Oh yeah, and as a head's up, there are going to be a few Japanese words in the future, and I'll put the meanings at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 4: Starting Off
"Konoha is getting boring…" Sango said. "Let's go somewhere else."
"Like where?" Lee questioned.
"I don't know… how about Kiri? I've never been there before."
"Then Kiri it is."
"Yay! Can we stop by my house so I can pack a few things?"
"Sure!"
Sango took off running towards her house. Lee followed her. When they arrived at an abandoned-looking hut, Sango ran inside.
"You can come in if you want!" she yelled behind her.
Lee walked in slowly, taking everything in. It was just a small, one-room hut with one bed. Sango was putting a few things into a small blue bag. She stood up and walked over to Lee.
"It's not much, is it?" she said, smiling.
Lee just shook his head. He couldn't imagine anyone being able to live here.
"Don't worry, I've only been living here for one day, remember?"
"Yeah, but still…"
"Whatever… come on, let's go!"
Sango grabbed Lee's hand and ran out towards the edge of Konoha.
Inuyasha and Neji had been watching Sango and Lee from up in a tree.
"Hey, did you hear where they said they were going?" Neji asked.
Inuyasha's ears twitched. "Yeah, they're going to Kiri."
"Did they say why?"
"Sango just said she was bored and wanted to go somewhere else."
"Oh… Are we going to follow them?"
"Yeah, let's go." She jumped out of the tree.
"Ok." Neji followed her.
Lee watched as Sango happily led the way to the gates.
'She's so happy… I'm glad,' he thought, smiling to himself.
Suddenly, Inuyasha and Neji appeared in front of them.
"We're coming with you to Kiri." Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha? Um, sure you can come, thanks for asking…" Sango said, slightly surprised.
"Neji, why exactly are you guys coming with us?" Lee asked.
"No reason, really, we just have nothing else to do, I guess…" Neji replied with a shrug.
"Oh, I see… wait a minute, how did you know we were going to Kiri?"
"They were spying on us. I sensed them in a tree near my hut. Inuyasha could hear us, with those ears of hers. Am I right?" Sango said, pointing at Inuyasha's ears.
Inuyasha smirked. "Right. You're a smart one, aren't you?"
Lee turned to Neji. "Why were you spying on us?"
"Like I said before, we had nothing to do. And just for the record, it wasn't my idea, Inuyasha dragged me into this, not that I resisted or anything," Neji replied.
"Okay then, I guess we're all going to Kiri, then," Lee said.
"Is everyone ready? Then, let's go!" Sango said, walking in the direction of their destination.
In the first 20 minutes into their journey, there were few words spoken. Sango led the way, smiling. Everyone else was right behind her. Sanyu was currently sleeping on Sango's head, after looking curiously at Inuyasha and Neji for a few minutes.
"What's with the squirrel?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to introduce him to you! His name is Sanyu, I found him in the forest just after we met. I haven't even had him a day, but it feels like I've known him forever!" Sango said happily.
"Oh… well, he's really cute!"
"Yeah, I know!"
Inuyasha's ears twitched. "What's that sound?" she asked.
Sand swirled in front of them, and when it left, Gaara and Koga stood in its place.
"Where do you think you're going?" Koga asked.
"Hey, Koga! We're going to Kiri, do you want to come?"
"Uh…" she looked at Gaara.
"I don't care either way…" he said.
"All right, I guess we're coming then."
"Good!" Sango said.
"Wait, I'm confused, who are they?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot you don't know each other! I guess you should introduce yourselves, then," Sango said.
"Okay, then… I'm Oujoukei Inuyasha," Inuyasha said. She looked at Neji.
"Hyuuga Neji," he said.
Everyone looked over at Koga and Gaara.
"Sumaki Koga," Koga said.
"Sabaku no Gaara," Gaara stated.
"Okay, good then, everybody knows everybody!" Sango said, clapping her hands together twice. "Now, on to Kiri!"