Friends Make You Stronger

Fiona wondered what was on Hinata's mind as they walked home from the mall.

"It involves reaching out to Leah as a friend but....." the kunochi replied.

"But what?" she asked her.

"What's wrong with Snow?

She wasn't her usual self today.

Is something bothering her?" she asked her friend.

Fiona wanted to tell her but remembered that Snow didn't want anybody in Konoha High knowing she'd left home and was living with Fiona in her castle home.

"I can't tell you Hina-chan.

It's a secret." Fiona answered her.

Hinata understood as she saw Fiona go to the front door of her home and opened the door after saying goodbye.........

Fiona saw Snow lying on Fiona's bed in her room but wondered what was wrong.

She'd heard Fiona's parents fight and was worried about things.

They were arguing about Fiona being at Konoha High but the ebony haired princess was a little distracted because she hoped her father knew she had returned to Konoha High and living with her best friend in the entire kingdom but she was shy around Harold, Fiona's father.

He understood that Snow was living with his family but felt a little awkward around her which made Snow anxious to be around him.

"You're thinking about your Dad right?" Fiona told her.

"Yes.

I hope he understands that I live here now and I'm part of your family.

Lillian is like a Mom to me but your Dad is hard to be around." Snow answered as Fiona hugged her.

"I know.

It's hard for you to adjust to our family." she said as Snow nodded.

She'd came home eariler and had been reading manga while waiting for her to come home.

"Hinata has an idea to get Leah to come out of her shell but she wouldn't tell me." she answered her.

But Snow wondered what was wrong as they went downstairs for dinner.........

Fiona wondered why her parents looked so worried as she sat down at the table in the dining room.

"Fiona there's something we need to talk about." Harold said eating some lobster.

"What is it?" Fiona asked him.

"Your mother and I know you like being at Konoha High but we decided it's too dangerous especially training you to be ninja when you're supposed to be royal and concerned about ruling the kingdom.

I'm sorry." he told his daughter.

Snow saw tears in her eyes but had a dark scowl on her face looking at her father.

"He always does this to me, deciding for me but I love being at Konoha High with my friends.

Why can't he ever see what makes me happy?" she thought as she ate.

Snow noticed how sad Fiona was as they were in her room.

She couldn't believe Fiona's Dad would care more about what the kingdom thought of him than the happiness of his own daughter but could relate seeing how cruel her father had been after her mother left.

"Snowdrop....... what happened to your Mom?

You said your father changed after it happened." Fiona asked her but Snow looked sad.

"I'll tell you okay?

She........ died from illness.

I was only five at the time and we were a happy family but after starting kindergarten, she got sick, very sick.

My Dad tried to do whatever it took to make her better but nothing worked.

She died a few weeks after my sixth birthday.

After that day my father changed and we've never been close since.

That's why I'm angry at your father.

He thinks more about the kingdom than what you care about.

Maybe you should run away." Snow told her.

Fiona understood why Snow was a little sad but also because she was trying to adjust to this family.

She had decidesd not to tell the others at Konoha High about her leaving but Snow knew this upset her but hoped she'd be okay.

That morning Fiona noticed her mother wasn't speaking to her father but had a feeling it was because of last night but she wasn't sure but Lillian was trying to keep calm while both Fiona and Snow were there but the young princess had a feeling something was wrong as they had breakfast but Harold sighed seeing both Fiona and Snow leave for school but he was feeling sad but remembered last night when somebody had visited him and Lillian but had wanted to help Fiona with her curse by locking her in a dragon guarded tower which Lillian was against but Harold had told her they'd think about it.

To Lillian it was like her husband was hiding something as she saw him leave.

She hoped he wouldn't do something stupid..........