Unbreakable Vow
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Remember our vow? Ten years ago, I remember. It was a colder night than usual. I remember stopping at the village gate, but for what, I don't know. It was a sign, perhaps, for I saw you running towards me, your silk kimono trailing behind you, your tears vanishing into the fine threads. It always broke my heart whenever I saw you cry, but at that moment, my soul tore when I felt you sob into my arms, your body shaking, especially when I knew I was the reason for torturing you like this. I remember reassuring you, saying everything was okay, that when the war was over, we'd be seeing each other once again. You looked up at me with trust in your eyes, but eyes wet nonetheless, and said, we'll be waiting. I smiled into your sweet hair and caressed the little bump below your stomach. I held you in my arms tightly, as though trying to swallow up you as much as I could. I remember us staying in that position, and I remember praying that I could just hold you in my arms like that forever. But when the alarm rang, I knew it was time to let go. I never knew I was going to let go forever. When I stroked your cheek for the last time, felt your gentle fingers unthread from mine, saw the smile you always wore for me for the last time, I wanted to capture that in my heart. I wish I had been able to see the last glimpse of you before walking through that gate, not turning my head around and trusting the future. I wish I could see your tiny figure once again, your long black hair dance in the wind. But what I wish most is to see your beautiful face, every detail etched on your skin. I want to see the personality reflected in your eyes, the love, with our son or daughter holding your hand.
But now here I am. Ten years later at our village's burial grounds. I could not imagine that this dead village was once our heart and home. But what I could not imagine was not seeing you or our child ever again. I am now at your tombstone, Hinata. And at our unborn baby's. I wish you could hear me again. I wish you could see me again. I wish, and I wish, and I wish everyday for something to happen. But I don't have to wish anymore. I cannot see you, or hear you, or smell you. But I can feel you. You will always live on in my heart. I love you, forever and always. Our vow has not been broken.
No matter the
distance, the bond we share will never be broken.