So, chapter two WOOT! YAYAYAY! So in case you were wondering other characters will appear in my story. At this point in my writing I'm on Shippuden and Neji is... well... yeah. :/
Sasuke glared at the inside of the tattered old hat. It was speaking inside his head! Not only that, it was trying to judge him! He did his best to block his thoughts, and succeeded. The hat was annoyed by this and that amused Sasuke greatly. The hat had quite a bit to say to Sasuke because of it.
"Listen, kid-" Sasuke snarled at the hat for that comment. He was certainly NOT a kid! "How do you expect me to give you a house if you block your mind from me?" Sasuke didn't respond to the hat, which seemed to annoy it. "And how are you doing that, anyway?" Sasuke once again, did not respond to the hat. The hat seemed more annoyed. "The other two were in no way this hard to sort." Sasuke didn't care about the other two at the moment.
"If you can't sort me, maybe you've lost your touch. Old timer." Sasuke smirked to himself at his last comment. Then he let through one single thought. 'Stupid hat.' This really ticked off the sorting hat.
"Hey, chump!" Sasuke was completely unfazed by the comment. "I'm not the problem here. If you would just let me sort you-"
"You mean let you into my mind? Hell. No." The hat was obviously taken aback by Sasuke's comment, and took a minute or so to respond to it.
"Why not?" Sasuke thought it was pretty obvious but decided to tell the hat anyway.
"You want to judge me based on my prior experiences, and everything I've done and use that to determine what kind of person I am? No. Fucking. Way." That comment also threw the hat off guard. It went silent for a good minute and a half and during that time Sasuke's curse mark began to hurt. He tried to ignore it but suddenly his thoughts flooded, filled with horrible things he'd done and seen. Some he didn't even quite remember or recognize as his own. The hat was confused.
"Kid, what the heck?"
"No... That's not..." His mark hurt again and he grabbed it. Kakashi saw what was happening and suddenly wished they were anywhere but here. Sakura, Sayomi, and Naruto also realized what was going on. They all hoped no one else would notice, but they couldn't be sure. They all knew Orochimaru was starting to try and take control of Sasuke. And none of them could do anything.
"SLYTHERIN!" Sasuke could have sworn he could hear chuckling in the back of his head when the hat yelled Slytherin. Creepy chuckling.
"Damnit," he grumbled to himself. The hat came off and Sasuke realized everyone was staring at him. The Slytherin table clapped robotically, but everyone was staring at him. He turned around and saw all the teachers, except Professor Dumbledore of course, staring. He was clapping along with a greasy-haired, hook-nosed man. However, the second man was as robotic as the Slytherin table. He didn't understand why. He just went to his seat, grumbling of shoulder problems to hide the truth, and ignored everyone.
Sayomi was next to be sorted. She got up and sat down on the stool, and the moment the hat hit her head she swore she hard a gasp. The hat seemed shocked, which didn't really surprise her.
"What the hell happened to you?" She shrugged.
"Not really a big deal. When you're taken at the age of five by people who aren't exactly on the good side, and fail to do what you're supposed to do, you get punished." The hat still seemed shocked.
"But... But... What the hell is up with you transfers?" She shrugged again.
"GRYFFINDOR!" She looked over at Sasuke and sighed, kind of regretting not talking to him on the train, or in the carriage. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to Sakura and Gaara. She laid her head down on the table as the sorting finished, and Naruto sat down next to her. She sat up slowly and listened as Dumbledore started to speak.
"Hem hem." The shinobi all watched as the woman Dumbledore was talking about interrupted Professor Dumbledore's speech. All of the returning Hogwarts students watched in shock, obviously this was not a normal occurrence for Dumbledore to be interrupted. She began to speak, and by the end all of the shinobi were staring at her in shock.
"That woman is a fucking moron," Sasuke spoke quietly. It was enough for the Slytherins around him to look at him in surprise. Like they didn't know he was capable of speaking. Then to be confused as to what he was saying.
"What on earth are you talking about?" Blaise Zabini asked.
"She's idiotic. She just told us what she's planning to do, she's lost her mind. If she thinks she's going to change this school she's obviously a moron." As he spoke he sounded as if it didn't matter to him either way. Like it was common knowledge.
Back at the Gryffindor table, Hermione seemed to understand what was going on too. She was as shocked as the shinobi. Sakura and Gaara looked at each other in surprise. Even Naruto seemed to understand. Sayomi looked at the shinobi and Hermione, then at Professor Umbridge, trying to figure out just what she was planning. Why would someone who, according to Harry, worked for the Ministry, do something so stupid and reckless as give away her plans?
After the feast was completely over they were sent to their dormitories. Hermione and Ron lead the Gryffindors to their dormitory. Once inside all the shinobi sat around for a while, deciding not to get involved in anything yet. They wanted to let everyone do their own thing with no real interference yet. Sayomi, on the other hand, said she was tired and went to bed.
"I can't believe this... Now he'll never talk to me. And I don't have anyone to help me if I have a nightmare..." After the sorting all she could think about was Pein. She curled up in a ball in her bed, trying to stop the memories, but this time to no avail. She pulled the covers over her head and tried to get some sleep but she kept waking up. Finally, she gave up trying for the night and went down to the common room.
She sat alone in front of the fire for a while until she heard footsteps. She turned around, hand on the kunai she kept on her at all times. She lowered her guard when she saw who it was.
"Awake as well? What's your excuse?" She lowered her head, not sure what to say. The last thing she wanted was more people worried about her, but if she tried to hide it that would probably cause a bigger problem. She looked at Gaara and sighed.
"Just not tired, I guess. Same for you?"
"No. I'm tired, a little anyway. But if I fall asleep, I will lose control of Shukaku and nobody here wants that." She was surprised to hear that. The longer she stayed awake, the harder it was for her to control her monster. If she didn't sleep for a few days (Which happened more times than she could count on her right hand with the Akatsuki) she lost control.
"I'm sorry."
"You have no reason to be sorry. I have not slept for a very long time." She looked at Gaara in surprise, and looked at the fire. "You should tell me what is bothering you." She looked at Gaara again and tried to think of what to say.
"Sasuke and I didn't talk at all on the train or on the carriage." Gaara nodded at her, obviously listening. "And now... now he's on the house that this house despises. Don't you remember that from Headquarters? Ron went on and on about how horrible the Slytherins are and how they hate us and we hate them..." Gaara nodded in agreement, and Sayomi continued. "Now... Now I can't talk to him at all. All because I got angry over him trying to help me... I'm an idiot!"
She started to cry, and Gaara wasn't quite sure what to do. He put a hand around her and let her cry into his chest, wondering if that was even what someone would do in this case. He thought he remembered seeing Kankuro do this with Temari when they were kids. He thought he saw this a lot... So he decided to do it.
After about ten minutes of her crying into him she looked up at him. He smiled down at her, and she gave him a small smile. Then she looked at the fire, still in Gaara's comforting hold.
"What should I do?"
"I think... Sasuke will forgive you for snapping at him. I'm sure you two will still get along. You are his sister, and he is your brother. But if you don't want to talk to him yet, you should wait. That way you don't say something you're going to regret." She nodded at Gaara and smiled at him again.
"Thanks Gaara... Hey do you want to sneak down to the forest and train? Professor Dumbledore told us there's a small clearing just inside the forest that he won't punish us for being in, remember?" Gaara did remember, and decided that it was probably a good idea.
The two sparred with each other for the night and when the sun started to rise, they snuck back to their dormitories to pretend as if they had slept the whole night. That morning, they both acted as if they had just woken up and went down to breakfast. Sayomi looked in the direction of the Slytherin table and saw Sasuke sitting with some of his house-mates. He seemed perfectly fine. 'Maybe he doesn't want anything to do with me...'
They started attending classes, and things went fine. The next few days went off without a hitch. Until Defense Against the Dark Arts. Professor Umbridge had them read the book and informed them that there would be no practical application of magic. Sayomi couldn't keep herself controlled.
"Are you crazy!? Without practical application this class may as well not even exist!" Professor Umbridge ignored Sayomi, which annoyed the girl greatly. Before she could say anything Harry spoke up.
"Are you listening to her, she's right! Without practical application how are we supposed to be prepared for what's out there?" Sayomi looked over at Harry, and smiled a little.
"There is nothing out there, Mr. Potter." That's when all hell broke loose. The students were fighting and she kept telling them to raise their hands, and then she assigned Harry detention.
"How can you assign him detention for telling the truth! Just because you disagree doesn't mean we have to listen to that bull!" Professor Umbridge acted as if she wasn't even there. "Are you even LISTENING to me?!"
"Hand, Miss Uchiha." That did it for her. All of the shinobi's eyes widened, you did NOT piss off a kunoichi. Especially not one with a monster in her.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Professor Umbridge acted as if she wasn't even there. Sasuke looked at his sister, trying to get her to sit down and to stop talking. "Stay out of this, idiot." Sasuke's eyes widened, and Gaara knew she would regret that later. This Professor was not doing well for herself, and she'd ruined Sayomi's plan.
It only took a second, nobody even knew what had happened. One minute Professor Umbridge was standing there, facing the class, and the next she was on her butt about three feet behind where she had been. It was no question who was the culprit.
"DETENTION Miss Uchiha!" Sayomi was fuming. Gaara could tell that Sayomi not sleeping the last few nights had affected what had just happened.
"Screw you, and your pointless detention!" She screamed as loud as she could and as she left everyone saw her flip off Professor Umbridge. The students in the classroom were shocked. Professor Umbridge dismissed the class and ran after Sayomi. All of the shinobi followed, they could already feel the chakra from Sayomi and knew this wouldn't end well. The rest of the class watched behind them.
"Miss Uchiha, what do you think you're doing?!" Professor Umbridge grabbed Sayomi's arm, and the shinobi knew she was about to snap. Gaara snuck away to find Kakashi, he remembered what Sayomi had told him and knew she would need help.
"Get your DISGUSTING hands OFF of me!" She yanked her arm away from Professor Umbridge, who was appalled at Sayomi's behavior. Sasuke couldn't help but wonder what had cause Sayomi to act this way.
"Just WHAT do you think you're doing young lady?! You WILL listen to me I am an elder!"
"Then go join an old folks home!" There was a sound of surprise coming from the audience that had formed. That really threw Sasuke for a loop. He had no idea where all of this anger was coming from. None of the shinobi did, except for Gaara.
"You listen to me, that is NOT how you speak to me! You have to treat me with respect!"
"That would mean I respect you, which I DON'T!" At that point, Kakashi sensei showed up, with Gaara close behind.
"Excuse me, Professor Umbridge, why don't you let me handle her? I can assure you she will be punished." Professor Umbridge looked at Kakashi Sensei and nodded at him.
"Fine. Take her away. But she has a week of detention for how she treated me."
"Understood." Kakashi Sensei led her away, with Gaara close behind. The other shinobi tried to follow but Kakashi Sensei told them not to be concerned for now. He took the still fuming Sayomi to his living quarters and asked her, politely, to sit down. She did so reluctantly.
"Fine." He looked over at Gaara and told him to follow him. They went to a separate room and shut the door.
"What on earth happened in there?!" Kakashi looked confused and worried at the same time. He had absolutely no idea what happened to her and Gaara seemed to have a pretty good idea. He was looking right at Gaara, as if the answers would just appear from his face, as opposed to waiting for an answer. Gaara didn't even seem fazed by being stared down by Kakashi.
"She completely lost it. She told me on the first night that if she doesn't sleep the monster in her is able to take over her much easier then when she is well rested." Gaara couldn't help but feel responsible because every one of those nights she was with him. They had been training in the woods every night.
"I suppose that makes sense."
"The problem is... She hasn't slept. Not since we were at headquarters and I'm sure the time difference is making it worse." Kakashi nodded in agreement and looked at the door.
"So do we have to get her to sleep? What do we have to do?"
"She told me if she misses a few nights of sleep she usually... she said she basically explodes and the monster takes over. It doesn't have a form but she usually depletes a lot of chakra in a fight or something similar and it knocks her out so she can rest." Kakashi didn't want that to happen anywhere in the castle. He had no idea what to do.
"Could Sasuke be of any help?" Gaara shook his head at Kakashi.
"I doubt it... She called him an idiot in the classroom, I doubt he feels wanted by her right now. We should leave that one be." Kakashi nodded in agreement and tried to think of a solution.
"There has to be something. Why don't you try to talk to her?" Gaara shook his head, he wasn't even going to try that. But when they looked out, they saw she had fallen asleep on the couch, and the room looked the same as when they had left. The two of them sighed in relief. "Why don't you go? I think you have potions next, correct?" Gaara nodded. "Tell Professor Snape that Sayomi isn't well and she's with Kakashi." Gaara nodded again and left.
Kakashi sighed and looked over at the girl. He moved her slowly, and put a blanket over her. Then he checked her left arm, and determined the seal was still intact. He re-bandaged her arm and sat down on the chair next to the couch. Sighing he looked over at the wall, looking at something that only he could see.
"You can stop that now it's just us. She won't wake up for a while." Then, where there had been nothing, a person was standing. "Itachi... what should I do? Something happened and I'm not sure what."
"I'm not sure either, Kakashi." The two of them talked while Sayomi slept. It was late into the night when she finally woke up, and by that time Itachi had gone back to hiding. She saw Kakashi sitting there, looking at her.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Just trying to figure something out... It's nothing though. C'mon, lets get you back to Gryffindor tower, it's almost time for you to be waking up there. She nodded and followed Kakashi Sensei.
She made it to the next week of school without any more real issues. But Monday night was her first detention. She trudged to Professor Umbridge's office, and sat down. She already knew what the punishment would be, Harry had done the same thing at his detention. Even though Professor McGonagall had already yelled at Umbridge for it she wasn't surprised to be doing the same thing. She could feel the pain and see the blood but the bandages she wore hid the actual cut.
"Let me see." She walked up with the parchment and tried to hand it to her. "Not the parchment, your hand." Sayomi shook her head at Professor Umbridge.
"I can't show you my hand, Professor. It's bandaged, and I'm not supposed to take it off." Umbridge was really starting to hate Sayomi, but she hid it. Sayomi already hated Umbridge.
"Very well then." Professor Umbridge took out her want and pointed it at her hand. The bandages started to fall off. Sayomi panicked.
"What are you doing? You can't do that I need the bandages to stay on. Stop that!" She yanked her hand away. "You can't touch these!" She glared, and Umbridge moved her wand.
"I need to check your hand somehow."
"You don't have a spell that can show you what my hand looks like under the bandages?" She was fixing the bandages as she spoke. Umbridge frowned and took her wand out again. After a quick spell she nodded at the girl.
"You're fine for tonight." And that's how the rest of the week went. She continued on somewhat robotically for another couple of weeks until one weekend. She was sitting at the lake, skipping stones, when someone walked up behind her.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" They stopped and sat down, as if her attitude hadn't affected them.
"Draco Malfoy, I know your brother." She looked over at Draco and nodded at him. She picked up another stone and chucked it across the lake. It flew farther and farther until plopping into the lake, out of sight. Draco's eyes widened and he turned to look at Sayomi.
"You don't look like Sasuke." Sayomi shook her head.
"I'm adopted."
"So that's why he doesn't talk about you much." Sayomi turned her head in surprise. Sasuke didn't talk about her? That was shocking.
"What?"
"Yeah. Sorry to break it to you, but he doesn't. Was this a recent adoption?" Sayomi nodded. "So you remember your real family? What happened?" Sayomi shook her head.
"I don't know what happened to my real family. Lets just say... I haven't been home in a very long time." Draco nodded.
"Sorry to hear that." Draco stood up. "Well I won't keep bothering you." He walked off, leaving Sayomi wondering. She hadn't really thought about it before but she didn't know her real family at all. And now she finds out that Sasuke didn't even talk about her. She doubted he even thought about her! He'd probably stopped because he didn't like what she could become... She got up from where she was sitting, and went to find Kakashi Sensei.
"I want to find my real family." Kakashi Sensei didn't seem too surprised, and agreed to find out where she was from so he could take her there. The next day, Kakashi Sensei grabbed her outside the Great Hall.
"I know where you're from, and I've gotten permission to go there if we promise to be back before tomorrow." Sayomi nodded eagerly, and Kakashi Sensei brought her back to Japan.
cliffhanger I guess... Well anyway. PLEASE REVIEW! And follow me on Instagram for sneak previews of chapters for this and all my other stories, as well as updates on when a new chapter may come out!
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