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The Little Mute Girl Chapter 7
After Iruka left to inform Lord Hockage on Arrietty's presence and her whereabouts in the Hidden Leaf Village it left them in an intense state of unrest.
Naruto is both scared and outraged. He doesn't want Arrietty to get in trouble just for being here. In his mindset he's been coming here to the hollow to see her for quite some time and she's never done him harm or caused any sort of problems even once. So Naruto is diligently doing the one thing he can think of that just might fix this messy situation they've been caught in.
Naruto is sloppily packing as much as her stuff as possible in order to get her out of there to safety. There's no way in hell that he ever wants to see her in restraints and dragged around the village as if she is a common criminal. Obviously he feels shame that he is to blame for her being busted like this. It's not right.
The whole time Arrietty sits on the roots of her tree watching him with bewildered and conflicted eyes. Arrietty never thought this was ever going to happen during her whole stay here in the Hidden Leaf Village. Now it's all gone.
Arrietty has no clue what to do. So she continues to sit there in shock.
Only when Naruto mentions in the middle of his ranting that he's going to runaway and leave the Hidden Leaf Village with that is when it finally got a reaction out of her.
Arrietty immediately rose from her seated position intercepting Naruto when he's exiting the hollow carrying a basket down to the ground partially filled with a handful of her belongings.
"What is it," said Naruto in confusion, gazing up at her perplexed why she's stopping him.
Kneeling downward so she's now at eye level with him, a resigned expression on her face and smiling softly at him, Arrietty regretfully shakes her head.
Naruto will not be leaving with her this day after all as he wishes it to be. He's going to be staying right here where at home where he belongs.
Wide eyes blazing with clear defiance and rebellion, exaggeratedly, Naruto demands "Why? Big Sis Arrietty, why can't we go? The Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force…I don't want anything bad to happen to you."
Arrietty stares lovingly at Naruto, gently pushing aside a straw hair where it is sticking out. Arrietty kisses his forehead in appreciation for his loyalty and friendship, but she has to be the responsible adult here. Arrietty can't keep running from her problems. Yes, doing so the first time brought her here, but there is a difference between the two circumstances. Where as before Arrietty was fully aware what might be here fate here it's completely different. She has no idea what the Konoha Shinobi will do with her, but she can't up and leave Naruto nor can she have him accompany her away from all he has ever known.
Arrietty has to stand her ground and must somehow convince Naruto it has to be this way. Arrietty conveys as much as well as she is able through gestures and concocted signs she's used to communicate to him in passing without uttering a single word to him.
Needless to say Naruto is far from agreeable to this, getting more and more anxious as time goes on the longer they stay put here where anyone can possibly find them now.
Dislodging from Arrietty's grip angrily, Naruto exclaimed "No! I won't accept this!"
Hands on hips Arrietty sternly aims a quite chastising glare at him, totally unmoving.
At last Naruto gives in.
"All right. I don't like it, but if that's what you want…," said Naruto, trailing off.
Arrietty nods lightly ruffling his hair, immensely proud that he's reached this decision on his own despite a little pressing from her. To convey as much Arrietty puts a hand over her heart and then presses the same palm over where his should be. This way Arrietty is saying that she loves him very much no matter what.
Unable to bear it anymore Naruto crashes into Arrietty. In response she wraps her arms round him in a tight hug to comfort him with the contact as he buries his face into her side.
By simple chance Arrietty raises her head as she's gently caressing Naruto's head and freezes. Arrietty straightens while distancing herself a smidge from Naruto.
"Big Sis," said Naruto, in puzzlement, turning around to see what's made her react this way.
Iruka is back. He must've made his return to the hollow while Arrietty and Naruto were so distracted with each other. And he's not alone either. Another person stands with Iruka.
It's the Anbu Black Ops wearing the animal style porcelain mask with the cats face painted on it.
Far more sympathetic to their plight now since he's just witnessed what was supposed to have been a very private moment, yet having no other choice, Iruka said "It's time."
Here we go.
Authors Note:
Wishing you all had as enjoyable a Labor Day as I did!
Hope you all like this one! I certainly did while writing it for your vast enjoyment! ;D
Wow I only just realized the very first anniversary from where I'd first posted this story up passed a little over a week ago. I saw it just now and did a tremendous double take about it. I was in huge disbelief. It really is unbelievable to me that it's truly been that long. Time really flies and I do apologize. I really should've been further along with this by now, but as you can tell by many alerts on my profile lately in recent times I've been pretty busy with the muse calling. Inspiration has been going like crazy for the dozens of alternate works of fiction that have been hitting me like crazy lately. I promise the chapters will be a lot bigger and updated a lot faster once we progress far enough to the actual first episode. I'll be able to keep track a hell of a lot better that way.
Thankfully I have finally gotten back to this after such a long absence compared to some others on my profile page. I've been meaning to for a while and only now I've managed to find time and inspiration for it. Still in the beginning stages, but I'm very satisfied and happy about it.
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