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"You see…" Kaede started. Both she and her twin seemed edgy. They obviously weren't supposed to share the reason that they had left. "Our dad isn't nice…" As if she was afraid that someone would overhear her, Kaede's voice was soft. "He… he…"

"He's barely ever with us, and when he is, he just yells," Kisho blurted out quickly. He wanted to get the explanation over with. Hopefully, there were no eavesdroppers. Kisho sighed, seeming half-relieved, half-nervous about what he had said.

"We just couldn't take it anymore," muttered Kaede. She seemed even more nervous as her brother.

"Well, if you come back to Konoha with us, we could help you find a new home," Kiba told them. He felt sincerely sorry for the kids.

"What if we get separated?" Kaede asked. It seemed as though she had been thinking about that a lot.

"Y-you won't," Hinata assured her. "I-I promise you." Kaede looked at Hinata, seeming unsure, but then she smiled. Hinata grinned back at the young girl.

"What will happen to Daddy?" questioned Kisho, seeming worried. He didn't want to live with his father, but he was afraid of what would happen to his dad if he left.

"I-I don't know," replied Hinata.

"But we know that he's going to be alright," Kiba added.

"Okay, we'll go back," Kisho sighed. Kaede nodded. Kiba and Hinata smiled. Shino simply nodded. The three shinobi and two academy students started walking back to the Leaf Village.

"You guys are really nice," Kaede told Hinata, Kiba, and Shino. "Thanks for helping me and Kisho."

"Just don't run away again. Leaving the village is very dangerous," explained Kiba.

"Okay," Kaede blushed, feeling embarrassed that she had ran away.

Kisho nodded, "Yeah. I just hope that things get better."

"Yeah," Kaede sighed and took her brother's hand, "me too." Kiba smiled and held Hinata's hand. In turn, Hinata turned bright red. Shino stood there alone, but he didn't really care. Kaede looked at Shino, then, grabbed his hand as well. Although his sunglasses hid it, Shino's eye twitched a bit. Not wanting to anger the kids, Shino held onto Kaede's hand, feeling obligated to keep her happy for the mission.

Kiba smirked at Shino who gave him a "shut-up-you-idiot" look. Then, Kiba exclaimed, "Well, I guess that we'd better hurry back to Konoha!"

"Yeah!" agreed Kisho, suddenly confident. And so, the five kids sped up, letting go of each other's hands (except Kaede held on to Shino's).

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A little while later, the shinobi and academy students were just outside Tsunade's office. "Um… Kaede, you can let go of my hand now," Shino tried to hide the annoyance he felt.

Apparently Kaede didn't sense Shino's irritation because she smiled and let go. "Thanks… all of you," Kaede bowed to Hinata, Kiba, and Shino.

"Yeah. Thanks," Kisho muttered, bowing as well.

"You're welcome," Kiba opened the door to Tsunade's office. "Okay, Lady Tsunade, the mission is done!"

"Haven't you ever heard of knocking?!" Tsunade demanded.

"S-sorry," muttered Hinata.

"Not you, Hinata. Kiba," Tsunade told her. "But whatever."

"Hi Lady Tsunade, it's so great to really meet you," Kaede smiled; fascinated that she was personally speaking to the Hokage.

"Hello… I'm guessing that you're Kaede," replied Tsunade. Kaede nodded. "And you must be Kisho." Tsunade nodded to the boy.

"Yeah," whispered Kisho, excited to personally meet the Hokage also. The academy students probably forgot why exactly they were in Tsunade's office.

"Why'd you run off?" Tsunade questioned, her voice very serious.

Tsunade's sudden sternness startled the twins. After a few seconds, Kisho answered, "Our dad was being mean to us."

"What did he do?" Tsunade's voice softened. That seemed to make Kisho and Kaede less nervous.

"He never spends time with us and he yells at us for no reason. And… um… Kiba told us that we could find a new family," Kaede explained, her last sentence sounding hopeful.

"He did?" Tsunade seemed a little nervous. "Well, it will take time…"

"That's okay. As long as we can stay together," Kisho told her.

A/N: Sorry that it's short. Please review!