A New Day!
A Naruto-Neko original
DISCLAIMER: Don't own Naruto. Honestly, the title isn't original either.
Chapter 2
Ume slept on a random roof that night. She didn't feel like people fussing over her in an inn, so she slept outside. In the 2 years she had spent away from home, she had slept outside many a time, so it wasn't a disappointment or anything. She didn't sleep very well, however.
Ume's dreams were filled with flashing images, of Naruto and her other friends in Konoha, all upset about something. She asked in her dream what was going on, but no one said anything. She was scared, and Naruto started fading away. She call out and-
"Ume…"
Her eyes snapped open. Ume jumped up, and looked straight at the disturbance. It was Gaara, of course. It was about half an hour to dawn; the sky was lightening enough to see easily.
"What?" She asked irritably. She didn't like the fact Gaara had woke her up, even from a nightmare.
"You were shouting Naruto's name…"
"So?" Ume was still in defense mode. Gaara put up his hands saying in the gesture that he wasn't going to hurt her or anything. Ume relaxed slightly and stood normally. Her violet eyes were still sharp and alert. For what felt like forever, neither said a word.
"Look, I need to tell you something." The Kazekage finally said.
Ume raised an eyebrow. She wasn't exactly a morning person. Gaara shifted uncomfortably, causing Ume to smirk.
"Naruto went missing… about a month ago."
Ume stared blankly for a moment, and then cursed. Ume wasn't one to curse (it was actually a publicly known fact) so it surprised Gaara for a moment. She then asked Gaara in a choked voice if he had any idea what happened. He shook his head.
"Damn it, Sakura, I told you to watch him!" She said to herself. Her voice was murderous. She jumped towards the direction of Konoha to the next roof, and then turned to Gaara.
"Are you coming," she demanded, "or are you gonna stay here and do nothing about your closest friend being missing?"
Gaara looked at her as if to say, "how did you know that?" She looked pleased and said slyly, "I know a lot of things."
"But… I have to take care of the village." Gaara said after thinking a moment.
"Let Kankuro and Temari take care of it." Ume jumped back, grabbed Gaara by the arm, and took off. There was no way they were going to let Naruto be missing with the Akatsuki running around, looking to kill him.
As the two ran swiftly towards Ume's home town of Konohagakure, Ume couldn't help but mutter to herself. "Baka," she said, to Naruto, Sakura, and Tsunade all at the same time. All Gaara knew was that once Ume got her hands on Naruto and Sakura, they weren't going home without getting a beating, courtesy of Ume.
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