I sat on the bed as I heard the thunder crack outside. Soon enough the rain began to pour down. I got off the bed and looked out the window. The rain was so calming. Today was my day off from the hospital, so I just stayed in. A knock came to the door.
"Come in." A poked his head in.
"B asked if you could make dinner again. He really loves your cooking."
"Yes of course I can." I said, chuckling.
A nodded and shut the door. I turned to look back outside and just continued to watch the rain. The second day I was here, I cooked us dinner and ever since then, I've been making dinner. The two just loved my cooking. I looked at the clock and decided it was a good time to make dinner. I left my room and went to the kitchen. I heard A's and B's thoughts and heard that they were in A's office. After preparing everything, I made my way to A's office and knocked on the door. After he said 'come in', I entered.
"Dinner is ready." I said, smiling at the two.
"Alright, Little A's awesome cooking, oh yeah!" B sang.
I laughed at him and the three of us made our way to eat. They didn't hesitate to eat at all. I had set myself a plate to the side to let them eat. Since they're men, they can eat quite a bit. I leaned against the counter and ate my food while the two devoured the food. B sat back in his seat when he was finished; rubbing his stomach in the process.
"That was the best."
"Yes, it was quite delicious." A said, leaning back as well.
"Thank you."
"Your family must really appreciate the cooking you do." A said.
"Yeah, my nephew loves it." I said.
"Little A, is it just your nephew?" B asked.
"Yeah, it's just the two of us. Well, my sister and her baby."
"I heard about the Third, but what of your mother?"
"She passed away when I was a baby. I never got to meet her. Then my brother and sister-in-law passed away when I was 10. Then my father died when I was 13. And my other brother just passed away a week before I came here." I said. I didn't realize all I had said until I rethought about everything. I noticed the look on their faces and turned away.
"Anako, you don't need to turn away from us." A said. "It's okay to be hurt over your family's death."
"It's not that." I said. "I just don't want to talk about it." They got quiet and I could hear their thoughts. I turned off my mind reading and turned back to them.
"I'm going to go to the hospital." I said, leaving the kitchen and going to my room. After grabbing a few things, I left the Raikage Building into the rain. I made my way to the hospital and the girl at the front desk greeted me.
"Hello Anako, you're not due to be in today." She said.
"I know. I just was bored and had nothing to do, so I decided to come here." I said. "Is there anyone in need of assistance?"
"Not that I know of, maybe just do a room check." She said.
I nodded and made my way down the hallway. I passed room after room and realized that everyone was fine. I heard a horrific scream coming from the entrance. I made my way to the front and almost lost it at the scene before me. A Kumo ninja had been ripped to shreds. Literally. A few nurses where around him, trying to stop the blood from going everywhere. His teammates stood of to the side.
"Alright." I said, going over to the ninja. "I need you to take him to a room. We need to do immediate treatment on him right now or he is going to die." They all just looked at me. I got frustrated.
"Don't just look at me, move!" I yelled.
The nurses sprang into action and soon the ninja was out of the entrance and on his way to a medical room. I stood up and told a few of the nurses to clean up while I tended to the ninja. One of his teammates grabbed my arm.
"Please…" She choked out. "Save him."
"I do everything and anything I can to save your friend." I said, giving her a smile. She started to cry and thanked me. I left them and made my way to the emergency room where they took him. I ran into the room and watched as the nurses looked at me.
"We're losing him." A nurse said.
"Move." I said.
They moved out of my way and I placed my hands on his chest. The chest wounds healed up a bit and then I moved to his stomach. I gasped and looked down. Too many vital spots have been hit. He can't survive this, not matter what the medical treatment I did for him. I looked down at him and he was smiling at me.
"P-please tell the girl, m-my teammate, that it's okay me dying." He coughed up some blood. "I-I did it to save my comrades. Tell her that I'll be waiting for her."
"Quit talking. I'm going to save you." I said. I didn't want to give up. His teammate flashed through my mind. "That girl… She wants you to be okay. It's going to be okay."
"I-I've accepted the fact that I am dying." He coughed. "J-just let me die."
"Stop talking!" I shouted. "You're going to be okay."
He closed his eyes and I felt his heart stop. I gasped and started to perform CPR on him. I did compression after compression and nothing. I blew air into his mouth and continued to do more compressions. After 5 minutes, I stopped completely and sunk to the ground.
"Anako." A nurse said. I stood up and looked at her.
"Please clean up in here. I will inform his teammates." I said. The nurse nodded and I left the room and went to the waiting area where his teammates were waiting. The girl gasped when she saw me and stood up.
"Is Taro okay? Is he going to be alright?" She bombarded me with questions.
"I'm afraid I have some bad news. I was unable to save Taro. His injuries were too severe. I'm sorry." She looked at me and then let out a horrible scream. She sunk to the ground and began to cry. I knelt down next to her and placed my hand on her shoulder. "He wanted me to tell you he'll be waiting for you."
Saying that, made her cry even more. I stood up and nodded at the other two members. I made my way back to the room and the nurses had cleaned everything up already. A white sheet covered Taro's body. The nurses gave me a look of sympathy.
"You did everything you could. His injuries were just too massive." One nurse said.
"Death comes with being a shinobi." I said.
The two nodded at me and I went to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror at all the blood on me. I can now understand why Lady Tsunade was terrified of blood. I sat down on the toilet and put my hands in my head. The tears just started flowing out of my eyes. I failed her and I failed him. I pulled myself together and cleaned myself up. I finished and tied my hair up into a ponytail. I left the room and went back to the front. A stood at the desk.
"Anako…" He said, looking at me with a blank look. "I have heard what has happened."
"I'm sorry." I said. "I did everything I could."
"Yes, I understand that. You go home."
I didn't want to argue with him, so I did as I was told. The rain was still pouring down when I walked outside. Something about the rain that always gives me a horrible feeling. Instead of going home, I went to this pier and sat down. I pulled one leg up and let the other one dangle. I watched as the raindrops landed on the water. Everything was so peaceful and quiet, except the rain coming down. I was completely soaked soon enough and then I felt the warm tears building in my eyes. I rested my head on my knee and just let the tears flow down my face. Not being able to save Taro brought back some horrible moments.
"Little A, there you are. You'll catch a cold being is this rain!" B shouted to me. I then felt a hand on my shoulder. "Come one Little A. Oh you… You're crying…" B pulled me up.
"What's wrong?" B asked in a normal voice. I just shook my head. "You can tell me."
"I let someone die today; I couldn't save him. I let his teammates down. I tried so hard to save him and I just couldn't." I sobbed to him. "I can't save anyone. I couldn't save my boyfriend for leaving the village and going to the man that killed my father. I couldn't save my brother from dying. I couldn't save my father from dying. I'm a failure B."
I put my head down as the tears just followed out of my eyes. I can't believe I just let everything to a man I don't even know. I felt arms go around my shoulders and B pulled me to him. I felt small in his ginormous arms.
"It's okay to be upset, but being unable to save someone does not make you a failure. Sometimes things happen in life that you are unable to control. Medical ninjutsu doesn't save everyone. I can see that you are a very bright young lady and I know you'll go far in life. Sure, you will have your ups and your downs, but you just have to push through those bad moments to look at the good ones happening right before your eyes. Everyone goes through their bad moments and it is always good have someone to talk to and share all your troubles and fears with. I may not be much help, but I hope that makes you feel better." B said in a normal voice. I started crying more and wrapped my arms around his torso. I didn't say anything, just cried.
"Thank you." I said. "I really appreciate it."
"You're welcome Little A. If you ever need anything, please feel free to talk to me."
I nodded at him and we made our way back home. I felt my chest getting warm with love and I looked up at B. Deep down I know he's a compassionate person.
"I told you that you'd get sick sitting in the rain for as long as you did." B sang to me, setting down a cup of hot tea.
"I never get sick. This has to happen while I am here." I said, sniffling loud. "Thanks for the tea by the way."
"No problem. A wants you healthy soon. He's going on a mission and he needs you to accompany him."
"I'll be better in a few days tops." I said, smiling. I sneezed and then started coughing.
"Little A, whose Sasuke?" B asked.
"Huh? W-what do you mean?" I got a little shaky from him asking me about him.
"I thought you were talking the other night and I came to check on you and you were talking in your sleep. You said that name Sas-"
"Don't say his name around me please. I was just probably having a bad dream." I said.
"Oh; alright then. You also said the name Asuma."
"Asuma was my brother. He's the one that recently passed."
"Oh I'm sorry."
"Don't be." I said, smiling at him. "You better get out of here before you get sick too."
"I'll be back in a little to check on you."
I nodded at him and he left. I looked out the window and watched the rain come down. It's been raining for three days straight. The thunder and lightning storms here are just crazy. You can hear them all the time. This is definitely not like Konoha. I sighed. I missed my home. And I missed everyone. I still have a month to go too. I decided it'd be best to check on people. I left my mind and went to Konohamaru's. He was off with his team on a mission to Suna. Nothing bad has happened so far. I left him and went to Master K.
'Master K?'
'Anako, yo. How's everything in Kumo?'
'It's different. That's for sure. Too many mountains for me. I'm used to green and forest.' I laughed.
'You sound sick… Is everything okay?'
'I was in the rain for a long time.'
'Now if you'd listen to me, you wouldn't be sick.' Master K chuckled.
'Oh whatever. How's Naruto? Is everything okay with him?'
'Everything is okay with him. He sure misses you though. He and Sai are sort of getting along.'
'Figures. And Kurenai?'
'She's doing just fine. Her pregnancy is coming along just fine.'
'Good. I'll make sure I check up on her soon. I'll talk to you later Master K.'
'Talk to you soon.' I left him and started to get drowsy. I rolled over on my side and sleep consumed me.
"Keep up Little A! You're slowing us down!" A yelled at me.
"Well being sick is a setback! Getting back into moving is hard!" I yelled back to him.
Currently I'm on a mission with A and a few Kumo ninja. One of them is name Darui. I found out he is A's right-hand-man. The other two ninja were Haru and Jurou. I also found out that C is the medical ninja that always goes with them when they go on missions. Since he is still out, I am the one who has to accompany them. Due to being sick, I feel behind the others.
"Hurry up!"
"I'm coming!"
I finally fell in line with the others. A had to take care of some official business in a neighboring village. I was silent and just listened to the others talk. I took in my surroundings when I felt familiar chakra and familiar thoughts. I stopped and the others stopped as well.
"An enemy is coming. And this enemy isn't someone to be reckoned with." I said.
"I can feel their chakra." A said, standing next to me. I suddenly felt myself being thrown away from the others. A yelled my name, but I couldn't respond to him. I hit my head on a tree and darkness engulfed me.
I opened my eyes and blinked a couple of times. I slowly sat up and held my head. I gasped out as I applied pressure and felt a big bump. I made my hand glow green and looked around at my surroundings. I'm in a cave and the only light I can see is a small fire. Thoughts suddenly hit me and I froze in my place as the man walked forward.
"Hello Anako."
"Itachi."
Here is chapter 10! Sorry for the long wait. I got sick and got behind on my homework, but I am all well and caught up. So yeah, this chapter. Don't really know what to say about this chapter! Hahaha. Please read and review. Any questions, just review. Thanks! :) Also, if you go to my profile page, there is a picture of my OC! Check it out! Just click on the link!
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