I do not own Naruto

~Crystal 12 1/2 years old~

I woke with a start to the sound of shouting outside of my bedroom door.

'What are they fighting about now?' I thought while rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I heard a small whine come from underneath my blankets on the opposite side of the bed. I picked up the blankets and gave a gentle smile.

"Well hello Diamond did you sleep well? I asked the little black dog with bright blue eyes. I looked at my little friend, she's a black husky timber wolf mix with a white stripe down her nose, a 3'' white stripe on her chest and neck, one paw is white the other three have white on the toes. Her black coat is puffy due to her puppy coat.

"Crystal get your butt out of bed or you'll be late for school!" my older brother and father shouted at the same time, which made me sweat dropped and sigh at them.

I got up and walked over to my closet and pulled out my outfit to wear. I put on my bra on because I need to.I threw my dark navy spaghetti strap tank top on, I pulled on a pair of black shorts that stopped in the middle of my knees and my favorite white hooded jacket which I zipped up halfway.

I pulled a brush threw my mid-thigh long dark brown hair and pulled it into a ponytail. I went and grabbed my necklace that use to be my mother's before she died. I was simple double strand leather necklace with a wolf carving as the pendent. I gently touched the leather armband with the clan symbol on it. The symbol has three jagged claw marks cutting across a crescent moon.

"Well come on Diamond we can't avoid them forever." I said to her. She walked herself to the edge of the bed then hopped down and waited by the door like she always does.

Once down stairs we both looked around the corner to make sure that they weren't in the living room so that we could run out the door. I noticed that they were in the kitchen and not looking at each other unless they were glaring at each others backs. I took this oppertunity to pick Diamond up and put her in my coat and make a mad dash for the door. Halfway down the street I heard both my brother and father yelling at me to have a good and why I didn't eat, well truth be told they suck at cooking.

I pulled Diamond out of my coat so she could walk, she seemed more than disappointed when I put her down.

"Sorry girl but how am I going to pay for food if you're in my jacket" I asked her, at the mention of food her ears pricked up and her tail was wagging really fast. I chuckled and we went off to find something to eat

-10 minutes later-

I went into the store and came back out with a small loaf of bread, along with some dry meat. I went back the place where I told Diamond to wait but when I got there, I not only saw Diamond but I also saw two classmates and friends of mine,Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru and Naruto Uzumaki. I noticed that she was getting close to a plant that would make her stink, not wanting that to happen I let out a whistle to get her come.

She jumped over Akamaru and ran towards me while yipping and yapping.

"Well it seems we have company huh Diamond?" I asked her while she weaved herself between my ankles and growled in a protectively manner.

"That's your dog?" Kiba asked me, he seemed kinda surprised

"Yes she is" I said and bent down and started to pet her ears which made her go calm quickly.

"Look at what I got you Diamond." I said while holding out a piece of meat for her to grab which she took very eagerly from my hand. I chuckled and sat down and ate my own breakfast.

"Why aren't you eating at home?" Naruto asked me

"I don't like my older brother's or father's cooking at all, I can't stand it so Diamond and I eat from the store everyday." I told him while finishing the last of my food. I gave Diamond the rest of the bread and meat that was left, which she scarfed down. Then without warning she jumped into the hood of my jacket, she poked her head out of the hood and just looked at everything.

"Hey Diamond does the same thing as Akamaru!" Naruto stated, both Kiba and I sweat dropped when he made that statement.

"Well I gotta go." I said while walking away from them.

-5 minutes later-

I was halfway to school when I remembered that I had Diamond in my hood.

'Crap! I should have just told her to go home after breakfast. This is going to be interesting day for everyone.' I thought while making my way around the corner of the school. I felt Diamond stir in her sleep, I knew that she was gunna wake up. I took my jacket off carefully and held her close to my body to see if she was awake.

"Diamond are you awake?" I asked her. She blinked her eyes a few times before looking at me.

"Hey do you think you could be quiet if I took you to school for the day? i asked her, she looked at me as if I insulted her pride.

"Well I'll take that as a yes and you have to promise because if they find out I took you to school, I will never see you again." I told her. At this she straightened up and gave me a nod with her head and laid back in the hood.

-End of school day-

I was surprised Diamond kept her word, she was quiet the whole day and nobody seem to noticed. On a not so surprising note Naruto and Kiba weren't in class and Iruka-sensei got mad. I waited until the last of the other students were gone to walk out the door, only I didn't get very far.

"Crystal Ookamidēmon can I talk you a moment?" Iruka-sensei asked me. I looked over my shoulder to see him where he usually was, at the front of the classroom. I walked down to him to see what he wanted to talk about.

"Crystal what is in the hood of your jacket?" he asked me. I froze in fear at what he asked me.

"Uh...Ummmm...Well...I...ummmmmmm." I was stuttering really bad at the moment trying to tell him. I took a deep breath before I took my jacket off and showed him.

"A dog?" he asked, I kept my head down waiting for him to tell me that he'll talk to my father. Instead I heard him chuckle which made me look up at him. He offered a warm smile while packing up his stuff. I gave him a confused look while Diamond poked her head out to see what was so funny.

"Sensei what so funny?" I asked him while putting Diamond on the floor and putting my jacket back on.

"Nothing, but I think you should ask your father about your little friend attending class more often." he said. Before I could get another word out I heard a booming voice outside.

"CRYSTAL! I know you're there and I know that Diamond is with you! Get out here right now!" my father commanded, making me freeze in complete fear and picked up Diamond and held her to my chest. Iruka-sensei saw my fear and walked over to me and put a hand on my shoulder, I looked at him and silently begged him to come out with me. We walked outside of the academy and I saw my father standing next to a tree with his faithful companion, Takeo, a large brownish-black malamute wolf mix with brown eyes and scars all over his body. My father has similar scars with light brown hair which sticks all over the place thanks to his forehead protector, he has hard brown eyes, which make full grown men shrink in fear. He was in a regular jounin outfit which means only one thing he was about to go on a mission for a while.

I held Diamond close and stood two feet from my father and Takeo. I looked down at my feet and waited for him to say something.

"Crystal why did you take Diamond with you to school with you?" he asked in a very angry tone which would make most people flinch, but not me. According to him and Nobuo, my older brother, that I am most headstrong and stubborn child that has lived in our clan, they also say I resemble my mother in the way I act.

He was waiting for an answer and I pondered over it for a bit at what to say.

'I could tell him that I forgot to send her home, but I really want to learn to fight along side with my best friend just like my family and their companions.' I thought. I looked up at him with a surprising amount of courage, I told him what I wanted.

"I took her to school because I want to learn how to fight with Diamond. I want to be like you and Takeo, as well as Nobuo and Mamoru. I want to learn and protect the clan just like you guys are. And whether or not you like it, I'm taking her with me from now on." I told him firmly.

He smiled that rare smile that very few people have seen, which took me by surprise.

"That's what I wanted to hear. That's my girl." he said to me while kneeling down to my height. I put Diamond down and walked over to my father to see if he was alright, when he pulled me into a hug which shocked me. My father was the kind of man that you had to work really hard for in order to get any compliments and he rarely showed affection, especially in front of other people. I hugged him back because who know when I'll get another one.

He stood and straightened up and looked over behind me. I forgot that Iruka-sensei was right behind me. I blushed in embarrassment that he saw that I disobeyed my father and kinda shouted at him.

"Not one word Iruka." my father stated firmly to him.

"It's alright Masao, nothing will come out about this." Iruka stated while putting his hands up.

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