continuation! yayy! thanks to shikamaru lover4ever, who is my first fan! thankiieesss! kay so get ready for this action packed story, cus the next chapter is REEEAAAALLLLYYYY girly! Enjoys X3
"Oh," was all he said.
"So you can really talk to animals?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah," I nodded and they sat in front of me, " I can also tell the scent of a human based on other animals."
"Really? Do me. Do me!" she insisted.
I sniffed at her and thought about how to make it nicer sounding.
"You're name, pig," I stated slowly holding one finger up as her smile fell and Sakura laughed. "Pigs are very strong willed and clean creatures. My friend when I was little was one."
Ino beamed and Sakura Said, "Me next!"
I sniffed again and had to concentrate.
"You're harder," I started, "you're not like an animal, more plant like."
Ino started to laugh and I figured out what it was I could smell.
"Spring!" I shouted in my conclusion, making everyone jump. "Blooming flowers, but more like a tree, also with a strong will. I think you're your name just like Ino."
They both beamed at the new knowledge. I was preoccupied with a small flash I'd seen to my left where Sai sat. He was smiling widely at me and I blushed.
"Hi," I mumbled.
"Hi," he copied my greeting, "I'm Sai."
"I know, Hinata told me," I giggled.
"You're a freak," he stated.
The hum of chatter that had started up around us turned still at that moment. I didn't know how to respond straight away.
"Thank you," I beamed, my happiness overflowing, "You're so nice."
The silence seemed to deepen after I spoke and I looked around at everyone.
Sakura leaned over and whispered, "He just insulted you."
"No he didn't," I replied bewilderedly, "That was the nicest thing any human's ever said to me."
"So not only strong and fast, but weird too," Shikamaru laughed.
I smiled up at him and then looked back to Sai. Just then, Gai sensei walked into the clearing with Lee and Ten-ten following.
"Great 'secret training' you two," Gai guffawed loudly.
"It was the best training ever Gai sensei," Lee mimicked him.
The girl who followed just sighed.
"You shouldn't be overconfident Gai," Kakashi warned, "My new secret weapon could probably defeat you without any training at all."
"Haha! What secret weapon?" He laughed at his rival, thumping him hard on the back.
"Cera?" Kakashi called.
I looked up at him questioningly.
"How would you like to start training?" he asked.
I jumped to my feet and dashed over squealing, "Really, really? Can I?"
"Sure," he grinned as I stopped in front of them and bounced on the spot.
I realised a problem then and stopped.
"I don't know any jutsu yet," I mumbled.
Kakashi put his hand on my head and said, "Don't worry, you won't need it against Lee."
Gai stared at me, it was starting to get annoying with new people staring. I looked at Lee and he smiled.
"Hi! I am Lee," he introduced himself and held out his hand.
I took it and shook it. Something disgusting smelling blew across my path and I jumped back. Lee looked instantly hurt but I was still trying to rid myself of the hideous odour.
"Onions," I spat.
Everyone around me started laughing at them.
"What does that mean?" Gai inquired.
"You and Lee are onions," Kakashi replied, still chuckling.
"No," I disagreed, "Lee is a chipmunk and Gai is a squirrel. There are some onions in a patch to the 50 metres to the east of here. I can't stand the things."
The laughter died but Kakashi continued with the new knowledge of Gai's scent.
"Have you ever fought in battle?" Lee asked.
"N-no," I replied nervously, "this actually the first time I've ever been anywhere near my own species."
"I noticed earlier you said 'human' instead of person," Kakashi told me, "Why is that?"
"I grew up in the forest," I answered quietly, "My parents are deer. I actually told Kiba this when I got here."
"You just keep getting better and better," Shikamaru chuckled.
"Wow!" Naruto exclaimed, "Can I know what animal I am now?"
"Sure," I agreed.
I got up and walked over to him.
"Fox," I said confidently, "But your smell seems stronger than anyone else, I wonder why."
I considered this for a moment, almost missing the conspiratorial looks that were exchanged all around me.
"What?" I inquired.
"It's nothing my dear," Gai said quickly, "Now how about that training?"
The distraction worked. I placed Sin's nest in Sakura's hands and ran to the edge of the field. Lee followed and stood across form me. I was really nervous.
"Go easy please," I called to him, "This is my first time."
"I'll try," he yelled back, "But I'm not sure how because all of my opponents have been super strong."
This didn't help me. I looked to the group of people and they waved. Shikamaru had climbed down out of the tree to get a better look, but I could hear him mutter, "What a drag." Kakashi and Gai were walking towards us.
"Okay, this is just a practice fight, so try not to kill each other," Kakashi droned from the edge of the large arena.
"Play fair, try your best and have fun," Gai added enthusiastically, giving a thumbs up to Lee.
"I will Gai sensei," Lee replied, also with a thumbs up.
I couldn't believe their scents were different all. It was just like watching a baby bird with his mum on their first flight lesson. Kakashi looked at me and nodded. I prepared myself for an assault.
"Ready? Begin!" Kakashi called.
Lee took off towards me, but he seemed a little slow. He aimed a kick and I dodged effortlessly. He aimed another and missed again. I started to laugh. It was amusing to see him go easy on me.
As a punch went past my shoulder I whispered, "You can try harder," in his ear.
I danced away from him towards the other side of the field. He turned and I hopped on the spot.
"Come on Lee!" Gai cheered.
I looked to the spectators, some were focused intensely on the battle and other were clapping and cheering. I heard Lee take off from the other side of the circle, trying to take advantage of my momentary distraction. I looked to Sai and he waved. My heart skipped a beat and the next swing almost hit me. Lee fought more ferociously and it was more challenging to dodge the blows, but still manageable.
"Fight me!" Lee yelled, throwing punch after punch, "Stop being a coward and fight!"
I giggled at his taunts and continued to dodge, conserving my energy for when I really needed it. His hands and feet were attacking any part of air that my body occupied, sometimes missing by milliseconds. I dashed away from him as I found an opening. He was panting now and I yawned and stretched.
"She's never trained?" Gai questioned.
"Never," Kakashi grinned broadly under his mask.
"Amazing," Naruto mumbled, stupefied.
I turned again to look at Sai and waved shyly. Naruto nudged him and smiled. Sakura looked at me puzzled and then shrugged, so did Ino.
"I guess animal girl's too stupid to know how to fight back," Lee called.
This pricked my annoyance.
"She can't fight, so she dodges and runs away like any stupid animal," Lee smirked.
"You're in for it now Lee," Kakashi chuckled.
I growled at him and poised to strike. He lifted a finger and beckoned for me to try him. I shot like a rocket at him his face only began to register shock as I caught him in the stomach with a punch. He flew 5 metres into the air and I jumped and kicked him under the chin. We fell back to the ground, him on his face, me on my tiptoes, bouncing. I lifted him as I had with Neji and returned the smirk he'd given me.
"Now," I clarified, "You were talking about how stupid animals are, and that I'm only god at running away?"
"Lee!" Gai yelled in surprise as his prized student was disabled by my attacks.
"Okay, that's enough," Kakashi called, ending the fight.
"Apologise," I ordered a gasping Lee before placing him on his feet.
He doubled over and tried to retrieve his lost breath.
"Well?" I questioned after several minutes.
"S-sorry," he spluttered as Gai rubbed and patted his back.
"Thank you!" I smiled, "But don't resort to mean tricks in future, or you'll end up with a kicked ass again."
I spun and skipped to my applauding friends.
"How did you learn to move so fast?" Naruto asked.
"My dad taught me that the faster you move, the better chance of getting away," I laughed embarrassed.
"That's so cool!" he exclaimed.
"Hey Cera," Sakura started, handing me Sin's nest back.
"What is it?" I inquired as I placed it back on my head.
"Would you like to come and hang out with us for a while?" Ino asked.
"Okay," I
I waved to everyone and they said their goodbyes to me. We left the area and they led me to a new part of town. I followed silently contemplating why I felt so weird around Sai.
"Sooo," Ino giggled, spinning to face me.
"So what?" I asked confusedly.
"Sai," Sakura stated, grinning.
Ooh~~ wonder what's gonna happen! teehee told you it would be girly next.