A/N: Hello all! Thank you my darling reviewer! I will keep that in mind! It looks more spaced out in the original in word. This will be my first post from my new laptop! No more wrestling with my siblings over the computer! Ha! Take that! I love you all, but please read and review! I don't own Naruto!
Previous Chapter:
I didn't move, didn't react, and didn't really care. 'If he kills me, he kills me. No use wasting tears and words. So what if I die? It's not like I've got anything to live for, anyhow. Might just be doing me a favor, actually.' My thoughts were rather entertaining, but I didn't show it.
My body stiffened as three someones dropped to the ground behind me. The silver haired stranger seemed alarmed at my quick reflexes. "Who are you, and where are you going?" he inquired curiously.
"I'm not going anywhere." I replied. His one eye moved in a way that suggested he was frowning.
"You didn't answer my other question. I will repeat myself only once more; who are you and where are you going?" He seemed to be getting rather amused with me.
I sighed. "My name is Ryuu. And I told you already, I'm not going anywhere." I was slightly exasperated with this stranger.
He seemed even more amused. "And what is your business, if you aren't going anywhere?" he half-chuckled.
"I don't have any 'business'; I'm just wandering aimlessly. What does it matter to you anyway?" I explained, my curiosity sneaking up on me.
The silver haired mans' smile grew from what I could see. "Sasuke, Sakura, restrain her."
I felt two of the presences behind me moving, reaching for my arms. "Hey, just what do you think you're doing?" I was starting to panic. What if they saw my face? What if they tried to take me back to that house? "GET AWAY FROM ME!" I yowled, leaping away. Suddenly, I felt pressure on the back of my neck, and the world was covered in pink sunbursts. The people who had tried to grab me were only kids! There were two boys, one blonde, the other with dark hair, and a girl with pink hair. They could only have been 12 at the most.
My shock cost me my freedom. I had forgotten about the silver haired ninja behind me. Another pressure on my neck, and the pink sunbursts spiraled outward, leaving darkness in their wake. I struggled as much as I could, but I was already tired from walking as much as I had, and I knew I was no match for a ninja of any sort. Eventually, I gave in, slipping into the black of unconsciousness.
I have no idea how long I was out, but it couldn't have been long. I was in the ninjas' camp, my wrists and ankles bound. 'That seems a bit silly. After all, they could easily outrun me.' I thought. I kept my eyes closed out of curiosity and listened, wondering what they were planning to do with me. I heard a loud, bouncy, friendly voice. "Are you sure Kakashi-sensei? She doesn't seem very dangerous to me."
Kakashi? That must be the silver haired one, if the boy was calling him sensei. Why does that name sound so familiar? She might have been a prisoner, but her family were still ninjas, and they told her things, or she eavesdropped on them like she was doing now.
"Naruto, how can you say that after all the trouble we've had in the Land of Waves?" This one was definitely the girls' voice.
"For once, I agree with Naruto." This must be the other little boy, as this certainly wasn't the voice of the man from earlier. 'He must be Sasuke!' I realized. 'And Sakura is the girl; Naruto is the other boy, the blonde I'd guess. And Kakashi is the silver haired ninja. Wait, that means…a team of 3 young ones, and an older one. Kakashi must be a jounin…but he can't be much older than me. Great, just what I needed.' I sigh, and then realize I just blew my cover.
I slowly cracked my eyes open and stared across the clearing into the bland expression of Kakashi. "Well," he says almost prophetically, "are you dangerous?"
I feel the eyes of the genin land on me. I manage a shrug. "I'd say not really, but you probably wouldn't believe me." I would've sworn the man smirked. "I see." He says in a dead tone of voice.
"Untie her." The order took me by surprise. The blonde grinned and reached over and cut my bonds with a kunai, cutting my wrist in the progress. I didn't say anything; it was a small scratch that probably wouldn't even bleed. I could practically feel the jounin' eyes-err…eye-trying to burn a hole through my forehead with his empty gaze. Now that I wasn't in a as dangerous situation, I studied my captors.
The blonde boy had large blue eyes with whisker marks on his cheeks and a huge grin. The dark haired boy half-glared at me and seemed very moody and dark. The girl had green eyes that were widened slightly in surprise; she practically had the words 'suck-up fangirl' written across her wide forehead. She now voiced her apparent concern. "Are you sure that's a good idea, sensei?"
He chuckled softly. "I don't know, is it? She does seem pretty harmless. Though, she appears to have a problem with authority."
I frowned. "I do not! At least, not if it isn't being used wrongly. Not that you are…" My voice trailed off at the end. I hated admitting that I was wrong, because I usually had to do it every other word. That's the way things worked at that house; at least for me.
"Oh really?" he leaned forward slightly, and I detected a small spark of interest in his eye. I didn't answer, because I wasn't sure what I should say to that. 'Did he mean my problem with authority or the fact that he wasn't necessarily using his wrongly? Umm…' My brain continued running in circles for a little while after that, and the camp fell quiet. Sakura fell asleep, and it seemed as if Sasuke had too. All was quiet until…
At some point Naruto had fallen asleep, and now he began to snore. "Somebody shut up that idiot." The dark one growled. I think he was asleep.
I just ignored it; it's not like he was being super loud or anything. "Out of curiosity, how can you see when it's pitch black in the middle of the night?" I jumped slightly. I hadn't thought that any of them noticed. The voice led my eyes to the jounin. "Ah…" I sighed softly. "I just can. It's like everything stuck in perpetual dusk. It doesn't affect my vision in the day, in case you're wondering." He made a thoughtful noise and didn't say anything else.
I began to drift, my eyes slowly drooping shut. I thought that maybe I heard a voice say "Don't get too comfortable," but I was already asleep. I woke up before everyone except the jounin, but I don't think he ever went to sleep in the first place. The idea that he had been watching me was somewhat creepy. The soft light of predawn illuminated the small campsite. The kids looked so innocent; it was hard to believe that they were ninja that could probably completely destroy me.
My gaze met the silver haired ninjas' and I suppressed a shiver. He seemed so bored with life; I had to wonder what kind of ninja he was. These kids deserved a good teacher, and I hoped he was. If he wasn't, I might just do something stupid. Something really, really, stupid. I was staring blankly ahead, yet somehow I was managing to continue our impromptu staring match. He pulled out a book and started reading. I blinked. 'What? Make-out Paradise? What kind of a book is that? Oh no…it isn't…oh yes it is. He's a pervert. I don't believe it!' I was shocked. That wasn't expected. Not in the least. I just hope he doesn't taint these kids.
The others, minus the blonde, woke up shortly after. "Uh…sensei? What exactly are we going to do with her?" the pink haired girl asked timidly.
"What do you mean? She's coming back with us, and then she'll be the Lord Hokages' problem." He stated calmly.
I blinked in shock. Don't I get any say in my fate? Then again, I am their prisoner. I just hope this Hokage person is alright. I'd rather not spend the rest of my life in a cage. I had been ignoring their conversation, but now I had to say something. "Please don't talk about as if I'm not here. And I do have a name, you know."
I swear the silver haired ninja smirked again. "Oh? And what are you going to do about?" I felt my eye twitch slightly. That's when I remembered something. 'As soon as it becomes light enough for them to see my face, I'm going to enter a whole new world of pain. I'm screwed. Crud.' Now I was starting to worry. I'm not really sure what I look like, I never owned a mirror, but my family said I was horrible to look at and that that was part of the reason why they had locked me away. All I could do was resign myself to my fate.
The first light of dawn topped the trees when Naruto finally woke up and we started to travel. I wasn't really trying to keep pace or anything, I was just walking, and apparently somebody found it amusing. It's hard to tell, with only one eye and an eyebrow showing, but I'd swear he's been smirking the entire time. Not smiling, smirking, like I was doing something foolish. The daylight was strengthening quickly now, and soon they would be able to see my face. 'I wonder if they'll be as put off as my relatives?' And there was nothing I could do about it.
Eventually, I got so bored I started humming softly to myself, making sure to keep extra quiet in case the ninjas thought I was trying to do something. It was probably close to 8 o'clock by now. That's when I heard a soft gasp and felt, rather than saw, Sakura stop. I paused, and was about to keep going when the rest of them stopped too. I didn't move, waiting, curious. My eyes flicked across them, and I was surprised. Naruto was speechless, mouth open, dumbfounded. Sakura just looked shocked, Sasuke looked as if he didn't care, and Kakashi seemed…startled would be the best way to put it I guess.
A/N: I will give my pyromaniac friend a flamethrower and she will take over the world if you don't review! And please, don't be ridiculously harsh on me! I like some criticism, so I can better my writing, but don't be cruel.