When The Sun Shines (A Reika Namikaze Story) Book 1

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Dream begin

It's dark. Empty. Absolute nothingness as far as I can see. And then, a cloud. Or smoke. Possibly just a gaseous form of haze.

It's small at first, and as I watch, the sound of distant yelling profanities followed by the sound of glass shattering.

The cloud gets bigger. Or so I thought. It's getting closer and one takes the form of a woman I haven't seen in years.

Across from her, Hank takes form with blood dripping down his arm.

I take a couple cautious steps forward... Wait! When did I take form?!?

Anyway, I take a couple steps forward and it echoes catching their attention.

Their heads snapping in my direction. The woman gasps as she covers her mouth.

"What are you doing here Emilio? Go to your room, NOW!" Hank yells angry.

I go to move but I'm frozen to the spot. His face red with anger, he stomps in my direction.

Dream end

"Reika!" I snap my eyes open as I hear dad yelling from down the hall.

I can feel mom absent mindedly running her fingers through my hair.

"Mom!" I say excitedly and wrap my arms around her neck in an embrace as she giggles and returns the gesture with much vigour.

"Sorry for worrying you, Reika. I love you, ya know" she mumbled into my hair as I basically clung to her.

I then had to let her go as dad gave a cough allowing himself to be known. He was leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed and a knowing look on his face.

A bit later, I had learned that dad and I had to leave for the office. I was to meet up with my teammates to train.

Dad flashed us out and I was at the training ground where we usually train so I made a shadow clone that went straight to the library to get some books to study while I went to begin stretching.

A bit later, I began with some speed laps which I sprinted to get my legs warmed up followed by some quick pushups. I first did a hundred two handed, then I did fifty one handed each, and finished my warm up with fifty burpies.

"Reika, I need to speak to you." Shino spoke up catching my attention. Him and Hinata were just now getting here and from the looks of it, she has been encouraging him.

Nodding my head, I stood up and walked to him.

"What's up, Shino?" I asked looking him in his eyes... er, I mean his glasses.

He suddenly got all nervous suddenly looking down fidgeting with his fingers.

"I, uh..." He gets all fidgety suddenly and I could hear footsteps followed by someone holding in their laughter. "I mean, would you like to..." I decided to save him the trouble.

I have had a lot of time to think about it and I have come to a conclusion. 'I'm sorry Shino, but it wouldn't be fair for me to lead you on when I love someone else.' Well, at least that's the gentle detailed way of saying it, but I'm not detailed. I'm Reika. Blunt.

"Sorry Shino. Too late." Is what I choose to say instead.

He looked shocked at first, but then lowered his head slowly nodding understanding what I was saying.

"You're too cruel, Reika-chan."

"Don't call me that." I said threatening venom dripping from my voice as I glared menacingly towards Shisui who had decided to shunshine next to us. He involuntarily shivered causing me to smirk.