Yes…another story. So sue me. This one is the best planned out so far…I've sincerely progressed with my writing skills, and I hope you enjoy this story, while I work on the writer's block I have for everything else I've ever written =_=. Anyways…an extra long chapter to get us started, let me know what you think, ne? ;3
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A girl with shoulder-length brown hair and deep, large, golden eyes silently searched through her friend's video game collection, frowning. Where was it?
"Gabbs, where's the game??" Veronica asked impatiently, sifting through the many cases.
"It should be right there…" Gabriella rolled her eyes while responding. To even think a game would be out of place. Pshhh…the very thought. She was much too organized for that.
"Hmm…I know, try INSIDE the playstation!" Sarah cut in sarcastically. She tied her long black back into a loose ponytail, fully exposing her playful hazel eyes. From beside her, Tressa sighed, hugging a pillow to her chest. Tressa was distantly examining the roof in boredom. Her dirty-blonde hair elegantly draped over her shoulders, while her blue eyes tried to keep track of the dots on the ceiling.
To her surprise, she actually did find the game she was looking for inside the playstation.
"Alright! Gabbs, get your butt over here! It's time to throw down in Ultimate Ninja 3!!
Gabriella shook a thin hand through her reddish-brownish hair, while rolling her muddy-brown eyes at her friend's antics again.
"You're just going to lose again…" She muttered, grabbing a controller and plopping on the couch. Smirking, Veronica sat down beside her, also clutching a controller.
"Oh…we'll see about that." She said suspiciously. Sarah and Tressa, willingly playing the part of spectators, broke into the vast supply of junk food they had ready in Gabriella's finished basement.
"Naruto, Ultimate Ninja Three!" Veronica yelled along with the voice coming from the TV. Gabbs, trying to resist the urge to facepalm, simply stared at her friend incredulously while Veronica enthusiastically started up the game on 'two-player mode'. Snickering among themselves, Sarah and Tressa quietly started making bets on the outcome on the battle.
"…I say, V wins this one." Tressa whispered into Sarah's ear. The latter shook her head disbelievingly.
"Pshh…No way. I think Veronica's one..once. In…ever. Gabbs just has more experience with this game. If it were any other game…V would have her beat. Here's the exception." She finished, gesturing towards the TV screen, where Veronica and Gabriella had already started to choose their characters.
Tressa shrugged, and decided to wait out the fight. Veronica had secretly told her that she had been practicing all week for this night. She was much too determined to beat Gabriella once and for all.
"Alright, I'll go with…Gaara." Gabbs decided, selecting her character.
"Sand ninja, eh?" Veronica said skeptically. She observed the selection of characters for another moment, until…
"Fine…I guess I'll stick with…Temari then. It'll be clash of the siblings! Dun dun dunnnn…" Gabbs rolled her eyes and pressed the start button, waiting for the screen to load. Tressa leaned towards Sarah to whisper once again.
"Who the hell is 'Gaara' and 'Temari'?" She asked, cluelessly. She was the only one who didn't watch the series among the group of friends. Veronica and Sarah defined 'Narutard', while Gabbs was slowly growing out of the series….the traitor.
"Gaara is the red-haired guy. In the series, he is one of the strongest ninja, and controls sand. Temari is the blonde with four ponytails. She uses a fan to control wind attacks. She's strong…but not as strong as Gaara. I don't know why Veronica didn't pick a stronger character…but anyways, Gaara and Temari are brother and sister. Temari's 15, while Gaara's 13. They're from the Sand village." Tressa nodded appreciatively, only really understanding half of what Sarah said.
Wouldn't Temari be stronger? She was older anyways…But then again, Gaara was a guy…
She shook her head, disposing of those thoughts. She knew firsthand that you didn't have to be old, nor male to be strong. The living proof of that was sitting not too far away from her.
'Veronica…'
Veronica was a year younger than the rest of them. She was also the most athletic, smartest, talented, shortest, and strongest, both mentally and physically. The thing was…she had some problems, and little things holding her back. For one, she suffered from depression. While it didn't always show, she was suffering nearly all the time. Outwards, she could seem like the brightest, most positive person in the world. However, the group of friends knew better.
Also, her IQ put her at a disadvantage. She admitted several times to be completely baffled by other people's ways of thinking, and just how…stupid they were. She had already skipped a grade, and been put in all AP courses. Getting on the honor role…and being representative for her school at many events…she didn't have an easy life.
She was also highly aggressive, and very over-protective of her younger siblings. The other three girls had never experienced that feeling of needing to protect someone, all being only children.
But…due to her over protectiveness, she got into many fights. Mostly all physical. The thugs she fought with usually skipped the verbal assaults, knowing all too well that she had the ability to outsmart anyone when it came to yelling fights.
Tressa constantly worried about her friend…Veronica didn't accept help from anyone…She had been to many psychologists…and they all failed at helping her. She was just…beyond the average human.
Tressa adverted her attention to Gabriella, who they affectionately called 'Gabbs'. Gabriella had a pretty decent life…Both parents led successful careers…She was well off…quite kind…always willing to learn…but quite the opposite of Veronica. She wasn't very physically strong…though she was abnormally strong for her build. While Veronica had an athletic build, she was still at an average weight. Gabbs however, was ridiculously skinny. Having an extreme metabolism, it seemed near impossible for her to gain weight.
Gabbs wasn't smart…and wasn't dumb. She was in between. Average grades…average classes. There wasn't anything that stood out too much about her. However, once you got to know her, you got to see how kind and caring she really was. She had a knack for creativity, which was one area Veronica lacked in.
Gabriella at the moment was staring at the screen in disbelief as she frantically clicked buttons. What was happening? Tressa didn't know…she was much too distracted at the moment. Instead, she focused on Sarah.
Sarah was nearly on the same level as Veronica when it came to sports, and athletic activities, while Tressa and Gabbs were a little behind in that area…
Sarah was smart too. Not in AP classes like Veronica, she was still quite intelligent for her age, and participated in many extra-curricular activities. She had a great sense of adventure, and while her school smarts weren't incredible like Veronica, she had the most amazing street smarts. Out of the group of four, she had the best potential to go far in life, along with Veronica, who's stupendous common sense was confused as street smarts.
Sarah was very outgoing. She had her depressive moments…but who didn't?
She was a rabid writer and artist, and enjoyed living life to the fullest. She was as protective over her friends as Veronica was over her siblings. She got into a lot of fights…but didn't get suspended like Veronica had on many occasions. Her strength also came close to Veronica. Veronica had special training in that area however; otherwise Sarah would have surpassed her.
Then…herself. Tressa looked into her lap as she tried to define her traits and characteristics…and how she fit into the group. She was the only one who didn't like anime and video games…but they were all still extremely close.
Tressa was at about the same level as Gabbs when it came to school. She just didn't enjoy things like art and reading as much. The one thing that separated her from the rest of her friends were her looks. While not especially bright, strong, or talented like Sarah and Veronica, Tressa was beautiful. She had curves in all the right places, and was exceptionally developed for a 14 year old girl. She had a gift of making nearly every outfit look good, and her natural charm made it easy for her to get along with others.
Gabbs jumped up in triumph as Veronica ran out of health, making Tressa jump out of her thoughts.
"SIT BACK DOWN; IT'S A BEST 2 OUT OF 3 BATTLE DUMBASS". Yes…Veronica was also slightly competitive, but it was true, it was a 2 out of 3 match, as instructed by how the vs mode they were playing worked.
Not sharing much of the interest Sarah was showing in the Naruto video game, as she sat on the edge of her seat, staring avidly at the TV screen, Tressa instead distracted herself with thinking about her friends and their personalities once again.
Going back to herself…She was the girly one of the group, as well as the only one that would be categorized as…the popular prep type. Of course, she wasn't a prep…but if you gave her the time of day…
Tressa looked back over at Sarah. Sarah would be…One of the outgoing types…though not prep or girly…she would probably be 'stereotyped' as…tomboy perhaps?...No, that wasn't right…
Sarah could probably fit into any high-school stereotype…except anything bitchy or girly.
AS for Gabbs…she would be…average. There wasn't any stereotype to define her really. While she had expressed an interest in Goth style…she just wouldn't be able to cut it…
Tressa took a look over at Veronica, who was concentrating intently on the video game.
Veronica…could fit into a few groups. Jocks, not really…though highly athletic, and being captain of a sports team on more than one occasion, she just wasn't…that type of person. Tomboy, yes. Goth…yeah, probably. Skater…yeah.
Shaking those thoughts away, Tressa pretended to pay attention to the video game. It looked like Veronica and Gabbs both had chosen new characters, as Tressa didn't recognize them at all. She hated stereotypes…but she had been randomly distracted, who could blame her?
"Hey, Sarah. What characters are they using now?" Tressa asked, nudging the friend sitting beside her.
"Oh. Gabbs is using Kisame, the fish-lookin' dude. Kisame's from an evil organization trying to a certain extent…'rule the world'. The organization is called 'Akatsuki' and are easily recognized by their black cloaks with red clouds." She said, pointing to the screen. "They're S-ranked criminals…so, very strong and dangerous rogue ninja. V is playing as Tsunade. Tsunade is one of the three legendary sannin…the sannin are a group of three extremely powerful ninja from the leaf village. Tsunade's the only female among them, but she's also probably the strongest of them…maybe. She is also the fifth hokage, who is the leader of the leaf village. Though, she doesn't get that title until after the chunin exams…"
Tressa nodded, once again, not fully understanding. She was thankful that Sarah was such a patient person. Veronica probably would've just snapped at her for asking such 'stupid questions'.
Veronica started making loud noises of excitement as she jumped to her feet, her fingers becoming a blur as she did a killer combo attack.
"YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! TAKE THAT GABBS, YOU ARE UNDEFEATED NO MORE!" Gabbs paled, staring at the screen in disbelief. Veronica…beat her? How as that possible? Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 was the ONE thing she was better at…
"Not yet…There's still one more round!" She scowled, as the character select screen came back up. Gabbs, looking deadly serious, selected a character by the name of 'Orochimaru' while Veronica paused for a second before choosing 'Kakashi'. While they started battling it out, Tressa leaned towards Sarah once more.
"Sarahhhhh…Who're they?" She asked, boredly. Not especially interested in anime, she wasn't exactly ecstatic about her position.
"Well, Gabbs is playing as Orochimaru. I suppose he's the 'bad guy' of the series, or…one of them anyways. He's another one of the legendary sannin. He's kind of creepy, and has a strange fetish for snakes and young boys. During the chunnin exams, he tried to destroy the leaf village, and killed the third hokage in the process. He's the only character close to immortality.
"As for Veronica, she's playing as Kakashi, the silver-haired, perverted jounin on the leaf village. Jounin is one of the highest ranks you can get, and Kakashi is renowned for his strength. He has something called a 'sharingan' eye, which can decipher an opponents moves, and copy them. He's the teacher to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, who are the main characters of the series."
Tressa smiled and nodded in appreciation, before settling back and watching the on going fight intently.
It took a few minutes, until…
"YESSSSS!!! FINALLY, AT LAST!!! I WIN AGAIN!!!!" Veronica cheered, jumping to her feet. Gabbs hung her head in disappointment as the TV screen vividly showed Veronica's victory. Tressa gave Sarah a cocky smile, "Heh…aren't you glad we didn't bet money?" Sarah shook her head in disbelief and laughed at Veronica's actions. She was being way out of character at the moment…
"OI! Calm down, and come eat some junk!" Sarah struggled out through her giggling. Not wasting any time, both Gabbs and Veronica went over to the other two, grabbing some sugary snacks along the way.
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Oh sure, it appeared to be a great night. They decided to watch the first episode of Naruto once Gabbs' parents told them to shut up. So, at around 2 in the morning, they all slouched on the couches in the basement, and watched the DVD season.
Every so often, one of them would explain something to Tressa, who was completely lost at the concept of a 'nine-tailed fox'. Laughing their heads off, none of them noticed the strange screen overtaking the video.
"Hello girls~" A cheery voice came from the speakers. They all snapped their heads towards the TV, eyes growing in surprise as Naruto, Mizuki, and Iruka disappeared. Instead, there was a blank white screen, with a disembodied voice.
"Ah good! Now that I have all your attention…I have a little experiment I'd wish to conduct~.." The male voice was about to go on when Veronica got to her feet, as Tressa, pale as a sheet, huddled near Sarah and Gabbs in fear. Gabbs looked as though she had seen a ghost, and was shaking with fright, while Sarah slowly got to her feet, eyes wide, staying behind Veronica.
"OI! You…creepy disembodied voice…WHAT THE HELL???" Veronica shrieked, briskly walking towards the screen, not really knowing what to do from there.
"Please…calm down, Veronica-chan. I'm just about to explain~ Now, here's my experiment: To see if it is possible to connect people from two completely different universes." Veronica froze, looking fearful for one of the first times since her friends had met her.
"W-WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!" She yelled jabbing a finger into the screen.
"Now you listen to me, buddy! I don't know who the fuck you are, what you want, or how the HELL you're talking to us through a FUCKING TV, but you can just go FUCK OFF and get the HELL out of our lives! And if YOU don't, I swear to Jashin, I will fucking PWN YOUR ASS." She shrieked, seething with anger.
At her outburst, Sarah paled and nearly felt like laughing. Veronica didn't make empty threats…and she had never seen her this angry. Whoever this guy was, he was going to be hunted down…
Tressa and Gabbs still shaking with terror, slowed down a bit as Veronica started standing up to the disembodied voice. Veronica would always look out for them…and she would simply MURDER whoever was putting her friends through so much fear. With Sarah's assistance, of course.
At her outburst, the voice laughed, "Now now…let's not get violent and foul-mouthed…though I know how much you love to be aggressive, Veronica-chaaaaan. And besides, how could you possibly get to me, I'm in a whole other dimension!..Unless…Are you suggesting you want to go along with my experiment and come here?"
"FUCK NO" Veronica and Sarah both screamed at the TV.
"Hmmm…I'll pretend that I didn't hear that, thanks for volunteering! Remember, the only way to get back is if you find me~"
"FUCK NO GET YO' PATHETIC ASS BACK ON THAT SCREEN MAN, I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE!!!!" Veronica screeched, trying really hard not to punch the TV.
"Whoops~ Too late…I already pressed the button~ I'll be seeing you around, girls…or not." The voice faded away, laughing whole-heartedly, while Veronica seethed.
"That squirmy little fucker, I swear…"
"Veronica, watch out!" Tressa yelled, cutting her off. While Veronica had turned her head in distaste, a blinding white light had taken over the TV and…came out of it. Veronica's head snapped up, her eyes wide with surprise, the scowl never leaving her face.
"W-WHAT THE HELL?? Everyone stay back!! Get into the cellar and STAY THERE. Or better yet…get upstairs, and get the fuck out!" She faced the white, while slowly backing away, while her friends made desperate attempts to get upstairs.
Suddenly, blinding rays shot out of the TV in four different directions, hitting each of them square in the chest.
Before Veronica or anyone else could swear at the top of their lungs, they all collapsed to the floor, darkness taking over…as the white lights disappeared, leaving nothing…they had touched behind.
Not even the girls.
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Veronica POV
'Ughh…what the fuck? Where am I?' I briefly looked around, vaguely recognizing my surroundings.
'Unn…Hey, this place looks sort of familiar…Déjà vu, baby…Just where have I seen-' I froze.
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I blinked. Several times. My surroundings remained the same.
"Ho. Ly. CRAP!!!!" I yelled, jumping to my feet.
There was no effing way.
This had to be a dream.
WHAT THE HELL.
How come I was in fucking KONOHA?!?!?!
Gabriella POV
"Ouchieee…my poor bum" I groaned, sitting up while rubbing my backside. Just where in shinigami's name was I anyways?
"OI! You there, who are you??"
I turned to see someone I very much did not know.
"Who, uh, me? Sorry Mister, I was brought up not to talk to strangers." The man seemed familiar…
Wait.
WHAT THE HELL.
I recoiled in shock, jumping to my feet.
"Y-you..!" He chuckled and scratched the back of his neck confidently.
"So you know me, eh? Don't act too shocked kid, it really is me! Tazuna, the legendary bridge builder!"
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Well isn't this a surprising turn of events.
I paled several shades and collapsed on the spot from exhaustion.
Sarah POV
'Unfamiliar surroundings…check. Sore back, and body in general…check. Nearby forest…check. Totally alone with no sense of where I am…check. This outta' be a bitch to get out of.'
I stood up groaning and stretching, observing my surroundings. They seemed vaguely nostalgic…but whatever.
I looked around, frowning. There was absolutely no sign of civilization, or any signs of people. Not to mention my friends were missing. Looks like I had to find them, too…
Grawr.
"Oh well, I always say I wish something exciting would happen so I can go on some sort of epic adventure…Here's my chance, I guess." Just as I was about to take a step towards the vast forest before me, a strong firm hand clamped over my mouth and pulled me back, while something cold and solid was pressed against my neck.
"Don't move" An emotionless voice said from behind me. Of course I wouldn't move, I was too busy being frozen with fear.
"Now…how did you find here?" The voice asked. Wait a second…I knew that voice!
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Wait.
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No effing way.
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Oh, I was so fucking screwed.
Tressa POV
I could hear voices and sounds of life around me. But, I couldn't see anything.
..Was I blind?!?!?!? Oh man oh man oh man…
Wait.
Ohh..My eyes were closed. Silently cursing my stupidity, I slowly opened them, seeing three…strange looking people standing over me, observing me curiously.
"Oh, look, she's waking up!" A blonde-haired girl said. A red haired boy grunted and started walking away, while a guy with…purple face paint? Started poking me in the arm.
"Ugh…stop poking me…dude." I said, grudgingly sitting up while rubbing my eyes. I looked around and didn't see anything familiar…but damn, was it hot out.
"Ehh…Where the hell am I?" The blonde chick laughed while the…purple make up cat-man answered.
"Moron. You're just outside of the Sand Village. I'm assuming you collapsed of dehydration?"
Wait. Sand Village?...What the hell is 'Sand Village'?...Definitely didn't learn about this place in Geography…
Wait. How the hell did I get here anyways? And where was Veronica? And Gabbs? And Sarah?
…Well shit, this didn't look good...
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Well…there you have it. Over 3000 words…okay, so maybe it wasn't that long, but I think it was pretty good for a prologue.
Anyways, I do have a *few* pairings already decided…but I need more. They can be canon, or OC. I don't care! So…let me know.
In case you're interested for future reference…
There's will definitely be GaaraXOC going on. That's the one pairing I'm 100% decided on. Maybe some KibaXOC…and then possibly some SasukeXOC, ShikamaruXOC, and/or KankuroXOC.
And…something else I was thinking about was DeidaraXOC. I'm not sure…
Anyways, hope you enjoyed that first chapter! Let me know what you think! Good or bad ;3
~ember-chan