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HI! This is my first fic so I hope u enjoy, please be nice, and any constructive criticism would be highly appreciated

Forgotten Dreams

Hiorie Akechi sat on top of the fourth's stone head, looking down on Konoha. Tomorrow was the day he has been waiting for, the Chunnin Exams!

"So Kuro, you ready?" Hiorie asked, turning around to look at his companion.

"You know it." The boy said enthusiastically. Hiorie laughed, Kuro was always ready for any challenge anyone threw at him.

Hiorie had dark brown hair that fell to his shoulders. He wore his protector around his eyes as a blindfold. No one knew why and he wasn't willing to tell. His black jeans fell to his ankles and he wore a dark purple, skin-tight shirt which had a harness over it, holding the majority of Hiorie's weapons. Over the harness, he wore a long-sleeve, light brown jacket. It was made from a special material that was fit for any type of weather .Attached to his thighs; he had two hook shots which he used in any situation.

"This day is going by way to slowly." Hiorie said more to himself than anyone else.

"Hiorie, Kuro!" A girl with long, sparkling, light blue hair who looked like a combination between Sakura and Ino with a green, sleeveless tunic came running up to them. Her tunic stopped at her mid-thigh area. She wore gloves that came half way up her forearm. "Guys, Kazu-sensei needs us down by the gate."

"Man, I just starting enjoying the scenery, too." Kuro complained, his dreadlocks flipping in the wind.

"Dark blue shorts and a bright red shirt." The girl said, looking awkwardly at Kuro's appearance. "Somebody seriously needs a fashion designer."

"Is that a challenge?" Kuro responded threatingly, placing his hands on his two short swords which he kept tied to the back of his waist.

"Damn right!" She shouted at him reaching to her side and revealing a navy blue tonfa.

The two jumped at each other, ready to strike. They were about to make contact when then were thrown back on the ground and were unable to move.

"Can I leave you two alone for one minute with out any casualties?" Hiorie asked whilst restraining them down with his hook shots. He held them there for a few minutes before letting them go.

"Awww isn't this sweet. You actually do care what happens to us. Which, now that I think about it, is pretty strange for you?" Kuro thought aloud.

"I don't give a damn if you fight; but when the Chunnin Exams are tomorrow, I'm going to take at least a little effort to calm you two idiots down." Hiorie said rather threatingly. The girl was going to say something but Hiorie stopped her. "This goes for you too, Kysona." She stuck her tongue out at him and he just rolled his eyes.

"Can we get going now? Sensei is going to pissed that were taking so long." Kuro said as if he had been waiting for hours.

"Alright, let's go!" Hiorie shouted jumping off the fourth's stone head and running down the cliff.

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"There, finally found you!" Kuro said exhausted and out of breath.

"All I needed was to talk to Hiorie. You guys didn't need to come." Kazu said looking at Kysona and Kuro.

"Are you serious?" Kuro complained. "Then why'd you say he needed to see us?" He said turning to Kysona.

"I thought you could use a good work out." Kysona stated plainly. They laughed.

"Hiorie, come with me." Kazu said seriously. They turned and jumped into the woods.

"Cya!" Kuro shouted after them. He turned to Kysona. She was staring off into the distance, a saddened look in her eyes. "Hey, you okay?"

"Yeah, I just got a bad feeling in my gut. As if something bad is going to happen." She said as she turned to him and smiled an unconfident smile.

'What's up with her today?' he thought to himself. 'I've never seen her so…… worried.' He walked up to her and lightly grabbed her shoulder. "Come on, I'll take you home." She smiled again and nodded.

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After about a half-a-mile of jumping through the trees, they stopped and went to the ground. Kazu turned to Hiorie. He sighed, "Look, I have a very important mission that can't be ignored. I'm not going to be here for most of the Chunnin exams. So, I'm leaving you in charge of making sure that squad 11 makes it through this alive."

"Why me? Why don't you ask Kuro to do it? He's a better ninja than I am anyways." Hiorie replied arrogantly.

"Because he doesn't have experience in these exams like you do." Kazu said. "You're a year more mature than he is. You know what these exams are and how serious they can be, he doesn't."

"Why should I deal the past?" Hiorie questioned, having trouble keeping control of his anger. "I've chosen to forget those memories. They no longer have any value to me!" His voice started to get louder. "I failed! I couldn't protect my friends because I wasn't ready for these exams and they paid the price for it! I let my pride get in the way, and because of that, Angel and Kosuke died! They were ready and I wasn't! I didn't want to hold them back and I felt too shameful to say that I wasn't ready! I understand that and I swear on my life that I will not fail again! Never again will I let my comrades die!" Hiorie was breathing heavily staring his sensei in eye he said slowly, "I will never fail again." He grabbed a kunai and cut deep into his hand. "That is my oath and I will hold true to it." Hiorie's breathing had slowed down. Blood was dripping down to his fingertips.

Kazu took Hiorie's hand and wrapped it up with a cloth. "Look, all I'm saying is do everything possible to keep them alive, even if it means dropping out early. I got to go." Then he disappeared into the darkness.

Hiorie walked over to a tree, laid his back against it and slid down it. He took a deep breath and got lost in his memories. The world around him started to fade and he fell into a restless sleep.

YAY!!! Chapter 1 done! I know it was kind of bad, but I was trying to get everyone introduced, and sorry for the shortness of the chapter. The story will kick up in the next one.