"Good morning everyone" Hana yawned, stepping into the kitchen. Sasuke looked up at her and smiled a little, causing Hana to giggle. Sumi looked up at her "good morning, Hana. You slept a lot". Hana scratched the back of her head "yeah...I don't know what got into me". "Takahashi-sensei was about to wake you up" Nari smiled. "Ah, was he? Where is he?" she blinked. "In the bathroom, I think" Sakura said. "Ah" Hana smiled "I see". She took a seat between Sasuke and Sakura. Hana wondered why Sakura had left a space between them. She was so obsessed with Sasuke it was insane.
"Naruto isn't here again. Seems he was out all night" Tazuna told them. "He has gone completely crazy. He's out climbing trees in the dark". Hana felt mad at her for always dismissing Naruto's hard work. Sakura was supposed to be smart, yet she couldn't even figure anything out. "He could be dead by now, you know..from using up too much of his chakra" Sakura said as if she did not care.
Hana slammed her hands down on the table "can you watch your mouth?". Sakura seemed surprised, since Hana was usually so carefree and happy. "What? You don't loooove him do you?" Sakura teased her. Sasuke grunted a little. Hana was unsure why. Maybe it was because him and Naruto were rivals. "No" Hana replied sternly, meeting Sakura's sarcastic gaze "am I not allowed to stick up for someone without having a crush on them?".
"It's just unusual is all" Sakura shrugged, taking a bite of her food. "How?" Nari scoffed "she's just sticking up for him since you are a fool who can't see how hard he works". Kakashi coughed awkwardly. He knew they were right to be sticking up for Naruto. Takahashi sensei came in just then, taking a seat beside Kakashi on the counter top.
"It's just unusual because Hana never usually sticks up for anyone. She's way too self-centred". "What did you say?!" Hana snarled. "Either that or you don't usually care - so which is it Hana?" Sakura snarled in return. Now it was Takahashi's turn to cough nervously, glancing over at Kakashi as if to say 'should we stop them?'. Kakashi shook his head. Sasuke sat still, his hands under his chin and looking like he would explode at any moment.
"I just-" Hana froze. "See? She has a little crush on Naruto Uzumaki. Hana Uzumaki. Has a cute ring to it!" Sakura teased her. "I do not have a crush on him!" Hana exclaimed "I just think he's a nice guy and he deserves some DAMN RESPECT!". She slammed her hands down on the table once again. "Hana" Sasuke mumbled "sit down". "No!" Hana yelled "I'm so tired of her bossy-boots attitude. She's always trying to take control of everything - including what we think of Naruto. Naruto is such a great guy! He deserves everyone here's respect - and everyone back home too and beyond! He works so hard for everyone and for himself. Damn you guys!". Sasuke stood up, grabbing Hana's wrist and pulling her out of the room. He moved so fast and pulled her so hard, Hana almost tripped over the leg of the chair she had been sitting on before Sakura started on her.
Once outside on the porch, Hana released wrist from Sasuke's grasp "what the hell?!". "Hana!" he exclaimed "stop yelling and making a show of us!". "You hardly jumped to my defence, Sasuke" she said, her eyes teary from him yelling at her "Sakura was poking fun at me and you-". She stopped dead when he pulled her in for a tight hug. Her eyes widened, her hands limp at her side. "Do you think I like her talking to you like that?" he mumbled "Hana, you are my sister. I hate it when people are mean to you. It makes me want to kill them". "Why didn't you say anything?" she whimpered a few seconds later. "Because she's on my team, and I have to get along with her for now". Hana nodded, reaching one arm up and clutching onto his blue shirt "O-okay. Understood".
He nuzzled her cheek a little "you're a great person but you have a temper. You need to learn not to react". "O-okay" she said "I- will try my best". "I know you will" he said, leaning backwards. Hana looked into his eyes and he looked into hers for a moment. For a moment she thought he was going to kiss her, but she pulled back quickly. 'Don't be ridiculous Hana!' she thought to herself, her cheeks a dark red 'Sasuke is your BROTHER!'. Sasuke didn't notice, thankfully.
"Let's head back inside" he said to her, slipping past her to enter the house. "Sasuke-" she called. She wanted to ask him did he have feelings for Sakura. She wasn't sure why, but the thought just popped into her mind. He turned and looked at her "what's wrong? Is there something else?".
She looked at him, unsure of how to ask. Though all of a sudden, his face started to morph into something else. Hana tried to blink it away. She figured she might be having another vision, and then she started to feel lightheaded once more. "Sa-Sasuke" she breathed, clutching her head "you look funny". Sasuke quirked an eyebrow, clearly worried about her "what's wrong with you?". "I-" she stopped, her vision having returned to normal - except it wasn't.
She looked down to see she had breasts again, and she was slightly taller. She gasped, looking around and glancing at herself in the window. She was older! Not much older, but maybe about four years older. She looked to be about sixteen - maybe even seventeen. She looked towards Sasuke for help, only to see he had changed too. He was about seventeen or eighteen, and he was looking at her with a stern look on his face. "Sa-Sasuke..?" she called, looking him up and down. His outfit was different.
"Tell me again" Sasuke said to her. "Tell you again..?" she questioned him. "What father told you" he said "tell me it again". She knew exactly what he was talking about. "S-someday my tiny spark would burst into a mighty flame?" she said, a hint of uncertainty in her voice. Sasuke smirked, taking a step towards her. Suddenly, the scene changed and they stood in dark room. It seemed to be a cave of some sort. Sasuke removed a sword from a holster which was attached to his clothing, holding it against Hana's throat. She gasped, squirming slightly "w-what are you doing?!".
Sasuke's smirk faded "are you telling me that fat bastard is the one who has your heart?". "Wh-who?!" she exclaimed "Sasuke please don't hurt me!". He stepped closer, the cold steel now piercing her skin slightly "don't play with me, Hana". "I'm not!" she yelled "I swear I'm not!". "I hope you told your boyfriend that you love him" he said to her "because you won't be seeing him again".
"I don't have a boyfriend!" Hana cried out "Sasuke I belong to someone else!". Sasuke's eyebrows furrowed "and who might that be?". Her breathing became shallower and she bit the inside of her lip. She wasn't sure why she was saying this - as a matter of fact, she had no control over her words. Inside her mind she was screaming at herself to stop - but she continued on "you". "Me?" he breathed. He sounded angry. "If you belong to me, why did you go to him?". Hana had no idea who he was talking about, but her mouth moved "he was a distraction Sasuke. When you left, I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I needed someone to make me feel alive". "And he did that for you?" he scoffed. "He's a good man" she said to him "but he's not my man. Sakura wants you to come home so you can be with her...I want you to come home so that you can be with me".
She was stunned by her own words. What on EARTH was she talking about? Sasuke was her brother - this was incest! Sasuke smirked again "still mad about Sakura's feelings for me, I see. You haven't changed, Hana". "I have" she nodded "Sasuke...please come home". He stepped towards her, reaching out a hand and brushing some of her messed hair out of her face. He leaned into her, pressing a soft kiss to her cheek "it feels so nice to see you again". "Then please come with me" she said, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I want you to come with me" he said, and before she could say yes, the world around them shook violently, colours streaming everywhere.
When Hana awoke, she was lying in the bedroom. Sasuke sat beside her, focusing on a space on the wall. His eyes fell on hers as soon as they fluttered open. "Hana" he said softly "you're okay. Takahashi explained everything to me". "How long was I out?" she asked quietly. "About ten minutes is all" he said "I was worried". Then she remembered the vision - or whatever that was. Her eyes widened. "What did you see?" he asked her. "I don-don't remember" she lied. "Oh" he nodded, standing up "well, that's okay. You need to rest, sister. We're going to go check to see where Naruto us". "Okay" she smiled. He reached a hand out suddenly, tilting his head to the side. Hana's cheeks heated up, but he just wiped some blood from her nose "your nose is bleeding. Nari!". Nari entered the room immediately "is she okay?!". "She's fine, we need tissues".
"Yes!" Nari exclaimed, running to the bathroom and returning seconds later with a load of tissues. "Thank you Nari"Hana smiled at her. Sasuke left after helping her clean her nose. Hana felt weak and tired. She just wanted to take a really long nap - but she felt useless that way. Her mind kept flashing back to the 'vision' she had had. She wanted to talk to Sumi and Nari about it...but she knew they would think she was weird for it...especially since Sumi fancied Sasuke.
A day later, Hana still had not recovered so they headed to the bridge without her, Sumi and Nari. The trio stayed behind while the others, including Takahashi sensei left. Hana was still laying in bed, when Nari came in with some tea. "Hey" she said, smiling faintly "are you feeling better?". "Not really" Hana said truthfully, sitting up and taking the tea "thank you".
"I wanted to take this opportunity to talk to you" Nari said, sitting beside her on the floor. "About what?" Hana asked, taking a sip of her tea. "The situation with Naruto and I being siblings" Nari replied. Hana placed the tea on the floor beside her and looked to Nari, letting her know she was ready to listen. "What did my parents look like?" she questioned. "Well.." Hana started, unsure of how to say it. She wasn't sure that Nari was prepared to hear her father was the Fourth Hokage.
"It's okay" Nari smiled "you can tell me. I've promised you and myself that I will not tell Naruto anything until the time is right for him to know". "He...is the fouth Hokage" Hana whispered. "W-what?" Nari asked, gobsmacked "my father is-". "What really?!" they heard Sumi exclaim from the doorway. They both looked up, but they trusted her so they didn't mind. She took a seat beside Nari "Naruto and Nari are the kids of the Fourth Hokage?". "Yeah" Hana nodded "from what I can gather. He was the fourth Hokage - and unless he was just assisting the birth of Naruto and Nari, he's their father".
"Well..not that I think of it" Sumi said, tapping her chin and looking at Nari "you two do look alike". Nari smiled "you think?". "Yeah" Hana nodded "she does look like Lord Fourth. Maybe you and Naruto are fraternal twins and that's how we haven't noticed". "I think so" Sumi said.
"It feels like we're having a slumber party" Nari giggled "shall we get into our pyjamas too and gossip?". "Yes!" Sumi laughed "let's do it!". The other two changed into their nightdresses quickly and then hopped into their made up beds on the floor. "So Hana" Nari smiled "what's up with your mysterious yet seriously handsome brother?". She laughed as she kicked the covers over herself. Hana almost choked on nothing. She quickly reached for her tea and took a gulp of the lukewarm liquid "he's...just the way he is". "Why?" Nari asked, tilting her head. "Nari..." Sumi gulped. "No, it's okay" Hana smiled "I'm sure you have a fair idea, Nari...you can say it". Nari glanced at Sumi, before looking back at Hana "is it because of what happened with your clan?".
"Yep!" Hana said "he was never the same after that". "Why aren't you a moody person then?" Nari asked. "Well" Hana said, taking another gulp and swallowing it back before she replied "I don't think that Itachi did it out of jealousy or spite or anything - I think he had a valid reason..I just don't know what it is". "Do you really think that?" Sumi questioned her. "Well, she's the psychic" Nari shrugged "I'll believe her". "I mean...I haven't seen Itachi since that night" Hana said. "Did you..see it all?" Nari asked quietly. "No" she shook her head "I woke up in the hospital the next morning. Turns out he had forced me to pass out and then slaughtered everyone".
"Ah..." Sumi nodded "I think he cares about you". "And Sasuke" Hana piped up "he does. I just know it". "Well your brother seems determined to end your other brother's life" Sumi said to her "I'm sure that's not easy". "It makes me queasy, yes"Hana nodded "but maybe he will change his mind. I haven't spoken to him about Itachi ever". "Ever?!" Sumi gasped "like..you two just go about your day and never speak about what happened that night?".
"Yes" Hana said "It has just never came up..and Sasuke barely speaks to me anyway". "He seems protective of you though" Nari said to her "he did shield you with his body". "Yeah, and he carried you upstairs yesterday morning when you had that vision. Speaking of which - what was your vision? You haven't mentioned it".
Hana gulped, and they noticed she was nervous. "I want to share - but you guys will judge me so hard" she said to them. "No we won't!" Sumi gasped "is it something sexy?". "Sexy?" Nari blinked "you mean like...". "Sex, Nari" Sumi said rolling her eyes playfully. "Ew!" Nari gasped, earning a chuckle from both Sumi and Hana. "No, but there was a lot of tension" she said to them "and I felt in danger".
"Why?" Nari asked her, scooting closer "tell us!". "Okay I will start from the beginning.." she sighed "I had a dream...before all of this was discovered about me, that I was in a home. It felt so homey and I knew it was my home...but it wasn't the same apartment I live in now with Sasuke. It was still an apartment, but much bigger. A family home". The girls eyes sparkled, and she knew they were excited to hear it. "Suddenly, I heard a deep male voice call my name". "OOOH!" Sumi giggled "sorry, continue".
"He took me to see the kids. We had an elder daughter, then two smaller sons". "Twins?" Nari asked. "No" Hana said "the youngest one was pretty young. They were so beautiful". "What did they look like?" Nari asked "scrap that, what did HE look like?". "Well, they were raven haired like myself and Sasuke, with the same dark eyes. As I mentioned, they were so beautiful and I fell in love with them immediately. I felt so maternal, like I was really, really their mother. I asked where Sasuke was, and the thing happened when a vision is over where everything starts to shake, and I mean everything. The scene faded and I was sitting at I think Ichiraku Ramen with Sumi". "Me?" Sumi blinked. "Yeah" she nodded "and you mentioned how I was pregnant, and felt my baby kick. You then asked me was I excited to become a mother, and then jokingly said you were mad at me still for not getting you a date with Sasuke". Sumi blinked again, as did Nari who hadn't known Sumi fancied Sasuke.
"What happened then?" Sumi asked. "Well.." she trailed off "I asked you why I didn't get you a date with Sasuke, and you stared at me really weird before taking off saying you had to go. The world started shaking and I woke up all weirded out". "How weird..." Nari nodded, but Sumi seemed to understand something. "Hana..." she said, causing the other two girls to stare at her "I don't mean to be rude. What I am about to say may sound crazy..but hear me out, okay?".
Hana nodded. Nari moved in closer. "Do you carry around a photo of your parents by any chance?". Hana nodded, moving over to her backpack and pulling out a printed photo of her family - Itachi included. Sasuke did not know she had it. "Wow" Nari gasped "Itachi is also handsome! You have such a beautiful family!". "Thanks..." Hana mumbled shyly, but she watched Sumi's reaction mostly.
"Your parents look awfully similar..." Sumi said, looking up at her briefly. "Do you think?" Hana asked, tilting her head. "Yes...like cousins alike" Sumi said. Nari's eyes widened as she stared up at Hana "do you mean..the Uchiha clan practiced incest?". Hana gasped "w-what do you mean by that?". "She means that your clan practiced incest. They intermarried to keep the Sharingan in the clan. Which makes sense, considering almost all of them had it right?". "Yes" Hana said, still shocked. "Do you believe in soulmates, Hana?" Sumi asked her. "Yes" Hana nodded "I do". "My grandmother told me a story a few times as a kid" she continued "my clan once practiced incest too. It stopped when my grandmother was in her twenties...because my grandmother fell in love with her brother".
"Really?" Nari gasped. "Yep" Sumi nodded "she put it to me this way: back before when the Tanaka clan first started practicing incest, their soulmates were different. Basically, my great, great, great whatever grandfather was the one who started it all. He fell in love with his first cousin, and had a marriage arranged between them where he gave money for her. Lots of it. It became a tradition. Basically, if it were still alive today; if my first cousin wanted to marry me, he would give my parents a crap tonne of money, and they would sell me to him. I would carry his children, and do whatever he wanted me to do because I was his slave, basically. That's exactly what he started...but it was only cousins for a long time - until my grandmother fell in love with her older brother. He fell in love with her too. She said that once the destiny of a clan is changed, so too is their soul path. Family became soulmates - and not the friendly kind. They became lovers. So, what started off as a family tradition for profit gain, soon ended up becoming a problem. My great grandparents wanted to put a stop to it all...so they sent my granduncle far away and married him off to a widow. He apparently had six kids with her, but he died a few years back. My grandmother died when she heard he died. She said she never stopped loving him...and before he left, he tried to give her a child but she miscarried". "That's so sad" Hana said, wiping a few tears.
"Yeah" Sumi nodded "It is sad". "But what are you trying to say to her?" Nari asked worriedly "will they die?". Sumi giggled "no". "Then?" Nari asked. Hana was also interested in hearing that Sumi had to say. "I'm trying to say that because of the rampant incest in Hana's clan, some change has occurred. Hana would have been made for someone else, and Sasuke too...but because of how their family changed the laws of biology and started to intermarry and practice incest - Hana and Sasuke are soulmates..".
Nari gasped quietly "you mean to say...Sasuke and Hana are meant to be together...as in lovers?". Sumi looked into Hana's eyes "that is exactly what I mean". "But...we're siblings. It's different, right? I mean..even if my parents were cousins, Sasuke and I are brother and sister. It's worse!". "I won't lie, it is" Sumi said to her "but fate is fate - and like my grandmother, you might have to fight against it. If you give in, your kids may suffer". Hana felt a pang of pain wash over her.
"But then again..." Sumi sighed "maybe it will be different for you two. I mean, he is very protective of you. Too protective. I think he's feeling something. He's feeling the connection". "The tiny spark..." Hana mumbled. "What?" Nari and Sumi asked in unison. "It's just...something my father once said to me. I asked him why I didn't have a boyfriend and he said someday I would...and when I asked how I would know when I met the one, he said my tiny spark would burst into a mighty flame". "Wow, that's sweet" Nari said happily. Sumi nodded "I see...well...I would still try and fight it Hana. For both of your sakes".
"I agree" Hana nodded "I will fight it". "Great" Sumi smiled. A small silence filled the room. "Sweets, anyone?" Nari giggled, wanting to change the weird subject. "Yes please" Hana smiled, pushing her thoughts into the back of her mind. For now.