Sequel to WLCCA (FL)
Itachilova101
Ch. 4
A/N: Okay, chappie 4! Yay!
Thank you to AkatsukiFan, Sn1ck3rd00dl3, Gothic Saku-chan, furryhatlover2543, FrozenFyre, blossom-geisha, Cherry Blossom55 and last, but most certainly not least, the ever-so-cute Kakashi's kutie!
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So, Sakura had Keitaro who was a wonderful baby. He didn't scream much. Though, he only screamed when Itachi did his baby voice that he saved for special occasions... Very special occasions.
He ate when he was fed, he slept when he was laid in his crib. He played when Mayu played with him.
He, unlike Mayu, looked a lot like Itachi. He had his hair, his eyes, but had other looks like Sakura's. Her slightly over-sized forehead, her gleaming smile, that hopeful glint she always had in her eye...
He grew up a lot like Mayu. They both were happy and loved to play with their parents. They all cared for each other. Still, for some reason, they both felt... Somewhat distant to eachother. Like they were just friends and nothing more.
Sure, friendship is a close relationship, but blood is thicker than water. They sometimes felt like they were just polar opposites.
When Mayu turned ten, she became quite observant toward the differences she possessed compared to her family. She began to ask those hard-to-answer questions, but Itachi still felt that she was too young to know about how bastardly her father was.
So, when she asked questions, they found ways to work around them and the subject would be dropped for the moment. For the moment only, though, and that's it. So, they'd have to do that several time until she dropped the subject for the day or so.
Sakura still felt it was wrong to keep such an important from her. Still, there was little she could do since Itachi did have a point. She was quite young and may not be able to take in the information as easily as she could when she was grown up a bit more.
Therefore, she kept her emotions on that matter to a minimum.
One day, Mayu had asked, again, about why she was so different from her brother, her father and her.
Sakura decided there was a line to draw. A compromise, if you will. She set Mayu on her knee and stroked her black hair lovingly. "Darling... Everybody is different. Not just you. You may look different, but you are a part of our family. You are Itachi's and my daughter, you are Keitaro-chan's sister. You are ours and that will never change."
Mayu hugged her mother.
Sakura smiled softly and hugged her tightly.
She got off her mother's lap and ran off to go see her father who had just walked in the house.
"Daddy!" she called, hugging him tightly.
"My, you sure are in a good mood today." he commented.
"Yep!"
Itachi looked at Sakura, who had just come into the scene. She smiled at him and hugged herself. She mouthed to him, "I'll tell you later." He nodded and knelt beside Mayu.
"How was school today, Mayu-chan?"
"Good!" she exclaimed. "I met a new friend today! Her name is Kaida-chan and Inari-san says that she looks really pretty. We both like her and now we're all friends! She's fun!"
Itachi chuckled. "That's good."
Itachi picked her up and carried her into the other room while she giggled.
"Where's Keitaro?" asked Itachi.
"Yea! Where's Keitaro-niisan!"
Sakura answered, "he and Sasuke-kun went to the park today. He actually managed to convince him into going. It was an interesting debate."
"Debate, huh? That's an interesting word to use considerring he's only six years old..." Itachi stated.
"But it was a lot like a debate. It was quite fun to watch."
Itachi smirked.
Sakura went to the kitchen and began to make dinner. Itachi and Mayu sat in the living room and played together.
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Neji sat in his cell, just sitting there and staring at the wall. That's how his days went. At least until the guards come by and get him into the mood to tell them off. That was, really, the best point of his days.
This day, though, was different. This day was the day of his parole hearing. This day was the day he may actually get free and be able to walk the streets as a free man. Something he hadn't done in years.
A guard came up to his cell and knocked on one of the bars with his baton. "Hyuga, time to go. Get up."
He stood and waited for the guard to get in and cuff him. When he was cuffed and ready to go, the guard took him away to where the hearing was being held.
"Hyuga Neji, you've been charged with drugging and raping a female. You've served three yeers, but was forced to serve more time." the parole officer (or whatever you call them peoples) said. "Tell us why you think you should be let out."
Neji fished for tears as he said his little story. "I-I have a little girl... I haven't even seen her face. I swear, I would do anything if I could just see her beautiful face. Please, I'll get a job, I'll move in with some family members. I'd do ANYTHING."
The people looked at eachother, then made their decision. "Parole granted."
Neji mentally smirked and shook hands with all the people. He was free.
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Neji finally smelt the air around him as a free man. He caught his ride, his father had come to pick him up. (A/N: ... He's not dead in this.)
"So, what are you doing now?" asked his father. (A/N: I forgot his name...) "What are you going to do with your life?"
"First, I'm going to find my daughter. Then, I'm going to win custody of her."
"I see. Do you really want her now? I mean, she's never seen your face before."
Neji smirked. "That won't matter. She's my daughter and she'll stay mine."
'What a perfect way to ruin their lives than to take away the one thing of mine they have?'
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Sakura was watching the news when she saw the news report. She gasped and yelled, "Itachi! You might want to come here!"
Itachi came into the room and saw the news report.
"Hyuga Neji has been approved parole and is now back in Konoha." the news reporter said. "He had this to say..."
Neji came onto the screen and said, "I'm really glad to be out now. This gives me a chance right the wrongs I've made and actually meet my daughter that's out there in the world."
Sakura gasped again and whispered, "Mayu-chan..."
Itachi put his hand on his shoulder and sighed. "We can hope that he doesn't get visitation rights of her. That's the best we can hope for at the moment. Unless, he gets put back in jail..."
"B-But Mayu-chan... She's ours." she whispered. "He didn't give a damn when he found out I was pregnant with her."
Tears welled in her eyes as she watched the television move on to the next story.
"I don't want to lose her." she told Itachi, looking up at her. "I love her."
"I know." he replied. "He might not get visitation rights, though. With all he's done, I don't think the judge would be so stupid as to give her to a man that's been in jail for raping his daughter's mother."
"What if he does?" she asked.
"Let's not think about that right now. Right now, we have something more important to do."
"What's that?"
"We have to tell Mayu the truth."
Sakura stayed silent and cried as she watched the TV blankly. She put her face in her hands and cried. Itachi sat beside her and put a hand around her back. He tried to calm her, but found it very difficult.
Mayu and Keitaro came into the room and hugged her.
"Why's Mommy crying?" he asked, his thumb in his mouth.
"Uh, a very bad man just got out of jail." Itachi answered.
Sakura tried to calm herself down so the kids didn't worry. When she did, she took one look at Mayu and began crying again. She ran into her room and cried there where she could be alone.
Out in the sitting room, Itachi was thinking of what he was going to do. His wife was crying her heart out and their daughter might beput in the hands of a convicted felon! That was not good!
What were they to do? If the judge decided they were allowed visitation rights, they'd end up leaving their daughter with Neji... ALONE! That was the problem. They didn't want Neji to hurt Mayu!
This was going to be a loooong night...
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A/N: Whaddaya think! Good? Bad? In between? I need opinions please!