The Escape
Authoress note: Hello again everyone! Sorry it's been so long since my last update. What took so long was I had already had this chapter typed up but then dragon of the water gave me a good idea for some dares and I had to go back and change some things to make it work. I want to thank dragon of the water for the idea and that I'll use it most likely in the next chapter. Well at least the last part since the first part is already in this chapter lol. I also want to thank konoka and candle-rain-chan for their suggestions and that they should watch out because I'll most likely use them. Well thanks for all the reviews and support. R and R please!
Time seemed to fly by and soon Dakota had been in this world for several months. During that time she continued to attend the academy and spend most of her time with Naruto. Though Kiba, Akamaru, and Hinata would some times join them. As for Iruka, he had become like a big brother to her. She learned quickly that he was very protective of her.
This had been demonstrated a few weeks ago. A group of older boys had cornered her and were asking her questions and picking on her. They called her a freak because of her eyes. When Iruka saw this he hurried over and yelled at them so loudly Dakota thought she'd go def.
The days were steadily growing warmer and this was driving Dakota crazy since half her body was still wrapped in bandages. "Iruka please!" She cried as she laid spread eagle on the living room floor.
"For the last time not yet Dakota!" He said from the kitchen.
"ARGH! I swear I'm going to go nuts!" She cried.
Iruka appeared above her and said "Stop being so dramatic it's not that bad."
Dakota glared up at him. "Oh yeah? how about I wrap you in a ton of bandages and see how you like it." Shaking his head Iruka went back to the kitchen. Under normal circumstances Dakota wasn't one to whine and complain but it had been months now since she had received her injuries. Grumbling to herself she rolled on to her stomach and pulled her sketch book over to her and began to draw.
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The next morning everyone in the village was jolted in to (or for those who were already up out) of consciousness by an extremely loud cry of happiness. The source of all that noise was none other than Dakota who was currently dancing around the upstairs hall clad only in her towel. Poor Iruka stood dazed from the loudness of her shout.
"Thank you thank you!" She cried.
Iruka snapped out of it when she tackled him in to a bear hug. Laughing he said "Your welcome!" She jumped to her feet and ran to her room. Half an hour latter the two of them were headed to the academy. There were only a few people in the room and one of them was Naruto.
"Morning!" She said happily as she went to stand in front of him.
He smiled up at her saying "Morning Dakota." Then he blinked in confusion. "Hey...something's different about you today...you're not wearing your bandages."
Her smile widened and said "Nope I don't need them any more."
"That's great it means you're finally better." He said smiling.
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At lunch she stretched her legs out and sighed happily. Naruto laughed as he watched her. Unfortunately though it seemed her happiness was only meant to be short term. She had gone to use the bathroom and met up with Hinata as she was heading back. The older kids who had ganged up on her before appeared in front of them.
'Damn.' Dakota thought.
"Look guys the freak got her bandages off." One said. She glared at him.
"That has to be some of the ugliest scars I've ever seen." Said another. Hinata looked at her with wide eyes.
"What ever." Dakota said as she went to move around them. But they blocked her way.
"So is it true that you were a 'special' servant and were injured as a punishment for not doing what you were supposed to do?" The first asked. The first thing she felt was shock, then sadness, and finally anger.
With out a word she turned to the boy and slammed her fist in to his face. He stumbled backwards with blood streaming from his nose. Everyone except Dakota stood shocked and she took that opportunity to speak. "The next time you say something like that I swear I'll castrate every last one of you." Scared the boys turned and ran away.
"Are you OK?" Hinata asked.
Dakota took a deep breath and felt her anger seeping away. "Yeah I'm OK."
She shook her head and said "Those guys have always been jerks. If Kiba and Naruto had been here they never would have said something like that."
Turning to face her Dakota said "Please don't tell the guys about this."
"Why not?" She asked confused.
"Because then they'll just go and beat them up and that won't solve any thing."
Hinata shook her head and said "Alright but if they do that again I'm going to tell them." She nodded. Back with the guys she acted like there was nothing wrong.
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That night she sat on her bed and stared at the scar on her leg. Knowing Iruka was down stairs and her door was locked she allowed her tears to fall. She didn't want any one to hear or see her like this. The anger she had felt earlier resurfaced and in an attempt to vent it she grabbed a kunai from the pouch that was laying on her beside table and threw it as hard as she could at the wall. It made a dull thunking sound and she laid down and buried her face in her pillow. She cried herself to sleep and luckily she didn't remember any of the dreams she had.
When she got up the next morning she dressed in her usual clothes which consisted of a tight black shirt that ended about 7 or 8 inches below where a bra ends. Over that she wore a shirt like Sakura's except the slit goes up a little farther. She also wears black shorts like Sakura's. Dakota had spent the time she was willing to allow herself to cry about her scars and she wouldn't do it any more or keep them hidden. True she hated them but they were a part of her and she was going to have to live with that whether she liked it or not.
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Once home from the academy Dakota spent the rest of the day cleaning her room. Everything was cleaned from top to bottom. Then she moved to the rest of the house. Iruka watched her as she headed towards his room. "Hey Dakota I think I can manage my room myself."
She stopped and looked at him. Blushing lightly she said "Sorry…..I'm just anxious."
He smiled and said "Don't worry Dakota everything is going to be OK."
'He's right' She thought as she got in to the shower a few minutes latter. 'Everything will be fine and we'll have a lot of fun.' Unfourtanelty though fate had been against her for the past few days and that day was no exception. For that night she once more had a horrible nightmare.
Iruka had been sleeping peacefully when he was jerked awake by ear shattering screams. Jumping from his bed he ran down the hall to Dakota's room. He ran to her side and shook her awake. Dakota awoke gasping for air and looked wildly around the room before her eyes landed on Iruka. "It's OK Dakota." He said softly. She instantly latched on to him and burst in to tears. Iruka stayed with her until she fell back to sleep hours latter.
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When she next awoke it was early afternoon. Climbing out of bed she headed down stairs to find Iruka sitting at the kitchen table grading papers. He looked up as she came in to the room. "Hi." She said as she sat down across from him.
"How you feeling?"
Shrugging Dakota said "Alright."
"You know you should go back to bed you still look tiered."
"No I'm fine. Besides Hinata's supposed to come over."
"I think we should post pone that until you're better."
She shook her head furiously and said "No Iruka. I've been waiting for this for a long time. Please let her come over."
Sighing Iruka said "Alright just take it easy."
She jumped to her feet smiling and said "Thank you!" Then ran upstairs to take a shower. A few hours latter the door bell rang and Dakota raced down the stairs to answer it.
Hinata stood on the porch holding a small bag. Smiling she said "Hi Dakota."
Dakota returned her smile and said "Come on in." She followed her in to the house and looked around curiously.
Iruka then came out of the kitchen. "Ah Hinata you're just in time for dinner."
Hinata blushed lightly and said "Thank you for having me over Iruka sensei." He smiled and led the way to the dinning room. During dinner Dakota noticed Hinata looked a little uncomfortable. She couldn't help it! I mean wouldn't you be a little nervous? How many students stayed the night at their teachers house?
Once they were done Dakota led Hinata up to her room where a futon had already been laid out for her. "I'm glad to see you're feeling better." Hinata said as she sat down on the futon.
Dakota smiled and said "Me to. Iruka almost made me post pone but I talked him in to it."
"So what should we do first?"
"Um…….how about truth or dare?"
"But there's only two of us."
She shrugged and said "So we can still play."
Hinata thought for a minute then said "OK."
"OK then I'll go first. Hinata truth or dare?"
She thought for a moment then said "Truth."
Smiling Dakota asked "Is it true you like Kiba?"
Hinata's face flushed bright red and she said "Uh…..well….a little."
Dakota laughed and said "Come on you like him a lot."
Her face reddened even more. "Truth or dare?"
With out missing a beat Dakota said "Dare."
"Oh….um OK….." She began trying to think of a dare. "I dare you to steal Naruto's jacket." Dakota blinked then opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Iruka's voice.
"Dakota come down stairs please!" He called. Wondering what he wanted she jumped to her feet and headed down the hall with Hinata right behind her. Once she reached the top of the stairs she saw Iruka.
"What's wrong?" He just motioned her to come down. When they reached the living room they instantly spotted Naruto and Kiba. Dakota glanced at Hinata and her face flushed. Remembering what had happened upstairs only minutes ago Dakota laughed causing Hinata's blush to deepen.
"We stopped by to see how you were doing." Kiba said.
Dakota smiled and said "Thanks guys. I'm doing OK." Then feeling Hinata nudging her she turned to look at her friend. Hinata glanced at Naruto and she instantly new what she meant.
With a mischievous smile she winked at Hinata then turned back to the boys. "Dakota what's with the smile?" Iruka asked confused.
Her smile widened as she said "Oh nothing." Then in a flash she tackled Naruto. He fell backwards on to the floor with her on top of him. Then while he was confused she reached up and in one swift movement yanked his jacket off. Jumping to her feet Dakota hurried back to Hinata's side.
Hinata had an amused look on her face. "Wow that was fast."
Mean while the guys were confused. Naruto climbed to his feet and asked "What was that for?"
Dakota looked at the confused boy and smiled. Glancing at Hinata she cried "Run!" and bolted up the stairs. Hinata quickly followed after her.
"Um Iruka sensei what's going on?" Kiba asked.
Iruka shook his head and said "I have no idea."
"Well I'm gonna go find out." Naruto said heading for the stairs.
Iruka watched as the two boys climbed up the stairs and out of sight. He was really confused. Poor Iruka wasn't used to people staying with him and having that person have someone stay the night. Not to mention they were girls.
