WE ARE ALIVE NOW

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

" I'll be back soon. Will you wait for me? ".

Mei Terumi opens her emerald eyes slowly, to the darkness which envelopes her bedroom. Her eyes rolled up to the ceiling.

" Was I dreaming again? " she said somberly, wishing her dreams could become a reality.

Mei Terumi sits up, and pulls the sheets off to the side; the Mizukage brings her bare feet down to the slightly chill smooth stone floor.

The Mizukage dressed in a white lacy night gown, placed her arms down upon her thighs as she ponders on what to do, now that she had woken up.

' How long do I have to keep waiting, how long will this indefinite suspense go on for... ' she thought.

Few minutes passes, and she decided what she was going to do: Mei Terumi leaves the bedroom, goes to the living room, and walked over to a closed standing brown wooden cabinet, which was facing the rear of the couch.

The Mizukage goes down on her knees and opens the cabinet doors; contained within the cabinet were numerous scrolls, numbering up to twenty five. Which are a total of scrolls, she's received in the past year and recent months.

" I've gotten so much... Would I be thinking different, if I had not gotten that letter back then, " Mei Terumi thought out loud, staring at the scrolls.

- ONE YEAR AND SOME MONTHS AGO -

A few weeks after Naruto departed from the hidden mist village, a jonin level kunoichi knocked upon the door of the Mizukage's office, a knock to which the Mizukage answered, saying.

" You can come in, "

The kunoichi with jet black hair and black eyes, walked into the office holding a sealed blue colored scroll in her left hand. The dark haired kunoichi, closes the door and approaches the fifth Mizukage's desk.

She bows her head to her Kage, and extends the scroll out with her head still bowed.

" What is that? ", " it came from the hidden leaf village hawk. We couldn't determine it's content, as it was sealed with a intricate sealing Jutsu " explained the kunoichi.

" Hmm, " utters Mei Terumi before taking the scroll from the Kunoichi's hand.

She drew the scroll towards herself, and inspected it with her eyes. In a few seconds, Mei Terumi clads her free hand with chakra and infused it into the scroll, causing it to unfurl.

Mei Terumi checks the content, her eyes widen slightly before folding it, and lifting her gaze back to the kunoichi.

" Thank you, you can leave " she said with a placid expression, the kunoichi turns and exit the office without a glance back. Though being curious, as to what the leaf could have sent, that was important enough to be sealed;

And if it had anything to do with the rumors of affair, between the Mizukage and the young war hero.

Mei Terumi had a feeling that must be what was on the Kunoichi's mind, as she hears whispers of the rumors and newspapers, which began to pop up, some days after Naruto left. Mei at first was stunned by the news, and soon after became infuriated, so she banned people from distributing any more.

But though it's distribution ceased, the tongues of those who have read or heard of it, could not stop moving without rest. She coped with the rumors, because none dared to confront her about the situation, on whether it was true or false.

When she could tell, most believe it to be true. And sometimes during those times, Mei Terumi wondered to herself whether or not she had an affair with Naruto...