Hiashi's point of view

That was typical Aiyumi. She tried to hide it from me, but everyone could clearly feel how much she suffered. But she always tried to be the strong, never crying Anbu girl. I remembered how she came to me then. Hinata my wife was heavily pregnant with my little Hinata. She didn't want to expose this little baby with the cat ears to the cold and desolate world. Kakashi had rescued her from a burning house and brought her to the Hokagen, who had asked me and my wife at the time to take care of this helpless baby. At first, after the death of my beloved wife, I was totally overwhelmed with the two babies. But when I look back now I am very proud of my two girls. Aiyumi was, just like Hinata, something special, only she saw herself as something that wasn't "normal". She always wanted to be like everyone else, but she wasn't. Sometimes she was more of a cat than a person, I had to smile at the thought, but she was such a happy and lovable girl. I took the new fish that Aiyumi preferred to eat raw and went to her room. I opened the door after getting no response to my knock. She was curled up on the round bed. Apparently she was sleeping. I brushed one of her long strands from her face and noticed the tear-drenched cheeks. She had secretly cried again. That too was so typical of her. I put the plate on her desk and left, there was no use forcing her to do something she didn't want. "Maybe you'll smile again when Kiara is back?" I asked softly.