Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Eve of the Spiders ❯ Observation ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter #3

Observation

 

 

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Saori yawned, taking in massive amounts of fresh air blowing over the river. It was a little bit chilly, but it made her feel more energized somehow. It was a positive change from the stale hospital air which smelled too strongly of disinfectant. The outside air felt like it was doing her more good than any hospital and she had no idea why.

 

Sure, Saori did feel a little guilty about leaving the hospital without telling anyone and taking one of the doctor's jackets without permission, but she needed to get away from the hospital. By the time she made it to the bridge and stopped it had gotten dark and it was likely that they were already looking for her, which also made her feel guilty.

 

`I don't remember anything at all,' she sighed as she dropped a few pebbles into the slow moving river below her. `How the heck am I supposed to find my way home? Wait, did I even have a home? Are there loved ones that are missing me right now?'

 

Saori groaned and ran her fingers through her hair, “Damn … Seaka, do you have any clue who I am?”

 

She felt a bit silly, talking to a spider and all, but then again who else was there to talk to?

 

Even if I knew, I wouldn't be able to tell you.

 

The red head's eyebrow twitched ever so slightly as she turned to face Seaka. The large black spider - perched on the railing of the bridge - stared right back at her.

 

“Hehe, that is just perfect, I'm hearing spiders talk to me, now I know I'm crazy.”

 

What, only you get to talk? The voice responded smartly. Meanie.

 

“…Yup, I'm crazy,” Saori stated dryly, “but I'm just going to humor myself and ask one question. If you can understand me and talk back then what the hell was that back at the hospital, huh?”

 

You're fun to mess with.

 

Eyebrow twitch.

 

“I really don't like you right now.”

 

Well, I might as well enjoy myself. You're my partner after all.

 

“I really shouldn't ask, but you know what, I just need to hear what this is about,” Saori shrugged. Things had gotten so weird to her that she didn't see much point in denying anything anymore. She'd just go with the flow for the time being, or at least until she regained her memories.

 

Seaka fidgeted around, teasing the little night bugs that started buzzing over the water. We're supposed to work together and become strong. That was what I was told anyway. I don't know much, but I'm supposed to train with you.

 

Saori cocked a bored eyebrow, “Train for what exactly?”

 

Some ninja have connections to creatures caused by Kekkai Genkai. They fight together and lend each other strength and it creates abilities no other ninja have. That was what the elders told me when I was very young. The tone of Seaka's voice was childish. It was almost like she was reciting a nursery rhyme - something that amused her. You know what? I always thought humans were really interesting. You're all really bizarre. I really like you're hands, I see humans doing all these interesting things with their hands, like at the hospital for instance…

 

“You're an oversized arachnid and you're calling humans weird?” Saori couldn't help but laugh. `She is talking about bloodlines … so does that mean I was a ninja?'

 

It was almost funny how much of a childish personality Seaka had.

 

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Was it just a coincidence that Shino found Saori standing on the same bridge he found her near? Probably. It wasn't a short walk exactly, but it was a strait shot down the road from the hospital.

 

She was barefoot and wore one of the white hospital coats pulled around her frame snugly to help keep the cold away. Not that it helped her much - the fabric was too thin and she was still wearing the hospital gown underneath. Every time the wind wiped past her the gown would threaten to fly up, so she was constantly holding it down to cover as much of her bare legs as possible.

 

The spider - Seaka she called it - was scuttling back and forth across the railing like an exited child.

 

`She seems too aloof for someone who can't even remember her own name,' observed Shino, `she smiles and shrugs like there is nothing wrong - like she didn't nearly die.'

 

Saori - that was it. She had no surname to identify by and no way to even know her family if she ever found any. If she had any loved ones she would not know their faces if they did find her. Even so, not even twelve hours after she'd waken up, she was smiling and she was laughing.

 

`I will never understand women…' Shino sighed as he stepped out of the shadows. It was cold outside and she needed to get back to the hospital.

 

Seaka jumped, immediately noticing Shino's presence, which in turn caught Saori's attention. She looked up - auburn hair array and wiping in the wind - and waved lazily at him.

 

“Hey,” she greeted mildly, “you're that guy that was at the hospital … I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name before…”

 

“Shino.”

 

Saori rubbed the back of her head making it a bit messier - if that was possible. “Gomenasai, I guess they are looking for me at the hospital aren't they?”

 

There was no need to respond. Saori knew the answer.

 

“The air in that place is so stale - it's like breathing disinfectant,” she whined childishly, “Seaka and I both needed some fresh air. And you never know, maybe walking around the village will bring back a memory or two.”

 

Shino turned to walk back to the hospital, “Come on, you're going to freeze.”

 

“I'm actually not that cold if you can believe it … though I think my feet might have gone numb…” she admitted. It didn't come a surprise, her feet looked a little red and bruised from walking around without any shoes on.

 

She followed alongside him - her eyes traveled back and forth across her surroundings curiously. Whether she used to live in Konoha or not - it was her first time actually seeing the village. Not that she would be able to see much in the dark.

 

“I was hurt badly,” Saori whispered so quietly the wind nearly overshadowed her words, “wasn't I, Shino-kun?”

 

“…Hai.” He wasn't going to lie to her, but he would leave any further explanation to Sakura. She was he medic after all.

 

Saori smiled to herself, “It is strange … I get this weird feeling when I look at the river, and all my senses feel, well, it is kind of hard to explain, but it doesn't feel normal. It feels like someone has been messing with the settings in my brain or something, and my head is rebooting… I sound weird don't I? I should just stop talking…”

 

To Shino's surprise, she was more or less amusing when she talked. She had a weird way of looking at things - including herself.

 

Saori looked about as comfortable with silence as she did with talking - she also didn't appear to have a problem with the cold. Seaka was continuously running around her feet but she never got in the way of Saori's walking rhythm. It appeared as though they were more synchronized than even they knew.

 

“How come you aren't more worried?” Shino couldn't help but ask. Shino was truly curious, and something like that didn't happen too often.

 

“You mean about loosing my memories?” she blinked at him - looking surprised that Shino was finally saying more than two words at a time. “Well, the way I look at it, there isn't much point in getting all worked up about it. Getting all stressed out about it would probably only make things worse and the last thing I need is to complicate my situation more and make it take longer for my memories to return.”

 

`Her thinking is very logical,' he noted, `if she had high stress levels then it would diminish her - already slim - chances of ever getting her memories back.'

 

“My chances of getting my memories back aren't looking that great, are they?”

 

Shino had to hand it to her. Her observation skills were exceptional.

 

“That nice girl at the hospital - Sakura wasn't it? - was reluctant to tell me anything. I guess I just got a feeling.” Her gaze was distant as she spoke, “I guess I find some people easy to read … the way they talk and carry themselves says a lot, and Sakura has a tell when she wants to avoid a subject. By the way she switched topics so quickly I could tell there was something going on, but it is her job I guess … to make sure my health doesn't get worse than it already is…”

 

Maybe her observation skills were a little more than exceptional. For someone who seemed to flippant and carefree she was surprisingly rational. Young Saori had quite the interesting personality.

 

`Was she like this even before she forgot everything?' wondered Shino.

 

“You are much more difficult to read - if you were wondering,” Saori laughed, “you're very quiet, reserved and - I know this sounds cheesy - mysterious. You don't seem to mind bugs either.”

 

`This girl is … amusing.' Shino's lip twitched with a small smirk behind his coat.

 

Saori was laughing to herself, “Poor Sakura-chan, being around Seaka made her really on edge. If I was normal I probably be freaked out too, but I don't think constantly pulling spiders out of my sleeves counts as normal. I've had them crawling up my legs since I left the hospital, and, let me tell you, it is one hell of a way to find out I'm ticklish.”

 

The pink haired medic was waiting at the doors of the hospital with her arms crossed over her chest and her foot tapping rapidly on the cement steps.

 

“If you were going to steal a lab coat on the way out couldn't you have bothered finding some shoes?” was the first thing Sakura said the moment they were within earshot. “You nearly gave the nurse on duty a heart attack and on top of that I had to go ask Shino to find you.”

 

“If it makes you feel any better, I was going to head back just before he caught up with me.” Saori was staring at her feet but Shino still caught a glimpse of a small smile.

 

“Well, your feet look worse for wear. I'm surprised you don't have frost bite in this cold weather,” Sakura muttered as she ushered the girl inside - distinctly avoiding Seaka as she followed her in the building.

 

Before the glass doors closed Saori gave a small wave, “It was nice meeting you, Shino-kun.”

 

Shino gave a small acknowledging nod back.

 

Saori intrigued Shino, a young man whose own father describes as being `socially deficient'. The way she acted was almost child like, but the way her mind worked was almost contradictory to her own personality - she didn't act as smart as she actually was. If Shino had to wager a guess he'd say that her skills, memory and intelligence were right up there with Sakura's.

 

`Tonight was very interesting indeed. It definitely wasn't dull.'

 

 

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