Kitsune Chronicles: Never Put All Your Kitsune In One Village
By: .Blood.Engel.Yuzuki.
Dedicated To CrystalKitsune, for letting me humiliate her.
Summary: A girl accidentally stops Sasuke from joining Orochimaru, hence bringing the wrath of Sound upon her. But once Akatsuki gets involved she is pulled into War. And all she wants to do is go home! (And some caffeine.)
Chapter One: Sand, "Kuro-chan" And Suteishii
After around five minutes Kitsune's voice became tired and she lay down to rest. She heard a leaf crackle to her left (since when does she have that good of hearing anyway?) and tensed immediately, hurtling up to see who was coming. At that moment she saw something that scared her half way out of her mind. (Or would've if she wasn't already.)
That girl in front of her reminded her of her friend Katie. And very few things are as terrifying as two of Katie. It was simply creepy.
The two of them shared the same light brown hair, and tan skin tone, matched with blue eyes. However, this Katie seemed stronger, and perhaps a bit more blundering.
The person behind her was much, much worse. Kitsune saw something even more terrifying than Katie's Double!
…That mouse-haired girl with the Naruto bandanna over her eyes…She had the aura of Arianna!
Kami-sama help her.
'…Hold it a second,' she thought, 'They both have Konohagakure headbands…' Noticing the familiar symbol on the forehead protector covering "Arianna Number Two" 's eyes and the protector around the neck of "Katie Number Two" Kitsune paused in deep contemplation.
That's around the time a violent sand storm came out of no where and took her far, far away from all the trees and left her deserted in a desert…still with no caffeine.
You can probably guess what happens next.
After around five minutes she got not only tired but also hot, and decided to lay down in some non-existent shade. She sighed, trying to forget how parched she was and thought back to the two girls she saw earlier. She wondered if she'd ever see them again, why they reminded her so much of her friends, and since when sandstorms happen in the middle of an f'ing forest?!
In the middle of her next thought she heard sand shifting under an unknown weight and wondered once again since when she had such good hearing. She weakly raised herself up, mumbling an irate, "This is getting old."
Slowly her blue eyes grew wide and she saw something in the distance that made her cry tears of joy. Red…White…Blue…all combined with an odd looking circle…
It was…
It was…
A GIANT BOTTLE OF PEPSI!!!!!!!!!
Kitsune had never run so fast in her life. She estimated the Pepsi to be at least a half-mile away, but it didn't faze her in the least. She reached her beautiful goal within ten minutes, and hugged it tightly, yelling in triumph and joy.
Sasuke's P.O.V.
I was making my leave from Konoha when I became…hopelessly lost. I knew if Itachi were here he would laugh and say, 'Foolish little brother, you lack hate.' That would be around the time I got my butt kicked.
I figured I was somewhere in Suna, considering the endless desert. (Too bad it couldn't be an endless dessert…yummy!)
I was about ready to scream in aggravation when I found myself caught in a deadly hold that almost choked the life out of me! I struggled, hearing a girlish squeal and tried my best to break free. They couldn't have caught up to me already! At last I was able to throw the offender off; I looked down to see who it was and…whoa.
I had expected to have a furious blonde with fox-like blue eyes and three whisker marks on either cheek come after me, but this wasn't exactly the person I had in mind. (That and she didn't look furious, just high as a kite.)
Normal P.O.V.
Kitsune found herself struggling with the most stubborn Pepsi she had ever met, and once it threw her down on the sandy ground she decided it was time to get serious. She looked up at the Pepsi, dehydrated mind planning her next move when she realized…That wasn't a Pepsi at all… It was…
"Sasuke-teme?!"
Sasuke twitched at the familiar suffix, but did nothing but stare at the top of Kitsune's head.
"Ne, ne, what's so interesting?" Kitsune asked before noticing a great deal of sand coming their way at a not-so-friendly pace.
Before she could even say anything, everything went black.
An estimated five hours later Kitsune found herself lying in a hospital bed. She frowned, pulling the sheets that felt like sandpaper off of her and looking around. She didn't know what to expect to find in a hospital, and she also didn't know if what just happened had been a dream or if she was still dreaming now.
She got up, staring down at herself, taking in her black shirt and army green pants. She was still wearing the same clothes, but she noticed she no longer had her shoes. She looked around the room some more before noticing her black tennis shoes were set beside a small wooden table. On the table were a mirror, some fruit, a small washbasin, and a glass of juice. (No Pepsi, she noticed bitterly.)
She stretched and walked over to the table, kicking her shoes aside before noticing three identical marks on both of her arms. She stared at them closely, off hand she'd say it was they were calluses, but they almost looked like a new layer of skin. She could also feel them beginning to form on her the palm of her hands and the soles of her feet. She shrugged it off and looked up, catching a glance of herself in the mirror.
Now that gave her a start.
Not only did she somehow acquire three whisker-shaped scars on both her cheeks, her normal ears had seemingly disappeared behind unruly blonde hair, replaced by two silver fox ears. Her eyes were still the same, only her pupils looked like small slits.
This would probably be the point at which most girls scream at the top of their lungs. But I do believe I mentioned earlier Kitsune wasn't what you would/can call ordinary.
She simply smiled, noticing slightly sharper canines and splashed the water on her face, downing the glass of juice before deciding it was about time to go for a walk.
And the best way out, would be the window.
She got down easily, considering she was on the first floor. She toured the new place (though it did seem familiar) noticing the random person here and there, but no wild activity. She saw a big sandstone building that she could've sworn she'd seen somewhere. But her memory failed her at the moment. She guessed it was her hard landing back when she first came to that place with all the trees.
Walking a little longer she realized something else; she was starving! She inwardly cursed herself for not eating any of the fruit in the hospital before she jumped out the window. She sighed before noticing some sort of a summer snack bar set up. The sign above it read "Machi Raku" and there were a few people sitting up to the counter on big bar stools.
Her stomach growled and she reached inside her pocket, and pulled whatever money she had out of it. She grinned when she noticed she still had the twenty-dollar bill she had "borrowed" from Katie. She ran up to the restaurant and took a seat by someone she didn't care to look at. She surveyed the menu; her spirits falling a bit when she realized the only thing on the drink menu was ice water.
She scowled, holding back the urge to cry profanities and ask to see the manager.
She decided to ignore that, since she wasn't thirsty anyway, and take a look at the food selections.
Shrimp
Yakitori
Yakisoba
Fish, Chicken, or Vegetable Tempura
Gyoza
Sukiyaki
Onigiri
Rice
Udon
Tonkatsu
Ramen
750 yen
Eh…wait… 750 yen? Not to mention…everything was in Japanese!!!
If she were an optimist perhaps she would've considered herself lucky to ever know Japanese…
But she's not, so let's get back to the story.
"KUSO!!!" She yelled, getting the attention of almost everyone within a quarter mile of herself. 'Where did I end up?!'
The person sitting next to her chuckled a bit, before turning to her. "Forgot your money, ne?"
Instead of telling her actual situation, Kitsune just nodded to the girl who looked about her age.
"I'll buy you some ramen."
Kitsune was on her fourth bowl of ramen when she suddenly heard someone yelling from…above?
There was no plane.
But all the same, the voice that seemingly traveled on the wind was getting closer and closer. She swore the girl next to her had shrunk considerably as soon as the voice was in hearing distance. Kitsune could almost make out the words now… It sounded like someone yelling,
"KURO-CHAN!!!! KURO-CHAN!!!"
The voice hurt her over-sensitive fox ears (which she had almost forgotten about) as it was suddenly shockingly close. She felt a breeze wash over her, and looked up just in time to see a girl jumping from a near-by rooftop over to her "saviour".
"Kuro-chan! I'm so glad I found you! I need your help, you see…"
Kitsune was in a daze for a second or two. Mainly because it's not every day you see someone jumping from a very high place, surviving, and coming over to talk (very quickly) to the person who was kind enough to buy you four bowls of ramen.
"Ineedyourhelp!Ilostthatfox-girlsomewhereinthehospital,andIcan'tfindheranywhere,andI
neeedyoutohelpmelookforher!!!"
Kitsune's ramen-buddy took all of it in with a sigh, cradling her forehead before calling, "Suteishii…"
And the new girl continued.
'Kuro-chan' tried once more. "Suteishii."
This time 'Suteishii' answered with a, "Huh?"
"She's right here." Kuro-er whatever her name was-pointed to Kitsune.
"Oh, good!" Suteishii said with relief, "Kazekage-sama was about to kill me!"
"Suteishii, he's always about to kill you."
"No, I mean, like, more than usual." Suteishii assured.
Kitsune's mind slowly started to piece all of the conversation. 'Lost fox-girl…Kuro and Suteishii…' Kitsune frowned and looked at her surroundings, thinking about the details she remembered from earlier, before she was attacked by sand. 'Forehead protectors…Sasuke… Sand…Kazekage-sama…Wait...that would mean-'
"GAARA!!!" She yelled. And as Suteishii and Kuro stared in disbelief Kitsune let her mouth hang open as she realized one very frightening, yet delighting fact.
She, Kitsune, was in the Naruto World.
"You…know Kazekage-sama? He didn't say anything about you." Suteishii said, inspecting Kitsune curiously. She put her head to the side in a questioning way and took up a nonchalant pose.
"He doesn't know me…but I sure as Hell know him!" Our amazing heroine responded, finding some familiarity in Suteishii's casual, yet slightly over dramatic and perhaps a bit sarcastic ways. For the first time she studied the girls, trying desperately to remember why they seemed so unoriginal.
Suteishii had black hair with an almost imperceptible wave to it. Her hair reached her middle back, and her bangs hung slightly in her face. She had cobalt eyes (you'll know why later) and skin pale enough to rival Sasuke's.
She had on a pair of black gloves that went up to her elbows, and cut off at the mid-palm, as well as a black tee with the kanji for "bad"(Aku) written on it in tan letters, she also had a random pair of brown khakis that looked like they had just been picked up from off the floor and hurriedly put on. There was a black Suna headband on her lower thigh, and to top it all off she had some white sandals and an 'I'm only half listening to you' expression.
Kuro, in contrast, had a black tank top with red lining, and fishnet underneath. Her hair was brown, went to her shoulders, and had a bit more wave to it than Suteishii's, though not by much. Her eyes were a light chestnut brown, and she had a normal skin tone, though one would think she would be much tanner, considering where she lived.
Her pants were also black, though they had a large red stripe down the side of each leg. She was wearing a Suna forehead protector…on her forehead!!! (Didn't see that coming.) And a pair of white skater shoes with red skulls on them. There were two gold earrings hanging from her ears, and a 'I am slightly pissed off' look to her that seemed to find it's way into her basic gestures, and was somehow apparent in her posture.
'Hold it a second…' Kitsune mulled. 'Suteishii…laid-back, casual, yells really loud…She's like Meu, my friend from school. …And Kuro…Kuro is a spitting image of Caitlyn!
'…But they don't know me. This must mean that the theory that every dimension has a double of someone in another dimension is true. They may not look exactly the same…but their basic actions…their soul…is the same.'
"It's like Tsubasa…" Kitsune murmured.
End of Chapter 1.
I Do Not Own Naruto, or Tsubasa.
Next Chapter:
Chapter Two: Giving Gaara Grief
When the next Chapter will be Posted: Jan 12, 2007...In my time zone, anyway...