Always A Chance
Written by: Kai and Umiki
co-written by: My best friend, Zara Uchiha (Its her username on FF, XD)
I just recently finished my characters background and thought it was high time to get to work on the first chapter of 'Always A Chance' I still have about two other stories for these two OC's to work on though...XD Well, I hope you all like this chapter! Please leave a review! ^_^
Summary: As two girls arrive in Konoha, they both bring big changes to the Uchiha household. As pasts are revealed and people fall in love, what is going to happen when the Akatsuki get involved? SasukeXOC and ItachiXOC
Chapter 1:
Lady Tsunade adressed the gathered ninja. "We will be having two girls visit Konoha."
Many of the listinerers were confused.
"Then why all the secrecy?" demanded Sasuke, motioning to the shut and covered windows.
Tsunade sighed. "We have no information on these girls except that they might be from the stone village. Also, they arn't listed in any ninja records I can lay my hands on. Their not even regestered in the Stone village." Tsunade sighed again and rubbed her temples.
"So..." prompted Sakura
"they will be here wthin the hour, I want all of you to keep tabs on them. Who knows where their from..."
Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, TenTen, Neji, and Kiba nodded their heads and walked out of the Hokage's office.
Tsunade opened the windows and wondered, "I hope their not s-ranked nin. They might cause problems then..."
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Two girls walked towards the gates to Konoha.
The tallest one looked to be about 24 years of age. She had her long blonde hair pulled into a half-ponytail, with her bangs brushed to the side, covering her left eye. Her light green eyes scanned her outfit. Black short-shorts, grey t-shirt, black gloves that ended at her elbows, and a mini-jacket that was all black except for a red cloud design on the back.
"Hey, Zara, do I look ok to you?" asked the blonde, turning to look at her companion.
Zara nodded and examined her clothing. She wore a grey school girl uniform top and a small grey skirt with black shorts underneath and wrappings covering her right leg. Her hair was styled into two buns that rested on the top of her head. A white belt rested on her hips and a pouch rested on the left side.
Zara looked at her companion, a question on her lips.
"Zara, you look great! Don't worry." smiled the blonde. The older girl patted her friend on the top of the head, making the brunette laugh.
"Nay, Kiari?" asked Zara
"What?"
"What are you looking forward to when we get to Konoha."
Kiari thought for a moment. "I'm looking forward to seeing Ita again, being able to get pocky, and just hang out!" replied Kiari, a soft smile on her lips. "How 'bout you?"
"I'm looking forward to meeting new people and getting stronger." replied Zara, as the two companions arrived at the gates to Konoha.
As the two girls passed the gateway, six ninja approached them.
"Are you two visiting?" asked a boy clad in orange.
Zara replied. "Yes, we are looking for my companions friend."
"Who are you?" demanded a boy with hair styled like a duck buts. Kiari laughed softly. He glared at her and she raised an eyebrow.
"I'm Zara. My companion is called Kiari."
"I'm Naruto!" said the orange clad ninja. "The people behind me are Sasuke, Sakura, Neji, TenTen, and Kiba." As Naruto said each persons name, they made some sort of motion to show who they were.
"Nice!" said Kiari, "Hey, do you know where there is a place where they sell pocky?"
"She has an obsession with those..." whispered Zara to Naruto. Naruto nodded slowly, not really getting it.
Neji kept looking at Zara then TenTen, it was making a few people dizzy watching him.
"Whats wrong?" asked TenTen, looking at Neji.
"Have you ever met Zara before?" asked the Hyuuga
"No, why?"
"You and Zara have the same hairstyle." he announced.
Zara and TenTen looked at each-other, both smiling. "I love your hair!" They said at the same time.
Kiari began to slink away and was headed to a food store. A sign for pocky was in the store window. As her back was turned to the group, they all watched her walk towards the store.
"Um...does she know about the symbol on the back of her coat?" asked Sakura, pointing at the retreazting form on Kiari.
Zara sighed. "It was something she had when I met her, two years ago. And, she is a kind person, not heartless like the Akatsuki." said Zara, answering the unasked question. As the six ninja looked at Zara, the brunette smiled weakly and ran to catch up with her friend.
"Can we trust them?" asked Sasuke
"Zara did say that kiari wasn't heartless..." added Kiba
Neji coughed slightly, gaining the attention of everyone. "Zara mentioned the Akatsuki. I believe that it is safe to say that Zara is ok. But, Kiari is the one we will have to look out for."
TenTen nodded. "Zara has the chakra of a healer, like Sakura."
"What about Kiari?" asked Kiba
"She is keeping her chakra surpessed. I can't get a clear reading off her." replied TenTen, shaking her head slightly.
The others nodded and went to see what was going on at the shop the two new girls had gone into.
Kiari was apparently oblivious to the surprised/angry looks she was getting from the shoppers/store keeper. Zara stood next to her friend, laughing at something the blonde had said.
"Hey, Kiari-chan!" Announced Naruto, "i was wondering-"
"Why we came to konoha?" interupted Zara, a knowing smile on her face.
kiari shook her head, laughing softly.
"We came here because my cousin wanted us outta Iwagakure. And, an old friend of mine invited us -well, me- to stay with him."
"You mean Itachi-san?" asked Zara,
"What about my brother?" asked Sasuke, appering next to Zara.
The brunette squeeked and turned sharply to look at the younger Uchiha. Sasuke glanced at Zara just as Sakura begun to cling to his arm. He scowled, and tried to pull his arm away from the pink-haired Kunoichi. He failed. (with a side of Epic, XD)
"Yes, I was talking about Ita!" smiled Kiari, an almost nonexistant blush on her cheeks.
"why do you sound so happy?" demanded Sasuke, regarding the older blond with a cold stare.
"I just am." Kiari smiled and patted Sasuke's head. "You remind me of Ita when he got pissed at me." Lauging to herself, Kiari grabbed an arm-full of Pocky and some instant ramen bags. She went to the counter, and was soon followed by Zara, who was opening her purse.
"I like Kiari-chan." announced Naruto "She likes Ramen. And anyone who likes ramen has a good heart!"
Sakura frowned. "No they don't! Sasuke-kun dosn't like ramen and he has a great heart!" She screeched, letting go of the said boys arm. "Your method isn't effective at all!"
"you're a dobe, Naruto."
"teme."
"Dobe"
"Teme"
"Dobe"
"Teme"
This continued until TenTen yelled at the two boys to shut up. Sakura took advantage of this and grabbed Sasuke's arm again.
Zara walked back to the group, roling her eyes at her older companion.
"Kiari and I are going to find Itachi-san." stated the brunette.
"If you are looking for my brother, I can direct you." Stated Sasuke. He pulled his arm away from Sakura, causing t girl to whine.
"Don't go, Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke sighed, ignoring the kunoichi. He turned and walked to the store's door,
"You comming, Zara?" he asked.
"Mmh!" replied Zara, waving goodbye to everyone. She rant to catch up with Sasuke.
"If i ever said that I liked her, I take it back." hissed Sakura. The rest of the group rolled their eyes, liking Zara that much more.
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"Sasuke?" Zara asked, walking beside the silent Uchiha.
"What?" he asked, his emotions not changing.
"Why do you not like your brother?"
"did I ever say I didn't?"
"No, but, the way you said Itachi-san's name, implied that you do." stated Zara.
Sasuke frowned at this. Who was this girl, and how could she read his voice? Was she reading his mind?
"You shouldn't get involved." he stated. "Being the stalker and rabid fan-girl you most likely are, you should set your sights on some one in your league."
Zara stopped in her tracks. Had she heard him right? she laughed, clutching her stomach. Tears came to her eyes, from laughing so hard.
Sasuke glared at Zara. Who was this girl, to laugh at him?
"You think i'm interested in you? Wow, talk about being Mr. Ego! Why would I be interested in a creep like you?" Zara snapped at Sasuke. "I hate guys that just assume things! Stop, kay? I don't need any guy to make me feel complete. I'm not desperate." Zara humphed and then stalked off in a different direction, leaving a slightly stunned Sasuke in her wake.
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Kiari had long since abandoned walking with Sasuke and Zara. She was too eager to find Itachi.
She headed towards the Uchiha compound, totally aware of all the people staring at her back. She knew that Ita and Sasuke were the only survivors of the masacar caused by Madara.
Thinking of the clan, she realised that things were going to be easier than expected. She bit her bottom lip, wondering what Ita would say when he saw her again. It had ben two years since she last saw him.
"He's my family." she said aloude, remembering the pinky promise they had made. "It's all gonna be fine."
She spotted a man in a black shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back. She smiled and ran towards the lone figure.
"ITA-KUN!" she yelled, tackling the elder Uchiha.
"Kiari, it's been a long time. I'm glad that you are safe."
Kiari smiled and let go of Itachi. She smiled. Itachi frowned.
"Turn around, Kiari." he demanded. Kiari obliged, not wanting to make her ex-sensei mad.
"Why are you wearing..that?" he demanded, in a whisper.
Kiari looked at the ground. this wasn't the way she planed on meeting him.
"i'm sorry, Ita." said Kiari, her voice oddly devoid of all emotion. her face had gone blank, causing Itachi to shake his head.
"Anywhay! Please tell me what has been going on over these two years! I have so much to tell!" Kiari became sudently happy again. She smiled again. Itachi shook his head, wondering what he was going to do about her.
"Oh, I also have a companion. She's 16 and I trained her! She's called Zara."
Itachi nodded, and walked towards the main house. Kiari followed him, chatting about what she and Zara had done in the past two years.
"Are you hungry?" asked Itachi
Kiari nodded.
"i hope you like burnt food. I messed up like you do." he said, laughing slightly. Kiari scowled. Her cooking wasn't THAT bad. She just usually was lazy and forgot to do some steps...
"Zara can cook for us."
"Can't you?"
"Yea but, you know that I'm just too lazy to do that." Laughed Kiari, walking into the house before Ita.
Itachi laughed as well, she was a lazy person...
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Zara sighed. she shouldn't have stalked off like that. Now she was lost...
"Lost?" asked a voice from behind her. Zara turned around to see Sasuke there.
"Oh, it's Mr. Ego. Care to apologize?" she said
"no, but my brother would never forgive me if I let you get lost...again." he replied, walking away.
"Itachi-san sent you?" Asked Zara, following Sasuke.
"Yes, he said that we would be loosing decent meals for about two weeks if you were lost."
Zara scowled at the back of Sasuke's head. He turned to look at her.
"What?"
"Apologize so we can be friends." she said, her voice full of honesty.
"Do you know how lame that sounded?"
"Do you know how lame the decent meal comment was?" retorted Zara.
A fter a long apuse sasuke spoke up again. "Fine. i apologize for calling you a Fan-girl...Happy now?"
Zara nodded, causing her buns to loosen slightly. She began walking again. Sasuke walked next to her, listneing to her talk about the places she had been with Kiari.
After a while, she began asking questions. and Sasuke actually replied to some of them.
"She's nothing like Sakura." he thought. "She's a good conersationalist, and has some pretty interesting stories." As Sasuke was listening to Zara speak, he realized that he was enjoying her company. That he was liking her presence.
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"What is it?" asked Sasuke, standing in the kitchen.
"You don't know?" asked kiari, looking slightly shocked.
"It..i have no freaking clue..." said itachi.
Zara walked into the kitchen, yawning wide. "Morning!" Her brown eyes widened at the...thing...that was on a plate on the table. it wasn't the black, crispiness that freaker her out. She had seen a lot worse...no joke there. What had scared her was that it had just burst into a mini fireball.
"Hey, Kiari, did you try...coking again?" asked Zara, shaking her long hair out of her face.
Kiari nodded slowly. Her face flushed with embarasment. With out talking, Kiari handed Zara her apron, and sat at one of the chairs. Zara laughed as Kiari muttered, "i might have used gunpowder..."
A while later, a large batch of warm, fluffy pankakes were on the table.
kiari and Itachi began talkign about something. They were in a world of their own, even confusing Sasuke as he tried to follow thair conversation. He soon gave up and settled his attention onto the pankakes.
"Arn't you going to talk?" asked sasuke, biting into yet another pankake.
"No, you seem to not wanna talk right now." replied Zara,
Sasuke was still confused. He had know this girl for how long? About 5 hours? And she was reading his mind. no one else could do that.
"Hey!" Zara said, breaking the silence between her and Sasuke. "I'm gonna go exploring. Come with?"
Sasuke nodded.
Zara waved goodbye to Kiari and Itachi. She pratically ran for the door, with a cinfused sasuke no far behind her.
A few blocks away from the compound, Sasuke asked.
"Wy did you pratically scramble to get outta there?"
Zara laughed softly. "We escaped dish cleaning!"
Chapter 1: Complete!
Yay1 chapter one of nine is complete. This took me a total of two whole hours to type. And no, is not including breaks! XD
Thanks again to Zara Uchiha for being my co-writer, and my best friend! XD i love you, Tobi!
So, please leave a review on how you liked it! PLEASE?