A Ninja Fairytale
"Ohayo Tokyo! It's a beautiful Saturday morning and the weather couldn't be more perfect. It's 8:30 on June 10. Don't waste your time sleeping, come out and enjoy the great weather."
In a five story apartment building on a busy Tokyo street with hordes of people meeting up with business partners, or couples going on their first date; a young girl slept peacefully on yellow cotton sheets tangled around her small form like a cocoon.
"Mmm…" she mumbled incoherent words in between long breaths and a thin line of drool trailing down from her pale lips.
A moment's pause accompanied a muffled groan as the female tried in vain to raise her body from the security of her cocoon of bed sheets.
"I can't get up mom, the blankets won't let me. Just five more minutes." She said sleepily. There was no reply. The girl shot up from the mattress on the firm tatami floors looking around with wide eyes.
"Oh…right, I suppose I forgot for a second." She whispered.
The room was cloaked in silence. The female sat quietly on her mattress, her eyes seemingly unfocused. A loud yelp disrupted the chilling silence of the room; where there was once a depressed female figure, now sat a disheveled teen desperately trying to unwind her self from the sheets.
"Oh no! I completely forgot about my promise! Maemi's gonna kill me!"
"What time is it!"
She took a quick glance at the clock on her way to a moderate sized bathroom. Chucking off her clothes she slipped into the shower.
Minutes later she emerged from a cloud of steam with green strands of hair pasted to her face.
"I have- CRAP! I have four minutes to get there!" She grabbed her wet, teal colored hair angrily.
Relaxing her fingers she slumped to the mirror. Her hair a disaster, crusted lips where she had drooled, she was a mess.
"There's no way I can go out like this." She looked at the floor sadly.
"But I promised. Ah I'm sure I can fix myself up somehow." Smiling she rushed into the bathroom grabbing a washcloth and facial scrub.
"Heh. I did it." She smiled brightly chuckling to herself.
Locking the door on her way out of the apartment she didn't seem to notice the blinking red light on the answering machine.
'5..4..3..2..1- Bing' the elevator doors opened and a small crowd of people exited. Cheerfully holding a bag with light blue tissue paper randomly sticking out, the girl walked out the buildings metal doors and stepped into a bright busy street. People swarmed the area on their way to work or taking their dogs for a walk. It was bustling with activity.
'It's so nice to see everyone so happy.' The smile never left her face as she stepped onto the cross walk. She looked all around letting the warmth from the sun and the sounds of children laughing consume her.
But everything stopped when the screech of a car's horn filled her ears. The lights were fuzzy and she couldn't make out anything. Hundreds of tiny fuzzy circles surrounded her. People were talking but she couldn't make out what it was they were saying. Though she tried she couldn't keep her eyes open. Her body was on fire she could feel it.
'Why won't someone put out the fire? Can't they see it? It's…so hot.' Her thoughts became unclear. The darkness was taking over. She couldn't see anything. Black was everywhere.
'Ring…Ring…Ring…- Hey you've reached Saiyu Tsuji. Sorry I couldn't come to the phone but if you leave a message I'll return your call as soon as I can. Have a great day."
"Damn. She's still not answering. How do I tell her that the party's canceled?"
A young girl with long black hair highlighted blue slammed down the phone in frustration.
"Hey don't worry Maemi. I'm sure she'll get your message later."
A man a few inches taller than her embraced her from behind. His messy brown hair covered his face as he nuzzled into the crook of her neck.
"She probably fell asleep and didn't answer the phone. Or she stayed up all night eating ice cream and pickles as if she was some pregnant lady and got so sick she became stuck on the couch. Or-blah blah blah-"
She sweat dropped while her boyfriend rambled on and on about random things as if someone was actually paying attention to him. Turning her attention towards the television booming in the other room she frowned.
"A teenage girl was killed today by an oncoming car. No I.D. was found and police are still searching for any recorded family. The man in control of the vehicle was hospitalized after the car crashed into a tree minutes after running over the girl. In other news a fire started…"
The teen looked down and sighed.
"Poor girl. It's so sad when those things happen, and she didn't have a family either."
The pain. Pain was everywhere like a fire that consumed her body. What had happened? Where was she?
'Open your eyes. Just open them and see what happened.' She mentally scolded herself.
'Come on Saiyu just open your eyes.'
Five minutes later she seemed to have made progress. Light leaked in through the slit of her eyelids. Finally she sat right up only to fall back again in pain. With her eyes completely open she glanced around at her surroundings. There was a large forest and a gate. Two older men sat on either side wearing strange clothing and conversing with a group of teens also dressed uniquely.
A girl with pink hair yelled something at a blond boy before punching him squarely in the jaw sending him flying into a tree a couple yards away. One boy with a messy ponytail sat under a tree leaning lazily against the trunk. Another one with a bowl shaped haircut and a tight fitting green jumpsuit struggled to walk on his hands with huge packs of luggage strapped to his back.
'I've seen these people before somewhere I thin- She gasped as another wave of pain hit her. Squeezing her eyes shut she bit her bottom lip to keep from making a sound. Slowly she felt her body relax and the pain reduce to a mere sting.
"We returned from our mission. Tsunade is expecting us." Sakura informed the two leaf shinobi.
"Yes, welcome back you all. Tsunade has asked that you meet her as soon as you can." One replied.
"But I wanna get some ramen. Why do we have to go see Tsunade-baasan!"
"Naruto! Don't disrespect Tsunade-sama!" Sakura's fist connected with Naruto's face.
"Sakura-chan that hurt" He whined.
She sighed crossing her arms. "Come on everybody lets go report so I can finally take a shower." The shinobi emerged from their spots and began gathering the luggage.
Arms encircled Saiyu hoisting her up and gently laying across their shoulder. She felt her body heat up, the pain had returned. She was once more a victim to her bodies suffering. It didn't take long to reach the Hokage's tower and pretty soon everyone had shuffled in and gathered around an enormous desk. A young woman with hazel eyes and blonde hair rested her head on her hands staring at the teens.
"Well? What do you have to report?" She asked. Sakura stepped forward with a smile plastered on her face.
"Everything went according to plan. They bandits were taken care of and the hostages were returned safely."
"Very good. That's all I have for you all…Oh, wait. I've just been informed that the Kazekage of Sand is coming for the treaty signing ceremony. I would like for you all to freshen up and rest till his arrival."
"Their coming today?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Hai."
"Ho! The burning fire of youth! I feel it rage whenever I hear of such a strong opponent."
Flames burned in Lee's eyes while he clenched his fists and let out a battle cry. Hoping from one foot to the other he punched the air over and over each time faster.
Naruto stared with drooped eyes and his mouth slightly open as if he couldn't bring himself to even try and guess what Lee was doing. Sakura giggled and put her arm around Naruto's shoulder watching Lee in amusement. Naruto looked at Sakura with burning cheeks cracking up Sakura even more.
"Come on I wanna grab something to eat." She said.
"Oh! I know I know! Let's get some ramen!" He shouted gleefully. Sakura sweatdropped but nodded.
One after another they filtered out of the Hokage's room except for one. Hyuga Neji who had remained silent during the others excited chatter stepped forward with a girl bound by ropes hung over his shoulder.
"Those fools forgot about what we found on our return trip." He lifted the girl from his shoulder placing her on top of the desk where Tsunade started examining her.
"Ah, I see. Well I will take care of her now. I suggest you go get ready, the festivities will start soon."
Neji bowed and exited.
'Hmm. This girl has several broken bones and internal bleeding. Whatever did this to the girl should have killed her instantly. I wonder what happened to her.' Tsunade sat silent for a moment.
"Shizune!" She shouted. The door opened and in stepped a woman with short black hair holding a small pig.
"Yes Tsunade-sama?"
"Take this girl to intensive care and wait for me there."
"Hai." Replied Shizune who set down the pig and carefully picked up Saiyu.
"That girl's not from around here." Muttered Tsunade.
And there we have it, my first chapter for this story. Please review though im not saying you have to. Also i accept helpful criticism
but i don't want any crap from reviewers. NO FLAMES!