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Chapter 2: Settling in.

I woke up as my alarm goes off. I blink my sleep shut eyes open as my hand fumbles for the correct button for a few seconds before I finally manage to shut off the annoying beeping. I stare at the unfamiliar ceiling for a few moments before everything comes rushing back. I feel like giggling and smiling and things I can't remember how to do properly because I am free!

I am free. It's a liberating feeling, finally being free of my relatives and being with the other freaks who are similar to me. Everything's so different that I can hardly believe I'm not dreaming and even as I rise off of my mattress and plod over to the window, I feel like if something wrong happens, it'll all come crashing down around my head; shattering just like glass.

I stare out the window and look out across the village out of my new apartment.

My apartment, brought for me by the Hokage himself. I still didn't understand what the Hokage was, only he was the leader of the village. A village named Konohagakure; or a village hidden in the leaves. I can't refute its name, because surrounding us on all sides is a massive forest as far as the eye can see.

I turn around and glance around my apartment as a small smile breaks out across my face. It's the same as yesterday, and the day before that and the one before that, nothing has changed, and it's all mine. My own little haven, though I still need to pay rent and utilities but mine!

It's a little 2 room apartment, consisting of the living area, kitchen and bathroom and nothing else. The bathroom takes the space just left as you enter in through the door, and the rest is taken up by the small kitchen, lounge area and sleeping space. I have 2 sets of wooden drawers for any and all clothes I may need, and a large cupboard that is empty and just waiting to be filled with books.

I glance at the clock and hurriedly dash to the bathroom. Maya-san will be here soon and I need to make a good first impression. I can't be a bad girl. I don't want to be punished. I don't want to be sent back, even if they told me they can't. I can't risk it.

The short glance I get at my hair through the mirror makes me want to cry, it's an unbeatable nest, but I try anyway and somehow regain some sense of control with liberal use of water. After getting dressed in a simple shirt and shorts, I race to the small kitchen and boil water.

I remember Aunt Petunia always having some drinks and snacks ready for any guests coming over. It was the only food stash Dudley hadn't been allowed to touch. I ransack my bare cupboards, thankfully finding the essentials it had been stocked with some green tea and biscuits.

I ignore the throbbing pain that travels up and down my back as I move around to quickly. I can ignore some pain if it means staying here.

Now it's the waiting game.

XXX

I wake up slowly, not to the sound of harsh tapping and a command to get up, but to soft gentle sunlight hitting my face. It's a new experience, and then I realize there was a hand touching me so I open my eyes and try to scoot upwards. A sharp throbbing pain erupts from my back and I gasp out loud, but no groan of pain escapes me. The hand has been drawn back and I finally see the people who were standing in front of me.

One is a black haired man with 2 scars on the right hand side of his face along with a small beard, he is quite tall and he wears a black long sleeve shirt and a green jacket thing over it. It has lots of pockets and reminds me of an army uniform. What looks like black cargo pants completes his ensemble.

The second is one of the oldest people I have ever seen. She has long pale grey/blonde hair and is carrying a wooden cane that she is leaning against. She's in a floral dress that hangs from her bony shoulders. She is the one standing close to me and had just finished drawing back her hand. It had been her that had woken me up.

The last is another old person. He has a grey beard/goatee and is shorter than the other two. He wears a red and white robe and a similar hat with a symbol on it I can't recognize, but seems familiar. He has old age marks on his face and a lot of wrinkles caused by smiling.

I try to give them my best smile as I slowly sit up, as my back is throbbing really badly.

"Hello" I say just as I start to recognise the symbol from my reading. Its Chinese or Japanese and I can't read of speak neither. Maybe one of them speaks English?

The one in the hat says something to the old lady to nods her head and turns to face me.

"Hel-lo" she says. I can tell immediately she is only trying to copy what I said and does a pretty good job at it. Maybe she is the translator? Able to read English and not speak it.

"Maya" she says pointing to herself. This I understand. They want introductions.

"Daphne" I say in turn, pointing at myself.

The black hair man follows in turn, introducing himself and the old man with the hat. As I study them closer, his black hair starts to look like a Pineapple and I fight the urge to smile.

"Shikaku"

"Hokage-sama"

I nod, smiling politely before I realize I don't know where I am, or where my relatives are. Did they send me away? Am I at a orphanage? It what Uncle Vernon had always threatened me with after telling me several horrendous stories about them. I fight the shudder threatening to travel my body. But another question rose in her mind. If she was in a different country, how did she get here so fast.

She ignores the small memory of her spinning and appearing somewhere else. It causes a small spark of hope to ignite.

"Where am I?" I ask staring at the old lady. She gives me a blank look and I realize she doesn't understand me. I gesture around with my hands encircling my room and ask again. It's Pineapple guy that says something this time to the old lady to nods and turns back to me.

"Konohagakure" she says. I don't understand the word, but it seems like a name. I just shake my head and she nods, turning away towards Hokage-sama. They converse quietly before she nods. She moves slowly and sits on my bed next to me. I bring my legs up to me and move slightly away hoping they don't notice it. She gives me a smile I can never remember seeing being given to me before as her hands make some weird symbols before her hand touches my head and suddenly that's something travelling inside my head.

I try to fight it, and for 2 seconds, I think I might win before something hidden kicks in and suddenly my eyes are closing as blackness encroaches my vision.

"Lily! He's here! Take Daph and run!" Screamed Papa at Mam. Why was Papa yelling?

More yelling and loud sounds drifted upstairs for over a minute before everything went silent. She sniffles and was shushed gently by Mama even as she drew funny red pictures all over her body. She giggled as Mama tickled her and gave her a smile as they stared into each others eyes.

"I love you my sweet sweet daughter. Mommy and Daddy love you. Your going to live a long life and have a loving family and do magic! Aunty Petunia will take care of you; I made her an offer she couldn't refuse. If not, I'll see you soon my pretty little flower. Mommy loves you sweetie. Be brave okay? Mommy will always love you and be with you!

Mama spun around as the door swung open. Standing their dressed in black was a tall angry man. She didn't know this man. Where was uncle Padfoot or Uncle Moony? Where was Papa? She didn't like this man. He felt angry. Angry Angry Angry. He had a magic sparkles stick too! Where was Mama's sparkle stick! She wanted to make sparkles! Mama? Mama?

"No! Not Her! Not my daughter! Take me instead!" Mama shouted. Why was Mama shouting? Was Angry man making Mama angry? She sniffled! She was scared! Mama! Why was Mama Sad? Pick her up Mama!

"Move aside you silly girl!" Angry man shouted.

"No! Not my daughter! Take me instead! Please!? I beg you!" Mama was crying now even harder. Why was Mama crying? Mama? Hugs? Mama?

"Avada Kedavra" Green flashed and Mama was lying on the ground. She sniffled as a pain started in her chest.

Mama?

Mama...? Why wasn't Mama moving? She wanted to be picked up for hugs!

...Mama...?

Angry man walked towards her.

"Such power at a young age! I can feel your magic little Daphne Potter and you would have been a formidable opponent when" – Mama ? - " you matured. The heavens themselves would of trembled at our duel as the very elements themselves bent to our whim. Fate herself had seen this...and yet... " -Mama?... - " I have already defied Fate once all those years ago... so why not again. You would have been my equal in all things; a half blood from a noble line! Godric Gryffindor Vs Salazar Slytherin reborn! Yes I can envision such a thing and I shall treasure it dearly"

Mama..?

"Goodbye Daphne Potter"

Mama hurt. Angry man did this. Mama wouldn't wake up. Angry man hurt Mama! Where was Papa? Padfoot? Mama! Wake up! She started crying as no one answered her. Mama and Papa both hurt.

...Angry Angry Angry...

Mama.

Green eyes met red.

Angry Angry Angry!

Mama!

Bad angry man!

"Avada Kedavra"

Angry Angry Angry!

She screamed!

XXX

A knock at my door startled me out of my remembrance of my newest earliest memory. Whatever Maya-san had done had unlocked something in my head and that had been the dream that had answered. I now knew what Papa and Mama looked like! That they loved me and wanted me. They didn't abandon me!

They loved me.

I had cried for hours after waking up. Someone loved her. They had protected me with their life. Mama had loved her. She would be forever in the debt of Maya-san. She would do anything the old lady asked just for giving her that memory. Every day she would think about it and remember it. Once every day before she went to sleep. She had memorized every single line of Mama's face and hair and body and when she looked in the mirror, she would compare them.

They didn't look very alike. It made me want to hurl things and give in to that green ball inside her chest. I might've if it weren't for one thing, just one thing stopping me from giving in with despair.

Her eyes.

They looked exactly the same. Every night, she would stare at her eyes and speak about everything and anything to her Mama. It was easy to imagine red hair instead of black and small freckles with a more grown up face. Sometimes I would confuse myself into actually thinking I looked like Mama, but a quick shake of my head dispelled that happy thought.

"Hello Maya-san. Please come in" I said politely as I opened the door. I quickly took the heavy looking bag and sat it on my small table, where we both sat down. I had been here for two weeks, and every day Maya-san would visit me in my new home and talk with me about things. She would tell me about the village and its history and had started giving me lessons on how to handle money and pay bills.

"Hello Sayuri-chan. Hokage-sama sends his regards" She greeted me.

Sayuri. My new name. In remembrance of Mama. From what I had been given, It meant Lily. Another thing I had Maya-san to thank for. A whole new language! It was nearly better than giving me that memory, but not quite.

I improved at speaking, reading and writing every day under Maya-san's expert tutelage. After finishing our lessons, we would walk to the marketplace and browse. Under Maya-san, I learnt what foods I should buy and where I should buy them. She had gifted me a cookbook and shown me how to use everything here.

I didn't have the heart to tell her I already knew how to cook a few things. I had opened up to her somewhat. Talking about my previous life made me fidgety and nervous, but she poked and prodded and got me to open up. I had been upset when she had gotten angry. That was when I received the first hug I could remember.

She explained she wasn't angry at me, just at my relatives. It was nice to be held as I cried.

"Now Sayuri-chan. I'm just here for some general information as well as to ask a favour from the Hokage. Today is your day off remember?" I just nodded my head shyly. I would do anything she asked, and if that meant doing a favor for the old man with the cool hat, so be it.

I watched as she pulled out a scroll and an ink pencil, pen thing.

"This is just some question's I have to ask you now your settled in. When's your birthday?" She asked me.

"July thirty first"

"Parents names?"

I stilled for a second. Do I tell her? Should I tell her? I only knew Mama's name from my memory, but Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon had let my father's name slip one time when Aunt Marge had stayed over. I stared at Maya-san before making my decision.

"James and Lily Potta" Potta, not Potter. It was different here. The reason I had to change my name in the first place was because of her hard it was to pronounce, plus If I wanted to fit in, I needed a similar name to everyone else.

"Lily is my new name too. I'm pretty sure Lily is Sayuri in your language" I informed her. She just gave me sad smile and continued asking questions. Some I couldn't answer, like where I had lived when I was with Mama and Papa. Others I could answer like where my relatives had lived. Most of the questions were about my old home. Others were about my hopes and dreams for the future and some were completely random.

I then had to write down my homes alphabet and some words that ranged from very easy to spell to very hard to spell. Eventually we were done and packed up. Maya-san gestures towards the bag and as soon as I opened it, I couldn't help the small smile that broke out across my face. It was filled with books!

"Thank you Maya-san" I said to her with a shaky smile. It was my birthday after all, my Seventh. She probably realised it but didn't want to say anything. This was also the first present someone had every gotten me recently. I couldn't remember my birthday when I was with Mama and Papa, so this was my very first present.

"The Hokage would like to ask a favour of you" I nodded my head in acceptance. He was the leader of the village, technically I couldn't say no, but he was a nice old man.

"There is someone he would like you to meet. A young boy a year younger than you. His name is Naruto" I blinked. I actually knew who she was talking about. He was a sad happy boy about my age who was at the playground I had walked past. I had stopped, thinking maybe being in a new place, I could make some friends. Then I saw what happened. He had been trying to make friends with a pair of girls; a blonde and a pink hair pair. It didn't go well, and other kids started teasing him straight afterwards.

I had left immediately. I felt sorry for him as I knew exactly what he was going through. But no matter where I went, Kids were all the same. There was always bullies, and I hated anyone that acted like Dudley.

"I know him. He is that blonde boy" I said. Maya-san blinked with a surprised expression before smiling at me.

"That's good. You should meet him and see if you can make a friend. He goes to a Ramen stand nearly every day. He actually lives close by, in a different apartment complex". I just nodded my head. Trying to make friends brought back bad memories. I had tried numerous times back than. Every single time, either Dudley, the Dursley's or myself would push them away and get them to not be friends with me.

I didn't want to go through that again. I was fine being by myself and reading books. They couldn't hate me at least. Though there was a small pain in my chest at that thought, I ignored it.

"I'll think about it. Thank you for coming Maya-san". She just nodded her head and gave me a sad smile. I returned it. She had talked about what she had done with her hand using Chakra.

Chakra.

Jutsu.

Freakishness.

I couldn't get it out of my head some days. The way people here so casually flaunted the very thing that made my relatives hate me. They didn't use sticks like Mama and angry man did, but instead used their hands to weave symbols that let them do anything from travelling very fast to blowing out fire. It was amazing and scary.

Maya-san had apparently seen some of my memories using her Chakra. It was why she wanted to look after me. In Konoha, children were precious and she was very angry anybody would treat a child like that, especially one of their own blood.

It had made me cry in happiness.

I had poked and prodded at my own 'Chakra' nearly every day wondering if I could do stuff like that any time I wanted now that Uncle Vernon couldn't punish me. I carefully avoided thinking the word 'magic' and used words other people around me used when talking about it.

Jutsu. Chakra. Ninja. Shinobi and Kunoichi.

I remembered spinning through the hole and landing on the roof back at school when Dudley had been chasing me. One night after I had made sure I was alone, I poked and prodded at my Chakra trying to get it do something when it shuddered a little but nothing had happened.

It was time to try again now that I was alone. I carefully locked the door and shut my curtains. I than sat on my mattress and closed my eyes. It was something Maya-san had encouraged me to do. She called it meditation.

I sat as still as I could with my hands in a hand sign she had taught me. I focused on my chakra and ball of green energy inside me. I stared at, and as always, it was beautiful. It looks exactly like Mama's eyes, and exactly like that green flash angry man had shot at me. A double edged sword.

I watched the green energy flow out from the ball and travel through my body until it reached my hands and feet, than it would change direction, and flow back to the ball. Like a heartbeat. Almost exactly like a heartbeat.

I remembered the fear that they were going to catch me. The desperation I used to fuel to movements. The horror I felt when I realised I had turned into the alley containing the bins. A way one Alley. I dashed towards the bins, hoping I could hide behind one them when I heard shouts behind me. The pull in my chest as I looked for a way to escape. To not be here. Desperately glancing around before looking up.

Pop!

I sat up straight gasping. It was like I had really been there, with it happening once again. But now I knew what I had to do. That last few seconds had given me an idea and I was about to try it. I closed my eyes and I remembered that feeling of spinning rapidly as I travelled, that spiralling that could make even the strongest sick. I focused on it, and let my chakra fill up me body, I opened my eyes and stared at my bathroom door.

I pushed!

Pop!

I gasped for air as I lay on the hardwood floor on my painfully aching back. I had a silly little grin on my face as I stared at the bathroom door I could now touch. I had finally figured it out! I could use my freakishness now!

I giggled, genuinely happy! Not just happy! Joyous.

I could only teleport to somewhere I was looking! I sat up slowly, mindful of my back. I glanced at the clock and gasped! Three hours had gone by! But I had done it! I had actually done it! I carefully stood up, using my bathroom door to steady myself. I took one step before glancing around warily.

Thinking back, I had made a small popping noise as it had happened. Did anyone here it? Was someone coming to investigate? The Konoha police force?

I waited a few minutes trying to calm my heart rate and walked into the bathroom and looked into the mirror.

It was like I looked completely different.

My face had lit up as a huge smile adorned my face and my eyes were shining. I couldn't help it! I was so happy. I turned around and looked towards my bed. I giggled and then started focusing.

'Focus!' I told myself.

'Focus'…

I felt my chakra. My Magic. I felt it fill me up once again as I glared at my bed. I could do it! A little more...

And... Push!

Pop!

I giggled as I blinked at my ceiling from on my mattress.

This was awesome!

XXX

It was a week later I finally met Uzumaki Naruto. He was staring sadly at the closed sign on a shop called Ichiraku Ramen. I hesitated as I remembered Maya-sans voice telling me I should meet him. As I stared at him, thinking, he turned around and started trudging away, dragging his feet.

I finally decided just to try. It wouldn't hurt. Maybe he didn't like bullies either and we could talk about ways to avoid them. That was what friend did right? Talk about things they were interested in. I walked after him, and was surprised to find we were heading towards the apartment complexes.

I sped up a little, my slightly longer legs making it easier to catch up.

"Hey" I said. He either ignored me or hadn't heard me even though I was right behind him. I sighed lightly and sped past him and turned around.

"Hello" This time he looked up with a surprised expression on his face. He stared at me for nearly a whole minute before replying.

"H-hello" he stuttered. I smiled at him as his stomach rumbled.

"Hungry?" I asked. I felt completely out of my element. I was basically copying a book I remembered reading on how to make friends. Step 1. Introduce yourself.

"I'm Potta Sayuri. Its lunch time and I'm hungry. Would you like to join me?" I asked He stared at me again as his mouth opened in what I think was shock before nodding his head rapidly with a large smile on his face.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto Dattebayo! I'm gonna be Hokage!" He shouted/said/shouted. I blinked at him. He was even worse than me at introducing himself!

"That's a nice dream" I said. Step 2. Talk about something you have in common or what they want to talk about.

"Uh and how are you going to do that?" I asked him. He stopped short before looking shocked once again. Then an intense look overcame his face as he stood still.

"I'm gonna become a Ninja and learn cool Jutsu! Afterwards I'll become Hokage Dattebayo!" He said/shouted once again. I stared at him for a few seconds before realising I needed to reply. Crap, crap, crap. How does someone respond to that? I blurted out the first thing I could think of.

"and how do you become a Ninja?" I asked without thinking. I grimaced internally. From what Maya-san had told me, you can become a Ninja by applying to the academy and passing a test, but nothing else.

"See, you gotta join the academy! They teach you everything you need to know to become a kick ass Ninja! Its step one to becoming Hokage!" He said/shouted. I blinked. He had said step one. Does that mean he actually has a plan? I stared at him before smiling. While he was way too loud, maybe we could be friends.

"Come on Naruto-san. My home is close and I'm hungry. Would you like to come over?" I asked. Step Three. Eat food together and talk about yourself. Following this book was a godsend. I kept my nerves from showing as he rapidly nodded his head with large smile on his face.

But as we walked towards my apartment. I began noticing something unusual. Why was everyone glaring at me and sending me angry glances. It actually took me a minute before I realized it wasn't me they were glaring at.

It was Naruto.

I had started to shrink thinking they had found out about my freakishness before this realization set in. It had my heart furiously beating as it calmed down from shock. I peeked a glance at Naruto as we walked side by side and watched as the large smile he had on shrunk and turned into a grimace before another large smile replaced it. He caught my looking at him and flashed me a smirk with a peace sign.

I smiled in return which seemed to unhunch his shoulders.

Why would people glare at Naruto like my relatives glared at me? Was Naruto a freak too? Like me? I realised this might be why the Hokage had asked me to meet with Naruto. He, like me, probably didn't have any friends. The Hokage really was a nice old man, letting us freaks become friends with each other.

"Catch me if you can Naruto!" I shouted as I ran off. He shouted back and chased after me. I couldn't help the smile stretching across my mouth. Maybe, just maybe... I could have friends too. Someone who was like me.

XXX

Hiruzen smiled as he watched Naruto chase after their new resident. Hopefully a strong friendship would sprint up between the two. They balanced each other out as one was boisterous and outgoing, while the other was quiet and closed off.

He glanced up as an Anbu dropped down from the ceiling.

"Report" he ordered. Weasel stood up and removed his mask showing the face of a young 12 year old Uchiha Itachi.

"Hokage-sama. I come bearing bad news. I believe the Uchiha clan is planning a coup" stated a emotionless voice.

Hiruzen felt his pipe fall out of his mouth in shock. He stared at the young prodigy, all happy thoughts gone. His blood had turned to ice as he stared at the young child. He slowly rose out of his chair and turned around to stare out at the village.

His village. His home. His family.

He would do anything to protect this village. But what could he do to protect it from itself? These last 2 weeks, a lot of things had changed. Some people embraced the new changes with vigor, and dare he say it, youth. While the older generations, namely his advisers were completely against him.

He had started his changes, hoping he could change this village for the better. For little Naruto. For Minato who gave his life for this village. For the villagers themselves. Everything was for the betterment of the village.

He turned around to face the Uchiha clan Heir. His face was a mask of stone, but inside his Will of Fire flared brighter and brighter. He wouldn't let this village destroy itself. Not now. Not while he was still Hokage and had chakra pumping through him. Not while he still drew even the shortest of breaths.

He refused.

"Tell me everything" He ordered.

XXX

And Chapter 2 finished! Hope everyone enjoys it!

With Sayuri, I', trying to find the right balance between her being a Child, but being Mature..ish. It's hard, harder than I thought it would be. Hopefully I got Naruto's character right with their small interaction.

Please give me a review with your thoughts, idea's and criticism's! I look forward to it!