"No matter what one may say, we will always love our parents. A child is not complete without a parent. They can do anything to fill up that hole. Indecencies, revenge, hatred. Surprisingly, not a lot of people actually use love."
"Guren! Time to get up!"
The eight year old rolled over in her bed, the sunlight blinding her eyesight.
"Ugh!" She groaned and rubbed her face. Today was the twenty-third of August. Guren's first day at the Academy. Being a perfectionist, she couldn't possibly be more excited.
She rolled out of bed and walked across the room to her mirror. Her bright purple hair was wavy, as usual, down to her shoulders. She spent a few minutes combing her hair and getting dressed. She walked downstairs and saw her mom waiting for her with breakfast.
"Today`s your big day!"
Guren smiled and giggled with excitement, "I`m going to do much better than you and daddy!"
Her mother, Anari Uchiha, chuckled. "Shouldn`t be too hard, we were slackers." She winked at Guren before frowning. "Honey, your hair's a mess!" Anari walked towards Guren and started to comb her hair while Guren ate. Guren was so happy, the happiest of anyone in the family. Her mom tied her hair back in a neat ponytail, with her side bangs hanging out. "There, now your hair's just like mine." She smiled.
"Anari. You're going to make her late." Lelouch Yakanara stood in the doorway, smiling at his child. Guren ran over to him and hugged him.
"Hi, daddy." She looked up and grinned.
He lovingly smiled down at her. "Come on, let's get you to school." He motioned for Anari to follow and together, the young family walked to the Academy. They watched Guren run up and join the admission ceremony. Lelouch's face went from a smile to a blank expression. He grabbed Anari's hand with a somewhat harsh grip. "Anari. You said eight years ago that you'd tell me the full prophecy."
Anari pulled her hand away, irritated with Lelouch causing a scene at this time. "You're insufferable." Anari straightened her forehead protector. "It was about Guren. They said that she was destined to change the world, whether it be good or bad. She would do it with a distant relative."
"Hopefully she follows our side instead of yours."
She clenched her fist, furious. "Lelouch," she said through clenched teeth, "I would advise you to not mention the coup de tat, here."
"Don't overestimate yourself just because you have the ability to receive messages from the gods."
Guren saw her parents arguing, her face contorted into a worried state. She hated watching her parents fight. It happened more often than not. Was that was marriage was supposed to be like? If so, she would certainly rather stay single. A loud commotion suddenly stirred her out of her thoughts. A blonde boy was being dragged by a chunin and into the building.
"What an idiot.." A familiar voice made Guren turn around. It was her little cousin, Sasuke. Granted, she was only five months older than him, but she still loved to rub it in his face.
The two stayed after school to train. They were both overachievers. Sasuke had a long dream of surpassing his older brother, Itachi. He would always be watching Itachi practice, trying to imitate him, and somehow injuring himself in the process. The one technique that Sasuke worried about the most was the Uchiha's speciality, the Giant Fireball Technique. Guren always questioned the credibility of this technique. It's just a rolling ball of fire, she thought.
It wasn't jealousy that motivated these thoughts. Guren was an Uchiha by blood, but a Yakanara by name. The Yakanara clan specialized in chakra control. It gave them a bloodline limit that was more advanced than most. They had the ability to simultaneously control three elements at once; earth, water, and wind. The water and wind created ice and they incorporated the earth element to create a crystal. Their precise chakra control made them the only clan in the world to be able to use this technique. They were praised as the best Medical Shinobi in the world; some rumors even said that the legendary Slug Princess Tsunade was distantly related to this clan. Ever since Guren first saw her father using this technique to train, she had wanted to learn it. Lelouch showed her a basic trick, crystallizing a solid object. It was much easier than spontaneous formation, but Guren simply did not have the chakra control yet to crystallize anything.
By the time the two started heading home, it was dark. Walking through the gates leading to the Uchiha clan's village, something seemed off. Usually there was always someone outside, playing some music. Their clan was a fairly active one; children was always running around, adults sitting conversing or reading. However, there was no one. It was eerily quiet. Guren slowly approached her house and walked in. She walked around and heard nothing. Calling out for her parents, she started to get scared. Behind her, a figure slowly appeared dragging two bodies into the room. Guren noticed and ran to hide around a corner, right in the figure's blind spot.
Her eyes widened with shock as someone started talking. Their voices were familiar.
"Wh-Why would you do this? We're you`re fam-"
"I must do what I must do. I..I'm sorry."
I recognized those voices. My mother coughed as she fell to the ground. Itachi stood over them.
"Anari!" My father covered her body. "Please, you know us better than anyone. Me and Anari, we never planned to participate in the-"
"I know your plan, but this is to save your child. Lord Danzo is merciless. Again..I'm sorry. I promise I'll help her fulfill the prophecy." Itachi brought his sword down, killing Anari and Lelouch, much to Guren's horror. She let out a shaky breath and ran towards the back door, trying to escape, tears flowing down her eyes. She ran right into Itachi. Letting out a shriek, she fell to the ground. "Itachi-san, please! I don't know why you're doing this, but-" My eyes met his and I fell into complete darkness.