The Kie and Mizuki Story Naruto Fan-fiction Chap.3

Goodbye
                                                           Kie Uzumaki (POV~Point of View)

        I am running home. Finally my mission is done. I whip through the trees my hair collecting leaves and twigs as I go. Soon I am back in Konoha running along the rooftops, I see a figure running ahead of me, a black silhouette against the blacker starry sky. I speed up wonderin who it is. As I get closer I see the long black hair blowing freely in the wind and the small Uchiha Clan Crest in the middle of her light purple shirt.
        "Hey Mizuki wait up!" her head turns to look behind her. She stops on a rooftop a couple houses away. I catch up to her breathing heavily.
        "Hi Kie" she says a little winded from running.
        "You were running pretty fast"
        "Yeah I`m running really late" she says looking at the dark sky before she turns and starts running again. I run after  her eventually catching up to her, running alongside her.
        "Late?Late for what?"
        "No time to explain" she huffs. Suddenly Toki, my pet monkey pokes her head out of my backpack. She seems to be freaked out, chittering and chattering frantically. I see something move in Mizuki`s bag.
        "Um... Mizuki I think your bag has a stow away"
        "What?"
        "Your bag uhh... just moved" I say sheepishly.
        "Oh yeah" she says as she unbuckles the latch on the bag mid run. As soon as she does the small white head of a weasel pops out.
        "Kie meet Itachi the weasel" Mizuki says looking at me with a grin.
        "I found him all alone in the woods. He`s just a baby so I thought I could look after him"
        In a flash Toki jumps out of my bag and hops into Mizuki`s bag. The two animals speak chittering and chattering at each other. After a few minutes they fall silent and Toki the kind and gentle soul she is hugs the small weasel. I laugh.
        "Well Toki seems to like him but Itachi? Really? Isn`t that kind of like naming a dog, dog? Why would you name your pet the same name as your brother anyways." Toki scampers back into my backpack.
        At the mention of Itachi her expression turns grave.
        "What`s Wrong?" she seems to wake from a trance.
        "What? Oh...uh....nothing"
        "Mizuki do you really think I`m stupid enough to believe that, as soon as I brought up Itachi you looked sadder than I`ve ever seen you".She sighs.
        "Yeah I guess it`s kind of written all over my face isn`t it?"
        "What`s going on with Itachi?" I ask concerned.
        Just then we reach the Uchiha Clan District and my mouth drops in shock. I see bodies in the streets and blood seeping out from under the doors of houses.
        "Damn it he`s already in the house with Sasuke" Mizuki says looking at two bodies I recognize as her aunt and uncle. She jumps down from the roof, heading for her house I guess as I follow watching where I step as not to bloody my shoes. As we get closer to the house the door flies open and out runs a severely frightened Sasuke who looking behind him runs straight into Mizuki`s arms. He looks up terror in his eyes that quickly dims as he recognizes his sister.
        "Mizuki it`s Itachi he killed everyone they`re all dead" he cries. I stare in awe. Itachi did all this? Why? I never thought Itachi to be violent or had the heart of a killer he always seemed like such a kind older brother.
        "Where is he?" Mizuki says just above a whisper. Before he can answer Itachi walks out of the house, blood speckles his hands. His face is void of emotion, a blank slate. Nowhere is there a look of hate.
        "Itachi........Is it clean?" Mizuki asks, Sasuke still clutched in her arms. His hand reaches into his pants pocket.
        "Is what clean?" Sasuke questions tears still rolling down his face. Out of the pocket he withdraws a leather-sheeved dagger.I look at Mizuki in confusion but Sasuke seems to recognize the dagger and clutches Mizuki closer. My body tenses ready to take action if he plans to use it on Sasuke or Mizuki. I am surprised however when Mizuki puts her hand on my shoulder. I look at her shocked. Her eyes say "Please don`t do anything".I am reluctant to comply but he look in her eyes is so strong I feel I must.  turn my gaze back to Itachi. Mizuki watches him expectantly. His eyes are sad and he seems to be avoiding looking Mizuki in the eyes.
        "I-Itachi is it clean?" Mizuki repeats her hands grasping Sasuke tightly. Sasuke looks from Itachi to Mizuki fear in his eyes where trust used to be.
        "What does it matter if one dagger is clean Mizuki look at all his shurikens and kunai" I say gesturing to the few lying on the ground covered in blood "those aren`t clean and a dagger isn`t going to change that" There is silence. Itachi pushes a stray hair that had escaped  from his ponytail behind his ear then pops the sheaf`s clasp. I look at Mizuki who is tensed in anticipation. He grabs the sheaf and slowly removes it. Mizuki stares at the blade shining and clean in the moonlight for what seems like hours. She gives a quick nod. Her hands go to Sasuke`s which are glued to her shirt at the waist, he is holding onto her like he`s about to be taken by a tornado. Mizuki starts taking Sasuke`s hands from her finger by finger. Sasuke is crying and he trys to keep hold but his fingers are too weak and they let go. She holds him by the shoulders and pushes him towards me.
        "Kie look after him for us....for me" she says looking towards Itachi as though he is going to leave her behind. He gives her a ghost of his former smile which seems to reassure her.
        "Wha-what are you talking about? Where are you going?" She looks at me her eyes pleading.
        "Please Kie. I need to go.......I have to keep my end of the deal. I`m going to go with Itachi wherever that may be" her voice drops to a whisper "he needs me Kie......Sasuke will be fine he has you he`s always liked you and you`ve been like a big sister to him, sometimes I think you are a better big sister for him than me. But Itachi, when he leaves he has no one he`ll be all alone and I can`t...." she pauses and bursts into tears "let that happen I just can`t....." her voice trails off broken by sobs. She pushes Sasuke into my arms which automatically wrap around him, she takes one last look at the both of us and starts to walk away.I want to stop her but know it is useless once Mizuki makes up her mind you can`t change it. I watch as her and Itachi walk away from us towards the woods just before they disappear into the trees I see Mizuki reach her hand over and hold Itachi's hand.
        "Goodbye Mizuki" I whisper and Sasuke whimpers. I look down at the small boy in my arms his eyes are red from crying and he has a couple cuts and bruises but other than that he seems fine. I grab his hand and we walk quickly away from the massacre. We reach my house after about ten minutes. I unlock the door allowing Sasuke to walk in ahead of me into the house. I look around at the messy house with disdain, dirty dishes and clothes are strewn everywhere. Naruto must of been home earlier I sigh knowing I had cleaned the house before I left.
        "Are you hungry?" I ask Sasuke picking up discarded clothes as I enter the kitchen. I hear no reply so I poke my head out the Kitchen doorway to check and make sure he heard me. Sasuke is looking at a what seems to be a picture in the open drawer of a cabinet in the living room. I walk over to him and look over his shoulder at the picture. The picture is of my father, mother and me a few days before Naruto was born we are all smiling and happy. Sasuke looks very sad.
        "I kind of know what you`re going through right now my parents were killed when I was three by the fox demon. My father saved this village by sealing the demon in Naruto but he lost his life in the process.I still have nightmares about it." Sasuke looks up at me pity in his eyes.
        "Why is the picture in the drawer?" Sasuke asks
        "I don`t want Naruto seeing it.......he doesn`t know who our parents were. I tell him I don`t remember them when he asks about them. I don`t want him to know that it`s because of our dad that the village ridicules him or that dad........sealed a demon in him" I say removing the picture and putting it in a locked cupboard in the cabinet with the others. I forgot to put it away this morning when I was looking at it.
        "So what do you want to eat?" I smile trying to lighten the mood and failing.
        "Doesn`t matter" he says in a low voice.
        "Ok well I`ll go see what we have just take a seat in the dining room down the hall and I`lll bring it in to you" He shrugs and walks down the hall and I hear the sound of a chair being pulled out. I go into the kitchen to start my quest for food. I open several cupboards only to find packages upon packages of instant ramen. I sigh never send a seven year old to buy groceries alone, especially one who has a love for ramen. I walk to the fridge  hoping he at least grabbed something to drink with it. I open it to find a jug of milk and nothing else, probably blew all the money on the ramen I figure.
        "Oh well ramen and milk it is" I say setting a pot of water to boil on the stove and grabbing a couple packages of the ramen. I wait for the water to boil and throw the stiff noodles in, wait a few minutes for them to cook, then dish them into three bowls knowing Naruto will be home soon. I carry the bowls, chopsticks and the milk jug into the dining room. Sasuke sits in a on the other side of the table where I plop a bowl and chopsticks in front of him.
        "Sorry all we have is ramen" I say embarassed. Sasuke just nods and begins to eat. I pour him and myself a glass of milk setting his by his bowl. I sit down at the head of the table after setting a bowl and glass of milk where Naruto`s seat is across from Sasuke. We eat in silence for a couple minutes. I hear the front door open and he calls out.
        "Kie are you home?"
        "Yes in the dining room come and eat your dinner you knucklehead" He walks into the dining room smiling a big smile his spiky blonde hair sticking out in all directions.
        "So what's for dinner?" he asks mischievously
        "What do you thinks for dinner? All you bought with all the money I gave you was ramen and milk" I exclaim. He sits down the grin still on his face. He picks up his chopsticks and starts eating not seeming to notice Sasuke sitting across from him. We eat silently for a couple of seconds before Naruto glances up from his food across from the table.
        "What`s he doing here?!" he yells jumping to his feet sending his chopsticks flying along with some ramen straight towards me. I duck but the chopsticks stick in my hair and the ramen lands on my head. Sasuke just glances up from his ramen and keeps eating.
        "Uhh......So Naruto you and Sasuke know eachother?" I ask trying to pick the noodles out of my long blonde hair.
        "He`s in the academy with me! We`ve only been going for a week and he`s already at the top of the class and all the girls love him. It`s just because he`s a spoiled little Uchiha brat" he rages I know why, he`s so mad, Naruto has a crush on one of the girls in his class, Sakura who has a crush on Sasuke. Also Naruto has been having a hard time in the Academy classes I sigh getting myself ready to tell Naruto that Sasuke will be living with us.
        "Well deal with it!" Sasuke yells jumping up grabbing his bowl of ramen and throwing it in Naruto`s face before walking out of the room. Naruto  looks at me in shock ramen all through his spiky hair.
        "What`s his problem?" he asks. I put my face in my hands. Ugh.... Naruto can be so clueless sometimes. I look up.
        "Naruto.......Sasuke well....he`s going to be living with us from now on"
        "WHAT?!" Naruto yells "why can`t he go live with his own family he`s got a perfectly good mom and dad and two siblings...." I cut him off.
        "Naruto SHUT UP!" I exclaim. He looks at me a hurt look on his face.
        "Naruto.....something happened to Sasuke`s family tonight......his entire clan was slaughtered" Naruto`s eyes widen in shock then regret.
        "I didn`t know" Naruto says solemnly
        "Yeah well maybe you should get all the facts before doing something stupid that ends with chopsticks shiss kebabbing my hair and both of us covered in ramen" I say angrily. Then we look at each other Naruto his hair covered in noodles,me the same, the chopsticks sticking like ears from my hair and we laugh. I smile and ruffle Naruto`s noodly hair.
        "Okay now get cleaned up and get to bed you little troublemaker"
        "Uhhh.... already"
        "Yes already now get to bed" I say in my best mom voice.
        "Oh okay" he says grumpily wallking away and up the stairs. Now to find Sasuke, where could he be? I search the rooms of the small house and find him no where. I try to think of places he might go.I close my eyes and sigh. I know where he is. He went back home, his real home. I run to the Uchiha Clan district and search the blood stained streets for him, Anbu are everywhere so I put on my Anbu mask to blend in. I don`t find him. Maybe I was wrong I think as I exit the District. Something catches my eye orange and bright in the distance to my right it looks like fire. I run towards it and find Sasuke standing on the dock.
        "fire style, fireball jutsu" He says as the makes the hand signs and the fireball brightens the night sky. I run down to him and approach him cautiously. I see tears running down his face "Sasuke? It`s alright come home...please" I plead and he says something I can`t hear
        "What?" he turns around his face is fierce and angry
        "I`M GOING TO KILL HIM!" he yells
        "Itachi? Look I know your mad and upset but thats not the answer"
        "No you don`t know Kie you lost everyone when you were three but you still weren`t alone you had Naruto. He.... he took everyone from me mom,dad,aunt and uncle.....Mizuki"his voice breaks on her name.He stares at the ground where raindrops are starting to fall. Good rain will wash all the blood from the streets. I remove my mask and walk over to Sasuke wrapping my arms around him.
        "You`re not alone Sasuke I know it feels that way but you`re not. I`m here and I`m not going anywhere soon"
        "Promise?" he whispers
        "I promise" I say and we walk home Sasuke huddled to my side.

End Of Chapter 3!