When best friends Alison McKay and Michelle Prince found a small piece of paper bearing a promise of the greatest Naruto experience of their lives, they were unwittingly sucked into the world they had only ever watched and read about. Now, hearts will be stirred, Bonds will be formed, blood will be spilt, and worlds will collides fantasy and reality fuse inextricably into one.

Disclaimer: Obviously, as this is a fanfic, I don't own Naruto. Anything found in this story that does not exist in the real Naruto plot line though, including the characters Alison and Michelle, I claim as my own.

This is a comedy/drama/romance story I've been meaning to write for a long time. Any pairings will be decided as the story progresses, though suggestions are welcome. Also, before I begin, I realize that there are some of you out there who may not like my writing style, or the angle I'm taking with this story. As much as I'd like constructive criticism, please do not simply review to say how much you hated it. It's common courtesy.

This chapter's shout-outs go to Lexie, Kumori and Adventurous Dream Girl. Thanks for the reviews! And now, on with part 4!

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Chapter Four- Settling In

I never though it possible,

to seize everything I had ever dreamed of,

and be left asking for more

"Wow! This place is sweet!"

Michelle exclaimed as the door of their new apartment swung open. She jumped up and down in place as Alison walked inside, hanging her bag on a hook near the door. Team 7 had escorted the two girls as far as the gates of Konoha, where they had gone their separate ways. The pair were tired and sweating, and Michelle also still sported a large bruise on her cheek that Alison had given her after a snide comment made while walking to the hokage tower...

-Flashback-

As soon as the girls had rounded a corner and were sure that they were out of team 7's earshot, they started to giggle uncontrollably.

"That was so insanely cool!"

Alison shrieked, jumping up and down.

"It was, it was, it was! If I died now, I'd die happy!"

Michelle eagerly agreed, nodding her head furiously. Alison hugged Naruto-kun to her chest, spinning around with her eyes glazed and sparkling, as if she was in a daze.

"The only thing that could have made it better would be if Lee-san had been there..."

"He is a main character"

The blonde pointed out matter-of-factly.

"You're bound to meet him sooner or later."

Michelle paused for a moment, watching as the air around Alison sparkled in technicolor. She grinned mischievously.

"Just try not to faint when you see him. One bad first impression is enough."

She purred. Alison was suddenly ripped from her daydream and turned bright red. Anxiously she glanced around as if she was worried someone would have heard and suspect something.

"Shut up Mishe-er Atsuko!"

Alison snapped, and started off down the street at a brisk pace. She set her puppy on the ground, and he fell in behind with Michelle. The warning however, seemed to only egg her on even further. The blonde danced up to her friend, bouncing around her in circles.

"Awww, come on! Don't hide it! You've idolized that guy since...well forever! Methinks that Riku has a little crush! Well, do you?"

"Shut up Atsuko!"

"I knew it! Riku likes the dork! HAHAHAHAHA! I Freaking KNEW it! ATTENTION, PEOPLE OFKONOHA! HIKARI RIKU HAS A CRUSH ON---EEK!"

At this point Alison, stuck her foot out in front of Michelle, causing her to trip and fall face-first into he the dirt street. She knelt down next to her friend as she crawled up with a moan. Michelle rubbed at her face where it had hit the ground. A large purple bruise was beginning to appear just under her left eye. The blonde shot her friend an angry look, only to be met by the glinting silver glare Alison was directing at her. She shrunk back in fear.

"Never say that again, or I swear I'll gouge you're eyes out!"

She hissed. Michelle nodded meekly- now very pale- and Alison pulled away from her, standing and walking off stiffly toward the Hokage tower...

-End Flashback-

Michelle and Alison started poking around the apartment, every so often calling on another over to look at something they thought was interesting. They had shown the Hokage their scrolls. (Strangely enough it had been Tsunade the spoke to. The girls decided that they must have been transported to a place that deviated from the original storyline slightly.) They also told her about how they had no memory of what had happened before reaching Fire country, and how they were supposed to stay and become ninja.-the fake story of course- After playing twenty questions and a great deal of paperwork, they had been registered, and assigned an apartment to stay in for the time being. The village would pay for their food and supplies as long as they remained genin. When they were promoted, they'd start getting paid for missions.

"This is so unbelievable..."

Alison sighed, collapsing onto the bed she had claimed as her own. Michelle sat down on the one across from it, swinging her feet and bouncing slightly.

"So? Now what Riku-chan? It's not like we have a cell, or a sensei or anything."

Alison looked over at her with a frown.

"Ya...we can't go on any missions as two lone genin can we?..."

She rolled over onto her back to stare at the plain white ceiling. Naruto-kun had already fallen asleep at her feet and was snoring softly. Alison thought about it for a minute before glancing back over at Michelle.

"I guess we could follow Naruto and the gang around, or maybe just wander aimlessly trying to find some other neat characters in the story."

"I KNOW! We could train! We could get up super early tomorrow and figure out how to use our new jutsu!"

"Hey ya! That's a great idea!"

Alison said sitting up with a smile.

"We can get super good, and then they won't be able to make fun of us if we have to fight!"

"And since you're a taijutsu artist, you can ask to train with your crush!"

"ATSUKO!"

Alison screamed, turning bright red and flinging a pillow at her friend's head. Michelle barely dodged it, grinning foolishly as she fell onto her back on the soft white sheets that covered her bed. Alison fumed for a few seconds before getting up and walking toward the bathroom.

"Go to sleep. If we're getting up early, then we can't be staying up all night."

She said, now more tired than annoyed. Michelle nodded, smiling.

"Hai Riku-chan! We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow!"

Alison nodded, shutting the bathroom door behind her.

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"WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!"

Michelle moaned, rolling onto her side and pulling her pillow over her head to block out the offending noise. Alison growled in annoyance, snatching the blanket from Michelle's sleeping form, and causing her to gasp in surprise at the sudden cold. The blonde yawned, sitting up and pawing at her bangs in a catlike way. Naruto-kun scrabbled onto the bed next to her and licked her hand in greeting.

"Wha? What's going on Ali-er Riku? It's still dark out."

It was true. Only the barest hint of grey on the edge of the horizon suggested that it wasn't still the black of night. Alison smiled down at her friend superiorly, folding her blanket and setting it at the foot of her bed.

"It's four thirty. Remember, we have to get up early to train! I've made up our cup ramen for breakfast. Hurry! Eat and get cleaned up! We're running late. "

Michelle had perked up as soon as she heard the word 'ramen' and after that, everything Alison had said kind of merged into an unintelligible murmuring. The blonde leapt out of bed with a cry of excitement only to fall back down onto it with a moan of pain.

"Owww! I'm stiff all over..."

She grumbled, trying to get up again, this time more slowly. Alison giggled, turning and walking toward the small kitchenette.

"Blame it on your steal pajamas! Didn't you think wearing chain mail to bed would hurt in the morning?"

She got another groan and a murmured 'Shikamaru gets away with it...' in response. Alison only giggled, while her friend stumbled into the kitchen in search of her precious ramen cup.

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Authors Notes: On the timeline- this is kind of parallel to the actual Naruto storylline. ie:Sakura's hair is short but Sasuke has no curse mark,the Konoha geninknow about the sandand sound geninbut haven't been through the chuunin exams yet, ect. Kinda complicated, I know,but it helps me avoidputting spoilers in my fanfiction for those who arren't very far in the series yet. Feel free to bash me for it if you want, but keep in mind that I'll just ignore you.

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