I walked down the road of Konoha slowly and without a care. I looked up and frowned. Something was off.

Shrugging my shoulders, I looked away from the green sky with purple clouds and continued my journey. Probably just my imagination...

Once I'd walked about a quarter of a mile, I started to wonder where everybody was. Nobody was around, not even the badgers... I started to run, pulling open doors of shops and restauraunts as I went, only to come up blank each time.

"Hello?!" I yelled, "Where is everybody?!"

"Why hello there..." I jumped as some random guy with black bangs and dark eyes popped up in the dango store, smirking at me. He looked in his late teens, early twenties, so, being only twelve, I didn't really like the look he was giving me.

"What's a pretty little thing like you doing out here alone?" he asked, and I frowned.

"I'm not alone. You're here. Duh." I retorted, then folded my arms, "Who are you, anyways?"

"I am Itachi Uchiha." I cocked my head on one side. The name sounded familiar...

"You're acting like a paedophile." I shuddered, stepping away. Itachi grabbed my arm.

"Itachi!! Get away from her!!" another voice yelled, and I looked over to see Sasuke, fuming, and wearing a... rabbit costume?

"Eh?"

"Foolish little brother, you cannot win her from me, you do not have enough..." and Itachi was now wearing a weasel costume, "Hatred."

Then they proceeded to play tug of war, with me as the rope.

"She shall bear my children!!" Sasuke yelled, "Back off you bastard!!"

"No, she will be mine!!" Itachi yelled back. Then a new voice interrupted them both.

"No no no, Tobi's a good boy and Sachi-chan is his prize!!" a sharingan flashed from a hole in a swirly orange mask.

"Not likely, I need her more than you guys do." another one with the sharingan with waaaaaaayyy long hair said, wearing red armour.

"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU NUTJOBS?!?!" I screamed, pulling my arms from their grip then legging it. They all chased me, the crowd of Uchiha's growing ever larger, all wanting to 'have' me for one reason or another.

"BEAR MY CHILDREN SACHIKO!!" they all yelled, and I started to panic.

"FUCK OFF!! I'M ONLY TWELVE YOU FREAKS!!" I screeched behind me, still running.

But they were catching up. I turned a corner, hoping to get away, only to come to a dead-end. I prayed for my life -and my virginity- as the crowd encroached on me, wondering if this was how it would end...

"SACHI!!"

"GET AWAY FROM ME YOU DIRTY UCHIHA'S!!!" I screamed, sitting up with a jolt. I then blinked a few times, before slumping in relief. "I'm alive..."

"What the hell were you dreaming, Sachi?!" Sasuke demanded, wearing a major 'DAFUQ?!' face. I shuddered.

"It was... so horrible..." I said dramatically, and Sakura snorted.

"We all know you're faking it, give it up, Sachi."

I growled at her, "I'll have you know I'm traumatised after that weird-ass dream!!" I then glared at Sasuke, "Fucking shady Uchiha's..."

"What did I do?!" he exclaimed incredulously. I narrowed my eyes.

"KEEP AWAY FROM MY NO-NO SQUARE YOU PERVERTED UCHIHA!!" I hugged myself tightly, curling against the railing of the bridge. I must have been waiting for Kakashi so long that I fell asleep...

Half an hour later, Kakashi finally arrived.

"Haha, win!!" I crowed as I pinned Naruto's feet against his bum. We were foot-wrestling, and it was fun. Hey, that rhymed! Sorta.

"Eh-hem, anyway.." Kakashi said to catch our attention, as we stood up and I brushed myself down. "Sorry I'm late, I got lost on the path of life."

'Okay, so he's totally given up on convincing excuses, now?' Izanami sweatdropped.

'Psh, his excuses were never convincing.' I replied.

"These are application forms for the Chunin exams." Kakashi handed us each a slip of yellow paper. I held it between my thumb and forefinger, glaring at it as if it was diseased. It was the same colour as that darned dandelion.

"If you wish to partake in the exam, sign it and hand it in at the third floor of the something something (Don't know what it's called lol) on the date specified on the sheet." Kakashi paused and eyed us all one at a time, "It's an individual choice, you really don't have to enter if you don't want to."

I shrugged and rummaged through my kunai pouch for a pen, and signed it straight off. "Anyone else?"

Naruto took the pen and signed his, muttering a 'dattebayo'. Sasuke then signed his, and tossed the pen back to me.

Kakashi just watched us, uninterested, "Well okay then... dismissed."

It wasn't until we had all seperated that I realised that Sakura hadn't signed hers.

Folding my arms, I sniffed in contempt. Why should I want her to sign it? We would be just fine without her. But...

If she didn't go, she would be losing out on an opportunity to become a Chunin.

Kakashi POV

I watched as Sachiko sighed, then turned and ran in the direction Sakura left. I found her sat on a bench, looking all depressed. She swallowed, probably forcing down any snide comments that always seemed to surface woth Sakura, and stuck her hands in her pockets.

"Hey." Sachi said, going over and sitting down next to Sakura. I think Sakura was just as confused as I was.

"What do you want?" the pinkette asked, without the usual hateful force. Sachi's fists clenched, but she pulled in a deep breath and calmed herself. I couldn't help but feel proud of her- Sachi wasn't usually one to suppress her emotions, and was often rather impulsive, so to see her forcefully calm herself was definitely a sight to behold.

"Listen... Sakura" the name was forced, "You are going to enter the Chunin exams... right?"

Sakura stared at the blonde, seeming confused. Then she glared, "Why do you care?"

"Oh, I don't." Sachi said quickly, glaring, then winced, "I-I mean, it would be weird without the whole team there. Y'know, after all we've been through together..."

Sakura's gaze slid away from the blonde girl, a frown on her face. "You don't need me. I'm 'worse than Naruto'."

I saw Sachi wince and grimace to the side- no doubt she was cursing Sasuke for his words.

She sighed, then leaned back on the bench. "Well, I guess I'll have Sasuke-kun all to myself then."

Sakura froze, and I tutted quietly. That classes as foul play, Sachiko.

"What... what did you just say?" Sakura asked, and Sachi just smiled angellically. Sakura twitched, annd suddenly yelled "SHANNARÕ! STAY AWAY FROM SASUKE-KUN!!"

Sachi remained calm. "But if you're not there, what can you do?"

"THAT'S IT!! I'M GOING!!" Sakura roared, before running down the street. Sachi smiled to herself, and a similar expression formed on my face.

My breath suddenly caught as her red eyes met mine, through the curtain of trees that seperated us. She smirked right at me, sticking her hands in her pockets. Then she stood, turned, and walked away in the opposite direction to Sakura, leaving me to wonder if she really saw me or not.

- - -

Sachi POV

Yawning, I scratched my stomach like the slob I am and went through to my bathroom. I smirked at my reflection- I was wearing a huge old t-shirt of my father's that said 'This is what gorgeous looks like- jealous?' on the front for pyjama's. Undressing, I stepped into the shower, thus engaging my morning routine.

I was eating a bowl of Ninja O's (I'm sorry!! I had to!! XD) when there was a scratching at my door. I stood and opened it, and Phish trotted inside. I grinned, then sat again and continued eating my cereal.

I gazed at the ceiling thoughtfully as I chewed. It was the first day of the Chunin exams today, and I couldn't help but wonder, not for the first time, what it held in store.

Finishing my routine, I stuffed a Penguin bar in my pocket and, as an afterthought, the amulet I found in the Land of Waves, then picked Phish up and walked out the door. My dog rested his chin on my shoulder, his fur tickling my neck.

"Dude, if you want to walk with me just do it! Don't freaking stalk me!" I yelled. I was getting really tired of people stalking me lately. Sasuke, Kakashi-sensei, and now...

"Heh, sorry, couldn't resist." Kiba said, joining me on the path. Akamaru sniffed at Phish cautiously. Kiba glanced at the German Shepherd pup on my shoulder, "So when'd you get a dog, Sachi?"

I grinned, "He's not technically my dog. He just kinda showed up one day when it was raining, I let him inside, and now he appears at random intervals. Meet Phish Yamanaka."

"...Phish...?" Kiba asked. I nodded.

"Phish." I affirmed, then backhanded him in the forehead. "Don't bully my poor doggie's name, you... you person!!"

I turned and stomped away down the road, and it was a moment before Kiba actually realised what was going on and caught up.

"H-hey! I'm sorry!" he exclaimed. I turned and smiled at him.

"It's okay.!" I sang, skipping. He rose an eyebrow at my sudden mood change, as I scooped up Phish once again in my arms.

"But 'person'? That's a terrible insult, Sachi." he said, and I scowled at him.

"So you're not a person?" I asked, and he blinked.

"Well, yeah, but-"

"Would you rather I called you 'dog'?"

"No, but-"

"Well then don't complain when I tell it like it is!!" I yelled, then stomped away again. Kiba just blinked after me.

"What just happened..?"

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So that last scene between Sachi and Kiba was somethinng I thought of off the top of my head to finish the chapter lol. It was too short without it so... :P

Well, next chapter begins the Chunin exams!! I'm getting closer to the momentous event of Orochimoomoo's pedo-assault on Konoha!! I'm extremely tempted to put the attack of the ninja penguins in there somewhere...

Penguins would be useless ninjas. They walk way too slowly, and can't hold anything in those sucky flippers-for-hands... although they do look cool in those mask things like on ClubPenguin. Anyway...

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