As always, the only characters I own are June and Tater Tot. Feel free to critique, but as always be mature about it. Enjoy!
I woke up to the sound of chirping birds, wind, and Tater barking. As I sat up, I rubbed my eyes to adjust them to the harsh sunlight.
When I lowered my hands, I found that I was in a small crater surrounded by beautiful emerald green trees. Blinking in disbelief, I struggled to stand up. I did a quick once over to see if anything was injured.
Surprisingly, I was fine. All my limbs were intact and I didn't have a single scratch on me. I was still wearing my red plaid pajama pants and black PacMan shirt though. At least I had my cell phone and my iPod in my pocket.
I took out my phone and unlocked the screen to call for help. I frowned and sighed irritably, shoving the hunk of plastic back into my pocket.
"No bars." I hissed "Great! Just great! Stuck in the middle of the woods in my pjs with no money and no bars!"
Tater barked happily and wagged her tail. For her sake, I had to get us out of here and somewhere we could at least get a drink of water.
I looked around at my surroundings. There was no sign of any type of human civilization anywhere; leaving me with nowhere to even start walking. I decided to at least get out of the small crater in order to get a better look around.
"Alright, Tater, let's get out of here." I told my faithful companion. She seemed less than pleased at the prospect of climbing up the walls of our earth confinement. Tater had this habit of picking and choosing when she wanted to be active. Right now was not one of those times. I rolled my eyes and scooped my little dog into my arms.
"You can be a real pain, ya know that?" I informed her. Tater simply wagged her tail and licked the side of my face gratefully.
I climbed with great difficulty up the side of the tiny crater, panting with effort as I reached the top. I looked around once more. Still no sign of civilization. I set Tater down and pulled my wild hair over to the side. Up here, it was significantly warmer. Also, since there was nobody around, I found myself to be somewhat grateful that there was nobody to see me in my embarrasing pjs and lack of a bra.
Tater suddenly began to sniff the air curiously. I frowned and turned my attention towards the area she was inspecting.
"You sure you saw that thing fall over here?"
"Yes I'm sure! There's no doubt about it!"
"Akamaru is picking up a scent! Whatever it is, it's definitely human!"
Tater jumped in front of me, growling protectively. I was thoroughly freaked out. These voices sounded way to familiar for my liking.
My suspicions were confirmed when three all to familiar looking ninjas leaped out from the forest. The one in the center was blonde with blue eyes and clad in a bright orange jumpsuit. To his left, there was a man with white eyes and long dark hair. On his right, there was a man with spiky brown hair and red triangles on his face atop a huge white dog.
Tater immediately ran towards the larger dog and I cursed her curiosity silently. Regardless of if this was a dream or not, I had to stop her from getting eaten by that white monster of a dog.
"Tater!" I called, reaching my hand out to try and catch her. She was too fast for me and escaped my grasp by inches. I put my other hand to my mouth, biting my nails nervously as she approached the giant white dog.
At first, he seemed apprehensive. The larger dog growled and bared his fangs. Large pools of drool seeped out of his massive jaws and puddled onto the dirt floor.
"Hey! You better not hurt her!" I shouted, running after Tater, ignoring my rapidly beating heart. If it came down to it, I would have to throw myself in front of her to save her from the larger dog's attack.
"Relax! Akamaru just wants to check her out, ok?" the brown haired man said, sliding off of his dog's back. I stopped running and resumed biting my nails anxiously. If I lost Tater in this not so strange, yet incredibly foreign place I would just die.
Tater walked directly up to the large dog's face. I could barely watch as she gave him her best puppy dog pout. However, I was plesantly surprised.
Instead of swallowing my poor dog whole, the larger Akamaru wagged his tail and allowed Tater to sniff him.
"Wow, Akamaru really seems to like your dog." the owner said, crossing his arms happily. I shrugged, letting a sigh of relief escape my body.
"Yeah, well, Tater is just one of those dogs that you either really love or really hate." I explained. He nodded.
"What kind of a name is Tater, though?" he asked. I frowned. I thought it would be pretty obvious, but then again he is a man and men, in my experience, were kind of dense.
"It's short for Tater Tot." I explained "You know? Like the snack?"
He smirked warmly, making me avert my eyes so I could avoid blushing like an idiot.
"Yeah, I get it. It's cute." he held out his hand.
"I'm Kiba. And these are-"
"Naruto Uzumaki and Neji Hyuuga." I finished, dumbfounded. I crossed the space between us quicker than even I thought possible and shook his hand.
"Hey! How does she know who we are!? Sounds suspicious! She could be a spy!" Naruto shouted at me, pointing an accusational finger. I gulped nervously.
"I'm not a spy...it's just, uh, I'm a huge fan...of you and the Rookie 9." I said, knowing that it wasn't a complete lie. He immediately relaxed and puffed out his chest proudly.
"Ha! Wow! I finally get some recognition for the true hero I am!" He exclaimed. I rolled my eyes and stooped down to scoop Tater back into my arms once more.
"You give yourself too much credit." I replied "Yes, you may have extraordinary powers and abilities, but you never would've reached that potential without your friends."
He frowned and sulked, making me giggle. It was just like the show.
"So you're what was in that lightning bolt?" Neji asked. I looked up at the sky. It was clear as day, not a cloud up there; very unlike the conditions when I had blacked out.
"I suppose I was...odd...it was raining cats and dogs back home." I wondered.
"And home is?" Neji continued to question. I shrugged, trying to avoid eye contact and stifling the sinking feeling in my chest.
"A long ways away from here. I'd rather not go back." I replied, trying to make my tone seem like that of a refugee or something believeable.
Much to my surprise, he nodded.
"Understood. Shall we bring her to Lady Hokage then?" he asked his group. They nodded. I couldn't believe it. Only a few minutes awake in this new world and I am already being brought back to the place where I had centered most of my fantasies in without question.
"Here, you can ride on Akamaru." Kiba offered, holding his hand out to me "Don't worry. Just hand on tight and I'll be right beside you."
His words gave me some hope, but there was still a lingering thing that could not go unaddressed.
"But, I can't meet the Hokage looking like this!" I exclaimed, indicating my less than flattering attire "I look awful!"
Naruto rolled his eyes.
"You'll be fine. You're just meeting Granny Tsunade! It's not like you're going to a fancy festival!"
I blushed, embarrased. I had always thought that when you meet a leader like this, you would wear something at least semi-formal. I guess I was wrong.
I took Kiba's hand, allowing him to lift both me and Tater onto his dog.
"Alright, Akamaru, let's show this girl a good time." he instructed, giving me a cocky wink. I felt myself blush deeply, but before I could say anything, the dog bolted into the forest as fast as he could.