Chapter Two: Dream or Reality

"Where am I?" I wondered as I walked. I know these walls yet I am postive I have never been here before. All these thoughts flew threw my mind as the world narrow to a darkly lit hallway. My hands ran smoothly across wallpaper as blue as the sky as I skip happily. I realize that I am dreaming again while I fight with everything I have to wake up because I know that this will not end happily. It however is too late I am in to deep and must follow the dream to it's end. In my hands I hold a kitten as black as the night. My hair is parted down the middle to form to little pigtails. I'm laughing with the joy that only a child could feel. The kitty squeaks a little at the slight abuse from my tight grip. I come to a complete stop in front of a door that is as orange as the sun. When the door opens and I bump into man who looks at me with disgust. His hair is the exact same dirty blond shade as my own I notice it with the curosity of a child.

Aya my sweet is that you?"

My attention happily is replaced. I was so struck by the beauty of the lady who spoke that I didn't move away from the doorway. She was to my child like mind the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Her eyes were the color of emerald. They shined with kindness and love. Her hair was a firey red.

The man spoke roughly, "Mark my words Hanako nothing good will come from your decison. I will personally see that this child is destroyed before she has the chance to hurt any of the people of this village."

The man with a sinister look spoke directly to me. "Though you look innocent I know what you truly are an EVIL WITCH! You will die before the devil who sent you can control you." His angry blue eyes turned to my mother as she blew him out of the room with a force so strong it shock the entire doorframe.

"Iwao you will never touch our child. Just because the fates say she will become evil does not mean their isn't free will. She is still innocent and has choosen to be good or evil. If I show her love she has every chance of being one of the greatest forces of good that this world has ever seen. Or have you forgotten everything that the prophecy says? I do not know how you can since you were there after all when it was made."

"The Country in the Mist can not take any chances please Hanako don't make me have to hurt you as well." The orange door slammed in his face before he could get anything else out.

I ran to my mother as the tears silently fell down my face. "Mommy, why does everybody who knows about me hate me? Is being a witch really that bad? If so I don't want to be one anymore."

"Ssh my child do not cry."

"But mommy I don't want to be a witch it hurts too much. I want to have friends. I don't wan't to hide. I wan't to be normal go to school and have friends."

"There are something that we cannot change about ourselves. You know that there are people that would kill us if they every found out about us, Aya. I'm sorry it is to dangerous for you to been seen in public."

"I don't want to be evil, mommy!"

" No one is truly evil unless they decide to be. You still have choice my child. Beside I'm a witch. Do you think I'm evil?"

"No mommy."

"Now it is time for you go to bad my angel."

"Will you sing to me, mommy? "

"I suppose."

She lifted me onto her lap in one movement as she adjusted me. While doing this I caught a wisp of freshly cut lemons. I smiled to myself as she was about to start but complained about not having Midnight. But before the whole complaint was out the kitty was deposited onto my lap. As she sang in a voice as clears as water my eyes closed even though I fought to stay awake.

"Wake up Aya! Quickly get dressed."

"Mommy what is it." I asked as I wiped the sleep out of my tired eyes.

Her desperation was apparent as she pulled me into her arms. As she pulled clothes around me she warned. "Remember my child no witch can turn evil unless she wish it. You must promise me to never make that wish."

"Mommy what going on."

"Come darling."All around me I saw flames as they licking up my room. As we ran down the stairs at end of the hallway my mother stopped and spoke. "You must promise me you will never make that wish, Aya."

I looked up at my mother and spoke quietly, "I promise mommy."

She smiled at me and grabbed me in her arms and ran down the stairs. "Thats a good girls."

A man in black cloak stopped us at the entrance of our home. Though, he was the only one I could see I sensed others.

"Turn over the child and nothing will happen."

" I will not. Run Aya!"

"Mommy."

I said run Aya and do not look back."

I sat up with a start as I realized I was no longer dreaming but once again I was in the present. The hospital machine beeped the only sound in the otherwise silent night. Sleep did not come for the rest of the night because I was to frightened to fall back to sleep and dream about the past.

The Next Morning

I was looked over once more by the nurse who was on duty on my floor before I was released from the hospital. I changed into the clothes that were left for me by the Hokage the previous day since the clothes I came in with were damaged from the earlier fight. I walked down the floor towards the stairs to meet Kakashi at the entrance of the hospital but my attention was distracted by a flower I had not seen since I was little. Without much thought I walked into the room and picked up the yellow flower in question and looked at it in every direction until my finger came across a thorn and I yelped slightly in shock.

"Serves you right stealing someone else flower when they are unable to stop you."

I turned around to stare in annoyance at Kakashi. It seemed to have no effect on him he just frowned at me until I headed towards the exit with the flower in hand.

"Put it back Aya."

I stared at the flower then the ninja who had a silent look of determination on his face that only a idiot would cross. Being one to like to think of themselves as not an idiot I walked back over and stuck the flower back into it's designated place.

"I was just curious what the flower was." I said with a fake innocent smile.

"Sure whatever."

"It seems such a waste to give someone such a pretty flower if they can't even enjoy it. I however can enjoy it since I am not in a comma."

"It was not meant for you." Kakashi said in strange tone.

"Fine don't have a cow over it."

Kakashi stared at me in annoyance. "Oh boy this is going to be fun. She does not even understand common curtsies." He turned around and headed out the door as he pulled out his book.

"This is coming from a guy who reads porn books in public. I may not know a lot about common curtsies but I'm pretty sure people frown upon such actions." I spoke all this as I follow him down the hall.

"Hmm did you say something?"

My anger was getting the best of me but somehow I was able to control my action of strangling him with my two bare hands. I admit it was difficult but I controlled the urge.

"Kakashi," I spoke with the calmness I did not know I had in me. "What are we doing today."

After what seemed like an hour he spoke as he pocketed his book. "We will be resting but tomorrow we will be testing your abilities Tsunade likes to know everything about her ninjas before she send them out on missions."

"Kakashi what was that flower called it looks so familiar."

"Hmm.."

I waited in anticipation for him to answer.

"It was a yellow rose." He spoke in a bored tone. He pulled out his book trying his hardest to ignore me but I was on a mission now. I had nothing else to do except to drive the uptight ninja crazy and anything done should be done well.

"It was beautiful where can I get one."

"You can't afford one right now."

"That never stopped me before."

Kakashi grabbed my wrist before I could head in the opposite direction. His headband was already pulled up both eyes now visible one grayinsh black and one red.

"Ssh, don't have heart attack. I was not going kill anybody."

Kakashi placed his forehead protector back into it's usually place. "Good cause I'm tired and don't feel like killing you today."

He turned back around and started to walk again. "Really, Kakashi where can I get one." I begged in annoying tone trying my best to annoy him.

By this point I could tell Kakashi was close to losing his cool and I was trying my hardest not to laugh at the obviously annoyed ninja.

"Fine if I get you one." In stage whisper he continued while shaking his head." will you leave me in peace long enough to read a chapter of my book. I am going to kill Tsuande for giving me another Naruto."

"Thank you Kakashi that was nice of you. I would like that very much but won't that give people the wrong impression about us?"

"Huh!" Kakashi stared at me as if I had grown another head since he last looked at me.

He pulled me by the hand and stopped in front of a flower shop. "I don't care what people think as long as it gives me a few minutes of silence."

Before, I knew it Kakashi was back with an identical flower as the one I seen earlier. He practical threw it at me. This succeeded in cracking me up. He stared at me in annoyance. "What are you laughing at?"

"You are so cute when you get annoyed." I peeled out in laughter at the look of confusion that crossed his half covered face once he understood my words.

"I was just playing with you. You didn't have to get me this I imagine your girlfriend would be angry if she ever found out you bought another girl a flower."

"I don't have a girlfriend."

I was finally getting my breath back but as soon as I looked at Kakashi angry face I was laughing again trying in vain to get air back in my deprived lungs. "

He lunged at me to grab the flower back but I was faster and held it close to my heart.

"Come on Kakashi it was just a joke. Please let me keep it I never had one before."

"Hmm. Whatever." But even though he was acting nonchalant I could see his pity.

I hate that look so laughed fakely trying to get the pain to leave my heart as I held the flower close to me heart. I paused for a second then continued trying my hardest but the sincerty came out anyway. "Thank you Kakashi you are the first person to give me a present in along time. I will cherise it."

Kakashi stopped dead in his track. I could tell he was shocked but he regained his voice suddenly. "Your welcome."He spit out before his attention was once again focused on his perverted book. But I could tell he was trying not to smile under his mask in amusement.

Author's Note: I would like thank Ryu Earth for some useful advice. I have taking some of her consideration into hand. However, I like to point out that that Kakashi is not friend yet with Aya. He feels moral obligated as her protector because she has promised to help them bring Sasuke back. Aya is by nature a bit mischevious and likes to play pranks(kind like Naruto in the first episode) hint the whole flower thing in last chapter. As for the rest of her suggestion I agreed and decide to change that. I hope nobody gets offend it just a fictional interpation for fun. As well as practice writting for me because I am not the greatest writer out there. LOL! Please enjoy and reviews are helpful. I personally hope all you continue to read on. I do not own Naruto. mnmonroe