Kagome anxiously looked around the intimidating room. I wonder what kind of questions she could have for me, she thought, biting her bottom lip.
Looking at her surroundings for the thousandth time, Kagome groaned impatiently and slouched over in the surprisingly comfortable wooden chair. 'I'll be back in a few minutes' Tsunade had said.
Ha! A few minutes my ass... More like a few hours...
Kagome jumped and just barely contained a shriek when she heard the door slam open, but when she turned, she didn't see Tsunade standing in the doorway like she had expected to. Instead she saw a furious pink haired girl who looked to be around Kagome's age. Pinky –not knowing her real name, this is what Kagome had chosen to call the girl- glanced all around the room, until her furious gaze finally landed on the shocked Kagome.
"Tell me where he is!" She demanded as she pointed at Kagome.
The girl's eyes widened. "W-who?"
Pinky's glare intensified. "Do not play dumb with me! Tell me where the fuck he is!"
Kagome stood up and put her hands in front of her, as if she was surrendering. "W-where who is? I don't know who you're talking about!"
Sakura bared her teeth and stomped forward to Kagome and grabbed her by the collar of her uniform, lifting her onto her toes. "Listen, little girl, you do not want to mess with me! So tell me where the fuck Sasuke is!"
"Sakura! Put her down!"
Sakura looked back at Tsunade and hesitated for the slightest second- and was thrown into a wall because of it.
Tsunade strode to Kagome's side and gently helped the shocked girl up to stand. "I told you to put her down, Sakura." She sighed, rubbing her temples. "I don't like being harsh on you, but obedience has always been part of your training."
Sakura appeared through the dust and rubble with one of her hands emitting a green glow, slowly healing her right side- a few broken ribs and plenty of torn flesh, no doubt. "G-gomen, Tsunade-sama..."
Tsunade sighed and before walking to her desk and sitting with her hands folded, she motioned for Kagome to sit back in her seat. "Sakura, I'll talk with you when I'm finished with Kagome. So sit."
Sakura put her now non-glowing hand back at her side. "So that's her name?" Pinky sneered.
Tsunade raised her firm gaze from a picture frame to Sakura. "Sakura. Sit." And so she did.
"Alright, Higurashi, since we don't know who you are, I'd like to ask you a few questions."
Kagome nodded. "Go ahead."
"I'll need you to tell me your full name, your birth date, which village you reside in, and your reasons for being Konaha."
Kagome sighed and began. "My full name is Kagome Ai Higurashi, my birthday is December eighth, my umm... village... I don't have one. And I really have no idea how I came to be in your village, Tsunade-san."
Sakura growled. "Don't be so informal with-" Tsunade held up a hand, silencing Pinky immediately.
"Do you have any special abilities or jutsu?"
Kagome's brows furrowed in confusion. "Umm... I'm a miko... If that answers your question…?"
Tsunade was silent for a few long, brooding seconds until finally saying, "That's not possible. Mikos are- and have been for many centuries- extinct. So I suggest you tell me the truth about what you really are."
Kagome's cobalt eyes held defiance. "I am a miko, Tsunade-san."
Tsunade sighed once again and bent under her desk to retrieve something Kagome could not see. When the elder woman resurfaced, Kagome realized what she had grabbed was a bottle of sake. "It's a shame... I really liked you, Higurashi, but I'm sure a girl as sweet as you can understand what I have to do... It's nothing personal, but until we find out more, I'll... I'll need to lock you up. Ibiki! You know what to do!"
A bald, scarred man appeared next to her in a flash and grabbed Kagome's arm in a firm grip, lifting her from the wooden chair. "You can make this hard or easy, that's entirely up to you. But know that I will not hesitate to take action should you lash out."
Kagome nodded with eyes of patience. "I understand your position, Ibiki-sama. I promise I will not behave any less than a lady should. Tsunade-san, I would've done the same thing if I had been in your place."
Tsunade nodded, her brown orbs softening. She really didn't want to do that-but with Orochimaru and the Akatsuki acting up, she couldn't risk putting her –no, their – village in any harm's way. Ibiki started leading the young girl away by her arm. "Higurashi," Tsunade called to the retreating duo, causing them to pause. "Because of your cooperation, I will make sure not to put you in a cell with anyone too violent. In fact," she smirked. "Ibiki, would you be so kind as to put her in that cell? You know, the last one?" Pinky halted inspecting a petite nail and looked up with curiosity in her emerald eyes.
"Yes, Tsunade-sama, I shall do what you ask."
"Thank you very much, Ibiki."
Ibiki continued their trek, tugging at Kagome's slim arm. He led her down many stairways and halls, and the farther they traveled, the dimmer the light became. They eventually stopped at the last cell at the very last hallway, lit with only one torch, but even that was not very close to the actual cell...
Kagome got on the tip of her toes to try to peer inside the cell and see who she was rooming with for at least two months. As soon as she made out the shape of a body in the darkness, a pair of cynical red eyes opened in a flash, startling her to the point of grabbing onto Ibiki's bulky arm, although he easily pried her off. This seemed to amuse the man inside the cage, but the amusement was quick to fleet.
"Who the hell is this?"
Ibiki just barely sighed. It was through his nose, so you couldn't hear it; only the trained eye could see the slight movement in his chest. "This is Kagome Higurashi... You're new cell mate."
The man's red eyes widened for half a second- not that Kagome saw- and then they latched onto the girl who he would be spending who knew how long with. He eagerly welcomed the sight of a woman with long, midnight tresses that looked silky to the touch, much like an Uchiha's would. She had nothing but legs, and her breast size was fairly impressive- for a girl of her age, anyway. He estimated she was about in his age group, though her sapphire eyes held innocence he abruptly longed to corrupt. He crushed the thought as soon as it appeared.
This girl... she is trouble, he concluded.
Looking her over once more, he realized something he should have realized sooner: she did not belong in this grim place. She looked... as if... she belonged in a field of flowers and butterflies. Not in cage, much less his personal cage.
Kagome shivered when she saw the eyes... checking her out? No way... Gross...
For all I know, he could be some pervy old man!
"Ibiki!" The man in the cell barked out.
He doesn't sound too old... he sounds... maybe about twenty-five? It's hard to tell, his voice being so deep, she thought with a pout.
Ibiki raised an eyebrow at the man's question. "What?"
"Why is this girl here, of all places? Shouldn't she be eating ramen with Naruto or something?"
Kagome smiled. "So you know Naruto-san?"
"Hn..."
She giggled. "I'll take that as a yes."
Ibiki raised a hand to cease their beginning conversations. "She is here because we do not know if she is a threat to this village or not. We are not certain of her reasons for being in Konaha, and so therefore, for the protection of this village, Tsunade ordered she be locked away, specifically with you. Now, any more questions?"
Kagome nodded. "Hai, Ibiki-sama? Who is this man I will be in this..." she searched for the proper word. "Cage with?"
Ibiki seemed to silently sigh once more. "His name is-"
"Sasuke Uchiha..."
