Sakura's view:
The first hideout was a little more than a mile away. It was a rock cave that was a little hard to find, but of course I found it
I tore the place to shreds, no sign of life ever being in here in the first place!
Something clicked.. "he wouldn't just leave around a map of his locations smart one.."
This was a faulty map, he was prepared for me after all.
I left the cave, there was no way to know where they went
It became clear right then I couldn't finish this alone.. I didn't know where to go or what to do
I took out a scroll and wrote my message on it, requesting aid and whistled. A large bird swooped down minutes later, taking my scroll to Konoha.
I would remain here until aid came, what to do in the mean time would be a torturous experience
I sat on a large rock and propped my head with my hand, my elbow on my knee and let my mind wonder as I started blankly through the trees at the rising sun
"hmm.. I wonder what Emi's doing right now.."
Emi's view:
I dreamt of mommy and daddy and me living together, happily as a family. We had a HUGE house and it was beautiful. I played in the backyard with daddy, wrestling around in the grass while mommy laughed at the sight, standing on the porch with fresh lemonade.
"alright you guys, soups on" hinting lunch was ready
Daddy picked me up off the ground and rustled my hair, smiling down at me
I giggled and looked up at him, smiling brightly
"lets go kiddo"
I took his hand and he turned to look at mommy with such love and happiness in his eyes.
Then, a white snake slithered into our backyard, coming at me with a furious pace
Mommy and daddy disappeared and I was left alone!
The snake grew large and stood up, hissing at me
Purple surrounded its evil yellow eyes as it stared down at me, lightly chuckling
"found you" it hissed before coiling around me
"MOMMY! DADDY! HELP!"
It chuckled darkly again and squeezed tighter
I gasped, struggling to get free
I looked down at me like a predator, baring its teeth and hissing at me
One last hiss and it came down at me
"MOMMY!"
"Emi! EMI! Wake up!"
I snapped my eyes open and found grandmother looking down at me, shaking me lightly, concern in her honey eyes
"wha-where- I want my mommy!" I broke down crying, fear chilled me to the bone
Thos EYES! That GRIN! That VOICE!
My brain began hurting again, memories coming back
I remembered needles.. Oh so many needles.. And pain. PAIN like I had never imagined! That sickening voice chuckling every time I tried to scream, but my voice had been long lost
I shook with fear, breaking out in a sweat
"Emi! It's alright! No one's here to hurt you! Shhhhh. Shhh" she gently stroked my hair and pulled me into an embrace I was to scared to return. All I could think of was the snake, and what he last said to me
"found you" in that sickening, slithering voice that made chills run up my spine and I cried harder
"Tsunade-sama, the group has arrived" the nice lady walked in and informed grandmother
"send them in" she sat on the floor, holding and comforting me, cooing sweet words to me. I felt slightly safer when she held me but it was nothing compared to the safety and warmth I felt when mommy or daddy held me
"granny Tsunade why would call us in so damn early!" a loud mouthed blonde intruded into the room
Granny shot him a glare that froze him in his tracks
He looked at me, I looked at him. Jade clashed with baby blue
"who is this granny Tsunade?" grandmother picking me up and held me on her hip while the blonde boy I remembered from momma's memories to be Naruto
I blushed and smiled sheepishly at him, hiding my face in grandmothers hair, wiping the tears off my cheek
She chuckled lightly and looked back at uncle Naruto
"this is Emi, Sakura's…. child"
I peeked out between her hair and my fingers and saw his face along with others frozen in shock. There was now a pretty blonde haired, blue eyed lady behind him, followed by a lady and man who looked alike and had weird really light purple eyes and long black hair. A man who looked to be part dog followed them with a brown haired lady who had 2 buns on her head, and a man with a pineapple shaped head followed them. Lastly, a man with bugs crawling all over him walked in
"EEK!" I screeched and hid behind grandmother more, clutching her shirt for dear life
They all chuckled and looked at me curiously
"Sakura-chan has a… child? HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!" the blonde boy went on a rampage of rambling unintelligibly
Grandmother sighed and closed her eyes, a vein popped out of her head
"NARUTO CALM DOWN! It's not hers biologically, but we need to treat her as if she is. I need all of you, excluding Neji, Shino and Shikimaru. Sakura-chan needs you for your special abilities on a mission. I will get to you on that in just a minute"
She rubbed my back with one hand before gently prying me off of her and placing me on the ground where everyone can see me
"OHH! SHE'S SO CUTE!" three ladies squealed, hearts in there eyes as they ran over to me, crouching in front of me and rambling on about how perfect I am
I blushed and hid behind grandmother's leg
"h-hi" I managed to choke out. They went WILD and all the men covered their ears
"sheesh Ino!" the pineapple head man yelled
"Oi, Hinata-chan! Ten-ten!" uncle Naruto growled
I recognized the blonde girl then to be Aunt Ino, she was the LOUDEST of them all
"a-aunt Ino" I spoke shyly, but loud enough for everyone to hear
They all froze
"how does she know my name?" aunt Ino quirked
"I don't know, I'm guessing Sakura told her all about you" grandmother shrugged, looking down at me
"nope! I read it in my mommy's mind! And your uncle Naruto, Neji, Hinata, ten-ten, Shikimaru, Kiba, and Shino!" I recalled my mommy's memories. I didn't know how, but I could read her mind
"you-you what?" uncle Naruto looked at me like I had grown another head. I grew self conscious and hid more behind grandmother's leg, clutching the pant leg tighter
"hm… interesting… I'll have to run tests and see what a child that came from the sound village is capable of. For now, Naruto, Ino and the rest take Emi. Figure out arrangements and I'll send word later for you to come back to run tests on Emi. Shino, Shikimaru and Neji stay. The rest are dismissed"
I hesitated, but Aunt Ino stuck her hand out for me to grab and smiled cheerfully at me
"come along Emi, we're going to have so much fun!" Uncle Naruto smiled warmly at me
At that moment, it felt like the first time I had an actual family. I timidly released grandmothers pants and smiled sheepishly at aunt Ino, walking over to her with my hands folded in front of me, clasped together.
I saw mommy doing the same thing in one of her memories when she was younger, I want to be just like mommy!
I took aunt Ino's hand and she stood aside for all the others to get a good look at me. I smiled at each one of them and a chorus of "AWES!" filled the room and I blushed furiously
"let's go kiddo!" uncle Naruto smiled happily at me and I couldn't help but be happy, surrounded by all these nice people who wanted to care for me. The only thing that could make this better was if mommy and daddy would come back!
Shikimaru's view:
Even I had to admit, the kid was pretty damn adorable. She looks so much like Sasuke, and has Sakura's eyes. But something was… off about her. But I brushed it off as me not being a particularly children type of guy… to troublesome.
Ino looked on top of the world when Emi took her hand, smiling so brightly and eyes lighting up the room. I had finally gotten around to asking her out awhile ago, and our relationship is very clear; she makes the decisions, and I go along with them. It's to troublesome to argue with her, I never win anyways so why bother? But I saw this as the beginning of something very.. Troublesome. She just LOVES kids now, doesn't she? I rolled my eyes and slightly shuttered at the thought. 'oh yes, I will be having quite a conversation next time Ino and I are alone..'
Naruto, Ino, ten-ten, hinata and Kiba left with the kid. Leaving me, Neji and Shino with the yodaime
"so Sakura needs aid huh" I finally broke the silence
She nodded her head before explaining.
"she was sent on a solo s-rank mission about a week ago. She found Madara, Kabuto and Sasuke in the sound village, and also found our lovely little Emi. It seems that when Sakura brought her back, the enemy got away. Now she doesn't know where they are, or where to look. You have all been hand selected by her for your specific abilities. Shikimaru for your genius and decision making, Neji for byakugan, and Shino for your insect specialties to track. You are to help her complete this mission, if it isn't completed, another great shinobi war may be on the horizon"
"Aa. I see. So where is she?" she walked over and handed me Sakura's note. It told her exact coordinates.
"you leave immediately. Dismissed" we nodded and departed
After gathering necessary supplies we met by the front gate. Shino and Neji were waiting when I got there
"let's get this over with" Neji remarked. I rolled my eyes and took the lead, hopping into a large tree, followed by Neji and Shino on either side of me.
'It's been a long time Sakura… I wonder how you've grown' I thought to myself. I peeked back and guessed the guys were thinking the same thing.
I had my other suspicions about Sakura as well. Like how she felt about Sasuke. Would she actually be able to kill him when push came to shove? If she didn't, one of us has to. I know the Huuga prodigy would like a swing or two at him…
Author's note:
Usually in fanfics you don't get Shikimaru's view now do ya? NOPE! But he's pretty awesome with his laziness and total genius so I figure hey what the heck right?
Halanime: glad ya liked it!
Zebon zakura: you aint seen nothing yet ;D
Mizuki-chan Uchiha: I wish I had songs to fit every scenario but I've put myself in a rut with them for now DX I'm not doing lyrics for every chapter now, it's time consuming looking for lyrics that would fit EVERY CV. But thanks, and if you have suggestions I would gladly like more songs for lyrics, that goes for all reviewers I would greatly appreciate it (:
Brebabi101: teehee, maybee, maybee not.. Guess you just gotta wait and find out!
7heartandsoul7: haha everyone is thinking it will be that I guess, but you just gotta read anf ind out for yourself ;D YAY no more punches! OMG. don't get me started on little sisters -_- mine is finna get her shit split here soon…
Minami-to-yuri no hana: lolz! Third person same prediction on the drawing XD will Sakura hate Sasuke, maybeeee. Will she kill him… possiblyyyy. Right back atcha on the awsomeness ;D
.fire: why Sasuke want's Itachi's eyes is yet to be known, I will probably show that within the next couple chapters no worries. Lmfao I was hoping for a broader idea of Emi's drawing but they all say the same thing! Lawd….. More sasusaku? That's coming up, no worries! Remember we are still in early chapters so it's gotta get all built up and smoooooth ;) how I update everyday? Simple, it takes me 3 hours tops to write a new chapter since my mind works like its own organizer, calculator and I have a broad imagination ontop of being lazy with adhd, in other words I'm a slightly more hyper version of Shikimaru XD I have insomnia so I sleep for a total of 2 hours a night, what else am I suppose to do for like 8 hours? lol I'm glad your glad and thanks for the luck!
Wow that last response was like LONG! Sorry for the ones who are short but I can only reply so much when I have short reviews and no questions to answer lol the number was 90! Notice a pattern? Eh? Eh? Well I'mma switch it up! I have a random number in my head! I'll give you a hint, it's over 100 XD hope I'm not being to greedy! DX thanks everyone for R&R! xoxo