Namay Sarutobi took one look around at all the gravestones with flower arrangements and other things placed atop them and she was ready to hightail it out of there. She started to run only to feel her legs being taken out from under her as a heaviness pinned her body down to the ground near the entrance to the Cemetery.
" GET OFF OF ME ASUMA!"
Namay yelled out looking at her brother as he laid his body on her legs and took his arms wrapping them firmly around her torso stopping her escape route by a simple tackle from behind. She had forgotten just how fast Asuma truly was, His speed always impressed her, It was no wonder he was the barer of the rare Wind Nature that the Sarutobi Clan possessed.
"NO NAMAY... YOU HAVE BEEN RUNNING AWAY FOR FAR TO LONG LITTLE SISTER... I'M NOT LETTING YOU GO, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU STUCK AROUND FOR SOMETHING!"
Asuma Sarutobi knew she could throw him off of her anytime she wanted to without so much as lifting a finger but so far she hasn't really done anything.
She was actually listening to him for once which is why he lowered his voice saying to her: " Namay, This was not planned out... Father and I was thinking more along the lines of a family dinner but Konohamaru apparently thought we meant the entire family even those who are no longer among us... I know this will be hard for you to face but Sis but you need too... We would all gladly be by your side, if you would just stop being so Damn Stubborn and let us."
" I know that you're right Asuma but It's just so... I can't... It's not fair that..." Namay was finding it very difficult to convey what she really wanted to say so she just stopped speaking and buried her face into the grass under her.
" Well I hate to break up the touching Brother and Sister bonding moment, However I thought I would remind you two that you're in a very public and holy place... Even though at the moment we seem to be the only ones here, Still a little more class from the offsprings of the Third Hokake would be nice." Kakashi said as he crouched down near Namay's head and tousled her hair gently before bringing her face up to look at his.
" I mean, It's kind of sad that Konohamaru the youngest member of the Sarutobi Clan has been the most well behaved." He turned her face so that she would have to look at Konohamaru who was knelt down in front of two gravestones in silent prayer.
Asuma looked as well and decided to let up Namay because Kakashi was indeed right they were acting very childish but boy did he miss that with her, he was always arguing with her like this from the time when they were small children clear up until the day she left the Village but after all that is how Brothers and Sisters are supposed to treat one another, Right?
Anyways Asuma stood up and helped Namay to her feet now that he felt she would not try to take off again. He could tell she was still very unhappy about being here of all places but he sensed she was at least willing to stay for the time being especially when she started walking over towards their nephew Konohamaru. Asuma want to join her until he felt someone grabbing his arm stopping him in his tracks.
"Son, Let's see how this plays out... Please Do Not Interfere unless it is necessary."
Hiruzen Sarutobi let go of his son's arm and instead patted him on the back before saying:" Hmm, I do believe we have witnessed some of our old Namay just now my boy, Thanks to you... I knew she would resurface sooner or later after being back around You Asuma and You Kakashi, She still loves you both so much, In different ways of course but still all the same, it proves she is not completely as far gone as she would like the rest of the World to believe, Namay still has some of her humanity left inside her."
" She still loves you to dad, She just has a harder time showing it since their deaths and what she thinks was your involvement that night... Do you ever plan to tell her the truth of what you were really doing that day or Do you plan to keep letting her go on believing you had a hand in her husband and son's demise?" asked Asuma before taking out a smoke.
"I don't think she would be able to handle the Truth right now Asuma, Look at how she reacts to having their names said aloud and if I am not mistaken isn't that Kanji and Teddie's graves that Konohamaru is praying at and she is heading towards... This can't turn out good... Lord Hokage maybe we should stop her now before she gets there and realizes who's those belong too." said a concerned Kakashi Hatake as he rubbed the back of his neck in a nervous sort of a manner.
" No Kakashi, Leave her be... I don't believe she will do anything as long as Konohamaru is near, It's obvious that she thinks of what Teddie could of been had he not died as an infant, I can see that much by the way she looks at him... As for the Truth Asuma, Yes I will explain everything to her when I feel she is ready to hear the details and can handle them without losing what sanity that is still left of her mind."
The Hokage never took his eyes off of his Daughter or Grandson as he spoke but he could sense that both Asuma and Kakashi was in total agreement with his statements in regards to Namay.
Namay came up next to Konohamaru, She didn't say anything or bother to look at the names of graves he was praying at for she had a pretty good idea who they belonged too. His own deceased parents, Her unknown half brother Yosake Sarutobi and his wife Chie who were killed during one of their away missions which left Konohamaru in the care of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Since Namay wasn't anywhere to be around and Asuma was off being a Guardian Knight along with a Leaf Shinobi.
At least that is what Namay was able to find out when she want digging for information on Konohamaru. She didn't even know she had another brother in Yosake bit more his wife or their child but she couldn't help but notice how much their situation was similar to her own, only in reverse which is what made her want to form some kind of connection to the young boy kneeling before her.
" You just gonna stand there all day Aunt Namay or Are ya gonna join me? You know I always thought these two graves seemed out of place here... For one thing the headstones doesn't have our Clan Name on them, instead it says Tatsumi... Kanji and Teddiezen Tatsumi... I even asked Grandfather one day if they made a mistake placing these two here and he said that There was no mistake that Kanji and Teddie were as much apart of the Sarutobi Clan as I was, So I begin praying here when I'd come to visit Mom and Dad."
Namay Sarutobi didn't know how to react, What she assumed to be her half brother and his wife's graves turned out to be the two graves in the entire place she wanted to avoid the most and not only that but her newly found Nephew was praying for them even though he never knew a thing about ether his Uncle or Cousin. She was finding her legs becoming wobbly and it was starting to become very hard to remain standing, So she goes to take a step thinking it will help her regain her control over her legs. She was wrong, Namay want down on all fours almost knocking Konohamaru into Teddie's Headstone and she started hyperventilating for it was suddenly very hard to breath.
Asuma Sarutobi and Kakashi Hatake seen Namay Sarutobi go down and want to go after her only to be held back by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
" Not yet, I want to see what happens next with her and Konohamaru." Nether man was happy about it, However they didn't complain and both done as the Hokage asked of them and stayed back for the time being.
Konohamaru on the other-hand wasn't sure what to do. One minute his Aunt was standing there all fine and the next she was falling down near him. Right now she's gasping for air as she want to her bottom and rested her back on Kanji Tatsumi's Headstone with one of her hand over her heart.
" Aunt Namay what's wrong? You're starting to scare me... Maybe I should go get Grandfather or Uncle Asuma."
Namay slipped back to that day 13 years ago and was lost in the horrible memories of it all until she heard the panic in her young nephew's voice essentially easing Namay back into the here and now, at least enough for her to take a few deep breaths of some fresh air getting her breathing under control.
Konohamaru stood up watching her for a minute not sure if he should leave her alone like this or not when she finally said something to him:
"No, It's alright now Konohamaru and I'm sorry I scared you like that... To be honest, I kind of scared myself a little there too... It's just that these graves...They belong to... Well, You wanted to know who they were... Here's the deal, They were my family... Kanji was my Husband and Teddiezen or Teddie as I wanted to call him was my infant son... They were taken away from me by a very sick and twisted man by the name of Orochimaru, almost 13 years ago and that Bastard is the reason you never knew of me, I left the Village to go find him... I have never been back until now... So being here of all places, Got to me a little more then I thought was possible is all."
Konohamaru was taken aback by that bit of information because it never once crossed his young mind that his new Aunt could of had a family of her own and that's when he realized he didn't really know anything at all about the woman sitting next to him but he wanted to and was feeling very sorry for her right now. So he ended up jumping into her lap and weaving his arms around her neck as tears ran down his eyes.
" I'm so S-Sorry Aunt Namay... N-No wonder you freaked out just now... I-It's not fair, Y-You didn't even get to see him grow up."
This time Namay was the one taken aback, She hadn't expected the boy to want to comfort her but Konohamaru's hug did make her feel a little better, So Namay ended up wrapping her arms around Konohamaru hugging him back while letting him cry the tears that she could not seem to force out.
" Now we go to them gentlemen... Namay is allot of things but once a mother, Always a mother at heart and I think she is being reminded of that fact right now... Konohamaru lost his mother and Namay lost her son, I knew those two would form an unbreakable bond, if we just gave them some time alone together." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile as he made his way over to his daughter and grandson, Along with his son Asuma and the tag along Kakashi Hatake.
" Yes I suppose You're right Sir, I have not seen her this much at peace since she has been back and I should know since I have spent pretty much every waken moment with her from the time she arrived in the Village... Not that I am complaining, I wouldn't have it any other way, It's no different then when we were younger actually... Namay and I were always together through everything up until the day she left." commented Kakashi as he slowly walked behind the Sarutobi Men as they made their way over to Namay and Konohamaru.
" Yeah I know Kakashi, I never did understand why she choose Kanji over you when it was so obvious to everyone that she loved you more and still does." Asuma stopped talking to let out a small laugh after he said that because what little part of Kakashi's face that could be seen had turned beat red.
" Personally, I always thought you were better suited for her then Kanji ever was but don't tell her I said that."
They arrived at the still clinging to each other Aunt and Nephew. The Third Hokage cleared his throat and they both looked up at him at the same time, Konohamaru still had tears running down his face as Namay stroked his hair not really showing any emotion in her own face much to her Father's dismay for he had hoped this moment would open her up. Maybe he was wrong after all and she was a bit to guarded in that department but that still didn't mean he was going to give up his hope of reaching her.
" How about we get out of this gloomy place and go have that dinner after all... You two sure look like you could use a good home cooked meal." Hiruzen lit his pipe as he waited on them to release one another, Konohamaru was more then willing to leave but the look on Namay's face told him she needed a minute so he want on ahead with his Grandson and his Son Asuma leaving Kakashi behind to stay with her.
" You probably think I really am insane or some Cold Hearted Bitch... Here I am after all these years literally on Kanji's Grave and yet I don't shed a single tear for him or my Teddie... I do miss them so much and it still hurts... I just can't bring myself to cry anymore... You know for the first 5 or 6 years after I left, All I done was track that Snake Bastard during the day and come to whatever Shit-hole I was calling home at night only to cry myself to sleep... Eventually the tears stopped coming as I felt myself becoming more and more numbed inside... Up until I came back here, I felt nothing for no one expect for maybe Master Jiraiya, However he is a whole other story... My point is that every since I stepped foot back into The Hidden Leaf, The walls I worked so hard to put up are starting to become undone and I am not so sure that's a good thing with what I have planned for when I finally get my hands on Orochimaru... I can't and I won't let him get away with what he has done."
Namay was no longer on Kanji's Tombstone, Now she leaned over at Teddie's Headstone tracing his name with her fingertips as she said that to Kakashi and He didn't need her to admit she was still in pain over those two, the way she was looking at her son's grave told him that already but the fact that she opened up that much to him made this a moment he would never forget. Kakashi Hatake had no idea what to say to her after hearing that. He could clearly see she was suffering even if she didn't admit to that part.
All Kakashi wanted to do was ease her pain in any way that he could and before he knew what he was happening Kakashi had pulled his mask away from his face and had Namay pressed firmly into his lean body as his lips connected onto her sweet lips kissing her tenderly. At first she returned his kiss with almost as much passion as Kakashi had used, Then Namay suddenly shoved him off of her, brought her hand back and slapped him across the scared side of his face before she walked away to rejoin her family refusing to say another word to anyone for the rest of the night.
