O0o0O0o0O

Confused

O0o0O0o0O

Chapter Two: A frosty morning in a different world

O0o0O0o0O

I opened my eyes and saw one black eye staring anxiously back. I blinked, and saw the eye was attached to a face; a face that was mostly covered in navy-blue material. The other eye was covered with a headband with the Leaf insignia on it; and a mop of spiky white gravity-defying hair stuck up sideways from the top of the person's head.

This time, my brain comprehended something else; something impossible; something I had wanted for such a long time. I blinked again, hard, and realised that it was true; the person in front of me was not none other than Kakashi-sensei. He wasn't 2D, but neither did he look like a human person. It was sort of a mixture; their was no doubt that he was Kakashi-sensei, not a cosplayer; but it wasn't like a dream, where he was a cartoon. He was there, in the flesh, but not the dull ordinary colours: all the colours here were bright, and colourful, and nearly 2D.

I was in Naruto's world.

The overwhelming thought overtook my brain and I froze for a minute, unsure whether to scream in joy or ask one of the one thousand questions buzzing around my brain.

'So, you've finally woken up,' said Kakashi-sensei. His voice made everything seem even more real and even more unreal at the same time. It was rather confusing.

'Your friend over there woke up half an hour ago. Temari went to show her around the Village.'

I decided to ask a question. This was too much.

'How did I get here?'

'Listen, we really don't know much. So don't ask us loads of questions. I was just at the gates when I saw you and your friend appear out of thin air, but you were collapsing, so I had to carry you both to the hospital. We figured that you were from the human world due to your clothes and no headband. That's about it.'

'So what do we do now?'

'Well… as I said, we really don't know much, but we must assume you'll be staying here a while,' said Kakashi-sensei, 'so we'll get you kitted out in the normal ninja gear and start your training. Get you used to the Konoha way of life for a bit.'

I didn't respond. I was too busy being shocked.

I'd gotten the wish I'd wanted for such a long time. But was it real? Or a dream? If it was a dream, I never wanted to wake up. If I did wake up, I'd scream. And cry. And probably be in a depressed mood for the next six years.

But it seemed so real. And it seemed highly unlikely I would just fall asleep in the middle of a P.E. lesson, no matter how boring it was.

However, I just couldn't get my head around it. I had really gone to the Naruto world…?

'YES!' I yelled, jumping up from my hospital bed and punching the air, making a startled Kakashi nearly topple off his chair.

'Well… I can see you're eager. If you're ready, then there's your outfit over there, on that chair. Once you're ready, Kankuro's outside. He'll show you around.'

'Okay.'

The moment he left I punched the air again, overwhelmed with emotions. I was so incredibly happy; excited and hypered up. I spent a couple of minutes calming down, then went over to the clothes, but on the way, glimpsed myself in the mirror that was on the opposite wall. I froze, and went back to the mirror, unable to believe what I was seeing.

The girl staring back at me from the mirror had teal-green hair, shiny and straight, with bangs on either side of her pale face. Her eyes were dark black and very deep.

I stared at my reflection for a bit, amazed and shocked. This was me? I could feel myself becoming awed… not hyper-happy, like when I realised I was in Konoha…

A knock on the door brought me back down to earth. 'Hurry up,' said Kankuro impatiently.

Quickly, I grabbed the clothes off the chair and got dressed. The clothes where a green high-neck jumper with long sleeves (reminding me of Gai-sensei's and Rock-Lee's green jumpsuits), black shorts, black shoes, and a black Leaf-village headband, which I wrapped around my waist.

Then I glanced at myself in the mirror again, patting my hair down a little, then ran out of the room, nearly crashing into Kankuro. I looked at him, measuring my height mentally; I was pretty short next to him – my forehead only reached his nose. But then again, Kankuro was pretty tall, I guess – according to the Naruto Anime, Naruto himself seemed short next to him. And Gaara.

'Finally. Took your time,' said Kankuro, but he didn't sound angry.

'Sorry,' I said apologetically.

'Never mind. Come on, let's go.'

Kankuro then took me on a tour of the village. It was quite funny actually; as I already knew the village, I would be able to name where we were going next before Kankuro said it himself. The look of shock and surprise on his face the first time was hilarious, but then he got used to it; merely acknowledging the fact that I knew the village well. It made things easier, and it meant we skipped the boring parts of the village, instead giving the Fifth Hokage's office a visit, visiting the famous Ramen shop (but Kankuro refused to let us go in), and visiting the school. Then, as we were headed back to underneath the Stone Hokage's Heads carved on the side of the cliff (which was our meeting point), I glimpsed Gaara.

I was seeing Gaara of the Sand in person for the first time in my life.

O0o0O0o0O

Lo-Chan: I got reviews!!! I'm so happy!

Tassi-Chan: Yeah, two. Other stories have, like, 30.

Lo-Chan: Who cares? I'm so happy I actually got reviews! Please review more!

Kankuro: I'm not that tall, you know.

Lo-Chan: ...