BLONDE HAIR
CHAPTER 6 : MEETING PEOPLE.
Aoi jolted from her bed. It was the same dream she was having since the past 12 years. She was running in the forest. Then she saw him. She gave him one last kiss and she lost her consciousness when she used up all of her chakura to revive him. She pulled the blanket to her chess and squeezed it tightly. " I miss you so much..," she whispered to herself and tears fell down her cheek.
Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura were having their morning training, supervised by Kakashi. They didn't have any mission so they practiced in the forest. Kakashi was sitting on a rock, watching them from quite a distance. Sasuke and Naruto were having a hand-to-hand combat while Sakura was target-practicing. Kakashi took out his ' Come Come Paradise' and started to read it when he noticed that someone was coming. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura also noticed. They stopped training and walked towards their instructor. From a distance, they saw three people walking towards them.
" Ah! It's Aoi-sama," Sakura exclaimed when she saw them clearly. Aoi was walking in between two ANBU. There was a big smile on her face as she waved to them. Sakura and Naruto waved back. Kakashi got up and looked at her. Aoi was wearing a black turtleneck and a black khaki. She wore a white sleeveless jacket outside and tied her hair into a ponytail. Finally she reached them. " What brings you here, Aoi-sama," Kakashi asked when she stopped walking and stood next to him. " Nothing. Just having a walk. By the way, drop the 'sama' part will you," she replied. Kakashi sighed, " The same old you…." Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke looked at each other.
" You guys saved me before. So I dropped by to say thanks. I would like to buy you guys dinner or something like that…," she explained. Naruto laughed. " We saved you back then didn't we? You should do something like that," he said quite rudely. The two ANBU leaned forward but stopped when Aoi raised her hand. " What about tonight," she asked them. They looked at each other and nodded slowly. " Ok! I'll see you at Oishi Restaurant at 8 ok," Aoi chirped happily. Kakashi interrupted and told they kids to continue with their training.
While they were training, Aoi stood next to Kakashi who sat on a rock. " Why are you really here," he asked quite sternly. Aoi didn't answer right away. Her eyes were fixed on Naruto who was fighting with Sasuke. " You know why, Kakashi…," she murmured.
Kakashi sighed and nodded. " I'm looking for some answers… I know you have it," Aoi said and gazed into Kakashi's eyes. Kakashi stood up and faced her. " I have the answers. But I'm not in a position which I can tell you…" Aoi gazed him intently. " Then who can tell me?." Kakashi didn't look away. " You know who…." Aoi broke into a smile. " As expected," and started to leave. " If you had expected this, why did you come here," Kakashi shouted. Aoi stopped and turned around. " You know why…." Kakashi laughed. " It's him right," Kakashi uttered as he glanced at Naruto. Aoi was looking at Naruto too but her expression was different from Kakashi. Her eyes were filled with sadness. Kakashi noticed it but he made no remark of it. Without saying anything, she turned around and walked away.
Aoi reached the administration building. She went inside and walked straight to the Village Councils office. Without knocking, she barged in. The Councils were completely surprised to see her but they faced her calmly. " I didn't expect us to meet until the day after tomorrow," the woman announced. Aoi smirked, " Sorry, can't wait that long. I need answers now…" The old man and woman shook their head. " We have to wait for the meeting where we will confirmed your identity. You cannot expect us to believe that you're Aoi just like that…" Aoi smiled calmly. She walked towards their table and placed both of her hands on the table.
" I know. Do as you like. But you know I'm Aoi. The real Aoi…," she stared them in the eyes, testing them. They were taken aback but they regained their composure. Aoi smiles out of satisfaction seeing their reaction. " You have her personality. Bold, straight-forward and full of surprises. Most importantly, what you see is NOT what you get..," the old man stated. Aoi nodded her head. " But I changed these past few years. Not entirely but I changed…," Aoi whispered. " And you may not like the changes..," she warned them. The councils looked at each other. Aoi smiled and started to leave. Aoi stopped at the door." Don't mind if I do some things before the meeting…," and she winked to them and closed the door.