Legends Chapter 10: Simanei, a naruto fanfic

Disclaimer: I have no ownership of Naruto, and this is just a fan fiction with loose connections to the actual show.

A/N: This chapter is going to be really intense too. This was actually even better than Tsubasa the first time I wrote it. but then someone gave me an amazing idea, that forced this chapter to change a little. More like a lot. Either way, I really hope everyone likes this chapter. :)

Chapter Ten: Simanei

Reyna's POV

I open my eyes and look around. Immediately I see Taylor looking over me. Annie and Vince are right next to him. Mom and Dad are on my other side. Everyone looks worried about something. I look around more. I see a nurse, and a doctor. I'm in a hospital. But I'm not hurt. Well at least my body. I do have a mind-numbing headache though. And everything is a little blurry, and sometimes everyone shakes, or their bodies turn a little mushy. Taylor says something to me, then to the doctor and everyone else in the room, then says something to me again, though I can't understand any of it. It sounds like I'm underwater. Slowly, everyone stops shaking, and turning mushy, and I can hear clearly again.

"Reyna! Reyna," Taylor calls out to me, "Reyna you're awake!" he says as he smiles, "We were so scared!"

What did happen? I don't remember anything. The last thing I remember was Tania crying.

Then nothing.

Wait, I know what happened now. It happened again. I fainted again. This hasn't happened in a while. How long was I out. It shouldn't have been long enough for them to bring me to the hospital, and to bring my parents. It's usually only for a few minutes.

"We didn't know what to do after you passed out!" Vince starts, "But we decided that we had to get you some medical attention. We brought you here and your parents came a few minutes later. You've been out for hours!"

Hours? That's impossible. It must be getting worse. I wonder how much longer I have left.

"If I may interrupt-" The doctor said, "I may be able to explain why this happened. We did some testing, and we've come to the conclusion, that Reyna has Seram Mortem, or "Lock of Death". It's a cancerous disease that kills the host at a young age."

"Lock of Death?" Annie says, " Who cares about that! Just give her the cure! You can't let Reyna die!"

"There-" The doctor starts, though before he can continue Dad, interjects.

"There is no cure for Seram Mortem." As soon as he says that mom bursts into tears and hides her face in dad's chest. He hugs her tightly and continues, "We've known that Reyna had Seram Mortem since she was young. It's a gene that runs in my family. I didn't have it but my mother's sister did. And my grandfather's two brothers. And so on it went like that. I wasn't born with Seram Mortem, and in my family that was the only thing a parent would wish for in their child. And that is the same thing I wished for when my daughter was born. And my wish came true."

"Wait," Vince said, "If Reyna wasn't born with Seram Mortem, why does she have it now?"

My mom's cries got louder so she muffled them by going deeper into dad's shirt.

"We had a daughter before Reyna, though she left us a few years ago after she graduated from training school."

I remember Susanne. She was the one who taught me the basics of genjutsu, since she was good at it herself.

My dad continues, "Reyna was born a few years later, though she was not as lucky as our first daughter. When she was diagnosed with Seram Mortem, we had no idea what to do. But we tried our best to let her live a normal life for as long as she could. We tried to keep her fate a secret for as long as we could, though as she got older she would keep asking us about her frequent faintings. Eventually we had to tell her."

I remember the day I learned I was destined to die young. I remember that day, I almost gave up on my life right there. I remember a week from that day I stood on the top of Tamashi City Bridge railings, looking down at the river, that I was thinking of joining in a few seconds. I remember changing my mind. I remember a week after that, I tried again, to end my life. I remember changing my mind again. I remember trying again and again, for two months, and changing my mind every time. I remember Susanne, finding me one day, over the railing. I remember getting surprised when I saw her, starting to slip off the side. And I remember her grabbing my hand before I almost fell to my death. Only then did I realize how much I still wanted my life. Only then did I decide to continue living.

It was quiet for some time. Then Annie spoke up.

"No! This can't be!"

Vince followed right behind her, "There has to be some way! There has to be some cure!"

"There is no cure," the doctor said, "the disease has been researched for decades."

Taylor turned to the doctor, "What about chikara, or magicry! Can't you do something with those!"

"I'm afraid not. Seram Mortem does not respond to nagare or mana at all."

"That's impossible!" Annie says, "Magicry has to work somehow!" She presses her hands to my chest and her hands turn blue, as she starts chanting a healing spell, "Espara no combiyena arcos lavina aesa shora naisa" She continues expanding the spell, trying to make it more powerful. Sweat starts forming on her forehead. I feel a drop fall onto my face, though I know the drop was not sweat, it was tears. "Vince get over here! Use your chikara. You're plant nature. Plant nature is best at healing! Use a healing move!"

"I can't! I don't know any healing moves!" Vince replies, "I didn't want you guys teasing me about being like a nurse, so I only learned combat moves!"

He seems more tense than I've ever seen him. His eyes even start to get misty. He's usually always smiling and laughing. I don't like seeing him like this. I don't want anyone to be upset over me. Taylor still stands further by the bed. He looks broken, and crushed. I don't like crying Annie. I don't like tense Vince. I don't like broken Taylor.

"I'm sorry, everyone." I manage to get out. I put my hand over Annie's and she understands that there's no chance. I'm close. I'm close to dying now. "I'm sorry I made you sad. I'm sorry I can't retake the graduation exams. I'm sorry I can't graduate with all of you. I'm sorry I can't go on an adventure with you three. And Taylor," I say facing him now, "I'm sorry I stopped our kiss. I love you! I really do! But I didn't want to! Because if I did, I knew that it would never be a beautiful fairytale story. I knew I would die young. I knew you loved me. But I needed you to not love me! I knew loving me would only hurt you after I died. And it hurt me, to force you away. It hurt you, to know that I was forcing you away. But I knew it was for the better, so you won't be as hurt later on, when I'm gone. I'm sor-"

"Stop, " Taylor says, "Don't apologize. You have nothing to apologize for." He leans in and kisses me, and I let his warmth travel from his lips, to mine, to my heart. Then it's gone, as he stands up again.

I close my eyes, and take a deep breath, stifling my tears away, for just a little longer.

"Thank you, Annie and Vince, for being great friends. Thank you for lifting my smile higher, and keeping my laughter going. Thank you for speaking up, and protecting me. Thank you for believing in me." I turn to my parents, "Mom, Dad." Mom finally comes out of dad's arms, "Mom, you're a beautiful women, and you should be proud of that. But don't let your tears wash away your beauty. And dad, you're a strong man. If mom can bear it out, then so can you. You have to go on after I'm gone. You have to keep yourself put together, long enough to put mom back together. We can't let this be like after Suzanne left. Be strong together. Thank you mom and dad, for caring for me, and loving me. Thank you for always being there for me. Thank you for being my parents." I turn towards Taylor again. "Taylor, thank you. For everything. For being a great friend. For lifting my smile higher, and keeping my laughter going, and speaking up and protecting me, and believing in me, and caring for me and loving me. Thank you for always picking me up when I fall, or catching me before I do. Thank you for being who you are, and loving who I am. Thank you."

I close my eyes again. I imagine letting go. I imagine slipping through the cracks of the floor, like water. I imagine flying like a leaf in the wind. Free. I imagine putting all my thoughts aside, and feeling light as if I was nothing. It was dark for at least a few centuries, until one day I saw the light again.

Taylor's POV

A piece of me almost died that day. After she closed her eyes I kept shaking her, but she wouldn't wake up. Annie and cried, Vince fell to his knee, covering his face, and I broke. I couldn't say anything, feel anything, think anything. I was gone from the world. Until the doctor said those words.

"She's not dead, she's still breathing."

Things were starting to come back. I was still speechless, but I could feel again. The soft blanket covering Reyna's body. I could think again. Thoughts flowed through me like a river.

She's alive. Her heart is beating. She's alive. She's still breathing. She's alive. She's not dead yet. She's alive. I still have a chance. She's alive. I can tell her I love her, because she's still alive!

It was just another lapse of unconsciousness. She woke up a few hours later, to see that all of us were still in the room with her. The doctor said she needed a few days of rest, before she could do anything strenuous. We all missed the genjutsu exam that day, but let us make it up at a later date, because of our circumstances. Reyna was also allowed to retake the magicry exams. We lied and told that she got a bad score because of some early signs of weakness and fatigue before the major fainting the next day. Reyna told us not to tell anyone that Tania had forced her to fail. She wasn't scared of Tania anymore, but she didn't want to make her, or anyone else upset. I don't think Tania deserved to be forgiven by Reyna, but nevertheless, we listened to Reyna's request and didn't tell anyone about Tania. Reyna's new magicry score was 97. I got an 88 for genjutsu, Vince got an 87, and Annie got a 93. Tania got a perfect score, and surprisingly, Reyna didn't. She later told me that she got a 99 purposely, so Tania could graduate with the highest score. She was so sure that Tania would get a perfect score, and she was willing to sabotage herself, for the sake of a person so mean.

On graduation day the five of us stood proudly on the stage, as our classmates, teachers, and family cheered for us. Vince and Annie graduated with 550 exact, just barely making it in, I graduated at 554, and Reyna at 557. Like Reyna planned, Tania got the highest score and graduated with 558. Annie and Vince invited me, Reyna, and Reyna's parents over to their house for a graduation party. Well it wasn't really much of a party, since it was only the eight of us, but there was a huge cake that and made themselves. As we were leaving for the party, I saw Tania and her mom. Her mom was smiling, and she hugged Tania. Tania was smiling too.

As we ate our cake, we sat in the living room. We laughed and joked for a while, though after a while there was only the sound of our forks scraping the plates. As I got up to put my plate away, Mr. Azure stopped me.

"Taylor, I'm sorry but would you mind sitting down again. Me and Delilah have something to say and we wanted everyone to hear it together."

I sat down, and the rest of us stared at and intently.

Mr. Azure began to speak, "Today is the day that the four of you graduated, and on your first year too. This is one of the proudest moments of any parent's life. Mr. and , Delilah, and I are all so proud of all four of you. Reyna and Taylor, we think of you as much a part of our family as our own children. That's why, we want you two to-"

"We want you to go with Vince and Annie on their adventure!" Mrs. Viridian cheered before he could finish. "Sorry I just couldn't hold it in!" She said with a beaming smile.

"Woah! An adventure! Already!" Vince said enthusiastically.

"Well not yet!" Mr. Azure said, "Don't be so excited to leave your parents house! You guys are leaving in a week. We need a few days to make sure all of you are completely ready."

"Wow this is amazing!" Annie said.

"Mom, Dad, did you know about this? Can I really go with them?" Reyna asked her parents.

"We spoke to Anthony and Delilah a few days ago, and we trust that you can handle it too." Mr. Simanei told her.

"We believe that an journey like this will improve your health and strength. You've already gotten a lot stronger by being with these three for the past year." added.

"Taylor," said, "We know how hard it must have been for you, to go through the past few years without a family. That's why we felt that you deserve to be part of our family. We may not be your real parents, but we want you to be as happy as possible."

"Th-Thank you, for doing this for me. You don't know how much this means to me." I answered.

That night Reyna and I stayed over at their place. The four of us spoke all night about our plans for the journey. The next day I went to the orphanage with Vince and Annie's parents, and they told the owner about the trip. They filled out some forms for me and I was free to go. They didn't adopt me, but I didn't want them too. I want to be part of their family, but I was still not ready to let go of my old one. For the rest of the week I stayed at Vince and Annie's place. Until, finally the day came.

Reyna's POV

The night before we had to leave, I could barely sleep a wink. I was so excited about the journey, but at the same time, I was terrified. What if I'm not as strong as my friends. What if I really am a burden to them. My Saram Mortem has gotten worse. I might end up causing trouble for my friends. Eventually though, I did manage to fall into the bliss of slumber.

The next morning I ate breakfast, gathered my bags, eager to get out the door.

"Reyna, I think you're forgetting something." Mom said.

"What do you mean? I triple checked my list this morning." I replied.

"It's something that isn't on your list, sweetie." Dad added.

Mom held my hand and lead me to the living room, while Dad went over to the display case. Most shelves held decorative vases and many glass figurines. Dad opened the case and pulled out one object, the only object that took up it's own full shelf.

When he turned around, the sword sheath came into view. A silver tree design grows from the bottom to the top, branching around the sheath, surrounded by dark purple velvet.

"The Moira Blade?" I said in surprise, "Why are you taking it out now?"

"You know it's story don't you?" Mom asked, "The sword also called The Branches of Fate."

Dad slowly pulled the sword out of the sheath, holding on to the grip, which shaped to the likeness of a tree trunk. The hilt and guard came to view first, made to resemble branches of a tree. Following the hilt and guard, was the long and slender shining length of metal.

"The branches represent the paths of fate," I said, "like how each choice can lead to many other different roads."

"And how about it's tradition?" Dad asked.

"The Moira Sword." I started, "It's been passed down for generations. It's been passed through many different lineages. It doesn't follow a path through the ancestry of a family. Throughout history, people have been passing it on, to anyone whom they deem worthy. From father to son. From sister to brother. From friends to friend. From lover to lover. From rival to rival."

"And now," Dad said, " From us to you."

My parents handed the sword to me. As soon as it touched my hands, it was as if I could feel all the history the sword has gone through. For thousands of years, this sword has gone through the ownership of so many people.

"I- I don't know what to say." I said, "I don't deserve this. I'm not strong enough for it."

"You are stronger than you know Reyna." Mom said.

"This is our gift from us to you. We want you to live your dream. A parent's happiness only comes from that of their children. We can only be happy if you and Suzanne are. Suzanne has already left to be happy. Now it's your turn. We want you to be happy too." Dad said.

"Thank you both." I said, "Thank you so much for this. I'll treasure it and keep it safe. I'll follow it's story. I'll make my own choices for my life, and I'll find my perfect road. I can beat Seram Mortem. I'll choose the way I live my life.

Vince's POV

In the morning, I was woken up by the annoying alarm. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked over at the calendar and saw today's date circled. I immediately jumped out of bed.

"Today's the day!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. On the bed across the room, Taylor

sat up and rubbed his eyes. I heard movement in the room to the right too. Annie was getting ready already. I can't let her get ready before me!

Once I finished, I raced down the steps, seeing mom and dad setting pancakes on the table. I sat down and started attacking the food after drowning them in syrup.

"Slow down! You don't want to choke on the day you leave!" Mom warned laughing.

Annie and Taylor came down a few seconds later and joined me at the table. Mom and Dad sat down and started eating too. But they barely had a few minutes before the three of us finished and ran upstairs to get out bags. When we came back they had just finished and were washing the plates.

"Wow guys, don't be in such a rush to leave us! That hurts you know!" Dad teased.

"Come on daddy! It's our first day! It's amazing I'm still here and not 5 miles up the road already!" Annie said, spinning with energy.

"Fine then at least let us walk you to the city gates." Mom said, as she put on a jacket.

Annie's POV

When we arrived at the gate, we found Reyna and her parents waiting there for us. I could barely keep myself from jumping out of my shoes! I was so excited! We stood at the city entrance and turned around to face mom and dad. They were holding hands and smiling.

"Kids, this is tough for us." Dad started, "to let our kids go out into the world. It's going to be lonely back at the house without our annoying little rascals."

"Hey, you still have me to annoy you!" Mom said cheerfully. "But I'm still going to miss you guys too." She turned to me and held my hand, "Annie, I know we haven't known each other for that long, but I already feel as if you were always my daughter. You are just as much of my child as Vince is and you should always remember that."

Dad put his hand on Vince's shoulder and said, "Vince, I feel the same way to you. I know your real father died, and I can never replace him. But I'm still going to call you my son with as much love as your father would."

"And Reyna," Her dad said, "Believe in yourself."

"You're strong, you're beautiful, and your pure as gold." Her mom added.

Taylor stood behind us, shifting his feet awkwardly. Mom noticed this and walked over to him.

"And Taylor, like we said before, you are a part of our family now too. We really want you to go with Vince and Annie. We love you too."

"Come on guys! It's not like we're leaving forever!" Vince said, "We'll come back some day! And we'll be super strong! We'll be so powerful! And then we'll come back and eat some awesome pancakes!"

We laughed and mom opened her arms out to all of us. Me and Vince went immediately, and Dad gestured for Taylor and Reyna's family to join, as he added his own arms in. We all got close and embraced each other. The warmth felt good.

"Goodbye" Mom whispered.

"Bye Mom and Dad" I whispered back.

We finally let go, and suddenly I felt heavy, like my body wanted to go back into the hug. But I forced myself to turn around, along with Vince, Taylor, and Reyna. And we walked down the path, on our road to being legends.

Review of the scores with:

"Hey everyone! I'm here to go through this year's graduates' scores!"

Written

Taijutsu

Chikara

Weaponry

Magicry

Genjutsu

Total

Tania

100

558

Reyna

100

557

Taylor

100

554

Vince

100

550

Annie

100

550

"Let's look at some of the interesting parts. Vince and Annie are very similar, with a few switched up scores. Annie seems to be better at taijutsu than Reyna, but not quite as good as Tania. Vince and Annie just barely passed the test! If Reyna had gotten one more point on her genjutsu exam, she would have been tied for first with Tania! Reyna, Tania, and Annie all share great magicry and genjutsu scores, while Vince and Taylor have higher taijutsu and weaponry scores.

A/N: Woah. Did that scare you? Did you feel Reyna's almost death. If you did, then that was AWESOME for my writing! Want to hear a little secret? In the original story, before I edited it, Reyna really was suppose to die in this chapter, exactly like it was, up until Taylor's POV. But thanks to someone's suggestion, she survive! (sorry I forget your username person who gave me the idea!) Actually, you want another secret? There was actually a version even before the previous one, where Reyna died. In the original original version, there wasn't even a Reyna! I decided to add her in as a last minute choice and I was really glad I did! :)