I woke up early the next day; I couldn't sleep partly because of the excitement of the possibility of having a sister. That I wasn't alone.
I made my instant ramen and sat down on the edge of my bed. It was the weekend, a perfect day for training. I slowly peeled back the lid but before it was completely off, I heard a knock on my front door.
"God, who could it be this early in the morning," I complained to myself, slowly standing up to answer the door. There was another knock. "Coming!" I called, right before I reached the door. Once I opened it, I couldn't believe my eyes.
"Uh, hello," the girl said, smiling. "I'm new around here and I just wanted to get to know my neighbors better." At this point, if eyes really could pop out of your head, mine would be on the other side of the village. She was beautiful. I hadn't seen a girl like that around in awhile.
"W-Well…You can come in if you like." I took a step back from the door, allowing her room to walk inside.
"Thank you very much," she said politely, walking inside. I shut the door and followed behind like a hypnotized puppy. "You have a beautiful place," she told me, looking around. I quickly ran to pick up the ramen and allow her a place to sit since there wasn't a couch in my tiny apartment. "Oh, thank you but you really don't have to…" she said gently, noticing my ambitions. "I don't mean to barge in like this."
"It's alright," I told her, admiring her fire-red hair. How could someone have red hair and blue eyes as beautiful as hers? I thought to myself. She looked a little bit old, maybe three years older than me. Come to think of it, she was about the age you would graduate from the Academy – twelve.
Her gaze fell upon the photo album I had forgot to put away yesterday and I mentally kicked myself for my stupidity. She slowly opened it and began to look at the pictures. "Are these people your parents?" she asked and for a second I was so shocked she guessed right the first time, I would've believed that pigs flew at that point.
"Uh, yeah."
She continued to flip through the book in silence, smiling as she did it. There was something strange about her. It was almost as if she knew something…
"I can see where you get your looks," she commented out of the blue which practically made me jump out of my skin. "Your father looks like a very strong man," she commented again, not waiting for a response to the other comment. "I'd love to meet him someday," she said in conclusion, the commenting was over, and she shut the album closed.
"Y-Yeah."
She noticed my glum expression. "Did I say something wrong?"
I whipped my head up. "No, it's just that they're…" I didn't finish.
"Oh, I'm sorry," she apologized solemnly.
"It's alright. By the way, can I ask your name?"
She looked surprised for a second but took the bait. "Hanako, Kamikaze Hanako." Frankly, I was astonished that her last name was Kamikaze.
"Are you from the sand village?" I asked abruptly.
She seemed taken aback for a second. "No, the rain village." She smiled but I could she it wasn't genuine. Lately, I'd been able to see a lot of things like that. "Anyway, I have to go."
"Are you a ninja?" There was a short silence. "Just out of curiosity."
"Um…yeah. You could say that." Another moment of silence. "Before I leave, I wanted to ask you one more question."
"Sure, go ahead."
"Is your name, by any chance, Namikaze Naruto?"
How did she guess my first name? "No, not exactly. Uzumaki Naruto." I saw a glint of recognition in her eyes. "How did you know my first name?"
"Excuse me," she said quickly, getting up to leave without even answering my question.
"Wait, Hanako-san!" I called after her, but the door was already closed.
A/N: Did u like the twist? i hope to get the next chapter up today if not tomorrow. Yay, summer's so close! ^^ Please rate and comment. I'll give u cookies if u do (and believe me, i got them from the dark side ^^)
