Title: Unexpected
Chapter: 3: The bells
Author: Tia/Bijou
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I do own Airashii and the plot.
Author's Notes: Thanks for all my reviews! And please keep voting! Here are the current standings:
Naru-saku:3
Naru-Ai:2
Sasu-Ai:1
Sasu-Saku:0
"Normal speech"
'normal thought'
'Kyubi speech/thought'
'Rokubi speech/thought'
'Inner Sakura'
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Airashii arrived at the bridge very early in the morning, surprisingly well rested. She sat on the side railing and watched the sun rise. She did it almost every morning, usually from the roof of her house though.
"It's pretty isn't it?" a voice behind her asked. She turned, and found herself staring into obsidian eyes.
"That's one of the longest sentences I've heard you speak." The foreign kunoichi said, hopping off the rail. She noticed that he didn't look away during their conversation. The foreign genin pulled a shuriken out of her pouch, boredly examining it for chips or nicks, which she only did when there was nothing else to do.
'I wish someone else would come!' she thought, 'I hate silence!'. The two genin stood, not talking, until Sakura arrived. She noted that they were a bit closer together than normal, and she wondered why.
'What did that wench do with my Sasuke-kun?' Inner Sakura screamed.
"Ohayo Sasuke-kun!" The pink haired girl said, ignoring the other female.
"Hn." Was Sasuke's reply.
"You should be more polite to her, seeing as she's trying her best to be nice to you." Airashii said, boredly. She loved picking out the flaws in people, despite her many.
"So did you sleep well?" Sakura questioned.
"I slept fine." Sasuke said, looking at the river below.
Sakura rattled on to Sasuke a while, before turning to look at Airashii. She stared at her a while, before walking over to her.
"Your hair's glossier than mine. What shampoo and conditioner do you use?" Sakura questioned. As soon as she found out, she would rush off to the store and buy it.
'Sasuke probably loves glossy hair,' she thought happily.
"Senzai no Kinomi." She simply stated. Airashii was a bit annoyed that the pink haired kunoichi was always thinking about Sasuke, and how she looked.
'I bet she spends more time in front of a mirror than she does training.' Airashii thought.
"Oh? I've never heard of it. Where can you get it?"
"It's a family recipe. We only give it to close personal friends."
"Oh." Sakura said.
'AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO PERFECT HAIR!' inner Sakura cried.
"Shii-chan! Sakura-chan!"
The two female genins turned around to face Naruto, who was running towards them.
"Ohayo Naruto!" Airashii said, happily giving a wave.
"Shii-chan, I need to talk to you," Naruto said, dragging away the brunette girl. When they were far enough away that no one in the group could hear them, Naruto started talking.
"On your first day of school, you said something about a Rakibi"
"Rokubi" Airashii interrupted
"Whatever, but anyways, does the Rokubi have anything to do with the Kyubi?" The blonde asked.
"They're both tailed demons, why?"
"The Kyubi's sealed inside me."
"SHUT , UP!" Airashii said, loud enough for the whole world to hear her.
"I thought I could tell you this, seeing how you have a Rakibi….."
"Rokubi"
"Rokubi, sealed inside you."
"I guess that makes us alike" Airashii said, deep in though.
'Ahh, so my comrade is in your comrade. Interesting,' said the Rokubi inside Airashii's head. 'Whatever' Airashii thought back.
Just then Kakashi poofed in.
"You're a bad example." Airashii stated, now back with the group, "Teachers are never supposed to be late."
"I got lost on the road of life."
Airashii and Sasuke both sighed at the same time. It was obvious that this was just a lame excuse.
"What are we going to do today, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked the masked man.
" Survival training." He simply stated.
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Kakashi held up 3 bells. "Today, each of you are going to try and snatch a bell. If you manage to get one, you pass. If you don't get a bell with in the first three hours, you'll miss lunch. If by the end of the day, you don't get a bell you fail."
"But that means one of us is going to fail!" Sakura whined.
'I hope it's Airashii' Inner Sakura cackled.
"Exactly." Kakashi said.
Naruto immediately charged at the jounin.
"I didn't say start yet." The joinin stated, "Okay, start"
They all went to different hiding spots. Sasuke in a tree, Sakura behind a bush, and Airashii went behind a rock, Naruto, was right in front of Kakashi, who was sitting reading a book.
"Why do you have that book out?" Naruto yelled, slightly angry.
"I want to know what happens next, of course."
Naruto ran at the jonin with a kunai in his hand, and was startled when he was nowhere to be seen.
"One thousand years of pain!" Kakashi yelled, and gave Naruto a painful koncho, that lauched him in the air.
"DOBE!" Airashii yelled, "GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!"
Naruto ran towards Airashii, and hid behind the rock with her.
"Okay now that he knows where we are, we have to move, then we'll talk"
The both quietly ran to the other side of the area, where Sasuke and Sakura were
"Okay," The dark haired genin began, "This is really about team work. We all have to work together to get the bells. This test is about seeing through what people tell you, and getting to the real task."
"Oh." Naruto said quietly.
"I knew that" Sakura said. She didn't want to look dumb in front of Sasuke.
"Okay, here's the plan…."
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Naruto appeared in front of Kakashi, with about 30 shadow clones.
"Narutoes! Attack!" The hyperactive blonde yelled.
Wave after wave of shadow clones attacked the silver haired man, but he easily defeated them. Then Sasuke appeared behind Naruto. He made the tiger seal, and shot out a fireball towards the jonin. Kakashi used the replacement technique, and escaped into the bushes.
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Airashii sat down and concentrated.
'Hey rat!' she yelled in her mind , 'lend me your senses!' There was no response, but that's how it always was. Airashii's eyes darkened, and if you looked closely, you could see the feral pupil. Her hair got white tips, the line on her face darkened a bit,. and her smelling and hearing were amped up. A haze of purple chakra surrounded her, and she slowly sank into the earth. She silently moved towards Kakashi, using her Rokubi hearing and smelling to tell where he was stepping. When she was sure she was under him, she slowly came out of the ground, and reached up towards the bells. Kakashi sensed this and reached for her arm, yanking her out from the earth. Kakashi felt a tug on his belt, but he figured that was from her foot or something getting caught in it. He threw her, and luckily, she landed on her feet. The purple haze subsided, and she returned to normal. Kakashi wondered why she looked so happy, but then realized. There stood Sakura with three bells in her hand.
"Ah," he said "So Airashii was the real distraction? Clever.You all pass." Kakashi said.", And as a reward for a reward of passing I'll treat you all to ramen." Kakashi said.
"I hope your rich Kakashi-sensei," Airashii said, "Because Naruto can eat a ton."
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All right! I hope you liked this chapter. Despite her less than charming personality, Airashii is actually extremely smart and talented. She just has a major attitude problem.
'Senzai no Kimoni' means Garden's fruits. Kind of meant to be like Garnier Fructis, because that's the shampoo and conditioner I use.
A koncho is where you poke someone in the butt.
Edit: I revised this chapter a bunch, after receiving some wonderful constructive crit.
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