The next day after Keiko woke up, she was still very quiet and she still clung to her mother. Tsunade and Jiraiya were still worried about their daughter. They tried quite a few things to make her better, but Keiko still wouldn't tell her parent's what was wrong. Soon they figured she would tell them what was wrong, so they left her alone for the moment.
That day Tsunade needed to take a shower, but Keiko wouldn't let go of her. Tsunade sighed and took Keiko into the bathroom. When Tsunade got into the bathroom, she set Keiko on the ground. Keiko then started to freak out and she tried to grab onto her mother. Tsunade kneeled down and gently stopped Keiko.
"Hey sweetie, Mommy has to take a shower now. You can stay here and wait until I get out. Okay?" Tsunade explained to Keiko. Keiko grabbed onto her mother. Tsunade kissed her daughter and gently got Keiko to let go of her. Then Tsunade got undressed and took a shower.
While she was showering, Tsunade softly talked to Keiko, trying to keep her comforted. As soon as Tsunade was done showering, she stepped out of the shower, quickly put on a bathrobe, and picked Keiko up.
"Mommy," Keiko grabbed at her mother happily. Tsunade smiled at Keiko and kissed her. Then she took Keiko downstairs and made her a bottle. When she tried to feed Keiko, Keiko again refused to drink her milk. Tsunade tried again, but Keiko still refused to drink her bottle.
"Keiko, you like your milk. Why won't you drink it? I even warmed it up for you. Come on, please drink it," Tsunade begged. Keiko gave in and drunk a little of her bottle. Keiko drank a fourth of her bottle before she pushed it away from her and refused to drink anymore. Tsunade took Keiko's bottle and looked at it.
"At least you drank more of it today than you did yesterday," Tsunade told Keiko while she hugged her. Keiko looked at her mother and grabbed at her. Tsunade knew Keiko wanted some attention. Tsunade first took Keiko into her bedroom so she could get changed and then she took Keiko into the playroom and played with her.
After about a half an hour Keiko became bored yet again. Tsunade picked Keiko up, grabbed one of her stuffed toads, and went off to find her husband. Jiraiya was at his desk writing. Tsunade softly knocked on the door getting husband's attention. Jiraiya looked up and saw Tsunade standing in the doorway holding Keiko.
"Hey Tsunade, what's up?" Jiraiya asked as he stood up. He went over to his wife and kissed her. Then he tried to set his hand on Keiko's hair. Keiko started to freak out and cry. Jiraiya quickly pulled his hand away. Tsunade started to calm Keiko down and then explained to Jiraiya about what was going on.
"Keiko's bored. And she's still not talking or drinking her bottle. I was going to take her to the park. I am hoping that maybe she'll start to remain to return to her normal behavior and then maybe she'll tell us what's wrong" Tsunade explained. Jiraiya nodded and told Tsunade he was going with them. Tsunade then went and grabbed Keiko's jacket and then put it on her. When Tsunade was putting on Keiko's jacket, Keiko started to fight.
"Hold still Keiko. Let me put your jacket on. Please?" Tsunade sweetly asked Keiko. Keiko continued to fight. Tsunade tried to hold Keiko so she would stop fighting, but Keiko didn't. Keiko started to hit Tsunade when Jiraiya walked into the room. Jiraiya didn't like Keiko fighting. He hated it when Keiko hit her mother. He was going to go up to Keiko and stop her, but Tsunade signaled for him not to. Soon, Keiko stopped hitting Tsunade and started to cry. Tsunade held Keiko and sang to her. After that Keiko calmed down enough for Tsunade to put her jacket on her. When Tsunade picked Keiko up, Keiko started to whine. Tsunade asked Keiko what was wrong.
"Bottle," Keiko told her mother. Tsunade kissed her daughter and took her into the kitchen. When Tsunade handed Keiko her bottle, Keiko refused it at first, and then she took the bottle and happily drank it. Tsunade smiled and cuddled Keiko.
Then Jiraiya walked into the room, and he saw how happy Keiko was. Keiko saw her father and whined for him to pick her up. Jiraiya walked over to Keiko and gently took her from Tsunade. When Keiko was in Jiraiya's arms, he held Keiko's bottle while she drank it so Keiko could playfully grabbed onto her father. Jiraiya laughed and held Keiko close to him. When Keiko was done with her bottle Tsunade took it from Jiraiya and put it in the kitchen. When Tsunade came back into the living room, the three of them left the house.
On the way to the park Keiko couldn't decide if she wanted her mother or father to carry her. She kept whining for her mother and then when Tsunade held her, she would whine for her father, and when Jiraiya held her, she would whine for her mother. Halfway to the park, Keiko finally chose for her father to carry her. When Jiraiya was carrying her, Keiko kept grabbing at his hair and tugging on it. When they got to the park, Jiraiya set Keiko on the ground. Keiko ran up to her mother and tugged on her pants.
"Play?" Keiko asked Tsunade. Tsunade laughed and picked Keiko up.
"Yes, I'll play with you Keiko. What do you want to do?" Tsunade asked Keiko. Keiko playfully grabbed onto her mother and pointed to the swings. Tsunade understood what Keiko wanted to do. Tsunade grabbed her husband and pulled him over to the swings. Jiraiya laughed and sat down on one of the swings. Tsunade sat down on the swing next to Jiraiya, with Keiko on her lap and started swinging.
"Hey, hey!" Keiko started to get scared. Tsunade gently moved Keiko closer to her body and then Tsunade wrapped an arm around Keiko's waist, so she wouldn't fall. Keiko calmed down a little bit, but she was still scared.
When they were done swinging, Jiraiya and Tsunade went and set Keiko in the sandbox. Then they went and sat on a bench near the sandbox, letting Keiko play by herself. Keiko played by herself for about five minutes before she decided she was more interested in what her parents were doing. Jiraiya and Tsunade were snuggling on the bench when Keiko walked up and interrupted them.
"Hey! Uppie!" Keiko said, tugging at Tsunade. Tsunade laughed and picked Keiko up. Jiraiya smiled and rubbed Keiko's hair. Keiko then smacked his hand away. Jiraiya was about to scold Keiko when he saw Keiko try to snuggle into Tsunade. Keiko went back to clinging to her mother and was not talking.
"Keiko, what's wrong? Did I upset you?" Jiraiya softly asked. Keiko didn't say anything. Tsunade rubbed her daughter's back and softly talked to her. Keiko grabbed onto her mother tightly and tried to snuggle. Tsunade was watching her daughter carefully when she got an idea.
"Hey, Jiraiya," Tsunade whispered to her husband, "Let's take Keiko to the toy store and buy her another stuffed toad. That might cheer her up." Jiraiya liked the idea. Then Tsunade and Jiraiya stood up, got their stuff together and took Keiko to the toy store.
When they got to the toy store, Jiraiya and Tsunade took Keiko over to the stuffed animals and set her down. Keiko grabbed onto her mother and buried her face in her pant leg. Jiraiya then grabbed a couple of the stuffed toads and tried to give them to Keiko. Keiko looked at her father, but she didn't take the toads. Jiraiya sighed put the toads back and grabbed a couple more. When Jiraiya was grabbing different toads, a stuffed snake fell out. Keiko saw the snake and cried for her mother to pick her up. Jiraiya saw Keiko's reaction to the snake, so he picked it up and tried to give it to Keiko. Keiko started to cry and begged her mother to pick her up. Tsunade wanted Keiko to be quiet so she picked her up and quietly talked to her.
"Keiko, it's okay. It's only a snake," Tsunade explained. Keiko was still crying. Tsunade took the snake and held it out for Keiko to look at. Keiko didn't want anything to do with the snake. It reminded her of the evil man in her dreams. Keiko started to squirm and fight to get Tsunade to put her down on the floor. Because of all the squirming and fighting Tsunade thought she was going to drop Keiko, so she set Keiko on the ground. As soon as Keiko was on the floor, Keiko ran over to her father and hid behind him. Just to test Keiko, Jiraiya took another stuffed snake from the shelf and tried to give it to Keiko. Keiko freaked out and tried to run over to Tsunade, but she was holding a snake as well. Keiko didn't know who to run to, so she ran away from both of her parents. Tsunade dropped the snake and ran after Keiko.
"Keiko! Come here! Come here sweetie," Tsunade calmly talked to Keiko. Keiko turned around and looked at her mother. Tsunade was crouching down, with her arms out. Keiko started to cry and ran back over to her mother. Tsunade quickly picked Keiko up and held her.
"Mommy," Keiko grabbed onto her mother and held on tightly.
"Shh, it's okay, I'm right here," Tsunade told Keiko softly. Then Tsunade took Keiko back over to Jiraiya. By that time Jiraiya put the snake back and he was holding a stuffed toad. Jiraiya approached Tsunade and Keiko and handed Keiko the toad. Keiko grabbed the toad and held onto it. Then they went off and paid for the toad and headed home.
On the way home, Jiraiya asked Keiko a few questions about the snake. Soon Jiraiya and Tsunade discovered Keiko was having the dreams about Orochimaru again. Tsunade held Keiko close to her and she was determined to make sure Keiko wouldn't have those dreams anymore.
THE END