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Chapter 10: Dutchess Iaf

Iaf sighed "Shadow, I've told you not to call me that here" the girl Shadow bowed "I'm sorry milady" she apologized, Iaf smiled and waved it off "don't worry about it and you know that when we're alone you can call me Iaf"

"Yes Iaf" Shadow said smiling

"What are friends for" Iaf replied with a grin, Shadow bowed "your mother came up on the screen just before you arrived, I told her you were in the shower" she said still bowed.

"Shit" Iaf said before taking off upstairs, she opened her wardrobe, pulled out an elegant dress and put it on.

Iaf rushed back downstairs, she stopped at the door of a room near the back of the house, taking a deep breath she entered the room.

"Hello mother" she greeted the big TV screen, the woman on the screen smiled at her, the woman looked like Iaf but where as Iaf hair is waist-length her mums is shoulder-length and has green eyes where as Iaf's is blue.

"What did you do today, dear?" she asked, Iaf walked to the middle of the room "I practiced my princess duties and I did a few puzzles to pass the time, I was going to read a book after my shower but you called" Iaf replied, her mother smiled "that's good, how's Hikari?"

"She's okay, she doesn't come out much because there's nothing fun to do as she puts it, but Shadow hardly sees her so I don't think she likes staying cooped up" Iaf's mother nodded slowly taking it all in "um mother, I would like to raise the matter of me attending a school her-"

"NO!" Iaf's mother cut her off.

"But mother-"

"No, you are here in this country to be protected from him, you cannot leave the house, you can't draw his attention by going around a school where someone could recognize you, I won't have a repeat of Australia, this discussion ends here, now please leave I must talk to Shadow" Iaf's mum ordered.

"Yes mother" Iaf said bowing, she turned and left without a word, she walked up to her room and began to get changed.

"Shadow, has she left the house today?" Iaf's mother asked once Iaf left the room, Shadow stood up and walked to the spot where Iaf was standing before.

"No Lady Afina, she has been home all day" Shadow lied as she curtsied, Afina smiled "that's good, well please make sure she doesn't leave the house at all" Afina ordered, Shadow nodded "yes milady"

"I do care for her, more then anything in the world" Afina admitted with a sad smile, Shadow smiled "I know milady"

Afina nodded and the screen went black.

Shadow left the room and watched as Iaf put her shoes on "Iaf where are you going?" she asked, Iaf turned to her "I saw a park on the way to school this morning, I want to check it out" Iaf replied.

"Afina-sama has ordered me to make sure you don't leave the house…" Shadow trailed off as Iaf burst out laughing "then she won't leave the house" Iaf replied her back to Shadow as she opened the door, Shadow shook her head with a smirk "be careful Hikari" she said, Iaf turned towards Shadow, her eyes silvery gold "you always do know when I come out, don't ya" she stated, Shadow shrugged then turned around "of course, Iaf's my best friend. I would know when she isn't acting like herself, you also talk about Iaf like she's a completely different person so it's not hard to tell…now weren't you going to the park?" Shadow asked with a smile, she heard an amused 'humph' from behind her before Hikari answered "sure see ya Shad" and left.

Iaf smirked as Hikari gave her control, she ran down a street with a smile on her face, she decided to wear shorts and a t-shirt today, she also had her hair down under a cap "time for some fun" she cheered.

When she arrived at the park she sat on one of the empty swings and watched as some little kids ran around playing tag.

After a while she got off and sat down in the shade against a tree and rested her head against it "dammit I hate lying to mum but why can't I go out, I mean he's on the other side of the world and the only reason he found me in Australia is because mum sent like 20 bodyguards with me" she growled to herself, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

"IAF-SAN!" Iaf snapped her eyes open and on instinct flung her fist out, hitting the boy in front of her.

"Ow!" he shouted holding his cheek, Iaf looked up at the boy who now supported a pink fist mark on his cheek "oh sorry Naruto-kun you scared me, what are you doing here?" she asked getting up and stretching.

"Just Naruto will do and my next door neighbors kid wanted to come here so he asked if I could come with him" Naruto said pointing to a little boy with brown hair that was playing with the kids Iaf saw earlier "what's his name?" Iaf asked, Naruto sat down and looked over at the kids "I'll introduce ya, Oi Konohamaru!"

The little boy stopped playing and ran over to them "yer boss?"

"I want you to meet a friend, this is Iaf-san, Iaf-san this brat is the kid I was talking about Konohamaru" Naruto said, Iaf smiled and bent down to Konohamaru's level "it's nice to meet you"

Konohamaru grinned "so you're a friend of the bosses huh?" he asked, Iaf looked confused "boss?" she asked, Konohamaru nodded "yer Naruto" he said pointing to Naruto.

"Oh, yes I'm a friend of Naruto" she answered, then looked at the sky to notice it getting dark "oh no, I have to go, bye Konohamaru-kun, see ya at school tomorrow Naruto" Iaf called out as she ran off home.

A/N: I've decided to close the voting when I put chapter 12 up so hurry to get your vote in before it closes, plz review so I know what you think.