The guardian chronicles : Nirvana (Todoroki Shoto x Uzumaki Naruto)

Chapter 8

Why aren't they looking at me?

It was a question Naruto asked after a year of living in the streets. A question that haunted her as she stared at the passing people. All of them ignored her. None of them bother to look away from the streets ahead and put even a simple coin in her jar. If they ever glanced at her then their eyes turned cold as ice and they ignored her.

Naruto didn't understand. She cradled her legs close to her body, tucked her head on the top of her knees and wished for some warmth. The box she used as shelter, was not warm enough for the winter ahead. It was pure luck that she survived the last winter. She does not even remember how she survived that cold winter.

"S-Some money! Just some money!" Naruto asked. She felt her fingers trembled as the cold wind nipped the bones of her finger. An old lady stopped and her hand reached down to her bag, pulling out a wallet. She perked up and thinks that maybe people were kind.

The lady froze at the sight of her and the warm smile faded from her face. The gentle features of her face turned sharp and hard as her eyes fixated on her whisker marks. Why are they giving me those looks? She forced herself to keep smile even after the lady turned her nose away.

Snow began to fall down, touching her face and it should have been a beautiful sight. But all Naruto could feel was fear. Am I going to survive the next winter? The trees won't be a nice place to feel warmth. She took a couple of deep breaths, prayed to God and began pleading again for some more money.

She knew she could always hunt but winter was coming and the waters would freeze. There would be no fishes for her to catch and Naruto knew the restaurants would never give her food without money. She saw them kicking a man out because he didn't have any money on him. Naruto didn't want that for herself.

A nice, young couple walks by and Naruto grabbed their clothes.

'S-Some money. Can I have some money?" She wanted them to help her. To give her some money so she could get some food. She wasn't asking them to give her food. She didn't want them to adopt her. All Naruto wanted was for them to treat her with some kindness and give her the money needed to eat.

The man pried her hands away from the woman's skirt. "We don't give money to beggers.'

She falls down and hits the hard ground. Blue eyes turned completely blank as the couple brushed away the dirt from her hands and whispered to each other. Why is she still alive? Naruto doesn't understand why those adults asked that question. She doesn't understand why no one wanted to be kind to her.

She wanted someone not to hate her.

Naruto looked up at the grey skies and the white clouds floating through. There had been someone nice to her. There had been a kind old lady who had been kind to her. She doesn't remember what her name was or what happened to her. But Naruto thinks she remembers the warmth that old lady gave her, the smiles given to her and the love in those eyes.

The image is blurry and Naruto hates how she was forgetting who that old lady was.

Maybe it was her imagination and maybe she was a monster. Monsters didn't get treated nicely. They were the bad guys. Bad guys hurt people and since they think she was a monster, then she could hurt them. She wants them to pay.

"What happened to you, child? What are you doing here in the streets?"

Naruto looked up and blinks at the sight of a sad, elderly man standing right in front of her. He looked kinda of funny in the eyes of the six-year-old. He wore long white robes and a strange hat. But what really stood out was the warmth and sadness shining through his eyes.