A/N: I know there are a lot of these floating around, but I wanted to put my own in. I'm going to try and make it good and as normal as possible; so that people relate to it a bit. I'm also going to try and put everyone in this. And of course I will explain about the world a little bit in the story. I also felt that making my OC best friends with an already established character was kinda meh, so I made two! That way they could be best friends.
Anyways enjoy! Please review, I would love your thoughts.
The beast crept closer and closer, rounding on the frightened girl like a serpent. It could hear her huffs and whimpers as her steel blue eyes scanned the area. The beast was certain that her heart was slamming against her chest. Oh her beating heart. How the beast wanted to sink its razor sharp teeth into such delicate meat; feeling it pounding away at its tongue. A long, slick and slimy tongue snaked out of its mouth to lick its lips in hunger. It would devour the girl this night, of that it was certain.
"Next stop, Konoha. All those exiting the train make sure to check your seats and underneath for any items you may leave behind. Exit to your left and we thank you for riding with us today." The sound of the P.A. system brought a pair of red eyes up from their book.
Half mooned, red glasses dipped along the bridge of their nose as the face of a teenage girl brought itself out of fantasy and back to reality. Pushing her glasses back up, she shut her book and swung the strap of her duffle bag over her shoulder. Getting up from her seat, her long, mint green ponytail swished against her back. The red plaid dress she wore creased at the hem with each step she took to maneuver her way around people. She had no idea the train ride back home would have been so short; then again, she had been sucked into her book. Anything was possible when she stuffed her nose into one of her books.
Standing in front of one of the many doors, she gripped the metal bar beside her as the train came to a stop, gravity pushing at her body a little. Half a second after the train came to a stop, the doors open and she stepped off. Her black ankle boots stomped onto the platform making sure not to bump into anyone and clutching her book tightly as she strode away from the train. It felt so strange being back in Konoha after nearly ten years away. She had grown up here until she was six and then moved away. The only reason she was back now, was because her grandparents, where she had been living, passed away recently. With nowhere else to go, she came back to the only other place she knew.
"Yuzuki!" a cheerfully loud voice called from over the crowd. Red eyes passed over the hundreds of people walking by to see a girl standing near the street with big sapphire blue eyes and long peach colored hair put up in a half ponytail. She was waving at her so happily that a smile formed on her lips.
"Hi Miyako!" she cooed right back as she jogged her way through the crowd to meet with the girl.
When the mint haired girl finally reached her friend, the girls hugged. "Man, I thought you were going to take all day from how long I've been standing here!" Miyako huffed as they parted.
"How long have you been standing here?" Yuzuki asked, her ponytail dipping over her shoulder as she tilted her head curiously. "I mean, I told you what time I was supposed to arrive."
Miyako shrugged casually, "About two hours." The stunned look on her best friend's face made her chuckle. "I was excited to see you! I mean, we haven't seen each other in so long." The peach haired girl excitedly flung herself onto her friend in a sisterly hug.
"Gah!" Yuzuki gasped as she was nearly tackled from the sheer force of the hug.
Miyako may look small and frail with her petite frame, but she was nothing of the sort. The girl was a powerhouse of energy. She stood a good two or three inches taller than Yuzuki at five foot five, while the other was a measly five foot two. Her one hundred and twenty-seven pound body was all muscle from years of playing sports and taking martial arts. She was a girl who enjoyed anything that involved huge explosions and fight sequences. It was odd though, she was so fit but ate like a morbidly obese person on their death bed. It was like Miyako was never full with how much she would eat her weight in food.
Miyako let go of the gasping girl and gripped her hands, "Come on. Mom and dad are just dying to see you again! You're all they've talked about all summer." Without letting Yuzuki protest, she dragged the girl out of the train station.
As she was forcibly removed from the station, Yuzuki mentally praised herself for deciding to send all of her stuff ahead before her arrival today. With how Miyako was, she had anticipated that the girl would forget all about her stuff and drag her off into the city. It had been years since she's been home so it was all possible that everything had changed. Red orbs shifted to her best friend's back, peering at the excited smile that tugged at her lips as her focus was on what was ahead of them. She was happy to be home, to be with Miyako again but there were too many memories here that she wanted to forget. Yuzuki hopped that by starting over, again, she would be able to come to terms with, or at the very least forget, her past.
The teen squeaked as she ran into her friend's back. Rubbing her nose and fixing her glasses, she looked up to see a large building in front of them with a large sign surrounded by dark lights. A glare from her spectacles momentarily blinded her as she tried to read the sign; 'Locke House'. That was Miyako's last name. Was this her parent's restaurant? Yuzuki remembered when their restaurant was nothing but a small hole in the wall diner that barely had enough tables to sit twenty people. Obviously that wasn't the case any longer.
"Wow! When did you guys get this place?" Yuzuki asked in amazement.
Miyako shrugged, "Couple years ago." She paused for a moment to think. "Maybe like, five years now?" Before the mint haired girl could reply with awe, Miyako was practically throwing her inside.
"Ack! Miyako!" she pouted as she stumbled through the door, dropping her book. Kneeling down to pick it up, she was mere millimeters away when Miyako hoisted her back to her feet.
"Mom! Dad! Guess who I found hanging around the train station!" she called over the many tables of people, loud enough to drown out all their talking.
Everyone's eyes turned to stare at them making Yuzuki look down at her lone book on the floor. "Miyako…everyone's staring."
A woman with bright blonde hair and big blue eyes pushed her way out from the back. The moment her eyes fell upon the teens standing by the door, she threw everything in her hands away. "Oh my goodness! Honey look, it's Yuzuki!" she bound her way to the girls with energy Yuzuki didn't know she had.
"Uh…" her red eyes widened in panic as the older woman came barreling for her. Yuzuki yelped as she was tackled and then restrained in a bone breaking hug, "Hello Mrs. Locke." It was obvious where Miyako got all her energy and strength from.
A man peered out from behind the swinging door that led to the kitchen, his chocolate brown hair a mess and matching eyes tired. "Yuzuki, is that you?" He smiled in amusement as he watched his wife squeeze the poor teen to death.
"Hi Mr. Locke," she tried to wave to him, but her arms were strapped to her sides.
"Honey, let her go. You're embarrassing the girl in front of the customers," he muttered as he walked back through the door.
Mrs. Locke put her down, glaring over her shoulder at her husband, "Oh rain on my reunion!" Turning her attention back to the best friend of her daughter, she chuckled at the red face she had, "Ah well, it was nice to see you again Yuzuki. I'm so glad you're home."
Miyako leaned over as her mother made her way back towards the kitchen, "Don't get so embarrassed. The customers are used to this kind of stuff by now."
"Hey honey!" Miyako's mom called, hearing all the way from the front of the restaurant.
"Really?" Yuzuki questioned glancing over to her friend. Her eyes traveled around the floor and sure enough, everyone was minding their own business after their initial staring.
"Miyako! What's wrong with you?" her mother shouted, looking out at her daughter from a window that peered into the kitchen. "I've been shouting at you forever!"
"Whatdya want!" Miyako shouted back with a slight irritated growl.
"Some of your friends from school are here! Yuzuki should meet them." There was a moment of silence, which allowed Yuzuki to finally pick up her book. "Also, what do you guys want to eat?"
The peach haired girl hummed a sigh as she rolled her eyes. "The usual!" She ignored her mother's reply and looked at Yuzuki, "Come, let's go find their table."
"Who's?" she asked as she was once again being dragged around.
"My friends from school. You'll be meeting them soon but it always helps to have friends before school starts so you don't feel so outta place." Miyako stopped suddenly, once again causing Yuzuki to bump into her.
"Miyako, could you stop doing that?" she mumbled as she looked at her friend and the face she was making.
Miyako was stiff as a board. Rigid like a dead body. Yuzuki eyed her in confusion. She had never seen Miyako this, what was it, nervous? Her big blue eyes were even bigger as she stared ahead of them, a noticeable red blush on her cheeks. Wait! Miyako was blushing! Yuzuki's eyes almost popped out of her skull at seeing such a thing. This was the same girl that threw around guys three times her size like they were stuffed dolls. She always got super excited at something blowing up or burning and hated anything that was considered girly. In movies, she always fast forwarded through the love scenes with a scoff. Yet, here in the middle of this crowded place, she was blushing! The same color as a ripe tomato.
"Miyako…?" she began wearily, as if it were some sick joke. Suddenly she grunted as she was elbowed in the stomach.
"Shut up!" Miyako hissed at her under her breath. "Act natural okay?"
With pain in her eyes from the assault on her gut, Yuzuki looked up at her friend, "What?"
"Act natural, that's Kiba Inuzuka," she replied quickly as if he would hear her f she spoke any slower. By now, she was slapping the back of her into Yuzuki's shoulder as she spoke. What did she hope that would accomplish?
"Who?" by now, Yuzuki was so confused that she thought her head might explode.
"Shh! Just let me do all the talking okay?" Miyako grabbed her friend's arm and pulled her over to the booth table that she had been staring at.
Three pairs of eyes looked up at them as they approached, "Miyako!" the only girl at the table greeted happily, beaming her a smile.
"Hi Hinata, Shino," she greeted happily, eyeing the girl and the young man across from her. "Hi Kiba," she greeted last, her fingers fidgeting secretly at her pockets. Yuzuki leaned over a little, staring at her best friend with bewildered shock at the timidness she was suddenly showing.
"Hello Miyako, it's so nice to see you here. Why? Because this is your second home and only you can really with your parents," Shino greeted back, the lenses of his sunglasses flashing in the sunlight.
"Hey," Kiba greeted casually with a half wave. Yuzuki's eyes drifted from her blushing friend to the boy that was causing such an action from her, and then back to her friend. For a long few minutes her eyes darted between the two before her attention was finally ripped away.
"Hello, who are you?" the bright eyed girl asked, her white-lavender eyes staring directly into Yuzuki's red ones.
Miyako yanked her closer, a big, cheesy grin on her face, "This is Yuzuki! She's going to be attending the Academy with us this year. She's also my best friend." The sudden change of pace from Miyako almost caught her off guard, but she was somewhat used the ever shifting mood swings the girl had.
"That's great!" the girl said with cheer in her voice. She smiled up at Yuzuki and it felt as if the simple gesture was blinding her it was so radiant. "My name is Hinata," she pointed to the young man wearing sunglasses, "This is Shino," then pointed to the one Miyako couldn't look at directly, "And this is Kiba."
Shyly she smiled at everyone, glancing between everyone but never really making eye contact. "It's nice to meet you."
"Everyone scoot in close!" Miyako's mother interrupted as she held a tray of food in her hand, one other waiter behind her. Yuzuki and Miyako looked over their shoulders only to quickly scramble into the booth with the three other teens. "I made a little extra for you guys since you'll be leaving for school tomorrow."
Kiba's jaw dropped at the food coming to them and nearly cried in glee. "Do you think this is enough?" Yuzuki asked sarcastically.
"You know me!" Miyako replied with the dorkiest of smiles.
"Ho-how are we going to afford all this?" Hinata stammered in shock at the amount of food being put on their table.
Mrs. Locke smiled down at them, "Don't worry Hinata. It's all on the house today!"
"What?!" they all heard Miyako's father shout from the back.
The teens looked up at the woman who had a sheepish smile on her face, "Don't worry about him."
"Your mom is really nice Miyako," Hinata said as the woman walked away.
"Yeah, but she's weirder than a cat chasing a pickle," she replied as she began digging into their food. Everyone stared at her strangely for a moment before shaking it off.
Yuzuki looked between the five of them with a soft smile. She wasn't really the extroverted type, but she couldn't deny the feeling of having good company around. Staring across the table, she let her eyes play over the boy named Shino. He was pale, just like her, or maybe even more so. It was hard to tell how tall he was from his sitting position, or even his really see his body in general with the gray hoodie he wore; its hood draped over his head. His black hair was spiky and looked almost like a lazy attempt at an afro, even though from his mysterious demeanor she was sure he wasn't going for that. That mysterious feature of his was only amplified by the sunglasses he wore and his calm tone of voice.
Her eyes flickered to the young man sitting next to him. This Kiba fellow, that Miyako seemed to have some kind of crush on, was currently eyeing the food, trying to decide what to eat first. His dark brown hair was a complete catastrophe compared to Shino's, but it seemed like he didn't care and it suited him. The red markings on his face were strange to her. She couldn't tell if they were face paint or tattoos; but he's too young to be getting tattoos. His eyes were black, but despite that, they seemed to shine as brightly as any other in the summer sunlight. In his casual black shirt, Yuzuki could kind of see why Miyako had a crush on him. He had muscles, a lot of them. He wasn't ripped, or bulging, but you could definitely see them as he moved.
Finally her eyes shifted to the girl sitting next to her. Her skin was pale just like Shino's, Kiba being the tannest out of the whole bunch. Long dark blue locks flowed down her back and framed her sweet, round face. Her dark bangs only seemed to bring out her strikingly kind white eyes with a tinge of lavender. She wasn't overly skinny, but she most definitely wasn't overweight. Hinata was curvy and in all the right places; Yuzuki's eyes landed on her ample bust. She was more than well endowed. It was probable that Hinata was envied by many girls.
"So this is your first year at the Academy right?" Kiba asked, eyeing Yuzuki as he shoved food in his mouth.
She nodded lightly, "I just recently moved back into town."
"From where?" he asked through chewing.
"Kusa." She replied.
"Wow, the country," Hinata breathed, smiling like she was daydreaming about what the country looked like.
"Do ya know who you're roomin' with?" Kiba shot Shino a glare as the two reached for the same item on one of the plates in front of them.
She shook her head. "It's advised you find out quickly," Shino suddenly spoke up. "You may get a roommate you hate, or that hates you. Your roommate might be an enemy masquerading as one of us. Or-" Kiba slapped a hand over his mouth.
"Shaddap Shino," he barked. "No need to scare the newbie."
"Don't worry Yuzuki, you're rooming with me. I got the Headmaster to agree to it. You guys know who you're rooming with?" Miyako asked, winking to her best friend and then looking between them.
They all nodded. "I'm with Sakura this year." Hinata spoke up, her voice suddenly sounding shy as she blushed lightly.
Everyone but Yuzuki, and possibly Shino, eyed her playfully. "Make sure to stay clothed at all times Hinata," Miyako began with a devious smirk, "Don't want Naruto bursting in and accidentally seeing something."
Miyako waggled her eyebrows at Hinata who instantly blushed and hid her face. Miyako and Kiba just laughed, "I'm rooming with Shino again. Oh, you know what I heard?" he asked, suddenly a little serious.
"What?" Both Hinata and Miyako were curious, for different reasons. Miyako would listen to anything Kiba had to say and Hinata just wanted to forget about her embarrassing crush on Naruto.
"I heard that Lee is rooming with Gaara this year," he said, his voice full of nothing but seriousness and possibly the slightest hint of worry.
"What?" the two girls were practically jumping over the table. Kiba nodded silently.
"Oh man, poor guy," Hinata said, her eyes showing her concern for the one called Lee.
"Who?" Yuzuki asked, feeling utterly lost in this conversation.
"Gaara Sabaku, he's the resident punk at the Academy," Miyako said from beside Yuzuki. The face she was making was anything but her normal goofy grin. It was serious and dark. "Stay away from him as much as possible, okay Yuzuki."
She nodded slowly.
The rest of their time at the restaurant was spent laughing and enjoying the food. Yuzuki got to know Hinata, Kiba and Shino a little better and enjoyed their company a great deal. Kiba was obviously the resident goofball of their little group, making everyone laugh. She could see why Miyako liked him. Somehow, they had stayed at the restaurant talking well into the night and only parted ways when they were reminded that they all had to go to school to get settled into their dorms the very next day. Miyako and Yuzuki bid farewell to the group and made their way to Miyako's house for the night.
"You're going to like it at the Academy. There's a whole bunch of awesome people like those guys there," Miyako said with her eyes staring up at the stars.
There was a bit of silence as Yuzuki watched her feet, her fingers curling around the strap of her duffle bag. "I hope so."