Disclaimer: the Anime NARUTO belongs to KISHIMOTO MASASHI. The only thing I own here are the characters, Kau and Choumi, and the plot. /// The song Anthem of the Angels belongs to Breaking Benjamin from their album Dear Agony.
Warning: this Oneshot contains a drug usage, death and implied suicide.
ChoujixOC
White walls surround us
No light will touch your face again
Rain taps the window
As we sleep among the dead
"You know that once you stop, you'll be able to do more missions."
That's what he had always said. He knew that she was in a financial crisis and that she was close to becoming homeless.
"This is just ruining you, Kau, it's killing you. Please stop."
He knew about her problems, about the drugs.
Days go on forever
But i have not left your side
We can chase the dark together
If you go then so will I
"I know, I know. There's nothing to worry about, Chouji. This will pass over. It always has."
That's what she always replied with. She knew he worried about her, but she had confidence that with time, everything will be back in place.
"You don't know anything about this, Choiji. It makes me feel so happy, so relaxed. It makes me feel alive."
She knew that she had a problem, she just kept cowering away from it.
There is nothing left of you
I can see it in your eyes
Sing the anthem of the angels
And say the last goodbye
"Do you want some of my barbecue?"
Gasps.
Asuma looked at Chouji shocked, "What did you just say?"
"I was offering some of my barbecue to Kau since she didn't have much to eat... What's wrong with that?"
Asuma sat there, gob-smacked.
It was the first step into their love.
Before their depression.
Cold light above us
Hope fills the heart
And fades away
Skin white as winter
As the sky returns to grey
"Chouji! Come on, stop mucking about~" Kau giggled. "Get Choumi, the timer won't wait forever!"
Chouji laughed and grabbed the small bundle and held him closely with one arm and putting his other arm over Kau's shoulders.
It was their first photograph as a family.
Days go on forever
But i have not left your side
We can chase the dark together
If you go then so will I
"Don't take him away from me!" Kau screamed, clutching onto a small jar. "He's my baby! He's my only baby!"
Chouji grabbed onto Kau, hugging her tightly as she cried on his shoulder.
"You're so cold... I'll hug you and warm you right up... I'll never let go... My little Choumi...'
He was dead. She wanted to, no, needed to believe that her little boy was still alive.
He was only 4 years old and he had already died.
There is nothing left of you
I can see it in your eyes
Sing the anthem of the angels
And say the last goodbye
I keep holding onto you
But i can't bring you back to life
Sing the anthem of the angels
Then say the last goodbye
"I don't think she'll make it, Chouji... She's overdosed and we've had to pump out almost half the contents in her stomach."
Chouji didn't want to believe this. He's told her so many times that she had to quit. She never did.
"Chouji... her heart failing... She's slightly conscious now, I think it's best that you say your last words to her now.. Before it's too late."
Before it's too late...
You're dead alive
You're dead alive
You're dead alive
You're dead alive
"Don't leave me."
Three simple words said by Chouji sliced right through Kau's heart.
"You can't leave me... I'll be all alone... What about our family?" Chouji cried out, bending down and clutching Kau's hand.
"We could have started a new one... After what happened to Choumi... We could have raised a baby and told them all about Choumi and how much they would have loved him...
"But you're leaving me now..."
Kau smiled softly and closed her hand around Chouji's. "I love you."
If she loved him, she would have stayed.
There is nothing left of you
I can see it in your eyes
Sing the anthem of the angels
And say the last goodbye
I keep holding onto you
But i can't bring you back to life
Sing the anthem of the angels
"We could have been together forever..."
And say the last goodbye
R&R