Luna

When I opened my eyes my head was throbbing.

I saw myself surrounded by green foliage and it looked very pretty. I looked up and blinked away the blinding sun spots that stabbed at my eyes.

I shook my head. I felt foggy, almost like a hangover. Not that I really knew what that felt, but it still felt weird. It didn't hurt though. And then I remembered something.

I took out a small cylinder I always keep in my purse. I always carry my medication in case I need it. I took my pill dryly and stood.

I shook the dizziness from my head and tried to gain my bearings. Nothing looked familiar to me.

I did a three sixty and came face to face with a large, stone gate. There was a tall tower protruding from the ground and in a small area I saw two people.

"Hey!" I called, from what I could tell they could see and hear me, "can you help me? I think I'm lost I need some help!"

In a flash two people were standing in front of me. I fell over and gasped, not because of their quickness, but who they resembled. They looked like Izumo and Kotetsu and they were painfully real.

"Whoa uh sorry hehe," Izumo said scratching the back of his head.

Kotetsu scratched the bridge of his bandaged nose awkwardly. I didn't say anything about knowing them, I may be insane and mentally unstable but I know my boundaries.

Unfortunately like every fangirl, I couldn't contain myself when I saw the sand sibs walk by. Why they were here was beyond me. I hug slash tackled Gaara, who in all honesty, barely moved an inch. I had been expecting his sand to come up and throw me off course but it didn't which surprised me. And guessing by his face, him as well.

Tamari and Kankuro just seemed surprised in general that some girl they've never met was hugging their insane brother.

Quickly, I made up a lie, "Gaara of the sand! I've always wanted to meet you I, uh, never though I'd see you anytime soon though heh," I stood their awkwardly before Gaara began to walk away.

I was going to go bug him some more just to see if he got mad enough to sand coffin me when I was stopped my Izumo's hand.

"Uh miss, I believe you said you were lost?"

I remembered my original story and I said, "yes! Yes right, um would you mind taking me to your Kage? I need to speak with someone immediately." The two gate guarders shared a look before I was suddenly whisked off to the Hokage tower.

I was placed in front of a door and Izumo knocked on it swiftly and lightly. A brief 'come in' was heard and the door was opened.

Kotetsu explained everything he knew and when the two were dismissed I was looking Tsunade straight in the face.

"Let's start with something simple. What is your name?"

"Call me Luna," I smiled and was glad to see that she returned it.

"Luna-chan, you are lost I believe? Where was your original destination?"

I was about to say Chicago, but then I remembered that there's no such thing as a Chicago here. I gulped lightly.

"I'm not sure," I said truthfully, "I-I remember crashing…" and then it all came back.

I remember hearing Oceanna's terrified screams and Amber's cursing. Glass shattered everywhere, I saw lots of red; the seat was coated in blood.

I looked down at myself, I seemed fully intact. Perhaps this is what being dead is like? I know there's no way I could've survived that. There was so much red, I remember waking up briefly and seeing Amber's body being dragged out in two separate pieces…

"Luna-chan!" I snapped my eyes open and I saw that I was gripping the sides of the chair with unnecessary force.

"Oh, uh sorry! I just- all that I really know is that I'm in Konoha. How I got here I don't know but it's creping me out. I had two friends and I need to find them as soon as possible."

"I see," Tsunade said slowly, "well you should let you chakra reserves build back up. In your weakened state there will be no traveling for you."

Chakra? "What do you mean?"

"Your chakra dear, you should rest awhile."

I gave her a confused look, "but I'm not a ninja."

She raised an eyebrow, "really now?

"Yes, why?"

"Besides your strange clothing choice, you have a large amount of chakra. I assumed you were from a small village that houses few but strong ninja."

"Mm nope. Never had an ounce of training in my life, and for my clothes, maybe I can pick up some new ones?"

"Of course," Tsunade made a hand signal and suddenly an ANBU appeared, I nearly flipped out but I regained my composure at the last moment.

Tsunade said something to the guy (or girl) with the bird mask I wasn't sure, and then the birdy flew away. Or should I say, jumped out the window.

"So..?" I asked awkwardly.

"I have just instructed crane to check for an open room. You will be resting here for quite awhile so perhaps may I suggest some proper training here in Konoha? You say you've never done any training but I sense you have a lot of potential."

My mind did a back flip, "training? Sure! Who's the unfortunate soul to train me?"

"Judging by you enthusiasm and persona, I'm thinking perhaps Gai-sensai or maybe Asuma-sensei."

I pretended not to know who they were and nodded dumbly. Secretly though I was hoping I'd get Asuma, after all he was awesome and though Gai was cool, he kind of scared me.

"Alright, thank-you Hokage-sama!"

Tsunade nodded, "I think I'll place you with Asuma-san since you don't seem like a Gai-type of person."

I nodded respectfully but I was dancing on the inside.

She asked me a few more questions and I answered respectfully. Like, what village are you from, I said grass, she also asked if there's anything important she should know and I told her about my ADHD.

Before I left, Tsunade gave me some details about my training and I was absolutely ecstatic. I was going to be training separately with Asuma and once I got enough experience I'd accompany his team on short, D-rank missions that they still do sometimes. If not then I'll join another genin team until I work my way up. Which meant I'd be working with Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino. My favorite team! Whoo go shadows, expansions, and mind possessions!

About ten minutes later I was sitting inside one of the rooms that I guess was made for single people because it had a single bed, the whole place was relatively small, not that I was complaining, and it was incredibly homey.

I put my purse on the nightstand. Throughout the day I had been relieved to see multiple women carrying around purses and such. Of course, theirs didn't look like mine. I had a green satin bag that looked slightly worn-out from always being used.

I took off my shoes, they also stuck out since they were knee-high converse, and landed on the bed.

A moment later I stood and took out the bag Tsunade had given me. After the clothing ordeal I had sheepishly told her that I had no money to buy new clothing. She gave me plenty to buy what I needed and I was happy. And since I was eighteen I could do a job while I wasn't doing any training. Like how Ino runs her family's flower shop. Note-to-self stop in and get some roses for no reason other then 'cuz I want some.

I went down into the town and everything seemed so surreal compared to my world. I found a clothing shop and it looked so anime-ish I couldn't hold my fangirl squeal.

I thought about going with traditional pants and shirt but I thought nah let's see what kind of damage I could do.

First thing I grabbed was a fishnet. I've always wanted to wear a fishnet. It was long sleeved and black. I grabbed some fingerless black gloves with metal plates on the back as well.

Next I looked at all the pants. I saw skirts, blah, shorts, ew, and some khaki's, nope.

I sighed. I liked my skinny jeans that I was wearing at the moment but I don't know how great they'd be in battle.

Finally I saw a perfect pair. It was a pair of black short shorts and because they were so short I grabbed some fishnet leggings to go with it. Lastly I looked around for a shirt. Since orange was my favorite color, hence Tobi being my favorite and Naruto having my favorite outfit, I looked for something orange.

Near the back of the store I came across a thin, bright, stripped, red and orange shirt that had a red tie on the front. It looked kind of like an ironic boys school shirt.

What I really liked about it was that it wasn't made out of that awkward material that was kind of thick and strange but it was soft and thin like cotton.

Lastly I got a pair of boots high like my current shoes. They didn't have laces but had metal straps that buckled securely. They made me smile.

I bought the items and I was pleased that the shirt was extremely cheap. Since I knew how to translate Japanese money to English dollars, I can tell you that the bill came out to 46.50. Which is not bad at all.

After I bought the items I went back to my new home and changed outfits. After I was satisfied, I put up my long blonde hair into pig-tails and I was satisfied at how cute it looked. I then realized that with my hair I kind of looked like Naruto when he sexy-no-jutsu'ed, ooh maybe I could play some pranks.

I wasn't supposed to start training until tomorrow morning so I wanted to do all the things in Konoha that I had wanted to do ever since Naruto aired.

I went straight to Ichiraku's

I spotted a familiar shade of blonde and orange and I smiled widely. I walked in and I was stared at, there was a moment of awkward silence before the ramen stand owner called out, "my my a new customer! Come in, come in!"

I sat down silently at the bar and Naruto slid over next to me, I turned fully to face him and I saw Gaara sitting on the other side.

"Gaara!" I said with a smile. He looked up at me, unamusement clearly written in his eyes.

"Eh? You two know each other?"

I shook my head and I said based only on his apparel, "nope! I've just heard of the new Kazekage and I've wanted to meet him since."

Naruto smiled and he clapped Gaara on the back, "well I can tell you that he's a great guy! A bit rough around the edges though," he smiled sheepishly and I smiled back.

I turned my head back to the menu and then I looked back at Naruto, "would you suggest anything? I've never been here before…"

"Never been here! ever? Oh then you have to try the miso pork ramen! Or, or if you don't like pork then…"

He went on for about five minutes and I giggled when he began to run out of options. "I'll take the miso pork," I said politely and Naruto nodded his approval.

A sly thought came to my mind and I walked up in between the two and flung my arms around both of them, "so I'll be spending my time in this village so what's your name Mr. Orange?"

Naruto laughed, then he stuck his thumb to his chest even though I was weighing him down with the way I was holding him, "Naruto Uzumaki!" He smiled, so did I, and I think I saw the corners of Gaara's lips twitch upwards. Just a little bit. I smiled even wider.

"Well, Naruto, glad I could meet you!" I ruffled up his hair and let go when my ramen was placed in a steaming bowl in my spot.

I split my chopsticks given to me, said 'Itadakmasu' and took a bite.

My god it was good.

My smiled widened with each bite and when it was gone I was rather disappointed.

I stared at the empty bowl. "Its… gone."

Naruto smiled and laughed and then I did too. Gaara sat there like a statue, oh yeah he was definitely the life of the party here.

I slung an arm around him, but I guess he wasn't expecting it because the next thing I knew we were sprawled out across the floor in an awkward heap. Of course his sand prevented him from any damages but guessing by the throbbing in my arm I had bruised it.

I'm just glad it didn't end in one of those awkward sexual positions where the boy was on top of the girl or vice versa… oh wait, never mind.

Yes his sand had stopped him from falling but because there was no further threat he ended up above with his hands on either side of my head. I blushed, and I was blown out of the water when I saw the edges of his cheeks turn a brilliant pink.

I laughed, "ah sorry Gaara!"

He stood and quickly reassembled himself. He muttered a silent goodbye and left. Me and Naruto had another round of ramen and he then offered me a tour around Konoha.

I smiled in answer and he screamed yosh. Or I guess it was actually yes whatever I'm not sure.

He first took me to training ground four which I wasn't completely sure what it was but it seemed familiar. There, I saw Hinata punching a tree.

It looked painful yet fun. I wanted to punch a tree and I was just about to when Hinata noticed us and turned around.

"Oh, h-hello Naruto," she turned to me, "who's your friend?" he voice was shy and sweet and it made me smile.

The three of us all like Hinata, she's so strong and she keeps trying, we all admire her for that. All of us had made a pact to get her and Naruto together. Of course, at the time we didn't think it was even remotely possible.

I smiled at her and I laughed when Naruto became flustered with my name, "my name is Luna, glad to meet you," I bowed and she bowed back.

Then, from no where it seems, Kiba came bursting through the trees, Akamaru at his heals. And let me tell you, that dog was damn big.

I openly gaped at the size of his dog and then Shino came from god knows as well. The two stared at me for a brief moment before introducing themselves.

"I'm Kiba, this is Akamaru," he gestured towards the large dog next to him. I patted the gigantic dog on the head.

Shino was about to introduce himself when Naruto held up his hands, "hey wait I know you! Uh give me a minute…" after several of those 'minutes' Shino went into a little emo corner. It was a lot funnier to see in real life then on screen.

I smacked Naruto gently on the head, "you baka, it's Shino-san don't you remember?"

"Eh?" Naruto shrugged, "he's always covering his face how would I know!"

I was going to say that there were only like five people who wore something that covered their faces. One was Ebisu who wears the glasses, Shino, Kakashi, any ANBU, and Shino's dad. I didn't because it may have sounded suspicious.

"Speaking of knowing names, how do you know mine?"

My mind provided the answer for me, "I've heard of the Aburame clan when I was doing some beetle research. Uh your name came across when I needed a bug expert but I solved the problem before it got too out of hand."

From what I could tell he raised an eyebrow, "which beetle?"

I grabbed the first bug name that came to mind, "it was like black window. I'm not sure I don't know my bugs." I scratched the back of my head.

Shino snorted, "black widow? Hmm you don't know your bugs because that my friend, is a spider. Not a beetle," I felt cheeks go pink.

"Yeah whatever."

We all laughed. I was quite pleased that I had gotten everyone in such a good mood.

"Do you like insects um…"

"Luna."

"Luna-san"

"Ah no sorry Shino, actually I'm kind of afraid of them. If I come face to face with even a caterpillar I freak out and either run from it or kill it," Shino nodded.

I slung an arm around him as well, he nearly fell over which was pretty funny to see him loose his balance like that. And since Kiba was close I grabbed him as well.

"So guys, what's up?"

Kiba answered, "we were coming to get Hinata. We've got a mission to go on."

I let go of both of them reluctantly, "cool!"

Me and Naruto waved goodbye to the trio and we continued our tour. I noticed that Konoha was much larger then I had suspected. It made me wonder if those fanfic's about Gai being able to run around Konoha a bunch of times was true or not. For his sake and mine I hoped it wasn't

Next we ran into Neji who completely ignored us. Then TenTen who was in a hurry but said hi, and the last member of their teem Lee, gave me a spine crushing hug.

We walked past the hospital and Sakura came from no where. She yelled at Naruto for something and then she turned to me, "oh sorry! Hello I'm Sakura, who are you?"

I bowed slightly, "my name is Luna, Sakura-san." She bowed back and then slapped Naruto harshly on the head. Also from out of no where - I guess I can't blame them they are ninja's after all- Sai came looking as pale and boring as ever.

He fake smiled at me and I real smiled back. He seemed confused by my emotions but didn't say anything.

"Hi I'm Luna," I bowed, he did the same.

"Luna, your very… smiley. Perhaps I'll call you that, smiley." I sweat dropped, oh well, I knew he was trying.

"Whatever," I laughed at his expression and I turned heal and left to go home.

As soon as I hit the sheets I was out like a light.