I Am Your Hero 2
New chapter! With added wit! Just to make it even funnier! ….been working on that for an hour...nothing...oh well! On with the show!
(Tenten POV)
How long have I been asleep? I don't dare open my eyes in case I see the Maker. I wasn't hurt that badly...was I? My back doesn't hurt...what about Tamlen? Will I see him? I groaned and opened my eyes slowly. A tent? Where am I? I tried sitting up quickly so I wouldn't feel as much pain in my back but my forehead went full force into a metal pole. I laid back down and curled up on my side, clutching my head. My head must be rally thick or hollow because the next thing I knew the keeper came running.
"Elissa? Are you all right?" she knelt down next to me and made me sit up.
"I think I just lost some necessary braincells." I groaned, still rubbing my forehead.
"You haven't got many to begin with." the Keeper sighed before removing my hands from my forehead and putting them at my sides. "There's no permanent damage done. You went very smart to begin with." just as I was about to retaliate at her comment she pulled me up, away from the metal bar and lead me outside.
"What do you mean I'm not smart?" I inquired before I was brought to the clearing where the clan was.
"Hush now. A grey warden is in camp." a grey warden? Those warriors from the legends? When we walked over to then the grey warden was telling stories to the children.
"In the fourth blight the archdemon took the form of a wolf. A HUGE monstrous wolf. It took four of the grey wardens to immobilise it by cutting its legs. When we did that it fell to the ground and howled so mightily it blew half of us back. My good friend Tikeon managed to stand his ground and ran up to the mighty wolf. He sacrificed hisself to deal the killing blow to the archdemons head. His sacrifice was not forgotten and we celebrated the end of the fourth blight in his name." all of the children were looking at him in awe now.
"Excuse me warden, Elissa is awake." when the warden stood up the crowd dispersed to go about with their usual jobs.
"Ah. Your awake. Even though I heard you hit your head." he chuckled then stood up and walked over to us.
"Did I really hit my head THAT hard?" I moaned then buried my face into my hands. "I was just sitting up fast so my back didn't hurt as much."
"maybe you should have opened your eyes first." he chuckled then made me look at him. "I'm Duncan by the way." he held a hand out to me waiting for me to shake it. After a few moments I took it. He shakes hands vigorously.
"I'm Te- Elissa. Pleased to meet you." phew. Almost gave up my real name there. He raised an eyebrow at my blunder but let go of my hand and started speaking again.
"I am actually still here because I wish to recruit you into the gray wardens." okay, now that surprised me.
"B-but why me? Isn't there somebody stronger?" panic moment time. Me? A grey warden? Not possible.
"You killed a new and stronger type of Darkspawn. We haven't determined what-"
"I called it an ogre. Cus of the horns." both Duncan and the keeper looked at me strangely.
"Okay...as I was saying...even I haven't killed something like that. It means you have great potential."
"I only killed it because it...killed Tamlen..." I put my head down at this point and tried not to cry.
"That reminds me. You were out cold for a few days so you missed his funeral...we put some of his blood in this pendant because we knew you were attached to him" when I looked up the keeper was holding out a small glass globe on a chain which was full of blood.
"Thank you keeper..." I took it and turned the globe around in my hand. "do the grey wardens kill Darkspawn?" one nod received from Duncan. "Then I'll do it. I need to save more loved people from the clutches of those creatures!"
"That's the spirit! Keep that up and you'll be fine!" I smiled at Duncan before I put the pendant securely around my neck. "We must move quickly. Ostagar is quite far away. Say your goodbyes then we shall be off." I nodded then set off to bid my clan farewell before I set off on a journey of a lifetime.
"Elissa?" I turned around to see Merill, the keepers apprentice stood behind me.
"What can I help you with Merill?" I turned and bowed to the young woman. I think she's two years older than me now.
"I can see you have grown well since I found you in the forest. Its been 17 years."
"Your the one who found me?" I thought it was the keeper who found me. She must have only been 2 or 3 at the time.
"Yes. I remember coming across a small blanket when I was chasing a butterfly. When I looked at it to see if it had a meaning I found you under there, peacefully sleeping." oh no, she looks likes she's going to cry. "When I carried you back to camp people didn't know what to make of the young human. But they took you in anyway, they saw you had great potential."
"Was it partly your idea to send me off to the grey wardens?" I don't think that I managed to keep a straight face then.
"Yes...because even though you are not of our race you have been a great asset to our clan. But if you stay here I am worried that if other shems find us you will be killed on the spot."
"For being a race traitor?" I raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms. She tried to hide her bemused look but that didn't turn out very well.
"No, because us Dalish normally kill humans who wander into our land, and they might have thought you gave up human secrets."
"You make a very good point there." when I started thinking for a moment it looks like she is right...when I looked up again to speak she suddenly embraced me in a hug.
"Be safe little sister...promise me you will come back safe." okay, one of my stunned/confused moments.
"I will. I may be a little bruised and worse for wear but believe me, I like breathing." I told her after I hugged back. She laughed, then I turned to go back to Duncan.
"Wait! There's something else!" I froze in my tracks making myself look like a complete idiot. I heard her sigh before I turned to face her once again. "Your...father..." father? I actually have one? "His name is Jowan. He wears a steel bracelet just like yours."
"...how do you know this? You said you found me alone..." is she lying to me now? Or did she leave something out?
"when the keeper looked at you more closely you had a piece of paper tied around the bracelet. It explained why you were there." a-ha.
"Looks like I got more ahead of me then! Goodbye Merill. I will come back. I promise." I gave her a hug then I ran out to where Duncan was waiting. I said my goodbyes to the keeper then both Duncan and I set off for Ostagar.
(Ino POV)
Okay, I am officially creeped out now. I have ANBU stalking me. I even caught one outside my window watching me shower. I later discovered that it was a girl so I overreacted.
"Ino! Hey!" somebody knocking on my window? Is this like a fairytale? I turned around with high hopes to see Naruto there looking worried.
"What's wrong Naruto-kun?" I opened the window and let him jump into my room, then he undid a genjutsu so he was in his mage robes.
"Were being watched by the ANBU black ops. I managed to confuse mine with a bunshin but its losing chakra fast. We need to find Neji and formulate a plan."
"Like, we all create bunshins and open a portal?"
"Exactly like that. But its going to have to be more complex."
"Complexity definitely isn't for somebody like you Naruto." we both turned to the window to see Neji perched there.
"Neji! How long have you been sat there?" I asked him before pulling him in, closing the window and shutting the curtains.
"Doesn't matter. I've been checking around the village. There's ANBU stationed everywhere around the village to watch us. I guess lord Hokage doesn't trust us."
"She shouldn't. Were going through with this!" Naruto proclaimed, obviously quieter than normal.
"Ino! Come down here for a minute!" crap. Dad.
"Ill be back in a second okay guys?" they both nodded, then I went downstairs and into the kitchen, where my dad was.
"Ino, I don't know how to tell you this but, I'm taking you out of the running to be the next head of our clan." ouch.
"B-But why?" I asked him, putting on a shocked voice. Since I'm going through the ritual like hell do I want to be the clan head. Its time for...wait for it...drumroll please... INO DRAMA!
"Because you are weak, cant focus and you talk to that mage too much. We cant have a clan leader who cares more about boys than the clan." I can put on acts better than I can do ninjutsu. I should be an actor.
"B-But father...w-hy would you do this? I thought I was a good Kunoichi!" I started fake sobbing and ended up kneeling down in front of him and pretended to cry seriously. It took all of my willpower not to burst out laughing.
"I'm sorry Ino, but that's my decision and its final." I heard him walking out of the room after that. I'm glad nobody else was in the house because straight after he left I stood up, straightened my hair and turned to the boys who were peeking round the corner.
"And that's how you do that." when we walked back to my room they both applauded me. I bowed to them, THEN I started laughing.
"Alright, back to buisness." Neji picked up a piece of paper off my desk and showed it to me.
"You used my purple gel pen didn't you?"
"Does it matter?"
"That was my favourite."
"Just concentrate Ino. Alright. here's the plan. The entire village except a hidden part of the Hyuuga estate is watched. Naruto will create three bushins, one for each of us. We have to get past Hiashi because he doesn't like you two. When we get there we can open the portal and get into the other world."
"Very well planned Neji-kun. How do we get past Hiashi?" one minor flaw in this plan. But I guess he has a way around it.
"Already thought of that. I got Hinata to help. Hiashi is currently on a week long mission."
"Then why did you mention about getting past him?"
"Just to scare you." I could have smacked that grin right off his face at that moment in time.
"You Okay Naruto? You've been quiet for a while." After a minutes glaring contest with Neji I only just noticed that Naruto was staring out of the window.
"What if they were right? What if we cant find her or she's dead? She might not even know her name! Its so damn impossible!" he hit my wall with such force that he dented it.
"Naruto. Its not impossible. Nothing is impossible!" I walked up to him and placed my hand on his shoulder. He then turned around and put his head on my shoulder like he usually does when he's upset. "It might be hard but we swore we would find her remember?" I put my hand on his head to comfort him further then Neji put his head on my other shoulder.
"Sorry, I felt left out." cheeky git.
"Ino? What was that loud noise?" oh crap. Mom alert.
"Quick you two! Under the bed!" I pushed them under the bed in the corner of my room. I keep it clear under there just for those two. Naruto hissed a complaint but complied with me. When they were under there I lied down on my bed with my hands underneath my head.
"Ino? What was that loud bang?" my mom came into the room and looked around for a minute. I'm glad she didn't SEE the dent.
"Nothing mom. Its nothing." I should really be an actress. Naruto is getting cramped up under there again. Smiling is not really an option right now.
"Well, if there is something wrong just tell me okay?" and with that I was left in my room. Alone if you don't count the two boys under my bad. Sounds rude doesn't it?
"Is it safe to come out yet Ino?" Naruto crawled out from under my bed without waiting for my answer.
"What's the point of asking a question if your not going to wait for an answer?" Neji inquired when he crawled out also.
"Force of habit. Anyway when are we going to execute the plan?"
"At 8pm. We will meet up at the hero's memorial stone." and with That Neji jumped back out of my window and he was gone.
"Later Ino-chan. I'm going to go train." Naruto gone too. Meh. Might as well train. When I jumped out of my window I made sure to close in on the descent. Before you ask I used ninja wire. I walked calmly through town but I kept getting strange stares off the villagers. One kid ran up to me and started pulling on my hair.
"Can I help you kid?" I turned around and knelt down in front of him. When my hair gets pulled its really painful.
"Your going to leave us aren't you? Konohamaru says your one of the big loud mouths in the village. The other one is Sakuwa." okay, before I leave Konohamaru is dead. I grinned at the child then I stood up and continued on my way. Damn. ANBU is still tailing me. When I was about to enter the training grounds I felt something pull me into one of those huge bushes. Silently, I turned to see Naruto and Neji grinning at me. Naruto then made a clone of me. It then climbed out of the bush and yelled in our direction like I would have done. When the anbu was out of earshot I turned to Naruto.
"You've known me for too long Uzumaki." I retorted to the blonde who just ginned at me then chuckled.
"Alright. Lets hide in the Hyuuga house before the ANBU discover that the shadow clones are fakes. In one movement we all exploded out of the bush and jumped from rooftops until we infiltrated the Hyuuga mansion.
"Alright. We can go in here. I will seal the door." Neji told us before ushering us into a room with many different things in it. A storehouse maybe? When he shut the door he made MANY hand signs to seal the door up.
"Right. Naruto, what do wee need for the portal ritual?" (I didn't really explain it t the beginning so here's a good opportunity!)
"First we need a chalk circle on the ground." Neji instantly walked to a pile of boxes and dug around in them. I noticed he was struggling so I lifted two of them down. After about 5 minutes he produced a box of chalk. Naruto then drew a perfect circle by using himself as a guide. "Can you find me a bowl? All the people passing through need to give their blood." just to let you know, we studied for hours on end about this. I walked over to the boxes behind me and began digging around to find a bowl.
"Neji, come lift these boxes would ya?" he instantly walked over and lifted a few off the pile. After about a minuite of rooting around I found a small steel bowl. When I hand it to Naruto I took out a kunai and cut my palm. I let some of my blood drip out into the metallic thing.
"Never knew you would be the first to do that Ino." Neji grinned before he did the same. While he was letting his blood flow I took out some bandages and wrapped my cut. When Neji finished I took the bowl off Naruto and passed the bandages to Neji. Then the Kyuubi vessel did the same as us except he put less in the bowl then let the rest drip by his feet.
"Is there anything else Naruto?" he nodded and took out a small leather bag. When he opened it he piched some bright yellow powder out of it and sprinkled some onto all of our wounds. It stung like a bitch. Then he stepped out of the circle and poured the rest of our blood onto the floor. A huge blue portal erupted into life before our eyes.
"You three in there! Open up!" somebody started pounding the door trying to break it.
"Damn its the rozzers! Quick! Inside the portal!" I yelled at them both. Naruto then pulled out some paper and a pen and scribbled on it before folding the note and dropping it at his feet. When they busted through the door I was just pushing Naruto in. a bird-masked anbu raced at me. I jumped into the portal head first, and lost my boots when the anbu tried grabbing my ankles. I thought we were safe after that. The portal snapped shut behind us and we were taken into the other world.
"Uh guys...i dont think these things want to greet us..." Neji mumbled before pulling a kunai out and standing back-to-back with me and Naruto. What are these? Corpses? One second in this strange new land and its already a battle.
Well? What do you think? I would have updated sooner but I almost destroyed my computer cus it lost all of my dragon age saves. I only just got my human noble to the final onslaught too! *roars then punches the wall* ow ow ow! Anyway, ill try and stop being mad at my comp so I can write the next chapter. Until then Au revoir, Baby!