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KA – Morphers' Private School
The trip to Konoha Academy was short and uneventful. Tsunade would strike up a bit of small talk but they always end up having a pin-dropping silence afterwards.
"Well, here we are," Tsunade said as she pulled the car up in a parking space.
"Follow me and I will take you to my office," Tsunade said as she walked towards the school with many buildings, Hinata following directly behind her with Neji, in the form of a small blackbird with the Yang symbol on its left wing, perched on Hinata's right shoulder.
It seemed that during their 'small talk', Hinata learnt that Neji can transform into any animal and remain that way for as long as he wanted just like any Hitomi, but since he was sealed, he can't return to human form longer than half a day.
As soon as they reached her office, Tsunade gave her a brief discussion at what the school was like and what it wasn't. She also added information that may prove useful if she wanted to be able to get most of what she wanted from the school.
As Hinata listened to Tsunade's explanation it turns out that classes will start within a week, but it was mandatory that new students arrive earlier, so as to familiarize themselves with the school that they'd be living in for four years.
"Now, here are your keys," Tsunade said tossing Hinata two pairs of keys, one was in a key chain resembling the full Hitomi symbol and the other was more of a…collar…or something.
"The ones in the key chain are for you while the ones in the collar are for Neji…if he ever wanted to morph into human and 'chill' in your dorm…however, I forgot that he can change into other animals besides the cat he originally was," Tsunade added.
Neji in his bird form was somewhat scowling but you never know since birds can't move their face. He then morphed back into the cute little black cat and allowed Hinata to strap the collar around his neck loosely, as to not choke him. Then he lay down on Hinata's lap and she began unconsciously stroking his fur as he involuntarily purred.
"Umm, why are there two different keys?" Hinata asked as she observed the keys tossed to her by Tsunade.
"Eh? The key crafted with a number is your dorm key and the other one…well…you just have to find the door that it belongs to," Tsunade said.
"Technically, it was your mother's key to her own personalized room…only she can open it…but why don't you give it a shot?" Tsunade told her.
"H-Hai, thank you very much, Tsunade-sama," Hinata replied bowing her head in respect, while as Tsunade smiled wider.
"Hah, I'm sure you would have found out where it is before the end of the first semester! You are Hikari's daughter after all," Tsunade said as Hinata's face had a light tinge of pink in it.
"Then again…it took me months…" and after that Hinata's smile weakened.
"Anyways, here's a map. K.A. consists of multiple buildings. Five to be precise, Here, the main building, the girls' dormitory building to the west of the school, the boy s' to the east, the gymnasium southwest from here and the auditorium northeast," Tsunade said.
"Remember, school starts in a week. By then you should know your way around the campus. You may go now," Tsunade said as she began rummaging through her desk's drawers.
Hinata bowed, Neji-neko leapt off of Hinata's lap and made his way to the door and Hinata looked at the map once more as she left the office.
The map was small if you looked at it but judging from the way the school looks IN the map…you can tell that it's HUMONGOUS!
Hinata walked as Neji was in her jacket. Despite the fact that she had new threads…that most likely belonged to her mother…she couldn't hide the bitter truth that she was still over conscious of her body, so before she was dragged out of the Hitomi manor, she got out a jacket.
The map was rather confusing. Hinata and Neji-neko were making small arguments as to where to turn or which direction to head towards.
"We should go right at the next corner. Therefore leading us to the cafeteria, which is southwest part of the main building," Neji-neko said.
"But Neji-nii…We a-are near th-the school clinic…C-Can't we j-just ask the n-nurse for d-directions?" Hinata asked quietly.
"Nonsense! We will only be wasting time—!" "P-P-Please?" Hinata cut him off and looked at him with big pearly eyes that were beginning to look watery.
"I…b-but I…s-stop-don't…Oh, okay…" Neji-neko sighed in defeat at Hinata's big watery eyes and hid back inside her jacket ready to take a nap.
"Arigatou gozaimasu," Hinata said as she headed towards the door with a door plaque labeled 'School Clinic'.
As she was about to twist the doorknob, loud voices were heard from inside the clinic.
"What exactly happened?!" a female voice was heard.
"Che, the dobe crashed into me…" a slow, deep, male voice was heard.
"No! It was his teme's fault for being in my way!" a quick, not-so-deep, male voice was heard.
"He was riding a skateboard in the halls," the first male said.
"B-But—!" the second male voice said.
"Enough! Naruto, I'll let you off in a warning. No skates in the hallways!" the female voice said.
*inwardly gasps* Naruto…from the restaurant…He was cute—What am I thinking?
Thinking that it would be better if she waited for them to leave, she slowly pulled her hand away from the knob and turned around when the door suddenly opened.
"Hello, may I help you?" the female voice said in a kind sweet tone.
"Umm, y-yes…I-I was wondering…if you could l-lend me d-directions to the girls' dorm building? I'm k-kind of lost…" Hinata shyly told the lady whom she suspected was the school nurse. She had black shoulder length hair with equally black eyes; she was wearing the normal nurse's outfit with the K.A. symbol embedded on the left chest-side of her blouse.
The Konoha Academy's symbol was something that resembled a leaf with the initials KA jointed together.
Just then a blonde guy with messy spiked hair leaned walked over near them. He was wearing an black and orange track suit of some sort.
"Hey, it's you!" the blonde said referring to Hinata.
"Naruto, don't yell in front of people!" the nurse yelled in front of Naruto.
"What was your name again…oh yeah! Hinata!" the blonde, Naruto exclaimed.
*blushes* He remembered my name… *blushes some more*
"Oh, so you've met? Well then, as for punishment for skateboarding in the halls…escort this young lady to the girls' dorm building," the nurse said.
"But Shizune-san, it's the girls' dorm building!" Naruto said.
"So?" the nurse, Shizune replied while a teenage guy with midnight blue hair that simply defied gravity and stuck upwards at his back, walked beside Naruto. He was wearing plain gray sweat pants and a hoodie.
"It's for girls!" Naruto exclaims while the other guy simply rolled his eyes. Naruto seemed to have noticed what the dark-haired boy had done and glared at him.
"Che, what's the difference?" the guy said.
"Sasuke-teme! I'm a guy!" Naruto replies angrily
"Your point is?" Sasuke retorted and a vein was seen throbbing on Naruto's temples and a smirk tugging on the other guy's, Sasuke's lips.
Just as Naruto was about to hit Sasuke, Shizune decided to break the argument up.
"Enough of this gender nonsense! Both of you, escort her to the girls' dormitory building, now!" Shizune barked at the two males who were engaged in a glaring match.
Naruto quieted down and nodded as Sasuke's eye twitched and he muttered a small 'whatever' and walked out the door.
"Well at least I'm escorting a cutie," Naruto said as he nudged Hinata out of the room, following Sasuke.
*blushes* He…he said I was cute! *inwardly squeals*
But all Sasuke thought was… 'Goddamnit! Now I have to escort a girl to the GD building because of that dobe! She's probably another fan girl ready to attack me".
Sasuke and Naruto were leading the way, and Hinata was just following closely behind.
She was deep in her thoughts about how cute Naruto looks like when she felt something behind her, nudging her pants.
She turned around and saw no one but when she looked down she saw a fox sniffing her shoes.
"Eep!" Hinata squeaked and quickly backed away, trespassing in between Naruto and Sasuke's glaring match.
Naruto turned to look at what made her squeak and frowned.
"Kyuubi! That's very rude," Naruto said, "You can't just go sniffing people!" And with that the fox, Kyuubi, lowered its head and slunk behind Naruto.
"Don't worry! It's just my animal-partner, Kyuubi," Naruto said, "Kyuubi, this is Hinata. Hinata, Kyuubi," Naruto introduced them to each other.
Hinata calmed down and smiled sweetly.
"I-It's nice to m-meet you, Kyuubi-san," she told the Naruto's fox, all the while Naruto grinned widely so did Kyuubi.
Then Kyuubi suddenly snarled at Hinata as Hinata squeaked again in fright.
"Huh? Kyuubi, what's wrong?" Naruto asked as they stopped walking, and Kyuubi only responded by barking and snarling at Hinata…or what's inside her jacket if you know what I mean.
"Huh? Hinata is there something in your jacket?" Naruto asked, oblivious to the fact his statement can be twisted into something perverted. Sasuke just rolled his eyes then closed them leaning his back against the pillar.
Hinata's jacket suddenly moved, or something was moving inside it and out came…a cat's black head yawning. It was Neji-neko's little furry head. heh, if you didn't read the second sentence before this, you would have thought something else was coming out
"*yawns* Hinata-sama, what's with the noise? I'm trying to slee…!" Neji-neko was saying until he noticed the blonde boy looking at him with big shocked eyes.
"U-U-Umm, i-i-it's not wh-what you th-think it is…!" Hinata tried to say when Naruto cut her off.
"Oh, I know exactly what this is! You taught your animal-partner to talk!" Naruto gave a big thumb's up.
Hinata just looked at him with a puzzled look on her face…which unfortunately went unnoticed by the oblivious blonde, but obvious to the dark-haired male.
Hinata then smiled weakly and nodded, it's not as if she was going to say 'The cat is actually my cousin Neji who was sealed by my former family and is now acting as my animal-partner'…yeah, she'll never say that.
"Ha! Sasuke! You're not the only freshman whose animal-partner can talk," Naruto said sticking his tongue out, "I guess Hinata-chan is just as advanced as you are…if not more."
Sasuke glared at Naruto and after a few steps, directed his glare at Hinata. Hinata could only lower her head and back away but still keep up with them. After all, they are her escorts to the girls' dormitory building.
Then they continued walking. Neji-neko just bore his gaze onto the two male's back, however he sensed something in Sasuke so he observed him more.
Just then another black, almost cat-like head popped out of Sasuke's hoodie-jacket and sat atop of Sasuke's head. It was a weasel that had red bloodshot eyes and had entirely black fur that looks reddish from afar.
Hinata observed it as it seemed to be whispering to Sasuke. And also Sasuke seemed to whisper back, smirking in the process.
"Ne, Hinata-sama…I let you ask for directions, and now your hanging with guys?!" Neji-neko whispered to Hinata.
"Th-they are leading me to the girls' dorm building, also they s-seem nice…a-and I've already m-met U-Uzumaki-san," Hinata whispered back.
"How about his friend?" Neji-neko asked.
"U-Umm, I d-don't really know him…not even his name," Hinata replied.
"Hmm…I sense something different about that guy's animal partner," Neji neko-stated, unknown to him was that Sasuke heard him. All Hinata did was look back at Neji-neko confusedly.
"I'll tell you when we get to your dorm," Neji-neko said and sunk back into Hinata's jacket. Cats, after all, love to sleep. And with that, Hinata sighed.
The distance of the school clinic was quite a lot from the GD building, but very close to the BD building. It's probably because the boy's get into more accidents than girls.
"Arigatou, Uzumaki-san and…er…Uzumaki-san's friend. Tha—," Hinata said but was cut off.
"Huh? You don't know Sasuke?" Naruto asked. Hinata shook her head. Sasuke twitched.
Ooh. What a blow to Uchiha Sasuke's pride. Every girl knew and loved him…except for this one…She doesn't even know his name!
"You don't know the Sasuke?!" Naruto asked again in total utmost disbelief. And again, Hinata shook her head.
"I-I'm sorry but I've n-never heard of h-him before…" Hinata said.
"Hahaha! Sasuke! Finally, someone—no, a girl, who doesn't know you! Hahaha!" Naruto guffawed but unfortunately his face met a rock-hard fist.
And again, all that was in Sasuke's thoughts was… 'Who does this girl think she is?!Not knowing the Uchiha Sasuke is a crime! Every girl knows me and most, if not all, love me…but her… Interesting…' Sasuke smirks in his thoughts as well.
"Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke. My animal partner, Itachi," he stated, removing his fist from the blonde's face.
"A-Ah, my name is Hinata, Hyu…I mean, Hitomi Hinata. Thank you both for leading me here," Hinata said.
"Hn," Sasuke said as he dragged an unconscious Naruto back to the school clinic.
Hinata wandered through the GD building's halls looking for her dorm room.
303, 305, 307…ah! 309! Here it is!
Hinata finally reached her dorm room…which was on the third floor.
She took out the key which was molded as 309 and stuck it in the keyhole. And the door opened.
She looked inside and saw her bags with the Hitomi clan symbol embedded on it on a bed.
There were two beds actually and she guessed that her roommate wasn't here yet, so she took the liberty to check the room out.
There were two beds on either side of the wall with a desk in the middle directly below the window. A few feet from the room door to the right, was a small open kitchen, with a fridge. There was a cabinet or dresser on either end of the beds. There was a bathroom door which was a feet away from Hinata's cabinet. And in the center of the room was a Japanese table. It seems more like an apartment than a dorm don't you think?
Hinata sighed and lay down on her back on her bed. She unzipped her jacket zipper so that Neji can come out but instead, he was still sleeping.
*giggles* N-Neji-nii sure likes t-to sleep a lot.
Hinata then smiled and stroked Neji-neko's silky smooth black and white fur. But then…
WHAM!
Hinata jolted up off the bed as the door was slammed open and was currently in shock. Neji-neko on the other hand was also in shock…while clinging on Hinata's shirt with his fur raising.
"FINALLY!" A tall girl who was older than Hinata exclaimed. She was somewhat tanned and had chocolate brown hair tied up in two buns.
"Oh? Sorry! I didn't mean to startle you. My name is Suchiiro Tenten," she said as she closed the door, moved closer and held out her hand.
Hinata snapped out of her shocked state and shook hands with her. Tenten looked more like Chinese than Japanese, considering her hair, outfit and name…except for her surname, it was Japanese.
"My n-name is Hitomi Hinata. It's a p-pleasure to m-meet you," Hinata replied.
"It's great to meet you too Hinata…oh…I'm sorry about your cat…he seems to be in a state of shock," Tenten said pointing at Neji-neko…who was still clinging onto Hinata.
"A-Ah! Neji-ni—neko!" Hinata said, hiding the truth behind the fur, as she tried to snap Neji-neko out of his state of shock.
After a few shakes, Neji-neko finally snapped out of his shock and let go of Hinata's shirt, all the while gracefully landing on the floor.
Hinata then picked him back up and showed him to Tenten.
"Th-This is Neji," Hinata said.
Tenten grinned as she turned around. On her back was a yellow-reddish lizard with horns.
"This is Ryuu, he's a horned lizard. Looks like a dragon, doesn't he?" Tenten said as Ryuu climbed its way down to the carpeted floor.
Ryuu bowed.
"Ryuu is very p-polite," Hinata stated.
"Yup, but before, he sure was the worst lizard ever, but I managed to straighten him out just fine… took a really long time too," Tenten replied.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Tenten-san, Ryuu-san," Neji-neko said as Tenten looked at Neji-neko wide-eyed.
"OMG! Your cat—Neji-neko—just said a whole sentence and said our names!" Tenten exclaimed.
"U-U-Umm…I g-g-guess he did…" Hinata said and tried to fake laugh as well but failed miserably.
"Cool! Can he play cards or fight?" Tenten asked.
"Uhm, h-he can play ch-chess…"Hinata replied.
"Awesome! Ryuu knows how to as well, although not very good," Tenten said smiling.
Then they both sat down opposite the small Japanese table.
"Anyways, are you a junior? Because teaching your animal partner to talk is for the third years or advanced sophomores," Tenten said.
"U-Umm, no…I'm new here…I-I'm a first year s-student," Hinata said while Tenten looked dumbfounded.
"No way… You're probably a genius!" Tenten exclaimed.
"A-Ano, I wouldn't s-say that…" Hinata tried to explain but was cut off.
"Anyway, since you're a freshman, I might as well give you a head start on what will happen in your first year!" Tenten said.
"O-Okay…" Hinata sighed.
"First—," Tenten started to say but was cut off when her cell phone rang.
"In a moment…" Tenten said answering her phone.
"Hello?" Tenten said.
"Hey, Tenten! What's your room number?"
"Nice to hear from you too Temari. It's 309 why do you ask?" Tenten replied.
"Great! I'm coming over," Temari said.
"Eh? Why are you coming here?" Tenten asked.
"My brothers are with me at the moment and my room mate… is too much for them," Temari said.
"Oh, okay. But I need to ask from my room mate first," Tenten said back.
"Hey, Hinata? Would you mind if some friends of mine come over for a while?" Tenten asked.
"S-Sure. I don't m-mind…" Hinata said.
"Sure you can come over. My roomie said yes," Tenten said to her cellphone.
"Great! We'll be there in a sec," Temari said as she turned off her cellphone as well as Tenten.
Tenten then turned around to continue her conversation with Hinata when there was loud banging on the door. She sighed loudly and went to open it.
There standing outside the room was a tall tanned blonde female whose hair was in four messy buns or pigtails and had a falcon perched on her shoulder. A brown headed male who was wearing face paint and had a huge scorpion on his front. And a red-headed male who had dark markings around his face, a tattoo on the left side of his forehead, and had a raccoon on his shoulder.
"Woah…you really did come here in a second," Tenten said, surprised.
"Yeah…ooh, you said you have a new roommate, is that her?" Temari asked.
"Hello. M-My name is Hitomi Hinata. I-I'm a first year s-student. This is Neji," Hinata introduced herself and Neji.
"Hi, my name is Subaku Temari. I'm a senior and the eldest of the Subaku siblings. This is Hayai, my animal-partner," Temari said as she also pointed to the bird, Hayai.
"The name is Subaku Kankuro, junior student and the middle of the Subaku siblings. This is Doku, my scorpion," Kankuro said as he also pointed to his big scorion on his head all the while grinning.
Gaara on the other hand did not say anything as he just stared or probably glared at Hinata. Temari frowned.
"Gaara, don't be so mean," Temari told the said person.
"Hinata, this is Gaara. He's a freshman just like you, the youngest of the three of us. His animal-partner, the racoon is Shukaku," Temari said as she frowned at Gaara but smiled at Hinata.
"A-Ah, its nice t-to meet you Subaku-san, a-and your brothers t-too," Hinata said.
"Ah, just call us by our first names!" Temari said smiling.
"G-Gomene, Temari-san, Kankuro-san, Gaara-san," Hinata added.
Hinata then noticed something on Gaara's cheek.
"G-Gaara-san! Y-Your cheek is b-bleeding," Hinata said observing a cut on Gaara's cheek, her hand unconsciously moving towards his cheek.
"Must be from Ino's knife…the moment she saw Kankuro she threw a knife at him but it missed and cut Gaara somehow," Temari stated. She turned to look at Gaara and saw Hinata's hand on his cheek, shocked.
Hinata's hand suddenly glowed green, something unknown to Hinata as she was surprised and pulled her hand away from Gaara's wound. Gaara's eyes widened and all he thought was… 'This girl touched me. No one has the right to do so without my permission.'
Gaara glared at Hinata once more and narrowed his eyes…but one thing was different…it was gone…
I've decided that this would be my longest chappie ever! But there will be longer chapters to come so make sure to read or you'll be sorry!
Information as to the names and instances are typed below.
Suchiiro – steel
Ryuu - dragon
Hayai – swift
Doku – poison
Naruto – fox – idiosyncrasy - hyperactivity
Sasuke – weasel – fire&lightning - seal
Temari – bird – wind element
Tenten – lizard/dragon descendant – weaponry/steel – Twin Dragon Style
Kankurou – big scorpion – poison – wood element/puppetry
Gaara – racoon – sand
If you can't catch my drift with this information please review. And if you do, still…REVIEW! Ja!