[001] Accidental Audio

[redhotmama]

[There is a book laying on a near by table that Kushina doesn't see as she rushes toward the window. The first rustle of wind doesn't even jostle the pages, however when she flings the window open, the book flies open with it. There's a moments pause as Kushina takes in the contents of outside, the chill in the air, the foreign feel. The first thing she deems to greet Luceti with is:]

WHERE IS MINATO!? This isn't..!

[But then her angry heart-felt cry stops, the words dying mid-sentence as a wave of emotion tears into her. Whatever anger she felt quickly faded in lieu of grief. A loud bang against the window's frame and the rattle of glass.]

Naruto... Minato...

[It's quiet and sounds as though Kushina is on the verge of tears, if not already crying.]

This isn't the afterlife, I know it. It doesn't feel right. It's too real. I shouldn't be able to feel pain, y'know!

[Kushina slumps to the floor, the sound reverberating softly in the near-empty room. What was she supposed to do here? What was this place, even? It wasn't where she was supposed to be. Nowhere had ever felt more wrong in her life.]

Comments

[redhotmama]

Ah-! I should have known just by looking at you. You're Shikaku and Yoshino's son, aren't you? You look a lot like your mother.

[redhotmama]

You mean the entry toward the beginning of this book? Yeah, someone told me where to find it earlier.

voice;

[redhotmama]

You make it sound ten times better, being so cheerful.

[endgames]

--like my mom?

I shouldn't tag when tired lmao I forgot this was probably supposed to be audio /facepalm

[redhotmama]

You don't get that a lot?

[jinchuuriki]

No way, seriously!? That's real close! Closer than I thought you'd be! [Naruto's laughter comes out of nowhere. Mostly from the excitement because... well, he's about to meet his mother. For real. Not like before at home, however short that was and however awesome she was.

No, this is for real.] Okay, this'll be a cinch! You're right across the river, so you've gotta follow the road across the bridge, and the big building's where I'm at!

[Oh! Almost forgot.] Second floor, room six! [This gives him ample time to tidy up. Since he's got a ton of garbage and old ramen stuff and... crap.]

LOL It's cool! And video or audio works fine.

[endgames]

Uh. [He laughs, something between amused and nervous.] No it's kind of a first. People were always saying I took after the old man.

[erosennin]

Right indeed!

[Ah, this is where they should be - laughing and joking, as though nothing has happened.]

<3 1/2 though

[redhotmama]

Really? [She peers at the little image on the journal more closely.] Hm.

The resemblance is definitely there, but I can see more of your mother's kindness. [Which is a nice way of saying 'her delicate features' without making him sound girly since he isn't.]

2/2

[redhotmama]

Ah, sorry sorry!

[She looks a little embarrassed.]

It's just a little strange seeing friends children all grown up. At least knowing what family you come from, I'm glad you're one of Naruto's friends.

[endgames]

[Wow this is so weird for him.

> mother
> kindness

Did you really know her?? Then again, maybe that's his fault. He wasn't even three weeks old by the Kyuubi attack. He probably drove his mother as crazy as she made him in those sixteen years Kushina's missing.]

Heh. Don't worry about it. I'd say thanks, but I think I'd be friends with him no matter what.

[Naruto's just that kind of person.]

[redhotmama]

[Perfect time to sniper him, right? Right!]

So what were you hiding from me earlier anyway?

[erosennin]

[Snipe away!]

... Hiding from you?

[Blink, blink. He's more thinking about Naruto than what he'd avoided mentioning.]

Nothing, nothing! Why would I be hiding anything?

[voice]

[emp3thy]

That's good, then. I can answer questions if you have more.

voice;

[breezing]

Haha, really? We-ell, I'm Ikki! I've been here a little while but noooooot as long as lots of other people.

[breaks_destiny]

All right then, you're clearly a bright woman anyway so I'm sure you won't have trouble finding it. If you have anymore questions, nor or later on, or whatever, feel free to ask me though, just yell "Keiichi" on the journals and I'll reply as soon as possible. Assuming I'm not on a draft, a mission or kidnapped, that is.

[That makes it hard to answer after all.]