Chapter 8: The past, a clone, and the past.
Sasuke and the mystery person seemed to stare each other down as the other waited for what seemed to be an eternity. Then the figure stepped forward to reveal the body that belonged to the chakra. This person held no weapon in sight, but he looked warn out and tired.
He was dirty and he wasn't any older than Sasuke. "Help..." Was all this boy could say before he collapsed on the ground and Sasuke stared at this person. His hair was as dark as his, facial features childlike. This wasn't going to end well.
Exasperated Sasuke sighed picking up the kid tossing him over his shoulder and headed back to the village.
Even though every bone in his body was telling him that this guy was bad news Sasuke knew that if someone had found this boy and taken him to the village anyway it would have caused a bunch more trouble.
Plus, if the Dobe ever found that Sasuke had left mystery kid out here, he wouldn't have his ear drums.
Every now and then he would hear a groan from the body he was carrying.
This was going to be a VERY long night.
When he got back Shikamaru, and Kakashi were waiting for him. Kakashi looked at the boy and he widened the only visible eye, but he shook his head clearing whatever thoughts that had taken over his cranium.
Shikamaru, lazily glanced at Sasuke not really reacting to whoever Sasuke held . He sighed and placed a hand under his chin and simply said, "Please tell me you didn't kill him."
That morning:
Hikaru woke with bleary eyes and she almost cried again from the dream she had, had. It was when her brother rejected her existence. Every thing was so real...just out of curiosity she felt her cheek, but there wasn't a mark of any kind there. It had been there once upon a time though...
Slowly she pulled herself from out of the comfortable covers and she got dressed in her blue and white dress. She looked herself over on the mirror deciding to let her hair hang free instead of putting it up in a bow. She giggled to see the wonderfull coordination of colors in the mirror.
Hikaru took her hair brush running it through her slightly messy hair. A few pieces forever doomed to stick up in a few places.
Smiling to herself Hikaru felt somewhat happy. Today her brother and friends were going to experience her home...today...was going to be filled with surprises, she could just feel it inside of herself.
Meanwhile, Naruto was soo not wanting to get out of bed and he opened his eyes to slits. Why did the sun have to be so bright? He slumped out of bed and began to dress himself for the day...
As he looked in the mirror his dream flooded his memory and he shivered. In this dream had been so real...it had been of Sasuke...and he was touching Naruto..
Naruto left his hair disheveled and he left the room just in time to see Hikaru. "Hey, there Hikaru! How was your sleep?"
Naruto noticed that Hikaru had tear stains on her face and dark rings under her eyes.
"It was fine...just going down memory lane when I slept is all." She laughed very lightly, her smile lighting up her face. It somehow seemed false...but true at the same time.
Naruto grinned back in response to her and gave a rasp chuckle. "Oh, alrighty then! Let's go get some grub!"
Hikaru giggled again and nodded. "Of course Naruto..." She led the way down the stairs, and the way she held herself was almost...sad.
Naruto was terribly curious on what on earth had happened to her. More like what on earth did Sasuke DO to her...
Hikaru stopped dead on the bottom step for who knows what reason and Naruto bumped into her accidentally touching her behind and she squeaked jumping reflexively away from him, and into the arms of Ikuto.
"Whoa there...what happened?" Ikuto pulled his sister farther away from Naruto.
Hikaru's face was a little shaken and a blush was painted on her cheeks. "Uh...well Naruto-"
"It was an accident!"
Ikuto narrowed his eyes a little and laughed. "Alright, I'll accept that for now. Come on, let's eat. We have a new guest, and he's on the couch."
Naruto scrunched his eyes closed. "Wha...?"
Then the aroma of fresh pancakes wafted through the air and he nearly plowed everyone and everything in his way just to get to the table waiting for his serving. The 'new guest' completely forgotten.
"Well don't you seem eager to eat?" Laughed out Maieko.
Naruto nodded frantically and was bouncing in his chair. Shaking her head Sakura took her seat. Sasuke leaned up against the counter looking at the living room with distaste and he sighed.
Maieko waited until all the pancakes were cooked and plated them all. "Shikamaru, would you be a dear and give people their serving?" The brunet nodded and began to pass out the plates uninterested.
Nobody noticed, but him on how Hikaru wasn't really interacting with them as she had tried last night...perhaps Sasuke scared her that much?
Shikamaru placed a plate in front of Hikaru, who was the last person to be served and he stood behind her. Looking like he was looking out the window when in reality Shikamaru was observing her reactions.
She seemed happy to be eating, but there was a sadness in her expressions as well.
If things were to progress as planned then they would have to gain her trust, otherwise they would have to take her by force which would violate the terms they were on in the village.
"So..." Hikaru spoke softly. "You all are here to teach our children about taijustu...?" Everyone looked at each other giving silent messages. "Yes," Kakashi spoke his only visible eye closed showing he was smiling. "Sakura, will be teaching the interested ones about simple first aid as well." Hikaru smiled softly.
"That's good..."
Sasuke wasn't really paying attention. He sensed something about that guy sleeping on the couch. There was something just off about him...and Sasuke couldn't figure it out.
Naruto noticed Sasuke's spacing out and grinned wickedly. Carefully, and slowly Naruto began a windup for a throw.
The moment the pancake left his hand, Sasuke looked at the dobe, caught the pancake, and threw it back and it landed smack-dab in the middle of Naruto's face. The blonde making a 'oomph' sound.
Steam poured over the top of Naruto's head and he took the pancake and took a huge bite chewing loudly. Obviously frustrated.
Sasuke smirked, at the same time his chest tightened to the reaction of the stupidly slow dobe and frowned resiting from placing a hand where his heart was, finding this emotion and physical reaction strange.
Hikaru saw this and smiled to herself. Even though they hadn't seen each other for half of their lives, she could tell when Sasuke was a bit flustered and liked something. He must like Naruto... A moan from the couch resounded from the livingroom.
"So, sleeping beauty is finally awake?" Shikamaru commented leaning back looking at the ceiling.
Sasuke closed his eyes to slits and he looked over at the living room, seeing the boy had sat up and was covering one eye and he cringed in pain from whatever had happened to him.
Kakashi moved to the living room and turned around to the others who weren't moving. "Well? We have to figure out who he is!"
Hikaru stood up first, and the Ikuto followed by Sakura, Naruto and Maieko. Sasuke didn't budge. When Naruto saw this he sighed slumping slightly and he trudged back over to the raven grabbing his arm and attempting to drag him to the room where everyone else one.
"Hey! Come on Teme! Everyone else is over there!" Sasuke stood still where he was and Naruto was pulling with all his might groaning in exasperation.
Sasuke smirked again and then when Naruto gave up, he moved toward the door patting Naruto's shoulder. "Try harder next time Dobe."
Slowly, Naruto turned around and held his shoulder blushing. Where Sasuke touched ached...
In the living room:
Everyone was gathered around this raven haired, mystery boy. Kakashi was sitting on one side of him, and Maieko on the other. Naruto, Sakura, and Hikaru were sitting on the floor. Shikamaru sat in a nearby chair. Meanwhile Sasuke was leaning on the wall and looking out the window frowning, seeming not to care that they were even talking to a stranger he was ready kill.
Maieko gently placed a hand on the middle of the boys back. "Why don't you start with your name?" Nodding the boy rubbed at his eyes.
"My name...is Obito...Obito...Uchiha." Kakashi as well as Sasuke were visibly shocked.
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