Love in Silence

Summary: Harry Potter was reborn in the midst of fire in a world he had no knowledge of. Naruto gained a guardian, who changed his destiny. Kakashi is still trying to find his rock with every turn of his life. Three different people turn from strangers into family. All it takes is a little love, a little patience and a lot of fairy dust.

Chapter 1

The Child of Fire

When Harry James Potter breathed his last cold breath, the sight he saw was of the towering figures of his parents lovingly holding baby Harry, immortalised in marble.

When Harry James Potter took his first breath, it was to the chocking merciless grip of thick smoke. His eyes opened to a dark smoke-filled room and his body – What was wrong with his body? Why does it feel so small? – was gripped painfully by a larger body, partially shielding his sight of the room. He could feel his saviour – is this person really his saviour? – carrying him out as fast as she – he could feel the contours of her body – could. The heat gripped tightly and Harry could feel sweat drip from his body.

There were noises from every direction. People were screaming for something – Why couldn't he understand the language? That was not English for sure! – and more voices – women, Harry knew for certain – were screaming in terror. Panicked people ran over one another, trying to get out of the enclosed space and in the jostling of unknown bodies, his saviour's foot slipped as she tried to maintain her balance. His saviour collapsed and Harry tried to cry out but nothing came out. His tiny fingers could only grasp at his saviour's arms when his centre of gravity violently shifted and his unprotected head smacked sharply on the floor. No one stopped to help. Harry's ears rang, his sight blacked out for a minute before he regained partial clarity. His savior was trying to say something but he could not understand. She was trying to get back up but the spreading of the fire kept people rushing up the stairs. He glanced back and could only watch in horror as fire leapt and gripped his savior's feet. She screamed and Harry winced silently at the tightening grip.

The fire spread fast and Harry could do nothing as his savior looked down at him. Terrified grey eyes on a beautiful Asian face looked at him. Meaningless words fell from her lips. The fire had gripped her clothes and the people behind her were already wrapped in a deadly embrace. She pushed herself up against the wall and looked out of a nearby window. It was a long drop but there was nothing else to be done. At this point, it was every man for his life.

The sweat drenched woman grittered her teeth against the burning pain, gripped the child in her arms, kissed the dark hair and threw the horrified child out of the window just as another blast rocked the building.

The last image stunning green eyes saw was of a building going up in flames just as his head hit the edge of a pond and he fell into the water.

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"And the final count?"

"53 women, dead and 1 child survivor. The victim is roughly three years old and was flung out of a window before the second blast. Victim is currently in the care of the medics. Saeha-san is knowledgeable about burn wounds so the victim will not have harsh scarring but she reports that the victim's voice box is too severely damaged. There is no way the victim will be able to speak."

"This is an absolute tragedy. At the end, the mission was a complete failure. Over 80 dead and 53 of them were the victims themselves. I asked for Konoha's help to end a sex slavery ring and yet I have nothing to show for it but bodies to bury. I can't even identify the bodies of the deceased due to the fire. I have a child in my hands who is probably trained in sex and nothing can be done to the suspect because the evidence was blown up! This is an absolute disaster!" the man shouted at the team of ninja before him.

Not a single ninja made a sound. The mission ended in absolute tragedy. Truly none of them suspected the building would be booby trapped with explosive tags. The strategically placed tags did two things – block the exit from the sex slaves and blow up the evidence in the study. Another explosive tag blew up the gas stove, which blew the building up sky high. The Konoha ninja were lucky to escape with their lives.

Out of the tragedy though, a single light remained.

A young victim survived.

The head of the small village sighed. "Regardless, I cannot blame you for this mess, I suppose. Forgive my rants. This has been a stressful period for the village."

"We understand, my lord."

"Please rest before you take your leave. I will prepare a letter for the Hokage. It will take some time as I have to make arrangements for the deceased and for the young child."

"What would happen to the child, sir?" the leader of the small team asked. He was curious and saddened for the child, who looked like she was abducted or born into sexual slavery.

"She is young. We will place her in a home. Hopefully she will be adopted soon."

The leader frowned thoughtfully. He was an orphan and he knew how the system worked. The system would break the child.

"Let me take the child in, my lord. It will be my honor and my penance."

The leader sighed. "It is not that I doubt you, Shinobi-san…"

"I understand. However, in Konoha, the child will have a better chance with the war hopefully ending soon. A child, with this kind of trauma need special attention, my lord."

"I understand… Very well, I will fill up the appropriate documents."

"Thank you, my lord."

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"Ooi, Yoshida! Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am."

"We will need to clear this with Hokage-sama."

"I know but I am sure he will be fine with this."

"This is not your fault, Yoshida-kaichou."

"I know but I feel responsible anyways. In a blink of an eye, everything was snatched away. This feels like fate. A child landed on my lap right after I find out that Moriko and I can't have children. This is a blessing in disguise."

"If your are sure…"

"I am."

"Then we will support your decision."

"Have you thought of a name?"

"Yes. From the very first time I saw those beautiful eyes yesterday."

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When Harry woke up the second time, he was alone.

His body ached and his mind felt like scrambled eggs. Harry rubbed his nose to try and clear his headache but gave it up for a lost cause. He noticed his arms were wrapped up in bandages and sighed. He turned his eyes – his sight was clear without glasses, how peculiar – and saw his surroundings for the first time.

He was in a small room made of wood and he laid on a single mattress bed, which was on the floor. There was limited furniture and Harry recognised them to be simple but useful. It was also bare of any decoration except for a clock on the wall.

His perusal complete, Harry examined his body.

He was tiny.

He had shrunk into a small compact body with tiny hands and feet. He studied the delicate bone structure in confusion, his mind replaying the last scene as he absently checked on each limb.

His eyes widened in shock when his fingers encountered emptiness between his legs. Harry checked multiple times but the results were the same. His manhood was missing.

What could that possibly mean?

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Author's Note:

So...I have started another story. I have no idea how I am going to maintain two new stories but this idea will just not leave me alone. I do hope you enjoy it. Please let me know. Have fun fun reading and have a good day!