Allyce in Naruto-Land

Glimpse of the Past (Pt. 3)

Picture to the side/above is yet another fanart of Allyce made for me. This time it was made by OfCloves! You like? Because I sure do! Anyway, enjoy this short chapter!

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“Sweetheart?” I flinched when I heard my Mater call me that. She never calls me that unless I’m in big trouble. She always calls me twerp, idiot, dumbass, mini her, even golden goth once. Yeah, I have no idea what she was thinking about that last one. But the term ‘sweetheart’ means something entirely different than what you would think.

‘Sweetheart’ means I’m going to die by my mom’s hands.

I laughed nervously as I turned around. Mater stood before me, her face shadowed and a menacing aura surrounding her. Rubbing the back of my neck, I stuttered, “H-Hey Mater, how’s it going? You look really good today. Not that you don’t any other day, but still—“

“Why are you back here?” Mater asked in a sickly sweet tone, giving me a deceivingly charming closed-eye smile. Oh heavens, I’m really going to die. She doesn’t use that tone of voice, ‘sugar and spice and everything nice’ type of shit. She’s crude, rough and blunt. She’s… well, she’s Mater. There’s no other way to explain that.

“Eh, w-well,” I began, trying to find an excuse good enough for her. “See, erm, what had happened was—“

Two seconds later, I was sprawled on the ground with swirls for eyes, three large bumps on my head, and anime tears cascading down my face like a waterfall. Soon I shakily got back up, rubbing my head gingerly while whining, “Momma~! That hurts!”

“Good,” Mater snapped, an irk mark pulsing on her temple, “Maybe your dumb ass will stop trying to kill yourself.”

I couldn’t help but grin at the comment. “You know I can’t do that, mater. I’m mini you, remember?”

“Yes, unfortunately I do,” Mater sighed, before smiling gently at me like a mother would. “Veni huc (come here), you little idiot. Let mater heal you.”

“Ita verro (Yes ma’am),” I affectionately responded and walked over to her. She cupped my face with both hands before kissing my forehead. I closed my eyes as a warm feeling coursed through my body, relaxing yet energizing it. My wounds, once fatal, were now more scars.

Once she was finished, she pulled back to give me a quick look-over. Satisfied, she asked what happened. I told her everything that occurred, and she gave an angry scowl when I mentioned the maledicti. “Maledicti are resentful of the dracones, twerp. They don’t understand that it is their fault that they weren’t blessed with wings. Snakes and dragons are mortal enemies; bound to hate each other for eternity.”

“Must everything be bound by hatred?” I asked in frustration, more to myself than to her. “Why? I don’t understand how anyone can bear such a dark emotion in their hearts. What is the point? Hatred gives you pain, not strength. Just like with Neji and Sasuke.”

“You know them?” Mater asked, curiosity shining in her eyes. She knows I try to avoid talking about my problems, so this little slip-up did not go unnoticed. Now it was either tell her, or have my ass handed to me again.

Time to start storytelling.

I told her of Sasuke’s past, how his own brother exterminated his entire clan except for him. I then told her of Neji, who hated me for some unknown reason or maybe no reason at all. Mater’s heart went out to Sasuke, but not so much to Neji. I wish I could agree with her, that I should just leave him be, but the mere concept made my stomach twist uncomfortably. I can’t simply stop caring for Neji. He and the rest of Team Gai were my first friends upon showing up here.

Neji means a lot to me. The way his black hair gleamed when the sunlight hit it, the way his eyes pierced everything it comes in contact with, forcing you to reveal your deepest fears and desires; the way his smile brightened those eyes, so full of pain and anguish that I hated seeing in him…

Wait… what?

I quickly turned to Mater, a bit disturbed of my thoughts. I never really thought about Neji that way. He was always considered a really close friend. So… what was that just now?

Mater had this knowing glint in her eyes. She knew something I didn’t, and it bothered me. I didn’t like being in the dark about anything. “Mater?”

“Looks like it’s time for you to go,” She interrupted me before I could go further, looking out into the meadow’s horizon. I followed her gaze and noticed that the sun was still out, its warm rays basking the grass and flowers with much needed nourishment. I couldn’t help but frown. “It’s only been about 10 hours here. That’s only three days in the real world. Why do I have to leave?”

Mater gave this familiar ‘you’re so stupid’ look, which made me scowl in return. That’s the same look Kankuro gave me before he told me that we needed to cheat for the first part of the Chūnin Exams. Were he and my mother somehow related now?

Oh, wait. The Chūnin Exams. Forest of Death. Five days.

“Oh,” I said, suddenly realizing why I had to leave. “I forgot about the Chūnin Exams.”

“You forget about everything, dumbass,” Mater sighed, a bit too dramatically for my taste. I pouted and pointed accusingly at her. “Says you! The first time we met, you forgot I was your kid!”

The black haired woman I call mother in Latin sweat-dropped, scratching the back of her neck while grinning cheekily. “That… doesn’t count.”

“Wha–?! Yes it does!”

“No it doesn’t.”

“Yes it does.”

 “No, it doesn’t.”

“Yes, it does.”

“No it fucking doesn’t!”

“Yes it fucking does!”

“I’m the grownup here, so everything I say is right by default!”

“Grownup my ass!”

Thwack!

I let out a loud groan as I sat on the ground, rubbing my head. Ugh, old wench…

“What did you call me?!” Mater suddenly screeched, that menacing aura from before coming back with a vengeance. My eyes widened as I realized she heard my thoughts and squeaked, “N-Nihil! (N-Nothing!) Oh would ya look at the time? Sorry Mater, but I really gotta go. See ya!”

I jumped up and started running off, Mater close behind me. Before I could get trapped in her clutches, I reached the dip in the meadow where all the flowers laid and dove into the bed of flora. The last thing I saw was my Mater’s bright smile before I disappeared from her realm for the dead or dying.

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You guys know these particular chapters are rather short, so don’t gripe at me. Also, I published an About Me section thing, so if you wanted to know something about me, just head over to my profile and check it out. If you don’t want to… I don’t care. Your decision, not mine.