A/N: Hello my lovelies, first story first chapter, this is just the prologue setting the plot up, Iv'e been a sissy long enough HERE WE GO!
Disclaimer: What if I was to say I AM Masashi Kishimoto? Would that effectively break the universe? Fiiiine, I don't own Naruto...happy?
Lemonade
Cue the directionally challenged young lass
The boat dipped and swayed "ugh" I groaned into my hands, a week in and we're still not there yet. The boat steerer looked over to me "you alright kid?" I groaned even louder in answer "if you're going to be sick lean out of the boat, I don't want to be smelling that for a month" he grouched twisting the airvane harshly, nearly causing me to tip over the boat and into the water. I settled, putting my head between my knees, hoping my nausea would fade.
The man across from me (most likely a civilian) cleared his throat trying to get my attention, I ignored him "those chains around your wrists...you run into the law lately boy?" I peeked up scowling at him "I'm a girl" I growled, he looked me over more closely. His daughter (and or very young wife) who was watching our exchange looked over to me curiously, growing more comfortable now that it was known that I'm of her own gender "you're a long way from home sweety, how did you end up in fire country all by yourself?" she asked noticing my snow plate sewn into my white scarf, the only clean thing on me, I must look like hell.
I wonder if she knows what the slash across it means? Probably, but since this body's so young looking she's probably underestimating me, ugh.
"Aah, well I was…I was" I floundered trying to come up with a lie on the spot, but came up with blanks, why would a teenager be shackled?...I got caught graffiting? Man I suck at lying...
The man looked at me expectantly, knowing I was trying to weasel out a false answer "I just wanted to help" I sighed looking at my pale shackled hands. "Really..." I whispered. Sure I might have waltzes into the Hokage's office unannounced through his window, -much like Jiraiya, I just wanted to try it once- spouting visions of the future, and telling him he was going to die might've seemed like I was threatening him, but I just couldn't win in that situation.
I chuckled at the memory, now that I thought about it it was a seriously foolish move, I shook my head trying and failing to tune out the rocking of the boat "but Konoha accused me of trying to...harm the Hokage, and threw me in jail" more like tortured me, but civilians don't need to know that.
The girl grabbed the man's hands and held them in her own "my my, but you don't look like you could hurt a fly" my eyebrow twitched, she doesn't need to act so motherly to me.
"How did you escape?" the man questioned, "aa-h, the guard who was taking me to get-" publicly executed "...shot behind the shed, took a tumble down the stairs" and I'm not one to waste chances, so while he was busy breaking his neck, I got my sweet ass out of there. The wife spoke up after a quiet pause "We are also on the run, we're eloping" she smiled shyly at their joined fingers the man smiled down at her lovingly, my eyebrows raised. I half smiled looking away from the scene "congratulations" I rubbed the back of my head, my other chained hand awkwardly trailing after. I want a love like that...
"So you are going to Kirigakure to escape your pursuers?" The wife asked curiously "I'm not going to Kiri?" I blinked owlishly at her "...I'm going to Ame" I said slowly, the husband frowned at me "...you mean Amegakure? I nodded "yeah".
"Amegakure is in the opposite direction kid, near Konohagakure" the boatman pitched in.
I stared at him in horror.
"...but water country is here, wouldn't rain be over here also?" I mumbled starting to sweat slightly, the boat swaying coming back full force.
He shook his head at my stupidity.
I leaned over, and vomited on my lap, the floor of the boat, and my bare feet. The couple quickly went to the bow of the boat, pity clear on their faces. While the boat steerer cursed at me till he was blue in the face.
...I just crossed an entire ocean for no reason.