Thank you everyone who has reviewed, I am glad that you are enjoying the story so far.
I just want people to know where in the timeline this story is at right now. This would be during the final year of Naruto's training trip with Jiraiya so it's a year before Shippuden starts.
Theboss94: As of now Naruto does not know the Rasenshuriken but he will soon start his training for adding elemental chakra to the rasengan.
Manticore-gurl071134: Good question. I hadn't thought about it but seeing as how they will eventually face the Akatsuki I might make it so she gets stronger from his blood.
JMW: Yes Ura will go with Naruto to the elemental countries. The rest of the Newspaper Club might follow I haven't thought that far ahead.
FireKing500: Yes Naruto will tell Ura about the Kyuubi later on as their relationship grows.
Alright I think that's everything for now so let's start the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Rosario Vampire
Chapter 7: Naruto and Yukari, Pranksters of the Past and Present
"Where the hell is she?" a random student shouted.
"I don't know but we have to find her!" another shouted.
"She is going to pay!" a third one shouted as the group of three students looked around trying to find their target.
Sitting on a tree branch out of view from them, a little girl was sitting down as she watched them with a grin. She reached into her backpack and pulled out three banana peels. Waving the wand in her hand around the banana peels levitated in the air before flying towards the students before they landed in front of them. Not paying attention the boys took a step forward and as one they slipped on the peel and landed on the ground.
"What now?" one of them groaned as he rubbed his head.
"It's definitely her fault." another one muttered.
"When I get my hands on that witch she's going to pay." The third one added as he glared at nothing.
"We're not going to find her by just standing here." The second one said. The other two nodded and they took another step forward…and then fell to the ground face first. They looked at their feet only to find their shoelaces tied together. Gaining a tick mark they took their shoes off and ran in a random direction.
"When we find you, you'll be sorry Sendo!" they shouted.
Once they were gone the little girl couldn't take it anymore. She dissolved into a fit of giggles until it became hysterical laughter as she clutched her sides trying not to lose her balance.
"Not bad Yukari-chan." A voice from above said, startling her. The young witch looked up to see Naruto casually lying down on the branch above her with a fox like grin on his face.
"Naruto? What are you doing here?" she asked with a smile.
"I came to visit my friend and I find her playing pranks but I hope you remembered my rules." He said as he looked at her. Nodding Yukari pulled out a small notepad, flipped a few pages and began to read.
"Yep! 'When pranking someone, make sure it is someone who deserves it. Try to avoid pranking the innocent unless it would be really really funny'." Yukari read.
"Looks like you were paying attention to my classes after all." Naruto said pleased as he jumped off the branch and landed on the ground gracefully. Instead of jumping Yukari carefully climbed down until she reached the ground besides the blonde.
"So Naruto, how's Ura-san?" Yukari asked as the two began to walk around.
"Oh you know Ura-chan. One moment she's pretty nice to me and then 5 seconds later she says something sarcastic and then rolls her eyes while calling me an idiot." Naruto answered with a shrug causing Yukari to giggle.
"Anyway I've been thinking. Maybe it's time you meet my other friends." Naruto said casually while Yukari fidgeted a bit nervously.
"I don't know, I've been really busy with my studies." She said.
"That or you're afraid they'd treat you like the other students around here." He said calmly while Yukari stiffened a little since he was right.
"Maybe." She admitted as she looked at the ground. Naruto sighed as he stopped walking and placed a hand on her shoulder causing him to look up.
"Relax Yukari-chan, you have nothing to worry about. Omote-chan is one of the sweetest girls alive and she's always looking forward to making new friends. Tsukune is also a good guy and as for Kurumu-chan…she's a bit eccentric but she's a good girl."
'Just don't get in her way when she tries to get Tsukune…' Naruto added in thought.
"Are you sure it will be alright?" Yukari asked attentively. She would like to make new friends but for all she knew they could turn out like everyone else.
"Of course it will. Besides I'll be there too." He added. Yukari thought about it before nodding her head.
"Okay, if you're sure it will be okay I'll meet them." She stated with a small smile earning a grin from the blonde.
"Alright then! I'll find you after school and take you to the newspaper club. We all joined it so everyone will be there." Naruto informed as the bell rang.
"Okay than…I'll see you later Naruto!" Yukari said as she ran to her next class. Hopefully by the end of the day she would meet some new people who would accept her despite her being a witch.
End of School
Yukari was walking through the halls heading for the bulletin board. Now that classes were over the list of academic ranks would be posted around the school. She was confident that she would be number 1 but she wanted to look and be sure. As she walked towards her destination she could here a few students whispering about her and witches, none of what they said were compliments either.
While she was still a bit hurt by them, she was able to handle them better. After all she had a friend in Naruto and although she didn't know Ura that well on a personal level she was nice to her when they first met. Ignoring the insults thrown at her she looked at the bulletin board and smiled when she saw she was ranked number 1 again. She took another look and saw that Ura was ranked 5th while Naruto was ranked 152nd. Shaking her head she smiled. Naruto wasn't the best student but he was a good friend. She was about to leave and search for Naruto but she heard the crowd around her go in an uproar.
"Amazing, Omote-san is ranked 13th!" a random student said with hearts in his eyes.
"Not only does she have beauty but she has brains too!" another one shouted.
"She's perfect!" another shouted as similar comments were shouted but the pink haired vampire paid no mind to them as she smiled when she saw her rank.
"Amazing Omote-san, looks like I'll have to work hard and follow your example." Tsukune said with a smile as he was ranked 128th.
"It's not really that much of a big deal." Omote said as she blushed from the praise.
"I think I should get you to teach me some of your study methods so I can do better next time." Tsukune said causing Omote to brighten up.
"Of course and in exchange you can let me suck your blood! Does that sound alright Tsukune?" she asked causing the human to face fault at the mention of his blood. While the two of them were talking Yukari was watching them curiously.
'Omote and Tsukune? Are they the friends that Naruto was talking about? Maybe I should introduce myself to them now.' The young witch thought. She took one step towards them but stopped and shook her head.
'No, it's probably better if I wait for Naruto.' She decided before she turned around and was about to go when a familiar face approached her.
"Yukari Sendo, so nice to see you again." The class representative said as he looked at the little girl, disgust clearly seen in his eyes.
"What do you want?" she asked in annoyance, seems like Naruto had influenced her more than she thought. Her reaction caught him of guard since the last time they met she was terrified of him.
"Now that's no way to greet an old friend is it?" he asked in fake hurt.
"We're not friends." She growled as she tried to walk by him but he stopped her. Unknowingly their confrontation caught the attention of Omote and Tsukune. The two of them started their way over there hoping to figure out what was going on.
"I'd watch your mouth witch. Your blonde bodyguard isn't here to save you this time." The class representative said.
"Just because he isn't here doesn't mean you can boss me around!" she shouted as she kicked the older student in the shin.
"Why you little! That's it, I've had about enough of you!" he shouted as he was about to hit Yukari. The young witch closed her eyes awaiting the pain, but like the last time it never came. She opened her eyes and was surprised at what happened. Standing in front of her was Omote who stared defiantly at the class representative.
"What are you doing?!" Omote asked shocked that someone would strike a little girl. The class representative stared at her and gritted his teeth in frustration.
'First it was that damn Uzumaki kid and now this? You got lucky again Sendo but pretty soon it will run out.'
"I have no time for you." He said before turning around and walking away. Releasing a sigh of relief Omote turned towards Yukari who was looking at her in surprise.
"Why did you help me?" she asked earning a confused look from the pink haired vampire.
"What do you mean why? I helped you because you needed it." Omote answered as if it were the most obvious thing, which to her it was.
"Thank you so much! My name is Yukari Sendo." She introduced with a bright smile.
"Isn't that the name of the 1st ranked student? That's you?" Tsukune asked as he walked towards them.
"Amazing you must be very smart." Omote complimented with a smile causing Yukari to blush from the praise.
"It's nothing really…" she said as she scratched the back of her head in a sheepish manner, something she picked up from Naruto.
With Naruto
Naruto was now standing at the meeting place that he and Yukari agreed on but there was one problem. Yukari was nowhere to be scene.
"Where is she? Did she just decide to leave?" he asked.
"It's your own fault. You fell asleep at the end of class and now your about 30 minutes late from the agreed time." Ura said. As she was walking through school she saw a sleeping Naruto and woke him up. After waking up he explained how he was going to introduce Yukari to the rest of the gang.
"It's not my fault that math is so boring." Naruto whined.
"Whatever, it is clear that she is not coming so we might as well go to the club room." Ura stated.
"Guess you're right. I'll just have to bring her over some other time." Naruto said as the two of them made their way to the club room.
"You guess I'm right? Please, I am always right." Ura said as she crossed her arms.
"To quote a certain silver haired vampire 'I never knew you were so humble'." Naruto teased with a smirk. Ura simply rolled her eyes but there was a small smile on her face.
As the two continued to walk Naruto noticed that Ura seemed a bit off. She would glance at him every now and then but quickly look at way. It also looked like she wanted to say something but held her tongue.
"Something wrong Ura-chan?" Naruto asked as his curiosity got the best of him.
"N-No, everything's find Naruto." She said as her cheeks gained a light pink hue.
"You know if something's wrong you can just tell me." He said. She was silent for a while debating with herself if she should actually go through with this.
"Do you remember what we talked about on the roof after the incident with Gin?" she finally asked.
Naruto was quite as he thought about the incident with the perverted wolf a few days ago. After a little bit of thinking he pounded a fist into an open palm.
"You told me to never use my Sexy Technique in front of you again. But wait…what does that have to do with anything?" Naruto asked as he scratched his head in confusion.
Ura felt her eye twitch at the reminder of the perverted technique but shook her head as she tried to remain calm.
"Not that. I meant what you said about your blood." She clarified.
"Oh right! I said you could suck my blood anytime you wanted, just give me a heads up." He said tilting his head to the side wondering what was on her mind.
"Yes well if the offer still stands…I was wondering if I could have some blood now." She her blush deepening as she looked at him with an uncharacteristically shy look.
Naruto blinked three times as he just stared at her. Her words finally registered and he shook his head with a grin.
"That's what's been bothering you? I already told you it was okay." He said as he loosened the collar of his shirt and turned his head a bit to expose his neck to her.
Nodding her head and smiling in gratitude Ura stood in front of him and leaned closer to his next. Her fangs extended and without saying anything she gently bit into his neck. The next thing she knew an explosion of flavor happened as she lost herself in the taste of his blood.
Naruto wrapped an arm around her waist to keep her balanced as she sucked his blood, releasing an occasional moan of pleasure causing him to blush. Having her fill she released him and licked any excess blood off her fangs and lips.
"Enjoy yourself?" Naruto asked as he noticed her dazed expression.
"Mmmh your blood is delicious." She said before she noticed how a frown made its way on his face. "What's wrong?"
"It's just…you didn't say Capu-chu like Omote-chan. I thought it would have been really cute if you did." He said a bit disappointed causing Ura's eye to twitch.
"Idiot." She muttered as she shook her head and made her way towards the club. Naruto noticed that she had a bit of a spring to her step and wondered if his blood really that much of an effect on her. But then again he remembered Anko saying how delicious his blood was. Pushing those thoughts away he followed Ura.
The two of them reached the room and opened the door. They walked in and then walked back out to make sure they were in the right room. Sure enough the number on the door was correct. They looked back into the room and were wondering what the hell was going on.
"Ura-chan…is this actually happening?" Naruto asked in a confused tone.
"I believe so…" Ura said just as stumped as her blonde friend.
Right in front of them was Yukari Sendo, the witch that Naruto befriended. However the thing that stumped them was the little witch was currently fondling Omote's breasts. The poor vampire's face was so red from embarrassment as she let out an involuntary moan from the action. Tsukune was on the side blushing up a storm as he sported a nose bleed.
"Hey guys…what's going on?" Naruto asked gaining the attention of the others. Yukari saw them and smiled before releasing Omote from her grasp as she ran over to them.
"Naruto Ura-san, you're here!" she cheered as she jumped into the blondes arms giving him a hug.
"It's been awhile Yukari. How have you been?" Ura asked as the witch left Naruto's arms before looking at the silver haired girl.
"I've been doing well Ura-san. I was ranked number 1 again." She answered.
"That's great Yukari-chan." Naruto praised.
"Indeed, it is rather impressive. It's a shame though. Since I was with this idiot I didn't get a chance to look at my own standing." Ura said as she pointed at Naruto who began to sulk.
"See what I mean Yukari-chan? One minute she's nice but 5 seconds later she's calling me an idiot." Naruto said as he cried anime tears causing Yukari to giggle.
"If you're wondering what your scores were you were ranked 5th Ura-san." She said causing Ura to gain a pleased smile.
"Oh! Did you see what rank I got Yukari-chan?" Naruto asked curiously.
"You're 152nd but don't worry I'm sure you'll do better next time." Yukari said.
"Is 152 the worst rank I could get?" Naruto asked.
"No but I'd say it is about just below average. (No idea if that's true or not)" Ura answered. Hearing this Naruto lowered his head, his hair shadowing his eyes. The others thought he was depressed about his grade so they were surprised when he pumped his fist in the air with a huge grin on his face.
"Yes! I'm not the dead last!" he cheered causing the others to sweat drop. After his own little celebration he turned to Yukari.
"So what was happening here? Ura-chan and I walked in on a very interesting scene." Naruto asked, Ura nodding also wondering what was happening.
"Oh that, well it's simple really." Yukari said as she ran towards Omote and clung to her arm possessively.
"Earlier today Omote-san defended me. She was so brave. Not only is she smart and beautiful but she's also so heroic. I think this is what you call love at first sight." Yukari said with a dreamy expression. The other four occupants blinked at her declaration before her words sunk in.
"EEEHHH!" They shouted, even Ura was surprised at what she said and couldn't hide it.
"What on earth are you talking about?!" Tsukune shouted. Yukari looked at him as if she was sizing him up before releasing a sigh.
"Please try to stay out of our way." She said the brown haired boy.
"Huh?" was the intelligent reply from Tsukune.
"I know all about you. Your name is Tsukune Aono, grades average, athletic ability average and you have no hobbies or anything that sets you apart from the other students here. Simply put you are too plain to be around someone as radiant as Omote-san. In fact you shouldn't act so friendly around Ura-san as well." Yukari explained.
"No need to worry Yukari. He is merely an acquaintance of mine." Ura supplied from her corner while Naruto had a cheeky grin.
"I used to be one too but then got promoted to friend." Naruto added the whole time Tsukune's eye began to twitch uncontrollably.
"Hey wait a minute! Why am I the only one your against?! Naruto's grades are worse than mine!" he protested.
"Hey!" came the indignant cry from Naruto.
"He has a point." Ura said calmly as a rain cloud appeared over Naruto's head as he sulked.
"You have a point but compared to your stats it isn't even fair to compare you to him. Name Naruto Uzumaki, grades below average…"
"Okay we get it! I'm not the best student!" Naruto cried while Omote patted his back trying to calm him down.
"Athletic ability is above average, hobbies include playing pranks and fighting. What sets him apart from the other students is that he is a capable fighter and has defeated multiple people without revealing his true form. He also has rare abilities such as walking on water. As you can see the only thing you have against him is that you're slightly smarter than him in school and even that isn't saying much." Yukari informed as she waved a dismissive hand at Tsukune.
"I'm not certain…but I'm pretty sure I just got insulted somehow." Naruto said slowly.
'You may not be the dead last but you are far from being the sharpest nail in the toolbox.' Kurama said from within his mind.
'Nails? Toolbox? What the hell do they have to do with being smart?' Naruto asked confused.
'…You've just proven my point.' Kurama sighed before closing the link between the two of them.
'What the hell is it with everyone calling me an idiot today?!' Naruto thought to himself in frustration. He was snapped back into reality just in time to hear Yukari's declaration.
"I love Moka-san! I refuse to allow her to be brought into the dirt by you!" she said as she pointed an accusing finger at Tsukune who grew a tick mark in annoyance.
"Because of this…I declare war on you!" she said as she pulled out a small wand with a heart at the end of it.
"What are you going to do with a little toy?" Tsukune deadpanned causing Yukari's eye to twitch.
"I'll show you what this 'little toy' can do when I use it to keep you away from Moka-san!" Yukari shouted as she swung the wand around. The others watched but were a bit confused when nothing happened.
Tsukune was about to say something but was interrupted when a book suddenly crashed into the back of his head. He rubbed the back of his head and turned around but saw that no one was behind him.
"What the…who threw this at me?" he asked. He turned around and saw another book heading right for him. He fell to the ground rubbing his face trying to figure what was happening. He looked up and his eyes widened when he saw multiple book flying in the air above him.
"So are you impressed by my little toy? With this magic wand I am able to use magic to control these books." Yukari explained with a mischievous smile. With a single twist of if the rest the books in the air stopped their movement and fell onto the human who groaned in pain.
"Know this Tsukune. We witches are masters of magic and I will use everything I know to make you and other boys stay away from Omote-san." Yukari declared. She turned around to leave the room but paused and looked back at them.
"Bye Naruto Ura-san! It was good to see you again!" she said as she waved goodbye.
"See ya around Yukari-chan!" Naruto called back as he waved at the girl.
"It was nice to meet you again Yukari." Ura said as she nodded towards the witch before leaving.
"So what do you guys think about Yukari-chan?" Naruto asked casually.
"She can be a bit excitable but it is expected from one her age." Ura answered while Tsukune and Omote stared at them incredulously. Naruto noticed their looks and raised an eyebrow at them.
"What? Is there something on my face?" he asked as he felt around his face trying to find something.
"How can you two act so calm?! Did you not see just what happened?" Tsukune asked as he waved his arms around comically.
"Your right I did see what happened and it would appear that you have a serious problem Tsukune." Naruto said, his tone becoming surprisingly serious.
Tsukune blinked at the sudden change but sighed in relief. It looked like Naruto understood him after all. There's no telling how much Yukari could cause him with her magic.
"It would appear that you have a rival for Omote-chan's heart." He said seriously before he started to laugh as Tsukune face faulted.
"Be serious here!" he human shouted. Naruto calmed himself down before looking at Tsukune curiously.
"I am being serious. Now it's fair. Omote-chan and Kurumu-chan are rivals for you while you and Yukari-chan are rivals for Omote-chan." Naruto explained. Once his words registered Omote and Tsukune blushed furiously.
"What are you talking about?!" they both shouted as Naruto laughed at their flustered appearances. Even Ura found this scene to be a bit amusing.
"What about you Ura-san?" Tsukune asked after regaining his composure. Ura looked at the human before shrugging her shoulders.
"If you want my honest opinion then here it is. While I find her obsession with my sister odd I have no problem with her personally. If she sticks with her objective of keeping hormonal boys away from her than that is just a bonus."Ura explained causing Tsukune's head to slump.
"I have a feeling she will be responsible for a lot of my future headaches." The human groaned.
"Relax Tsukune, I'm sure she'll warm up to you." Omote tried to reassure him.
A short while later Kurumu arrived and the group began their club activity. Soon Omote left the room in order to find Nekonome-sensei. Ura decided to go with her in order to make sure none of her fan boys get any funny ideas. Naruto decided to go with them in order to give Kurumu and Tsukune some alone time much to Tsukune's despair and Kurumu's delight.
"Yukari Sendo?" Kurumu asked after Tsukune explained what happened before she arrived.
"Yea, that little girl is going to be the death of me. And she also said she's going to keep Omote-san away from me." Tsukune stated as he banged his head against the desk he was sitting at. What he didn't know was that Kurumu had some very pleasant thoughts.
'This is great! Because of this Yukari my biggest obstacle for Tsukune's heart is taken away! I don't know what I did to deserve this but thank you!' she mentally cheered now that her rival in love would be too preoccupied with the little witch.
"I have heard some rumors about her though. Even though she's a genius they say she acts like a selfish kid. She always plays pranks on student so not many people like her." Kurumu commented as Tsukune raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"Really?" he asked but what they didn't see was the tip of a witch hat that could be seen by the window. Yukari was crouched down hiding by the window of the clubroom preparing her form of attack.
"With this I will destroy the bond between you and Omote-san. Prepare yourself Tsukune for my magical item Warawara-kun." Yukari said as she pulled out a strange looking straw doll.
She grabbed the dolls arm with a smile and moved it so it punched itself in the face. Back in the room as Tsukune and Kurumu where talking Tsukune's arm suddenly moved and punched himself in the face.
"AAAHHH!" he screamed in pain as his nose began to bleed.
"Tsukune-kun! Why did you do that?!" Kurumu shouted both confused and worried.
"I don't know. My arm just moved on its own." Tsukune said as he clutched his nose. Outside Yukari was giggling as she moved the straw doll around which resulted in Tsukune copying its movements. It was because of this that caused Tsukune to suddenly grab and squeeze Kurumu's breasts. It was at that moment that the others walked into the room.
"Sorry guys but we couldn't find sensei." Omote said before she froze at the sight in front of her.
"We would have been here sooner but we had to make an intervention because of Ura-chan." Naruto added before looking at the rest of the room occupants and like Omote he was shocked at what he saw.
"It is not my fault that the fool had the nerve to invade my personal space. He's lucky that I only broke his arm. If you were not there than I would have ended his sorry life." Ura scoffed before raising an eyebrow at the scene in front of them.
Right in front of them stood Tsukune who was groping Kurumu's chest. Said Succubus' face was so red it was almost glowing. The other three just stared at them as the room was filled with silence. Finally Naruto broke it by speaking.
"Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt you two." He said as he nudged the vampires out of the room and closed the door behind them.
"IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!" Tsukune shouted in frustration. Today was not his day.
When the others walked back in to the room Tsukune explained what actually happened. The others were skeptical but then they heard someone giggling. Turning towards the window they saw the top of a witch's hat. Connecting the dots Tsukune ran to the window reached out and grabbed the young girl by the back of her cloak. He pulled her inside and glared at her.
"I knew she was behind it!" he said as he pointed at the girl. Yukari was about to say something but stopped when she saw the disappointed look in Naruto's eyes.
"Yukari-chan you and I have talked about playing pranks. Don't you remember what I told you?" he asked as he shook his head.
"Yes." Yukari said as she felt like a child being scolded by their parent. Seeing this Tsukune smirked, thinking that the little girl would get what's coming to her.
"I have told you time and time again that if you are playing a prank on someone than make sure you don't get caught otherwise it ruins the mystery of trying to figure out who's behind it." He continued causing the human to face fault.
"THAT'S WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU!?" he shouted in disbelief.
"Remember to hide your presence better next time Yukari-chan." Naruto said ignoring Tsukune's outburst.
"DON'T ENCOURAGE HER!"Tsukune shouted but was once again ignored. On the sidelines the three girls sweat dropped at their antics. Yukari just laughed at him before she ran behind Omote's leg and then she pulled her eyelid and stuck her tongue at the boy causing the boy's eye to twitch.
"Now Tsukune maybe you should calm down." Omote suggested trying to keep things calm.
"It was just a prank. No one got hurt." Naruto added.
'Plus I bet Kurumu-chan enjoyed it.' He thought as he glanced at the succubus who still had a small blush. Tsukune didn't hear a word from them though since he was too caught up in his annoyance.
"What's with you guys?! You're being too soft on her! If you don't tell her when she's doing more harm than good it's only going to hurt her in the long run!" Tsukune reasoned. The room was quite but Omote finally answered.
"…I guess so but…" she said a bit hesitantly.
'I'm doing more harm than good? Am I just another bother to Omote-san? To Naruto?' Yukari thought worriedly. Naruto noticed her nervous expression but Tsukune kept going.
"If she spends all her time being your bodyguard she'll lose her friends and wind up alone." He added not knowing about Yukari's status around the school. Yukari flinched a little before she schooled her features.
"I don't really mind. I'm a genius after all, besides why would I want such low-ability friends like you anyway?" she said.
"What did you say?!" the aggravated human asked.
"Besides…I'm used to it." She said softly.
"What?" Tsukune asked confused.
"Being alone. I've always been alone so I'm used to it." She explained. Naruto looked at her sympathetically knowing the feeling.
"Yukari…" Tsukune said feeling a little regret from what he said. He was about to apologize when Yukari waved her wand around and a basin appeared out of thin air and landed on Tsukune's head.
"Like I'd let you get me that easily." She taunted before running out of the room.
"That's it!" he cried. He was about to give chase but Omote blocked his path.
"What are you doing!" she shouted a little angry that her friend could be so mean to a child.
"Why are you at me?!" Tsukune asked a bit surprised. Didn't she see the tricks that Yukari pulled on him?
"I know that her pranks were a little much but still! Your older, you should be more mature about this." Omote said.
"I would but she's taking it a bit too far to just ignore. I think we should just forget about her." Tsukune suggested causing Omote to frown.
"But Tsukune…" she started but the boy didn't listen as he rubbed his head. The basin that fell was really heavy.
"She's been making me suffer a lot, why are you taking her side?" he asked a bit annoyed that his friend didn't seem to care.
"It's not that but…why can't you understand! Can't you look at it from Yukari-chan's point of view and try to understand her feelings?" she asked before running out the door.
"Omote-san!" He called out but either she didn't hear him or she ignored him because she kept going.
"I guess I can understand what she's saying. I mean it must be pretty hard for her here since she's a witch and all." Kurumu commented.
"What does her being a witch have to do with anything?" Tsukune asked.
"It has a lot to do with it actually seeing as how she is a part of a hated race." Ura answered, her arms crossed as she looked towards the direction where Omote ran.
"Hated race?" he repeated.
"Witches are considered as 'half-breeds'. They're in the boundary between humans and yokai. They are a bit of both, humans fear them while yokai see them as a disgrace." Kurumu explained.
"When Naruto and I first met her she didn't have a single friend. Apparently Naruto was the first person to ever offer their friendship to her." Ura added. Tsukune silently listened as he began to feel guilt for the words he said and how he said it.
"Damn it…I didn't know. I have to find her and apologize." He said as he clenched his fist in frustration. How could he act like that without knowing the facts?
"Then let's go." Kurumu said before looking around. "Hey, where'd Naruto go?"
"I don't know." Tsukune said as he looked around, their blonde haired friend nowhere to be seen.
"He left shortly after Omote did." Ura answered. She was the only one to notice the blonde slip out of the window and she knew he would go after Yukari and Omote which is why she stayed here. While she wouldn't admit it out loud she knew she could trust Naruto to keep Omote safe.
"Well we better go find them." Tsukune said as he ran out the door Kurumu following right behind them. Ura also followed but at a more relaxed pace.
With Yukari
The little witch was running through the school grounds her eyes glistening with unshed tears but she refused to let them fall. She should have known this would happen. She was a witch and witches don't make friends with other yokai. Pretty soon she found herself in the middle of a forest until she bumped into someone causing her to fall on the ground. She looked up to see who she ran into and her eyes widened in fear when she saw who was standing in front of her.
"Don't you know that it's rude to run into someone without apologizing Yukari-san?" the class representative said with a dark grin on his face.
"W-What are you doing here?" she asked nervously. She took a step back but found herself surrounded by the class representative's friends.
"What's wrong? You're not leaving already are you? It's been a while since we hung out." He said as he stalked over to the girl, licking his lips with a lizard like tongue.
"You've been a thorn in my side for some time and now you don't have your bodyguards to protect you. Looks like I finally get to teach you a lesson." He said looking down at her before he grabbed the collar of her shirt.
"Kyaa!" she screamed as she was thrown into a nearby tree.
"So disgusting. We have no need for a witch in our class." He spat as his skin became covered in scales. The entire group soon transformed until their whole body was covered in scales and their faces resembled the heads of lizards.
"I think it's about time I get rid of you." The class representative hissed his slitted eyes staring down at the scared witch.
"I won't go down that easily." She said as she pulled out her wand. She was about to cast a spell but the lizard man lunched forward and bit the wand trapping it in his sharp teeth. He spit it out looked at her with a smug expression.
"Now that you can't do anything, what should we do?" he asked.
"I know! We should eat her. We're so far away from the school that no one will ever know." One of the others said. The class representative thought about it and grinned.
"You know what? That sounds like an excellent idea."
'No…without my wand I can't use my magic.' A panicked Yukari thought.
"Looks like this is the end for you!" the class representative shouted as he opened his mouth revealing his sharp teeth before charging at the girl.
"Stop it!" a voice shouted. They turned to see a worried Omote running towards them.
"Don't hurt Yukari-chan!" she said as she stood in front of the girl protectively.
"Damn it. You caught us at a really bad time Omote-san." He said with narrowed eyes. Not wanting her to get hurt Yukari tried to get her to leave.
"Just run Omote-san! If you stay here you'll just get eaten! Just forget about me and run away!" she shouted hoping she would listen.
"It's okay. I'm willing to fight for you. Don't act so tough, it's alright if you ask for help when things get too tough for you." Omote said with a gentle smile.
"What?" she asked shocked.
"Be honest…when you say you love me the truth is you want someone to be kind to you, someone to be your friend. Your pranks are just a way for you to get the attention you want." She continued.
"This is no time for you to be saying things like that! Just get out of here!" Yukari shouted.
"I understand that it was difficult being alone for so long. I've always felt alone too…but no matter what I always had my sister by my side and it made the pain easier to bear. So let me stand by your side and be your friend too." She finished with a smile.
"Why the hell are you talking like we're not here!" The class representative shouted. He was about to charge at Omote but Yukari bit the arm of the hand that was holding her drawing his attention.
"What are you doing?!" he asked in annoyance as he raised his arm to strike her down but at the last minute Tsukune came from nowhere and pulled her away.
"Tsukune!" Omote shouted when she saw the clawed hand of the lizard man graze his shoulder.
"Tsukune! Why did you do that? Why are you here?" Yukari asked confused that the boy she tormented would help her.
"I'm sorry Yukari. If I had understood you a little better I would have said such insensitive things to you. Please let me help you too…that way you won't be alone anymore." He said shocking the little girl. At that moment Kurumu and Ura arrived at the scene. Kurumu was looking at Tsukune worriedly but Ura was looking around the field they were at.
'Strange, Naruto left before all of us…so where is he?' Ura thought as she tried to find him.
"I don't know why you guys keep trying to interfere with us but I had enough!" The class reprehensive said as he glared at the human and witch.
"Don't take as lightly you fools!" one of his friends shouted as he charged at the two of them. Before he could touch them though, a flying body tackled him hard sending him crashing into a tree with enough force to knock him out.
"What the hell?" the other said before another body crashed into him and like with the first one he hit a tree with enough force to knock him out.
"What's happening?" the representative asked before a third body was thrown in front of his feet revealing a beaten lizard man.
"B-Boss *cough* we tried to stop him *cough* but he was too strong." He said before his eyes rolled to the back of his head.
"Sorry I'm late but I got lost on the road of life." A voice said from the distance. They looked and saw Naruto walking towards them at a casual pace but with a cold look at he stared at the only lizard man left standing.
"What the…I sent those three to stop you! How did you beat all three of them." He asked surprised.
"If you think they would be able to stand them because they outnumber me than you're even more pathetic than I thought." Naruto said as he stood by the group, his eyes never leaving the class representative's.
"Naruto…you're here." Yukari said with a smile glad to see her first friend. Naruto glance at her and noticed her uniform was a bit ruffled and had other signs showing she was pushed around. He narrowed his eyes as his pupils turned into slits.
"I thought I warned you. I said that if you mess with her again than I will kill you." He hissed glaring at the lizard man in front of him who took a step back.
"You know what! I've had just about enough of you!" he shouted as he charged at the blonde.
"The feeling's mutual! Rasengan!" he shouted as he ran towards his opponent, a ball of spiraling blue light in hand. He avoided the claw aimed at his head as he rammed the rasengan into his chest sending the lizard man flying through the air, crashing through multiple trees until he finally hit the ground with his eyes rolled to the back of his head.
"You okay Yukari-chan?" Naruto asked as he approached the girl.
"After everything I've done to you…why did you help me?" Yukari asked looking at Tsukune.
"Because I'd like to be friends and I always help my friends. What do you say?" Tsukune asked with a smile. Hearing this caused the dam to break. She ran into Tsukune's arms and cried. She made other friends. People who accepted her.
Naruto watched with a grin as the younger girl hugged the poor human to death.
"Didn't I tell you everything would be alright? Now you made some more friends." The blonde said causing the girl to smile.
"You were right Naruto. Thank you too for everything. I promise I'll find a way to repay you." She said through tears as she looked at her first friend. The group began to make their way back to school and Yukari glanced around.
She looked at Omote and Tsukune who were walking in front of her and had a light blush. Omote who was considered a goddess amongst the students stood up for her and wanted to befriend her. Tsukune someone who she tormented helped her when he could have just left her alone after all the things she did and said to him. Two people who she never thought would talk to her were now her friends.
She looked behind her at the one responsible for all this. Naruto, who saw past the fact she was a witch and became her friend. Her very first friend. She watched as he walked besides Ura. He said something that made her blush causing him to laugh. Not liking this she stomped on his foot smirking when he cried in pain. Yukari watched with interest, it seemed that those two were pretty close.
A mischievous gleam appeared in her eyes as she smiled. She just thought of a way to repay Naruto for all that he has done for her.
Next Day
"It looks like Yukari-chan has really changed for the better." Omote said as she carried a box of supplies.
"Yeah, I heard she apologized to everyone that she pranked too." Kurumu added.
"Looks like things are finally looking up for her." Naruto said, Ura nodding in agreement.
"I think she also got over that obsession with you Omote-chan." Kurumu said.
"Looks like she's growing up." Omote mused as they opened the door to the club room.
"I love you Tsukune-kun!" Yukari said as she hugged the confused boy by the waist causing the others who just entered to face fault.
"What are you doing Yukari-chan?" Omote asked.
"Hey guys! I just joined the Newspaper Club. Please treat me well." She informed them with a smile.
"You joined?" Naruto asked with a smile.
"Yup! I decided to be closer to my friends. That way I can be with Tsukune-kun and Omote-chan." She said with a dreamy expression before walking towards them.
"I love you both, will you please go out with me?" she asked.
"EEHH?" everyone shouted.
"I still love Omote-chan but it seems that I have fallen for Tsukune-kun too." She said with a blush causing the others to sweat drop.
"Well if that's what you heart is telling you than go for it Yukari-chan." Naruto cheered with a grin.
"DON'T ENCOURAGE HER!" Tsukune shouted in exasperation but her was ignored.
"Thanks a lot Naruto-nii-san." She said with a bright smile.
"Nii-san?" Naruto repeated with a raised eyebrow.
"Yup! You're kinda like the big brother I always wanted. You don't mind do you?"
"Not at all!" he said grinning causing her to beam.
"Good because I also figured out how I'm going to repay you!" she exclaimed.
"And how are you going to do that?" Kurumu asked curiously.
"By getting him a girlfriend!" she declared pumping her fist into the air. The room was silent again until her words registered.
"WHAT?!" Naruto asked shocked.
"I have decided that the only way to repay you was to help you find love. So I'm going to help you get a girlfriend. In fact I already have the perfect girl in mind." She said with a mischievous smile.
"I feel sorry for whoever you have in mind." Ura said.
"I wouldn't say that since I'm pairing him up with you Ura-san." Yukari said causing the room to fall silent again.
"What?!" Naruto and Ura shouted, both sporting small blushes on their faces.
"I have decided that the only girl worthy enough for my Nii-san is Ura-san."
"Why on earth would I want to pursue a relationship with an idiot like him?" A blushing Ura said as she pointed at Naruto who looked a bit offended.
"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?" he asked with a twitching eyebrow.
"If you did not understand that simple sentence than it only further proves my point!"
"Oh yeah, well who would want to be in a relationship with a scary ass girl like you?" he shot back. It was now her turn to have a twitch in her eye.
"I am not scary!"
"Tell that to the children whose souls you've eaten!"
"Want to say that again you blonde haired buffoon?"
"Why? Couldn't hear me over the screams of fear from your victims?"
On the side lines Kurumu sweat dropped as she watched Naruto and Ura argue while Yukari chased Omote and Tsukune while declaring her love. Shaking her head at them she sighed.
"At least it isn't boring with them."
End of chapter.
Yukari has joined the gang!
Not only will she go after Omote and Tsukune but she will play matchmaker on the side.
What do you think?
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A/N: This does not involve the story but on my profile there is a poll. I have thought of some new stories that I would like to write but I cannot figure our witch one to do first. The summaries are on my profile so if there is one you are interested in please go to the poll and vote. It would really be appreciated.
