Polarity

Chapter Fourteen

-Reassurance-

Natsumi handed the cab driver a roll of bills and hurried up the steps of the beautiful mansion. "Ma'am!" he called out the window, "You gave me over two hundred dollars."

"Just keep it." She said, not bothering to turn around. She stopped at the door, pounding violently and loudly to get the inhabitants attention. The door opened to reveal an elderly woman. She looked her up and down and then smiled.

"Oh Natsumi…your parents are on the veranda. Shall I prepare a place setting for you? They are eating lunch."

The woman allowed her in and she handed the house keeper her purse and sun glasses. "Sure Mei, I just need to see them alone for a bit." The older woman nodded and moved towards the hall closet. Natsumi continued through the massive house towards the back running over everything in her head once more.

Akito had said Underworld. Only other beings called the Underworld by its true name. But it didn't make sense. Akito seemed normal. And she'd encountered a lot of darker creatures in her days and he did not feel like one of them. After having to leave Akito she'd hailed a cab and headed out to Connecticut, where her parents lived for the time being, since they had to move around ever few decades.

She stepped into the sunlight and the beautiful garden her mother kept in wonderful shade. There was an expensive patio table set up for lunch but she couldn't see either of her parents. She stepped out onto the granite slab patio and then saw her mother step up to the top part of the yard, holding a gorgeous bundle of yellow tulips. "Mom." Natsumi called, sounding small and afraid.

Sakura, who looked like she could be her daughter's sister, immediately focused on her daughter. She picked up her step, sensing that something was wrong. "Natsumi, honey." She said, stopping in front of her. "What is it?"

"Mother," Natsumi breather out, hugging her tightly around the waist, "I think I've met someone from the Underworld who doesn't have a dark aura."

She frowned, embracing the girl. "That's not possible. Every dark being has a dark aura." She said. "It's never been recorded or known otherwise."

Natsumi rolled her eyes and pulled away from her mother slightly. "You and I both know that's a bunch of bull, you didn't even know dad was dad and you were fucking him." She huffed.

"Natsumi! Language." Sakura snapped, looking more motherly with her stern face.

The younger pink haired woman sighed, "Sorry. Sleeping together before wedlock."

She still didn't look pleased by her daughter's words, but chose to continue on with the conversation. "Now, why is it that you believe you've found a dark being with no aura?" she asked, leading her towards the table.

"He said the 'Underworld' and I haven't heard a human call it by its rightful name since the ancient times." She frowned, looking worried. "It's just suspicious."

"I'm sure it's nothing sweetheart." A deep and almost primordial sounding voice said from behind her. Natsumi glanced back and smiled slightly, seeing her father.

"Daddy." She gasped, releasing her mother and hugging him tightly.

Sakura smiled at her mate before looking back to Natsumi. "Your father is right. I think you are just being paranoid." She said, going over to the table and arranging the tulips that she'd had in a vase, placing it in the center. "So, tell me about this boy." She said, giving her child a curious look. "Are the two of you an item?"

Gaara tensed from the words and looked uneasy. "An item?" he looked down to his daughter who just waved it off, breaking from his grasp and sitting next to her mother.

"Of course not, you know I know better than to get attached with a human." She said, touching one of the tulips. "These are so pretty mom."

"Oh thank you dear." Sakura smiled happily. "Yellow is just such a bright and happy color, perfect for the beginning of spring." She looked to the redhead. "Dear, come eat."

Gaara looked between his two beauties and actually smiled, walking over to the patio table and sitting down on the other side of his mate and wife. "I am sure your mother is right Natsumi. You are just paranoid. But who cares? Why does this boy matter?"

"He's nobody." She rolled her eyes. "He's some crazy stalker who wouldn't leave me alone until I went on a date with him and it got weird cause he said that and I guess I just got alarmed for no reason."

"Well, you don't ever have to see him again, so don't worry about it." the elder pink haired woman said, putting some sugar in her tea. Natsumi went quiet then and looked off, deciding not to say anything to correct her.

"Yeah."

Mei brought out their lunch then and for the first time in a while they ate together happily, enjoying the time together as a family.