Fallen (ItachixOC)

Chapter Two

第二章

When Kizashi and Miyako got to his home, a standard two-bedroom house just outside of the centre of the village, Haruno Mebuki was in the kitchen preparing lunch for her daughter, husband, and herself. She concerned at Kizashi being summoned by the Hokage, so used cooking as a way to distract her mind.

"Kizashi, how was your meeting?" Mebuki questioned her husband after hearing the front door open and him entering the house.

"Honey, we have a guest," Kizashi replied as he slipped his shoes off, Miyako following his motions, setting them up neatly next to the other pairs of shoes in the genkan – which is the main entrance of the house where shoes are removed and kept.

"A guest?" Mebuki questioned in surprise as she walked into the hallway leading the genkan, staring in surprise when she saw Miyako standing next to her husband. "Oh? Who is this?"

Miyako bowed to the blonde-haired woman. "I'm Shinjitsu Miyako, pleased to meet you Haruno-san."

Mebuki stared in surprise at the girl, having thought – along with everyone else – that all the Shinjitsu Clan had perished in the fire. "Nice to meet you too, Miyako-chan," Mebuki greeted with a kind smile, looking to her husband for answers.

"Miyako-chan is my, our, mission. Hokage-sama has put us in charge of her safety and wellbeing. As of today, she is our niece Haruno Miyako," Kizashi explained nervously, worried that his wife would get angry at the sudden development.

Mebuki grinned. "Oh, that's great! I wanted a playmate for Sakura, now she has a cousin who will be like a sister to her!" Mebuki explained, before holding a hand out to Miyako. "Come with me to meet your cousin. Kizashi, you can finish making lunch."

Kizashi groaned playfully but nodded and went to the kitchen as Miyako took her new aunt's hand. Mebuki led Miyako up the stairs and to a room where a little girl around Miyako's age played with some pink character blocks.

"Sakura-chan, I want you to meet your new roommate and cousin Miyako," Mebuki explained and the little girl with pink hair grinned, standing up and wobbling over to Miyako.

"Hewo! Pway?" Sakura questioned, and Miyako looked at Mebuki in confirmation.

"Go ahead, just be gentle, she's two years younger than you," Mebuki explained and Miyako nodded in understanding before walking into the room and sitting on the floor with Sakura and stacking up the boxes.

Mebuki smiled gently before walking out. She knew that this was going to be good for her daughter and the young heiress.

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The next day, two days after Miyako was found by ANBU, she was with Kizashi in the main part of the village. Mebuki was at home with a sleeping Sakura, and Miyako was board. She knew that the only reason Kizashi has brought her with him was that she was getting restless. Of course, she didn't mind as she followed him as he did his errands for his wife.

Miyako paused in front of a store, a shining hair clip catching her eye in the window. She couldn't help but smile at its beauty. She dragged her gaze away from the object, prepared to go back to Kizashi. Unfortunately, Kizashi hadn't realised the girl had stopped and kept walking, fading into the crowds.

Great, Miyako sighed, stupid shiny thing.

Miyako decided to walk to a nearby park, knowing that Kizashi will probably look for her there. She had told her aunt and uncle about how things were with her clan – including how when she went out, she told to go to the nearest park if she were to get separated from the others.