Chapter 5 yay! Unfortunately I haven't had time to work on anything lately (I have AP Exams in like a week and I've been on late night cramming sessions).

But I shall prevail of course after AP Exams is Semester test (oh no they're not trying to kill us) which means another week of studying not to mention graduation—I'm an usher, I didn't know about this (I didn't even think I agreed to it) till today. Well I'm off my soapbox. Sorry about that!

The best news in the world—Naruto is coming to Cartoon Network in the Fall YAY!

I don't own Naruto, I realize that this is a sue happy country and that anything that can be sued shall be, but honestly I have like $5 to my name and it's not for me but for school so I'm broke and it would be pointless to sue!

Cerise grabbed the ink and began to finish the seals on her stomach. She focused on the four levels, repeating each element name as she finished a seal. Ikechi and Mitsuki watched diligently as Rin prepared another ink mixture that Cerise had asked her to make.

"You know I never knew there were seals on your stomach," Mitsuki pointed out.

"Yeah well that's one thing we don't know along with a whole list of others," Ikechi pouted.

"…I've told you what I could when I could. I never even told Biou about my past either, he just found out on accident. In fact the only reason he knew of my father is because he met him like you guys did," Cerise explained. She had just told them everything she had told Jirayia, but they did seem rather hurt by the fact they never knew but a complete stranger did. Cerise had finished the last element ring, and then grabbed the ink that Rin had prepared. It smelled of the familiar fragrance of the sea, the clean air, the salt and fish smell, the ink even seemed to sing out the ocean songs. It had a ground fin of a Leviathan in it which gave it the very properties it had and the blood of her clan. She grasped the bottle, gently stirring it around. Its colors never blended together, the bright red blood swirled in and out of a dark blue-green color. Cerise grabbed her shuriken and lifted the hem of her pants to show her sealed leg. The seal that remained was pulsing with what life it had. With the shuriken Cerise began to carve a different design into the leg, the same design that was in her eye, the Leggera's crest. She finished it off the seal by spreading the ink mixture over it. It glowed slowly than faded leaving just a light pink trace of where the cuts had been.

"Amazing, the Leviathan heals you so fast," Rin said in awe.

"It's just because it wants to protect itself," Cerise explained.

"So it uses you as a host?" Rin asked in confusion.

"Huh…well sort of; I guess it's mutual because we help each other. He keeps my po… my curse in check, while I provide it shelter. By the time I die he should be old enough to live on his own."

"It's a baby?"

"Uh huh, we were born the same day, and my mother's family always allowed the Leviathan to reside in them, males usually. They got shelter until death, while our control over water increases dramatically. I was the only child born at the time, so I inherited the responsibility," she sighed.

"So you're telling me that the only thing keeping back your curse is a tiny little sea serpent," Tsunade said as she entered the room.

Cerise shook her head. There were too many people in the room right now, it kind of disturbed her. She hoped out of bed walking towards the ninja that was paralyzed. She looked over him closely as the four of them talked. She sighed, 'More problems.'

She was already preparing energy in the tips of her fingers and spreading out to her palms. She was over the ninja's bed; the poor man was conscious and looking at her in sorrow.

"Would you like to get up?"

He blinked his eyes in a weird acknowledgment.

"Well if it's paralysis than there won't be any problems."

Cerise moved her hand under the man's back sending charka into him. She closed her eyes as she placed her hand on his chest. She directed her charka to the man's damaged nerves controlling the flow and rebuilding of the nerves.

"Well?" she asked him.

He moved his hands and toes slowly, a smile spread to his face. Cerise sat down on the bed watching the man react to his new control. She lay back watching the outside world go by. Little students were practicing some neat techniques; she dozed off not even hearing the man's thanks or the commotion that was caused by him being up.

Images flashed in her mind, she recognized her father first. He was a tall brooding fighter with a scar across his right eye. Spiked black hair that trailed across his sharp face, his hawk-like eyes were set in an eternal glare and were a fierce red color. He always had on something black with the clan's crest close to his heart. He could bring fear to anyone.

"Onda, Onda where are you!" Cerise heard the name called out.

She couldn't figure out were she was but she could hear the rough voice of her father. He was the one calling out the name. This was memory Cerise couldn't place. He was worried, an emotion her father never showed. She looked up towards him as he called out the name, she was rather shocked.

"Onda?" she couldn't place the name though it seemed familiar.

Hands grabbed her away and held her close.

"Be quiet," the voice demanded. It was familiar, a lot like her fathers but again Cerise couldn't place it. She turned to find it but found herself alone again.

"There you are," she heard her father sigh. She turned around to face him. He was much taller than she remembered than it hit her, she was a child. He bent down and lifted her up rocking her in his arms as he walked. It was safe to say Cerise was confused. She couldn't figure out when this had happened before.

"Nami, have you seen Onda?" he asked.

"…Onda?"

"I can't find nonna and nonno anywhere, I'm afraid they might be hurt."

Cerise could feel tears well up in her eyes though she didn't understand why she was crying.

"Don't cry Nami, everything will be all right," he said while gently drying her tears.

Cerise woke with a start, her eyes were full of tears and her throat was sore as though she had been crying. The moon shined brightly through the window as she got up out of bed. She wasn't in the medical room but in the same room she had been in. She changed clothes and left to go outside. Mitsuki's door was open and she could hear him and Ikechi talking to each other. She wasn't about to eavesdrop on her teachers so she carefully snuck past. She took off in a dash after she had reached the door to outside. It was the first time in at least two days that she was outside. It must have not been too late because there were several people still out. She walked around to see what was in the village. She even spotted Naruto at a noodle stand, just in time to because her stomach gave a lurching growl.

Most of what I use is Italian, but Cerise is French (it's cherry!).

onda- wave

nonno- grandpa

nonna- grandma