I finally managed to work on a new story. I hope you'll enjoy it!
Nighttime. Usually a time to relax, but not for Keiko. The 18 year old blonde turned and twisted in her sleep. Another nightmare, but what was plaguing her?
A little girl ran through fire, crying. Her village was attacked by strangers and her whole family got killed, the six year old girl the only survivor. Her parents were rich, very rich to be honest, so it kinda was their fate to be robbed one day, but they trusted their village and its shinobi. Anyway, now little Keiko ran through the village, feeling completely lost.
"May I hep you?" A dark voice suddenly asked out of nothing. Keiko looked around and startled as she saw a man with long black hair and white skin. "Oh don't be afraid, little one. I won't hurt you. My name is Orochimaru and who are you?"
"K-Keiko." She answered shivering.
"Keiko. What a beautiful name. Where are your parents?" This question was the trigger for another fit of crying form the little girl. "Don't cry, Keiko. Come with me, I'll be your father from now on." He suggested hugging the girl. After some time, Keiko calmed down and Orochimaru pulled her up to carry her to his hideout.
Breathing heavily, Keiko opened her brown eyes. That was twelve years ago, but she just couldn't leave it behind, no matter how hard she tried to.
"Another nightmare?" someone asked.
"Sarana. Why are you awake?"
"It's a wonder Kuraiko's still sleeping if I think about how loud you were screaming the past few hours. Memories again?" Her friend asked. She had brown, shoulder-long hair and green eyes.
"Yes... Always the same..." Keiko replied.
"Want to talk about it?"
Keiko shook her head.
"Let me tell you something, maybe you'll feel better, then. My parents sold me..."
"They sold you?" Keiko was shocked. She never knew that.
"Yes, before I was born. They were very poor, so they had no choice. A few weeks after my birth, they gave me to my 'new parents', but my so called 'mother' treated m like garbage... One day, my 'father' died and my 'mother' tried to kill me, but Orochimaru-sama came to save me and I guess you know the rest, because that was the moment we met for the first time."
Keiko felt bad for the two years younger girl, but it seemed like everyone in their room had a dark past. She began to wonder what Kuraiko, the third one had to go through.
Coincidentally, Kuraiko was awake as well as the others, but she didn't want to be asked out, so she pretended to be asleep. Hearing the others talk, she started thinking about her own past.
Her family was pretty normal, enough money to live, but not enough for luxuriousness, but the girl had a problem: Her parents. They were fighting all the time, which escalated after a few months. They were soon too busy fighting, they even forgot to take care of their daughter. Kuraiko had to cook for herself, wash her clothes, buy food and so on, things an adult would do. That wouldn't have been a problem, if she hadn't been just a little child back then. One day, when she was 14 years old, she decided to run away from home. She packed some belongings, waited until night and then ran. That night there was a very violent thunderstorm, so she was happy to see a building in the forest which had a large staircase going downwards. The girl didn't hesitate, but immediately ran down the stairs and opened the heavy steel door. Going inside, she saw a few men who seemed to be ready to attack her at any time. She assured that she just wanted to be save from the thunderstorm and that was when Orochimaru came and asked her why she was alone. She somehow trusted him and told him everything. Seeming pretty affected by her story, he took her in and cared for her.
That was three years ago, but just like the others, she'll probably always remember it.
I'm sorry if there are any mistakes in spelling or grammar or if my choice of words isn't the best, but I'm from Germany, so English isn't my mother language.
I hope you liked this chapter. I'll upload the next one as soon as possible.
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See ya!