Hello all you fanfiction readers! I've had this story for a while (it was the first I ever wrote), but I never really posted it. :/ I'm going to revise it as it's written, so feel free to give plot suggestions! Criticism is greatly appreciated. This story is about a character based on who I was a few years ago entering the world of ninja. It takes place just after the Zabuza arc. I don't own Naruto! See you at the bottom!


It's 3:30 AM. Emily has always procrastinated on her homework so she could make time for other things, even though she is only a 9th grader. She won't admit that she is not getting enough sleep or the fact that she is losing energy needed to function. She was just, "too tired to be tired," as she herself had once put it. Between being awake for classes, helping her friends, and doing homework, no time was left for herself except to sleep. She didn't mind this, though; everyone else was happy, and the happiness of everybody kept her going. Overall, it was worth it.

"Yaaaaaaaaaawn..."

She may not admit to lack of sleep, but for the moment she will agree that she was tired. It was 3:30. Staring blankly at her Biology1 notebook, Emily sighs.

"It's too early for this..."

She closes her book quietly so as to not wake her sisters; her pencil is placed in the page she was working on.

Then she hears it. A faint sound of metal against metal.

I'm in my 5x5.5 windowless bathroom. What could possibly make a noise like that?

The noise gives an unhelpful answer. It becomes louder, clearer. However, it's precise location remains unseen.

*cling* *klish* ... *cling-cling*

"What is that?" the wondering 15-year-old whispers to herself. She knows that if it gets much louder, her light-sleeping sisters will wake up.

And then

she notices the blue ring.

Before she can react, the ring slowly expands and wobbles. It gives a perfect view of darkness, but... Emily's not sure why, but she can feel something. A presence. Emily often had these feelings of someone else being there, but this has never happened before: she could almost /see/ the strong feeling, telling her to come but with guard up. Emily locks the bathroom door and writes a note to anyone who might come in after busting it down. On it read:

"Guys, I need to go somewhere. I may be gone for a while, possibly a long time, but I will come back. I'm sorry for leaving like this, but I have this strong feeling that I need to see what's on the other side of this thing. ~Emily"

Looking at the circle that was now large enough for a person to walk through, Emily wonders why she wrote the note. Surely she would crawl through, look around, and return before the alarm clock rings at 6. So...why?

*KLISH* *CLING-CLANG*

Turning back toward the...portal? Sure. The portal seems to be the source of the sounds that have now gotten very loud.

"What is that thing?"

Emily was alarmed to hear a boy's voice, especially coming from the portal.

"He's going to use it to escape!"

A girl? What's going on?!

There's a person appearing in the now large hole. He looks... crazed. Emily picks up her textbook, her only possible weapon. He smiles like... like he wants to see her blood fall...

If he gets in here, everyone will die.

That is the only thought in her mind as Emily rushes without hesitation towards the blood-thirsty adult.


It's a pretty short chapter, but trust me: they get much longer. …I dunno, I think I'll post the next chapter with this one to make up for it. Favorite/Follow/Review please! ^^