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Thoughts Kyuubi Inner Demon Inner Guardian Loud Speakers

Chapter 13: A New Ally, Or A New Enemy?

"Mornin' Derek." Said Annie as she saw Derek coming out of his room. "Wheres Brian?"

"Well," he started, "The attendants didn't bring him in last night, so he didn't fall asleep at the training grounds. So he must be at the hospital."

"The hospital?" asked Terra.

"Whats he there for?" asked Annie.

"What do you think." He said and headed to pick me up.

As they peeked into Ruby's room, they saw me laying on her stomach, asleep.

"Should we wake him up?" asked Annie, but before the words were even out of her mouth, Derek was already pulling back his fist in a punch.

"WAKE UP!" shouted Derek, but before his fist connected, I was gone , and back in a flash behind him, holding a kunai to his throat.

"Back to finish the job?" I said drawing a small trickle of blood from his throat.

"BRIAN!! Its me!!" he shouted.

"Oh, sorry." I said releasing him. "I thought you were that… that demon." I said spitting the word demon out like a nasty medicine.

You say demon like it's a bad thing.

Fuck off.

"No, just me." He said healing up the cut.

"Sorry, just really paranoid."

"Well, time to go eat!" said Derek.

"Yeah, you guys go on ahead, I'll catch up."

"OK, but hurry up Susan." Said Annie as they all left.

"Ruby, I will find a way to get you better. I promise." I said as a tear slid down my cheek. " I love you…" I said as I left.

And from in the room I heard the faint reply; "….I love you too….."

As I sat down at the table, I noticed a girl looking for a place to sit. "Hey!" I called to her. "You can sit here if you want."

"Really? Thanks!" she said as she sat down. "My names Alli, Alli Phelps." She said cheerily.

"Hi, I'm Derek."

"I'm Annie."

"I'm Terra."

"… I'm Brian."

"Hi! Thanks for letting me sit here. No one else wanted me to sit by them."

"Wonder why?" asked Terra.

"Well…. It could be the fact that I can't use ninjutsu at all." She said nonchalantly.

"WHAT!?!?" we all shouted together.

"Yeah, I'm like Rock Lee."

"The power of youth burns-" I said before Annie punched me in the head.

"SUSAN! Not now."

"Wow, your like Terra." said Derek.

"Not exactly…" said Terra quietly.

"What?" said Annie. "But you couldn't do any of the ones I showed you."

"That's because I could never remember the hand signs." She said scratching her head.

"I see." Said Annie.

"Well then," I said, "I'll just get going."

"What?! The next round doesn't start until noon!" exclaimed Alli.

"I know." I said, "But do you know its 11:50?"

"OH!" she said, and ran off.

"Well?" I said starting to get pissed. "Are we going?"

Welcome to the third round! Came Perry's voice.

"First fight, Annie Piekkola, versus Alli Phelps!"

"Hi Annie." Said Alli as she landed in the arena.

"Hi Alli. Please don't hold any of this against me."

"Wouldn't dream of it."

"Ready? Fight!" shouted the proctor.

Instantly Alli was gone. "Where'd she go?"

"Right here." She said as she appeared about ten feet behind her. " Dynamic Entrance!" she shouted as she came flying through the air, and kicked Annie in the head.

"FRICK!" she yelled before her face was buried in the ground. She quickly got up and sealed. "Earth Style! Swamp of The Underworld Jutsu!" and suddenly, the entire arena was filled with mud. "HA! Lets see ya use that speed of yours now!"

"Very well. Open! Initial Gate!" and then, she was gone.

"Using the chakra gates ne?"

"Why yes, yes I am." She said as she appeared behind Annie. "Leaf Hurricane!" she shouted as she spun and kicked Annie's feet out from under her.

"Ha!" Annie shouted as her clone poofed away.

"Wha-?" was all she had time to get out before the real Annie came up from the mud and grab her ankle. Her speeds no use under the mud. "Head Hunter Jutsu!" she shouted as she pulled her under.

Oh no! I can't run under here! She thought as she was pummeled in the mud. Gotta get out! Suddenly, chakra began to swirl around her. "Grrrrraaahhhhhh!!" she screamed as she shot out of the mud, with Annie still holding on.

"What the hell?" said Annie as she landed on the ground. "What was that?

"That was the second gate opening. The Gate of Healing!" This is dangerous. I've never opened the second gate.

Annie quickly sealed, "Earth Style! Granite Spikes Jutsu!" spikes shot out of the ground. One managed to just hit Alli's foot.

"Ahhhhh!!!" she screamed. Chakra began pouring out of her foot. "You hit a tenketsu!" with her last ounces of strength, she ounched Annie into the wall. "Heh heh…" then she fainted.

"Winner, Annie Piekkola!"

Where, where am I? Wondered Alli as she woke up.

"She's waking up!" shouted Derek.

"Shut up Derek!" yelled Annie as she smacked him on the head..

"Wow, where am I?"

"In the hospital." Came my reply from the corner of the room. "Now that I know your OK, I'm going to see Ruby." And I left.

"Who's Ruby?" asked Alli.

"Brian's girlfriend." Said Annie, "She had her powers taken, and she only has about a week to live."

"That's horrible! Is there any way to save her?!"

"Get her powers back." Answered Derek, "But we don't know how."

"Wow, I can't imagine how that must feel."

There, done! YAY! Now I need to start thinking of how to do 14. If anyone has any ideas, please help! Any way, hope some people ( coughanniecoughallicough) get their chapters up soon. No more deadlines, since I blow'em off anyways.