A/N-Here is the third chapter of 'When Reality Becomes Blurred'. I must say I'm rather disappointed with the response but nonetheless I have a vow that I WILL get out the story…however ill received it may be. The offer still stands that reviewers can ask questions of the characters and they will answer. Thanks to Gin-Inu, Kira and ForeverForsaken who reviewed Chapter 2. R&R
Disclaimer-I Don't Own The characters in this story that are from Naruto. They belong to…it's Shounen Jump isn't it?
Chapter 3
Mika stared into the ornate mirror hanging on her wall…and burst out laughing. She had to slap a hand over her mouth and hold her side so that her laughter wouldn't arouse her parents. She sagged to the floor, leaning against the dresser as her laughter abated. Kakashi wrinkled his forehead and said "What, may I ask is so amusing?"
Mika sobered up as much as she could and said "You. The fact that my parents went to such amazing lengths to set this up, considering their 'opinions' of Naruto and the like." At this comment, Kakashi's visible eyebrow vanished into his forehead protector, Sakura's eyes started to flame at the insinuation she was part of a joke, Naruto had a look of cute confusion on his face, Sasuke had an amused smirk on his face and Gaara had a dark, threatening glare on his face which only got darker with every word Mika had said.
"It's…not a joke…" Said Naruto, finally catching on with what Mika was insinuating. Mika finally stopped giggling from the joke thought and stood up with a 'ok, enough is enough' look on her face. "Yeah. You guys are real…and 'Sabaku no Gaara'" she said, using finger quotes. "Is going to wrap me with his sand and give me the 'Desert Coffin.' Yeah…I'm going to bed now. Tomorrow I'm going to find the mechanism to shut down the hologram. Good night." She turned to her bed and began to climb in.
During this monologue no one had noticed the scowling red-haired in the back uncorking the gourd on his back. He was ticked at the insinuation that he was, as she put it 'a Hologram'. Whatever that was. A smirk came to his face. He would allow her to test her theory about the Desert Coffin. And at the same time, test that he could make it through the mirror with his sand…for future reference.
A hissing sound was the only warning she was given before something began to scratch at her legs. She looked down and was shocked at the sand wrapping slowly around her feet. She leapt backwards-thanking DDR for the agility- but found that the sand wasn't going to let go. If anything, the stuff moved faster up her legs. She clawed at it but it wasn't long before she was completely encased in the stuff. Only her face was showing. Kakashi had turned around and was glaring at Gaara while Mika shook in fear under the cloak of sand.
He could feel it via the sand…her shaking in fear. He smirked as he tightened it slightly, hearing her whimper in pain. "Feel the sand Fields. Is it cutting you?" he tightened it and continued "Does it feel real? Or like a 'hologram'"
"Let…me go…" She whispered, breath leaving her lungs. A kunai whistled through the air attempting to slice the sand but it failed. Sasuke pulled out another kunai and pointed it straight at Gaara.
"Hey I'm ticked that she said we were a joke to. But don't lose control of your temper Sabaku. Especially against someone who is so untrained. Do you have any idea how cowardly that is?" Said Sasuke a smirk on his face. With these words the sand gave Mika another squeeze and released her. As she stood unsteadily and glared at Gaara (who glared right back) she muttered something to Kakashi who frowned and said "Come again?"
She looked at him, brushing sand off of our clothes. "What exactly is my bloodline trait?"
Kakashi (one could only assume) smiled under the mask. "Your bloodline trait is one of the rarest, and most powerful. It's been awhile since it's been seen but according to our records, your trait can put your chakra into pretty much any item in the world and turn it into a weapon. For example, if you were to attempt your trait on a pen for example it would turn into a needle, not unlike the ones Haku used. Also those paper shuriken that you can make? Yeah…you can turn them into real shuriken. In other words you will never have a shortage of weapons." Kakashi paused here. "A rumor that went around the village of Konoha was that this bloodline trait can beat anything but it was never confirmed-that is they could even send the powers through the air itself as long as it has some sort of transmitter. Take Gaara's sand for example…once we get her chakra trained up a bit, she could transmit her energy through the grains and thus penetrate his sand barriers even."
Kakashi was interrupted at this point by Sasuke who said "Why don't you try it? Vengance for the 'Desert Coffin' thing?"
Mika glanced at Sasuke. "Well, for one, Uchiha, I, unlike you, am not an avenger. I don't get even, I just stay mad for a while. Secondly…if I don't have control over my Chakra yet u could hurt myself and everyone else. And thirdly, I haven't learned how to throw any weapons yet so I'll just end up hurting myself even more if I try to use a weapon. The closest I've gotten is a paper shuriken which is nothing like the real thing."
Kakashi smiled with approval. "Good. You already know not to use it unless absolutely necessary…and that revenge isn't a necessary use of untrained Chakra…this will take a shorter period than I thought, if you already know the theory from the show. I think we should-"
He was interrupted, this time, by Mika who gave a huge yawn. "Listen Kakashi. I am tired. It's late. Can we talk about this more tomorrow?" Kakashi nodded and Mika turned to get into bed. As she got under the covers and snuggled into her pillow, the last thought that went through her mind was 'When I wake up this morning this will all have been a dream. Goodnight figments of my overactive imagination.' She drifted off….
…. Only to be awoken the next morning by a shuriken thunking into the wall. She yelped and rolled onto her other side only to have Sabaku no Gaara sitting about a foot away from her, glaring at her…and it wasn't her plushie. She yelped again and rolled off of the bed, getting tangled in the sheets. As she attempted to untangle her sheets she eventually gave up and yanked the comforter off the bed, over her head. "I thought you were a dream." The sand mercilessly yanked the comforter out of her hands and he glared at her. "I thought we confirmed that I was real." The sand wrapped around her body and brought her into a standing position. The way she was standing now, she was about an inch away form his face but she wrenched away from the loosely holding sand and turned around. As the sand tightened she said "Let go Sabaka no Gaara." The sand unceremoniously dropped her and he stood up. "Kakashi wanted me to tell you a few things. First of all, you are to have several paper shuriken on you at all times. According to Kakashi, the trait you have reacts if you are in danger and there is need to use it, even if you are untrained." "You're joking." Said Mika in a flat voice. "I don't joke." Said Gaara in an equally as flat voice. "Oh sorry I forgot."
"Secondly. He wrote down a list of the 12 hand seals and their corresponding names as well as some simple jutsu's such as the Kage Bunshin among others. You are to practice those whenever you have the chance." Again Mika nodded, accepting the bit of parchment from Gaara.
"Thirdly, take this little jar of sand in your pocket. When you are in danger and only then are you to break it and I will come help you." Mika acknowledged him with a 'hn.' Gaara scowled at her for taking his phrase.
"Don't forget any of these rules." He said emotionlessly as he disappeared in sand. "Relax Mr. Sandman. I won't. As she dressed for work, she remembered to slip those three items into her pocket.
As she thought, for the millionth time, over her circumstances, she realized just what was happening.
'I have a bodyguard who could build a floating sand castle. Perfect…wait. Why do I even need a bodyguard?"
A/N-There. There actually is an alternate way to how Mika discovers her powers…if you want to read the alternate version just say so in your review and I'll send it to you:) but yeah…REVIEW!
