Chapter II: Home
"I-I'm so cold…" Kyoshi stuttered as she was walking, dripping wet and shaking. "Don't worry, we're almost there" Sasuke assured her. "Sasuke? Who's that girl with you?" Sasuke's mother said while standing on the porch. "Mom, she needs our help. She's got nowhere to go" Sasuke said while looking at her. Sasuke's mom looked at Kyoshi, seeing all of the cuts and bruises. " .... Take her inside. I'll give her something to wear" she said with a smile. "Poor kid..." mother sighed and went inside. Kyoshi was cleaned up after a while and she was given a blue kimono to wear. " There.. You look so beautiful..." Mother smiled as she brushed Kyoshi's long hair. She then tied a blue ribbon in Kyoshi's hair and handed her a mirror. " Wow.... Thank you so much" She gasped. " C'mon now. dinners ready. You can go meet the family."
Kyoshi poked out her head from the corner, staring at everyone at the table."Go on. don't be shy" Mother said and gave her a slight push. " Oh my. Who's the pretty little lady?" Sasuke's dad said while sitting at the table. "Everyone. This is Sasuke's friend, Kyoshi" Mother said with a smile. " Hi..." Kyoshi said while blushing and went to sit next to sasuke. "Where's Itachi?" mother asked father. "I dunno... That kid... He'll be back. He's strong after all."
After dinner and cleaning, it was time for bed. "Kyoshi. You can sleep in sasuke's room" mother said and handed her a warm blanket. " Just don do anything in there now!" Father joked. "Dad! .... Sheesh.. night.." sasuke muttered and went inside his room. " Ok. You can sleep on an old cot I used to..." sasuke trailed off as he turned around to find Kyoshi peacefully sleeping on his cot. He sighed and layed down on the cot, staring at the ceiling. Where did she come from anyway?... he kept thinking until he fell asleep.