Author's replies:
To: Blackened Dove Offers a tissue I'm reallyx17 glad you like it. Arigato for saying that it's awesome and that I'm a great author. . . Dou Itashimashite. Yeah, you do. Again, dou itashimashite.
To: Chelsey-chan Thanks for saying that it's a good chappie Jeez, I'm so predictable for you! Yeah, even though Sasuke is of course not really showing it.
To: lilcharat624 I'm really sorry for being so mean! You can punish me if you want!
To: pocky no miko Offers a tissue Arigato for saying good luck to me. Ahh! Put that flag down, you're embarrassing me! Thanks for the support, though.
To: Fruit-tea 1 I know. . . Arigato for saying that my fic's cute. . . I'll still worry about it. . .
To: KawaiiKenshin Thanks for saying that my fic's so good!
To: Redmoonnight Chii is definitely, positively kawaii. I hope I can write more too. . .
To: Kasiree Gomenne, I couldn't let you read a good fic on New Year. Very guilty expression on face I know, the three of them are so extremely kawaii! I'm not going to tell you what happens to him! Sticks tongue out Naughty, aren't we? (Or maybe I'm the one who's naughty. . .)
To: Koori no Tenshi Arigato for liking my fic . . . I'm glad I didn't hear you actually laugh though, 'coz I read your review at night. . . --;
To: li'l-CuPiD I know, I know, I'm terrible in keeping promises. . . Did I even promise to update in November? Hmm. . . Anyways, I'm really sorry for making you wait . . .
To: Lady Light I know! --
To: Padfoot da Darkwolf (alias Sirius, perhaps?) Arigato for saying it's cool, though when I read it again, I realized the characters were horribly OOC. . .
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Naruto belongs to the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei, so please don't sue me, 'coz I've only um . . . about a dollar at the moment T-T
A Chance to Forgive
Chapter 8
"Let's go on that one next!"
"Chii-chan wants to go on that one!"
"Onegai, can we go on that one?!"
These were the sentences Chii uttered throughout the whole day as they went from one ride to the next. Every ride they rode on was one which they could go on together and they did every other activity together too. This of course didn't include going to the restroom together, but. . .
"Seijin-chan, where are you off to?" Sakura asked when she saw her drift away from them after they finished riding their fifth ride.
"The lady's room," she replied before disappearing into the said room.
"Otou-san?" Chii suddenly spoke up, her hand in his.
"Hai, Chii-chan?" he replied, looking down at his 'daughter-for-a- day'.
"Where is Kakashi-niichan?"
Sasuke and Sakura exchanged this 'look' before Sakura muttered, "Don't tell me he. . ."
As though on cue, an extremely loud punching sound rang in the air. A second later, they found the silver-haired jounin sprawled on the ground, a swirl replacing his uncovered eye while his left cheek was so swollen it looked as though he was keeping a whole apple in his mouth.
Everyone except Chii was sweat dropping when they saw him. Chii knelt next to him, unaware of everyone's stares as she poked his swollen cheek cautiously before asking, "Is Kakashi-niichan tired? I don't think I can wake him. . ."
Before either of her 'parents' could answer, a very flushed Seijin suddenly appeared, looking extremely dangerous.
Kakashi so conveniently chose that moment to wake up. "What did you that for, Seijin-chan?" he asked innocently as he feigned an injured look.
Seijin only glared at him before turning her back on him and walking away.
He suddenly appeared in front of her, his hands clasped together as he said, "Please forgive me!"
She only walked away and he repeated what he just did, except this time, he was kneeling. She again walked away, as she didn't plan to be merciful this once. He did the same thing again, except his whole body was bowing down this time.
Seijin was about to forgive him when a voice said, "Oho Kakashi, I'd never thought I'd see you beg like this."
All of them turned their heads to see who the voice belonged to. It was Asuma, accompanied by his wife Kurenai (no surprise there) and their kids, a five year old boy who was the smaller version of his dad and a three year old girl who was her mom's younger self.
Kakashi immediately stood up straight and said sheepishly, "Who's begging?"
"Men and their pride," Kurenai said exasperatedly, rolling her eyes. She gave a friendly smile to Seijin, totally unfazed by their uncanny similarities. "Something tells me he did something perverted, ne?"
Seijin just rolled her eyes like Kurenai did as an answer and smiled afterwards as well.
They all chatted for a while, the men mostly about Kakashi's begging act, where it was mostly Kakashi denying (coolly, of course), Asuma teasing and Sasuke handing in a comment or two to help Asuma torture his former sensei (Oho, such a 'kind' Sasuke). Meanwhile, the women were 'discussing' about various topics, like men's prides and how 'Icha Icha Paradise' should definitely be banned, where Sakura was practically dragged into the conversation. The three kids talked excitedly about all the rides they had rode on and were exchanging experiences.
Finally, after the conversations were exhausted, they went their separate ways, the kids looking forward to the rides they hadn't gone on, the ladies satisfied with their recent conversation while the men's exchange still wasn't complete, as the scarecrow stubbornly continued denying.
Soon after, they met another familiar family, Neji, Tenten and their to-be-child.
Neji was trying his best to hide his concern for his already halfway pregnant wife, but was failing miserably.
"Slow down Tenten, you're just making it difficult for yourself," he was saying to his wife in a painfully worried tone as they neared them.
"Don't be such a worry rat Neji, I'm going as slow as I can already," Tenten retorted exasperatedly, but was actually very pleased that she had such a caring husband.
She spotted the group coming towards them and waved, "Sakura!"
"Tenten-san! Neji-san! Ohayo!" she said in reply.
"Ohayo!" Tenten said in reply, while her husband only nodded. He was still the same old Hyuuga Neji after all, except probably around his wife.
Everyone exchanged greetings as well, except for the two anti-socials in the group (I don't think I have to tell you people who they are). They did, however, look at each other for a moment before looking away.
In Seijin's case, though, she introduced herself to them instead of exchanging greetings.
"So how's the baby, Tenten-san?" Sakura asked after all that was done.
"Oh, he's doing great," she replied happily. "Though I wish he wouldn't do so much aerobics in there . . .," she added wryly.
"Eh?" Sakura said, surprised. "How did you know it was going to be a boy? I thought you were going to wait until the baby was born, Tenten-san."
"I was," Tenten said defensively. "But my dear husband here," she elbowed him in the stomach, "Was too impatient to wait until the baby was born."
"Keh," was all Neji said. He did not deny it.
This was the end of the conversation as everyone except the men congratulated the expecting couple.
However, it seemed as though it was their fate to meet couples that day, as they yet again came across another couple, Shikamaru and Ino.
"Ino-chan! Shikamaru!" Sakura said in greeting.
"Sakura-chan!" Ino replied in a similar way.
"Yo," was all Shikamaru said.
Like before, greetings were exchanged (This is getting old and predictable, I know).
"Ne, Ino-neechan?" Chii suddenly asked.
"Nani, Chii-chan?"
"Why isn't Ino-neechan's stomach big like Tenten-neechan?"
Haha, such an innocent question . . . yet it burned two particular people's faces.
"Um, because, um . . .," Ino stammered, and that was quite a rare sight, knowing how easily it was for her to talk.
"We just got married," her husband supplied helpfully, blush still evident, though it somewhat dimmed.
"Eh?" Chii-chan asked surprised. "Does it take time to grow?"
"Uh, um, hai," Ino managed to stutter and her blush never dwindled, unlike Shikamaru's.
Sakura decided to save her best friend. "So what have you two rode on so far?"
Surprisingly, Shikamaru was the one who answered. "Oh, the relaxing ones, the others are too troublesome."
Ino lost her blush and glared at him. "Actually, he's not allowing me to go on any nice rides."
Before Sakura could ask her what she meant by that, Shikamaru stated, "I wouldn't want our child to be as troublesome as those rides."
"Child?!" Sakura practically shrieked, drawing stares.
"Mou, Shika-kun, I wanted to tell her!" Ino pouted.
"When did you find out?" her best friend asked.
"Yesterday," Ino said.
"Congrats!" and from here began a string of congratulations.
(Amyst: I think it's pretty obvious that I really want to finish this, huh? --;)
Afterwards, they embarked on their separate ways, Shikamaru declining Sakura's offer to join them as he really did not want either him or his wife to go on any rides they were planning to go on, as they were too 'troublesome' as he called it.
The group went on their way, feeling that Shikamaru and Ino were not the last familiar people they were going to bump into today.
. . .
Amyst: Takes a deep breath . . . Okay, you guys can pulverize me now.
After being thoroughly pulverized by angry reviewers
Amyst (who's bruised and cut in some places): If you guys wanna know the reason why I updated so extremely late, then tell me through a review, that is, if guys still wanna review. . .
To Cookie6: I'm sorry for not replying your e-mail yet!! TT I'm such a jerk!
To Tiqah (She's not a reviewer, curious reviewers, but she reads this story): JGN KO CUBA BUAT 'ATU'!
To: Blackened Dove Offers a tissue I'm reallyx17 glad you like it. Arigato for saying that it's awesome and that I'm a great author. . . Dou Itashimashite. Yeah, you do. Again, dou itashimashite.
To: Chelsey-chan Thanks for saying that it's a good chappie Jeez, I'm so predictable for you! Yeah, even though Sasuke is of course not really showing it.
To: lilcharat624 I'm really sorry for being so mean! You can punish me if you want!
To: pocky no miko Offers a tissue Arigato for saying good luck to me. Ahh! Put that flag down, you're embarrassing me! Thanks for the support, though.
To: Fruit-tea 1 I know. . . Arigato for saying that my fic's cute. . . I'll still worry about it. . .
To: KawaiiKenshin Thanks for saying that my fic's so good!
To: Redmoonnight Chii is definitely, positively kawaii. I hope I can write more too. . .
To: Kasiree Gomenne, I couldn't let you read a good fic on New Year. Very guilty expression on face I know, the three of them are so extremely kawaii! I'm not going to tell you what happens to him! Sticks tongue out Naughty, aren't we? (Or maybe I'm the one who's naughty. . .)
To: Koori no Tenshi Arigato for liking my fic . . . I'm glad I didn't hear you actually laugh though, 'coz I read your review at night. . . --;
To: li'l-CuPiD I know, I know, I'm terrible in keeping promises. . . Did I even promise to update in November? Hmm. . . Anyways, I'm really sorry for making you wait . . .
To: Lady Light I know! --
To: Padfoot da Darkwolf (alias Sirius, perhaps?) Arigato for saying it's cool, though when I read it again, I realized the characters were horribly OOC. . .
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Naruto belongs to the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei, so please don't sue me, 'coz I've only um . . . about a dollar at the moment T-T
A Chance to Forgive
Chapter 8
"Let's go on that one next!"
"Chii-chan wants to go on that one!"
"Onegai, can we go on that one?!"
These were the sentences Chii uttered throughout the whole day as they went from one ride to the next. Every ride they rode on was one which they could go on together and they did every other activity together too. This of course didn't include going to the restroom together, but. . .
"Seijin-chan, where are you off to?" Sakura asked when she saw her drift away from them after they finished riding their fifth ride.
"The lady's room," she replied before disappearing into the said room.
"Otou-san?" Chii suddenly spoke up, her hand in his.
"Hai, Chii-chan?" he replied, looking down at his 'daughter-for-a- day'.
"Where is Kakashi-niichan?"
Sasuke and Sakura exchanged this 'look' before Sakura muttered, "Don't tell me he. . ."
As though on cue, an extremely loud punching sound rang in the air. A second later, they found the silver-haired jounin sprawled on the ground, a swirl replacing his uncovered eye while his left cheek was so swollen it looked as though he was keeping a whole apple in his mouth.
Everyone except Chii was sweat dropping when they saw him. Chii knelt next to him, unaware of everyone's stares as she poked his swollen cheek cautiously before asking, "Is Kakashi-niichan tired? I don't think I can wake him. . ."
Before either of her 'parents' could answer, a very flushed Seijin suddenly appeared, looking extremely dangerous.
Kakashi so conveniently chose that moment to wake up. "What did you that for, Seijin-chan?" he asked innocently as he feigned an injured look.
Seijin only glared at him before turning her back on him and walking away.
He suddenly appeared in front of her, his hands clasped together as he said, "Please forgive me!"
She only walked away and he repeated what he just did, except this time, he was kneeling. She again walked away, as she didn't plan to be merciful this once. He did the same thing again, except his whole body was bowing down this time.
Seijin was about to forgive him when a voice said, "Oho Kakashi, I'd never thought I'd see you beg like this."
All of them turned their heads to see who the voice belonged to. It was Asuma, accompanied by his wife Kurenai (no surprise there) and their kids, a five year old boy who was the smaller version of his dad and a three year old girl who was her mom's younger self.
Kakashi immediately stood up straight and said sheepishly, "Who's begging?"
"Men and their pride," Kurenai said exasperatedly, rolling her eyes. She gave a friendly smile to Seijin, totally unfazed by their uncanny similarities. "Something tells me he did something perverted, ne?"
Seijin just rolled her eyes like Kurenai did as an answer and smiled afterwards as well.
They all chatted for a while, the men mostly about Kakashi's begging act, where it was mostly Kakashi denying (coolly, of course), Asuma teasing and Sasuke handing in a comment or two to help Asuma torture his former sensei (Oho, such a 'kind' Sasuke). Meanwhile, the women were 'discussing' about various topics, like men's prides and how 'Icha Icha Paradise' should definitely be banned, where Sakura was practically dragged into the conversation. The three kids talked excitedly about all the rides they had rode on and were exchanging experiences.
Finally, after the conversations were exhausted, they went their separate ways, the kids looking forward to the rides they hadn't gone on, the ladies satisfied with their recent conversation while the men's exchange still wasn't complete, as the scarecrow stubbornly continued denying.
Soon after, they met another familiar family, Neji, Tenten and their to-be-child.
Neji was trying his best to hide his concern for his already halfway pregnant wife, but was failing miserably.
"Slow down Tenten, you're just making it difficult for yourself," he was saying to his wife in a painfully worried tone as they neared them.
"Don't be such a worry rat Neji, I'm going as slow as I can already," Tenten retorted exasperatedly, but was actually very pleased that she had such a caring husband.
She spotted the group coming towards them and waved, "Sakura!"
"Tenten-san! Neji-san! Ohayo!" she said in reply.
"Ohayo!" Tenten said in reply, while her husband only nodded. He was still the same old Hyuuga Neji after all, except probably around his wife.
Everyone exchanged greetings as well, except for the two anti-socials in the group (I don't think I have to tell you people who they are). They did, however, look at each other for a moment before looking away.
In Seijin's case, though, she introduced herself to them instead of exchanging greetings.
"So how's the baby, Tenten-san?" Sakura asked after all that was done.
"Oh, he's doing great," she replied happily. "Though I wish he wouldn't do so much aerobics in there . . .," she added wryly.
"Eh?" Sakura said, surprised. "How did you know it was going to be a boy? I thought you were going to wait until the baby was born, Tenten-san."
"I was," Tenten said defensively. "But my dear husband here," she elbowed him in the stomach, "Was too impatient to wait until the baby was born."
"Keh," was all Neji said. He did not deny it.
This was the end of the conversation as everyone except the men congratulated the expecting couple.
However, it seemed as though it was their fate to meet couples that day, as they yet again came across another couple, Shikamaru and Ino.
"Ino-chan! Shikamaru!" Sakura said in greeting.
"Sakura-chan!" Ino replied in a similar way.
"Yo," was all Shikamaru said.
Like before, greetings were exchanged (This is getting old and predictable, I know).
"Ne, Ino-neechan?" Chii suddenly asked.
"Nani, Chii-chan?"
"Why isn't Ino-neechan's stomach big like Tenten-neechan?"
Haha, such an innocent question . . . yet it burned two particular people's faces.
"Um, because, um . . .," Ino stammered, and that was quite a rare sight, knowing how easily it was for her to talk.
"We just got married," her husband supplied helpfully, blush still evident, though it somewhat dimmed.
"Eh?" Chii-chan asked surprised. "Does it take time to grow?"
"Uh, um, hai," Ino managed to stutter and her blush never dwindled, unlike Shikamaru's.
Sakura decided to save her best friend. "So what have you two rode on so far?"
Surprisingly, Shikamaru was the one who answered. "Oh, the relaxing ones, the others are too troublesome."
Ino lost her blush and glared at him. "Actually, he's not allowing me to go on any nice rides."
Before Sakura could ask her what she meant by that, Shikamaru stated, "I wouldn't want our child to be as troublesome as those rides."
"Child?!" Sakura practically shrieked, drawing stares.
"Mou, Shika-kun, I wanted to tell her!" Ino pouted.
"When did you find out?" her best friend asked.
"Yesterday," Ino said.
"Congrats!" and from here began a string of congratulations.
(Amyst: I think it's pretty obvious that I really want to finish this, huh? --;)
Afterwards, they embarked on their separate ways, Shikamaru declining Sakura's offer to join them as he really did not want either him or his wife to go on any rides they were planning to go on, as they were too 'troublesome' as he called it.
The group went on their way, feeling that Shikamaru and Ino were not the last familiar people they were going to bump into today.
. . .
Amyst: Takes a deep breath . . . Okay, you guys can pulverize me now.
After being thoroughly pulverized by angry reviewers
Amyst (who's bruised and cut in some places): If you guys wanna know the reason why I updated so extremely late, then tell me through a review, that is, if guys still wanna review. . .
To Cookie6: I'm sorry for not replying your e-mail yet!! TT I'm such a jerk!
To Tiqah (She's not a reviewer, curious reviewers, but she reads this story): JGN KO CUBA BUAT 'ATU'!