Orange: Ah, at last I have gotten off my lazy buttocks and uploaded this story… I feel special! . Any who, I have no idea if anyone will find this remotely interesting, one of friends likes it and I hope that others will too.
Tut: reads Orange's greeting Uh huh, let me translate that… ahem ……Read
Disclaimer: I own nothing that has to do with Naruto.
Chûnin Exams Meet Nat, Kit, and Hut!
"Tell me again why we are taking the Chûnin Exams, Nat?" asked a whiny voice.
"Don't know, don't care," replied a careless voice.
Two girls rounded a corner; one of the girls had red, waist long hair that was braided at the neck. Her brown eyes were staring at the other girl, silently whining to her. The brown eye girl's outfit was of a pair of tan pants that tied around her ankles and waist, she wore bells around her waist as if it were a belt, and her shirt was a white tank top covered with a vest. Her shoes were the normal toeless sandals that all shinobi's wore. The girl was in step with the other, but every step her left foot took was followed with a tink, as if she was wearing tapping shoes. Her bells around her waist were noisily giving away their position, or would if anyone was listening as hard as they could.
Her counterpart had short dark hair. Her golden eyes hid behind her eyelids as the girl continued walking, ignoring the other. Her attire consisted black cargo pants that hung loosely around hips, a chain mail belt was all that kept the pants up, showing the world more chain mail and net cloth pants under it. Her shirt was a black tank top that had a collar that hugged her neck and cut short just above her navel. Under the top was the same chain mail that she wore under her pants that also had net cloth shirt under the mail. She had four necklaces. One was in the shape of a flame that was made out of ruby, another was in the shape of a water drop that was made out of sapphire, another was a smooth, polished Petoskey stone, and the last one was a glass ball that wisps of silvery-blue gust of "wind" flying back and forth, twisting and turning when it hit the barrier the made it stay in one place. Each of the necklaces' gems was on their own leather string. Her shoes, too, were the traditional toeless sandals. Every step that she took with her right foot was, too, followed by a tink. As the two girls took a step each were followed by a noise.
The brown eye girl gasped, "Then I could've slept in! You fiend!" she cried as the other girl sighed.
"As I told you before, Kit, we were late as it was," she said.
"But, but, but, NAT!" stuttered Kit whiny.
"Hey, it's your own fault for not going to bed early."
"But throwing ice water on me?" Kit whined.
"You wouldn't move," she shrugged.
Kit crossed her arms and glared at the wall. "You're cruel, Nat."
Nat gasped dramatically, "How could you say that to me! I'm hurt." Kit grumbled in answer. Smiling a secretive grin, she failed to notice someone in front of her. In cause, she ran into the person. "Ow. Hey, watch where you're standing!"
The person turned around showing a boy with lime green eyes that had black circles round his eyes. He had crimson hair that was semi-messy. On his forehead was a kanji for love.
Nat visible twitched. She did not care for narcissist. She took a step back and noticed the "love" boy's headband that was tied around the brown strap of his bag. She returned her gaze back to the boy's eyes and a shot of recollection passed through her own.
'Ah, it's Shukaku,' she thought, mentally sighing. 'Never would've thought he'd be here.'
"Hey, Nat?" inquired Kit, bringing Nat out of thought. Nat turned to the redhead.
"Cha?" she said, forgetting about sand boy. Kit pointed passed the red hair boy.
There was a crowd that was surrounding a door that was blocked by two boys. A blonde hair boy, a dark hair boy, and a pink hair girl stood in front of them. What confused the two girls, though, was that they all were standing in front of the wrong door, heck they weren't even on the right floor. The door had a poor illusion over it that tried and failed to cover up the number.
"Why are they here? Isn't the pass thingy a floor up?" she said very loudly that everyone heard.
"I don't know," replied Nat just as loud. "Maybe they are all too weak to see behind the deceit?" The crowd turned to them; the two boys glaring at the two girls.
Kit cocked her head to the side in a pretend innocent act. "Did we say something wrong?"
Nat patted her comrade on the back and laughed. "Nope, you just struck the two fakes' ego with your pike." Kit made an 'oh'ing sound and turned back to the crowd. "C'mon, let's get going, I believe Hut will be joining soon."
Nat and Kit walked past the crowd in a none-too-hurrying pace. As Nat closed her eyes, Kit glanced to the crowd and saw the blonde hair boy from before. Kit slowed her walk to a stop and continued staring. Suddenly her eyes widen and she ran to Nat, tapping her shoulder, Nat opened her eyes as and turned her head so Kit could speak in her ear.
"Hey, Nat…" she whispered excitedly. Nat blinked lazily as she listened.
"Your point?" said Nat as she and Kit started up the stairs, they both well aware of the stares they were attracting. Every step they took, their shoes making a light tap and Kit's belt jingling. "I saw Shu…" was what the crowd heard before they disappeared from sight.
Kit and Nat both made it to the right floor and slowly made their way to the door. Clink, clink, clink, clink, their shoes which suddenly became louder with every step, as did Kit's bell. The silver bells sound was harmonious, they sounded not like bells, but a wooden pan flute, each bell having their own sound, their own song, their own soul.
When the two girls made it to the door where an older ninja stood, his arms crossed.
"You need three to get in here, ladies," he said, "sorry."
"Oh, no need to apologize!" said Kit cheerfully. "Our third wheel will be here in three, two, one…" just as Kit said one; a scream was heard across the town, near the bathhouse.
"PERVERT!" the voice screeched that was soon followed by a loud slap. Kit and Nat both took a step back, Kit with her left, Nat her right, both made a tink as a body smashed through a window and crashed into the wall between them and the man.
"And presto! Here is the missing nin!" cried Kit. Nat stared at the pile of flesh and raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you a little early for the peeping Hut?" she said in placid tone. The boy named Hut looked up and grinned. On his right cheek was a bruise in the shape of a handprint, probably from the person that screamed.
"Weeeell, I knew we wouldn't be back until later so I decided to do it now than later!" he said cheerfully.
Kit cocked her head as Nat shook hers. The boy name Hut was a little taller than the two girls. He had messy tree bark, brown hair. His green eyes had mischief sparkled brightly. He stood up and dusted his brown shorts and sun yellow tee shirt. His legs were covered with white tape. In his right ear he had three piecing. He too was wearing the usual sandals. Around his neck was his headband. On the metal imprint was the sign for the Element village. He was wearing a stupid grin as he led his team into the room.
Hut, Kit, and Nat were separated around the room as papers were past out. If Nat's memory served right, they are to take a test. Yippy! Out of school into another, let's get the fireworks! Nat was four rows behind Kit and two from Hut. When her paper was put before her, she stared at it. She blinked twice before laying her head down. Without looking at the paper, she answered every questioned when the class was given the go.
Nat sighed, was there no fun in life anymore? This test wasn't even worth cheating for. She glanced to her right and there was the holder for the raccoon demon. To her left, she didn't really care. She closed her eyes.
'Naaaaaaaaaaat!' whined the familiar voice of Kit in her ears.
'Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat,' she replied in the same tone.
'What's the answer to number one?'
'What?'
'What's the answer to number one?'
'I don't know…"
'Liar!'
'I am not-'
'LIIIIIIIIIIIAR!'
'Jeez, Nat, you won't even help out a team member? How cruel of you,' said Hut's voice in Nat's mind.
'Hey! Who said you could be in here?'
'Um…I did!' he said nervously. 'Anyway, beside us being in your head, Nat, what is the answer to number one? Better yet, what's the answer to all of them?'
Nat sat up, scanning the rows for Hut, she found him leaning over his paper, his back shaking uncontrollably. Nat noticed the teachers staring at him along with half the class, including Kit.
'Hey, Hut, if you don't quit laughing, I'll make sure to destroy all your "magazines" and turn you into a girl… permanently,' she threatened. Continuing to watch her… comrade as he sat up and turned around to stare at her, his green eyes big as boulders as he stared at Nat fearfully, the rest of the class and teachers turning to the object of his fear.
'Y-You w-wouldn't,' he stuttered. Nat's eyebrow rose a little.
'Have I ever not kept a threat I had made to you? Now face front and I'll give you and Kit the answers to the stupid test.'
'Yes ma'am!' he yelped and turned back to his paper. Nat returned her attention back to her paper, well aware of the suspicious glares at her head.
The class finally returned back to their own tests and Kit and Hut in their own world, knowing that they'll pass the test easily.
Kit started to complain not a minute later.
'Gods, I'm sooooooooooo bored!' whined Kit when she rested her head against the table. 'My brain! My poor brain! I'm sorry for making you think!'
'What the hell are you complaining about?' Nat asked. 'I was the one who gave you the answers.'
'Yeah, but I had to write them down! It's not as easy as it looks!' Nat rolled her eyes at Kit's laziness.
Nat placed her head back on the desk and closed her eyes only to open them and sit back up not a second later. She turned to the watchful ninjas and raised a hand.
"What?" said one of them forcefully.
"Bathroom?" she said pointing toward a door that led to a restroom.
The proctors nodded to a female as Nat walked toward the doorway with her hands behind her head, her shoe tinked every other step she took, well aware of the test takers glares and flinches. She smiled to herself while raising her hands to the woman. The woman handcuffed her hands together and tied a rope around the chain.
The woman pulled against the rope impatiently, Nat just grinned at the woman's lack of patience.
"Ya'know," whispered Nat, "you'd be surprise how far endurance can get you."
The proctor turned to Nat with an evil glare. Nat just laughed and walked into a stall.
On the way back, Nat and the proctor past another student wearing what looked like a black catsuit. His face was covered in maroon face paint. He, too, had handcuffs on; only his proctor wasn't one that she recognized. She continued to stare at the fake, her vision hundred-time stronger then normal people, until a very, VERY small line caught her attention. It connected other lines invisible to the naked eye.
'A puppet? Oooookay, defiantly a freak… I'll dub him Paik!' she thought proudly. After Paik and the fake proctor disappeared into the men's room, Nat turned the woman.
"You know," she started, "that wasn't a real proctor." The woman stared at her curiously after releasing her from the cuffs.
Nat collapsed in her assigned seat and once again rested her head against the table.
'Ah, sweet relief. I thought I was about to explode for a second there.'
BAM! The loud smack of flesh against wood brought Nat out of her unconscious state with a blink. Lazily, Nat sat up and turned to the person who had woken her up from a rather unpleasant dream. The said person happened to be the chief proctor. He stared at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Did you enjoy your nap?" he asked.
Nat blinked again before stretching. "Meow?" she purred. The man along with the rest of the people in the classroom (with the exception of Kit and Hut) stared at her oddly. "Not really, the tuna tried to eat me before I took the first bite," she evaluated before staring at the proctor with an unwavering gaze. "Why do you ask?"
"I already asked the tenth question and you were not awake to answer it."
"So? Then ask it, I'm listening," she replied, leaving against her right hand slothfully, a playful grin was plastered to her face.
"You do know if you don't answer this question right, you will never be able to take the Chûnin Exams again?" he asked in a creepy voice. Nat continued to grin.
"Bring it," she said simply.
"I'll warn you again, if you do not answer this question correctly then your ninja career will vanish before your eyes. Are you still willing to take that risk?" the man asked before actually looking at Nat. She was sitting up now with her pinky in her ear, cleaning it.
"Huh? You say something? Sorry, I wasn't listening," she said mockingly. "Was that the question? 'Are you willing to take that risk?' Pfft! What kind of question is that? Sure, I'll run in the middle of a battle to retrieve a fallen friend. Not sure if they'd like it," she glanced at her team members only to see them snorting and giggling their asses off, "scratch that, they'd love to see me do that, but that's beside the point. Anyway, what's the real question, 'cause I ain't leaving, sorry."
'BWHAHAHAHAHA! Nat! That was great. He already passed everyone to the next exam, you just slept through it! And here you are, telling him to kill you and all you're doing is smiling like an idiot! Ahahahahaha!'
'Huh? What did'ja say, Hut? I wasn't listening.'
The proctor started to laugh now. "You already passed, you know?"
"Yeah, I knew that, buuuuut," Nat smiled at him with a stupid grin, "Why should I be the one to end your fun so quickly?"
Orange: Well? Does anyone like it? Please tell me and I'll continue… I feel so alone!
Tut: pats Orange on the back You're never alone, Orange!
Orange: Well, doesn't that make me happy? puts fifteen feet distance between them and draws a line You no cross this line, Tut! I know what you really are!
Tut: Please review before she goes delusional… Orange starts flapping her arms
Orange: Am a little birdie!
Tut: No Orange! Don't jump off that Orange jumps cliff.