Chapter 3 - Arashi (Storm)

        Teneka’s smile was gone from her face. Instead, there was a sad, almost mourning look. From her blue-green eyes, Nara noticed tears forming. “Well…….I don’t really have one….not anymore…..they’re dead……” Nara put her hand on Teneka’s shoulder, and looked at her with a sympathetic look in her eyes. “Oh…..I-I’m sorry that I br-brought that u-up. I kn-know what it’s like. A-and its sc-scaring me.” Teneka wiped the small tears from her eyes, and cocked her head at Nara’s comment. “Huh? Why?” Nara looked down, to hide the tears forming in her eyes. “C-cause Itachi is th-the reason I no l-longer have a fa-family, and now because of h-him, m-my friends have a-all gone……” Nara tried to say more, but couldn’t. Instead, she burst into tears.


       Teneka looked at Nara, feeling the tears starting to fall down her own face. She wiped the tears from her cheeks, and then stood up, kneeled down beside Nara, and started to rub her back, to comfort her. Soon, her sobs began to soften. For a while, the room remained silent. Then, in the middle of nowhere, Tobi walked in, gripping his head. “Nara! Kisame hit Tobi with a book! And it hurt!” Teneka looked up and laughed. “Well of course it hurt, Tobi! What did you expect, for it to tickle?!” Tobi shook his head. “No. But Tobi is a good boy! How could Kisame hit Tobi!?” Teneka laughed even harder. “Well, if TOBI didn’t leave a kunai on the floor, I don’t think there would be a problem, now would there?!” Tobi grunted, and then looked down at Nara, who looked back up at him.


         “Was Nara crying? I think you were.” Nara shook her head and looked down, resting her head on her knees. “But your eyes are red! And your cheeks are wet.” Out of nowhere, Tobi knelt down, held Nara’s head up, and wiped the tears that were left on her face. Nara just blushed, and bit her bottom lip to keep from crying again. Nara then, out of nowhere, just hugged Tobi, and lightly sobbed into his shoulder. Again, for a while, the room was quiet. Once Nara stopped crying, she smiled, and pulled out a small book.


          “What is that, Nara?” Nara smiled. “I-it’s my picture album. It ha-has some old p-pictures of my f-family in it.” Nara handed Tobi the book to look at, and then started humming a tune. Teneka looked at Nara. “Nara? What are you humming?” Nara stopped humming and looked back at Teneka. “Oh. J-just a lullaby my m-mother used to s-sing to me.” Tobi looked at her, put the book down, and leaned towards Nara’s face. “Sing it for us, Nara!” Nara sighed. She knew they would want her to sing it. She took a deep breath, and held Tobi’s hand as she started to sing.



“Promise me we’ll stay for the sunset.
And when the moon shines through the darkness,
We can find the path that leads us home
And on the way you’ll…maybe…sing me a song.

Promise me you always will be there.
Hold my hand if ever I’m real scared.
Help me stand up tall if I fall down.
Make me laugh away all my bluest days.

Oh, could you promise you always will be there?
Why did you have to go away somewhere?
Every morning into every night,
Will you watch over me, like the sun in the sky?
Am I all alone, or standing in your light?
I wish that I could…maybe…sing you a song
…….tonight……
You promised me we’d stay for the sunset.”

OUTSIDE…..

Itachi and Kisame were standing on either side of Nara’s door, listening to her sing. “Well, that girl has sure become popular, hasn’t she Kisame?” Kisame only nodded. “Itachi, when are you going to tell me what you are planning with that girl?” Itachi gazed at his partner. “All in due time, Kisame. All in due time.”





TO BE CONTINUED!!!

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