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Chapter 9: Surprises

"A child?" They all said unison. Yamato seemed shocked as well. He thought it was just an animal that got lost. He looked at the child who was staring at him.

'He's about to cry. Poor child, he must be lost.' Yamato said, growing fond for the child.

"Are you lost?" The child nodded, "Come. I'll take you to some people who might help you." Yamato said as he held the boy's hand and slowly stood up. Everyone just followed him.

"Aren't you forgetting something Kakashi?" Shizune asked the man.

"What?" Shizune glared at him, "Okay,okay, sigh."

"Er, boy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I thought you were just something dangerous." Kakashi said with a sigh.

The boy smiled, "It's okay. I understand. Mama said that this world is full of danger so we should not let our guard down, though I do not know what she meant by danger."

The gang laughed good-heartedly. Everyone just grew fond with the boy. On their way, the child skipped and hopped happily. He talked to Yamato the whole time they traveled.

"My Mama is very lovely but she always tends to get easily angered. So I just listen to her to avoid her nagging. Plus she cooks something delicious whenever I do something good. And Mama is really one of the best chefs in the world, my grandpa too."

"Really? That sounds really interesting. I would like to taste your Mama's delicacies someday." Yamato said to the enthusiastic child, smiling back to his grinning face.

"By the way little boy, what is your name?" Ino sweetly asked.

"My name is Ren. You are very pretty Miss." He said. Ino laughed.

"You're cute too! How old are you?"

"Almost 5, Miss."

The gang gasped, "You're only five? How did you get lost?"

"My Mama was busy. She left me to grandpa's care but I want to see my Mama perform so I sneaked from home and followed Mama but I got lost."

"Perform?" Shikamaru asked

"Yes, my Mama plays organ and piano. She teaches me that too. My uncle also plays the guitar. He is very handsome and he is kind to me. But Mama said I should stay away from him or else I would only be like my Papa."

"Why is that?" Yamato asked

"I don't know. I never knew my Papa. Mama never told me anything about him except not to be like him. Auntie said I am too smart for my own good."

They stopped at the police station. Yamato and Ren went inside while the others just wait outside.

"Officer, this child is lost. Has someone searched for a lost child?" Yamato asked an officer.

The officer reluctantly said, "No, no one has come here."

Yamato saw his reluctance but ignored it. He shifted his attention to the child.

"Ren, I'm going to leave you here. These people will help you find your Mama. Be a good boy, ne?" Yamato was about to leave when Ren, clutched to him.

"Please don't leave me." The boy said, his eyes watery. Yamato felt butterflies are rioting inside him. He didn't know why but part of him didn't want to leave the boy.

"Okay," he said, "let's just tell the police to call me when someone come looking for you." The boy smiled. They approached the officers.

"What's taking you so long?" Kankuro asked. The whole gang entered the Police Station, growing impatient with the two. Just then someone rushed to the officer's desk.

"Has someone come here with-" then she saw Ren, "Ren!"

She hugged Ren tightly, "Where did you go? Don't you ever scare Mama like that again!"

The gang stood there shocked, Yamato the most. He can't move from his position. He can only whisper the question,

"Ayame?"

A/N: Thank you for reading! Please review!

Oh Ehm Gee! Ayame is here! What could this mean? And why is Yamato so affected with her sudden appearance?

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