◃◃ New Memory #5 pt. 1 ▹▹

Lee Jeno

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Together, Jeno and I embarked on our journey to visit the Shadow Ninja Clan.

But Jeno was confused.

He remembered that his clan wasn't too far from our first home, but it wasn't there at all. There were just trees in place of their village.

But within the trees, we found a navigator that pointed us in the right direction. It was a long ways away, so I carried Jeno on my back and flew in the direction he told me to go.

After about an hour, we finally arrived at our destination.

"This is so beautiful..."

Jeno was in awe by how much his clan has changed.

"It's so amazing..."

"Hey! Don't just stand there gawking at the place! Hurry up and come inside!"

We saw the figure of someone jumping and waving us down by the entrance.

"That sounds like Takamori-hyung~"

Jeno suddenly got excited and grabbed my hand, quickly making it over to the entrance with me.

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"I missed you hyung~"

"I missed you too young Jeno~"

Takamori hugged Jeno, after he eagerly jumped into his arms.

He's a moderately tall and muscular man with a few tattoos. He wasn't wearing a shirt, but he did have armor on his hands, and wore some long silky pants. He also had long dark purple hair, collected in a band on each side.

"You've grown so much after all these years~"

"I could say the same for you hyung~"

"And you must be Huang Renjun. It's such an honor to meet you at last~"

He eagerly shook my hand.

"The pleasure's all mine~. So Jeno told me that you used to train him and Xiaojun-hyung"

"That I did~. I'll admit that they weren't the best teachings, but I couldn't go against Norinaga's orders. But now that he's been executed and I've taken over, things will be much different now for the future generation of our shinobi~"

"I like the sound of that~"

Jeno contently smiled.

"Oh~. You must really want to see your parents again right? They're not home right now, since they're carrying out their own duties at the moment. But I'll take you to them one at a time, and you can all spend time together afterwards~"

"Okay~"

"Sounds good~"

Takamori then escorted us to see Jeno's parents.

First, we went to find his dad.

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"Here we are~. He should be inside making weapons~. Yo Yongjin~! You in there~? You've got a couple guests~!"

Takamori knocked excitedly.

The sign on the door read "Lee Yongjin, Blacksmith".

"Come in"

We heard a low voice answer.

Takamori opened the door, and we were immediately met with a very dim room.

However, when Yongjin saw Jeno, out of disbelief, he lit up the room and got a good look at his face.

This let us get a good look at him too.

He was even more muscular than Takamori, and had tattoos on both arms. He had armor on his right arm, but a simple glove on his left hand, along with the armored pants he wore. His hair was also long, but it wasn't contained by anything like Takamori's.

"Jeno...?"

He walked closer to Jeno and got an even closer look at him, while Jeno nervously stood still.

Neither of them said anything, but Yongjin made the first move and hugged him, embracing him after so many years.

"I've missed you so much..."

He quietly mumbled.

Though Jeno was surprised, he hugged him back and embraced him too.

"I've missed you too dad..."

Jeno mumbled as well.

"I love seeing father-son moments~. It's such a special time, wouldn't you agree Renjun~?"

"I strongly agree~"

I replied to the smiling Takamori.

"What are we still standing around here for?! Your mother will be so happy to see you!"

"Wait a minute! Weren't you busy making weapons just now???"

Jeno questioned, surprised by his dad's sudden enthusiasm.

"Those can wait! This is a momentous occasion! Takamori, you'll take us to Seoyeon won't you?!"

"Of course~. All of you follow me~"

He ran out with us, and led us to where Jeno's mom was.

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We soon made it to the entrance of a temple that they used for training.

The sign in front of the temple read "Lee Seoyeon, Kunoichi".

We then saw a woman sparring with a younger male, so we decided to let them finish. It's never a good idea to interrupt a battle in progress, even if it is just training.

Their match was about to finish with the woman being the victor, but the male made his final attack and threw a blade at her.

However, even though she successfully knocked the blade away, she knocked it right in our direction and it was coming right for Jeno.

However, we did get to see her face because of this.

She had long black and grey hair that was kept up by a small band. She had one katana on her back, as well as the one she used to deflect the blade. She appeared to be very fit as well, but with very delicate facial features.

I figured that Jeno would use one if his weapons to knock it away, but that didn't happen at all.

Before the blade even came close to him, and blue aura appeared around Jeno and he prepared himself as if he wanted to hit it.

Don't tell me...

"Sticky Fingers!"

Jeno suddenly yelled out, and a zipper suddenly appeared on the ground in front of him, unzipping to reveal his Stand!

His Stand emerged from it the zipper, punching the blade into the air! And when his Stand hit it, a zipper suddenly appeared on it! The blade unzipped, and it split in half!

Jeno caught one half, and his Stand caught the other half! They both put each half together, and the zipper zipped it back together before disappearing!

"So you do have a Stand~!"

I happily exclaimed.

"So this is called a Stand? It just showed up a couple days ago while I was training. I accidentally unzipped one of our punching bags in half, and it helped me put it back together. So, seeing as you know what it is, do you have a Stand too hyung?"

"I do~. So does Mark-hyung and everyone in Force 127 and BTS"

"I see..."

"Whoops! Sorry about that kiddo!"

The woman suddenly apologized and ran over to us.

But the closer she got, the more she began to recognize Jeno. When she saw Yongjin with us with a smile on his face, that only confirmed it for her that it was really Jeno.

She immediately ran over to us faster, but this time with open arms.

"Jeno~! You came back~!"

When she reached us, she hugged Jeno instantly, but she also picked him up and swung him around a couple times.

I can see now where Jeno gets most of his strength from.

"I'm happy to see you too mom~"

Jeno smiled, as his mom planted multiple kisses on his face.

"Ahh~. Now mother and son have been reunited at last~"

Takamori contently sighed.

"You've grown so much~, and you're so handsome~"

"That he is~"

Yongjin agreed with Seoyeon's comment, causing Jeno to blush a bit.

Jeno and his parents are finally reunited, and they all look happier than ever. I bet Xiaojun and his parents felt the same way when they reunited.

And for the first time, I know the happiness they feel. I finally know what it's like to be reunited with your parents, as well as the love and happiness you feel when you hold them in your arms.

It's such a wonderful feeling. I wish Mark could've felt that...

"You must be Huang Renjun~. It's so nice to finally meet you in person~. Thank you for bringing our son back to us~"

"Yeah, thank you so much~"

Seoyeon and Yongjin thanked me, and brought me into their hug.

Of course, Takamori joined too out of his excitement. But, having the five of us together in our hug circle just made the moment even more special.

It's such a lovely feeling bringing family back together~.

"There's no need to thank me~"