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 collide as 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, Michelle, Shinjako and Kai, 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.
Hey folks! If it isn't already obvious by the overwhelming voting bias, let's look at the results of my little pole, shall we?
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Lee's Total Votes A Thousand-Bagillon-Trillion and Seven
Naruto's Total Votes Two
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Lee YOSH! The power of youth triumphs!
Naruto Nobody loves me... :'(
SevenLevels Maz-chan and HuffPuff do!
Naruto Yay:3 -glomps Maz-chan and HuffPuff-
Alison I get Lee? OMG!-faints-
SevenLevels Alison! Wake up! It's you're chapter!
Alison -Jumps up-Wha? Oh, right!
Now while Alison's in her dressing room, let me just say that it's time for someone other than Michelle to suffer. Hehehe...
Michelle: Ha! Finally you decide to stop picking on me!
SevenLevels: Shhh! I'm trying to write here!
Michelle: Sulks
Now where was I? Oh yes! Chapter 17 C! READ IT!
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Chapter 17 C- I'll Cover You
Alison and Lee's Story
"I got another one!"
Alison cried in jubilation as she broke the surface of the pond, a large bullfrog held over her head in triumph as she sputtered and gasped for breath.
"Wow Riku-chan! He's a big one!"
Naruto said admiringly, a bright smile painted on his face. Alison grinned in pride, paddling over to the shore a ways before tossing her frog at him. Naruto caught the hapless creature in mid-air before it could splat against a tree, and set it down in their makeshift frog-corral of sticks and boulders. It had been Alison's idea, the principal being that they wouldn't have to catch the same frog twice if the ones they had already caught stayed out of the pond. Reiki sat on the bank next to the corral watching the creatures as if he were a sheep dog, his fluffy tail waving back and forth slowly.
"Okay Riku! Now come watch the frogs so I can have another turn!"
Naruto called to her taking off his jacket once again so it wouldn't get it wet. Alison nodded quickly.
"Kay!"
She chirped, and began to swim over. For a pond, the place they were caching frogs was quite large. It was at least six feet deep in the center, and no less than thirty feet across any way. Alison pulled a sick out of her hair, which she had fastened into a loose bun at the top of her head, and was just about to climb up onto the bank-when suddenly she remembered something. She had taken off most of her clothes before jumping into the pond, excepting her tanktop and the form-fitting shorts she wore under her cargo pants. It hadn't seemed like a big deal at the time since on the bank she had been mostly covered up, but as she looked down at the soaked white fabric of her shirt, she realized that she now had a problem.
"Come on Riku! Hurry up and get out!"
Naruto called impatiently, stealing a glance back at the corral just in time to stop a smaller frog from wiggling thorough a gap in the fence. Alison glanced up at him, her face going sightly red.
"Uh...I can't..."
Naruto raised an eyebrow at the girl as she tread water.
"What? Why not?"
"I um...I'm having a little...wardrobe malfunction at the moment..."
She murmured, crossing her arms over her chest as she got into shallow enough water for her feet to touch bottom. Naruto stared at her blankly for a long while, his head cocked in puzzlement. Riku frowned, irritated by just how stupid he was, and blushed a darker shade of red.
"The water made my shirt see-through okay?!"
She shouted, eyebrow twitching. Naruto's expression quickly turned to shock as he realized just what had happened.
"W-what? W-w-well don't you at least have something on under it? I thought girls were supposed to wear br-"
"It's a camisole! There's supposed to be one built it! Nobody wears a bra under a camisole unless they have frikkin' hooker boobs!"
Naruto flinched at the outburst, bringing one arm over his face up in an attempt to shield himself from her murderous stare. Alison held her piercing silver eyes on him for a long while, assuming that she could scare him into taking some kind of helpful action.
Then, he said something stupid.
A stupid smile worked it's way onto the blonde's face, accompanied by a light pink blush.
"Well uh... it's not so bad! If you come out I...uh... I could use you as reference for my Sexy no Jutsu!"
There was a long silence as the water around Alison began to bubble and steam. The girl's expression darkened to one of pure malice, causing the very air around her to change into a threatening black and red haze.
"Uzumaki...Naruto..."
She hissed. with barely suppressed rage, her eyes fixed on the water's surface. Somewhere deep below the surface, small fish and other aquatic slimy things were crying out for mercy and gasping for breath as they were slowly boiled alive. Alison held her temper for an all new record of four and three quarters seconds-before promptly starting to thrash around and make a huge fuss- looking about as threatening as a soaking wet redhead who couldn't unfold her arms could look.
"You little pervert! You are SO lucky I left my kunai on the bank or I'd have turned you into SWISS CHEESE by now! You pea brained, skirt chasing-grrrrrrrrrr, REIKI, ATTACK!"
The blonde puppy looked to his mistress innocently, his large brown eyes confused. Knowing by the look he was getting he should be doing something, he stood, padded over to Naruto and jumped on his head. He then looked back to the fuming girl, tail wagging, and barked once. Naruto looked up at him and scratched him behind his ears, a grin plastered on his face.
Ali.was.pissed.
Pouring her chakra into the air she formed a dagger of crystal just in front of her nose, and fired it directly at the idiot blonde who was laughing at her. It thunked into the ground inches from his foot, causing him to jump back in alarm and stare at her in wide-eyed horror.
"NARUTO! Go back to my team's meeting place, go into my bag and GET ME A SHIRT! NOW!!!"
"Ah! R-right!"
He stuttered, grabbing Reiki from his head to hold in his arms, and running off as fast as his legs would carry him. Alison was content for a brief moment, then realized something.
"Hey wait...DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHERE MY TEAM'S MEETING PLACE IS? GET BACK HERE!!!"
She glared daggers in the direction she'd seen Naruto run off in, hoping she'd be able to strike him dead on the spot if she tried hard enough. Eventually though, she gave up, sighing deeply. She knew he'd end up a pervert. After all, who wouldn't after being trained by Kakashi and Jiraiya? Her rage subsiding to annoyance, Alison passed her silver eyes back and forth across the bank, noticing with distaste that several of the frogs had broken one of the coral walls and were making a desperate bid for freedom, crawling and hopping their way to the water's edge.
"Hey, hey, HEY! Get back in there you slimy varmints!"
She shouted at them, a vain in her forehead becoming visible as she was-predicably-ignored. She huffed quietly, staring down at the murky water once again.
"Stupid water."
She muttered, blowing on it to create ripples for the sake of her own amusement. This sucks, she thought with a sigh. Now she was wet, cold, half-naked AND bored.
"I'm all alooone!"
She crooned dramatically. Alison had the habit of bursting into song when she got bored, most likely a side effect to being friends with Michelle.
"Nobody here beside meeee...wait, how does the rest of that song go? Eh, never mind. Umm...No one to talk with, all by myself! No one to wal-er...float with! But I'm happy on the shelf... "
She was so terribly preoccupied with putting on a good performance for the frogs, newts and fish she had killed with her angry outburst not long ago, that she didn't notice the approach of her human audience
"Ain't misbehaven', I'm savin' my love for yooooouuu! Thank you, I'll be here all week!"
"Riku-san?"
Came a voice from behind her on the bank of the pond. Irritated to be interrupted during 'the good part' of her song, she ignored it and sang louder and more dramatically.
"Like Jack Horneeer! In the Corneeer! Don't go Nowheeere! WHAAAAT DOOO I CAAAAARE?"
"Riku-san...if I might ask-"
Alison turned to glare at whoever it was that kept trying to interrupt her.
"Look buddy, do you see me singin' here?!"
Her eyes widened in shock as she recognized Lee, still in mid stride from wherever he had been headed, looking at her with a highly puzzled expression.
"OH MY GOD! Lee-san! You...I-I...uh...u-uum..."
Alison willed herself not to pass out again, since she may have ended up drowning herself had she done so while floating in the pond. Not that it would be so bad to have Lee rescue me from drowning, she thought with an internal, catlike smirk.
"It was just...um...well we were frog catching you see and...uuuuuh...I was singing to the...um.. frogs here and...uh...y-you wouldn't happen to have an extra shirt on you, would ya?"
She managed to ask with an I-know-I-am-such-a-moron type smile, blushing beet red. Noticing how embarrassed she seemed, Lee blushed as well.
"Ah..n-no I do not but...why do you need a shirt Riku-san?"
Alison gave a light sigh of dismay, moaned quietly, then started to explain herself.
"Long story. Basically I got roped into frog catching and forgot that white cotton goes transparent when wet. I sent Naruto to get me a shirt buuuuuut...I'm not so sure he's coming back..."
Lee, obviously feeling quite awkward after learning the new information about Alison's shirt, was blushing bright scarlet and making every attempt not to look at her so she would have no reason to think he was a pervert-giving Alison a chance to calm herself down and get over the fact that HE was in her presence. As the green beast was seeking a response to such an awkward situation, Alison saw his gaze fall on a small patch of colour on the bank.
A small orange and blue patch of colour on the bank.
A small orange and blue patch of colour on the bank that looked a hell of a lot like a shirt.
Lee picked it up, looking over to her.
"Uh. well...why did Naruto-kun not just offer you his jacket?"
Alison suddenly felt her earlier rage come back to her, the vein on her forehead reappearing and the pond water sizzling.
"I have no idea."
She said as pleasantly as possible through clenched teeth. The newly escaped frogs quickly leapt from the superheated water to save themselves, and the fish started to cry in fear once again.
Ooooooh that little perv was sooooo dead when she got to him...
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"So Lee-san, what brings you to this side of the pond?"
Alison asked in an attempt to break the awkward silence generated by her full frontal nudity moment. Naruto's jacket was at least three sizes too small for her, but at least it covered up the important parts. She'd also put back on her cargoes and the rest of her accessories and equipment. Now she and Lee sat under the shade of a large tree as the sun started to go down, waiting to see if Naruto would actually come back-and if he'd bring an audience.
"Oh, I was just out doing some running. I had planned to do one hundred laps around the pond before our senseis got back, as a warm up for our mission."
He gave her a bright smile. Alison fawned, using all of her available energy to keep herself from tackle-hugging him. Resisting the urge was much harder than she originally thought it would be. He was just so cool, and so hot and so...greeeeeeeeen...
Thank whatever deity you worship for drama class, for those acting lessons were the only thing keeping her from freaking right out.
"You know what Lee-san? You are soooooo cool."
She said with a catlike grin and lazy pink blush. Lee started, and stared at her in amazement, partially because the comment had come out of nowhere, and partially because nobody but Gai had ever told him such a thing.
"Wha? Really Riku-san? You think I'm cool?"
He asked, hope sparkling in his bug eyes. Alison nodded vigorously.
"And ya know what I decided just now?"
She asked enthusiastically. Lee cocked his head in puzzlement. Alison then leapt to her feet, punching one arm skyward. A romantic sparkling pink shojo background appeared behind her.
"You should take me out on a date!"
She cried, little hearts exploding behind her.
Unlike Michelle, Alison was very...let us say, direct, with her emotions.
Lee stared in amazement and confusion. Then, something in his mind seemed to click as his brain concluded double checking what Alison had said to him.
"W-what? R-Riku-san I can't do that! I-"
"Yeah, yeah I know, Sakura's your life, you could never consider anyone else and all that. I don't just expect you to say yes you know!"
Alison grinned a little grin to herself, then pointed a finger directly at the highly bewildered Lee's forehead.
"I challenge you to a spar!"
She cried, punching an arm skyward once again for emphasis.
"And if I loose, I'll eat Naruto's jacket with ketchup and cinnamon!"
"But Riku-san-"
"And if I win;"
She added, leaning in close and causing Lee to flinch backward.
"Then youuuu take me on a date! Deal or no deal? I think that sounds fair! Unless you don't think you can beat me."
Lee stared into her mischievous silver eyes for a long moment, then gave a determined smile and nodded.
"It is a deal Riku-san. It will be an honour to spar with you."
Internally, Alison swooned. The redhead laughed triumphantly, jumping backward and lowering herself into a fighting stance. Lee stood and followed suit, standing opposite to her.
"First one caught in the yield position loses."
Alison dictated. Lee nodded. The two combatant's eyes met for a long moment. Alison was about to make the first move, when-
a high pitched shriek rang out through the forest.
"RIKU-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAN! HEEEEELP!"
Lee snapped out of his battle-ready trance and glanced over his shoulder in the direction of the voice.
"Riku-san, is that not Atsuko-san's vo-"
"HA!"
Alison leapt at him. Lee cried out in alarm as she caught him off guard, tackling him to the ground. Before he could ask what she was doing or throw her off, she drew a kunai and pressed it to his throat.
"HA! I WIN! YES!"
She cheered, amazed by her luck. Lee was aghast.
"W-wait! That is not fair!"
He cried as loud as he dared with the razor sharp metal so close to his throat.
"Is so! And now you have to take me out on a date!"
Alison beamed with pride at Lee, and slid her kunai back into it's holster. Just then, Michelle's voice sounded again, and she and Sasuke-still held captive by the wrist-burst into the clearing, followed quickly by Ino with Sakura and Kai taking up the rear. Michelle hid behind Sasuke. Ino glared at her. Sakura glared at Ino. Sasuke looked very uncomfortable. Kai stood blushing because Sakura was holding his hand. Alison and Lee just stared.
"Riku-chan you gotta help!"
Michelle begged. She was out of breath, covered in dirt and her hair was in disarray. She stared at her friend with beseeching azure eyes, then abruptly took on a puzzled look and raised an eyebrow at the redhead-still on top of Lee.
"Umm...did we interrupt something?"
Everyone turned to stare at the pair on the ground. Alison leapt to her feet, blushing crimson, allowing Lee to scramble away.
"AH! No! Nothing! Nothing's going on! This isn't what it looks like!"
"S-Sakura-san I can explain! Riku-san and I were just sparring when we heard Atsuko-san scream-"
"Yeah she'd better be screaming! That puny little witch hugged Sasuke!"
"She did WHAT?! Atsuko how COULD you?"
"OW! Sakura-san you're hurting my arm!"
"Hey! Lay off of Kai! It's not his fault he's puny!"
"Riku-san!"
"It's true!"
"Atsuko let go!"
"Never! I need a human shield here or I'm toast!"
"S-Sakura-san...why are you holding Kai-san's hand?!"
"She's doing what?"
"Woof!"
"Hey Riku-chaaaan! I found you're shirt! Sorry I-Hey, why is Sakura holding Kai's hand?"
"Why am I wha-AH! I-it was an accident! Sasuke-kun, it didn't mean anything I SWEAR!"
"Forget Sakura and Kai. Atsuko-chan why are you clinging to Sasuke like that?"
"None of you're business! Why were you and Lee rolling around in the grass all over each other?"
"Riku-chan and dog brows were doing WHAT?"
"Naruto, CALM DOWN! You're going to rip my shirt!"
"Alright everybody just SHUT UP!"
Everyone turned to stare at Shinjako, who had just arrived on the scene. She scowled at the genin, arms folded across her chest, her golden eyes glinting cold steel at them.
Everyone gulped.
Shinja took a deep breath.
"Now listen up. Ino, put down the kunai, Atsuko, step away from Sasuke and Naruto, stop ripping Riku's shirt."
Ino reluctantly holstered her kunai and scowled at the ground. Michelle replaced her sasuke shield with Alison. Naruto dejectedly gave the redhead her shirt and Reiki yipped, jumping onto her head.
"Now,"
You young brunette jounin said, putting one hand on her hip.
"Everybody is going to walk QUIETLY and CALMLY back to their team's meeting place. It's almost sunset. You are going to eat and then you're going onto your guard shifts for the mission. No more messing around! And Kai! Lee! Naruto! For God's sake stop looking so heartbroken! Does everybody understand ?"
"Yes Shinjako-sensei."
"Good. Now MOVE!"
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End. I finally finished it! Yaaaaaaay...guilt for taking so long It's partially the servers fault though. This was done last week, but refused to upload it. -.-
I'll try and update faster next time guys. Sorry I've been taking so long lately. School's a bitch. .
Just a note: Alison's opinion of people who were bras under camisoles in no way reflects my own opinion-especially considering I were a bra under my camisoles.
Next comes the drama! (cue audience going oooOOOooo) Which I may be more inclined to update. This is SevenLevels, reminding you to give peas a chance!