A/N-I was waiting in line for Superman this past week and I realized that I had completely left the parents hanging…Mika's and Sey's that is…so that's where this came from.
Grief and Joy
Summary-The parents of the girl Mika Fields never stopped mourning the daughter they had lost…this is their story.
Timeline-In the week between when Kenji is born and when he is kidnapped.
Disclaimer-I don't own…wait…I think there are only my OC's in this one-shot…oh well say it just in case-I don't own Naruto.
It had been six years since the Fields had reported their daughter missing. Having no other alibi for why their daughter had gone missing, this was the best they had been able to come up with. Another year and the case would be closed…and their daughter would be declared dead.
There had been talk, of course. That their daughter wasn't really missing, that she had just run off and didn't want to be with her family anymore…that their daughter had gotten pregnant and, in order to save the family embarrassment they had sent her off somewhere and had declared her missing.
But eventually the talk died down and Rebecca Fields was no longer the object of people's gossip and hurtful comments.
But between police questioning, their house being searched and the like they couldn't help but wonder…would they ever see their daughter again?
"I'm going out for a few minitues… we need some more groceries." Kevin Fields nodded. Because of their daughter leaving, he had turned down a promotion at work, one that would've required them to move across the country, merely because his wife didn't want to leave in case their daughter ever did come back.
And with their daughter gone, they didn't need the money to support an extra mouth.
Rebecca walked through the store, pushing the cart ahead of her, head held high. She had grayed since her daughter left, once brown hair now bearing a salt and pepper look. Her eyes were still clear blue but they didn't sparkle with happiness anymore.
All of a sudden, before she turned into an aisle, two young girls-about 4-shot out running faster than she had ever seen anyone that young run. She caught a glance of them as they skidded to a halt beside a table of tomatoes. One girl had long black hair streaked with red and, even though Rebecca could only see half of the little girl's face, she could see almond shaped eyes the color of hazel. The other one had hair so blonde it almost looked…silver. Her face was turned away from Rebecca so that was the only feature she could see of that one.
"Where are they?" said the little brunette in a slightly raised, panicked voice. "Don't worry Keik-Chan." Said the other. "We'll find them…" "But Sien-Chan… What if they think Itachi-San has taken us?"
The name seemed to unnerve the other little girl and she too began to look around in panic. Something struck in Rebecca's heart. These two had obviously lost their parents and were scared of someone taking them. Releasing her cart, the older woman walked over to the girls and bent over. "Are you two lost?"
Startled, the one with silver hair positioned herself in-between the brunette and the older woman. "It's ok. I'm not going to hurt you…I want to help you." The brunette one gave the silver-haired one a small shove and stepped foreword. In a direct voice she said "We can't find our Mommies. If we can't find them, they'll think that Itachi took is again."
"Aunty said to you not to say anything about that to strangers." Hissed the other girl. "My name is Keiko." Said the black-haired girl, ignoring her friend. "This little demon…" this earned a sharp nudge from the silver-haired girl "Is named Sienna."
"Ok then, Keiko and Sienna…why don't the two of you come along with me… I'm sure we'll bump into your parents. My name is Rebecca." Rebecca offered a hand, which Keiko trustingly took, turning around and offered Sienna's her own small hand. "Come on Sien-Chan. That Itachi felt icky…she doesn't." "Your mommy's gonna be mad." Said the other girl before taking Keiko's hand.
As the group wandered the store, Rebecca gathered from the little girls that Keiko's father called her mother 'Ka-Chan', that Sienna's father was constantly reading picture books but that Sienna's mother didn't like this and that both their fathers were important leaders. "My daddy's the Kazekage and hers is the Hokage!" Keiko had blabbered before continuing "But my mommy and her mommy and we don't have to listen to them as leaders….they say that because we're their children we're important too."
Where did those terms sound familiar? Rebecca threw the terms around in her head for a few moments before remembering. It was from years ago when her daughter was watching Naruto. The Hokage was the leader and the Kazekage was another leader.
Before she had left Mika had mentioned that her boyfriend was Kazekage…he had come with the other group as a vacation.
Rebecca did a double take as she realized this bit of information. She glanced down at the chatty 4 year old and pictured the last time she had seen her daughter and compared their profiles.
The same chins…the same cheek bones…the eye shape was different but the color was the same…black hair…
No. That wasn't possible…this…was her granddaughter?
It was at this moment, when she first considered this possibility-that the girl Keiko was related to her in any way that she heard the panicked voices around the corner.
"Sey where are they?" "Relax Mi-chan…we'll find them." "But what if…" "Hon, there's no way that Itachi is here…so just relax, our daughters are fine." Footsteps came around the corner…
And there was her daughter.
She hadn't really changed much. Still kind of pale, slender but wiry…her eyes were still hazel but there was a sharpness about her, one that had been missing when she had lived in this world. "Keiko?" the young black-haired girl turned. "MAMA!" Two embraced, Sienna going to the woman beside Mika whom Rebecca vaguely recognized as her daughter's friend Seyann.
"This nice lady helped us. Re…becca?" Keiko looked back at the shocked older woman who nodded before turning back to her mother. "She helped us become unlost." Mika took her daughter's hand and straightened up. "Thanks for your help Ma'am…"
There was no spark of recognition. At first. "Thanks for helping my daughter…" she said in a grateful voice. "You'd probably be an excellent grandmother."
Rebecca bit her lip and debated before saying "I actually just found out that I am…" A smile lit her daughter's face "Oh really? How sweet…I…" and then she froze.
Her breathing became labored and she struggled to remain standing. She dropped her daughter's hand like a stone and said quietly, disbelievingly. "Mom?" Her mother smiled passively. "I wondered how long it would take you to recognize me…I knew you right away…" Tears coming to her eyes, Mika stepped forward and wrapped her arms tightly around her mother's neck.
Keiko looked at the two confused. "Miss Rebecca why did you make Mommy cry?" Quickly Mika pulled away from her mother and bent down to talk to her daughter. "You remember how I told you, when you asked, that you didn't have any grandparents? Well I said that because your Gramma was still in this world…Keiko, this is your grandmother, my mother."
Keiko looked again at the woman who had been so helpful to her and Sienna earlier. "Suzy's gram gives her chocolate chip cookies."
The adults burst out laughing at the bluntness of the young girl. Bending over, Rebecca said "Well then…I don't have any on me right now but if it's okay with your mom how about you all come home with me and then you and your friend can help me make them." She glanced up at her daughter. "If it's alright…"
Mika snorted and "Of course it's alright mom, I haven't seen you in 6 years we've got a lot of catching up to do." She dug in her purse for something. "Just let me call Gaara and he can bring the baby over."
Her mother's eyebrows furrowed. "The baby?" Mika was dialing her phone and looked up. "Yeah, I have a son too…his name is Kenji." She spoke briefly to Gaara and hung up. "It's all set…he'll bring Kenji right to your house."
The group finished shopping and went back to the Field's house. On the way over, Seyann had called her family from the cell phone and, by the time they got home, Sey's mother, brother and sister were already there and waiting.
The reunion was incredible. Seyann's parents fell instantly in love with their little granddaughter/niece and doted on her like mad. Mika cried when she saw her father and her father cried when he met his grandchildren.
Everyone had been shocked to learn that Michelle was indeed still alive and with her friends and Rebecca had demanded that Mika call her up and get her over there.
During the celebrations, Mika noticed that her mother was missing. Getting up, she wandered into the kitchen and found her mother leaning against the counter, face buried in a Kleenex.
"Mom…what's wrong?" Her mother looked up and said "It's surreal. I dreamt for so long to see you again….and now I have…and yet something is telling me that you'll have to go back." Mika took a deep breath. "Mama my home is there now. I can't stay here…when Itachi is caught or killed Keiko, Kenji and I will be leaving." "I thought so…"
Mika reached out a hand impulsively. "Mom listen to me. Daddy's almost retired. You haven't worked in years…Gaara is the Kazekage, you'd have a good life…
Come back with us."
Rebecca took her hand from her daughter's grasp. "I don't know…Mika you're the one who belongs there, not us…"
Mika shook her head vigorously. "You are my mother… he is my father…you belong there." Dropping her voice she continued "Keiko already loves you and I know Kenji will…please."
"Give me time to think about it." Mika nodded and left her mother alone.
However, it took Rebecca only a minute to think about it. The deciding factor was when her granddaughter came inside and begged her Gramma to bake the cookies now. Rebecca took her hand and obliged.
When Mika came in to check on her daughter and her mother, she found her daughter with cookie dough on her nose, her mother with flour in her hair and 4 giant cookies baking in the oven. Mika bent over and blew a raspberry at her daughter. "Go tidy yourself up honey."
"Mika…" The Lady of Suna straightened up and looked at her mother. "Yes?" Taking a deep breath she said "I speak for my husband and myself when I say that we accept your offer. We've grieved for six years over the loss of our daughter. Please now, allow us the joy of watching our daughter as a parent." Hazel eyes brimmed with tears as Mika wrapped her arms around her mother and whispered, "It would be an honor. You do realize though, that you're going to have to develop a tolerance for the fact that Naruto's real…" she said, making a joke back to when she was younger. "I know honey." Laughed her mother.
Grief and Joy….
Owari…A/N-I always find the Owari at the end kinda cheesy but it fit here…
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