Snotty Younger Brothers and Irresponsible Older Sisters

The advent of dawn roused me and forced me to get up. I looked over at my digital clock sitting on my nightstand. "Ugh! 5:30?! Damn you sunlight! Why can't it be dark for 20 hours a day. I hate the light!" I changed clothes and trudged into the kitchen where Jin was waiting for me to make breakfast for him. He laughed when he saw me and made comments about my hair, which earned him a few lumps on the head. I made him some eggs, sunnyside up, of course, and slopped him some buttered toast, which he, of course, complained about. I was going to make myself a cup of coffee, when I opened the pantry, and my heart stopped.

"NOOOOOO!! WE'RE OUT OF COFFEE!!! AHHH!!" I ran to the door and slipped on my sandals. "Jin! I'm going out for a while. Mind the apartment while I'm gone."

"Only for-"

I didn't hear the rest because I ran out of the doorway and into the streets. And by ran, I mean sprinted. I was hauling, well, you know the phrase. In about five minutes tops, I arrived at the nearest supermarket and fell to the floor, breathing heavily. People around me stared, but I didn't care. My sides hurt.

"Sarafu? What's the rush?"

I looked up to see none other than Kakashi staring down at me. I jumped back. "Ah! You really are a stalker!"

He smiled warily. "I told you to stop calling me that. But more importantly, what happened?"

I struggled to stand up, still breathing heavily. "I. . .neeed. . .to get. . .coffee."

At first, he was silent, then he burst out laughing. "Hahahahaha! You're not a morning person, are you?"

Well, I am the Moon Dragon, after all, the thoughts wandered through my head. I prefer the nightlife. I ignored him and slinked towards the bottles of coffee powder. I held one of them close and smiled tenderly. "Sweet powder of life!" I went over to the clerk to buy it and hurried out the store to head home. When I glanced over my shoulder, Kakashi was right behind me.

"Don't follow me, you stalker!"

"I'm not stalking you, I just happen to go the same way. It's a coincidence."

"What? Are you some lonely ol' perverted man or something?" I grumbled.

His face went angry and then sad. I began to feel sorry for my harsh words, but then he pulled out a book.

"What's that, what are you reading?"

"Oh, just something to pass the time."

I got closer to read the title. "Icha Icha-" I stopped in mid-sentence. "YOU REALLY ARE A PERVERT!" I stormed off.

I opened the door to my house and found Jin playing a video game. "What are you doing here?" I accused. "You're a ninja. Shouldn't you be training, at the least?"

"What? You told me to look over the house."

"HOW'S PLAYING A GAME LOOKING OVER THE HOUSE?!"

"Well, what do you expect me to do? I can't just sit around."

"WELL THEN, GO TRAAAAAAAAAIIIN!!!" White fire blazed out of my mouth, as my Dragon's chakra went out of control. It was easily swayed by my emotions. Unfortunately for Jin, my flames hit his game console, which melted it and destroyed his game.

"You! You destroyed my game! How could you! You bit-"

"Hey! Don't blame me! It's not like I can control these powers! And its your own damn fault! You shouldn't be playing the stupid thing anyway, and did what I said. You didn't even lock the door!"

"What?! Now it's my fault?! That's real smooth, putting the blame on a youngster like me!"

"Oh shove it! You're a ninja, which means you have to accept some responsibilities! If you're a youngster, then you're a whiny baby!"

His mouth fell open as the insult fell upon his ears. "Wha-You! How dare you!"

"Oh, I dare! I'm the oldest one here, and I am the authority, so I ground you!"

"What?! You can't ground me!"

"Watch me!"

He shook for a second and then ran out screaming, "I HATE YOU AND I HATE THIS HOUSE!!"

As he ran down the street, I yelled after him. "IT'S NOT A HOUSE! IT'S AN APARTMENT!!" As he turned the corner I walked back into the living room.

Hmph! I don't care! He can run away if he wants. He's a ninja. He should be able to handle himself. And any misfortune that he comes upon, he deserves it!

I screamed as I saw Kakashi, the stalker, sitting on my couch. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"

"Just visiting. Your place is so much like a drama, that its more interesting than my book. I had to watch."

"Well, I'm glad you can gawk at me and my pathetic life, now leave!"

"Oh, I'm not gawking at you. I came to give you some advice from a wise upperclassman."

"I don't need the advice of a perverted stalker."

"sigh I told you, I'm not a stalker. And if you don't want my lovely advice, then you two will never make up."

Ugh! He sounds like Mr. Kyo. "Just go away! He's the one who needs to apologize, not me."

"If you really believe that, then I take back what I said before."

"What? What are you talking about?"

"The night before, I take back what I said about you not having anything to do with Orochimaru. You. . .You're just like him."

His words hit me like a blow to the stomach. I was so shocked that I stared off into space, as he left. I'm just like Orochimaru?! No, that can't be! I'm nothing like that bastard! He's just insulting me, like always.

But, a tiny voice inside my head objected, he's been right on all of them. You really are acting a bit out of place.

Not as much as Orochimaru, though! I have nothing to do with that guy! I am NOT his daughter. I don't care what genetics says.

If that is true, then stop acting like him.

I sat there and thought long and hard about it. I really did overreact, but his complaining always wore out my nerves, and I am always in a bad mood on the mornings. I let out my breath. This kid wore me out. "Well, I guess I'll go find him." I put on my jacket and walked into the cool morning air.

...to be continued.