Hey there everyone. I was messing around on my laptop and found something called "WordPad". If this works like i'm hoping, I'll be able to continue my stories without having to buy microsoft word. Here's the next chapter of 'the red death'

chapter twenty: stranger than strange Moriko could feel that strange gaze focused on her as she walked through the village. Geez. That kid has been following me for the last three hours! What does he find so damn interesting? . She leapt onto a nearby building, sprinting to gain some distance from those seafoam eyes. sure enough, he gave chase. Smirking, she leapt from the roof into an alley, disappearing in a blizzard of pure white feathers before her feet hit the ground.
She reappeared on the other side of town, several blocks away from the suna ninja. That kid just won t give up! why is he following me? She ducked into her favorite dango shop, suddenly ravenous. The owner smiled as she walked up to the counter. Hey Red! You want the usual? She laughed. yup! dango with green tea. The man nodded and scuttled off to start her order. As moriko dug into her pocket to get the money, she felt gaara s presence appear outside.
Hey. She sighed, turning to look into cold black eyes. Hey uchiha. He shoved his hands into his pockets, watching as she payed for her food. Moriko murmured a polite thank you and gathered the bag, ducking out of the restaurant with sasuke at her side. So... why is subaku following you? She shrugged as they turned a corner. Dunno. He s been stalking me for the last three hours. Doesn't it bug you? A bit. The two sat on a nearby bench. As they chatted, she could feel the jinchuuriki s gaze grow more ad more acidic. However, the gaze wasn't on her...
She bit into a piece of dango, chewing thoughtfully. so, how has training been? Sasuke shrugged, his irritation obvious. Kakashi-sensei has been trying to teach me this new jutsu... The blonde smiled. Having issues? He huffed, his cheeks turning a faint shade of pink. Try meditating before training. Too much stress tends to make learning new techniques and jutsus more troublesome. She didn t think to ask him about the jutsu, so the red-haired tag-along wouldn t have something to one-up the raven. He peered thoughtfully at her before nodding. Makes sense. Oy, sasuke. The two turned to look at kakashi, who was striding towards the both of them. Evening kakashi. The silver-haired sensei smiled, waving at the blonde. He opened his mouth to speak, but a certain leotard-clad taijutsu expert flew from the trees, tackling kakashi. Kakashi my dear rival! I just want to say that i m proud of you for finally finding your youth, as well as your beloved! Kakashi s eye twitched slightly. Gai, what are you blathering on about now? Gai s reply was interrupted by kurenai covering his mouth as she nervously laughed. O-oh. Gai s just being... Gai. Come along now, your students need you. As she dragged Gai away from kakashi, she pulled sasuke off of the bench. before anyone could react, the three disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving kakashi and moriko alone. Moriko felt her face flush beneath her mask. Kakashi gave a nervous chuckle, sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. I wonder what got into the both of them?