Songs About Me
DG32173
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Naruto cast. Nor do I own any song used in this fanfic.
RATING: K
CHAPTER SUMMARY: AU a young boy wants to buy a pair of shoes for his ailing mother's Christmas present …
GENRE: General
PAIRINGS: N/A
SONG: The Christmas Shoes
ARTIST: NewSong
AUTHOR'S NOTE: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! I figured I'd give a little Christmas song for the holidays; I chose this one because this reminds us all of the real meaning of Christmas. Hope you enjoy!
THE CHRISTMAS SHOES
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes
A man with black hair and onyx eyes looks at the items in his arms, then at the line ahead of him. It's Christmas Eve and he's getting the last few presents for his friends. Just ahead of him is a small boy holding a pair of beautiful heels covered with ruby red glitter. The boy is fidgeting, as most boys do when they have to wait.
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
The young boy is wearing old, worn clothing: a raggedy, home-made scarf, a jacket that is almost all patches, jeans with holes in both knees, and a too-small shirt with a picture of an angel. Finally, it's time for the boy to pay for the shoes. When the boy opens his mouth, the man cannot believe his ears.
"Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight"
"Sir, I want to buy this shoes for my Mama please," the boy starts, putting a large jar of coins on the counter beside the shoes. He has snow white hair and emerald green eyes. "It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size. Could you hurry, please, sir? Daddy says there's not much time left for Mama. She's been sick for quite a while, you see. I know these shoes will make her smile. I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight."
He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
The cashier counts the coins for what seems like hours. Finally, he smiles sadly at the boy. "I'm sorry son, but there's not enough here."
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said "Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes"
The boy searches his pockets frantically, looking for every last penny that might help him buy the shoes. Finally, he turns to the black-haired man behind him. "Mama made Christmas good at our house, though most years she just did without gifts. Tell me, Sir, what am I going to do? Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas Shoes."
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
"Mama's gonna look so great"
Knowing that he can't just let the boy leave without those shoes as a present for his mother, the man lays down the full amount for the shoes, putting the boys money back in the jar. "Here, kid," the man says warmly, handing the jar and box of shoes to the boy.
The man will never forget the grateful look on the boy's face as he says, "Mama's gonna look so great!"
"Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight"
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about
"Thank you so much, sir!" the boy says, putting the box of shoes and jar of money in his old backpack. Then he runs out into the snow.
Uchiha Sasuke smiles after the kid. God must have sent the little boy to remind him just what Christmas is all about…
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"Merry Christmas, Mama!" the young boy says, shoving the box into his ailing mother's arms. Hatake Sakura and Kakashi look between the box and their son, Hatake Obito, in surprise. "Open it, Mama!" Obito says excitedly. "A very nice man helped me buy them just for you, Mama," he says as Sakura lifts the lid to see the beautiful shoes.
"Thank you, Obito," Sakura sobs happily, tears of gratefulness flowing down her smiling face. She has the most wonderful child ever.
"You're welcome, Mama!" Obito says. "Try them on!"
Sakura does just that, gasping in delight to see that the beautiful shoes are just her size; it is very hard for Sakura to find shoes that fit her properly due to her small, petite feet.
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Hatake Obito smiles happily on Christmas Day to see that his final present for his Mama are on her feet as she lies in her coffin. She had died overnight and is being buried on Christmas Day. Now his Mama will look very beautiful when she meets Jesus, wearing her favorite red dress and the Christmas Shoes…