Atsuko's POV
Jun and I went back into the house and went to go sit at the kitchen table. I stared at him for a minute as he stared at me. Is he seriously unsure about what to do with a child?
Oh man, this is going to be funny!
"Are you hungry," Jun asked breaking the silence.
"Nope, I had ramen with Kaede today," I told him.
He sighed.
"Well then, go to bed," he said simply.
"Its too early," I protested.
He looked at me with eyes that said, 'are you telling the truth?' To top it all off, he cocked his eyebrow at me.
"What time do you usually go to bed?," he asked me.
"Uh...," I didn't want to answer that.
"Well then, you can start going to bed at 8:30," he told me.
"But I usually go to bed late," I said.
He put his right hand under his chin and pierced his eyes at me.
"Only when something happens, right," he said smirking.
Ugh! I lost this round! Just THIS one.
"Fine, I'll go to bed," I got up from the table.
"Its already pass 8:30, so be happy," he said getting up from the table also.
He shooed me away to my room.
"Jeez, I'm going, I'm going," I said trying to get him to leave.
Then, a question came to mind.
"Oji-san, do you have a girlfriend," I asked him curiously.
He looked at me like I was crazy.
"What?," I asked.
He put his hands on his hips and raised his an eyebrow.
"I'm curious," I told him.
He blushed lightly before nodding. I giggled.
"Is she a ninja, too?," I asked him.
"No, she's not," he said.
"What's her name?"
"Fumiko."
"Fumiko?"
"Yeah."
"Is she really pretty?"
"Of course. Why do you think her parents gave her that name?"
"Oh. Does she come over a lot?"
"Sometimes."
"Will I be able to meet her?!"
"Maybe soon."
"Yay! What is she like?!"
"She's...hey, go to bed!"
I laughed. I took my blue backpack off my bed and climbed under the blue shuriken covers.
"I don't have to give you a goodnight kiss, do I?," Jun asked.
I slowly shook my head no at him.
"Good. Good night," he told me.
"Good night," I wished back.
He turned off the light, but kept the door open.
I turned over on my stomach and looked at the window that was near the head of the bed. The bright stars were shining the room, besides the hallway light.
I closed my eyes shutting out the night sky and the rest of the world.
NEXT DAY
I woke up the next morning hearing birds chirping and the sun's rays beaming down on my face.
I smiled at the feeling.
I got up and went to Jun's room.
"In the kitchen," his voice echoed in my ears.
I turned in the other direction and went to the kitchen.
"Good morning," he greeted.
"Good morning," I greeted back.
I sat down at the table. Jun placed a bowl of rice in front of me.
"Just a small breakfast. You're gonna do training right after. So, after you eat breakfast, go put on your uniform," Jun told me.
"Okay," I nodded.
Jun handed me chopsticks and I split them.
"Itadakimasu," I said before eating my food.
I devoured my food in a matter of two minutes.
Heh, I guess I am just like Tou-san.
"Gochisosama," I got up from the table and walked to my room.
I put on my blue jogging pants and my white long sleeve shirt. I grabbed my googles from my bag and slung it around my head.
I left out the room and closed the door.
I went to the kitchen and saw a ready Jun.
"Ready?," he asked.
I nodded.
He lead the way out of the house and I followed. We went to the outskirts of the village.
"Okay, I think we're far enough, so you can't hurt anybody, or you lose control," he said.
I raised my eyebrow.
"Its okay, it mostly won't happen, but just in case," he reassured me.
I nodded.
"Okay, do you know how to control chakra," he asked me.
"Not really," I told him truthfully.
"Okay. What about your chakra nature?"
"Some what. And I don't learn chakra control until I'm in my fourth year at the academy."
"I know, but you're going to start early."
"Alright."
"Good. You agreed."
"Uh..."
"Alright then. You see the river across from you, right?"
"Yes."
"Now, I want you to use chakra nature to walk across it."
"Is that even possible?"
"Try."
"Okay."
I walked across to the river.
"Oh yeah, and use your hands to walk," Jun smiled mischevioulsy.
I stopped, turned around, and glared at him.
"Really?!"
"I'm serious."
I sighed before standing in front of the river. I collected my Raiton chakra to my hands. It took a while before the lightning took over my hand. I put both of my hands on the water and did a hand stand. I immeditely fell into the cold water. I jumped out of the water and screamed.
"ICE COLD!," I shouted.
"Of course, what did you think? Did you think it was going to be hot as the hot spring?," he asked me.
"No, but...," I started.
"Just don't fall in again," he told me.
"Easier said then done," I mumbled.
"Its not impossible."
"I'm going to get sick!"
"Like I said, don't fall in."
I cursed under my breath before trying again. I took two steps before falling in.
"AH! SO COLD!"
I heard Jun snicker.
"Shut up," I mumbled.
I sneezed.
Uh oh.
I tried again, but did it longer. I shivered once I got out.
I did this for the next eleven hours, when I ran out of my chakra to keep doing it. Well, my Raiton.
I laid panting on the ground. I couldn't even feel my body. I don't know if it was the cold or the lost of chakra.
"Wanna go?," Jun asked.
"Nah, I want to stay here and freeze to death!," I shouted sarcastic.
"Fine, then," he said leaving.
"Wait," I yelled. "It was sarcasm."
"Yeah, I know. Just don't do it again."
"I won't. Now, help me!"
He came back over and picked me up.
"You. Are. Trying. To. Kill ME!," I shouted.
"No, it can be a lot worst," He said.
"Coukd it? Could it really?!," I shouted angry in his face.
"Yeah, but I just think you're angry because its freezing cold," he said realizing my point.
"You darn right!," I yelled. "If I come back sick, Kaa-san is going to hurt you. I'll make sure of it!"
"First off, Hinata-sama isn't like that. Second, it sounds that you want me to get hurt!"
"I do! I hate being sick!"
"Third, I don't think that you can go back in a month."
"Why not?"
"Well, I had hoped you were making better progress, but your progressing slowly. Slower then I intended to."
"Well, can't I get anymore hours in?!"
"Chibi, you don't even have feel in your body."
Oh no. I can't go back in a month.
When we got to the house, there was somebody at the door.
"Ah, Nee-chan," the person yelled.
"Kaede?," I said sitting up in Jun's arms.
He ran away from the door and jumped down the three stairs. He ran over to me.
"Ah, what's wrong? Jun-senpai, what happened?," he asked with big worried eyes.
"Uh, she was working too hard," Jun said kind of nervous.
"Oh. Are you okay, Nee-chan?," he asked.
"Yeah, just have no feel in my body," I laughed.
"Are you going to be joining us for dinner, Kaede?," Jun asked him.
"Yes please. And I have something to tell you," Kaede said.
"Okay. Just let me put Chibi in her bed," Jun said.
He somehow managed to open the door with me in his arms bridal style.
He opened my door and set me down on my bed.
"I'm going to go make ramen," he said.
I internally screamed yes, but I nodded in the real world.
"Kaede, you stay in here with her," Jun told him.
"Okay," he yelled happily.
Jun left the room and closed the door.
Kaede was looking at the door sadly.
"What's wrong, Kaede?," I asked him truly worried.
"Okaa-san and Otou-san," he whispered.
"What about them? Are they fighting?"
"No. They're...gone."
"What do you mean gone, Kaede?"
"I woke up this morning and they weren't in the house. I waited the whole afternoon and a little in the evening. They never came home."
He slowly started crying. All the feel in my body returned and I sprung up from the bed. I gave him a hug and he quickly wrapped his arms around me. I pulled him back down to the bed with me because my legs felt shaky.
He cried for over twenty minutes and I tried to sooth him by telling him it will be okay.
He laid in my arms fast asleep, when Jun walked in.
"He's asleep already?," he asked.
I nodded.
"Okay," he sighed.
"What was the point of doing that training? Why couldn't I use regular chakra?"
"The lightning was suppose to shock the whole water. Not just make you stand on top of the water."
"Really? I didn't notice."
"Of course you didn't notice, you kept falling in."
I glared at him.
"Well, I guess I'm eating dinner by myself, huh?"
I nodded.
He sighed before walking out the room. I tucked Kaede under the covers with me and went to sleep.