Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I just own the plot and the O.C.'s.
About an hour after she woke, Aiko was walking with her mother to some unknown destination. At least that is the way it seem to the younger woman.
"Be on your best behavior, please," the older woman pleaded as she knocked on the door that they had approached.
"I will do my best," Aiko replied while looking at the door expecting it open at any moment.
"They don't know and I want this to be a pleasant surprise," The fifth Hokage crossed her arms, but didn't keep the position as she started to fidget with her hair and her green cloak which caused her to mess with her gray top.
Ah, she was meeting some of her mom's family. She scrunched her face in confusion and thought, Why couldn't we do this on our own. She huffed. Never mind I know the answer to that. She glanced over to the older woman. "It's all right. We're just meeting family."
"That's what you think. But the last time they saw me was before I left Konoha," the slug princess explained.
Aiko nodded as she reached out her hand and squeezed her mother's arm. Nothing needed to be said. The opening to the Senju compound forgotten until it swung open, surprising them both and revealing a woman whom resembled Tsunade.
The woman at the door gasped. "Tsuande, is that you?"
"Yes, mother it is." Tsunade smiled, weakly.
"Who is this?" Tsunade's mother asked as she eyed Aiko, who started to feel uncomfortable, up and down. "One of your ninja protectors?"
"Not exactly, Mother." Tsunade took a fleeting look between her mother and daughter. "Look again."
The woman did just that, scrunching up her nose as she once again scrutinized Aiko. "She kind of remind me of your old friend Jiraiya, but she has your eyes." Aiko's 'grandmother' stole another glimpse. "That not the only thing she has. But if that's true how and when?"
Aiko rolled her eyes and kept herself from laughing. Please the old woman should know how Aiko was conceived by this point in her life. Heck, Aiko still remembered the day that her jounin-sensei lectured them about using seduction and the possibility of sex during a mission and was perhaps more embarrassing for Sensei than it was the students. Of course it couldn't top the day when Minato and Kushina tried to tell her about what was happening to her body when her monthly visitor first arrived. Although Kushina seemed to not have a problem telling her about the birds and the bees. After all those memories forcing themselves to the forefront of her mind, she couldn't help letting a chuckle escape. Her mother glared at her for a moment.
"Well, lets not discuss that right now, but be happy with the knowledge that you have a grandchild," Tsunade said through clinched teeth. She didn't want to think about that night as much as possible.
The older woman led them through the drafty hallway into a common room of some sort. The room was almost overly decorated as well as almost gaudy. Do all people with as much wealth, splendor, and recognition flaunt it this badly? Whatever happen to simple? Hell, even Kakashi kept it simple!
"Excuse me for moment. I'm going to get us some refreshments," The elder Senju stated as walked away.
Tsunade let out a long, deep breath. "The hard parts over. Lets hope it goes well from here."
Aiko nodded. Part of her wanted to do this, but the other part her of just wanted to leave.
Soon the older woman come barging through with a soft honey colored wood tray with three glasses. She set the tray down and passed the glasses out.
"So," Aiko's grandmother began. "What's your name?"
"I'm Aiko, Ma'am," she answered staring at her cup the entire time.
"Aiko, I've heard a lot about you. Some say your as good as Kakashi," the old woman stated.
Aiko's blood started to boil. Was that some backhanded compliment? The old woman has probably never seen Kakashi or her in action. But decided to play it cool. "Well, don't believe everything you hear. Besides I'm one of the few people that can knock Kakashi on his ass!"
"You don't say and how do you pull one over on Sharingan Kakashi?" The old woman challenged.
"He may have mastered over a thousand jutsu, but he is not impervious to surprise and super strength," Aiko bragged as she leaned back.
"She inherited your super strength, Tsunade!" The old woman smiled.
"Yes, she did. Yesterday Jiraiya wanted to see how skilled she was and she knocked him on his butt as well!" Tsuande grinned.
"What did he do after that?' the grandmother asked, remembering how Jiraiya could be.
"He complained a bit about not being warned first. But I told him he wouldn't be able to judge it properly if he knew it was coming!" Aiko laughed.
"That is true." the older woman agreed. Then she cleared her throat. "You know what I just thought. We should throw Aiko a coming out party. You know, tell everyone she's a Senju."
Aiko groaned on the inside. Her mother looked over at her and gave her a sympathetic look. "Mom, are you sure about this?"
"As sure as anything," the woman replied. "What do you think, Aiko? Would you be up for it?
Aiko knew this wasn't the time to argue with the old woman. "If that's want you want."
"Good, it's settled than." The female elder of the Senju clan moved her gaze to her daughter and smirked.
Aiko sipped at her drink. Not really tasting it, just keeping her throat from drying up.
"What are your future plans?" the old woman broke the silence again and gazed at Aiko.
"I'll be getting married soon."
"To whom?" The woman stared at her so long Aiko thought that the woman had burned a couple holes into her head.
"Umino Iruka," Aiko responded taking another sip.
"What does he do?" she inquired.
"He's a chuunin who teaches at the Academy and works the missions desk." She tried to fight her anger, but it was coming in waves and was about to erode the last bits of foundation.
"He's a chuunin." She retorted as if she had tasted something foul. "Why don't you marry someone more fitting to your station? Someone who's gotten a lot farther in ninja rank."
Aiko snorted. Another bit of the wall just fell. "Because I don't want to!" What's wrong with him being a chuunin? Never mind she felt that she knew the answer to it. "Who would you rather I get married to? Kakashi!"
"Why, yes I would." the older woman sneered and crossed her arms.
Aiko stood up. "That is so fucking wrong on so many fucking levels. He is like a brother!"
"All of us have to make sacrfi-"
"Bull shit!' Aiko cursed. "Besides what's wrong with Iruka being a chuunin? He's doing what he loves! And couldn't ask for a better man to be with for the rest of my life. He's the only one who puts up with anything I do!"
"That's all well and good, but sometimes we swallow our pride and do what's best for our family instead of doing what our heart want," her grandmother explained.
Aiko had enough. No one was going to tell how to live her life especially since they never been in her life until now. "NO!" she exclaimed as she threw her glass towards the wall in front of her and shatter while the beverage painted the walls.
"Aiko, dear," Tsunade called as Aiko stomped away.
"Mom, don't. I just need to go. I have to meet Iruka and some of our friends later for drinks. You can join us later if you want to," Aiko replied as left the way came stomping the entire way.
After she heard the door slam, Tsunade stood up and told her mother, "Are you happy?" The other just stared at her blankly. "Are you?! You just managed to alienate your only grandchild. And knowing what I know about myself and Jiraiya, it's going to take a helluva lot on your part to make her change her mind."
"What's that suppose to mean?" the woman queried, not moving from her spot.
"It's means she has my temper. She gets her stubbornness and pride from both Jiraiya and me," she snapped. "So, it means you are going to have to do a lot of ass-kissing to get on her good side. And best way to do it, is to apologize to her face and through other people." After she was done yelling at her mother, she left in a similar fashion as her daughter.