Home Sweet Home

Toshi timidly opened the door of the kitchen open, a bit nervous. She had stayed at Kaji's house longer than expected. She thought she would come back after the Chuunins, but really, what was the rush? The six months she were gone wasn't such a long time. She wondered what changed at home. Was Miru getting along with Raiden? Did Samu stay happy? Who made dinner? And a small nagging question: did anyone notice she was gone?

Toshi hadn't told neither Miru nor Raiden nor anyone else that she'd be gone so long, and Aiden and Persephone didn't tell anyone either. Kaji was too busy with her to tell, and she knew Ayame and Ryouken wouldn't.

MIru had already known that naka would leave for a long time since shiro had told her mother it. toshi could see miru working on lunch, dressed in her black kimono with black sandels, but she wasent wearing her headband, mostly because she had cut it since pein had asked her to prove her loyalty a week ago. But there was something wrong, toshi could see her beloved miru didnt have that calm hidden happiness behind the emotionless face, no the black eyes simply displayed heartbreaking sorrow.

"onee-chan!", came shiro`s squeel as the 3 year oldgirl hugged her waist"you home!"

"Ah, hi, Shiro-chan!" Toshi said, picking the cute little girl up. She tentatively went over to Miru and gave her a loose hug from behind. "H-hi, Okaa-sama..."

Miru let out a small sigh as she removed the pan from the stove,k neeld down and hugged her back"...why did you leave for so long again?...dont you know it hurts me every time i reutrn home not to see you here?"

"You had Raiden with you," Toshi said, sniffing. Hugging Kaji was nice, but no one could ever replace Miru. She was a treasure Toshi wouldn't want hurt. "And besides, it was just six months. No one noticed I was gone at all." Toshi shrugged. Admittedly, she thought Miru would have forgotten her as that 'Chibi kid' she babysitted as a charity case.

"so you wouldt think i would worry my heart out for you?..do i have to remind you about everything i done for you?..", miru said letting go"you have to stop thinking that i dont love you, you keep breaking promises to me about informing me were you go, just so you can be with you boyfriend...", miru let out a sigh now"..you are never allowed to leave my side again toshi, not in you sleep, not when you take a shower or a walk..you wont leave my side again..you got it?"

Toshi looked down at that. "Ah... I think you need Kaji's approval on that...you see..." She gulped. "I'm going to have to marry him and have a daughter with him."

"that i cant approve toshi, if he wants to see you he can come here..you wont leave the mansion with me or samu, got it?"

"B-but Miru, he needs to stay in Kiri...ah...but...okay, fine, I'll stay," she said weakly, sounding very hurt. "So what happened when I was gone?"

"me and samu took a break from the ANBU...i stayed home in case you would return..and samu has been in 3 diffrent countries looking for you..i can send my summon to inform him he can come home..and..some things with akatsuki i cant tell you"

Toshi nodded, still looking down. "Yeah, tell him to stop. I stayed in water country. So, what about Raiden?" 'The one who replaced me.'

"he is at the hotel...", miru looked down at her"...and if you still think he replaces you forget it"

'Meh.' "Isn't he living here with you?" she asked, confused. "Well, then, how about your relationship, then?"

"its simply very good friends..like aiden and samu", miru said picking her up, felling her sotrmach abit"you eaten yet?"

Toshi shook her head. "No, I haven't eaten for days," she said, sighing. "Should I cook something?"

Miru chuckled lightly and nuzzeld her chin"..i always have one or 2 chicken pies lying in the fridge for you"

Ever since toshi went back to Konoha Kaji had felt empty .... he couldnt sleep without her ... He had left Kiri that Morning and started running across the raging sea ... nearly drowning once before reaching Wave country "It was here" he said to himself "That it happened". he spent a night in wave before going on to Konoha ... "Toshi im coming for you" he said dark circles under his eyes. he made his way to the Uchiha mansion ... he never got to the door before he passed out on the front lawn 'Toshi is here' he though his eyes closing

Toshi smiled back and hugged Miru, then she felt it. "Mi...Miru, I think something's wrong..." 'Ka..Kaji...?!'

Samu picked up the passed out kaji and opend the front door, the uchiha hermit had ironic enough, just returned from his seach accros the fire country, he had even been to kusu and asked the akuma`s and their young wifes but no luck.


"hm..he is simply tired..you are not allowed to touch or speak to him toshi, samu bring him into you room and stay with him until he awakes, dont let him out"

"But...but, Miru, he...why?!" Toshi asked, running over to her poor teddy bear.

Miru simply lifted up toshi, preventing her from leaving"follow my orders toshi or im gonna have to put you in a genjutsu...", the young feamle uchiha sounded very serious as samu carried kaji into his own room and laid him on the bed

Kaji started to stir hours Later

"Ugh... feels like I hit my head with a rock" he groaned he looked around the room " where am I again " he asked the man sitting on a chair not far away from the bed he was currently on

"No, no...!" Toshi cried, hugging Miru, crying into her shoulder. "Why not, Miru-san?"

"because you are gonna go away again if it happends, toshi EVERY time you leave without telling, you breaking my heart more and more, dont you love me?, all you had to do is saying"im going to kaji", you knew i wouldt be worried if you said it", the female uchiah said, sitting in a diffrent room in her own bed.

Samu simply hmped and looked at the younger boy, his eyes not showing emotion.

Pale eyes fell on Samu " Right well ill just be going to see Toshi now " kaji said getting up from the bed