Hello everyone. I'm finally updating after my trip to Costa Rica. Lol. It was a long trip so I got a whole other chapter and a half written for this already. Lol. Not to mention a new chapter for In Darkness, Shadows of Darkness, and Midnight. :D:D That's a lot of darkness for you. Lol. So yeah, I have a lot of catching up to do for my loyal fans. :D:D I worked hard on this chapter and finally coming up with my plot line for this. Lol. The next two to three chapters should be pretty exciting for all of those who like action. :D:D Lol. So after a few weeks of not updating, here is the new chapter. Oh yeah, and thanks to all of those who have reviewed and read this story so far. It makes me really happy to know that there are people out there who are enjoying my first Naruto fanfic. :D:D

Plans

Everyone ate ramen as if they were hungry, but stopped every now and then to talk. 'I never really thought that something so simple could make you feel welcome…'

"So, who's ready for that trip in two days?" Kiba asked after swallowing some noodles.

"Trip to where?" I asked, not really aware of it.

"To the Land of Waves," Tenten replied with a small smile.

'The Land of… Waves… Oh crap. I can't go there! I'll put everyone in danger.'

"You don't say," I said quietly.

"T-there were at least twelve students chosen for it; Kiba, Naruto, S-Sasuke, Shikamaru, Ino, Sakura, me… and a few more," Hinata explained quietly, pushing the noodles around in her bowl.

To me, it didn't look like she'd eaten much, and she probably hadn't.

"I think I heard something about you going Suzu," Kiba said, looking at Akamaru who was sitting on his lap.

"Sounds interesting," I lied, trying to sound enthused.

'Just what I need, a trip to where that damn shinobi lives. He said he'd kill me, but how sure of that can he be? I mean, I can always run away from him…' I thought with an amused smirk.

"You didn't really sleep in today, did you?" Kiba asked with interest, catching my half lie from the academy.

"I slept in alright, just didn't say why," I laughed slightly.

Hinata and Tenten looked at each other with some worry.

"Who'd you fight?" Kiba asked me, catching on.

"Someone I've known for a while. He won't be coming back here again though," I explained, even more amused.

'I'll deal with being there. I've missed enough from the academy already. A trip to the Land of Waves won't kill me… Well it might, but I'll kill him first.'

"W-what will you do that day Tenten?" Hinata asked with interest.

"You know me, probably something with Neji," Tenten replied with a smile.

'Neji?' I didn't know the name, but if it made Tenten happy then I didn't really care who it was.

"Alright, I have to go. See you guys in class tomorrow, well except you Tenten. So I'll see you guys later," Kiba said as he pushed his now empty second bowl of ramen to the side, "Come on Akamaru, let's go home."

All three of us watched as he left and Hinata pushed her ramen bowl and chopsticks to the side.

"Do you want to leave now?" I asked them.

"It's up to you," Tenten said quietly.

'Why is it up to me?'

"Sure, let's go," I said with a smile.

"Alright, that'll be 2.50 each," my 'mom' said happily.

"Uh, here," both Tenten and Hinata said as they handed her the money.

"Hope you have a nice day, and don't get into too much trouble today Suzu."

"Yes mom," I laughed with a small wave before the three of us left.

Tenten looked at me funny when we were outside and walking down the street.

"I didn't know they had a kid," she said with some confusion.

"B-but didn't you just move here?" Hinata asked me after.

At first I was confused, but then I caught on. 'They really believed that mom comment… Didn't they?'

"It's an inside joke. Don't you guys remember?" I laughed slightly.

"Remember what?"

I laughed to myself with some amusement at their memory loss.

"My parents are dead. My whole clan is dead, remember?"

At my words, Hinata looked kind of sad, but Tenten still looked a little confused.

"Suzu, you say it like you don't care," Tenten stated, looking away from my gaze.

'Like I don't care? I'm working hard to become a ninja, to become an ANBU so I can kill the bastard that killed my clan… But I guess they don't' know that, wouldn't know that, would they?' With a small sigh, I looked to the blue sky that allowed the sunlight to get through.

"Of course I care that they're dead. I mean, they were my family. I'm just so used to being alone, that it doesn't hurt any more. All it does now, when I really think about it, is piss me off," I laughed slightly at my stupidity.

Everything was silent for a few minutes between the three of us except the people passing in the street. 'I wonder why that bothered Tenten so much…'

"I'll see you guys later. I have some training to do for class tomorrow. Bye Hinata, Suzu," Tenten said before running into a crowd of people.

I watched as Tenten disappeared through the crowd of people and then looked at Hinata.

"Did what I say bother her? About my parents being dead?" I asked the quiet girl beside me.

"Tenten doesn't have parents either. I-it really bothered her when it happened, so I-I guess she never really stopped caring about them," Hinata explained quietly.

'I get it now. Why am I so stupid sometimes? Okay, note to self, don't say anything parent related things around Tenten!' I scolded myself silently.

"S-Suzu, I should go home too. I-I have to help my sister train," Hinata said with a slight bow.

"It's alright. I'll see you tomorrow then," I replied with a smile of appreciation.

With that, Hinata left as well, leaving me to find my house… alone… again. 'Damn. Maybe I should ask for a mop at some point…' I thought to myself with a sweat drop and a nervous look on my face.

"Alright, I'll find it some way or the other," I laughed slightly.

I ran through the crowd of people, eternally grateful when I found an opening. 'Stupid people, always walking together in packs…' In my head, I shook my fist at the crowd of people. Something caught my golden eyes and I looked past the buildings to see the forest. 'Maybe it's time I did a little of my own training…'

I ran straight through the people on the other side of the road towards the trees. 'Maybe this is one of those training grounds…' Bursting through some bushes, I stopped in the shadows when the sound of someone else being near hit my ears. Jumping into a tree, I balanced on the branch and watched. 'It's that fat kid from class and that lazy kid who sits in front of us all the time…'

"Chouji the Human Boulder!"

I watched as the large Chouji rolled over Shikamaru.

"Sorry Shikamaru!"

"Hey Chouji, why don't you watched where you're going?! Shikamaru yelled at him.

'I better leave then. This place is nothing but shadow and if I'm seen right now, my secret is out…' I quickly left without being noticed and headed towards where I though home was.

"It was near Hokage Mountain, wasn't it?" I whispered to myself.

After running down the street for a few minutes, I tripped over a stick and fell face first into the ground. 'Damn it…' Pulling my face out of the ground, my eyes wandered to the door of a house where two people were standing, knocking on the door.

"Wait a second… That's my house," I said with recognition.

I remembered the silver haired ninja with the mask over his nose and mouth from the night before. The other I wasn't so sure of, though they were old and wearing a nig white and red hat. 'Isn't that the Hokage?'

The silver haired ninja rubbed the back of his head with confusion before turning slightly to catch sight of me. He gave a glad look and waved with the hand he had been rubbing his head with. 'Didn't he say his name was Kakashi or something like that?' Getting to my feet, I slowly walked up to them, not sure of what they wanted.

"Hello," Kakashi said pleasantly.

The Hokage turned to look at me and I was surprised.

"Why, hello there. You must be Suzu," he said with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm Suzu. Why are you in front of my house?"

My ice blue hair blew slightly with the wind. Kakashi was the first to break the silence.

"We heard that you were in the hospital last night. There was also word about some ninjas from the Land of Waves being seen," he said with interest.

"Nothing happened. They won't be coming back so you don't have to worry," I assured them.

Kakashi looked at the Hokage and the Hokage nodded.

"What is your last name Suzu?" the old man asked.

With those words, I became suspicious.

"I don't have one. No, if you'll please excuse me, I would like to get ready for a test tomorrow," I said as I reached for the door knob.

"Be careful on that trip in a few days," Kakashi said as he patted my head before both him and the Hokage left me alone.

'Imposters…' I thought as I opened my door and went inside.

"Nothing but imposters," I scoffed quietly, walking over to the kitchen table.

Sitting down, I rested my head against the cold wood and sighed. 'They were clones… imposters. That one boy is really trying to get answers, isn't he?' With a small laugh, I looked at the fridge and tried to think of what I wanted.

"Milk," I groaned as I got to my feet.

Getting out a glass, I opened the fridge and froze when I saw the closed carton of milk.

"Damn, damn, damn," I growled as I grabbed the full carton.

'I really have to consider buying bags of milk instead of cartons.' I placed the carton on the counter and tried to open it, pulling the folds back as far as they would go. 'It's not gunna work…' With a doubtful look on my face, I tried to pull the folds forward only to have it close on me.

"Damn," I whispered, dropping my hands and going for my kunai.

'Must… open… milk…' The kunai was placed at the top and I stabbed a hole into the cardboard carton.

"Aha! Take that you stupid milk people who make this child proof!" I shouted with victory to no one.

Then, somewhere in the world, there was a small child opening a carton of milk.

Pouring myself a glass of milk, I put the carton back in the fridge and sat at the table with a proud smile. 'I guess that settles things. From now on I get milk in a bag and NOT in a carton!' It was a boring day of finding places to put my things. When I went upstairs to my room, I sighed when I saw the box from my old house. 'I think I'll just put you in the closet…' I opened the closet and shoved the box in the back corner, in a place where I couldn't really see it.

I yawned with boredom and flopped onto my bed, face first into the pillow. 'I think I'll just take a little nap and go on the roof later when no one's awake…' Closing my eyes, I started to drift off into sleep. I started to dream the same dream I had the night before and followed closely. I was training on my own, in a forest near the Land of Waver. My kunai was held tightly in my hand as I attacked a tree, striking the trunk a few times before drawing back.

"Stupid jerk," I cursed before throwing a shuriken into the wood.

I had gone black, thinking about the bastard who killed the clan and decided to take it out on some trees instead of some person. A familiar sound of kunai going through the air filled my ears and I jumped to the right to get out of the way.

"What's the matter little girl? Cat got your tongue?" a guy asked as he came out of the trees.

'Isn't he a sensei?' I wondered wearily, not sure on what to say.

"Why don't you go teach your students?" I snapped back, a cold glare in my eyes.

"I think I should kill you for having the kekkei genkai," he laughed as he attacked me with another kunai.

'Unfortunately for him, I'm still not in a good mood.' I held my kunai tightly, waiting to black and strike at the same time. I watched him closely as he ran at me and stabbed my own kunai into his back.

"Why don't you die instead?"

I woke up to the sight of darkness. 'That was the time I killed that sensei and that shinobi started to come after me. I seriously hate dream like that!' Sitting up, I saw that the stars were out and that it had to be almost midnight.

"Was I really out for that long?" I asked myself with a tired look on my face.

A few moments passed before I actually decided to move at all. 'I think I'll just sit at the window for a while and feel the fresh air. I don't really feel like going outside.' I unsteadily slid off my bed onto my feet and went over to the window not too far away. Opening it, I flopped onto my knees and crossed my arms on the windowsill. The cool air blew against my face, playing with my ice blue hair. My red Sharingan eyes looked towards the sky to see the moon. 'I didn't even summon llama today. How shameful am I? I bet if it could talk, it would yell at me tomorrow.' I laughed to myself at the thought.

"If it could talk, I'm sure life wouldn't feel lonely. How I've gone this long alone is kind of surprising," I whispered.

I wasn't really looking forward to that trip to the Land of Waves. I would have liked to go anywhere but there. I was sure that a dump would be a greater visit. With a sigh, I got to my feet and closed the window before pulling open the covers and getting changed into pajamas. 'Tomorrow's a test and then it's the trip…' With those thoughts, I fell into my bed, covered my body, and fell back to sleep.

I woke up on time in the morning and summoned my llama first thing. It stared at me with a scowl for not summoning it yesterday. 'Aw man, llama's mad at me…'

"Come on, don't be mad," I whined with a pout on my face.

It made a burping noise and looked away from me. 'It did not just do that…'

"Fine, be that way. I'll just summon Virid for testing today," I said with a smirk.

Virid was my hawk summon, and was my llama's rival and enemy in being summoned. 'That should make it work…' It was sad how I had to resort to blackmail of all things. My llama looked at me with a sad expression at my words.

"Are you still mad?" I asked with a cocked eyebrow.

It shook its head and came up to me, waiting to be patted on the head. So I did, feeling the soft fur under my palms and got dresses to the academy. It didn't take long for me to be ready with my kunai in one pocket, my shuriken in the other and my two summon scrolls in latches above my kunai pocket. I was definitely ready for action in testing today. There was no doubt about that.

I had sent my llama back so I could walk down the streets without being stared at. Unfortunately for me, it was a cloudy day and darker than usual. 'Damn, I won't be able to walk around without having something covering my eyes…' I pulled my bangs down in front of my eyes and they mostly blocked the sight of them. As I left the house, I locked the door and started to walk towards the academy.

"How do I always find that academy, but can never find my house?" I laughed at myself as I made my way.

I thought it was rather pathetic how I couldn't remember certain things, especially where I lived.

Opening the door of the academy, I went to class and sat down in my seat with a sigh. There were few in the class yet. Shikamaru, Sasuke, Sakura, and a few others whose names I didn't know. 'Well this is boring already… I don't know if I'll be able to handle being early everyday… I mean even Iruka Sensei isn't here yet.' My eyes glanced to the back of Sasuke's head as I thought absentmindedly.

"I wonder if he's worthy of leading the Uchiha clan," I whispered, watching the boy closely.

The door opened and the blond girl with blue eyes walked in.

"Hey Sasuke," she said happily.

He didn't acknowledge her with anything but a grunt and turning his head away. 'Seems that she likes him… I fail to see why.'

"Back off Ino!" Sakura shouted at the blond, standing up from her seat behind Sasuke.

"Shut up Billboard Brow!" Ino shot back.

'Great… rivalry…' I rolled my eyes and continued to watch.

"How troublesome," Shikamaru groaned with annoyance, watching as well.

"Why don't you both shut up?" Sasuke asked with some annoyance towards the two's bickering.

Both of their faces dropped almost immediately. 'Shut down!' I laughed to myself as the two grabbed their seats and sat down.

"Great, now I'll be hearing about this later," Shikamaru groaned again.

The door opened and Hinata came in with a rather solemn expression. 'What happened to her?' I saw her eyes quickly glance at Sasuke as she passed him when she walked up the stairs to out table. I couldn't help but smirk at her actions. 'At least she can go around without telling everyone who she likes…' Hinata took her seat beside me and looked at me with a smile.

"How was your day off?" she asked quietly.

"Really boring. I think I slept most of the day," I laughed nervously, "I kind of don't remember."

It was a pathetic excuse, but it was true, because I actually didn't really remember what I did except being at the ramen shop.

"What about you? Did you help your sister train?" I asked with a small smirk.

"Y-yes. Though I feel like we have trained each other. I-in some way, I know we are both becoming stronger," Hinata said as her white eyes lit up with happiness.

"I'm sure that you can always become stronger so long as you try your best Hinata. That and believing you can do it can take you a long way," I said with a smile, looking at her through my bangs.

"Um… Uh, why are your bangs down like that?" she asked with a small blush on her face.

I laughed slightly, wondering if she had forgotten about my bloodline and what the shadows did to my eyes. Cloudy days were definitely the worst for my secret.

"Aren't they red, since it's cloudy?" I asked, pulling my bangs to the side, away from the people, while turning my head to look at her.

"Oh right, I forgot," she laughed slightly.

Her laughter stopped suddenly, and her eyes were fixed on someone, frozen. 'What's wrong with her?'

"Hey Hinata, what's wrong?" I asked with worry towards my friend.

My eyes followed her gaze to see Sasuke staring back at her. His eyes seemed gentler than his usual cold expression. At that moment, the rest of the class came in and brose the silence, breaking the gaze between Hinata and Sasuke.

End of Chapter 3

Hello again. :D:D So, did you like it? Lol. I had to add that part at the end in, it seemed amusing. Lol. So a trip to the Land of Waves was a nice twist huh? Lol. Alright, well I'd say more but I unfortunately have some English homework to do. Lol. I hope to update soon, this and my others. Lol. So I really hoped that you all enjoyed this chapter and will stick around for the next. :D:D Thanks again, and please R&R and I'll update when I can. :D:D