Hey guys sorry for the time between updates, life has been unexpectedly busy and complicated. Anyways yes Teddy will at some point join amelia in Konoha, just not right away. Andromeda is alive and therefore taking care of sweet Teddy at the moment. I figured i'd let you all know that to alleviate your guy's worry.
I must say I am shocked at how many people have fav'd and followed this story so far! As for who I will put Amelia with, it is up in the air to be honest at this point in time. Yes I agree Sasuke is a good choice with his troubled past but then again so is Gaara, Naruto, even Kakashi has the prospect of being a good option for her. Tell me what you all think! If you think someone other than who I have named would be good for her let me know in a review and I might just put up a poll soon for votes.
Thank you all so much for doing so! Now then on to the chapter!
Konoha, Village Gates August 30th, 1999
"Do you really think she will be here soon?" Sakura asked shifting from foot to foot. She had been waiting all afternoon with Tsunade at the gate of the village for Amelia to show up, though she was not normally one to wait, she had promised to do so with Tsunade.
"I do, given the time difference and the fact she left on the 27th at 10 her time, she should be arriving in a few minutes." Tusnade stated looking towards the clock that hung on the wall of the guards stand next to the gate.
"You excited to see her?" Sakura questioned the older woman, her mentor a small smile playing on her lips.
"Of course I am! I haven't seen her since she was a baby!" Tsunade stated looking towards the gates once again. Her eyes widened slightly as she saw to figures approaching. "I told you she would be here." She said simply before walking forward to wait outside the gates. It was true that she was excited but she was also nervous, she had no idea what to expect even with the letters that Severus had sent her telling her what he could of the young woman approaching them. She shared an anxious look with Sakura before turning her attention back to Amelia, she noted briefly she seemed to be escorted by someone from the border as she knew that Amelia would be but her eyes were truly on the young woman beside him.
In the time that it seemed to take them to reach where Tsunade and Sakura stood, she immediately took in the way that Amelia held herself. She stood tall, her shoulders back and head held high, her posture stiff as if she were waiting to be attacked. She noticed as they got closer the way Amelia would take in her surroundings with just her eyes, it was a sign of someone having to have been trained to do so to prevent the surprise of an attack. Even though the really was no reason to do in the Shinobi world, far from those who may have still be left to avenge their master from her defeat of him the year before, it was something that she could understand. Always be cautious in new surroundings, something that every shinobi learned to do.
She felt her face break into a smile as the two came to a stop in front of them. "Amelia, I'm so glad you could make it safely." Tsuande said stepping forward and shaking the young woman's hand. She wanted to hug Amelia but she knew from what Severus had told her, that it would not be a good idea to start off with so she settled for a hand shake.
"Lady Tusnade, Thank you. Severus told me that you would be meeting me, I am sure you are very busy so I appreciate it."
"Nonsense, I am not all that busy these days." Tsunade chuckled before motioning for Sakura to step forward. "This is Sakura, she is a fellow Shinobi and was my apprentice and please just call me Tsunade."
Amelia shook hands with the pink-haired woman as she offered her a smile. "It's nice to meet you Sakura. Please call me Amelia."
"Of course Amelia-san." Sakura stated smiling softly. Amelia returned the smile briefly before turning her attention to her escort and thanking him for safe-guarding her and telling him good-bye, once done she turned her attention back to the two women standing before her.
"So shall we go in? Severus told me that I had to meet up with Lord Sixth before I settled in." Amelia questioned.
"We need to get you your citizen papers, which unfortunately means a stop to see him yes." Tsunade stated turning and walking towards the gate with Amelia walking beside her and Sakura on the other side of her. They nodded once to the guards at the gate before continuing forth. The silence stretched for a few minutes before Amelia started asking questions about things that she saw along the path that they took trough the village to the Hokage's building.
Some people stopped to stare at her, their eyes full of questions as to who she was. A tad nervous about their stares, Amelia looked ahead in favor of letting their stares get to her and continued questioning Tsunade and Sakura.
The two were not what she had been expecting as they walked through the village Amelia realized. When she was told that Tsunade was a Shinobi, she had expected someone more...vicious than what she was seeing. The woman explained in great detail as did Sakura as they continued their progress through the village. She noticed that some of the villagers said hello to the two, or bowed to them in greeting before continuing you on their way, something that Amelia was confused about and when she questioned it was told that a way to show someone respect in their world.
Feeling a tad bit guilty for not having known that, she immediately apologized to the both of them which they blew off explaining that it was understandable that she wouldn't know something like that because her culture was different from theirs. Amelia felt a tad bit of relief at that but made a promise to greet other's in that way in the future.
"So today she is supposed to arrive...I wonder what she will be like? From what Tsuna told me she is a war heroine, the one to strike down that Riddle person." Chuckling slightly to himself Kakashi sat back in his chair a little. Amelia Potter, the famous Girl-Who-Lived, oh yes he had heard of her thanks to Tsunade. She had always been kept up-to-date on the going on's in the outside world once she had taken over as Hokage. Naturally it was the only thing to be done, magic users were not to be trusted, a fact that Kakashi knew all to well.
He sat pondering the young woman seeking refuge in Konoha, from the letters that Tsunade had told him he had received from her old friend, this young woman made it possible for change to occur in the Wizarding World, freeing them from a truly evil wizard. Frowning slightly he couldn't help but be a tad concerned.
What type person is she if she was able to strike down someone that sounded like the magical twin of Madara? Is she outgoing like Naruto? Is she more like Sasuke? How about Sakura? Is she truly that powerful of a witch? Though I am sure she is safe enough to live in the village I can't help but wonder why she felt the need to leave her home. Just what is she running from?
Turning to gaze out of the window Kakashi let these thoughts flow through his mind. He was certain that Amelia Potter would be an enigma, one he planned on figuring out during her stay. Glancing down at the folder that held the new citizen information for Amelia he flipped it open and picked up the picture inside of it. It had been one that Tsunade's friend had sent to her upon learning about the need to have one for her citizen paperwork. He had to admit, she was a beauty, her long red hair was almost the exact shade of Kushina's, and her green eyes, he had to admit to himself that her eyes were some of the deepest emerald that he had ever seen. Studying the picture intently he noticed how her face was a soft heart-shape, her cheekbones were not extremely high but high enough to accentuate her natural beauty and her lips looked to be full. Smirking behind his blue mask a tad he imagined the reaction's of a certain few Shinobi that he knew, chuckling he was almost sorry that he wouldn't be able to see them getting pumpled if they made a wrong move.
Oh he had no doubt that Amelia could take care of herself, from what he had been told she was quite the fighter but he also knew that Tsunade had enlisted Sakura's help to get Amelia used to the village and to introduce her to other's when she was ready so though she may be a fierce fighter, he knew that she would be protected even more-so because of Sakura.
Knock Knock
Glancing on the clock he was shocked to find that the time had passed so quickly while he had been lost in his thoughts. Straightening up and replacing the picture before closing the folder, he called for his guests to enter. The door opened and walked in Sakura, Tsunade and...Amelia Potter. All three bowed in greeting before straightening and standing in a line before him.
"Lord Sixth it's a pleasure to meet you." Amelia stated as she bowed.
"The pleasure is mine Potter-san, I hope your travels went well?"
"Yes, everything went well thank you."
"Good. I am sure you are anxious to see where you will be living during your stay here in Konoha but before that I need you to fill out these citizen paperwork." Kakashi explained while pulling out the paperwork out of the folder and handing it over. He watched as Amelia took the paperwork and looked over it before quickly filling it out, once done she stood and handed it back over.
"Thank You, has Tsunade explained about you using magic?"
Shrugging Amelia replied. "No but Severus did, no worries if I use it I will make sure that nobody is around to see and if by chance someone does see I will inform Tsunade."
"You understand why?"
"Lord Sixth I've spent my entire life having to be cautious, learning how to be discreet. Being apart of the magical community we have to keep our magic usage from the muggles I can be discreet in the usage of it while I'm here. The last thing I need is someone trying to come after me because of it."
Kakashi nodded in understanding. "Alright. If you need anything and can't find Tsunade or Sakura don't hesitate to ask, it will take you some time to get used to being here, I'll help anyway that I can."
"Thank you Lord Sixth." Amelia bowed followed by Tsuande and Sakura and the three of them departed after quick good-bye. Sighing softly Kakashi sat back in his chair gazing at nothing for a few minutes before a voice spoke softly from behind him.
"She is dangerous, there is an something about her, you felt it to." Turning he found his former student Sasuke sitting in the window. Smiling he nodded once.
"Yes I felt it but I don't think we need to worry about her being a threat to the village, she is simply looking for a place to get away from her life for awhile."
"Hmm, that may be so but I think we should keep an eye on her."
"She will be spending quite a bit of time with Tsunade and Sakura, if they feel she is a threat they will inform me." Sasuke stared at him for a moment. Tilting his head to the side he thought about something for a moment before speaking.
"I think I will test her."
"Sasuke do you really think that is wise? You do know about magic user's don't you?"
"I do."
"Then you know of the power they wield."
"Of course. I still want to test her, if she is as powerful as you assume, I will leave her alone afterwards."
Chuckling Kakashi shook his head at his former student. "You haven't changed Sasuke, if you wish to test her to see her power, do it where nobody will see. Just don't hurt her, the last thing I want is to have to explain to Tsunade why I allowed this."
Smirking Sasuke nodded once. "I won't hurt her...to badly. As for the other reason I am here, there is some rumors about a restlessness in the Wave country. Rumors about someone trying to stir up trouble."
Frowning Kakashi sighed softly for a moment while deep in thought. "I will send a message to The Mizukage see if she has heard of this and we will go from there. For now take a rest Sasuke, take the next few weeks off I will contact you once I know more and we will decide from there."
"Aye Lord Sixth." Sasuke left and Kakashi shook his head, in the three years since the end of the war things had changed greatly with the five great nations, a peace had settled for all who lived within the nations and many had changed for the better but none more than Sasuke Uchiha.
"This is your apartment, I live on the floor below so if you need anything just let me know." Tsunade said while unlocking the door for Amelia. "I hope you like earth tones, I wasn't really sure what of your color preference or style so I went with neutral."
Stepping in Amelia couldn't help but feel immediately at home. A sense of peace filled her as she took in the living area of her apartment. A sea of green and browns, creme color and even some yellow met her. Smiling softly she turned back to Tsunade and Sakura. "I like it though not the yellow so much."
"Ah I should have guessed that, that is if your anything like Lily." Tsunade smiled softly. Amelia tilted her head slightly as she stared at the older woman before shifting her attention to Sakura.
"Would you like to see some magic?"
"Think that is a good idea?" Sakura questioned though she really did want to see what magic was capable of.
Shrugging Amelia walked further into the room. She peered through the door that led to her bedroom finding the same earth tones inside before turning to address Sakura. "I am assuming you can be trusted to keep it a secret otherwise I am sure Tsunade wouldn't have told you about it." Sakura nodded once. "Then I'll show you." Amelia took out her wand and studied the walls for a moment which were painted a somewhat bright yellow, tilting her head to the side she thought of the spell she needed to change it to a creme color and with a flick of her wand the yellow was replaced with a neutral creme which enhanced the brown of the coffee table sitting in front of the creme colored couch.
The couch was changed to a dark green, there was also a couple of chairs that she changed the color of to match the couch. With a small smile she placed her bag that she carried and opened it and with another flick of her wand, the books that she had brought with her came floating out of inside of it and settled on the bookshelf that was against the wall next to her bedroom door. Her clothes followed and hung themselves up in the wardrobe that was in her bedroom or folded themselves and settled into the drawers of her dresser. Pictures of her friends settled ontop of the bookshelf or her dresser and with small smile she slipped her wand back up her sleeve and turned back to Sakura.
"That was magic?" Sakura asked a little awed at the display.
Nodding Amelia shrugged. "Just a tad bit of it. I normally don't use magic that way but I know how to."
"It's pretty cool, magic, it certainly makes everyday tasks easier." Sakura replied smiling.
"Yes but it also makes people lazy hence why I don't use magic in that way unless absolutely necessary."
"I agree. How do you feel about going out tonight to eat? We can go shopping for food for you tomorrow." Tsunade asked jumping into the conversation. Amelia studied her for a moment. "That depends, is it just going to be us or do you have plans for me to meet others?"
"Well...okay you got me, there a few others who knew you were coming and are curious to meet you. They don't know about you being a witch though just that you are a childhood friend's of mine daughter that I haven't seen since you were a baby."
"You knew me when I was a baby?"
"I did, but that can wait until later. Why don't you finish getting settled and maybe get a nap in and I'll come get you around let's say five?"
"Yeah alright, a nap wouldn't be too bad."
"Good. We will see you later."
"Hey Tsunade...thanks...for all this." Amelia stated gesturing to the room. Smiling softly Tsunade waved her thanks away. "It's no problem Amelia, it's the least I can do." She then turned and left the apartment with Sakura following behind before Amelia could reply. Amelia stood there for a few minutes lost in thought and staring around at her new home, sighing she bent down and picked up her bag before entering her bedroom. Somehow she knew that living in Konoha would be a new experience for her, after so long living in a world where she was consider a hero, a savior, she was looking forward to hopefully being normal...at least for a little while...
Hey guys so there it is chapter 4! Giggles next up Amelia a handful of friends of Sakura and Tsunade.
Thank you to all who has followed this story so far, i hope you all stick with me on this even though the updates may not be consistent at this point in time i promise to try my best to get the next chapter up soon!