All rights and idea of the OC and story line and all things relating to the OC goes to Hikari'sLight. As I like to say I'm just the writer.
It hurt. It hurt to move my cold numb hand as I pulled my little eight year old body through the snow surrounding my village. I couldn't feel anything anymore, even the gnawing pain in my stomach has gone away as that too became numbed by the coldness. It was hard to believe that just a couple of days ago I was snuggled in my bed asking Mommy to tell me a bed time story.
.::Flash Back::.
"Where's my little girl and lovely wife," I hear Daddy's voice call as he appears into the door way still dressed in his ninja entire. He was a tall man standing at 6'2" always wearing his big grin as his brown eye shinned at me.
"Daddy," I shout as I get out of bed and run over towards him my own brown eyes shining brightly back as I wrap my arms around his legs and hug him.
"Hey sweetie," he smiles down at me.
"How was the mission," Mommy asks as she hugs Daddy and receives a soft kiss on the lips.
"A success. Oh I got you something Hikari," Daddy says reaching into his ninja pouch on his leg.
"What this time Daddy," I ask jumping up and down excitedly. I watch as Daddy pulls out two blue silk ribbons that shinned in the light. I gap at it with amazement.
"It's pretty," I say as I make the light shine off of it and stared at how pretty they were.
"Well I have some work to attend to. Good night," Daddy says laying another soft kiss on Mommy's lips and hugging me before rustling my hair. I pout a moment as I fix my hair but smile at Daddy's figure as he walks into his office.
"Time for bed Hikari," Mommy says and I rush over to my bed and climb into it.
"Can you tie the ribbons in my hair Mommy? I want to wear them and never take thm out!"
"Of course sweetie," Mommy says as she grabs a small group of my hair and ties a blue ribbon in my hair matching on both sides.
"Can you tell me a bed time story? The one about how you and Daddy fall in love?"
"Of course. I was a ninja of Konoha, the Hidden Leaf Village, and I was assigned a mission by the Hokage. The Hokage was an important man that ruled over the lands of the Fire Nation. When I was called into his office he told me he had a mission for me and wanted me to go to the Snow Village and deliver a scroll to the of the Aino clan."
"That's Daddy," I shout knowing this whole story by heart.
"Yes that's Daddy," Mommy chuckles at me lightly before continuing the story. "Of course I accepted the mission and then headed off towards the Snow Village. When I arrived I saw your father standing there so sure of himself, strong, kind, and caring. I was a little shy around him and he saw that so he began by introducing himself. I loved your father right away and after that mission I'd come by three times a week for two months until he finally confessed his love for me and I to him. I retired as a ninja and came to live here with your father. We got married two years later and shortly had you. We named you Hikari because we knew that you would show people light that you want to protect and one day meet a man that you while fall in love with it, as your father and I had." I smile at Mommy as she finishes. I love that story the most and asked her to tell it to me every night.
"Fumiko, hide Hikari quickly we're under attack." Daddy rushes into the bedroom seeming panicked and completely calm at the same time.
"Come on Hikari," Mommy says as she leads me into the closet. "Now hide in the dirty cloths hamper." Unsure what to do exactly I listen to Mommy and get into the hamper. I climb in and pull a couple of clothes over my head and burry myself into the bottom of the hamper.
Mommy rushes of towards Daddy and pulls out a kunai that she always hides on herself. I asked her about it once and she told me it's always good to keep a weapon on you because you never know when you'll need it. This was one of those times as a group of seven ninjas burst into the room and begins fighting Mommy and Daddy.
I watch petrified in my hiding spot. I wanted to look away and scream out to Mommy and Daddy, I wanted to help them fight off these bad ninjas but what could I do if Mommy and Daddy can hardly fight off these bad ninjas. I'd just get in the way.
Daddy, Mommy, I call out mentally as I watch the fight fearing for Mommy and Daddy. I was already crying as I watch Mommy and Daddy getting hurt, but I had to hold back a scream as I watch the group of bad ninjas slit Mommy and Daddy's throat.
"He said there was a little girl as well. Find her!" The bad ninjas begin thrashing the room in search for me. Scared I pull back away from my little peephole and hold my breath as one of the ninjas begins searching the closet. After finding nothing he throws the hamper over out of frustration.
"Whatever it's just one girl let's get out of here."
.::End of Flash Back::.
I move my arms as much as I can force them to move and push myself with my feet. I could only move an inch a minute because I was so numb. It stopped hurting to move my body sometime a couple hours ago. I just couldn't move any more. I felt so lonely out here in the snow. I didn't have a family anymore or friends any more. Daddy and Mommy and all my friends are dead now. I was left here all alone.
I force my head to look up ahead, but I couldn't see an end to the snow up ahead just what looked to be two figures. I try to move my lips upwards, but I couldn't move them. I had no way to show it, but I know I was saved. I just couldn't hold on any more as my eyes flutter shut and everything turns back with my last sight being the two figures rushing towards me.
I'm saved Daddy and Mommy. I'm saved.
It's bright, I think to myself as I slowly try to open my eyes up to see a room that was completely white except for the light blue blanket that covered me.
"Oh, you're awake," a nurse says as she walks in the door sounding shocked.
Uh, wh-where am I," I ask a little shy and unsure.
"You're at Konoha Hospital. I must say you are one lucky girl. If our ninja hadn't found you when they did you would have died out there." I nod my head
Konoha, that's the village that Mommy is from. That means that I'm in the Fire Nation.
"What is your name honey," the female nurse asks as she sits down at the end of the bed.
"Hi-HIkari Aino," I stutter.
"That's a beautiful name," she smiles at me and I smile a little as well.
"Th-thank you."
"No problem honey. Well you have managed to make a full recovery while you were unconscious and the Hokage-sama has requested that you see him once you were awake."
"O-ok am I in-in trouble?"
"No, he just wants to talk to you. You haven't done anything wrong honey."
"o-ok," I say as I slowly get out of the bed to see that I was now wearing a blue kimono that came down to my knees with a yellow trim and sleeves extended past my hands, but had a cut off area so that I could still have access to the use of my hands. With the kimono I also had a pair of black ballet shoes waiting for me.
"It's cute isn't it? You were wearing a kimono similar to it, but it and your shoes were ruined so a couple of us nurses got you a new outfit to go with those pretty ribbons of yours."
"Ye-yes, thank you," I say smiling sweetly at her, then turn back to the shoes and stare at them for a bit. The kimono I had been wearing was a kimono that my Daddy got me during one of his missions.
"Come on, I'll take you to one of the ninjas that will take you to the Hokage-sama." I slide off of the bed and slip the shoes on and then take her out stretched hand. She led me through the corridors to the main lobby of the hospital where we found two ninjas standing outside the front door.
"Could one of you take this little girl to Hokage-sama. He wanted to see her when she woke up."
"Of course Ai," the ninja on the right side of me says then smiles sweetly at me as he puts his hand out for me to grab.
"Thanks Kenta," the nurse named Ai says then turns as she waves good bye. I watch her as she leaves then turn towards the ninja taking his hand that he offered me.
"So what's your name sweetie," Kenta the ninja asks me as we walk towards the big red building in the center of the village.
"Hi-Hikari," I answer while looking around the lively village. He seemed to take notice of his and smiles to himself.
"What do you think of our village?
"It's different," I say looking around and noticing just how different it truly is from my much colder home.
"Where are you from?"
"The Snow Village." I can feel the ninja stiffen at this and his step halted for a bit. The ninja looks at me and I can see the concern in his eyes.
"Let me go in first, but this is the Hokage-sama's office." I nod my head and watch as the ninja knocked on the door still looking at me with concern and pity in his eyes.
"Come in," a male voice calls from the other side of the door and I watched as the ninja entered the room. I waited on the other side of the door until the ninja exited and motioned for me to go in. As I enter the room I look back at the ninja to see him leaving me.
"He-hello Hokage-sama," I say bowing once I was in front of him.
"Hello Hikari. How do you feel?'
"Fine, th-thank you." I look at the elderly ninja who had once given my mommy orders when she stilled lived here. I wonder if they were friends or not. He seemed nice and Mommy was a nice person. She was shy like me, but she was had friends. She used to tell me about the things she would do with Mikoto Uchiha and Kushina Uzumaki growing up. "Hikari, do you know what happened at your village?" I nod my head as tears began to fill my eyes. Instantly the images of my friends mangled, slaughtered, bloodied bodies fill my mind and the replay of my parents' death. I searched the whole village trying to find someone, but they were all dead. I was the only one still alive. I was left here all alone without any one. "I'd like you to stay here in Konoha, you are enrolled into the academy and I have a place for you to live already set up. That is if you want to stay." I nod my head again not feeling like talking.