Sorry I haven't updated in forever! Three fics at once really get to you, y'know? I'll try to update faster!
Oh, and I said I'd give you details on my profile, more to the point my hiring thingy this chappy, but I'll let you get to reading this chappy first, and I'll tell you at the end!
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Unwanted
Chapter 15 – Katayanagi is Gone
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"Alright!" announced Anko. "Lord Kazekage is now here! Alright let's start this!"
The finals of the chuunin exams were held in the same place as last time, in the
outdoor stadium.
Gaara looked coldly up at the Kazekage, who ignored his glare, and a girl in the stands looked longingly at Gaara. She brushed her silver hair behind her ear and sighed.
They all stood in front of Anko, waiting for her to call the first match so everyone other than the first two ninja could go to the stands and watch.
"The first match: Hyuuga Neji vs. Rock Lee!" Anko announced, and then everyone but the two parted and went up the stairs of either side of the arena. Only Anko, Neji and Lee remained in the arena. "Begin!"
"I will win!"
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"I couldn't go." Katayanagi thought as she leaned against her wall in her bedroom of her apartment. "I want to but I can't! I don't know why but I can't go! Cagalli will probably come back for me, I won't go then either! Why am I such a chicken?" she hugged her knees. "And why are the memories from my past so strong now? Kino you bastard! Why do you haunt me? …I'm lonely, but I'm not willing to go see Naruto fight. Oh Naruto, please forgive me…"
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"Have you seen a kunoichi with long blonde hair…no? Ok thank you." Naruto dashed about, looking around. "She has long, shiny blonde hair…ok thanks."
"Where could she be?" his eyes fell on Cagalli. "Heey, that's Katya's friend!" he ran to her.
"Hi, Cagalli." he said, but she ignored her. "Hey, Cagalli, it's me, Naruto."
She shook her head and looked up at him. "Oh I'm sorry! I was day dreaming, would you like something?" she stood up.
"Yes, I would," he replied, "I looked everywhere for Katya but she isn't here. I want her to see my fight but…"
"She said," Cagalli interrupted, "she said that she wasn't coming. I think she said she was sick or some such thing, but she told me not to bother her, either, so I don't know. She didn't look too bad. You'd have to go see…"
"But…" he sighed. "I don't know where she lives…"
"I'll take you." he looked happily at her. "It's nothing, I really don't care much for watching these matches, they're the first ones of the finals, and I like the semi-finals and the final match better."
"Thanks so much!" Naruto smiled.
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Cagalli stopped abruptly at one of the doors leading to an apartment. She reached in her pocket and pulled out a key.
"You have a key to her apartment?" Naruto asked.
"No, Katayanagi, Ayame and I all live here." she replied. "It's a two room plus a small kitchen and bathroom, but the bedroom is huge for an apartment." They walked in. "Katya!" she called. "Katya answer! Naruto is here for you!" no answer came back. Without removing her shoes Cagalli ran into the small living room; no one was there. The bathroom was empty and the kitchen was too. She checked the bedroom; no one.
"Hmm…" she mused as Naruto walked up to her after he had removed his shoes. "I wonder where…"
"She's not here?" he asked. She shook her head.
"Yeah, she's not. If she had a headache she should be resting and if she's sick she wouldn't leave unless it was really bad and she went to the hospital, but she's never gotten more than just a cold before." She looked around again to see if she left a note. There was none, and the made beds were still made. "I can't imagine where she would be other than the chuunin exam finals." she sighed. "Let's go."
Naruto put his shoes back on and they stood outside the door for a moment, thinking.
"Do you know where she might have gone?" Naruto asked. Cagalli shook her head.
"I haven't seen her that much since we got to Konoha a while ago," replied Cagalli, "she said she had to train and such, and she went off into the forest."
"The forest?" he thought. "The forest, that's where she is!"
Naruto turned around and took off.
"Where are you going?" she yelled after him.
"Just follow!" he yelled back.
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She finally caught up with him as he waited by a small enclosure.
"Is this where she always went?" she asked and he shrugged.
"I think so. I mean I first met her here…"
"Hey," Cagalli pointed an accusing finger at him, and he backed up a step, "have you been doing dirty stuff with her in there against her will? That's probably why she didn't want to go to see your match! I knew she didn't look sick! Disgusted maybe, but not ill!"
"I did no such thing!" he replied sternly. She smiled.
"That's ok. I'm sure you wanted to, though."
"No I did not!" he protested.
"It's so funny to make guys uptight like this. I love it when they start saying each
word so distinctly separate!" she giggled.
"W-What's so funny?" he demanded.
"It's nothing. I'll stop bugging you though." she giggled again.
"Good 'cause after that I'd have to pull out some firepower of my own!" he turned around and went into the small enclosure with the small stream; Cagalli followed.
No one was there.
"I thought she'd be here." he thought sadly. "I thought with all my heart that she'd be here…"
"I thought you said she'd be here." Cagalli asked as she marveled at the sight of the small oasis. "This is so beautiful for something so small. I guess when Ayame told me beautiful things don't always have to be big or popular, she was right. Dammed Kazekage…"
"I-I thought she would be too." he said quietly. "But I guess not…"
"Will this be it?" thought Naruto. "I have no idea who's match it is now, or how long I have until it's my match, but I can't just leave Katya…what do I do?"
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Kind of a cliffy, eh? Yeah, so please review AND I PROMISE I'LL UPDATE SOONER THAN LAST TIME!!!
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For other Inuyasha fans that have finished the anime! DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE AN INUYASHA FAN AND HAVEN'T FINISHED THE ANIME/MANGA!!! It's a spoiler.
The ending of Inuyasha so sucked, huh? I saw it last Friday and WOW did it ever go down hill! NOTHING HAPPENED! Kagome leaned on Inuyasha's shoulder and yeah, how many times has she done that before, huh? TOO MANY!!! You'd think Naraku (I'm a Naraku fan too:) ) would at least die, huh? Maybe even Kagura (I heard she does in the manga) but REALLY! What a sucky ending! Inuyasha's last words were something like, 'and we'll keep looking for Naraku'. Like WTF??? Miroku didn't marry Sango, Kagome and Inuyasha aren't even gf and bf!!! Miroku still has his hole, Kohaku is still under Naraku's control. Like WTF???
The episode that Sango was looking for Kohaku after Kirara (or Kilala) had spent time with him and Kirara showed Sango the flower patch. When I saw it I KNEW Kohaku was going to die after that. It was like his farewell episode, BUT THAT WAS THE LAST EPISODE HE WAS IN!!!!
Kagura JUST SHOWED she likes Sesshomaru (damn witch so do i:( ) and that also pissed me off 'cause though I didn't want anything to continue with that (KagXSesshy) it still should of. Agree? Like what kind of anime has a two second relationship ON THE LAST EPISODE, HUH???
That's my BIGGEST annoyance with anime so far. The Inuyasha ending episode. OMG!!! That's sooo pathetic!
Other than that I liked the last episode. Yes, I'm a hypocrite.
And I'm up for hire, just email me, and I hire too. Email me for that also. I'll read a fic you made (please tell me which one you would like me to read and if it doesn't matter say so) and I'll do that, and if you're good I'll say yes, and if not I'll say no, and if you're great I'll say 'why the hell not?!'
When one of you asks if I'll hire you and I say no, please don't take it personally. I'm picky. :)
If I do hire you, then I want you to clearly state on the top of your chapter 'Hired by amandaHuf. Looking for more staff.' or something like that I still haven't figure it out. lol
But don't think you have to be great to get hired, even if you think you aren't good and want to be hired ask anyway. You never know.