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17 year old Bethany Middleton was at home alone one night, as her father was at his Girlfriends house. She was very board that night, and even getting on her computer wasn't enough to keep her mind from wandering. Bethany sighed as she sat back on the couch, wondering what she could do to pass the time. She sighed again, and then there was a flash of light so bright that she had to cover her eyes and close them, to keep the blinding light out.
When it finally started to fade, Bethany heard voices: "seriously, Tobirama, what kind of jutsu was that, anyway?" The teenage girl blinked, 'Tobirama? But, that's the name of-' she was interrupted in her thoughts, when another voice spoke up, "oh, like you could do it any better, Hashirama-" "Shodamine-sama, Nidamine-sama, what are you doing here?" another voice asked incredulously. There was a pause, and then, "who are you?" at this point, Bethany opened her eyes, and what she saw made her gasp in shock. The first two Hokage's of the Hidden Leaf Village, along with the Forth Hokage were all standing in her living room. When her brain finally connected to her body, she did the only thing she could think of. Bethany Middleton promptly fell to the ground with a bang, that drew all three of the Hokage's attention.
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The Shodamine, Nidamine and Yondamine Hokage all sat on the floor around the young girl, who, after seeing them, promptly fainted and fell to the floor. They didn't know why she had fainted, but as soon as she woke up, they were sure she would tell them. They had already talked amongst themselves, and had found out the blond stranger in their midst, was in fact, the Fourth Hokage. The young girl suddenly groaned and sat up slowly, rubbing her head, "ow, I must have hit my head pretty hard if I fell unconscious" she sighed, then the Shodamine bent down towards her in concern, "are you alright, little one?" he asked.
Bethany froze. The First Hokage was looking down at her in concern, an action mirrored by the other two Hokage as well. The young girl looked up at him, then asked slowly: "S-Shodamine-Sama?" looking over at the other two as she sat up, she gulped, "Nidamine-Sama, Yondamine-Sama? H-how are you all here?" The second Hokage looked down and crossed his arms, "I was trying out a new jutsu I had created, and Hashirama here had wanted to help me, that's probably how we got here, but-" he looked up at Minato, "I really have no idea how you got here, Yondamine".
Bethany looked over at the Fourth Hokage, who shrugged, "honestly, I have no idea, I was teleporting back to my home after a long days work, and then suddenly, I appeared here". Bethany blinked, "so, let me get this straight, you are all stuck in this world until you can get back?" The three village leaders looked at one another and shrugged, "I guess so". Bethany's face lit up, and stars appeared in her eyes, "awesome!" she exclaimed, as she threw her hands up in the air.
The young girl grinned so brightly, that the three ninja in her house grinned back, "my name is Bethany Middleton, it's nice to meet you, Shodamine-Sama, Nidamine-Sama, Yondamine-Sama", she said enthusiastically, while bowing respectfully. The Shodamine smiled gently, "there's no need to be so formal, Bethany-Chan, you can call us by our names you know" Bethany blushed slightly, at being called Bethany-Chan by one of the most powerful Shinobi in history, and smiled back, "alright, Hashirama-Sama, Tobirama-Sama, Minato-Sama, I-" just then three growls interrupted the conversation. The three Hokage rubbed the back of their heads almost simultaneously, while mumbling, "Sorry".
Bethany smiled slightly; she had a feeling that not many people saw these three like this. "Well, I guess I should see what we have that we can use for dinner" she stood up, and went around to the kitchen, but she called back, "oh, and you can sit on the couch if you want to, I don't mind" then the sound of the fridge being opened could be heard. The three Hokage stood up, and sat on the couch, while waiting for their host to make dinner. When Bethany came back in, she asked, "well, I don't have much at the moment, would you three mind having some noodles for dinner tonight?" They all nodded their consent, and the young girl went back into the kitchen.
Minato looked around, but there was no one else in the house. Well, except for the animals. "Um, Bethany-Chan, where are your parents?" he asked. The young girl paused for a moment, "well, Daddy's over at the Coast, at his girlfriends house, and my Mummy- she died two years ago" she explained, pausing only slightly when she told them her mother had died. Minato seemed to empathise, his eyes gaining a sad look to them, "oh, I'm sorry" he replied, looking down. Even Hirashima and Tobirama seemed saddened. The young girl grinned, "it's okay, don't worry about it" she said while rubbing the back of her head, and trying to reassure her house guests that she was really okay.
Bethany walked up to the Yondamine and Nidamine, "um, Minato-Sama?" she asked, as she began shifting from foot to foot. Minato looked up at her, "yes, Bethany-Chan?" he asked, wondering what she would want. The young girl became very red faced, "um, could you, w-well, what I mean is-" she began hesitantly, "if you don't mind, could you please teach me your Flying Thunder God jutsu?" she blurted out, since the situation was becoming uncomfortable. The other two Hokage looked dumbfounded, while Minato just scratched the back of his head, "well, I don't know, do you even have chakra?" he asked, looking down at their young host. Bethany looked thoughtful, "I-I'm not really sure" she said, looking down.
Minato walked up to her and put his hands on her shoulders. "It's alright, we'll find out together, and even if you don't, I can still teach you how to fight" he said, with a gentle smile on his face. Bethany looked up, a happy smile on her face, "th-thank you very much, Minato-sama!" she said and bowed. Bethany then looked over at the Nidamine, "Tobirama-Sama, you're the other Hokage I admire, your water jutsu's are so powerful and cool!" she exclaimed, then looked over at the Shodamine, with a happy smile on her face "that's not to say you're not awesome and cool too, Hashirama-Sama! I mean, you're so powerful, you can create an entire forest with your jutsu in seconds!" She beamed at all of them, "you're all so cool!" Bethany exclaimed.
The three Hokage laughed at her enthusiasm, living with a child like her would certainly keep things interesting.
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After dinner, Tobirama offered to help her with the dishes. Bethany thought about it for a moment, and, after seeing that he really did want to help, conceded with a small, "thank you" and a smile. While washing the dishes, the young girl thought about what her family would say if they found out she was alone in the house with three grown men who were strangers. Or rather, three grown men who were Hokage. It was strange to think that these three incredibly powerful Shinobi were now living under the same roof as her, an ordinary young woman. After they had finished, Bethany thanked the Nidamine with a grateful smile.
Looking over at the microwave, she found that it was 10:30, and time for bed. So she went and got the phone and her father's number. But before she called, she made sure to ask everyone to be quiet while she was on the phone, she didn't want her father finding out about this too soon. Once everyone had agreed, she dialled the number and waited while it rang. "Hello?" Paul Middleton's voice came out from the ear piece, but it was so loud that Bethany had to hold it a bit away from her ear. "Hey Daddy, it's Bethany, I'm going to bed now" she said, while the three Kage sat on the couch. "Okay, goodnight Bethany, I love you" he said. Bethany smiled, "I love you too, oh, by the way, when are you coming back?" she asked.
"Tomorrow afternoon, why?" he asked. Bethany looked over at her three house guests, "I'll tell you tomorrow morning, okay?" she asked, more willing to deal with whatever happened in the morning. "Okay then Bethany, I'll see you later, bye" he said. "Bye, bye!" Bethany replied. When father had hung up the phone, Bethany did too, then looked over at the three village leaders, "well," she said, "I guess we better find somewhere for you guys to sleep, huh?" she asked.
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Hashirama and Tobirama had her father's bedroom, as there were actually two beds in there, plus, they were brothers, they didn't mind sleeping in the same room together. Minato got the spare room, and Bethany apologized for it being so cramped for space, but the blond Hokage just smiled and said that it was fine. After letting them know that they could come and ask her anything, Bethany left for her own Bedroom. Now, what with everything that had happened that evening, the young girl didn't really feel like sleeping.
So she tried to tire herself out by walking around her bedroom. Though that wasn't working much either, she had too much energy to just be knocked out by walking around. Sighing deeply, the young girl walked out into the living room, and there she found Minato, working on one of his sealing scrolls. Bethany's face rose into a small smile, and she walked up behind him, "hey" she said, casually. He turned to face her, "hey, Bethany-Chan, what are you doing up?" he asked as she sat down on the couch next to him, "hmm, couldn't sleep, too much energy", she sighed, then smiled a little, "sometimes I wonder if I'm related to the Uzumaki clan in some way, what with the fact that I normally can't get to sleep while I'm awake, but after I've gone to sleep, I never want to wake up".
Minato smiled, "nah, I don't think you're Uzumaki material," he said with a smirk. Bethany glared back playfully, then they both just sat in a comfortable silence. The young girl looked up at the Yondamine, "so, what are you doing awake?" she asked curiously. Minato hmm'd, "well, I guess I can't really sleep either, so, I thought I'd work on some of my seals to pass the time" he explained, smiling and gesturing to the open scroll with part of a seal drawn on its surface. Bethany nodded, "Sealing sounds really cool as well, but, I've already imposed on you enough by asking you to teach me your Flying Thunder God jutsu, huh?" the girl asked, blushing slightly. Minato smiled gently, "well, if you like, I could teach you both," he said, looking back down at his scroll, "if you're willing to work for it, that is" he told her with a mischievous wink. Bethany's eyes lit up at this, practically sparkling with joy, "really, you mean it!?"she asked enthusiastically. When Minato nodded, Bethany threw herself into his arms, "Minato-Sama!" she exclaimed, happily, but quietly. She didn't want to wake up the other two Hokage sleeping in her house. When she pulled out of the hug that Minato had accepted with a small chuckle, Bethany looked around, then back at the Yondamine, "Hey, did you know you're going to have a son at some point?" she asked quietly. To her mild surprise, he nodded, "Kushina told me that she was pregnant yesterday, I'm so happy, I'm going to be a father!" he exclaimed quietly, grinning ear-to-ear.
Bethany smiled and nodded, "well, do you want to see what he'll be like when he's Twelve years old?" she asked. When asked what she meant, Bethany went quickly and quietly to her bedroom, and grabbed her Naruto movie, "Ninja clash in the Land Of Snow" .When he saw the cover, Minato beamed at his Twelve year old son, and seemed pleased that his only surviving student was his sons sensei. After Bethany put the movie on, albeit quietly- the two, now Sensei and student sat watching it. Minato chuckled at his son's antics, he was so much like his lovely wife. But something struck him while watching the movie. Neither he nor Kushina appeared anywhere in it, and no one, not even Kakashi mentioned them at all. It was as if they didn't exist, or they were- Minato stopped laughing, and looked down at his new student. "Bethany-Chan, where are we?" he asked slowly.
Bethany looked down. She had known that this was coming, known that he would ask her sooner or later, but she had hoped that she wouldn't have to deal with this, at least not until her Daddy came home, and they could explain it together. She took a deep breath, "I, well, you, and Kushina-San- are dead" Bethany let out a huge sigh of relief, glad to have that bit of bad news off her chest. When she dared to look up slowly, Minato was staring at the T.V screen with a blank expression in his eyes and on his face, "I see" he said slowly, almost in a monotone. When the movie finished, Minato stood up and walked back to the spare room, not even pausing to say goodnight to Bethany. The young girl gulped, "M-Minato-Sama?" she asked quietly. The Yondamine looked back over his shoulder and saw his young student watching him with worry in her eyes.
Seeing her so upset by his sadness, Minato smiled softly, "I'm alright, Bethany-Chan, I just need some time to think about some things, that's all" he responded quietly. Bethany nodded, I mean, who wouldn't feel sad after finding out that you and the one you love died, leaving your only son all alone in the world. As she walked back to her own room, she heard Minato call back,: "good night, Bethany-Chan" Bethany smiled and walked back to her bedroom, she didn't feel like sleeping for what was left of the night, after all, it was likely that she would sleep for half the day if she did, and she couldn't leave her guests for so long without food. So, she decided to just read until morning, then go and start the animals when the sun rose.