Only For You I Will
Chapter 1: Run (back to Konoha!)
Run. Keep running. Don't stop. Run. Run.
It were the only thoughts in his head. His lungs were about to explode and his legs protested by every move he made. But he couldn't stop, he couldn't look back. He needed to run, run and never stop.
Run.
His arms grabbed closer on to the girl lying in there. He had to save her, no matter what. In his head, he could still hear Shino screaming. Tears burned, but he hadn't the strenght left to cry. They were still there, still after him.
Keep running.
His feet touched the ground and were gone again. Akamaru was laying wounded on his shoulder, Hinata was more dead then alive in his arms. And he, he could only run. He had to run. It felt like he was only moving because of his own will.
"Kiba...Kiba-kun?" he heard a soft voice asking.
Don't stop.
"I'll save you, Hinata-chan" he answered, even tough she didn't even asked that.
He could hear their footsteps behind him. He could smell them. Gritting his theeth to prevent himself to totally panick, he searched for an idea. There must be something he could do. Someway he could save Akamaru and Hinata. Fighting was no option, he had barely the power to continue running. Slower and slower he began, untill he told himself to run faster.
Run, Kiba, run.
He kept telling himself that, but he felt his body protesting. At this rate, they would catch up and he would die. No, even worse. Hinata and Akamaru would die. There was no way he would ever let that happen. If he had the strenght left to smile his trademark smile, he would've done it. But instead he used the power he felt now to run faster. Faster and faster. So fast the world became nothing more then a blur. He forgot were he was heading too. It didn't matter too. The destination was of no matter, only the fact he would get there.
I'll save you, Hinata. I'll save you. I swear I will!
Panick.
That was what he felt, when he saw the dark emptiness only a few inches away from him. He was standing on a cliff, with underneath it nothing than darkness. His nose detected water and... them. They were coming closer and closer, he knew it, he smell it, he felt it. There was no way he could go. Was this the end? No, it couldn't be. He had to save Hinata and Akamaru.
"So, you've finnally realised running is useless, didn't you?"
Fear ran so fast trough his whole body he froze. Not a single muscle moved.
Run! Run, Kiba!!
But he could not. He simply stood there, his eyes widened in horror. The man standing before him killed Shino and Kiba knew he would be next. Tears of fear filled his eyes. The man took a step forward.
I... I...
Kiba hold Hinata closer to his body with one arm and the other grabbed Akamaru.
Hinata, Akamaru...
He felt his heart beating so fast it would stop anytime now. He trembled and his body refused to move. The man took another step towards Kiba.
I definitly...
Kiba made a decision. In a last, desparate attempt to save Hinata and Akamaru, he hold both of them close to his body. Then he turned around and ran into the darkness underneath the cliff.
I will save you. No matter what.
He closed his eyes. A shallow breathing told him Hinata was still alive. Good. She needed to stay that way. Whatever she did, she needed to live. It was the only thing he really wanted. Akamaru's heart was still beating, even tough he could barely feel it at all.
Then he felt his body hitting something hard. All the air in his lungs was beaten away by that sudden pain. Pain flashed trough his body and he opened his mouth to scream, but instead of air only water filled his mouth.
Hinata... Akamaru...
Memories flashed trough his head and he sank deeper and deeper. Some sweet voice in his mind told him to swim, but his body simply didn't move anymore. Perhaps he couldn't save them. The pressure of the water made it feel like his lungs were ripped apart. The bit of strenght that was left in his wounded, half dead body slipped away from him. Slowly, so slow it hurt. So slow he could almost see it, smell it, if the water wasn't filling his nose, that was.
I couldn't save Shino. Am I going to let you die two? Hinata... Akamaru... I'm... I'm so sorry... My body isn't moving.
In his head, he could hear Hinata laughing. He see him and Akamaru running trough the woods. Was he really going to let them die? No... He.. He made a promise.
Searching for a strenght beyond reason, that last resort deep inside him, he slowly opened his eyes. Deep in the water, the world above it looked so beautiful. That was a reason to fight, right. It didn't make sense at all, but he started kicking, swimming.
I won't break my promise... I won't... I will definitely...
He made it to te surface and he felt the sun burning on his brown hair. Looking above him, he knew he wasn't followed anymore. He didn't need to run anymore. Smiling, he pulled Hinata above the water and lay Akamaru above her. Then he laid on his back, watching the clouds. His feet kicked in the water, but he stopped with that realising it wasn't of any use. For now, he just let the water lead him.
"You see" he slowly whispered to fight the fear, "I told you I would rescue you guys. You two better thank me when we're back in Konoha!"
If we ever get back...
Still catching his breath, he tried not to think about Shino's screams, his blood all over the place. The smell of blood would never go away.
"You know," he started talking again, to fight the fear and sorrow away, "I know a joke. Wanna hear it?"
A answer didn't come, but still he started to talk further: "Well, there was..."
He just kept talking. He needed to hear someone's voice, even when it was his own. Something must tell him he was still alive. The sound of his voice, acting like there was nothing happened and Hinata was actually going to react, calmed him down a little. His eyes were directed straight at the white clouds, to forget the water colering red around him. He finished his joke.
"Not funny?" he answered.
An answer didn't come.
"Yeah, you're right, Akamaru" he said to himself, "Hinata is way to innocent to hear jokes like that."
He sighed.
"I'm really going crazy, right?" he felt the panick coming again, "you two are near death and I'm telling jokes to myself."
He took some deep breaths. Panicking now was no option. First, he had to bring them back to Konoha and make sure they survived. There was time enough to panick and be scared after that. Right now, he needed to be strong. Slowly he turned around, making sure Hinata's and Akamaru's head were above the water. With what seemed a never ending source of power, he began to swim. There was no time to waste, every second could be their last.
"Hinata, Akamaru" he whispered, "hold on"
After what seemed an eternity, he climbed to the shore. Pulling Hinata's powerless body to the shore and laying Akamaru next to him, he tried to catch his breath. His body was soaked and he felt cold. It almost felt like his heart was freezing. Even the sun couldn't warm him again. His eyes looked at Hinata. She must be cold too. Taking of his jacket, he closed his eyes. He had to make this, no matter what. It wasn't much further now... he hoped. Slowly he crawled to Hinata, reaching out for her. He wrapped his jacket around her, hoping it would keep her warm. Then he picked her up, holding her motionless body close to his. Kneeling beside Akamaru, he put him on his shoulder, the place where he belonged.
"Don't die, you two, don't even think about it" he smiled and continued his way back to Konoha.
His body was protesting and he couldn't control the trembling of his legs. But still he forced himself to put that one foot for the other, lift up the other and place it before the other one. He only concentrated on walking, because it seemed to take all the strenght he had left. Hinata's body became heavier with every step he took. He started to stagger and he laughed a bit at the stupid movements he made. His laugh sounded fake in his ear tough. How could he possibly be laughing after he saw Shino die and he did nothing? And then the fear... that fear that cut off all his senses, froze him in a second. It was too painfull to die from, he could only tremble and watch. He swallowed at the memorie. Closing his eyes and concentrating at nothing else then the walking, he desperatly blocked out everything else. His feet carried him further, further and further. He opened his eyes and a smile, real this time, crossed his face. Like the way to heaven, he could see the gate of Konoha before him.
"We made it! Hinata, Akamaru! We made it!!" he laughed and he forced his feet to move faster. "We made it!! Hahaha, you two are going to be alri -"
Suddenly he stopped talking. His eyes widened a last time and he felt the power leaving him. The ground hit him harder then he expected. The smell of ground came in his nose. His eyes fell closed and there was nothing he could about it. Hinata's body was right on top of his, but he couldn't move a single muscle. Every little piece of his body hurt. The darkness became closer and closer.
"Kiba-kun? Hinata-chan?" he heard someone yelling.
He wanted to answer, but the darkness he was slipping into felt really nice. He could close his eyes now, he could fall asleep now. The darkness could take him away now. Hinata, Akamaru. They were save.
I told you so...
It was the last tought that crossed his mind, before the darkness pulled him away from the world around him.
Hope you like it. This is my first Naruto story ever! Like you've guessed, it's a KibaHina story. Please, please review, I really love them. Sorry to let Shino die already, but well, it's for the good of my story. I don't really have much to say about this anymore, so hope you enjoyed it. Review! D (This couple is so cute, isn't it?)
