I don't own anything used in this story. I'm merely 'borrowing' them from Kishimoto-san and-- (Men in fancy suits break my living room window and go into a long winded explanation about how I don't own Naruto. While Kishimoto-san comes out from behind one of the men and takes away my keyboard and claims Naruto as his.) (clears throat) Well as you may have seen: I don't own Naruto or even Sasuke, so I won't be able to have the chance to twist their lives around. I'm lucky my family has a spare keyboard. But anyway I don't own Naruto. But what do I own are at least 50 books, 6 pairs of shoes, lots of jeans, and about 4 hoodies. What will I say to mom and dad about the window...
It was eleven at night in Konohagakure no sato and a women in a black skirt and red top with snowy white hair, orange eyes, and peach painted porcelain colored skin was walking home from a night on the town with a few friends. Her cheeks were stained a light pink color from the alcohol she drank. She wasn't even half-way home when she heard those screams, shouts, and, whimpers. Silence hit and then, the voice of a child floated out of alley. "S-stop... I-it hurts..." It sounded like an eight year old child.
The next thing she heard caused her hands to turn into fists, the nails digging into the skin, causing it to break, and blood to drip from the palms of her hands. "Today you will die, demon! We will avenge our loved ones that you killed!" A chorus of 'Yeahs' was chanted.
Under the mask of joy, happiness, and laziness was the face of shinobi. A shinobi who was really, really, pissed off. The snowy haired women smirked and pulled out a kunai knife from her purse and with blood dripping from her hands, she threw it into the alley. Gasps were heard and she shunshined into the alley in a cyclone of dust.
Her eyes glowed under the moonlight as she stood in front of the little boy. "Why are you doing this? This boy has done nothing wrong to you."
A man with grey hair walk up to her. "Listen hear young lady, This demon must die for all the lives it took from the attack!" the 'young lady' just laughed.
"Demon? You're all wrong! You're the demons! The Fourth Hokage didn't give his life to seal the demon in this boy, only to have him treated like a piece of shit! No. All I see here are monsters. This little boy is our savior and I, for one, am glad that the fourth chose such a boy. He'll do great things one day and you treat him like dirt? You make me sick. You all will need to be reported to the Hokage for such an act." she said. While talking, she picked up the little boy and took note of the sunny blond hair and whisker like marks on each cheek. He was unconscious as well. She shunshined out of the alley on to a roof nearby.
"Poor baby." she murmured. She jumped from roof to roof, landing lightly, making sure the little boy wasn't waking up from the rough ride. She stood on the balcony of the Hokage mansion and pulled out a pocket knife. She slide it in the thin gap and moved it up and down until she hit a latch. She pushed the knife up and undid the hook. There were two more and she unlocked those too. "Oi, sofu! You here? We got a problem." She said poking her head in. Her head then hit a curtain and she moved it away to see the lights on.
"Hmm? Yukika, why are you here this late?" the Third said, looking up from his paper work.
Yukika walked in to the room, nodded to the little blond, and said only one word. "Him."
Sarutobi saw the little boy in her arms and was shocked when Yukika handed him to her. "What happened to Naruto?"
"About fifteen people were gathered around him and were attacking him. If I weren't on my way home, he may have been in the hospital by now. I think that there were four civilians, five chuunin, and six jounin. All had weapons and two of the jounin had swords. The kid was hurt pretty badly, but all his wounds healed pretty fast. Sofu, is it true? He's the demon's jailer?" from counting the number of people that attacked Naruto, her attitude changed so fast that it was like whiplash to the Third.
"It's true. The Fourth sealed away the Kyubi in to little Naruto." Sarutobi said while rocking his arms back and forth, trying to keep Naruto asleep.
"He looks so much like the Fourth." Yukika muttered. The third looked at her in question. Yukika almost shook her head and walked over to the wall where the picture's of the past kage's were hanging on the wall behind her. She looked at the fourths picture intently. The third's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "This has to stop. He'll keep getting hurt no matter what I do."
Yukika's orange eyes lit up and she looked at the sleeping Naruto. "Sofu, what if I took in the kid? I can protect him, give him a family, food, shelter, and even much cleaner clothes."
"I'm not sure the council would like that. You are the one of the best Jounin we have." Sarutobi said.
Yukika took Naruto from the third and held him close to her chest. "I don't care what they think. He was like me when I was little. He needs an adult to take care of him. And I seem to be the one to do it. If I had kept going home, then he wouldn't be here. Please, Hokage-sama. You have to let me take him in."
The sighed deeply. "All right Yukika. If the council finds out though, you will need to explain to them why Naruto is living with you."
The snowy haired women smiled, her orange eyes lighting up beautifully. "You won't regret it Hokage-sama! I swear on the soul of my semi-sister, Nakumura Yumiko, this boy will still be alive by my death." The hokage shook his head, knowing she watched the Princess Bride before going drinking. Yukika was gone when the third looked up again. "May the council have mercy on her soul for keeping Naruto safe."
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"Sora wo miagereba
Hoshitachi ga hora matataiteru
Kono hoshi no hitotachi mitai ni
Samazama na hikari wo hanatte
Sou sou dakara boku mo
Hitokiwa kagayaite itain da
me wo tojite kokoro ni chikau
Nagareboshi ni yume wo takushite
Koko wa itsumo no kouen
Yakei ga mieru
Suberidai no ue
Mukashi kara boku no tokutouseki
Nayami ga areba koko ni kurun desu
Ano koro no mama yume no tochuu de
Ima de kanaerarezu ni irun desu
Moshikashite koko ga mou shuuten
Nante yowane wo haite shimaisou na hi mo aru
Demo sono tabi ni omoidasu
Nagareboshi wo sagashite ano hoshizora
Chiisana koro no negaigoto
Ima mukashi mo kawaranai mama..."
Naruto had awoken to find himself moving. He opened his eyes and looked around at his surroundings. He saw a couple different buildings and some stores that he recognized that the owners threw him out of. For what reason, he didn't know. That was when he heard the signing. It was a female voice. It was a light and airy voice. As if the women saw more than she should've, but didn't care about it.
"...Yoru no kousha nakama to shinobikomi
Koe wo hisome kanaame yojinobori
Hiruma to chigau kao no guraundo wo se ni
Mezashita basho wo 'puuru' to iu na no umi
Mizugi nante mon wo nai kara minna suppadaka
Dareka ga kisei wo hasshite tobikonda
Your no tobari ni hibiku mizushibuki
Ato ni tsuzuke to bakari ni minna, issai ni haitte
Sora miage pukapuka ukanda
Me no mae ni aru hoshi wo nagame ooku no yume katariatte
Sagashita ne ano nagareboshi..."
Naruto thought it'd be best to let the women know that he was awake. "Misu? Where are you taking me?" The lady looked down at him and Naruto saw that she had white hair and orange eyes. "OH! You're awake. Don't worry sweetie. I'm taking you home."
As soon as he heard the word 'home,' Naruto looked at her in fear. "You're gonna hurt me aren't you? That's why your taking me home."
"No. I'm taking you to my home to live with me. You'll have food, clothes, toys, and a family. Everything that you never had before. And I'll be the one to protect you from all the bad people." she said, a light smile on her face.
Naruto's pretty blue eyes widened in shock and surprise. "R-really? You won't try to kill me?"
The lady giggled. "No, silly. I would never hurt someone as cute as you." The lady, who Naruto decided to call 'Yuki-hime,' looked up at the sky and then jumped down from the roof she was on. "The sun is rising. Better get home and get you a bath. Huh, soukoshi hitotsu?"
Naruto smiled at the 'princess.' "Hai, Yuki-hime." Naruto fell asleep, causing Yukika to rethink the bath.
Yukika looked at the sleeping boy. 'Snow Princess? I don't mind being called that by him. It's cute. Better get him in bed now that I'm-No. It's not 'I'm' any more. It's 'We're.' Now that WE'RE home, I can put Naru to bed and get myself cleaned up. Then I can make some breakfast. That is, if I don't fall asleep on the couch. Maybe I should call Scarecrow over and get his help. God knows the man's late for everything, so why not piss him off a little?'
Yukika unlocked her door quickly and closed it with her foot. She made sure to lock it in case someone found out about Naruto and tried to break in. With hidden seals, some jutsu, and scrolls that activated as soon as someone other than her walked in with a copy of her key, her house was totally safe. She went to her room and set Naruto on her bed, pulled the blanket up to his chin, and picked up the cord-less phone on her night stand. With a press of five, a few minutes wait, and eight rings later, Kakashi picked up his phone. "What? I'm sleeping. If this is some punk-ass brat of a shinobi trying to trick me, it's not gonna work. I have caller ID. And I'll kick your ass if it's you again Gai."
"Yoshi shinmiri! Yoshi iyashii! You really need to calm down Kakashi. If I know you as well as I do, then you wouldn't even answer the phone for Gai. If you'd check the 'caller ID' then you'd know that it's me and some 'punk-ass brat of a shinobi. Shit, man. You can be so fucking tense in the morning.'
"YUKIKA! I'm gonna kill you as soon as I come over. What's up anyway? Pick up another stray fox?"
"...You could say that. I'll tell you when you get your sorry ass over here. Okay, shit-head? I'm cooking pancakes."
"Pancakes? What about that mission? I thought you had something to do?"
"I did. But my mission came to me instead of me going to it."
"What the hell are you talking 'bout?"
"Just come over. I'll explain everything when you get here, you lazy shit."
"Whatever. Can't believe you woke me up at four-thirty in the morning for this shit."
"Later. I'll make sure to get some coffee made too." Yukika hung up the phone and started to work on breakfast. About an hour and a half later, someone was knocking at her front door. Yukika slowly and carefully opened her door and saw three kunai fly into her living room wall.
"Damn it! Now Imma have to fix this too! Shit, Kakashi, Why can't you ever throw a pillow at me? Why a fucking kunai?"
"I. Hate. You. Woke. Me. Up." Kakashi said in a clipped tone.
"Really? I don't even care right now! I'm either in deep shit or I did some really good shit today!" Yukika said in a harsh whisper.
Kakashi sighed deeply. "What kind of shit you in this time?" Yukika shook her head and set the table with Kakashi following behind her like a lost puppy. Asking her questions at every turn. "What happened?" "Are you gonna tell me what's going on with you at all?" "Come on! I'm hungry, tired, and curious. What's happening?" And Yukika just snapped. She grabbed Kakashi by the wrist, dragged him to her room, and pulled open the door to show him the sleeping Naruto. Kakashi opened and closed his mouth like a goldfish eating its food. His jaw stopped moving and was left open.
"You're gonna catch flies in there." Yukika said, using an old wives tale on her friend.
"I swear to fucking Kami, if you tell the hokage, Imma kick your ass. He already knows about this. He's the one who approved it. It's the council I have to worry about. If they found out, then I'd be dead for taking in the 'demon brat."
Kakashi nodded. "That kinda shit? Damn, then you need to be careful. If they find out then you really are dead."
Yukika rolled her eyes. "Really? I NEVER KNEW THAT!"
As they were shouting they never heard the bedroom door open. Some ninja they are.
"Um..."
"ARE YOU THAT STUPID?! YOU CAN'T KEEP HIM!"
"Excuse me..."
"I HAVE TO! HE NEEDS ME! I CAN BE A MOM OR SISTER TO THE POOR CHILD! If you need me I'm gonna check on Naru." with that being said, Yukika went to her room and saw that the bed was empty. "WHERE IS HE?! I'M GONNA KILL WHO EVER TOOK MY BABY!" Yukika was about to stomp out of the house and tear apart the village to find Naruto, when she felt someone pull on her skirt. When she looked down, it was Naruto.
The blond gave a shy smile and looked at his dirty feet. "C-can I have something to eat? I'm hungie."
Yukika almost melted into mush at Naruto's little voice. "Of course sweetie! Come on, breakfast is ready anyway. I made pancakes."
"What are pancakes?" Yukika stopped dead in her tracks. "You never had pancakes?"
"No. All I had for meals was ramen. The people in the shops said that they wouldn't serve the likes of me and gave me expired ramen for my food."
She glanced at Kakashi, sending a message to him with her eyes. Grab some books, get the pancakes on the table, and introduce yourself to the child. Kakashi nodded.
"You poor boy! I bet nobody even gave you a hug!"
"Sofu did once. He said he loved me like his grandson even though he has one."
"Well, let me hug you. I want my baby to feel loved." Naruto walked into Yukika's arms and let the snowy haired women hug him. "Don't you worry hachimitsu, you'll be safe from now on." she murmured. How wrong she was.
Heh... I feel so bad for not even updating anything! Been busy with school and such. Yes...If you see the word 'shit' come up more then once in the story or a chapter, that's something Yukika has to do. If you read FastForward's 'Roommates,' 'Blood and Tears,' and 'Follow the Leader' you would know. (Because of Kiba and the word 'fuck') Here are translations for unknown words. I don't own 'Shooting Star' which I used in the chapter. I thought it would sound nice in the story. Try to ignore the missing part:
Yoshi iyashii: So mean
Yoshi shinmiri: So sad
Sukoshi Hitotsu: Little one
Yuki-Hime: Snow princess
Sofu: Grandfather
Yukika: Snow Flower
Hachimitsu: Honey
And song lyrics with a translation:
Sora wo miagereba
Hoshitachi ga hora matataiteru
Kono hoshi no hitotachi mitai ni
Samazama na hikari wo hanatte
Sou sou dakara boku mo
Hitokiwa kagayaite itain da
me wo tojite kokoro ni chikau
Nagareboshi ni yume wo takushite
Koko wa itsumo no kouen
Yakei ga mieru
Suberidai no ue
Mukashi kara boku no tokutouseki
Nayami ga areba koko ni kurun desu
Ano koro no mama yume no tochuu de
Ima de kanaerarezu ni irun desu
Moshikashite koko ga mou shuuten
Nante yowane wo haite shimaisou na hi mo aru
Demo sono tabi ni omoidasu
Nagareboshi wo sagashite ano hoshizora
Chiisana koro no negaigoto
Ima mukashi mo kawaranai mama...
...
Yoru no kousha nakama to shinobikomi
Koe wo hisome kanaame yojinobori
Hiruma to chigau kao no guraundo wo se ni
Mezashita basho wo "puuru" to iu na no umi
Mizugi nante mon wa nai kara minna suppadaka
Dareka ga kisei wo hasshite tobikonda
Yoru no tobari ni hibiku mizushibuki
Ato ni tsuzuke to bakari ni minna, issai ni haitte
Sora miage pukapuka ukanda
Me no mae ni aru hoshi wo nagame ooku no yume katariatte
Sagashita ne ano nagareboshi
Translation:
When I look up at the sky
The stars, see, are sparkling
Each giving off its own light
Like the people on this planet
Yeah, so I, too
Want to shine particularly bright
I close my eyes and make a vow in my heart
And entrust my dreams to that shooting star
I'm in my usual park
I can see the night scenery
On the slide
That's been my special seat for years
Whenever I'm worried about something, I come here
Just like then, I'm on my way to my dreams
But unable to fulfill them
"Maybe this is the end of the line"
There are days when I say weak things like that
But every time, I remember
That starry sky where I looked for a shooting star
The wish I made when I was little
Hasn't changed even now...
...Hiding out in the schoolyard at night with my mates
We climbed the chain-link fence
The field seemed to have a different face than during the day
We headed for our 'sea' called the pool
We didn't have swimming trunks, so we were all stark naked
Someone jumped in with a strange yell
The splash echoed through the night
"After him!" Everyone else piled in
We floated gently, looking up at the sky
Looked at the stars in front of us, and talked about heaps of dreams
And looked for that shooting star...