So, at the moment, my family is completely and totally royally pissing me off. So, I don't really care if I'm not allowed on the computer. Screw it, I'm typing up this chapter. I know I said Grave Of The Fireflies was first, but I couldn't figure out a good chapter, and I already had this one thought up of so… I had to type this one first. Sorry about that!
Title: The Demon In The Wishing Well
Chapter: 2
Ch. Title: The Arrival Of Three
Legend:
"Talk"
'Think'
Flashback
Lyrics/Quotes
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Hope you enjoy this chapter!
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Stand on the highest pavement of the stair--
Lean on a garden urn--
Weave, weave the sunlight in your hair--
Clasp your flowers to you with a pained surprise--
Fling them to the ground and turn
With a fugitive resentment in your eyes:
But weave, weave the sunlight in your hair.
-La Figlia Che Piange (The First Stanza) by T.S. Eliot
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Naruto laughed nervously at the looks he was getting from Sasuke and Neji. His insides clenched.
'Hinata-chan…'-O-X-O-X-
Neji sat against a tree, bored as he watched Naruto struggle to arise from the battle, as Sasuke stood, smug and cocky at his victory. Naruto grimaced at the flesh wounds, not deep enough to hit anything vital, but still blood trickled down his arms and face, legs and torso. His clothes were slightly ripped up, unlike Sasuke, who stood in all his glory, completely cut-free.
"Give it up, dobe." Sasuke snorted, watching him attempt to stand.
Naruto scoffed back, and stood, swaying slightly like a drunken man. "I'll never give up, Sasuke-teme!"
A sudden burst of energy seemed to revitalize Naruto, and the two charged at each other with fierce determination and will. Neither was willing to give up.
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A bored young man walked through the forest, stance leisure and hands stuffed in his pockets. He walked along, glancing around every once in a while, in a subtle way, hiding his paranoia.
He was being followed, he was sure of it. Suddenly a large spike of chakra (1) appeared in his line of "vision," (2) and he ran towards it, curious as to what could have let off such a large burst of energy. He stopped on a branch, and looked at the scene below him.
Two boys stood there, before rushing in as streaks of orange and black, slashing and swinging at each other, the sound of clanging metal music and screams to his ears. The scream of death that was following him, but the familiar clanging of memories of him and his partner training. He shook his head slightly, trying to rid the memories, but in his fervor he the leaves rustled. Neji looked up and shot a kunai to where Shikamaru was.
Shikamaru dodged by moving his head slightly, and smirked at the boy with milky eyes and no pupil.
Neji scowled at him. Naruto and Sasuke had stopped to look up at him as well.
"Who're you!?" Naruto yelled, and Sasuke hit him on the head.
"Shut up, dobe." He said, annoyed. His eyes moved towards Shikamaru's falling figure, and Shikamaru landed with all the stealth and grace bestowed upon him.
"…" Naruto paused, and stood there quietly, but everybody could tell he was about to burst. There was a small silence, before Naruto yelled, again, "So, who exactly are you?"
Shikamaru eyed him lazily, and rolled his eyes. "My name is Shikamaru Nara."
"Of the Nara Clan." Neji deadpanned.
Shikamaru rolled his eyes again. "No shit."
Neji glared fiercer, pissed with Shikamaru's attitude.
"So what do you want with us?" Shikamaru turned to Sasuke.
"Nothing, I just felt a large spike of chakra and came to see who it was." Naruto grinned, proud. He stuck his thumb out to his chest.
"That was me!" He said this with pride, grinning smugly as Sasuke and Neji rolled their eyes.
"So who are all of you?" Shikamaru asked curiously.
Naruto bounced right in, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the best demon you'll ever meet! That's Sasuke-teme Uchiha, and Neji Hyuuga!" He pointed enthusiastically, waving his other arm around.
"Stop calling me that." Sasuke growled angrily.
"Hn." Neji stated.
Sasuke blinked, moving his head towards a spot in the forest. Neji scowled, and Naruto grinned wildly. Shikamaru groaned.
"How troublesome."
Black shadows shot out of the bushes and trees, kunai and shuriken flying towards them all.
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All around them were dead bodies in black cloaks, the Nara emblem on their backs. Kunai and shuriken were embedded in the trees and suddenly, all the bodies burst into ash, their remains floating off with the breeze. The four stood bored in the center of the flying ash, charred trunks and bushes scattered around them.
"Who were they?" Naruto asked, turning to Shikamaru.
"Demons sent after me." Shikamaru said, a hint of pain at the memories.
"Why?" This time Sasuke spoke, slightly interested in what Shikamaru had to say.
Neji turned to face Shikamaru. "I heard that the Nara Clan's friends, the Yamanaka Clan (3), their daughter was found killed in your bedroom."
Naruto stared at them all blankly. "When did you hear that?"
Shikamaru ignored him. "That's true. But I didn't kill her. Why would I have wanted to kill her?" Shikamaru seemed to be asking himself, more than Sasuke and Neji.
Naruto was persistent, "What, what? What happened? How did you find out, Neji?"
Neji gave Naruto and withering glare, and Naruto shrunk back. "Okay, never mind then."
Naruto paused. "That means you're like us!" He grinned cheerfully.
Shikamaru quirked an eyebrow, "I see."
"You should stay with us!" Naruto cried out, getting up in Shikamaru's face, and Shikamaru smirked.
"How troublesome."
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A man with silver hair and a headband over one of his eyes read a bright orange book as another man with brown hair and a scar on his face watched the boys fight from the bushes. It'd been weeks since they watched all the boys gather and form a tight family, although they were pretty sure their pride got in the way of saying or even thinking about it.
"Ne, Kakashi, don't you think we should talk to them? They're pretty strong for their age."
"They're from four famous demon clans, of course they are, Iruka." Kakashi drawled.
Sasuke heard something from the bush, and instead of aiming the kunai at Shikamaru; he shot it straight into the bush where Kakashi and Iruka sat. There was a small yelp, courtesy of Iruka.
Everybody stopped to stare at the two men that walked out from the bushes.
"…The hell? Who are you two?" Naruto asked, bluntly, large blue eyes curious.
Kakashi paid no attention to Naruto, and continued to read his book. Sasuke twitched slightly at this.
'Pervert.' They all thought at once.
Iruka sweatdropped at the annoyed aura the boys were giving off, and the looks they were giving them was starting to make him sweat.
"Ano… My name is Iruka…" He said, in a cautious way, eyeing their reactions. Shikamaru looked relaxed, but his eyes remained attentive. Sasuke and Neji didn't lose their cool, simply stared the two down. Naruto was bouncing enthusiastically, grinning from ear to ear.
"And this is Kakashi." Iruka mad a hand motion towards Kakashi, who simply looked up with his eye and waved.
"Yo." Was all he spoke, before turning the page in his book.
"I'm Naruto Uzu—"
"Yeah, we already know who you all are." Kakashi retorted, cutting off Naruto. Naruto fumed angrily.
"We've been watching you boys for a while." Iruka interjected, as Kakashi eyed each and every one of the boys carefully.
"Sounds like you're stalking us." Shikamaru drawled.
Iruka simply ignored him, "Well, we were wondering if you boys needed some teachers…"
"On what?" Neji retorted, scoffing.
"You think you can control your chakra? You don't even know how to start." Kakashi said, harshly but with a firm voice.
They stared at the two for a little bit, the leaves scudding along the barren, over-used forest ground.
"Fine." Sasuke said, and the others gave curt nods.
Kakashi's eye crinkled, and they could tell he was smiling. "Good."
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Argh. Now they have met Kakashi and Iruka! Next chapter I shall introduce the girls, again, reborn into the Meiji Era, which I shall explain now. This story takes place near the beginning of the Meiji Era, in the year 1868. The Meiji Era ends in 1912, and the girls are born in this Era during the 1908, 4 years before the Meiji Era ends. I know I said Feudal, but the Meiji Era makes more sense to me. Lol. Drop a review, please?
1) Yes, there is the mention of chakra. Chakra is their source of energy for their attacks. Woo hoo!
2) "Vision" as in, he sensed it. I just put vision because… I really don't know why. Lol.
3) Although it is a Clan, it's a small Clan of demons. Ino was a demon, not human. Of course, the girls are all humans when they are reborn.
Just though I'd straighten all that out!
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