Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, cause I'm a girl.

Walking through the double glass doors and in to the hospital I smelled the sterilizers and a tinge of blood. I scrunched my nose up, I never did like the smell of blood how doctors could stand it was beyond me. Looking around all I saw was the reception area with a few nurses there and a waiting area. Shizune didn't say where we should go once we got back here so I guess it would be okay to sit and wait.

"This hospital is really small compared to the one at home." Mina whispered keeping in mind of the other patients and nurses in the room.

"I guess so, I mean it's only like two or three stories tall and about as long as half the mall." I whispered back.

"Are you still upset Kairi?"

"Yes, and no. I just keep hoping that this is just a dream and when we wake up we'll be back in my room…" I said quietly.

" I don't think it's possible to dream the same thing at the same time."She said barley above a whisper to me.

That's when Shizune made her appearance. She spotted us and gestured to us to follow her. I got a bad feeling about this. Shizune took us to an office on the top floor of the hospital, there wasn't much in it. Just a desk covered with papers in the middle of the room, and small book case on the left wall. In front of the desk were a pair of chairs and behind the desk was another chair with it's back towards us and a big window behind it with a nice view of the village.

"Um, aren't we supposed to meet with Tsunade?" Mina asked.

" I'm right here little girl." The chair that was facing the window turned around to reveal Tsunade sitting in it. I had a feeling this meeting was going to change everything for me and Mina.

"Take a seat please."Tsunade said waving her hand towards the chairs. Shizune moved to stand behind her while Mina calmly sat in one of the chairs. I decided to just stand beside her. Lets just say if she decided to hurt us I had a head start. Then I noticed I wasn't the only who was afraid. I was standing so close to Mina I could feel her trembling. We stayed like that for a few minutes with Tsunade just staring at us. I guess the tension was to much for Mina to handle cause she blurted out, " Is it the death penalty or what for us!?"

Shizune looked surprised Mina would just yell something like that out loud, while Tsunade on the other hand remained unfazed. Leaning back in her chair she calmly said, "I know I asked you earlier, but I would like to know what you were doing in the forest and answer honestly."

I paled, great now I had to lie. I pushed my hair away from my face and sighed, " The truth, you want the truth? Okay, well Mina and I were traveling and we got tired and… took a nap in the forest?" I said. There's no way Tsunade would fall for a lie like that. We're toast!!!

"Errr, we got lost in there, so we thought it was a good idea at the time." Mina added.

"Hmmmm, I suppose you aren't lying " she narrowed her eyes, "next question what village are you from?"

I didn't know how to answer that question. I mean I didn't know any villages in this world, heck I didn't even know this world existed in the first place! Luckily Mina intervened.

"Our home is near earth country. Our village is really small and remote so we don't have any ninja's except for the few that pass by. It's really just a tiny town."

"Oh?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow. 'Way to throw off suspicion Mina!'

"What's the name of your village?" Shizune questioned. Dang! How were we supposed to make up some fake village right on the spot and not get caught lying!?!

"I-i-it's n-name?" mina stuttered.

"Mmhm." Shizune nodded.

Thinking fast, since Mina seemed to have hit a dead end I nearly shouted out "Iga! Our village's name is Iga." A part of Japan used to be called Iga and it had ninjas, so I thought it was kinda fitting for a villages name.

"I've never heard of it." Shizune said.

"Well like I said, it's really small and most people don't notice it or bother to stop and when we need money we have to walk miles to get to the next town in order to sell goods." Mina Explained.

"So I can assume your going to go back to your home once we're done?" Tsunade inquired.

Again I didn't know what to say and it seems mina couldn't find her voice either. A minute or so passed when I realized one of us needed to answer. Crap! Think fast, think fast, think fast, thin- AHA!!!

"Um actually you see, we're kinda lookin for a new home since most of the villagers left cause they were tired of having to through so much trouble in order to make a living since most people don't come into town."

"I see, so are you thinking of settling here?" she Inquired. 'Where is this lady heading.'

"Uhhh, Maybe?" I said confused.

"I have a proposition for you."

"What kind of proposition?"Mina asked.

"I'll be straight forward with you two, When both of you were unconscious I had a few of my nurses run a few tests on you."

"What kinds of tests!?!" Mina interrupted.

"Just standard tests, like blood type."

"Okay sooo…?"I questioned before Mina could.

"So, it seems that the two of have some decent chakra inside you." She sat back in her chair watching our reactions. I for one was completely and utterly shocked I mean my jaw hit the floor. I didn't even bother to see Mina's reaction, the words chakra and inside kept spinning around in my head. I then heard Mina's voice.

"What does that have to do with anythin-"

"It has to do with everything I'm about to tell you."Tsunade interrupted." What I want to suggest is that you become konoha shinobi." She said seriously.

My jaw hit the floor again."Whaaaaaaaat!?!" Mina and I yelled in unision.

"Tsunade-sama, these girls themselves said they weren't familiar with ninja's and perhaps it would be better if -"

"Better if what Shizune? They said they were looking for a new home so why not our village. Besides after some training, I for one, think these girls will make suitable kunoichi's."She sounded genuine.

"What's the catch?"I asked suspiciously.

" There is no catch, I'm simply offering you a place to fit in. A place where you can put your new found capabilities to good use."

"But Tsunade-sama what about their friends and family?"

Mina answered her, "Actually, we have no family and my only friend is Kairi."

"Well there you have it shizune. Do you have any more questions?"

"No my lady." Tsunade got up from her seat and walked around her desk to stand in front of us, now I never really thought a women that looked like a playmate that belonged on the cover of playboy could scare me, but this women was intimidating."You don't have to give me an answer now, I'll give you some time to think about it."

"What's there to think about, of course we'll become ninjas!!!" Mina shouted. I slapped my forehead. When would she learn to shut up? She was jumping up and down in excitement with tears of joy in the corner of each eye. Tsunade looked surprised and Shizune looked alarmed at Mina's outburst. To think in a matter of a few hours I was a average high school freshman with a bright future ahead of me to a lost, broke 15 year old with a unknown future that was starting to look downright hopeless. I pinched my cheeks til they were red but the image of a confused shizune, an annoyed tsunade and a thrilled, giggling Mina stayed. I guess we really are in a different world.

"Calm down, I'm sure you're exhausted and a little frightened right now. Why don't you sleep on it and give me your answer tomorrow. So don't make any hasty decisions yet." She said gently. I didn't know if I should feel relived or even more freaked out. Where were we going to stay? What would we do if we decided not to become ninja's? Wow never thought I'd ask myself that question. Or or or or… Dahhh, My heads starting to hurt!

"But- but- but-" Mina stuttered.

"No buts I don't want you rushing into something you might regret doing later. Now I'm sure Shizune will be more than happy to show to the inn your staying in." Shizune stepped up towards us.

"We don't have any money to rent a room." I said.

"The rooms already paid for, Courtesy of the village elders." She said smugly.

"Tsunade-sama, I don't think-"

"Oh hush up Shizune, why do those old geezers have so much "Emergency" funding if they never use it. Besides this a much more noble cause and it is a kind of an emergency if you think about it. How can we let potential shinobi sleep out on the streets. I use it for gambling when I'm short on cash and they never know." She said.

Shizune frowned at Tsunade then turned back to us."I'm sure Tsunade-sama took care of everything so please follow me." Then started walking to the door. I didn't know what to say, if were anywhere else they probably would have us thrown out of the village by now or have us in a jail cell depending on how thing s went. So I guess I was grateful to her. Mina on the other hand looked tearful, like all her credit cards were taken away and she was banned for life from the mall.*sigh*

"Come on you two."Shizune beckoned . Grabbing Mina's arm I bowed awkwardly to Tsunade, She must be someone important but the details were eluding me. I guess listening to mina's detailed summaries and skimming the first few volumes was a my bad. I dragged Mina with me after Shizune shut the door behind us who led us out of the hospital to a less crowed part of the village, I noticed it was in the opposite direction of where we went earlier. But other than that I was lost, it was really weird not seeing cars pass by or hearing music from stores or the traffic, the smell of fast food on every corner. It was even weird walking in the middle of a dirt road instead of a sidewalk. This place looked like a historical drama come to life. Shizune stopped walking in front of a inn that kinda looked like a log cabin completely made of dark wood except it also looked like an apartment building too. I really didn't know how to describe it cause I've never seen a hotel that really looked like this one. There weren't a lot of people walking around and in the distance I could make out something that looked like Mount Rushmore.

"Were here." Shizune announced. Following her in side I looked around the front desk was in the middle of the room with a women sitting there reading something. Shizune got our key and walked us to our room. Stopping outside the door in the hallway she said," You'll be staying here for the rest of the week. When you have your answer for tsunade-sama just go to the Hokage tower and ask for Lady Tsunade, have a nice night." She gave Mina our key and then walked back down the hall and out of sight.

I think we stood in the hallway staring in the direction she left for a few minutes until Mina decided to open the door and see the room. Walking in behind her then shutting and locking the door behind me. I turned around and my eyes landed on Mina she was looking out the window. Looking away from her I examined the room. It was small with cream colored walls and red and dark yellow patterned carpet bending over to see it closer the pattern was dark yellow diamonds connecting each other. Standing back up I saw the bed looks like we would be sharing. It had a Dark yellow comforter on it with two pillows. Next to the bed was a night stand with a lamp on it and on the other side of the room a small table with two chairs. The bathroom was near the door going inside it was white with a sink, toilet, a shower and a closet with towels and toiletries in it. Walking back in to the room Mina was now lying on the bed with an arm behind her head. I then realized how tired I was. Slowly walking over to Mina I threw myself down next to her face down on the bed. I felt the bed dip then heard "I Know she said to think about it, but I really think we should become ninjas."

I rolled on to my back and groaned, "Do we have to talk about this now and not in the morning?"

"Yes now."

*sigh*"Fine." And so began Mina's explanation for becoming a ninja and all its benefits. Okay I'll admit she had some pretty good reasons but I felt like we were missing something.

"What I don't understand is why would she offer something like this in the first place. I mean she doesn't even know us. We could be psychos for all she knows."

"Who knows maybe she felt bad for us or something." Mina answered.

Sitting up I drew my legs up to my chest and laid my chin on top of my knees. Mina nudged my back, "Seriously, I wanna be a ninja Kairi."

"I know you do but,"

"No buts this is what I want and I'll understand if you choose to do something else but I want to fit in as best I can here."

"So what you're saying is that you'll become a ninja weather I want you to or not, with or without me." I said quietly.

"I've made up my mind kairi, and you'll have to make up yours too." She then turned the lamp off and went to sleep.

I stayed like that for a while just going over the past two days in my head. I now know for a fact we were not in Atherton (my hometown's name) and that we were somehow stuck inside a story. I hardly knew anything about this place and I wasn't sure if anything I learned back home would be of any use to me or anyone else here. I never really thought about what kind of career I wanted when I was home, I just wanted to survive high school! I was hardly successful, damn all the cheerleaders who we all know can be nasty witches when you don't worship the ground they walk on. Maybe I could find a place to fit in where the mortality rate was higher, I've seen Beverly Hills Ninja, okay maybe that particular movie didn't count. Focus! What skills do I have that could be put to good kind of jobs do they have here?

Farming? The image of me in some overalls and braids holding a pitchfork popped in to my mind. No way, José. What else… a waitress? Naw, I'd probably drop the trays of food on people. Graceful I was not. My cooking skills were erm passable. Having a mother who can't make ice kinda teaches you how to cook. Ya can't live on RedBull and Cap'n Crunch forever. An intern for somebody maybe? But what kind of internship? Fashion wise? I can't sew or draw and I'm not very organized for filing. A news paper maybe? But then again I'd have to Know the news going on in this place and a gossip column wasn't my thing and fetching coffee and stuff like an errand girl didn't sound very appealing. Do you even get paid to be an intern? I wasn't even gonna go near politics. Old dudes arguing over budgets, no thanks. Did they even help the country? Who knows. Hmmm, working in the hospital? Well I did take mandatory health classes and stuff plus my dad taught me first aid.Nothing says father-daughter bonding like practicing the Heimlich maneuver on a plastic dummy in a room full of more experienced medical students. One of the most embarrassing things I've done in my life. *sigh* But then again I didn't like blood, smelling or seeing it not even my own. And I was so not going near anyone who was bleeding out or puking, I shuddered.

Grrrrr, I pulled on my short hair out of frustration. What was I supposed to do? Fine, if and I mean if I become a ninja what's gonna happen to me? How do you become a ninja? Then there's the whole blood issue ninja's... dealt with blood didn't they? Okay I'll be honest with myself. I have to ask myself what's the worst I could live through. If mina became a ninja I would always be worried sick about her. Never knowing if she's okay or not. She's my friend and the closest thing to home I had here and I didn't wanna lose that. If she got hurt or (worst case senario) killed I would seriously not know what to do. Great, I knew what I have to do and it was giving me a major headache. I guess I should get some sleep there's no point in thinking about it any longer, sides tomorrow promises more headaches I'm sure.

Sorry for the slow start but I wanted you to get to know my O.C.s a little better and their situation. I'll try to update once a week or so but Rome wasn't built in a day. Good news is Akatsuki make their appearence next chapter!!!

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