A/N: I'm assuming most Chuunin and Jounin are at least somewhat acquainted with each other so let's just assume that for the sake of this story. Enjoy!

After my discussion with the Hokage he had deemed me as "not a threat to the village" but still wanted to monitor my actions. He assigned one "ANBU" member to me, even though I have no idea why they call him that, but that's beside the point. The Hokage arranged an apartment for me and gave me some money to start off, but he said that I would have to find a job soon because that money wouldn't last. After leaving his office, and of course avoiding the glare sent my way by that spiky haired man, I walked around the village trying to find a good market place. Bear was on my right, which was actually kind of annoying because having someone follow you around like they're your tail was going to get tiresome after a while.

"Do you know a good market to go to?" I asked, turning to look at the masked man. Of course he didn't answer me, but that didn't stop me from talking up a storm.

"So what's your name?"

Silence.

"Do you like to do anything in your spare time besides scare people?"

Silence.

I tried not to let my anger and frustration show.

"Did the Hokage give me a name yet?"

"No."

Ahh yes! Victory! Even though it was just a one worded answer it still made me smile. Just to piss him off even more I linked arms with him and dragged him off towards a store that had vegetables and fruits on display outside of the entryway. Because he was technically my "baby-sitter" that meant he had to be with me at all times. But I figured that I might as well make the most of it and be nice to him…for now.

"What's your favorite food or dish?"

He didn't answer me, but he did unlink our arms. Pity.

"Well. I'm going to make us dinner so you must inform me if you're allergic to anything or if you prefer anything at all."

Once again, silence. This silence was really aggravating me, but I kept the inner annoyance to myself and walked around the store picking up fruits and vegetables to put inside of my basket. It only took half an hour to find everything, but by the time we left the sun was starting to set. He was so kind as to carry two of the bags while I was left with four, but my four were light while his were very heavy.

What a gentleman.

Our next stop was a clothing store, as my clothes weren't really acceptable to sleep in. I didn't take long with shopping there because honestly I hate shopping for clothes, and I'm not the type of girl to be hung up on what to wear in the morning. I only spent ten minutes in the store, throwing whatever I could find into the basket as Bear stood off to the side with the groceries. After paying for the clothing and exiting the store I grinned as I followed Bear as he led me to my apartment. It wasn't a shabby apartment, nor was it an expensive one, but it was in the middle.

It had two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a very small laundry room and a kitchen. Basically more than I could ask for in an apartment. I watched Bear as he placed the groceries on the table. He made this weird sign with his hand and I realized that he was going to teleport away from here. "WAIT!" He stopped to turn and look at me. "Don't you want to stay for dinner? I assure you my cooking is edible!"

He shook his head before disappearing.

Meh. I'll still leave something on the table in case he comes back hungry.

After dinner, which consisted of rice, steamed vegetables and some curried chicken, I left the extras in a plate and left it on the table for Bear. Just in case he came back to check up on me and was hungry, at least he could warm it up in the microwave and enjoy a nice meal.

My nightly routine of showering and changing didn't take long. In fact it was quicker than I expected. I stood in front of the mirror brushing my teeth, and for the first time I took a good look at my features. The only good thing about this entire day was that I finally figured out my eye color! Although I felt blind, my eyes were a very pale blue color. That was the only thing that didn't change about my features. My eyes were still blue. Well…that was a lie. The blue was too pale to the point where it looked like my eye was white. If you looked hard you would see the color, but otherwise than that I looked blind. Even though my eyes were a little strange it made me smile when I looked in the mirror as I brushed my teeth.

I can't say I love the way I look. My hair was a striking snow color and I stood out like a sore thumb amongst the people in the crowd. People stared at my strange appearance and it didn't even help that my skin was a sickly white color as well. I groaned and spit angrily into the sink. I felt like an albino. Granted I didn't have red eyes, because god knows that would be scary.

But still….It didn't help that I looked like death itself.

Shutting the light off in the bathroom, I shuffled into the bedroom and threw myself unto the soft covers.

I was thankful that the Hokage was able to arrange all of this for me. If it wasn't for him I would probably still be in that interrogation room with that strange man with the scars. I couldn't even remember his name either.

Sighing, I rolled over and stared at the ceiling. The moon was shining in through the window above my bed, casting shadows all across my room. The day just went by in such a blur, that I didn't have the time to actually sit down and think about what had happened.

The Hokage said that I should see him early in the morning to receive my name and fill out citizenship papers. I was nervous actually. Nervous because I didn't know what my name would be. It was like I was having a child and thinking about what to name it.

If I were to have a female child what would the name be?

Without a doubt I would name her Grace. Why? Because I would hope that she would be graceful in the way she carried herself and that she would be a blessing to those around her.

Ah, who was I kidding. That was such a cheesy answer. I shouldn't think to hard about it though. If I think too hard my brain will go into overdrive and fry itself out.

What I needed to do right now is sleep.

And that's exactly what I did

Even though there's a window above my head, and sunlight could stream through any minute, that wasn't what woke me up. What woke me up was a hand shaking my shoulders. Moaning a little bit at the person jostling my body, I smacked the hand away and turned over. My lips were parted as if about to say something, but I forgot entirely and continued to dream. I was in that state between dreaming and about to wake. I was aware of my surroundings but not responsive to it. A gruff voice started talking in my ear, but I couldn't make out exactly who it was.

To be honest the voice was a little sexy. No matter how strange that sounded, you too would admit a deep voice talking in your ear sexy. Especially the fact that their hot breath was so close—

"AHH!" I jumped out of bed backing away from the person sitting on my bed. My eyes weren't really adjusted to the light yet, and I had to blink a couple of times before an actually picture came into view.

Bear.

"Why'd you have to wake me up so damn early? You do realize that it's practically six in the morning." Honestly I just pulled that out my ass. I didn't really know what time it was, but it did make my statement seem more believable right? Right.

"It's Ten o'clock."

Fuck.

"Shit. Shit. Shit. I'm late! Why didn't you wake me up early?" Scrambling out of bed and almost hitting Bear in the face I made a beeline for the bathroom, tossing my clothes off as I went along. I could care less that Bear was practically watching me strip naked because I was comfortable with my body. It didn't really matter who saw my body. It was what I did with it that made me insecure. Yeah, I know. Sounds retarded.

Today was the day that I took the quickest shower of my life. Today was also the day that I flashed Bear on the way to my bedroom. Today was the day that I really could care less.

After tossing on my bra and panties I dashed around the room opening bags trying to figure out where the pants I bought were. Yes. I didn't unpack what I bought yesterday. The only unpacking I did was the groceries and that was only because it was a necessity and I didn't want anything to go bad. Giving up on the pants I threw back on the spandex shorts I had, and put on a sports bra that was actually the kind you can wear in public without looking like an idiot. The sports bra called a shirt (not really though) showed off a little too much of my chest. Yes I was heavily endowed. I was actually a very nicely shaped C cup. I loved my boobs because they weren't too big, but weren't very small either. It was enough to make a man drool, which I liked (insert giggle).

The sports bra was completely black with a weird symbol on the front. It looked like a swirl, but it was still cool. Since it did show off a little, I grabbed a jacket just in case anyone looked at me funny.

Exiting my bedroom I raced into the kitchen to almost be clothes lined by a plate that stuck out upon my arrival. "Dude! You could have killed me with that thing." I growled, grabbing the plate and stuffing the eggs and toast into my mouth. Well..more like shoveling it in. Cute right?

After almost choking on my breakfast and earning a hard slap on the back, I brushed my teeth and then exited the apartment making sure to lock it behind me. Bear stretched out his hand, but I backed away from it. "Oh no. Last time you did that I couldn't poop for three hours. I think we'll take the long way." He shrugged at me and led the way towards the Hokage building. Outside the sun was shining bright and kids were running up and down the street with their parents in tow. I smiled at the sight and quickly put my hair into a high ponytail as it was getting hotter by the second. It was only a ten minute walk there, but that ten minutes killed me. I almost…almost regretted not taking the tunnel of doom. Yeah I called that teleportation thing the tunnel of doom. Why? Because…it was a tunnel...that impended doom upon those that entered it.

"Wait here." I nodded and watched as Bear disappeared. I wonder what he does when he's not babysitting me. Probably something really cool, like scaling walls and going diving into a deep dark ocean.

That's just me being silly if you didn't know.

Looking around the room, I found those same people that I had saw the day before: That same man with those three kids, and the spiky haired dude with the bandage. God do I need to stop referring to him as spiky haired dude with the bandage.

I figured apologizing and becoming friends with them would be wise because having enemies in a village like this probably wouldn't be the smartest idea. Getting up from my chair I made my way over to the spiky haired dude that was sitting behind a desk. He was talking to this man that had a bandana around his head, just like that strange man from yesterday. There was this weird symbol etched unto the metal plate on the bandana, but I ignored it and stood in front of his desk. Both men looked up at me and suddenly I felt like a specimen in a lab. They were staring at me with this odd look on their face, but suddenly the man with the spiky hair glared at me. "U-Um…I-I'm s-sorry about y-yesterday. I was scared a-and I've never even been in a village like this before so I kind of overreacted a-and…yeah. I don't want enemies in this town. I want to be able to make friends, but the only person I have talked to so far is Bear but he's about as responsive as a brick wall so…" I laughed nervously and rubbed the back of my neck as both men continued to stare at me as if I was some freak.

"Have you been cleared?" Spiky haired dude asked. I nodded, not really thinking about his question and he suddenly smiled at me. "I'm Kotetsu. And that's Izumo."

"O-Oh. Well I'm…" I froze. Wait. I didn't have a name. If I told them that, they were sure to make fun of me. "I-I really don't have a name."

They stared at me with an incredulous look. "Really?" Izumo asked, leaning forward on his desk to look at me more. "U-Uh yeah. I came here today to fill out citizen papers and figure out a name. The Hokage's supposed to be giving me a name today."

"Does that mean you have amnesia?" Both men asked simultaneously.

"Uhh…Kind of." I said scratching the back of my head.

"Well..how about I just call you beautiful for now."Kotetsu said, grinning at me. A light blush tinted my cheeks and both men grinned at my response."I-I guess. But I don't think I'm beautiful. I look very strange."

"What?" Izumo said. He looked me up and down leaving me to feel a little bit uncomfortable under his gaze. "You look just fine to me. And those eyes of yours look so pure and innocent."

I felt a hand grab my forearm and I turned around to see Bear standing behind me. "You moved"

"O-Oh…Sorry. I wanted to apologize to Kotetsu for yesterday and—"

I yelped as Bear dragged me away from both men. Turning back around I waved goodbye to both men. They smiled and returned the wave as I turned back around to watch Bear drag me down hall after hall, up some flight of stairs, and then down another hall.

"Will this ever end?" I mumbled, not really intending for Bear to hear that. Of course he heard, but ignored at as if I had never spoken. A couple of halls later I was ushered into this room that didn't look anything like the office I was in yesterday. It looked more of a meeting room than an office. Bear sat me down in a chair across from the Hokage. He was flanked by people that looked just like Bear except they had different masks on.

"Hello Hokage Sir." I said bowing with respect. I couldn't bow very far seeing as I was sitting down, but I got close enough to a regular one so it counted. "How are you today?" He asked me while pushing a folder into my hands. "I've been better, but it's fine." I answered. Opening the folder I found many papers that I had to fill out. This was the only thing that I knew I wasn't going to enjoy. Filling out papers was like babysitting a kid that kept screaming their head off.

Patience.

I would need patience for this.

"Have you thought of a name for yourself?" I nodded but then shook my head. "I have, but I'd rather you give me one instead." He thought for a moment before speaking.

"Cho Miura or Cho Uchida." Both names had a nice ring to it. I was actually more drawn to the Cho Uchida so I picked that one and wrote it down.

"I believe that staying a citizen is best instead of pursuing a career in the ninja field."

"I'd rather…not be a ninja. No offense or anything."

"None taken." I smiled and the rest of the time we sat in silence. Well except for the occasional question that I had about the papers. Before I knew it I had signed the papers and was on my way to become a Konoha citizen. All that I had to do now was wait until the council members approved it. Or so the Hokage said.

Bear didn't follow me as I exited the meeting room. I'm assuming that he stayed behind to talk about me. It didn't really bother me, because at least it showed that he kind of cared about me. Well..not really. I didn't know who I was trying to kid. Back at the reception area I saw Izumo and Kotetsu still sitting were they were and I walked over smiling as if I won the lottery.

"I see you have a name now." I nodded excitedly and stretched out my hand. "Cho."

"That's a cute name." Izumo said standing next to me now. Wasn't he the flirt? Kotetsu grinned and I laughed at both of their faces. They were so silly. I think I'd grow to like them. "Do you guys know if there are any jobs available around here?" Kotetsu looked as if he was thinking hard but Izumo was just staring at me. Well…not really me, but rather my chest. I ignored that though. "I think I remember seeing a sign at the ice cream parlor. Either that or Ichiraku's down the street."

"What's Ichiraku's?" I swore I could hear a pin drop as anyone within hearing distance turned to stare at me as if I had grown two heads. "I keep forgetting that you're not from around here." Kotetsu mumbled.

"It's only the best Ramen shop in town." He said, while standing up. It looked like he was packing up his things as well as Izumo.

"Are your shifts over?" They both nodded and I stepped aside so that the both of them could exit. "Now since we're free. We're going to treat you to some Ramen." I couldn't have been happier as I linked arms with the both of them and dragged them outside of the building. "Someone's a little excited." I grinned at Izumo and nodded. "Haven't eaten all day, and filling out papers makes a girl like me hungry." On the way towards Ichiraku's Izumo and Kotetsu got to know me a little bit better. Like my pet peeves, what my favorite color is, you know the works. Half way there, we met this guy named Raidou who decided to join in on this little lunch date. "Wow boys. I didn't know that I was this popular." I grinned at them, but not in any narcissistic way. They couldn't help but return it as we entered into this small shop with stools surrounding the counter. Two people were already there, but we managed to have four extra seats. I sat next to man who was dressed similarly to the three men I entered with.

He must be a ninja.

He had brown hair pulled up into a cute little ponytail. I had the urge to tug on it, but restraint held me back. The only thing I could do was pout at the cute little poof that stood on top of his head.

"What can I get for you lot?" Staring at the menu I was about to order when Izumo spoke for me. "She'll have the beef ramen and I'll have the oriental." Raidou and Kotetsu ordered Oriental as well which made me pout. "You guys are so boring. You should have some variety." Izumo and Raidou grinned but the rest just stared at me. We made small talk as the man named Teuchi and his daughter Ayame fixed up our ramen. A couple minutes later and a steaming bowl of ramen was set in front of me. I couldn't help but drool at the sight of it.

Now there was a mistake that I made before coming here. You see, it never really registered in my brain that I had no idea how to use chopsticks, nor did I inform these three men of that. It completely slipped my brain and now I would make a fool out of myself. Out of the corner of my eye all three men dug into their steaming bowls, but I turned to glare at the poor bowl. The food didn't do anything to me, but I just felt completely stupid at how something like that could jump past me. Taking in a deep breath, I put a determined look on my face and reached over to grab some chopsticks. My hand knocked with the man's next to me and I blushed and apologized.

"Ahh. I'm sorry. I should have waited for you to pick yours first." He just gave me a light smile and handed me the chopsticks he had in his hand. "It's okay. You can have this one." I slapped on a bright smile and took the chopsticks from him while saying thank you. Ripping the package off I yanked at the sticks so that they could come apart.

Did they?

No.

Was I mad?

Yes.

"Come on you stupid blocks of wood. Is it too much to ask to just unwind yourselves from each other and just cooperate." I mumbled not realizing that I had an audience. After a much failed attempt, a hand covered mine before breaking the sticks apart. "Oh. Thank you!" I said, smiling at the man that had handed me the chopsticks. "I sometimes don't know how to break these buggers apart. Shows how much they got the best of me." I laughed nervously and put both chopsticks in my left hand before attempting to slurp some noodles into my mouth.

It actually wasn't as hard as it seemed and I didn't make a fool out of myself. Thank god, or else I would have probably never gotten over the embarrassment. After finishing my bowl I pushed it away from me and rubbed my stomach in delight. "Wow. That really was the best ramen I've ever had." Teuchi thanked me for the compliment and I turned to the brown haired man next to me. "Hi. I'm Cho. Thanks for helping me and everything. I sometimes make a complete fool of myself but you didn't laugh. Thanks for that." His soft smile made a blush rise to my cheeks. "You're welcome. I'm Iruka."

I didn't know why I did it. But I did. And I can't really take back what I did, but it was so worth it to see Iruka red as a fire truck.

You see, after he had introduced himself I reached up and fingered his ponytail with a look of awe on my face. "Wow. You're hair is sooo soft. I wonder what it would look like down. Maybe I could brush it and braid it. You think that'd be nice Iruka." Everyone around me started laughing, but me fingering his hair wasn't what made him blush. Well…maybe just a little. What fueled the fire was the boy that was sitting next to him with the blonde hair blurted out something that even made me red. "Hey Iruka-sensei! Is that you're girlfriend!"

Iruka began to stutter and I pulled my hand back away from his hair. "N-Naruto! You can't just say that. We just met. S-She's n-not my g-girlfriend." Awww, he was just so adorable. He was definitely the shy type. "Awwww. Iruka-sensei. She's so pretty though. Maybe you two will be in the future." At that point my face was burning and I quickly stood up, almost knocking into Izumo. "Ahhh….That's nice and all, but I think we should be going. You boys don't mind walking me home right. It is kind of dark outside." They shook their heads and I waved to Iruka and the Naruto kid before disappearing into the streets.

A cold gust of wind passed by and I shivered as the cold nipped at my bare skin. Damn Bear for making me forget my damn jacket. A warm jacket was draped over my shoulders and I looked up to see Raidou smiling at me. "You seemed cold." He mumbled. In those few hours that I had gotten to know these three Raidou was the most soft spoken out of all of them. I smiled in thanks and before I knew it we were standing in front of my apartment door. "Thanks for the great time guys. I'll see you, yeah." They nodded, and I quickly gave each of them a hug before entering my apartment. I immediately went for my bedroom as I was getting extremely tired from just those few hours.

After changing and brushing my teeth, I threw myself into bed not really caring that I was lying on top of the sheets.

I just made three new friends.

That was enough to put a smile unto my face as I drifted off to sleep.