So here is the continuation of chapter 31!!

So I know this isn’t one of my longest chapters, but hey, it’s better than getting maybe five pages a week like I use to!!!

So I got a lot of new gakuseis this time so this is a shout out to csd14ll, xMysticMoonx, turtlezz201, BunnyFox, NinjaDeidaralove123, EpicPurple28, CandyNinja, IronHidescannonlover.

I am sorry that this chapter is so late (all most a whole month O.O), but I have a lot of reasons to why it is.

1. I am having more family troubles, and I don't really like to write when I do.

2. I am once again having internet problems, so i can't save.

3. There was a nasty virus going around that would completely shut down your computer, so I had to stay off my computer for a little bit.

4. I have been feeling really bored with this chapter and not wanting to write it, but I really want to start writing Shippuden soon, so I have to deal with it and write!

5. Oh and I went back, and edited some of my older chapters. I realized that my idea of Harmony when I started was soooo much different, but i think she is better now, she seems more real, and not as fake. Yea!!! Improvement!!!

And those are my reasons that are so over used!! (But true!)

Oh and to all the people who wanted me to patch things up between Harmony and Kakashi, you might not want to read this chapter, because I make it even worse for the two of them... Just letting you know....

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Chapter 32-

Reason #2 for not wearing dresses: You might have to fight in them.. Which sucks...

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(Recap) Haven't done one of these in a long time....

'Nala, what is happening to me..?' I asked her slowly.

'What do you mean?'

"I mean, look at me, my life. I don’t know what's happening to me. I use to never be like this. I use to be distant, cold, protective some of the time, and there were only a few people I truly cared for... But now, I have this short hair which us to symbolise a huge promise to me, wearing a dress, and I never thought that would happen, and I once again have a brother i care for some much I can't believe. I am so open now that I could almost tell a compete Stanger my life story, feel the need to please people, like Sakura and you for example, and there are so many people I want to protect that I can't even name them all." Nala looked up at me.

'I think that just means you are changing Harmony, for the better.' I looked down at her and picked her up, holding her to my chest.

"Well, if I am changing for the better, why don’t my damn nightmares go away and quite reminding me about my past?"

'I don't know Harmony. I don't know...'

(End if Recap)

As I slowly walked up the remaining stairs, I could hear the sound of people yelling. It sounded like Sasuke, the main event, wasn't here yet. I stopped walking and leaned up against the wall, taking my hair out of my messy bun and letting it fall down around my shoulders. I also moved my goggle to around my neck instead of on the top of my head, which was pounding in pain by the way.

"Geez, this people are so demanding. The moment they hear that the only Uchiha left is here, they flock like vultures. They don't even care if there were other people competing in this; all they wanted was the best meat out of all... Sasuke Uchiha..." I said mainly to myself. I slid down the wall until I was sitting down on a step. "I don't even know why they make such a fuss over him. All he is, is cold, arrogant, thinks his the best in the whole world, filled with vengeance, and is an all-around jerk! Damn, if Kou was still here, now that would give people a good reason to come all the way from the Hidden sand to see him in one fight. And Uchiha, even a prodigy, doesn't even compare to my Onii-chan." I stretched my arms over my head and then put them behind my head, leaning it against them.

'Aren't you going to go and see the next match or something? You’re going to miss it!' I gave her a cheeky smile ad moved one of my hands to make a 'one moment' gesture, and then waited.

"LADIES AND ENTELMEN! THE CONTESTANT FOR THE NEXT MATCH HASN'T ARRIVED YET!! THEREFORE, WE WILL PUSH THIS MATCH BACK AND BEGIN THE NEXT ONE!" We heard Genma yell to the ground. I smiled again and but my hand behind my head, closing my eyes as I listen to people in the audience yelling in confusion and frustration. "AND NOW THE NEXT MATCH! KANKURO AND SHINO ABURAME! COME DOWN!" Nala gave me a bewilder look.

'What?! But-?!' I looked at her and nudged her lightly with my foot.

"Calm down kitty cat. No way would they miss out seeing Sasuke fight, so if they would push back his match if he was, and he is, late. And this might just be a wild guess, but I am going to say that Shino and Kankuro fight isn't going to happen." As if on cue, the sound of people yelling again filled the area, signally that Kankuro had just forfeited his match. I sighed and pulled out my flute, running my hands over its cool metal before pressing it to my forehead.

'Is this about the feeling you had before Harmony, the one you had before when we were training?' I nodded my head.

"And about the same feeling, but amplified when I saw Kotori's headband. I don't know why, but I have the feeling that the Hidden Sand is up to no good." I pressed my flute hard against my head. "Damn, this feeling is giving me a wicked headache..." Nala jumped into my lap and then onto my shoulder.

'Maybe you should go and see a medical-nin if your headache is bothering you too much...' I shook my head.

"Na, it's okay, I'll last, and all I have to do is get a little rest. I'm sure it would be okay if I missed watching Shikamaru’s match. Most of it would probably be a waiting game any way.'' I closed my eyes as I said that.

'What about Kotori?' I opened one eye to look at her before closing it again, re-adjusting my arms.

"What about him?" I said boredly.

'Don't you think that he is going to be a little lonely and wonder where you are? I mean, you did just jump off the viewing platform to see Naruto without saying anything to him.' I sighed and opened my eyes once again before I picked up Nala and set her on the floor again.

'"I am sure Kotori can put on his big boy pants and suck it up. It's not like I am his date or anything, He is just a random stranger on the street I meet, nothing more. Plus, he's a shinobi from a different village."

'On that topic, do you feel anything off about Kotori?'

"What are-" I suddenly felt like this was not a topic that should be spoken out loud anymore for any wandering ears that might be around. 'What are you talking about? I don't understand.'

'Well, isn't he a Sand shinobi also. Does he give you a bad feeling too?' She looked up at me, waiting for me to answer. I crossed my legs and leaned forward, setting my hands on the ground in-between my legs.

"I-I don't know. Back when he showed me his headband it felt as if a siren was going off in my head, telling me that he was dangerous, that the Sand was dangerous, but I put it aside, because it felt like it was a misplaced warning. But now that you put it that way, it seemed odd that he would come all the way from the Hidden Sand, and prefer to sit with someone that he knows is from the Leaf, and what's more, to want to sit by someone that he had just met."

'Maybe he is really nice guy and he really likes you... He did follow you like a lost puppy before, and before when you were trying to find a seat, you didn't notice, but the whole time he was either looking at you, or your hand on his arm. He was smiling too.' I gave her a look and raised an eyebrow.

"Suuuure he was Nala. Anyway, that's now in the past, so let's not dwell on it.'

'Then what DO we dwell on?' She meowed as she said that. I scratched my head at that with a sweat drop.

"Uhh.... Nothing I guess. At least right now... Ummmm... Yeah."

'So you are just going to sit here and do nothing?'

"Well, there's nothing really else to do, and besides, like I said, my head is killing me right now, and if I go and watch Shikamaru’s match, I would most likely use Echoing noise again, and all the surrounding noise would make me head ache unbearable. Now shush, hearing voices in my head isn't really helping with the whole headache thing." Nala mad an 'hmph' sound and then walked over and layed down in my lap, ready to sleep. I leaned my head against the wall and slowly stroke her.

I don't know why sometimes we seems so hard

Sown together with a broken heart

I try to see you but it's getting dark

Words keep flowing out I wonder what they mean

You're like a little piece of kerosene

But girl you've always been a friend to me

And I been too proud sometimes

Chasin' fault lines

Oh no

I'm gonna be there always

After the pain has gone away

The feeling is so strong

This can be our song

This can be our song

Oh no

I'll never make you cry again

I'm gonna set things right again

And I won't let 'em go wrong

This can be our song

This can be our song

I don't know if someone else could handle me

I don't know what I'm suppose to be

You're the only one who really sees

You get me

I feel something growing deep inside of me

What I say and what I mean

Always seems to disagree

So help me through this hard time

Change these fault line

Oh no

I'm gonna be there always

After the pain has gone away

The feeling is so strong

This can be our song

This can be our song

Oh no

I'll never make you cry again

I'm gonna set things right again

And I won't let 'em go wrong

This can be our song

This can be our song

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh no

I'm gonna be there always

After the pain has gone away

The feeling is so strong

This can be our song

This can be our song

Oh no

I'll never make you cry again

I'm gonna set things right again

And I won't let 'em go wrong

This can be our song

This can be our song

(Oh oh)

This can be our song

This can be our song

(Oh oh)

This can be our song

This can be our song

Oh no

Oh no

This can be our song

This can be our song

When I was done singing I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on ridding this headache of mine, which was almost gone, when I heard a pair of footsteps come down the stairs. And I could tell right off the bat who it was, he wasn't really trying to hid his chakra or anything. When he came down the stairs closer to me I opened my eyes and gave dull look.

"What do you want Kotori?" I asked him in an equally dull voice, making him shrug.

"I dunno. All I was doing was watching the match, and then I went to go look for a girl was I with, only to fall captive to the sound of a sirens song, and it leads me to a beautiful lone angel in red." He said to me, making me sigh and stand up and dust myself off and pick up Nala, who was pretty much dead from sleep.

"Sorry to rain on your parade, but I am no angel." I said as I placed Nala on my shoulders and begin putting my hair back into a messy bun with my ice tiger lily.

"Well I know that, I was just surprised by your beauty that I mistook you for one." I gave him another dull look as I put my goggles back on the top of my head.

"You know, you can stop with the flirting or whatever it is, it's not going to work. Now if you wouldn't mind." I tried to walk past him, but he stepped in front of me.

"Well if it's not working, I guess I'll have to try harder then, don't I?" He said with his cheeky grin. I sighed and stepped down from the step, crossing my arms.

"Don't even bother, nothing would work, I'm stubborn like that. Now Kotori, why are you really here? And don't tell me it was to look for me because I was gone." I don't know what's with this guy, but every time I spoke to him, his smile got bigger and bigger, it was annoying, kinda.

"Well I guess I can't tell you, because that is why. I was getting so bored with the match right now, so I decide to go look for you, seeing as you had the brains to miss it before it started. But it should be almost over now.” Kotori sat down on the steps. "So you painfully beautiful, kind, funny, strong I am guessing, and can sing. Is there anything you can't do, or where you born so perfect? I placed a hand over my eyes and groaned.

"You can be such a pest when you want to be, can't you? No, I was not born perfect. I am not beautiful; I am kind only for my village. I am far from funny, but I am strong, so don't mess with me, and the only reason I can sing is because of my clan, it's kind of our thing to be involved with music in any way." I told him.

"Well I could figure that much out. Your name is Harmony, you carry a flute around 24 I am guessing and your clan is called the Hidden Melody. It's not rocket science, it just means you are easy to understand, and now I know what you like." I couldn't help but laugh a little after he said, because it was so hopeless. “Hey, what's funny? Could it be your finally falling for my charms?" He asked me, making me shack my head.

"No, I am sorry, but you have absolute no charm at all. It's quite funny to listen to you try and sweep me off my feet, and fail so badly. And you don't know anything I like." I could tell I hurt his ego a little, but I didn’t dwell on the fact.

"So, you mean, nothing I will say will make you fall for me..? Man, you are sure hard to get." He muttered under his breath, I think so I didn't hear him, but I did, crystal clear.

"Yup, sorry, but the life that I have lived, and it has turned me into permeate rock. Believe me, if a boy that has been trying for years hasn't succeeded, you will never come close after an hour or two." He looked up at me shock that I heard him, but I simply walked past him. "Don't think that I can't hear what you say, now are you coming or not, I want to at least see who wins." Kotori got up and walked beside me as we walked up the stairs and then t our spots. We sat down just in time to see Shikamaru forfeit right after he pretty much won, making Temari the winner. I stretched my arms over my head and yawned before leaning back into my chair.

"Should have known this would have happened. Shikamaru isn't the most motivated guy in the world. Hell, he's probably the least motived in the world."

"But then how come he was doing so well in planning everything out like that, but then forfeit. Ahh! This guy doesn't make any sense." Kotori all but yelled it as he scratched his head in annoyance. I playfully took his arm off his head and tapped it. His head I mean,

"Now now, no need to get frustrated at something so small, little boy." I said in a really stupid voice, making Kotori push my hand away. I took my hand back and crossed my arms. "It's a really simple answer really. Shikamaru is from the Nara clan, and the Nara clan is famous for their brilliance, as well as their laziness. Oh look, there Naruto!" I watched as Naruto ran up to Shikamaru, most likely to demand why he gave up and all when all of a sudden I got shivers down my spine. ''Oh hell!!! Please no!! Not them!!!' I slowly looked over and saw both Lee and Gai standing in the aisle, talking to Sakura and Ino. I quickly covered my face with my hand and crouched into my seat, muttering to myself of plans to get out without being seen.

"Uh... Harmony... What are you doing?" Kotori asked me kinda loud. I quickly waved my hand at him.

"Shhh!!! They’ll hear you!!!!" I whispered/yelled at him.

"Who'll hear, what you are-"

"HARMONY-CHAN!!!!!" I instantly swore when I heard Lee yell that and slowly stood up, shooting daggers at Kotori, but then smiled at Lee.

"H-Hey Lee. How are you?" I asked him, making him do his giant smile and thumbs up.

"I am perfectly fine now!" He said to me. I nodded my head.

"Yeah, I can tell. Before when I visited you in the hospital, you were still asleep." Lee's smile grew, which I took as a bad sigh so I quickly looked around and grabbed Kotori's arm, pulling him up in front of me. “Uh. I don't think you too have met before. Lee, this is Kotori Maiagaru; he came here from the Hidden sand. Kotori... well... This is Rock Lee." Kotori shook hands with Lee, and Lee seemed to have some sort of fire in his eyes, making me shield myself behind Kotori.

"You are my rival now!!!!" Lee said as he pointed a finger at Kotori, making him confused.

"Rival? For what?" I faceplamed. 'Idiot, never ask Lee... Or Gai.'

"You are my rival, seeing as we are both trying to capture Harmony-chan's heart!!!! Please be my girlfriend Harmony!!! I will protect you with my life." I jumped up and waved my hands in the air.

"No!!! I will not!!! Go after Sakura!!!! Leave Me Alone!!!!!" I yelled back to him, and then notice that my feet weren’t touching to ground any more. "Nani?!"

"HARMONY!!! MY LITTLE MUSIC NOTE!!!!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING!!!!" I took one look over my shoulder before I was trying to claw my way out of Gai's arms, anime tears running down my face. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!! AGAIN!!!!" I punched him in the face.

"SHUT UP GIA!!!! I AM NOT DEAD!!!! NOW LET ME GOOO!!!!" I had somehow managed at the end to squeeze my way out of his arms and back to the ground. I quickly scared everyone around us, seeing that everyone was too focus on demanding where Sasuke was then to notice a poor little girl being attacked by to crazy people. I stood up and dusted myself off again, taking a deep breath.

"And this is Gai... He's Lee's sensei, and ... my over excited uncle? Yeah, uncle. Kotori, Gai. Gai, stay there, don't come near me, this is Kotori." I said to the two of them, making up a quick excuse for why Gai is acting the way he is. After a few minutes, Gai finally settled down and understood that Kotori wasn't from the Leaf, so he stopped acting crazy like.

"Hey, Harmony-chan. Have you seen Kakashi lately?" He asked me as I sat down. Lee had gone to go and see Saukra, so right now I was safe from him. I glared down at the arena where Shikamaru and Naruto were still there.