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". . ." speech

'. . .' thought
"She should be alright, she just seemed to be having a real bad first period . . . I'll be back in a bit though. I'm going to get her some of my clothes to wear. She seems to have nothing to wear that's actually clean. Plus, I need to get her some 'things' to get her ready for her first time. Seriously this is the first time I've someone this old go through her first period.' Sighed Kurenai as she went outside to go buy some 'stuff' that Hiko needed.

"Well, I guess everything's alright then Naruto-kun." smiled Ayame.

"Yeah, well, I guess and thank you for helping her out. Though I still do not know what this 'period' thing is though."

"Don't worry, you'll learn later when your older."

"I don't really want to . . ."

Chapter 5:Cramps

By Suuiren


'Naruto-kun is so cute when he looks so worried.' thought Ayame as she helped clean Naruto's small apartment. It had only been a few minutes since Kurenai had left to go to her place and get the required "items" Naruto's friend needed. 'He was so cute earlier-'

"What the HELL! This is impossible, how can she possibly wear this thing when it weighs a ton! It's impossible, I can't accept this." yelled Naruto all of a sudden and interrupting Ayame's thoughts.

"What?" asked Ayame as she was rushing towards Naruto. "What's wrong Naruto?" Looking down upon a bedraggled Naruto as he was trying to move a giant white cape Ayame thought to herself, 'I wonder whose cape that is?'

"Umm, Natsume-san, can you help me?"

"Of course Naruto-kun. What's wrong?"

"Anno . . . it's this cape it's too heavy."

'He is soooo cute!' thought Ayame as she knelt down and tried to help Naruto pick the giant white cape but as she began to start picking up this cape she realized that it was no ordinary cape. ". . . Naruto-kun . . . is it me or is this cape a little bit TOO HEAVY?"

"That's why I said, it's impossible that Hiko-chan can wear this at all. It's too heavy."

"Yo brat, what do you think your doing to my cape there?" asked Hiko as she started to get of the room she was in earlier, all she had on was just a towel that barely draped over her chest and thighs. "Yo, you there, brat, I asked you a question. What do you think your doing to my cape . . . ugh, damn . . . damn cramps." Hiko agonizingly said before then again clutched her stomach and laid on the floor.

"You must be Naruto-kun's friend. Nice to meet you! My name's Ayame what's your?" asked Ayame as she realized that Hiko was clutching her stomach for dear life. "Oh, how, are you alright Hiko-chan?"

"Damn, do I look like I'm alright . . . ugh, so much pain. Must have sake, sake can drown out the pain. Please, sake, I need sake . . ."

"Don't be silly now Hiko-chan, you know you're too young for sake and that it's illegal for me to buy sake. Besides, I'm sure that your body in its state right now can't handle any sake." smiled Ayame as she looked at HIko as she looked like she was being tortured by some invisible force. "Now, I must insist you go back to bed. You've had it rough for a first timer." said Ayame as she started picking up Hiko, "Besides your cape or cloak is dirty. I'll get it cleaned for you later."

Hiko couldn't protest as her cramps were killing her. All she could do was mutter something incomprehensible and pass out once more.

"Naruto-kun, come help me out here with Hiko-chan and stop playing with her cape."

"Yes Ayame-san," said Naruto as he thought, 'Is Hiko-chan a superhuman? That cape weighed a LOT no normal person can wear such a heavy thing and how can a cape be that heavy?"

=Meanwhile=

Kurenai had been walking along for some time now. She really did get some of the needed things that Hiko needed for her first time but what bothered her was how strange Hiko was. She didn't look like it but Kurenai knew that this girl had a lot of strength, a monstrous amount, she could tell by the cloak that the girl wore. It was HEAVY to say the least and the katana that she had. That was what had worried her most, that katana, it seemed like it exuded some sort of chakra. 'It's impossible for weapons to exude chakra, or is it?' thought Kurenai as she looked at the katana that she took. 'Maybe I shouldn't have taken this but it doesn't matter I'll return it later. I'll just have Gai, Kakashi, or Asuma look at it.' Was her last thought as she entered in to the pub where the "old gang" would meet. She was still a Chuunin but Gai, Kakashi, and Asuma were already Jounins but the four of them would always meet here in the pub and today was just the day that they were supposed to meet. 'What a big coincidence today has been.'

"Yo, Kurenai, there you are. We've been wondering where you were for awhile." smiled a relieved Asuma. 'Phew, almost thought I'd spend the whole entire time with Gai.'

"Where's Kakashi?" asked Kurenai.

"He's away at a mission right now." replied Asuma.

"What!? He is!? And he didn't bother to tell me?! Always trying to out do but that's why he is my eternal rival" yelled Gai ecstatically as he gave his signature thumbs up salute to Kurenai. "Hmm, Kurenai, that's a distressing look. Is something wrong?" asked Gai all of a suddenly with a small bit of interest and worry.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," was all Kurenai could muster before she told of all of todays events starting with what began in the morning.

"Hmm, what you say IS very interesting. Hah, you should introduce us to Naruto's new friend sometime. How about tomorrow?" asked Asuma.

She knew what Asuma was thinking. He wanted to make sure that Naruto's friend wasn't a threat to anyone. 'He could've made it sound a bit less suspicious.'

'Wow, a total babe in Konoha! Damn, I gotta see it to believe it. If it's true that she's more gorgeous than Kurenai I gotta see it to believe it!' was the only thought in Asuma's mind.

'Wow, the POWER of youth! If there is such a flower in Konoha I have to go see it!' was what Gai was thinking.

" . . . You two are of no real use at all. Well, I guess I better return; can't keep her waiting all this time," sighed Kurenai as she was about ready to leave, "and no, I will not introduce you two idiots to her. It's enough that's she's really having a tough time but to show her two of the lesser three pervert Jounins in Konoha would be a nightmare to anyone."

"Hey, don't get the wrong idea just because we hang around Kakashi. We all know how he is with those books of his." smirked Asuma. "And besides it's not like I have enough time to read anyways and I just don't know which way Gai goes towards anyways."

"What are you trying to say with that Asuma?" asked Gai incredulously. "Which way I go towards?"

"Whatever you take it as Gai." Smiled Asuma as he looked at Gai trying to contemplate what Asuma was trying to tell him.

' . . . idiots' was Kurenai's thought as she slowly left the place. 'Oh, I forgot to ask them about this Shirasaya Nihontou (Hiko's katana). Oh well, it's just an ordinary looking katana nothing to worry about. They probably know nothing about katanas anyways. I should probably head back and return this with all the other stuff I got.'

=The next Morning=

"Oh, uhmm, what happened to me? It feels as if I got hit by the Ougi by Kenshin all over again. What happened to me . . . damn Nature . . . I don't understand how women can handle this once every month. It's just as I thought, women are the TRUE MONSTERS of the human race. What kind of monster can live through this Hellish torture . . . no matter how much stamina Hiten Mitsuruugi bestows upon me, this pain is out of this world. Oh damn . . . cramps . . ." Hiko then again grabbed her stomach as her cramp attacks start beginning once again.

Naruto rushed in to the room right as soon as he heard Hiko try to move. "Nee nee, you'renot supposed to move so fast so early in the morning Hiko-nee." said Naruto as he rushed towards Hiko trying to help her sit up.

"Damn brat, I don't need your help, no Master of—"'Cramps! DAMN CRAMPS! . . . This is unreal!'

"Stop tossing and turning around Hiko-nee. You'll only-"

"SHUT UP BRAT! Your not the one feeling the cramps of HELL HERE! Itai, it hurts so much," Hiko grabs her stomach, "Ow, ow, ow, ow. . . It's not fair! Why is this happening to me!" tears start to well upon Hiko'sface. "All I ever wanted was to live the rest of my life with women and sake but . . . but . . . THIS HAD to happen!" –starts sobbing hysterically now- "Why am I CRYING –sniff-sniff- I can't control my feelings –sniff- this is –sniff- no –sniff- FAIR!"

"Here Hiko-nee," says Naruto as he hands her a box of napkins.

"You don't get it brat . . . before this happened –sniff- I was a respected swordsman worth fearing but . . . but now –sniff- look at ME. Nothing but a pile of tears and a stupid girl whose lost it all! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hah haaaaaaaah! I can't stand being so WEAK! I'm definitely going to kill that old witch when I find her again! Wah hah hah hah –sniffles- this is so unfair- Ugh!" Hiko faints as she all the pain and anger overcome her.

"Nee, nee, Hiko-neechan, are you dead?" wonders Naruto as he incredulously walks nearer towards Hiko. "Hiko-nee? Hiko-nee? Are you alright?" Naruto is now near enough to start poking her. "Hiko-nee are you –poke- alright?" 'What is wrong with Hiko-nee? Is she possessed by a demon or something? Well, she's out cold again, might as well sit down. Hm, she's starting to move. Umm, maybe I was wrong.'

-And so for the next few days Hiko spends her daysmostly in bed. She suffered horribly from her first time and needs to recuperate.-

=Three days later=

"Hey, what are you doing with me! Let me go! Don't you know who I AM!"

"I sure do, you're a girl whose going through her first period and on top of that you're the only girl I know that has no feminine virtues. You're like a barbarian."

"BARBARIAN! ME! Who do you think you're talking to in a tone like that?"

"A naïve young girl who knows nothing about personal hygiene and grooming herself to look acceptable in public. I mean, look at you! You're dirty, sweaty, and when was the last time you combed your hair! I mean, just look at all the knots in your hair! You're such a wreck I don't even know where to begin!" 'Geeze, this girl is so impossible to deal with!' thought Kurenai. It had been three days since Kurenai had seen this girl and helped her out and it turned out this girl knew nothing about being a girl and so Kurenai had decided by herself that she see that this girl would know how to become a girl.

'Damn this woman! She's so hard to deal with!' thought Hiko. 'Who does she think she is? Bossing me around like this when I'm like this.' Hiko's major cramps had stopped yesterday and she now felt much better and was able to do some actual walking around but when she woke up in the morning and decided to get ready to get dressed she met this woman in the streets and she had INSISTED on Hiko accompanying her to the go shopping. It wasn't her fault that she looked almost half-naked with her (male) clothes on. 'Besides who does she think she is telling me what clothes is appropriate and what is not, its not like she was the boss of me anyways.'

'This is so troublesome' was what both Hiko and Kurenai thought of before going shopping.
Sorry it took longer than I thought to update! I was on an Anime Marathon Craze! I watched the whole seasons of so many anime shows it is so hard to mention. Well, to say the least I have watched over 200-275 anime episodes and movies in a 14 day span, that was about 20-40 anime episodes per day and I barely had any sleep. Well, that's all over and I plan to write again so don't worry. I just wrote this chapter to help progress the story, I have the story all planned out already and just typing it is so troublesome. LoL, but don't worry it'll make its way here sooner or later. Thanks andplz review.