Naomi Ayami, 15, Sophmore in highschool.
Naomi PoV:
On October 2nd, I woke up to my alarm clock screaming at me, demanding I get up. I groaned and sat up, reaching over and shutting it off. First day of highschool, sophmore . I am being admitted to Konohagakure Boarding School. I got up and walked over to my closet, this would be the last time in my room, after this I would be living with random people I don't even know. They told me I could even get lumped in with guys. I shuddered at the thought.
I picked out one of my favorite outfits: Purple skinny jeans with rips that were replaced with lacy black fabric, and my favorite shirt, a black T-shirt that read 'Don't Mess With The Grim Reaper' In colorful lettering on the front. And on the back it had a picture of the grim reaper holding a skeleton. I walked into the bathroom and stared at my bed-head and look at my face in the mirror, odd eyes, septum piercing I'm bound to scare people. My septum piercing goes through the lower middle part of my nose, pointed on each side like a devil's tail. I also have black spiderbite rings on one side of my bottom lip.
I open the drawer and pull out the hair-straightener. I plugged it in and turned it on, and then set it on the counter. Iopened the door again and pulled out the little container that holds the small amount of make up I own. I picked up one of the black eyeliner sticks and begin to line my odd colored eyes. The inner part of my iris is a aqua green, the outer part is a cold ice blue, with black flecks. I also have 2 piercings on my hips, and 3 on each side of my ribs.
The eyeliner brings out the old flecks in my eyes. My eyes change according to my mood, red when mad, a dark blue when I'm sad. When I'm finished lining my eyes I took out my mascara and put think coat over my naturally long eyelashes. I sigh and put away my make up, knowing I'm going to have to pack it up when I'm done getting ready. I rub my tounge piercing across the roof of my mouth absently, I do this a lot.
I sigh and begin to work a brush through my hair, I brushed it all straight out, it now covers my face and I am unable to see. I brush it out of my face, only for it to fall right back in. I flip it back so it won't fall back into place and then spray it with water. After it has dried I begin to straighten it. My hair is quite odd as well, most of it is black, but it has natural blonde highlights in my swept over fringe that covers one of my eyes, and at the tips of my hair.
My hair falls all the way to the back of my waist. I left it down for today, knowing if I had tried to do anything else with it, it would've taken an extra hour. I pulled out my hairbrush and brushed my bangs down, letting them fall over one of my eyes, hiding it completely. I started to hum as I reached back into the drawer, pulling out a silver heart locket. I slipped it over my head and opened it. I looked at the picture of my mother, who is now gone.
Trying not to cry I shut the locket and walk out of the bathroom and into my bedroom. I sat down on the floor and began to put on my rainbow high-top shoes, tieing them tight to my feet, lacing the black laces all the way up. I stood up and picked up my purple suitcase and began loading all of my belongings into it. There are lots of pockets to all of it should fit.
I don't have much, sets of clothes, 2 extra pairs of shoes, a shower towel just in case. I smiled and I packed my batman cape into the suitcase as well. I walked into the bathroom and grabbed everything I knew I would need. My hair straightener, along with the products I use. I picked up the two containers in the drawers. One holds my make up, the other holds things for my skin.
I make sure to grab my toothbrush along with my toothpaste. Also my piercing cleaner and mouthwash, just the basic things I need. After I'm done I have to sit on it to close it, even when I'm sitting on it, I still struggle to move the zipper forward. Finally, I get it and stand up, dragging the big purple lump with me towards the door. As soon as I walk out I realize I'm cold.I quickly return back into my room pick up a black leather jacket from my bed.
I slipped it onto my shoulders, it only comes down to my ribs but I love the old thing. It has a zipper and a buckle on the front, but I don't zip it, leaving it open. I then return back into the bathroom where I left my iPod on the counter, knowing I'll get bored I grab it. I leave my little apartment, walking out into chill of the October wind.
I call a cab and it stops a few feet from me. The man driving the cab steps out of the car to help me get my heavy bag into the trunk. He lifts it and puts it in the trunk, and then slams it shut. I opened the door and climbed inside, grateful that the cab had heat.
"Where to?" He asked politely, looking at me in the rearview mirror.
"Konohagakure Boarding School, please." I said, smiling. He nodded and pulled into the road in front of us.
"So, you're a student, huh?" He asked, trying to be nice and make small talk.
"Yes." I replied, smiling back.
"What year? You look pretty young." He said, looking at me skeptically.
"I'm a Sophmore this year." I said, looking at the floor in the cab.
"Ah, you must be pretty smart, to get into a school like this." He said, pulling up to the big building. A large banner over what looked to be the main entrance read 'Welcome Students!' in bright red letters.
"I guess you could say that." I said, stepping out of the car. I walked to the back of the car again. The cab driver opens the trunk and hands me my bag. I took it from his hands and then handed him $10.
"Thank you. Have a nice day, ma'am." He said, nodding to me.
"You, too." I said, smiling. He nods again and I start walking toward the big school doors. I set down the bag and began to heave it toward the large group of students gathered by the door. I see many faces that I haven't before, some look vaguely familiar, I'd probably seen them around town in restaurants or something. A rather loud group of people catch my attention.
"FUCK! Why does this fucking hell-hole make us wait so fucking long?!" Someone shouted. I looked over to see a tall guy with silverish hair and magenta eyes. He glares at everyone, except the people who are around him, they're all guys and they're a rather odd bunch. One has blue skin, one has black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. Another one was blonde and had long blonde hair pulled back into a half-ponytail. Another one has shaggy red hair that falls around his dark brown eyes. There's also one wearing a mask, he has eerie jade green eyes and stitches on his arms. Another one has lots of piercings and bright orange hair. I had just began to walk by the group of boys when I hear:
"Hey Pein, check out the hottie with the piercings. Damn, her hair is long as fuck!" I turn around, knowing that their talking about me. Not to my surprise, it's the cussing motor-mouth from before. I turned around, and he's looking at me, they all are.
"You have something to say, say it to my face." I growled, glaring at them. The one with the blue skin looks at the one with the black hair in a ponytail and raises his eyebrows, the black-haired guy does the same thing back and then they both look at me again.
"Ooh, fiesty." He said, taking a step towards me. His gang of friends stay back, looking at the ground and whispering.
"Fine, I'll say it to your face. You have piercings, and your hot. And your hair is long as hell." He said, looking at me. I'm tempted to swing my bag around and smack him right in the face, but I don't. Instead, I drop my bag, I took a step closer and smile. He smirks back, thinking that I'm interested. He doesn't know how wrong he is.
Without warning, I swung my fist back and connected it to his face, he staggers back and looks at me, his eyes wide. The blue one and the one with black hair both busted out laughing, falling to their knees they were laughing so hard. A few people from the large group of students by the door look toward us, but don't do anything.
"OW! Fucking bitch! That hurt!" He yells, backing up in the direction of his friends, who are still laughing.
"Yeah, kinda the point of punching you in the face." I said, smiling.
"You deserved it, Hidan." Said the one with red hair, smirking as well. I notice the blonde one laugh a little as well. The one with the bright orange hair glances at the guy named Hidan and rolled his eyes. His gaze travels to me, and stays on me for a while. I try not to look in his direction while he is staring at me. The one with the blue skin runs over to me, followed by the blonde one.
"High-five! You are the first girl to ever hit him." He said, still laughing a little and holding up his hand. I high-five him, because it's my first day, I don't want a terrible reputation already. The blonde holds up his hand as well, smiling at me. I high-five him as well.
"I must know your name." Said the one with the blue skin. "I'm Kisame." He said, holding out his hand.
"Naomi Ayami." I said.
"Deidara. Nice to meet you, Naomi." Says the blonde, holding out his hand as well. I shake both of their hands and smile. They seem ok, so far. I pulled back my hand and then turn it over, it's a little wet for some reason.
"Oh, sorry. Mouth hands." Deidara said, holding up his hands. Sure enough, there were mouths were palms should be.
"So what year are you?" Kisame asked, as I wiped my hand on my jeans.
"Sophmore." I replied, wiping my hand on my jeans.
"Us too!" Deidara said, and waved somebody over. The red head and the one with the black hair came over, curious.
"Sasori! Itachi! This girl is a Sophmore just like us!" Kisame said, grinning. I noticed that his mouth is filled with sharp, shark-like teeth.
"Really?" Said the one with the black hair. I noticed he had blood-red eyes. "I'm Itachi." He said, nodding at me.
"I'm Sasori." Said the red haid, nodding to me as well.
"Nice job on Hidan there. I can already tell that's gonna leave a bruise. No girl has ever stood up to him like that. Especially a little girl like you." Itachi said, smirking. It was true, I was only about 5' 2''. Extremely short for my age.
"Yeah, but it just shows how much of a badass she is." Kisame said, winking at me. I smirk back.
"Pein's gonna like her." Itachi said, smiling.
"Huh?" I asked, confused. Suddenly a piercing siren filled the air, making most of the students jump in surprise and fright.
"Hello, Students." The voice boomed. "I am Iruka, and I will be giving you all your schedules and room numbers." Iruka's voice boomed over the bullhorn he was holding, not like he needed it, he could probably yell just as loud.
"Ok, all Freshman, please enter the building, Sophmores, Juniors, and Seniors stay out here for a moment while I give these students their schedules and dorm room numbers." Iruka boomed, and with that he walked inside the building, a cluster of scared-looking students followed him.
"Sophmores are next." Sasori sighed, looking at the ground. The others look to him and then nodded.
"I hope we have classes with you, you seem really cool." Kisame said, smiling.
"Yeah, I hope I have classes with you guys. You guys seem cool, too." I said, smiling back. Another piercing siren filled the air and I covered my ears, swearing under my breath.
"Sophmores." Iruka's voice boomed again. "Please enter the building." The bullhorn let out a loud beep as it shut off.
"Walk with us?" Deidara asked, smirking. I nodded and began to follow the four into the building, dragging my bag behind me. I cast a look over my shoulder and saw the other three following close behind us. We walked into the building and into a massive hallway. In the middle of the hallway there was Iruka, holding a big stack of papers. Naturally, I was almost always the first name to be called because my last name was Ayami. When all of the Sophmores got into the building they shut the doors behind us, cutting off the chilly air from coming inside the warm building.
"Ok, let's get started." Iruka said, without the bullhorn this time, to my relief.
"Sasori Akasuna." He said, looking around. I turned around and looked at Sasori in surprise. I stepped to the side, letting him pass. He walked up and grabbed his schedule from Iruka.
"Naomi Ayami-Tokiyama." I was shocked. They were using my hyphonated last name, adding my dad's last name onto it. I walked up to Iruka, grabbing the schedule from him.
"It's just Ayami now." I said, looking at Iruka. He nodded and jotted it down on a pad of paper. I walked back to where Kisame, Itachi, Deidara, and Sasori were. They were giving me weird looks, they hadn't heard what I had said to Iruka. The rest of the names were called and we were all to report to out first period class. First period I had Math. I found the Math room and walked in, still towing my bag.
"Naomi! Naomi, over here!" I heard someone's hushed voice. I look up to see Kisame sitting next to an empty seat. I smiled and walked over to him, sitting down beside him.
"You're in this class! That's great!" He said, grinning. I smiled back and nodded. I looked up at the door just as two of the people from the group entered the room. It was the one with the orange hair and lots of piercings, and the one with the mask and stitches. They walked to the empty table in front of me and Kisame and sat down.
"Kakuzu! Kakuzu, I'm sitting behind you!" Kisame said, his voice hushed as she poked the guy with the mask in the back with a pencil.
"No shit, you idiot. You're the only one other than Pein that I know in this class. Now shut up." The guy named Kakuzu said, and then turned back around.
"Pein-!" Kisame starts to say, but he got cut off.
"Don't even." The one with the orange hair said, turning around long enough to give Kisame a glare. His eyes floated across me again, and stayed there. This time I stared back and tilted my head slightly. We sat there, staring at each other, our eyes locked. Finally he blinked and turned back around and faced the front. The bell rang for first class to end and I stood up, and started dragging my bag towards the Social Studies room. I walked into the room to find Sasori and Deidara already at a table next to eachother. They were speaking quietly when I walked in, and then had looked up upon hearing my footsteps.
"Naomi!" Deidara said a little loudly, earning a couple stares from the table next to theirs. I sat at the empty table in front of theirs and soon Itachi walked into the room. He smiled and sat down next to me. I looked toward the back of the room and saw the guy who Kisame had called Pein at the back, sitting at a table with the loud mouth I had punched earlier.
"Hi, Naomi." Itachi said, smirking.
"Hi, Itachi." I said, smiling back. We all sat there, acting stupid and getting more stares from tables around us. They probably thought we were insane. They weren't completely wrong. The bell rang after a while and I walked to Art. I found the Art room, still towing my bag around. My arm had started to hurt from carrying it around. I walked in the room and realized there was only one table that wasn't completely full.
I sat down across from a girl with her hair wavy hair pulled into a high ponytail on the top of her head. She was wearing eyeliner and red lipstick. She had white tunnels in her ears that were quite large. She was sitting next to a somber-looking boy who closely resembled Itachi. Without the lines on his face, and the back of his hair looked like the wrong end of a duck and I stifled a giggle at that thought.
"Hi! I'm Noki! What's your name?" She asked enthusiastically.
"Naomi." I said, smiling.
"Ooh, that's an interesting name. What does it mean?" She asked, grinning.
"Um, when I was younger my mother told me that it meant beautiful, pleasant, and delightful." I replied, looking at the ground.
"Cool!" She said, smiling. She then looked over at the somber-looking boy beside her. "Oh and this is Sasuke." She said, smiling. Was it possible for a person to smile this much? The boy named Sasuke gave a small wave. I heard footsteps at the door and then looked up to see who it was. I looked up to see the guy who's name was Pein walk through the door and scan the room for seats.
He looked around, I looked around as well the only seat left was the one right next to me. I turned around and stared at the table, hoping I had bad vision and there was another seat somewhere. I heard the chair beside me scrape across the floor as he pulled it back and sat down. I sighed and looked over. Sure enough, he was there, staring at the table with a blank stare.
"Hello. I'm Pein, I was there when you punched my friend Hidan in the face this morning." He said, and smirked at me.
"I'm Naomi. And your friend had it coming, talking to me like that." I said, smiling.
"You punched someone in the face?!" The girl named Noki asked. I nodded in response.
"Cool!" She said, grinning at me.
"You're quite right, he did. It's nice to see a girl like you stand up to a guy like him." Pein said.
"Yeah. Kisame and Deidara were talking to me earlier about that. I can't believe no girl has done that before." I said, grinning.
"Yeah, all of my friends keep talking about you, telling me I should meet you. Nice piercings, by the way." Pein said, smirking.
"Thanks. You too." I replied. The Art teacher walked into the room, about to take attendance. She had blue spiked up hair, and was wearing fishnet clothing.
"Ok, I'm going to check if everyone's here. Naomi?" She said, looking around.
"Here." I said, raising my hand. She called off a bunch of other names, but I wasn't really paying attention.
"Ok, everyones here. Now class, we are going to play a get to know everybody game." She said, smiling. "Everyone has to tell me their name, and what they like to do in their spare time. I'm Anko, and I like to paint. You go next." She said pointing at another table.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, and I like to eat ramen! Believe it!" Said a strange blonde boy with spiked up hair and blue eyes.
"I'm Sakura, and I like to study." Said a girl with bubble-gum pink hair and teal-green eyes.
"I'm Ino, and I like to pick flowers!" Said an annoying blonde girl with her hair pulled back into a ponytail. I already didn't like her.
"I'm Karin, and I like to train." Said a girl with long red hair and glasses. Anko then pointed at our table and the girl named Noki started.
"I'm Noki, and I like to play volleyball!" She said, smiling. She looked at the somber boy beside her and nudged him with her elbow.
"I'm Sasuke." He said, and sat back down. I was next.
"I'm Naomi, and I like to play piano." I said, and sat back down. I actually do really like to play the piano.
"I'm Pein, and I like to . . . draw." He said, and sat back down. It was total lie, that much was obvious. After we'd gone around the room and everyone said their name, we all started drawing.
"Look Pein, it's your favorite." I said, smirking.
"That was a lie and you know it." He said to me, almost laughing. I chuckled and smiled. The bell rang and everyone started to leave for lunch. When the bell rang Anko said we could leave our bags in the room for lunch and come back later to get them.
"Naomi, would you like to sit with me and my friends at lunch today?" Pein asked, smiling as we walked out of the door on the way to the Cafteria.
"Sure." I said, smiling. We walked through the lunchline, taking whatever looked to be edible. After we paid for our lunch, Pein lead me towards a table. At the table there was Kisame, Itachi, Deidara, and Sasori. Pein sat down next to Deidara. I sat down between Pein and Kisame.
"Hey where's Hidan?" Pein asked, looking around.
"In the office, I'm sure. I see you got Naomi to sit with us , Pein." Kisame said, grinning at me.
"Yeah. What about Kakuzu?" Pein asked.
"Oh, I heard he got in trouble because someone made fun of him for wearing a mask." Itachi said, smirking. I chuckled and smiled.
"Quite the trouble makers, huh?" I asked, smirking. Pein shrugged and Kisame grinned again. I saw Itachi shudder as Ino, Sakura, and Karin came by, gossipping loudly.
"What's with them , Itachi?" I asked, nodding to the girls.
"Don't talk to them!" Everyone at the table yelled at me, staring at me with their eyes wide.
"Why?" I asked, confused. They all looked at me like I was crazy.
"They're prissy, preppy girls. You're lucky they haven't targeted you yet." Deidara said, staring at the table.
"Don't say that. Maybe they won't. She hasn't done anything to them. Only to Hidan." Pein said, smirking.
"Yeah, but she's way prettier than them, if you brush those bangs out of her face." Kisame said, smiling at me.
"Um, thank you?" I said, looking at the table.
"He's right y'know." Pein said, patting my shoulder. I smiled and picked up the apple I had put on my tray earlier. I took a big bite out of it, filling my mouth so I couldn't talk. I chewed on it for a while, the others talked about random things. Soon everybody dumped their tray and walked back to class. I walked back into the room and sat down at the table I was before.
"Ok, class. I just wanted everyone to know, since Halloween is a big deal at this school, that you are all required to dress up for Halloween. And no, you cannot dress up as a student. Be creative! Show the things you like, what colors you like to work with. Even your favorite animal, if you'd like. So be prepared for lots and lots of decorations." Anko said, as the bell rang. All of us dredged on to our last class of the day. P.E.
I walked into the class where they all sat on the floor. Kisame, Itachi, Pein, Hidan, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara. There was also that new girl Noki I had met in Art, and Sasuke. Along with Naruto and a lot of other people I didn't know. Kakashi then instructed us to go change and get into groups. I went in the locker room and changed into a pair of black athletic shorts and a blue shirt that said 'I 3 Hockey' on it in white letters. I walked out of the locker room where Kisame called me over to where he, Pein, and Sasori were.
"Wanna be in our group?" Sasori asked. I nodded and sat down on the ground, being too lazy too stand. When Kakashi came out he told us to remember the groups for tomorrow and then change and wait for the bell to ring. We all went back into the locker rooms and I changed back into my regular clothes and walked out into the gym. Pein was leaning back against the bleachers because they were pulled in, and was looking bored. Kisame stood next to him, chattering about something. Noki walked up to me.
"Hi!" She said enthusiastically.
"Hi." I said back, smiling.
"So, what are you gonna be for Halloween?" She asked, smiling.
"Probably a wolf. Or Batman. I'm not sure yet." I said. "What about you?"
"Oh, I'm gonna be the Queen Of Hearts. But it's my own version, so it's cooler." She said, grinning. I grinned back and the bell rang. I went to the office because my room number wasn't printed on my schedule like all the others.
"Hello. What can I do for you?" The lady at the desk asked when I walked in.
"Uh, my dorm room number isn't on my schedule." I said.
"Oh, ok. What's your name?" She asked.
"Naomi Ayami."
"Ok, the number is #573. Can you find it?" She asked, looking up at me from the computer she sat at. I nodded and started to leave. I walked out of the door and into the hallway which was now empty and quiet. I walked outside to go to the other building which held the dorms. I shivered at the cold a little on the way there. When I walked through the door there was some stairs and a sign. The sign read 'Rooms 400 and under.' and had an arrow pointing to a hall in the other direction. The other side of the sign said 'Rooms 500 and above.' and had an arrow pointing toward the stairs. I walked up the stairs, my bag hitting each stair with a loud thud. I found the room and knocked on the door. The door opened to reveal the loud-mouthed idiot from before.
"Oh no, not you." Hidan said, sneering. I waved and smiled sweetly.
"Hi-ya. How's your face?" I said, trying not to laugh at the huge purple mark on his cheek.
"Hidan, who's at the door?" Kisame said, coming up behind him.
"Naomi!" Kisame said, rushing forward and hugging me. "Come inside!" He said. I grabbed my bag and walked inside to reveal the rest of them.
"Naomi!" Itachi said, walking forward.
"No more hugs." I said, setting my bag down. Itachi chuckled and smirked.
"So you must be the reason there's another empty room with only one bed. 'Cause you're the only girl." Pein said. 'I'm the only girl? Oh fun.' I thought, smirking. It turns out that I'm roommates with Pein, Kisame, Itachi, Kakuzu, and Hidan.
"So where's Sasori and Deidara?" I asked, looking around.
"They have connecting doors that lead here. Kisame and Itachi share a room, and Kakuzu and Hidan share a room. I have a room by myself and so do you. They didn't want us sharing a room because well, you're a girl." Pein said. I nodded.
"So where's my room?" I asked.
"Last room in the hall." Kisame said, nodding to it. I nodded and walked to the room. I opened the door and saw a bed. The covers were a sky blue, and had lacy black designs on them. The pillow cases were solid black and looked squishy. There was a closet, and some dressers. There was a bathroom, along with a mirror. It was a normal bathroom but had no shower, there must be another one. The walls in the room were a lavender color and the carpet was navy blue. I took off my jacket and plugged in my iPod and began to listen to music while unpacking. I unplugged the headphones and let the music drift out of the speakers. I turned in up all the way. I unzipped my bag and started unpacking. When I finished unpacking my clothes I grabbed the stuff that I needed and went to unpack my things into the bathroom. I unpacked my straightener and the containers and walked out of the bathroom. I had just stuffed the bulky bag into the closet when there was a knock on my door. I got up and went to answer it. Deidara was standing at the door and I could see the others behind him. I left the door open and sat on my bed.
"Hey, we're gonna go off campus for dinner." Kisame said, as he and the rest of them filed into my room.
"Wanna come?" Sasori asked.
"I'm buying." Kisame said, grinning.
"Yeah, we're going to McDonalds." Pein said, smirking.
"Alright, alright. I'll go." I said, standing up. Everyone headed towards the door. We all walked down the stairs and they started to walk towards a old-looking blue volkswagon bus. We all piled in. Kisame in the drivers' seat. Itachi next to him in the passenger seat, and the rest of us in the back. We soon arrived at a McDonalds and we got lots of stares as all eight of us climbed out of the car. We walked in and all ordered. We then sat down at some tables that had some other people there. I recognized Noki from school because she waved at me and was grinning. I waved back and she came over and sat next to me. On my other side was Pein, who Noki waved to as well.
"So, what are you all doing here?" Noki asked.
"Oh, we got hungry. And didn't feel like eating at school." Deidara answered.
"Ah. So who are your roommates, Naomi?" Noki asked.
"You're looking at 'em." I said, smirking.
"Really? Cool. You're the only girl?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Yep. But I don't mind. Who are your roommates?" I asked, biting into my burger.
"Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru. Oh and Ino and Karin." She said, grimacing. This was the first time I haven't seen her with a smile on her face.
"Yeah, they told me I should watch out for them." I said, nodding to the guys, who were throwing fries at eachother, with Hidan cussing up a storm and earning stares from the table next to ours. I stifled a giggle and looked back at Noki. Noki was trying not to laugh as well, we stared at the boys, having a food fight like little kids. I balled up my straw wrapper and threw it. It landed in Kisame's hair but he didn't seem to notice. Pein looked over at me and I grinned. He grinned back. I saw Itachi busting out laughing and pointing to Kisame's head. Kisame looked up and picked it out of his hair. I had started giggling and so had Noki. I looked at Hidan, who had mustard splattered on his face. I burst out laughing upon seeing that. Pein looked over at him, and then looked back at me, laughing as well.
"We better leave." I said, nodding to the McDonalds imployees who were glaring at us.
"Yeah, you're right. We're gonne get kicked out if we don't." Pein said, standing up and trying to suppress his laughter. I stood up and waved to Noki, who got in a red car and then drove off. After that, we all piled into Kisame's bus again and drove home, trying to avoid flying through the windshield. When we arrived back at the dorm room corridor I saw Noki in the parking lot. I walked over to her, smiling.
"Hey." I greeted.
"Hi, why aren't you going inside?" She asked, looking at everyone else, who was currently going into the door. But I didn't see Pein anywhere.
"I saw you, and I thought I'd say hi. Why are you outside?" I asked.
"Oh, I'm avoiding my room for as long as possible. Ino and Karin are in there." She said, glaring in the direction of her room.
"Come on." I said, turning around to bump into Pein, who had been standing behind me. I bumped into him and then took a step back. I hadn't heard him come up behind me, and I hadn't seen him until now, of course.
"Hi." He said, smirking. I just rolled my eyes and walked past him to the door. The three of us went inside and Noki went in her room, frowning. I felt bad for her. Pein followed me into the dorm, to find the others on the floor, playing Candyland.
"You've got to be kidding me." I said, smirking.
"Nope. They actually play this quite often." Pein said, laughing.
"Hey guys! Come play with us! We can't play Monopoly because Kakuzu always wins." Deidara said, glaring at Kakuzu, who was smirking. The mask covered it up, but you could tell he was. I sat down on the floor between Pein and Itachi, grabbing the purple piece.
"This one's mine!" I said, snatching it up.
"Oh, I call blue!" Kisame yelled, grabbing the blue one. The rest of us picked our colors and started to play Candyland. Itachi won, zipping through the candy cane forest and the gumdrop pathes. After that everyone started to go to bed. I went into my room, I was going to draw a little and then go to sleep. I pulled out a notebook and began to sketch my mom, her light brown hair that fell down her shoulders and framed her beautiful eyes that were the same as mine. I smiled at the picture. I heard a knock on my door.
"Come in." I said, stuffing the notebook under my pillow. Pein opened the door and walked in, he sat on my bed in front of me.
"Hi." He said, smiling.
"Hi." I replied, smiling back. He reached over to the nightstand beside my bed and grabbed a picture of a wolf I had drawn.
"You're a really good artist." He said, looking at the paper.
"Thanks." I replied, smiling. He set the picture down and then picked up an origami rose I had made.
"That's pretty." He said, carefully holding the flower. I smiled and nodded.
"What's that?" He said, pointing to the edge of the notebook that was sticking out from under my pillow.
"Nothing!" I said, covering it as he reached forward for it. I tried to cover it, but he picked it up and looked at the picture of my mother. I looked down at the bed, blushing slightly.
"Who is this?" He said, gently running his finger over the page.
"My mother." I whispered quietly, tears were brimming up at the edges of my eyes and threatened to flow at remembering that she wasn't here with me, and she never would be again. A tear slid down my cheek and I looked down, my hair covered my face entirely now. I sniffled a little.
"She's gone. Isn't she?" He asked. I nodded, not trusting my voice. I still didn't look up, I didn't trust my eyes either. They were probably a dark navy blue now. I felt a warm hand under my chin, it tilted my head up. I looked up to see Pein, smiling at me. His other hand swept my bangs out of my eyes, revealing my eyes.
"She's beautiful." He said, smiling. He had set down the picture and was now sitting very close to me. "She looks a lot like you." He said, raising my head up a little. His hand still rested under my chin, holding my head up. He suddenly leaned forward, pecking my cheek. I sat there, eyes now wide, startled. I was blushing severely now, my skin had to be red. He pulled back and smiled at me.
"Have a good night." He said, and walked out without another word. After that I put away my drawing things and went to bed, surprisingly quickly.