Baby walk, talk, RUN!

AN. Quick note, the time flows, from 17 month old Buffy, to 18 month's old Cordelia, to year old Oz, to 3 year old Xander, then 5 year old Oz, then 6 year old Willow and 7 year old Buffy.

Only the ones who suffered knows the value of life
~Carla Kayana

About seventeen months later, Buffy finally managed to get out of the room she was sharing with other kids, even if she knew, how she was supposed to walk, her body did not, so she alternated between crawling and walking and falling and then again crawling, standing, wobbling, walking, falling again…and repeat.

She was in search of Xander, who was still here, she could feel him! Then again she was not sure when exactly Danzō-san was going to follow trough his plan of recruiting orphans, possibly when they reach five year old mark or sixth. But that didn't mean she had luxury of relaxing, she could be adopted and then it would all over for Xander. Or he'd end up all alone in orphanage. Not that she had doubts of his survival skills; he did manage to survive before she got in Sunnydale him and Willow both.

That didn't mean that he knew of the danger lurking at talented orphaned boys, that didn't get adopted. He possibly didn't overhear Danzō, or if he did, the man looks like a cripple and Xander pretty much judges by appearances.

Not that she would be any different if not for Mito-sensei memories.

Still giving up was not in the cards…

Even if the effort caused her a very sore behind, since she ended up on her butt, every ten wobbling steps or so. She won't give up; her paranoia of Xander being one of the kids taken was spurring her ahead. One of the reasons was, because she knew Xander is not exactly most subtle person in the world, well both worlds, and being a guy, in addition that she didn't have any idea how His Other affected him, that aside, she still remembered his disgruntled expression when he was rescued by her from the bullies at school, she doubted that it occurred to him to act like a baby.

He wants to save the day.

The other, well apparently something from her old life carried over, while she could not break safety baby fences, she tried, secretly, she apparently still got somewhat cryptic dreams, which made her snap awake at the middle of her baby power naps and made her whine in high pitched cries when she was an infant. Now they only wake her up, setting up strings of mumbles (that came out as usual baby talk) that she could not dream of unicorns, trough all complaining aside, prophetic dreams while still on slightly cryptic side were more understandable. Trough still some parts were cryptic as hell, they were somewhat more helpful even if they were full of symbols and weird crap.

Like an older man almost all covered in bandages that turns in to an old war hawk that keeps sending rotten branches to ensnare the children. Then trays to grab a shadow made of fire, but fire burns him to ashes.

She knew that bandaged man was Danzō Shimura and he was called an old war hawk, now. In addition, she knew his plans to create a force he calls ROOT composing of orphans, trough apparently for this batch he is only interested for males, but if she shows any unusual progress, well she could get nabbed and she knew she could not afford something like that. So no matter what she needs to keep low profile.

As for him grabbing at shadow made of fire, well Hokage means "Fire shadow" so he might make an attempted at the title of Hokage. And failing, yes!

Which brought her back to Xander, she had no idea how she'll tell him that it was important to hide as she could not speak yet, so she'll have to write it down, oh she knew that even if she did not recognize him when she saw him, or he her after all she somehow ended up with reddish blond hair and miss matched eyes, one dark green the other deep purple, how that happened she had no idea. But she knew what Xander felt like even if he doesn't look, or will look the same as he did in Sunnydale. After all she had no idea how baby Xander looks like.

The only up side it this was that some residue of Mito-sanpai stayed behind, almost like Kage Bunshin that Tobirama-kun spewed around.

So she was Mito-sensei now, since she had a conversation or two with her and she did promise to teach her stuff when she'll get older, and while she was ahead she created a seal that separated her memories and Mito-sensei, so that she wouldn't be overwhelmed every now and then with memories and feelings of Mito, like she was when she first time laid eyes on Shimura Danzō.

At the same token, she wondered how others were coping with their added memories, she honestly hoped that for the ones that inhabitant Willow and Xander. As in she had faith that Tobirama-kun left something similar and Kurama Yummemi was kind person so she would leave something behind as well to help Cordelia.

"Suiren-chan! That's dangerous!"

Well darn busted. Luckily she liked Hitome-san; she was nice and had no relation to Danzō-san and the harpy aka the lady in charge of the orphanage.

Hitome put Suiren back among her peers then darted after another kid that decided to explore outside of the room.

"Oh, Rei-sama, did you…" she started when she saw the old lady then froze when she took notice that Rei was holding a small boy about the same age as her other charges. A small boy with tree whisker marks on each cheek and mop of yellow hair.

"Is that?"

"Hitome." The words were sharp coming from the old lady, a warning. "Its' Hokage's…" but Hitome was alredy walking away with the child she caught. Kuonji Rei frowned after the young woman, making mental note to read her a riot act later. This definitely wont do, Hokage-dono ordered that the child would be provided for and even if the order wouldn't be issued, Rei trusted Yondaime Hokage skills, not to mention, she had a suspicion about this child's connection to late Hokage.

She started to walk after Hitome so that she could put little Naruto in to play pan, when a small girl made a bee line toward the door.

Well that was weird, Buffy thought, then shrugging off she made another bee line attempt to "escape" only to get caught by the old lady.

And she thought the old lady Rei would be preoccupied with the other kid.

Cordelia was feeling slightly better now after she hit 18 month, she walked, she managed to sound out words and it didn't came out as gibberish, well it was not English, but it was a language the grown ups used.

To tell the truth after a while she become attached to her momma and papa. Or was that the influence of the woman in her mind.

She could not say.

But they were nice and they paid her attention, which is more than she got from her own parents. The Chases while making sure she did get everything money could buy didn't pay much attention to their daughter.

Anyway now she was Hiromi. Daughter of Haruto Akame and Tsubaki, with curly blond hair and brown eyes. Which was all right, she guessed.

Oz…. bided his time and enjoyed the fact that he didn't turn it to the werewolf during full moon. Maybe being transported in to another dimension had prevented the change.

So when he hit one year old mark, he was slightly concerned when his sense of smell intensified, following by increasing sight and hearing. The change was so obvious that his parents noticed.

This brought upon him his current situation.

His parents invited shinobi in to the house, but not any shinobi a member of Inuzuka clan. Said Inuzuka clan member was watching him intently.

"Well Inuzuka-san?" asked concerned mother.

Inuzuka spared a mother a glance, "Don't worry, you won't have to give up your child," at visible relief from the parents, the woman smiled. "Even if the whelp would be lost Inuzuka, which looking at his blue-grey hair is unlikely, still possible trough, we will not force you or even expect you to give him up, as we are not bloody Hyuuga or Uchiha."

Then she looked at Oz again, "Trough little Katsu does smell similar to my clan mates." Then seemingly decided she turned to the parents.

"When he gets older, bring him about, we'll see what happens. Depends of circumstances, but if he bonds with our pups, we'll make you a branch of Inuzuka clan."

Willow was stumped; she was staring at the mirror for the first time. Not in her life, but well in her or should we say Maki's life.

Her name here was Maki and she had blue eyes and white hair, how was that possible! Not that she didn't like her new colours, but this was wiggy.

She still wigged on occasion and wished that she knew what happened to Xander…and Buffy.

Are they OK?

Do they miss her?

How about her parents?

Six year old kids were disappearing and nobody was concerned about it. It just rubbed Xander the wrong way, not that he was concerned about his safety, after all he was not six year old, and he was barley three year old. And no, the kids were not adopted, they were there one day, gone the next and the adults were not concerned. When it happened the first time, Scooby's thought it was demons or vampires doing for about five minutes, and then he recalled that the only demons in this dimension were the tailed beasts and that demonic ghost entity in the Land of Demons. And no vampires' existed in this dimension either.

But no, these disappearances were totally human related.

So what he'll do about it…prevent the kidnappings' that's for sure.

After all he was not ordinary.

Oz, no Katsu, Ryūzaki Katsuwas exited to say at least he'll get a sister, well adopted one, from the same orphanage he came from and roughly the same age or older. Like a year making her 6 year old.

Inuzuka Tsume suggested to his parents that it would be good idea if he had a sibling, and Saya and Menma agreed to it and decided that adopting a girl.

Tsume-san introduced his parents to Inuzuka clan as a branch family members after he spend some time in Inuzuka kennels. Apparently some of the wolf aspect remained in him, just enough to register in inunin senses.

So his family just got bigger.

And it continues to grow.

Willow, was walking trough the temple where her parents worked, in a way she found it ironic she was 6 year old that its really 16 year old or is it 22 year old girl/woman who was adopted as a baby and she works to become a priestess of the Fire Shrine that its located in Konoha the same as her adoptive parents.

Well the Other was a priestess of The Land of Demons, so it's not like she didn't know what she is getting in to.

She just wondered if she'd see her friends again, as far as she knew perhaps they weren't even here. And even if they were, how was she supposed to find them, she might had the same face, but her coloring is different, what it's to say that she'd recognize them, or them her!

Maybe she should just hope for them to meet someday and not worry t much.

Its not like she can go in search of them, it's a bug world out there.

She will not abandon hope, but she needs to live her own life as well.

Willow is no more….Now she is Shidō Maki, daughter of Shidō Hikaru and a priest Shidō Kakeru.

Depression was the one of the feelings she felt now that and a bit of guilt , trough she didn't know on who she should put the blame of what happened to Xander three years ago. She could blame her self or Xander for that matter but at the end they weren't to blame.

She was not nearby or anything, completely on the other side of the building and to top it of she was finally able to move freely so she decided today was the day that she'll make her first contact with Xander. She was so close, but so far away, if she knew what would happen, what Xander planed to do, she'd stopped him.

Some how.

If only…the saddest words in any language.

Buffy remembered how determent and exited she was that day, she was with other kids that were under care of Hitome-san and Rei-sama outside playing and security was more lax for a change so she decided that today is to be finally the day for her reaching to her goal, hopefully Xander didn't made himself a possible target in the mean time, but its still was not to late to …play the dobe for orphanage staff. So that he would be safe from Danzō.

She should not been so comfortable, Xander, the gallant heroic fool! He wanted to prevent Danzō underlings take some boys, they previously chose and he interfered causing the boy to get taken anyway as well as himself. Disappearing completely from her radar in to whatever hole Danzō put her future agents. There is nothing she could do now; it all depended on Xander to survive there on his own, just like Willow and Cordelia had to without knowing that she and Xander were here as well.

She wondered if she'd ever see any of them ever again.

All there was left was hope, while she waited to grow, she was seven years of age now, eight more years and she'd be out of the orphanage, if she didn't enrol in Ninja academy when she hits nine year old mark, then she'd be on her own sooner.

That is if she didn't get adopted in the mean time.

She was so involved in her depression; she should recall that misery loves company, that she didn't notice that she was not alone any more.

So when someone yelled, uncomfortably close, she did what any seven year old child would do, much to her embarrassment it was not faked, she yelped and fell backwards from her swing.

The commotion draw Hirome-san and Rei-sama attention and Hirome came up running while Buffy was busy massaging her aching head, then she froze, why was Hirome-san roughly pulling the boy away. He didn't do any damage, he just startled her.

That was all.

What surprised her was his initial reaction, when she eh squeaked and fell backwards, what she saw was hurt and confusion.

Hirome-san came back after she dragged the boy to Rei-sama then squatted by her and righted her up, then brushing the dust away she soothed a perplexed girl.

"Its all right now, Suiren-chan, the demon boy is gone now. We won't let him hurt you. Its all right to be scared of it, no one likes him."

WTF?!

He is a person, not an IT! Wait a minute, could he possibly be…like Mito-sensei, Buffy thought frowning. Then she looked up searching for Rei-sama and the boy. Finally spotting just the two of them under large oak tree. After Hirome-san turned her back Buffy made her way towards them.

The boy was sitting on the swing while Rei-sama was watching approaching little girl, curios of what will happen and also hoping that her favourite charge would finally made a friend, she peered around if Hirome or any of other care takers were about to stop the girl.

No one noticed.

No one was watching in her or little Naru-chan direction.

For once she was glad that this portion of the orphan proper was ignored.

Buffy was now standing right by the boy, who was jet to notice, since he was…amused Buffy titled her head, the urge to break the boys depression the same way he broke hers was appealing.

Almost too much.

"Hi!" the reaction was instantaneous. The boy startled, falling from the swing and landing on his back with a loud oomph. Smiling slightly she held out her hand to the boy.

"Sorry about that. And about earlier…"

"It's okay about before" he mumbled.

"You just startled me! I'm Suiren, what's you name?" she asked while pulling the boy to his feet.

The reaction was blinding, literately, his smile stretched trough his entire face, while eyes become half moons. For a moment she was afraid that it would split open his face.

"Uzumaki Naruto- ttebayo"

Uzumaki?! Yeh he probably is like Mito-senpai, she closed her eyes to look at his chakra, and again was nearly blinded, and it was like looking at supernova, so much chakra.

Yep definitely Uzumaki!

"Em, Suiren-chan? You all right?"

"Don't worry; I am fine, just a bit dizzy."

"Don't worry Naruto-kun, Suiren-chan is fine." came a voice from old lady Rei, who was watching interaction with same amusement. Trough when Suiren closed her eyes she was worried, if the girl was a sensor she could possibly…no Naru-chan was not using chakra, so there is no worries of young sensor to pick up on the bijū. Trough she probably could sense the amount of chakra the boy had, judging of her expression that was definitely the case.

"Come, Naruto-kun, Suiren-chan, lets get something to eat." Said Rei-sama.

"Yatta! Let's go Rei-baachan! Suiren-chan!"

Katsu was in a state of anxiety; he was expecting his parents to pick him up from Inuzuka compound any time now.

And they would be returning from the orphanage. Oz made sure that at least once he won't with them after all he pointed out that he would have to live with his sister or a brother.

Hana-nee wanted little cousin.

Kiba wanted another guy.

Katsu wanted, well hoped for little maroon haired girl he saw that day for a sister. When he found her he was surprised and happy to find someone like him.

And he could see that she recognize him as well.

Now he only waited, hoping their wasn't adopted by someday else.

To be continued…

I wish you Happy 2014!

And do not forget to review+suggestions for parings are welcome!

Also might as well let you know that the sequel of this will be Naruto/Btvs/Game of Thrones crossover, so you can add characters from there.

Already decided parings:

Sansa Stark (GoT)/ Gaara (Naruto)

Suiren aka Buffy/Naruto

Katsu aka Oz/ Kurutsugi (Naruto, Iwa nin)

Probably Cordelia (Btvs)/Tyrion (GoT)

Others are up to the readers, unless it would clash with the plot of the story