Packing the stuff she needed proved to be shockingly simple to Rosile as she didn't want to keep anything other than her clothes, books and her fathers frying pan.
Robbie was a little bit harder to pack for.
Seeing that he wasn't going to part with any of his ninja tools Rosile had to find safe places to put them so that they didn't ruin any of their belongings on the way to Konoha tomorrow, having to improvise with foil and cutting holes into her step-mothers cosmetic box's, (which wasn't that much of a loss but it was what it was.
Robbie had taken the news pretty well considering the circumstances, but Rosile knew he probably wanted to stay here just as much as she did.
Not at all.
He even helped fold his clothes and get the ingredients for dinner out of the pantry for her, asking for a new job every five minutes and looking like a zombie with how wide his eyes were and how stiff his posture was.
Rosile had a sinking feeling that he just didn't want to be alone right now.
And Rosile was fine with that, it wasn't fair that he'd had to go through this at such a young age, sure she was young, but she'd always been kind of a loner anyway, preferring the emptier quiet places rather than at the restaurant.
Robbie passed her the rice to which she poured into the hot water on the stove, Rosile was glad she knew how to cook now that she was expected to, she couldn't really ask Robbie to.
Stirring the rice a little she turned to Robbie.
He was the splitting image of their father, same white hair that no matter how many times you brushed through it, it would always curl somewhere. The same grey eyes with a dash of orange in the left iris. The same lean stature, almost taller than her even though he was 5 years her junior.
He wore their fathers necklace around his neck, a simple sterling silver lightning bolt design with thin black string holding it around his neck, o long on him it could almost touch his belly button.
"You sure you're fine with this Robbie?" Rosile asked.
It was the question she hadn't been saying but the both of them knew it was coming, Rosile wished she didn't have to push him out of his comfort zone, but it was what her dad wanted.
With an unexpected display of maturity, Robbie nodded and looked her in the eyes, eyes still red from crying before, "I'll go wherever you go".
Rosile felt a pang of regret in her heart, he was doing this for her.
Her little brother would leave his dreams and friends for her.
Rosile closed the distance between them and pulled him into a warm hug, one where his head rested in her chest and her arms wrapped around his head, her lips kissing the top of his crown before simply resting her head on his.
"I'll ask if they have any trainers for you. I promise"
Robbie's arms came around her after she said those words and slowly but surely began shaking.
Rosile held tighter, feeling her own body tremble with the grief the feared would never go away, especially in the kitchen, the place her father spent the majority of his time in if he wasn't working.
And together the two of them cried one last time, making sure to let it all out before the next day.
After dinner Robbie came in and slept next to Rosile and curled up against her arm, sleeping soundly and Rosile said it quietly as not to wake him, but making sure the words were out before she fell asleep she whispered, "I'll kill her. I'll avenge you Dad. And I'll take care of Robbie. I promise you."
The Mizukage came out to see them off at the gate the following morning. A sad smile gracing her beautiful face and she kissed them both of the forehead and wished them well, telling Rosile to write to her every few months.
Rosile accepted and then, with Robbie, her lawyer, and a Jounin from the mist to guarantee their safe journey, they set off towards the Village Hidden in the Leaves.
To explain the trip there would be a waste of time, Rosile could honestly remember nothing about it other than learning her lawyers name was Albert and that Robbie could decently throw shiriken after the Jounin (who kept his name to himself) corrected him on his throwing.
After they reached the expanse of trees a few days later Rosile found herself loosing a weight off her shoulders.
The air smelled clean and fresh and faintly woodsy.
Running her fingers over every tree they past Rosile found herself quickly coming to like Konoha if this was what she had to wake up to every morning.
Turning to Robbie she smiled softly when she saw the poor boy fighting to keep his eyes open, he'd walked through this journey the whole time like a trooper.
Nudging him lightly to get his attention, Rosile motioned for him to climb onto her back since the convenient Jounin escorting them had sealed their luggage in a scroll and she didn't have anything weighing her down.
The boy gratefully took the offer and pulled himself up onto her slim back and wrapped his arms around her neck tightly, burying his face into her neck and didn't bother hiding how exhausted he was anymore, since he'd been caught out.
Seeing the gates nearby, she held her breath and brushed her fingers through her hair, feeling a little put off when she felt the head of her hair feel a little greasy and knotted on the way down.
Deciding there was nothing she could do, Rosile simply kept walking with Robbie now sleeping soundly, on her back and walked through the gates of her new home.
The Village hidden in the Leaf.
The four of them were initially bombarded for their passports by the two Shinobi at the front gate, one of them had a bandana while the other had a white bandage on his nose.
The Mist Jounin seemed on edge and Rosile felt responsible, she knew that the Mist and Leaf weren't exactly on good terms and here she was, making one of them go to the other village.
Her lawyer had quickly scrambled for their passports in his bag of wonders and gave them their passes with a shaky hand.
Rosile just watched this happen while standing next to the Mist Jounin to try to make him feel more comfortable, it seemed to work when she felt his body stop tensing so much next to her.
One of the Shinobi then stood and addressed her with a look,
"Rosile Snow, you're being summoned by the Hokage"
Oh great, Rosile thought to herself, trying her best to keep her expression neutral, If anything the Hokage will think she's crazy too.
With a curt nod and readjusting her brother on her back she followed a respectable distance behind the Shinobi, checking every few seconds to check if her lawyer and the Mist Jounin were behind her.
Rosile could feel every eye on her as the five of them walked through the towns and markets of the Leaf Village. Rosile made sure to try to memorize the stores and roads to take in advance so she wouldn't have such a hard time trying to find her way around later.
Some people looked at her with confused gazes and whispered to each other none-too-subtly, probably since she was wearing tight black pants, a dark green long-sleeved shirt and knee-length grey sandals which was proving to be a mistake since the sun shone brightly here.
And it may have something to do with the fact that the Mist Jounin behind her wasn't exactly the friendliest looking chap in the world.
Rosile just returned the stares with a small smile, trying to start of on the right foot for the sake of her little brother, who was gripping onto her long hair right now and pulling it uncomfortably in his slumber.
By now he was causing her arms to ache uncomfortably and she was shifting him every few seconds now, determined to keep him up but slowly feeling her fingers slip.
It seemed the Mist Jounin felt her struggle as well since in the next moment he relieved her of his weight and settled the boy on his own back, sending a nod to keep walking and strode confidently in front of her.
Rosile mumbled a small thank you and looked back to her lawyer who looked ready to fall over as well, the poor man was holding his heart but sending her a smile nether less, motioning for her to keep walking as well.
The Hokage building turned out to be not too far ahead and Rosile let out a sigh of relief, feeling ready to get off this journey and go to sleep on a real bed as of now.
Rosile didn't know what to expect upon the initial meeting with her new Kage, not knowing whether to expect a beautiful woman like the Mizukage, or a stern looking man like the Kazekage.
Any of the pictures her mind improvised were nothing like the man who sat in front of her once she crossed the threshold of his office.
He was old, older than she'd expected for a Kage, so much that she began to worry for this village if he was the one who stood in between them and the Mist if the two ever did declare war against one another.
He held a pipe between his lips and most of his face was covered with a large Kage hat and the majority of his body was hidden with heavy-looking robes that he was probably cooking in with the heat.
Rosile had some work cut out for her with shopping for clothes that weren't going to make her sweat just by walking to her mailbox.
By now, Robbie had woken up, immediately wanting to be put down and ran over to her side where he effectively clung onto her hand with an angry glare on his face to the Hokage.
One of which Rosile tried to scold him for but in doing so only made him glare more.
Giving up Rosile just gave the old man an apologetic look while bowing her head a little in respect, squeezing Robbie's hand a little harder than she needed too.
To her surprise the old man merely chuckled at the young boys antics and a genuine smile spread across his face, making him look a whole lot nicer than he had before, something that Rosile was grateful for as she really wasn't ready for a cold welcome to her new home.
The Hokage leaned forward to address Robbie who wasn't glaring anymore but his wariness was showing, "you must care a great deal for your sister young man"
Rosile didn't question on how he knew she was his sister, he was a Shinobi and had probably done an extensive background check on the both of them before allowing them into his Village.
Robbie had puffed his chest out and pulled his natural curly white hair back out of his face, his chestnut eyes shining with pride, "I'm gonna be the bestest Ninja ever! So I can protect Rosie all on my own!"
His words sent a warm feeling through her body, their father would be proud of him and probably give him the biggest high-five known to man.
The Hokage's eyes shone with his own sense of pride in Robbie and Rosile had the feeling that she wouldn't have to worry so much with this man.
"Well young man, Being a Shinobi isn't as easy as it sounds"
Rosile heard the tone in his voice talking to her in the sentence, the Hokage looked at her the entire time as well, did he want her to become a Shinobi as well?
Robbie scoffed beside her, "I know! But I'm strong! I once lifted the trolley up all by myself!"
That was true, their trolley of groceries once fell and while Rosile had gone to get her father, Robbie had lifted the thing back up to a standing position with a big grin on his face.
While he didn't have chakra, he was considerably strong.
The Hokage nodded briefly, but soon tilted his head with a serious look sent her way, "And who are you protecting your sister from?" he asked Robbie.
Without hesitation her little brother said, "From the bad man who killed daddy"
Pain.
It always hurt remembering that night, like an open would that you were trying to sow shut but it never closed, just hurt.
Of course Robbie didn't know any better so Rosile kept her mouth shut and her expression straight, hoping the Hokage wouldn't bring that conversation up.
Finding herself praying for anything but that conversation.
"Well, I guess I'll have you assigned to Ninja Academy then, the Leaf need young men like you"
Robbie's grin grew so big Rosile became worried about how wide his mouth would actually go before it broke, but chose not to ruin his moment and gave him a little squeeze on his hand and send him a warm smile, at the very least he would still be able to train.
"Now about you, Rosile Snow-"
Rosile froze, she knew where this was going, remembered the stupid file her lawyer had shown her and remembered how it made her skin crawl every time she heard about her stupid curse.
"-It has come to my attention that you have a rather rare blood limit" the Hokage said, reaching in front of him to show that damned folder and open it up to the fifth piece of paper, her hospital sheet.
"The leaf have no clue of the blood limit and wish to.. elaborate on it, if you will. All of the tests will be at your disposal, we do not wish to make you uncomfortable"
Pain.
Were they going to tie her down to a chair and take samples of her blood?
"-but we simply wish to know more about it-
Were they going to experiment on her like her Step-mother did?
"What do you say?"
What did she say to that? What would her father say to that? Other than agree with what her step-mother wanted?
Probably something on the lines of- Don't be afraid of what you are Rosile. We were all born to do something.
She didn't want to be afraid but she simply didn't want the curse either.
But maybe if she let them then it would be easier to ignore.
It was that thought that changed her mind.
"Okay.. I'll do your tests" Rosile accepted with a polite tone.
The Hokage gave a smile that managed not only to reassure her, but also keep her comfortable with the situation at hand.
Rosile squeezed Robbie's hand again and ignored his confused stares.
"Wonderful. Tomorrow around three o'clock I'll have someone send for you to take you to my son Asuma, who will be somewhat of a Sensei to you for now."
Hold on, did he say 'sensei'?
"I thought I was doing tests?" Rosile asked and immediately berated herself for interrupting the man, getting the brief flashbacks to her step-mothers warnings about 'Interrupting' people when they were speaking and how rude it was.
And Women were never supposed to be rude.
"You will be, but most of the Jounin will be busy so you'll just have to bear with him for the time being. Don't worry, I'm sure he wont bite you."
He then went into his desk and pulled out set of keys and held them out for her, she slowly plucked them out of his hand and smiled politely, always politely before standing back next to her brother.
"Here are your keys, your new home is across the road to the Nara Compound, one of the main clans here. Shikamaru, he'd about the same age as you, he'll escort you to Asuma tomorrow morning."
Rosile made sure to memorize all he said, Keys to her new house, across the road from a main clan (note to self don't make a lot of noise), A boy around her age will be over to get her in the morning to take her where to go.
"Wait" Rosile found herself saying, "What about Robbie? I want to take him to school in the morning"
It seemed that was a good thing to say since the old man seemed to beam at her love for her brother, when in truth, since their father died, Rosile didn't like to be more than ten feet away from her little brother.
It was a little creepy but had become an instinct. And Rosile wasn't sure how she'd react to him leaving come tomorrow morning.
"I'll make sure Shikamaru shows you to the school"
And before she had time to protest, the man clapped his hands together and took a large puff from his pipe, "My name is Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage. Welcome to the Village hidden in the Leaf, Rosile Snow, and you too Robbie"
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-PrincessJade
