Behind the shadow there is a monster.
My name is Sora Fuji. Yes just like the mountain, great job dumb ass. My family consists of people who aren't related. By blood any way. My best friend Naruto Uzumaki, a short blonde kid whom LOVES raman. It's kind of sad actually. My most annoying sister-like-figure Sakura, pink hair, preppy, killer strength who wouldn't be afraid of her? And finally our sensei Kakashi. The perverted old guy, well not really old but he has grayish white hair. And that's enough for me to call him old. Oh he would kill me if he heard me say that again. Yes last time it was just after I joined team 7, I was being a jerk just. And then I commented that I wouldn't take orders from a grandpa. Wrong thing to say! OMG I still have the mental scars. Sasuke was apart of our team, but then he left. It made me really sad. He became like my big emo brother. I really miss him now...
Like I said before my name is Sora Fuji, I am 16 years old, a chuunin ninja, and the 4th no now 3rd member of team 7. I have bright greenish blue eyes and light brown hair with blonde and darker brown highlights making it hard to tell what the base color is, it's styled in a strange manner, it's cut in all these different angles and lengths, it looks cool enough, since I did after all mess up when I was cutting it. I wouldn't consider my self 'beautiful' but I guess I'm not ugly either. Plain sounds just about right.
During the chuunin exams I met Gaara for the first time, he was so cute I had a crush on him right away. This was back when we were 12, now he's Kazukage. I was so happy for him when he told me I hugged the living day lights out of him. Then I ran for my life because he gave me a death glare that could actually kill. And then when Naruto brought him back to life he smiled! Gaara smiling... all I could do was drool and blush. He's so cute!
They call me a monster in the village. I think it's because my bloodline traits allow me to go invisible, only while standing though and for me to dive straight through solid objects. Even flesh, I have once used my abilities on another human, I phased my hand right through his chest and applied pressure to his heart. After I killed him my hands shook for a week and my breath for even longer. I vowed to never use it again on humans, against humans yes, but on never. Something bad just took over me that day.
My best friend Naruto wants to become Hokage, and I support him the whole way. Though he just got back from training with the true perverted old man, Jiraiya. That guy creeps me out... A LOT! But he's still just a Gennin. He has a long way to go before he can get the title Hokage.
My training? I worked a lot with Kakashi-sensei, and our 5th Hokage. Then when I was 14 I started training with my teacher Mai-lyn. She's from China, where my parents where from. I've even noticed new traits I am starting to develop. Mai-lyn has tried to tell me about China and my family but I just shut her up and tell her Japan is my home and my family Japanese. She usually sighs and shrugs it off. She went back to China recently, after my training ended actually. I miss her; she was a good friend and helped me understand what I could do. And what I needed to stop my self from doing. My powers have been developing for a while now, and I'm starting to hear the voices of people, but they don't move their mouths. Before she left, Mai-lyn said its mind reading, and showed me how to control it, well stop it from happening any way. Also giving me the 101 on what could happen after I develop that ability. I could throw people into their worst nightmares with just a single glance. Kind of like Itachi, man I hate that guy some times... scary as hell to.
Team 7 is back together now, and I'm happy hang with my friends... yeah I guess Sensei could be considered my friend... for a while I didn't even see my friends, Sakura off with the 5th training, Naruto with Jiraiya. And who knows what sensei was doing... I really don't want to think about that... at all! Scary thoughts. Since me and Sakura are chuunin now we often go out on our own for little missions, ones that are only ranked at C. Once and a while we're put together with Shikamaru for a B mission but not often.
"Sora!" I hear some one call, but it's dark and I'm comfy so I don't feel like moving. "SORA!" I hear the voice closer.
"WHAT!" I yell back holding onto Sakura's ear. "I was sleeping." I finally open my eyes to glare at the pink haired annoyance.
"Your loud." A third voice interjects. "How bothersome." Shikamaru groaned sitting up. I was still lying down under the big tree on a hill. I didn't want to move, the first day of spring, not to cold and not to hot. And I'm in my ninja outfit, my Konoha Headband dangling on my neck. I only put it there so I could sleep. I move it back up to my forehead; I wear it in the same place as Sakura, though I leave my bangs in front so to cover my forehead. And NO I do not have a big forehead like the pink head girl does.
"Well Sora needs to get up!" Sakura protested. "Or do I have to wake you up my self?" she asks with a devilish grin.
I gulp. "Ano.. No I'm awake now." I say shacking a bit. Last time she woke me up she broke my arm... that hurt... a lot.. I even started to cry... then I slapped her and we got into a fight. Yeah she won... damn her training with the 5th. "What is it?"
"Does it matter?" Shikamaru asked. "If it's not important then you'll be in trouble." he threatened. We were just taking a nap under the tree on the hill outside of the village. We came back from missions at the same time, so we went and had lunch and came out for a nap. No we are not going out. He's like my brother... less so than Naruto but still up there. Any ways I like Gaara! Yes I admit it... to every one but him. I'll get to it eventually... maybe.
"The Hokage has a mission for her." Sakura replied.
"Tell her I just got back from one and want a break." I answer laying back down.
"No one else can do this though." Sakura pleaded.
"You know what I have to do even before I do!" I groaned and stood up again. "Ja ne, Shikamaru!" I say and start walking to the Hokage's office.
Once I get there I see my whole team, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura. I tilt my head at the Hokage. "You needed me?" I ask and she gives me a nod, shooing every one out before starting.
"The hidden leaf village has been given a request for a body guard for the son of a rich man. His name is Kyoya Ootori, but this bodyguard will need to not be known to any one, even Mr. Ootori. Seeing as you are the same age as he is you will be sent to his school to keep an eye out on him. The family has received threats from an unknown terrorist group. This mission is ranked A and if you succeed you will be able to take the Jounin test." The 5th said from her desk.
I give a nod. "Where does he live?" I ask expecting to get the name of a country named after an element.
"On the main land. I have not told you about the world out side our ninja villages or lands. But this is only a small island of the country known as Japan. It is a small cluster of islands that makes up this nation." The 5th says rather calmly!
I just get a sweat drop down the side of my head. "Wh-?" I knew of Japan and other countries I just didn't know our island was so small!
The 5th continued with details of my mission and who I was to protect. The only thing I can tell you is that he goes to Ouran High school. A school for rich snobbish little brats.
Any more than that and I would have to kill you. Haha just kidding! or am I? Ooooooo
Any way, our team was to act as a family while there. Kakashi the father, Naruto, Sakura and I as siblings. We could use our first names but we all had to use the same last name. Morita, doesn't that mean forest field? And we apparently came from Kyoto... where is Kyoto any way? Even though this is a mission we still need to attend school. So all three of us are taking the entrance exams for Ouran high.
The Hokage gave me some text books for my studying and also told me not to tell the rest of my team about who I'm guarding. They already got their people to protect, apparently who ever was threatening Ootori was also threatening other families.
Of course I asked Shikamaru to help me study... and it failed terribly, well the getting him to help part any way. So I made it a game and finally I got my studying done! W00tness for my amazing ideas! And amazing waste of three days while trying to get him to help.
It's not that I'm stupid, or so smart but lazy... I'm average I guess. Things like this don't really come naturally to me so much as Shika-san or Sakura. I needed to study really hard to be able to pass the chuunin exam when I did it over. I practiced and came in last place of the ninja chosen for chuunin that time. But I passed!
In my spare time I like to... oh wait I have no spare time. I'm always either on a mission or training. And on occasion I will eat, sleep and bath... but you know I keep those excuses for when Lee asks me to spar with him. He's scary strong, and would kick my butt in a heart beat. Him and Sakura are two people I will NEVER fight, if challenged by them I will simply make an excuse and run like hell. For my life depends on it... no really it does, they could kill me if they wanted to, scary really. Yes I am a coward, I chose my battles, but that doesn't mean I won't help some one in need... as long as I have no chance of dieing that is. I know what you're thinking 'why on earth did you become a ninja if you really don't want to die?' well here's youre answer. I'LL DO WHAT EVER THE FUCK I WANT!
Some times I work at Ino's family's shop to make some extra money. But I only do that when I want some new clothes or some fancy new something or other. Like my outfit, think that just came out of some old clothes that use to belong to some stranger who donated them? NO! I had to pay big bucks for them cause their so cute. Either way it doesn't really matter. I buy one pair of clothes I really like then just have a bunch of raggy clothes that I wear around training and fighting.
It's 6 o'clock and my alarm is buzzing rather loudly. I groan and pull the blankets closer to my body, till the stupid thing finally gets on my nerves enough I throw a kunai at it. "Woops." I breathe and sit up in bed. It's still so hot that I slept with only sheets as covers and in my shorts and white beater no less. "Ugh, I need a fan in here." I sigh and get up and head to the kitchen. I look in the fridge for some salad I had last night. I eat it still half asleep and get dressed in a purple short sleeve shirt that was big on me and a pair of jeans that were only slightly too small around my hips. Rubbing my eyes I walk out to the mail box. I shift through the papers and sigh. "Junk, Junk, Junk. Porn, Junk, Junk." I continue on like this, the only reason I said porn was because ... actually I had no reason. Again I sigh as I look in the mail box once again and see another letter. This one was big. I pick it up and read the front. "Ouran High School." Was in the return address. I cock an eyebrow and walk back inside, sitting on the couch and opening up the letter as soon as I could.
'Dear Miss Sora Morita
It is my pleasure to welcome your to Ouran High school.'
Blah blah blah.
'Classes will start on September 25th. You are required to attend the freshman orientation and have the following books.'
Then it went on to say that there is a uniform, but if I were unable to afford it that there are some dress codes. Like no skimpy stuff, the usual for a school.
'Your class will be 1-D, due to your test scores being below what is expected from our more promising students.'
I just get a sweat drop down the side of my head. I basically will be in class with stupid people... great... just fucking great. I bet Sakura got better than me... I should have cheated by having Shikamaru take the test with me, I would have won then! Won what... I do not know, but I would have done better than Sakura that's for sure!!
I groan and grab my practice equipment and head to the door. As I open it I see Sakura and Naruto running up to my house. "Did you guys pass?" I ask as they stop in front of me.
"Yeah of course, there is no pass or fail. This was a placement test." Sakura said smugly. "I got into class 2-A."
"I got into class 1-D" Naruto said a little glumly.
"Hey Naruto we're in the same class!" I say happily. "But that's not fair Sakura! I'm older than you and still in a lower class!" I say with a glare. "Your only older by a month." Sakura laughs at Naruto and me for a bit while we walk to meet Kakashi. Of course we have to wait for a while. But that just meant that Naruto could go and pick up some food for us. Raman of course, oh well its food. "It's sooo hot!" I complain as we sit on the bridge, even with the cool water breeze I was with out a doubt going to get a sunburn from this.
"Then you should stop being so cute." I hear Kakashi say. "Can't you go pick up women your own age?" I groan about to add in 'old man' but stop myself.
Kakashi just laughs. "Okay today we leave for Ouran High." He said happily. "Get your things and meet by the gate in two hours." We all nod and go our separate ways. I jump from balcony to balcony till I reach my house. I climb in the top window to my bed room and pull out a bag from under my bed. I sigh as I pack up every thing I own, which isn't that much. I leave behind my old clothes that don't fit any more and a few useless things like my torn teddy bear. And a DVD of that stupid action movie with the princess... 'rainbow chakra'? no it had something to do with chakra... oh well who gives a damn. By the time I finish I realize that you could still fit a whale in my bag. The bag was too big for what little stuff I owned. I sigh and shrug. "I'll just have to buy some cool stuff, I'll make Lee and Neji pay." I say to myself with an evil smirk. I look at my watch and I only took 15 minutes to pack. I laugh at myself and head out to see if I could find Lee and Neji.
I found the two taking a break from training by the river. No Tenten in sight, thats good. I hate her! "Hey Lee, Neji!" I yell and slid down to sit next to them. "I want to go shopping, take me?" I ask with a puppy look. Neji closes his eyes and looks away, aggravated. "No." "Your so mean Ne-Ji." I said in a childish pouty tone. Lee laughs. "Sure I'll take you." He said with a smile. I smile two and get all happy. "And buy the poor little Sora something before her mission?" I ask and Lee laughs again. "Sure." W00t I got him! "Ne-Ji, won't you come?" I ask sitting in front of Neji so he had to look at me and my cute pouty look. "You look awful when you do that." My eyes widen and I start to get teary. "Your so mean Nii-san." I said sadly with a convincing sniff. He groans and mumbles a 'fine.' And I jump up all happy again. "Alright SHOPPING!" I yell causing us to all laugh.
While walking around the market place Lee continually asked me about my mission. "Lee I told you I can't talk about it." I say looking at some flowers, in my mind comparing them to Ino's shop's. Why? Cause I want to work for who ever has better flowers, cause they will in the long run get more money there for pay me more. "Can't you at least tell us how long you will be gone?" he asks being persistent. "You could give us that much since we are paying." Neji adds. I nod and stood up. "About a school year." I answer and walk over to a jewelry stand. "Why so long?" Lee asks. "I can't say." I reply, Neji just chuckles. "If your going to be gone that long then we're going to have to give you something to remember us by." He said and I smile. "You guys are so nice." I giggle out. "Okay go get us something to drink while we pick out what to get you." Lee said pushing me in the way of the drink stand. I nod and trot off to get some water. It's all I can afford, like I said to the guys I'm poor.
Once I get back I hand them each a bottle of water and head over to the park to sit down for a bit. "I'm going to miss you guys." I say sadly. "I probably should say goodbye to every one too." I say sitting down on the swing and started to kick myself back and forth slightly. "That would be a good idea. That way no one worries about you." Neji says leaning against the pole that held the swings up. I nod and stood up. "Then I'll see you guys later." I say with a wave and smile. "Don't you want your presents?" Neji asks with a smirk. My eyes got big like a little kids on Christmas morning. "Yes." I murmur and Lee laughs. "Okay close your eyes." They say and I nod, doing so. After a minute they tell me to open them and I blush at what they gave me. A panda bear backpack and a moon and star bracelet. "Thank you guys so much!" I say glomping them. "Guess which one gave you which." Lee says pulling away from my killer hug. "Well I'd say Neji gave me the bracelet. And you Lee gave me the bag." I say with a smile. "Who knows?" Neji said with a shrug and smirk. Yeah I got it right. I smile and wave to them again and snuck another hug in and ran away. "Bye guess." I yell running off.
I found Shikamaru still asleep on the same hill I left him at yesterday. I sigh and Ino comes up behind me before I was about to walk over. "Hey Ino." I say happily. "Hey Sora." She replies. "Are you going to go yell at Shika?" I ask and she nods. "We need to get to training." I laugh a bit. "Go easy on him. Ya know he's lazy." We share a laugh and walk over to Shikamaru. I sit on his stomach to finally get him to wake up. "Your heavy." He comments and I look shocked. "AM NOT!" I say pouting. He chuckles and Ino laughs. "I hate you guys." "Aw we love you too, Sora." "Ino shut your face." After a while of just talking I explain my mission to them. Well really just tell them how long I will be away and they promise to come and visit. I told them to drag along every one they could and they agreed. "I'll see you guys later. I'm suppose to be at the gate in 10." I yell as I started to jog to my place, giving my friends a wave as I left. Shino, Hinata and Kiba are walking around my place as I come up. "Hey guys." I say with a wave and they wave back. "Heard your going on a long mission." Kiba says as I pet the giant Akamaru. "Yeah, I'll be gone for about a whole school year." "Where you going?" Shino asks. "The mainland. That's all I can say." "We'll come to visit." Hinata says in her shy way. I give them all hugs and smile. "Thanks guys. See ya around." I wave as I go up to my room and grab my still more than half empty bag. I sling it over my shoulder and jump out my window to the main gates.
Naruto and Sakura are already there when I sit down and pull out my water bottle. "Hey guys, why not sit and relax, you know sensei isn't going to be on time." I say and they nod in agreement sitting down with me. I sigh and look at them. "Did you see the uniforms?" They nodded. "The guys' one is okay." Naruto commented. "But the girls' is so... so... EGH!" Sakura said running her hands through her hair. "I op that we modify the uniform before wearing it." I say and Sakura nods. Naruto shrugs. "What could you do to mine?" I roll my eyes. "I was talking to Sakura here. Your uniform is fine Naruto. You just can't wear your usual orange. It's not as bad as our yellow." I say with a laugh.
Kakashi finally shows up and gives us that stupid 'lost on the road of life.' excuse again. We all yell at him and then take off for the shore. We were going to take a boat to one of the islands outside our territory and then a plane... what the hell is so plain any way? It took us all day to get to the dock village, so we spent the night in a hotel. Of course I had to share a room with pinky, much to my dismay. Don't get me wrong, we're friends. On the 'I don't want to see you any more than I have to' type basis. In the morning we left on the boat, which took us to the island called Kyoto.
We arrived at noon and our plane was at 5 so we went temple touring for a while. Let me tell you, it was boring and stupid. I thought I was going to fall asleep with my eyes open! Any way when we got to the airport at 3:30, Naruto and I were freaking out about the planes. We had our faces pressed up against the glass looking out at the huge bird like things. Once on board though, Naruto got air sick, before we even took off. The weirdo. The trip wasn't all that bad really, though when we finally got to our house at 1am we were all looking forward to just collapsing on any thing that looks soft. We looked at the strange building in front of us. Looked like apartments back home but... slightly different. They were made of different stuff and different design but similar. Oh well I'll look at it closer in the morning.
We each got our own room. Really they were meant for two or three people but we didn't want that so we took up the whole first floor. Sakura's and my room had a door that connected them which was cool. I'm pretty sure Naruto's and Kakashi's had the same thing but I didn't stay awake long enough to ask them. I belly flopped onto my bed, just leaving my bag on the table in the other room and not even bothering to get under the covers as I drifted off to sleep.