Chains of A Thousand Bonds: Friendships that Live on.
The day started out normal enough for Reana. She and her best friend had been split apart several weeks ago, so it wasn't totally normal. The sun was up and the sky was still blue, so it had to be sort of okay.
"Shiro, time to get up." said Reana to her ninja pet. "We've got a long day ahead of us. It's time to go and meet our new "team." That's three too many people, if you ask me, but since no one did, I won't complain," she said poutily.
"Grrrrr," came the sound from under Reana's pillow. 'Obviously Shiro doesn't want to wake up.' "Heeheehee," she laughed.
Reana pounced on the bed and woke Shiro with a start. "Who, what, when, where?" Reana laughed out loud at her ninja pet.
"Maybe I should have given you to Brandon and kept Serabi," Reana said to Shiro. "At least Serabi isn't lazy."
Reana sighed at the thought of her best friend. The only communication they had had over the past year since the Village Hidden in Memories had been attacked was instant messages.
An hour later:
"What did Kakashi call us out for," said a dark-haired boy who seemed really irritated about something.
"I don't know, Sasuke. I'm not Kakashi's keeper or nothing like that," said the blond boy to the dark-haired one. So his name was Sasuke, huh? He was kind of cute. Almost.
I let myself fall from the tree catching myself with my knees. "Hi," I said to the person that I fell in front of. The dark-haired boy (Sasuke the blond had said) had that startled look in his eyes. Talk about funny. A tough guy had been startled by someone like me.
"Who the hell are you?" I looked at the blond haired boy.
"That depends," I said as I pulled myself upright on the tree and jumped down. "Who's asking?"
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm going to be the next Lord Hokage."
I smiled and turned to acknowledge the other. "And you are?"
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. What's it to you?" he said.
I suddenly had no eyes or ears for anyone. Another dark-haired boy with a familiar face had caught my eyes. "Brandon?" The boy stepped out from the shadows and smiled at me.
"Hey Reana," he said. "It's been a fair while."
I shrieked and ran to him. He picked me up and swung me in a circle. My best friend was back. "How did you find me," I asked him.
"I followed your memories," was his explanation.
Then I remembered the others. I blushed slightly as I turned around and was pleased to note the dumbstruck look on Naruto's face. Sasuke, on the other hand, looked mad as all get out that I had ignored him. Oops. I gave him a semi-smile. "Sorry Sasuke. I didn't mean to ignore you; it's just that I haven't seen Brandon in a year. Not since our Village was attacked."
"Your village was attacked," asked a male voice from behind me. I looked over my head so that I was looking upside down again and saw a man (or more like an overgrown teenager) with gray hair. "I'm Kakashi, and this," he said, indicating the pink-haired girl at his side, "is Haruno Sakura. I'm glad to see that you've already met Sasuke and Naruto."
"So this is the infamous "Team 7" that the Menokage told me to join. What's the deal with your Cell?" I don't think any of them looked at me with a kind look just then. That's their loss.
"Well," said Kakashi, "before we know for sure if you're on the team or not you will have to pass a test. Brandon will as well. The Hokage wants the two of you on the same team because of your Village history. He says that it would not be good for you to oppose each other." I grinned. This Hokage was smarter than he looked. If ever two people as close as Brandon and I are were to fight with each other and be from the Village Hidden in Memories and fight seriously, let's just say that all hell would break loose. And that's being literal.
"Piece of cake. I've already passed all the tests you can give me with Brandon as my partner. So, what's the test?" I looked at Brandon and smirked.
"These two bells attached to my hip are a target. Its 9:00 right now, so once noon gets here the test is over. You have to get the bells off of my hip before time expires." Even after Kakashi's explanation I was prepared. I still thought it was a piece of cake. He would not be happy about the test's end, if he got my full power. "Shiro," I called.
Shiro jumped down from the tree she had been waiting in and Serabi joined us as well. Brandon grinned and got ready for the battle. It was a face-off against time. It was time to beat the clock.
Disclaimer: I own Reana, Shiro, Brandon and Serabi. The others are copyrighted to Kishimoto Masashi.
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