"RISA!" A splitting voice pierced the foggy morning air. They only just legally entered the town, having passed the old wooden sign that said 'Welcome to Heiwa' except they painted over 'Heiwa' and put 'Hikon'. The paint they found was slightly off color to cover up the rightful name of the town, so it was a constant reminder.
"Dear god in heaven," the girl muttered. "I apologize, Kin. I have neglected to tell you that the people of this town are unmistakably, undoubtedly, unquestionably—" A black ball flew out of the fog and tackled the talking Risa. "Insane!"
"Who's insane but you, dear Risa? Oh, Risa! We've got so much to tell you! You haven't been home in such a long time, so when Kyo told me he felt you coming, I was just thrilled!" Risa put a hand over the girl's mouth before she could scare off their sleeping beauty.
"Shut up, you crazy little firecracker! This is Kin," Risa said, motioning towards the smiling blonde. "And she is going to live here now, so go tell everyone to expect some company, Mei."
"Oh, company! Did you hear that, Kyo? We're having company!" She screeched back into the trees. A smiling peach-haired boy ducked out from behind a black tree and waved.
"Hi, Risa," he said, bracing for whatever she had in store.
"You did this!" She exclaimed coldly. "You sicced her on me, and don't try to deny it! She told me it was you!" Kin watched, fascinated by their family dynamic. Of course, relation by blood was out of the question. Risa was a sandy-haired goddess with clear blue eyes and lightly tanned skin. Mei was a black-haired beauty with a streak of red in her tresses, though that was obviously not genetic, and she had pale skin with freckles over the bridge of her nose. She had entrancing dark green eyes. Kyo had peach hair, light green eyes, and was quite tanned. As such, they acted as though they'd sprouted from the same womb. Childhood friends? It must have been. However, she seemed so much younger than both of them. They seemed more around Kakashi's age, but she was closer to Kin's own.
"What was I supposed to do? She's been asking about you morning, noon, and night! Maybe if you would call more…"
"Call more! I've been on a mission! And it hasn't been a week since I called last! You just aren't patient enough," Risa exclaimed.
"Patient! Oh, here we go again. Maybe you should do your own masking jutsus!" He snapped.
"Maybe you should be more courteous towards our guests!" She snapped back. Kin started laughed, and she doubled over. Tears almost sprung to her eyes from the sheer hilarity of it all.
"Oh, you two are like an old married couple!" She chuckled. She didn't understand much that was said, but it was really cute.
Kyo turned a delightfully revealing red and stuttered out, "We're not, alright!"
"Okay, come on. I'll show you to where you'll be staying," Risa sighed and started walking towards the village. Kin watched as they passed through, Risa warmly greeting everyone and everyone being so pleased that she was home. The blonde rather thought she would like it there.
"Well, I'll be damned! Is that my daughter?" A voice like a crow called. Kin watched the biggest smile yet appear on Risa's face. The brown-haired girl hopped over a low fence and dashed onto the rickety porch of what Kin assumed was her home.
"Mother, I'm so glad you're here! I want to introduce you to someone," she said and beckoned Kin forward. The girl found the gate and made her way up the ramp to the porch. Risa's mother probably once looked pretty, but her hair hung limp around her face, obviously unbrushed. Her skin was a sickly pale, and her eyes were sunken into her face. Risa threw herself into her mother's lap, causing the wheelchair to careen backwards and thump against the railing.
"One day, you're going to kill me!" Her mother griped. "Nice to meet you, Kin. You can call me Asami, or you could call me Mom. Everyone around here does." She struggled for a moment to wheel herself back to her place. Risa sighed and got up to help.
"Okay, A-Asami. I'm looking forward to living with you," she said and bowed. Risa's mother ducked her head in response.
"Neh, Momma? Do you still cook too much for just you? Would you maybe have some leftovers?" Risa hummed. Her mother choked out a throaty laugh and wheeled herself into the house, Risa following greedily. "Come on, Kin! Momma's pancakes are the best in town. You did make pancakes right? Why wouldn't you make pancakes?" She went on babbling into the house, and Asami answered that no, in fact, she didn't make pancakes because unlike Risa, not everyone had the inhuman ability to eat pancakes morning, noon, and night. Kin navigated the house back to where she heard the rambling voices.
"Well, Risa, if you want pancakes, I'll make you some," Asami said, exasperated. The brown haired girl's foot twitched against the black and white tile. She looked down.
"If that's what you really want…" She hedged. The chair-bound woman rolled her eyes.
"Yep, I've missed you," her mother sighed and rolled over to the sink to open a cabinet. She pulled out a large round pan and waved her hand at the two girls. "Out! Out! I don't need you to clog up my kitchen while I'm trying to cook!" Risa laughed and pulled Kin into the living room.
"She's making us pancakes!" Risa sang and danced around. "It's been so long since I've really had…" She wanted to say 'a home', but that didn't sound right. She fished around for the right ones, running through 'peace' and 'a sense of belonging' and 'a day off'. All of those were correct, but none of them felt like the right one.
"Pancakes?" Kin supplied. Risa smiled and nodded. 'Family' popped into her head. Yes, that was the right one. Pretending can get so lonely. Her heart ached at the thought of going back to that place. Konoha. Even though she hated it so much, the team was making it bearable. Mostly that infuriatingly handsome man. Oh and Kakashi's not bad looking either, her mind added wittily. She chuckled at her own joke, Kin absorbed in watching Risa think. Really, it was fascinating. Kakashi was… an asset. Easily seducible but not too easily disposed of. Information guarding wouldn't be anything new to him, so subversion was key. Espionage. Lying. Stealing. It was all for her town… She would do anything for her people.
"I'm sorry what?" Risa said, shaking her head.
"I said someone's knocking at the door," Kin repeated. "Should I answer it?"
"Oh no, I've got it," she said hurriedly and hopped up to get the door. Just as another knock landed on the wood, she wrenched it open.
"Hi!" A woman exclaimed, a small boy at her hip.
"Yuzu! It's so nice to see you!" Risa exclaimed and beckoned for the girl to come inside. "Yuzu, this is Kin. Kin this is Yuzu, and is that Hiro I see in your arms?" Risa made a cradle, and her friend gently settled the little guy into her grasp. "Hey, buddy," she crooned, bouncing up and down instinctively. "When did you get all borned, huh?"
"He's only two months old," Yuzu smiled. The little Hiro sputtered out a thick stream of spit and stuck his fat fist in his mouth before drawing a tiny baby breath. He looked, mesmerized at the brown button shining on her shirt. He lunged for it, the top half disappearing into his slick lips. He teethed on it for a moment before releasing it and laughing the same laugh that every baby laughed, and yet it would never get old.
"I think he's the cutest thing I've ever seen," Kin muttered, staring longingly at Hiro. "Can I have one?" Risa smiled widely at him.
"Alright, alright," a voice called from the open door. Not one of the girls turned, for it was only Kyo. "I think I'm going to have to step in before babies start popping up everywhere."
"You're just jealous," Risa shot back, speaking in her best baby voice. "Yes, he is! Yes, he is!" She touched Hiro's nose with her own, and the baby took a hold of her hair. It wasn't long enough to reach his mouth, so it was no longer interesting.
"I just heard there was a party," Mei chirped and appeared in the door, pushing Kyo inside. She sniffed the air. "Pancakes," she stated. "Oh, you just try to move me." Her tone was borderline threatening, and Risa laughed.
"I told you they were good," She said to Kin.
A/N
I just... I give up. There's no way to get you people to actually take five seconds and say what you did/didn't like. Just comment and favorite or you know... something. I give up. :P