Chapter Eleven

Mikoto parked her car in the parking lot and got out. She was planning on visiting a new beauty shop that her friend told her about. Apparently every girl at her work could not stop talking about this new beauty shop and the bubbly owner of it. So Mikoto decided to give it a visit and see for herself what's so good about this new shop. The new beauty shop was called Foxy Beauty. Mikoto could not stop thinking about why anyone would call their shop that. But as soon she went inside the large store she gasped.

The store was amazing. It was piled high with all types of products and brands. Mikoto immediately went to the brand called Ravens and started to throw perfumes, lotions, shampoos, and body wash into her shopping basket.

"Now I know why every girl in this town is buzzing about this store!" Mikoto thought as she smelt her favorite perfume. "It's like Heaven in here."

A young woman with bright red hair approached Mikoto with a smile on her face. She was wearing a red knee high dress, white knitted sweater, and red heels. Her hair was tied up in a bun and white pearls adorned her neck.

"Ravens is sure your favorite brand," the woman said as Mikoto turned around to look at who was talking to her but then gasped along with the red haired woman.

"Mikoto Uchiha!" the woman said.

"Kushina Uzumaki!" Mikoto said. Suddenly Kushina broke out of her trance and flung her arms around Mikoto's neck.

"Oh my God! It's been years! Why don't you have a Facebook?" Kushina asked as she clung tightly to her friend. "I've wanted to get in touch with you! But it's like you dropped from the face of Konoha!"

"Oh Kushina! I'm so glad to see you again. I know I've been hard to get in touch with. I'm so sorry," Mikoto said.

"Sorry doesn't cut it woman! I'm your best friend. How could you forget about me?" Kushina cried as Mikoto just smiled at her friend's tactics. "Your number was changed, your Email was deleted, and you don't even have a Facebook! It's like you were trying to make everyone think you didn't exist!"

"You haven't changed a bit. Still whiney as ever," Mikoto smiled as Kushina laughed. "So what have you been up to?"

"Well I finally achieved my dream of owning my very own beauty shop. And I married my high school sweetheart, Minato. And I have an adorable son named Naruto. What about you?" Kushina asked as her friend smiled.

"I have my very own spa and I also married my high school sweetheart, Fugaku. And I have two sons Itachi and Sasuke," Mikoto said as she paid for her items. "Recently my family and I went through some rough situations."

Kushina pulled her friend into her office and looked at her friend with concern. She could tell Mikoto was under a lot of stress and grief.

"Tell me what's going on Mikoto," Kushina asked as her friend sighed.

"My youngest son, Sasuke, was admitted to an asylum. And it saddened my entire family. I was depressed, my husband was depressed, and my oldest son, Itachi, was the only one holding us together." Mikoto said as Kushina looked surprised.

"Your son was admitted in an asylum? Why?" Kushina asked.

"His emotional state and mental state just became so troubled. We had to send him to an asylum. It was our only option. But don't worry. He's home now and better." Mikoto said with a small smile.

"Just out of curiosity what asylum was your son sent to?" Kushina asked.

"Namikaze Asylum," Mikoto said as Kushina gasped.

"That's my husband's asylum," Kushina said as Mikoto looked surprised. "Such a small world."

"If her husband owns the asylum then it was her son that saved Sasuke. It is such a small world." Mikoto thought with wide eyes.

"Come over for dinner at my house. We really need to catch up sweetie," Kushina said as she wrote down her house address on a red sticky note. "And bring your family too. I would love to meet them."

"I'd love to come over," Mikoto said as she took the sticky note. "What time?"

"Around seven o'clock. I wonder what I should make for dinner," Kushina said as Mikoto smiled.

"Anything you like," Mikoto said as she looked at the time. "My goodness! I have to go home."

The two women stood up and hugged each other tightly. Kushina was beyond happy to reconnect with her best friend. But she still was wondering what could have actually made her best friend lose connections with her. Her friend didn't exactly give her a reason why she wanted to lose touch. But Kushina decided not to question her friend. Maybe one day her friend would give her a reason.

"I'm so glad I ran into you," Kushina said. "I thought I would never see you again."

"Don't dwell on such sad thoughts," Mikoto said as Kushina walked her over to her car.

"If you wish for me not to then I won't. Don't forget about dinner," Kushina said as her friend blew her a kiss and drove away.

Kushina walked back into her beauty shop and called her son, Naruto. As she waited for her son to pick up his phone Kushina smiled and waved at her customers.

Naruto paused his video game and looked down at his phone which was vibrating. A picture of his mother came up and he knew that it was probably an important call. The blonde haired boy sighed and answered his phone.

"Hi mom," Naruto said happily.

"Sweetheart my friend Mikoto is coming over for dinner today with her family. And I want to remind you to shower, dress up nicely, and look adorable like you always do," Kushina said as Naruto laughed.

"Okay I'll promise to shower, dress up, and look adorable. Now can I please return to my video game?" Naruto said as he heard his mother laughing on the other line.

"Sure sweetheart. I love you," Kushina said sweetly.

"I love you too," Naruto said as he hung up and began playing his video game again.

Mikoto walked into her family room and smiled as she saw Itachi reading a book.

"Hi mother," Itachi said as he looked up from his book. "If you're looking for Sasuke he's in his bedroom and father is taking a nap."

"Oh Itachi I have the most amazing news ever! I ran into my best friend and she invited us over for dinner. Come on we have to get ready! I can hardly wait to catch up with her after all these years. And go tell your brother." Mikoto said as she dashed upstairs to wake her husband. "Fugaku honey! Wake up!"

Itachi remained sitting in his armchair. He really wanted to get some reading done today but it looks like it wasn't going to happen. The raven haired teen got up from the arm chair and walked upstairs to tell his brother the 'great' news.

As Itachi walked into his brother's bedroom a frown fell upon his face. His little brother was only dressed in his boxer's and was texting. His brother didn't even look up to see who walked into his bedroom.

"Sasuke?" Itachi said as his brother looked up at him.

"What?" Sasuke said as Itachi rolled his eyes.

"We're going over to someone's house so go get dressed. And when did you become so shameless?" Itachi asked. "What if it was father or mother who came into your bedroom instead of me?"

"If you're such a prude knock next time!" Sasuke said as his brother rolled his eyes and walked away.

"Damn right! Next chapter I'll write about the amazing and shocking dinner."