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A Shocking Revelation

"SORA-SENSEI!! What is that?!" Naruto and Sakura's voices, rang through the sound of burning flames, as they appeared beside her side. Sora shook her head and commanded them softly, "Go back to the exam."

"No! Tell us what happened!"
"Go back now Naruto!"
"Sora-sensei," Sakura asked softly, "Please tell us what happened!"
"Sakura, Naruto, go back now."

There was an awkward silence, until she shook her head again and forced a warm chuckle, "Okay, come on guys! The exam is going to start soon, we need to get over there neh?" Sora walked over to the two of them and put her hand on each of their shoulders, "Well? Come on now!" They turned and began to walk away slowly, and just as they turned, she faced the fires and cupped her hands together, blowing an icy wind, putting the flames out.

They turned around upon hearing the wind, and for a moment, had looks of absolute confusion written across their faces, "We're late you guys! You do realize that if I get into trouble, I can automatically blame it on the students?" Sakura giggled, and nodded, starting to follow Sora, but Naruto wasn't quite as sure. He continued staring back at the wreckage that once had been, until she grabbed his head and gave him a noogie, "Oi! Hurry up Naruto!"

"Hey!" he exclaimed, as she grabbed his headband and began to run off to the stadium with it. He had forgotten about the wreckage; for the time being.

"Give it back Sora-sensei! I can't go in there looking official without my--"
"Fine, here," Sora tossed the headband at him while skidding to a halt, "I've gotta go really quick, see you later alright?"
"Hai, bye Sora-sensei!"

She waved goodbye to him and began walking to the Hokage, biting her lip to restrain from showing how much pain she was currently in. It was true that when Orochimaru hit her with the poison, she did not know how to cure it, so she was currently limping slightly from the numbness.

The Hokage was seated in the top row, a warm smile on his face, ready to pass some genin onto the Chuuin level. Unfortunately, Sora was about to ruin his good mood.

"Hokage-sama?"
"Sora-san, wonderful. We were all wondering where you might have gone.."

He glanced up from his tea and smiled at her, and in return she forced herself to smile back, while sitting across from him in the least uncomfortable position she could manage. He must have noticed the pain Sora was in at the moment, for at once his eyes widened in a fatherly manner, "What happened Sora?"

"Oh," Sora replied, bracing for a scolding, "... It was Orochimaru.."
"What?!" The Hokage dropped his cup to the ground, and as it clattered with the contents spilling out, she hung her head in slight shame.

"I'm sorry Hokage-sama.. I truly didn't mean to take him on alone."

The Hokage rubbed his temples in worry, "Sora, I know very well you can take him on alone, and succeed at that.. But does that mean you should go looking for a fight?"

"But I wasn't looking to fight him! He came out of nowhere Hokage-sama!" the pain in her leg was becoming almost unbearable.

"Yet you did not even try to get help? Even Naruto could have helped you some."

Sora held back from saying something sarcastic, "That would be putting yet another person in danger, and you know I can't let that happen. I was just a little careless.. that's all.."

"Careless indeed," the Hokage commented, gesturing at her leg, which was now seeping a crimson liquid from the pants, "you'll need to go to the infirmary immediately."

"No!" Sora exclaimed, standing up, "what about the exam?"

"We can handle it fine without you. If you don't get that leg treated, I'm afraid that Orochimaru's poison will--"

"You don't even know if it was poison!" She cried out, her forehead beginning to break out into a sweat

"I know that you wouldn't be careless enough to allow him to slice you there with any shuriken, don't I Sora?"

Sora was silent for a moment and then held back from the urge of barfing.

"Sora..." the Hokage's image began to blur slightly.

"H-Hai?" Blackness was starting to close in..

"Stop grabbing your leg Sora-chan!"

"Yes Hokage--Hokage-chan.." she mumbled as his image blurred completely and her breaths shallowed completely, but the image of Orochimaru in the flames continued to play in her mind..

"Do you think she'll wake up?" Sakura murmured softly, staring intently at her sensei Tsunade; one of the three legendary sanin, and a master healer.

"She'll be fine. The poison was almost completely removed.. however.. it did deal a blow to her nervous system."

Tsunade promptly wiped her forehead and smiled at Sakura, "Always learning, aren't ya?"

Sakura smiled back and wiped Sora's forehead with a wet cloth, "I'm just worried... no one ever knows what happens.. she never says anything.."

"Oh don't worry about that Sakura," Tsunade flicked a fly away from her and then crouched next to Sakura, her sand blonde hair and fragrant aroma completely taking over Sakura's senses, "Sora's always been like that. Believe me, I've known her for as long as I can remember, she just likes to keep things to herself. Doesn't like to bother anyone."

"You've known her that long?" Sakura asked in surprise, "I thought that she was much younger than you..." Sakura grinned with mischief, knowing that her sensei was very touchy about her age.

"Hey!" Tsunade pouted with a look of annoyance, "I'm not that old pipsqueak, now go out there and get some of her close friends. When she wakes up, she'll need to see people to know they care, sometimes that could mean a matter of life or death."

Sakura nodded and promptly stood up, walking to the door to fetch some of Sora's close friends.

"OI! SHE'S AWAKE NEH?!"

THWACK

Sakura glared at Naruto, and then whispered fiercely, "Be quiet Naruto-kun!"

"Oh," he commented quietly, "Right.."

Behind Naruto, came Kakashi, then Sasuke, some other Jounin, and finally Yukiko and other locals. They crowded into the rather large infirmary room, waiting for Sora's eyes to open. Tsunade nodded in greeting to the people in the room, and then turned her attention to Sora's sleeping body.

"Sora-chan.." she whispered sweetly, while lightly tapping her awake, "Sora-chan... come on now..." She gently shook her body, until Sora's eyes lightly blinked open.

Sora POV:

The room came into focus at an incredibly annoying speed; or rather, lack of speed. The first thing I see? Tsunade's smiling face.

"About time you woke up squirt," she smiled and eased my body into an upright sitting position. ... Nnnnh... God.. This hurts... I think silently before forcing to sit up straight, and then glanced around the room; it was packed!

"Sora-sensei! You're awake! You call me an idiot? This is like the fifth time you've been sent to the infirmary!" Naruto chirped happily, until he was whacked on the head by and annoyed looking Sasuke.

"...Had us worried for a moment..." Kakashi mumbled with a smirk.

"Oh Sora-chan!" Yukiko's voice from the corner of the room was far louder than the others, her gleaming face appeared almost instantly after the sound of her voice, "I was so worried! I made some fresh mochi just in case you felt hungry!"

I smiled and opened my mouth, ...Thank you!... Everyone stared in anticipation of my reply, but to both their, and my surprise, nothing came out! I opened my mouth again, ... I meant to say.. thank you!... oh crap...

Tsunade immediately rushed to my side again, and placed her finger on my throat. I stayed motionless as she diagnosed me, until she shook her head, "I'm afraid that I must not have removed the trace poison in her chakra flow... In other words, she can't speak."

Dun dun DUN!!! Will Sora ever get her voice back? Find out in the next episode of DRAGON BALL Z...(man, does that ever sound familiar! hehehe: )

Anyways, you'll all find out in the next chapter, the last one!!! cries

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