Helloooo! I'm a bit late :x I know! Here's how I'm going to TRY to do this: Tuesday or Wednesday will have HP updates, this fic will get every Wednesday or Thursday. Finally, I shall leave my Fridays and Saturdays for translating Megan Allard's "O Mais Belo dos Lírios" (The Sweetest Lily) and for any new story that my mind might decide to come up with!
Anyway, I think I totally forgot to mention but ~ This story will combine the previous (and already deleted) version of What's in a Mind and it's continuation: Hero's Come Back. I'm going to fit it into one whole fic. So you are warned: There will be time skips eventually! But that's not for a while, so no worries.
Right! Thank you for the reviews guys! El Frijolero (I never finished the last version of this story actually! It stopped midway and failed miserably. LOL); Guest (oooh about the character detail... I'm owing all of you on that. I know ;x I'm trying to make it as though other characters will describe her. :p hope that makes sense. lol)
Right! I hope you all enjoy this update... It's not my longest work but hopefully you'll like it anyway.
And before I leave you all to read - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEST FRIEND DANY! She's turning 20 today so let's all scream happily. *screams happily*!
Enjoy! ^^
Chapter Three
Itachi punched and kicked the tree viciously. Ami had silently watched her older brother train for past three hours. She was starting to get bored. Itachi stopped when he saw the little girl yawn.
"Perhaps we could get going." Itachi smiled. "I'm ahead in this."
"I don't want to go home yet!" Ami shouted happily. "Let's go down to the lake!"
"No... Father has already told me that we were to go straight home."
Itachi picked up the small child before she could run off in a different direction.
"Pretty please?" Ami begged, making the most adorable face possible.
"Just for five minutes. But you are not leaving my sight." Itachi smiled.
Ami sat on the grass, at the edge of the lake, and watched the small fish swim around in circles.
"Don't get too close, Ami!" Itachi shouted, not too far behind. "It's pretty deep!"
"I know 'tachi!"
The young Uchiha rested her chin in the palm of her hands and smiled to her reflection.
"Ok... Five minutes over. Let's get going." Itachi said, gathering his things and walking towards his little sister.
Ami sighed and frowned. She turned towards the small fish once more but instead was met with a large pair of yellow eyes. A big snake leapt out of the lake and wrapped its body around the young child. Itachi dropped everything and raced towards his sister. Every ounce of colour drifted away from his face when he realised she'd been dragged in.
Kakashi dropped the stack of plates when the young girl woke up screaming. Genma jerked awake from his sleeping state and groaned loudly. Hayate was the first to run towards the pale girl.
"What is it? Is everything alright?"
Ami was shaking and the three Shinobi noticed. She refused to cry at that moment. She wanted to go home.
"It was just a dream." She said quietly.
"More like a nightmare." Genma muttered.
"Do you need to talk?" Hayate asked.
Ami shook her head and picked herself up. She wanted to go home.
x.x
Naruto tried his best not to worry about his upcoming survival test. He'd survived twelve years of village haters, surely Hatake Kakashi would be nothing compared to them. Then again, how could he know? He spotted a familiar face quietly walking towards her home. She looked over at him curiously. They had little moments like that. Neither would interact. Simply stare. But he knew she wasn't like the villagers. He knew that she knew what it was like to feel alone. But she wasn't alone. She had her brother. Who did he have? Sandaime Hokage?
"You're Uzumaki Naruto, aren't you?" She asked quietly. Naruto froze. They had never spoken to each other before. Why now? "You're on my brother's team and your Sensei is Hatake Kakashi. Right?"
He felt something flutter in his stomach. He couldn't get sick now! He had an important test the very next day. But it was becoming hard. The wind blew softly on the girl's long black hair and the sun would shine in her onyx orbs. He knew he wasn't the tallest of boys, so he was certain she was reasonably short.
"Right?" She asked once more.
"Right!" He grinned. "You're Sasuke's sister. Uchiha Ami."
Her once confused eyes now looked surprised. Perhaps she wasn't aware that he knew quite a lot about her. He'd taken advantage of the Hokage's knowledge of everyone in the village. Although, he now wanted to get to know the real her... And not simply what others can see.
"What is he like? Kakashi I mean. He said something about wanting to train me but he never showed."
So she was going to be on his team too? He could get used to that. Easily.
"Well... To be fair he took ages to turn up for us. Iruka-Sensei says he tends to be late for everything." He grinned again. It seemed to be appearing much more naturally than usual.
"Oh. Well, I have to go." She half smiled before continuing her path home.
It was then that Naruto became determined to get a real smile off her...
x.x
"I know I've been here today already... But I might need advice. I'm certain you'd be the best person to give me that advice. I'm feeling... Different. I'm not entirely sure what I mean by that, but I know I'm feeling it. These four... They're like some sort of sign... Which I guess makes sense because Naruto resembles Minato-Sensei a lot. Sasuke and Ami are both from the Uchiha clan. I see the same potential in Haruno Sakura that the entire village saw in Rin." Kakashi sighed.
He was aware many people wondered why he spent so much time at the cemetery. Where else could he go? Everyone he loved was there.
"Kakashi-san! Here again?" Gai shouted. Well, most of them were there. "You aren't becoming overly depressed are you? I know how to cheer you up!"
"Gai... Now's not a good time. I have a lot on my mind." Kakashi stated emotionlessly.
"Care to share?" Gai grinned as he sat next to his best friend. "I'm all ears!"
"It's not important-"
"It's the team isn't it? You do this every time! You worry you'd be the worst mentor for the children and search for every excuse possible to fail them! You won't do it this time Kakashi!"
"That's not why I fail them. They don't know the true meaning of being a Shinobi."
"Oh and you do?"
"Of course I do!" Kakashi said irritably.
"None of do, Kakashi. You expect them to understand the way you think but you don't even try to teach them... Give this group a chance. It's not just coincidence that you have them."
Kakashi sighed. He knew very well Gai was right.
x.x
Ami slept until lunch time the next day. Sasuke would possibly be done with his test by now and she could stalk Hatake Kakashi until he decided to explain what he expected from her. Iruka had told her the night before that she was now a Genin. She didn't even need to pass any sort of exam like her brother did! Surely the Hokage saw potential in her.
Ami washed up and put on a pair of black leggings, a white t-shirt and a navy blue hoodie. She spotted Sasuke once she reached the compound entrance gate.
"You look terrible." She smirked.
"Oh shut it." He mumbled.
"Go rest... I'll be back later."
Ami walked across the village like a natural born stalker. So far Kakashi had entered two books shops, one clothes shop and ate half a bowl of ramen at Ichiraku's. He eventually stopped in the middle of one of the training grounds and looked up at the clouds. He quickly turned and threw a kunai in his follower's direction. Ami startled and jumped into action, throwing back a few of her own.
"Not bad for a Genin." Kakashi eye-smiled. "But I'm sure that's not all you can do."
Ami smirked and ran into his direction throwing random punches and kicks at every opening. Kakashi dodged them all without hesitation but took good notice of her persistence. Ami eventually flipped back and stared at him.
"What are the rules of this training?" She asked curiously.
"Simple. If you don't come at me with the intent of killing me, you'll get nowhere." He said nonchalantly. He noticed the evil smirk growing on the young girl's face.
"Fire release: Great Fireball Technique!" She shouted.
Kakashi knew this jutsu all too well and easily dodged it. He landed not too far behind the young Uchiha and threw two shuriken. She quickly dodged one as the other lightly scratched her arm.
"Fire release: Phoenix Fire Technique!"
Kakashi's eyes widened slightly when he realized the amount of fireballs around the small girl. He'd seen this technique before undoubtedly. In fact, he remembered when his former teammate, Obito, used it on their Sensei. But he was certain hers seemed different. Almost too strong to even be real. As quickly as they appeared, the fireballs disappeared and the training ground was filled with a thick patch of smoke. Once the smoke lifted, Kakashi found the young Uchiha fallen on the ground.
x.x
Ami ran home as quickly as her short legs would carry her. She'd just found her aunt and uncle lying dead on the ground. She had to alert her parents. They could be under attack! She stopped when she recognized her fellow clan member and police officer, Uchiha Inabi.
"Inabi! Please! I need your help!" She cried.
Inabi fell to the ground instantly. Ami froze when she saw someone's shadow standing over the dead body.
"You leave him alone!" She shouted.
The shadow threw a kunai towards her. She screamed and jumped backwards.
"Your house is next." The shadow spat angrily.
Ami's eyes were as wide as ever and her face was soaked in tears. She knew she wouldn't make it to her house before the other person but she would try no matter what.
She fell to her knees when she saw Itachi standing over her parents' dead bodies. She gripped the kunai that had once been thrown towards her and dashed forward. With the bravest battle cry she could come up with, she threw herself onto Itachi. He fought her off easily, knocking her to the ground. She stared at him angrily as he walked towards her. He could sense Sasuke's chakra getting closer. He froze when he realised the young girl's eyes changing. She'd awaken her Sharingan.
Right! Like? I hope so! :p
Let me just explain right here and now ~ Everything in italics (written like: this) will be a dream OR a thought... But you'll obviously be able to tell the difference. EVERYTHING that happens in Ami's dreams will be true UNLESS she says otherwise. Like the Snake thing, for example. You'll all slowly know more about her and her past with her family as time goes by, so no fear! ^^
So I'll leave you all for now... Let me know what you're thinking! ^^ xoxo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAAAANNYYY! s2