The Beginning
Naruto fell down upon his bed with a sigh. Sasuke loves me. Naruto giggled, rolling to over in his head. Sasuke loves me. His mind drew back to the kiss that they had shared. Sasuke…LOVES ME! Naruto couldn't keep it in anymore, even with Sakura and Kiara downstairs.
"SASUKE FUCKING LOVES ME!" He yelled giddily. He curled up under the covers of Kiara's bed, and grinned. He loves me.
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"Sasuke doesn't love Naruto, does he?" Sakura asked for the billionth time, causing Kiara to rub his temples, knowing that a very troubled sleep and a migraine was coming.
"I don't believe he does. But I'm not sure." He tapped his finger on the side of the couch.
"But what are we going to do? Naruto's on cloud nine and we know that Sasuke doesn't love him and he's up there screaming it and-"
"OH MY GOD!" Kiara yelled, throwing a book across the room. "I DON'T FUCKING KNOW" Sakura gasped softly. Usually Kiara was cool, quiet, intelligent, know his eyes were showing a different side. He was not in control of the situation, and didn't know what to do. "DAMMIT!" He violently kicked the couch, hurting his foot in the process.
"Calm down! We can still figure-" Kiara ran over to Sakura, and grabbed her by the shoulders.
"We can't do anything! Don't you see that?" Sakura's eyes suddenly got strange. The green innocence vanished, replaced by a look of warning.
"I suggest you back off VERY quickly." Kiara sat down, rubbing his forehead.
"Fuck I could use a cigarette." Sakura reached under the couch and pulled out a pack of Du Maurier.
"Here. You usually keep them down here, so I thought they would be there." She tossed it to him, and he caught it easily, pulling out a cigarette and offering the pack to her. "No thanks, I don't smoke." Kiara shrugged.
"Suit yourself." He light it up, taking a long drag from it. "Jesus…Thank god." He reached under his shirt and ripped of the nicotine patch, throwing it on the floor. "Sakura, you have NO idea how good this feels." Sakura laughed.
"I hope I never will." Kiara felt the smoke fill his lungs, and he exhaled, blowing a perfect smoke ring. The best thing for me to do is I suppose to analyze the situation. Well, Naruto is head over heels in love with Sasuke, Sasuke…Who knows what he's thinking, but I highly doubt that he is in love with Naruto. Now to find a solution. Maybe I should tell Naruto? Noo, he would freak. Make Sasuke tell him? The sarcastic, pessimistic side decided to speak up. Oooh that would go oh so well. Then we could see Naruto try to kill himself again! It'll be a big party! Kiara tapped his cigarette over the ash tray, trying to collect all the facts. But what other alternative is there? I mean- The annoying ring of the phone broke his train of thought. "FUCK. I WANT TO HURT SOMEONE RIGHT NOW." He put out his cancer stick, and furiously stalked off to find the phone, leaving Sakura to hope that she wouldn't die tonight.
"Hello?" He answered rather rudely, ignoring the fact that he was suppose to be polite when on the phone."Kiara? It's Tsunade. I have an assignment for you." Kiara groaned inside his mind. That's just what he needed.
"What is it, Hokage?"
"I am having you go to Toronto, with Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha. From there you will meet Daisuke Niwa. He will show you everything you need to know, and will accompany you on this mission."
"..Ok."
"You will need a disguise as well. Therefore, I am intrusting Dylan, Hannah and Evan to suit you up. Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal. But what are we supposed to be doing?"
"We have had complaints of "mysterious people" causing disturbances around here. Our sister organization, the Black Wings, will help you. Be at my office at 7:30 tomorrow morning. A helicopter will be picking you up."
"Oook…" He heard the other line go dead. The boy turned to his pink-haired friend. "We're going to Toronto."
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Naruto flipped a strand of blonde hair from his eyes, yawning loudly. Rain assaulted the four friends as the waited for their sensei. Sakura regarded her friends. Naruto was lightly holding Sasuke by the arm, resting his head on the Uchiha's shoulder. Sasuke's eyes were closed, and seemed to be meditating. Kiara was tapping his pocket, which Sakura knew held his cigarettes. Sakura herself was quite a sight to behold. Not having time to brush her hair, she had ran off into the rain with it wet. This is not going to dry well…
"Well hey team! And Kiara" Their sensei Kakashi FINALLY decided to show up.
"KAKASHI! YOU'RE LATE. AGAIN!" Naruto yelled, pointing accusingly at their sensei. Kakashi shrugged nonchalantly. While Naruto was criticizing their leader, Kiara leaned over and whispered something in Sakura's ear.
"Jesus…You weren't kidding when you said he was late a lot." Sakura nodded.
"Kakashi is one sick bastard, as you will soon come to realize." Kiara tilted his head up and down in a defeated way. Kakashi waved Naruto's incessant shouting away, and motioned the four shinobi to follow him, into the office. Kiara walked after him, closely followed by Sasuke.
"Hey Sasuke wait up!" Naruto called after him, abandoning Sakura.
"Excuse me! I exist too!" Kiara caught up to Kakashi, and cast a quick sound sealing jutsu.
"Master Kakashi, I wonder if you know the situation we're getting in, I really don't have an idea, and I'm not sure they" he pointed to the three shinobi, Naruto clinging onto Sasuke, Sasuke blushing like nobody's business, and Sakura desperately trying to catch up to them.
"Well, they ARE a little different." Kiara could see a smirk from under the mask.
"So, aren't you the famous copy-cat ninja?" Kakashi looked down at the boy.
"Why yes, I am." Kiara kept his voice low, as to not to distract the others, even though a sound sealing jutsu was in place.
"What is this about, Kakashi? This whole thing doesn't make sense." Kakashi's voice grew serious as they approached Tsunade's door.
"Tsuande will explain." He motioned Kiara to go first, which he did, relinquishing the sound-sealing jutsu.
The room was brightly light, with a fireplace over by the side. Her desk was strewn with papers, and she looked weary. She removed her glasses, and stared down at the team.
"Your late."
"Excuse me Tsunade-Chan, but master Kakashi-" She cut him off with a wave of her hand.
"Leave it, I don't want to hear excuses, now, please take a seat." Five leather chairs were lined up in front of them. Kakashi took the middle, and Sasuke and Naruto went to his left, whereas Kiara and Sakura took the right. "Now listen. What I am about to tell you must not leave this room." Sasuke kept his face blank, with a hint of interest. Kiara nodded seriously, Sakura gulped before nodding, Kakashi was silent, and Naruto gave her a quizzical look.
"This is no ordinary mission. What I am asking you to do is not so much a question, but an order. Last week four members of the Black Wings vanished." She slid a folder over to them. "In this folder is their pictures, profiles, any information we could collect is in there." Kakashi took the base folder, opening it, and flipping through it.
"Tsunade!" Kakashi gave her a sharp warning glare, but she waved it away.
"Now, what you must all realize is that this mission might cost your lives." Naruto quivered in excitement. I can show my Sasuke what I can do now! "A sect has been known to have operated against the Black Wings, they are known as Letalis Umbra. There have been people disappearing, their bodies found, and the bodies disappear. The Black Wings were not the first casualty in these…Odd occurrences."
"What do we know about the Letalis Umbra?" Sasuke asked calmly.
"Nothing. That's what those four were trying to figure out."
"You mean" Sakura felt her heart rate rise "We don't know anything?" Tsunade shook her head.
"Nothing at all. You must figure it out. A chopper will be waiting outside, no get out of here." She flicked her fingers, and two men appeared at the door.
"Follow us."
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Naruto looked out the window, eager to catch the first glimpse of Toronto. He sighed, and was content to kiss Sasuke on the cheek, and laid his head on his chest.
Sasuke was attempting to relax. I really don't want to die. He felt Naruto's kiss on his cheek, and he felt some of his tension fly out the window.
Sakura fiddled with a lock of pink hair, wondering if she should but her hair into a pontytail or not.
Kiara had his eyes closed, thinking. He thought about his whole smoking predicament, and hoped that he would be able to keep it a secret from Kakashi and the others, and the whole love thing between Sasuke and Naruto.
Kakashi felt a sense of dread. He knew if he died, the others would be able to take care of themselves. But can they take care of each other?
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Daisuke looked up from the novel he was reading. He felt a sudden whoosh of cold air come from the open window. The boy heard a cat mewling loudly. Something is going to happen... He thought.
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The chopper landed outside Toronto, in a small clearing covered with trees. Sasuke covered his face with his hand, surveying the sky. Bleak, gray and humdrum best described the weather.
"So this is Toronto eh?" Kakashi leapt nimbly down from the chopper, landing beside his student.
"Lovely place, isn't it?" Kiara gently climbed out of the helicopter, and surveyed the area with disdain.
"You can even smell the pollution." Naruto tripped and fell right on top of Kiara. Kiara rolled over, his face inches away from Naruto. Their noses were touching gently. It reminded him of that night when he had kissed Naruto, their lips brushing together with the contact, their eyes glazing over in their short lived passion. Then it was over. Naruto clambered off of Kiara, apologizing for being a clutz. Kiara shrugged it off, and helped Sakura down from the flying device.
"Well, now we must wait until our contacts get here." As soon as he said that, four figures came out of the trees. One was wearing a zip hoodie, with the letters X O in big red letters on each side of the zipper. The other was wearing a short trench coat, and was holding a spiky turtle-like bag. The next one was tall, and had hair down to her elbows with fuchsia highlights. Her coat was slung over her shoulder, and she seemed to be the leader. The next, and final, companion was a boy with red hair that seemed to go everywhere. His eyes were red, but not evilly, more a deep, crimson innocence. He was wearing a simple black shirt, with normal jeans. The girl with highlights approached them quickly.
"Hey guys! I'm Hannah." She gave them a wave.
"And I'm Dylaaan!" The girl with the coat leapt up and down excitedly.
"I would be Evan, and beforehand I would like to apologize for the antics we will surely cause." The boy with the hoodie gave them a grin and a nod. Hannah gave him a swat over the head.
"NEVERMIND THE CHILD. Anyway here is Daisuke Niwa." Daisuke smiled shyly.
"Hi." Kakashi gave him an up a down look.
"He doesn't look that strong." Daisuke blushed, and looked away.
"I can pull my own weight around." Kakashi shrugged. "Now please follow me to the limo." They all followed they foursome, but Kiara just kind of stood there.
"A limo?"
AND THAT'S IT!
Well that was odd.
