A/N: I dont own naruto, I own: Ryen, Angel, Rachel, Tiana, Hanna and Anna, Tyler, Kari (pronounced: Carrie), Valerie and Nick. A/N: The symbol '~` means that its a dream
~Rachel Momochi
sat, lazing on the couch with the window cracked. "Oh my god!
Zabuza, can you please crank the A/C up all the way?!? I'm tired of
conserving! This weather is killing Angel and Ryen!" She screams to
her older brother. Zabuza Momochi comes into the room and lays a hand
on his hip, "Rachel, why don't you get off your ass and do it
yourself? I'm busy!" He says, walking out of the room. Rachel
rolls her eyes and pushes herself off the couch. Her son, Ryen comes
out of his room and looks at her. "Mommy?" He says. Rachel looks
at him curiously, "What, baby?" She answers, picking him up.
"Angel is crying." He states. Rachel's green eyes widen. "Oh
shit!" She cries, almost dropping Ryen. "Go see Aunt Layla,
Ryen," She orders, hurrying to the nursery, throwing the door open.
She crosses over to the bright pink crib and picks Angelica up,
cradling her. "Shhh! It's okay, Angel-baby." She coos to the
crying baby, smoothing down Angelica's blonde hair. "I think you
got Auntie Layla's natural hair color, girlie!" Rachel jokes. She
brings Angelica to the kitchen and sets her in a highchair. Rachel
opens the fridge and grabs a bottle, handing it to Angel, who gulps
it thirstily. "Slow down, baby girl." Rachel warns. She grabs two
Popsicles out of the freezer and calls, "Ryen! Come here for a
minute, please!" Ryen races into the kitchen and smiles innocently
up at his mother. Rach peels off the wrapper on one of the Popsicles
and hands it to Ryen. "Here," She says, offering the purple
Popsicle to him. Ryen happily takes the Popsicle and licks it. Angel
makes a noise and automatically, Layla Momochi, Rachel's twin,
appears in front of the pink highchair. "Hey, Girlie-girl!" She
coos, taking Angel out of the chair. Angel smiles and burbles. Layla
giggles and looks at her sister, "Hey Rach, can you do me a favor
and get me a Popsicle, too?" Layla asks sweetly. Rachel rolls her
eyes and offers Layla her Popsicle, "Here, brat." She teases.
Layla grabs the green Popsicle and takes Angel into the living room
so she can play. Ryen follows Layla and screams, "I WANNA PLAY
TOO!!!" Rachel chuckles and gets another Popsicle, ripping off the
paper. She sits at the dining room table and licks her blue Popsicle,
thinking about a certain lazy genius. Zabuza comes into the kitchen
and pokes Rachel, snapping her out of her revere. "What?" She
snaps. Zabuza holds up his hands in defense, "Hey, now, little
sister. I was just asking if you could go get some lettuce and
turkey!" He says defensively. Rachel rolls her eyes and replies,
"Whatevs," Zabuza goes back to the computer. Rachel gets up and
throws her Popsicle stick in the trashcan. She goes to her room and
puts on a Konoha High School Volleyball t-shirt and grabs Ryen and
Angel's jackets. She goes into the living room and puts Ryen's
arms into his coat. "Where're we goin, mommy?" He asks. She
zips his coat and pats his head, "Bye-bye." She picks up Angel
and tugs a pink jacket on her. "Aya, you wanna come?" She asks
her sister. Layla shrugs and slips on her baby blue slippers. "Yeah,
let's go!" She says cheerfully. Layla grabs Ryen's hand and
Rachel holds Angel and grabs Ryen's other hand. "Zabuza-san,
we'll be back!" Layla and Rachel yell and the same time. Layla
opens the door with her free hand, and puts Ryen on her back. "There,
now you can relax and enjoy the ride, bubba," Layla tells Ryen,
running down the sidewalk. Rachel sets Angel down in front of her,
standing up. Rachel grabs Angel's hands and helps the baby walk.
"Come on, little one." She says encouragingly. Angel burbles
excitedly. Rachel chuckles and hurries her and Angel, making sure to
catch up with Ryen and Layla. "Layla Momochi! Ryen Alexander Hyuga!
Slow down, baby and Rachie commin' through!" She hollers, plowing
past Layla and Ryen. She scoops Angel up and twirls her around,
making Angel shriek in laughter. Layla hoists Ryen off her back and
spins him around also, making him laugh derisively. "More, More,
More!!" He screams, laughing. Layla spins him around three more
times and sets him down. "Okay, little man. Auntie Layla is tired!"
She grabs Ryen's hand and leads him toward the little convenience
store. Rachel carries Angel to the store. Angel gurgles and falls
asleep in her mother's arms. ~ Ryen Hyuga woke up with a start,
sweat coated his body. He was 14 now, almost 10 years ago, his mom,
aunt, and uncle died in a tragic house-fire (Zabuza) and a car
accident (Layla and Rachel), leaving him and his 10 year-old sister,
Angelica, to fend for themselves at his dad, Neji Hyuga's compound.
Angel's dad, Sasuke Uchiha came ever so often and Angel went with
him every other weekend. With no mother to coddle them when they grew
up, they became cold, emotionless (well, Ryen, anyway.), and silent.
The two children did have stepmothers though. Ryen had Tenten and
Angelica had Sakura Haruno. Ryen loathed Tenten, because she forever
tried to replace his mom, Rachel. Angel tolerated Sakura even though
Sakura was a bimbo-air headed-cheerleading-overly-excited pink haired
freak. Both never called Tenten or Sakura 'mom'. They didn't
deserve the title. Angel and Ryen loved their cousin Hinata, she
reminded them of Rachel (IDK HOW!!!). Their Aunt Lorraine took them
away for a whole week, every two weeks, training them, caring for
them, and showing them beautiful pictures of their mom and aunt.
Their 'Aunts', Kaiya, and Kisha took care of them, too, telling
them stories in remembrance of Layla and Rachel. Their grandma,
Clarabelle Momochi talked to them every once in a while, at holidays,
on birthdays, and so on. There was a pounding on the bedroom door,
"Ryen! Kari-chan is here!" Angelica yelled. Ryen jumped out of
bed, throwing on an Avenged Sevenfold t-shirt, a black hoodie and
jeans. He threw open his bedroom door and went down the flight of
stairs. He went into the kitchen, where his girlfriend, Kari Hatake,
was sitting. Kari had black hair, unlike her father, and bright, jade
colored eyes, like Sakura and his mom. She stood up and threw herself
into Ryen's arms, sobbing. Ryen held her, stroking her hair.
"What's wrong, Kari-san?" He asked his girlfriend, lifting her
chin and staring into her red-rimmed green eyes. Kari choked back a
sob as she explained, "I woke up this morning and my dad, Janessa,
Tiana, the twins, and Tyler were gone! A note was left taped to the
refrigerator and it said, 'If you want you family alive, sacrifice
your soul to me,' Ryen, I got so scared, so I came here." Fresh
tears spilled down her face. Ryen took his thumb and wiped away her
tears. He then kissed her lips, gently. Ryen broke the sweet kiss and
smiled down at Kari. Kari looked up at him and smiled slowly. Ryen
pulled her closer to him and hugged her. God, how he loved her being
near him. Every time she was near, his heartbeat tripled. "Come on,
hon. Let's take a walk," He suggests. Kari nods sadly and wipes
the tears that were running down her face. Ryen grabbed her hand and
leads her outside, yelling, "Dad? I'm going for a walk!" and
shuts the door behind them. They walk hand-in-hand down the sidewalk.
Not talking because they just loved being together. Kari starts
shivering and Ryen takes his hoodie off and hands it to the Hatake
girl. Kari takes her boyfriend's hoodie and puts it on, zipping it
up all the way and takes Ryen's hand again. They walk like this for
a while until they come upon Ichiraku's Ramen Shop. Ryen holds the
door open for Kari and walks in. Him and Kari find their friends,
Valerie Uzumaki and Nick Inuzuka, sitting at a table in the back.
They walk over to the table and sit down. Valerie looks up from her
beef-flavored ramen and smiles, "Hey Rye! Hey Kari!" she says.
Ryen nods and Kari waves slightly. Nick just grunts. "What kind of
ramen do you want?" Ryen asks. Kari shrugs and replies, "Chicken."
Ryen nods, kissing Kari's forehead. He walks up to the Ramen bar
and orders, "One bowl of Chicken-flavored ramen, one bowl of
Pork-flavored ramen, one glass of water and a glass of Coke." The
waiter grunts and hands him the drinks. The waiter mumbles, "That'll
be 4.50. Be right back with your ramen," and retreats to the
kitchen. Ryen takes the water and Coke and walks back to the table.
He hands Kari the Coke and she immediately gulps it down. The same
gruff waiter brings them the ramen and Ryen and Kari begin eating.
Ryen's mind goes back to the dream he had earlier, it seemed so real.
Like he was four again and Angel was 1, when their mom was alive and
when everything was right.
---BACK AT HYUGA COMPLEX---
Angelica
Uchiha sat on her bed, fingering her golden locket. She snaps it open
and stares at a picture of her mother and her when she was a baby.
The other side of the locket had a picture of Rachel, Layla, Ryen,
Zabuza, and Angel. The only family picture that they got to. She
swipes at the tears, running down her face. She holds the locket to
her heart and whispers, "Mama, I miss you..." Tears were
now pouring down her face. A knock on the door scares her. "Who
is it?" She yells, her heart hammering. Maybe it was finally
Orochimaru coming to kill her. He wouldn't knock, though. Would he?
"Its me, Hinata," Angelica sighs, relieved. "Come in!"
She says softly. Hinata opens the bedroom door and enters into the
pink and black room. "Angel, I sensed you were sad and lonely."
Her older cousin says gently, crossing over to the bed, sitting on
it. Hinata puts a comforting arm around the small Uchiha. "I
also came to tell you that your dad's here."
TBC
