I've been getting pairing requests, and the majority will always rule. So far though, it's going well. ^^
It's been a while since I've read or seen Naruto. So I apologize if I get things incorrect. And I do research almost before each chapter to try and get things right (Setting, characters, etc.)! That does not mean I will still get things perfect. XD
Chapter 6 Demon Brows
The next day when Maka awoke, she could feel the pillow beneath her still a little wet from crying and sighed heavily. What was I thinking? Her mind dwindled before she rolled over looking around the room. Her friend was nowhere to be found, and the room had unexpectedly went from messy to clean. The ninja was a strange kid, she had to admit. "Good morning!" Screaming and nearly falling off the bed as the orange jumpsuit appeared beside her, her hand went straight for a book and chopped him straight down the head. "Maka chop!"
"Owwwww..." Naruto groaned holding his head in pain. "Is that how you treat everyone when you wake up?"
"No, just those that sneak up on me."
"How did you sleep?" His voice asked a bit more gently now when his eyes glazed over the scythe standing alone in the corner of his room. Now that he really looked closely at it, it really did appear to have a face. An angry one.
"Honestly I slept like the dead. I've never felt better." Maka felt eager to get going, so she kept her speaking short and sweet. "I'm ready to head out when you are."
"But you haven't even had breakfast yet!" Naruto's stomach growled noisily and he held it in discontent.
"I'm ready." She insisted hoping out of the bed, grabbing Soul, and heading for the door. Naruto stared at her. Why did woman always have to be so pushy? Though he didn't really have any room to talk and chased after her. Maka wanted to hear her friend's voice again, see his face, and above all, just have him there beside her. Even if he never became a scythe again, he would remain the best partner ever. They traveled quietly through the village and occasionally would start-up a small conversation to keep the moment alive, but they would never last.
"Leaf hurricane!" Came an eccentric voice from the corner of her ears. Maka turned in the direction curiously.
"Woah, wait a second!" A familiar voice sounded off before letting loose a surprised shout. "I'm not ready!"
"Hey, Naruto wait." Taking ahold of his collar, she dragged him in the direction of the voices and peered over a bush.
"Hahahaha, sis you're so funny!" It was Patty! They were okay! They were in the middle of some training course of some kind with all the dummy beat up bags laying on the ground sloppily.
"I told you I'm not cut out for this stuff! I'm a weapon, not a taijjuku-wo-su-whatever you call it! Besides, we shouldn't be here. We need to be out there looking for Kid and the others!" Liz cried putting her hands to her hips and leaning towards her younger sister bossily.
"Now now!" Came a deep voice. "There's no need to fight. I've already got the best scouts looking for you friends already. If they find anything, they'll be the first to know." He had a bowl-shaped haircut and rather thick eyebrows protruding from his face. He could probably kill a man with them.
"Guy Sensei is right!" A miniature version of the man stood beside him with the same, happy tone. "Trust in Team Guy to find them."
"Looks like they're okay after all." Naruto hoped down beside Bushy Brow and his team leader, Might Guy.
"Not another one!" Liz complained before catching sight of Maka and getting happy tears in her eyes. "Could it be?! This isn't a dream! Oh Makaaaa, I've been so scared and trapped here with these freaks! Please you have to help me. I wanna go home! I don't wanna stay here another minute." Her arms had wrapped around the smaller meister and was practically on the ground whineing and clinging. "The horrible eyebrows! He won't let me pluck them!"
"It's good to see you my boy! Have you come to train with us?" Guy asked wriggling in one of his weird poses as always while the companions chatted in the background.
"Nah, my friend here wanted to stop by. We were on our way to Granny Tsunade's place to return her friend back to normal. By her friend, I mean her scythe." Guy's face quickly turned to one of concern and looked in the direction of the three girls.
"Liz was saying something about being a weapon. Maybe there's something more to this than we think. Tell you what! I'll send Lee with you on the way over. He really could use a workout." As he said this, his hands pushed the smaller figure in their direction. "Make me proud out there!" Tears formed in his eyes which were returned from the other.
"I will!" Lee cried with fists of passion.
"Geez, you two... It's not even that far." Naruto would barely even call that a workout. Some people were impossible to understand. Walking back to the strange newcomers, Naruto smiled. "Ready to head back out?"
"What are you talking about?" Liz wondered a loud.
"Soul can't seem to change back. It's as if he's completely materialized as a scythe now. I can't even feel him, or anything else for that matter. My soul perception hasn't worked since arriving." She muttered walking down the path towards the big red building that could be seen from anywhere in the village.
"Really? Not even your ability to sense souls has been working?" This came as a nasty surprise to them, and they were thankful for the order Kid have given them just before he lost them in the vortex. Otherwise, the Thompson sisters would have been lost somewhere and used by some creep. "It's true we haven't been able to change into the demon pistols since we arrived, and contacting Lord Death didn't turn out very well... That's when we found these two and they tried to teach us this weird technique!"
"It's called Taijutsu." Lee walked beside them and introduced himself to Maka with a gleam in his teeth. "One of the many forms of ninjutsu. I'll be happy to continue the training with you later if you'd like." He winked at Liz making her keel back in fear.
"You two are pistols? What's a pistol?" Naruto frowned scratching the side of his head in confusion.
"Seriously? Well this place really isn't that advanced in weaponry I suppose. Basically it's a handheld device that when you pull the trigger, something shoots out. You don't want to get hit." The taller of the two warned making both boys gulp.
"Bang! Bang! Put em up!" Patty mimicked putting her hands together in a pointing style. She aimed it Maka and playfully shot it. "Bang!"
"And how is it that you're able to change like that?" He continued.
"How is it that your able to do all the weird things you do? I've seen clones, flips, people appearing from nowhere, and an array of shuriken." Maka retorted.
"Chakra. It's as simple as that. We go to a school that teaches us the basics, and if we're lucky we get to become a ninja. Of course there are rankings." The loudmouth replied.
"Then it's a lot like Death Meister and Weapon Academy!" The meister noted. Though the schools probably had a lot of differences, they both revolved on the same basic foundation of protecting the people. "You know, after knowing you for only a short time, I didn't expect you to believe me about the whole... weapon thing."
"With what i've seen, I can just about believe anything." Naruto replied cooly. "I'm searching for a lost friend that had pulled so many tricks on me it's not even funny, but I'll bring him back one day."
"Right." Maka nodded grinning. They both would bring back a friend. It felt good to have friends around her. At least now she knew she didn't need to worry over the other weapons. They made their way passed a giant red gate with wide wooden doors that would have been impossible for anyone alone to move. "She should be at the top floor." Lee said happily shading his eyes as he gazed up at the tall tower-like building.
Hang in there, Soul. You'll be back in no time! She thought determined.
...I'll be waiting... Maka froze for a moment and shook her head. Did she hear something? It sounded a lot like Soul's voice, or maybe she was just imagining it. A deep hope filled her heart, and Maka could almost grasp the other world within her fingers. Death City wasn't too far away, and she knew it. Just a sliver of waves, and she could tap into it. The question was, how to do it. What a lucky day too, for answers were on the way.