Finally! So sorry for the late update, but a lot was going on! Here's chapter 2! Hope you enjoy! :D
"I'm so freaking bored!" Yume moaned, banging her head on her desk. "Ow." She said stupidly. Then, she noticed the banging didn't stop. It was coming from her attic again. "Ugh, if I don't stop that noise now, then it will be even more annoying and might interrupt my SLEEP!" She yelled to no one in particular. The banging abruptly stopped, leaving Yume somewhat surprised.
"Maybe…this house can hear me." She looked around suspiciously. "Hello?" She called. Nobody answered. "UGH I'M STILL SO BORED!" She whined again, falling out of her chair and laying sprawled on the floor.
"Hm hm hm-hmmmmm, hm hm hm-hmmmmm!" She started humming a random song, trying to entertain herself. Finally, she got up and turned on some music.
Finally, after about fifteen more minutes of laying on the floor, she turned off her music and grabbed a book. She sat cross-legged on her bed to read it. (I made this up; its not from a book). Johnny drew out a long thin blade stained by blood, its tip gleaming. He crossed the room in absolute silence, creeping towards the girl brushing her hair and humming cheerfully, unaware that she was about to be murdered. He lunged at her, and her lips parted in a scream-
BAM BAM BAM! Yume screamed an ear-splitting, glass-shattering scream, her heart beating wildly in her chest, her eyes wide. The banging was coming even louder now, and Yume sighed frustratingly.
"WHAT THE HECK IS WITH THE STUPID BANGING?" She yelled in frustration. It wasn't her fault that she got scared really easily. She stomped up the stairs to the third floor, then walked along the halls silently, her heart still beating. She could hear it in her ears; feel the blood pumping in her veins. She pulled down the rope to the attic slowly, dreading what was up there.
What if it's a colony of rats with red eyes and sharp teeth? What if there's a demon up there? What if…THERE'S A GHOST? Yume believed in ghosts, but she really wasn't scared of them. In fact, she had always wanted to meet one. But the thought of actually seeing one here in her own house frightened her. What if it eats me? What if it attacks me as soon as I walk up there?
That's what you get when you read too many stories about fairies and vampires. Ridiculous fantasies. The ladder fell down with a thud, and Yume carefully stepped on it. It creaked. She heard a sudden rustling from in the attic, and her heart beat even wildly still. She climbed the rest of the way slowly, dreading and feeling excited about the outcome.
She finally stepped onto solid ground, not even needing to duck her head because of how high the roof was. Her hand reluctantly searched the wall for a light switch, her eyes as bulging as big as frogs, trying to see in the near darkness. Finally, she found one and flipped it on immediately.
"NOW!" She heard someone yell. Yume screamed and covered her face wither her arms and started to move backwards. She heard a thud as something whizzed by her face and missed and a few more came after it. She lowered her hands and took another step backwards, looking around her with urgency. Stay cool. She thought as she took another step backwards, and tripped.
She gave a small yelp as she feel backwards, and would've fallen down the attic hole if it weren't for a hand that grabbed her elbow. It spun her around, knocked her feet from under her, and she hit the ground with a thud, a kunai being pressed threateningly to her throat. She peered up at her attacker that- Yume just realized- lived in her attic. She resisted the urge to sweat drop in a situation like this. Who would live in my attic? She thought.
The attacker was male. He had sparkling green eyes, the kind of green you would find after rain in a dense forest. His hair was a dark brown-red, and he had a white bandana going through the middle of it. Yume started up at him, really confused.
"Who are you?" He asked sharply, digging the kunai into her throat. Something inside of Yume snapped.
"WHO AM I? WHO AM I?! I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO ASK THAT! WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU LIVING IN MY ATTIC AND SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF AN INNOCENT GIRL? WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" She screamed into his face, her eyes alight with angry flames, and tried to punch him off of her. He grabbed her hand quickly before it reached his face, leaving Yume shocked. He's fast.
He seemed taken aback, his eyes wide. "You can come out now, Madoka." He said, turning to look behind him. A small figure stepped out from behind a big box. "She doesn't seem dangerous." He said.
"What do you mean, I'm not dangerous? I could kick your butt any day I wanted! Wanna go? Huh, punk?" Yume yelled, several blood veins on her head, and got into a fighting stance with her fists raised while still laying on the floor.
The guy snorted. "Come here, Madoka." He said, and the silhouette walked up to him, leaning against him. Yume could see that it was female, about eight years old or younger. She had brown hair and eyes, and her hair was parted into two braids.
"Will you please explain to me what you are doing in my attic?" Yume asked frustratingly, her neck beginning to sting because of the sharp kunai. "and LET ME UP! Especially if you think I'm not dangerous!" She added, kicking her legs around.
Reluctantly, the guy let go and Yume sat up, scratching her neck. "What is going on? Why are you in my attic? Who are you?" She asked, and the guy sighed.
"I'm Ryo. This is my sister Madoka. We didn't have anywhere to live and this house was empty so we moved into the attic." He explained in a curt matter.
His explanation didn't help Yume's confusion at all. "Well, why did you need somewhere to live?" She asked.
"Our parents are dead." He said in a manner that said he wouldn't answer any more personal questions.
"Ooookay…" Yume said, scratching the back of her head. It was becoming rather awkward in here. "I'm Yume Nusumi and this is my house. I just moved here two days ago. But…Why don't we go downstairs? It's kinda stuffy in here." She suggested and got up.
Ryo narrowed his eyes in suspicion but followed her. Madoka clung to his leg, pulling him back. It was obvious she didn't trust Yume. Yume sighed and bent down in front of her.
"I promise I won't hurt you. You have to trust me. Do I look like the type that would hurt someone?" She asked softly, holding out her hand. With her hair in a tangled mess from falling and screaming, and her clothes rumpled, it looked like the only person she would ever hurt is her own self. Madoka smiled shyly and dubiously took Yume's hands.
"Okay, let's go!" Yume said cheerfully. She turned around and almost ran into a beam that was hanging from the ceiling (She's clumsy). "Whoa, almost got hit there. Ok, continuing on." Madoka giggled, and Ryo sighed. This is going to take a while, he thought.
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"Ok, let me get this straight. You were born in the Rain village and living with your sister because your parents died and you didn't have any family besides your uncle but he's a rogue ninja. So, you decided to move to Konoha where nobody would know you and live in my attic because the house was empty." Yume asked Ryo. The three were sitting at Yume's kitchen table, and Madoka was happily enjoying a steaming bowl of rice that Yume had prepared for her. They had finally got down to the first floor and Yume had demanded that Ryo tell her why he was there. So, they had spent the last hour talking.
Ryo sighed, tired of explaining, and just nodded. "Do you finally understand?" He asked, annoyed.
"Um…" Yume pretended to think. "Duh. I'm not stupid, you know." She snorted. "Ok…so what was the banging that I kept hearing?"
"Oh great, more questions." Ryo said sarcastically, and Yume just huffed. "I told you, while you were daydreaming, that I was trying to scare you off so you would leave the house again because I didn't know it belonged to you." He explained.
"Well, I would never have left. I'm not scared that easily." Yume said indignantly.
Ryo shot her a disbelieving look. "Says the girl who screams while reading a book. I don't know if you get scared or annoyed easier…" He muttered.
Yume flushed. "I don't do either of those!" She denied.
"Um…" Madoka spoke up. "Yume-chan? Is there more rice?" She asked, a couple pieces of rice sticking to her face.
Yume stared at her for a couple of seconds, then burst out laughing. "You are just too cute!" She squealed, and hugged her. Madoka giggled."Yeah, I'll get more rice. Just stay there." She said, walking into the next room where the stove was.
"We should leave the next chance we get." Ryo said quickly, as soon as Yume was out of earshot.
"No, Ryo nii-chan! Yume-chan is nice!" Madoka said indignantly, her bottom lip jutting out defiantly.
"But she could report us to someone…" He tried to look for reasons.
"Why would she do that? She's a nice girl, and I trust her." Madoka huffed.
"She's going to kick us out anyways…" Ryo reasoned.
"No, she wouldn't do that. She'll probably offer us to stay here and even if she doesn't, we can always find an apartment or something to live in…"
Ryo sweat dropped. She doesn't quite understand the concept of money yet.
"Here you go!" Yume swept into the room, handing Madoka the rice. "So…I was thinking…Do you guys have any other place to live?" She asked.
Ryo shook his head. "Well…If you wanted, you could stay in one of the rooms in this mansion. It's not like I'll be using them for anything…." Yume offered. Madoka stuck her tongue out at Ryo, who glared at her.
"I wanna stay!" Madoka said cheerfully.
"I don't want to impose on you or anything…" Ryo said, his voice dripping sarcasm, but Yume didn't quite catch it.
"It's not like I'm making you pay rent or anything." She rolled her eyes.
"I was being sarcastic," He retorted.
"Well, you're not very good at it." Yume shot back.
"No, you're just to stupid to know when somebody says something sarcastic."
"Nu-uh! You are!"
"You guys sound like a couple." Madoka suddenly said, looking from one person to the other.
Yume and Ryo both blushed. "Eh? Couple? I don't think so!" Yume laughed at this impossibility.
The doorbell rang loud and clean, and Yume thankfully got up and went to answer the door. It was Team 7. Yume looked astonished from one face to the other.
"Kakashi? Naruto? Sakura? Sasuke?" Yume asked incredulously. "What are you guys doing here?"
"You said I could come visit you. I had my team again today, so I thought we would all come!" Kakashi said overly-cheerfully, obviously not matching the mood of his fellow companions. Sasuke was seething in anger, having been dragged here by all three of them, and Sakura was being Sakura, and Naruto was moaning about ramen.
"Okay…Well, come in I guess." she said dubiously. She led them back to the kitchen where Ryo and Madoka were sitting still. " Guys, this is Madoka and Ryo. Madoka and Ryo, this is Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and…Sasuke." Yume said, pointing to each of them in turn.
"Hi!" Madoka waved cheerfully. "Are these your friends?" She asked. Ryo gave a nod in greeting and then went back to looking out the window.
"You could say that. I really only met them a day or so ago. Besides Kakashi, of course. I knew him when I was little." Yume explained.
"Are there friends of yours from the Sand village, Yume?" Kakashi asked.
Yume shook her head, unsure of what to say. She decided to tell the truth. "They were…living in my attic. I found them today and they're going to be living here with me because I have a lot of rooms." She explained.
"Why were they living in your attic?" Sakura and Naruto asked at almost exactly the same time.
"They didn't have anywhere else to go." Yume shrugged, dropping the topic.
"Why didn't they just talk to the Hokage about it? They could've gotten an apartment." Naruto pressed, even though Yume didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"They didn't have money." She said shortly. "So, how's being a sensei treating you, Kakashi?" Yume changed the subject quickly.
"It's been so hard. My poor back is killing me," Kakashi said in fake-sadness, stretching his back.
"Aww, is Kakashi-sensei having a hard time teaching?" Yume said sarcastically in a baby voice. Kakashi turned to glare at her. It was obvious he had been looking for sympathy. Then, Yume remembered the ramen that Naruto had helped pay for. "Oh yeah! I forgot something! I'll be right back!" Yume suddenly exclaimed and jumped down from her chair, tripping over it in the process.
"I'm okay!" She said cheerfully and ran upstairs.
"So…You're going to be living with my little Yume, huh?" Kakashi started, an evil glint in his eye, staring at Ryo intently. Naruto and Sakura had gone to explore the house in detail, both exclaiming how large it was, and Sasuke had probably left the house completely.
"Uh…Yeah?" Ryo said as Madoka got up from her stool and went into the kitchen to get more rice, not really wanting to be a part of the conversation.
"You better not try anything with her…" Kakashi warned, pulling something out of his pocket. Ryo looked warily at him, sticking his hand in his pocket for his kunai, but realized he had thrown them all at Yume when he had attacked her. "…Without consulting me and the book first…" Kakashi smiled evilly and pulled out his orange Icha-Icha Paradise book.
Ryo sweat dropped. "Ugh no way! I don't even like Yume! You're a pervert!" Ryo yelled angrily.
"What else is new?" Yume scoffed as she came back downstairs with the money in her hand. "Hey, where did the other three go?" She asked, looking around.
"NARUTO'S BACK!" Naruto yelled happily, running down the stairs with Sakura close behind.
"Baka…" She muttered.
"Okay Naruto, here's your money!" Yume handed him the money she owed him for the ramen.
"Oh…Thanks Yume-chan!" Naruto smiled. Just then, the front door slammed and the lock clicked as Sasuke ran back inside, huffing and puffing.
"Aw, Sasuke! You brought your stupid fan girls back to my house!" Yume complained as bunches of faces squished on the front door and the windows next to it.
"Hn." He answered stoically and sat in a chair.
"Hn." She mocked in an annoyed tone. He glared at her and she turned her head away purposefully.
"So uh…Anyways Yume, I hear Anko is your sensei. How was your meeting with her yesterday?" Kakashi asked, changing the subject.
"Oh my god! I completely forgot! I need to talk to Tsunade! Anko never showed up. I waited there for like four hours!" Yume sighed.
"Okay well…What about your meeting today with Tsunade about your meetings?" Sakura asked.
"CRAP! I forgot about that!" Yume slapped her forehead. "Alright! Everyone out! Except for you two, Ryo and Madoka, you stay here. I have to go!" She ushered everyone out of the house, leaving Madoka and Ryo stunned and confused at the table.
"Okay bye then, Yume-chan! Good luck!" Kakashi said, walking away with his team.
Hope you guys liked! Thanks for reading and...I honestly have no idea when chapter 3 will be up. Again...sorry for the WAY late update! :D
