Title: Life Goes On
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter Title: Memories of Blood 2
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Enough said. The title was from the song, "Life Goes On" by Leanne Rhymes (is that the right spelling?).
Warning: OOCness? Not betaed. Confusing.
Author's notes: Erg... I got stuck again so I decided to put this up.
//blah// - character thoughts
//"blah"// - character memories while thinking
"blah" - normal speech
~Interlude: Memories of Blood 2~
"They're twins, darling! Twins! They're so beautiful!" a raven-haired man exclaimed excitedly to his wife as he carried the babies and handed the younger one to his wife. His wife merely smiled, too tired from her long labor to do anything else.
"So what do you want to name them?" the husband asked.
The wife said, "How about I name the younger," she gazed down lovingly at the babe in her arms," and you name the older?" She looked back at her husband and the older twin, who was awfully quiet in his arms.
The man smiled at his wife. "So what name will you give him then?" He pertained to the baby which was now crying in her arms.
She closed her eyes and smiled.
~~~~~
"We cannot have such a problem within the clan!"
"One of them will bring misfortune. Our bloodline will end. I say we kill them both just to make sure."
A mother hugged her babies to her chest tightly and shook her head. Her husband hung his head down unable to look at the look of anguish on his wife's face and his innocent children who will be sacrificed...
The some of the council members unsheathed their knives and advanced towards the frightened woman. The husband moved in front of her and bowed.
"Please. Spare my children. Even if killing them will be for the good of our clan, I still cannot sit by and watch them be murdered before they've even had a chance to live!"
The oldest council member spoke, "Very well. You are right. There is no need to be hasty. I propose that the first of them to manifest his strength and genius to the clan will live while the other dies."
~~~~~
"Mama, mama! Look see, look see! I can do papa's jutsu!" an excited five-year-old exclaimed as he tugged at his mother's sleeve.
The mother smiled as she shifted the few-month baby in her arms and obliged to the boy's request. As she stepped out with her son, her husband had just returned and was patting the boy's twin on the head with a smile.
Both spouses acknowledged each other with a bow and moments later, a large ball of flame erupted from the boy's jutsu, gaining both parents' attention. Their eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my..."
"Dear gods no..."
"Mama, papa! Did you see that?!" Getting no response from his parents, the boy's eyes furrowed in worry. "Mama? Papa? What's wrong?"
They paid the other twin no heed as he crushed bugs with his bare hands with an amused smile.
~~~~~
"No! I will not allow you to do this!"
"Please have mercy. He's only a child!"
One of the elders sighed. "Very well. We will conced to your wishes but - You will never see this child again."
~~~~~
"Mama? Papa? Where's big brother?"
"He's gone. He passed away."
Obsidian eyes were brimming with tears. "Why? Why did he leave me?"
~~~~
Apart from the crowd that gathered for the unexpected loss of life, hidden within the trees, a child watched with angry eyes. //Why? Am I not good enough?//
//"From now on, you do not exist. You are a mere shadow. You'll never be anything more."//
//Why?//
//"Surpass your twin and maybe we'll give you your life back."//
~~~~~
"But honestly Papa, I didn't do it!"
"Don't lie to me boy. Everyone saw you do it. Have you no shame?"
"But I really -"
"I don't want to hear your excuses. When we get home, you're going straight to your room! And that is the end of discussion!"
The raven-haired boy of eight sighed sadly in resignation and hung his head low as he silently followed his father back home.
A small distance away from them, a shadow watched in glee at the trouble the raven-haired boy was in. It was true. The boy really didn't cause all that trouble. In fact, he was trying to stop it. A smirk graced the lips of the amused boy in the shadows.
"I did it. I did it all," he whispered to no one in particular.
Every misfortune those people encountered was well-deserved. All the trouble the clan met was only fair.
"They deserved it. All of it..." The boy mumbled to himself. Then he left, hidden behind every shadow. His existence went unnoticed and unknown.
~~~~~
*End of Memories of Blood 2*
Author's notes: Erg... I know that was sort of confusing. But eventually it will get cleared up. I've been working on this theory for quite some time now and I've even consulted lynlyn (check out her fics!) and her sister about it.
So... A big THANK YOU to lynlyn and her sister, Candice!
Please review. Flamers can go to hell and kiss Zabuza's ass. (Of course, they'd have to get through Haku first!)
Started: March 14, 2004
Ended: March 14, 2004
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter Title: Memories of Blood 2
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Enough said. The title was from the song, "Life Goes On" by Leanne Rhymes (is that the right spelling?).
Warning: OOCness? Not betaed. Confusing.
Author's notes: Erg... I got stuck again so I decided to put this up.
//blah// - character thoughts
//"blah"// - character memories while thinking
"blah" - normal speech
~Interlude: Memories of Blood 2~
"They're twins, darling! Twins! They're so beautiful!" a raven-haired man exclaimed excitedly to his wife as he carried the babies and handed the younger one to his wife. His wife merely smiled, too tired from her long labor to do anything else.
"So what do you want to name them?" the husband asked.
The wife said, "How about I name the younger," she gazed down lovingly at the babe in her arms," and you name the older?" She looked back at her husband and the older twin, who was awfully quiet in his arms.
The man smiled at his wife. "So what name will you give him then?" He pertained to the baby which was now crying in her arms.
She closed her eyes and smiled.
~~~~~
"We cannot have such a problem within the clan!"
"One of them will bring misfortune. Our bloodline will end. I say we kill them both just to make sure."
A mother hugged her babies to her chest tightly and shook her head. Her husband hung his head down unable to look at the look of anguish on his wife's face and his innocent children who will be sacrificed...
The some of the council members unsheathed their knives and advanced towards the frightened woman. The husband moved in front of her and bowed.
"Please. Spare my children. Even if killing them will be for the good of our clan, I still cannot sit by and watch them be murdered before they've even had a chance to live!"
The oldest council member spoke, "Very well. You are right. There is no need to be hasty. I propose that the first of them to manifest his strength and genius to the clan will live while the other dies."
~~~~~
"Mama, mama! Look see, look see! I can do papa's jutsu!" an excited five-year-old exclaimed as he tugged at his mother's sleeve.
The mother smiled as she shifted the few-month baby in her arms and obliged to the boy's request. As she stepped out with her son, her husband had just returned and was patting the boy's twin on the head with a smile.
Both spouses acknowledged each other with a bow and moments later, a large ball of flame erupted from the boy's jutsu, gaining both parents' attention. Their eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my..."
"Dear gods no..."
"Mama, papa! Did you see that?!" Getting no response from his parents, the boy's eyes furrowed in worry. "Mama? Papa? What's wrong?"
They paid the other twin no heed as he crushed bugs with his bare hands with an amused smile.
~~~~~
"No! I will not allow you to do this!"
"Please have mercy. He's only a child!"
One of the elders sighed. "Very well. We will conced to your wishes but - You will never see this child again."
~~~~~
"Mama? Papa? Where's big brother?"
"He's gone. He passed away."
Obsidian eyes were brimming with tears. "Why? Why did he leave me?"
~~~~
Apart from the crowd that gathered for the unexpected loss of life, hidden within the trees, a child watched with angry eyes. //Why? Am I not good enough?//
//"From now on, you do not exist. You are a mere shadow. You'll never be anything more."//
//Why?//
//"Surpass your twin and maybe we'll give you your life back."//
~~~~~
"But honestly Papa, I didn't do it!"
"Don't lie to me boy. Everyone saw you do it. Have you no shame?"
"But I really -"
"I don't want to hear your excuses. When we get home, you're going straight to your room! And that is the end of discussion!"
The raven-haired boy of eight sighed sadly in resignation and hung his head low as he silently followed his father back home.
A small distance away from them, a shadow watched in glee at the trouble the raven-haired boy was in. It was true. The boy really didn't cause all that trouble. In fact, he was trying to stop it. A smirk graced the lips of the amused boy in the shadows.
"I did it. I did it all," he whispered to no one in particular.
Every misfortune those people encountered was well-deserved. All the trouble the clan met was only fair.
"They deserved it. All of it..." The boy mumbled to himself. Then he left, hidden behind every shadow. His existence went unnoticed and unknown.
~~~~~
*End of Memories of Blood 2*
Author's notes: Erg... I know that was sort of confusing. But eventually it will get cleared up. I've been working on this theory for quite some time now and I've even consulted lynlyn (check out her fics!) and her sister about it.
So... A big THANK YOU to lynlyn and her sister, Candice!
Please review. Flamers can go to hell and kiss Zabuza's ass. (Of course, they'd have to get through Haku first!)
Started: March 14, 2004
Ended: March 14, 2004