To everyone who reviewed:
haruna-huwa: I'm not done with the story yet, so you're just gonna have to see what happens to her in the next chapter. And answer your question about Sakura; she died on a mission, which is why Shoka hates Ninja's or being one. I didn't want to go into much detail about it.
KawaiiKenshin: Yes, I know, it was sad, I was trying for that!^^, thanks for reviewing.
The Reveiwer: Yea, I thought about the baby thing, but Naruto was crying and I guess it upset him, that's what I decided. Rikuu and Minoru had had their deal of crying before the funeral and were too tired to cry anymore. (Sorry if these aren't good enough answers).
Death Boo: Its not a one shot, here's the next chapter for ya! I'm sorry, this isn't a flash back chapter, but if I get enough requests (which I doubt I will) I might make a prequel.
Kokorodragon: Yes, yes it was sad, I'm good at sad, well, here's the next chapter.
Tears
It was well past midnight and Sasuke, along with every one else, was getting worried. They had been searching for almost an hour for Shoka, and with no luck. He saw Naruto walk his way and ran up to him.
"Anything?"
"No.."
"...keep looking"
Naruto gave him a slight nod and ran back into the forest. Sasuke did as well. He searched every tree he came across for his missing daughter. He stopped to catch his breath. "Sakura'll never forgive me if I loose Shoka this soon' he thought, and began looking again.
Naruto looked back at his best friend with pity as Sasuke ran into the forest. His daughter disappearing so soon after Sakura's death, it must have been killing the poor man. Naruto ran about half way into the forest when he heard something. He stopped running and walked slowly toward the sound. It was a person's voice.
"-day together! You promised!" It said
He quietly walked closer, after awhile he was able to see whose voice it was. He saw Shoka punching the tree branch furiously. He wanted to go out there and bring her down from the tree, but he thought he would give her a few more moments to herself. He looked down at his hands, trying not to draw too much attention to himself, so she wouldn't notice him. Suddenly he heard something that sounded suspiciously like splintering wood. He looked up to see both Shoka and the branch falling head first to the ground.
He shot up and caught her just barely before she hit the ground. He looked down at the girl worriedly and found her unconscious. He sighed in relief 'she must've fainted..'. He carried the girl back out of the forest.
Sasuke heard Naruto calling him from out side the forest and ran out to him. He nearly had a heart attack when he saw Shoka unconscious in Naruto's arms. He ran over to him as fast as he could.
"What happened?!"
"She fell out of a tree"
"Oh Kami-sama."
"Don't worry, I caught her"
"Thank you."
Naruto handed the small girl over to Sasuke, who scooped her up and held her tenderly to his chest as he bid his farewells.
Shoka shot up from her bed. She looked around, and found herself extremely disappointed that she was still alive. 'well, I'm probably a dead girl anyway when Dad gets to me' she thought as she started to get up. Her door suddenly opened and in the doorway, was none other than Sasuke Uchiha.
".Hi" Shoka mumbled
"Explain"
"Explain what?"
"Shoka, you could've died!"
"That doesn't sound so bad.."
Sasuke sighed and walked over to his grief stricken daughter.
"I miss her too, possibly more than you, but that doesn't mean you try to take your own life"
"How do you know I tried to kill myself? I fell out of a tree"
"Naruto saw everything, you could've easily jumped off the branch, and did you think about for two seconds how your brother and I would feel if we lost you too?"
She looked down at the ground and started to cry, yet again.
"I didn't even get to say good bye!" She cried, burying her face in her father's shirt.
He rubbed her back and cooed her to sleep. He tucked her in and walked out into the living room. Hiroshi was sitting at the kitchen table flipping through a magazine.
"Did you ground her?"
"No"
"Why?"
"Why do you think?"
"Whatever"
Sakura walked up to the side of a sleeping child, curled up in her bed. Her cheeks were stained with tears and her nose was stuffy from crying. Sakura reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from the child's face and smiled.
'I'll always love you Shoka, don't scare me like that again' she said
She bent down and kissed the girl on the cheek. The child scooted closer to the direction of the kiss and Sakura's smile widened.
'I'll always be watching.' and then she was gone
Shoka sat up in her bed. She had felt something warm against her cheek just then. 'What could it have been?' she thought while rubbing her cheek. It had felt warm and soothing, sorta like the kisses her mother used to give her, but at the same time, kind of unearthly. 'Oh well, it must've just been a dream'. She closed her eyes and went back to sleep
haruna-huwa: I'm not done with the story yet, so you're just gonna have to see what happens to her in the next chapter. And answer your question about Sakura; she died on a mission, which is why Shoka hates Ninja's or being one. I didn't want to go into much detail about it.
KawaiiKenshin: Yes, I know, it was sad, I was trying for that!^^, thanks for reviewing.
The Reveiwer: Yea, I thought about the baby thing, but Naruto was crying and I guess it upset him, that's what I decided. Rikuu and Minoru had had their deal of crying before the funeral and were too tired to cry anymore. (Sorry if these aren't good enough answers).
Death Boo: Its not a one shot, here's the next chapter for ya! I'm sorry, this isn't a flash back chapter, but if I get enough requests (which I doubt I will) I might make a prequel.
Kokorodragon: Yes, yes it was sad, I'm good at sad, well, here's the next chapter.
Tears
It was well past midnight and Sasuke, along with every one else, was getting worried. They had been searching for almost an hour for Shoka, and with no luck. He saw Naruto walk his way and ran up to him.
"Anything?"
"No.."
"...keep looking"
Naruto gave him a slight nod and ran back into the forest. Sasuke did as well. He searched every tree he came across for his missing daughter. He stopped to catch his breath. "Sakura'll never forgive me if I loose Shoka this soon' he thought, and began looking again.
Naruto looked back at his best friend with pity as Sasuke ran into the forest. His daughter disappearing so soon after Sakura's death, it must have been killing the poor man. Naruto ran about half way into the forest when he heard something. He stopped running and walked slowly toward the sound. It was a person's voice.
"-day together! You promised!" It said
He quietly walked closer, after awhile he was able to see whose voice it was. He saw Shoka punching the tree branch furiously. He wanted to go out there and bring her down from the tree, but he thought he would give her a few more moments to herself. He looked down at his hands, trying not to draw too much attention to himself, so she wouldn't notice him. Suddenly he heard something that sounded suspiciously like splintering wood. He looked up to see both Shoka and the branch falling head first to the ground.
He shot up and caught her just barely before she hit the ground. He looked down at the girl worriedly and found her unconscious. He sighed in relief 'she must've fainted..'. He carried the girl back out of the forest.
Sasuke heard Naruto calling him from out side the forest and ran out to him. He nearly had a heart attack when he saw Shoka unconscious in Naruto's arms. He ran over to him as fast as he could.
"What happened?!"
"She fell out of a tree"
"Oh Kami-sama."
"Don't worry, I caught her"
"Thank you."
Naruto handed the small girl over to Sasuke, who scooped her up and held her tenderly to his chest as he bid his farewells.
Shoka shot up from her bed. She looked around, and found herself extremely disappointed that she was still alive. 'well, I'm probably a dead girl anyway when Dad gets to me' she thought as she started to get up. Her door suddenly opened and in the doorway, was none other than Sasuke Uchiha.
".Hi" Shoka mumbled
"Explain"
"Explain what?"
"Shoka, you could've died!"
"That doesn't sound so bad.."
Sasuke sighed and walked over to his grief stricken daughter.
"I miss her too, possibly more than you, but that doesn't mean you try to take your own life"
"How do you know I tried to kill myself? I fell out of a tree"
"Naruto saw everything, you could've easily jumped off the branch, and did you think about for two seconds how your brother and I would feel if we lost you too?"
She looked down at the ground and started to cry, yet again.
"I didn't even get to say good bye!" She cried, burying her face in her father's shirt.
He rubbed her back and cooed her to sleep. He tucked her in and walked out into the living room. Hiroshi was sitting at the kitchen table flipping through a magazine.
"Did you ground her?"
"No"
"Why?"
"Why do you think?"
"Whatever"
Sakura walked up to the side of a sleeping child, curled up in her bed. Her cheeks were stained with tears and her nose was stuffy from crying. Sakura reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from the child's face and smiled.
'I'll always love you Shoka, don't scare me like that again' she said
She bent down and kissed the girl on the cheek. The child scooted closer to the direction of the kiss and Sakura's smile widened.
'I'll always be watching.' and then she was gone
Shoka sat up in her bed. She had felt something warm against her cheek just then. 'What could it have been?' she thought while rubbing her cheek. It had felt warm and soothing, sorta like the kisses her mother used to give her, but at the same time, kind of unearthly. 'Oh well, it must've just been a dream'. She closed her eyes and went back to sleep