On the night of December 31st 2012, I was running from a minor gang who was taking advantage of me because I was alone and not in a gang. I've been losing hope because I was supposed to have a gang by the next day. This gang was basically toying with me. They didn't even pull their guns out on me. I ran so much that I didn't think I could run further. I think the gang was tired of chasing me too because the leader pulled out his gun. I do not want to get raped by these bastards! I changed direction and forced myself to run, but I couldn't because there was a bang, and suddenly a huge impact hits my left leg and I feel blinding pain and fall over, scraping my knee really badly during the process. My blood starts spilling onto the sidewalk, and that gang came closer to me, with evil grins on all of their faces. I try to drag myself away from them, but the pain in my left leg hurts way too much.
"Leave me alone, I didn't do anything to you guys!" I pleaded.
The leader of the gang grinned and said,"Not a chance, babe. You know the law, right? We can do anything we want to a loner who isn't in a gang."
"But the law isn't effective until tomorrow!" I exclaimed.
"Well, it's close. It's eleven, and soon it'll be twelve. The start of tomorrow. The start of the new law, and the New Year. My, we have a lot of things happening tomorrow so we gotta do something now to control our excitement." He said.
His lackeys rubbed their hands together in glee, and I cringe, terrified of what they're gonna do with me. I can already imagine them taking turns on me... I closed my eyes and tried to block out the image of what they were gonna do to me in my head. The leader placed his grimy fingers on my chin and forced me to look at him. He leaned his face toward me and said,
"Don't worry, it won't hurt... much."
His breath reeked of alcohol. Then, he moved back and snapped his fingers, and his gang went toward me, and started ripping off my clothes! They started from my jacket, to my jeans, to my shirt, and I just kept screaming in fear, and crying because I was just immensely terrified. I can't even explain how terrified and scared I was at that moment. I was sure I was gonna die until there was a gunshot, and the leader of the gang dropped dead to the ground. The rest of his gang stopped, realizing that their leader was shot. They moved away from me, to their leader. I follow the sound of the gunshot and see a figure in the distance.
"Hey! Leave the poor girl alone!" The figure shouted.
The figure ran towards us, and when he stepped into the dim streetlight, I could see him clearly. He had bright yellow hair, beautiful ocean blue eyes, and he was wearing a hoodie and dark blue jeans. He was holding a gun in his right hand. Oh my god, he's-
"Y-You're, Naruto of Konoha's#1!" One of the gang members exclaimed.
"That's right, so you better back away from this girl, or I'm gonna get my whole gang here and kill you all!" Naruto threatened.
The rest of the gang's eyes widened as they scurried away, leaving their leader's dead body on the sidewalk. I was starting to feel lightheaded because of the blood I was losing, and I think Naruto noticed that because he knelt down next to me, and used the scrap of my ripped clothes to wrap around my bleeding leg. My god... I'm practically naked and I feel so exposed. The only thing that's still on me is my bra and my underwear. I'm pretty sure he knew that because he took off his jacket and wrapped it around my body.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"My leg really hurts..." I answered weakly.
"Okay, hang in there, alright?" He said whilst putting his gun away, then putting an arm under my legs and lifting me up. I winced because my leg was moved and there was a shock of pain that went through my entire body. Naruto noticed this because he said,
"I'm sorry, are you okay?"
I nodded and said,"I'm fine..."
"Just hang on a little longer, okay? I'm gonna take you to my gang's hideout and get you treated."
"Okay... thank you."
I struggled to keep myself conscious, even though I could barely make out things. My vision was blurry, so I was already half unconscious. I felt Naruto break into a run, and I could see the him weaving in and out of paths. Finally he turned a dark alleyway, and he stopped at the dead end.
"I'm going to put you on the ground for a sec, okay?" He said.
I nodded groggily and he gently placed me onto the ground while he moved the dumpster out of the way to reveal a door. There was a keypad on the door, and he punched in a couple of numbers, then had something scan his fingerprint before the door swung open. He came over and picked me up again, then stepped inside while managing to close the door behind him. I could see stairs, and he started descending them until he reached the bottom where there was a well lit room. Right then, it was too bright for my eyes so I had to blink a couple of times to adjust to the light. Then, I heard voices.
"Hey, Naruto! Did you get the firecrackers?"
"Took him long enough to get back..."
"Whoa... who are you carrying?!"
He placed me on something soft. I assumed it was a sofa, but I couldn't really tell because everything is blurry to me. Four male faces stared down at me, and they were all asking,
"Who's she? What did you do?!"
"Guys, I found her on the streets and she almost got raped by a stupid fob gang." Naruto said.
"You mean Fairy Tail? They tried to rape her? Even the girls?!" One guy asked.
"No! Not Fairy Tail, some other gang which I don't know of. I stopped them and saved her, but she got shot in the leg. C'mon you guys, get the first aid kit and help her!" Naruto answered.
I heard scruffling and then, I felt contact on my left leg. I flinched because it stung, and I heard one of the guys say,
"Oh my god, she lost a lot of blood. We have to treat her, fast."
I heard more murmuring, but I couldn't really make out the words anymore because I'm falling deeper into unconsciousness. After a while, I let it take over me because I was just too tired and I figured that I would be safe enough for a while. It was weird because, even though I was unconscious, after a while, I can hear what they were saying clearly. I heard Naruto say,
"Hey, she's gonna need some clothes. Hers got ripped off by that gang."
"I bet you liked that, didn't you Naruto?" One of the guys said.
"No! But... where are we gonna get clothes for her?" Naruto asked.
"At the store, duh!" Another guy said.
"Well I'm not gonna go buy girl clothes, I don't even have a good sense of fashion!" Naruto exclaimed.
"We can see that." One guy said.
"Shut up! One of you, please go buy some clothes for her. I'll give you the money." Naruto said.
After a moment of silence, I heard a guy say,"I'll do it. Picking out clothes for a girl can't be that bad."
"Cool, thanks Gaara!" Naruto said, and I heard him toss a bag of money to him.
"Wait, before you guys go, I have an idea that just came up." One guy said.
"What is it, Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
"Okay, so... you know Fairy Tail right?" The guy, I presumed it was Sasuke, said.
"Right, the gang who 'accidentally' killed Sakura and Hinata?" One of the guys said.
"Yeah, them. You know how we've always wanted to infiltrate them and find out their secrets without them finding out, right? Well I think we've just got our ticket." Sasuke said.
There was a moment of silence before I heard Naruto say,"What?! No! That's horrible! We're not gonna use this poor, traumatized girl! Her gang probably abandoned her, and she almost got raped by eight guys! You want her to get tortured over at that damn gang?!"
"Naruto, here's the thing. Sasuke has a point. We're not gonna be using her, we just want to test something out. Fairy Tail won't suspect us because she's a girl, and she doesn't look suspicious at all. In fact, I bet we can all agree she's pretty cute, right? We all know that Fairy Tail is different from the rest of the gangs in this world, and Fairy Tail knows that we're different from the rest of the gangs as well. But we need to know what's different about them, before they know what's different about us. We're the ones who need to be one step ahead of them. This is all like a game of Shogi." One guy said.
"You guys don't get it! Can't you put yourself in her shoes? She almost got raped. Give her some sympathy! She's traumatized! Give her some space! Gaara, you're with me, right?" Naruto exclaimed.
"Naruto... I think... I think Sasuke and Shikamaru are right on this one. But, let's not make this our choice. Let's let her decide. When she wakes up, we'll find out more about her and her gang, and if she just got lost, we won't do it and return her back to her gang, but if not, we'll just ask her." Gaara said.
I couldn't hear what happened next because I sank into deep unconsciousness again. By the time I woke up, no one was in the room. I sat up from the sofa and examined my surroundings. I was in a moderately big room with a TV in front of me, lavender carpet, beige walls, a table in front of me, and a pool table behind me. There were multiple celing lights. I tried to stand up, but a shock of pain went up my leg, and I fell back down onto the sofa. Great... I couldn't go anywhere. I realized that someone had put a blanket over me. Well that was nice of whoever did that. I needed to know the time, but I didn't see a clock anywhere. Just then, I heard footsteps. After a few seconds, Naruto appeared, wearing an orange T-shirt and some basketball shorts. He saw me and grinned, then sat next to me on the sofa.
"So how's the leg?" He asked.
"It's better... thank you." I answered.
Naruto grinned and said,"No problem! I'm just glad you're fine and I helped you out in time."
"Like I said, thank you. So I'm guessing... you're wondering a lot of stuff about me. So... first off, my name is Kaori. I don't remember my last name because I've been an orphan for as long as I remember, and I don't remember who my parents were." I said.
"Nice to meet you, Kaori! I'm Naruto Uzumaki! So I guess you were like me. I used to not know who my parents were until recently. It must've been hard for you. Believe me, I know how you feel."
"Oh... well yeah, it was hard. But when you mean now you know who your parents are, does that mean they're alive?"
Naruto sighed and said,"No... it's, it's complicated. Maybe I'll explain it to you one day."
"Right... so where's the rest of your gang?" I asked.
"They're out getting supplies. But more importantly, where's your gang?" Naruto answered.
I looked down at my hands I said,"I was never in one. I kept hiding from them because... I was scared. But now that the new law is gonna be passed, I guess I'm gonna have to be in one."
"Oh... well I never really thought of this as a gang until we had to get guns and we actually got out there and fought gang battles. We were always a group of friends. We didn't register as a gang until... until Fairy Tail killed two of my friends." Naruto said.
"Oh... they really did that? Was it an accident?"
"I-I don't know. I still don't know. However, the rest of my friends think that it was on purpose. My friend Sasuke, he's into revenge and all that shit. So before I could even settle things out, he went ahead and killed one of their people. He said we even gave them mercy since we killed one when they killed two. Don't get me wrong, I was really really angry, but I... I didn't want to resolve to killing. I just... don't know anymore. I just want to go home..."
Right then, I thought he was the cutest, sweetest, and kindest person ever. The way he's letting out his emotions to someone he just met yesterday, it's amazing. I never knew anyone who could be so open. I just had the urge to give him a hug. So I did. He was surprised, so I said,
"That's really nice of you to think like that. It's okay, I've felt what you're feeling before. Like you said to me yesterday, hang in there. Don't give up, and you'll be fine."
Naruto smiled and said,"Of course. I never give up!"
I pull back and said,"That's the spirit! So uh... you mind telling me what time it is?"
Naruto pulled out a phone and said,"It's 8:15 in the morning. You slept through the whole night. And you know what, I don't like phones. I don't understand why we didn't just buy a clock. Phones are too high-tech for me..."
"Wow... 8:15 already. So uh... where are you from?" I asked.
"Konoha. You know the name of our gang, right? Konoha's#1. We named it after our hometown. Well... Gaara's not from Konoha, but we ruled him out four out of five. But Konoha is far, far away from here."
"Well if you really want to go back and you never give up, you'll find a way." I said with a smile.
Naruto grinned at me and said,"I know. So would you like anything to eat?"
I shook my head and answered,"I should go now, I don't want to be more of a burden than I already am."
I tried to get up again, but my injured leg caused me to fall back down again. Damn it!
"Take it easy. Your leg still hasn't healed up enough yet. And anyway, you need to join a gang right? Why don't you join us?" Naruto said.
"Really? Are you sure?" I asked.
Naruto nodded and said,"Of course! It'll be nice to have a girl here again."
"You don't mean it in that way..."
"No, of course not! So what do you say?"
"I... well I guess the deadline for me to find a gang is today, and I haven't had much luck and you guys really aren't that bad, so... sure!"
Naruto grinned and exclaimed,"Awesome! I'll call everyone and let them know! We'll throw a party for you!"
"What? That really isn't necessary..." I protested.
"Nah, it's New Year's anyways and we didn't celebrate last night!"
"Well... if you insist..."
Naruto excitedly took out his phone and started calling the rest of the gang. I realized that he's such an open and energetic person. It's fun to be around him. And that was how I ended up in Konoha's #1, the first biggest gang. But how I ended up in Fairy Tail as well, is another story that corresponds to this one.