Chapter 37
Happy Endings
Ten years later. Snow had fallen and lay in thick blankets on the ground around the village Hidden in the Leaves. A shape blurred through the forest barely leaving a trail even in the snow.
"Faster Anubis, faster!" yelled a young boy. He was only seven but he already looked like his father. Long black hair and pale skin, but he had his mother's eyes and smile. Anubis darted through the trees trying to find Haku. Finally he caught her sent. He sped toward it. A screech echoed behind them. Anubis looked up to see Kuki flying low near them.
"Kuki where is Haku?" asked Anubis painfully.
"I think she's up ahead. Why do you want to know so badly?" The small boy astride the wolf's back rammed he's heels into Anubis's side. He whined in pain. Kuki chuckled at Anubis who tried to snap at her. But Kuki flew easily out of range. Anubis ran out into a clearing where Haku's sent was strongest. Anubis looked around and saw Itachi sleeping against the tree that had once been Haku's home.
"Itachi, where's Haku!" yelled Anubis. Itachi looked over to him. Itachi chuckled at Anubis's fate.
"Aden, son, why don't you come sit with me? We'll watch your mom kick your uncle's butt." Sasuke came flying through the trees and landed on his back skidding to a stop in a large snow drift. Haku stepped out form the cover of the trees smiling. She wore a long green dress, her black boots, and her black cloak trailed behind her. She no longer wore the black ribbon around her forehead. She let the Medeina's mark shine for all to see
"Mom!" yelled Aden. Her ran over to Haku and hugged her leg. Haku bent down and asked,
"Have you been giving Anubis a hard time?" Aden stared guiltily at his mom and shook his head no. "Are you lying?" she asked again. Aden nodded.
"I'm sorry mom. But I didn't know where you were." Itachi stood up and walked over to his son and said,
"Then you use your own abilities to find her." He seemed slightly upset. Aden was about to burst out into tears when Haku said,
"Yes, but he did use the resources that he had. Something you were never very good at Itachi." Itachi grinned.
"Of course not."
"Men." Muttered Haku.
"Heard that." Whispered Itachi.
"Good, that was the point." She leaned down and picked up Aden, and hugged him.
"Mom. Why does dad sometimes call you the crazy cat lady?" Haku smiled in a way that reminded her son of a shark.
"He calls me that?" she asked him a look to Itachi who only shrugged trying not to look nervous.
"Yeah. All the time. But never when you are around." Haku laughed and she knew her husband was edging closer to the safety of the trees for all the good it would do him.
"Your father is smart not to say that around me. Cause he'll regret it and I can always point out it's only cause the cats I know tied him in knots."
"Why?" Itachi's face was turning scarlet red.
"Because your dad was being silly and needed to be taught a lesson." she eyed her husband over her son's shoulder. "In fact h might need another lesson."
"What is the lesson?" her son asked curiously, Haku smiled at her son then said,
"That your mom is strong." Itachi was almost to the safety of the trees. "Do you want to play with Sarada while I have a talk with your father?" Aden's eyes lit up. Sarada was Sasuke's and Sakura's daughter. Aden's best friend and cousin.
"Yes." Sasuke finally dusted the snow off himself looked around just in time to see a little a shape running toward them with another large blur slicking its way toward the group next to the smaller one. Sarada stepped into the clearing and was like a mini version of her mom only with her hair looked like her fathers. Kasai slunk out of the shadows next to the little girl.
"Sarada where's mom?" asked Sasuke. Sarada giggled and stared not quite at Sasuke. Sakura was creeping up behind him. Sakura was poor at keeping secrets. Sasuke saw it in her eyes and smiled. Sakura was right behind him, and he turned and jumped at her.
Sakura squeaked laughing fell in the snow with Sasuke on top of her.
"Heard you coming." teased Sasuke.
"Liar." Laughed Sakura. Sasuke leaned forward and kissed her. Both Sarada and Aden cringed yelling
"EW!" every one burst out laughing. Sasuke helped Sakura to her feet. Haku took that moment when they were all distracted to launch herself at her husband tackling him into a pile of snow. She grabbed a clump of snow and ice as she struggled to keep Itachi pinned down. Then she stuffed the snowball down his shirt and pinned his arms above him so the icy mix could melt a little. Itachi squirmed, laughed and yelped as the ice touched bare skin.
"Wicked woman." Haku chuckled clearly not sorry. Itachi managed to get free and scooped up snow and pelted his wife with them. Aden grabbed a handful and also threw it at his father. Itachi looked stunned with his son's projectile splattered across his face. "Traitor." Sasuke chuckled at his brother.
"Having problems keeping your house in order?" Sakura made a face and dumped a handful of snow down her husband's back then sticking her tongue out at him when he turned to look at her. Soon it was a free for snowball fight. It didn't take long for friends from the village to come by and join in on the fun. Jutsu and snow flew as the snow fell.