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Chapter 51
Note: Change in appearance doesn't help without change of personality.
~Kahlan's POV
My eyes flutter open from my dreamless slumber. In the dark room I look at the ceiling; the boring white ceiling. How can anyone stand that color? It gets dirty quickly.
With a yawn I stretch out under the cover as I hear the little pops from my joint. Satisfied, I sit up removing the covers feeling a bit overheated. Looking over the clock I notice it is seven in the evening. Whoa, I've been sleeping for a while, but at least I feel better.
"You're a-awake," I hear Hinata say.
Turning to where I see her sitting on the other side of the bed I smile. "Yeah," I reply. "I'm feeling much better now."
"That's good," she replies with a smile.
"Where is everyone," I ask as I reach over and turn on the lamp light.
"They're t-training or dis-discussing plans. I th-think some of them are e-eating."
"Where is Laura?"
"She's w-with Sakura-san changing her appearance."
"Oh," I reply remembering
I suggested that to Tsunade. Picking up a few strands of my hair, I look at the faded dye color. Usually around this time I would re-dye my but not this time. I'm going back to my platinum blonde hair.
"I should start working on that as well," I say letting the hair fall back on my shoulder. It's been a while since I cut it, but that's fine.
"I'll eat first," I say as my stomach lets out a loud growl.
"The t-toaster doesn't work anymore," Hinata informs me.
"Okay, that's fine I don't want any toast."
Getting out of the bed I stretch again. Man, I sure have been lying down for a long time. It feels good to be out of bed and actually getting to move around. I'm going to have to thank Tsunade for that medicine. It makes me feel a hundred percent better.
With Hinata I go and find the kitchen. Finding it my nose wrinkles at the smell of smoke. Near the stove is a toaster that looks like it was put back together. Okay, yeah don't trust the toaster. Turning to Hinata I smile.
"Would you like to have something to eat?"
"No it's o-okay," she replies.
"I have no problem cooking you anything if you're hungry."
"If y-y-you don't mind then I w-would like a cinnamon r-roll."
"Breakfast for dinner sounds good," I say with a grin. "You can help if you want."
I start moving around the kitchen opening cupboards taking out dishes and ingredients. Hinata, the sweet girl she is, helps gather stuff I ask for. The first thing I start making is the cinnamon rolls. I go through the process stick them in the oven then start working on eggs.
With the eggs I try something a little different. I cook some sausage and bacon only halfway, then I drain any of the Grease and place them into the egg mixture to add flavor to the eggs besides just salt and pepper.
"What are you doing," asks someone who enters the kitchen.
"Cooking dinner," I reply not looking up from the chocolate chip waffles I'm making.
"What's cooking," Naruto asks as I hear him enter the room. "It smells good."
"It looks like breakfast," the other person replies.
"It's breakfast for dinner," I reply. "It will be done soon. Just give me another ten minutes."
"I can't wait," Naruto shouts sounding happy.
I smile as I pull out the cinnamon rolls and let them cool off while adding the icing on top of them. I grab some plates and start piling on the food when the waffles finish. I leave the eggs off one plate since I know Laura isn't a fan of eggs. I did leave some bacon and sausage for her so I add that onto her plate.
"I hope everyone enjoys the food," I say grabbing a cinnamon roll. "I'm going to take a shower. Hinata, do you think you can get an outfit for me with one of the other females help."
"Okay and th-thanks for the cinnamon rolls," she replies.
"No problem," I answer with a smile grabbing the baking soda.
I leave going straight to the bathroom. In the bathroom, I grab the Head and Shoulders shampoo and mix it with the baking soda. What it does is help remove the dye from my hair. That is a good thing for me.
After mixing the two together, I get undressed and into the shower. The first five minutes is washing my body. I spend the rest of the fifty minutes using the mixture of shampoo washing my hair out. I scrub for two minutes, wash out and repeat the process until the water becomes cold.
I dry myself off and then pull on the pajamas left for me. Walking out, I shut the light off and head back to the kitchen. In the kitchen I see everyone and someone else.
"Done," I call out.
"Kahlan," says the person with the bluish black hair. My eyes slightly widen recognizing it as Laura.
"Whoa, nice hair color," I say with a smile.
"Thanks," she says with a grin. "Is that really your hair color?"
"Yep," I reply with a small smile.
"Your hair looks like snow," Naruto says looking at my hair in shock.
"It is platinum blonde and it has taken me forever to get it back to its natural color," I say with a shrug.
"It looks different on you," Laura says.
"Thanks…I guess," I reply as I give her a hug then go to the table to get some food. "Thanks for the pajamas Hinata."
"You're w-welcome," Hinata says.
"We need to see if your new looks are going to work," Tsunade says. "Tomorrow, the both of you will go out with Anko, Kakashi, Shino and Mei."
"That sound wonderful," Mei says with a smile. "I'll look for an outfit to dress Laura up in before we go."
"Are we supposed to just walk around town," I ask finally having my plate of food.
"You can buy stuff if you want," Tsunade says.
"Like a badge maker," Laura asks. "I didn't get one last time we went shopping."
"Go ahead, I'll give you both money," Tsunade replies.
"Thanks but all I need to do is pick some stuff up at the post office," I say remembering the stuff I bought and is probably waiting for me.
"Tomorrow is going to be so much fun," Laura says happy.
I smile and then look at everyone at the table, trying to see if I remember everyone. There is Akamaru, Kiba, Naruto, Hinata, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Mei, Sakura, Gaara, Killer Bee, Shizune and Tsunade. I don't know who the others are or the new old guy.
"Who is Shino," I ask.
"I am," says a guy wearing a hooded jacket that covers half his face and sunglasses. He's kind of giving me the 'creepers' look.
"Okay, then who is Anko?"
"I am," says a woman with a sort of sadistic grin. She has purple hair up in a ponytail.
"Well then that leave you and you," I say pointing to the boy with the short black hair and the old man.
"I am Sai," the boy with the black hair says with a small kind of fake smile.
"My name is Ōnoki," replies the old man. "I'm the Tsuchikage from Iwagakure. I've been informed you two know about the Akatsuki, so you know about Deidara."
"Yeah," I say with a shrug.
"It's getting late Tsunade says. "We should all go and get some rest for tomorrow. Be on guard in case the Akatsuki show up tonight."
Not much else is said as we all head to the bed. I slept most of the day away so I am not really that tired. So once in the room I share with Sakura and Hinata, I go and turn the TV on. Flipping through the channels I stop on the news station. It talks about the weather then moves on to some stuff about schools and what not. So glad I'm done with school.
It then moves onto the fight that happens with the Akatsuki and Konoha ninjas; the fight that happen when I came to "join" them. Some of the people, which are young teenagers say how they were cosplayers getting too involved with the whole Naruto series.
Other teenagers are swearing up and down that they saw the real Naruto characters. They were talking about the Deidara, Sasori, Naruto, Tsunade, Hinata and Shizune with Tonton. In fact they sounded like what happen was the coolest thing to have ever seen. Some of them were secretly cheering on Deidara and Sasori while the others were cheering on Naruto.
When it went to the adults they were talking about how the people were freaks. This of course made the teenagers that were excited about the fight go off on the adults for being stupid. The cops mention how they don't care who it is, the people will be caught and soon security in town will be raised.
Sighing I turn off the TV. I so hope the Akatsuki did not just see that and hope they never do. It could end up being a real bad thing. Definitely if a battle was to break out and they found out they had fans. They might use their fans, and if they do I think their fans are stupid. How can they like the Akatsuki? They're freaking criminals that are not nice, at all with the exception of Konan.
I lay down on the couch well into the night waiting to make sure everyone is asleep. Around three in the morning, I tiptoe over to the phone. Thankful that the phone is cordless, I head into the bathroom. Quickly, I'll dial the number to my…house. After about a few rings there is an answer.
"Hello," Leader says.
"I have all their names," I whisper. I feel guilty doing this.
"Go on," Leader commands.
"There is Tsunade, Jiraiya, Mei, and Ōnoki; Killer Bee, Naruto, Hinata, Kakashi, Shino, Anko, Sakura, Shizune, Sai, Kiba and Gaara."
"Can you tell me what their plans are," Leader asks.
I bite on my lower lip as I look at the closed door. "We're still staying at the Village Inn," I reply deciding to not tell about our new looks or going out to town. "They won't let either of us two be alone."
"Well I'm proud you were able to contact me and give me this information," Leader says. "It will be very handy when we get you two back. Do you have any other information?"
"They're keeping the two of us out of their plans," I reply.
"That's fine, we'll be fine without them," Leader says. "Goodbye."
Leader hangs up and I let out a sigh as I turn the phone off. Quietly, I head back out and place the phone back. I go and lie down on the couch turning the TV back on as well as turning the volume down. I flip through the channels until I fall asleep.
"Kahlan w-w-wake up," I hear someone say. Why is it everyone always wants to wake me up? "Wake up it's a-a-almost noon. Tsunade says it's t-t-time for you to leave with Laura."
That person sounds a lot like Hinata. If it is then it is okay, I have declared Hinata my friend and one of the very few people that are allowed to wake me up in the morning. Laura happens to be one of the very few people as well.
"I'm awake," I mumble opening my eyes seeing Hinata. With a yawn I stretch and sit up.
"I have s-some cinnamon buns left over f-from last night; I w-warmed them up."
"Thank you," I say with a smile taking the plate.
I slightly pout hoping Hinata doesn't get hurt, along with Naruto and Akamaru. Okay I really don't want any of them to get hurt, but Laura's safety comes first. If these were different circumstances then I would become close friends with a few people here.
"You're welcome," she says with a smile.
Placing the plate beside me, I give Hinata a hug. I don't want neither Laura nor I to be taken away. These people are willing to help us and I'm going to be the cause of them possibly getting hurt when the Akatsuki arrive.
Hinata lets out a small surprise yelp from the hug but hugs back. I wish I could apologize but it could mean I get caught. With a small sigh I let her go.
"Thank you so much," I say just as the door open.
"You're w-welcome," she replies a small blush.
"Kahlan look at my new look," Laura says from behind.
Turning around I see Laura wearing a white dress that has some blue intertwine in it. Her newly dyed blue-ish black (I'm going to call it navy) hair is down with part of it up in pigtails. She actually looks cute and I would take a picture if I could.
"You look nice," I say with a smile.
"Thank you," Laura replies beaming.
"You're welcome, give me five minutes and then we can all leave," I say picking up my plate.
"I'll g-go inform Tsunade," Hinata says standing up.
"I found these shoes you can wear with the dress," Mei says walking into the room.
In her hand is a pair of flat sandals that are blue with a bow. They are actually cute and would match the dress. While Mei hands the shoes to Laura to put on I'm eating my cinnamon roll as fast as I can without choking.
"Thank you," Laura says with a smile as she places the shoes on.
"You're so cute," Mei says hugging Laura to her chest.
"Please don't make her suffocate to death," I say after swallowing a bite.
"I won't hurt her," Mei says. "You need to get dressed up as well. Come with me."
Letting go of Laura Mei grabs hold of my wrist and picks me up. She then drags me out of the room with Laura following. Mei takes us to another room; I guess the one she is staying in. She walks over to the closet it and starts looking through there. I quickly finish the cinnamon roll and lick my fingers.
"Got it," Mei says and walks over. "Put this on and I'll do your hair when you're done then find you some shoes."
"Okay," I say holding up the dress.
"I'll brush Kahlan's hair," Laura says.
The dress is grey and fades down to white at the bottom. Around the middle is a silver like sash. I put it on and it ends about four to five inches above my knee. Sitting on the bed, Laura starts brushing my hair while Mei looks for shoes.
"It's been a while since I wore a dress," I say trying to have a conversation.
"Really," Mei asks from the closet.
"Yep," I say trying not to wince from the knot that Laura is trying to get rid of.
"Sorry," Laura says.
"It's okay," I reply.
"Found a pair," Mei calls out.
She removes herself from the closet holding shoes. The shoes are high heels that look like it's made with black lace with a bow on the front. She smiles and places them next to me.
"I'll do your hair now," Mei says taking Laura's place.
"Not a problem," I reply placing the shoes on.
"You look awesome," Laura says with a grin.
"Thanks," I reply.
"Done," Mei says after a few quick moments later.
"Thank you," I say getting up and walk over to the mirror. My platinum blonde (or snow) hair is in a low side braid. With a nod I turn to Mei and smile. "It's nice"
"I know," she says with a smile. "Now it's time to meet up with the others and go."
"Cool," Laura says looking happy as ever.
"Let's go," I say with a smile and link my arm around Laura's.
She grins and I chuckle as we follow Mei. We meet up with Anko, Kakashi and Shino at the stairs. They really seem to like taking stairs. Luckily we were able to make it down the stairs without me falling to my doom.
"I think we should go to the mall," I say as we head outside. "That's where we are most likely to find the badge maker."
"Yeah let's go," Laura says almost ready to take off.
"Be careful," Anko barks out. "Don't run off you don't know if the Akatsuki can suddenly come out. We have to be on guard and protect you two."
"Don't worry we're not going to run off anywhere," I say.
The six of us walk down the side walk heading towards the mall. Laura is happily humming and skipping by my side. There are some teenagers when we walk by stop and look over at us, but I think it is because of the people we are with. I'm wondering if Sakura told Tsunade what she saw on the TV. Oh well, if they find out it is all cool it was bound to happen sooner or later.
At the mall it was hard for the six of us to stay together because it is so crowded. It's not unusual for groups to lose one another, but since we were with ninjas that didn't happen. We went to a crafter store and easily found the badge maker for Laura. She was so happy she was hugging the badge maker and wouldn't let anyone touch it.
Mei and Anko wanted to have a look around the rest of the mall so we did. Then something caught my eyes. It must have been a new store because it wasn't always in the mall. It was a store full of different types of candles. Now I like candles, at least scented candles and so seeing the store I had dragged all of them into the store with me.
There were some normal unscented candles. A bunch of them had so many different scents it was hard to choose a favorite so I grabbed a few. One of my two favorites that I got was the cherry blossom scented, peaches scented, and lemon pound cake scented candles. The coolest candles though were the ones that were carved and made into animals and dragons. I just had to get some of those.
"These are awesome," I say with a small smile as we leave the mall.
Kakashi was kind enough to have my stuff place into a scroll so I am now holding it to my chest. I have a fox candle to give to Hinata and I think she's going to love it. Now I can't wait for us to get back to the hotel.
"Have fun Kahlan," Laura asks with a smile.
"Yeah," I say smiling.
"I didn't think we'd ever leave the candle store," Anko says.
"Nah," I say with a shake of my head. "Now if we were in a music store that's a different story."
"How so," Kakashi asks.
"Kahlan loves music," Laura says with a grin. "She's really good at singing and writes her own songs, as well as plays a few instruments."
"Thanks Laura," I say slightly embarrassed.
"Very interesting," Kakashi says.
"Maybe you can sing one of your songs when we get back," Mei says.
"If I had any of my instruments I would, but they're with….I think we should go in a different direction," I quickly change the subject and turn around with Laura.
"Deidara-sempai," Tobi yells. "Tobi thinks Tobi found Laura-chan and Kahlan-chan!"
What the hell, this can't happen. We are so screwed. I'm going to be screwed. Dammit. I was really looking forward going back to the hotel.
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