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(Ok so plan B was a bust with separating the scenes. It seems that no special characters can be used. So I'll try plan C. This is should work.)
~Chapter Six~
Scene 1
"Ino! Again with the summoning us to the creepy part of the woods!" A clearly aggravated Neji said leaning against a tree. "So what information did you guys get out of Naruto? He's bringing Sakura isn't he?" Ino said with an evil grin across her face. "We didn't stay." Shikamaru said walking up on the crew.
"WHAT?! What do you mean you didn't stay?!"
"HOWEVER… we did find out that he did ask her. He told us he was waiting on an answer. We figured we got all the info we needed so we left.
"What wonderful friends you are!" Ino said sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"WE ARE MEN! MEN DON'T DO GIRLY SLEEP OVERS!" Kiba shouted. Hinata discreetly rubbed his arm and whispered "Calm down Kiba." Kiba sighed. "Fine" Shino spoke up. "You're so worried about us….what about you girls? What did you get out of Sakura?"
"The girl's a closed book." Tenten said. "She hardly gave us anything to go on. All she really told us that Naruto has changed. We all can clearly see that. But she didn't go into any detail about how she feels about him. "
"Maybe that's because she doesn't and you girls are meddling for no reason." Neji said with his arms crossed.
"No actually, I don't think that's it." Hinata said. "Maybe it's because we ganged up on her with it when maybe, just maybe she is not sure how she feels herself. Ino, all she's ever known was Sasuke. She's never known anything else. And the thought of moving on is scary for her. She's never looked at Naruto as anything more than a teammate. But that's changing for her and she's not sure what to do with it or how to process it. She doesn't realize that…." She glanced over to Kiba who was staring directly in her eyes. "She doesn't realize that it's okay to move on. It's okay to…..It's okay to fall in love again."
Kiba was floored. He just stood there shell shocked. No one else caught on to the fact that she was letting Kiba know that she had fallen in love with him as well. He wanted to run over to her and press her against the nearest tree trunk and wrap his hands in her hair and kiss her until she sank. But Hinata hadn't agreed to go public with their relationship yet so he behaved.
"OH HINATA! THAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WAY TO SPEAK YOUR FRIENDS HEART ABOUT SECRET LOVE. I AM TRUELLY TOUCHED!" Lee yelled out with tears coming down his face. "Ok calm down Lee." Tenten said giving him a hug while rolling her eyes.
"IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL!" He continued to hug Tenten but he raised his right fist and looked to the sky with tears still coming down his face. "WE MUST FIND A WAY FOR SAKURA TO KNOW THAT IT IS OKAY TO LOVE NARUTO! THEY BELONG TOGETHER! TRUE LOVE MUST PREVAIL!"
Neji snatched him off Tenten. "Okay Casanova on crack! Didn't anyone think to maybe I don't know…sit back and just see what happens on its own! Leave it alone at least until after the hidden leaf ball."
Ino sighed in defeat. "Fine!"
Scene 2
Everyone else had left and Kiba said he would walk Hinata home. Really he just wanted to be alone with her to talk about what just happened. "So was that speech just for Sakura were you trying to tell me something?
"There may have been a double motive." She said shyly.
"Mhm. Start talking Hyuuga." He was trying not to show her how much he was smiling.
She went red in the face. "Well…ermm…. I meant to say this yesterday but…I fainted. I…love you to Kiba. I …I'm….I'm in love with you." She felt like she was going to pass out. The words were so easy earlier when she was trying to make it sound like it was meant about Sakura, but this….This was different. She was speaking directly to him. He examined his surroundings. "Perfect!
"Wh..What are you- AHH!" She squealed as she pulled her behind a tree where no one could see. "He cupped her face and ran his hands through her shiny black hair. He kissed her. He felt her soft lips against his. He could tell that she was squirming at first to try and protest but was weakened by his hands sliding from her hair to her waist. He looked into her eyes. "Well since I love you and you love me…"
"We can tell at the hidden leaf ball." She was clearly blushing. He seemed to have that effect on her.
"Really? You mean it. No more sneaking around?"
She nodded and smiled. "Mhm."
"Oh I love you!" He pulled her in for an embrace.
"Yeah I know. I love me to." She giggled at her own words.
"Real funny." He kissed her a few more times. "Come on let's get you home before I never let you go home again.
Scene 3
"Kakashi? Hello?" Kurenai walked into the hospital room along with Guy and Yamato. Kakashi pulled the sheet from his face and said in a very VERY goofy voice. "ITACHI! You came to see me in the hospital! That's so nice! Where's your Akatsuki cloak?! "
"Huh?" Kurenai said as she walked over to his IV to see what medicine he was being given. "Geeze morphine!"
"Are you here to put me in a genjutsu?" He slurred getting the words out.
Kurenai decided to have a little fun with this. "Yes, you are under my genjutsu Kakashi!"
"This could get interesting." Yamato said taking a seat in the corner of the room.
"Well then, Itachi can you answer me this?" Kakashi slurred.
"Um Yes Kakashi what is it?"
"Why do you sound like a girl?"
Kurenai tried not to laugh. "What are you talking about Kakashi?"
"I don't remember. Could you give Ayame a message for me?"
"Depends" She placed a hand on her hip.
"Could you tell her I LOVE HER?"
"You don't want me to do that!" She said trying to control herself. "In fact. Why don't you tell her yourself! She's right here!" Kurenai dragged Yamato out of his chair and snatched his head band off.
"What the hell?! No!" Yamato tried to snatch away but Kurenai just snatched on.
"AYAME!" Kakashi shouted. "My sweet tender love! Oh how I have missed you!"
Yamato was struggling away. "How can he not tell I'm a guy?!" He thought to himself.
"I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY! I WAS A FOOL! I WASN'T READY FOR A COMMITMENT!" Kakashi yelled out to the struggling Yamato. "Let me go you crazy Konoichi!"
Guy was standing on the other side of the bed….key word …was…. Before you knew it he had lost control of his laughter and was on the floor." Once he calmed down he stood back up. "Kakashi my rival you sure even know how to make being hospitalized look cool!"
Kakashi looked over at guy. "Who's the talking Lizard? Can you teach me lizard sage powers?"
"LIZARD SAGE WHAT?" Kurenai was against the wall clutching her ribs from laughing so hard at her friend.
Just then Naruto walked in the room. "What in the world?"
"Naruto my son….look guys it's my son Naruto! Hi Naruto!" Kakashi slurred on.
"Hi Dad." Naruto walked over to the right side of Kakashi's bed." "How are you feeling?"
"I feel great son! Itachi is here!" Kakashi pointed at Kurenai. "This talking lizard here is going to teach me Lizard Sage Mode.
Naruto held back a laugh at the fact that Kakashi called Guy a talking lizard. "Lizard Sage Mode?"
Kurenai thought to herself. "He confuses us for everyone else but sure Naruto he recognizes. He really does love his son."
"Son why haven't you said hi to Ayame?!" Kakashi frowned
"I haven't been to Ichiraku yet dad."
"What are you talking about? She's right here!" He pointed to Yamato. "And SHE LOVES ME! SHE LOVES ME!"
Naruto looked over to Yamato, Guy and a guilty looking Kurenai. "What have you three been doing?"
Yamato protested "It was all HER idea. I was an UN-willing participant."
"Just having a little fun. You know how your dad gets on pain meds. I couldn't resist." Kurenai giggled.
"Alright dad it's time for you to sleep." Naruto pulled the blanket over him.
"But I'm not sleepy. I want to look at Ayame!"
Yamato ran out of the room knocking utensils and trays over, nearly tripping on his way out.
"Yeah dad maybe later. For now you need to sleep before this gets any worse."
Kakashi sighed since his "love" at left. "Fine I'll sleep."
"I guess I'll leave you two alone. Let's go Guy."Kurenai pulled on Guy's arm. "Bye Kakashi. Get better!"
"BYE ITACHI! BYE TALKING LIZARD! DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE LIARD SAGE POWERS OKAY?"
"Dad!" Naruto fussed.
"Hm?"
"Sleep!" Naruto grabbed a TV remote and sat in the chair just watching TV while Kakashi finally fell asleep.
Scene 4
Finally Sakura's shift had ended at the hospital. It wasn't quite dark yet. The shy was a mix between orange and red. She checked on Kakashi after Naruto left to make sure she gave them their space. She figured he would be home by now and she had promised to make him eat real food every night. She knocked on the door. "BE RIGHT THERE!" She heard the blonde shout from the inside. Naruto opened the door. "Hey Sakura. Come on in." "So he just decided a shirt wasn't necessary tonight!" She thought to herself. "Now how am I supposed to focus when he's being all sexy?"
"Uh Sakura? ….Hello?...Earth to Sakura?"
She snapped out of her thoughts. "Huh? Oh yeah." She walked in the house. "You're not gonna believe the visit I had with my dad today." He said as he followed her into the kitchen.
"What happened?"
"He thought Kurenai was Itachi. He thought Yamato was Ayame and professed his love. He thought Bushier brow was a talking lizard that was gonna teach him Lizard Sage Powers!" Naruto laughed as he sat at the table.
"Oh my gosh! That may have been my fault!" She turned from the stove to face Naruto. See, Kakashi Sensei was in a lot of pain so I gave him some morphine in his IV to help ease the pain. I guess it made him kind of loopy to.
"Oh it's alright. It was actually kind of funny. Aparently the whole thing was Kurenai Sensei's idea to mess with him. Yamato and Guy just got dragged into it."
Sakura continued to cook the food while Naruto talked to her about different things. He just felt so at home with her like this. He told her about Shikamaru and the boys random visit the night before. She told him about Ino and the girls coming over for girl's night for the first time in forever. In the end they concluded that the leaf was filled with nosy shinobi and Konoichi.
Once the food was ready she made their plates.
"Thank you for the food!" They ate and talked some more. "So? About the dress? You told me you would tell me where you got it from once I got back." She asked looking curious.
"Oh right! Well it's simple. It was my mom's. Her name was Kushina Uzumaki. Sakura all but choked on her drink. "Who's dress?"
"It was my mom's. Is that okay?" Naruto looked a little discouraged. He hoped he didn't do anything wrong.
"No no its okay. I was just expecting you to say you bought it here in the village. I am really floored that you want me to wear your mom's dress." Sakura blushed.
"Well its special ya know? Dad told me not to let just anyone wear it. She had to be special. I'm not asking you to make any official decisions Sakura. I'm just asking you for one night. Can you be that special one to me for just one night? Trust me I know you're not ready to make any big decisions. When you are ready for that one I'll be here. "
Sakura stared into her food. It was just one night. What was the harm? After all he had went through so much trouble.
"One night Naruto."
That was plenty for him. He wasn't really going to let her go after that one night. He was going to show her what she deserved. The way she deserved to be treated. Like the queen she was. After that, his hope was that the rest was just going to fall into place from there.
"Thank you."
They finished eating and watched movies for a couple of hours until it was really dark outside. He walked her home. Once they were at her doorstep he didn't leave immediately. She looked at him before unlocking her door. "I'll come by in the morning before I go to the hospital. But you realize instead of me coming to your house tomorrow night you will have to pick me up from mine…for the ball."
"Yes ma'am I know." He said smiling at her.
"Well Good night Naruto." She turned to leave but he grabbed her hand and spun her around and stole yet another kiss on her forehead. "Goodnight Sakura."
"I said stop doing that! That is not our thing!" She went inside and closed the door.
He stepped off her porch and grinned as he walked the path towards his house. "She's amazing. The angel to come and save me. She's all I ever need." Those were his thoughts before laying his head on his pillow. He looked at the empty spot next to him as he had done every night since they had shared a bed. It wasn't the same. It felt incomplete.
Back at Sakura's house she was feeling the exact same way. She felt like sneaking out her window and going all the way back to his house and staying there but just her luck the one time she'd try it she'd get busted. So she decided against it. They just lay there each in their own homes in their own beds feeling empty.
Scene 5
Fire and destruction was everywhere. A three year old Halayia looked around her village. It was destroyed. Her parents were gone. She had nothing. Some evil man that she didn't know had come and destroyed everything. She cried over her parents dead bodies. She watched homes collapse in the distance. She was terrified and angry. Finally when she couldn't take it anymore she let out a cry. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" When she sat back up there were a bright and shiny new pair of sharingan in her eyes.
Somewhere in the distance Itachi who had been sleeping in his bed sat straight up as if out of a nightmare. He knew exactly where he had to go.
(FAST FORWARD Itachi was only an hour away from Halayia's little village.)
Once he got there he saw the damage that was done. The only other time he came to this village other than to warn Naruto was four years ago.
Flash Back
He had tried to run from the Akatsuki. He didn't want that life anymore. So he ran. He escaped to this little village. Not that many people knew about it so he thought he would be safe. While he was there. He met a woman. Her name was Ava. After spending time with Ava he fell in love with her. They quickly had a secret wedding. And soon she became pregnant. But tragically a week after the baby was born Pain discovered where he was and demanded that Itachi return to the Akatsuki. When he refused Pain heartlessly killed his wife in front of his eyes. Itachi was filled with rage. He was about to charge at Pain when Pain grabbed the baby and Itachi froze. He begged pain not to harm his child. Pain agreed only if Itachi agree to return to the Akatsuki. Itachi said that he would rejoin the Akatsuki if Pain agreed to keep his child a secret and if he could leave her to be protected by two parents of his choice to look after her there. Pain agreed and Itachi once again had to abandon someone he loved. He cried. He would miss his daughter. He was worried he would never see her again.
End of Flash Back
But now here he was three years later staring at his child. She was in soo much pain. He could hear the brokenness in her cries. And she was only three. It was breaking him to see her like this. He walked over to face her. Then he saw that her sharingan was activated. He knew what he had to do. He bent down.
"I am so sorry that this happened to you." They probably had given her a new name. "What is your name sweetie?"
She sniffled. "Halayia."
His heart warmed. They didn't change her name after all. "Halayia. I'd like you to come with me for a bit. I have somewhere I want to take you. You have a special ability. And I have some friends who can help you learn and master it. "
"Can't I stay with you?" He was jelly. But he knew as long as he was bound to the Akatsuki he would never have a happily ever after with his daughter. "I know were the same! When you touched my shoulder I can't explain it mister but…"
"Yes. You are my child. Halayia Uchiha.
She just stood there.
"Now let me do right by you and put you where I know for sure you will be safe. Can you trust me?"
She nodded. He hid her inside his cloak and he took off.
Scene 6
"Mom you can stop fixing my hair its fine!" Sakura fidgeted trying to get away from her mom's constant fixing and pulling. "My baby's going to the shinobi ball!"
"Mom I go every year."
"Yes but this year you are going with a date." Her mom was near tears.
"Daaaaaaaaaaaad! Mom's getting all emotional on me! " Sakura called out to father. "Come on honey. We talked about this." Just then the doorbell rang. "He'
He's here! Oh my baby!'
"Moooooom! Please don't be embarrassing!"
Sakura's dad answered the door. "Hello again Mr. Haruno."
Mr. Haruno tried to sound as serious as he could "Ahem. Yes. You to son. Keep her safe. She is in your hands for the evening."
"Yes sir." Naruto directed his attention to Sakura and was shell shocked at how beautiful she looked.
"WOW." Was all he could say.
Sakura blushed. "Thank you Naruto."
He gave her the flowers he was hiding behind his back. "These are for you."
"There beautiful!" Sakura said looking at them. Her mom took them. "I'll put these in water. You two go on ahead."
He reached out for her hand. "Ready to go?'
"Yeah." She smiled and they left a serious looking father and a crying mother behind as they went to the hidden leaf ball.
Scene 7
Shikamaru stood at the back of the ballroom looking completely bored in a suit and tie. "What a drag! I wish I was home."
"It's not that bad. Try to have some fun once in your life!" Choji said filling his plate with exactly what he said he would. BBQ Pork, a few pieces of ribs, some rice balls and mostly everything there. "I don't fun." Shikamaru said. "I hate suits. There uncomfortable and I'd rather be sleeping.
"Oh quit your whining!" Ino said. "Man up!" Naruto and Sakura walked in together and met up with Ino-Shika-Cho. "Hey guys." Naruto said. "Where's everyone else?" Sakura asked. Ino pointed "Neji is over there failing at flirting with Tenten." She pointed to another section. "Shino and Lee are moping because they didn't get dates. " She pointed at the other table "Sai is over there pretending he doesn't want to ask me to dance." Kiba's not here yet. Neither is Hinata. And here you guys are ….here…..together! "Yes we know all about your nosey little plans Ino." Sakura said. "You could have just asked."
"See I knew I took the right approach. " Shikamaru said. Just then Shikamaru went white. "WH WH WHA! WHAT'S SHE DOING HERE?!"
"Shikamaru what are you…woah?" Ino turned around to see Temari coming into the ballroom.
"What's wrong with the cry baby?" Temari said smilng as she walked up to the small group.
"He's just happy to see you Temari" Ino said evily.
"Oh you're Toast Yamanaka." He muttered before yelling out. "SAI! Come over here! Ino has something she wants to ask you!"
"AAH!" Ino ran off.
"Well if you must know how I'm here. Lady Tsunade called me a week ago and invited me." Temari said. All Shikamaru could do was stare at her dress. She was wearing a black strapless dress with a white stripe going down the right side.
"W-Well you l-look beautiful Temari"
She went red and tried to hide it. He put a hand behind his head. "I'll get us some punch I guess."
"He's really terrible at this isn't he?" Temari asked the others.
"Very" replied Naruto.
"Well I see you're here with Sakura." How'd that happen? Temari asked with a sly smile.
"Well she says were here as teammates." Naruto said.
"Oh too bad. You guys would make a great couple. Uh speaking of couple isn't that-?"
Kiba and Hinata were walking into the ballroom holding hands. You could immediately tell they weren't there as teammates simply because of the way he was smiling at her.
"Woah. Are they a couple?" Temari asked.
The entire group was floored. "Are they together?" They all started asking different questions amongst themselves. Just then Hinata and Kiba walked over to them. "Sup!" Kiba said not letting go of Hinata. Instead he wrapped an arm around her waist.
"So what exactly are we looking at here?" Sai asked.
"What do you mean?" Kiba said with a grin on his face.
"Are you to here together together? Like as a couple?" Tenten asked looking totally shocked.
Hinata and Kiba both looked at eachother and smiled. "Yes."
They looked back at their friends. "Surprise!"
The friends were stil shell shocked.
"I wanted to tell you before but Hina wanted to wait. But now you guys know. So now we're all here with somebody!"
"Uh not everyone…"Sai said pointing at Lee and Shino still pouting because they didn't get dates.
"Are they pouting? Choji didn't get a date and he's fine." Hinata said.
Naruto laughed "Choji's date is the food!"
Just then slow music could be hearing. Everyone paired off except Naruto and Sakura who were left standing there looking all awkward. He rubbed his head and walked over to her and reached for her hand. "Miss…May I have this dance?" She smiled and took his hand and they followed everyone else to the dance floor. He slow danced with her. He loved the way his arms felt around her waist. He only pulled away to pull her arms around his neck. They looked in each other's eyes until before she knew it Sakura put her head on his shoulder. Everyone seemed to fade away until it was just them. They couldn't see or hear anything but the music and each other.
The same could be said for Hinata and Kiba . Except Hinata had her head buried in Kiba's chest as they danced. She looked up at him. He took his free hand that wasn't holding her hands and tipped her chin to kiss him. He loved how easy it was to kiss her. There was no more sneaking around. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He was in heaven. She was his saving grace. He was never letting go. Ever
Scene 8
"Ugh paper work!" Tsunade groaned when there was a tap on the window. She looked up "What the hell?" She went over to the window and unlocked it. "Itachi"
"I mean no harm." Itachi said coming inside the office.
"And just what makes you think I can trust you?!" She was on guard.
"Because I come asking you the biggest favor of a lifetime." He opened his cloak revealing the sleeping three year old.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"Her entire village was destroyed. She was the only one left. She lost everything. I'd like for her to be allowed to grow up here.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow. "Why are you doing this for one child?"
Itachi looked defeated. "She….She is my child."
Tsunade freaked out. "And you think she would be able to just live peacefully here?!"
Itachi looked at Tsunade with pleading eyes. "Please. I want her to be showered with the love of the leaf. I don't want the Akatsuki life for her. She's better than that. He was in tears. Tsunade was just shocked that Itachi cared so much.
"Fine. Tell me about her."
Itachi told her THE WHOLE STORY. By the end she was in tears. She was staring into the eyes of a true hero. "Don't worry Itachi. We will protect your little Uchiha."
Itachi looked at Tsunade. "One more thing."
"Hm?"
"Halayia is only half Uchiha…she has another half." Itachi said looking off to the side.
"Ok so she's half Uchiha half what?"
Itachi didn't say anything.
"Itachi! She's half Uchiha half what?!"
CLIFF HANGER!
I wonder what kind of kid this is lol