A/N: Warning there will be a short section about depressions, death and suicide.
I am open to any idea about little extra scenes so please review :D
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Chapter 4: Birthday
Normally I hate it to stand up early but today, is a special day. It is my birthday here in this world and to be exact an I will be 5 today.
With my friend´s the time really flew by with all that playing with Ino-Shika-Cho and the meeting with Sasuke and Itachi over the years.
Over the years I kept a close eye to Itachi since his graduation, he changed, with every year he got more serious especially after he awoke his Sharigan.
I visited him a few days after his team was killed.
Flashback
Itachi: 8 years old, OC: 3 years old
We all were invited from Mikoto to tea.
Sitting in the living room of the Uchihas eating Mikotos heavendango and drinking tea I was listening to their chatter about how great Itachi is and so on I couldn't help it to be heartbroken. I saw him sitting next to me but his head was bowed he looked completely devoid of emotions.
"He activated his Sharingan after the mission on which his team died" Mikoto tells us. She sounded really sad about that she looked for a moment over to the silent Itachi.
At that he slowly stood up and excused himself.
I also stood up and without a word I followed him through the maze of a house.
He went into a room, I think it was his own, and closed the door into my face but didn´t locked it.
"Tachi...please open" I pleaded. He gave no answer so I opened the door then everything happened very fast.
"Leave me alone!" He shouted at me even throwed a Kunai right next to my head cutting my cheek slightly letting blood trickle down it. He glared at me with his deep red Sharingan and angry tears streaming down his face.
´He can be scary when he wants´
´I won´t be scared away better he learn it now´
I walked in a slow pace up to him looking all the time in his eyes and wound my arms around him.
"I´m here for you" I only said and waited. His eyes widened registering what he did they faded into his deep onyx eyes with the blue specks that I love so much. He lifted a hand and touched my cheek where the cut was to smear the blood away but it made me flinch a bit from the sting.
"I´m so sorry, forgive me Yuuki-chan"
He broke down falling on his knees taking a thigh hold on me and cried into my shoulder every here and then says how sorry he is and pleas for forgiveness not only from me I suspect, also from his team which he couldn't protect.
All the while I leaned my head on his and stroke his hair.
"Be strong Itachi I will free you from this cursed clan" I wisped slightly over my breath.
Flashback End
I don´t know if he heard me and when yes, he never indicates that he suspects me for not being just a child.
I really hope I can make it in time so that he won´t have to suffer.
He has now his long ponytail, which I simply love but sadly I saw him less and less because he is now a Chunin. From Sasuke I know he even didn´t train anymore with him so often my time I running out.
The others didn´t really change much just that they have a little less time for me because their parents began lightly train them bevor they will be enrolled into the academy next year in summer.
Shikamaru is the only one I see regular every Sunday, we always play shogi and cloud watching.
I know that I am hopeless in shogi I always lost but for the time with sweet Shika I bear with it.
Flashback
Shikamaru, OC: 4 years old
"Check Mate" we were sitting on the porch of his house playing our...uhm I lost count after the 30th game.
"Shika please just let me win for one time" I pouted at him in hope to softening him up to that idea.
"No, you should learn out of you louse"
"Hard-ass"
"What did you say"
"I really like you even when you don´t let me win Shika!"
I bounced on him.
´Revenge is so sweet´
´The only move he can´t foresee it seems´
"Ugh you are so troublesome"
He had a light dust of pink on his cheeks looking away from my face that was really near to his own.
"I knew it you like me" I said
"I didn´t say that!" He turns only to be reminded that there was little space between our faces so he directly turns away again with a fresh blush.
"You mean you don´t like me?" Puppy dog eyes here placed.
"Ah...Eh...I didn´t say that either!" He glanced at me out of the corner of his eyes.
"So you like me" I swing my arms around his neck again and put my Cheek to his own.
"Troublesome..." He said quietly but smiled a little bit.
"Let´s cloud watch"
"Hai" I followed his lead to his favourite hill for cloud watching.
Flashback End
I always went home when the sun began to set but I always will hug him and promise to come next Sunday.
It also was harder every year to keep my cheerfulness...mentally I was like Itachi years in advance of my actual age not only in this world (because here I´m actually with an older mind) but in my old world I was no genius but I were watching peoples learning to read them seeing how facile our society was at an early age.
I catch myself every now and then spacing out thinking of the differences and the common things between these two worlds I were making plans to change things, just to throw them out the window again. I also thought of my past. You just don´t get a new better live without a price to pay.
I had no friends in my past, my own family saw me as a black sheep, in school I was bullied, I had no bounds to keep me. Didn´t this car accident happen I maybe have killed myself. And now I am here having loving parents and a bunch of really nice friends and the only thing I can think of is to help them with everything I have...but what price do I have to pay?
I tidy up my room they will all come today...maybe not all...I am not sure If Sasuke and Itachi will come but Ino, Shikamaru, Choji and their parents said they will come to my party.
In the kitchen my mother already did our breakfast smelling it I came downstairs.
"Good morning mom"
"Ah awake birthday girl?" She asked giving me a good hug and a kiss on each of my cheeks.
"Happy birthday Yuuki-chan"
´Her hugs are always so warm~´
Father showed up from his office ruffled my hair that now reached the middle of my back.
"Happy birthday little one"
"Daad"
´Hate it when he does that, we grow them longer and so it is even harder to fix then before. Why again did we grow them?´
´Because I like them long´
We ate together the fluffy pancakes of my mother, after that I helped her with the dishes.
"Where is dad?" I looked around not seeing him.
"He is outside waiting for you"
"Huh why?"
"That is a surprise" she told me and winked at me.
"Go" she pushed me in the direction of the door.
"Ok!" Putting on my sandals I hurried outside to my father.
"There you are little one"
"Dad I´m not little"
"Yes you are and you will always be hahahah"
´Parents´ - inner eyeroll-
"Where will you take me?" I asked and try not to seem too eager to know.
´Do you even know the word patience?´
´Yeah why?´
´Try it for once´
"I know what you try Yuuki-chan and I will not tell you" He smiles and began to walk down the street.
"Wait for me"
"No you must just be faster, come" I hurried after him.
´You are as curios as a cat and you know what is said about them´
´Oh you mean that satisfaction brings them back´
´You are hopeless´
´I know´
I tried everything on our way from puppy dog eyes to outright glaring holes into his head he has only the gall to laugh at me.
We stopped at a shop where I never was before there were no sign or anything telling what the store sells.
"Wait here a little moment Yuuki"
I did as he said he was only in there for 5 minutes before he came out again with a bag glancing in there I just saw something square wrapped up in a white cloth.
"Let´s go"
"Neee~ what did you get there" I asked.
"Nothing important little one"
I pouted.
"Stupid Dad"
"Hahahaha"
I felt like he did that on propose. He leads me through I think half Konoha before he stopped again.
"Here we are"
I glanced at the building before us.
"And where are we?"
´Sure it is not that what I think it is´
´I fear it is´
"This is the civilian school where your mother and I decide to enrol you, come let us have a look"
"But dad I-"
"Hurry up"
"Hai..."
My father went inside straight to the office of the principal.
"Mr. Hanaka and his daughter Yuuki-chan?" asked a woman on the reception.
"Hai we are here to get a tour for the school"
´No YOU are here for that tour you only dragged us along´
´Ugh no escape from this´
"Ah right wait a moment, please Mrs. Fuuki will make the tour she will be here any moment"
We sat down on the bank opposite from her and waited.
´I don´t like it already it looks so plain in here´
´We should have already talked with them about that´
´I will try it later on´
Mrs. Fuuki was a tall woman with blue hair and green eyes. She was a friendly person and excited to give us the tour because this school is so great and she will have one of the new classes next year and hopes to get me because I´m such a sweet girl and so on...
´Can she just shut up for a moment?´
´No hope for that´
She showed us some of the classrooms never stop talking.
´These slassrooms are so neat...a class has 25 people...the classes goes from 8 am till 5 pm...we will have history, language, biology, chemistry a and some new like crafting and sewing or cooking after that are club activity's...pretty much the same as before...Ugh...´
´Hell´
´Yes´
´You better talk him out of it begin with this-´
´Yeah good idea I think he also wants to buy some time for mom so I could try´
"I hope to see you next year Yuuki"
I shortly nodded in her general direction but actually looking up at the sky.
"Thank you for showing us around Mrs. Fuuki"
"You are welcome Mr. Hanaka"
Already with the back towards the school I pulled on the sleeve from my father.
"Dad can we also visit the ninja academy?"
"I don´t think that is a place for you"
"But my friends will go there I want to see where they will learn"
I could see that he goes soft on me.
"Ok but only for a short moment"
"Thank you dad" I gave him a warm smile.
The Ninja Academy wasn´t that far away as I thought.
´To see this building for really is amazing´
´I really want to try to become at least a genin´
"Ne father, can´t I go to the Ninja academy instead the other school?"
I asked him while watching a class doing their Kunai training.
"Let´s talk about that another time "
"…."
We only stood there at the fence and watched them for a little while, I also could see through the windows another class practicing the bushin and henge.
"Come let us go home you don´t want to miss your party or?" Dad gave me a playful push in the direction of our home.
´It could be harder than we think to convince them´
"You are back right in time lunch is ready" was the greeting from my mother.
I went into the kitchen and father shortly disappeared into the living room to place the wrapped box on the table.
"And how was the tour?" She asked me.
"Nice" I said indifferent with a blank face.
"Huh that doesn´t sound happy at all? You don´t want to go to school?"
´I was already at a school I really don´t look forward to go through that again´
"She asked to get enrolled into the Ninja academy probably because of her friends"
"Oh"
"Hmh" both of them looked at each other with worry but mother snapped out of it and tried to lift the atmosphere.
"Enjoy the meal!"
I took the first bit of my favourite dish rice with tomato with a bit pork. I just loved tomatoes and I suggested to mom why not try to combine them with rice and she did, it is delicious.
"I really love this, thank you mom" I could smile again a bit.
"It is your birthday Yuu-chan"
"Your friends will be here soon so hurry eat up" my father reminded me.
"Hai"
´Let us see who is first here´
When I was finished with eating I heard the first ring.
I was really exited now and jumped up and was fast as lightning at the door to open it.
"Ino!"
"Yuu~!"
Ino pulled me into a hug.
"Good day Yamanaka-san please come in" my mother greeted Ino parents.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Yamanaka"
"Happy birthday Yuuki"
´They are nice but Ino´s mother always looks so stern or better imitating?´
´Yeah *shudder*´
Ino was jumping up and down now.
"Happy birthday and I have the best present ever for you!" She gave me a red wrapped package.
´Alway straight to the point´
"Can´t wait to open it" I grinned madly and reached for it.
"Yuuki you must wait until the others are here"
´And there went the present´
My mother took the present and moved to the table in the living room where two other presents were already placed.
´When-?´
´Better don´t ask parents can just do this end of story´
For that my mother got a double pout from me and Ino.
"Ino come I will show you my drawings of flowers" I grasped her and pulled her behind me upstairs to my room.
"You made new ones?"
"Hai four"
Ino and me were working together on a book for the flower alphabet she writes the texts and I draw the pictures for it. We disappear into my room sitting on my bed we discussed the drawing and texts.
The next one showing up was Choji just half an hour after Ino.
"Yuuki, Ino! Choji is here" my mom shouted from downstairs.
We stormed the stairs down and directly into Choji landing in a heap on the floor.
"You shouldn't run the stairs down"
"Choji great you are here" I completely ignored my mom.
"Nee Choji want to see our flower book?" Ino asked him.
"Yuu´s drawing are great but my text is waayyy better"
´She really likes to have all the attention´
´That is just Ino´
"Are there flowers to eat"
´And that is Cho always thinking of food´
"Baka"
"Oww Ino why did you hit me?"
"You all are so troublesome"
´Our favourite is here´
"Shika!" I bounced on him. His reactions were always so great it became a bad habit to do it and he never disappoint me. This time it was the shy reaction. He looks away with a faint blush and even hugged me slightly.
"Happy birthday Yuu"
´Oh my god I can´t decide what I like more, this totally adorable expression or his terrified look with a bit horror´
"Yeah happy birthday Yuu" Choji said freeing Shika of me with that because I went to him and hugged him too.
"You know you all are the best friends ever"
This time all of them looked a bit embarrassed.
"Naturally" Ino haughty as ever.
"Yuuki-chan come want to open you presents?"
"YES!"
I hurried into the living room Ino directly behind me Choji and Shika slacking a bit behind.
"Happy birthday" Choji´s and Shikamaru´s parents congratulate me and then I could finally go to the table with the presents.
"Mine first!" Ino called and I took the present with red wrapping in my hand shredding the paper and hold a full set of colouring pens and a sketch book all with different flower patterns in my hands.
"Thank you Ino" I hugged her.
"Heheheh" she throws a challenging look to the others that just screamed ´There try to beat that´.
"Next is mine" Choji got the big round present in green wrapping.
"Careful it is a bit heavy"
´What the hell he could give me that is heavy?´
´Let us see what it is´
I ripped it open
´SWEETS~´
I hugged the big jar with different sorts of sweets out of the Akimichi storeroom.
"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Choji"
Ino clearly pouted at that.
"What a drag"
Shika hold his squad like little brown wrapped present out to me.
´That I know for sure is a book´
´Only what one?´
This time I opened it carefully.
´Don´t want to damage it´
´...what does he want to tell us with this´
´Should I be insulted or see it as an invitation to play more often with him?´
I hold a book with the title
"Shogi for beginners"
"I knew you like me, is that why you want to play more often with me?"
He just grumbled something into his non-existent beard and had a slight blush again.
´Let´s tease him a bit´
´Sure!´
Instead hugging him I gave him a peak on the cheek.
"Thank you Shika"
"EEEHHH..." He flinched away and I got the perfect expression. He was tomato red up to the tips of his ear´s and had big round eyes showing absolute horror and surprise.
´He smells a bit like rain and forest, don't you think?´
´No laughing fit this time?´
´No I´m completely satisfied I took a mental picture to look at it whenever I like´
´Sharing?´
´Sure´
While Shika was completely beside himself everyone just laughed at him that reaction was just so great all the while mom was taking pictures.
´Maybe we should also ask her for a real picture of that´
From Ino´s parents I got a set of hairpins
"A lady need such things"
´Oh then we aren´t a Lady´
´They only hurt like hell when I try to get them out of my hair´
From Choji´s parents I got some recipe books for cake and cookies.
"So you can make your own sweets" Chouza winked at me.
´Great!´
Shikamaru´s parents gifted me a portable shogi board I just stared at Shika.
´We can now-´
He literally read my thoughts.
"Hai Hai we can play on my hill" he grumbled.
I gave him a wide grin.
"And this is from me and your father"
Mother gave me a box out of cherrywood with a winter scene engraved.
´So that is what father got in the shop´
Lifting up the lid there were some scrolls, textbooks, ink and pencils.
´Perfect´
"You like to write so much so we thought you maybe need more of this"
´We can use them for our plan´
´The box also it is perfect for that´
"Thank you all so much" I said and grinned widely at all of them.
"Want to play the games yet?"
"Yes but I will bring all this up to my room"
I took all my presents somehow in my arms and up to my room to dump them on my bed.
"What do you want to play first?"
"Piñata!"
"You have a piñata!?" Both Ino and Choji have some exited sparkle in their eyes.
"Yes! Follow me" In our little garden hang the piñata it was shaped like a pig.
"Who wants to try first?"
"Me!" Choji rise up his hands.
"When it is about sweets I can´t lose"
´I won´t lose either sorry Cho´
"Ok then I will cover your eyes and better don´t try to peek because then you won´t get any sweets"
"OK!"
We spin him around and then let him go.
Choji tried for a good 10 Minutes bevor he gives up.
"Me next" Ino got a good hit on it but couldn´t break it down.
Then I tried and...ah short said I failed like Choji.
´I thought nothing could stop you to get to your sweets´
´Hmpf´
"Shika now you try" I egged him on.
"Hai hai princess"
"And you are my prince?"
"Troublesome"
A sweet light blush decorating his cheek quickly hidden by the black cloth.
´Wait until he is older, then he will pay you back´
´Oh he can try´
´Little devil´
´Who said otherwise?´
´Hahahaha´
Shika was prepped and the he went mostly straight up to the piñata and knocked it down clean.
"Yea you are the best Shika"
While blind he couldn´t evade me and I hugged him and gave him his second kiss on the cheek and just to underline his surprise the black cloth came lightly undone and slid halfway down his face.
´He is really sweet´
´Mhm´
The rest of the day we played some other games like a little cake eating contest or tag like in the old days when we met first time. It was so much fun that the time just flies by and the sun began to set.
"Ino, Choji, Shikamaru your parents want to go"
"Hai!" My friends chanted.
I said good bye to them on the door.
"Shika! We will see us next Sunday right"
First he mumbled something without turning to me he answered then.
"Yeah sure"
"Love you, too"
He fell over straight on his face and then her stand up as fast as lightning and runs ahead of his parent which still were laughing at his antics but all his quickness couldn't hide his red glowing face the air was literally steaming around it.
´He sure can run hahahaha´
´Itachi and Sasuke didn´t came´
Mother saw how my cheerfulness was replaced with sadness.
"They didn´t came, but I´m sure they wanted to" she tried to comfort me.
´Mother and their intuition...scary´
"Mhm"
"Come you are tried for sure"
"Hai..."
I just wanted to close the door when I heard a faint call.
"Yuu wait"
I opened the door again and there they were Sasuke a bit out of breath trying not to show it while his brother didn´t break a sweat.
"Sasuke! Itachi!"
I was so happy that I got some tears in my eyes.
"Ah uhm we ...here!" Sasuke throws me a little package and turns around but I saw how his tips of his ears turned slight red.
I opened the little package to find a beautiful little figure of my favourite animal. A wolf.
"Ne Sasuke" I whispered near his ears what shocked him into turning to me what gave me the chance to place a chaste kiss on his cheeks.
"It is beautiful thank you" I smiled at him.
´Beat red it suits him´
´He is so innocent I wish he never turns out like in the anime´
´Ah but he already began "I´m too cool for you" attitude training for the academy I think´
´But he always cracks a bit with me´
Still beat red he turns his eyes away cross his arms bevor his chest and try everything to get his cool back. Light laugher comes from Itachi.
"Sasuke didn´t you forgot something?" He asked his little brother.
´He has a deeper voice´
"Hn" He turns away and began walking home.
"Happy birthday Yuu" he throws over his shoulders.
I grinned at his retiring back.
"Could you close your eyes for a moment Yuuki-chan"
I didn´t answer just closed them and waited.
He now stood directly behind me I could smell him.
´Campfire and cinnamon I really like that smell´
I spaced a bit out but the featherlight touch of his hand on my neck bought me back I snapped my eyes open and looked down at me to see a necklace with a little snowflake pendant. Holding it up I saw that in the middle was a clear white stone that broke the light in little rainbow lights.
"So pretty"
He just smiled a little bit but it was a smile nonetheless and then he did something I didn´t expect from THE Itachi Uchiha.
He gave me a short kiss to my forehead.
"Happy birthday Yuuki-chan"
I think I was near to pull a Hinata on him (Means I was more than blushing and near fainting).
He chuckled and then left going after his brother.
´So soft´
´Mhmm´
I was still standing there after ten minutes processing what happened here. He so totally blew my mind up.
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