Heh heh. It's me again. Back to torture you with the Akatsuki. :D But admit it - we all love those pyscho, mad murderers, right? :D Wait... The Akatsuki aren't even in this story... YET! I assure you, they will soon be the centre-of-attention!

Hidan: We're always the center of attention! Who can ignore this handsome face?

Sasori: Everyone.

Everyone, please give a MASSIVE round of applause to Lavender Queen, who not only encouraged me by showing that there was actually a reader out there, but is also in possession of the First Reviewer Award. :D Heh heh. I know I'm childish.

Sorry for the confusion in the last chapter. Aiko is the strange one who is always glomping people. I mixed her up with an OC for a fanfic I'm planning. :D

Remember those two OCs? Well, they're back :D Well, one is... The other will appear soon!

Aiko woke up and groaned as she attempted to shield her eyes from the bright light above, known to many as the sun. Aiko knew it as the ButterBall, but I shall refer to it as the sun for now.

So whilst the sun was cheerfully shining down, Aiko was on the ground, half-asleep, surrounded by people who were staring at her, wondering who the heck she was. One boy stepped forward. He had his hood up, and had a triangle on each cheek. He was holding his puppy almost protectively as he lifted his foot to poke Aiko with his toe to check if she was alive. This was confirmed when she let out a loud groan and began to complain.

"Oww... What the hell was that for? Eh? You can't even sleep anymore without people poking you and jabbing you rudely! Jesus Christ! Eh! What the hell did I do to b-"

"Who are you?" the boy interrupted abruptly. Aiko blinked, and squinted to see his face.

"Eh? My name's Yamaharu Aiko," she replied, rubbing her eyes. "You?" Kiba hesitated.

"Kiba. Where are you from?"

"Osaka, but I was born in Aomori in case you're interested," she answered, still rubbing her eyes.

"Where?"

"Osaka. But I was born in Aomori, you know?" Aiko said clearly, gesturing with her hands. "But if I'm not in Osaka... Where am I?"

"Dunno 'bout your Osako-" ("Osaka!") "-but you're here in Konoha now, Aiko-san."

"Where?"

Kiba looked at her strangely.

"I'll take you to the Hokage," he suggested, offering his hand to help her up. Aiko, not seeing it because she was still rubbing her eyes, ignored it and stood up by herself. Kiba shrugged, and pocketed his hand.

"Kiba-kun..."

"...-Kun?!"

Aiko ignored him. "What's a Hokage?"

Kiba paused, then decided she really needed to see the Hokage.

Quarter of an hour later, they arrived in front of the Hokage's building.

"Woah... It's massive!" Aiko said in awe.

"Yeah, I know," Kiba grinned.

"But the side looks as though gummy bears had a massive war over whether cherry gummy bears are better than other gummy bears..." Aiko continued thoughtfully. Kiba stared, before giving up, and, after showing identification, led her into the building.

Aiko was sitting outside the Hokage's office, where he had told her to wait. She began to fiddle with her necklace - a pretty thing, that came in a pair with Emiko's.

'I wonder where Emiko is now...?' she wondered, absentmindedly spinning the necklace between her fingers. She then began to twirl her pure gold ring (that also came in a pair with Emiko's), and began to look for more things to fiddle with. Shoving her hands in her pocket, she found a packet of gummy bears.

Opening it, she popped one in her mouth with relish, and finished half the packet before she was called in.

"Enter."

Shoving the packet back in her pocket, she skipped in, and perched herself on the chair.

"Hi! My name's Aiko Yamaharu, and apparently, I need to see you!" she said cheerfully.

"Really? That's interesting... Where are you from?" Sarutobi asked.

"Osaka!"

"...Where's that?" he asked, leaning forward in his seat and looking confused.

"In Japan, of course!" she laughed. She began twirling her ring round and round on her finger.

"...Ah. I see..." Sarutobi looked thoughtful. "And how did you get here?"

"Me and my friend, Emiko, were hanging around outside, when there was a massive storm all of a sudden, and everything went black, and then I woke up surrounded by people. Then Kiba-kun brought me here!"

"Do you know where your friend is?" he asked.

"Emiko? Nah..." Aiko fell silent as she suddenly became subdued. "It's strange not knowing where she is. We're usually joint at the hip..."

Sarutobi patted her on the head.

"Well, you're obviously no enemy, so I'll let you stay in Konoha, and I'll keep a look out for Emiko... What's her surname?"

"Ayame. Ayame Emiko. She a little on the short side, and she's got wavy, blonde hair, and big blue eyes, and looks like an angel. But she's kinda violent."

"I see... Well, let me introduce you to Orene Tadashi, who'll be providing you with everything you need, and will basically be like your foster father."

A man materialized out of nowhere. His light-blue hair covered his eyes slightly, and his eyes were the same shade of blue*.

"Hi, my name's Tadashi," he grinned, lifting a hand in greeting. Aiko grinned back and suddenly glomped him. He laughed, and patted her on the head, before squeezing her cheeks.

"You're a cute little thing! I like cute stuff!" he smirked, before tickling her. Aiko tried to bite him, but couldn't close her mouth on his hand because she was laughing so hard.

Sarutobi smiled.

It looked as though these two were already getting along.

* See Tachimachi Tadashi, from The Day of Revolution. Except our Tadashi looks friendlier. :D Here's the link! goo. gl/pyyaF Don't you love google URL shortener? :D

Admit it, this chappy was longer, right? :D I'm so proud of myself. The next chapter is going to be about Emiko. Don't worry - they'll find each other in the end! :D I based Orene Tadashi on both Karino Tadashi from Special A and Tachimachi Tadashi, from The Day of Revolution. They're both awesome manga, although I think that The Day of Revolution is pretty short. Can't wait for the next volume to come out! Anyway. Orene Tadashi is going to be constantly beaten up by a female character (haven't decided who yet) just like Karino Tadashi is constantly beaten up by Akira Toudou. But not in a 'I hate you - go die' way, but in a 'I'm not sure of my feelings towards you, so I'm going to beat you up' way. Get it?

Sorry. Just feeling kinda annoyed. I always write too much when I'm annoyed. D: And I can't go anywhere in the school without most of the boys calling out a warped version of my name. I smacked seven of them on the head already and beat up three. Why is it all the boys I know are annoying, loud, self-centred, childish, immature little pricks? Well, not all. Some are pretty okay. But I can count them on on hand.

Q. Who are your top five favourite Akatsuki characters? If you can cut it down to four, three, two or even one, then please do. :D

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