Chapter 10: To be a kid again
A/N: I know it's been ages since I last update this story, but I had writers block. But since I finally came up with an idea, I decided to write it before I forgot it.
I hope you guys like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Final Fantasy 7; I just own my oc's.
Enjoy!
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Mikomi smiled a little a she watched Denzel and Marlene play. She always envied them in a way. They grew up as normal kids and didn't have to worry about fighting or training. The only thing that they would have to think about was what game they would play next.
It must have been great to be a kid.
Yuffie sighed as she watched them play.
"Man, I wish I was still a kid" she said.
"Being able to fool around and not worry about adult stuff is like a dream come true"
Tifa rolled her eyes as she placed hers and Mikomi's lunch at one of the tables.
"True, but you don't get away with much when you're a kid" she said.
"You're not allowed to go to places by yourself. You can't stay up late, and most of all, you won't be able to go out and steal materia from people"
Yuffie shivered at that.
"On second thought, I think it's better to be an adult"
Mikomi snorted a little at Yuffie's child like humor and ate her sandwich.
"What about you, 'Komi-chan?" Yuffie asked.
"Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a kid again?"
Mikomi made a face and shook her head.
So many bad things happened to her when she was a kid. She had to fight during one of the ninja world wars when she was 6. She lost her best friend Obito because she was kidnapped. And most of all, she lost her parents.
"No" she said.
"Too many bad things happened when I was little, and I would rather not go back to that portion of my life"
Tifa gave her a sad look.
"Lot of bad things, I take it"
Mikomi nodded.
"Comes with being a ninja" she said.
"You don't have time to have fun and fool around. When your village is at war, you need to prepare to fight, no matter your age. I didn't have time to play or act like a kid until my dad became Hokage. And even then, I didn't have a lot of time to act normal. And it was all because of that one treacherous night"
Tifa and Yuffie didn't need to think too hard about what she was talking about.
On that night when Mikomi lost her parents, she lost her chance to be a normal child. Ever since then, she was branded as a monster and could never live normally.
It wasn't fair.
Mikomi ran a hand through her hair as she leaned against her seat.
"But that's all in the past" she said.
"The only thing that I should look forward to is the future"
Tifa and Yuffie gave her a sad look. It was hard for them to believe that someone like her, who had so many bad things happen to her, could have a positive approach on life.
"She has a strong heart" they thought.
Little did they know, Denzel and Marlene heard the whole thing. They were coming in for lunch when they heard that Mikomi never had time to play as a kid.
That was horrible to them. Everyone should have time to have fun, even Mikomi.
Marlene looked up at Denzel.
"We should fix this" she whispered to him.
Denzel nodded.
"Yeah, and I have an idea"
They quickly went over their plan to get Mikomi to have fun for a day. They wanted their older sister to be happy.
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Mikomi yawned the next morning when she woke up. It felt too early for her to be awake.
Cloud just shook his head at her while he was going through the receipts to his deliveries.
"Maybe if you didn't stay up late all the time, you wouldn't be so tired in the morning" he said.
Mikomi gave him a tired glare.
"And maybe if you weren't so lazy when it comes to keeping your room clean, you wouldn't have to go through all of those receipts"
Cloud glared at her and flipped her off.
Mikomi just returned the gesture and plopped her head on the counter.
Tifa sighed.
It kind of surprised her how Cloud was open to talk to Mikomi without saying less than three words. It seemed that he was starting to come out of his shell and accept his new life. And it was thanks to Mikomi's stubborn head.
"I swear, you two act like your siblings" she said.
Mikomi rolled her eyes.
"Please, if he and I were related, then it would be a scary sight to see" she said.
"I mean, think about: the emo, mighty Cloud Strife and his cheerful, courageous sister Mikomi. That has madness written all over it"
"She has a point for once" Cloud said.
Mikomi glared at him.
"No one asked for your opinion" she hissed.
Cloud just rolled his eyes and went back to organizing his receipts.
Denzel and Marlene came down and headed for Tifa.
"Tifa, can you take us to the park?" Marlene asked.
Tifa her a soft, apologetic smile.
"I'm sorry, but I have to tend to the bar today" she said.
Denzel looked at Cloud.
"What about you, Cloud?"
The blond emo just gave him a soft look.
"I have to file these receipts for all of these deliveries" he said.
"I don't think I can do it today"
The two children looked sad for a moment, before they perked up when they saw Mikomi.
"Hey! What about you, Onee-chan?" Marlene asked.
Mikomi blinked for a second before looking around then pointing towards herself.
"Who? Me?" she asked.
The two children nodded.
"Tifa, can Onee-chan take us to the park?" Denzel asked.
"Please?" Marlene added.
Tifa looked at Mikomi's bewildered face then at the pleading looks of the kids.
She shrugged as she smiled.
"I guess it's ok" she said.
The children cheered.
"Yay!"
They both grabbed Mikomi's arms and dragged her out of the bar.
"Come on, Onee-chan! Let's go!" Denzel said.
"Let's go on the swings!" Marlene said.
Mikomi stumbled as they dragged her outside.
"W-wait! I don't even know where the park is!" she said.
Tifa laughed as Mikomi was dragged way by two little children.
Cloud had a slight smirk on his face as well.
"They totally planned this" Cloud said.
Tifa nodded.
"That they did" she said.
"I guess they're a lot smarter than they appear"
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Mikomi blinked a couple of times when they made it to the park. While Edge was a tab on the gloomy side, the park was the exact opposite.
Everything was colorful and vibrant. A drastic change to the area that they lived.
Marlene dragged Mikomi towards the swings.
"Let's go on the swings!" she said.
She hopped on a swing and started pushing herself forward.
Mikomi just stood there and watched as Denzel and Marlene competed to see who could swing higher.
She remembered just watching while Naruto played. She would rather that her brother had a chance to have fun instead of her. He needed it more than she did.
"Aren't you going to join us, Onee-chan?" Denzel asked.
Mikomi smiled weakly and just waved her hand.
"Nah, it's ok" she said.
"You two have fun. I'll just keep an eye on you"
"But Onee-chan, It'll be boring if you just stand there" Marlene said.
Mikomi shrugged.
"People my age don't usually play on the swings from where I'm from" she said.
"I'm always doing missions"
"But you're not at your place right now" Denzel pointed out.
"So whatever you do here, they won't know"
"We won't tell" Marlene said.
Mikomi sighed.
For a couple of kids, they did have a valid point.
Looking around to make sure no one was looking, she went over to the swing set and sat in between them.
"I haven't been on one of these for ages" she said.
"Well, now you are" Denzel said.
Mikomi smirked a little.
"Yeah…I am"
She kicked off the ground and started swinging herself into the air. Each time she went higher, it reminded her of the times when her dad would push her one the swing. She would always tell him to push her higher so that they could reach the tree leaves. As she was swinging, she could hear her dad laughing in her head.
Oh, how she missed this.
Denzel laughed as he saw how high she was.
"Wow! Look how high you are!" he said.
"Onee-chan's flying!" Marlene cheered.
Mikomi laughed a little when she realized that she really was flying. If she went any higher, she would flip out of her seat.
"Jump! Jump!" Denzel chanted.
Mikomi smirked devilishly as she was baited into the chant.
Pushing off the swing, she jumped off and did a few flips before landing gracefully to the ground.
She held her hands in the air as she smiled proudly.
"Ta-dah!" she cried.
Denzel and Marlene laughed in excitement. Mikomi bowed dramatically at them.
"Thank you, thank you" she said.
Denzel and Marlene looked at each other for a moment before they looked at Mikomi.
"Now catch us!"
Mikomi yelped when Denzel jumped off his swing and flew towards her. Thanks to her ninja reflexes, she was able to catch him before he crashed into her.
"Are you crazy?" she cried.
"My turn!" Marlene cried.
Mikomi quickly put Denzel down and caught Marlene when she jumped off as well.
The two children laughed at Mikomi's expression when she put them down.
"You're funny!" Marlene said.
Mikomi gave them a stern look.
"Don't do that again" she said.
"Only Yuffie and I are allowed to do crazy things. You could have gotten hurt"
"Sorry, Onee-chan" they said in unison.
Mikomi sighed when she realized that she probably went a little too far. She couldn't help it. When she saw a kid, it just reminded her of Naruto and how he would do stupid things to get her attention.
"I know I may be a little harsh" she said.
"But I just want to make you two don't get hurt. We can still have fun, but just not something that'll probably get us killed"
The two children nodded.
"Ok!"
"Let's go on the slides next!" Marlene said.
Mikomi smiled.
"Then the slides it is!"
The three of them raced towards the slides. They all went down by themselves first then they slid down together. The three of them were laughing as they were all bunched up and slid down the long slope.
They kept doing this until the sun started to set.
"It's getting dark" Mikomi said.
"We should head back"
Denzel and Marlene pouted a bit, but complied.
They both held her hands as they started to head back to the bar.
"Did you have fun, Onee-chan?" Marlene asked.
Mikomi smiled and nodded.
"Yep" she said.
"It's the most fun I had in a long time"
"If you want, we can come to the park again tomorrow so we can have more fun" Denzel offered.
Mikomi smiled softly at that.
"I'd love that"
Denzel and Marlene smiled at each other, knowing that their plan had worked.
As they were heading back to the bar, Mikomi realized that it was alright to act like a kid at times.
It was the natural human thing.
And Mikomi had these two children to thank for that.
Because of them, they made her realize just how human she really was.
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A/N: And there you go! I thought it was nice to do a little chapter where Mikomi spent some bonding time with Denzel and Marlene.
Please review and tell me what you think!
Ja ne!