Most Beautiful Sight

“That boy…………” She murmured to herself once more putting down her chopstick across her bowl.
“Something wrong?” Liz looked at her friend eyes looking at her in all concern as she had eaten not even half of what was in front of her.
“I’m perfectly well… no appetite.” Ayumi sighed
“Eat, you’ll need the strength.” Her grandfather ordered.
“I think I’m gonna go buy me a book of smut and find a quiet place to enjoy.”
“You will do no such thing!” The man raised his voice.
“That’s all I’ll be good for since you don’t plan on dying anytime soon right?” She glared at the old man and left the table rather rudely. The old man merely watched her suspiciously. The sound of her light steps padded down the hall before vanishing with the slamming of the door to the room that they were staying. The three remaining looked amongst one another and shrugged.
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“Wh-what?” the look of pure shock crossed the features of the young Hanabi.
“The truth is…” Neji crossed his arms as he thought the best way to word it. “We have a good reason to suspect that the new “allies” are no allies at all. After all if what happened that day with Shikamaru and Chouji had indeed happened as it was told… Hinata has been alive and well cared for in a village not too far away from here.”
“But… how?” Hanabi was trembling. “You looked, many shinobi looked and found nothing but her… her…”
“This village.” Naruto started. “This village had been thought long gone when the Kyuubi no Youko had been loose.” He paused eyes flickering to his naval area. “They were already a failing group of people who had been exiled from the village of the Hidden Cloud, after the whole occurrence with the kidnapping of Hinata once before…..” Naruto paused then glanced at Neji.
“Naruto…” Neji looked at the blonde obviously the two thinking the same thing.
“Granny Tsunade said the men truly behind the whole ordeal had been a group of elders who had orchestrated the whole thing. Of course that they didn’t know till after the death of your father, Neji. When the men were exiled they off and formed a tiny village with their families…”
“To have Hinata fall right into the lap of those who remember that time… Would be the best way to…” Neji paused. “Make her power increase and at the proper moment...”
“Hinata….” Naruto stood from the BBQ table fire ablaze in his bright blue eyes. “We have to tell granny Tsunade.”
“What’s going on?!?!” Konohamaru who had sat in silence up until now was not understanding a thing that was being said at the moment.
“You go…” Neji said clenching a fist that trembled slightly. “I’ve got training to do…” He muttered turning his gaze away. “And Naruto, don’t do anything stupid.” Neji glanced back at the blonde who just made his way towards the exit.
“Neji-Neesama…” Hanabi reached out a hand to touch him but he jerked away before putting money on the table.
“I’ll be home a bit late, but don’t worry.”
“With you, I never do.” She said quietly and he just up and left.
“WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?” Konohamaru whined.
“My sister, is alive.” Hanabi gave a soft smile. “But not for long I’m afraid…”
*~~*~*~

“Lets switch….”
“Huh?” A mini Ayumi glanced up from looking into her cup of tea to see the face of her pale mother just smiling holding out her cup of tea.
“Lets switch… you said yours taste funny, maybe you’ve gotten mine.”
“But we’re both drinking tea, Momma.” Ayumi looked puzzled.
“Yes, but I asked Auntie to make an adult cup for me, with something special, and a child cup for you.” Her mother simply smiled as Ayumi’s eyes widened.
“Auntie, made a mistake? But Auntie said she never makes a mistake!!!” Ayumi traded cups off with her mother. Seemingly as soon as the trade had been made, coupled with the statement of an innocent child…
“We all make mistakes, Ayumi…” Her mother said. “…Some people just pay a high price to cover them up.”
“Momma?” Ayumi frowned. “Even you have made mistakes?”
“Of course, Honey, no one’s perfect.” Her mother gave a soft smile.
“Even Daddy?” Ayumi’s child eyes widened in awe. Right when her mother opened her mouth she began coughing. Her hand immediately flew to her mouth keeping her germs to herself. Pulling her hand back the woman began to sway looking at the palm of her hand, now covered in tiny flecks of blood, before flopping backwards like a rag doll and the cup of tea hit the floor spilling its contents.
“MOMMA!!!” Ayumi screamed jumping to her feet. “MOMMA!!!!” She screamed louder just as the door to the bedroom slid open.
“What happened?”
“Auntie Nanasa, I don’t know… we were talking and I asked a question and she ….” Ayumi quieted brushing dark hair with whitening roots out of her face to watch in horror as her mother’s body began to convulse. “Momma!”
“Get out!” Nanasa didn’t even look at the child as she said those things.
“Aunt-“
“GET OUT!” The woman screamed making the child back up only to slip on the fallen cup. Not wanting to be screamed at she hastily grabbed the cup and rushed out of the room and sat on the floor clutching the tea cup in her hand. Who knows how much more time had passed but eventually the sound of her mother retching followed before groans of pain followed.
“Momma…..”

“Momma…” Ayumi whispered and found her eyes opening to the night sky further and her face wet with tears. Quickly wiping them away she reached under her pillow finding the journal she had come accustomed to reading as of lately and her forehead protector and made her way out of the room shared with her group.
The streets were quiet as she made her way down them in search of a secluded spot. Looking around Konoha at night made the place seem surreal compared to the life it bubbled with during the day. Would their tiny village ever prosper in such a way….
“You…” A voice made her pause and she turned around finding herself turn around facing a Young man with blonde hair.
“You’re the boy from before!” She concluded aloud bringing fist to strike her palm, either way he looked none to happy to see her.