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OneOfAKindDarkness18

Naruto's-Love

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I apologize for taking so long for the last chapter. I had a busy week at school but now I'm on vacation. YAY! I really appreciate it your reviews. Here is the next chapter.


/Dreaming/

Hikari was standing over masses of dead bodies. Her hands covered with blood. She heard a sinister laugh behind her. She froze with fear and slowly turned around. There was a dark figure with a white face coming towards her. She woke up screaming. She was sweating. Anko ran into the room.

"What's wrong? Are you ok?"

Hikari was panting heavily and shaking.

"Hikari?" Anko slowly walked up to her bed and sat next to her. "It's ok, it was only a dream." Anko moved some of Hikari's hair out of her sweaty face.

"Yeah, Just a dream." Hikari finally got control of her breathing and calmed down.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Hikari just kept looking down. Her hand tightened on the blanket but Anko didn't notice. "No."

Anko was disappointed that Hikari wouldn't confide to her. "Okay then. Good night." As Anko was getting up to leave Hikari grabbed her hand gently.

"Please don't leave me." Hikari said just above a whisper. Fear was in Hikari eyes; this was the first time Anko has ever seen that.

"Okay." Anko didn't ask questions. She knew Hikari was scared of something but she wished she only knew what it was. She laid down next to Hikari and they both fell asleep. About 5 hours later they both got up. Neither one of them brought up the events of last night, instead they just got ready in silence, well almost silence.

"Hikari! Where is my toothbrush?" Anko yelled across the hall.

"I don't know! I don't use it! And stop yelling! People are trying to sleep still."

"Well guess what? If I have to go to work this early, everyone is getting up whether they like it or not! Right Bert!" Anko jumped up and down like a little kid in the living room. Then Hikari heard a man yell something like "Shut your trap lady" and "Go to hell, normal people are trying to sleep."

"Ahh! Anko stop that! Who is Bert?"

Anko stopped jumping. "Bert is the guy that took the apartment I wanted. So I vowed to him that I would make the rest of is life miserable. Muahh!"

Hikari sweatdropped. "Um, aren't you going to be late or something?" Anko looked at the time. "Ahhh! I'm going to be late. I'm never late!" Anko ran to her room to get something.

"Really? I would have thought you'd get lost on the way there." Anko stuck only her head out of her bedroom door. "Don't mock me. Or you can stay with Bert while I'm up here having parties every night." She said with an evil glare. Hikari was a little frightened and stepped back with her hands up defensively. "Okay, okay, okay, jeez." Hikari headed to the door to leave.

"Cya Anko! I'll make dinner around 7."

"Oh, wait!" Anko ran out of the room. "I won't be home until tomorrow night"

"And when were you going to tell me this? If I didn't say anything, I'd be coming back to an empty apartment making a good dinner for two ending up being dinner for one."

"Sorry I forgot to tell you. Please forgive me." Anko put her hands together and made a puppy dog face.

Hikari covered her eyes. "Okay fine I forgive you just stop with the puppy dog face!" Anko smiled but her smile turned to a frown.

"Will you be fine by yourself? I mean if you want me to stay then I'll…. ."

"No, no, no. I'll be fine." Anko was thinking about what had happen last night.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm sure. I mean come on. I'm 15 years old. I'll be fine on my own for a night or two. Plus don't forget." Hikari pointed to the window to nothing in particular. "The anbu are right outside if I need anything. Maybe if I scream really loud they'll come in and shut me up." Hikari smiled.

"If you're sure."

"Yes, I'm sure."

Anko smiled. "Good, then cya tomorrow. Bye!"

"Bye" Hikari watched as Anko ran toward the hokage's office. She sighed.

'What will I do today?'

Hikari walked into town ignoring the stares she received from people, thinking of what happened yesterday, when Sasuke came and helped her. She bandaged up her arm before she went in the apartment last night so Anko wouldn't get angry. But her arm still hurt, in fact her whole body ached but not from Ryu.

'Sasuke seemed really angry when Ryu was harassing me. But why? Then again, it's his mission to watch me and probably got angry he had to help me and all.' She sighed. 'What am I going to do today…tonight?'

Then all of a sudden Hikari again walked into someone.

"Oh my gosh, I'm such a klutz. I'm so sorry. Wait do I know you? You're Hinata right?"

"Hikari! I ddidn't mmean too."

"Don't worry about it. It was all my fault." Hinata smiled.

"WWhat are you ddoing here?"

"Nothing really." Hikari noticed that everyone was staring at her. Hikari got uncomfortable. "I have to go. Bye."

"Bye Hikari." 'I wonder what's wrong with her.' Then Kiba showed up.

"Hey Hinata! I was looking for you. What are you doing?"

"Sorry. I needed to get something in town and then I accidentally bumped into Hikari."

Kiba's eyes darkened. "Stay away from Hikari, Hinata."

"Why?"

"Because she's the Migashiba."

Hinata was stunned by this information. 'It can't be.'

"Promise me you'll stay away from her. Who knows what she'll do if you're alone with her. She's dangerous"

"I promise."

"Good"

"Kiba, I'll meet you and the others later, okay? I still have things to get."

"Sure Hinata. See you later." Akarmaru barked his goodbye and they left.

Hinata went into town to get some things for her father. She bought what was needed. Then she realized she didn't know where to meet Kiba and the others. She walked into town to see if they were there or if someone knew where they were. Then Hinata saw Hikari sitting on a bench far from people, reading a thick black book with someone holding an apple on it. Hinata heard Kurenai say that Hikari often works in the Hokage's office, sorting reports and junk. 'Maybe she knows where they are?' She had promise Kiba she wouldn't be with her alone though. 'I promised Kiba I wouldn't be alone with her but there are people around so I'm not breaking that promise, right? Besides he and the others would be upset if I didn't show up.' Quickly making up her mind, she went over to Hikari.

"HHi Hikari"

Hikari looked up from her book and smiled brightly. "Hey Hinata. Long time no see."

Hinata giggled a bit. "What are you reading?"

"Twilight. It's a really good book." (That is the truth. I love that book and its sequel. The third book is coming out in October, I think. I highly recommend this book for everyone to read. And if you already read it, you're cool. If not, then I suggest you read it, but you're still cool)

"What's it about?"

"Girl likes vampire, vampire likes girl. That kind of thing. It's a lot better then that though."

"Oh"

Hikari looks at Hinata. "Do you need something?" she asked in a friendly manner.

Hinata pushes her two index fingers together. "Umm do you know where Kurenai might be training today? I don't know where I'm supposed to meet them."

"Well that was smart of you." Hikari smiled. "I know where she is. She's in the endurance training field."

"Thank you so much." She clapped her hands together and bowed. "Bye" and she ran off.

Hikari giggled. "No problem." and she continued to read her book. Then she stopped reading and closed her book. She promised she would help Shizune file some papers. She put the book in her bag and walked toward the hokage's office.

When she arrived some jounin were staring at her. She grew accustomed to their stares,(Yes even the elite ninja disliked her.) As she round the corner to the record room, she walked right into a stack of walking papers. The papers flew everywhere; uncover Shizune who was under them. "I'm so sorry Shizune."

"Oh my goodness, Hikari you're here! Great! I'm going to go crazy! I have so much work to do. First the hot water wouldn't work and then I left the oven on and now I can't find my pen and…."

Hikari put her hands on Shizune's shoulders. "First thing, calm down. Second thing, I'll take the files and you do whatever you need to do. Third thing, your pen is behind your ear."

Shizune felt behind her ear. "Oh thank you! What would I do without you? Okay you take care of these documents and after you file them in, Tsunade would like to see you."

Hikari smiled. "No problem. Now go do what you need to do."

"Thanks again Hikari. Bye" and she was off.

'She needs a vacation. I wonder why Tsunade wants to see me. Maybe she wants to kick me out of Konoha. Nah, I'm never that lucky.' Hikari sighed and picked up the papers and took him to the filing room. About an hour and a half later, she was done. Hikari started making her way to the Hokage's office. She knocked on the door.

"Come in. Hey Hikari."

'She doesn't seem mad.' "Shizune said you wanted to see me?"

"Yes. Take a seat." Tsunade frowned.

'I take that back.'

"Remember your condition when you came here. After you recovered, you weren't … in the best condition. You still have not fully recovered." Tsunade folded her hands together and closed her eyes.

"I told Anko that you needed to rest. But I hear that you're running around town doing jobs."

"Is that bad?"

"Yes."

Hikari sensed more than anger in her response. Was it worry?

"I don't know what's wrong with you. Your body refuses to heal properly, meaning you don't heal all the way I would want you to. You running around in your condition could worsen your condition. If you were to get a bad cut, you could bleed to death because no one will be able to stop the bleeding and you would bleed to death. I suggest that you don't work yourself too hard. You need to rest. Your heart can't handle too much stress. If you are in a really stressful situation, heart could actually stop. Do you understand me?"

Hikari looked in Tsunade's eyes. There was worry and anger in them. Anger not from Hikari's condition, but what made her in that condition. Hikari was thinking all she heard over and stared at the ground, then looked back into her eyes.

"What if I don't rest?"

The expression on Tsunade's face changed. Hikari didn't need her to answer; she saw it in her eyes.

"You could die."

The room went silent.

"Is that it?"

"Is that it?! You could end up dead if you keep running around and all you say is that's it!"

"We all live, we all die. I'm not happy about it but what could anyone do?" Hikari answered honestly. Hikari understood the hard terrible truth. She did care about her life but there is nothing she or anyone could do.

"Hikari, I vow to you I will find out what's wrong with you and fix it." Hikari knew she was serious. "But please," she pleaded. "Don't over work yourself. At least take it slow. You are valuable person and don't forget that, no matter what anyone says."

'She really wants to help me.' Hikari was stunned how Tsunade cared for her. "I'll be careful. Just don't tell Anko about my condition. I'll tell her myself."

"Okay. I want you to come back to my office for a check-up in one week. Okay?"

"Okay." Hikari looked at Tsunade and smiled. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Tsunade smiled back. "I know you will."

Hikari bowed her head. "Thanks for seeing me. Bye"

"Bye" Tsunade was thinking about Hikari and smiled. Then she continued to read important boring documents. "Where's Shizune when you need her?"

Hikari was walking down the hallway thinking. 'She has a bad past with close ones dieing. I can see it in her eyes. She's been hurt a lot. That's why she is so determined to help me. But if she only knew..' Then someone interrupted her thoughts.

"Hi Hikari."

Hikari was shocked to see Kakashi but she smiled anyway. "Hi"

"I heard that you do favors for people. I have a big favor for you if you're interested."

Hikari debated whether or not he really wanted to ask her to do something or if he was just pulling her leg. It happened before but something about him made it seem he was honest.

"Okay. What do I have to do?"


This weekend I won't be able to update because of Christmas and all. I'm off for two weeks so I'll be adding a lot of chapters over my break. (I can't wait.) Happy Holidays Everyone!!! Please Review.