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Last he heard, she had gone off to find fame and fortune.
Last he heard, Naruto had left her broken hearted.
Last he heard, she said she was never coming back here.
Yet here she was, in all her glory on stage strumming her guitar in their little town. Her voice gently singing a tune that he had heard on the radio. He swirled his jack and coke, the ice clinking against the glass. Her voice filled the smokey bar. Her face, unmistakable. She looked just like them, she was definitely a Nara. His mind wandered, surely she was back for the occasion filling this town and the neighboring with joy. Her brother was getting married, and he found irony in the broken hearted tune she sang.
"Thank y'all for coming out tonight. I know none of you knew I was gonna be here, but just knowing the support I have of my town keeps me going. I'm gonna play one last song, here's to you, Kohana!" She took a shot from the glass she held above her chocolate brown hair. He watched her, the stage suited her. The way the crowd reacted to her was also phenomenonal. She was wearing a forest green cropped sweater and some black leggings, her dark guitar in her lap, as she began to play a much slower version of a song she had played many times before.
He wondered if his buddy would make it here before she left. He'd pay money to see him squirm in her presence on the stage. Singing a song she probably wrote about him. As far as Kiba knew, Naruto hadn't seen her since she came back home for that Christmas, and he confessed all his wrong doings to her. Kiba watched her stand and thank the crowd once more as she stepped off the stage. Her frame had certainly filled out since the last he saw her, and she had grown her hair out.
He watched her walk past the table he was sitting at. He had never been particularly close to her. They had only hung out a couple times within their group of friends together. She was the only one to not go on to be any more than a genine. Honestly, he was pretty sure she didn't even notice him. She bumped arms with the Buddy he'd been waiting on as she exited the bar. She went to apologize and saw who he was, giving a small smile, and disappearing quicker than Naruto could figure out what happened.
"Oi" Kiba spoke over the chatter, Naruto turned to find him, sitting at their usual spot, missing a few friends. "it was her man" Kiba held up a shot towards Naruto. Naruto grabbed it and slung it back.
"I didn't know she was back..." Naruto sat and let his mind wander. Kiba watched his face.
"What's it matter, man? You got Hinata at home, pregnant with your kid" Kiba said, taking a sip of his drink.
"It doesn't. I just hope shes doing okay, is all" Naruto said, looking back towards the door.
"I'm sure she's fine, I bet she's more than excited for her brother" Kiba said, thinking about the upcoming wedding. They were a month out from the Nara wedding. Their clan had been busy preparing for the day, Kiba was sure the girl was no different.
The air was crisp on her skin, her guitar case slung across her back as she walked the street to her home. Well, her parents home. She hadnt lived there since she was 14. The street was lit and memories flooded her brain. She and Naruto had spent hours on that bench as children, trying to figure out life. She hated that she couldn't even say hello to him now. While she was over what happened and the hurt no longer stung, she missed him and their talks. She missed his laugh and the way he was always so positive. Even on the darkest days.
She counted the steps up to her home, the way she did as a child. Opening the door, her mother standing straight ahead in the kitchen. She placed her guitar by the door as she took off her shoes. She made her way to the sink, to dry the dishes her mother had finished washing.
"Shikari, you don't have to do that, dear" her mothers smile was bright and loving. She missed getting to see that every day.
"I saw Naruto when I was leaving the bar, I couldn't even manage a hello... That's so sad considering, everything"
Her mothers eyes were soft. She had seen her daughter through almost every aspect of her relationship with the blonde haired boy. "hello isn't that hard of a word, dear." Yoshino gazed down at her daughter. She was certainly the shortest of the Nara clan, standing at a solid five foot. Her daughter let out a soft giggle. "I'd bet he misses you too, I think you all could be friends if you really tried" yoshino noticed her daughters shoulders relax.
Shikari turned her head to look her mother in the eyes. "I just wish I could get over, whatever it is. I got over it with Kankuro, you'd never know that we dated!" this time is was her mother's turn to giggle. Yoshino missed these talks with her daughter. Her daughters vibrancy was such a change compared to her son's constant content mood. Of course she loved both her children, she loved them both differently. Her son was very much like her husband, where her daughter took after her. Not coming far in her career as a ninja and pursuing other things.
"You'll find the right man one day, dear. He will sweep you off your feet, and you'll wonder why you were caught up on Naruto for so long. Your father and I met when we were just about your age, and married within two years of that. I mean, we had known each other but we didn't really get to know one another until we were about your age" shikari smiled at her mother. She knew that her mother meant well. All Shikari ever wanted was a love like her parents. Through it all, through every war, every fight, every kid and their milestones, they were there for each other. Shikari smiled. Maybe her mom was right. Maybe she just needed to open her eyes to people Infront of her