Chapter 2 when you get older

After the meeting that Samuel had with all of his family relatives, He and his wife Jessica walked down the large garden as they made their way to the large mansion in front of them.

"You know that Joshua isn't going to like this, Samuel" Jessica said. Samuel rubbed his forehead as he knew how this would end.

"Oh trust me I know, So we better be prepared to hear it and feel it" Samuel said "This is gonna be a rough night...".

-the Gekkage family house-

The head members of the family walked into the house as they put their robes away in the closet. As they did that, The sound of footsteps could be heard.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Josh cried to his parents. Samuel saw his 7 year old son as he held him up into the air "Theirs my like crystal knight! How was your day today?".

Joshua smiled at his father. "Wonderful daddy! I got to play with Shizuku and Ikki today for a short while". Samuel and Jessica smiled that their son at least had some friends his age to play with.

"Ikki's still getting mistreated at home huh?" Samuel asked Joshua nodded. "Yeah..." Josh said "He's still not being accepted by his own family".

Samuel and Jessica looked at each other, They were both disgusted at how Ikki was treated at his own home by everyone except his sister, Shizuku and their son. Samuel had forced to make Ikki's family give their son the respect he deserved despite him being the weak one of the family. But every time he said so, It just fell on deaf ears. Ikki from that point on had been hanging out with Joshua's family more and more. He was loved and respected in Josh's family than his own, And that made him happy.

The Gekkage family considered Ikki and Shizuku as their own blood, And they had promised to send Shizuku and Ikki to school in the future.

That's when Josh said spoke "Oh yeah! Shizuku gave me a kiss on the cheek today too for some reason. Said it was to help keep the darkness at bay".

Jessica and Samuel just looked dumbfounded, Samuel then held his son to his chest.

"My little boy is growing up! Oh my god! I'm not ready just yet to be a grandfather. Oh they grow up so fast!" He said. Jessica had a sweat mark come down her face and placed her hand on her cheek.

"Hunny..." She said "Josh isn't going to get married or anything like that until he gets older".

"No I'm not!" Josh said "Marriage sounds gross!".

Jessica then poked her sons nose. "Believe me, Joshua. You'll love it in time. Because once you've set your sights on someone you have feelings for. You'll never want to let them go or see them in somebody else's hands".

Joshua just looked at his mother with confusion.

"I don't get it mommy..." He said. Jessica then took her son and held him close to her body, "You will once you become a man" Jessica said as she then kissed his head as she said the next words that would surely upset him:

"As well as go to school in due time".

Joshua's smiled quickly faded from his face. He then tried to get out of his mothers grasp, But she held him tight. Josh started to yell and kick.

"No! I don't wanna go to school! I can't go and you can't make me go!" Josh said in a tantrum. Samuel walked in front of his son. "Josh, Please. That is what we all agreed on today" he said "You'll have to go, You can't be afraid of what will happen to you. You won't cause another incident like with what happened 2 years ago when you were 5".

Josh started to cry "Noooo! I don't wanna! I'm staying here at home! I can be home schooled! No! No! No! No!".

"Josh! Please calm down sweetie" Jessica said trying to comfort her son "The family just doesn't want you to be home schooled for the rest of your life. We want you to get out like you used to when you were still 4 years old, Staying in a boring old house won't be fun".

Joshua shook his head.

"But...what if I do that incident from 2 years ago again..." Josh said as tears came down his face "I don't wanna...I don't wanna..." Jessica just held her son in her arms as she stroked his head.

"Shhhh, It's okay. You won't cause another incident like with what happened 2 years ago. After all, It was a complete accident, That's when your-".

"No...It destroyed things...it hurt you and daddy...".

Jessica just kept stroking his head. She then released him from her hug as she placed her hand on his head, "As long as you have that collar on your neck, You'll never have to fear of your darkness magic taking hold of you ever again" Jessica said "Your father and I promise you that".

"Y-you mean it?".

"Cross our hearts".

"But my heart is already crossed...".

Jessica swallowed hard when her son said that to her, She saw her husband Samuel pick Josh up. "We know Josh, We know. But we mean it, As long as that collar stays on your neck, Your darkness magic will never corrupt you. We promise" he said.

Josh just looked at his father and nodded at him slowly, Samuel smiled as he kissed his sons head. "That a boy, Now come on. It's time for bed" Samuel and Jessica then walked upstairs to place their son into his bed. They both kissed their son on the head as they turned off the light and closed his door.

Joshua looked at his celling as he placed his hand on his collar, His collar was jet black metal with silver lines around it, Two emerald locks on the left side of the collar, And a wolf head on the front that had ruby eyes. Joshua sighed.

"I hate you...you caused me to be like this...I hate this stupid collar! I wanna take it off so badly! But..." Josh then let a single tear come down his face.

"But then it'll be the incident all over again...and I refuse to let that happen again".

-8 years later-

The 8 years that passed in Joshua's life were nothing short of special. For the past 8 years he was home schooled like he wanted, He got to learn as much as he could from his family. Shizuku and Ikki were also present during 4 of his childhood years, But as the 8th year rolled, It was time.

The time for him to go to Highschool.