(a/n:skipping ahead a little bit.)
Chapter Six
After a week of boring d-rank missions,we find team eleven training with each other.
"Kiro-sensei,is it alright if I leave early today?"asked Koneko.
"Is something wrong?"asked Kiro.
"Not really wrong."said Koneko.
"It's just that my parents are supposed to return from there mission today,and since it is my birthday,they had me
promise that I would be home,when they got there."
"I normally wouldn't do this,Koneko-chan,but since you promised to be there and it's your birthday,i'll let you leave early"said Kiro.
"But I expect you to work harder tomorrow,to make up for it."
"I will,Kiro-sensei."said Koneko(running off,towards her home.)
"Alright everyone,since Koneko is leaving,your both dismissed as well."said Kiro.
As Aki and Hibiki headed off in Koneko's direction,Kiro was gathering up some items that he had brought with him,when an Anbu member showed up,and approached him.
"Can I help you?"asked Kiro.
"I am looking for Hishogaki Koneko."said the anbu member.
"She has gone home,to wait for her parents."said Kiro.
"Has she done something wrong?"
"No."said the anbu member.
"The Hokage has something to tell her,and sent me to get her."
Saying that the anbu member disappeared,leaving Kiro behind to wonder what was wrong.
A Terrible Birthday:
As Koneko neared her home,she saw someone standing outside waiting.
Since her parents would be either together,or both inside,she was cautious as she approached the person.
Reaching her home,she saw that the person was a anbu member,who was looking at her.
"Are you Hishogaki Koneko?"asked the anbu member.
"I am."said Koneko.
"What can I do for you,Anbu-san?"
"The Hokage wishes to speak to you,and sent me to give you the message."said the anbu member.
"Arigato Anbu-san."said Koneko.
"I will go see The Hokage,as he has requested."
Having delivered his message,the anbu member disappeared,and Koneko headed towards the tower.
Reaching the tower in hardly no time at all,Koneko went inside and headed towards the mission acceptance room.
As she entered the room,she saw the Hokage sitting behind a table,with Iruka,and some other person.
"You wanted to see me,Hokage-san?"asked Koneko.
"Yes I did,Koneko-chan."said The Hokage(turning to Iruka.)
"Can Koneko-chan and I have some privacy,Iruka?"
"Of course Lord Hokage."said Iruka(getting to his feet,and leaving the room,being soon followed by the other man.)
"I promised my parents I would be home when they get back."said Koneko.
"So,not to be rude sir,but could you hurry this up?"
"I'm afraid I have some bad news,Koneko-chan."said The Hokage.
"What kind of bad news?"asked Koneko.
"Koneko-chan,your parents were captured during their mission and killed."said The Hokage.
"Your lying."shouted Koneko.(running out of the room.)
"Koneko-chan,come back."yelled The Hokage.
Koneko continued to run,all the way back to her home.
On reaching it,she ran inside and began calling for her Okaa-san and Otou-san,never noticing the change that occurred to herself.
Hours after not getting a reply,and since it was past the time that her parents had said they would return,Koneko made her way up to her room,where she sat down in a corner,pulled her legs close to her body and cried,not even noticing when something wrapped it self around her ankles.
(later that night)
Having cried herself to sleep,Koneko awoke to find that it was now dark outside.
Deciding that she didn't want to stay in her room any more,Koneko got to her feet still unaware of her changes,since she was upset.
Going downstairs,Koneko made her way over to the front door,opened it,and headed off into the village,not really caring where she was going,
or the fact that is was raining very hard.
As she passed the different houses,she became depressed since she knew,that inside there were families that were happy.
As Koneko continued to walk,she passed by a cat that had some kittens following it.
"Hmmm,even the cat has a family."said Koneko.
"And even though they're outside,they are happy too."
Continuing on her way,Koneko finally arrived at a place that looked like a memorial or something.
Going up to it,Koneko looked over it,and saw many names carved into it.
Nearing the bottom,she came across the names of her parents.
"I guess The Hokage was right after all."said Koneko(dropping to her knees.)
(a/n:this next part my sound weird,but it will be explained here as well.)
Since she still had her kunai pouch,Koneko took out a kunai,and started to stare at it.
"There's nothing left for me here."said Koneko(pointing the kunai at her chest.)I'll be with you soon,Okaa-san,Otou-san."
Koneko was about to plunge the kunai into her chest,when she heard a voice in her head,say:
"That is not the answer child."
Koneko stopped mere inches of her chest,and started looking around.
"Who said that?"said Koneko.
"I did."said the voice.
"Where are you?"asked Koneko.
"I'm right in front of you,Koneko."said the voice.
Koneko looked in front of herself,and saw no one,except the cat from before.
"Stop playing games."yelled Koneko(looking around again).
"Show yourself."
"I told you,I was in front of you."said the voice.
"You looked right at me just a moment ago."
Looking in front of herself again,Koneko still only saw the cat.
"I must really be upset."said Koneko.
"Since all I see is a cat."
"I am the cat."said the voice.
"I'll wave to you,so watch."
As Koneko watched,the cat raised one of it's legs and waved to her.
"This is really weird."said Koneko.
"This is a genjutsu or something."
"I assure you Koneko,this is no illusion."said the voice.
"I am able to communicate with you,because of what you are."
"What do you mean?"asked Koneko.
"I'm human,and unless someone changed that,humans can't talk to cats."
"Your right about that,Koneko."said the voice.
"But you are different,and if you want proof,follow me."
As the cat took off,Koneko was thinking that she was losing her mind.
But since she had nothing else to do,she got to her feet,and followed the cat into the surrounding forest.
"Try to keep up,Koneko."said the voice.
"Where are you taking me?"asked Koneko.
"We're almost there."said the voice.
Entering a clearing a little later,Koneko saw the cat,sitting beside a small river.
"So what do you want to show me?"asked Koneko.
"The moon should be enough light."said the voice.
"Now look into the river,and tell me what you see."
"This is stupid."said Koneko(coming over to the river.)
Getting down on her knees,and leaning over it,Koneko was shocked by what she saw.
"What did you see?"asked the voice.
"I'm not sure."said Koneko.
"The reflection looked like me,but there was some differences."
"What kind of differences?"asked the voice.
"My eyes are blue,but the reflection had white/pearl eyes."said Koneko.
"Anything else?"asked the voice.
"The ears on the reflection where on top of it's head."said Koneko.
"It also had whiskers,like you do."
"As you know,a reflection is only what we are,reflected back."said the voice.
Wait a minute!"yelled Koneko.
"Are you saying that i'm a cat?"
"More or less."said the voice.
"You are part human and part cat,or in better terms,a neko.
Why even your name Koneko,means cat/kitten."
"How come I never knew about this?"asked Koneko.
"Before you was adopted,The Hokage here cast a jutsu on you,that hid your cat like appearence."said the voice.
"Apperently,because of your emotional state,this jutsu weakened enough,for your appearence to change back to it's original form."
"Am I able to understand you,because of this change?"asked Koneko.
"Yes."said the voice.
"For you see,neko have the ability to communicate with each other,and any type of cat telepathically.
It also has some other useful advantages."
"What kind of advantages?"asked Koneko.
"For females sight,agility,and hearing are very advanced,sight more so at night."said the voice.
"As an example:In the form your now in,you could stand on the ground,and hear a conversation two-three floors above you.
If the window is open of course."
"That would explain,why it hurts me when people shout."said Koneko.
"That's correct."said the voice.
"For even though you appeared human,you still had the neko abilities."
"This is too much to comprehend,at once."said Koneko.
"I know what you mean."said the voice.
"Now if your going to be alright,I need to return to my family."
"Can I ask you a question?"asked Koneko.
"You can."said the voice.
"Do you know anything about my real family?"asked Koneko.
"I'm sorry but no."said the voice.
"However,I can tell you that most neko,where very adapt at using ice jutsus.
Now I must go,before someone finds my family."
As the cat left,Koneko sat down on the ground and thought about everything that had been said to her,eventually growing tired,and falling asleep where she was.
End of Chapter Six