A.N: Okay the Four Dragon Kings in this story are basied on the ones of Chiness Mythology with my own little twists. I havn't really studyed on the ledgend but I think I jhave enough to also be able to make up my own stuff. Okay and anyway I know I'm really flying with this story but I have no schoo for all this week so I'm going to try to get as many chapters in the other fics as I can. And be sure to review!
Disclamer: I don't own Naruto or the Four Dragon Kings
Chapter Eleven: Scrolls of the Four Dragon Kings
The Monday was going by very very slow. The Morning Meet felt like forever as I waited for Pein-sama to just shut up.
"Jen-Chan," Sasori tapped my shoulder. I looked and everyone had their hands clasped in the Ram hand seal. They were all also looked at me waiting.
"Oh sorry," I said bringing my hands together blushing. I heard a few chuckles perhaps belonging to Hidan or Tobi.
"Pay more attention next time," Pein said before going on about some tournament or something. Wait a what? "You will in tag team matches, I'll be choosing your partners for the tournament. You will be graded on your performance and anything under a seventy-five will be considered failure. No one will be sent home if they fail but this will tell me if you are even worthy of more training. This may even influence the student cuts for the end of the year." He said and my eyes widened hearing the stacks of this test.
"When did you say this event would take place?" Itachi asked knowing I hadn't been paying attention up until now.
"The twentieth," Pein said quickly "alright everyone get out of my sight." Everyone made a quick bow and headed for the stairs. Glad it was all over I headed quickly to the dorm so I could get rid of the cloak and hat. I tied my hair into a braid and put in my contact lenses which I had gotten at the hospital about a week ago sense training with glasses on had become a pain in the ass.
I checked the clock and smiled. It was nearly noon and it would be best if I got to the Room of Dawns before Konan. So I just walked across the hall and was surprised Konan had been way earlier then me. Figures.
"What's this?" I asked sitting down next to her at the table. There were four scrolls in front of her each having a different colored seal on it. The white scroll pointing to the west, the red to the south, the blue to the east, and the black scroll pointed to the north.
"The four Dragon Kings," she said. "Each represents the four elements and the cosmic directions. Itachi has noted to me that your chakra is very neutral not really choosing one element to be associated with."
"Really? Well that's pretty cool," I stated not seeing what was so great about neutral chakra.
"Cool?" she laughed softly "It's amazing and very rare, you have the potential to learn whatever jutsu you want with out your body rejecting it." My eyes widened a bit hearing this news. "Anyway I've already set up the scrolls now all you have to do is draw the form you wish to take in blood."
"Wait a second you set up a scroll for summoning but you want me to set up a transformation drawing over the jutsu?" I asked thinking over the amazing amount of chakra that was going to be needed.
"Yes." She said with a small smile "I, Itachi, and Pein-sama believe you have the potential. You have amazing skill in transformation and an eye for detail. To do this you'll need to make a pledge to the Dragon Kings but you must also draw them on the scrolls with your blood. I'd suggest you do so in Hidan and Kakuzu's room since they have an area for such messy work thanks to Hidan's rituals. Then tomorrow Pein and I will teach you how to summon the dragons and take their form."
"I-I'm honored," I stammered looking back at Konan. She smiled at me and I wondered if I'd become as beautiful as her one day.
"I'm sure," she said "now let's go you must draw the dragons in soon."
"I'll need to do some research on how to draw them," I said.
"Pick a few books from the shelf I'm sure they have dragons in there," Konan said pointing to the large bookcase on the side of the room.
"Yes," I nodded hurrying over to the books and quickly picked out a few I liked. "Do you have dip pens?"
"Yes, I 'barrowed' some from a fifth year Fire Student," she said with an extra charming smile.
"Of course," I laughed fallowing her down the hall to the undead boy's room. Konan knocked three times, a few loud curses were heard before Hidan answered the door.
"What?" he growled blood trickling down his lip. "I was praising Jashin-sama!"
"Sorry Hidan-kun but we need your ritual area for a few hours," Konan said but Hidan didn't move from the door. "It's orders from Pein-sama."
"Damn that Pein," he grumbled moving out of the way so we could enter the room.
The dorm looked like it was split down the middle. One side was neat and rather plain with white walls and a made bed next to the left wall. The other side had been painted black with an unmade with blood spots in the mattress. On what I guessed was Hidan's side of the room there was a sunken in part of the floor in black tile with a symbol of an upside down triangle inside a circle in red tile. There was also two shower drains in the corners of the area.
"There will be a lot of blood spilt so Pein-sama thought it would be best if you did your drawings in this area," Konan explained leading me to the middle of the tiled area.
"Humph," Hidan grumbled, "I'll be watching TV."
Konan shook her head smiling and knelt down putting the scrolls in the same configuration as before and putting down an empty wooden bowl. I sat down next to her and waited for her orders.
"Take out a kunai and slash your non-drawing hand then fill this bowl," she ordered and I nodded taking out a knife from my weapons pouch. I pressed the knife to the skin of my palm let out a breath and slashed it open. The blood poured out and dripped into the bowl. I squeezed my wrist hard making the wound open more so the blood will come faster. "Alright," Konan said when the bowl was about halfway full and she bandaged my wound. "If you begin to run low make a new cut. Once Kakuzu gets here he can stitch up the worst of your wounds," she said getting to her feet "I'll come back in an hour to check your progress and make sure your as detailed as you can get then once your finished write your name at the bottom of the scrolls."
"Yes, Konan-Chan," I replied bowing my head ignoring the pain in my hand. She nodded and left the room. I looked to the scrolls and took the white one first and opened the seal. I unfurled the scroll and looked at the writing. It was first written in what looked like Chinese or Japanese then in English. I read the name at the top of the English translation. "Ao Run Dragon King of the West Sea," I murmured and saw that the Earth Tower symbol was next to it. "Must be the earth element then," I mumbled and opened one of the Asian Art books. I found an oil painting to spring board off and dipped the pen into the bowl of my blood and began.
The ending result for Ao Run was a bulky but strong dragon. His snout short and full of small pointed teeth and along his long back tall spins, his rack was based off ram horns and his main and tail tipping feathers were very short. I was just finishing up with Ao Run's scales as Kakuzu walked in glanced at me then sat down next to Hidan watching The Price Is Right.
The next dragon I picked was Ao Guang of the East Sea then Ao Shun of the North Sea and lastly Ao Qin of the South Sea. All together it took me six hours to complete and I could guess nearly three quarts of blood was used. I was so tiered and weak I couldn't even feel Kakuzu stitching up my five wounds. Consisting of my left hand left upper arm and both of my thighs.
"All right girl," he said making me open my eyes half way. "I'll take you back to your dorm so you can rest. You get one of your boy friends to get you food and lots of water if your fed properly your chakra levels should be back to normal by tomorrow morning." I nodded sleepily as he picked me up bridle style and picking up my scrolls with a tentacle coming from his forearm.
"See you later kiddo," Hidan said amazingly polite as Kakuzu and me left the dorm.
The next thing I knew the smoky warmth of Kakuzu's chest was gone and I was curled up in my bed. I glanced around and saw they he was near the door talking with Sasori and Deidara. Both of them looked a bit worried, Deidara more so. On my bed table my four scrolls had been placed and I smiled weakly proud of my work.
"So yea she should be fine by morning," Kakuzu stated before bidding fair well and leaving.
"Jen-Chan un," Deidara whispered kneeling down next to my bedside. "Are you alright yeah?"
"I feel really tired," I said looking at him and absolutely loving the look on his face. His visible eye was wide and shiny and I could clearly see the silvery blue ring around the abnormally large pulp. Deidara's lips naturally curved upward and mouth parted slightly. "I've got to be dreaming," I sighed closing my eyes.
(3ed Person)
"What is she talking about un?" Deidara asked looking back at Sasori. Sasori crossed his arms and shrugged. "You know," the blond grumbled getting to his feet.
"I have no clue what you're talking about," the red head said giving a smirk that said he obviously did.
"Danna!" Deidara whined but the puppet master said nothing.
-Meanwhile in the Spirit Realm-
"Hmm brothers blood has been spilt in our honor," Ao Run the white dragon king said.
"Yes, I feel the same," said Ao Shun twisting his whiskers. "Who is this human Ao Qin?"
"A Shinobi I believe," the eldest dragon brother replied. The other three Kings hummed in reply. "I've never smelt so much blood given to us for just summoning however."
"Hmm A new jutsu perhaps," grunted Ao Run swishing his tail.
"Perhaps," the other three agreed.
"It is odd," Ao Guang finely said being the most soft-spoken of the four. "This Shinobi is rather odd."
"Please do not speak in riddles Ao Guang nee-san," Ao Qin growled baring his teeth at the youngest brother.
"I was only thinking it odd that I feel no strong element in her chakra," Ao Guang muttered rolling his eyes at the hotheaded brother. The four royal brothers all hummed in unison.
"Well whoever this ninja is we will be meeting with him soon," Ao Qin said finally ending the conversation.
-Back at the Academy-
"I'm hungry," I said sitting up about two hours later. Deidara was the only one in the room watching TV.
"Sasori went out to get you something un," he said flipping through the channels.
"Did you see my drawings," I asked.
"Yes, they are very nice," he mused, "even if it's not art hmm."
"What if I told you what you did wasn't art?" I asked getting annoyed with his hard headedness. He gave a very wide grin and looked at me his eye a bit wide.
"I might have to kill you hum," he chuckled and I rolled my eyes.
"Oh I'm so scared," I said sarcastically as my empty stomach knotted painfully making me grown.
"You all right un?" he asked his eye wide now in worry. I half smiled and nodded even though it felt like my rib cage was going to rip apart. "Hmm just tell me if you need anything okay?"
"Okay Deidara," I said and closed my eyes just as the door clicked open.
"Deidara check her forehead for me," I heard Sasori's voice.
"You didn't get a thermometer hmm?" the blond grumbled getting up and padding to my bedside.
"I forgot," Sasori replied simply pulling out something from a paper bag. I felt Deidara's hand cup my forehead the lips moving uncomfortably on my skin.
"She's fine," he said, "starving but fine un." I opened my eyes and snatched the bag of fast food from Sasori and stuffed it in my face because you know that's just so classy. "See I told you she's starving."
"She also bit my arm off," Sasori said blinking a few times.
"Don't look so surprised," I chuckled between bits. Deidara smirked while Sasori rubbed his arm carefully. "I'm dangerous!"
"Feh your about as dangerous as a kitten wearing mittens," my best friend giggled from the door frame making the three of us look.
"Loren!" I smiled.
"You all right?" she asked walking over to my bedside.
"Yea I'm okay," I sighed while my roommates stared at her "just hungry." I stuffed more French fries in my mouth.
"When aren't you hungry?" she rolled her eyes.
"Well I'm hungrier then usual," I said with a blush.
"What are you doing here?" Sasori asked Loren but she just ignored him. "Hey girl…" he said touching Loren's shoulder.
"What do you want?" she spun around growling demonically.
"I uh… nothing," Sasori blinked.
"Good," she whispered before turning back to me. "So what happened? I'll kick Itachi's ass if he hurt you again."
"No, I was doing my scrolls see there on the night table," I said and she picked it up and opened the dried scroll. "It's in blood so that's why I don't feel so well."
"Wow Jen but really did you have to do them all at once?" she asked looking at the detail.
"Yes," I said in an unsure voice but Deidara and Sasori nodded quickly watching my friend fearfully. "I mean yes, of course or the jutsu wouldn't have come out correctly."
"Oh okay well I just wanted to check up on you since you left yesterday in such a rush yesterday.
"Yea well it's a good thing since Deidara might have been killed if I hadn't gotten there in time." I heard Deidara mumble something like "little pain in the ass un," but I smiled anyway.
"What did you say Blondie?" Loren growled.
"Nothing un," Deidara said quickly his hands rose defensively.
"Well I'd better go my test is on Thursday," she said "do you think you could stop by to watch me fight?"
"Sure thing," I replied with a nod and she smiled at me.
"See you around then," Loren said tilting her head so her star shaped earrings shinned in the light.
"Bye," I said as she turned to leave. When the door clicked shut I looked to my roommates who were still watching the door for any movement. "I think she likes you two."
Sasori and Deidara fell backward as I laughed.
A.N: If you were wondering. Yes, my best friend is this crazy in real life
