Thanks for reviewing!:D TIPS: Hikari means Light in Japanese, and Kyoko means Mirror in Japanese. I'm sure you've already figured out why I used Hikari, later on you'll find out why I used Kyoko as her last name. Also, I'm going by the english Аниме here, so that's why I use Leaf Village instead of Konoha. Hope Ты enjoy this!
~ Serenna
Ch. 2: Friendships Begin!
Hikari and Naruto grew up with each other, both finding out that their apartments weren't too far away from each other — they were practically neighbors! Both always played at the park, swinging, sliding down slides, and whatever else the park had to offer. The quiet little girl that Наруто had met was blossoming, becoming a fun girl who laughed a lot and smiled almost as much as he did, while still keeping her kind and pure spirit.
At the age of seven, both eagerly signed up for the Ninja Academy, ready for classes and hopefully make new Друзья who didn't misjudge them.
Hikari was currently putting on her black ninja sandals that went with the rest of her outfit — a black hoodie with white pants. It was simple, comfortable, and loose. Plus, it's not like she has much money to afford anything "fashionable" as most girls her age wore.
Наруто knocked on Hikari's apartment room door, both of them had already planned the день before that they would walk together to the academy. Since they only had each other and all . . .
Hikari opened the door to see a smiling Наруто — he changed his outfit since they're a год older and attending the academy now. He now wore a white t-shirt with his symbol on the front and the same knee-length shorts, only they were now navy blue along with his ninja sandals. His spiky blond hair was just as wild as always.
"Mornin' Hikari! Ready to start the day?" he сказал(-а) excitingly and she smiled.
"Yep! I'm all set, let's head to the academy!" she said, just as eager as her best friend. They've dreamed about this since they found out about it a few months ago.
So they ran there — far too eager and excited to walk.
When they came through the entrance and into the school yard, some kids and parents were already waiting. Upon their entrance, two adults who had been standing near the entrance turned to see who arrived. When they realized who the two children were, their gazes immediately turned into glares.
Hikari simply looked away out of dismay, she tended to go to her old way when people glared at her, far too soft-hearted and forgiving to do anything. But Наруто glared right back at the haughty strangers and even stuck his tongue out childishly.
"C'mon Hikari, let's go over here." Наруто growled in his raspy tone, softly taking Hikari's hand in his (something they always do when there were people like them around) and led them toward the group of children their age with the parents standing in the back.
Наруто let go of Hikari's hand once they were in the midst of children, though most of them saw. Iruka Umino was one of the few who saw, along with the Hokage, and they both smiled despite themselves.
Hikari looked around her timidly, she wasn't use to talking with other children her age besides Naruto. Suddenly, both Наруто and Hikari heard munching coming from beside them and they looked down to see a chubby boy sitting down with a big bag of potato chips in his lap, he was eating them in delight.
"Jeez, are Ты really eating again?" Came a lazy voice belonging to Сикамару Nara, he was standing beside his friend who was munching out.
"Uhmmmm-hmmmmm . . ." сказал(-а) the chubby boy with spiky red-brown hair who was Choji Akimichi, he was far too preoccupied with eating.
"Man, what a drag . . ." сказал(-а) the lazy boy with dark hair pulled up in a spiky ponytail, scratching his head.
Hikari smiled, suddenly her timidness was gone and was replaced with her usual kindness and the confidence she's developed with the help of Naruto. She then crouched down beside Choji, her face friendly and kind.
"What flavor are Ты eating?" she asked, Наруто gazed at her with wonder at her open friendliness that she rarely showed to anyone besides him. Сикамару gazed in surprise that a girl was actually talking to his friend voluntarily . . . most people just ignored him.
"Barbecue," Choji сказал(-а) in between munches, not even noticing that it was a girl talking to him and not his best friend beside him.
"Really? That's my Избранное flavor! Can I have a chip?" Hikari asked him, eyes alight.
"Huh?" Choji questioned, realizing that it was a girl's voice talking to him and he looked up, curiosity stopping his munching down. He then saw the most prettiest girl he'd ever seen from up this close. With her long snow white hair, mist gray eyes, and фарфор white skin, she looked just like an angel! Especially with the sunlight dazzling her appearance even more. Choji found himself at a loss for words, just staring at her with wide eyes and a gaping mouth.
Hikari remained oblivious, Наруто snickered because he knew the bizarre effects Hikari unknowingly had on people. It was like a strange glow emanated from around her, a dazzling light, and Сикамару seemed to have the same effect as Choji though he was еще discreet, his eyes only being slightly wider.
Choji visibly gulped before plastering a huge smile on his face. "Sure!" he said, offering her a chip that she began to eat.
Наруто smiled, pleased that these kids seemed to not be scared of him and Hikari like the rest and he bent down. "Hey, can I have a chip too?"
"Get your own!" Choji snapped with Аниме angry круг eyes as he snappily crunched down on a chip.
"But Ты just gave her one Mister Snappy," Наруто muttered, his eyes narrowed, and Сикамару smiled.
"Don't mind him, Choji rarely ever shares. By the way, I'm Shikamaru."
Hikari looked up at them with bright eyes. "Hikari," she introduced, standing up.
"And I'm Choji," he сказал(-а) while also standing up, still munching.
"I'm Наруто Uzumaki!" Наруто сказал(-а) proudly and Сикамару rubbed his ear.
"Are Ты always this loud?" he asked in an annoyed tone.
Suddenly there was a bark! and they looked in time to see a small white щенок run up and hop straight into Hikari's surprised arms.
"Akamaru!" Came a young boy's voice as a brown-haired boy with canine-like features ran up to the small group.
The puppy, who Hikari summarized as being "Akamaru," barked in acknowledgment of his master but cuddled up close to Hikari and she smiled and slowly pet the sweet pup.
The boy, Kiba Inuzuka, looked up and became momentarily stunned by the girl before regaining his composure.
And here I thought dog boy here was about to start drooling, jeez! Наруто thought, his eye twitching in anger.
"Sorry about that, Akamaru just sniffed the air and suddenly took off — as happy as can be!" Kiba сказал(-а) lightly with a smile, scratching the back of his head in an embarrassed manner.
Hikari smiled. "It's okay, he's a good pup, aren't you?" she cooed to the pup, scratching his ear and he barked in agreement.
Kiba smiled. "Thanks, and I'm Kiba!" he said, pointing to himself with his thumb and a toothy grin on his tanned face. Akamaru barked and then hopped into Kiba's arms.
"I'm Hikari," she said, smiling sweetly.
"Naruto!" he yelled, standing beside Hikari.
"Shikamaru," He gave a half-wave, his expression bored.
"Choji," he mumbled in between munches.
"Alright! It's time to begin!" Iruka shouted to everyone and they all looked up to the front. Everyone was grouped into two separate groups, the adults aligned in rows in the back while the children were in the front, all of them in orderly rows as well.
Parent-less, Наруто and Hikari were at the very end. The Third Hokage stepped up, gathering everyone's attention.
"I welcome Ты all to the Leaf Village's Ninja Academy! May these new tiny buds grow and blossom into fine shinobi," The old man began, and everyone listened intently to his speech before Iruka called all of the children in. They all filed into the room, Наруто snagging two seats in the back of the classroom for him and Hikari.
"Alright, well first I want everyone to come up and introduce themselves to your classmates," Iruka started, ignoring the few groans that sounded. "For instance, my name is Iruka Umino, and I'm pleased to be your instructor." He gave them a smile.
One-by-one students walked to the front and introduced themselves. Наруто and Hikari watched with smiles as Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba all introduced themselves. Далее came a boy wearing darkened glasses and a tall капот, худ which concealed half his face, his name was Shino Aburame. Then a pink-haired girl went up, a bit timidly like how Hikari tended to be, and her name was Sakura Haruno. After her was a dark headed boy who introduced himself as Sasuke Uchiha. Then there was a girl with light blond hair by the name of Ino Yamanaka and then a very shy and petite girl who was Hinata Hyuga.
еще students went up and introduced themselves before it was finally Hikari's turn. She gulped and instinctively looked over at Наруто for back-up.
He gave her his beaming grin that always managed to calm her nerves."You'll do great," he whispered encouragingly, and she became determined and nodded.
"Next," Iruka called, and Hikari came to stand in the front.
~ Serenna
Ch. 2: Friendships Begin!
Hikari and Naruto grew up with each other, both finding out that their apartments weren't too far away from each other — they were practically neighbors! Both always played at the park, swinging, sliding down slides, and whatever else the park had to offer. The quiet little girl that Наруто had met was blossoming, becoming a fun girl who laughed a lot and smiled almost as much as he did, while still keeping her kind and pure spirit.
At the age of seven, both eagerly signed up for the Ninja Academy, ready for classes and hopefully make new Друзья who didn't misjudge them.
Hikari was currently putting on her black ninja sandals that went with the rest of her outfit — a black hoodie with white pants. It was simple, comfortable, and loose. Plus, it's not like she has much money to afford anything "fashionable" as most girls her age wore.
Наруто knocked on Hikari's apartment room door, both of them had already planned the день before that they would walk together to the academy. Since they only had each other and all . . .
Hikari opened the door to see a smiling Наруто — he changed his outfit since they're a год older and attending the academy now. He now wore a white t-shirt with his symbol on the front and the same knee-length shorts, only they were now navy blue along with his ninja sandals. His spiky blond hair was just as wild as always.
"Mornin' Hikari! Ready to start the day?" he сказал(-а) excitingly and she smiled.
"Yep! I'm all set, let's head to the academy!" she said, just as eager as her best friend. They've dreamed about this since they found out about it a few months ago.
So they ran there — far too eager and excited to walk.
When they came through the entrance and into the school yard, some kids and parents were already waiting. Upon their entrance, two adults who had been standing near the entrance turned to see who arrived. When they realized who the two children were, their gazes immediately turned into glares.
Hikari simply looked away out of dismay, she tended to go to her old way when people glared at her, far too soft-hearted and forgiving to do anything. But Наруто glared right back at the haughty strangers and even stuck his tongue out childishly.
"C'mon Hikari, let's go over here." Наруто growled in his raspy tone, softly taking Hikari's hand in his (something they always do when there were people like them around) and led them toward the group of children their age with the parents standing in the back.
Наруто let go of Hikari's hand once they were in the midst of children, though most of them saw. Iruka Umino was one of the few who saw, along with the Hokage, and they both smiled despite themselves.
Hikari looked around her timidly, she wasn't use to talking with other children her age besides Naruto. Suddenly, both Наруто and Hikari heard munching coming from beside them and they looked down to see a chubby boy sitting down with a big bag of potato chips in his lap, he was eating them in delight.
"Jeez, are Ты really eating again?" Came a lazy voice belonging to Сикамару Nara, he was standing beside his friend who was munching out.
"Uhmmmm-hmmmmm . . ." сказал(-а) the chubby boy with spiky red-brown hair who was Choji Akimichi, he was far too preoccupied with eating.
"Man, what a drag . . ." сказал(-а) the lazy boy with dark hair pulled up in a spiky ponytail, scratching his head.
Hikari smiled, suddenly her timidness was gone and was replaced with her usual kindness and the confidence she's developed with the help of Naruto. She then crouched down beside Choji, her face friendly and kind.
"What flavor are Ты eating?" she asked, Наруто gazed at her with wonder at her open friendliness that she rarely showed to anyone besides him. Сикамару gazed in surprise that a girl was actually talking to his friend voluntarily . . . most people just ignored him.
"Barbecue," Choji сказал(-а) in between munches, not even noticing that it was a girl talking to him and not his best friend beside him.
"Really? That's my Избранное flavor! Can I have a chip?" Hikari asked him, eyes alight.
"Huh?" Choji questioned, realizing that it was a girl's voice talking to him and he looked up, curiosity stopping his munching down. He then saw the most prettiest girl he'd ever seen from up this close. With her long snow white hair, mist gray eyes, and фарфор white skin, she looked just like an angel! Especially with the sunlight dazzling her appearance even more. Choji found himself at a loss for words, just staring at her with wide eyes and a gaping mouth.
Hikari remained oblivious, Наруто snickered because he knew the bizarre effects Hikari unknowingly had on people. It was like a strange glow emanated from around her, a dazzling light, and Сикамару seemed to have the same effect as Choji though he was еще discreet, his eyes only being slightly wider.
Choji visibly gulped before plastering a huge smile on his face. "Sure!" he said, offering her a chip that she began to eat.
Наруто smiled, pleased that these kids seemed to not be scared of him and Hikari like the rest and he bent down. "Hey, can I have a chip too?"
"Get your own!" Choji snapped with Аниме angry круг eyes as he snappily crunched down on a chip.
"But Ты just gave her one Mister Snappy," Наруто muttered, his eyes narrowed, and Сикамару smiled.
"Don't mind him, Choji rarely ever shares. By the way, I'm Shikamaru."
Hikari looked up at them with bright eyes. "Hikari," she introduced, standing up.
"And I'm Choji," he сказал(-а) while also standing up, still munching.
"I'm Наруто Uzumaki!" Наруто сказал(-а) proudly and Сикамару rubbed his ear.
"Are Ты always this loud?" he asked in an annoyed tone.
Suddenly there was a bark! and they looked in time to see a small white щенок run up and hop straight into Hikari's surprised arms.
"Akamaru!" Came a young boy's voice as a brown-haired boy with canine-like features ran up to the small group.
The puppy, who Hikari summarized as being "Akamaru," barked in acknowledgment of his master but cuddled up close to Hikari and she smiled and slowly pet the sweet pup.
The boy, Kiba Inuzuka, looked up and became momentarily stunned by the girl before regaining his composure.
And here I thought dog boy here was about to start drooling, jeez! Наруто thought, his eye twitching in anger.
"Sorry about that, Akamaru just sniffed the air and suddenly took off — as happy as can be!" Kiba сказал(-а) lightly with a smile, scratching the back of his head in an embarrassed manner.
Hikari smiled. "It's okay, he's a good pup, aren't you?" she cooed to the pup, scratching his ear and he barked in agreement.
Kiba smiled. "Thanks, and I'm Kiba!" he said, pointing to himself with his thumb and a toothy grin on his tanned face. Akamaru barked and then hopped into Kiba's arms.
"I'm Hikari," she said, smiling sweetly.
"Naruto!" he yelled, standing beside Hikari.
"Shikamaru," He gave a half-wave, his expression bored.
"Choji," he mumbled in between munches.
"Alright! It's time to begin!" Iruka shouted to everyone and they all looked up to the front. Everyone was grouped into two separate groups, the adults aligned in rows in the back while the children were in the front, all of them in orderly rows as well.
Parent-less, Наруто and Hikari were at the very end. The Third Hokage stepped up, gathering everyone's attention.
"I welcome Ты all to the Leaf Village's Ninja Academy! May these new tiny buds grow and blossom into fine shinobi," The old man began, and everyone listened intently to his speech before Iruka called all of the children in. They all filed into the room, Наруто snagging two seats in the back of the classroom for him and Hikari.
"Alright, well first I want everyone to come up and introduce themselves to your classmates," Iruka started, ignoring the few groans that sounded. "For instance, my name is Iruka Umino, and I'm pleased to be your instructor." He gave them a smile.
One-by-one students walked to the front and introduced themselves. Наруто and Hikari watched with smiles as Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba all introduced themselves. Далее came a boy wearing darkened glasses and a tall капот, худ which concealed half his face, his name was Shino Aburame. Then a pink-haired girl went up, a bit timidly like how Hikari tended to be, and her name was Sakura Haruno. After her was a dark headed boy who introduced himself as Sasuke Uchiha. Then there was a girl with light blond hair by the name of Ino Yamanaka and then a very shy and petite girl who was Hinata Hyuga.
еще students went up and introduced themselves before it was finally Hikari's turn. She gulped and instinctively looked over at Наруто for back-up.
He gave her his beaming grin that always managed to calm her nerves."You'll do great," he whispered encouragingly, and she became determined and nodded.
"Next," Iruka called, and Hikari came to stand in the front.