The Fallen

Chapter 3-Things Change

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto only Hikari (Isabel)

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"Is she alive?" I heard someone ask.

"Of course she is dobe," another said, "She's breathing."

I cracked open my eyes and saw four people standing above me. The one that seemed the oldest had silver hair, some…forehead thing covering one eye, and a mask. His one eyes gleamed with amusement. I didn't feel comfortable lying down so I say up. Why does this guy look familiar?

"Are you mute or what?" a boy asked. I looked and saw him. He had black hair and eyes.

"If I were mute I wouldn't be talking back," I replied rudely.

"Now Sasuke, don't provoke her," the man said. He looked back to me. "I'm Kakashi Hatake."

My eyes widened. No wonder these guys look familiar! I somehow ended up in the Naruto world! Everyone must have seen my shocked expression, because they were just staring at me.

"What's wrong with you?" the blond boy asked. Naruto Uzumaki.

I panicked slightly. Then I looked around for Geoff. He wasn't anywhere and I couldn't smell his scent. "Have you seen my friend?" I finally asked.

"No. Only you fell down," the girl asked. Sakura Haruno.

"Oh," I said quietly. "Well sorry to drop in like this. I'll be going now." I tried to stand but my right leg was still hurt. Pain shot up through my leg and I fell backwards. That's when I noticed my backpack. "Heh forgot about you."

"You shouldn't move with that hurt leg," Kakashi advised. Why is he in crutches? "Maybe we should carry her back."

"I can walk," I snapped. "Just because I'm hurt doesn't mean I can't take care of myself!"

"Sasuke, would you carry her?" Kakashi asked, ignoring me.

"I have a name."

"Hn." And last but not least; Sasuke Uchiha.

"Fine then what's your name?" Kakashi asked me.

That stopped me. I thought for awhile before answering. "Hikari Kage," I finally answered. "And no I'm not a Kage as in leader," I added to Naruto.

"So why's your name Kage?" Naruto questioned stupidly.

I slapped my forehead. "You looked stupid and you are!" I spat. "It was a last name that my dad had, duh!" Okay that was a lie I think. My dad's last name was 'Fox' but they don't know that.

Everyone just looked at me. Even I flinched a bit. Usually, I would have joked a bit, not snap. Then, the recent events hit me. Dan, Skira, Akira, and Geoff. I was deep in thought when strong arms lifted me up. Sasuke supported me on his shoulder.

"If you don't want to be carried, might as well support you," he said coldly. Now I know why Itachi seem familiar.

"Does this mean we can't train anymore today?" Naruto asked.

Kakashi thought for a moment. "No," he finally said. "Sasuke, take her back to Tazuna's house. Tsunami will look after Hikari and you watch her."

"I don't need a babysitter," I stated. "I'm twelve years old, I think I can manage."

"I know you could but who will bring you what you need?" Kakashi asked.

"But with Duck Butt?" I asked, indicating Sasuke. "He does have hair like one," I added.

Naruto started laughing, Sakura just glared at me, Sasuke was just standing there, and Kakashi just shook his head. "Just try not to get at each other's throats," Kakashi advised.

"Hn," Sasuke grunted as he started walking.

I followed quietly. Noticing my left hand was still in clenched, I saw my pocket knife. Shrugging, I put it in my pocket. My right leg was dragging a bit and it slowed us down. Sasuke noticed this and stopped.

"Can you stand?" he asked.

"For awhile," I responded.

Sasuke nodded and left me to stand on my own. He got in front of me and leaned down a bit. "Get on," he ordered. I hesitated. "Unless you want to be carried bridal style," he added.

"Fine," I huffed, limping towards him.

When I neared him, I put my hands on his shoulders. Sasuke straightened and grabbed my legs. "You're light," he stated.

"Yeah I never ate much," I responded. "Never hungry really."

He just 'hnned' and started walking. The walk was silent. I looked around and took in the scenery here. It was so nice, peaceful, and clean, unlike back home with all of that stuff. Looking up at the sky I replayed those moments at school. My eyes narrowed at all of that blood and the tang scent of fear and panic. People that I loved were taken away from me. I want to find out why.

Sasuke seems colder than in the show. Okay, I've only seen the first… ten episodes but hey. We didn't talk one bit until we neared the houses.

"What's wrong with your leg?" Sasuke asked, breaking the long awkward silence.

I shrugged. "It's either broken, sprained, or fractured," I listed. "Then again, when I hit that wall I heard a bone crack."

"What do you remember before you came here?" he questioned.

"And why should I tell you?" I asked.

"I can drop you down on the ground," he replied.

"Not the nice guy, are you?" I joked. "Besides wouldn't you get in trouble?"

Sasuke shut up. I chuckled a bit and started to hum. The song was slow and quiet, if not relaxing. It brought up some memories of my friends. A small smile played on my lips for awhile. Even though they weren't here, that doesn't mean that I won't have their memories. I stopped humming when we arrived in front of a house.

Sasuke knocked on the door and waited. A woman with black hair opened the door and saw us.

"Oh what happened?" she asked worried.

"Hikari has an injured leg," Sasuke explained.

"That hurts like h---," I added.

Tsunami scolded me. "Watch you language." I saluted her. She smiled and shook her head. "So what's wrong?"

"Well," I started.

"We're not sure," Sasuke finished.

I glared at him… well his hair. He must have noticed, because he turned his head with a smirk on his lips. I stuck my tongue at him.

"Well lay her down and we'll have a look," Tsunami ordered.

Sasuke obeyed and carried me up a flight of stairs. We entered a room with a bed next to a window. He walked towards the bed and turned around. With a plop I landed on the bed.

"She said lie down," Sasuke said.

"Hold your horses," I snapped, "Let me take off my backpack."

I took off my backpack and dropped it onto the floor. It landed with a clang of metal. "What do you have in there?" Sasuke questioned.

I waved my hand. "I'll tell you later," I said lying down.

Tsunami came in and rolled up my jeans. She examined my right leg and put pressure on certain spots to see if they hurt. I kept shaking my head, until she got to the exact middle. My shout of pain echoed throughout the house.

"It's just fractured, but badly," Tsunami confirmed, "Best to stay off it."

"In other words stay in bed," I concluded dryly. "Fun."

"Well you can walk after I wrap up you leg," Tsunami assured me. "You can't just really do much with this leg."

"Like kicking and running right?" I asked.

"Kicking, yes, running, yes you can run," Tsunami answered. She got out some bandages and started to wrap them around my leg.

"Shouldn't you put something like bracer?" I questioned. "It could protect my leg as well as help it heal."

Tsunami looked at me. "That's a good idea!"

She left the room in a hurry. Sasuke was just staring at me. "You actually know how to heal?" he asked in disbelief.

"Just because I'm a smart-aleck, doesn't mean I don't know anything," I responded rudely. "The bracer, like yours, would help my bone stay in place just in case, in its broken state, breaks."

"At least you know something," Sasuke muttered.

"Things change," I retorted. "I used to be stupid, but look at me now."

"Really?" Sasuke asked raising an eyebrow.

"Psh."

Tsunami came in with a thin, blue bracer. "We'll need to cut your pants shorter," she said.

I looked at Sasuke and held out my hand. He drew out a kunai knife and tossed it to me. I caught it easily and looked at it. The knife shined in the light. Slowly, I brought in across the pant legs. Now they looked more like bermuda shorts instead of jeans. Tsunami then but the brace on and started wrapping the bandages. I closed my eyes.

It seems to have been years that everything has happened not hours. Then I heard footsteps and cracked open my eyes. There in front of the bed stood Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto. Naruto was smiling that goofy smile.

"So how are you Hikari?" Kakashi asked.

"Besides me hurting in my leg, I'm fine," I replied.

"And a sharp tongue," Sasuke muttered under his breath.

"If it were sharp, my mouth would be bleeding by now," I retorted.

Everyone broke into amused laughter, except for Sasuke and Sakura. Oh yeah Sasuke has a ton of fangirls and I'm going to have to see most of them. Joy to the world.

Tsunami straightened and walked out of the room. When she was about to close the door she said, "Remember to stay off that leg, Hikari. Wouldn't want to burden Sasuke, now do we?"

"What?" Sasuke and I yelled.

Tsunami just smiled and closed the door. I huffed and looked over at my backpack, which Kakashi was rummaging through. "Well there are some things in here I would like you to explain, but that can wait," Kakashi said. "For now get some rest. Sasuke, stay here and watch Hikari."

"Is he supposed to be my substitute parent or something?" I asked, "Because he isn't a good one."

"Don't insult Sasuke-kun like that!" Sakura defended.

"You know, last time I checked, Sasuke was a big boy and he could speak for himself," I retorted. "I highly doubt he wants a fangirl like you to defend him. Then again, who would?"

"Why you-" Sakura started but was cut off by Kakashi.

"Hikari, can you fight?" he asked.

"Yeah if you count using a ton of weapons and knowing some kicks and punches, yes," I said.

"Then tomorrow we'll see," he said walking towards the door. "Come on Sakura, Naruto."

The three walked out the door, leaving me alone with Sasuke, once again. He just stood there with those emotionless eyes. Can't get anymore emotionless than that if you ask me.

"Yeah, things do change. A bit too often for me though."

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Hey do you know what Kingdom Hearts and Kakashi have in common? KH. Kakashi Hatake-KH. Kingdom Hearts-KH. That was random but hey it's true. I am truly sorry for the delay.