A/N: Well, here's the first chapter! Don't be expecting it too frequently because I have a lot going on. I will work on it when I get the chance though.

Chapter 1

Kiba eyes surveyed every inch of the body. He had just taken her pulse and she still had a heart beat. His only option was to take her to his mother and see what she had to say on the subject.

Akamaru sniffed her as he wrapped his arms around the frail body and lifted it off the ground. She wasn't very heavy at all and he soon reached his house.

"Home already?" inquired his older sister Hana Inuzuka. Then she noticed the body he was carrying and her eyes widened. "Whose that?"

"Found her lying at the edge of the forest, near a river," Kiba replied. "She's still got a pulse so I think I should talk to mom."

"She's not home," his sister said. "How about you lay her on the bed in the guest room? I'll help you look after her until mom gets home."

He nodded and they both went inside, Akamaru following. Kiba gently laid the girl down on the bed.

"She's pretty," Hana noted. "She looks about your age, too. How come we don't know her?"

In a small town like theirs, it wasn't uncommon to know almost everyone. And they had never seen this girl before in their lives. There were actually very few girls in the town that were near Kiba's age, which made the competition for a girl that much more complicated. There was only Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka in his grade, Tenten a year older, and two years older was Temari.

The only boys at the school were Naruto Uzumaki, Shino Aburame, Shikamaru Nara, Chouji Akimichi, and Gaara in Kiba's grade, and Kankuro was a year older. There was currently no class of seniors at Hikari School.

Hikari was the name of their town and it was named after the founder, a woman named Hikari Midorikawa. There was only one school and one building for that school. The school's library also served as the public library and there was no playground for the elementary students. Instead, they would walk across the street to the park.

There were only a few doctors, and one of them was also the mayor. Everyone else either owned or worked at a shop, taught at the school, or was on the very small police force.

A few high school teachers also taught middle school or half-day kindergarten.

Teachers:

Kindergarten (half-day only): Iruka Umino

First grade: Ebisu

Second grade: Genma

Third grade: Hayate Gekko

Fourth grade: Ibiki Morino

Fifth grade: Shibi Aburame

Sixth grade: Baki

Middle school math: Kakashi Hatake

Middle school art: Anko Mitarashi

Middle school science: Jiraiya

Middle school history: Kotestu

Middle school P.E.: Maito Gai

Middle school English: Kurenai Yuhi

High school math: Kakashi Hatake

High school art: Anko Mitarashi

High school science: Iruka Umino

High school history: Izumo

High school P.E.: Maito Gai

High school English: Kurenai Yuhi

Kiba's mother, Tsume Inuzuka, was on the small police force, along with Chouza Akimichi, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki. The was only one shop and it was the grocery store. It was owned by Shikaku and Yoshino Nara. Their employees were Inoichi Yamanaka, Aoba Yamashiro, and Yamato. The Yamanakas also sold flowers in this store and Ino would often help.

The mayor and head of the small hospital was Tsunade, and her fellow doctors were Shizune, Kanpou, and Kaori.

All in all, the town was pretty small. The only people Kiba didn't know well were the younger students. Them, and this girl that had come out of nowhere.

"So where do you think she came from?" asked Hana.

"No idea."

The two sat in silence as they walked the girl breathe softly. A half hour passed and they heard the door open. Tsume's voice called out, "I'm home!"

Kiba and Hana flew out of the room and in a rushed voice, Kiba told his mother everything that had happened.

"Where is she?" Tsume asked. The two siblings led her to the guest room where the girl was still laying.

"I think we should take her to Tsunade," Tsume said. "You did the right thing, Kiba. The poor child could have died if you had left her out there. Imagine if she had fallen in the river! She could have drowned by now."

The Inuzukas and Akamaru quickly walked to the hospital/mayor's office. As Kiba flung the door open, Tsunade looked up.

"Tsume, Kiba, Hana, what brings you all here in such a hurry?" she asked.

Kiba launched into the story again and Tsunade stared at the girl in his arms. She was starting to stir."She's moving," Tsunade said. They all watched her with anticipation but she soon stopped moving. "I guess we need to get her to a room," Tsunade said.

The group walked to one of the two rooms in the hospital and laid the girl's body on a bed. Kiba stared at her pale face as her mouth opened and closed in soft snores.

"I think the only thing we can do is make sure she's alright and wait for her to wake up," said Tsunade. "I'll get Kaori to exam her. You can come back in when she's done."

Kiba and his family sat in the waiting room for a long time until Hana said she was hungry. Tsume suggested that Kiba stay and she and Hana go home and eat dinner. She would bring him dinner after they ate.

Kiba nodded and leaned back in his chair. Akamaru jumped up into his lap and soon fell asleep. He waited and waited until Kaori walked out of the girl's hospital room.

"You can go in now," she said. "She still hasn't woken up, but let us know if she does."

Kiba nodded, picked Akamaru off his lap, and walked into her room. She was in a hospital gown now and her clothes lay on the table next to her bed. She looked angelic laying there and he sat down, staring at her pretty face.

That was when it happened. She started to move. A light moan escaped her lips and her eyes opened slightly. Then they flew open and she sprung up, crying out, "Wh-where am I?"

A/N: Well, there ya go! The first chapter. And, yes, I had to leave it off like that. I'm so evil!