Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OC Arrietty and the alterations she makes to the Naruto Universe storyline plot.
The Little Mute Girl Chapter 5
Naruto yelped jumping about a foot in the air, all waving arms and kicking legs. Arrietty started the box of chocolate chip cookies slipping from her fingers.
Arrietty's had enough experience by now from Naruto constantly sneaking into her hollow and having fun scaring her a little that the practice has made her instinctively not scream. That saves her big time.
Across the way out from the trees stands Iruka. Hands on hips Iruka's eyes are locked quite firmly on Naruto, teeth gritted and jaw clenched, as he is so furious at Naruto. They are bearing hole directly into him. Seriously his face is boiling so much it looks hotter even more so than lava. Right now his focus is trained on Naruto that he's not even paying much attention to Arrietty yet, but that won't last once things calm down somewhat.
Arrietty blinked innocently gazing at this stranger in utter bewilderment.
Naruto on the other hand knew exactly this persons identity instantly. Judging by how his knees are shaking, teeth chattering together from fear not a chill in the air, and how antsy he's getting. Obviously he both fears and respects this person enough that this'll have an significant impact.
"H-Hi, Iruka S-Sensei," stuttered Naruto, nervously.
Arrietty's eyes widen upon hearing that name.
Iruka? Now that rang a bell.
Multiple times in the past Naruto has told her about a new teacher he has at the Academy. And that unlike the others this one has actually shown on multiple occasions that he seems to really care about him. Arrietty liked what she heard from Naruto's lips, but the fact that he's actually tracked Naruto all the way here to her own little private sanctuary is damn scary. This is not what she's wanted at all.
Marching over, bending right into Naruto's face and ignoring Arrietty's presence, Iruka shouted "I've just about had it with you, Naruto! I've told you so many times to quit it with the shoplifting and what do you do? You go and pull another stunt like this again!"
Forgetting to watch what he says in front of Arrietty because he's kept it a secret that he's been nicking stuff for her that she's not even aware of, Naruto yells "It's no big deal! No one really cares about that stuff anyway."
Say what now?
Disregarding the fact the wants to go unnoticed while she crawls into her tree Arrietty spins Naruto around to face her. The shock and bemusement on her face is clear from this declaration.
Blanching at the disappointment, reproach, and the question etched onto her face, nodding, Naruto said "It's true."
"Why," mouthed Arrietty, not actually speaking a single word.
"I wanted to help you. The monthly allowance I get for my own expenses only cover so much. You work really hard and…and I was trying to make it easier. I'm sorry," said Naruto, regretful.
A bad thing done for the right reasons. Arrietty merely wishes he hadn't done so. He's such a sweet boy in her eyes.
Arrietty wags a finger in front of his face conveying a warning that she shouldn't do anything like that again under any circumstances.
Deflating, Naruto said "I will, I promise."
Arrietty kisses Naruto on the forehead giving him a hug filled to the brim with warmth and comfort.
"Naruto, who is this," demands Iruka, snapping them out of it.
Naruto has a lot of explaining to do. Iruka is not going to let Naruto off easy either way.
So Naruto has no longer has any choice. Very reluctantly he tells Iruka everything. How he and Arrietty met and the fact he's been visiting her every single day for the past year. But he makes it very clear that Arrietty didn't have a clue he was swiping different commodities for her. That he did by himself.
At the end Iruka has softened a bit, but that doesn't lessen the new issue they have now. Iruka has to report this. It didn't matter that Arrietty couldn't even hurt a fly. She's an outsider that hasn't registered at the gates, living in their borders without any Ninja the wiser about it. The higher ups need to know. And he informed them as much.
"No," objected Naruto, vehemently. "No, Iruka Sensei, you can't. Please just leave her alone. That's all Arrietty wants. The whole time she's been here Arrietty hasn't done anything wrong."
Arms crossed with finality, Iruka said "I'm sorry, Naruto. Really I am, but this is out of my hands."
Yeah this certainly spells big trouble for Naruto and Arrietty now.
Neither one of them knows what's going to happen.
Authors Note:
Hope you all like this one! I certainly did while writing it for your vast enjoyment! ;D
I recently put up a new story called Fish Out Of Water. It's a crossover between the movie Shape of Water and the show Siren. So far I have everything figured out except one little thing. A name for my OC. Basically, since my OC character is in fact a mermaid I want the name to be in reference to the oceans or any other body of water similar to lakes or rivers. I'm more than open to suggestions so like I usually do in situations like this I'm turning it into a contest. The reader who gives me the winning name gets a question answered about the plot of the changed storyline in question. So think long and hard guys on the name and the type of question you'd like me to answer. Because you only get the one until the next opportunity arises for the taking. ;D
Also, for those of you who are asking for each update installment that the chapters be longer, let me reassure that they will eventually get there once the first episode hits. That I can promise you.