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Becoming Close Friends

I ran from the hospital, disappearing from the area of the building. 'Damn, where is that house again? Why don't I know where I live when I've lived here for like a week already? Why I ask you! Why!' I shouted at myself while jumping from roof top to roof top.

"Very interesting, isn't it, the workings of a hospital? I mean, they didn't even remove those shackles from you," a guy asked me when I landed on the roof of a building.

Looking around, I saw a silver haired guy walk out with glasses perched on his nose that reflected the now shining moonlight, showing no sign of the previous rain.

"Go suck a lemon, loser," I said with a glare towards him before disappearing.

"I do wonder what the cards will say about you, Suzu," the boy said before teleporting elsewhere.

'Stupid silver haired kid… He thinks that I'll just come out and tell him anything about me. What a loser!' I thought with a small smirk. Just because I was lost and sore, didn't mean that I was brain-dead.

"There's something wrong with that kid," I whispered to myself before stopping on another rooftop.

I heard a howl from beside the building and I looked down to the street to see a boy walking with a white dog.

"Aw man Akamaru! That was some meal huh?" the boy asked the dog.

Akamaru barked happily and I smirked with some amusement. 'Wow and I thought having a llama for a summon was cool…' I smiled gently before continuing on my way. Jumping over a few more roof tops, I stopped and looked around.

"Man I'm lost," I whispered.

"How can you be lost when you're standing on the roof of your home?" a guy asked me as he appeared while putting a book away into his pocket.

"Who are you?" I asked, looking at the man with spiky silver hair and his ninja head protector covering his left eye.

His mouth was covered, but I could tell he was smirking slightly.

"The name's Kakashi. It's an honor to finally meet you, Suzu," he replied.

"Yeah, right… So, this is my house?" I asked, pointing at the roof below my feet.

'Man do I feel stupid now…'

"Your skills are impressive," Kakashi said as he looked at me intently.

"Born that way and raised myself to be the best," I said with a shrug, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going inside."

Jumping down to the ground, I opened the door with my key and went inside to the darkness. My Sharingan eyes looked around the darkness to see if anything had changed while I was away.

"Nope, everything's still in boxes," I shrugged before turning on the light.

There were three large boxes in the corner of the main room next to the couch and the kitchen was already cleaned up because I had to eat. My room up stairs was already packed up except for one box that had some things of my old home in the Land of Waves. 'Why the hell did I even go there?' I asked myself with a small laugh.

"Right… Haku," I whispered, remembering the quiet boy who was with the assassin.

Summoning my chakra, I cut my thumb on a kunai and then slid the bleeding wound across a scroll before doing some hand signs.

"Earth Style; Llama Pursuit jutsu!" I said as I summoned my llama.

The fuzzy light brown llama looked at me with curiosity and I smiled.

"Food time! Ceil or lettuce today?" I asked it.

My llama replied with a stomp on the ground to say the first one.

"Ceil? Alright, if you say so," I said with a wide smile.

I would do anything for my llama, since I had lost count in how many times it had saved my butt from being caught by that Mist shinobi. Opening the fridge, I ripped off a large chunk of the lettuce look alike with wavier leaves and then two more before putting them in a bowl.

"There you go. Now you can sleep with me tonight or you can sleep on the couch. Just stay off my right arm tonight," I said with a small grin.

My llama replied by eating the ceil from the bowl and I cracked my shoulder before going up to my room.

'Those two girls: Hinata and Tenten, they acted as if nothing was wrong with me… They know my last name. I can only hope that they don't say anything about my Uchiha bloodline.' I thought as I went upstairs. Getting into my bedroom, I pulled all but one of my kunai out of my pocket, leaving the shuriken, and placed them on my dresser.

"I want sleep," I groaned as I fell onto my bed.

'Aw man, I have to go to work tomorrow. That's not fair. The Ramen Shop. I'm really not looking forward to it.' I thought as I rolled onto my back with my left arm stretched over. There were thumps coming up the stairs and my llama came to my room before jumping onto my bed and lying down on top of my left arm.

"There you are," I said quietly, "You know, I still haven't given you a name yet."

It nudged my head with its nose and I laughed slightly before trying to scratch its fur with the hand it was lying on.

"See you tomorrow llama. Don't eat anything," I whispered before falling asleep.


Waking up in the morning, I looked around my room to see what was going on. 'That was so messed up… I hate dreams like that…'

"Llama, I want my feet back," I groaned, trying to get my feet out from under my llama.

It snorted and I sat up.

"What do you mean no? They're myfeet," I groaned again.

It snorted again and shook its head slightly.

"They're my feet! Give them back!" I said kicking my feet again.

My llama made a burping sound and got off the bed, giving me feeling back to my feet.

"Thank you," I said as I patted it on the head and scratched its ears.

I got out of bed, still wearing the same clothes as the day before. 'I'll wash them later…' I thought with a dull look on my face. Walking out of my room, I went downstairs with my llama following close behind me. My golden eyes glanced at the clock in the kitchen and I found out something very important.

"Damn it I'm late for the academy!" I shouted with worry.

My llama looked at me curiously and I sighed.

"Sorry llama, you have to go back," I said as I ended the summon and ran towards the door.

'Why do I know where the academy and work is when I don't even know where my own house is?' I asked myself as I ran towards the ninja academy. Finally coming to the academy, I burst in through the door and disrupted Iruka Sensei.

"Why are you late Suzu?" he asked me with some annoyance.

I received lots of stares from the class and I remembered that I never changed my clothes from the night before. 'Right, no one knows I was attacked last night except Hinata and Tenten, unless they told everyone. Then they know…'

"Um… Iruka Sensei," Hinata started to say, which drew a lot of attention.

"I slept in sensei, because I am a ninja," I said with a shrug.

"Who sleeps in because they're a ninja?" Naruto asked with confusion.

"Training, you loser," Sasuke scoffed.

Naruto glared at Sasuke and then stuck out his tongue.

"Take a seat Suzu. You can do ten laps of the academy after to make up for it," Iruka Sensei said with even more annoyance.

'Ten laps… Well he never said I had to do the running.' I thought with amusement. I walked up the steps to where Hinata was sitting and sat down beside her.

"Why didn't you tell him about why you were late?" Hinata asked me.

"I did, I slept in. I just didn't tell him why I slept in," I laughed with a wide grin.

"You're weird Suzu," Hinata laughed quietly, "But that's what we like about you. Would you like to come to the Ramen Shop with Tenten and me today?"

"I'll already be there after class. I have to work," I laughed again.

"Would it be alright if Kiba and Naruto came?" she asked me with a small blush.

"Whatever, it's only more people for me to serve."

'Naruto… I don't' know if I'll be able to resist messing around with his head.' I thought with an evil smirk a I glanced at the blond boy who was barely paying attention. There was a yawn from the other side of the room and I noticed it was the boy with the dog from the night before. 'I didn't even notice that he was in my class as well. I wonder who he could be.'

"You hungry again Akamaru?" he asked the dog in his coat.

The dog barked quietly with agreement to what he said.

"Iruka Sensei, can I go get some food for Akamaru?" the boy asked as he put his hand up.

"Yes Kiba, but make it quick," the sensei said with the same annoyance.

Iruka Sensei wasn't getting to teach his lesson and it was starting to get on his nerved a bit. 'So that boy is Kiba. Interesting.' I smirked slightly before seeing Naruto put up his hand.

"Can I go to the washroom? My instant ramen isn't sitting right," he groaned with agony.

Everyone stared blankly at him for a moment before most of the girls started to shout.

"Ew, Naruto that's disgusting!" Sakura screamed at him.

"What? I only farted," Naruto said defensively.

Kiba quickly ran from the classroom with his hand over both Akamaru's nose and his own.

"Loser," Sasuke scoffed as he turned away from Naruto.

"One day, when I become Hokage, you'll have respect for me and I'll show you who the loser is! Believe it!" Naruto shouted at Sasuke before jumping out the window to wherever.

"Um Iruka Sensei, if the whole class is leaving then can the rest of us go too?" Sakura asked innocently.

'This is one messed up class…'

"How troublesome. Why does Naruto always have to run off like that?" the boy in front of me said with a yawn.

"It's not his fault, Shikamaru," Hinata said quietly.

"Maybe Naruto could learn to take a joke," I said quietly, crossing my arms.

'I hope we can leave. I think I'd like to go to work now.'

"Yeah, you guys can leave for today. Suzu, don't forget to do your laps," Iruka Sensei said finally.

"Yes sensei," I said with a yawn.

The whole class got to their feet with sighs of relief that there wouldn't be any testing. 'Freedom! Sweet, sweet freedom!' With a grin on my face, I stretched my arms above my head and felt my shoulder crack.

"Alright work, here I come," I laughed.

"Do you have certain times to work?" Hinata asked me with a small smile.

"More like days and I can leave as soon as things aren't as busy. At least I get paid," I replied with a small yawn.

We both walked down the stairs and pass the teacher to the door.

Right when I was about to leave, a hand blocked the way and I grabbed the person by the wrist to move them.

"What's the real reason you were late?" a rather cold voice asked me.

I looked at the person coldly and saw that it was Sasuke.

"What's it to someone like you? I'm sure that my life has no meaning to you, Sasuke," I mocked coldly with a smirk.

"It would be good information to know if we ever ended up on the same team," he said with his dark eyes staring intently at me.

'So this is Sasuke Uchiha… I wonder what his reaction would be if he knew that I was part of the Uchiha bloodline as well.' I smirked slightly. Pulling, I moved Sasuke out of the way and walked into the hallway.

"That would be none of your business, wouldn't it?" I said with a grin and a laugh as I waited for Hinata.

"M-my apologies," she said with a slight bow to the boy before following after me.

Kiba came down the hallway and looked at Hinata.

"Where's the class going?" he asked with a bark from Akamaru right after.

"Wherever they want," I shrugged without emotion.

"Um, I-Iruka Sensei let the whole class out early," Hinata explained with a smile.

The familiar scent of food filled my nose, and I realized I had made a roast beef sandwich for lunch. 'Might as well give it to Kiba and Akamaru…' Reaching into my left pant leg pocket, I grabbed the sandwich and looked at it closely. 'Didn't I make this yesterday?'

"Still looks alright," I whispered to myself before looking at Kiba, "Is your dog still hungry?"

Akamaru barked happily.

"Seems like it, why?" Kiba wondered.

"I have a sandwich and I don't want it."

"Go for it Akamaru."

The dog jumped to the ground and I handed him the meat sandwich.

"Alright Hinata, I have to get to work. So I'll have to see you guys when you get there," I said with a wave and a wide grin.

"See you later Suzu," she replied with a smile.

Running down the hallway, I came out the front doors of the academy. 'Alright. He said to do ten laps but I'm not gunna be the one doing them.'

"Clone jutsu!"

An exact replica of me appeared from a cloud of smoke and I looked at it closely.

"Just disappear when you're done running," I said before running to the Ramen Shop.

With my back turned, the clone started to silently run around the academy with enough chakra to disappear after ten laps.

"Hey kid, why are you such a loser?" a teenaged boy's voice asked with anger.

"I'm not a loser you cow!" a little girl shouted back.

"What did you just call me?!" the boy asked with even more anger.

'I have to help that child… I don't care who that boy is!'

"I'll show you some respect!" the boy shouted, raising a hand to punch the girl.

I appeared in front of him, grabbing his raised wrist with a displeased look on my face.

"Why don't you show yourself some respect, you bastard?" I growled angrily.

"Who the hell are you?"

'Yeah that's right, become afraid of me.' I smirked with some amusement to the tone of his voice.

"I'm a ninja who is gunna kick your sorry hide if you don't leave this girl alone. Got that? Do you Mr. High and Mighty?" I asked with a cold glare in my golden eyes.

"I'll show you too then, how strong I can be," he growled at me.

I squeezed the guy's wrist tighter with anger. 'Hasn't that girl run away yet?' For that fraction of a second that my mind lingered to the little girl, the boy punched my left cheek and knocked me off balance to the ground. 'So that's how he wants to be… Fine, I'll show him just how strong I really am.'

"Cover your eyes little girl," I warned as I reached into my right pocket for a shuriken.

Jumping to my feet, I threw the shuriken at his head, hoping that he would dodge. When he quickly moved to the right, I smirked and punched him hard into the solar plexes.

"I hope that hurt, because I could do a lot worse," I threatened, feeling the wind being knocked out of him.

When he fell over, I laughed slightly and turned to the little girl sitting behind me. 'I don't know why she didn't leave, but I'll take her with me to work and find her parents later.' I found my kunai and came back to the little girl.

"Come with me little girl, I'll bring you to your parents later, alright?" I said, holding out a hand to her.

She looked at me coldly, as if she shouldn't trust me.

"That was a very brave of you, to try and fight back. I wish I had had that much fight in me when I was your age. It was only until I lost that which was most precious to me that I learned that world wasn't always fair," I said with a small smile.

"Do you swear to bring me back to my mom?" she asked wearily.

"Only after I feed you some ramen," I replied, hand still held out to her.

She took my hand and I pulled her to her feet. 'I know more than anyone, well except maybe Sasuke, how it feels to lose family… to be deeply wounded at that age…' My expression became solemn, remembering the day that bastard killed my parents. I didn't know who it was, but swore to myself that I would find them one day.

Upon coming to the ramen shop, my expression became happier.

"We have come to work!" I called as I walked through the curtain.

"Why are you so early Suzu?" the waitress asked me.

"The sensei let us out early. There was no point in us staying if a bunch of us weren't there," I said with a shrug.

The little girl looked at me with curiosity. She had to be about five or six years old.

"Here's a seat," I said with a smile as I lifted her to a stool, "I'll bring you a bowl of ramen in a minute."

"What, you a mom now?" a familiar voice asked me with anger.

'Naruto… What the hell is his problem?' I asked, becoming angry my self as I clenched my fists.

"I have done nothing to you, so don't bother me Naruto," I threatened.

"Yeah right, you show off. You're just as bad as that damn Sasuke," Naruto growled at me, "Always making us feel like losers!"

I grabbed the collar or his cream coloured shirt and put my kunai threateningly close to the vital point in his throat. 'This little bastard…'

"Listen Naruto and listen well. There are two sides of me, the normal me and my black side. Once the black side gets out, I get pissed and do things irrationally. What I do with my life, in my life, is my business. Whether it bothers you or not, I could care less," I said coldly before putting the kunai back in my pocket.

"Suzu, you're not threatening my favorite customer, are you?" the owner of the shop asked me though the cooking window.

"No, just a classmate," I replied before going behind the counter and grabbing a bowl to feed the little girl.

"Bill please," Naruto said unenthusiastically.

"Here you are sir," the waitress I spoke to said with a slight smile of apology.

'Naruto is so annoying. He doesn't know when to shut up.' I thought with agitation as I watched Naruto leave.

"You really shouldn't so that, you know?" the waitress laughed as she came around the counter.

"Can I get some beef ramen Hachi?" I asked the owner who was cooking.

"Not a problem, but if it' for that little girl then it'll come out of your salary," he said with a shrug.

"It doesn't matter to me. Keeping someone else safe is more important to me," I said with a smile.

"I'll never come to understand you," he said as he scooped the ramen into the bowl I had gotten out.

"Here you go little girl," I smiled as I gave her the bowl and chopsticks.

"Thank you."

The waitress looked at me sternly and crossed arms. 'I don't want them to understand me.'

"Are you going to take the time to listen to me or are you going to ignore me?" she asked.

"I guess I could listen, since you are the only mother figure of my life," I said with a smirk.

"I know you like to keep to your secrets to yourself, but I wish you would open up a bit more," the waitress explained to me.

"I have made friends since I got here, so don't worry," I said with a small smile, "But when he betrays my thoughts with such stupidity, it pisses me off."

"Then don't take it out on my customers," Hachi mocked me.

"At least I'm still alive, that's what matters, right 'mom'?" I laughed teasingly.

Ever since I had come here, I started working and got to know Hachi and his wife, the waitress, better. Hachi was much like a father who would laugh and let you off of trouble, but also seemed to make sure I was safe. His wife, Nasha, was overprotective, and worried a lot about different things. They were both much like parents and seemed to take a liking to kids without parents.

"Um, thank you for the ramen," the little girl's voice caught me out of thought.

Turning to her, I saw that her bowl was empty and she had a small blush on her face.

"Alright, would you like to go home now little girl?" I asked with a kind smile.

"Y-yes," she nodded with a wide grin.

"I'll be back Nasha. If two girls and a boy come in with a dog, tell them I'll be back in a few minutes," I said as I went back around the counter and took the girl's hand as she jumped down from the stool.

'I like this little girl. She's not afraid to stuck up for herself.' Together we walked outside, me leading ahead of her.

"So where do you live?" I asked, knowing I had no idea where she lived.

"Near the academy, a few houses down," she replied, looking around the street as people passed us.

'I think I know that house…' I thought, stopping and kneeling to face the little girl.

"Hop onto my back and I'll carry you there, alright?"

The little girl nodded and jumped onto my back as if for a piggy back.

"Hold on."

I jumped onto the roof of the Ramen Shop and started running towards the academy. He sun was bright, the rain from the previous night leaving no trace of it happening. 'Good… If there's no rain, there's no chance of those water ninjas coming back.'

After changing rooftops at least ten times, I found myself in front of the academy.

"Third house on the right," the little girl said happily.

"Got it," I replied, running to the right.

Upon reaching the third house, I put the little girl back on solid ground and she took my hand with a smile. She started running towards the door, dragging me behind her.

"I want you to meet my mom," she said happily.

She opened the door and a woman was standing there, about to leave the dark room. 'Crap, I can't go in there…'

"Elsie, where have you been? I've been so worried about you!" the woman said with worry tracing her voice when she saw the little girl.

"I'm sorry for not bringing her back sooner. I insisted on feeding her ramen from work, so that's what kept her," I said with a nervous smile on my face.

"Oh, thank you so much for bringing her home," the woman said with a bow to me and taking the small girl into her arms.

"I'll see you around Elsie, I have to get back to work," I said with a small wave before turning to run back to work.

When I got back to work, I was relieved to see that Hinata and Tenten hadn't gotten there yet. 'I wonder if Kiba's gunna come too…'

"Have you actually come back to work?" Nasha asked me with a smirk.

"It's only noon."

"Customers come at noon," she said as she looked at the door.

Almost on cue, Hinata, Tenten, and Kiba came in with Akamaru as well. 'Wow… That was really close…' I thought with a sweat drop at the back of my head.

"Hey Hinata, Tenten, and Kiba… right?" I asked Kiba as he came in closer behind the two girls.

"H-how's work going?" Hinata asked shyly.

"Good I guess," I laughed nervously as I glance towards Nasha.

She, in turn, gave me a curious look in what I would do.

"So what would you guys like?"

"Could I have some beef ramen?" Kiba asked.

"Some chicken for me please," Tenten said with a smile.

"Just some regular ramen please," Hinata said even more shyly.

"Hachi, could I get a beef, chicken, and a regular please?" I asked as I went around the counter to get the bowls.

"Sure, but what about you?" he laughed, "You want to go on break now right?"

'Wow, he's good…' I thought with some surprise.

"No, I don't have to if you need me," I replied with a sincere smile.

Nasha came up to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

"It's alright Suzu. You can even leave if you want to. It won't be busy today."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive," she smiled.

'Why are they so nice to me?' I wondered, only to be brought back to reality by the three bowls come back full.

"Thank you Hachi, and you too Nasha," I said with a bow before taking the bowls and giving them to my three friends with chopsticks.

"Thank you," Hinata, Tenten, and Kiba said at the same time, followed by a bark by Akamaru.

"Eat a way guy," I laughed just before they started eating.

'This is something I could get used too… Maybe Hinata and Tenten can be the things I protect with y life.' The thought was hopeful and I had to hold onto it, because risking my life to protect a boy was most definitely out of the question.

End of Chapter 2

Hello again. So exams are coming soon… again. That could be both a good thing and a bad thing, though it's sort of a bad thing because I have a crazy next semester that I'm not really looking forward too. sweat drops I hope that you all enjoyed that chapter, I plan on updating when I can, so please don't lose faith in me. :D:D Please R&R and I'll try to update when I get the chance. :D:D