OH MY GERBIL I AM SO SORRY! I lost my inspiration, but it's back now! Well, It's almost time for Ana, Kira and Miranda to say good bye to Konoha. But let's have one more last huzzah! (Yes I just said Huzzah!) for them!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto… yet…
Ana's P.O.V.
Another morning with sickness at around four o'clock AM, lead me to where I am now. Sitting in a hospital room with Sakura. She finished removing the burn mark from my arm and was now running tests on my biggest worry. Was I a mother? I still wasn't sure. There were some days when I woke up with out needing to puke. And I wasn't having weird cravings. I wasn't having violent mood swings, more than usual, and my period was last week, so I wouldn't know until this test was done. I pulled my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around them. Sakura hummed to herself as she waited for results.
"Ana, how old did you say you were?" She asked. "Twenty in a month, why?" I asked. She shrugged. "Just hoping your body was ready for a child." She said. I swallowed. "Does that mean…?" I whispered. I'll be honest. I was terrified. What if I wasn't ready for a child? What if Itachi wasn't? What if I was pregnant and had a miscarriage later on? What if I didn't survive the child birth? How would Itachi react? Would he be able to take care of our child? And what about the girls? How would they carry on with out me? They got in a lot of fights when I wasn't around. Would Madara and Tabby take it as a chance to take over? I felt myself shaking. I just sat there, "what if"-ing myself in to submission. Until Ayu had enough. "WOULD YOU QUIT IT?! Yeah, it's scary to think about, but quit worrying! So what if you die? I did. And look, the world didn't go careening off its axis and in to the sun, did it? Yeah, but with my girls, that would seem like a good idea. Look, Ana, everything is going to be okay. You're the proper age to have a child. Ayu, with your life style, if their old enough to bleed their old enough to breed. Touché. Shay would beat you with a spatula. I know, but, you'll be okay, you're ready for this. If you can handle Tabetha and Brianna and Nyisha, you can handle anything. True." I smirked at the conversation between me and Ayu. She was right. Itachi and I were ready. If we weren't, he would have stopped me. I wouldn't have tried. If we weren't ready for a kid, we would have stopped ourselves before we could go that far. Itachi and I were ready. We were ready!
"I won't have your results until later tonight." Sakura said. Not ready, so not ready. Ayu mentally slapped me. Ready! We are SO ready for a child! I swallowed. "That unclear?" I murmured. Sakura shook her head. "No, it just takes a while for these things to get it cleared up. I don't know how advanced your technology is back home, but I guess we seem primitive here." She chuckled. "Considering you don't know what a Cell Phone or iPod is." I murmured. "What?" She said. "Nothing, never mind." I said. "So, you only have two days left. What are the plans for tonight?" She asked. I grinned at her. "We're redoing the party you missed. I might just add something that everyone wants to hear." I said as I got down from the table. "Oh? What would that be?" She asked. I grinned wider. "The story of the Idaho Werewolves." I said. "Hey, Ana." Sakura called. "Hn?" I asked. "See you tonight." She said. I gave her a thumbs up. "I'm counting on it!" I said and went back to the Uchiha compound.
I sat down on Itachi's old bed. I sat there wondering what I should do. It wasn't ten yet, so Miranda and Kira would be in bed for another hour or so. I had no Wi-Fi connection out side of the base so there was no playing on the internet or watching Anime. I didn't bring any books with me, so no reading. Wow, I really need to remember to bring my stuff! With a sigh, I grabbed my bag and dug out a piece of paper and a pencil and began to draw what an Idaho werewolf. It looked like a deer's ass with an Eyeball under the tail and a wolf's muzzle under the eye in a snarl. (A/N: Sorry, I can't give you a visual aid in this one) It took me five minutes to draw that. I turned the page of my note book and drew a sword. It was a sword from a distant memory. A different life. "That's my sword! I wonder where it went after I died. It was probably buried with you." I thought. "Maybe, but we usually don't do that. Then what do you usually do? We usually give it to a family member. Or it's taken by our killer. I was going to give it to Naruto. But I don't think he has it. One way to find out. Break in to his apartment? Your way works, too." I set the paper and pencil down and opened the window. I hoisted myself out of the hole in the wall and went through the village. Surprisingly, I was unnoticed by any of the main characters. I found Naruto's apartment. He left the window wide open. He wasn't in. He was probably out training or at Ichiraku's eating his morning ramen. It was most likely option two.
Ayu and I searched all the places you could hide a six and a half foot sword. No where. Naruto didn't have Ayu's weapon. I let out a growl and turned to the window to leave. I heard a squeak and froze. I didn't hear any foot steps. I leaned forward and heard the squeak again. I felt incredibly stupid when I realized it was me. I looked down at the floor board I stepped on and noticed it was seven feet long. I went down on my knees and pulled out a kunai. I used it to pop the board open. I lifted it slightly and felt a little bad. It wasn't a secret compartment. I let the board snap back in to place and jumped out the window. And froze. Naruto was just out side. We stood there, staring at each other for a minute. I felt myself blush and looked down as he realized I was coming out of his home.
"Ana? What were you doing in my apartment?" He asked. "Um…" I muttered. I was looking for your dead sister's sword to make sure I wouldn't have to kill someone for it? Yeah, right, like I'd be able to say that, then he'd know I was up to something. "Did you need me for something?" He asked. "Yes!" I said suddenly, surprising both of us. "What did you need?" He asked. "I wanted to let you know that we're having another party tonight. And this time Sakura can come! So if you can, get Hinata and Neji back over. I'll try to get Tenten and Kiba." I said. He grinned, seeming to buy it. "Okay! Will do! See you later!" He said and dove inside. "Bye!" I said and dashed off.
"Maybe it's in the old family home I stayed in before Naruto moved in to his apartment as a child. Where is it at?" Ayu directed me to the old Namikaze/Uzumaki house hold. I searched every room. Her room, her parent's Naruto's baby room. No where. The sword was gone. Ayu was pissed. "Great! Just fucking great! My sword was taken by the mother fucker that killed me! Fucking perfect!" I let her rant. I stood in Naruto's baby room. There were some stuffed animals in the corner of the crib and a toy box for when he was older. I leaned against the crib and thought of Naruto and Hinata's first child lying in there with his Mommy and Daddy watching him. I smiled. Then I began to think of mine and Itachi's first baby lying in the crib and smiled a little more. Ayu seemed to calm down at my thoughts.
"Just imagine this, a five year old Ayu Namikaze, child prodigy, jounin at age six, standing in here, looking at the crib and going over names to call her baby brother or sister. I don't think there was ever a time in my life that I was happier. It wouldn't surprise me any. Naruto is a great kid. And he learned that on his own. I wonder if Minato is looking down at him now with eyes full of pride. I'm sure Dad is proud. I just wonder if he's proud of me, too. I wonder if he is disappointed in me. I don't think so. You've helped me a lot." I smirked at our conversation again. At times like these I really saw how different, yet alike Ayu and I were. I stood up straight and turned my back on the crib.
"Now, let's see. Jiraiya said that you died in his arms. Maybe he has it? I didn't think of that. Now let's see if I remember where He lives." She said and we took off, sealing the empty house again. Jiraiya's house was fairly easy to find. He was also out, either peeping or on a mission. This one was most likely option one. It wasn't hard to look around Jiraiya's place. He didn't have a lot other than cloths, a bead, and a stack of porno magazines. Ayu was frustrated. No sword. I turned to leave and found another squeaky floor board. Three, actually. All in a row. I went to pop up one, and popped up all three. It was a secret compartment. I sat on my knees and stared. I had found it. I reached out and lifted the sword up and pulled it from it's sheath about a quarter way. I stared at my reflection in it.
"Thieving now, are we?" I heard a voice say from behind me. I turned the sword to reflect the image of Jiraiya standing in the door way. "Why do you have Ayu's sword, Jiraiya? Doesn't it belong to Naruto now?" I asked, standing. Sword still in my hand. "So the theory on that jutsu Ayu used was true. There are other dimensions. And it is possible to pass through." He said. "Yes, Sensei. It is." Ayu said, taking control. Jiraiya sat down. "I knew there was something off about you three, but I never would have imagined this." He said. "Miranda and Kira do know about me. They just don't realize that Ana and I are more as one than two than they think." She said, joining her sensei on the floor. The three of us sat there in silence for a moment. Hard looks on both faces. Jiraiya suddenly smile. "It's good to have you back." He said. "I'm not staying." Ayu said. Jiraiya stared. "There is more than three in my little group. And, I already feel the merge taking effect. As we speak, I am slowly fading. What?!" I asked, seizing control. Ayu shrugged my shoulders. "Sorry, thought you already knew. As we spend more time together. The weaker soul begins to fade in to the stronger soul. Pretty soon, Ana, there won't be Ayu or Ana. It'll just be Ana." She said. I fell silent. "Do you know how long until your gone?" Jiraiya asked. Ayu shrugged again and shook our head. "Until it's time that there is no difference between us." Ayu said. Once again, for who knows how long, we fell in to silence. I was shocked that I would eventually end up not hearing Ayu's voice to guide me through or take over when I wasn't strong enough.
"You know, if we had found this in Naruto's apartment, we would have left it be, it would be where it belonged. But it's here instead. When were you going to give it to him, sensei?" Ayu asked, looking at the sword in our hand. Jiraiya stayed silent, not saying a word. Just sitting there and staring at us. "Were you ever going to give it to him?" She asked. He sat in silence for a moment. "Yes." He said. "When he was ready, I was going to pass Namari to him." Jiraiya said at last. "Namari?" I asked in my head. "Name of my sword. It means lead. It was named when I lead an army in to battle with it. Ah." I thought. She nodded. "I want to be the one to hand Namari to Naruto. So, in two days time, when I leave, Namari will be on my back again." She said. Jiraiya nodded. "Come back at midnight and you can hide it where you wish." He said. Ayu returned control to me. I nodded and returned the sword to its compartment and went to the window to leave.
"Jiraiya. Keep this between us. Naruto doesn't need to know that his sister still lives yet. He will learn when the time is right." I said. He nodded. "Understood. Goodbye." He said. I nodded and went back to my temporary home. Miranda and Kira were up by the time I got back. "Where did you go?" Miranda asked. "Well, first I went to Naruto's to tell him that we are having another party tonight and Sakura will be here. Then I went looking for Tenten and Kiba but got sidetracked and got in to a conversation with Jiraiya." I said. Miranda facepalmed, Kira knew there was something else. "What were you up to?" She asked. "Ayu and I were just looking for her old sword that she took off of some big shot assassin as a child. We found it. Jiraiya has it." I said with a shrug. "And now you plan on robbing a sannin? A fucking legendary sannin?" Kira asked. "No. I'm not going to rob him. He knows about Ayu." I said. "She kinda took control and talked you him." I said. "Shit! Damn it!" Kira said. "But, He's going to keep it under wraps until I tell Naruto the truth. Which I hope won't come out for a long, long time." I said. "So we're safe?" Kira asked. "For now." I said. They sighed and we went about trying to find others to join our party.
XxXxX Later XxXxX
After dinner and a little bit of dancing, Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, Sai, Ino, Tenten, Neji, Kiba, Miranda and Kira all sat next to me to hear the story of the Idaho Werewolves. "The Idaho Werewolves, our natural enemy, might sound like regular Werewolves. They're mutated and wonder the woods. But, they are no legend. They roam close to our home. Dangerously close. They never think. They just respond. If they see one of us outside, they will attack. No doubts about it. If we leave home, we have to carry fire with us. Even if it's in broad day light. They hate fire." I said. Naruto raised his hand. "What do they look like?" He asked. I sighed. "Its, well, its hard to explain. I'll just show you this." I said and picked up the picture I had drawn earlier.
"Because they look like a deer's ass, their hard to spot. The population of Werewolves has gone down since our war with them when the population got out of hand. All more of a reason to send out only strong fighters of the village. An Idaho Werewolf isn't an enemy to take lightly. If you see them, it's highly likely that they saw you first. Don't freeze, don't run. If you see one of them, your only option is to fight. And not very many people have ever survived a fight with one. It's hard to get close in to them for a kill with out being ripped to shreds." I said. Naruto shuddered. "How do you live with them around you?" He asked. "That's why we came here, looking for allies that will give us a place to stay in case we're over whelmed again. To be quite honest, most of the villagers are tired of living in fear. Some have even decided to leave." I said.
"Do you know where some of them went? Do you know if their safe?" Ino asked. We nodded. "Yes, we do know where some of them went. I just don't think 'safe' would classify them to us." I said. They all turned their heads in confusion. "What do you mean?" Tenten asked. "It was some of our friends that left. They all got faint at heart with our governor. And they joined the Akatsuki." Miranda explained. All of us fell silent. "The Akatsuki has been in active for years. They are back, but they've stayed silent." Sakura said, trying to reassure us. We faked confusion. "Where did they go?" Kira asked. "Well, Naruto, Kakashi, me and another team mate sent them in to another dimension." Sakura said. "I don't know how they got back, but they did." She shrugged.
After that, the tension was broken up by a bit of a dance. Only this time, no one had to trip to make Naruto kiss Hinata. She fainted again. As soon as they went home around a quarter to midnight, I slipped out and got Ayu's Namari blade from Jiraiya and hid it cleverly out of the village. Before she left, Sakura had given me my results. It had taken a while to be picked up, but I was pregnant. It was guessed by the three of us that it would be around middle of February before I gave birth. That seemed safe. The fight between Itachi and Sasuke would happen next April by our math, so we should be safe. As soon as all was said and done, we went to bed for the night.
Kira's P.O.V.
I had trouble sleeping that night. I ended up waking up at seven. By the time eight rolled around, I just got up and went to the kitchen to make Crepe Suzette for breakfast. Ha, look at me, making fancy French food for breakfast. It was ten by the time everything was ready, so we sat there in the kitchen, eating our fancy French breakfast. "So what should we do today?" Miranda asked. We all shrugged. "I don't think there really is anything else for us to do here." Ana said. Miranda nodded in agreement. "So... who feels like going home a day early?" I asked. We all shrugged again. "Yeah, may as well." Miranda said. "I kinda miss Hidan's bad mouth and complaining." Ana said. "And the explosions, we can't forget Deidara's explosions." Miranda said. With that we cleaned the dishes and went to pack up. I was happy to leave, honestly. It was to quiet here. Nothing exciting ever happened. Unless it was a mission. But that wouldn't be happening until we got back.
Ana left a note for Sasuke on the table and we left. On the way out, we ran in to Naruto. He looked us over and noticed that we were dressed in the same cloaks we came in. He frowned. "Leaving so soon?" He asked. "Well, something came up that needs the next governor home for, so, we gotta head out." Ana said. "Sorry we couldn't stick around for another day." She said with a frown at him. I could see how they fit as brother and sister. "Well, it's okay. I just wanted to tell you something." Naruto said. Ana looked up at him in confusion. "What?" She asked. "I thought about what you told me. Before I went home last night, and well, I might be in love with Hinata." He said. Smiles erupted across our faces. "Do what you feel is right Naruto. Just don't do anything stupid, okay?" She said. He nodded with a bright smile. "Ya' know, if my older sister was still around, that's something she'd tell me." He said. Ana bit her lip and stared at him.
"I'll walk you guys to the gate." Naruto said. We had a nice silent walk the whole way there. I wondered if Ana was actually going to come out and tell Naruto that his sister was still alive and he was walking right next to her. She stayed silent the entire walk, lip between her teeth. Her eyes darted from the ground to Naruto. She must be having a conversation with Ayu at the moment. Miranda and I traded looks and I knew we were thinking the same thing. Would she tell him or would she stay silent about it? We were nervous about it the entire tome to the gate. When we finally got there, we felt relieved. "Don't let those werewolves get ya'." Naruto joked. "Not a chance!" I said. "Good luck with Hinata, Naruto." Miranda said. He nodded and turned to leave.
"Naruto." Ana called and he turned. We froze. "Your sister is closer than you think. I'm sure she'll come to see you soon. One way or another." Ana said. He smirked. "I hope that's from that Bokura Shidoku of yours, 'cause I'm counting on it!" He said. "Never give up hope, Naruto." Ana called after him as he walked away. He raised his and in the air and stuck out his thumb in promise. "Count on it." He called. We smiled and turned away. Ana sent a call ahead and told Pein to sent Deidara to meet us about half way. Then she grabbed her Namari blade and strapped it to her back and we were on our way. It was about evening when we reached Deidara. Itachi and Hidan were waiting with him. I felt a shy grin slip across my face as Hidan's eyes met mine. He tried to look mad, but I could tell he was happy to see me.
I jumped right up and hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry." I said. He gave in and wrapped his arms around me. "It's fine. As long as your back and won't leave again." He said. "Unless I'm ordered, I won't leave ever again." I promised and kissed him. Miranda and Deidara seemed to have made up as quickly as Hidan and I did. Ana and Itachi just stood there. Ana's head was down and she wouldn't make eye contact with Itachi. Itachi just stood there. Silent as a rock. I had a feeling that Ana was nervous about telling him about their baby. It would come out sooner or later, I was sure.
"Let's go." Ana said. We all climbed on to the clay birds and flew back home for a nice reunion. When we filled the rest of the girls in on the Shinko clan and our Bokura Shidoku things before we went off to bed.
Miranda's P.O.V.
I was out cold before we even landed.
Ana's P.O.V.
I sat on the couch alone. I had been sitting like this for a while now. I was trying to figure out how to tell Itachi that I was pregnant. With a sigh of frustration, I grabbed my glass of lemonade and took a sip. "Ow!" I said as my lip stung. I ran my tongue along my lip. I tasted blood. Shit. I had made my lip split open again for the first time since I was fifteen. "Damn it." I muttered and reached for a napkin. Unfortunately, there was salt on the napkin. "Fuck! Ow! Damn it!" I cried out in pain. There was a salt crystal stuck in the split. I felt tears rise in my eyes. I felt a hand pull my hand away from my face and a second one tilt my head up. Lips crashed down on the cut that was still bleeding and sucked out the salt. Itachi pulled away and held a clean napkin to my lip.
"Why were you avoiding me earlier? Did I do something wrong?" He asked. "No! I was trying to figure out how to tell you that…" I couldn't say it. My teeth went for my lip again. "Stop that." He commanded. Like a dog. I stopped and bowed my head. "Ana." Itachi said and made me look at him. "Are you trying to tell me that you don't love me anymore?" He asked. I panicked. "No! No, no, no! I love you more than anything in the world! You know that. I'm just trying to say… Ah, geeze, if I had been practicing this for my whole life it would be easy." I said. "Well what have you been practicing your whole life?" He asked. "Wedding day." I muttered. "Well, imagine saying it like that." He said. I felt myself turn bright red and start to fall. "Ana!" Itachi said and I blacked out for a few seconds.
"Okay, let's try this." He said and held me in to his chest. "Close your eyes." He instructed. I did so. "Now imagine you are looking at Ayu." He said. Ayu's image came before my eyes. "Now act like your telling her." He said. No words passed my lips. "Ana." He said. "I usually talk to her inside my head." I said. "Well, say it out loud." He said. I took a deep breath and used my voice. "I'm pregnant." I said, but it barely came out. "Say it again, louder." He said I swallowed and took a deeper breath. "I'm pregnant!" I yelled, but came out as a whisper. He heard it. I felt him stiffen. "Y-you're… W-we're gonna… I-I'm a daddy?" He said, shock setting in to his system. I opened my eyes and looked up at him. There was a wide grin on his face. He held me tighter to him. "I'm gonna be a daddy!" He said excitedly. I giggled and kissed him. "You're taking this better than I expected." I said. He kissed me and picked me up bridal style. "I just can't believe it! I'm gonna be a daddy!" He laughed. I smiled. We were so ready!
Awwwwwww, well wasn't that cute? Well, I am wiped out from work, so, I'm gonna go take a nap then probably read some fanfics. Reveiw!