My name is Arai Kiyoko; I am your average ninja...when I say average I mean in my family. Long story short, my parents were both ninja went on mission fell in love blah, blah, blah, blah. You know the cliché story, they were both Jounin. I'll never forget them, even though I can never live up to them. But oh well, like my father always told me live each day as if it were your last, again cringe but I promised him I would, so here I am, a Chunnin in the decoder core, stuck in a bark dull office, really living my life to the full. I guess that was what I was destined to be, it's not that I can't fight, just no one really thinks I can, I don't really like going on missions I just really can't be bothered with all the running. I am quite violent but more in the way I talk but I don't follow my own words. I'm not pretty but I'm not ugly either, I have brown hair and eyes and I wear the uniform unlike some ninja's out there. Of course like most women I hate myself but I don't let that get to me...very much. Any way my life has taken a serious fall. I woke up late, lost one of my shoes and flak jacket and I haven't had anything to eat yet, now I running in my heels and two hours late for a meeting with the Hokage about a couple of scrolls I need to decoded "CRAP. MOVE; GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY." I'm now running through the most crowed street in the world, pushing people to the ground which I will apologise for later, but I'm in a bit of a rush right now. I smack right into the great doors of the Hokage building landing back on my butt, forgetting it's a pully not a pushy, after my delay I start running like crazy around the maze of halls. Finally after ten minutes of hardcore running I find the right door which is very surprising, I've worked here for 4 months. This time luckily it's a pushy. "SORRY I'M LATE, I'M HERE." Majorly out of breath I walk towards the desk, Hopefully this is the end of my bad luck, but then again it is that time of month were everything goes wrong for a woman. "Yes I heard shouting at the people. Don't let it happen again I expected more from you. But you've disturbed a meeting; you were so late that I asked the others to come in, so please can you step outside." I turn around and notice 3 men standing there, they were ANBU, and how I missed them I don't know. "Shit, sorry."

"Did you just swear Miss Kiyoko?"

"No." I shake my head blushing as I did so, this is crap, all I want is to go home, get back to bed and eat chocolate until my time is over. I hear sniggering from the ANBU. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? HUH?" I exploded which makes matters even worse. Rule number one my parents told me never pick a fight with someone in a higher rank, or you'll pay for it.

There was a loud bang "Kiyoko I order you to wait outside!!"

"But- y..Yes lord." I sigh as I pass the three masked men. I can see this day is going to get worse, I can taste it and it tastes like crap. I slam the door behind me, "ARGHHHH" that felt so good to let out some of my anger. But at least now I have some time on my hands I can eat something. I dig into my pocket to find a shiny green apple, god I love apples. This day is lighting up, barley but it's a start. I was about to bite into the mouth watering sphere when I heard the door open.

"What was that about, was that girl stupid or something?" did I just hear one of those gits call me stupid. Do they understand how crap this day is for me?

"HEY, WHO ARE YOU CALLING STUPID?" The three men turn to me they look so scary in those masks, I wish I had one....the mask I mean, not one of the men. They come towards me, they towered over me; I'm short, get over it. "Excuse me did you say something, little girl?"

"I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL AND YEAH I DID SAY SOMETHING." The one in the centre had silver hair, one on the left brown and the one on the right had black. I can't really say anymore they had masks on give me a break. "Kiyoko come in!!"

"Yes, sir" I walk towards the three men with a hard face, I'm going to die. "Weren't you three leaving?"

"No we just felt so sorry for you, that we're letting you go in first so you can go and die in a pit of shame more quickly." My jaw dropped and a vein popped I was about to exploded again.

"Kiyoko!!" I wince at the shout, my anger turned to fear and I felt more ill. I push past the idiot ANBU and enter the office once more. The Hokage doesn't look up, I'm done for. "Why on earth did you act like that? You do not speak to people like that. Especially people of higher rank-"

"I know, I'm sorry I'm just having a shi.,.crap day."

"You are a ninja, do not let you emotions get in your way, didn't your parents always tell you that?"

"yes I said I was sorry" I hated it when my parents were mentioned it's not like I think it was my fault they died, but it just reminds me of how I will never be a jounin.

"Very well I'll let you off this time. I let you get away with too much." The hokage chuckles, he's like a grandfather to me I know I can trust him and he know when not to carry on with that subject. "Anyway back to the reason your here. I have a scroll I would like you to decode, this one I found in one of the cupboards and I'm interested into what it says." He hands me the oldest and dustiest thing ever. "Wow, that's amazing this....this is a proper coded mission." my eyes fill with hearts, what can I say I like my job "I bet I can decode this in One day?"

"Really you're that confident?"

" Don't you think I can do it? Of course I can. If I win....I get a week off with paid."

I'll take that bet if But if I win...You have to clean the ANBU Headquarters with, a tooth brush. Agreed?"

"Fine, shake on it." The hokage smiles at me and stretches his hand to me. I smile at him and shake his hand. My day does seem to be lighting up more and more.

"Are you done yet?" Oh great the ANBU are impatient, didn't expect that...no really.

"Yes, you may enter." The three musketeers enter. Remember what the Hokage said don't speak rudely to people of higher rank then yourself.

"Awwww, look the little girl is still here." the silver hair guy I think said that. He was really bugging me. With his stupid grey hair and....His laid back-ness.

"Listen here buddy, I'm not having a good day so if you don't shut up I'll kick your sorry little-"

"Kiyoko!" the Hokage was starting to get annoyed with me. My bad.

"Okay fine, I'm going, I'm going!!" I nearly exploded I've had enough; I stomped towards the office door.

"I think it's her time of the month." It was the man with the silver hair's voice I know it was, I stop, and I exploded.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SURPOST TO MEAN? YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT; YOU'RE JUST...JUST A STUPID MAN!!!!!!!!" I slam the door behind me. He deserved it, I don't care what rank he is. Stupid men.

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I arrive at my office, for once it is clean and organised but trust me it'll get destroyed the moment I open a draw. I lose everything once I've tidied up so I end ripping everything apart and getting angry at myself. "Right let's get to work," I walk myself over to the rotting stool, which I have grown very attached to and begin decoding the ancient scroll.