Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Otherwise I would not be writing this fanfiction.

"talking"

'thoughts'

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It started out just like any other day. I went to school, learned math and stuff I'll never use again and hung out with friends between classes. Never in a million years did I think anything like what was going to happen would actually happen. I mean I'm just a normal girl bordering on plain. I have dark brown reddish hair and big blue-green eyes. I'm smallish about 5'4 and skinny with a barely there chest the only thing I liked about myself is my pale peachy skin and full but not too full pink lips. I am an awkward looking teen to say the least. Hell, my name is even awkward Kairi who names there kid Kairi. But my best friend Mina on the other hand is lightly tanned, toned, and curvaceous with a cute height at 5'2. And if that wasn't enough she's a natural golden blonde with bright emerald eyes. I sighed, I guess that's life.

It was cloudy and windy by the time we got out of school, we (me and Mina) were going to study at the library cause we had finals coming up. 'I HATE tests.' "We could always go to the mall instead?"She asked.

I continued walking "no." I answered.

"Why not?"

"Because I'd like to spend my spring break OUTSIDE my room, if you catch my drift."

"Fine. We go to the library."

The library was a 3 story building the first mostly dedicated to children and a computer lab. The second floor was mostly public records and boring more "grown up " books. The third floor was mostly where the teenagers did their studying and research. The place was mostly empty when we got there exect for a group of kids and their parents and a few high school students doing homework or cramming for exams. All in all it was a typical Monday afternoon.

Me and mina walked up stairs to the third floor in search of a table to study at. We ended up picking one at the back of the library. To tell you the truth I wasn't a study till my brain explodes person, don't get me wrong I'm not dumb or anything it 's just why am I gonna stress myself out before a test studying til three in the morning trying to teach myself to memorize something I'm going to forget eventually anyways. That makes no sense besides I get pretty decent grades. Though it's a different story with mina apparently she can figure out the hardest equations, formulas and questions but she'll totally miss the easiest ones. It's kinda sad really well after you stop laughing. Which is why we study together. For me so that I can at least go over the material and for her so that she can get most of the questions right.

"This is so boring."I looked up from my home work to see mina glaring at me.

"It's supposed to be boring." I answered.

She kicked my leg under the table. " What now?" I glared up at her.

"Nothing, never mind." She replied.

Mina stood up out of her chair."I think I'll go look for a book to read later…"

" ok, you do that."

She was taking a really long time for one book. I looked up at the clock on the wall, she left like half an hour ago. Where did she go? Jeez, now I'd have to go looking for her. I was almost finished with my work too. I mean Mina didn't even read books well did manga count as a book? I think not. Manga was the only thing she would willingly read for entertainment. I got up and stretched my sore muscles , I began to put away my things then gathered Mina's forgotten work into her back pack. Where should I start first? I began to wander down the aisles in search of my lazy friend. I eventually found Mina in the teens graphic novel section, she had a whole stack of them next to her as she sat on the floor cross legged against a book case. "What are you doing? I thought you were looking for a book not a pile of them. What happened to homework or our finals for that matter?!" I whisper yelled.

She ignored me. "What are you reading anyways?"

"Naruto."she stated simply, 'as if I Knew that the whole time.' I inhaled slowly and exhaled just as slowly then sat down next to her."

"Ahhhh, kay." I answered. I knew Naruto, it was a shonen manga but I haven't really read it lately. Figures Mina would try to find something in order to distract me. I smiled, that was so like her. But we had bigger issues right now." Come on, we'll check them out when we leave let's just finsh up here first, alright?"

"Yeah, I hear you."

We left the library around an hour later, it was freaking cold and semi-dark. We weren't so much as worried as we were cold, P.S. whoever came up with school uniforms sucks, I mean come on a white button up shirt, pleated skirt, a blazer and mary janes , really might as well go to school in our under wear. Back to the subject we lived in a small town so it was no big deal walking home but just to be on the safe side we walk home by going though down town."Your house or mine, Kairi?"

"Huh?"

"I repeat, your house or mine?"

"Mine is closer, but if you wanna go to your own house instead..."

"NOOO, I wanna get outta this cold." she shivered as if to make a point.

"Okay, my house it is."

My house was pretty big with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. When you first walk in you see a hallway, staircase and our living room on the right. The kitchen was further back and to the left the entrance opposite our staircase. Under the staircase was a bedroom, bathroom, my second oldest brother occupied and upstairs were three more bedrooms. We went into the kitchen to see if any one was home since that was where everyone is at this time. On the kitchen counter was a note. I read it out loud.

Be back later, went out with the girls, your fathers working late and your brothers have dates. Leftovers are in the oven if you're hungry later.

Your loving,

Mom

"Awwww, your loving mom. Isn't that sweet."

"Shut up, Mina, you should know better than to be jealous!"I burst out laughing as Mina's eye twitched.

" I guess were alone til someone gets back, kairi."

I didn't answer as I opened the oven, yuck! Mom's surprise casserole emphasis on the surprise. No one knew what it was made out of , I don't even think she knew either. Instead I grabbed a six pack of coke and bags of chips and granola bars, so much for dinner. Leaving them on the counter I turned around to find Mina gone, it was a few seconds before I heard her lightly moving about upstairs in my room. Hauling the junk food and back packs upstairs I found her rummaging in my closet. My bedroom was medium in size with my bed pushed up against the back wall underneath the windows and my desk up against the left wall with a small book shelf above it. And my closet is at the left wall near my bed. I liked my room it was painted a nice light pink almost white color and slightly messy, it was simple and warm, how I liked things to be. "Find something you like?"

"Ahhhhhhh!!!! Don't DO THAT KAIRI!!! You scared me half to death, sheesh."

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to do that."

"It's ok, I know you didn't mean it and yes, I did find something."She proceeded to pull out a dark pink t-shirt and light blue skinny jeans with black converse and dark pink laces.

"Why do you borrow my clothes when you know they are a lot tighter on you than your usual tight?"She may have been shorter but she had curves where as I had barely anything.

"Because your definition of tight and mine are not the same, and I look good no matter what or who's clothes I'm wearing."

I couldn't argue with her there. After all she looked like some teenage model on the cover of seventeen and I was the awkward girl in the background. I sighed, I need to work on my self esteem issues…

"Aren't you going to change?"Mina's question broke my train of thoughts.

"Yeah." I answered.

I walked into the closet to find an outfit only to notice that I would have to put my clothes in the laundry soon. I pulled on some dark blue jeans, a white long sleeved shirt with a brown t-shirt over it and some white tennis shoes. I walked back out only to have Mina glare at me.

"What?" 'Did I forget my pants or did I really look that terrible?'

"What are you wearing?"

" Um, Clothes…" I trailed off.

"I know that, but why did you choose something so I don't know, plain."

True I had opted for comfort over style but, "Does it matter? I've got no one to impress and were staying in anyways."

Mina sighed, "Just cause you don't have a boyfriend and were staying in doesn't mean you can't look cute."

"Thanks for bringing the boyfriendissue up! Jeez, I can't do anything around here." To tell you the truth I longed for a boyfriend, someone to talk to and hold hands with and etcetera. But I guess that's as far as I'll ever get, in my head. Now let me tell you I love my family we get along pretty well, but when it comes to the youngest and only daughter getting interested in the opposite sex, well they can get a little uh, okay a lot protective. What with my dad threatening to send me to an all girls school and trying to pay my friends to watch me, my mom giving me the wait til your married and if you really can't use protection but if she ever finds me with a boy she'll break his legs talks, my eldest brother cain trying to explain the teenage boys mentality to me, and my other brother Aiden persistently try's to find evidence of a male in my life by spying on me every chance he gets. I asked him about the spying once, when I found him outside the mall watching me and my friends from the bushes which involved a kick to the groin from one of my friends mistaking him for a creepy pervert and an awkward explanation to the police. But all I got out of him was "I prefer to call it protective surveillance."

Mina's lucky she only has one brother. Kale was more accepting of Mina's guy friends though he was just as bad if not worse when the B.F. word was even remotely connected to his precious twin. They looked the same, well almost the same, his hair was a much darker blonde and his eyes had grey in them. We all go to the same school too! As if life wasn't awkward enough. But it seems Kale and my idiot brothers formed some sort of agreement that kale was to watch us like hawks at school even going as far as escorting (his word not mine) us to the bathroom!!! Sigh… I guess all brothers were over protective well suffocating really.

"Hey, pass the chips will ya."

"Huh?"

"Pass the chips."

I handed Mina the chips and a soda then threw myself onto my bed while Mina sat on the floor with the manga she borrowed from the library. The night basically went like this we read manga, magazines and tested each other when the magazine had a quiz and Mina watched me practice my singing and guitar. Apparently, my mother wanted a talented daughter so singing and many musical instrument lessons later I was good enough to be in a band. I could play the guitar, piano, and drums and Mina found it hilarious but when I had band practice she pitied me. My band basically consisted of me and two guy friends and a friend of one of my friends. We mostly did talent shows, open mic nights and any occasion parties. Eventually we fell asleep on my bed together. Little did I know this would probably be the last time I slept in it.

Mina's pov.

I was having a nice dream involving me, the mall and a lot of cash when I felt something tickling my face. I tried moving whatever it was away but it just came back to bug me all over again. My eyes snapped open to glare at whatever ruined my dream when I realized it was grass. Grass? I sat up and looked around I was in a forest *snap* I turned around, correction me and Kairi were in a forest. She was lying a few feet from me asleep tossing around in her sleep. How the fudge did we get in a forest? A better question how did we get outside? I crawled over to her.

"Psst, hey, hey," I shook her to try and wake her up. She just put her arm across her face and mumbled go away. I sighed, this will probably get me smacked. I leaned in really close to her ear and took a deep breath then yelled," WAKE UP! MY PANTIES ARE ON FIRE!!!" She sat up and glared at me. " What are you …" She trailed off.

"I see you noticed were NOT IN YOUR ROOM!!!"

"What happen-" I didn't get to hear the rest of what she said cause I felt something hit the back of my neck then I blacked out.