A/N Okay I know this is a really sort chapter, and defiantly not the best one I have made. I started writing a few different stores simply because I need to get my thoughts out, and that actually helped get rid of my writers block. So If I post one of them, please do not feel like I am abandoning this story, because I am not, I am just also writing more stuff.
I have so many idea's for this story that it kinda frustrates me to still be this early in it. I have things I want to write about that is much further on in the timeline of Naruto that I might end up making a time skip. Don't worry, it's going to be after Jade becomes a jinchuriki and after she starts an everyday routine, so nothing will be missed! I hope everyone is okay with that idea.
I will try to make sure that this story has a schedule as well, and I'm really sorry for the inconsistency of the updates.
Also I'm sorry about any grammar or spelling errors, please level with me, it is really hard to be my own beta.
And I know nothing happens much in this chapter, but I felt like I had to show who Jade was a bit more, and who she was going to be interacting with Naruto. The next chapter is going to be all about Jade and Naruto. Iruka will be there too because two kids can't really buy a house buy themselves, but I have said to much!
I hope you all think this is a cute little chapter, and I hope you all understand the song!
I love you all, reviews make me type really fast!
-SharetheBook
Sweat is dripping off my brow.
Inoichi has been poking and prodding through my brain for a good hour now. Doing my best to only focus on Naruto is difficult for once in my life. The blond haired man wants me to focus on every detail so that we can write it down and keep everything documented.
Naruto is a very long anime series, so it its almost impossible for me to remember every single little detail that happens. Weirdly, I am not completely obsessed with the series. I didn't even read the manga!
Also focusing on just the anime and not letting my mind wander on to my family, and life in that dimension of time is very difficult for me to do. I simply can't help it.
There where also all those doubts that would take over my mind. That probably annoyed Inoichi the most.
I wasn't fit in my other life. I hated everything to do with physical activity. And I torn my knee ligament. How can I become a ninja!?
"Alright, I think we are done for today. I shall go grab the Hokage, you sit tight. Shikaku was trying to come up with a temporary way to give you enough chakra to live until the beast is found." The older man stands up, and stretches his arms high above his head.
Slouching low in the chair I sigh loudly. For sitting and thinking, that was difficult for me. My eyes start to droop, and I struggle to keep them open.
"It's okay to nap Jade. You did a lot of good work, you must be tired." I have to turn my head to see Inoichi by the door.
I give him a small smile, I didn't even notice him move. "Okay. I'll just rest for a little..."
His low chuckle reaches my ears before I fall asleep.
*Dream*
I am in a large dark forest, the is fog so think that I can only see five paces in front of me.
My heart is beating fast, like I am having a panic attack.
I can't find him. I failed. I am so sorry.
Tears fill my eyes as a scream of agony and terror fill the darken sky.
The smell of smoke fills my nostrils. I run.
Away from the scream, away from the smoke.
I'm sorry. I failed you. I'm sorry. I couldn't save him.
Stones and twigs stab at my feet. Branches catch on the sleeves of my white and dark red kimono.
I feel so warm.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
The red of my kimono drips onto the forest floor around me.
Drips...?
Looking down on myself I realize that my kimono is only white. I am covered in blood.
Dread fills me like lead and I can't move.
"JADE!" I hear a familiar voice call my name. I never thought I'd hear that voice again.
I look to my left and I see Jake. He looks scared.
"This way! Lets go!" He says and starts running.
"JADE-CHAN!" My head snaps to my right and I see Naruto looking at me, tears in his eyes.
"How...H-how could you!? First Sasuke now you're running away!? WHY!?" Naruto screams and turns into his one tail mode.
"N-Naruto...I-I'm sorry...I couldn't...I couldn't s-save him..." I whimper out, clasping to the ground. He runs towards me and aims a kunai at my face. I scream.
Everything changes.
The three of us are in a desert.
Now Naruto is at my feet. He doesn't look to be breathing.
Another scream rips from my throat.
Heat so intense covers me from head to toe. I scream again.
I will kill you.
Jake is staring at me wide eyed.
Running faster than is humanly possible I attack him. I go for his throat.
My brother will die. I am the one killing him.
It changes again.
Leaving the faded pink walls of my small room I walk down the hallway and into the kitchen.
Mom, dad, and Jake are all sitting at the table, staring at me.
"G'morning..." I mutter to them, completely confused as to what going on.
"Who are you!?"
"How did you get in here!?"
"Get out!"
My family...They forget who I am...
*Dream Ends*
My eyes snap open, and I cringe from the bright light.
Groaning I get out of my uncomfortable position on the hard chair, and sit up semi-properly.
Placing my elbows on my knees, I lean forward and place my head in my hands, the only sounds in the room being my heavy breathing and frantic heart.
"I'm fine...I'm happy...I'm with my hero...I'm with Naruto..." I repeat to myself, feeling truth in my words, but also hearing the sadness in my quivering voice. Tears run down my face in a steady stream and land on my lap.
I'm so scared...
Starting the deep breathing exercise I've learn in the yoga class I had to take to earn my gym credit, I attempt to calm myself down.
Rubbing my hands against my cheeks to erase the tears I slowly look around. Being alone in the Hokage's office is kinda creepy.
Jumping down from the chair, I make my way across the room.
Well I guess I should go look for Naruto.
Exiting, I walk down the corridor, and down the stairs.
The Academy is attached to the office building that has the Hokage's office in it, so its not a far walk.
Thank god. The nap helped me get some energy back, but I'm still fucking exhausted.
The sun is high in the sky, and there are white fluffy clouds floating lazily around the blue canvas that is the sky.
A smile stretches across my face. It's really difficult to be sad on such a beautiful day. There is a single swing swaying in the breeze at the front of the school entrance.
Naruto's swing...
I can't help myself, I see a free swing and I run for it.
Jumping on the wooden seat I start swinging myself back and forth, making my way higher and higher in the sky.
I close my eyes and allow the similarity of the it all to run over me. Tilting my face up towards the sky, I softly start singing my favourite song.
"Crowded hallways are the loneliest places
For outcasts and rebels
Or anyone who just dares to be different
And you've been trying for so long
To find out where your place is
But in their narrow minds
There's no room for anyone who dares to do something different
Oh, but listen for a minute."
I close my eyes and grin at the feeling of the breeze brushing through my hair.
Pumping my legs harder, I forwards to throw myself up higher in the sky.
"Trust the one
Who's been where you are wishing all it was
Was sticks and stones
Those words cut deep but they don't mean you're all alone
And you're not invisible
Hear me out,
There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now
Someday you'll look back on all these days
And all this pain is gonna be invisible
Oh, invisible."
My mind spaces out, and I just live in the moment. Singing made everything seem less important. All that matter right now was being high up in the air, and hitting the correct notes, as well as conveying the right emotion in my words. For this is an amazingly emotional song, and I want to sing it right.
"So your confidence is quiet
To them quiet looks like weakness
But you don't have to fight it
Because you're strong enough to win without a war
Every heart has a rhythm
Let yours beat out so loudly
That everyone can hear it
Yeah, I promise you don't need to hide it anymore
Oh, and never be afraid of doing something different
Dare to be something more."
Tears spring into my eyes, the saying 'sticks and stone my break my bones, but words will never hurt me'. Of course they hurt. The names I've been called gave me self esteem so low, that it is impossible for me to consider myself pretty.
"Trust the one
Who's been where you are wishing all it was
Was sticks and stones
Yeah, the words cut deep but they don't mean you're all alone
And you're not invisible
Hear me out,
There's so much more of this life than what you're feeling now
And someday you'll look back on all these days
And all this pain is gonna be invisible."
Memories flash through my mind of being bullied in school, Jake usually being the worst one. That pain was horrible. I couldn't even go home to get away from it. When Jake finally stopped, they where so many other people that hated me for no reason that it didn't even matter. It was such bull shit.
"These labels that they give you
just 'cause they don't understand
If you look past this moment
You'll see you've got a friend
Waving a flag for who you are
And all you're gonna do
Yeah, so here's to you
And here's to anyone who's ever felt invisible."
In my minds eye, I see my two best friends, Nicole and Sam. Nicole was a bigger girl and got bullied for her size. Sam was gay, and got bullied the worst out of the three of us. He is such a strong boy.
"Yeah, and you're not invisible
Hear me out,
There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now
And someday you'll look back on all these days
And all this pain is gonna be invisible
It'll be invisible."
Clap, clap, clap.
My eyes snap open and I see Naruto, Iruka, Shikaku, Inoichi and the Hokage all standing in the entrance of the school clapping with smiles on their faces.
I quickly jump off of the swing and glare at all of the men, my face heating up.
"Jade-chan! I didn't know you could sing!" Naruto shouts happily, walking over to me. I continue to glare.
"H-how long have you all been standing there?" I ask, my voice shaking in embarrassment, and anger at being caught doing such a private act.
"For most of it!" Naruto says happily. "When we where walking out I heard you and it was so good and you looked all magical singing while swinging that high you are really- OUCH!" I cut off Naruto's run on sentence by pinching his ear, horrified that he listened to me sing the whole song.
"You little- How could you- NARUTO WHAT THE FUCK!?" I scream at him, my heart beating so hard that I swear that its going to fly out of my chest and fly away.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see the four grown men slowly backing back into the school. My head snaps in their direction.
"And you four! WHAT THE HELL!? I don't give a shit if you are all mighty ninja's you don't fucking eavesdrop like that!" I shirek at them.
Honestly, who do these ninja's think they are?
"Jade-chan! We didn't mean to! We're sorry!" Naruto whines, on his knee's down in front of me begging for forgiveness as I pinch his ear.
Letting go of the slightly older boy, I cross my arms over my flat chest and take a turn glaring at all of them. If I wasn't so humiliated and angry I won't have the balls to do this.
I should kick them all in the balls.
Iruka and Inoichi fall to their knees and apologize. Inoichi quickly pulls Shikaku down as well. The Hokage bends at the waist.
"What the hell Inoichi?" Shikaku asks, sounding confused as to why he is being forced on to his knee in this little girls prescences.
"Trust me, she maybe little, but I know for a fact that girls her age can be as scary as the women our age." Inoichi whispers, shaking slightly.
I guess Ino must if hurt him some how...
Letting out a rather large breath forcing myself to calm down, I look at the blond thats still at my feet. "It's okay Naruto, I forgive you." I say softly, my face still burning red.
"JADE-CHAN!" Naruto screams, throwing himself into my arms. I fall on my back and wrap my arms around his midsection.
Rubbing his back in a soothing manner, I scold him. "You really don't have to attack me. All I did was forgive you."
"Yeah, but...No one has ever forgiven me before..." Naruto mumbles into my collarbone, clinging to my shoulders tighter.
I feel a scowl replace the embarrassed expression on my face. "I will always forgive you Naruto. No matter what. I promise." I say softly to him.
"Okay well, Jade you need to go to the hospital and receive a chakra needle, and I need to tell Naruto a very important story. Then Iruka will take you two apartment hunting." Lord Hiruzen says in a tone that says everything is finalized. Naruto gets off of me, and helps me up.
He has tears in his blue eyes.
Smiling widely I poke Naruto's side. "I'll be done first and make it home first, okay? Then you have to buy me a bowl of ramen!"
Naruto scoffs at me and uses his thumb to point at himself. "No! I will be home first and then you will have to buy me a bowl of Ichiraku's! BELIEVE IT!"