Alone.
I'm alone.
I'm always alone.
Your dull (e/c) eyes watch the seconds tick by on the clock beside your bed. Just a few more seconds and it would officially be your seventeenth birthday. Does it count if no one even knew? Your lips spread into a bittersweet smile. Why were you even watching? What did you expect?
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The small hand and the big hand meet on the 12. Shaking your head, you tear away your gaze. It didn't matter. Nothing really mattered. You let out a soft sigh and cuddle up in your blanket, bringing your laptop closer to you as you resume the Naruto episode you were watching. Even though he wasn't real, the boisterous blonde knew how to make you smile. "You don't know how lucky you are, Naruto..." Another bittersweet smile curves on your lips.
DINGDING
"What the hell?" Your phone lit up with a message. Your heart skips a beat in your chest and you hastily paused the show. Someone must have remembered! It was from 'Anonymous'. "That's strange." You mutter to yourself but quickly open the message anyway,
"Happy Birthday, dear (Y/N). I only offer you one wish. Close your eyes and blow out the candle. Use it wisely." Read the message along with a small animated picture of a cupcake with a single candle lit on top. Who could have sent the message? Maybe it was a prank? But then how did they know that it was your birthday? You let out a small sigh and close your eyes. "It couldn't hurt to try..."
"What should I wish for?" Your repeated this in your head a few times before opening your eyes once more, the paused frame of Naruto greeting you. You smiled warmly at the animated boy. "I wish that I could have friends like Naruto…" You say quietly before closing your eyes once more and blowing on the picture of the lit cupcake. A few moments of silence go by. "This is stupid..." You huff and open your eyes only to notice that the cupcake's candle was no longer lit. "What? Wait wasn't that- "
Suddenly a bright light flashes from your laptop screen, rendering your vision useless. "What the hell!" You exclaim, shielding your eyes from the bright light. Within seconds the light goes out and all is now dark. "What is going on?!" You stand to your feet only to find that you were no longer on your bed. Soft grass tickled your feet. You screeched, the sound echoed from all directions, causing you to almost just straight out of your skin.
DINGDING
Your phone lit up on the ground next to your feet with another message. You hesitantly bend down to grab your phone. "Wish granted." Was all the message said. "W-What is going on? Where am I?!" You cry out.
"Over this way! I heard something!" You heard a man shout followed by rustling of what you assumed to be bushed. "Just what was that light?" You heard a feminine voice ask. "Ugh, I have no idea but did they really have to call me out here too? Troublesome." Came a dejected voice.
Your eyes widen. 'Troublesome?'
"Well hello there miss. Just what on earth are you doing out here? And dressed like that?" Looking down at your attire your cheeks flush a soft pink. You were wearing an oversized black t-shirt and your underwear. You pull down your shirt as far as it could go to cover your upper thighs before turning around to where the gruff voice came from. Your eyes could hardly believe it. "A-Asuma?"
"Yo, I found someone over here!" He called and within seconds three figures flood in. A beautiful blonde girl, a chubby brown-haired boy and an uninterested black-haired boy. "N-No way." You mutter out, your knees begin to buckle beneath you. "Woah there, missy!" Asuma supports you, his arm held you up. "Just what are you doing out here anyway?" Asuma asks you gently. "You're probably scaring her, Sensei!" Ino scolded the man and he sheepishly rubs the back of his neck.
"Miss? Can you hear me?" Ino cooed to you. You nod your head. "Y-Yeah.." She gave you a small smile. "How did you get out here?" She inquired softly. "I-I.. There was this light.. And.. And.." Darkness swarmed your vision and the last thing you heard was the weary voice of Shikamaru let out a "Troublesome girl."
Light filtered through the pure white curtains of the hospital room. Your eyes slowly open, adjusting to the bright light. You groan and sit up in the bed. "So.. It wasn't a dream?" You sigh softly to yourself.
"Did you think it was?" Came a soft voice from beside you, causing you to nearly jump out of your skin. "Oh, sorry! I guess I should have let you know I was here from the beginning." The curtain to your room swiftly moves, revealing the pinkette behind it. "My name is Sakura Haruno. May I ask yours?"
"S-Sakura?" You just couldn't believe it. This was all too real. You stood to your feet and walked over to the girl, your eyes scanning over every inch of her. She looked a little embarrassed but shrugged it off. "Y-Yeah. That's me."
You realize just how close you were to her and quickly go back into your bed. "I just cannot believe this! This is insane!" You exclaim to yourself internally. Sakura clears her throat, bringing you back to the situation at hand. "O-Oh.. my name? It's (Y/N) (L/N)."
"That's an unusual name.. I've never heard of it before. Where are you from?" She inquired.
Well you could tell her that you were from a whole other world where her world was an anime/manga. You could always lie.. But that could just hurt you in the future. There was always the option of feigning amnesia.. But all and all the best idea would be to tell her the truth, just not the whole truth. "W-Well.. It's kind of a funny story."
Her emerald eyes never once left yours. She listened to what you had to say without judgement and simply nodded her head, writing down little notes as you told her your story. "And then I woke up here.. That's all there is to it."
"And this "message" you received.. It was on a phone? This thing?" She held up your cell phone in her hand. "Yes, that's it." You reached your hand out to it and she places it in your palm. You place your thumb over the print scanner and it unlocks for you. She looks amazed by this and comes to your side to see it up close. "Oh wow! This is amazing." You smile at her cuteness and pull up the messages to show her.
"I think it's time to introduce you to Tsunade-sama. She'll know what to do from here."
"SAKURAAAAAAAAAA-CHANNNNNNN!" A similar voice rings through the halls of the hospital wing. "Ugh! That idiot! What does he want?" The pink haired girl groans out. Your heard thumps loudly in your chest as you hear the footsteps grow closer and closer.
