CHAPTER 4- EVERYTHING TO SAVE HIM

Thank you for your patience while waiting on me to update. When it takes this long I seriously feel like a jerk. College is a hectic place. Professors are the devil. I just finished a large Spanish project and I couldn't be happier that it is over and done with. Honestly why do I go to college if it is just going to get in the way of updating for my precious reviewers. I should quit. Wait… no…then I can't take my samurai sword class next semester. Without any mad skills like samurai sword I'll never get a cool job. Don't think that I forgot about you. Ya'll reviewed, so I don't have to kill Kiba and the mystery Kunoichi. I appreciate ya'lls reviewer loyalty. Thank you for your steadfast reviewing.

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He was fading. She had to save him.

The familiar voices around her assured her that back up had arrived. Akamaru nudged her and barked softly letting her know that it was safe to work. She muttered a jutsu and her hands began to glow. Sweat rolled down her temple as she worked quickly to save the man who had such a tight hold on her heart.

His breath rattled as she focused in on his organs. The damage was grim. She remembered how few nin believed in her when she first started her medical training. She flinched at the recollection. She had never expected that she would become a medical nin. 'Please' she begged within herself, 'Please find the strength to save him.' The glow intensified and her arms shook slightly from the sudden increase in chakra. "Faster, Faster. Please. Stop bleeding," she pleaded in a desperate whisper as she restored his pierced lung.

As if to answer her prayer, his heartbeat began to stabilize and his tremors subsided. 'I'll have just enough chakra left for suture' she thought relieved. Kiba's skin was closing as if pulled by an invisible thread. She felt weak and frail when she looked at how pale he was. She had barely been able to save him.

"I love you." She murmured twirling a piece of his brown hair. She lightly touched the garnet marking on his cheek. A satisfied smile came across her face. Weariness consumed her small frame as she use her last ounce of energy to whisper, "I need you more than air…please… stay with me."

With that she collapsed onto his chest allowing his heartbeat to set the tempo for her dreams. Kiba's roommate, Akamaru, whimpered anxiously as his master and the kunoichi were gathered up by their teammates. The team sped quickly towards Konoha with Akamaru leading the pack or shinobi.

White. It was everywhere. White ceiling…walls…curtains…floor…even the bed sheets. He sighed realizing his location, Konoha Hospital was not a popular destination amongst most nin and Kiba was no exception. He felt a weight sift at the end of the bed. 'She's here,' he thought with a smile.

He raised his head and saw his best friend Akamaru's head laying on the edge of the bed. Kiba began to get a bit confused. Akamaru's tail thumped against the floor joyfully as Kiba began to look around the room. 'Where is she?' he wondered. 'Someone has been here but it wasn't her. But I can sense her.' There were flowers on the table by the window. The curtains were parted slightly allowing the sun to beam gently across the bed. He followed the beam until his eye scanned over a nearby bed.

That's when he saw it. A small tuft of color. Her hair was splayed out across her pillow. She was lying in the bed next to his sleeping soundly. The anxiety had had begun to rise up inside him was quieted by the peaceful look on her face. 'She is safe,' he thought and let out a small sigh of relief. He took in everything about her appearance. There was a thin bandage to cover up the slit on her face.

He stared at her for a long time. The moments before his blackout replayed over and over in his mind. He felt an aching in his shoulder as he lifted his fingers to his lips. 'I felt her kiss me. I heard her say those words.' He looked at her with a grin spreading across his face. 'She loves me,' he mused.

I hope ya'll enjoyed the chapter. Now is the part where I decide exactly where I want my story to lead and where I want it to end. Please review. Your reviews are what keeps me going.