Chapter 14: In His Dreams
"…Ow…" Kabuki whispered. She grabbed onto the edges of the chair. "Ow, ow, ow, ow…"
"Does it really hurt that much?" Kabuto asked.
"A little…"
"I'm almost done." He placed a bandage on the wound. "There."
"Thank you…" She looked at him. "…You're that guy that helped me when I ran way from home."
"Yes."
"You're name is…Kabuto?"
He smiled. "Well, I guess the secret's out! Yep, name's Yakushi Kabuto."
"Yakushi Kabuto…" She smiled. "I'll remember that!"
"Why are you here…if you don't mind my asking."
"I asked Uncle Orochimaru that and he said that he wanted to see me." She laughed lightly. "I'm not sure if that's the real reason, but he said that I could trust him. And he said that he's good and you're here too! If you're here, then everything's okay! You're a good person."
He blinked. "Why are you…calling him 'Uncle'?"
"He said I could. Besides, he knows my mommy."
"Your…mother?" He froze. "What's her name?"
"Mitsuki…why?"
"What's your name?"
"Kabuki…? Kabuto-"
"No, what's you're full name!"
"I-It's Hino Kabuki! M-My mommy's name is Hino Mitsuki!"
He blinked. So…Yuri was…
"My daddy's name is Kakashi if you wanna know…"
His heart felt as if it just shattered. "So everything she said was…true…" Mitsuki…she forgot about…me…So she never forgave me…She never trusted me… He closed his eyes. …Damn Kakashi…Mitsuki, why?
"Kabuto sempai, are you okay?"
He looked down at her. He could see Mitsuki in her. "…I'm okay…" He looked away.
"Are you sure sempai?"
He shuddered at the word. Mitsuki used to call me that…And she would whisper that when we… He shook his head. "H-How's your mother?"
"My mommy?" She looked down. "I…I don't know. The last time I saw her, she was bleeding…"
"What! Why?"
"Some guys attacked us. They were beating her up…I tried to help, but I got scared…Then they…" She began to cry. "What kind of ninja am I! I can't even help my own mother!"
"H-Hey, please don't cry. I-I'm sure she's okay! She's a strong person." He rubbed her back.
"She…is? You know…my mommy?"
He sighed. "…Yes, I know her."
"She never mentioned anything about you either…" She rubbed her eyes. "Oh! Fenrir!"
"Huh?"
"Fenrir, come out!" Her wolf keychain blew up in smoke and there was her wolf, Fenrir, sitting on the floor. "Fenrir, I'm sorry, I forgot about you." He barked.
"Is that…a wolf?" Kabuto asked.
Fenrir looked at Kabuto and howled. He began to bark. "Fenrir, stop!" Kabuki cried. "He's good!" He looked at her, then licked her face. "Yes, I've been crying…I'm not sure where we are, but mommy's not here…No, I'm okay."
"You can understand him?"
She nodded. "He helps me with my ninja training."
"Oh…I have one more question about your mother."
"Um, okay. What do you wanna know?"
"Well, is she a good mother?"
"Yep! She takes really good care of me. My mommy and I have lots of fun! She loves me and I love her." Fenrir barked in agreement.
"…And your father?"
"My daddy and I have fun too. He takes me with him to train with his students. He's nice to me."
"Does he love you?"
"Uh-huh, he does."
"Does…Does your mother love your father?"
"What?"
He shook his head. "Nothing, forget I asked."
"Kabuto sempai, are you sad?"
"…A little…"
"Maybe you want a family."
"What?"
"Well, you were asking me a lot of questions about my family, so maybe you want one."
He smiled. "Maybe you're right. I've…had a few dreams in the past…In those dreams, I saw a pretty little girl, much like yourself. I was…happy with the girl…She looked so much like you…"
"How about a wife?"
"Hmm?"
"You had to have had a wife in your dream too!"
"Uh…" I saw Mitsuki… "N-No, just the little girl."
"Oh…That's weird though if that girl looked like me." She smiled.
"Y-Yeah…" He looked away. All I wanted was you Mitsuki…All I wanted was the family that will never be mine…