Me: This chapter is only slightly revised, so enjoy the slight crappy-ness.
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO! WAHH DX.... Haha, I'm joking, But it would be sweet though....
Chapter Four
The sun was pouring through the window as Kenisha opened her eyes and turned over to see TenTen's closed ones; she had been cuddling her while she slept, like most things that ended up in her bed. TenTen was kind enough to let her sleep in her bed last night, but it seems TenTen had crawled in while she slept. Not that she minded: It had been going on for weeks now. TenTen was stirring beside her as she got up and tried to find the bathroom. "Neji...don't go...evil…" Kenisha turned around and realized TenTen was talking in her sleep.
'Why is she dreaming about that Neji kid?'
She poked her in her forehead repeatedly and giggled when TenTen didn't move.
"TenTen...TenTen...TenTen!!" TenTen's eyes flashed open and she took a kunai out from under her pillow. "Oh God!! TenTen, it's me!!"
Kenisha held her hands up. "Oh... sorry, Kenisha." She put the kunai back under her pillow and yawned softly.
"TenTen, where's the bathroom?" Kenisha asked hurriedly, and TenTen noticed the girl bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet, holding her hands inbetween her legs
"Down the hall, the door on the left," TenTen said rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Kenisha rushed out of room. TenTen sighed and got out of bed too and headed downstairs to find her cereal (Special K; haha). She found it next to the sugar and took out two bowls. As she was pouring the cereal, TenTen heard a loud crash and an "Owww!! Where did that come from?!" Kenisha entered the kitchen seconds later, so she pieced two and two together.
"Oooo, Special K! I used to eat this all the time!" Kenisha took her bowl and sat down at the small table. "Thanks TenTen!" She then ate her cereal.
"You're welcome Kenisha. Since the ANBU didn't find anything wrong, I'm allowed to give you anything I want to. Since you're not a threat, anyway." TenTen sat down next to her with her own ball and began to eat, staring at Kenisha. She swallowed and then grinned.
"Hey TenTen, why were you talking in your sleep about that Neji kid I met a while back?"
TenTen blushed a faint pink before answering, "He's kinda... Well, he's very important to me. That's all..."
"Seemed like more than that to me. You were saying something about him, something evil, and telling him not to go. Is there something you're missing?" Kenisha's grin turned into a smile when TenTen's blush reddened.
"His uncle isn't treating him as he should, so I called his uncle evil. And well... Neji's just a very important person to me."
"Your boyfriend?"
She nodded. "Yeah... you're actually one of the only people to figure it out without knowing us first. We spent so much time together beforehand, people had already assumed..." She shook her head and smiled. "OK, new subject. Remember, we have to convince Lady Tsunade to make you a kunoichi of the Hidden Leaf Village, and that's going to take more than just speech. You'll have to fight someone and prove your skills in front of her." Kenisha spit out the cereal in her mouth, getting it on the floor, her borrowed pj's, and back into her bowl.
"Sorry about the mess, but WHAT?! Who am I fighting against?!" TenTen shook her head, sighing.
"I don't know it's up to her." The older girl shrugged.
"Ah damn," Kenisha cursed in her cereal. "I'm done for..."
"Don't be like that, and you better clean up your mess before you get up." TenTen scolded motherly like.
"Okay." Kenisha finished her cereal and TenTen handed her a washcloth. When Kenisha was done, something hit her. "Hey TenTen, what am I supposed to wear at this fight? I can't just waltz in there in you pj's, no offense," she said, gesturing to her white cameo and forest green sweats. "I actually would rather use these, but considering they're a bit revealing..."
TenTen nodded; Kenisha had a large bust, and jumping around an arena full of male and female villagers, not to mention teenagers wasn't a very good idea. "None taken. I guess you can wear my old clothes. Do you like pink?" Kenisha shook her head. "Then how does navy sound?"
"Sounds good." Kenisha followed TenTen upstairs to her closet. In the closet, TenTen dug through the millions of spare shuriken and a couple crossbows until she reached her clothes. "Here," TenTen said after a minute. Her hand was covered in small cuts.
"You want band-aids on those?" Kenisha asked. TenTen laughed.
"Band-aids? These are the smallest cuts I've gotten in a while, and I'm the weapons mistress of Konoha!" Kenisha laughed along with her and then examined the outfit. It definitely was navy, with a navy top with red clasps and navy pants. TenTen saw Kenisha's look. "Know what? Just go through my closet until you find something..."
"Thanks TenTen, you're the best!" Kenisha said and ran to the closet, pulled some clothes out and ran into the bathroom, laughing all the way and muttering about how awesome TenTen was. TenTen shook her head and smiled.
'She acts like a child; I guess that's what I like about her' TenTen thought. TenTen heard the shower turn on and a yell of "Ahh, i-it's c-cold!!" TenTen laughed and took out an outfit and a towel out of the linen closet and headed to the bathroom downstairs. When ready to step in the shower, she checked the water first and then stepped in. After washing herself, she stayed in the water for a little bit. She had enough cash to let he water bill flow a bit. From upstairs, she heard Kenisha get out, stumble around, run into a couple things and finally stomp on the floor.
"Ow! You damn towel rack, stop mocking me!" Then she stopped moving again.
'If she passes, then she'll be a permanent member of the village, and we can live together. It'll be like having a sister...What am I thinking, get yourself together TenTen! Even though we've only just met, she's been real nice to have around...I'd better get out.' She turned off the water and dried off then got her clothes on. She was about to put her hair in buns but decided against it; she was going to put her hair in braided pigtails today. Then she forgot she left her ties in her room. "Hey Kenisha, can you get my hair ties," TenTen yelled through the ceiling.
"Okay, are you decent," was the response. "Yes! Now please get my hair ties!"
She heard a thud and footsteps on wood. The door opened and Kenisha walked in. "You don't look half bad in my clothes," TenTen said. Kenisha was wearing a white tank top with a sky blue and navy long sleeve on the right side, some navy cargo pants, a shuriken holster and her own navy army boots with open-toes.
"You don't look half bad with your hair down," Kenisha replied. TenTen blushed and fidgeted in her white tank top and forest green cargo pants, braiding her hair and looking pointedly away. She didn't really mind being complimented, but it felt strange, coming from a stranger.
"Thanks. You're actually the only person who's seen my hair down besides my team. You look nice with your hair down too, though it didn't look black before..." TenTen pointed at Kenisha's wet hair. It was Kenisha's turn to blush. Her hair was the same length as TenTen's, flowing down her back in black cascades.
"Yeah, it got darker with the water. It sorta does that anyway; it's getting closer to winter and all. I dunno... How bout yours? How come you keep it up in buns all the time if you look this good?"
"It gets in the way. I don't want to hack it all off on accident, now do I?"
"I see. I only have it down when I take a shower and on special occasions. Other than that, it'll just get in the way, especially on missions."
"Exactly! That's what I keep telling them! You know if you pass the initiation, you could live with me and we could talk about stuff like this a lot more, since you have nowhere else to go."
Kenisha blinked. "Wow, TenTen that'd be awesome, but I make a mess a lot of the time and I don't want to impose. And besides, I've gotta find my cousins and the Tsuchikage and with their help, kill him! But anyway, you don't want me to--"
"No buts, missy. And besides, I like it when you make a mess or fall or something. It makes me feel all happy inside, probably 'cause I've never had anybody like that in my house before, not even when my parents were alive. And you're adorable, haven't you noticed that? You're already acting like what a younger sister should anyway." She put a hand on Kenisha's shoulder. "And I'll help you kill him. His village and ours has been enemies for a long time anyway. So, can you stay if you pass? We can find your cousins too!" TenTen's eyes were watering. Kenisha gave her a empathetic look.
"You're an orphan too?" She gave her a hug. "I'll stay." TenTen stopped crying immediately.
"Thanks Kenisha, this means so much to me." She wiped her eyes. "So, you ready to go?"
"Not until I put my hair up. To the hair ties!" Kenisha yelled and pointed dramatically out of the doorway.
15 minutes later
"YOU'RE FIGHTING AT THE CHUNIN EXAM FIELD?!"
"What's that," Kenisha said rubbing her head.
"It's just the biggest fighting arena in Konoha!! Lady Tsunade must be serious; your opponent must be tough!!" A man with a scar across his nose approached them.
"Kimochi Kenisha, I am Umino Iruka, your proctor. You are requested in the ring at once. TenTen, you should go to the stands." The girls said their goodbyes and Kenisha walked in the ring. She took a glance at her opponent and gasped.
"Lee? Why him?"
"No time to talk right now, get over here," Iruka said pointing at a spot next to him. When Kenisha got there he turned to the public. "The initiation fight between Rock Lee and Kimochi Kenisha will begin now!!" Kenisha heard yells and screams and she looked around and just noticed the crowd around the arena.
"Hey Kenisha-chan." Kenisha turned to Lee. "Do your best," Lee said with a shiny smile. Kenisha nodded.
"Thanks, I will; you do too, okay?" She smiled softly and Lee blushed faintly.
"Right."
Iruka was getting impatient. "I said begin. So begin." He jumped out of the way and Lee jumped into the air.
"Leaf Hurricane!" Kenisha sidestepped and did some handsigns.
"Water Style: Tears of the Befallen!" The clouds turned gray and rained on the entire arena. The drops were needle sharp. Lee winced as they pricked his skin, but Kenisha looked unaffected. She grinned. "You like," she asked, putting her hand out in the rain and catching some droplets in her hand. The drops spiraled around her hand breifly before shooting at Lee.
He dodged them and smiled. "I see: This is the power of the Kimochi kekkei genkai. I can work around that." He kneeled down and took of his orange legwarmers along with something tan with writing on it.
"I am sorry, but this fight is going to end very soon," he said before he dropped them on the ground. The ground shook and the things he dropped created two small craters, making Kenisha step back in shock.
'Lead weights? HOW MUCH DO THOSE DAMN THINGS WEIGH?' She didn't have time to think about that as she whirled around just in time to get hit by Lee's kick. She flew through the air and flipped just in time to land feet first on the wall.
"So you're partial to Taijutsu? Let's see if my brand is any better," Kenisha said after wiping blood from her mouth. She jumped in the air and disappeared in the rain.
'What?' Lee thought. He looked around but didn't catch a glimpse of her until she kicked him in the chest, then in the side, and then when he was turned around looking for her, sliding her fingers across his cheek. She giggled, and it seemed to bounce off the droplets like sonar.
"She's playing with me. I will have to get serious." He closed his eyes and tried to sense her Chakra like Neji had taught him to in use in tough situations. He found her signature somewhere to his right. "I have found you!!" He charged and punched at the spot. He connected with...her chest. The crowd "oooed". Kenisha got pissed.
"You pervert!! You're going to get it now!!" She made some handsigns and declared, "Kuchiyose no jutsu!" She slammed her hands on the ground and kanji flowed around them. The rain stopped and a puff of smoke erupted around her. 'A summoning?' Lee thought.
Furry wolf ears poked out of the smoke, followed by shining gold eyes and large fangs. The rest of the body followed: powerful legs with currents of water surrounding his paws, along with sharp claws. On his back were flowing currents going all the way to his tail where the current ended. He was about as large as Akamaru but a lot fiercer. Hokkaido howled into the morning light, frightening some of the younger onlookers and sending a pain through Lee's ears. "His howl... it's making my ears bleed!"
"You like him? Hokkaido's my buddy, and the one who's going to help me win," Kenisha called from his back. Lee looked to his sensei in the stands, who nodded.
"GO ON, LEE! USE THE POWER OF YOUTH TO DEFEAT THIS FLOWER OF THE KIMOCHI!"
"I'M NOT A GOD DAMNED FLOWER, YOU WEIRD GREEN DUDE," Kenisha yelled back, earning a giggle from TenTen and a slight chuckle from Neji.
"You really think she's going to stand a chance against Lee?"
"Maybe, but then again, she's easily distracted. I'm not sure if she can focus long enough," TenTen replied, earning another chuckle from Neji.
"Just like Naruto," he said quietly.
"What was that," Naruto asked, turning away from the fight to peer at Neji. "Are you talking about me again, Hyuuga?"
"Shh, pay attention, you idiot," Sakura scolded, hitting Naruto in the head.
"Kenisha," Lee called, getting her attention, "I apologize in advance for this." Lee un-wrapped the bandages around his forearms and put them in front of his face. He ran toward them and before Hokkaido could attack, he cut off and ran around them, running so fast he was a blur and creating dust in his wake.
"Kenisha, I cannot see him. What should we do?" Hokkaido's voice rang throughout the arena.
"Just wait," Kenisha said, scratching him behind his ears. She was about to jump off but was interrupted when Lee kicked Hokkaido in the air, leaving Kenisha to hang on to Hokkaido's fur for dear life. Lee kept kicking them until they were high enough to see the over the arena. Then he wrapped all of his bandages around them.
He pulled on the last of the bandages and screamed, "Primary Lotus!" Lee spun the all three of them around at the speed of light until they hit the ground, at which point Lee jumped away and let them crash. 'BOOM' Hokkaido disappeared and Kenisha jumped into a tree, but her arm was bleeding and her head looked swollen. She was reaching around her back to get at her kunai and Lee was getting up from his crouch, smirking.
"Still alive?"
"You can't kill me that easily; I survived a massacre, after all."
They rushed at each other and were about to strike when--
"STOP THE MATCH!!"
Kenisha and Lee ran into each other and fell to the side; Kenisha getting crushed by Lee. All eyes turned to the Kage box, in which Tsunade was standing with her arms outstretched.
"What the hell, Lady Tsunade," Kenisha yelled, earning a glare that made her want to go back to being a small girl again.
Some of the crowd was booing Tsunade as well. "Shut up down there!! This match goes to Rock Lee, but Kimochi Kenisha showed an exemplary array of jutsu and Taijutsu techniques. For that, she is allowed to become a kunoichi in the Village Hidden in the Leaves!"
The crowd that didn't boo cheered and whistled along with TenTen, who was yelling herself hoarse, "YES!! YES!! THANK YOU GOD!!"
Down below, Lee got off a blushing Kenisha, who was holding her bleeding arm. "I am deeply sorry for what I did. I hope you can forgive me." Kenisha shook her head and smiled, glad that he was off of her. 'If he had stayed on any longer...' She blushed a little bit more.
"Forgive you? Lee, I'm not even angry at you!! That was the best fight I've had in a long time, and you're really good! Too bad you took down Hokkaido though...I haven't been able to summon him since..." Kenisha looked to the side and Lee put a hand out.
"Come on, we should get you to the infirmary. They will heal your injuries." Kenisha took his hand with her good hand and followed Lee to the infirmary.
"Hey Lee?"
"Yes Kenisha-cha- Ow! Hey, what was that for?"
"Don't ever touch me inappropriately again, OK?"
Lee laughed and rubbed his aching head. "Yes Kenisha-chan..."
Me: That fight was awesome!!
TenTen: Your jutsu kick ass, Kenisha!!
Lee: They truly kicked mine, to say the least.
Me: I didn't kick your ass, you kicked mine and Hokkaido's too!!