Identical Lies (A Naruto Fanfic)

Lie 8

I walked alongside my sensei, rubbing my hands together nervously. Once we had left the Hokage's office, he had informed me that the three Konoha genin teams who had graduated together were getting dinner together to celebrate, with the senseis splitting the cost.

"Do I have to go?" I asked him for the what must have been tenth time.

"Hikari, they really want you there. Everything that happened really surprised them, because none of your teammates saw any of it coming. They want to meet the real you," Kakashi assured me.

I sighed and gave in. I pulled my hair over my shoulder and started running my fingers through it. Seeing my blonde hair was a bit unusual, even if I had always known I am blonde.

When we reached the door to the restaurant, my nerves spiked. I felt my hands start to tremble, and I looked at Kakashi, hoping he would let me get out off this. His closed eye smile told me very clearly that I was not escaping.

We stepped into the restaurant, and were met with yelling and laughter. I looked over at the tables that the teams were sitting at, and realised they hadn't seen us yet.

"You took your time, Kakashi," Asuma called out, making everyone aware of our presence. He, along with Kurenai had been present when I had told the Hokage my story.

"This one needed some convincing to come here," Kakashi replied with a chuckle. The genin stopped their talking and looked over at me. A squeak type sound escaped my lips at the sudden attention, and I ducked behind Kakashi, gripping his jacket slightly.

"Hikari-chan, there's no reason to be scared," Kurenai-sensei called out, but I didn't even peak out at her. I felt Kakashi chuckle once more, and he carefully stepped around me so I was in front of him once more. He put his hands on my shoulders and pushed me forward slightly.

"Everyone, this is Hikari, whom you previously knew as Yumi," he said, before guiding me over and making me sit down between Sasuke and Sakura (much to Sakura's dislike).

"It's nice to actually meet you, Hikari," Ino said, being the first one to speak up. I managed a small smile.

"Thank you," I said softly.

"Please go back to your conversations," Kakashi said, taking up a seat with the senseis.

The conversations picked up again, and I sat there awkwardly. Everyone seemed a bit awkward, like they didn't know me. It was true though, they didn't know me, they just knew the twins.

My eyes flicked over to Kiba, who was quiet also. He was petting Akamaru sadly, clearly thinking about my sister.

"Ne, Kiba-kun?" I spoke quietly as I talked to the boy who was sitting diagonal to me. He glanced up slightly.

"What?" he asked in a grumpy tone.

"How has Akamaru been? I was worried he might have hurt a foot when he got lost and I found him...," I said softly, uncertain of what to really say. He blinked in surprise and looked up at me.

"Wait, I thought that was Miyu? That's why we went on a date," he said. I shook my head, and looked down at my shaking hands.

"That was me. It was me who found Akamaru, and it was also me you asked out... Miyu would make us switch which twin was which sometimes... She really liked you though so when you asked me out, she insisted that she go...," I explained, my voice trembling slightly.

He stared at me for a few seconds before standing up, slamming his hands on the table.

"I was dating the wrong twin?!"