I've been meaning to update sooner but Iv'e really got caught up in writing more of the chapters that I haven't had the time to re write and proof read etc.

As always, I do not own anything within the Naruto universe. I only own my OC Himiko and any other OC that may pop up somewhere in the story.

With that said, ENJOY! :)

Chapter 2: Encounters of the awkward kind

Himiko woke up early the next morning, seeing as she was not adjusted to the new house yet. She stepped out of her room in her groggy, still half asleep state - not caring that she looked like a complete mess right now because her hair was all over the place. She decided to make herself some toast before going to the living room, seeing as she was starving.

Being still half asleep, she hadn't noticed that Naruto and another person were sitting in the living room already and were staring at her as she walked in and sat on one of the sofas.

Naruto broke the silence that she had not realised was awkward.

"Hey Himiko what has you up this early?"

He said in his usually loud tone, even if it was early in the morning...

His voice rang through her ears as she turned in her seat to look at him, noticing another person sitting on the sofa that was opposite her. He just stared at her in this half annoyed manner and she didn't know what to think.

Turning her attention back to Naruto she tried to hide her blush: not for the sake of the random boy staring at her across the room, but because she looked like she had been dragged through some sort of Forrest with the way her hair stuck out in different directions, not to mention it was warm last night so she wore shorts that were quite, well short.

"I couldn't sleep, new house and all."

She said, still sounding tired.

"You'll get used to it in no time Himi-Chan."

He said kindly and she smiled at her nickname, she was older than him but she didn't care; the name suited anyway. No one else really called her by that nick name but it was unique to their friendship. If she was honest, anyone else younger than her calling her by that name would be a bit weird.

He suddenly got up after glancing at the clock on the wall, his weirdo friend followed suit and they made their way out of the living room.

"Well I have to go, were gonna to be late for school. See you later Himi-chan!"

A few second later he popped his head back in the door and gestured to the other boy standing beside him who had not yet been introduced.

"- This is Sasuke by the way. Hes the guy who phoned last night."

She nodded in response as she observed the boy from her spot on the sofa.

Dark hair, Dark eyes...pale skin...That unmatched glare...

Her thoughts trailed as she noticed him staring back at her from the hallway, giving her a glare when he realised she was looking him up and down.

...Definatly an Uchiha.

She concluded in her mind before he and Naruto disappeared out the front door.

Well that was embarrassing...

She inwardly thought as she stepped in front of the mirror in the far corner of the living room, just now realising how bad her hair looked.

After getting washed and showered she went back to her room to get dressed.

She wore a pair of plain black leggings with a pair of white vans and a black and dark blue patterned vest top. She also had her small wooden beaded necklace on that she wore pretty much every day. For makeup she wore a small amount of foundation to cover the circles under her eyes and applied some basic eyeliner to frame her emerald green eyes. Her long white hair was pulled back and tied in a somewhat messy (but still presentable) bun at the top of her head. She pulled a small amount of hair lose to sit at either side of her face, also pulling on her hair to loosen the bun some more.

With all that done she went into the kitchen to find that Jiriya had gotten up and was sitting at the table eating some breakfast.

He looked up from his morning paper and smiled at her.

"You up already? I would have expected you to be out cold until the early afternoon; what with all that moving stuff yesterday."

He chuckled lightly before taking a sip of his coffee, seemingly recovered from the long journey yesterday. She sat down at the table directly across from him and cracked a smile at his comment, scratching the back of her neck.

"Yea, I would have thought so too but I guess not. Do you have work today Jiriya?"

She asked, wondering if she would be left in the house on her own for the day.

"Yea I do, but I was thinking you could go sight seeing or something to pass the time. I wouldn't want you sitting in the house all day with weather like that. Besides it's the first time you've been back to Konoha in how long? There's bound to be loads of thing that have changed since you moved."

His statement caught her attention and she looked out the window to see the trees outside being lit up by the powerful rays of the sun. She half expected it to still be raining as she thought back to how heavy it was last night.

The weather is so unpredictable in Konoha. At least in Suna you could always count on it being sunny...

She thought to herself before looking over to Jiriya and remembering what they were talking about.

"That sounds good, I have some money in my purse; I could go shopping too!"

Himiko beamed, already getting excited at the thought of all the clothes shops she would find while she was out. Shopping alone wouldn't be nearly as fun as with friends but she was sure she would still enjoy herself. Besides as Jirya said, there must be loads of new shops and places for her to discover now that shes back after all these years...

Today isn't going to be so boring after all!

~Elsewhere, in a classroom on the other side of town~

Naruto and Sasuke sat in Science class while their teacher Orochimaru droned on about something neither of them where paying attention to, something about plant cells or something...

Naruto turned to Sasuke who was sitting beside him, and tried to start a conversation to pass the time seeing as neither of them were listening.

"Man, I have no clue what he's talking about. Why do we have to learn about plants anyways?.."

He said, genuinely confused about the topic of the lecture.

"It's part of the curriculum, I don't know..."

Sasuke replied, his voice consisting of nothing but boredom. He sat there half asleep with his chin rested on the back of his hand.

"Anyway, Himiko-Chan is gonna be starting here tomorrow...I think she'll be in the year above us though."

Sasuke rolled his eyes at Naruto, he had been talking about this girl all day, what was with him? And how come she was over at his house at all hours of the day?(or morning)

"So, is she your new girlfriend or something? You sure talk about her an awful lot."

Narutos eyes suddenly widened as he processed his words. Trying to hide a small blush, he sat back in his chair and scoffed.

"No, it's not like that idiot. We've been friends since we were practically in diapers."

"Oh right. How do you know her then?"

Sasuke asked, suddenly becoming interested in this girl. Not that he showed any external signs of it, he just played it off as being sociable.

"Well her father and Jiriya go way back, they went to school together or something I think. We got along well as kids, you know?"

"How come your only telling me about her now? I mean if you've been friends from no age then why haven't I seen her around, or even heard about her?"

Sasuke inquired, only after he spoke did he realise that he sounded borderline obessive, but It wasn't like that. He was just curious about who she was, right?

"She moved away a few years back, I think her dad got promoted in his job or something like that. We would have talked from time to time but she wasn't able to visit or anything."

"I see..."

Sasuke nodded in response and Naruto's face lit up suddenly. He knew Naruto well enough to know that he had some sort of plan in mind, even before saying it. He didn't even attempt to guess what was going on in that mind of his: most times it was something that would end them up in trouble...

"Hey, we should round up the guys and head out for some ramen after school and invite Himiko-Chan along!"

He grinned to himself, thinking it was the best plan ever. Combining the two most important things in his life: His best friends and ramen. That being in no particular order of course...

Sasuke seemed sceptical of this idea already. A load of guys and just one girl?...And anyways, he was sure they were banned from the ramen shop after things got a bit out of hand the last time they all went there.

"And by 'Guys' I hope you don't mean the likes of Kiba. Do you really want to put the fear of God into her before she even starts here?"

Naruto took a moment to think things through and even he realised that probably wasn't a good idea.

He's got a point there, Kiba would just hit on her and make things uncomfortable...and that's all we need.

"Well how about we ask Sakura and Hinata to go too? Then she wont be the only girl there."

Sasuke shrugged his shoulders as the bell rang, signalling the end of the class.

"I suppose those two might go, they might get along well...plus Sakura would keep Kiba in line if he said anything creepy."

He thought out loud as they both got up to leave the classroom.

"Then its set, we'll tell everyone at lunch and see who wants to come."

And that's chapter two!

I really needed to get this one out there before I go back to School, and this might be my last update for a little while until I'm adjusted to School again.

Anyways I hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading! x :)

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