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Chapter 3: Stupid Late Ninjas!
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Kagome sighed and shook her head to clear her thoughts. She then stood up and took a deep breath. She felt stupid. I mean, here she was, having an emotional breakdown...right in front of Konoha. Thank goodness the guards weren't here. Otherwise, that would have been terribly embarrasing. She glanced at the gate. No one was there.
"I guess I'll have to sit here and wait,"she muttered to herself as she sat down on a rock near the gate.
)Ten Minutes Later(
Kagome was getting really impatient. Where exactly WERE these people? 'Jeeze, they're taking one long lunch!...do they even GET lunch breaks?' Kagome thought as she layed on her stomach and drummed her fingers on the surface of the rock, while blowing a piece of hair out of her vision.
)Twenty Minutes Later(
"Dammit!"Kagome cursed, shooting up off the rock. "How long does it take to eat frickin lunch!" she yelled at the gate. No one seemed to hear her. "Wow, Konoha ninjas are really slipping these days,"she muttered as she walked up to the wall surrounding her hometown.'I'll just give them five more minutes.'
)Five Minutes Later(
"Ugh, that's IT!"Kagome poured chakra into her feet and started to walk up the wall, arms crossed over her chest. 'Stupid late ninjas, making me wait!'she grumbled in her mind as she reached the top. She crouched down low, as to not be easily seen. After all, this was a village of ninjas. Late ninjas...but ninjas all the same! As she looked over Konoha, Kagome realized that not much had changed. Her eyes got little stars in them as she spotted the Ichiraku ramen stand. Squealing and not caring if anyone saw her, she jumped off the wall and ran as fast as she could towards her favorite place to eat.
)Ichiraku Ramen Stand(
Kagome was running so fast, she was but a black blur to people who saw her. She had a huge grin on her face as she breathed in the sweet aroma of ramen. The only thing on her mind? 'RamenRamenRamenRamenRamenRamenRamen' Well...you get the picture. She skidded to a halt in front of the stand, kicking up a big dust cloud as she did so. When the dust cleared, Kagome gasped. She knew that blond head and bright orange jumpsuit anywhere!
"Naruto!"she exclaimed, sitting down beside him and clapping her hands together, a huge grin on her face. Naruto, who was just about to dig into his ramen, looked to the side. He studied the girl for a few seconds. His eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as he realized who the girl next to him was.
"Kagome!"he cried as he tackled the girl to the ground, causing several people to stop and stare. She leaned over to whisper in his ear.
"I'll tell you later." He nodded and made the ramen to go, ordering another one for Kagome. They then hooked arms and walked down the streets with big grins on their faces.
)Academy Schoolyard(
Naruto and Kagome were sitting in front of the Academy on a patch of grass near the old wooden swing. They spent at least twenty minutes just staring at each other. Every few minutes, Naruto would poke Kagome and then pinch himself to make sure this wasn't just a dream. Kagome was just happy to be with her friend. Finally, Naruto spoke up.
"Kagome I can't believe you're here! Wait 'till I tell everyone! They'll all be so excited! Especially Sasuke! We'll throw a big party and-mmph!"Kagome put her hand over Naruto's mouth to silence him, and looked around.
"Naruto, I want to see if anyone remembers me besides you, so shush about it. Of course I'm going to tell them if they don't remember, but i just want to see if they forgot about me. I want to see if I recognize anybody too!" Naruto pouted, but agreed. Kagome stood up and pointed in a random direction.
"Now let's go find someone we know!"she exclaimed, grabbing Naruto's hand and running off in the direction she pointed.
)Konoha Marketplace(
Kagome and Naruto were strolling along, Kagome browsing through the various items in each stand.
"So, how did you get here anyway?"Naruto asked.
"Uh, well...I kind of walked up the gate,"she rubbed the back of her neck, smiling sheepishly. Naruto gave her a 'you're joking right?' look and wacked her on the head.
"Kagome! What about the guards!"he yelled.
"They weren't there! Probably on lunch break or something! I waited a HALF-HOUR and they didn't come back!" she said in her defense, waving her arms around.
"Woah! Chill Kagome, they slack off all the time. Let's go see the old geezer(A/N:I'm putting this before the chuuniin exams so the Third is still alive!), maybe we'll see someone we know there! Plus we could tell him you're in Konoha!" Kagome nodded with a big grin on her face. She hadn't seen the old man in years. Together they ran off towards the Hokage Tower.
)Hokage Tower(
When they were right outside the room the Hokage was in, Kagome banged on the door loudly.
"HEY OLD MAN!"she yelled through the door."GUESS WHO'S BAAAACK!"She could hear a loud exaggerated(sp?)groan from the otherside of the door. She burst into the room with a smirk plastered on her face. The Third stared at her, pinched himself much like Naruto did, and put his face in his hands.
"Why me?"she heard him croak. He looked up at her. "Why didn't the guards bring you here?"
"I walked up the wall 'cause your ninjas suck," Kagome stated. "Now put me on Naruto's team! And where's Sasuke?"
"Sasuke's on Naruto's team, and sure I'll dump you on Kakashi. Yet, I do not know where Sasuke is at this moment,"the Hokage said. Kagome glared at him for the 'sure I'll dump you on Kakashi' comment and pointed a finger at him.
"Liar! You can see everything with that weird crystal ball thing you have. I know!"she accused.
"Of course you know, you stole it before,"the Hokage mumbled under his breath. He reached under his desk and, sighing, brought out the crystal ball.
"Oh! Oh! I see him! I see him!"Kagome exclaimed jumping up and down and pointing at the crystal ball. 'His appearance hasn't really changed. He seems a tad bit grumpy though. Well he does think everyone in his clan is dead...so...yeah that'll do that to a person' He was at the training grounds with Kakashi and Sakura. "Hey, Naruto?"
"Yeah Kagome?"
"Um, if that's your team...shouldn't you be with them?" she asked. Naruto's eyes widened.
"Oh shit, I completely forgot about training! Come on Kagome, get on my back!"
)Team 7 Training Grounds(
Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke were getting impatient. Where the heck was Naruto?
"Kakashi-sensei, he's later than YOU!"Sakura exclaimed. Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck and scanned the surroundings for the blond genin. Nothing. Even Sasuke was slightly shocked. It was not like Naruto to be late, he was usually the first one to the training grounds!
The three perked up at the distant cries of 'Giddy up horsey!' and 'Yah! Faster my steed!'. Soon they could make out Naruto running towards them at top speed with someone on his back. A few seconds later, Naruto skidded to a stop in front of them, panting with a giggling girl on his back.
O.O O.O -was whattwo out of the three onlookerslooked like as they took in the girl on Naruto's back. Sakura was gaping, mouth wide open. She knew who this girl was! Kakashi was smiling, and Sasuke just looked indifferent.
"Hiya, I'm Kagome!"Kagome smirked. She could tell that Sakura and Kakashi knew.Kagome was currently staring at Sasuke to see if he recognized her. Sasuke just looked at her and scoffed.
"What are you looking at?" Instantly, Kagome's heart shattered.
"Y-You...You don't...remember me?"she whispered.
"No."
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Yuki: poor kags...anyway sorry for the really long wait, but i JUST got over being sick! FINALLY! I"m happy now, yay!
For pairings, I'm thinking of doing:
Kagome/Naruto
or
Kagome/Gaara (someone suggested this)
I will take suggestions! (Also, for those who wanted Kagome/Kakashi, sorry, but Kagome's 14!)
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