OUR INCREDIBLE TRIO
By Poket!
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Sakura, Naruto 27.
Tsukika 11: waist long blond hair, emerald eyes
Suzume 8: middle back orange blond hair, blue eyes
Ayako 4: waist long pink hair (not pale as Sakura's), blue eyes
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Manchester, England
Naruto's house.
Picking a crumpled paper from the floor he easily recognized as the energy bill he got from his mail yesterday, along with the phone bill, the mechanic bill, the toy store bill, well, you got the idea. He grimed and after glaring at it and then shoving under the cushion. Even at his 27 years old, Naruto still careless laid back Naruto. Of course, he knew of his responsibilities and let's say he handled it not that bad, but in his own way. Now he was trying to fix his living room while waiting for his three recent arrived younger companions. Of course that wasn't his own decision; he was ok with the mess, really. But after being told by one of the three that this life style was… how did she put it? Not for her caliber, after adding not in a zillion years. Yeah, that was it. He even wondered from where his 11 years old heard that from, but then decided to light things up and try to reduce the mess, this time. Now he was picking an old towel that was already comfortable on the couch and threw it in the white basket he had on the floor so he could take it outside later to the laundry room. He was going to put some of the books lying on the coffee table back to the bookshelf when…
"DADDY!!" he heard a high pitch voice screaming followed by the sound of a door banging open and then slamming close, and now the sound of marching footsteps coming from upstairs. "DADDY!!" the same voice yelled really loud, making Naruto wince and look expectedly in the direction of the stairs. It didn't take long to his 11 years old daughter, Tsukika, to reach downstairs and direct her glare at him with rage in her emerald eyes.
Naruto sighed and smiled weakly at the angry girl "Yes, Tsukika?"
"LOOK AT MY HAIR!" she yelled in rage
Naruto looked at her waist long blond hair and blinked in confusion. Was he supposed to notice something different? Oh maybe he was supposed to and didn't so that's why she is fuming like… that. But wait, she wasn't like that yesterday when she arrived or today morning either. So, what happened? No clue. "Im looking" confusion clear on his face
"Cant you see it?"
Her hair? Of course he could. What the hell was she talking about? Naruto would be pointing possible answers but if something changed, which he was already sure of by her question, she was clearly and intensely upset… cough… mad about. So, he would tick her himself. "Is the same?"
"THE SAME?" she yelled before marching towards him making Naruto gulp and forget for a tiny tiny second he was the father here. She stopped near him and grabbed one of his hand raising it near her head "TOUCH IT!"
He blinked again "Okay…" he said weakly and touched her tresses. Damn, still no clue. Her hair is the same, whats so bad about it? She always loved her hair, one of the reasons she grew it till her waist since little. "Tsuki, I cant feel nothing wrong-"
She backed away from him walking around the living room and then throwing her tantrum "YOU CANT? CANT YOU FEEL HOW DRY IT IS? IT SUCKS! MY HAIR IS NEVER LIKE THAT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT! HATE IT!"
Naruto was staring at her with wide eyes. Damn, her mother was so good with her tantrums. "Tsuki, I don't really understand about… hairs, but we can buy something so-"
"IM GOING TO BUY ALL SHAMPOOS AND CONDITIONERS FROM THE MARKET TILL ONE WORKS, AND TILL THEN IM NOT LEAVING THIS HOUSE!!" she yelled, in a concluding tone, and sat on the couch with arms crossed, scowling.
"How will you buy if you wont leave the house?" he asked slowly looking at the back of her head, from behind the couch.
"I… I WILL LEAVE ONLY FOR THAT!"
"Ok… But we are leaving now, remember? We have no food at home, uncle Kiba and Shino will meet us there." Naruto said turning to go upstairs but stopped and turned back at her answer.
"Ha, Im so not going"
"You are"
"IM NOT!"
"Nobody will touch your hair"
"As IF!"
"As if what?"
"AS IF!"
"Get up and go dress, this was settle yesterday. Nobody will notice your hair difference!"
This time two other girls came downstairs and stood there looking at their father scolding their older sister. Both were ready and hungry.
"Daddy, are we going?" one asked softly looking almost scared
But Naruto didn't hear because of his older daughter's yells, and then his. "I GET IT ALREADY! YOU ARE HAVING A BAD HAIR DAY! IT HAPPENS, NOW LIVE WITH IT! IT ISNT PEOPLE'S FAULT SO YOU WILL DO JUST WHAT WE PLANNED NOW!"
"I ALREADY MADE MY DECISION! IM NOT LEAVING THIS HOUSE BEFORE MY HAIR COMES BACK TO NORMAL!"
"YES YOU ARE!" Just then Naruto felt a tug on his pants and looked down to find his four years old looking up at him scared and almost in tears. His gaze softened and he looked near the stairs to find his eight years old staring at him and their sister, then looking back at his youngest and bending down to pick her up. She looked sad and scared at him with her index finger in her mouth. "Hey, you both ready. Let me see." He looked down at his eight years old daughter reaching a hand which she took and spinning her around, earning giggles from the girl and short after from the one he was carrying. "Wow, you both are looking hot!" he exclaimed grinning at both who cheered.
"Really, daddy?" The eight years old asked excited
"Really, Suzume!" he said. She then bounced up and down grinning while her little sister clapped her hands giggling in her father's arms looking at her sister who was happily dancing around the room. He then looked at her grinning "Ne Ayako?"
"Haaaaiii!!" she said giggling at him getting a peck on her cheek.
Naruto then remembered his pre teen and sighed turning around to look serious at her "Go dress, Tsukika" he said calmly.
"NO"
He sighed. He hated to scold his daughters, it wasn't his style but that was too much. Is ok if she is upset with her hair, and wants to experiment new products so it can get better. He was fine with it and would try to help in what he could but his older daughter grew to be the most spoiled of the three, making her selfish at times, like now. He could leave her here and bring her food but he didn't want to do it. First because his two friends, Kiba and Shino, would be meeting them for lunch today and wanted to see the trio that arrived from London yesterday morning. Even Kiba's nephew was going only to see the girls, especially Tsukika, since they have the same age and are friends since their early days. Other than that, he would leave her that so he wouldn't have to scold her that much but he knew that would only encourage her spoiled ways.
"I want to call mom!"
He sighed. Of couse, he was asking why she was taking that long to finally come to this, as she always did. When she was in London, with her mother, her rescuing calls would be to Manchester, for her father, him.
She picked the phone and started to dial her mother's phone.
"Hello?"
"Mommy!!" she started to whine, presenting her personal dramatic show he was oh so used to.
Naruto sighed and sat on a chair with Ayako on his lap while Suzume sat on the couch next to the armchair Tsukika was sitting now.
"Sweetie, what's wrong?"
"Mommy!!" she whined louder
Naruto rolled his eyes "Don't scare your mother like that"
"Did something happen to you or your sisters?"
"Mommy, is terrible!"
"Tsukika!" Naruto scolded sternly and was about to stand and walk to her, his look told her that.
"WHERE IS YOUR FATHER?"
"He is here, mommy. My sisters are fine… IM NOT!"
"What happened, Tsuki?"
"Mommy… (sobs) my hair, mommy"
"Your hair what?"
"It's not soft anymore! Is dry! I hate it, mommy! I don't know what to do!"
"Tsuki, you scared me…" she sighed
"But mommy, is horrible! Daddy doesn't care, he didn't even notice…"
"It doesn't surprise me…" the voice mumbled
"What, mommy?"
"Nothing, dear. Must be the shampoo you are using. Get your dad and go buy another one"
"Can't you come here, mommy?"
Really, how more dramatic his OLDEST daughter could be for her hair, that's what Naruto was wondering to himself looking dumbstruck at her. "Cant believe it…" he whispered
"What, daddy?" Ayako asked from his lap
"Nothing, baby, nothing" he said patting her head
"Sweetie, I'm in London, I have work, and I can't go there like that"
"But… Mommy, dad wants me to go out!"
"Go where?"
"To eat…"
"What's the problem? You don't want to eat?"
"No, mommy! My hair! I don't want people to see my hair!"
"Tsuki, you don't see your dad for two months and you arrived yesterday. Go eat with him and your sisters, come on"
"IM NOT GOING!" she yelled
"WITH WHO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO?"
"You, mom"
"YOU DON'T YELL AT ME, TSUKIKA! YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!"
"Sorry, mom…"
"NOW YOU WILL GO WITH YOUR FATHER AND SISTERS WITHOUT COMPLAINING, AM I CLEAR?"
"But-"
"BUT NOTHING! YOU DON'T YELL AT YOUR PARENTS! YOUR FATHER CAN TAKE YOUR OUTBURSTS BETTER BUT YOU KNOW I DON'T!"
"Ok, sorry…"
"Now, you are going, right?"
"Yes, mommy"
"Good, sweetie. You do that. Now pass me to your father so I can talk to him about your hair, ok?"
"Ok…"
"We are going to fix it"
"Thanks, mom"
"Now be good to them there, alright? I love you, sweetheart"
"Love you, mom" Tsukika stood and walked with her head down to her father, who looked clearly amused "For you, dad" and gave him the phone before going upstairs.
Naruto shook his head and sighed before answering it "Hey, Sak"
"I think its fine now, about her hair-"
"Hey, Sak" he repeated
"Oh, hey-"
"How are things?"
"They are fine, time has been short"
"Yeah, and Sai?"
"He is fine, and Hinata?"
"She is alright"
"Good. I gotta go now, just be sure to take care of Tsukika's issue…"
"Oh, the hair issue"
"Naruto. It is important. Take our daughter to a good pharmacy there. A good one. And find a good shampoo for her hair, you can ask for an attendant for help."
"Sakura, we are still talking about the hair thing, right?"
"NARUTO!"
"Come on, Sak. Its fine! I will take Tsuki to one and we will buy another shampoo, ok? It's simple, see?"
"Ugh, fine. Just let her handle this. You just buy it once she decided which."
"Uh, alright…"
"Ok. How are my other two children? Are they still ok?"
"Hey, it's not my fault you spoiled Tsuki this much. Of course they are fine!"
"I'm not going to discuss it with you now. Take care of them, Naruto. The three of them."
"I am, now, chill!" then he grinned at his two daughters "Ayako, let go of this knife" he said calmly.
"WhWHAT??" then she heard him snickering "Arg, Naruto!"
"See, chill, Saku" he said laughing
"Damn you" she mumbled. He grinned at that. "Ok, so I need to go now. Keep them SAFE!"
"Yeah, yeah, I will" he said walking to the window, gazing at the street.
"Hum, good. You too…" she whispered the last part shyly.
Naruto then smiled, but one could see that was a sad one. Lucky he had his back turn to his daughters who were watching tv now. "You too…Sak" he said, hanging up after she did. He turned to look at the two to find three and grinned "We are ready, heads out then!" he said excited to his two excited daughters and his sulking one.
On their way to the car, Ayako ran happily after Suzume who opened the back door and picked her up to put her inside, following after. Naruto locked the door and found his eldest walking slowly towards it, still sulking. Then he grinned and walked to her, bending down he picked her up bridal style and walked to the car while she complained giggling and ended up laughing after her father tilted her body to one side making her thing she was going to fall, but of course she knew he wouldn't let go, he never did… except for the times near the pool. She stood and got inside the car with a smile on her face. Naruto got in the driver sit, beside Tsukika, and started to the car and drove ahead.
Tsukika looked outside the window, enjoying the wind on her face. She remembered she never liked it because it messed her hair. Her mother always loved it, and managed to brush it off on her. Of course, she wouldn't do it as much, for the same reasons as before, but she liked it now. Her mother was her role model, actually she was her sister's too, but considering she was the hardest one and most stubborn, that meant a lot. She thought of her mom as the most beautiful woman in the world, and she was sure of it. Even her friends would comment on that, agreeing with her. She knew many even envied her and her sisters because of the parents they had. Her dad was also a gorgeous man, and especially charming, not to mention sweet and good hearted. They would envy them too because both were what kids called "cool parents", and she admitted they were. Each one in their own way. Not to mention, they were really young, both 27 years old.
Mostly when they were still a couple. Those were the best days. They were best friends, and so in love with each other… Her mom would scold her dad and he would charm her out of her annoyance, easily she might add. Her nostalgia started because of what her dad did to her outside the car. She remembered him doing this to her mom so many times… Sakura would run after him after he put her down or… threw her in the pool, and she and Suzume would join the fun and they would run after them and tickle each other and the two would lie on the grass, in each other's arms watching their kids play around before joining them again and then go get some ice cream.
Even though she was the oldest, she couldn't accept their break up. She and Suzume always thought their story was the coolest and more beautiful than the ones in the movies. Maybe because of the loving and excited way they would tell them, as they often did due to their insistence. Of course, they didn't mind back then… But their broke up didn't stop the girls from asking, but from then on it always sounded sad. Her mom would hold back tears, or try to, when her dad would smile sadly and whisper to a few parts to himself and then change the conversation by teasing them or joking. But they weren't the only ones hurt; Tsuki knew she wasn't the only one. Suzume felt the same and even little Ayako, who was the result of a brief make up from their parents after their separation.
She came back from her thoughts when she heard Suzume "Wake up, Tsuki!" She turned around to find her father beside her and her two sisters popping their head behind her seat. The three were grinning at her.
"What is it?" she asked glaring at them
"We called you million of times!"
"Almost there" her father said with a smirk widening to a grin. Damn, here it comes "Who is he, Tsuki?"
"Who?" she asked blushing looking at him with wide eyes
"Your bo-y-f-riend!" Suzume sang, making Ayako giggle.
"I don't have a boyfriend!" Tsuki said blushing red
"Ok, ok. Lets take it easy on her. Get out of the car that they might be here already. She will tell us later." Naruto said getting out of the car and winking at Tsuki after closing the door and picking Ayako to place her on the floor.
"DAD!"
"Tsuki has a boy! Tsuki has a boy!" Suzume sang jumping with Ayako
"I don't!"
"Run!" Suzume squealed and ran with Ayako far behind.
Naruto stood behind watching them with a grin on his face. That could only remind him of when he and Sakura were still together, happily together. Of course, Ayako wasn't with them back then but his imagination could easily add her to the picture. After the broke up, that's all he could think about to remain sane. Then, it became too painful and he decided to block all out and move on, having a few dates here and there, and ended up with Hinata. Today, even though it still hurt, he loved to remember.
He came out of his daze when his little daughter fell on the grass because she couldn't keep up with her older sisters. He hissed with a grin and jogged to her, who was looking for him or her sisters and in verge of tears. He came on time to hear her first cry and crouched next to her "Hey, baby!"
"Da…Daddy… I… I…fall... Ever…Everyone is looking" she said crying hard
"Who is looking?" Naruto asked and looked around dumbly, on purpose
"All... the… the… people, da…ddy" she said rubbing her hand in form of a fist on one eye
"Are they? Ok, so pretend you didn't fall. Let's pretend you were looking for something, ok?"
"Ho…How?"
"You have to stop crying first."
"Ok…" she said stopping and only escaping a few chokes
"Alright, pretty. Now stand up with me and let's pretend we lost my keys ok?" he asked smiling
"Ok!" she cheered forgetting her tears
Naruto then stood up and shoved his hands in his pockets bending slightly looking at the floor with an annoyed expression while he walked after his two other daughters, discreetly. Ayako was imitating him following behind, doing the same thing. Only that her pink sunny dress didn't have pokets so she just putted her hands on her hips. Some people that were around were awing or giggle at the sight, of how cute it looked.
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Hey, guys! I've already aged Naruto and Sakura a bit. Better this way.
I wrote this story out of boredom, and is supposed to be a 'family thing'... It came out something I enjoyed it, so ya. I just wanted it to be an easy reading, here they are normal. Not ninja, not agents, not princes, just random peolple. No brooding, revenge nor rage. Thats why I think this pair fits very well here. Not that Sasuke, Gaara, Itachi wouldnt... But lets say Naruto 'light things up' a little bit.
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