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- GreenMango
Chapter 11
"Oi Amaya!" shouted Lee running over followed everyone else, I stopped slightly only to be pulled by Hisoka again.
"She has no time to be fraternizing with the likes of you," said my father turning and walking away, I turned to see them standing there. I whipped my head around not daring to look at them for fear of crying. They dragged me into the Academy for the first written test.
"Concentrate on the exam Amaya!" ordered my father pushing me forcefully into the classroom. I was assigned a seat. 18. In the middle row surrounded my a few scarier, older people. I gulped slightly but relaxed when I saw Shikamaru, Neji, Sasuke and Naruto enter the room. I smiled slightly as Naruto took the seat in front and Neji behind. There was silence until the class filled then in came Ibiki. Looking as scary as hell. As per usual.
"This year the jounin exams are slightly different. There won't be a scroll retrieval mission to Suna this year," he said starting to explain "You will matches against each other; if you lose then you're out of the exam. The aim is to get the scroll the other person has. Should you get it and the other person is still conscious, the match continues until the other is knocked out, injured or in the worst case," he said then paused "dead." There was a deathly silence. "If you do not want to take the risk then pull out now," there was a silence again, after a few minutes a few hands started to go up. I knew I couldn't withdraw; I would be killed by my family for failing. "Alright we have separated the class now. You have an hour. Begin!" he called across the remaining class. I looked down the sigh at how hard this was going to be.
Outside the academy at the Barbeque Café everyone sat waiting for the exam to finish before being joined by the exam takers. Chouji was chomping down n the meat calling to keep it coming. Ino and Sakura were still recovering from the hang over's, Kiba and Akamaru were feasting on the rare bit of beef stolen from Chouji, Shino was quiet while drinking his tea, Lee was drinking some of his super strength, red, health drink and Hinata was watching the two squabbling Kunoichi next to her. Ino suddenly stopped as if remembering something then turned to Kiba.
"Kiba, I just remembered while having the fight with bill-board brow here," said Ino pointing to Sakura. He nodded picking the last bit off beef off the grill before getting into a small chopstick battle with Chouji, which ended him losing the beef to him.
"Nani?" asked Kiba sucking his pinched thumb
"It's about Amaya-chan," she said, he nodded "Well Shikamaru told me this, it's what they talked about while they were outside," she added, Kiba stiffened not looking forward to the rest of this conversation. "She said that after the jounin exam and her 18th birthday, she's being sent back to Iwagakure," she said taking a deep breath then closing her eyes to block out Kiba's explosion.
"What? They can't do that!" he yelled surprising everyone at the table and Sakura groaning in pain
"That's not the worst part," muttered Ino
"Nani?" he yelled
"She's going as head Anbu Medic and is to-to-to be married," she mumbled, she closed her eyes again waiting for another shouting explosion but when she opened them she saw Kiba bent over with his head in his hands and talking to Akamaru silently.
"Kiba-kun?" said Hinata, Shino bent down to his team mate and saw a small wet patch on his trousers over the knees. He looked back up and shook his head sadly. Everyone started taking interest in the conversation. Kiba looked up after drying his face and patted Akamaru's head and stood up.
"Where are you going?" asked Sakura
"To see Tsunade-sama, she can stop this," said Kiba turning, after a few feet away from the others there was the sound of walking and he turned. Behind was everyone following smiling, Lee giving a good guy pose and Sakura and Ino waving. He nodded and they carried on walking.
The exam finished and luckily I managed to fend off a few cheaters from my work. I finished 6 of the 10 questions and managed to answer the 10th question. Naruto did some strange thing by standing up to Ibiki; Shikamaru said he did the same thing in the Chunin exam. I laughed silently when he did this. As I walked out the exam Anbu jumped down around me.
"Sasaki Amaya?" they said in unison
"Hai, nani?" I asked angrily
"Your coming with us to Tsunade-sama," the one with a fox mask said, I sighed and nodded following them quickly the one grabbed me and disappeared with a 'poof'. When we 'poof' again we were in Tsunade's meeting room. Everyone was silent, my family on one side, everyone else on the other and Tsunade in the middle by the desk.
"What is it?" I said sourly, there was no way I wanted to be there, not with her causing more trouble in MY business. She had already made my life a mess what more does she want?
"My, my haven't we become a bitter person," she said sarcastically
"I'm bitter to those I respect not," I replied bitterly biting my tongue before I could retort more. She gripped the side of her chair tightly and gritted her teeth so not to shout then replied.
"No respect eh?" she said
"Hai, you lost it long ago," I said not looking at the others who tensed and the Anbu behind me who stepped closer to me and grabbing kunai.
"I'm here to help," she said
"Last time you helped, you sent me to my end," I snarled
"Amaya! Don't talk to the Hokage like that," snapped my father, I tensed and closed my eyes then nodded slowly. I bowed slightly as if a silent apology.
"Don't bow," said Tsunade I shrugged and sat down on the floor, the Anbu tensed and held a kunai to my neck
"Well sorry, but I'm tired, fox face," I growled before the kunai was removed "If your going to help then help because my first match is later this evening, and I'm up against some baka from Takigakure" I said, Tsunade coughed and shuffled papers around.
"Hai, we're here to discuss a rumour about you Amaya," she said, I snorted
"Which one, there's lots," I smirked
"That at the age of 18 you will be leaving to go back to Iwagakure," she said ignoring my comment, I froze then snapped my head towards everyone else then glared "Carrying on, in the Fire Country once you reach 18 you are an adult, that means you may leave the clan house without the leaders permission." She explained I turned back to her surprised
"That is not true in our clan, she is my daughter, I will tell her if she may leave," said my father
"Shinji-san, you moved to Konoha for protection and became a citizen, this means your daughter is protected and able to do as the laws state. Your clan became a clan of Konoha; Amaya is allowed to leave the clan house at 18. Before then unless you dismiss her out the house then she must stay." Said Tsunade
"The only reason she was being sent back was to become a bride for money, to the heir of the most powerful clan there." Said Hisoka nonchalantly "What's the point in having her with us now uncle?" he added, my mouth dropped open
"True," said my father, tears rolled down my cheeks as I sat there on the floor.
"Enough!" roared Tsunade over the squabbling of all the chunin and my family. "Amaya is to move out of the clan house, it is clear she is not welcome there and I will not have a Shinobi of Konoha living in a house that will cause their death. Laws or not," she said, "Case closed, please move her property to the Inuzuka compound until she is given a new home" she said handing sheets to Shizune. My family got up and left without me and I was left with everyone in the room. I stood and glared at the Chunin's. Sure I hated my family but you never stop loving them whether you don't like them or not.
"Thanks a lot," I said darkly
"What d you mean 'thanks a lot'" hissed Ino putting her hands on her hips, I glared then laughed slightly bitterly
"You don't understand do you?" I said looking at them then laughing "They may have been backstabbing bastards but do you honestly think I'd let them send me away. Look what you've done!" I shouted now starting to cry "I.Have.No.Home!" I screamed angrily at the waving my arms around like a mad woman. They stopped chattering and stared. I snarled at them and turned with my back to them.
"I have to go train," I growled stalking to the door; my hand grabbed the door knob just as the Hokage talked again.
"You are the most troublesome chunin in the world!" she said tiredly and rubbing her face
"Would you like me to go back to Deidara, I heard they have an opening for me," I replied bitterly
"No, No. Kami, I wish Sarutobi-sensei was still here," she muttered "Stay in Konoha until after the jounin exams, after you may do as you wish. Maybe a holiday will do you good," she said loudly again, I sighed and nodded.
"Gomen nasai Hokage-sama," I said before walking out the door and closing it quietly behind me. I walked down the road towards the training area regretting the words I shouted at them.
I knew I had pushed myself, but man, that was a harsh work out early in the day before my first match. There were 16 of us left. I was against some junkie from the Waterfall Village. I have no clue what to do after. Earlier when I saw Kiba getting upset and Akamaru whimpering at my outburst something stabbed at me. I felt pain erupt through my heart as if tearing in two. I stood slowly from my crouch on the ground then started heading off for my first match. I pumped chakra into my hand and moved it to my shoulder and moved it around stretching the cramped muscle. As I walked I got reproachful looks as groans as another person walked through the crowds. I had my head low and bumped into someone knocking me over.
"I-itttai…" I moaned clutching my leg tightly, I blinked and looked at the black sandals in front of me and saw them connected to a body with black pants and shirt. I blushed when I looked and saw Kiba with Akamaru looking down at me.
"G-gomen," I said quietly,
"It's fine, here," he said picking me up easily "Not so tough for the top Chunin," he laughed as I glared at him
"Your cruel," I huffed crossing my arms, I went silent as he started walking in the direction of the first match at the stadium. "I wanted to say I'm….sorry, for my outburst," I said my eyes not wavering fro my hands; he stopped slowly as Akamaru came up beside us.
"You were upset, it's alright," he said, he then did something I wouldn't have expected from him. He leaned forward and kissed my temple softly "If we've done something wrong then tell us," he said gently kissing my temple again and nuzzling it slightly. He reminded me of a dog slightly but then again it's in their nature to be like that. I had seen Tsume and Hana both do that to Kiba when I was younger as a sign of affection. I smiled and nodded then hugged him tightly. Akamaru barked softly and started jumping and running ahead happily still barking. People were starting to stare at us but right now I couldn't give a damn. I was happy. With the first person I would ever admit to…..I dunno…..Love?
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