Gone

by SprawlingIvy

The war is over. Konoha is almost rebuilt. Everyone seems happy. And then, one stormy night there's a knock at the door. "There's been an accident." Four words that would change the lives of the Konoha 12 forever. Four words that would leave them asking themselves why, and when they get an answer it will be more than they expected. Rated T for language/possible themes. Please read!

1. Chapter 1

Ino walked in the middle of a dark road alone. Sadness filled her eyes, deep pain stabbed at her heart. She reached her destination, the sixteen-story apartment building she'd been living in since her home had been destroyed in the war. With a sigh she walked in and took the elevator up to the ninth floor, room number 244.

She had left her phone off for the past few days. Reluctantly she turned it on.

6 Missed Calls

25 New Messages

Three of the calls had been from Sakura, two from Choji, and one from Naruto. Shikamaru had texted her ten times, Mizuki four, Hinata six, Lee twice, and Sakura three. She didn't read any of the texts or listen to any of the voicemails. Instead she put her phone back on her bedside table.

Ino changed into a white nightdress and walked into her tiny bathroom. Her reflection stared back at her, screaming at her. Failure. Worthless. Ugly. In the way.

Pain and anger battled inside of her, driving her crazy. She grabbed a brush and threw it at the mirror with all the force she could muster. For a split second her reflection was cracked and broken up. Then the mirror shattered.

Ino backed up until she hit the wall, her hands covering her mouth. Run. Run. Run. Her mind told her. She ran out the front door and into the hallway. She spotted the stairs and took them to the roof.

A strong gust of wind slammed into Ino as she shut the door behind her, blowing her skirt around her legs and her long blonde hair in all directions. Slowly she made her way to the edge of the roof. There was a crack of thunder, and then a downpour of rain began. Ino looked out and could see Konoha, almost completely rebuilt from the war. Ever since it had ended almost two years ago, things had changed so much...

A sob escaped Ino before her tears began. They started out softly but quickly turned into sobs with enough force to cause her to shake. Failure. Worthless. In the way.

Ino stepped onto the ledge of the building and looked up at the stormy sky. Her sobs had calmed some, although the tears still fell. Her nightdress stuck to her body but her hair was still being blown around.

"I'm sorry." she whispered before she held her arms straight out

Stepped forward

And fell.