With the last of my bags in the trunk of my car, I slammed it shut. Wiping nonexistent dirt off my blue jeans, I walked to the front of the car where my legal guardian for the time being was standing. " Kimi… are you sure you want to do this? You could just stay with me. I don't mind." Hanatara offered. I flashed a big, fake smile.

"Of course I wanna do this! Maybe this is what I need to get myself back on track with everything that has been happening lately." I said quietly. The wind blew and I wished I had put a sweater on over my t-shirt. Hanatara sighed and wrapped her arms around my shoulders. My arms went around my aunt's waist.

"I know sweetie. I'm so sorry that my sister has gotten herself into this mess. Maybe rehab will do her good. Here, you look cold. Take my coat." She handed me the brown jacket she had been wearing.

I pulled it on slowly. 'I wish my mother hadn't gotten into this mess either. If she could do without her stupid drugs then maybe dad wouldn't be in jail either. Stupid parents.'

"Thank you, Hana. I'll miss you."

Hanatara pulled away from me and smoothed my brown hair. "Have fun at that school of yours Kimi-Chan."

I nodded and climbed into my worn out black jeep. My aunt waved at me as I backed out of the driveway. I waved back before driving away from the house I had lived in for the past four months. It was sad to leave the one person I felt that actually loved me, but maybe starting out at a new school wouldn't be so bad.

The drive was longer then Google Maps said it would be. Two hours longer than the originally four hour drive from my small village to the outskirts of the large Konaha. That's where the boarding school was that I would be staying. The drive slowly came to an end when the exit came up for 'Konahagakure Boarding School'. They really wanted people to be able to know who they were. The buildings that were the school were huge and made of brick. They were pretty. I drove around till I found a sign for the office building and parked in front of it. After the car had been turned off, I grabbed my backpack purse thing that held all my important stuff (money, keys, cell phone, ect.) and walked into the building. It was slightly cooler inside then it was outside and I shivered a little before making my way to the front desk. A woman sat behind the desk with short black hair and a blue dress on. The nameplate on the desk read Shizune Dan. As I neared the desk she looked up at me and I noticed there was a pig on her lap. Gross.

"Hello! How can I help you?" She asked in a soft, yet hyper voice.

"Um, I'm a new student here. Kimi Danso." I said. Her eyes lit up.

"Ah, yes. Hang on, I just have to get your papers around… stupid stapler… ugh." She mumbled as she tried to get the stapler to work. I stood there patiently. Shizune finally got it stapled and handed it to me.

"Here's the papers you'll need, class schedule, map of the campus, room information… by the way you're in room 345… and some paperwork your parents didn't fill out. I'll need that back by next Monday." Shizune said and handed me the papers and a small golden key.

I took the papers and shifted my eyes. "My parents aren't going to be able to fill this out. Is it OK if I get someone else to… fill it?" I questioned quietly. Shizune gave me an odd look.

"Only parents or a legal guardian are able to fill this out. So if you're parents aren't able to do it, you're going to need to talk to whoever has been taking care of you, Miss Danso."

I fidgeted. "Alright. Is that it?"

Shizune nodded and went back to her work and I walked out of the office.

The parking lot was completely filled for it being Sunday. I walked to my car and plopped down inside of it. I looked at the map she had given me. From here, the dorm buildings weren't that far. I drove to them quickly, anxious to begin my new life. Big and made of brick, the dorms didn't look much different from the rest of the school. Except signs that pointed towards girls and boys floors. I parked in front of a building with the numbers 200-400 on it. 'That's my new home.' My brain told me.

I popped the trunk and got out of my jeep. I carefully stepped around mud puddles from a rainstorm that must've hit at some point during the week. I took out a box and my backpack and walked up to the doors of the dorm. The box was heavy and it was hard to walk up the stairs. They had stuck me on the 3rd floor.

'Damn, I really don't wanna climb all these steps. It must be because I'm coming to school so late in the semester.' As I walked, I was constantly checking the door numbers to make sure I didn't miss mine.

'345, 345, 345, 345.' Was constantly repeated in my head. Towards the end of the hall I came across room 345. The door had a yin yang poster with the words HYUGA under it. I dropped my backpack on the floor and shifted my hold on the box to be able to open the door. Sadly, my key was not with me.

"…I can't believe I forgot my frickin key in the car." I growled. I set the stupid box on the floor and ran down the hall, the steps, and out to my jeep. Although, I didn't quite get to my jeep because I ran into something hard and orange. And then proceeded to fall back on my butt.

"Ow, that hurt." I mumbled. When I looked up I saw a boy. From where I was at he looked tall but I wasn't quite sure. He had spiky blonde hair and big blue eyes. The shirt he was wearing was orange and had a frog on it and a pair of blue jeans and black converse on. His most surprising feature, though, were the markings on his face that looked like cat whiskers.

He looked down at me. "Hey, you alright?" I nodded. He stretched out his hand to help me up and I took it. When I was on my own feet I brushed dirt off of me.

"I'm ok. Thank you. And I'm really sorry I ran into you." I apologized. He smiled at me.

"It's fine! I'm Naruto Uzumaki by the way! Who are you? I've never seen you around here before." The guy who I guess was named Naruto, introduced.

"My name is Kimi Danso. I'm new here, it's a little weird coming in during the middle of the semester."

"Don't worry! Classes aren't that hard." Naruto consoled. I smiled at him and smoothed my brown hair back.

"Well, I should probably finish getting my stuff. You see, I forgot my key in my car after I had brought some of my stuff up to my new dorm." I explained to Naruto.

He looked thoughtful for a moment before he replied, "That sucks. Hey! I can help take the rest of your stuff up if you want!"

I blushed. "Oh no, I don't want to trouble you with my stuff."

Naruto nudged my arm. "It's not gonna trouble me. Show me what to carry up."

So I showed him a box or two and I grabbed my key and what was left and I locked up my jeep. We went up the stairs and towards my room in silence. "Hey what room is yours anyways?" Naruto asked me. I racked my brain for the number.

"Umm… OH! It's 345!" I remembered.

Naruto smiled. "Oh, so you'll be roomin' with Hinata-Chan!" He exclaimed.

"Really? She's a friend of yours? Is she nice?" Secretly, I was actually wondering if this Hinata girl was Naruto's girlfriend.

"Yeah, she's a good friend of mine. Hinata is nice, though she's shy and get embarrassed easily." Naruto explained to me.

"Oh, OK. Well, hopefully we'll be able to get along." I thought out loud. I was able to unlock the door when we got to my room and we set the boxes inside. When I was finished setting down my boxes I looked over at Naruto and saw him pushing in the other box and my bag that I had left outside the door.

"Oh, thank you."

Naruto grinned. "No prob."

I took a quick look at the common room. It had a small gray couch against one wall with a desk on either side of it. There was a mini fridge with a TV on top of it in front of the couch and a small table in the corner with two chairs around it. All in all, it was a nice room. The carpet looked soft and the walls had posters of both Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga on it. It felt like a weird combination to me, but I didn't mind. Naruto walked over to one of the two doors I had failed to notice being there and knocked on the to the right of the fridge. When there was no answer he opened it. I nervously followed him. I mean… what if he was going into the bathroom? Thankfully, it looked like a bedroom.

There were two beds, one with a purple bedspread on it, and two bedside tables. The left side of the room looked to already be in use. I could tell because of the multiple Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Ally & A.J., and other bands posters that I couldn't recognize on the wall. There were also two big dressers.

"Looks like I'll be taking the right side of the room." I mumbled and started to drag in my multiple boxes.

I had only opened one box when Naruto asked, "Do you need any help Kimi-Chan?"

I smiled. 'Wow. He gave me a nickname!' Umm… Sure! OK, thanks!" I said. He helped me open the box and we started taking out pictures, books, and other knickknacks that I had brought with me. Naruto stopped when he took out one photo that I didn't pack.

"Is this you and your parents?" Naruto asked me, pointing to the picture frame in his hand. I glanced at it quickly.

"Yes." I said. It was the picture that we had taken the day I turned 8. My father was standing on the left with his arm around my mother and I was in between them. I was a shorty back then and I was barely tall enough to reach my moms shoulder. I looked pretty much the same. Dull green eyes and light brown long hair. Except my hair was longer now.

"Well, you're really cute." Naruto said happily. He had a big grin on his face and his eyes were closed.

"Thanks." And we continued to unpack. Naruto let me unpack my clothes by myself but he stayed with me.

"So, you and your parents look really happy in that picture." Naruto was trying to start conversation. Too bad it was one I really wasn't ready to talk about.

"Yeah, we used to be." I said quietly. I was just finishing unpacking all my clothes and I sat on my newly made by beside Naruto.

He put his hand on my shoulder. "Do you not wanna talk about this?" I nodded and he changed the subject. "OK. So would you like to go out and meet some new people?"

"Yeah! That sounds fun!" I replied excitedly while standing up. Naruto leaped up and ran out of the room.

"Well come on already, slow poke. If you wanna hang with me you gotta act all ninja style and stuff!" Naruto rambled.

I laughed and ran after him.

'Looks like everything might turn out okay after all."