To Death
No. It couldn't be.
He couldn't be dead.
He had promised.
He would protect her.
He couldn't be dead.
He would be breaking his promise if he was.
He never broke his promises.
He never broke his promises to her.
He couldn't be dead.
She dropped to her knees beside his still body.
Her hands gripped his jacket.
She watched his chakra dwindle and disappear.
Her head and shoulders slumped.
She was alone without him.
She needed him to protect her.
She needed him to help her.
She needed him to be there for her.
He couldn't be dead.
Her head lifted.
Her mouth opened.
Her cry filled the clearing.
Her torrent of emotion broke through its dam.
She screamed of her pain.
Her mind transported her to a memory long forgotten.
He'd asked her, "If someone you loved died, could you live on? Because dying is easy, its living that's the hard part. Would you be able to honor the dead by living?"
She hadn't had an answer then.
She had one now.
She pulled the kunai from his chest.
She placed a hand on his mortal wound.
She smiled softly.
She whispered. "I have your answer..."
She looked into his peaceful face. "I wouldn't be able to."
She looked up at the sky. "I couldn't live on if the person I loved died."
She looked at him again. "I can't honor you by living."
She took a deep breath and nodded.
She plunged the kunai into her heart.
She smiled as blood dribbled from the corners of her mouth.
Her eyes closed peacefully. "I will see you soon... I love you."
Her mouth twitched into a smile.
She knew that, even in death, he was with her.
Her body fell over his.
A/N:
ok. I was thinking Kiba/Hina, but it could pretty much work with any couple in the Naruto universe...
DISCLAIMER-
I do not own any characters implied in this fic. They belong to Mashashi Kishimoto-san
