Falling
Chapter 10
"Well Rayne this is it".
I stood staring at my new home.
It has almost been a year since my encounter with Gaara and I have not seen him since.
Kakashi has still not returned from his mission and I have grown to love The Hidden Leaf Village and all the people in it especially my best friends.
I gazed in wonder at my new home.
An old shack on the Hyuga compound had been transformed into a new house with the help of Hinata, Kiba and Shikamaru, my best friends.
"Oh my god" I squealed jumping into Shikamaru and squeezing him.
"Jeeze why don't you just do him already" Koori snickered.
Hinata laughed,
"Better you than us" Kiba said stifling a chuckle
"Hey you guys aren't forgotten, you're getting one to" I said letting Shikamaru go.
"So do you like it" Shikamaru said catching his breath.
"I love it Shik (my nickname for him).
They all helped me move my stuff in and put it away.
We had just finished when Jiraiya showed up with Naruto in tow.
"Hey kiddo finished moving yet" Jiraiya asked looking around.
"Yeah what a coincidence, we finish and then you two bums show up" I said used to their lazy nature.
"Uhh yeah Naruto and I were umm going over some last minute training routines"
"Yeah, yeah whatever come on lets go train".
Jiraiya smiled at my lack of care at their antics and Naruto whipped the imaginary sweat of his forehead
"I'm just going to rest here for a bit, all that hard training took it out of me"
Jiraiya looked at Naruto and frowned but said nothing, if he did his excuse was up in flames.
Naruto smirked at him and flopped on my lounge chair next to Hinata in glee.
Hinata turned a deep shade of red and Kiba snickered.
Shik turned to me and shook his head as Naruto asked Hinata if she was sick because she looks like she's got a fever.
Jiraiya looked restless so I bid my friends farewell and stared walking with Jiraiya towards the training grounds.
"We need to work on your snow storm jutsu; it's still a little rusty"
Jiraiya said thoughtfully about half way through our lesson.
"Oh come on Jiraiya we spent all yesterday on it cant we just skip training today" I whined "I'm willing to do anything you want we can even perv on unsuspecting women at the hot springs"
"Oh yes, now get on your hands and knees and beg, wait, did you say hot springs…please Jiraiya oh please oh please oh please"
"Koori shut up".
Jiraiya was just about to respond when Naruto came bounding up the hill excited beyond all belief.
"Rayne you'll never guess what"
"What Naruto?"
"Tsunade wants us for a mission, you and me, just us, alone, won't that be so fun?"
"About as fun as rolling in dog crap and trying to hit on chicks without getting hit in the nuts"
I looked at Naruto in distaste, what on earth Hinata sees in him I'll never know.
Oh well "see ya Jiraiya" I said waving, not that he saw; he already had his binoculars out looking for hot women.
I followed bouncing Naruto down the hill towards Tsunade's office.