Ch 2
Hinata was nervous. The assistant of Orcihimaru Kabuto had made the Hokage pass a law that nobody would ever befriend or talk to Miko on pain of death or imprisonment. "That isn't right! He may have a demon in him but he's still a child! Do you even know the pain you'll be causing on an innocent child because of one thing that makes him different?" Gaara yelled.
Naruto put a hand on his shoulder and he calmed down. "It'll be okay. We'll find a way to help Miko no matter what! What does his name mean? It's not anything like yours, is it?" he told him. Gaara laughed at him. "No it means love and caring for those around him. It was inspired by our battle in the exams, after you kicked morals into my head. He'll be afraid and so others who don't understand him will make him feel sad." He answered. Hinata then saw Gaara walk into their home and Miko crawled over to him. He had the seal of his demon on his forehead, a kanji mark meaning peace and harmony. "Daddy!" he said as Gaara picked him up. He couldn't believe he was the first thing out of his son's mouth. Hinats then put Miko in her arms. She saw sadness in her husband's eyes. "T-They passed it. Nobody can talk or play with our son unless they want to die or imprisoned for the rest of their lives." He told her shivering. He then heard a hissing noise in the back of his head.
"Hello Gaara remember me, the demon that's inside you? You must make them change the law on Miko… by force!" the voice told him. "No! I'm sorry but you don't control me so easily anymore!" he yelled as the voice faded. Hinata understood how hard he was resisting his demon's thirst for blood.
Five years later…
Miko was now five years old. He was slender bodied, had red spiked hair like his father but wore a long black poncho that covered his body and hid his dark clothes. Unlike his father at his age, he felt no sadness, no darkness clouded his heart. That was the way Gaara wanted it to stay. Miko then saw some kids playing with a ball and went over to them. The other children were unaware that Miko ubtil he spoke. "Hi. C-Can I join in?" he asked softly.
One of the kids turned around, gasped at him. "No way demon! We're not going to let you destroy our village like your father!" the kid yelled. Miko didn't understand what they were saying. "What do you mean? I'm a kid like you, So my Daddy has a demon. He's still a human being." Miko replied. The other kids joined the boy.
"You're not a being, you're just a monster, something evil like your father! I hope the elders kill you!" the children yelled as they threw stones at him and called him mean things. Miko didn't understand why they were being so mean to him. He then ran off crying. Naruto saw that and was mad. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" he yelled as many clones of him cornered the young group. "I hope you're proud of yourself, picking on him like that. Would you like it if you had a demon in you and others were mean to you? Think about that." Naruto yelled as he went to find Miko.
Miko was sitting on a roof top. Tears fell down his pale cheeks. "Why did they call me a freak? I'm a normal kid but I'm not sure. Is that why the other grown ups mean to Daddy?" he thought as he felt something stir up inside of him.
"Don't listen to them Miko. They don't understand a good heart when they see it." A voice told him. "Who're you? Where're you?" Miko asked. "I'm the Angel of Emotions, your demon. I'm within you." She answered him.
His eyes then glowed with blue light as angel like wings and flew off. He was thinking of going away somewhere where nobody would be mean to him. Gaara was worried as Naruto helped him look for Miko. "Please let him be okay. I can't believe those kids were mean to him. He wasn't even hurting anybody. He just wanted to play with them." he said angrily. Miko was in the desert asleep. He was having a nap. When he woke up, he was running away.
"Gaara! Over here!" Naruto yelled. He then landed beside his son. He then saw tears fall down his cheeks. Gaara wrapped his arms around his son. "It's okay my son." he whispered to him. Miko opened his eyes. Sadness was in them. "Daddy? Stay away from me. I'm a monster! You probably hate me too like everybody else." Miko said through tears. Gaara then approached him. "I... don't think you're a monster. You may have a demon but it can't affect your heart. Never listen to those jerks in the village tell you who you are. My fate was decided when I was six years old but you can choose what you wanna do. Your mother and I will love you demon or not and be proud of you." he reassured him. Miko smiled shakily. He fell asleep in his father's arms.
Orcihimaru smiled as he watched Gaara go home with his son. "I have plans for you Miko." he said as he saw his son Ziko approach him. He was pale skinned with spiked black hair like his father. "One day you will rule over the villages abd crush the Village hidden in the Leaves." Orcihimaru told his son. Ziko didn't understand why his father was likee that but was scared of him. He wished he had a father like Gaara. But in his head Gaara was thinking of going to the Sand Village to see Temari. Maybe she would know what to do...