Third Chapter! Just got motivation, yay :P
Mission after mission we improved, learning the strengths and weaknesses of our jutsus. All three of us were very strong, and combined together, we were practically unstoppable.
One day, Neji came and reported to Maria and I that Michi was sick. He also told us that since there was only two of the three active, we would have the day off. We nodded and then Neji left, giving us time to hang out for the day. We got some ramen and talked for a while.
"You know, it's nice to talk to someone once in a while. I never talked to anyone in the sand village. Oh, except for one person." She mentioned, after she finished her ramen.
"If I asked you why you moved will you tell me now?" I asked curiously.
She smiled and nodded. "I was five years old at the time." Maria told me. "My parents and I, as you know, used to live in the sand village. I was out walking when I met Gaara. He was all by himself, and he looked all lonely and stuff. So you know, I talked to him. We soon became really close friends. He was my only one."
"….Then why did you move?" I asked, confused. "Why would your parents take you away from your only friend?"
"It's simple. They didn't want their daughter to be friends with a monster." She looked up and sighed. I could tell the pain in her eyes. "Gaara's not a bad person really, he's scary when he loses his temper but… Well anyways, they prevented me from seeing him, but I snuck out to see him anyways. When my parents found out they decided to move here…" She removed her headband around her neck. There was a shiny silver locket. "This is the last thing Gaara gave me….."
'I never would've guessed the pain she has. She seems so happy all the time…. How does she hide it?' I thought, seeing Maria with a sad expression. "Well Maria, I guess it's time for me to tell my secret. But you can't tell anyone. You got me?"
"I won't tell a soul Nori. Cross my heart and hope to die."
"You know how I said my mom died?" I asked in a whisper.
"Yeah," She said back. "So what?"
"What if I told you I lied?"
"WHAT! Nori, you're crazy. How is that a lie? "
"Sh…. I can explain Maria…. You see, my mother is not dead, she's insane. And hunting me and my father. We have no idea why, but she's trying to kill us both."
"Nori, that is so crazy. I can't even think of any words to describe of how insane that is." Maia said, looking at me. "Someone has to know…"
"No Maria. She's only gone after us once, and besides, we have no bloody clue how dangerous she is!" I whispered to Maria harshly.
That made Maria shut her mouth. I sighed, and that was followed by about ten minutes of silence.
"You know Maria," I said to break the silence, "I know someone you might want to meet."
"Really?! Who?!" Maria excitedly asked.
"Come on! You'll see!" I smiled and said, grabbing her hand.
I lead her to my house where we stopped. Maria and I entered to find no one there. The house was completely empty and you could hear a pin drop it was so silent.
'I thought dad had the day off today….' I thought, and sweatdropped.
Just then, my dad walked in the door. "Oh Nori? I didn't know you would be home."
"We got the day off today." I said, as Maria shied back behind me. I looked to the side of me to see that Maria wasn't there. "Maria… Where did you go?" I looked around.
"Nori, who is that?" She whispered to me, still hiding behind me.
"My dad… The person I wanted you to meet…" I said back. "Come on….. He'll be nice I promise."
She stepped out slowly to see who it was, only to freak out and faint. It took her a while to recover from fainting, but she eventually came back to her senses. "Nori. Your father is Kakashi-sensei." She said, right when she woke up.
"Pretty much….." I said and giggled. "I didn't know your reaction would be so extreme."
"WELL IT'S KAKASHI-SENSEI! My idol! I mean, he's so cool!" Maria just sat there, and kept on fangirling, until finally she said, "How come you didn't tell me your father was Kakashi?"
"Well…. One, I was sorta afraid you would attack me because you wanted to meet him… And two, because I didn't know you enough." I explained, nodding my head.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh." Was the response I got back. "But I wouldn't attack you Nori!"
"Sorry… Sorry… Just what I believed." I shrugged.
"So… Who does the cooking and stuff?"
"Oh, mainly me. Dad does it other times. But I usually cook."
"Wow. I'm jealous that you have such a good relationship with your dad. I don't get along with my parents at all. They hate me."
"That can't be tru-"
"Nori, that is true. I do things they don't like, always have, always will. They can't change me. But I don't think they know that because they always do." Water dripped from her eye as she said that, and others follow. "Like they tried to change my friendship…" The next thing Maria knew, was that she was in my arms.
"Maria, stay here…. I don't think you want to go home tonight…." I said, as I hugged her tighter.
"Nori, I don't ever want to go back home…" she sobbed, "It's horrible…"
"I wish I could keep you here, but I can't. Sorry… After tonight you'll go home…"
"Are you sure her parents won't mind Nori?" dad asked, as he popped into the room scaring Maria and I.
"Nope. But I sort of have this feeling they sorta won't care." I said, as I helped the sobbing Maria up. "If it's okay with you, at least. Can she stay dad?"
"It's fine with me Nori."
"Alright. Thanks dad!" I said, and headed upstairs. I lead Maria to my room, and she eventually calmed down after plopping on my bed.
"You know, I'm sorta jealous you and Kakashi have so close of a father daughter relationship. I have never had that with my parents. Life with them is a living hell for me."
I shrugged. "Well, he's the only thing I have."
"I understand," she looked at me and smiled. "Gaara was the only one I had in my life. But now it's you, Nori. Thank you."
"Hey no problem. Hey Maria, this Gaara guy, do you love him? You talk about him an awful lot and it sure sounds like you do."
As soon as I said that, Maria's face immediately got as red as a tomato. "No! I mean yeah… Welp, I don't really know what I'm feeling… I-I never thought about it…. Really…"
"Maria, you just got really red… You really do like him, don't you?"
"Yeah…. I guess I do love him…."
I giggled. "I knew it. Thought as much."
"Do you have anyone you like Nori?" Maria asked, looking at me curiously.
"No, not really now….Probably will later on though!"
"Oh, okay." Looking around the room, Maria's eye laid on a silver picture book in my room. "What's this?"
"A picture album. You can look at it, if you want."
Just when I said that, the picture album was with Maria and she started to flip through the pages. While she was looking through the pages, I looked along with her. But when she got to a picture of my dad and my mom, I just had to look away. I just couldn't look at that smiling, happy face of my mother. I won't see that face ever again, ever in my lifetime.
"Nori, she's beautiful… Are you sure that's her? She doesn't look insane at all….."
I nodded at Maria in response. I felt a lump in my throat, one that just would choke me if I spoke, so I kept silent. When the lump finally went down, I asked Maria if I could see her locket. She gladly handed it to me, opening it first so I could see. We both looked at the pictures for about an hour, until I looked over and found Maria asleep on my bed. I covered her with blankets, curled up on the other end of the bed, and my eyes fell heavy. I closed my eyes, drifting off to sleep, only to catch horrible dreams of my mother's insanity creeping up on me.
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