Chapter 25
I sighed sitting on the Hokage's monument staring at the clouds, one arm wrapped around my waist and an arm hanging limply by my side and down the front of the stone. I sighed. Why did life have to be mean to me? I had a nice life and now I was a freak with a bloody eye, literally. Oh life is cruel. I heard a snap of a twig in the bush and just ignored it. If it was an assassin then let them kill me. Like I would care.
"It's not the end of the world," said the person
"Hai, it is Kakashi," I said smiling
"No it isn't you just look more like me then," he said grinning and holding up a mask
"No I'm doing the mask, I was thinking goggles or glasses or even an eye patch," I answered, he looked down in mock sadness.
"I knew this day would come," he cheered
"Please stop with the cheeriness, you're acting more like Gai now," I said staring at the clouds again.
"Can I see your eye?" he asked patiently for me to reply.
"Hai here," I said turning and blinking to look at him, he reached up slowly and lightly touched under the eye. I flinched and pulled away as a fresh bit of blood came out.
"Gomen it seems to be very sensitive to touch," I said covering it up
"Well now I have even more reason to believe you tried to mimic me," he answered trying to cheer e up
"Please, Kakashi let me just wallow in self pity, depression and dejection for just a moment," I said closing my eyes and turning to face the sky again.
"Why dejection?" he asked
"Because there is no way Shino will want to marry me now," I said sadly "But I suppose being a bachelorette wasn't so bad," I said smiling at him
"Who said I was gonna give you up," said a quiet voice, I turned and blinked and saw Shino smirking by the outskirts of the forest.
"Oh…Ano…I just thought…" I started
"Why would I give up something so precious to me?" he asked "I would never do that," he added striding forward and grabbing me and pulling me into a kiss, it was forceful and controlling, just how I liked it. I hugged him after and noticed Kakashi was laughing at us.
"But Shino, I'm so ugly now, look at my eye and leg and this isn't going to look nice," I said pointing to my stomach.
"No it won't look nice but remember you did it for your Village and I always had a fetish for crimson eyes," he said nuzzling my neck. I laughed and smiled.
"Are you sure? I mean I'll have to get something to cover it," I said nervously
"Its okay lets go now for it," he said "Mask, Goggles, glasses?" he asked
"goggles," I said smiling, he nodded and we said bye to Kakashi and headed off for the market. I noticed people giving me curious and wary stares. I tried to ignore them but soon I just bowed my head so I couldn't see them. As we approached the stall for accessories the woman stared at me.
"Oh its you Aiko," she said smiling I smiled and nodded in reply. "Why do you have your head down?" she asked
"I had an accident causing discolouration to my eye, it intimidates people and causes me to cry blood, its terrible that's why me and Shino-kun came to buy something to cover it," I explained
"May I see," I gulped and I noticed Shino growl slightly, I nodded and lifted my head and blinked showing my discoloured eye. She seemed intrigued and stared. I blinked and looked away.
"See I told you," I muttered
"No little one I was staring at the beautiful colour it is, do you not think they might stare because of it?" she asked, I thought about. No I hadn't thought of that you crazy woman. I wanted to scream at her.
"No, I presumed the worst but I still want something to cover it." I said "I think goggles," I said picking up the black rimmed goggles and sliding them on, they sat on top of my head and I pulled them over. They were shiny on the outside to stop the sun light sun glasses and protected my eyes when I flicked them. I smiled at it and nodded.
"I'll take these," I said smiling at her
"Hai," she said accepting the money and took them.
"Happy now," said Shino quietly
"Hai much better, lets go home I need to rest, my stomach is hurting," I said painfully. We headed off and made it back in time for dinner and bed.
I had scheduled a training session the next week when I was stronger and Sasuke had started training with Neji. Naruto hadn't completely forgiven him but they seemed to be on fine line. He also had kept trying to make me happy for losing control but I kept telling him I was fine. Gee the boy was persistent. Me and Shino were walking off to the training field and I pulled my goggles down over my eyes to stop the genin seeing. They hadn't seen my discoloured eye and I hoped to keep it that way. We saw Sasuke sitting under a tree with the genin bugging him constantly.
"Hey guys stop that!" I shouted, they groaned and turned away.
"Everyone separate and practise for a few minutes," I ordered as Shino sat under his usual seat. "No not you Isamu," I added to the retreating boy he stopped and cringed.
"Why Aiko-sensei?" he asked
"I have a new teacher, you know the Uchiha clan I explained, this is Uchiha Sasuke, your new teacher in fire techniques," I said smiling
"Ohayo Sasuke-sensei," said Isamu smiling
"Hai," was all Sasuke said, I sighed and shook my head.
"You need to say more then that," I said sadly
"I know but what else am I supposed to say," he asked
"Look watch this training session and you'll understand how it works," I said "Isamu go spar with Kumo, tell Kaito to train with Akane because Kakashi's here to teach Yuki," I said, he nodded and ran off.
"You got them whipped," said Sasuke
"Well a few months ago another genin almost died because of they're stupidity," I said then carried on to explain the fight of Akane and Udo. Sasuke listened and occasionally nodded.
"So you see, they're stupidity and lack of care for others caused them get a punishment of this. Also last year in that 'war' with Orochimaru I lost our third genin, Hyuuga TaiKan," I said sadly remembering that day and grimaced.
"Oh, gomen," he said quietly
"Its alright, he gave his life for 10 of us to be saved, Yuki and Akane have since become closer and from Kakashi's point of view they were a lot like your team 7." I added
"Oh really," he said
"Hai, Sarutobi Akane is like his cousin and acts like Naruto at times, Yuki although a result of a kinjutsu strived hard to get stronger for her team after the loss of TaiKan and TaiKan stuck to his name. Reminds me of Neji in a way, he was branch family as well mind you so Neji's old negative chakra probably rubbed off on him," I explained
"Interesting but now you have them," said Sasuke "Did anything else happen while I was erm…should I say 'away'?" he asked
"Ino's genin team was wiped out in the first wave of the war, Sakura accepted Lee as her boyfriend which made him happy. Neji and Tenten are together, Hinata plucked up enough courage to tell Naruto she loved him but it backfired when Naruto told her the same thing, Asuma and Kurenai are going out although I dunno know how she can stand his smokers breath. Chouji has developed new techniques for the benefit of his team and Kiba; well he is training his genin team and also training new Nin dogs for his genin to have once they are Chunin. Finally me and Shino are engaged and I live at the Aburame's complex, seeing as Orochimaru's stupid summon destroyed my nice new home," I said sadly
"That's a lot," he replied
"Hai but you know the best thing?" OI asked
"What," he replied
"I don't particularly care it was destroyed," I said smiling. There was silence and Shino walked over seeing us sitting together.
"I have to talk to you for a minute seriously," said Sasuke
"Hai what is it?" I asked
"I noticed you have the curse seal, I want to warn you about Orochimaru, you're his new interest now I'm gone, and he might not strike in the next year but soon. You are young and strong, he needs that to stay alive, just promise me you'll be careful about it," he said
"Hai, I promise Sasuke." I answered seriously. There was suddenly a scream and I looked over and saw Yuki on the ground.
"Yuki!" I cried running over to the fallen girl, "Kakashi what did you do to her?" I asked urgently
"She seemed to burn herself with the chidori," he explained
"Go back to work now!" I shouted at the other genin, they hesitantly did that and returned to sparring. I lifted my hand and it glowed a pale green as I forced the chakra into her hand and waited. It red scorch marks faded and she just lay asleep now.
"She'll be asleep a long time now," I said sighing and lifting her. Flinching slightly I dropped the bottom half of her. Shino reached forward and helped to support her then eventually took her off of me. We sat down back under the tree with Kakashi with us.
"So when's the wedding?" asked Kakashi,
"I dunno when do you want it Shino?" I asked
"March," he replied
"Okay March it is, I'll have to go then and tell Ino, she's booking the place and stuff," I said standing up. I put the goggles around my neck. "You have a contagious fashion sense Kakashi," I warned as I pulled my forehead protector over my eye and grinned vanishing quickly.
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After Aiko left the genin ended up collapsing on the ground exhausted.
"Do they do that often?" asked Sasuke
"I usually have to send Aiko off because she works them too hard and they can only keep it up for too long." Explained Shino, he nodded and looked up again.
"Congrats on getting married, I never would have thought it," said Sasuke
"Hai neither did me or the others but I did, and I'm happy about it," he said smiling to himself but didn't show it.
"Good luck I hear she's a handful," said Sasuke getting up and walking over to the genin to get them ready again.
Rate and Review the wedding scene is soon………so be prepared and Sasuke is BACK……well in my story atleast…..