DISCLAIMER:I don't own Naruto...in real life anyways! I still have dreams, though...
Chapter Two: Sanctuary
The first thing that registered in my head when I started to wake up was the sunlight. Damn it's bright in here! I squinted until my eyes eventually adjusted. Then I started to take in my surroundings.
I was in a building that was fairly bland. Regular white tiled floor with blue walls, a large window to my right, and a door with a window on it to my left. There was a square cabinet on the floor right beside me which rose perfectly so that it could be used as a table as well. The room itself was somewhat large, but then again I was used to being in small spaces.
I then noticed the bottle of water on top of the cabinet, and I immediately started chugging away. I was more thirsty than I'd ever been, even when I'd hit my lowest points of my "disaster journey", and this much tap water when I'd been drinking out of rivers for the past few days was warmly welcomed. Within seconds the entire bottle was drained empty. I lay back on the bed I was on; I was still sore all over, and it hurt to move anything of my body. It was worth it for the water, but not for anything else. I closed my eyes and smiled for the first time in a long, long time. I was in some sort of civilized community for once, and I didn't care about where I was, I just was glad to be in some sort of safe place. At least it felt safe to me; it had that "aura".
"Finally awake?" called an unfamiliar voice. I opened my eyes to see a very odd-looking figure standing a few feet away, with long, spiky silver that was gelled to the side, giving the hairdo a weird sideways porcupine-ish look. He wore a headband that covered his left eye and had an insignia that I didn't recognize carved in the metal front of the headband, and his face from the nose down was covered in a black mask. He was somewhat tall, and had a good build. He wore some kind of military vest with many pockets, and a black shirt and pants. The shoulder of his shirt had an odd red swirly patch on it. He had gloves on that covered only from palm to wrist, leaving his fingers exposed. He had a bandage on his right leg for some reason, and he carried a vanilla-colored pack on his hip. He was holding an open orange book with one hand, and judging by the cover entitled "Make-Out Paradise", I guessed that the book was probably a suggestive one, and cheesy at that.
He was leaning on the wall in front of me as if he'd been there for a while, though I never noticed him before. I was sure he wasn't there just a few minutes ago.
"Where did you come from?" I asked the masked figure. It kind of hurt even to talk, but I could deal with it. It wasn't that bad.
"Why, through the window of course! How else would I be able to come in without you noticing?" he asked
"Point taken." I replied "So, who are you, and where am I?"
He stood up from the wall he was leaning on and replied, "My name is Kakashi Hatake: Jonin of the Hidden Leaf Village: Konoha. You are in the Konoha Hospital right now. Sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier."