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Katsumi's thoughts
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other's thoughts, beginning/end of a flashback
Chapter 0: Prelude
Hello, my name is Katsumi Akasawa. I was born in Konaha and I am the only child. My father, name; Katzuya Akasawa, went A-Wall (sp?) on a mission and disappeared when I was six years of age. Making him now, a missing nin. My mother was the only one who stayed with me until I turned 12; name; Amaya Akasawa; she died trying to go find my father. I never understood why she went through all that trouble to bring a dead man back but, for some strange reason she felt she had to.
"Katsumi, don't worry, I'll be back to see you graduate from the academy."
Lie. She didn't come back. When she did she was in a body bag, and I was alone and heartbroken, once again.
Every since that day, I never wanted to get close to anyone, in fear that they would leave me like everyone has. People always tell me: "It's okay to talk and have friends; friends are always there for you"
Bullshit. The two people that knew me best left me when I was so young.
Some may say I'm cold for that but I'm not. I'm not doing this to be mean.
I'm just afraid that it will happen again. I know it least likely won't but, it happened twice. I lost a special person once, and then I lost another; another person close to me.
Now I'm the only female on Team 7. Sakura left early to train with lady Tsunade, the 5th Hokage, who took Sarutobi-sama's place after he died from a fatal illness. Something he caught after he killed Orochimaru; but I digress, since Sakura left to train with her I'm the only girl left now.
My teammates Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki are very strong and skilled young shinobis. Even though their maturity level is a little low, they are a nice bunch of guys. I hardly ever speak to them.
Sad, huh? I've been on the same team as them for a year and I haven't had a whole conversation with either one of them. The most I have said was the first day we introduced ourselves as a team. Wow, that's a powerful word isn't it?
Anyways, the most I said was:
Flashback
Team 7 was outside introducing themselves to their new sensei, Kakashi Hatake.
Katsumi was still trying to gather the strength to speak up and tell who she was.
"I don't even know what I like." She thought to herself.
While everyone was talking Katsumi took it upon her self to find entertainment in a little praying mantis she saw on the ground. Nudging the little creature with her foot, she began to congratulate the critter.
" Aren't you a brave one, you seem more social than me."
Katsumi was continuing to enjoy the company of the mantis when the sound of someone clearing their throat caught her attention.
"Well? Are you going to say anything?" Kakashi-sensei was looking at the young green eyed kunoichi oddly.
Katsumi, just as confused as the others, didn't catch on quick enough.
"Oh! Sorry." She pushed her sandy brown hair out of her face and prepared to speak when nervousness kicked in. "Say something stupid" She scolded herself.
"Don't be bashful, we're all new here." The one-eyed Jonin's eye quirked into a reversed "U" shape, as he smiled through his mask.
"Yeah green eyes say something!" The blonde haired genin cheered her on.
"O ok, well, my name is Katsumi Akasawa. My likes, well I don't really like being alone or well, dying alone." She began to fiddle with her hair deep in thought.
The rest of the team seemed to have caught that, because Sakura took it upon herself to encourage Katsumi to continue on.
Sighing deeply to herself as she continued. "To be blunt, I don't know what I like besides having company?"
"….and your goals for the future?" Kakashi inquired.
"Oh right, I forgot, my goal for the future is to become ANBU leader of my own squad and search for…someone."
The rest of the group stared at her oddly.
"This girl seems to have a one-sided mind." Kakashi thought to himself. "It's something obviously bothering her" Kakashi just shrugged off the thought and told his genin team he would see them the next day and disappeared into a puff of smoke.
End Flashback
Yes. That was pretty much the only thing I have said to them. Now I'm the only girl left and we have a mission tomorrow. Just great two and a half days with him, oh and the other guy too.
Maybe tomorrow, I'll take a chance to make friends. My parents would have wanted it that way.
-Anon
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Chapter 1: The Journey Begins