discalimer: i don't own naruto. i only own Kyra.

Chapter two
Konoha village, land of fire:

I spent the rest of the time I was in hospital reading up on chakra and different practise techniques. When the nurses weren't watching i tried the concentration exercise, and by the end of the week I could successfully stick up to four stamp sized pieces of paper on my head. I was itching to get out and train properly again. The male nurse came in to come and get me as the 'social worker' was here. I'd never heard that name before, but i presumed it was the woman behind the nurse who had come to take me to the orphanage. That would make sense. I got up slowly, as I hadn't really moved for a week so i was slightly stiff. I still hadn't worked out how i'd healed so quickly, i mean, i was stabbed with a blow that must have been pretty close to my heart but i got better in the space of two weeks. But then i remembered reading about something called medical ninjutsu, that sounded like it was a healing spell kinda thing, but i didn't really understand it. The book didn't go into much detail on it. The social worker person had a closed eye smile and introduced herself as 'Sasha-chan', before she opened her eyes and did a double take on my ears and tail. The nurse whispered something into Sasha's ear before leaving, and Sasha looked at me with a mixture of surprise and fear. She obviously wasn't told that I was the one she had to take to the orphanage. I mentally rolled my eyes at her reaction. Word seemed to have spread about 'the cat freak's survival', and it wasn't helping my chances of being adopted by my clan. Not one bit. Oh well, might as well make an impression."I will not be addressing you as 'chan' because you are not my friend, whereas, unfortunately, you are my elder Sasha-san," I commented on her annoying way of trying to make me smile.
"o-oh, O-O-OK then. we should get going, come on ... sorry what did you say your name was?"
"I didn't, but it's Kyra. Don't wear it out," stage one of being Kitty Ninja complete: Sass.
"right, OK. Lets go," Sasha left and i followed behind her. 'I don't think i'm gonna like the orphanage' I thought, and we set off into the street. The orphanage was down a secluded alleyway just off the main high-street. No wonder i'd ever come across it before. It was an old, run down concrete building with a large broken sign saying 'O p ana e' I could hear many kids inside, laughing, crying, arguing and playing. It was so loud, my low expectations lowered even more as i slowly followed Sasha inside. I was greeted by the site of kids of various ages, ranging from two to seven. The floor was a mess of alphabet blocks, paint, paper, crayons, honestly it was like my toy-box had exploded all over he floor. Nobody really noticed when I walked in, but when people did start looking up they stared. first in confusion, then amazement, then with fear and hate. many either ran away or looked down quickly at their play things. I recognised two of the older ones. they were the bullies that were hanging around with the Uchiha. i could see they wanted revenge for my win. they wanted a re-match now I was injured and that was just low. i didn't care about those two, but I was sad about how the other children looked at me. they didn't even wan't to give me a chance. I needed to get a hoodie as soon as possible to hopefully stop strangers from giving me those looks.
"Children this i-" Sasha looked to where I was standing but i had already gone over to the book shelves. i mainly did it to test out a technique that silenced my footsteps as long as i kept it up. for someone who had only read abut it, I think I did pretty well. The social worker had rushed off t look for me and i took out a book from one of the few shelves i could reach. It was a picture book. I kept looking through different shelves and books until i couldn't reach any more. They were all picture books with almost no words, and nothing useful to read. They were honestly quite boring. I noticed a book on one of the higher shelves that said 'Greatest Ninja of All Time' on the spine, and I tried jumping for it, and I failed, but one of the older kids saw me struggling and walked over. could it be he's just being nice? I thought to myself as he reached up to get the book. he took the book down from the shelf, and held it in front of me, gesturing for me to take it. I walked slowly towards him, and reached out to get the book, but he snatched it away and put it on the very top shelf of the bookcase. He laughed and walked away, so I glared silently at him until he reached his friends. When he did I covered my ears, crawled into a corner, and tried to send chakra to all points in my body. my reasoning was that maybe, if i tried hard enough, I would become invisible...

"whad you doon?" A small voice broke my concentration, and I nearly fell over. I looked up to see a head of yellow/blonde hair in my face. He had Bright blue eyes, and was about one year older than me. The look on his face could only be described as curious. There was definitely fear, but not as much as the other children. The main difference was the lack of hate in his eyes, instead, I could see understanding. That aside, he looked like a bit of an idiot.
"I'm trying to be invisible," I said, and went back to my strange position.
"Den why can I see you?" The small boy asked, breaking my concentration again. I couldn't understand why he didn't just walk away or tease me like everyone else.
"Because it hasn't worked" I explained. There was a silence and I thought he'd gone away. I peeked over my knees just to check, but he was still staring at me, and this time his face was even closer to mine. He made me jump, again, and this time I did fall over, making me let go of my ears.
"Whoa, are they real? I want some! Are you like and epic cat girl or something?" ... this surprised me. I looked at him, scanning for any signs of fear or hate, but i saw none, only idiotic fandom. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"s-sorry, I just wanted to make you feel w-welcome. No-one liked me when i first came here, so I wanted to help you out. My name's Naruto, by the way, Naruto Uzumaki. Y-you'd better remember it, cause one day I'll be a great Ninja. and the whole world will know my name," He Put on the widest, most idiotic smile i'd ever seen, and lowered his hand for me to take it. I didn't trust him yet, he seemed too happy, so i gave him my name bluntly and walked off to find a good place to train. I didn't like being as weak and defenseless as i was.

The Orphanage 'garden' was tiny. it was pretty much just a small concrete outdoor area with a couple of empty flower beds. I didn't know the rules about leaving but guessed the two, three and four year olds probably wouldn't be allowed to go out on their own. Besides, i didn't want to risk getting beat up in the street. While i was in the orphanage i was vulnerable. i walked around the concrete space for a while before coming across a hole in the fence. I looked over my shoulder to check no-one was there so i could quickly climb through without anyone noticing. I Landed on the other side of the fence in a small clearing surrounded by forest. The strange thing was that I easily recognized my surroundings. This was the clearing above my safe room. I found the hollow tree and climbed down beneath it's roots to the small room in the ground. Although the room was too small to train in, I had filled the room with old blankets, teddy bears and fairy lights. It was a good place to come when I wanted to be alone. I think I might make this my study room, I thought as i listened to the silence of the room. I sighed and climbed back up to the clearing. Since I didn't have any weapons i started with some basic exercises (press ups, star jumps, runs etc.) and I kept it up until I heard Sasha calling me. By that time I was red in the face, out of breath, and my muscles were aching like mad. I waited until i heard the door close, then I climbed back into the Garden and walked inside. When I noticed Sasha I silenced my footsteps and walked up behind her.
"You should know, I don't come when I'm called," I said in a loud whisper, making her jump.
"Aah! O-oh, Kyra. You scared me. Um, oh yes I'll show you to the girls dormitories" She didn't smile when she saw me, and I think she was the opposite of relieved. She led me to a large room filled with mattresses on the floor. there was a small wardrobe at the end of each mattress to hold clothes and other belongings. Sasha walked to a bed in the far side of the room and got a thin blanket out of the wardrobe. She gave it to me and pointed at the mattress before walking away out of the room. I didn't check, but I think she locked the door to keep me away from the other kids. I lay my blanket on the bed and climbed under it. I quickly fell asleep. It must have been a few hours later when Sasha came in to call me down for dinner. I came down in a makeshift cape made of my blanket, which earned me a few funny looks, and sat down at the long table. The food was okay, it was just slightly bland rice with egg, soy beans and tofu, but it was nothing like what mummy used to make. After dinner all of the littler kids (including me) were brought up to the dorms. When Sasha closed the door most of the children went straight to bed, without a second glance at me. I was just the new kid, nothing out of the ordinary. I lay awake until everybody was asleep then I went to the window, opened it, and clambered outside. The cool night air was a relief from the warm stuffy orphanage rooms. I stayed on the windowsill for awhile, letting the chilled breeze whip through my hair, but I didn't feel as free as I would have liked. I looked up at the stars and noticed the windowsills all gradually sloped upwards, leading to the roof. I stood up carefully and made my way up to the roof. It was a traditional Japanese roof, and the gentle curve cradled my small frame as I lay back to look at the stars. I stared at my favorite constellation, Leo, and I started singing my mummy's favorite lullaby.

When the stars shine in the night

Bringing hope and shedding light

It shows you can find light, in the darkness

Through the bad times and the fights

feel my warmth and hold me tight

no matter what happens, I'll be there...

"How d'ya get up the- Kyra!" For the third time that day, Naruto made me jump, and I fell off the roof. I landed safely on my feet, using my hands to balance myself and I looked up to the roof. There was no way I was getting up there.
"NARUTO! UNLOCK THE BACK DOOR!" I hated asking for help, but all the doors would have been locked, and no streets were safe at night. Daddy told me that. Naruto scrambled away from the window and I made my way to the back of the building. Geez he's annoying

Naruto's veiw
The people here still hate me. I don't know why, it's like I did something terrible that no-one's told me about. There was a new girl today though, Kyra, and I saw people give her the same looks they gave me. I mean, she's not normal. She has weirdly small cat ears and a really short tail. She doesn't give me the same looks as everyone else, but I don't think I made a good impression. I can come across as, annoying. I kinda made her fall off a roof, but she has, like, superpowers. I mean, she landed on her feet from a really tall building and was fine. she can sing really well. I don't think she noticed, but I overheard her singing before she fell. It was beautiful, almost hypnotizing. I've got to open the back door now so she can get back inside. I hope we don't get caught. Sasha doesn't take kindly to rule breakers, especially kids who break curfew. Sasha hates me any way, and she's always looking for ways to get me in trouble. I hope Kyra sticks around, she's kinda cool.

One month later
Over the month I learnt to trust Naruto a little more. He was still annoying, but I was less jumpy around him now. his smile still seemed fake sometimes, but I overlooked that because he dulled the pain of loosing my parents a little. I didn't tell him about my training though. That was top secret. I managed to get a second hand hoodie and I never took it off. It was as much a part of me as my ears and tail. Over the month I had learnt a few more chakra techniques. Now my control was just about good enough to climb a tree. you're supposed to do it no handed, but it took me the entire month just to stick to the tree in the first place. My reserves were still small, so it was difficult to climb very high, but it was a start. It was breakfast, usually the time when people came in to adopt. usually only one kid was adopted every few weeks. They were all the cute ones. I'd given up hope before I even got there, but life there was getting a bit boring. I couldn't wait until school started, even if it was years away. I was quietly eating my bland breakfast when an Uchiha family came through the door. I hid my surprise and kept eating. It was rare for an Uchiha to come here. Sasha followed closely behind with her clipboard.
"Kyra? Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha have come to see you," My ears pricked up under my hood. I stood up slowly and walked towards the family. I didn't silence my footsteps, but I did not speak either. I glanced upwards at their faces. The man, Fugaku, had a look of disgust and annoyance, whereas Mikoto looked like she took pity on me but would rather someone else dealt with it. Either way, they didn't want to be here. My guess was the clan drew straws and Fugaku picked the short one. I looked back down at my feet and we walked to the main reception. Sasha left the room and the 'get to know ya' session began. Mikoto seemed worried about behavior and how I act around other kids. She seemed to think I was some sort of wild rebel that got into fights for no reason. I told her that I had never been caught breaking curfew and I'm not afraid to stand up for my self. This was the truth. I didn't say I'd never broken curfew, because did that regularly, just that i'd never been caught. It was my turn to ask a question.
"do you have any children?" I asked. It was a simple question and I would get a straight answer. simple.
"Yes, two sons. One, Sasuke, is four and the other, Itachi, is ten years old," Mikoto answered me. Fugaku seemed reluctant to talk to me but It was his turn to ask a question.
"Take off your hood," he demanded.
"sorry, but this hood is as much a part of me as my eyes, nose or mouth. I never take it off," He may know about my ears and tail, but I didn't want him thinking I would take off my hood at the drop of a hat, because I wouldn't.
"well then," he started "can you defend yourself?"
"I have been training since the age of two. Yes i can defend myself" I stated. Fugaku didn't like my attitude, and he started to get up off his seat, but Mikoto stopped him. She told him that I was just a child and that he shouldn't lose his temper here. He sat back down. The couple thanked me and left the room, I didn't thank them back. I sat in silence for a few minutes before Sasha entered the room. She said the family, quote, 'loved me' and that they would like to adopt me. She gave me a genuine smile, but I knew it was of relief, not kindness, and told me to go pack my things. I would be leaving the next morning. I went back into the canteen and I was greeted by a hyperactive Naruto.
"So? What was that all about Kyra?" He asked me.
"I've been adopted," I replied "I'm leaving in the morning."
I walked back to the dorm and Naruto didn't follow. He just stood there staring until I turned the corner. oh well, I thought, better go pack my things...

Sasha woke me early the next morning to tell me my new mummy and daddy had arrived to take me to my new home. When we reached the estate we passed my old house quickly and in silence. We kept walking towards the back of the estate before turning left and stopping before a large house. We'd arrived. Mikoto lead me inside to a light, spacious room with a low table and six soft cushions surrounding it.
"But Itachi, you promised!" I heard a whining voice from down the corridor. The owner of that voice soon came down the corridor being dragged behind the boy that was with the bullies. I glared at him.
"You" I muttered under my breath. Mikoto looked at me questioningly.
"Have you met Itachi before?" she asked.
"mmm, yeah we've met," I replied bluntly. Itachi nodded at me, detached the other boy, Sasuke, and walked out the door. he said he was going out on an assignment. Sasuke looked me up and down, assessing me. I did the same. He had deep opal eyes and blue hair that vaguely resembled a ducks butt.
"Who's she?" Sasuke pointed at me and looked at Mikoto. Mikoto answered with a smile on her face, but I knew she was worried about what Sasuke's reaction was going to be.
"Sasuke, this is your new sister, kyra," she turned to me "and Kyra, this is your new big brother, Sasuke" I nodded at sasuke just as Itachi had nodded at me. I then looked back at Mikoto.
"Mikoto, can yo-" I was interrupted by the whining voice of sasuke. He was almost as annoying as Naruto.
"But mummy, I don't want a sister. Especially a younger one!" I think mikoto expected this reaction, as she calmly dealt with the situation by telling Sasuke to give me a tour of the house. When he tried to complain she said he would have no kunai training for a week, and at that Sasuke grumbled and started the tour. Well, Mikoto sure knew how to deal with Sasuke. It was a pretty big house. It had three bathrooms, Five bedrooms, Two offices, a large Kitchen/dining room and an equal size sitting room, all based around a large courtyard. Each room was simply decorated, yet beautiful at the same time. I didn't go into Sasuke or Itachi's room, But my room was nice. In the Left, centre of the room there was a traditional Japanese bed roll with a clean white duvet. The back wall was made up of three panes of thick translucent glass, making the room well lit but still private. There was a low set desk opposite to my bed with a Sakura blossom in full bloom placed upon it. It wasn't a very big room, but it was nice having my own space after the orphanage. I scanned the back wall for an openable window. When I finally found that the pane on the right was openable, I pushed it open just a crack to air the room, It felt like it hadn't been used for a while. Sasuke had left at that point. I closed the sliding doors and stuck my head out of the window, looking up towards the roof. If there was a way I could get up there... Aha! I saw a drain pipe going up to the roof, with my new chakra sticking abilities that should be an easy climb. I checked behind me one last time to see if anyone was there, and I made my way up to the roof. There was something about being up high that I loved. It seemed so distant from the rest of the world, so safe. I felt so at ease, in fact, that I fell asleep. My seep was riddled with nightmares and visions of my dead mummy and daddy. I could see them in so much pain, crying out for me, but I couldn't call back. It was torture. I was scared and sweating when a cold touch woke me up. My eyes snapped open and I darted into a defensive position. The carrier didn't react though, It was Itachi who had found me.
"Mother told me to get you off the roof for dinner, you really shouldn't drop your guard so easily." He said. I struggled and squirmed to try and find a way out of his grip, but the more I tried the harder it seemed to get free. I really didn't like this guy. I gave up struggling and huffed, accepting the fact that I was not getting free any time soon. I think I saw a ghost of a smile on Itachi's face when I did this. He jumped off the roof and put me down on the ground. I scrambled to my feet and turned towards him.
"look, do you have a problem with me? 'cause if you do lets hear it. I was having a bad day when I beat those bullies, so I'm gonna take you down, right here, right now," I don't know why I had that surge of anger, or why I felt that confident, but I just did.
"I'm not in the mood right now kid, we'll spar some other time,"... Some other time? That was it. I felt a surge of power flow with my anger. I lunged at Itachi with absolute annoyance but he brushed me away like I was some dirt on the floor. I hated it, I hated being weak. I growled at him and jumped again, this time faster, too fast for a three year old. It was almost like it wasn't me fighting him, like it was some strange thing controlling me. he knocked me down again, but not as far, or as easily. I stayed down this time until Itachi turned back to the house. I then slowly got up and used chakra to creep towards him, before aiming a kick at his head. He grabbed it and flipped me onto my back.
"don't use chakra to sneak if you can't learn to conceal it," he kept walking as before back into the house. He didn't even turn around. Apparently I still had a lot to learn. Mikoto had called us all in for dinner. We ate in the kitchen, mostly in silence, until we had finished. When Fugaku left the room the family erupted into conversation. Mikoto happily took the dishes to the sink and chatted to Sasuke as she washed up. Sasuke was asking Itachi countless questions about shuriken, kunai and about ninjas in general, but I stayed seated in silence until Mikoto started taking worried glances at me. I didn't feel like I fitted in, and I wasn't going to make an immense effort to be liked. I simply wasn't that kind of person. I stretched and thanked Mikoto for the meal, before heading back up to my room. I lay on my bed for a while. I wasn't really thinking about much, but there was one big question circling around my mind. Why am I like this? Why me? These thoughts weren't going away any time soon, so I decided to find the answers. I thought of it as the kind of quest I had read about in stories. Well, it was something to do anyway. Mikoto came in and stood in the doorway. She was dressed in a beautiful Kimono with her hair up in a neat bun secured with a hair pin and a single Sakura flower. In case you were wondering, this was not casual attire. In fact, I think the kimono was made of silk.
"Itachi, sasuke and I are going to the festival. You can't come, sorry," Mikoto stated. I was surprised at this, as much as I didn't want to go, I can't come felt a little harsh.
"why?" I asked. I had that blank look of someone my age. It seemed appropriate for the question.
"The clan thinks it would be best for you to stay inside the compound until you go to school, Fugaku's here if you need him," she left the room. Wow. So I was moved from one prison (the orphanage), to another, slightly more luxury prison. The only other difference was that here there was no one to dull the pain left by my parents death, and I was constantly reminded by the crime scene across the street. A quiet hiss escaped my lips as Mikoto left the room. I climbed back up to the roof to watch the fireworks. They were beautiful, like flowers of light blooming in the sky, but the sound they made scared me a little, so I climbed back inside. At some point I fell asleep, and the nightmare started again. More pain, more blood, more death, then darkness. The darkness faded into a deep blood red. A pale face flashed across my mind and I woke up. It was day time, and my window lay open blowing a cool breeze into my face. I came down stairs and saw a news paper lying on the table. The main headline caught my eye. 'Man killed at hook a duck' Just as I thought konoha was safe again someone had to go get murdered didn't they. I sighed and placed the paper back on the table. Sasuke came downstairs.
'Mother said I had to make you feel welcome, so how about we spar for a bit outside?' he grumbled, and I shook my head as an answer.
"oh come on, if you don't mother won't buy me my new kunai set! Plus I need to get some practice," He whined at me. I still said no. He said yes. I said no.
"Yes,"
"No,"
"Yes!"
"No,"
"YES!"
"No!"
"It's seven o'clock on a sunday morning, why, may I ask are you two down here yelling!?" Mikoto had arrived. Although she must have only just got out of bed she still looked immaculate. She wore a pretty linen dressing gown and her hair fell effortlessly onto her shoulders. Ignoring her beauty, her face was down right scary. It was strange how the kindest eyes could also be the most fierce. Both me and sasuke shivered and glared at each other. Sasuke opened his mouth, to make excuses no doubt, but Mikoto stopped him from saying anything.
"both of you, outside, now, and if you wake me up again you will both be doing Itachi's chores for a week." She left the room and went back to bed. Ok, I was not doing someone elses chores. I had more than my fair share at the orphanage. Sasuke dashed outside and I trudged behind him.
"Shall we start with a spar?" Sasuke asked. I shrugged and went into an aggressive position. Sasuke did the same. 3, 2, 1, attack. I sped at him and dodged 3 kunais and a shuriken. Unfair, I didn't have any weapons. I pounced on top of him and pinned him to the ground. we rolled around for a bit before he managed to punch me in the shoulder and push me off. This wasn't really a spar, just a couple of kids play fighting, but I was winning nonetheless. I pinned him down one more and held him there with all my weight. I slowly reached for one of Sasuke's kunais and held it to his throat.
"I win," I stated. and he held his hands up in silent surrender. He didn't look happy.
"How come you won? I'm older than you, and I'm a boy!" His whining was really starting to get on my nerves.
"I've had more , you've had your spar, I'm going up to the roof for a nap," I said, and headed back inside to my room. I climbed up the drainpipe and reached the roof. There, I fell asleep, watching the bussiness of Konoha below.

Yay! 2nd chapter! sorry it's a couple days late, but with the release of pokemon go I've been a bit distracted. Anyway, I'll keep this section short today, Please leave a review and tell me how I could improve! Thanks for reading!.
Questions:
Why does Kyra have cat ears?