Disclaimer: I know nothing except my OC and if I did then Sakura would marry Rock Lee, Sasuke would admit he can't live without Naruto and they would have babies because that's the world that makes sense :D
Author's Note: I know Shikamaru is a smart person and you won't picture him, or can't, saying some slang as "ain't" but I'll say this: Shika is a lazy ass guy and if he could, he'll be speaking text-wise with his 'whatevs' or 'g2g' or 'ttyl', so please deal with the way he speaks because he is lazy enough to be OOC, in my mind he is. Thanks. Some OOC….again and other stuff.
Strange things are a brewing
The sun shining through the window and on my face early in the morning Monday, turning around in my comforter, I laid under there for a good 10 minutes before I just HAD to use the bathroom.
Face wash, hair in disarray and dressing into comfortable clothing for the jog this morning. One last yawn with a good stretch and small exercise that consist of jumping jacks, I am fully awake heading to the kitchen for a glass of juice and maybe fruit.
By the time I sat down with my little meal, I heard a yell, thump and scattering of footfalls above me. Naruto must have just seen the time and literally jumped out of bed to get ready, as it is 10 minutes to 4 in the morning and I did tell Naruto to be ready by then.
Listening and watching my ceiling on where the footfalls are sounding, I drank my juice and ate my fruit, hoping Naruto at least remember to grab a bite to eat before heading this way. Movement then went from the kitchen and, very loudly, out the door to the stair until it came to my door step and then the knocks came. Looking at the clock showed that it was one minute before 4 and so I got up, unlocked the door and swung it opens to see a heavy breathing Naruto, who waved at a toast in hand at me with a big bite in it.
"Good Morning Naruto, let me just grab some water and we'll head out" He nodded as he caught his breath and I went in and out of the kitchen for water bottles, throwing one at him. I checked his limbs to make sure he had the weights on as he took them home yesterday and seeing them on, I closed the door, locked it and we took off down the steps.
The morning's jog is as same as yesterday and same goes for the exercises: Naruto pushed himself and so had to catch his breath. Tai chi cooled us off and then headed home to take a quick shower before heading out again for school.
Slipping on my new gloves to go with a sleeveless shirt, and sheath the blade in my boot sides so it is hidden, I am ready and headed out to lock the door. Just as I turned around, Naruto is already there in his long sleeved shirt and cargo pants.
"Ready (he nodded) so how you want to do this: roofs or walking. Either way we'll still be early"
"It's a nice day out so let's walk there" Slinging an arm around his shoulders, we headed down the stairs and out to the sunny morning on our way to school.
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"Good Morning all" Kiba's cheerful voice alerted us of our arrival to school and hanging with him outside, yawning and rubbing his eyes is Shikamaru with Choji munching on chips. We waved and as we got closer greeted them with a good morning.
"Cool gloves you got there Roxanne, where you get them from?" Bringing my hands up to show them off better, I just shrugged at the same time as Naruto and said so in unison.
"Don't know" we looked at each other and laughed.
"Seriously though, I have no idea. Someone knocked on my door Saturday morning before I headed out and this was in a wrapped package waiting for me outside my door. I did, however, caught a scent but for the life of me cannot place it anywhere. Kind of mysterious, don't you think"
"What kind of scent?" Shika's interest is peaked; I can see it on his expression.
"Vanilla and Orchids" That made him hummed in thought as he inspected my gloves but didn't say anything.
We all shrugged as Shika kept his info to himself and Kiba led the way in to our classroom while Naruto tried to get some chips off Choji. Keyword: tried. It's like trying to take a piece of fish from a hungry bear: it just won't happen and you'll just end up with a stump for a hand.
Stepping into class, I didn't hear the sounds of arguments or screeching from the girls like I usually do and so raised an eyebrow at the scene. The girls seated themselves on the top and bottom row of Sasuke's row but didn't sit on his row. When Sasuke tried to look my way, I looked away and asked Naruto and Kiba what the ish is going on here in which they shrugged in confusion and slight anxiety.
"I have NO IDEA, and it's freaking me out" Silently we went to our table on the top row and sat, looking strangely at everyone else. All the boys in class looked freaked out and a bit jumpy about the girls not being the way they usually are and I would have thought about it more, but pink and blonde disrupted my vision.
"Good Morning guys" Sakura smiled and Ino waved.
"Good Morning Sakura and Ino, what's up?" I spoke for our group since they are weird out about the class and looking around like a ghost just might jump out of nowhere.
"Nothing, just wanted to say hi and see how you are doing?" Really now
"Well, I'm doing much better now and getting back into training. But…something is up today, what is it, Sakura?" A small blush tinted her cheeks as she and Ino looked elsewhere that isn't at me.
"Nothing, nothing at all" the smell of liars is similar to brimstone when they sweat, even just a little bit and combined with 2 of them here, lying through their teeth, it is noticeable to me.
"Then would you please explain why it is so normal this morning?" Placing my head on my hand on the table as I looked at them both, fidgeting in place.
"It's always normal" At that comment, the boys snapped their heads in the girl's direction with a look of disbelief and I swear they could have had whiplash if it weren't for the fact they are distracted.
"Normal, this isn't normal, Sakura. What is normal in THIS class is ALL of you fighting and arguing over a seat next to Sasuke and yet it's freakishly quiet. What the hell" Kiba made a good point about that and Naruto nodded in agreement.
"What, no we don't" Sakura's voice reached a high note and that sealed the deal.
"Oh, come off it, Pinky! What's really going on?" Sakura and Ino shared a look before walking up to us and crouched in between mine and Kiba's seat, with Ino in between Naruto's and mine seat.
"When Sasuke came in this morning and you know how he comes into class early?" She whispered ever so quietly and we nodded, well the boys nodded, I didn't really notice.
"Well we (she gestured to herself and Ino) came right in after and he actually spoke to us"
"Actually more like demanded from us" Ino's 2 cents had made her shiver a bit, in fear or excitement, I don't know.
"Ok, anyways, he said he was tired of us all girls acting all girlish towards him and said that IF anyone keeps up what we usually do every morning, then he is going to do something about it. And he didn't say what. Kind of scary to see him so determine to keep us, girls, quiet and at a distance, so he told us to spread the word BUT to NOT say anything about it to you guys. I guess he didn't think it through if you guys think it's weird to see us girls behaving normal"
Of course it was Sasuke's doing and knowing the girls will comply with whatever Sasuke says, then it is done but still weird and Naruto says so.
"I know right, but don't say anything; we weren't supposed to tell you, ok?" We nodded in agreement and the girls took off back to their seats but before they did, Sakura spoke.
"Nice gloves by the way, they look good"
"Thanks" I sensed an ear being perked by the mention of my gloves but it went as fast as it came.
I looked at Kiba then at Naruto who both looked at the girls as they walked away and so I just shrugged, unraveled my tail to lay limp to the side of my chair and waited for Iruka to come in and start class.
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Quiet, just quiet during class time and recess, I know over time we'll get used to it but for now it's just creepy to see the girls quiet and behaving like ladies and quiet.
Nearing the end of class, Naruto is fidgeting like crazy and Kiba is twitching at any sudden movements or sounds. Like Holy Crap, is this really getting to them and I wonder how they'll be like tomorrow?
The second the bell rang, both Kiba and Naruto grabbed my wrist and literally dragged me, flying out the door. As far away from the school yard did we go and only when we couldn't see the academy building did they stop. Jerking my wrist out of their hands, I shoved them away and yelled at them.
"What the fuck has gotten into you two; you are acting like fucking rabid squirrels are after you?" They looked around them and came closer to whisper in a scared kind of way.
"Today's class freaked us out and maybe I thought that the girls might all of a sudden jump us or something, sorry" Naruto explanation made no sense whatsoever and Kiba is just keeping his eyes out for something. I sighed angrily and loudly before that anger made me I do something I am not proud of, even to this day: I punched their lights outs.
They flew far and got knocked out cold on the ground. So, like a good guilty feeling person, I dragged their unconscious body to the shade of a big tree and sat down, waiting.
That was stupid of me but it was even more stupid to act like a bunch of addicts just because the girls were weird today. Come on, girls are weird in this village and if they CAN change, which I did see today, then let it happen but Instead my friends acted like a bunch of pansies. (Sighs)
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I waited a good 2 hours, cleaning my nails, before the heads of the boys started to shake off the last of unconscious from their muddled brains and they groan from the hurt.
"What the heck happen, Kiba?"
"I don't know man, last thing I know a big fist was coming my way and all went black after"
"Serves you both right for being little wusses over a bunch of girls" At the sound of my voice they both snapped their necks my way BUT that was a bad move on their parts when they moaned in more hurt.
"Well shit Roxanne, you just had to have a punch like a man, huh" Kiba lay back down on the ground but Naruto tried to sit up and keyword here is tried.
"You know Roxanne, you could have just smacked us, and it would have sent the message across"
"Yes BUT I had to endure the physical torment you both supplied during class time with all your twitching and fidgeting and jumpiness. However, my actions in trying to resolve this DID go over board and so I'm sorry" They both waved me off from their position on the ground and I knew I was forgiven.
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Not much occurred after that, we hung out at Kiba's and watched his sister beat the crap out of him. His mom came and sat with us as she gave pointers to Kiba in his attempt to best his sister. She made us rice crispy squares with a glass of milk, which was to die for and Naruto thanked her over and over again until she silence him with a hand on his mouth, THAT made him blush like a red tomato.
When we've been there long enough to see Kiba get defeated over and over again, we said our good byes and headed out to one of the training grounds for a short session.
From the looks of the sun, we had a good couple hours to kill before it gets dark and so I told Naruto to continue on his Grass Floaty Technique: I have no idea what to call it and went with what Naruto called it once.
As he concentrated, I sat underneath a tall tree and meditated as I haven't meditated for a while now and so since Naruto will be busy with his technique, I will be busy with this.
When I closed my eyes, I listen to life around me. The trees swaying, the critters scurrying about and Naruto's quiet cursing.
In my mind's eye, I pictured an open desert plain with rocks here and there, the wind whipping around me and the sun scorching from above. Picturing a phantom partner, taller and bigger than me, with a mask to cover his face and got into a defensive stance.
This is how I build up my mind's defense, by working it like I work my body so they will be in sync and at the same levels. Getting into an offensive stance, I attacked first and that began the longest fight in my life, well in my mind and not the outside.
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2 hours later, I think, the mental image of me is battered, bruise and bloodied but very happy with the end result. My opponent is faced down on the ground, breathing hard and trying it's mightiest to get back up on its feet but can't as I have worked it too hard to begin with.
Taking a couple deep breaths, my racing heart is now slowed to its normal pace and I started on my stretches, so when I awake, the mental exercise of my workout will not have me aching later on. Waving the opponent away, I sat down on the hot desert sand, with my legs crossed and kept my back straight as I closed my eyes and proceeded to go through the steps of waking up back to the real world.
Breath in; breath out, and feeling the wind on my face, the sounds of the forest around me and…no cursing from Naruto, which is strange but I do hear breathing nearby. Cracking open my eyes, Naruto's face is right up to mine and that actually surprised me, so I fell backwards on the ground as I yelled out 'what the hell'
Lying on the ground, I see the skies turning orange and then Naruto face came back into my view, with a sheepish smile and a nervous chuckle.
"Sorry about that Roxanne, I was wondering what you were doing and you didn't react when I called your name" Pushing him lightly as I sat back up and sigh.
"Naruto, have you ever seen anybody in a meditative state?" He shook his head.
"Well now you did, so please if I am sitting the way I was then it'll be a good idea if you didn't have your face right in mine again or else I'll be the one to scare the crap out of you, ok" He nodded
"Great, help me up and we'll head back home" hand already out, I hauled myself up and we walked back the way to our apartment building.
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Surprise comes in a box
Lights shining in, alarm and clock ticking away and I am getting ready with strapping my weights on, and then counted from 5 with my fingers while looking up at the ceiling.
Thump, thump, scurrying from one place to another, thump, slam and then a second later, Naruto knocks on my door. I laughed as I tell him the door is open and when his head peeks in, I laugh again.
"What's so funny?" Giving me a funny look to go with his question.
"A lot of things Naruto and at the moment them being you, in a good way though" He shrugs
"Got your weights on?" He nods
"Good lets head out now and have a good breakfast when we get back, ok"
"Yeah!" Leading us out, I locked the door and grab him to haul him on my back as I ran and jump for it over the railing. His yelling just made me laugh harder on the way down and when I landed on the roof of the nearby building, I dropped his ass and kept right on running.
"Hey" I hear behind me but I just laughed and ran faster over the roof tops.
Footfalls could be heard behind me and then I saw Naruto by my side, keeping up as he smirks at me. I smirked back but for a whole different reason.
When we neared the wall, I used my chakra to propel myself high in the air and it felt great to soar with the wind. I looked back to see Naruto standing on the edge of the building I jumped off of, with his mouth open and I stuck my tongue out at him. That got him out of it and so started again on his running to the wall.
Descending to the ground, I lined my feet with chakra so the landing will be cushioned and with a hand on the concrete wall, I looked towards Naruto who is now coming up from his run. A little out of breath is a good sign that the early morning training we are doing is working, Naruto put a hand on the wall and then looked up at me.
"How the hell do you do that, do shit out of the blue and scare the crap out of me?"
"Wow, you said shit" I chuckled at him and began stretching. Sighing, Naruto started on his and soon enough, we started to jog in the warm early morning.
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Walking up the steps, Naruto is telling me that we should wear our weight to school today and I thought it is a great idea and was about to say so, when something shiny caught my eye.
There, by my door step, like the day before is a package, wrapped in purple shiny paper that glitters with the morning light and tied off with a white bow.
"Wow" is all that came from me and Naruto copied my expression when he saw the package.
"Whoa" He then stepped closer to the package and my door while I followed, scanning the hallway to check if I can catch anything this time. A whiff of the air and I caught a scent of vanilla this time, just vanilla. Raising an eyebrow in the direction of the stairs, I walked to Naruto as he picked up the package and examine it.
Getting out my keys, I unlocked the door and went in, followed by Naruto holding the package carefully.
Grabbing 2 glasses, I poured us some orange juice and set them on the table just as Naruto set the package down.
"What do you think it is?" I shrugged and waved at him.
"You open it" He looked at me in surprise and looked back at the item.
"You sure" I nodded as I sipped on my juice.
Carefully and slowly, Naruto unwrap the package, trying not to rip off the bow or the wrapping and set those on the table. With the covering gone, it revealed a small black box and then Naruto pushed it toward me.
"You open it now" Taking the small box, I took off the top and all words left me, literally.
Naruto looked at my expression before taking a peek in the box and he gasped at its content.
In the box, on a soft material is a round silver bracelet with white shiny stones all around it and we just stared at it for a while.
I blinked and picked up the round object only to realize that it's a little big to be a bracelet because it dangled more loosely for it to be one. Naruto held his hand out for the item and I handed over.
"Is it a bracelet?" I shook my head "It's a little big for that and it looks like it's a little small for an anklet too" Naruto handed it back and picked up his glass for a sip.
"So what's it for?" I shrugged as I took a good look at the round thing and felt its smooth edges.
Out of nowhere, the tip of my tail came into my sights and it waved around like it's telling me something of importance.
Something clicked after that.
Handling my tail carefully, I slid the bracelet thingy on my tail and it fit like a glove as Naruto gasped and gaped at the end result. I am…I don't know…overwhelmed I guess with…something, that someone had got me a gift fit for my tail and I just don't know how to express it except to smile as my tail waves around proudly with the round thing on it.
"Let's call it a tailet" Saying that out of nowhere, I gave Naruto a 'what the fuck' expression as he smiles at my tail in awe and when I saw me, he began explaining.
"Well, a bracelet is for the wrist, an anklet is for the ankle, and so this one can be called a tailet for the tail" He smiled at his brilliant idea and I had to laugh: Naruto does have his good moments of intellect.
"Yes, we shall call it that, thanks Naruto" He waved his hands at me.
"Don't thank me, thank whoever got you that because it is such a great idea" I nodded and looked at my tail with a smile. Yes, when I find out who done this, I will thank them.
After that I shooed Naruto out the door and told him to take a shower quickly and then we'll have a quick breakfast before heading to class. With an 'ok' he's gone and I'm left standing there holding onto air, where Naruto's form used to be and I sighed before closing the door. Heading to the bathroom for a shower, I undressed on the way and cleaned up.
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Gel in my hair, I heard a knock and yelled to Naruto that the door's still open. 'Ok' I heard from him and I continued fixing my hair as I could see from my open bathroom door that Naruto came in and went straight for the kitchen to fix something up for the both of us.
Turning back to the mirror and with gel on my hand, I swept it to one side as I used my other hand to stand it upwards. While doing this, I watched my tail sway behind me and smiled at the shiny round object still on it. It is really a good, thoughtful gift.
Washing my hands, I dried them and headed out to the kitchen, where a plate and glass full of juice waited for me. As I sat down, Naruto sat also and we ate in comfortable silence.
"I really like your tailet, Roxanne, it suits it really well" I felt my face blush just a bit but I smiled nonetheless at the compliment and nodded in thanks.
Finishing up, we put the dishes in the sink and told Naruto I'll wash them later as we headed out.
"How abouts you want to do this?" I asked as we had a lot of time to get to the academy.
"Walk" I nodded and we took off to the stairwell.
Another beautiful day in Konoha: with the birds singing and some businesses getting ready for the day. I sigh as I put my hand behind my head and watched the skies while walking. Naruto is twirling around here and there while telling be a story about a time when it rained for a whole week.
"I've actually seen a place where it rained for a whole month and they called it the monsoon season but it only lasted for a month, NOT a season"
"A month?!" He roared and I nodded
"Whoa, that must have been a lot of water to walk through"
"Yeah, the river nearby almost overflowed but they fixed it with some sacks filled with sand"
"Hmm"
"Good Morning!" Kiba waving at us from the entrance and so we waved back.
Just himself this time Kiba smiled at Naruto before he gave me a skeptic look.
"You are going to hit us today if we freak out like yesterday?"
"Probably, IF I get annoyed enough but IF you are good little boy then I won't lay a hand on you, ok" They nodded and I was about to lead us inside when Kiba gasped.
"Holy Crapola! Is that a bracelet you have for your tail, where you'd get it from?" Coming closer but not touching, Kiba examined the tailet.
"It's not a bracelet, we agreed to call it a tailet since it's for her tail and won't fit on her wrist OR ankle" I laughed at Naruto's explanation and nodded at Kiba in agreement.
"Hmm, tailet…I like it" Clapping him on the back, we made our way to the entrance and to the class.
Coming into class and like yesterday it is quiet. With quiet murmurs from the girls in their girl talk about girl's things and the guys chilling but most taking a nap before class starts, which included Shika. Choji is munching on a bag of chips and minding everything around him.
"Please don't hit us again, we promise to behave" Kiba whispers and Naruto nodded. I laughed and told them I'll think about it as I followed the boys up to our row. Along the way, the quiet murmurs became silent and out of nowhere I got bombarded from all sides…by the girls.
These girls are ruthless if they want to be and silent too, this is what having a groupie feels like?
"How cute"
"Where you'd get it from"
"It's so beautiful"
And on and on they went until I realized that I left my tail unwrapped and swaying behind me, showing our classroom my new gift. Grr!
None of them dared to touch it though but Sakura asked nicely if they could see it closely and I looked at her in a calculating kind of way before answering: "You'll be careful?"
"So Careful, you won't even feel it" and with those big pleading puppy dog eyes too. So I sighed and nodded my consent.
They stared at first and soon enough, I felt soft and warm hands on my tail. I shivered a bit from the feeling but I did not show it and then the girls got brave enough to start petting my tail like a small animal and complimenting on my tailet, that's when I started purring. Purring and with my eyes closed, I felt the soft hands touching the tailet and my tail at the same time.
It felt exquisite and soothing to be petted with nice hands. My purring got louder and then felt the hands stop what they are doing so I open my eyes to see the girls looking at me. They let go of my tail and, very loudly, squealed like girls do which I had to cover my ears to save my ear drums.
"Ever so Cute"
"You purr like a kitten"
"That is so awesome"
And on and on they went that even when I left them standing there, they still threw me compliments and so I thanked them for handling my tail carefully. That got them riled up again and some even blushed.
Sitting down, both Kiba and Naruto stared at me for the longest time until I sighed and addressed them.
"What?"
"Nothing" they said in unison and looked to the front of the class. I in turned looked at them and just as I was going to put my head down for a minute, I see a small blush forming on their cheeks.
"What?" I asked again and crossed my arms over my chest, waiting.
"Well…"
"It felt good to hear you purr" that spouted out from Kiba's Mouth quickly and I guess unexpectedly, if the blush is anything to go by and a hand clamped over his mouth.
"Yeah, you seemed happy, even if it was for a moment" I smiled and brought my arms down on my desk to lay my head on.
"Yeah, it felt awesome and made me relax. I thought they might be rough with my tail after what had happen but I didn't expect that to happen" I smiled in a dreamy sort of way and Naruto asked something.
"How did it feel like?" I looked his way with a smile.
"It felt like floating on air or when someone pets your hair and you fall asleep. It just felt…Great"
"Wow" they said in unison.
I just nodded my head as I sat there with a content look on my face and when Iruka came in to start the class, I didn't pay attention to him, only to the feeling I had at being petted nicely.
It reminded me of a time when I was little and had my mother pet my hair while I try to go to sleep, I forgot how that felt…until today and it brought a smile to me face.
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