Well… not a lot of views yet, then again I'm just beginning, s I'm keeping my hopes up =) enjoy chapter 2

Chapter 2

Expect the Unexpected

It's been two years since the Hokage found Asuka, he hasn't had any luck finding her parents, due to Asuka's memory loss; it's hard to even find one of her relatives, if she even has any. Asuka has been making friends, but hangs out with one person the most. Naruto. Asuka was the only one to talk to him, besides Iruka and sometimes the Hokage. Being six now, not being able to find her parents with no wealth whatsoever, the Hokage let her stay at the tower, paying her to clean, file papers, ect.

During the time that she had stayed there, the Hokage saw potential in her, dedication, logic, durability, and mercy. Something the Hokage hasn't seen in a long time. So, he got a volunteer from a chunin to train her, and her wolf, Hatsuharu. Hatsuharu has grown during the two years of being with Asuka. Even though she thought her companion was a normal wolf, he hasn't stopped growing.

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Morning came, Asuka was still sleeping though, being tired from working for the Hokage and all. Hatsuharu has been waiting for hours for his companion to wake up though, so his patients finally ran dry, he did what he always done when Asuka did this. Drag her outside, or until she woke up.

Hatsuharu got a mouthful of the comforter, and yanked it out of Asuka's arms; leaving her exposed, only wearing short-shorts and a tank top. She shivered and huddled into a fetus position. The grey wolf just pinned his ears back and shook his head. He burrowed his way into Asuka's arms and put his cold, wet nose on her neck and face. She squirmed and pushed him off, turning to the other side.

With a huff, Hatsuharu grabbed her foot with his mouth and started dragging her to the bathroom. Her eyes shot up as her whole body hit the wooden floor, still half asleep, she ignored it and fell back asleep. He rolled his eyes and continued to drag her. Reaching the sink, he let go of her foot and turned it on, getting a mouthful of cold water, he spewed it on her face.

Asuka sat up, in shock, and immediately looked at Hatsuharu, angry. "You couldn't have kept nudging me could you? No, no, no, you HAD to dump cold water on my face!"

He cocked his head to the side, activating his puppy dog eyes and stared deep into hers.

"And don't even try playing 'innocent'. This time, you're working with no brakes." She scolded him as she got up and changed clothes.

Hatsuharu just rolled his eyes and went into the hallway while Asuka changed.

She did her normal morning routine, brushing her teeth, take a short ten minute shower, and get in her work clothes. a dark purple sweat shirt, black sweat pants, and brown sandals.

She walked out of her room to see Hatsuharu sitting in front of the door with the mail at his feet, and a straw broom up against the wall next to him. "You're just prepared for everything aren't you?" she said sarcastically.

He nodded his head gleefully, taking in all the "glory" of being a morning kind of dog.

Asuka picked up the mail and sort it all out, from the councilors, to the Hokage's mail. "Here," she put the Hokage's mail on one side of his collar, and the councilors mail on the other. "you know what to do."

He nodded his head and ran off to the direction he normally goes.

She sighed as she picked up the broom and dust pan attached to it, and started sweeping.

An hour or two later, she started moping, and Hatsuharu pulled the bucket of water with him, following Asuka. The Hokage walked towards her and spoke, "Asuka deer, would you mind to stop working for a moment and follow me to my office?" She nodded her head and got Hatsuharu to mop. "Hatsuharu too."

Hatsuharu put the mop in the bucket and put it to the side and started following. "Is there something wrong Hokage?" Asuka asked.

"No, I'll tell you when we get to my office." He answered. Getting to his office, Asuka opened the door for him, he nodded his head and entered, Asuka and Hatsuharu followed, closing the door behind them. The Hokage took his seat behind his desk and gestured Asuka to sit in the guest chair in front. She took her seat and Hatsuharu sat next to her on the floor.

"Do you have any idea why I called you in here?" he asked. She shook her head 'no' and let him continue. "I see potential in you, potential I haven't seen in years, so I have an offer for you." she sat up straight in her seat, setting her hair behind her ears to make sure she didn't miss one word. "I want you to start training to be a shinobi."

Starstruck. That was how she reacted in her mind, but in reality, she said, "Th-Thank you, Hokage, sir, b-but, who will train me? You?"

"No, not me," he said, shaking his head, "somebody else who trained hard when he was just a kid like you."

She took a deep breath and exhaled, "What about Hatsuharu? Will he be able to train with me?"

He rested his elbows on his desk, folding his hands together, resting his chin on his hands, "Of course, you two are partners after all."

Asuka smiled at her companion, and he smiled back, showing his white canine teeth. Looking back at the Hokage, she asked, "Who will train me?"

Somebody knocked on the door, "Come in." the Hokage said.

The door slammed open, hitting the wall and backfired, then hit the guy in the face, knocking him on the ground in the hallway. Asuka didn't get a good glimpse of him; neither did Hatsuharu who cocked his head to the side. The door opened normally this time, with a man in a green jumpsuit, while wearing a flak jacket, and rubbing his swollen red nose. "Might Guy here," he spoke, "at your service!" he straightened up, gave a toothy grin, winked, and gave a thumbs up as his teeth sparkled.

"Asuka," Hokage spoke, "Might Guy will be your sensei, you will still work around here though, and you will be living on your own in a one story apartment, good luck."

Feeling Might Guy's presence right behind her, she turned around and Guy was staring straight at her, over shadowing her. "So! This is my youthful student!" he spoke with great confidence. "This is my first student, and as my student, I must know your name!"

Asuka swallowed the lump in her throat, "I'm Asuka" she spoke with a hint of fear, "and this is my companion, Hatsuharu." She gestured at her wolf, he nodded.

"Well then!" Guy spoke again, "I have two students to teach now! Come! I will train you to be great, youthful shinobi!" he grabbed her arm and ran out of the room with Hatsuharu following.

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Finally Guy came to a stop and let Asuka down in the middle of a grassy field, just outside the gates of Konoha. She was dizzy, and temporarily disoriented by the speed of that he hauled her. Plus he accidentally slammed her body into a wall or two on the way. Hatsuharu caught up after a minute or two, not even panting hard.

"So Asuka! Ready to train?" Guy looked at her with anticipation, she was on her back, drooling, and had a nose bleed.

"I-I think I've had enough training for today," she replied, "Guy sensei."

"Oh nonsense!" he shouted, "For the power of youth never has enough!" she groaned and put a hand on her forehead, feeling a giant bruise forming. He cleared his throat and said, "Um… sorry for slamming you into some of the buildings… I'm just so excited!"

She sat up, gathering what little senses she had left, "How old are you?"

"20 years young! Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering." She replied as she got up, having a support of a tree.

"Here," Guy gave her some clothes, "I want you to change behind one of the trees, I promise I wont look, for I am a gentleman." He turned on his heels, his back facing her.

"Why do I have to put these on?" she asked.

"Because, what you're wearing doesn't suit the training I have for you today."

She did as he said and changed, and like he said, he never peeked with the guard of Hatsuharu. She came out and asked, "Why do I have to wear the same clothes as you sensei?" she was wearing a green jumpsuit, and weighted orange leg warmers.

"So then everyone will know that you're MY student of course!" he winked and his teeth sparkled as he smiled.

"Alright then." She sighed and started picking her feet up, trying to determine how much weight was in the leg warmers.

"Don't worry about the weights, you'll soon grow strong enough to be able to run with ease as you continue wearing them. They're just ten pounds." He answered the question in her thoughts.

"What about Hatsuharu? Doesn't he get weights?" Hatsuharu glared at her.

"Oh right! I almost forgot." he dug into his bag and pulled out a green collar, and for dog sized leg warmers. "I got these for him too!" he tossed it to Asuka, "Your partners, so help Hatsuharu put them on."

An evil grin slid across her face as she looked at Hatsuharu, "With pleasure sensei." Hatsuharu swallowed hard as she worked on getting the stuff on him. It wasn't that hard, but he kept struggling. After she finished, he let his head hang as he sat down in despair.

"Alright then! Now we are ready to train!" Guy yelled out as he jumped in the air. "First, I want you two to do 50 push ups and 50 sit ups, Hatsuharu can sit against a tree while you do your sit ups Asuka. And I will do 500 push ups and sit ups, if you two cant beat me, I will add more."

Asuka and Hatsuharu looked at each other. Is this guy crazy? They both thought. But no matter, they both got into their push up form. (Hatsuharu, being a wolf, he stretched his lower legs out and pushed up and down with his upper legs, just in case you were wondering.) They started doing their push ups, but Guy was MUCH faster at doing his.

"Hatsuharu," Asuka spoke, "we need to beat Guy sensei, we need to step it up a notch." He nodded his head, and it seemed like they were both in sync; doing 10 push ups within 15 seconds, give or take. While Guy did 30 in 15 seconds.

After the push ups, sit ups, and Hatsuharu sitting up against a tree, Asuka and Hatsuharu beat Guy. "Well done students!" Guy shouted with glee, "now, it's time for running. I want you two to do 5 laps around Konoha, staying together at all times, for as a team, if one doesn't finish, the team fails. And I, will do 50 laps, if I finish before you finish, I will add more laps, understood."

Asuka and Hatsuharu did a salute, "Yes sensei!"

"Good! Now get moving!" they both ran, but of course, Guy was MUCH faster than Asuka and Hatsuharu.

As they made they're laps, Asuka noticed something in the woods, but didn't bother to speak up, it didn't look threatening, just looked like training. When they finished before Guy did, they both fell onto the ground, exhausted. Guy finished his laps, and didn't even break a sweat.

"Good job students!" he did his 'good guy' pose, and started to walk away. Then he remembered something, "oh yeah! And your training tomorrow will start at 3pm, and end at 6, don't be late. And your apartment is D32 at the apartment complex towards the east, here's your key." He tossed it toward Asuka, but she didn't catch it, she just let it bounce on her belly. "I'll see my youthful student tomorrow!" he ran off, leaving Asuka and Hatsuharu behind.

Asuka sat up and said, "You go to the apartment, I'm going to explore for a bit." he nodded his head and took the key before running off. "I'll meet you there!" she sighed and walked into the forest, looking for the person training out here.

Hours past, it was dark, and she didn't find anyone. She was tired, it seemed like every muscle hurt in her body, but she still changed into her old clothes and got up into a tree. Might as well draw while I'm out here in this beautiful scenery. She got comfy on a branch before taking out some paper and a hard surface she carried around in her bag. All of her drawings started out with a line, whether it be abstract, or a drawing of an animal, she loved drawing.

Yah! It was longer than last time =D cant say the same thing for the next chapter though… the next chapter is, "New Things Everyday"