A/N: My school put on a performance of Romeo and Juliet a few days ago, and it inspired me to write this! Romeo and Juliet is my favourite play and Baki/Karura is my favourite couple, so I knew I had to do it with this couple! I think this is the only Baki/Karura fanfic out there…
World: AU – However, there are still Kages and ninjas.
Notes: Because there are hardly any Sunagakure ninja who we know of, some ninja from the other village will be in Suna to play certain roles.
Disclaimer: I do now own Naruto or any songs that I may use.

Shout out from the bottom of my lungs
A plague on both your houses
This thing, it's a family affair
It's drawing out my weakness
- Bastille, Driver

"Good morning, darling!"

Karura Himura opened an eye as a familiar voice echoed through her room. She sat up, pulling the blanket up with her and wrapping it around herself.

"Good morning, Mother." Karura greeted, bowing her head in respect to her mother. Her mother chuckled, ruffling her daughter's hair.

"Happy birthday, my sweet." Her mother pulled her daughter into an embrace. Karura returned the embrace, smiling as she smelt her mother's perfume.

Karura loved her mother dearly. She'd always been a mommy's girl, much to her father's dismay. When she was younger, she didn't go anywhere without her mother. Now, while she was still her mother's little girl, she was much more outgoing, always willing to meet new people.

"Where's Dad and Yashamaru?" Karura asked, pulling away from her mother's hug. As if on cue, her bedroom door swung open.

"Happy birthday, Karu!"

"Happy birthday, sweetheart!"

Karura chuckled as her brother and father joined her and her mother on her bed. "Thanks, Yashamaru, Dad."

Her father chuckled as he wrapped an arm around his wife, kissing her cheek gently. He then turned to face his daughter.

"I guess you know about what will happen now you're sixteen?"

Karura faked a smile, "Yeah. Now that I'm of marrying age, I must try to find a suitor."

Her father smiled. "Exactly. You're taking it better than your mother did – for weeks, she cried and cried, until I waltzed into her life!"

"Don't flatter yourself, Arashi," her mother chuckled. "I had plenty of other suitors in mind before I met you."

Arashi held a hand to his heart in mock-hurt, "My dear Keiko, why do you wound me so?"

Karura chuckled as she watched her parents. After years of marriage they still acted like newlyweds.

Keiko – remembering her kids were still in the room – pulled away from her husband as a blush made its way on her face. "Uh…I'm going to go make you a birthday breakfast!" Keiko grinned, ruffling her daughter's hair as she walked away.

Arashi also chuckled, "I'll go help your mother." He said, kissing his daughter's head as he walked away, "We'll call you when your breakfast is ready, sweetheart."

Karura watched them leave, before turning to the window.

"Our parents are crazy," Yashamaru chuckled, before turning to his sister. "Hey, what's wrong Karura?"

Karura sighed, "Why must I get married, Yashamaru? Why can't I marry someone I've met, who actually loves me for me, when I want to do it?"

Yashamaru sighed and hugged his sister, "At least you get to choose the suitor. That's a good thing, right?"

"Yeah," Karura grumbled, "unless Dad finds someone who he thinks suits me."

"You have to get married someday, Karura."

"Over my dead body."

I'm sorry that it's so short. The next chapter will be up soon, I promise.