GUYSSSSS I'M SOOOOOO SORRY! I've been procrastinating, even though writing stories is one of the most important things to me T_T But, I now have a new chapter! So if you can find the kindness in your hearts to forgive me for not updating when I was supposed to, I will be forever grateful…^^
It's a bit strange getting back into the roll of things…because I forgot what I was going to do next. Oh yes.
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Chapter 15: Mixed-Up
…Where am I?
A sudden flash of white blinded my eyes. Unlike its unexpected arrival, the brightness slowly faded away, and my vision cleared. Then the next thing that happened…
Whose office is this? Because it's not the Hokage's…
Or…it was an office that I was in…right?
It had a desk, towering piles of papers stood on it. There was the I-am-the-boss-here chair behind the desk. A bookshelf stood in a corner, and next to it was a file cabinet.
Well I'm certainly not in a kitchen.
Cautiously, I walked over to one of the windows. I latched my fingers onto the side of the panel, and slid the window open.
I held my breath. What's gonna be outside?
"Wow…"
Wherever I was, this place was one of the most beautiful villages I have ever seen. The people were smiling, going about their day. The shops and bars were loaded with good products and good people. The children were laughing, excitedly chasing each other around in a game of ninja tag. Even the stray dogs looked healthy.
It was the normal everyday scenery that you could expect from any village. But here…everybody looked so…happy.
"Good morning, Lady Kagami!"
…Eh?
The voice belonged to a young, little girl in high pigtails. She waved at me excitedly with one hand, and held onto her mother's hand with the other.
"G-good morning!" I awkwardly called out.
I wonder why she called me "Lady" Kagami?…She must be seriously mistaken about who I am. I'm probably the same age as sh-
Then I realized something.
I abruptly spun around then squatted below the window. Pressing my back against the wall, I dug my fingers into my hair and grasped it.
WAIT! Something's not right. Why did I think she was "young" and "little" earlier? If I thought that, then that must mean…
Without waiting for another second to pass me by, I quickly stood up and formed a few hand signs to summon a mirror. The moment it appeared in front of me…
"HOLY SHIT-!"
A man with red hair briskly turned his head towards the echoing sound.
"-AKE MUSHROOMS!"
Worry crawled onto his face.
"Kagami!"
I couldn't believe it. I just…couldn't believe it.
My eyes widened in horror as I stared at my reflection.
I mean, any other girl would have been amazed and admire the glamour of their reflection. Me? No.
"I HAVE BOOBS? SINCE WHEN?"
Seriously. What the crap.
The next thing I noticed was that I was taller. Taller, and…grown up. I even lost all of my baby fat. Yes…I had chubby cheeks when I was younger. Whenever the heck that was.
Then I saw that I was wearing robes. And they weren't just any robes. They looked…so formal! Why was I wearing these? Where was my ANBU uniform?
Geez…what's going on?
Last time I checked, I was ten years old. Now…I look like I'm sixteen, seventeen? THAT'S SIX YEARS! SEVEN YEARS!
Was there some sort of time lapse that I was not aware of? Thanks, guys. For not filling me in on what happened.
Oh? Oh, really? You don't know what happened?
LIES! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
No! Don't look at me like that! You should be ashamed of yourselves.
"Kagami! Are you alright?"
Confused, startled, and shocked, I turned to see who it was. The voice came from a man with red hair.
My eyes widened even more. "SHU-MMMMM BLAHEBEDAHUM….!"
I thought he was Shun, because of his red hair, but Shun does not have extremely light blue eyes. Or surprisingly black and bold rings around those eyes. Or an abnormally large gourd strapped onto his back.
And as flabbergasted and stupefied as I was, I knew one thing for sure.
Shun was not the Kazekage.
With my mouth hung open, I stared at the red-headed man who wore the long robes of a kage. He held his hat that said "Wind" in one of his hands. There was an anxious look in his eyes. His icy blue eyes.
He must of heard me when I screamed…
"I uh…"
I have no idea what's going on, and here I am, looking like an idiot, in front of the Kazekage! Not only that…how does he know my name?
Then I remembered he asked me a question. The "Are-you-alright?" question that always has the most obvious answer, but we always say the opposite of how it is.
I wanted to screech "NOOOO! DO I LOOK ALRIGHT?" But he was the Kazekage. So this was a completely different case.
Am I alright?
Well, I just found out that I have absolutely no recollection for six to seven years of my life. And that I have boobs.
No. I am not alright.
After what seemed like a lifetime plus eternity, I awkwardly smiled, crinkling my eyes, and peeped, "Peachy! I'm…JUST…peachy."
The man slightly turned his head, as if he were asking "…Are you sure?" I think he was looking for some sort of explanation as to why I yelled earlier.
Embarrassed, I quietly answered, "Ah…I'm sorry. I uh…looked in the mirror. And I just realized that…"
Okay…what am I gonna say? I'm so screwed on this one…
But miraculously, words found their way to my mouth.
"…I just realized thatmy clothes have a hole in an inappropriate spot, and that it would be extremely impolite to go around and show my behind when the Kazekage is present."
I wanted to slap myself.
What the heck did I just say? REALLY KAGAMI? REALLY? I don't even HAVE a hole in my clothes! I just outright lied to the Kazekage's face! And it wasn't even a good lie! IT WAS A LAME LIE! This is so embarrassing…what am I even doing here?…
Imagine every negative feeling in the world. Now add all of those up, and multiply them by hell. That is exactly how I am feeling now.
I couldn't bring myself to look at the Kazekage, after all that had just happened. My gaze averted to the walls that snickered at me.
He chuckled.
…Wha-?
Now was the first time I took notice of the warm coarseness of his voice. It was like…sand.
"You get so worked up about the smallest things. It's kind of cute."
Did the Kazekage just say something was "cute"? Oh yes! That dog over there, right? Yes, Kazekage! I agree with you. That dog over there is very cute. Very cute indeed!
I blinked.
No, Kagami. You heard him. He was talking about YOU when he said "cute." Got it? No? Okay…got it now? Yes? Okay. We're good!
The Kazekage had a small, but genuine smile on his face. He shook his head, still smiling.
"You're silly," he chuckled. He walked towards me, and said, "Let's see that hole."
I don't know how wide my eyes were opened, but now I felt like my eyelids would sag if I widened them anymore.
I immediately made an X with my arms and walked backwards straight into a wall.
"HO! Kazekage! You do remember what I said about "inappropriate spot" earlier, right? Because…because I'm not joking!" Well actually, I'm lying, but this is all an act, but I need to figure out what's going on, and the Kazekage is NOT about to find out that I lied, and he is NOT going to look at my COVERED butt. "See, if I had a hole where my arm was, or my leg, bottom part of my leg, or my…my foot! I would gladly show you. But this is my behind that we're talking about here, Lord Kazekage!"
WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? Does he think we're FRIENDS or something? No, not even! DO FRIENDS LOOK AT EACH OTHER'S BUTTS? I DON'T THINK SO!
Praise everything good and holy, because the Kazekage had stopped walking towards me. However, his body was only a foot from mine. Awkward much? I think yes.
He was still smiling. It wasn't exactly creepy, but I couldn't call it sweet either.
"Kagami, you look a little dazed," he laughed softly.
WELL! I don't know about you, but the a Kazekage doesn't ask to look at my BUTT everyday, now don't he?
I tried to smile as nicely as I could, and replied, " Ah…I've had a lot on my mind."
A whole CURSED lot!
He smiled, "Well, I don't blame you. After all, I imagine that it's hard work being the lady of Hikunakure, hm?"
My jaw dropped. I immediately closed it afterward.
Did he…did he just…did he just say that I…I'm the…?
The lady of Hikunakure. Lady Kagami. That's…who I am. Apparently. But…that explains…a lot.
"Since you have that hole in your robe, I'll go to your house and bring back another set," he told me.
I wanted to make the most absurd face ever.
How does he know where I live?
"O-okay. Thank you!" I managed to squeak.
He chuckled, "You stay here and save yourself from embarrassment then. I'll be back."
The man turned his head to look behind him out the office door. It looked like he was…checking for something?
Then he did something…out of the ordinary. Well heck, wasn't everything already out of the ordinary?
He turned back to look at me, then lowered his head. The next thing I knew, his lips were gently pressed against mine.
W-wow…wow…
His eyes were closed, but mine were wide open. There's really no word that could express what I was feeling. It wasn't a bad feeling though. Not a bad feeling at all…
The red-headed man pulled back, then leaned his forehead against mine. He had that small smile on his face again.
"I'm glad I can be with you, Kagami."
I realized that his hand had reached over to hold mine. I felt as if all the loneliness in the world had been swept away.
He smiled, and kissed me again on the forehead.
"I'll be back soon. Make sure you don't let anyone see your behind," he quirked softly.
He turned and walked out through the door, his robes billowing behind him like curtains dancing in the wind.
No…Wait…
"…W-wait! Hold on!" I called out.
I know he's the Kazekage…but…what just happened? He kissed me…and…and…I don't even know his name!
"I'll be back," his voice echoed. His warm, sandy voice. "I'll be back…"
I pushed myself from the wall and reached my hand out.
"Wait! Don't go! Please, wait!"
"I'll be back…I'll be back…"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!"
I gasped and shot up from my bed. Breathing heavily, I clutched onto the bedsheets. My eyes felt strained, and my whole body was in a cold sweat.
It…it was only a dream…? Oh geez…
I flopped back onto my bed and took a deep breath. I put both hands on my chest to make sure everything was really back to normal.
No lumps. Okay we're good to go.
…But seriously, what was that all about?
My mind drifted away, and my eyes closed.
I didn't even know his name…
AND BOOM! We have the fifteenth chapter.
Hope you liked it! It was an interesting chapter for me to write _ I hope it was interesting for you to read :P
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