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Meeting a new family.
In the trees a little girl walked. She walked along with dead eyes. This little girl had been walking without food for three days and was starving. She continued to walk towards the town called Konoha. She was fairly close, only half- a- day away. "Hello." She spun around to see a man with black hair and brown eyes, like her. He was tan and had a beard. "Ummm... Hi" she didn't usually talk to strangers but he seemed nice. "Where are you headed to?" She thought about lying and then she noticed his headband. It was the symbol for Konoha her mother had told her about years ago. "I'm going to Konoha." He looked at her for a moment, "Well thats where I'm going. If you want I could carry you?" He asked scratching the back of his head. "You look awfully tired."
She looked at him, nodded, and smiled for the first time in weeks. He picked her up and started running on chakra enhanced legs. They made it to the gates a few hours later. The man let her stay on his back and took her to a tower where he said the Hokage would be, and took her up. They were outside a pair of doubledoors. He knocked and they heard a man say "enter." They entered the room and the man sat the girl in front of him. She looked at the older man behind the desk. "And who might this be, Asuma?" The man known as Asuma replied, "I don't know her name but I found her on the trail outside the village. I asked her if she was coming here, she nodded and she looked really tired so I carried her all the way here." The older man nodded and turned toward the girl, "Would you come over here please?" She walked over and looked into the man's eyes. "What is your name?" She stared at him for a moment and replied softly, "Hanako..."
"Well that's a beautiful name." she smiled at him slightly. "Where is your mother and father, if I may ask?" she started to tear up but held back, "My mommy... my mommy died." a single tear ran down her cheek. "and I don't kn... know my daddy." The Hokage looked at her. She was at least seven. She looked a lot like Asuma, he shoved that thought away and asked another question. "Where are you from?" She looked at him for a moment and said, "I was born Kirigakure, if that's what you mean?" He looked at her questionably and turned to Asuma. "Well congrats, you've got a baby girl!" Asuma's eyes widened. "Are you sure? I mean... me!?" The Hokage looked at him, "As my son I trust that you can handle a little girl." he said with a laugh "plus we can't very well let her live alone." The little girl looked at Asuma and then at the Hokage. "Does that mean I can call you Grandpa?" They both looked at her and and the Hokage chuckled, "Why yes you may." Her eyes became wide and a big graceful smile appeared on her face. She hugged her newly found grandfather and ran back over to Asuma. "That makes you my daddy?" He stared at her. She was so happy to have a family again.
She waited for an answer and finally it clicked in Asuma's brain. He was a father now. He smiled and picked her up placing her on his shoulders. Hiruzen seemed to realize something he forgot to ask her age. "Oh, Hanako, how old are you?" She looked at him and smiled. "I'm about to turn six." Hiruzen was about a year off in his guess earlier. Asuma couldn't help but ask his new daughter when her birthday was. "February Eighth!" Hiruzen smiled. "Well, looks like we get to celebrate our birthdays together. That's my birthday too." Hanako was so happy that she had a new family. Her mother had died on a mission when she was four. "Well Asuma, you should get that child something to eat." At that moment Hanako's stomach growled earning Asuma's laughter. "Alright see you later!" Asuma yelled as he turned to leave. "Bye Grandpa!" Hiruzen smiled as they left. "She looks ans awful lot like him."
They walked down to a place called Bar-B-Q and went in. Asuma set her down on a place mat and sat next to her. They ate in peace. They walked to and apartment and went in. "We'll go get you some clothes tomorrow, okay?" She looked at him with a smile. "Okay!" "Uh, you have to sleep on the couch for now." he said scratching the back of his head. She went and sat down and instantly frowned. Asuma watched her as she tried to get comfy, unsuccessfully, to make sure she went to sleep. She turned around and looked him in the eyes. A silent *please* was passed from her to Asuma and he sighed. He went and picked her up and carried her to his room setting her down on the bed and tucking her in. He lay next to and she smiled at him and closed her eyes, snuggling close to her new father.
Thank you for reading PLEASE REVEIW!!! Hanako- flower child. Hiruzen is the third Hokage if you haven't guessed. :) :)