Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. *Other notes and disclaimers will be placed at the bottom of the page- to prevent spoilers and the such.*
Notes: This story is set in an AU where Sasori doesn't leave Suna. Let's imagine that the Third Kazekage either retired or was killed after the war so the Fourth takes on the hat as Kazekage.
Enjoy.
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"May I…please…go home now?" The words came out in between several shaky breaths, as she placed her hand above her husband's. He was about to protest when Chiyo's monotonous voice cut the silence, "There's nothing we can do for her anymore, Kazekage-sama." The elder doesn't bother to put it out gently.
"She's as good as dead, right now. There is too much copper in her system— we have no way of taking it out."
Karura held his hand just a little tighter before he could wheel around and turn his frustrations on Chiyo— just a little because she no longer has energy for anything else. With a small nod, she repeated her earlier request. "Let's go…home…" Unlike her husband, she's already seen, already accepted the inevitable.
How long can someone live with only half their heart anyway? Karura briefly glanced at the calendar at the far end of the hospital room, though she didn't need it to remind her that it's been three years, eight months and around a week since… someone left the world and took half her heart with him. The other half is in someone's iron grip— clinging desperately and tying her to the dark earth that he lives in.
Like any object acted upon by two balanced forces, Karura is unable to move— stuck somewhere between life and death, between the two people she loves the most. Stuck… until someone lets go.
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Notes: For those who are curious, the disease is called Wilson's disease.