Nebula's Echo (a Naruto Fanfic)

Chapter 11

Ceiren POV

I groaned before slowly, like the potato I am, rolling out of bed. Laying on the floor, I just stared at the ceiling for a good half hour.

It was finally the day they were going to announce the teams.

And I still have to find an opportunity to make them put me in team 7.

Well, enough about that. I got up and walked to the kitchen for breakfast. Needless to say, Kakashi was still asleep.

But he'll need to be there for the jounin meeting with the Hokage...

I looked around the kitchen but seeing nothing to catch my interest, I walked back to my room. Not like I need to eat anyway.

I put on a white cropped tank top and black strap cross back yoga pants. I put a holster on my right leg for appearances' sake and then I made my black mist converge at my feet, leaving me with something similar to black ballet shoes? Since they were made from my mist, they'll dampen all impact and are virtually indestructible, just like the rest of me really.

I left my hair out, the white locks brushing against my hips as I move.

When I reached the door, I cast one last glance at Kakashi's door before walking out.

When I entered the classroom, everything was silent. Looking up, I saw all the students staring at me, slight blushes on their cheeks. Soon, my gaze swept over a blond ball of sunshine that seemed to be waving at me extra energetically. I smiled at Naruto before walking over. I sat in the closest available seat before turning to face the blond with a grin on my face.

"Congrats, Naruto. I knew you could do it!"

He grinned at me, and grabbed his headband proudly.

"Yeah, believe it!"

So for the next few minutes, I was sitting beside a widely grinning Naruto who was sitting beside a dark and brooding Sasuke. Naruto was almost deliriously happy, making creepy laughing noises from time to time and reaching out to touch his headband every two or so minutes. I watched min silently, lips tilted slightly upward in amusement. When I saw Shikamaru walking towards us, I closed my eyes and turned my head away.

"What are you doing here, Naruto? This isn't for dropouts. You can't be here unless you graduated."

I sighed internally.

Well, Shika, you just had to ask didn't you?

Naruto gave a ridiculously wide grin before answering with a not-at-all-subtle bragging tone.

"Oh yea? Do you see this? Do you see it? Open your eyes Shikamaru, it's a regulation headband! We're gonna be training together, how do you like that?"