Dragon:
Jenny: hey guys I am learning how to cook!
Dragon: how is that relevant to what I am saying?
Jenny: I don't know…. but then I really don't care
Dragon: -sweatdrop- oi vey…
"hello" – talking out loud
'hello' – thinking
'hello' – talking in head/telepathy
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Chapter Seven
Dreams and Interrogation
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Kelsey's POV
I was in the kitchen of my house. I saw my mom, dad and my little brother sitting all around the table. We all were eating dinner. I turned to talk to my father and suddenly the lights went our. When they came back on he was gone. I turned to my mom and my brother. The lights flickered off for again and when they came back on they had also disappeared. The lights then went out for a third time and I found myself outside. I turned around and saw my house crumple to the ground. Around me pieces of the sky fell and shattered into millions of blue shards, like a mirror would. Then all the shards formed a reflective box around me. I saw myself in the mirror like surface of one of the walls and watched as it grew dark and two yellow-red eyes appeared. 'It's your fault they're dead. You killed them. You left them. Its your fault.' 'No! Your wrong! I didn't do anything…' 'That's just it. You did nothing to help them. You helped yourself and left them to die' 'No! I didn't do anything! It's not my fault! It's not my fault…'
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I shot up from the nightmare screaming. Beads of cold sweat slid down my cheeks and my heart pounded wildly in my chest. I lifted my hands in front of my face. They were shaking uncontrollably. I pressed them against the sides of my stomach and hunched my back. I clutched my stomach until my nails dug into my skin and fought back tears that threatened to spill. I took deep breaths, trying to calm myself. Slowly, I lifted my head and looked around.
I was in a plain small room with bare white walls, two chairs and a door right in front of me. I was dressed in over-sized striped pj's and was sitting on a plain iron-frame bed with white cotton sheets. The window behind me showed the sun rising, which told me it was around dawn. On the chair to my right was my original outfit with the slash in the back sewn up.
I leaned farther off the bed, searching around for my backpack. I found it buried under my clothes and was relieved to discover that nothing was missing. The door flew open and a nurse burst into the room.
"What happened? Do you need pain-killers?" She calmed down as she noticed ((A/N finally…she went on like that for a while…)) that I wasn't in any pain.
"Shall I tell your friends you are awake?" She asked. I nodded vigorously. Leaving my door open, she went out and I heard the opening of another door. She said something, and then I heard three consecutive gasps before they came bouncing into my room. They were even more frantic than the nurse.
"Are you ok!"
"When did you wake up?"
"Was it you who screamed?"
"If it was then why?
"Are you in pain?"
"Are you ok now?" I sweatdropped.
"I'm fine; three seconds ago; yes; tell you later; no; and I'm FINE. Oh and by the way, do you guys have your backpacks?" They all nodded. Nicole went out and came back with them, along with Kakashi. I throbbing vein appeared above my head.
"What the hell is he doing here?" He sat down on one of the chairs, making himself at home. Then he spoke up:
"Well first of all, you're the ones who resisted capture so I was sent to watch you. And two, because I feel like it. And why did you want the backpacks?" I frowned.
"As I have said many times before, it is none of your business!" He sighed.
"Fine…but since you are you're up, I can take you to the Hokage's office and you can tell her. I pinched the bridge of my nose.
Damnit…
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After we all changed, we were about to head off to the Hokage's office for the second time. We were waiting for him to lead the way.
"Why aren't you going?" He asked. I raised an eyebrow.
" 'Cause we don't know where we're going…?"
"You've been there once"
"Emphasizing the word 'once' " I retorted. He sighed.
"Fine…" He led the way (again) to the building. When we got there, he stopped.
"Ladies first" I stuck my tongue out at him as I walked past. 'When the hell did he get so polite? …asshole…' I was first, then Liz, then Jenny, then Nicole and last ((A/N and so least…)) Kakashi. The ANBU guards stiffened as we went past the stairs. I smirked. I wouldn't blame then after what we did…
-FLASHBACK-
I sensed Jenny position herself behind me. 'Tell me when you are ready' I raised my hands in front of me and concentrated. A barely noticeable wisp a blue smoke-like substance crept out of my palms. It went around the room, freezing everyone's hands so they couldn't perform jutsus. Then Jenny, finally ready, raised a stonewall from the floor to the ceiling, separating us from them.
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"Come in" a voice commanded. I blinked, coming out of my reverie to realize that we were already at the door. I opened it slowly and went inside. Tsuande was sitting behind a desk. Stacks of papers covered the surface, some with a little drool on them. I kept myself from laughing as I remembered that it was the Hokage's unofficial duty to fall asleep doing paperwork. We all filed in and faced the important woman. She sighed and put her hands together.
"I understand that you were injured when you came to us. I hope that you are now well?"
"We all feel a lot better. We send only compliments to your medic nins" I replied politely. She smiled.
"Thank you, I will be sure to tell them that" She then turned a little bit more grave.
"Now about your…appearance here. I need to hear your side of the story" Jenny shook her head sadly.
"I'm afraid we can't do that"
"Why not?" Tsuande asked suspiciously. I tried to think of something to back Jenny up.
"Because we don't know if you are an enemy of our village" She shifted her weight in her chair.
"Can you tell us what village?" Jenny shook her head again.
"All I can tell you is that we come from a new village" The female Hokage's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"I don't remember any new villages being formed"
"It was a brand new village, we were just about to announce out existence. Our kage wanted to keep us unknown until he had a good amount of shinobi to defend us" Kakashi crossed his arms.
"What do you mean it was?" Jenny look forlorn. I restrained myself from smiling and tried to look sad. 'Alright Jenny, the superstar actress!' Jenny looked like she was going to say something but then closed her mouth. Then Nicole spoke up.
"We would rather not" she whispered, looking pained.
"Can you at least just tell us the name?" she asked gently.
"It's the-" I stopped and looked at Jenny, waiting for permission. She nodded.
"It's the village hidden in the songs" I finished.
"I've never heard of such a village," Tsuande said.
"We told you it was brand new" Liz pointed out. Tsuande was silent for a while.
"Do you know a man named Orochimaru?" Jenny and I tensed up involuntarily. Nicole and Liz did a second later following us. She didn't seem to notice the delay on Nicole and Liz's part. She sighed a heavy sigh.
"I thought so…did he do anything to you girls? Or your village?" Everyone became really nervous. 'We better get an Oscar after this performance' Liz commented. We didn't say anything out loud. She sighed again.
"If you are telling the truth then you have probably been through a lot. For now, we need to find places for you to stay. Hmmmmm……" She shifted through a couple of papers.
"What are your names?"
"Jenny"
"Kelsey"
"Nicole"
"Liz" She raised her eyebrows at the strange names.
"Alright then…I'll get back to you later on that. I have to contact a few people. In the meantime, explore Kohana. I will send someone to get you when I am done" We all bowed slightly.
"Thank you" said Jenny quietly. We all filed out of the room. Kakashi lingered and gave the Hokage a look.
"Don't worry, they will be watched" she assured him. He nodded and continued out of the room. Tsuande sighed and started to look through the drawers of her desk.
"Now where is that sake…?"
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Jenny: k guys I have some good and bad news. The good news is that I made cookie cake
Everyone: COOKIE CAKE!
Jenny: the bad news is that Kakashi ate it all
Dragon: -gasp-
Nicole: what!
Liz: traitor!
Jenny: -shrug- sorry don't yell at me, deal with Kakashi. He's the one who ate it all (walks out door)
Kakashi: -cake in mouth- uhhhhhh…
Dragon, Liz and Nicole: GET HIM!
Kakashi: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Jenny: (walks back through door) r & r and I'll make cyber cookies for everyone!
Everyone: (stops beating up Kakashi) COOKIES!
Jenny: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (runs back out door)
Kakashi: when did they get a door?