109Explosions…
Screaming…
The clang of weapons against weapons.
I didn't know how it had started or what exactly IT was, but I knew it was bad. I knew I had to run, to protect myself and Keno.
I remember just hours earlier, when daylight had still streamed through the curtains and I was unaware that that night the world would end.
X*X* 12 hours earlier*X*X
"Aww c'mon honey buns! I'm sure you could take just a few hours off work to come on a walk with Keno and me."
Gaara just stared at me amusedly as I fluttered my long eyelashes at him. I could feel my eyes beginning to get tired and the fluttering changed into a sort of abnormal eye twitch I really couldn't stop if I wanted to.
I watched as his will to resist me completely faded away and he sighed and stood up.
"I suppose it would be justifiable in some way for me to take a break."
I grinned and did a whoop while punching the air. He smiled and reached down to pick up Keno, studying his outfit.
"Naruto, if you continue to dress him in these outfits he's going to grow up gay." Gaara said, referring to the pink ballerina tutu and purple halter top Keno was dressed in.
I rolled my eyes at him.
"Y'know Gaa-kun you are definitely in the wrong relationship to be developing homophobic tendencies." I smiled, running into the bedroom to grab the diaper bag and Kenos leopard fur jacket. "Besides, I'm not dressing him up completely girly. I do make sure people know he's a boy!"
I gestured to the elaborate design of cornrows on keno's head.
Gaara just rolled his eyes and walked out of the hotel, turning on the main Konoha road that leads to the park. I hurriedly shouldered the diaper bag and ran to catch up with him, slipping my hand into his free one. All around us, a mixture of Konoha and Suna citizen swarmed, most smiled and bowed to us as we walked by, occasionally offering holiday greetings. We walked by the huge decorated tree that stood in the center of Konoha, warning its inhabitants that the winter holidays were coming.
Keno oohed and awed at the colorful shop decorations and the carolers sing cheerful songs on the sides of the roads. This would be his first Christmas and he found going out in the market area where all the lights and sounds and smell were, to be incredibly exciting. There was hardly a day gone by that he didn't whine and complain to go out and see the "cissmas" decorations.
This particular outing would be especially special because Gaara was coming. Keno wasted no time in pointing out everything interesting along the way. He had been taken along this same route everyday for about the last week now and he still acted as though everyday was the first.
He stopped to waddle into to the same toy shop and browse the same toys as he did yesterday, hurriedly ran to the candy shack to try the same free sample of candy, and then pranced over to pet the same pony that was chained to the side of a shop everyday.
After he was done going though his daily routine, he once again climbed into Gaaras arms and allowed himself to be lead to the park.
Once we reached the park, Keno scampered off to play on the large jungle gym in the center while Gaara and I took up residence on one of the many benches that circled the play area.
"Y'know," Gaara said, wrapping his arm protectively around my shoulder while I leaned my head against him and breathed in his scent. "I was really hoping we could spend our first Christmas together in Suna."
I smiled and nodded slightly, my head pressed against his neck. "Don't worry, when this whole bad situation is over and done with, we'll go back to Suna and have our own personal family Christmas. It'll be almost the same, except it'll be during the summer!"
Gaara chuckled at that but then pulled away, turning his upper body to look straight at me.
I lifted my face to look him directly in his suddenly serious eyes.
"The thing about bad situations is that they tend to get far worse before they get better."
I felt my breath hitch at that statement, my posture going rigid. Was he trying to tell me something?
"Gaara what-"
"I have to go back to work," He said, cutting me off. "I'll be home late tonight. Don't wait up."
And with that he was gone.
He would not return until 2:43 the next morning as he shook me awake, sand flooding and whirling throughout the room.
I was tired and I could barely hear what he was shouting over the loud booms and screams echoing from outside the building.
"Get Keno and get out of here! Run to the closest shelter and lock it down! Tell any civilians you see on the streets to come with you! If you see someone on the ground, don't stop to help them! There probably already dead!"
I wanted to argue and ask him questions, but I kept quiet. I was a ninja long enough to recognize the sounds of battle.
I ran straight into Kenos room to find him already awake and sniffling. I hurriedly grabbed him and wrapped him in his blanket before running back to the kitchen and shoving as many pre-made bottles into the diaper bag as I could. I then grabbed a backpack out of the closet and put the rest in there with a few other necessities.
Gaara had already left the room and was probably off somewhere fighting. I ran back to my room and slipped on shoes and a sweater to cover my pajamas. I didn't know how long we were going to be stuck in the shelter so I packed as many blankets and stuffed animals as I could.
Then, when everything was packed, I left the apartment and started running to the shelter. All around us people were screaming and running in various directions. I tried to stop and gather as many of them as I could to follow but most just continued to run screaming.
Keno was now in a full-fledged scream as he looked over my shoulder at all the people.
I hurriedly covered his eyes as we ran passed the body of a dead pony, chained to the side of a burning building.
Up ahead I saw the sky illuminated in orange from the flames that licked up the sides of the giant Konoha Christmas tree. I quickly passed and headed to the park in the center of Konoha, bolting across the grassy field to get to where the large group of people were already gathered.
Someone had wiped off the rocks and dirt from the giant trap door in the ground. The door had KONOHA SHELTER # 56 printed on it in big black letters.
Two large men lifted the door up to reveal a dark flight of stairs leading deeper under ground. Once the door was open people began to rush in, each trying desperately to get into the shelter but they were all held back by the two big men.
"Not so fast! Mothers and children go in first!" One of the men shouted.
All around me women and children began shoving through the crowd and descending the stairs.
I felt an arm on my elbow and looked to see the big man.
"You're a mother too. Get in there." He said in a gruff voice. I nodded and began hurriedly jogging down the flight of stairs, the room getting darker and darker around my.
Faintly I heard to scurrying of feet as more people came in above me. But as I got deeper underground all the other noises faded away and it was complete silence. Finally after what felt like hours of descent, I arrived at a large wooden door. It had big black letters printed on it in the same style as the trap door.
It was so dark inside hat I had to lean in to read the letters.
WELCOME TO THE KONOHA EMERGENCE EVACUATION SHELTER
Silence…
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