-sorry of the hella long wait everyone- RUN9: The light that's hard to hold onto…

It was early in the morning, around 6:30 when Hikaru woke up. The sun shined through his bedroom window waking him up. He turned his body from the sun light and put his arm over his eyes. He heard the sound of birds cheeping away from the trees outside his window. He lied in bed a few minutes longer, not really ready to completely get up yet. After lying in bed for that long he got bored, he desisted to just get up.

"I bet no one is even up yet, it's only…." Hikaru looked over at his clock on his dresser next to his bed.

"….6:45…." Hikaru sighed.

He walked lazily over to his room door. He walked out into the hallway and into the bathroom across from his room. He did what he always did when he first wakes up. He brushed his teeth and washed his face. After that he made his way down stairs. Half way down he heard some low noises from the kitchen.

"Who's that…it's still early?" Hikaru walked down the steps and look from the side into the kitchen.

"Morning Hikaru!" He heard his name being called from the kitchen. He walked out from the side and now stood in the doorway.

"Good morning uncle Sasuke…" Hikaru gave a small smile to him only to receive one larger than his.

"You're up early." Sasuke was still looking throw some cabinets.

"I'm not usually up at this time; papa always has to wake me up." Hikaru spoke over the noise Sasuke was making.

"Oh, did I wake you?" Sasuke turned to him after finding the thing he was looking for.

He held a large pan in each of his hands.

"No, I couldn't even hear you." Hikaru said.

"Well that's good, so how was your sleep, did you sleep well?" Sasuke asked as he turned to the stove and placed the pans on a separate fire line on the stove.

"Well, I had a dream last night that was really scary, but Sakare came in and made me fell better." Hikaru smiled when remembering the trouble his small cousin went through just of Hikaru.

"Well that's good , as long as your alright, but next time just come into my room and tell me and your aunt about it, it might make you feel better to let more out to people who have longer attention spans."Sasuke slightly chuckled as he closed the refrigerator holding a carton of eggs and some flower.

"I will do that next time." Hikaru smiled and walked over to Sasuke.

He seen all the stuff Sasuke was working with. He had all sorts of fruits out on one counter top while the rest held other things like sugar, flower, milk, eggs, some random seasoning that makes thing taste sweeter and not so bland like cinnamon and nutmeg. He had bowls and large spoons out too. Even thou there was all that stuff out, Sasuke still had things nice, neat, and in order.

Hikaru could only slightly chuckled, making Sasuke turn to him with a questioning look.

"What…?" Sasuke had on a navy blue apron around his waist. In his left hand he had a mixing bowl filled with ingredients that looked like it was meant to make pancakes and a large mixing spoon in his right hand.

"Can I help? I help papa cook all the time at home." Hikaru asked hoping Sasuke would say yes.

"Course' you can, that would be a big help!" Sasuke gave him a slight smile.

Hikaru gave a large smile and quickly walked over to the counter that was filled with seasonings. Sasuke told him what he needed help with and gave Hikaru the items needed for the job. They worked quickly and were around the time of being finished.

Sasuke told Hikaru to set the table and without delay Hikaru did so.

"Mummm…it smells really good down here! You two must be really cooking!" Sakura stood in the kitchen doorway and smelled in the warm sent of breakfast.

"Morning auntie Sakura, did you sleep well?" Hikaru gave her a large smile and walked over to her and gave her a morning hug.

Sakura could barley contain herself and hugged Hikaru back tightly.

-He's too cute, I can't resist! - Sakura thought.

"I slept really well, thanks for asking Hikaru!" Sakura gave him a warm smile.

"Morning Sakura, It's nice to see you're finally up." Sasuke joked as he planted a sweet morning kiss to her lips.

"Oh hush Sasuke, its only 7:15! Just because you wake up at the crack of don does not mean we all have too!" Sakura played along with him.

"Well, anyways you're just in time, breakfast is ready." Sasuke turned back over to the stove.

"Oh really? Wow I'm good!" Sakura chuckled as sat down at the table to join Hikaru.

"Heh, don't flatter yourself!" Sasuke commented from the stove.

"You first hot shot…" Sakura chuckled.

"What about Sakare? Is he not going to eat?" Hikaru asked as Sasuke joined them at the table with the rest of the food in his hands.

"Don't worry about him, he'll wake up shortly. I like to let him sleep in on days he does not have school. He'll be down here shortly." Sasuke placed the food on the table and sat down with them at the end of the table.

"And anyways, it gives us time to talk to you more!" Sakura smiled happily at her nephew.

Hikaru slightly smiled and started to question a thought that has been on his mind.

-Is daddy alright? Is he safe? - Hikaru thought slightly panicked about his father's wellbeing.

Hikaru on the outside held the face of slight fear. He was shacking, but just barely. Still, Sasuke could see this and he had a feeling he knew why.

"Hikaru, it's about your father isn't it?" Sasuke looked at Hikaru with all seriousness.

Sakura looked at Sasuke questioning look then turned her attention to Hikaru. She seen her was shacking and his head was down. Hikaru looked up slightly with a face of fear.

"Papa, he always tells me that no matter the distance between us, he will always find me. No matter how much pain I feel, he will always try his very best to heal it. No matter what people say about me, he will always see me as a one and only treasure. I always believe in my papa's words and always try to see the light in things, especially in things like this… but this is a hard light to find." Hikaru took a deep breath.

-A hard light to find…? - Sasuke and Sakura had the same question on their mind.

"You think your father may not be able to come to you this time?" Sakura asked the shaken boy.

Hikaru nodded and looked up at her.

"I know that what happened was a big thing for us both and papa can handle it, but I just have a painful feeling that there is not even a faint light of hope for us…." Hikaru's words hit both adults hard. Sasuke felt his pain the most and it makes his heart burn with the same feeling he had when he was around Hikaru's age.

"Hikaru, can you tell us about what happened." Sakura asked him only to receive silence from the boy.

After a few seconds Hikaru started to speak.

"…….It was weeks ago when it happened. Papa had to go to the village of the clouds and then the village of the waves. It was going to take him a couple of days to finish his job since the villages are so far apart. He never liked leaving me alone at home for more than two days and his trip was going to take him at least a week or so, so I had to come along with him. We made it to the first village with no problems. We went in and got what he needed, but on our way to the other village, it was not go so smoothly. Papa wore a face that told me that something was going to happen. I could not understand it at the time but I soon found out it was not to be toyed with. Papa would tell me to stay close to him at all times and not to run ahead. It was around noon when we stopped to rest. That's when the weather started to act up. It was really windy, but it had a slight heat to it, and telling by papa's face that was a wind he knew too well. He told me to stand behind him and I did so. Papa looked around for a moment before looking in front of us. He then called out a name." Hikaru stopped and thought about the name with anger.

"Who was it Hikaru….?" Sasuke seen the anger in the boy's eyes.

Hikaru looked up at him and said….

"His name was…….Kisame! "

Sasuke and Sakura looked at him in Shock. That was one name neither of them were excepting to hear.

JUST SOME INFO

This chapter was long… well for me it was.

Now I am finally getting around to telling you all how it happened. Kisame is now in the light and Hikaru tells all that he can in the next chapter. After all this, can Hikaru still find the light that his father wants him to hold onto or will he lose it and let it go?

Find out next time in another episode of When to run!!!

Until next time, this is vegemaru over and out!!!