飛行の天使

Chapter Two

Kaoru stood up and tried her best not to dirty her clothes any further. She was wearing a beige short sleeved shirt with a small zipper trailing a little higher than her chest. Underneath it was a fish-net tank top. She was wearing a skirt; it was a very light shade of blue. And underneath that, was a pair of slimming black pants, showing that she tries not to eat too much. There was a little dirt here and there, but overall the outfit was pretty discreet.

"I'm really sorry for troubling you all; I didn't distract you from doing anything important did I?" Kaoru asked worriedly.

"No way, we were just taking a walk actually! So where are ya from?" asked Naruto curiously.

"Uh well-" Kaoru was cut off by none other than Sasuke.

"Let's put it this way, tell us where you're from or we'll report you to the Hokage," Sasuke hissed coldly.

"I'm from Heaven… not that you'd believe me though…" Kaoru whispered just loud enough for them to hear her.

"That's just farfetched if you ask me!" Sakura declared.

"That's ok, we'll just take her to the old man, she doesn't really look that trouble to me," implied Naruto.

"Nothing looks like trouble to you, idiot, that's why we're constantly saving you from it," spoke Sasuke harshly.

"Uzumaki-san, thank you very much, but that would only be troubling you! I'll just leave and-" Kaoru was interrupted once more.

"You don't have to call me that, and besides if you don't come… where are you going to stay and call it home?" asked Naruto.

"Naruto's right, there's no point in you staying here, you might as well see the Hokage and see if you can stay somewhere. Even if it's temporary!" said Sakura.

"Haruno-san, Naruto-san, Uchiha-sama, thank you very much, I'm in your debt…"said Kaoru just above a whisper.

Soon, the four had made there way to the Village Hidden in the Leaves. They are soon regarded by the Hokage's guards. After telling them the reason of their appearance, they are allowed entry.

When they walk into the Hokage's office, they are greeted by none other than the 3rd Hokage himself.

"Welcome Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and my, who is this?" the Hokage asked in slight wonder.

"Hokage-sama, may I please speak to you privately?" Kaoru asked politely. The Hokage granted her permission and shooed the others away for a while.

"Hokage-sama, may I please stay in this village for a while, please? I'll do whatever it takes to be able to live normally!" Kaoru cried. She knew that the Hokage would allow her to stay if she showed him the mark on her shoulder.

"Why, if I may ask, are you so desperate to live here?" asked the Hokage, slightly interested.

"I have to escape from the war between the angels and the demons. The head demon had a proposal to our god of the heavens…" said Kaoru with a sad expression on her face.

"What proof do you have that you are from 'the heavens'?"

Kaoru slowly lifted her right sleeve to uncover a mark of an angel's wing. The mark glowed slightly purple, then stopped. Then Kaoru unrolled her sleeve quickly.

The Hokage had no doubts anymore.

"What exactly is the proposal of this head demon, Kaoru-san?"

The Hokage gave Kaoru permission to stay in Konoha. Although, unluckily for her, there were no longer any available apartments left. The Hokage asked Naruto and Sasuke to come into his office, but asked Sakura to wait a little bit longer. Though she was a little ticked, she complied.

"Kaoru, please pick who you'd like to stay with," said the Hokage.

Judging by their characteristics, Kaoru thought about it carefully. She was afraid to see what Naruto's apartment could possibly look like. Judging by Sasuke's quiet disposition though, she believed his would be a little bit neater. Though no matter what she did, she would have to be staying with one of them, and she had to make a tough choice.

Neat and vengeful, or messy but nice?

"Uchiha-sama, would it be alright if I stayed with you?"