Chapter 4: Misaki

The next morning Ishiku woke up to find himself still laying on the floor in the middle of the forest, realising he wasn't dreaming he sat there scared not knowing what to do. After he spent several hours crying he decided that he had to move on, yet he didn't really know how to. The first thing he could do was head back home to give his final farewell to his parents. As he walked through the forest he kept on remembering what Itachi had said to him, yet it was hard to believe that he was an Uchiha. But he stopped thinking about it when he reached his house. As he walked in he saw his parents still lying on the floor. Ishiku then grabbed a shovel and dug his parents a grave to give them a proper burial. After that he said goodbye to his parents and gathered up all of his things that his parents had given him. He then grabbed his father's headband and tied it around his head. Once he had everything he left the house and walked off into the forest.

He spent most of his life walking the roads, not caring were they took him. Time to time he would spend most of his time Training in hope that one day he would stumble across Itachi and kill him. But finding him would be mission as he had no clue to where he might be. Two years late when Ishiku was twelve a group of bandits confronted him while he was walking through the forest. Ishiku was able to kill the bandits but the battle left badly wounded and exhausted. After awhile he collapsed to the floor and drifted asleep thinking he was finished. But at that moment a young girl and her parents were walking by, when they noticed Ishiku passed out on the floor. The girl and her parents then took Ishiku back to their home where they treated his wounds hoping that the boy was alright. After two days of healing Ishiku woke up to find himself lying in a bed. Then the young girl walked into the room to check up on him, the girl was happy to know that Ishiku was alright.

"Thank god your alright, I was starting to think you would never wake up" Smiled the young girl.

"Where am I and who are you?"

"My name is Misaki and at the moment you're in my house, and what would your name be"

"Ishiku"

"Well then Ishiku I will need you sit up carefully so I can change your bandages" Ishiku was about to sit up when he noticed that his clothes had been changed and that he was someone else's clothes.

"Um may I ask where my clothes have gone?"

"Oh don't worry about that we had to get you out of your clothes so we could treat your wounds, and afterwards we put a new set on you, don't worry my parents changed your clothes so I didn't see anything" laughed Misaki as Ishiku sat up.

"But this time I am going to need you to take off your shirt so I can change the bandages" Misaki giggled as she watched Ishiku's face turn red.

"Fine but be quick" Ishiku then took off his shirt, Making Misaki's face turn red as she started to remove the old bandages and apply the new ones.

"Ouch"

"Sorry"

"Ouch, god Dammit"

"Oh stop complaining will you, I'm done now anyway" Ishiku then quickly put his shirt back on to stop Misaki from starring, but she couldn't do anything as she was laughing at his embarrassment. When she finally had calmed down Ishiku's stomach begun to growl making both of them laugh.

"I'll be right back I'll get you something to eat" Misaki then left the room to fetch something for them to eat. She then walked back into the room and handed Ishiku some soup and bread. She then sat down and started to the apple she had grabbed for herself while watching Ishiku eat.

"So Ishiku where are your parents at the moment" Ishiku then stopped eating and for a moment it there was silence until he spoke.

"My parents are dead" Ishiku then sat in silence as he wiped away some of his tears.

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"It's alright you didn't know"

"What happened to them?"

"They were murdered two years ago, and since then I have been walking through the forest, not knowing where to go or what to do" Ishiku couldn't hold back his tears any longer as he tried to wipe them away. Misaki then walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"It's alright you can stay here for as long as you want, I'll try to convince my parents but I'm sure they will say yes" After awhile Ishiku's tears had stopped.

"Thank you" Ishiku whispered as he fell back asleep.