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Remembering what was Forgotten

Chapter 10

Katy was not happy lately. Usually, she would be in a happy mood but not today. Today was horrible.

In the morning of said horrible day, she had woken up late which meant she would be late for work. Sasuke couldn't wake her up since he was exhausted from all of the boring missions his team had started doing a few weeks ago. Katy couldn't blame him thought. The missions would bore her to tears if she had to do them. Anyway, Katy had to change quickly and had to skip breakfast if she were to make it to work in time. She rushed to her job and had reached the clothing store to find that the store was closed.

Katy was confused. The store would be open by now. She reached for the door handle when she noticed a note attached to the door. She grabbed it to read it.

Katy,

I had to go and take a two month long mission by the Hokage and since I'm a jonin ranked kunoichi, I couldn't refuse. Because of this I had to close the store for that period of time. Sorry I couldn't tell you until now. It was sudden! So consider this time as your vacation. You need it.

-Sumi

Katy felt like cheering but couldn't. She was finally having a vacation! And in for so long! Now she had her mornings free again. She couldn't help but feel sad thought. Katy had actually looked forward to going to work at the store in the mornings lately. It only meant she had something to do while Sasuke was on missions. If she didn't have work, she had nothing to do.

With a sigh, Katy went to go grab some breakfast before she went to the dango shop. She figured that now that she had her mornings free, she could help out at the shop a bit more. That was her new plan until Sumi came back from her mission.

Thirty minutes later, Katy arrived at the dango shop. Walking in, she found the shop to be almost empty save for two people. She ignored this and began to go into the kitchen when Tsubaki walked out. She was surprised to see Katy there but smiled none the less.

"Oh! Katy-san, I was meaning to speak to you."

She blinked. "About what?"

"It's about your shift."

"Oh, I needed to speak to you about that too! I was wondering if I could help out a bit in the mornings for a while."

Tsubaki frowned. "You wish to work in the mornings?" Katy nodded and she sighed. "I'm sorry to say this but I"m afraid you can't."

Katy raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"

"You see, I've been noticing that you've been working so hard lately that I decided to give you a month vacation. You need the rest, being so young."

Katy was shocked. Another vacation? But she wanted to work, not relax! She would get bored to death and her jobs were the only interesting thing of her day. This was just weird that all of a sudden both of her bosses were giving her a month or more of vacation.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," Tsubaki said. "This time of year is slow business so we don't need much help so you can go relax."

Katy felt a bit dejected but smiled anyway. "Okay. Thank you very much!"

"Your welcome."

Katy walked out of the shop and just began to walk around town aimlessly. She was starting to feel sad. Because of the two vacations, she didn't have anything to do now. She didn't feel like relaxing since she usually hung out with Sasuke or Hinata to feel relaxed. But they were on missions so that couldn't happen. There was also the fact that she didn't have many friends either to be relaxed in the first place.

As much as she didn't like to admit it, she didn't have many friends here. Katy never was sociable with girls. For some reason, she could only get along with boys and not girls. She supposed it was because most of the girls here would either hate her or only be her friend to get to Sasuke. Katy would rather die than be friends with fake girls. The only girl who wasn't after him was Hinata.

Since Katy had no friends who weren't ninjas, she had no one to hang out with.

It sucks not having civilian friends. She sighed and began to window shop.

Katy had not noticed this but just a few feet in front of her was a single banana peel. Now someone would probably move the yellow peel if they wanted to but none did. Also, anyone would have just walked around it to avoid falling if they were paying attention. But Katy was not paying attention so she failed to notice this banana peel.

Katy neared the evil yellow peel with each step until she was one step away. She had just turned her head forward to seen an old man with a conical straw hat when her foot stepped on the peel. She found herself sliiping and falling forward onto the old man in front of her. She gave a short shout as they both tumbled to the ground.

"Ow..." Katy picked herself up and started to apologize to the old man. "I'm so sorry! I didn't see that peel there!"

The old man groaned and picked himself up. He looked at the ground to the broken sake bottle and sighed. "That was my last bottle."

"A-Are you okay, sir?" Katy asked. The old man glanced at her and almost gave her a cold look. "I wasn't watching where I was going-"

"You should have been watching where you were going, young lady," the old man interrupted her. "I could have gotten seriously hurt and I don't need that right now. I'm a master bridge builder from the Land of Waves. I have to go finish my bridge and support my daughter and grandson. If I was hurt, who would finish the bridge?"

Katy hung her head. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry won't be enough, young lady." The old man's eyes scanned her. "How old are you?"

"Twelve." Katy shivered. Why was this guy asking her for her age? Was he going to rape her to something?

"Twelve, huh?" The old man was in deep thought, staring at her. "I have the perfect punishment for you."

She looked back up at him, gawking. "Punishment? I didn't even do anything wrong! And I said I was sorry already. Isn't that enough?!"

The man gave her a scolding look. "Or course not. If I was actually hurt, woudl there not still be a punishment for you? My daughter and her son would starve and worry that I was hurt! Your parents would feel the same, wouldn't they?"

Katy said nothing. Her mother would worry if she did get hurt. She was all she had left of her children. She frowned, guilt slowly washing over her as she thought of how the old man's family would feel if she actually did injure him.

"As I was saying," the man continued. "Your punishment is to come with me to the Land of Waves to help me finish the bridge I'm working on."

"What?!" She shouted. Work on a bridge? Did the old man not see she was not strong enough to carry a heavy box? "I'm not built enough to build a bridge! I have no muscles!"

"No matter! You will still have to work." The old man turned around. "Gather any supplies and meet me at the village gate when you are ready. I'm off to the Hokage tower to go get a ninja team to escort us to the Land of Waves. Oh, and my name is Tazuna by the way. What's yours?"

"Katy," she muttered.

"Alright, Katy, I'll be at the village gate soon."

Before Katy could say anymore, Tazuna walked away, leaving her standing in the street. After a while, she sighed.

Crap. I'm going to the Land of Waves to work on that bridge! Katy heavily sighed again and began walking home to gather her things. She was slightly mad she had to work for Tazuna because she almost hurt him and had to take his stupid punishment. Stupid old man for guilting her into this! But there was one thing she happily noted on.

At least I won't be bored for a month.

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Sasuke was bored. For a few weeks, all he had been doing were D-ranked missions. They were more like chores, Sasuke thought. Unless they involved fighting or at least some action, these missions were chores. He had enough chores at home but now he had to do these? He wanted action! Not these boring things.

Team 7 were currently at the Hokage Tower after they had completed yet another mission. It was the mission where thye were retrieving a cat for some lady.

"Good work," Iruka praised. "Now, you can either baby sit an elder's grandson or go grocery shopping for someone."

"No! I'm tired of all these boring missions!" Naruto yelled. "I want an exciting mission!"

Kakashi sighed. "Time to explain how missions are given."

He started to explain the mission ranks and the ninja ranks. Sasuke didn't pay attention as usual. He already knew this stuff. Why should he listen again? It felt a big deja vu as he relived all of this stuff and it annoyed him to no end.

"How about this? We'll give you a C-ranked mission," the Hokage said to Naruto. "You will be escorting two people to the Land of Waves and escort back one of them here."

Sasuke blinked. He knew the Land of Waves Arc pretty well. By what he remembered, they were only supposed to escort Tazuna. Who was this other person?

"Who are we escorting?!" Naruto asked excitedly.

"Here is one of them now."

The door opened behind them and an old man stumbled in. Sasuke frowned as the old man leaned on the doorway, his face a bit flushed.

He's drunk.

"So these are the brats escorting me and my recruit?" Tazuna said. "They look stupid, especially the short one with the stupid face."

"Haha! Who's the short one with the stupid face?" Naruto laughed, looking at Sakura and Sasuke. He stopped laughing when seeing he was the short one. He growled at Tazuna. "I'm going to kill you!"

Kakashi grabbed Naruto by the back of his collar before he could attack. "I don't think it's a good idea to kill the client."

"Yeah, I'm the client. I'm the great master bridge builder, Tazuna!" he proclaimed. "And you guys are going to take me and my recruit to the Land of Waves to finish a bridge."

Sasuke was glad that this was finally happening. He thought he was going to be bored to death by all of these D-ranked missions.

Kakashi accepted the mission and instructed the three twelve year old to go home and pack what they needed then head to the village gates. He dismissed them and each headed home to pack.

Sasuke quickly arrived at the apartment and started to pack some clothes, scrolls, and weapons. He had to prepare himself for Haku and Zabuza later on since he didn't feel like fake dying on the bridge. It looked painful in the anime.

Sasuke was about to reach for another weapon but paused as a thought occurred to him.

What am I going to tell Katy?

Sasuke had forgotten all about her for a second. Katy was going to be home alone if he was going to be gone for a month or more. He didn't want to leave her here all by herself. It just wasn't right. But he couldn't bring her on the mission either. It was too late to request for her to come as well. He sighed, zipping up his bag. He was going to have to leave her home alone whether he liked it or not.

A few minutes later, Sasuke was ready to go. He had written a note to Katy, saying he was going on a mission for a while, and left it on the table. Then he left the apartment and started walking towards the village gate. Halfway there, he met up with Sakura.

"Hi, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura ran up to Sasuke, smiling. A backpack was on her back. The two started to walk. "Can you believe we have a C-ranked mission? And outside the village too! I'm so excited!"

"Hn." He agreed with her. He wanted to see outside the village and see what it was like. It was the first time he had felt excited in this world.

Sakura continued to babble on about the mission as Sasuke pretended to listen to her. If he gave the impression that he was listening, she would keep talking and supply a one-sided conversation. They walked onto the path to the village gate. At the gate, Sasuke noticed Tazuna waiting there. As the two genins walked closer, they could see that another person stood by Tazuna. The person was short, about their height, and could be identified as a girl since her bare legs were showing from underneath a black skirt. That was all they could identify about her since her back was turned to them.

"Sasuke-kun, do you think that's the recruit that Tazuna-san told us he was bringing?" Sakura asked.

He didn't answer but he was confused. Why would Tazuna's recruit be a girl? Surely a young man would fare better than a girl their age when working on a bridge. By the girl's build, he could tell she was not athletic or strong. And for some strange reason, the girl was very familiar to him.

"It's wierd that his recruit is a girl. Maybe its not the recruit but another ninja who might go with us? She does look like a ninja." Sakura examined the girl as they approached closer. "No, she can't be a ninja. She doesn't have the village hitai-ate or the equipment.

Sasuke and Sakura got close enough to be in a better sight range. Tazuna looked to the two genins. "There you are. I thought you would keep us waiting."

"Hello, Tazuna-san," Sakura greeted. "Is this the recruit you were talking about?"

Sasuke saw the girl tense up.

"Yes she is," he replied. "I found her while here. I thought she was good enough to help me work on the bridge."

Sakura studied the girl, a frown on her face. "Don't you think she's a bit weak to work on a bridge?"

"That's what I sai!" The girl turned around to glare at Tazuna. Sasuke was surprised to see who the girl was. It was Katy. "I told him I can't work on a bridge because I have no muscles!"

"Katy, what the hell are you doing here?" Sasuke demanded from her.

Katy glanced at him and smiled. "Oh, hey Sasuke-kun! I didn't see you there."

"Wait...Sasuke-kun, do you know this girl?" Sakura asked, looking between the two friends in confusion.

"Actually, Sasuke-kun and I are-" Katy started to say.

"Hi, Sakura-chan!" Naruto interrupted, greeting her loudly. He ran up to the group, his hands clutching the straps of his backpack. "Are you ready for the mission?"

Sakura sighed to which Katy giggled at. Sasuke rolled his eyes. Of course. Katy had to have Naruto as her favorite guy character.

Naruto glanced at Katy when she giggled. "Hey, I know you!"

Sakura and Sasuke stared at Katy, who was smiling.

"You do?" Sakura asked Naruto.

"How?" Sasuke asked Katy.

Naruto nodded. "Yeah! She bumped into me a couple months ago. The teme's fan girls were after her."

"And he helped show me where I could hide so that I wouldn't die a horrible death." Katy glared at Sasuke as she said this.

"Are you over it or not?" Sasuke asked, a bit annoyed that she kept bringing up and always glaring at him when mentioned.

"I am! It's just that I keep thinking about how you could have helped me." She shook her head. "You were the one to get me into that in the first place."

"Wait, you got her into that!?" Naruto yelled, bewildered.

"Yes! Even thought I'm his loving friend, he didn't have the decency to help me." Katy touched her heart and sniffled. "I thought we were really close too."

"Drama queen," Sasuke muttered. Now she was just being over dramatic.

Katy stuck her tongue out at him in response.

"You two are friends!?" Sakura and Naruto yelled together.

The two nodded.

"B-But I've never seen you before," Sakura said, slightly mad. Katy gulped which Sasuke understood. Ever since she was chase, she had a slight fear of fan girls and Sakura was a big one. "How are you Sasuke-kun's friend?"

Katy was afraid to answer. She feared that if she said the wrong thing, she would get pummeled on the head. She didn't have to, though, because there was a puff of smoke beside her.

"Hello, everybody," Kakashi greeted. He looked around the group. "Are we all here?"

All of them nodded.

Kakashi's eye scanned around the five people and landed on Katy. Her brown eyes met his eye and her face turned pink. Then Kakashi turned to Tazuna. "Is this the recruit you told us about, Tazuna-san?" he asked.

"Yup! She's going to help me work on the bridge."

Katy gave the evil eye at the old man but said nothing. But then she flushed again when Kakashi spoke to her.

"What is your name?"

"K-Katy Rivera!" she eagerly said. On the inside, her inner fan girl was squealing. "Who are you?"

"My name is Kakashi Hatake," he said. "These are my students, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha."

Katy smiled at Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura. "It's nice to meet you."

Sasuke saw that Katy was blushing at Kakashi. He frowned, putting his hands in his pocket. "He's too old for you Katy."

Kakashi, Sakura, Naruto, and Tazuna were surprised when Sasuke spoke in English. Katy merely pouted.

"Aw! You're no fun, Sasuke-kun! Besides, its just a fan girl crush. It's not like I'm in love with him."

Sasuke still frowned. He was okay that Katy had fan girl crushes but if she actually fell in love with any of the male characters, he would kill whoever it was. Even if it was his own brother. Katy was his sister and he couldn't bear the thought of her having her heart broken. "You better not fall for him or any of the guy genins."

She made a face. "Nah. I'm not going to fall for any of them. I would have fallen for Sasuke Uchiha but turns out he's my bro and he's an ass."

"Shut up."

Katy smirked. "Make me."

Sasuke gave her a glare that said I-can-and-you-know-it. She stuck her tongue out at him before turning away. He smirked in triumph. It just goes to show he could kick her ass without breaking a sweat (though, he didn't to).

Katy tugged at Kakashi's arm. "Kakashi-san, may we go now?"

Kakashi snapped out of the surprise and turned to Tazuan. "Are we ready to leave?"

The old man nodded. Naruto let out a loud cheer as the group started to walk into the forest path. They walked in silence for a while, only the chirping birds and the crunch of their shoes sounded the air. Katy didn't know this but Sakura kept glaring at her as Katy walked beside Sasuke in front of her. Only Sasuke noticed this but brushed it off.

"Katy," Sasuke muttered.

"Yeah?" she said.

"How exactly did you become Tazuna's recruit?"

Katy scowled. "The old man guilted me into it after I tripped and fell on him. Said it was my 'punishment.'" Here, she used air quotes. She rolled her eyes. "I swear. I already apologized to him yet he's making me work for him."

"Your fault for not watching where you going," Sasuke said, ignoring the glare Katy sent him.

Before Katy could retort, Sakura appeared beside her. Katy felt a bit afraid as she saw the sickly and fakely sweet smile on Sakura's face. "So Katy-san, how long have you and Sasuke-kun been friends?" she asked.

"Um, three or four years?" Katy lost count. She knew she became Sasuke's friend when they were nine but she knew him for two years before that. Before they were friends, she thought Sasuke was just this guy who was popular among the girls. But after they were partnered up for a project, she found out he may have been a jerk but he was really shy and didn't trust many people. She forgot how but after the project, they became best friends. "I don't know. All I can remember is that we knew each other for two years then became friends when we were nine."

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "So you knew him for that long?"

Katy nodded. "It's hard to explain. I didn't like Sasuke at first because he was a cold, insensitive guy."

Sasuke scowled. "Oh yeah? I thought you were a crazy, hyper girl."

"I was hyper when I was seven!" she argued.

"And you're not now?"

Katy opened her mouth but shut it. "Damn, you're right."

"So how're you still friends with the teme?" Naruto asked, joining in on the conversation. "Didn't he sic his fan girls on you?"

Katy laughed nervously. "Well, I brought that on myself, I guess. I said some things to them and they go really mad at me. Sasuke had nothing to do with it, even though eh could have helped me," she muttered. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"So you've known Sasuke for that long?" Kakashi asked. Katy and Sasuke didn't know that he was actually paying attention.

The two nodded.

"Then can I ask what language you two were speaking back at the village gates?"

They froze up but then relaxed quickly. The two expected that he would ask that sooner or later.

"Actually, Kakashi-san," Katy said, smiling. "I really don't think it's any of your business-Ow!" She flinched when Tazuna hit her on the head. "What was that for!?" she demanded.

"You should act kinder to our guards. They are trying to protect us," Tazuna reprimended her. "Now apologize," he told her as if she were his child.

Katy pouted and sighed. "I'm sorry, Kakashi-san," she said monotoningly.

His eye crinkled in an upside down U. "It's alright."

The group came to a big puddle in the road. Katy stared at it as everyone stepped around it. Glancing at Sasuke through the corner of her eye, she saw that he noticed as well. He glanced at her as well and gave her a look that said Be-quiet-and-stay-on-guard. She grinned in response.

The walk soon became peaceful. Naruto kept jabbering on about the mission and being Hokage, Sakura was doing her best to not smack him, Katy and Sasuke stared around their surroundings, and Kakashi and Tazuna were silent.

Katy looked behind her and stopped in her tracks. She gasped as two people emerged from a puddle.

"Holy crap! Kakashi-san!"

It was too late.

The two people, ninjas, sprang forward and chains came out of the bracelet-like containers, which had spikes on them, around Kakashi with blinding speed. The chains bit into his flesh.

"One down," one of them hissed.

They pulled the chains even tighter and his body began to crumble.

"Sensei!" Sakura screamed.

Katy and Sasuke only had this thought as they identified the ninjas.

The Demon Brothers...

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A/N: Sorry! I have updated in a while cuz of summer starting and all. I've been so bored lately! I have nothing fun to do except for updating! Ugh! Oh well. Anyway, for those of you who are reading Red Clouds and Uchiha fans, I'm sorry to say that most of you will have to wait a while before I update that one again. I've had writer's block and when I know what to do, I lose the urge to write that one. I'm trying very hard to continue it but my muse might not be back for a while! Sorry!

I don't have much to say so please review! Oh! And I also might edit some of the chapters since I have a lot of typos.

-Twilit angel