I do not own Naruto Characters or some evens that may happen in the story. I DO own my OC's and the plot. QwQ Bacon reviews? Chapter II
People stopped to watch Ausra and her father walk from the village carrying their packs. The adults and elders looked at Akruto with confused looks while the children from school gave Ausra dirty, hating glares.
Ausra looked at the villagers with a happy smile, staying close to her father.
They reached the gates of Kumo, Akruto's father giving an unpleasant frown at the scene. The Raikage and three ANBU where standing there, waiting for them.
"I see you're quick to leave, Akruto." The Kage's voice was laced with sarcasm.
Ausra's father nodded, stopping so suddenly his daughter bumped into him. "Of course I would want to leave this village quickly, Kage." Akruto returned the sarcasm, only he was still frowning.
"Then leave immediately." His tone was commanding and stern. The ANBU moved aside to make a path for the pair to exit. "I will be expecting your return."
Akruto nodded and walked ahead, ignoring his daughter's tilted head and confused look. "Lets go Ausra."
Ausra smiled to the Kage and bowed her head. "Arigato Raikage-san."
The Kage nodded his head to her and smiled. He placed a large hand on her head and gave it a rough rub. "You be good and train hard. Got it?" His smile was forced.
She nodded and waved as she ran to catch up with her father.
"Do you think it was the right choice to let that one go? You know she was-" An ANBU agent with a cat mask asked, directed to the Kage, but was interrupted. "No matter what I did or would have done to keep that girl here, Akruto would have found a way to get her away from here. He's to stubborn like that."
The Raikage turned and began walking into the village, ANBU right behind him.
.: Fourteen days later ; Country of Water, Village Hidden in Hot Water. :.
"Oto-san, are we there yet?" Ausra called to her father for the twentieth time that day, bored out of her mind.
Akruto nodded and smiled. "Yes, we are Ausra."
"Well where are we?"
He chuckled, looking for an Inn. "We are in Water Country, the Hot Water village."
"Is this home?" Ausra looked to her father in wonder. They'd been traveling for a long time to her, she wanted to relax for once.
"I don't know yet baby girl, we might have to keep looking."
Ausra stood outside while her father was getting a room for them to stay in. The air here was humid and denser than the thin air at the Cloud village.
Her father took her bags, smiling to her, and started walking down the street.
"Where are you going now Oto-san?" Ausra ran to catch up with her father. He didn't answer her until they came upon a large building with kids around 10 to 12 hanging around the front school yards.
A sign hung over the front doors that read, 'Yugakure Academy.'
Akruto smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'm going to see what the schooling here has to offer. Why not have a look around and meet me back here in half an hour?" He smiled and walked into the building.
Ausra looked nervously at the groups of other children. She could identify the groups just by the way they dressed.
Standing by the front doors, she scrapped at the dirt ground with her foot and waited with a blank expression.
"Hey! New kid!" Ausra looked up suddenly, causing the bones at the base of her neck to pop.
"You are new here aren't you?" It was a boy with brown hair, pulled back into a tight tail. Two friends followed behind him.
She shrugged, giving him a solid expression. "I'm not sure if I will be attending the academy here."
A friend behind him with silver hair grumped. "Then why the hell are you here?"
"I'm waiting for my father."
Two of the boys snickered, but the one with silver hair just looked at her like she was a complete moron.
"I'm Kiyo. These two are Akihiko and Hidan"
Akihiko bowed at his waist slightly and gave an affectionate look to Ausra. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Utsukushii"
Ausra blushed slightly. Her tanned skin had a pink tint to it now. "My name is Ausra."
Akihiko smiled a toothy grin while Hidan looked uninterested.
Her father walked from the school with a sigh. "We will be leaving in a few days Ausra."
Ausra looked at her father surprised. "I thought we were going to stay here Oto-san."
He shook his head and gritted his teeth. "You wouldn't be able to start until they gave the Chuunin exams. Not to mention the teachers here I see unfit and to cocky to teach you."
He began to walk torwards the inn, leaving Ausra confused at the doorstep. The three boys looked at her surprisingly.
"Did he say you have to wait for the Chuunin exams?" Kiyo gave a shocked face to the girl. She nodded in reply and started walking slowly after her father.
Kiyo and Akihiko ran after her, leaving their friend Hidan behind.
"How old are you?" That was Akihiko.
"I just turned twelve."
Kiyo looked at her stupidly. "How is that possible?"
She shrugged. "I study and train a lot."
"What all can you do?" Hidan yelled from behind hotly, walking slowly to them.
The trio stopped and turned, waiting for him to catch up.
"I really need to go." Ausra said nervously, starting to run off.
"Wait! Meet us here tomorrow morning okay?" Ausra heard Kiyo yell to her.
She waved an 'okay' to them, not looking back.
.: The next morning :.
Ausra walked along the village to the schoolyard slowly. "Ausra!" Picking her head up, she saw Kiyo and Akihiko waving to her to run. She picked up her pace a bit instead and smiled to them. "Ohayou gozaimasu."
:"Ohayou gozaimasu, Utsukushii." Akihiko smiled to her. Kiyo nudged his friend in his side with an elbow. "Stop acting like a womanizer." Akihiko wore a guilty smile and rubbed the back of his head.
"So why did you want me to meet you here? Also, where is your other friend?" Ausra asked blankly.
"You mean Hidan? He's probably still sleeping or just being lazy at the hot springs." Akihiko snickered, a sly smile across his lips. "Don't worry about him."
Kiyo nodded and grinned to Ausra. "We wanted to get to know ya'. Is that alright with you?"
Ausra nodded and smiled half-heartedly. "Okay then! Let's go to the hot springs and look for Hidan!"
"Let's make a race out of it!" Akihiko pumped a fist into the air. "Last one to the hot springs has to," He paused for a moment, thinking slowly. "Let's make the rules first. If Kiyo loses, he has to buy lunch!"
Kiyo looked at his companion with a glare. "Fine, if you lose though you have to give me your special kunai!"
"I'm the fastest one out of everyone at school! I'll make that deal with you!" Akihiko smirked.
"What about Ausra?" Kiyo looked at her questioningly. After a thought a wicked grin spread across his cheeks. "If you lose you have to tell Hidan you love him!"
Ausra shrugged. "I don't mind giving false information to others."
"No! That's stupid!" Akihiko roared.
Kiyo laughed. "I've already said it, too late!"
Akihiko growled a bit. "Whatever." Ausra smiled.
"GO!" Kiyo yelled. Ausra started running ahead of the two boys. Her thoughts caught up to her. 'There is a lot of hot springs around here, which one is the one we're going to?' She came to a complete stop and let the boys run past her, only to chase after them and follow.
.: A few minutes later – Hot springs :.
"That wasn't really fair!" Ausra complained. "How was I suppose to know where we were going when I just got here?"
Kiyo snickered. "You lost, you have to!"
Ausra growled lowly a bit.
"The hell are you guys arguing about?" Hidan stepped forward, fully dressed.
Akihiko smiled. "We knew you would be here."
Kiyo pushed Ausra in front of Hidan. "Go on, say it!"
Hidan looked down at her with a raised brow. Ausra looked at him blankly.
'You have to say it like you mean it Ausra!'She looked to the side of Hidan. Making herself blush, she used a soft, seductive voice. "Hidan-kun."
Hidan's eye's widened in shock, opening his mouth to speak only to be cut off.
"I love you." Ausra looked directly into his eyes.
Hidan was stupefied and unable to speak for a while. Kiyo began bursting out in laughter. Akihiko on the other hand looked downright pissed.
"I told you she would do it!" Kiyo chuckled loudly. "You owe us!"
Hidan looked down at Ausra. Her face was in a frown, eyes looking to the side again and her expression just looked downright angry.
"Kiyo, you should really stop with the betting shit." Hidan barked.
"We came to get you, and Akihiko owes us lunch since he lost his bet." Kiyo turned, ignoring Hidan's comment.
Ausra turned from Hidan and slowly started to follow the other two. "Gomen."
.: Two days later :."Itterasshai Ausra-chan" Akihiko kissed her hand farewell. "We will miss you, Utsukushii."
"Sayonara Ausra." Kiyo smiled to his friend. "You've only been here for a few days, but you'll always be welcome back by us."
Ausra smiled to the boys and dipped her head in appreciation. "Kiotsuketene you guys."
Hidan looked down at her. His hard frown lightened for a moment. "Here."
He held out a necklace to her.
It was a choker with a bag of crystals. "Those are crystals from the hot springs. Think of it as good luck on your travels."
Ausra smiled and hugged the three guy's. "Thank you all, I will never forget you guys!"
"Come Ausra, we must leave now." Akruto spoke to his daughter while walking across the bridge from the village.
Ausra bowed at her waist to her friends. "I hope we see each other again."