I'm hungry :(
~ Poppy


Flashback

"Koari. Koari I love you, don't forget that. Please never forget that"

"Mom? Why are you saying this?" I say, tears rushing down my face

"Koari, can you do something for me?" she asks

"Wh-what is it?" I stammered.

"Promise me, that you'll protect Haruka."

"Mom I- I don't understand-"

"Please." she says

"Yes. I-I promise."

She smiles a sad smile.

"Kaori. Protect yourself, save yourself. Don't let that monster hurt you anymore." she says

"I-I'll try mom.." I murmur.

"I love you…" she says.

"I l-love you too." I say.

End Of Flashback

I open my eyes, my lips and mouth are dry.

I look to my right to find the three boys from the forest standing next to my hospital bed, accompanied by this pink haired girl.

"What happened..." I ask groggily

"You passed out." she says.

"I know," I reply, "why did I pass out?"

"I don't know, I've never seen this happen." she says.
I can see her eyes, and I can see her emotions in them. Pain, loss, and determination.
She smiles down at me.

"Hi, I'm Sakura. And this here is Naruto, Kiba, and Neji. And you are?" she says.

"Tired." I say.

"Alright then. We'll let you rest for a bit. But after we need to ask you some questions, ok?"

"Ok…"

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3 hours later

Two women entered the room.

"Hello. I'm Tsunade, the fifth Hokage of the leaf village. And this is my assistant Shizune."

"Hello." says Shizune.

Oink, oink!

I look down, is that a …. pig?

"Alright." said the blonde one, "Since you're a complete stranger to everyone in our village, we assumed that it would be best if we knew a little bit about you."

"Alright, shoot." I say.

"What's your name?" she asks.

"Yumi. Koari Yumi." I say.

"Ok, Koari. Where are you from?" she asks.

"The Sand Village."

"Ok. And where were you before you got here?" she asks.

Tell the truth.

"With Orochimaru, I was his… experiment" I say.

The word tastes bitter in my mouth. I was scared, how was this going to end?
I expect disgust, and loneliness. Maybe not everyone means to hurt someone, but everyone loves a victim.

"Ok, Koari." she says, with a serious look on her face. "When I was healing you, I noticed some ….. wings on your back. Is that from Orochimaru?" says Tsunade.

"No." I say.

"Where did you get them?" she says.

Truth.

"From the wolf…" I murmur.

"Pardon?"

"The wolf! The ten tailed wolf, the demon thats sealed inside my body. The reason I'm so alone. The reason my father was so cruel to us,. It's all my fault, everything's my fault!" I blurted.

I was scared, no one really knew about this. But at the same it was like a weight was lifted of my shoulders.

"Ah. So it's you." she says.

I stare at her in shock. I expected a look of pity, and to be called a 'poor, poor child. Or that she would look at me in disgust, and run away like I was a monster right on her heels.

"I've heard about you. You're the one who got separated your sister, right?"

My heart nearly stopped.
Haruka.

"You know where she is?!" I shout, jumping off of the bed.

"Whoa, whoa. Let's not jump to conclusions. Listen, I can help you find your sister. But in the mean time, you need to stay here. We have a few available houses for you. What do you think?" says Tsunade.

"Oh… ok. Why not?" I say.

"Great. Meet me here tomorrow at noon, I need to see where you are ranked as a shinobi. Understand?" she says.

I grin.

"Your wish is my command." I say.

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Ok this chapter is a little short but It's 2:00 a.m. and I wanna sleep so bad.
I'll update soon though…. I don't even know who I'm talking to. Theres no one out there… yet. :)
~ Poppy