ran as fast as I could. How could they be dead? It's impossible! My white hair covered my eyes and I fell from a lack of concentration. Oww! I fell face first in mud. My little legs struggled to keep me up but I kept running. I finally made it to the house. It was on fire.
"Mummy! Daddy! Kabuto!" I screamed as I teared towards the blazing house.
There was no one in the living room and the kitchen was empty. Maybe they made it out alive, maybe... My hopes were dashed as I found them. My mother and father, dead, lying on the floor, bloody and limp.
"No!" I shrieked as I ran towards them.
Someone pulled me back as I tried to run towards them.
"Madoka stop! It's too late! They're gone. There's nothing we can do!"
Someone shook me and I turned around to see Kabuto holding me.
"On..ee..chan..." was all I could say before I passed out.
I woke up in a field surrounded by flowers.
"Where- where am I?" I tried to stand up but my small legs would not and could not support me.
"A-ahh!" I yowled as I fell back down.
I landed on my bottom. "Owwie!" I said. (What else am I going to say? I am six years old.) "Where's Kabuto? Where's Onee-chan?"
"It's okay, I'm here." I heard a familiar voice say.
"Niissan!" I gave a squeal of delight and managed to half run, half stumble towards him.
"Hey there. You alright?" His voice was soft and gentle as always.
I started sobbing into his arms but my stubborn pride refused my tears after a few minutes.
"You're so strong neessan." He murmured as he held me. "You refuse to cry even after that traumatic event."
"You don't cry niiissan." I looked up at Kabuto with innocent eyes.
"Of course I don't." He said, "I'm the older one remember?" But despite his words, he seemed melancholy. "Don't you worry about a thing neessan!" He said with new determination. "I will find us a place to call home. So don't you dare cry." He kissed me on the forehead and took my hand. "Let's go hm, there's a village just over the valley.
I looked up at him and cheerfully nodded. "Ok Onee-chan! Lets go!"
For my Onee-chan, I would do anything.
When we got to town Kabuto got me new clothes and a parasol for me to twirl. He took me to a park and told me to stay there. He then went back into town, presumably trying to find us a place to stay. I looked over to where the other kids were and started heading over there.
"Hello!" I called to the kids playing a ball game. "Can I join in?"
"No way!" Said the apparent leader of the group. "No outsiders allowed! Especially girls..." He added the last part with a snide smirk.
"Oh..." I said in disappointment.
I started walking away when the gang leader spoke again.
"Actually." Said the leader. "You can join my gang."
"Oh thank yo-"
"If... You complete the initiation." He gestured to those around him. "Everyone here has done it so you can join if you do it too."
"Ok!" I agreed wholeheartedly.
"You need to..." He made a dramatic pause. "Fight me and prove you're strong!" He grinned confidently.
"Sure!" I said happily.
He looked surprised at that and I giggled. Though I was untested in a true fight, I was not unfamiliar with the basics of combat. My whole family's been shinobi so of course I'll know a thing or two.
"Before I fight you, what's your name?" I asked the green haired boy.
"Eren Touro! Remember it because I'm gonna become Hokage someday!"
"Hokage?" I said feeling confused. What's a Hokage?
"Enough talk lets fight!" Eren declared fiercely.
I didn't reply. He came running towards and I suddenly froze because I realised I didn't want to hurt him.
Suddenly rain started pouring down and the best thing I could think to do was put my parasol up. I stood there, frozen and just when he was about to come down on me, something or rather someone, was standing infront of me and taking the hit for me. He got knocked down and landed beside me.
"Oh no!" I cried.
This was all my fault! I stood before them and held my parasol. It wasn't a knife but it would have to do. I started running towards them and was quickly filling the gap. I saw the look on Eren's face and internally sighed.
"Kya-ah!"
With one swift strike of my parasol, Eren fell towards the ground with a thud. He groaned and looked at me with eyes that were meant to kill.
"Everyone get 'er!" He called to the rest of his gang.
I ran away and as I ran further I could tell they were gaining on me. Eventually I couldn't go any further and I dropped to my knees.
"There she is!" One of them called out.
I started to run again.
"Hey wait don't go." Said a familiar voice.
I turned around to see Eren, holding the boy that had protected me earlier by his dark blue hair, pulling it up so he winced in pain.
"If you don't come here, we won't let this kid go!" Eren said with a thin smile on his face.
I hesitated and Eren pulled the boy's hair more.
"Ok! Ok!" I yelled. "Just let him go!"
Eren smirked yet again and pushed the boy to the ground. I ran to him to see if he was okay. He had a scratch on his face and one of his black eyes was swollen.
"I'm so sorry," I started crying. "I'm going to leave you alone now and go with these boys so you won't get hurt again, kay?"
I got up and started to walk towards the gang where Eren was waiting with a sharp stick.
"Come over 'ere!" He yelled.
I knelt down infront of him and put my head down, ready for the beating. I stopped crying because I would not give him the satisfaction of seeing my tears. He lifted the stick and he was aiming for my neck. Am I going to die?
"Argh!" I heard Eren cry out in shock.
I saw a teenage boy standing over me, lending his hand so I could get up.
Wow, he's really tall!
"Are you okay?" He asked me gently.
"Y-yeah." I said shakily. Then my mind turned to the boy that had protected me."Oh is he alright?" I asked worriedly.
"Hehe don't worry. I'm fine!" I turned around to see the boy smiling and laughing. "The main thing is, are you alright?" He smiled at me and I blushed a little.
"Yes, thanks to you." I said to the two boys.
The older one smiled and said, "My name is Itachi. Itachi Uchiha. And this is-"
"My name's Sasuke!" The boy said excitedly. "Sasuke Uchiha! I'm Itachi's little brother!"
"Nice to meet you Itachi-San, Sasuke-San."
"Itachi and Sasuke is fine."
"Ok! My name is-"
"There you are!" Called out a worried voice.
I cringed. Uh-oh...
Kabuto came up to me with a very upset look on his face.
"What were you thinking?" He yelled. "Do you have any idea how frantic I was, looking for you? You are in a lot of trouble young lady!" After his rant, he suddenly realised Sasuke and Itachi were standing there that whole time. "Oh. Sorry, I was just very worried about my sister here. She tends to be reckless." He laughed awkwardly.
"Of course." Itachi assured. "I'm the same way with Sasuke here," he said gesturing to his younger sibling scratching his head in embarrassment.
(A/N: Itachi and Kabuto are the same age in this fic)
"Onee-chan!" We both groaned in unison.
"Well it seems like these two get along quite well, hmm?" Itachi teased, causing both of us to blush.
"Itachi-nii!" Groaned Sasuke.
"Well it's about time we got going." Kabuto stated.
Itachi nodded in agreement. "I hope we can see eachother sometime soon." Although it seemed like he was talking to Kabuto, he was looking at me the whole time.
"Bye Sasuke!" I called out as he walked away.
He turned around and returned the sentiment. As he and his brother walked away, I realised it was still raining. I'd had too much to deal with to notice. I watched as they walked away and promised myself not to forget their kindness but more so, wondering if I'd ever see them again...
I never got to tell them my name...
Hey this is my first story so please no flames! I'm very fragile... :D Look for updates kay!