Melted Snow
Preface
Chapter 1: From the Basement on…
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah mwaaaaaaaaaa hahaha haaaaaaaaa" Twas the screech of the new born Childs first breathe in the new world. Still covered in the blood of his mother the child was already doomed to a cursed life, his white eyes barely visible behind the waterfall of tears.
"Are you sure that this is going to work? I mean, it wont hurt will it?" a stern and stressed voice of a silver haired man standing in the corner with his arms folded tighter than a snakes grip. It was easy to see that he was very timid about everything that was happening.
"Of course, everything will be fine I assure you" said the dark haired pale skin man who stood over the baby. His face was blurred but his evil grin glowed through the dim lighting.
The boys mother could not speak at all. She was most likely on the verge of passing out. The child had discontinued the crying and was now resting peacefully enjoying what might be the last time he would ever have the privilege to lay in his mothers arms.
"They are coming! The ANBU are in motion!" yelled a white haired girl bursting through the basement door. She was about 5'5 and very well built for a Shinobi." If they see you doing this we will be killed. Please stop this now!" She pleaded with them. Her father simply nodded his head towards the man, almost as soon as he had permission the man proceeded to draw the most demonic looking symbols on the body's back and neck. The room stood still, no one dared to move, the mother tried her best to snatch her child away but the medicine that she had taken reduced her strength to nothing.
The entire time the boy did not make a sound. He hardly breathed, as if he was not alive at all."There, it is done" He said the man said stepping to the side of the father and speaking to him to the side," I was never here understood?" he said with a grin. The father nodded and with that the man was gone.
Only moments later three nin in white vest appeared in the room wearing mask, "What is going on here? We have had reports of mysterious figures entering the village and coming here, let me remind you that harboring a rouge is a fell..." she was cut short by the girl who had busted in only moments ago warning of their arrival," he was an outside doctor!" she said in a very unconvincing tone.
The ANBU seemed to not question her, rather they did not really care. In the same flash that they showed up they were gone. The girl crouched next to her mother and exchanged tears as the father stood with his back turned to them both, telling himself that this was for the best. It was the only way to give their child a real life, not to be cursed by his own clan.
Hours went by. The girl and mother were now sitting in front of a small metal stove that held a fire inside for warmth. They contemplated baby names and future plans. Even the father now had lightened up and contributed to the conversation when he could.
Don Don DON
A loud knock at the basement door made all of their hearts race like so many horses on a volcanic track. "umm. En.. Enter" the man said stepping in front of his wife and kids. In walked the Hokage as well as the ANBU that had came in before. "Hokage-Sama, what brings you here?" he asked in a demanding tone.
"Now now settle down Ken... It has been brought to my attention that you have been harboring rouge nin in the village. Ken you have been a very well training and loyal Jonnin. So please do the honorable thing and tell the truth" he said.
Ken, the father of the new born child, frowned and looked at the Hokage through his all white eyes. He did not speak.."..."
The Hokage sighed, "Ken I know that you resent the ways of your clan but you have to understand that crimes are crimes, if you are planning something I really need you to think clearly, do not let hatred cloud your judgment Ken! Please honor the village and tell me the truth"
Ken tore his head band off violently, "Dam this corrupt village. I will not show pride in a place where people are marked as servants from birth and yet we still try and act so dam holy." Ken took an advanced gentle fist stance. His legs were spread far and his posture was relaxed, "I would soon fight you to the death before I allow my child to be branded with that mark" he said to them.
The Hokage spoke with a scolding tone "Ken please think about what you are doing, I care for all of my people but I must do what I must do. Your clan has its customs and I believe in letting them follow their own customs so long as it does not endanger the life of my citizens"
Ken barked back "Ha! What life is it of a branch member" With that Ken decided that their was no way that his child would be forced to live this life, he only prayed that he was making the right choice.
The Hokage turned to one of his ANBU and placed a hand on his shoulder, whispering something in his ear. The ANBU nodded and stepped forward.
It was hardly a fight, nothing was broken, nothing fell from its shelf, nothing moved besides the falling body of Ken Hyuuga as it hit the ground frozen solid from the inside out. The other ANBU members snatched the child away and one of them shoved the girl down and held a kitana to her to make sure that she did not try anything.
They went into another room and allowed the head of the clan to implant the branch family curse mark. unlike most Hyuugas this child was branded in its first day of life. For the first time the child, Sorain cried from pain...
Chapter 2:Flee to the Shadow
Years went by, five to be exact. The events of that night seemed to be forgotten. No one spoke of it, no one dared to do so as it was costumed in the Leaf Village. Ken was stripped of his rank as Respected Jonin. His own clan shunned him, and despite his efforts his son still ended up cursed. His life was sealed away, all the potential that could have been now gone to the branch of the family. He would serve till he died and then be forgotten in time. Every day that passed Ken grew more and more spiteful of his own clan and village. For only he knew of the power growing inside the boy. The deal that he had made that would cause this village to be turned upside down, he knew what no one else no, he knew what they would soon scream about. When the time was right he would unleash the power that was his son on the unsuspecting village and take his place as leader.
In
the years that passed Sorain grew more lonely and solo mine. He was
ostracized by his classmates for his lack of ability in class. Some
how he could not find his element nor could he ever figure out any
jutsu of his own. The children would play ninja all day long and
Sorain contemplated his own ability alone. Of coarse none of the
other children knew of their ability or elements but some how Sorain
felt that he needed to be strongest, needed to be the first, so that
he could prove that his family, and more importantly, his father was
not a failure.
He walked through the village, past the Konoha military police building and straight through the Uchiha district. In the distance he could see his father holding a man by the neck up to a wall. His instinct told him that it would be best not to be seen and so he crouched down behind a group of boxes and listened to them speak.
"Fool! Do you know what you have done! My son will be killed!" he yelled while pulling back his right hand into a fist, "Give me one good reason why I should not kill you right now!" He demanded
The man grinned and then spoke "If you do, then I will not tell you have to unleash the power that you so desperately wanted to engrave in your son. It was my invention after all" He said.
Ken frowned and then let him down. He could not bare to look the man in the eyes and simply looked to the ground, "How much time" he asked.
"About, twenty minutes or so. You know these ANBU work fast" he said, with a smile as if things were going exactly how he wanted.
"And you did not think that showing up here would not be noticed" He yelled, but then realized what was going on "You basterd, you came on purpose, you wanted them to know!"
"Now now now, Ken-Kun is that anyway to speak to someone who you are so in debt to"
Ken slammed his hand on the wall leaving an imprint of it, "Just tell me how to activate it, If I do not act now it will be to late!" He yelled
"All you have to do is..."
Sorain almost had tears in his eyes, he did not know what was going on. He thought that now might be the time to run, to run to mother, she would know what to do. As soon as he stood up to run away he was grabbed by the caller and hoisted into the air. It was a female member of the Konoha Police. She was an obvious Uchiha, Sorain figured as she had more than one Uchiha logo on her."What are you doing snooping around the Uchiha district boy. Shouldn't you be in your clans main area?" She said and dragged him over to his father, "Ken you know that we do not like mischief makers in our district pleas ke ya..." When Sorain looked up all he could see was his fathers extended arm pressed tightly against the Uchihas throat.
Sorain was horrified, he was sure that this lady was about to die. She scoffed blood and then collapsed. Sorains eyes bulged wide as he as he realized he was still touching a dead person. He struggled and unlatched himself from her cold fingers and stood next to his father. "daddy why! Why did you do that!" he yelled and pleaded. His father did not speak a word.
Sorain looked up and felt a wet drop on his face, at first he thought it was on coming rain, but then realized that it was from his fathres eye. The next thing he knew he felt a sharp pain in his rib sending him crashing into the boxes. Sorain shot up and looked around to find out form which direction the attack came. To his surprise he saw his father breathing hard and sobbing behind his hair.
Ken struck his son again, and again till Sorains body was red with bruises and blood. Sorain was loosing his mind, he could not believe that his father was trying to kill him. All he could do was put up his hands in brace. Blow after blow was delivered to him. Sorain closed his eyes and wished that he was in another place. Pretty soon he could no longer hear his fathers grunting. He opened his left eye and could see his father. But instead of hearing his father grunting he herd foot steps.. Running widely through grass. He herd heavy breathing. Sorain closed his eyes again and tried to get a grip on reality. When he opened his eyes again he saw his sister with tears and cuts running, carrying him in her arms. He looked over her shoulder and saw fire, flames that he felt were all to familiar.
He could faintly make out images of ninja franticly trying to put out the flames, the village got smaller and smaller as they moved out of view. Soon all he could see was trees and then nothing but a dense murky bog. His sister slowed down and then lifted him onto her back, now walking through the forest.
They seemed to walk for hours before she stopped again." Are you..are you here" she said. Sorain had the feeling that being quite would be the best thing for him. He had no idea what was going on but he knew that as long as his sister was their he would be fine. He forced himself down from her back and stood behind her legs to look up at the teenaged boy in all black robes standing in front of them. Behind him he could faintly make out the outline of a little girl that seemed to be about the same age as him.
"Is this him Doku?" he asked, "this, this is Sorain?"
"Yes, please Shadow-Sama. I need you to take him, I need him to find a good home, I just need him to be safe for awhile I know I can count on you." Doku said.
Shadow spoke while holding his head,"Doku, you know that I am in the works of building my own village, I dont really know what I'm going to do with him"
"Please Shadow, You are the only person outside of the village that we trust. Please you have too, Im sure I dont have to tell you what he is.."
Shadow sighed and then spoke with a aggravated tone, "Fine, tell you what. I will pull some strings with the Mizukage and see if I cant get him to take care of Sorain the Mist Village until I have my own set up. The Darkness village will be a safe haven for all ninja on the run, all will be welcome no questions asked." He said with a sparkle in his eye as if he was having some sort of vision into the future, either that or his ego running wild.
"Im sure that you will." Doku bent down in front of Sorain," Sorain, I need you to go with Shadow-Sama for awhile ok. I promise I will come for you." She hugged the frozen Sorain and then pushed him toward Shadow.
Shadow placed a hand on Sorains head, "Hey their fella. Im Shadow, Im from the Mist village. Guess what I am?" he said with a smile.
Sorain saw through shadows futile attempt with making instant friends with him, but decided that he would humor him, "What?"
Shadow stood up strong and poked his chest out, the famous ego was coming out again, "I am what you from the leaf village would consider a Sannin" he said.
Doku simply popped him on the head with a random rick and then pulled him off to the side to talk to him privately.
Sorain
stood and stared at the girl in front of him. She had whitish grey
hair that flowed all the way down her back, Sorain wondered why it
was that so many people he knew had silver hair. She was very pretty
and shy, from the looks of her she was very tired.
Doku spoke to shadow, "Look, you have to promise me that no one will find out about you know what...about.. what that man did to him" she said
"Doku I give you my word, keep in touch ok." He said and held her by the hands tightly
"I have to go now Shadow-kun" she said with a smile and blush. Shadow leaned forward and kissed her softly and then turned back to Sorain and the little girl.
"We are going" he said, for the first time Sorain realized that Doku was not coming with him. He turned around and tried to run back to his sister but she was already gone. He looked to the ground and walked off into the forest towards the water country...
