---(this chapter is no longer in Alexs' P.O.V. it is in third person. If you don't know what that is its when I tell the story from my spot not in the story. So enjoy!)---
The rest of the day he saw glimpses of the girl and the mob. But he could never get a good look at her face.
At sunset Alex found a way ditch the mob and be in Tsunades' office.
"So you made it. You really made a commotion today." Tsunande said as Alex walked in.
"Ya... well...I guess someone must have known and spread that I was in town." Alex said rubbing the back of her head. " but I'm use to it."
"You don't remember do you? You and your family use to come here ALL the time. But once they found out about the nibi very few felt secure about you coming into the village. But the third let you come and go as you please." (Tsunande)
"How come I don't remember any of this? If I use to come here ALL the time then shouldn't I remember?"
"You were very young and maybe orochimaru didn't want you to get any ideas about leaving."
" that could be true."
"Well anyway, your apartment is ready. It number 411 in the biggest housing building in the village. At the very top. Oh! And you have one neighbor in apartment 412. He's one of my fav. Ninja."
"Ok. Thanks. I really need to sleep." Alex yawned and began to walk to the door. " see you later!"
"Oh, once your ready come see me and we'll talk about your stay." Tsunande called as Alex walked out the door.
Naruto walked up the steps and found a girl having trouble fitting her key into the lock of a door. For some reason she seemed familiar. He had had this feeling all day like he had meet her a long time ago.
" hey! Do you need help?!" naruto called.
The girl looked up. "Ya. Sure. The key wont fit into the stupid lock." she replied as naruto walked over. " hey, aren't you that boy...naruto? You were one of the few who didn't chase me around the village."
"Ya..well.. I know how it feels. To be hated and them wanting you gone." naruto fitted the key into the lock and clicked it open. "There. So your staying here? I live next door. Its been pretty lonely. There is no one around for at least two whole blocks away." Alex took the key from naruto and placed it in her pocket.
" well I'll definitely see you around!" Alex said as she walked into her new apartment.
"See ya!" he called back as he walked into his apartment.
Once inside Alex decided to look around. As you walk in there's a blue couch to your left and a short table with cushion seats around it. To the right is a fridge and some cabinets. At the back is a door leading to the bedroom and to the left of that is the bathroom.
"Not luxurious but it'll do." Alex went across to look at the bedroom. "OH MY GOD ITS PINK!!!!! This has got to go." Alex said once she walked in. "I'm sleeping on the couch. Good night new house." she walked back out and laid down on the sofa. Soon her chest rose and fell in a rythematic style and she asleep.
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"Finally! nobody is trying to run me out of town anymore. time to paint that damn room. but just to be sure no one finds me..."Alex walked out the front and knocked on Naruto's door.
"Hey...uh...do you have sunglasses or at least something that I wont be recognized in?" she asked.
"I guess" naruto went back into his apartment and a minute later he returned with a pair of green goggles.
"Um..thanks!" Alex put them on "see you around...(hopefully)!"
Naruto watched her run off into the streets and disappear into the crowd. She ran all the way to the market to hopefully find some paint. Luckily there was blue paint and she also decided to get a small tub of yellow as well. Then she went to the grocery part of the store and got fruits, about 24 packages of cup ramen and two bottles of soda. After she checked out she looked at her wallet.
"Damn. Hardly enough to get 7 pairs of cloths and food for the rest of the month." she had to lift the goggles off her face to see in her wallet and unfortunately somebody noticed her.
"Hey it's the nibi! Get her!" "Get out of our village you scum!"
"Shit." Alex began to ran to the Hokage tower as the towns people began to chase her. "Tsunande! Tsunande! A little help please!" Alex called as she threw a rock at the window.
'Boink'
"Uh... Shizune? What was that?" Tsunande asked.
"I think its Alex and just about the citizens of the village." Shizune stated looking out the window.
"What do they want?"
"I...um...think they're chasing her ma'am."
"Oh! Well then let her in! And call a meeting with the entire village. This needs to be settled now." Tsunande slapped down her pen and paper and stood up.
"And Alex?"
"Send her to me."
"Yes Ma'am!" Shizune rushed out of the room to fulfill her commands.
Tsunande left the room to go to her spot on the roof where Alex waited for her. Grocery bags sat beside Alex's legs.
"People of the Leaf village! This girl is no threat to us. She is here in search of shelter and I cannot turn down that request. Her father, who was one of our greatest ninja, has sent her here knowing his daughter will be safe and I will not disappoint him. From now on she is one of us and you will treat her so. Do you all understand?" Tsunande announced to the whole leaf village.
"Yes ma'am!" they responded.
"Now Alex... say hi."
"Do I have to?" Alex asked tsunande.
"Yes!"
"Ok. Ok..." Alex turned to the rest of the village. "Hi!" smile she did the two finger peace sign.
"You are dismissed." (Tsunande)
Alex was just about to jump off the roof when Tsunande said, "wait!" Alex fell flat on her face.
She looked up and answered, "yes?"
"You're a ninja right? And a ninja needs a three man team right? I have your team if you'll come to my office."
"Sure." Alex stood up and grabbed her bags then headed inside.
She headed down the stairs. Every step felt like she was heading backwards. When ninja walked past her they either had two others or were academy students.
' I don't want to be put with academy students. Oh please don't let me be placed with academy students!' Alex thought.
Finally after what felt like an hour she made it to the hokage's office. She knocked 6 times on the door.
"Come in!" called Tsunande.
The door creaked open and Alex stepped inside. Two other people stood in the room with their backs to her. On the left was a short pink haired girl wearing a red "dress" and green shorts under it and she wore her forehead protector as a hair band. The other was a yellow spiky haired kid in orange and blue clad outfit. On the square of his back was a red swirl. He seemed strangely familiar. The two ninja turned around to meet their new team mate.
"It's you!" Alex and Naruto exclaimed at the same time while pointing at each other.
"I see you two know each other." Tsunande calmly said with a smile, "Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno meet Alex Murakami of the land of lightning. Alex, meet Naruto and Sakura."
"Nice to meet you." sakura walked up to Alex and shook her hand.
"Same here."
"Hey! What's up?!" Naruto asked giving her a hi 5.
"Nothin much. Just getting chased by the village. The usual." Alex replied returning the hi 5. Suddenly a guy with big gray hair and a forehead protector covering his left eye and a mask covering his nose and mouth came in threw the window.
"Your as late as always, Kakashi." (Tsunande)
"Well there was a big crowd coming from this way so I had to go the long way."
"Oh stop with the...well I guess there was a big crowd ... but I made it on time so you could have too!" naruto yelled at his sensei. Kakashi just scratch his head.
"So what did you want with us Tsunande-dono?" Kakashi asked.
"She wanted to introduce us to our new team mate Alex. But Alex probably thinks we're..."(Sakura)
"A bunch of idiots?" Alex finished.
"Thats the same thing I said when I saw this group . Although we did have Seasick then." (Kakashi)
"This is no time for nostalgia! We need to see what Alex can do so we can plan new formations and strategies!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Alright! Alright! Its nice to meet you Alex but I'm afraid its time for training and testing." Kakashi said finally getting down to business. "We'll all meet at training ground 3 tomorrow. Oh and don't eat breakfast." And with that kakashi left out the window.
"Well you guys want to be acquainted better." Tsunande suggested.
"Yes ma'am" Alex said with a right handed solute.
"Oh and Alex. Here's your forehead protector." Tsunande threw it at Alex who caught it before it hit her.
"Thanks." then the three of them left.
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"Alex. Make sure you eat breakfast tomorrow." naruto informed her.
"Ya. Or else you'll starve!" Sakura put in. "So what do you want to do now?"
"Well I have to paint my bedroom. It's a horrid pink. Then I need to get some new cloths." (Alex)
"I'm hungry. I want to go get ramen." (Naruto)
"Ok...why don't we help Alex paint her room. Then get some dinner and then go to the mall?" (Sakura)
"Sounds good to me." Alex and naruto said at the same time. Then rushed off to Alex's house/ Apartment to paint.
---(Well here's the next chapter. It's kind of boring in the beginning but it gets better. Trust me. Its just like and other story. . Please Review! Its what keeps me typing the millions of words I have already written.)---
lightning-chan
