A Week later.

June’s P.O.V.

A baby’s cry rang through the house and I groaned. It was better that I don’t sleep, but Constantine really enjoys crying during the night. I got up like normal and went into my baby girl’s room. I gasped when I saw that Constantine was standing up in her crib and she was much bigger than last time I saw her, and her hair was a lot longer than earlier.

Now little Constantine had Kakashi’s silver hair that now went down to her neck and she had these eyes that I’ve never seen before- one blue eye and one green eye. She was very pale and had flawless soft skin. She already had eight teeth, including small pointy fangs. She now looked like a two year old. A two year old that drank blood rather than milk.

Tsunade said that her rapid growing was probably the vampire side of her, and she would probably stop growing when she reaches a certain age. Constantine could now say small things like “mama” and “dada” and strangely “deidei”.

Little did everyone knew, Constantine understood everything that was going on and everything that people said. And little did they know that Constantine was growing faster than anybody would expect. She was growing right before their eyes.

A Month and a Half later.

Constantine’s P.O.V.

I sighed bored and looked at my babysitters; Hidan, Deidara, and Sasori. They were no fun at all. They treated me like a baby, even though I feel like a twelve year old. I’ve matured already in the chest area and my IQ was as good as Shikamaru. Mother and Father were on a mission and wouldn’t be back until tomorrow.

“What’s wrong Tiny-chan?” Deidara asked with an amused smile. My eye twitched. That was the boys’ nickname for me, and I hated it. Mother knew I disliked it and called me Taintie, which suited me better.

“I’m bored. I want to go play Ninja with Naruto-kun!” I pouted and crossed my arms. I knew at this rate of growing I would be the same size as Naruto and Sakura. Naruto was a good playmate of mine, by the way, along with Shikamaru who played Shogi with me. We always tied. They didn’t believe me when I said that June was my Mother. Nobody did, except Tsunade-sama, Maualei-san and the people who live with me.

“We already told you, Tiny-chan. Naruto won’t be back until tonight, and you have a curfew of eight.  Besides, we have to go get your hair cut by Maualei-san soon. You won’t be bored then.” I huffed. That woman was suspicious. I tried talking to mother about her but she doesn’t believe me. One day that’s going to stab her in the back.

“I hate that woman.” I muttered and the three of them looked at me confused.

“Why?” Sasori asked and I turned my head to the side.

“Because she isn’t who she is.” I mumbled and Hidan smirked.

“You’re just thinking things. Now come on. You need blood too, it’s almost four.” I had one ounce of blood every two hours, to keep a good diet. Mother said that soon enough I was going to have to just have one bottle in the morning and the night so that people don’t get suspicious when I drink blood. I was already practicing that. I skipped the 6 o’clock mark and drink two ounces at eight. It doesn’t sound like much of a change but it really was. I also was able to eat food and taste it, but I only ate sweets.

I went into the kitchen and got one of the bottles that only had one ounce in it and drank it quickly. I sighed and put the bottle in the sink and slipped on my jacket. It was only January so it was still chilly. Mother told me that I must wear clothing that fit with the weather- even if I wasn’t ever cold. I slipped on my shoes and glanced at Hidan.

“Are we going?” My hair grew about three inches a day, so I had to cut it frequently. Right now it was down to my lower back, when I usually have it at my mid back. I have a choppy fringe- because I cut it every day in different styles that fit my mood.

“Yes, yes. Come on Sasori, Deidara.” Hidan waved for the others to come. I went outside with no word to the boys, knowing that they’d follow. They always followed me. I went through the village gates and nodded to the two boys who were guarding them. I took a right and followed the village walls that led to Maualei’s small apartment complex. I stopped at her door and sighed. I did not want to see her. Stupid mother making her my stupid Godmother.

“Come in!” A voice yelled from inside. I didn’t knock, and yet she sensed our presence. I turned the door handle and went into the apartment. Everything was plain gray and white and brought down to only the basic necessities. I plopped on a barstool that was in the middle of her kitchen, which was open to the living and dining room so that it seemed like one big room.

Maualei’s lips quirked up as she put a cloth around me so that the hair won’t fall on my clothes. She began to brush my hair and got out the scissors.

“How is my dear Connie doing?” she asked in a sing-song voice. I knew that she used that voice just to irritate me.

“Just dandy.” I hissed in pain when Maualei jerked on my hair with the brush since my hair was tangled. Maualei simply smiled and continued the torture. You see, I can cut hair just fine, but Mother insists on her cutting my hair.

Finally she was finished. She ‘accidently’ cut my hair too short, but it would just grow back tomorrow. So we left and after some arguing, the boys took me to get ice cream and for me to see if Shikamaru was playing Shogi.

We went into the ice cream shop and I ordered one scoop of my favorite kind- cherry. We walked down the streets heading towards Shika’s house.

When we got there, I saw Shikamaru playing a game of Shogi alone on his porch. I skipped up to him and he smiled when he saw me.

“Hello Taintie-chan. Do you want to join me?” he smiled lazily and put the pieces back to the starting places. I handed my ice cream to Sasori and sat down on the opposite side of Shikamaru.

We played for what seemed to be for hours, always ending up having a tied game. My babysitters just stayed and watched us. But soon it started to grow dark and I had to go home. When I reached our house, I became pretty hungry. I went into the kitchen and drank two ounces. I went upstairs and straight to my bed. Since I had grown so fast, Father just gave me a big bed and gave away my crib. I had my own bedroom, and Mother made Sasori and Deidara share a room because Sasori doesn’t even sleep.

I changed into my pajamas and got into my bed, turning off my lamp. I sighed and looked at the ceiling. I always had trouble falling asleep. Mother said that maybe one day I wouldn’t need to sleep.

At last, I fell asleep. I did not dream nor did I sleep for very long, but like always, I stayed in bed until six o’clock in the morning. That was when I woke up and drank some blood and maybe go eat some chocolate. I never gotten overweight or a cavity, so why not eat sweets only?

The next morning I got out of bed and got changed into some clothes. It was a dark red kimono with one black stripe right under my torso. I decided to stay barefooted and went downstairs. Mother and Father were down there, my Mom making eggs and bacon. I smiled at the two of them and they returned it.

“Looks like you’ve grown an inch!” Mom exclaimed and I stuck my tongue out. Dad nodded and ruffled my hair. I sighed and got out some blood for myself. I drank an ounce and put the bottle back in its rightful place for later. I sat at the kitchen table and sighed again. My live was so boring.

“Mom, I want to do something entertaining.” I announced and she seemed to think for a minute. She pursed her lips and looked at me.

“Have you ever considered becoming a ninja?” she asked and I shook my head no. I knew I wouldn’t be good enough because I’ve never trained before. Who would even train me? I paused and slowly looked up to my Moms smiling face.

“Would you train me?” I asked with a hopeful expression. She nodded but then hesitated.

“I have to be with my team in an hour, why don’t you come?” I nodded quickly and grinned at her. “You’ll need to change into something more trainable.” Mom added and I rolled my eyes. I already knew that.

I went up the stairs and passed a sleepy Deidara who was walking towards the bathroom in some pajama bottoms.

“Jeez Dei, get a shirt.” I muttered and he smirked.

“Whatever, you know you like it Tiny-chan.” He teased and I huffed irritated. I went back into my room and changed into a black long-sleeved crop top and some black baggy capris. I put on black ninja sandals and put my hair up into a pony tail. I got out some scissors and cut my bangs straight across right below my eyebrow so my hair wouldn’t get in my way. I had no idea what was coming my way so I had to be prepared.

My blue and green eyes stood out against my pale complexion and silver hair. My paleness stood out from my black clothes. My black clothes stood out because not many people in the village wore all black- even if it was just for one training day.

 I went downstairs and Mom looked up at me in a new outfit; one that she usually went to see her team in.

“You ready?” she asked and I nodded.

“Let’s get this over with.”