Lewnna
"Are you serious! Is Lee alright?" I asked Naruto as he told me of what had happened in the first round of the final test, of the Chuunin exams. "Yeah! He seriously just freaked… I don't know what's up with the Gaara kid…" Naruto stated before eating his ramen. I looked at Nico on his other side. She was just blankly staring at her ramen. "Nico?" I asked simply. She didn't seem to notice though. "Eh? Nico-Chan?" Naruto said, waving hid hand in front of her face.
Naruto was so much like a brother to us. I'd never had a younger sibling but he was the closest to having one, and I wouldn't want anyone else to take that position. He was a great friend and was always there for us.
"Nico?" Naruto said once more a bit stronger. Nico twitched slightly and looked towards us confusedly. "Huh?" She stated simply. I chuckled slightly. "You're ramen's gonna get cold…" I stated as I grabbed my chop sticks. Nico finished her ramen a smile on her face. Nico kept looking over her shoulder. what was she looking for?
Another Genin entered the restaurant. "You!" Naruto yelled pointing towards the brunette boy. "Oh! Kiba-Chan!" Nico said as she jumped off her seat to walk over and greet him with a hug. "And how are you Akamaru?" She asked the little dog that was with Kiba. Akamaru barked lightly in response. Nico smiled, she was always so happy when she was with animals, she had some strange connection with them. Kiba let her hold Akamaru and she held the dog close to her.
"Later guys!" She said with a wave, leaving the restaurant. "I don't get how Nico can get along with that jerk…" Naruto said sourly. "They both have a really strong connection with animals… probably why they're such good friends." I said before eating my ramen.
We left Ichiraku's and went walking through Konoha, there was very little to do today so we just wandered around. We passed someone we knew every once in a while.
"Hi Lewnna!" TenTen waved from down the street. I waved back lightly. I wonder what had been bothering Nico earlier? I shrugged. She seemed fine now, happy vibrant. As usual. I smiled.
"Lewnna? Did you hear me?" Naruto asked. I smiled weakly. "Not really…" "I said we should go annoy Sasuke or something…" He repeated. I smiled. "Yeah! Off to get Duck Butt Boy!" I cheered slightly before we ran off in search of Sasuke.
Hours had passed, our attempts to locate and annoy Sasuke failed but it managed to keep us occupied for the rest of the day. I returned to the small apartment me and Nico had shared since our arrival in Konoha.
"Nico!" I called as I entered. "I'm home!" I finished. No response. "Nico?" I asked again. I took off my shoes and walked into the living room. Nico sat on her bed staring out the window. She hadn't look this down in a long time…
"Nico? What wrong?" I asked. "Gaara." Was her blank answer.
It instantly all came together. Gaara. The whole problem. She knew exactly what was going to happen next. She had the Chuunin exams practically memorized.
"It'll be fine Nico… He'll turn good… Naruto will help him… And he'll come back…" I said trying to as reassuring as I could.
Nico nodded and smiled slightly. "I'm going to try too…" She said bravely. I gave her a confused look. "I'll help him too." She said with a determined look upon her face. "Nico? What do you mean?" I asked confused.
Nico stood up with enthusiasm. "I have to go!" She said as she started to run towards the door. "Nico!" I called, but she was already down the street. "I'll see you later!" Nico called with a wave.
I wasn't sure on her exact plan but I knew it would be a big changed. How in Jashin was she going to help Gaara?