Author's words:
To: Love From Vikky ~ Does blood taste sour? I never realized. Who wouldn't barf if everything you ate tasted like blood??
To: Hoshi-Star ~ Arigato for saying that it's a good story. I love the Sasu/Saku pairing! Yeah, I know, Sasuke seems a little too soft, I'll try to fix that in the next chapter- Sasuke went back to Konoha Village instinctively, he didn't actually plan on going back.
To: kokorodragon ~ I'm glad you like the name, Koko-chan! Chii-chan is a kawaii chraracter!
To: Chelsey-chan ~ Arigato for the compliment. Chii-chan isn't Sasuke's cousin and yeah, I guess you'll just have to wait (gomenne!). Thanks for adding my story to your favorite list (sheds away a happy tear). I'll try my best to keep up my writing! GO SASU/SAKU!
To: Vivian ~ This chapter shall tell you what will happen-
To: Shy-Lil-Dreamer ~ One of the reasons why I chose to call her Chii-chan was because the name was cute! Whether she is Itachi or not, only I know, so gomenne!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Naruto belongs to the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei, so please don't sue me! (I'm broke! T_T)
Author's note: Some of the '-'s stands for '. . .'
A Chance to Forgive
Chapter 4
The atmosphere had immediately became still and silent once Sakura stepped out of Sakura's hospital room.
And for some reason, Sasuke didn't like the silence at all. And the feeling of hatred and softness rushing at the same time into his heart and mind didn't help to make things any better.
'First Sakura and now this little girl?' he thought as he watched the little girl hoisting herself up onto the chair with a little difficulty. 'Something's wrong with the females here-'
Silence passed by as they both remained in their positions, neither of them having the intention to talk.
It was a long time before Chii gathered up her courage to say, "Um, Sasuke-niichan?" just as he began to wonder what type of job Sakura had as a ninja.
"Hn?"
"Do you want me to get you anything?"
"No," he replied simply without looking at her.
"Oh, ok-," Chii shifted restlessly on her chair. "Just tell Chii-chan if nii-chan wants anything, ok?"
"Aa," Sasuke responded, closing his eyes shut.
Silence filled the room once more before Sasuke asked, "Don't you want to play outside, Chii-chan?"
She looked at him, whose eyes were still closed, blankly.
"I mean, don't you want to go outside?" he said, thinking at the same time, 'Why am I even asking her this?!'
"Chii-chan wants to go, but-'
"But?" (He's still wondering about the same thought.)
"Sakura-neechan told Chii-chan to stay here with Sasuke-niichan, so Chii-chan stay here," she answered.
"What if niichan tells you to play outside?" Sasuke tested her for no particular reason,.
"Chii-chan will still stay here," Chii said firmly. "Chii-chan doesn't want Sasuke-niichan to be alone."
Sasuke arched an eyebrow. "Why?" he asked out of sheer curiosity as he felt a bit of his sudden feeling of hatred disappear.
"Because Chii-chan knows that being alone isn't nice," she replied softly.
Silence emerged again afterwards.
"Do you hate the man who killed your parents, Chii-chan?" Sasuke suddenly asked, immediately feeling regretted once the question popped out of his mouth.
Sasuke saw hatred fill the little girl's onyx-black eyes at once as she said, "Chii-chan hates him! Chii-chan hates him so much!"
"Does Chii-chan hate him so much as to kill him?" Sasuke asked again after awhile.
"Hai, if Chii-chan grows up and becomes as strong as Sakura-neechan," Chii said. "But-"
"But-?"
"Even if Chii-chan becomes strong, Chii-chan doesn't think Chii-chan will kill him."
"Why's that?"
"Because if Chii-chan kills him, then Chii-chan will be as bad as him."
Her sentence caused Sasuke's heart to skip a beat.
'Only five years old-,' he thought in awe, as another bit of the feeling of hatred peeled away from his heart and mind. 'And she can already see something I've totally overlooked!'
"Can I ask you something, Chii-chan?" Sasuke asked a bit hesitantly sometime later, wondering since when he'd ever become so hesitant to ask a child questions.
"Hai, Sasuke-niichan."
"How does that man look like?"
"He has black hair and black eyes," she responded slowly after awhile. "And his face-is like yours, Sasuke-niichan."
Sasuke's heart skipped another beat.
'Did Itachi murder her family?' he thought as he balled his hands into fists angrily, the hatred in his heart suddenly burning brightly again.
"But Chii-chan thinks that that man is strange," Chii said, breaking Sasuke's thoughts.
Sasuke arched an eyebrow at that.
"That man killed Chii-chan's parents really quickly that they didn't have time to scream," she said quietly. "It was as though the man didn't really want to kill them-"
"And when he turned to look at Chii-chan," she continued on. "Chii- chan saw his eyes turn back to black and heard a voice in Chii-chan's head say, 'I killed them for you, because I love you-,'-"
"Maybe that's why-Chii-chan doesn't want to kill him even if Chii- chan becomes strong," she finished after a moment's silence.
Suddenly, Sasuke let out a short, heartfelt chuckle which he couldn't keep in as he felt all the hatred he felt disappear in one go and be replaced with a feeling of amazement because of this little girl's words.
He reached out an laid a hand on top of Chii's head. "You're quite mature for a five year old," he commented.
"Chii-chan knows that," Chii said. "Many people always say that to Chii-chan even if Chii-chan understand."
"Well, then I'll tell you what it means, Chii-chan."
She looked at him intently with her innocent and yet wise eyes.
"Mature means that you act a lot older than anyone your age acts. Do you understand?"
Chii shook her head, saying, "Not really, but Chii-chan will try Chii- chan's best to understand."
'Even the words she use are big words,' he thought as he got out off bed and started towards the door.
"Where are you going, Sasuke-niichan?" Chii asked him.
"Outside, where else?" he replied without looking behind him.
When he didn't hear her follow him, he turned around with a smile on his face (Woah! Since when does he smile to kids?!) and said, "Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"
Chii nodded excitedly and ran towards him, her hand clutching his hand as they walked out to begin a unique friendship.
Author's note: I'm sorry that this is kind of short, but I felt it was enough, so- Don't forget to send me a review if you like it! Thanks for reading this fanfic of mine and ja ne!
To: Love From Vikky ~ Does blood taste sour? I never realized. Who wouldn't barf if everything you ate tasted like blood??
To: Hoshi-Star ~ Arigato for saying that it's a good story. I love the Sasu/Saku pairing! Yeah, I know, Sasuke seems a little too soft, I'll try to fix that in the next chapter- Sasuke went back to Konoha Village instinctively, he didn't actually plan on going back.
To: kokorodragon ~ I'm glad you like the name, Koko-chan! Chii-chan is a kawaii chraracter!
To: Chelsey-chan ~ Arigato for the compliment. Chii-chan isn't Sasuke's cousin and yeah, I guess you'll just have to wait (gomenne!). Thanks for adding my story to your favorite list (sheds away a happy tear). I'll try my best to keep up my writing! GO SASU/SAKU!
To: Vivian ~ This chapter shall tell you what will happen-
To: Shy-Lil-Dreamer ~ One of the reasons why I chose to call her Chii-chan was because the name was cute! Whether she is Itachi or not, only I know, so gomenne!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Naruto belongs to the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei, so please don't sue me! (I'm broke! T_T)
Author's note: Some of the '-'s stands for '. . .'
A Chance to Forgive
Chapter 4
The atmosphere had immediately became still and silent once Sakura stepped out of Sakura's hospital room.
And for some reason, Sasuke didn't like the silence at all. And the feeling of hatred and softness rushing at the same time into his heart and mind didn't help to make things any better.
'First Sakura and now this little girl?' he thought as he watched the little girl hoisting herself up onto the chair with a little difficulty. 'Something's wrong with the females here-'
Silence passed by as they both remained in their positions, neither of them having the intention to talk.
It was a long time before Chii gathered up her courage to say, "Um, Sasuke-niichan?" just as he began to wonder what type of job Sakura had as a ninja.
"Hn?"
"Do you want me to get you anything?"
"No," he replied simply without looking at her.
"Oh, ok-," Chii shifted restlessly on her chair. "Just tell Chii-chan if nii-chan wants anything, ok?"
"Aa," Sasuke responded, closing his eyes shut.
Silence filled the room once more before Sasuke asked, "Don't you want to play outside, Chii-chan?"
She looked at him, whose eyes were still closed, blankly.
"I mean, don't you want to go outside?" he said, thinking at the same time, 'Why am I even asking her this?!'
"Chii-chan wants to go, but-'
"But?" (He's still wondering about the same thought.)
"Sakura-neechan told Chii-chan to stay here with Sasuke-niichan, so Chii-chan stay here," she answered.
"What if niichan tells you to play outside?" Sasuke tested her for no particular reason,.
"Chii-chan will still stay here," Chii said firmly. "Chii-chan doesn't want Sasuke-niichan to be alone."
Sasuke arched an eyebrow. "Why?" he asked out of sheer curiosity as he felt a bit of his sudden feeling of hatred disappear.
"Because Chii-chan knows that being alone isn't nice," she replied softly.
Silence emerged again afterwards.
"Do you hate the man who killed your parents, Chii-chan?" Sasuke suddenly asked, immediately feeling regretted once the question popped out of his mouth.
Sasuke saw hatred fill the little girl's onyx-black eyes at once as she said, "Chii-chan hates him! Chii-chan hates him so much!"
"Does Chii-chan hate him so much as to kill him?" Sasuke asked again after awhile.
"Hai, if Chii-chan grows up and becomes as strong as Sakura-neechan," Chii said. "But-"
"But-?"
"Even if Chii-chan becomes strong, Chii-chan doesn't think Chii-chan will kill him."
"Why's that?"
"Because if Chii-chan kills him, then Chii-chan will be as bad as him."
Her sentence caused Sasuke's heart to skip a beat.
'Only five years old-,' he thought in awe, as another bit of the feeling of hatred peeled away from his heart and mind. 'And she can already see something I've totally overlooked!'
"Can I ask you something, Chii-chan?" Sasuke asked a bit hesitantly sometime later, wondering since when he'd ever become so hesitant to ask a child questions.
"Hai, Sasuke-niichan."
"How does that man look like?"
"He has black hair and black eyes," she responded slowly after awhile. "And his face-is like yours, Sasuke-niichan."
Sasuke's heart skipped another beat.
'Did Itachi murder her family?' he thought as he balled his hands into fists angrily, the hatred in his heart suddenly burning brightly again.
"But Chii-chan thinks that that man is strange," Chii said, breaking Sasuke's thoughts.
Sasuke arched an eyebrow at that.
"That man killed Chii-chan's parents really quickly that they didn't have time to scream," she said quietly. "It was as though the man didn't really want to kill them-"
"And when he turned to look at Chii-chan," she continued on. "Chii- chan saw his eyes turn back to black and heard a voice in Chii-chan's head say, 'I killed them for you, because I love you-,'-"
"Maybe that's why-Chii-chan doesn't want to kill him even if Chii- chan becomes strong," she finished after a moment's silence.
Suddenly, Sasuke let out a short, heartfelt chuckle which he couldn't keep in as he felt all the hatred he felt disappear in one go and be replaced with a feeling of amazement because of this little girl's words.
He reached out an laid a hand on top of Chii's head. "You're quite mature for a five year old," he commented.
"Chii-chan knows that," Chii said. "Many people always say that to Chii-chan even if Chii-chan understand."
"Well, then I'll tell you what it means, Chii-chan."
She looked at him intently with her innocent and yet wise eyes.
"Mature means that you act a lot older than anyone your age acts. Do you understand?"
Chii shook her head, saying, "Not really, but Chii-chan will try Chii- chan's best to understand."
'Even the words she use are big words,' he thought as he got out off bed and started towards the door.
"Where are you going, Sasuke-niichan?" Chii asked him.
"Outside, where else?" he replied without looking behind him.
When he didn't hear her follow him, he turned around with a smile on his face (Woah! Since when does he smile to kids?!) and said, "Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"
Chii nodded excitedly and ran towards him, her hand clutching his hand as they walked out to begin a unique friendship.
Author's note: I'm sorry that this is kind of short, but I felt it was enough, so- Don't forget to send me a review if you like it! Thanks for reading this fanfic of mine and ja ne!