Not So Secret Tunnel

By Kyatto

Chapter Eight

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Ursa and Tai: Sixteen

Aiden: Fifteen

Netami: Thirteen

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"What's that sound?" Ginny asked, cringing as a shrill squeal echoed throughout the chambers.

"That would be the Pop Tart," Aiden replied, wincing as well.

"The what?"

"Dad's new wife," Tai said quietly.

"…His new what now?"

"Once you get up there, it looks like you move on a lot faster."

"Why is she called the 'Pop Tart'?" Ginny gave both of the boys a Look.

"Because she gets all heated up and springs her sugary sweetness all over you. It's disgusting." Tai made a face.

"What made him decide to marry this creature?" Ginny frowned, deciding not to add 'without even mentioning it to me'.

"I don't know," Tai shrugged. "He went on like one date with the woman."

"…and then he married her?"

"Yeah."

Just then there was another high-pitched squeal and a tall buxom woman bounded towards them, light brown softy wavy hair bouncing around her shoulders in time to the bouncing of her chest. She caught sight of Tai and Aiden holding hands and frowned. When she saw Ginny her frown turned into a grimace.

"Can I help you?" Ginny glared.

Pointedly ignoring her, the woman turned to Tai. "What did I tell you about having your 'boyfriend' around? I told you I don't want him here anymore."

"Excuse me," Ginny tapped her shoulder, none-too-lightly either. "Mind telling me who you are?"

"Chidori," she replied curtly and then glared at Tai. "I'm not going to let you set a bad example for the baby." With that she stalked off, shouting "Zuzu-sweetie! Your son was mean to me again! Chi-chi needs a shopping spree to make her feel better!"

"Mom, my lunch almost just came back up," Aiden said, grimacing.

"That was the most horrid, disgusting thing I have ever seen," Ginny stared wide-eyed. "Are you sure he married…that?"

"I have a feeling it's only because he knocked her up," Tai shrugged. "Mom hates it when he tries to do the right thing."

"Marrying that creature is on the far end of the wrong spectrum," Ginny replied. "This is troubling. How is your mother handling it, dear?"

"I'll ask Ursa when she gets back from visiting her in Konoha."

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"He did what now?" Mai snapped, stopping right in the middle of preparing supper.

"He married some girl he knocked up a couple of months ago," Ursa replied.

"What?"

"He got married."

"………….Why?"

"I don't know," Ursa shrugged. "It's funny. The lady is barely older than me."

"That idiot!" Several sharp dinner knives flung across the room and lodged into the wall.

"Mom!" Ursa had ducked out of the way. "Careful!"

"I'm going to castrate him to keep this from happened, and then I'm going to kill him…because he's an idiot."

"He loves you too, Mom."

Still frowning, Mai turned to hide the fact she was blushing like she was a thirteen-year-old girl again. She then turned back around with an even sharper look on her face. "Auntie TenTen has far more sense than he ever did."

"Sure Mom. Have fun wading in that river of yours."

"What river?"

"Denial."

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"Light, this isn't funny!" Ginny leaned in to shove her husband.

"Yeah, it kind of is," Light hid his snickering behind his hand. "Did her chest really practically hit you in the face?"

"This isn't good! He's depressed."

"I don't care…Tell me more about the girl. Did she really sound like Misa with a California valley accent?"

"If you don't show some compassion, you're sleeping on the couch all week." She folded her arms.

"Good! I have work anyway."

"My life," Netami flipped a page in the book she was reading. "Is a sitcom."

"Tell me about it," Aiden sighed, hovering over his laptop as he chatted with Tai over the internet.

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