Kk, just a heads up, this chapter is about Sunna's past. This chapter explains her Mother's death, and a little more about some other things in her life I guess. BUT, THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL MAKE UP FOR THIS. TRUST ME; THE NEXT CHAP IS GOOD, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I FIGURED IT OUT.

Also, Sunna's name is pronounced "Sa-u-na". I figured that out too. I feel special.

Naruto doesn't belong to me, but the character Sunna does. Enjoy, and please review. Reviewin' allows me to know people are reading, thus I continue to write.

Chapter 3

"Well, what did you buy?" her Father asked.

He sat at the dinning room table, eating his chicken and salad. He gave Sunna a glare, saying that if she bought one more item than what he'd asked for, he was not going to be happy.

"I bought your pain killer, and some supplies for myself." She replied, looking down at her food. From the corner of her eye she peered at him, to see his reaction.

"Where's the pain killer?" he asked. Though his vice sounded more like a growl with his gruff voice.

Inside, Sunna sighed with relief. The only thing that she liked about her Father was that he understood a woman's needs. She thanked God for giving him that decency and kindness.

"In the bathroom cabinet."

"Good." He gulped down some of the bottle of sake. Sunna was thankful that it was a small bottle.

Sunna took a bite of her chicken, being very polite and using her fork and knife properly. After, she spoke up.

"I'll be in my room all night…if you need anything."

The man grunted, and shrugged his shoulders. Tonight he was in a good mood.

Soon Sunna's Father finished his meal, and left her with the dishes to do, like always. Then he left to go lounge around in the living room or something like that. That was what he always did, every night.

Sunna picked up the dishes, and placed them on the counter, next to the sink. She put the leftovers of supper in containers, and put them in the fridge. Then, she started to wash and dry the dishes on the counter. But she couldn't help but shake off the feeling that she forgot to do something today.

After she was done her chore, Sunna walked down the hallway to her room. She opened the door, and walked inside. She wanted to slam it shut and lock the door to keep her Father from barging in later, either if he was drunk or just wanted to beat her. She wanted to, so she for once would have a sanctuary in her hellhole of a life. But no, she wasn't allowed to lock her door. And her timid, obedient personality got the best of her. She slowly closed the door, and when she heard it click shut, she walked over to her bed.

She sat down hard, and just stared at the floor. This was the way it was for her. She had no friends to see during the day, and she was too shy and afraid of what people would think of her. More of what they would do if they found out what her Father had been putting her through for almost ten years. She shuddered thinking of what her Father would do if he knew she had friends who found out her and his secret.

For some reason, she lay down on the bed and just stared out her window to the darkening cloudy sky. And for some weird reason, she started to remember her past, before her Mother's time had come…

"Sunna!" a voice called through the house. "Sunna, come on! You'll be late for your first day at the Academy!"

A young Sunna came running down the hall, and was greeted by a pair of arms reaching out for her. She was swooped up into the air by the arms.

"Gotcha!" a woman said, hugging her.

The woman wore a Konoha forehead protector on her forehead, and she had the junin uniform on, complete with a vest. Her hair was blonde and long, and it went down to her hips.

The younger Sunna giggled. "Mother, am I going to be a great ninja like you?" she asked, looking into her Mother's blue eyes.

The woman smiled. "You'll be even greater than the Hokage, my little SunShine."

"Really?" Sunna asked, excitement in her voice and shinned in her eyes.

The woman put her child down, and stood up. "Of course."

Sunna smiled and blushed. She grabbed her Mother's hand as they started towards the Academy.

"Remember Sunna, be good to your Father while I'm away on my mission." Her Mother instructed.

"I will Mother!" the little girl beamed.

Sunna's Mother smiled, and kissed her daughter on her forehead. "That's my girl. My SunShine."

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It had been quite some time since Sunna's Mother said she would be home. Quite a few hours actually. Little Sunna gazed out the window, waiting for a familiar figure to appear. But she didn't see it.

"Sunna," a voice behind her called her name. Sunna turned around tiredly to look up to her Father.

"Sunna, you should go to bed, hun." He said to her. "It's getting late."

"But Mother said she would be home!" Sunna protested. "I have to wait for her."

Little Sunna yawned and looked back to the window, still waiting. Her eyes started to close, but she would flutter them open.

Her Father sighed, and lifted her into his arms. "Come on Sunna, time for bed." Sunna, being too tired to struggle free, allowed him to carry her.

The man carried his daughter to her room, and in his arms she started to drift to sleep. He laid her in her bed, tucked her in, and then left.

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Sunna woke up and looked around her bedroom. She sat up slowly in her bed, and looked at her window to see it was morning. She heard voices faintly in the distance in her house. Her eyes brightened and she quickly jumped off the bed. She threw open the door and ran down the hallway to the front door.

"Mother!" she shouted in a cheerful voice. Her once cheery face turned into a disappointed frown as she noticed her Mother wasn't there at all, just another Junin. The junin was talking to her Father, who looked heartbroken and torn.

Both men looked at her as she stood before them.

"Father," she asked innocently. "Where's Mother? Is she back yet?"

The Jonin gasped, and hung his head down somewhat. Her Father stared blankly at her, and then tilted his head down to the floor.

"Your Mother isn't coming back, Sunna." He said gravely.

Sunna lifted her hand to her chest slowly, tears starting to come in her eyes. "But why, Father?"

She saw tears hit the hardwood floor. She stared at he Father, waiting for an answer.

"Because your Mother's dead." He replied.

Sunna's eyes widened, and the tears started to run down her face. "H-How…?"

The Junin decided to answer this question. "She was killed on the mission she was on yesterday. I'm so sorry little girl."

The Jonin looked to her Father. "I'll take my leave." With that, he vanished in a poof of smoke.

Sunna stood there crying at what she just heard. Her Father stayed where he was, silently crying, the tears falling onto the ground.

"Fa-Father…" Sunna whimpered. She started towards him. She needed comfort, and so did he.

He turned away from her as she inched closer. "Go get ready for the Academy; you'll be late."

"But Father- "

He snapped his head to her, his eyes flaring. "Go!" he shouted.

Sunna froze immediately. She trembled her mouth to say something, but her Father's glare kept her silent. She finally bit her lip and ran back to her room, remembering her Mother's final words to her.

"Be good to your father while I'm gone."

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Weeks had passed since her Mother's death. Things hadn't gone back to normal. Sunna's Father became more aggressive, yelling at her for a simple childish thing, and he would grab and tightly hold her arm for her to hurt. He was also expecting so much more of her, like for her to do all of the house chores.

And the Academy…her Father forced her to quit. He didn't want her to become a ninja like her Mother. She liked to think to herself; "He wanted me to quit the Academy so that he wouldn't lose me too". But she knew the real answer after so long of her new life. All he wanted was a maid to clean his home for him, an obedient slave who would never disobey him, and he could kick that slave around for his own "fun"

So here Sunna sat, on the swing of a playground. She sat there with a miserable frown, so much different than the bright smiles she had not even a month before. She held onto the chain keeping the swing held up, and her feet were flat on the ground. She stared blankly at the dirt below her. This was the first time that she had ever felt so alone. Nobody to push her on a swing, no friendly faces to see at the Academy, and no bright smiles to welcome her each time she got up in the morning. She felt so alone. So…life-eating alone…

Sunna blinked after recalling the memories. She lay in her bed still, and gazed up at the ceiling. Strangely, she had the feeling of wanting to go back to that old playground from so many years ago. She didn't know why, but she just had the urge. Maybe it was because being in an old childhood environment would help comfort her.

Eventually, she rolled her head to the side, to see the clock on the wall. It was seven thirty. She would have the time to go for a quick walk.

'Father doesn't expect me to do anything else tonight.'

So she lifted herself up from the bed. She heard a distinct pitter-pattering from inside her room and above her. She turned to the window to see water running down the glass. It was raining outside. But it was still raining lightly enough to go out. She wouldn't be out too long anyway.

She walked out of her room and into the hallway. She made her way into the living room, to see her Father sitting in a chair. He was looking at the falling rain on the big glass window in front of him.

She took two steps into the room. She held her hands behind her back nervously.

"Father…?"

She heard a gruff "What?" reply.

"May I…go out for a walk?" she asked. "I won't be gone long, I promise."

She could see the man shrug. Then he brought the bottle of sake to his lips. "Fine."

Her face brightened at his simple answer. She quickly and quietly exited the room.

"Just don't stop doing your work if you get damn sick. Cos' it'll be your fault and punishment." She heard him say when she had just stepped out of the room. "And I'll punish you even more."

He didn't see it, but she cowered at merely hearing him say that. Sunna quickly put on her shoes and then walked out the front door, into the freezing cold fall rain.

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