PART SEVEN: KANNA'S POV

I woke up in my bed. The daylight shinning bright in my eyes making them burn. I put my hands in front of my eyes and Yuki got up and shut the curtains. "How are you feeling Kanna?" She asked me.

"Sasuke?" I asked.

She took a deep breath and said "He's gone Kanna. There was nothing Naruto could do to stop him."

"Naruto tried to stop him?" I asked.

"Tried and failed. We all did." Said Neji who for some reason was in my room too.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked angry. Man I really hated Neji-freaking-Hyuga.

"I was concered about you" He replied with that asshole attitude.

"I really hate you. Now get out!"

"Kanna!" Yuki yelled at me. "I'm sorry Neji please give her time" Neji turned and left. "Kanna what the hell is wrong with you?" Yuki asked me angry.

"I think you of all people would know better than anyone what's wrong with me"

"You're right I do but that doesnt mean you should take your anger out on poor Neji"

"Yeah whatever"

"Kanna you need to be thanking Neji"

"Why the hell would I do that?!" I yelled now very angry.

"Because you Baka he's the one that found you!" Yuki yelled. She walked to the door and said "Kanna I know how you feel. I do but anger is not a way to handle it. It only causes you to hurt more. So when you decide to stop showing your ass I'll be downstairs" before walking out and slaming the door behind her.

I was left alone and that is when the pain hit. I felt a loneliness I hadnt felt in a very,very long time, not sience the death of my parents. I sighed defeated and decided to go downstairs and appologize to Yuki.

"Yuki" I called. "Are you here?"

"I'm in the kitchen."" She said. I could tell by the sound of her voice that she had been crying. I walked into the kitchen, her back was turned to me as she was washing dishes. "Yuki are you ok?" I asked.

She put her rag down, and turned around. The tears were visible on her cheeks. "How is it that both Uchiha brothers, whom I held so dear, has walked away from me. I feel bad. I couldnt stop Itachi and once again history repeats itself as I couldnt protect Sasuke from going to that bastard Orochimaru"

"Yuki I'm sorry for the way I acted." I said leaning against the counter next to her.

"Dont be Kanna, I acted the same way as you did when Itachi left"

"You did?" I asked shocked. I have never known Yuki to take her anger out on anyone who didnt deserve it.

"Yeah just ask Shikamaru. He ended up getting the worst of my wrath back then"

"Oh" I said looking at my feet.

"But when Shikamaru entered into the Academy he told me'Yuki I'm going to become a strong ninja so that way I can protect you. No one is ever going to hurt you again. I promis.' That day my brother saved my life"

"So is that why you guess are so close today?"

"Probably"

"Yuki?" I asked.

"Yeah" She replied.

"Can I have some money?"

"Why?"

"Because I want to take Neji out for an I'm sorry lunch"

"Good girl" She said smiling. She handed me some money and I left to go hunt down Neji.

"Neji!" I said calling out to him when I finally found him.

He walked over to me and said "What do you want?" with an annoyed voice.

"I'm sorry for earlier. Thanks for taking me home. I really apperciate it. So to thank you I want to take you out for some Ichiraku ramen"

"Um ok" He replied.

We sat eating when Neji said "I thought you hated me?"

"I did" I replied taking a bite of my ramen.

"Did?" He questioned.

"Did, until you saved me the other night. That Neji Hyuga earned you some Kudo points"

"Kanna?" He asked.

"Hmn" I replied with a mouth full of ramen.

"I dont hate you"

"I know that now" I put my bowl down and said something I would have never imagined myself saying to Neji "Lets be friends"

He smile and said "Yeah"

That night when I went to sleep the pain in my heart bleed into my mind as I had a nightmare. The image of Sasuke walking away from me played over and over in m mind and I couldnt help thinking that the next time I saw Sasuke he wouldnt be the same.