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I found a place so safe not a single tear

The first time in my life and now it's so clear

Feel calm I belong, I'm so happy hear

Now it's so strong I'll let myself be sincere

I wouldn't change a thing about it

This is the best feeling

~Innocence, Avril Lavigne

Chapter 7

Sky's POV

"Sky…." I heard someone calling my name. I didn't recognize their voice, so I didn't answer. It was weird, because I knew I was asleep, but I could see just fine. The only difference was I didn't know where I was. It certainly wasn't my room. I was in a dark room with marble flooring. There was one light hanging from the ceiling, but it was blinking in and out.

"Sky." I whirled at the sound of the voice again.

"Who are you?" I asked my voice harsh, "Show yourself!" A woman with dark brown hair and violet eyes stepped out of the darkness. I relaxed some, recognizing my Mother from the picture in the book. She smiled warmly.

"Oh Sky," She said, "It has been a long time since I saw you." I wanted to run and hug her, but I was hesitant. I didn't want it to be some kind of sick joke.

"I understand your hesitance," She said, "But I am real. I have tried to contact you before, but I was not successful."

"How are you doing it? Where are we?" I asked, feeling overwhelmed with emotions.

"It is one of the many abilities of the Raikai Clan," my Mother explained, "And this…" She swept her arm around, gesturing to the whole room, …. "Is your mind." I furrowed my eyebrows, not understanding.

"My mind?"

"Yes, everyone has their own "world" inside of themselves," She explained, "Some call it an inner world, others the mind." I nodded.

"Ok," I said, "But I read a book saying that the Raikai clan was destroyed." My Mothers face darkened.

"Indeed it was, Sky."

"Why?" I sank to the floor, wrapping my arms around my knees. My Mother sat next to me.

"Our Clan possesses many abilities, as I stated before," She said, "And because of that, the Hokages of all the villages had a meeting discussing whether or not to exile or destroy us. Of course, Konoha was against it, as were some of the other villages. However, once the meeting was over the villages that wanted us exiled or destroyed formed an army and ambushed Konoha. The battle lasted a few days, destroying a good deal of the Raikai clan. The few people of our clan that survived were lost in the Third Great Ninja War."

I stared down at the floor. Why was my only question. Why would they do that? I could understand them feeling threatened by our Clan's power, but to destroy us when not all the villages were in agreement? I growled and clinched my fists, making my palms bleed. My Mother saw this and placed her hand over my fist.

"I to was angered by this, but we cannot change what has already happened," My Mother said gently, "You and I are the only survivors of our Clan." I looked at her, shocked.

"What about Father?" I asked slowly. My Mother closed her eyes and looked away. A single tear slipped down her cheek.

"Your Father passed during the Third Great Ninja War," She said, her voice quivering. I hugged my Mother then, feeling tears forming in my eyes. I hadn't known my Father, but I still felt the loss.

"Sky, there is one last thing I must tell you," My Mother said, "I don't have much time, so I will have to say it quick." I nodded, wiping my eyes.

"Sky, you are aware that you bear the mark of our Clan, am I correct?" She asked.

I nodded.

"Yeah."

"Every Clan member bears this mark," My Mother said, "But, very few have the red dot on the moon." I made a face.

"The red dot?" My Mother then took my right wrist, looking at the mark then pointing at the red dot on the moon. I don't know why I never realized the red dot on the moon before.

"You are the first in many moons to bear the red dot," My Mother said.

"What's it mean?" I asked, looking from my mark to her. She was a very pretty woman. I'm surprised she wasn't remarried.

"The red dot means that you alone possess the ability to travel between earth and our world. Along with this, your natural abilities of the Raikai Clan are strengthened tenfold." I nodded then remembered the time where I pinned Sasuke with my mind. Or something like that.

"Do one of these abilities have to do with pinning someone with your mind?" I asked. My Mother smiled.

"Yes it does," She said, "That ability right now has probably not fully matured. It will mature as you grow stronger, but for now it will only react to your strongest emotions, like fear or anger for example."

"Yeah, I can tell," I said.

"Has it happened before?"

"Yes, I got mad or defensive at a friend and pinned him. It also seemed to suffocate him thought." My Mother nodded.

"Once you learn to control it, you can move objects or people; suffocate them, and when you've truly mastered it, you can enter people's minds and speak with them or show them images."

"Cool." My Mother stood.

"My time is up," She said, "My strength is weakening. I am glad I was able to speak with you Sky."

"No, wait!" I said as she walked away, "How do I travel back to your world?"

"You're smart and strong Sky, you'll figure it out," She said then disappeared.

I sighed then realized that the room was fading. I forced my eyes open and looked around my room. I glanced at the clock. 9:45 AM. I groaned and got out of bed and took a shower then went to see if the boys were awake. They were both still asleep. I shrugged and walked into the kitchen. I put some bacon on the skillet along with some pancakes then hopped up onto the counter. I was glad I met my Mother, really I was, but I was just disappointed that I wasn't able to ask her more questions. I was also angered by what the villages did to my Clan. Who gave them the right to destroy those lives? The lives of my people. The life of my Father. I held my head in my hands, my black hair flowing around my face. I cried into my hands, feeling the full loss of my Father. The Father that I never knew. I've never felt a Father's love. That probably sounds silly. How could a Father's love be different than a Mothers? Well, it's simple really. A Mother's love is gentle and kind. A Father's love is reliable and strong. It was much like a rock, you could stand on it forever and it would never fall or let you down. I smelled something strange and remembered the food in the skillet. I looked up and saw that the pancakes were burnt slightly. I switched off the fire and put the food onto a plate. No sooner did I do that did Naruto come running in.

"Is there a fire? I smelled smoke," He said urgently, then noticed my reddened eyes, "What's wrong?" I sighed and leaned against the counter, my arms crossed. He walked over and hopped up onto the counter next to me, waiting patiently. I never realized how I had grown to like him. At first, I thought he was a little annoying, but then I saw his caring and confident side. He was a nice boy, annoying and maybe somewhat dense, but he cared. I took a deep breath; then explained all that had happened earlier. The world, my Mother, my Clan being destroyed, everything.

"Wow….So you actually met your Mother?" Naruto asked, looking at me. I bit into my bacon and nodded.

"Yeah," I said around the food, "I'm glad I met her and everything, but I just didn't get to ask her all I wanted to ask her."

"I understand." I paused and looked at him, surprised.

"You do?" He nodded.

"Yeah. I never met my parents at all. They died when I was little and I was raised by the Third Hokage. Because I had the Nine-Tailed Fox inside of me, I was rejected and didn't have any friends, until I joined Team 7 and met Sasuke and Sakura and Kakashi Sensei. There are others but it would take too long to mention all of them." I blinked. I could never picture him as the type to be raised without parents. He was just so….happy.

"Wow, I'm sorry Naruto," I said.

"Don't worry about it," He said smiling, "I have lots of friends now. I'm glad I can add you to everyone else." That was the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me and I didn't know how to respond. Luckily, I didn't have to; he just put his hand on my shoulder. I smiled, glad he understood.

I finished my food and Naruto ate his breakfast, which was Ramon, of course. I was a little surprised Sasuke hadn't gotten up yet, he was usually up by now. Then again, he had gotten into a nasty fight so I guess I wouldn't blame him. But still, he didn't seem like the type to say in bed long. So, I walked down the hall and slowly opened his door. Sasuke lied on his side, his back to me. I quietly walked in, my bare feet making no noise. I walked around to the other side of the bed so I could see his face. A few scratches were on his face, but other than that, he looked perfectly normal. I have to say he looked…..calmer and more at peace when he slept.

"Hey Sasuke," I said quietly.

"Hn?" He asked, his eye still closed.

"Are you going to get up anytime soon?"

"What time is it?"

"It's almost eleven." He sighed and opened his eyes, looking at me.

"You feeling any better?" I asked, standing from the crouch I was in. Sasuke sat up. His hair was messier than it usually was. It was a lot spikier in the back and hung in his face more in the front.

"Yeah a little," He said, "I smelled smoke earlier but it sorta smelled like food, did something happen?" I smiled, scratching the back of my head.

"I uh…burned my food," I said. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and I left so he could change. I plopped down on the couch, Naruto on a chair then Sasuke walked down the hall, in his usual cloths.

"Oi! Sasuke your awake!" Naruto said, "Took you long enough."

"Shut it," Sasuke said, sitting on the couch. I smirked at their usual jabs at each other.

"Alright, I have something to say," I said and they both looked at me, "Naruto already knows, but I thought I'd tell you Sasuke."

"What is it?" The raven haired boy asked.

"Well," I started, "Last night, I met my Mother in like an 'inner world' type thing, at least that's what she called it. We talked about my Clan and stuff, which I'll get into later, but she said that I had the ability to travel at will from earth to her world."

"Do you know how to work it?" Sasuke asked.

"No….she didn't explain that."

"Tch."

"Yeah I know," I said, grinning. I could tell he was interested about my Clan and Naruto was trying hard not to go into it. I thought about how to put it into a shorter version. I furrowed my eyebrows and scrunched up my face. They waited patiently. Well, Sasuke waited, Naruto kept moving around in his chair.

"Have you thought of it yet?" He whined.

"No….," I said, "Bah! I'll just say it and hope it's not too long." Naruto quite moving and Sasuke starred at the floor, listening.
"Alright, so my Mother said that my Clan was a powerful Clan and possessed many abilities. Because of this, all the Hokages got together and discussed what do to with us. Some wanted to destroy or exile us, others wanted to keep us alive. So, they ended the meeting since they couldn't decide. Unfortunately, the Hokages that wanted us destroyed, formed an army and ambushed Konoha a few days later. This lasted a few days and a lot of the Raikai clan was killed, the few that survived were lost in the Third Great Ninja War."

Silence enveloped us once I was done. I cracked my knuckles, waiting for someone to say something.

"I'm sorry about your Clan, Sky," Sasuke said, avoiding eye contact.

"Thanks but its fine," I said.

"How could you say that?" Naruto blurted, standing, "Those Hokages destroyed your Clan or at least started it!" We looked at the Hyper Active Ninja.

"I know that Naruto," I said, my voice firm, "I am angry—I'm furious—at what they did. But there's nothing I can do about it now. I just have to accept what it is." He sat back down, accepting my answer. I stared down at my mark and the red dot. How the heck was I supposed to travel from here to Konoha? Would it have an effect on me? I groaned and slid down the couch, lying more on my back. I wished my Mother could have stayed longer and told me how to travel but noooo, she says 'you're smart and strong Sky you'll figure it out.' Sure, you could at least give me a hint. I'm not trying to sound all bratty and stuff, but it's true. I thought back to all the books and T.V show's I watched with travelling from different worlds in it. Some had doors, others just thought a thought and they were there. I started to grow more and more frustrated. I thought about this book I saw in the secret room in the library. It was on the Raikai clan and it was showing pictures of the steps in this certain hand seal. I forgot what the hand seal was for but I started doing it with my hands just because. While I was doing this, I was thinking about what Sasuke and Naruto had told me about Konoha. The trees, the food.

"Uh Sky, what're you doing?" Naruto's voice broke my train of thought. He had moved over to the couch and both boys were staring at me or rather, my mark. It was glowing and some veins in my forearm were glowing red. I swallowed and starred at it.

"The hand seals you did most have activated it," Sasuke said, "Where you see those?"

"In a book on my Clan," I said, "Have you seen them before?" Both of them shook their heads. Then, I don't really know why, but I put my index finger and my middle finger onto my mark, like I was checking my pulse. That just felt right.

"Konoha?" I said slowly, just to see what would happen.

A sensation came over me then, like the feeling of falling. It was dark. Really dark. Slowly, a I saw a light. It gradually grew larger then I felt my body hit ground. My vision cleared and I found myself in a forest with really tall trees. It was very pretty. Then I remembered Sasuke and Naruto and started looking around but didn't see them.

"Sasuke! Naruto!" I yelled, standing. I heard a loud thump then a yelp and ran towards the direction.

"Ow, ow, ow! Sasuke!" That was obviously Naruto.

"Quite complaining, I'm coming." Annnd that was Sasuke. I jogged towards their voices and saw Naruto in tangled in some vines hanging from some trees. Sasuke was crouching on the branch they were attached to, using his kunai to cut the vines. Once the vines were cut, Naruto fell to the ground. He glared at Sasuke but said nothing, then spotted me.

"Sky! There you are," He said, standing.

"Yeah, so is this Konoha?" I asked, looking around. Sasuke jumped down.

"I think we're outside of Konoha right now," He said. I nodded and followed them in (hopefully) the right direction. After a few hours of walking and taking breaks, we reached a path. Trees lined the path on either sides and we walked down it. I was growing tired and seriously hungry.

"I'm hunnngrrrryyy," Naruto whined.

"Me to," I said, "Sasuke are we almost there?"

"Hn." I frowned. Was that a yes or a no? A half an hour later, we reached a gate that said 'Konoha.'

"YESS!" Naruto exclaimed and ran through the gates. Sasuke and I followed more slowly. I looked around as we walked in. There were many streets with shops, restaurants, apartments and houses lined up along them. The food smelled great I have to say. We followed Naruto to this place called IchiRaku's. He said it was a Ramon place.

"Don't you think we should find your Sensei and teammate before we eat…?" I asked.

"They can wait, besides I'm starved!" Naruto said, looking longingly at the restaurant before us.

"Sky's right, we should find Sak—"

"Sasuke! Naruto!" We all turned as a pink haired girl ran up to us. I assumed this was Sakura. She ran up and hugged the two boys, smiling broadly.

"Your back!" She said, pulling away, then turned serious, "Where the heck have you two been! We've been worried and sending ANBU out looking for you!" Naruto scratched the back of his head, his cheeks flushing slightly.

"Hehe…Sorry Sakura….we weren't really trying to disappear," He said. I stood awkwardly looking around.

"Who's this?" Sakura asked.

"I'm Sky," I said.

"Sakura Haruno," Sakura said, then turned to her teammates, "Is she a friend?"

"Yup! We'll explain everything later," Naruto said, "But can we get food now? I'm starving." Sakura rolled her eyes and we all went into IchiRaku's Ramon.

After that we started looking for their Sensei. We found him talking a person wearing a mask resembling a cat. I made a face. Why was he wearing a mask? Wasn't it rude to wear a mask when someone was talking to you? I tapped Sasuke's shoulder and he looked at him.

"Why's he wearing a mask?" I asked, quietly so they wouldn't hear.

"He's ANBU Black Ops, they need to keep their identities a secret," he said. I nodded.

"Kakashi-Sensei!" Sakura said, running up to him. Kakashi turned to her then spotted Naruto and Sasuke behind Sakura.

"Naruto, Sasuke," He said. I couldn't tell if he was smiling or not because of his mask, but I'm sure he was.

"It's good to be back home," Naruto said, smiling broadly, "Sorry we worried you guys." Kakashi looked at me curiously.

"Who's this?" He asked.

"I'm Sky," I said.

"Well," Kakashi said, "Do you have a place to stay?" I frowned.

"No, I don't."

"You can stay with me and my parents," Sakura said, "We have a spare room." I nodded.

"Thanks."

Kakashi said that he would meet up with us so we can talk about what happened tomorrow morning. We all went to our homes and I walked with Sakura to her home.

"I'm home!" Sakura called after walking into the house.

"Well, you sound happier," Her Mom said, walking up to us. Sakura nodded.
"Sasuke and Naruto returned," She said, "This is their friend, I told her she could stay with us since she doesn't have a place to stay."

"Oh well, ok, what's your name?"

"Sky," I said, shaking her hand.

"Welcome Sky," Mrs. Haruno said, "You're welcome to stay as long as you like."

"Thank you," I said and Sakura showed me around the house and to my room.

"Here's where you'll stay," Sakura said. I nodded and took a really quick nap, then had dinner with her family, and then we all went to bed. I liked Sakura. She was nice. Hopefully sometime I could find my Mother though. I also liked Konoha. I felt like I had returned home after years of being gone, which in fact was what had happened. I sighed contentedly. I felt like I belonged. I had longed for that feeling all my life and now I found it.

A/N: Sorry for the somewhat late update, I've been busy. If Sakura was a little OOC, sorry, she will probably be like that throughout the fic. PLEASE REVIEW ;)