah shit, when I get out of here I'm going to wrap my hands around that silver haired man's and chock him to death. I watched naruto as his cheeks slowly grew redder, "guy's turn!" and to my astonishment they did. A young girl emerged from yet another door and looked flustered, "Oh my I'm so sorry, kakashi wasn't supposed to let you through yet this must be...I'm so sorry". She was only a couple of years younger than me, she nodded to me "you can come with me it you like" it sounded like she was asking but we both knew it was a demand. I walked across the room to where she was. I could feel eyes on me, no matter how noble naruto tried to be, they were teenage boys after all. The door led into a tiny room, in the corner was yet another paper privacy screen, except this one had elegant patterns. She turned and gave me a mall sad smile and shut the door behind me cutting off my only escape, "I'm sorry but you're going to have to take the rest of your clothes off". I slapped her, hard witch stunned her and she fell through the paper screens and to the ground with a thud that made me wince. I stepped over the unconscious girl and threw open the door to a very startled kakashi, "making me strip to my underwear is one thing making me parade around naked that just sick! Oi, my face is up here!
Kakashi shook his head, "I'm sorry Arashi but orders are orders, you can either take them off willingly with a nice girl there, or I can force them off you. We need to know if you bugged and the way your acting makes us thin you are" I just stared at him blankly not really sure if what he was saying was true. What kind of school was this? That's when I felt white hot pain in the back of my neck and my vision blurred. The last thing I saw was kakashi stepping towards me.
"I'm sorry I think I hit her a little too hard, I thought she was infiltrating and about to start a fight with you kakashi. I thought it was best to hit her from behind" a voice drifted through the murky darkness.
"No you were right to do that" there was another to join it.
"Did you yourself do the examination?" another voice
"Yes"
"Did you check everywhere?"
"Yes"
"Poor girl better not tell her what happed"
"She seems strong; where I hit her most people probably could be dead, but not only physically I mean she seems pretty strong willed too"
"You know you're probably right" I felt finger tips brush across my forehead. "We should get her dressed before she wakes up
That's when something resisted in my brain and I shot up. The first person I saw was kakashi, who I immediately leapt at, tackling him to the ground and punching him in the face. He looked surprised and if I could see under his mask I think he would be blushing, why? The was a discreet clearing of the throat. As I turned around someone threw a sheet over me and a realised I was naked. I felt the heat rising in my cheeks. I was lead but to the bed I was lying on, and took in the room. It was small and white, the bed I was one was more like a cot than a bed. And I got a look at speakers. The only other people in the room other than kakashi, was a dark haired man with a bandage across his nose. The more I stared at him the more he fidgeted, to be honest it was quite fun. he stumbled over his words in his rush to get them out. I wasn't ready to forgive him yet and really he didn't look comfortable being here, he looked how I felt.
That's when the door flew open and in came a woman walking as if she owns the place. She looked at him and smiled, "I'm Tsunade, and I'm the head of konoha. You in one of the medical rooms" okay so maybe she did own the place, "Kotetsu here hit you pretty good" the guy in question shrank a little further back, so that was his name, Kotetsu hmm. "But you should be right to go, there's no sign of a concussion but you might have a bit of a headache. I'll leave you in kakashi's care and he can show you around like he was supposed to for you introduction. Have fun!" as quickly as she came, she left again. Kotetsu left his corner and brought my clothes to me and bowed, He bowed! And left looking at kakashi to take over. Kakashi was notably keeping his distance and not looking at me directly but at the wall over my head. He cleared his throat, "get dressed and meet me in the waiting room, it's just down the hall" he left without another word leaving me by myself. As I dressed I tried to think of what I had gotten into. Making you take your clothing off? Searching you while you were naked? Hitting you from behind? Did I really want to be in a place like this?
I left the room and made my way through the corridors and true enough it lead me to what looked like a waiting room. "Arashi! I turned to see the blonde boy jump up and run to me, crushing me in a hug and spinning me around. "You have to see this place, it's great!" he beamed at me. I looked behind him and saw Sasuke and Shikamaru nodding in agreement. Kakashi appeared and gestured for us to follow. Naruto laced his fingers through mine and pulled me along after him, out into the bright sunlight. This place wasn't just great it was beautiful.
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