Hey y'all! This is a new story, and it will be VERY slow at first, but i PROMISE that it will get better! Just bear with me for a bit, it's been a while since I've written a story. Also, i'm horrible at updating, so i apologize in advance. Anyways, hope y'all enjoy the first chapter! I'll be updating soon!
"mama, papa, can I train with you today?" A small girl asked her parents who were currently getting dressed for training that day.
"Not yet, sweetie, go play with Haru." The father said, gesturing to the stables where the horse, Haru lived. Living near the outskirts of Konoha was nice, but not many families lived that far from the main city, so Haru was the little girl's only playmate.
"Yes Papa, mama, train hard! And bring sweets when you come back!" The little girl yelled to her parents as she ran to the stables.
"We will, don't worry Kiku! We'll bring back your favorites!" The mother yelled back. Within
moments, the couple flashed out of the house.
"Thanks mama!" Kiku yelled over her shoulder as she continued running to the stables. Once
Haru made it to the stable, she was greeted by Haru's cheerful neigh. Kiku reached into a nearby bag and grabbed some of Haru's food.
"Mama and papa promised me some snacks, so they'll definitely bring some for you too!" Kiku sang as she gave Haru a few more snacks. "Wanna go for a stroll in the forest? I wanna grab some fruits for mama and papa when they get home later." Kiku continued singing. As if Haru could understand her, he neighed again and nodded his head a few times as if agreeing that they should go to the forest. Kiku just opened the door to his stall and he strolled right on out. Being only 7 years old and about 4 feet tall, she couldn't easily get onto Haru's back, but with the help of a stool and a few nudges from Haru's head, she made it onto his back. "Onward!" She yelled, and Haru began a light trot to the edge of the forest where a few of the berry bushes were tall enough to reach from his high back.
The day was nice, but being only a 7 year old and a horse, neither of them noticed a sudden flash of light just beyond the forest, so they continued on with their peaceful afternoon.
When they got there, there were still a bunch of berries there for her to grab, but there were empty patches where berries were missing from the last time she had gone picking berries for her parents. Picking berries helped her kill a lot of time while her parents trained, but if she wasn't picking berries, she would be playing tag with Haru or doing somersaults across the small farm her parents owned just outside of her house. Haru would always look after the little girl, and he always managed to get her in the house if she decided to fall asleep outside in the grass and her parents didn't come back from training for a mission that day.
Kiku was too young to know it, but she had a perfectly peaceful, normal life. She had a horse who cared for her like she was his offspring, and she had parents who purposefully took low level missions to sustain their income and to make sure they would always come home eventually even though they would never become famous and sometimes had to deal with other ninja teasing them for never taking high class missions. They may not spend a lot of time with Kiku, but they loved her, and they wanted to make sure she could live a peaceful life for as long as she possibly could, and if she wanted to, they would let her go to the ninja academy, and they knew she would want to, so they got her a saddle so she could ride Haru into the city and take her classes there. They truly wanted the best for her, that was all they hoped for. But fate has shitty plans doesn't it.