Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or it's characters, but the two OCs are strictly of my and a friend of mine's possession and cannot be used without our consent. :3
Fact: This fanfic actually has action in it, so just bear with me for now! It'll pick up.
Chapter 2: First Impressions can be lasting ones.
It was, after all, a day off.
The two new members of team 7 were a bit much at first. Their foreign appearance, their strange clothes, not to mention their abilities demonstrated right off the bat.
Haruko didn't seem to mind being looked at oddly, not to mention being the center of attention. She was simply, herself. Ember was handling the attention…well…
Ember was having a rougher time than say, a not-as-good-looking-or-talented boy that would just so happen to be on the same team as the infamous Haruno Sakura.
It all started when they decided to go on a walking tour of the village. Haruko seemed to be enjoying herself, meanwhile being repeatedly fed up with the Uchiha that kept putting her down. Ember was trying to pry the creepy stare of Sakura off him, and Naruto was just busy bragging.
It was completely unexpected what would happen next. Then again…
Around lunchtime, shortly after the introduction of the two "new kids," (thanks to the always-tardy Kakashi) the group decided to head out for lunch. As they made their way down the street, all but Haruko and Naruto, who were engaged in "The special Konoha tour," noticed that a group of not only Sasuke fangirls were stalking them, but a new group of girls, whispering things like "Oh wow! Ember-kun is just so cool!" and "I think he just looked at me!" with of course, an assortment of fangirl squeals. Ember didn't seem to be enjoying this "special attention" via a new flock of fangirls.
They finally reached their destination, still being pursued by the fangirls outside. The bento restaurant, Rice Box, was fairly busy, and the five somehow ended up in a seating arrangement something like this: Naruto on the right, Haruko in the middle, Sasuke on the left. On the other side of the table: Sakura, then Ember pinned into a corner, at Sakura's mercy.
Ember was becoming more and more frantic by the minute as he was slowly inching away from her as much as possible, but it was like she was glued to him. Haruko began catching the hint that Ember wanted to ditch Sakura and needed her help, mostly from Ember's distressed expressions, and Haruko finally couldn't take it anymore.
Fangirls attack. "OH MY GOD, THERE HE IS!" and the fangirls, just like that, began to flood the restaurant as Ember made a dash for it. Haruko was trampled and was being chased, too. "If I don't hurry I'll be trampled by this stampede!" Haruko thought, running the hell away. As she looked back, she contemplated. "Are those fangirls even human!"
Suddenly, a hand reached out of an alley and grabbed her. Haruko screamed, "PERVERT!" And flung her arms about wildly. She looked back to see Ember, obviously paranoid of her new band of followers, err, stalkers. Ember waited until the fangirls had trampled a number of others down the street and finally took her hand off Haruko's mouth, who was becoming annoyed. "Follow me." They ran into a small clearing in a wood nearby, showing no signs of fangirl invasions yet. Ember collapsed on the grass, leaning up against the same tree Haruko was perched in already in a higher branch.
"Tee hee…" She giggled smugly. "They don't know your secret, Ember-nee chan."
Ember merely shook this off. "I don't think Sakura's letting up anytime soon, either. Well, I'm screwed for now. Oh well."
The wind blew awkwardly. Ember finally spoke up. "Hey, do you have something against the Uchiha?" Haruko's face turned cross. "He is such a jerk to me!" She ranted. "All he does is shrug or say 'You're an eyesore!'" She mocked his sullen expression playfully. "And he always has that stupid scowl. Doesn't he know how to treat girls! What a jerk!" She kicked a lower branch in frustration.
Haruko continued. "Well, what do you think of the Hokage wannabe?"
Ember merely laughed and sighed. "Some people can be so naieve. Oh well, we were all that way once. Like you in your academy days, Haru-tan." Haruko blushed, embarrassed. "Oh, shut up." She snapped back. Ember jumped up to the branch next to her. "I've got to say…"
"Hm?" Haruko wondered aloud.
"We've got quite an interesting match-up. A team of five shinobi."
Haruko grinned. "Are you letting on something?"
"Maybe." Ember laughed a little. "C'mon, let's head back."
Okay, I know, a short chapter, and it's late, but my internet was having siezures and the modem on the computer was having heart attacks spontaneously and it was impossible to reach to update. Gomen-nasai, I'm working on the third chapter right away! See you then! Don't worry, there's action in the next chapter for sure. :3 See you next chapter!