Dayshift 22: Chapel

[claire_ity]

Claire woke up in her room just like before, with little idea of how she actually got there. This time, though, she noticed something different about the room. There was another young woman, a blond, sleeping in a bed across from her. Before questioning that, though, she made sure to hide the items she'd gotten that night in her closet, shutting

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[tte_bayo]

Naruto squinted his eyes and nodded, as if he understood completely how strange it must be to suddenly wake up after having been dead for some time now, in a faux-mental institution of all places. No, he had no idea what that must be like. Landel's was so weird.

His grin widened. It made him happy, to think that Haku had a second chance at life. Only more reasons to find a way out of Landel's: Gaara needed to return to his Kazekage post, Sasuke needed to come home, and Haku deserved not only his life back, but to live it outside of this setting.

"We won't be here for long," Naruto insisted with the utmost of confidence. "I'll find a way out of here for sure."

His features softened when Haku confirmed what the bandages implied. "Not very long, and not very much. I've only been here just a little over a full day. I got attacked too last night," his fingers brushed lightly over his stomach, feeling the bandages under the shirt-material. "Damn, it's so irritating to be without chakra."

"Haku, will you be alright?" Naruto tilted his head, a worried and lop-sided frown on his face. That one of the other shinobi's eyes was partly obscured by bandages was not comforting.

[faithful_frost]

Haku smiled at Naruto's conviction that they would not be here long. However much he wanted to believe that, he wasn't so certain. If it was so simple a thing to escape, then why were so many still trapped here.

Still... he wouldn't want to damper the other boy's enthusiasm.

"You don't have any chakra too?" This was good to know. It relieved him to find out that he was not the only one working at less than one hundred percent.

Haku nodded and smiled again, visible eye closing. "Of course, I'll be fine. Thank you." Haku then tilted his head and regarded Naruto. "But you're injured?" He didn't like to know that other people were hurt as well. "You need to find a way to safe healthy during the night Naruto..."

[tte_bayo]

"I don't think any shinobi have chakra in this place." Naruto sighed and leaned back against the pew with his arms behind his head, casual posture not entirely suited for a place of worship. "Makes things difficult."

Haku brushed off his injury like it wasn't a serious one, which wasn't entirely believable, but Naruto figured that needling him about it wasn't going to accomplish much. That patients woke up taken care of was probably as lucky as they were going to get.

"Nothing too serious. Just some scratches, really. It was worth it, I found a weapon." Naruto couldn't fight off a mischievous grin, pride in the accomplishment obvious. Sure, the bat was no shuriken or set of kunai, but it was definitely something.

[she_bloomed]

The Chapel certainly fit with the theme of 'nothing like anything in Konoha she'd seen'. Sakura entered the room, instantly lost in the detail and foreign symbols that seemed to litter the room. What was even more curious was the sheer number of people in the same, dull, grey uniform she was wearing. Carefully, green eyes scanned the heads that stood out, looking for anything or anyone familiar.

When they came to fall upon a certain, spiky, blond head, the apprehension and fear melted away for a moment, replaced with recognition and a bright smile. Pushing people out of the way, Sakura made a beeline for Naruto, calling out to him when she drew near. It had been... It had to have been almost two years!

"Naruto! Hey!"

[faithful_frost]

Haku frowned. "I'm don't think anyone can do much beyond a civilian can here, not just the ninja." He was about to ask Naruto if he'd heard the theory that the people here were all from different worlds when a voice broke out, calling for Naruto.

Haku only vaguely recognized the bright pink hair and the girl whom it belonged to. But he couldn't put a name to the face. He couldn't recall ever actually hearing it before.

Sitting back in the pew, Haku simply waited for the girl to get a bit closer and greet Naruto. It would be rude of him to interrupt.

[tte_bayo]

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