Gomen! GomenGomenGomenGomen!!!!! You guys are gonna kill me. I changed the name again, cuz i realized when you search up "I'm with You" 'n the search box, nothing shows up. the new Title is Connections. Gahh it took so long to get this chappy up any was, proceeding onto chapter III!
Chapter 3: RayRei has a Nightmare but Kiba slaps her out of it while Shino and Hotaru meet up with Naruto at a Ramen shop!
Hotaru lazily roamed the streets of Konoha. Shino had given her direction to meet the two boys (And possibly the Squirt if she felt up it) at a local Ramen shop. Her arms swayed at the side of her brown cargo capris, and her matching, waist high short safari coat was zipped half way up. Beneath the jacket, a white tube top was barely visible, and an arrowhead necklace dangled off a string of yarn. Her golden blond hair was short, and it frayed off to the sides as it reached just below her ears. Her brown eyes held small and sleek pupils, similar to that of a cat's.
Thinking to herself, she said,
Now boss said get the fox-kid. Blonde hair was the main attribute. However, how am I going to trap a fox in this town? I don't even know who the damn kid is.
A confused but deep expression had morphed onto her face. She hadn't even realized when she passed Shino until he had started to follow her. When she took notice, she dropped her expression and shouted
"Oh Shoot! I didn't see you!" Shino just stood unresponsive. "Erm… How long ago did I pass the shop?" Shino replied this time by turning on a dime and motioning her to follow him. They walked for quite a long time. Hotaru took the opportunity to think more about her overall mission in Japan.
Meanwhile, a young banana haired female slept with her arms and legs spread all over a small patchwork couch. A large puddle of sleeping drool sat on the fabric, being absorbed as quickly as it came. The peace and tranquility of the room had caused her to dream.
RayRei swung rhythmically on a black rubber swing in an American park. Parents and children played in the sand and sat blowing bubbles on benches. However, the parent behind pushed rather violently on the back of the child. At one point, the girl had been nervous and sacred that she would fall of and be hurt. She was right. The swing had gone too far, and RayRei lost her grip. She flew across the piles of wood chips below her, and over the metal fence, landing on her feet after flipping herself over in the air.
"Oh My Gosh, Raychie dear I'm soooo sorry." The empty face said. No eyes, No nose, no mouth. Only a head of blonde hair on the head. It was a feminine voice. It seemed sweet and welcoming, but it became demonic as it proceeded to state,
"Tell Grandma you fell off the swing." RayRei shuddered in fright and ran down an asphalt pathway. The exit seemed to be growing farther and farther away. Suddenly, she tripped, and found herself eight years older, sitting in a pile of water. A seeming gigantic ship harbored over her head, and she scurried to flee. She however, heard something. Not sure what it was she tripped and fell. Something fuzzy and warm caught her, but as she looked into the face of her savior, it began to laugh hysterically. One of her hands began to bleed, and white bandages wrapped themselves over the wounds. But even after the wound was covered, the bandages continued to wrap up RayRei until she was practically mummified. She Heard voices calling her name, and se felt the heat of her panicking body sweat out poisons. Just as the bandages covered he eyes, a figure began to shake her wildly. She struggled to move and free herself: nothing. Realizing she was trapped, tears formed in her eyes.
Kiba shook the blonde by her shoulders to wake her up. He had heard her whining and shouting. Acting on instinct, he had kicked open the door, breaking the lock. The door remained intact nonetheless. Thinking she was under and attack, he had run in ready to pounce. However, he caught sight of her sleeping figure kicking and turning about. Screaming muffled shouts and canine whines. RayRei's likeness to a dog had caught him off guard yesterday. He expected a low class ninja wannabe. But instead he got a firefly and a short fox-girl. Her teeth had shown themselves in her nightmare distress call.
When neighboring couples had began to unlock their doors and flock to the room, they watched as the odd-looking boy shook the small tiny girl on the couch. It must have appeared socially inappropriate, but when he called out her name one last time giving her a good whack with his wrist, the Kunoichi-to-be finally rose from her slumber. She latched herself on to Kiba and breathed heavily. The observers outside had begun to run away or stare in amazement.
However, none of this bothered Kiba at the moment. The Heart piercing shriek of terror that RayRei had let out when she awoke froze Kiba in his tracks. His eyes shrunk so small you could say you'd need a magnifying glass to see the pupils. As the blonde regained her senses, the neighbors began to separate to their own rooms again. Kiba had one hand on her hyperventilating back, and the other supporting himself on the couch. When RayRei had finally removed her face and head from his shoulder, the two of them took a deep breath.
"W-What happened?" the two of them stuttered at the same time. RayRei felt a small redness in her face. Kiba took the advantage and questioned,"Were you having a Nightmare?"
The realization hit RayRei with a minor headache. She nodded her head as she remembered the events that occurred in her head. She hung her head low, and Kiba kept a concerned stare in her direction for a while.
After a while Kiba began to feel a strange sticky but cold feeling on his palm. He lifted his hand up to find that he had been resting it in RayRei's puddle of drool. At the time he had first placed it there he had been panicking to wake her, so he didn't realize. But now that they were calmed down, he took full notice and gasped in disgust. RayRei smiled goofily when he gave her an angry face.
"Not my fault your hand was over there." She said excusing herself. Kiba gave a light growl.
"Whatever. Just get ready." He replied, pushing himself off the couch and wiping his hand on his jacket.
"Why?" RayRei asked simple as that. "Where are we going? What are you evening doing here?" She continued to spit out questions. Kiba sighed like Shino and Hotaru had the previous day.
"I guess it is my fault." He muttered. "Well I must have forgotten to tell you, but I'm supposed to guide you through you entire-first-year at Konoha. After that you can shoo me off." He let a small smirk spread across his face. "But for now you're stuck. I suggest you get changed, and fast. We're meeting Shino and Hotaru at a Ramen shop…" he looked around for a clock. A small one sat on top of the dresser of RayRei's apartment. "…Seven minutes ago." He finished when he saw the time. RayRei then scolded him for taking so long to get here, or else they wouldn't have been late. "Hey, I'm not the one who took twenty minutes to wake up!" he retorted.
"Haha very funny. Now get out so I can change." RayRei said sarcastically, pushing the boy out of the room.
Kiba waited outside obediently and patiently. He heard the busy shuffles of the short but sly RayRei. After few minutes of soft relaxing ruffling noises, he heard a crash and a distressed shout muffled by a piling sound-effect. Something had fallen on the Squirt. Thinking at first that it was from closet or the dresser, he ripped open the door. But before he got to far into the room, RayRei came up from behind the door and launched herself at him. Kiba fell to the ground with a thud, and the blonde stood atop his back proudly, blowing on her damaged fist.
"…The heck?" Kiba questioned, rather angry. RayRei giggled and jumped off the boy's back, causing him to release an 'oof' sounding noise. "What in the world was that for?!" he shouted.
"Surprise attack!" She said, taking one step towards him and leaning forward, finishing the pose by making a V with her fingers. When she straitened up, she revealed her outfit. Her upper half was covered in plain white bandages, traveling up her torso like a corset. Her shoulders were bare as were her arms. Her injured hand was covered in bandages as well. Another scar had reviled itself on her upper right arm. Three parallel lines that looked like a cat scratch. She wore a yellow skirt with a dark blue double belt. Coming from under her skirt was a pair of shorts also made of bandages. She wore white socks and dark blue American flip flop shoes with a strap to keep them from falling off the heel.
Kiba was actually a little stunned at how well the squirt looked in her petite little outfit. She had quite a slim figure and it shocked him that he didn't see it yesterday. As he began to recall the events, however, he remembered the obstacles that prevented him. She had fallen into the water, causing her clothes to become soggy, and he had lent her his jacket when she got cold.
He snapped back to reality when he found a bandaged hand waving in front of his face. "Helll-oooo?" RayRei asked as if she was knocking on the door to an empty house. When she saw Kiba's eyes come back to the real world, she stepped back and placed her hands on her hips. "When are we going?" The boy shook his head like a dog and motioned her to follow him out the door. They walked into the hallway and RayRei locked her apartment door.
Kiba made sure to keep an eye on her so as not to lose her, being she seemed a little different today. Girls sure are weird. He thought silently.
"You seem a little... different today. Everything okay up there?" he said while spinning around and causing her to stop right before she smacked into him. He poked her in the forehead and waited for a response. However, RayRei was more concentrated on what was right in front of her. Her eyes were level to his chest.
I'm so DAMN SHORT! She yelled in her mind. Her eyes became like slanted half circles, pure white [from a cartoonists point of view. RayRei's face was burning an angry red.
Kiba took note and asked again, "Hey Squirt, Everything A-ok in the Attic?" This time he touched his forehead to hers, hoping she'd take more notice. She did.
A small chill found its way up her spine, nothing very big, but enough to make her shiver slightly.
"I-I'm fine Kiba. Now please don't touch me or I'll be just as reckless as last night."
The boy smirked and took his head away.
"Good. You don't deserve to be touched by the great Kiba anyways."
"Gyuk! That sounded soooo wrong."
"Well, lets hurry, Shino and Hotaru must have been waiting for a while now."
RayRei nodded her head and Kiba faced forward again. The two of them walked in size order to the meeting point.
"So, y'know any blonde kids 'round here?" Hotaru asked slurping down a mouthful of noodles. Shino pointed a finger at the tall female sitting beside him. Her eyes traveled upwards to her hair and she quickly finished scarffing down a forkful of Ramen to say "Besides me."
Shino turned his head towards her as if to ask "Why?" but before another word could be said, a rather high male voice yelled out his name
"Shino!" shouted Naruto Uzamaki, a boy who favored Ramen very much. "What'cha doin' here? I didn't know you liked Ramen?" he continued to pester the boy joyously. Naruto suddenly took notice of the tall girl sitting beside Shino. "Is this your girlfriend?" he asked curiously. "You never struck me as one to get into a relationship. But she's pretty nice looking if you ask me!" he held up one thumb in Shino's direction.
Although not visible through his high collar, Shino gave a slight blush when Naruto had suggested that the two were dating. Hotaru, on the other hand, took immediate notice of the boy's blonde locks, completely disregarding the comment.
How Ironic… She thought to herself. "No, We're not dating." She replied. "I'm just a new Kunoichi from America. Came with another. Team Eight's 'posed to be guiding us through our first year." Hotaru continued. "Come sit next me!" she smiled at Naruto, who couldn't help but wonder where Kiba and Hinata might have been. If the two were off alone, he'd fart in Dog-boy's face so many times his sense of smell would be permanently damaged.
He took a seat next to the girl named Hotaru and ordered himself a bowl of Ramen. When the two began to eat again, they noticed how similar their habits were when it came to food. Both slurped a forkful or two down in one gulp while soaking up as much flavor as they could. Naruto and Hotaru laughed aloud at this attribute and continued to eat as if they were twins.
"Shino! Hotaru!" a certain blonde squirt called out from afar. RayRei and Kiba were finally reaching their destination of the Ramen shop. As they advanced from the shop, RayRei caught sight of another figure sitting beside the tall Hotaru. It was a boy, blonde as well, and from the moment she caught sight of him, she had an unexplainable curiosity bloom inside of her. She felt connected to the boy, as if they had known each other since birth. Her face clearly expressed her thoughts and sparked a new expression on Kiba's face as well.
"Hey guys! What the heck took you so long?" Hotaru replied to the short female's exclamation. Kiba sighed and with a light smile answered,
"The squirt over here decided to have a nightmare and then surprise attack me. You should've seen it, I was a poor helpless victim to the blonde demon over here!"
As RayRei turned to shake the boy by his neck, it suddenly occurred to Hotaru that RayRei was also a blonde.
"Well if you're a helpless victim maybe you don't qualify for your mission!!" RayRei had begun to shout in the background. Kiba pushed the girl off and dragged her to the small shop. Kiba took a seat next to Shino and explained to him the day's events so far. Next to Shino was Hotaru who was busy debating if either Naruto or RayRei could possibly be the kid she was looking for. After Hotaru was Naruto who was eating his Ramen peacefully, that it, until Curious lil' RayRei sat down next to him, a fixed gaze on his face. A little weirded out by this, he turned to look at her. However, upon catching sight of her he froze in his tracks, not even bothering to finish up the Ramen that hung half-eaten from his mouth. For about a minute there was only silence between the two as they studied each other's facial features. The other three noticed the quietness, and Kiba and Shino were surprised Naruto was involved in it. The Two boys quieted down themselves, watching as Naruto and RayRei just stared at each other.
"What can I get'cha?" the storeowner came in an interrupted the peacefulness. RayRei, more shocked then the rest of the group, fell over backwards onto the ground below, hitting her head on one of the stools.
"She ain't waking up…."
Chahahahaha! RayRei's down! Well see what happens in the next chapter! Review please! Sorry it took so long for this chapter. I wrote it all and then it got deleted somehow (I think my brother did it as revenge) so I had write it all again! If you want a preview for Chapter 4 you have to tell me acuz I can't do t as of now. I'm back in school this Monday… , Schmo