It was five days after Kiba's funeral, eight after the incident. Everyone who knew Kiba was deeply sad. Hinata and Ino were hurt the most.

Eight days had passed, but Hinata still had a heavy feeling in her heart. The late summer breeze couldn't even soothe the pain in her. Every afternoon, Hinata would take a long stroll outside, visiting the same place: the park where the mural was created.

She would sit on the bench in silence, mentally punishing herself. Her eyes would land on the spot in which the mural was created. It was all blurred out now but the original piece of work stuck to her vision.

"I'm sorry Kiba. It was all my fault," were the words that continuously ran through her mind.

"Hinata." She quickly turned to her side. It was Temari. The blonde-haired friend took a seat next to her. She looked up in the sky and scoffed, "That stupid boy."

"Huh?" Hinata questioned.

"Kiba. The stupid boy. He always couldn't help letting others have a better life. He always cared about others more than himself. Kind of like a dog, wouldn't you say so?"

"I guess," the Hyuuga replied softly.

"Although his actions were stupid, at the same time, they were heroic. I know Kiba since grade school. He wouldn't help others because he needed to. It was because he wanted to."

"Temari, it was my fault. If I had paid attention to the car, he wouldn't have had to push me out of the way."

"Shut up, Hinata. Remember that girl who would be confident in class all the time?" Hinata looked at Temari and nodded.

"Where is that girl now, Hinata? Right now, I see the old you. The confident Hinata would have realized by now that it wasn't your fault. The confident you would realize that Kiba had no regrets when he died. The only regret he would have had was not saving you and letting you die."

Hinata looked at Temari with realization and now understood. Slowly, for the first time in eight days, she smiled.

(The Next Day: School)

Ino and Sakura, for the first time in a while, made eye contact with each other.

"I know what really happened about Kiba's incident, Ino," Sakura said venomously to Ino. Ino's eyes widened.

"You sent Kabuto to crash his car and injure, or kill, Hinata. Didn't you?" Ino did not answer, but glared at Sakura. Surprisingly, Hinata passed by and heard every word.

"Didn't you?!" Sakura shouted.

"What I do or didn't do does not concern you, Sakura," Ino replied with arrogance and started to walk away. Sakura immediately grabbed her shoulders and forced Ino to look at her.

"Don't you get it?! It was because of you Kiba died! It was because of your arrogance all of this happened! I know you did it!"

Ino kept a straight face at Sakura and was silent.

"Ino, stop this. Stop being like this!"

The blonde girl pushed her away and walked off. Sakura sighed and looked forward and saw that Hinata was standing there.

(Night: Ino's Room)

She sat in her room, alone, reminiscing the happy times she had with Kiba. A single tear streamed down her cheek.

"It's not my fault. It's not my fault! It's Hinata's fault. Yeah, that's right, it's Hinata's fault!"

"Yeah, it's all Hinata's fault! That's right! You didn't do anything!" she spoke to herself.

"I'll get revenge on you Kiba. Hinata will suffer the same pain you did! Kiba, this is for you."

Intermission:

As you can see, Ino is cuckoo right now. And, I'm sure you all have guessed, this is the last chapter. :(

Back to the story xD.

(Next Day)

Ino was walking through the front doors of the school with her head down. She paused. All of a sudden, Ino lifted up her face revealing a tired and angry face. There were barely visible bags under her eyes. Her eyebrows were furrowed. Ino started to walk again.

Hinata was walking alone in the hallways, ignoring the students who passed by. She looked content today. Then, all of a sudden she was pinned against the wall by someone. Hinata felt a sharp pain against her spine. Her pale eyes opened rapidly to meet blue eyes. She saw an enraged dragon in those eyes just ready to blow its great breath of fire.

"You! It's your entire fault! Kiba died because of you, not me! I didn't do anything!" she shouted and an object glistened at the corner of Hinata's eye. It was a sharp knife. Hinata was now frozen with fear. Nothing in her body wanted to move. The sight of the sharp blade which would eventually pierce into her body scared her too much.

Then, Temari's word replayed in her mind.

"The confident you would realize that Kiba had no regrets when he died. The only regret he would have had was not saving you and letting you die."

Once the blade was about 2 inches away from her, Hinata finally had the courage to move her body. She grabbed a hold of Ino's hand and pushed Ino to the wall on the other side. The knife dropped onto the ground. The students just stood there, scared.

"Ino! I don't care if I killed him. I don't care if you killed him. I don't even care if God killed him! It already happened! Ino, you should move on! It hurts. It really hurts and I know that!"

Ino glared at her, "You don't know anything!"

Hinata walked up to her and slapped the girl's cheek.

"What gives you the right to say I don't know anything when I honestly do?!" Ino stared at the ground in shock as Hinata continued, "The pain of losing an important person in your life, the pain of feeling left behind by them, the pain of not understanding why they died and not someone else, I know how it all feels like!"

Ino kept silent.

"When Kiba decided to go out with you, he probably thought you were a gentle and thoughtful person. Now, to be honest, I don't see any trace of that in you right now. You probably lost your good friends because of that."

Silence clung in the air and Hinata left the shocked blonde girl. The students still crowded around the blonde student. A few minutes later, Ino regained consciousness and madly stared at the students.

"What are you all looking at?! Get the hell away from me!" she screamed but the students remained.

"Go away!" she screamed violently and piercingly and the students decided to rush away from her and she fell to the ground. So much anger and confusion bottled up inside, she screamed and punched the wall. In result, Ino ended up in tears.

(The next day)

"Ino Yamanaka!" Kurenai called out. No answer. Kurenai looked up and scanned the students to see if there was a blonde haired girl, however, there was not. Then, Kakashi rushed into their class.

"Kurenai! Turn on the T.V!" A little surprised, she turned to her right and turned it on. All the students glued their eyes to the screen. On T.V, Mr. Yamanaka was seen and Ino was by his side.

"Ino?"

The two were in an elaborate room with reporters crowded around them. Ino stepped up to the podium.

"Miss Yamanaka, you said you had something to tell us," a reporter said.

Everyone was silent, waiting for her reply.

"Yes… I… I do have something to say," she took a deep breath, "I haven't… I haven't been the best person I have been expected to." Mr. Yamanaka stared at her, stunned.

"At school, at Akiyama High… I was use to being the center of the attention. If not everyone's eyes were on me, I would do everything I could just to have that one person look at me. This included hurting them. However, recently, my friend was killed in an accident because of me.

"I had sent someone to do that. Then, a girl in my class brought me back to reality. She was the one person who did not give me the attention I needed, the one who would not give in to my games. I had bullied her ever since she came to the school. Now, because of her, I realize that you shouldn't hurt anyone just because they don't do whatever pleases you. So… I would like to say, Hinata Hyuuga… the whole student body at Akiyama… and anyone I have ever hurt in my life… I'm sorry. I truly am."

Hinata and her classmates widened their eyes in shock.

"I'm going to drop out of Akiyama because I am ashamed of what I did there. I hate myself. I will try to have a fresh start of becoming a new lady. You all may not forgive me, but at least you know that I have realized my mistakes. Again, I am sorry. And… Hinata Hyuuga, I'm sorry and thank you for waking me up into the real world."

Then, she ran off the stage and the reporters followed her.

In an isolated place, Kabuto and Ino encountered each ther.

"So are you giving up?!" Kabuto yelled at her.

"Shut up. In a few minutes, the cops will be here to get you. I reported you to them so if I were you, I'd start running," Ino warned him and walked away. Kabuto, frightened, began to run. Then, he felt a gun pointed at his head.

"I lied. They were here the whole time we were talking," Ino told him with a smirk.

Hinata was still surprised. Kurenai turned off the T.V. and walked towards the desk.

"Well, that was… very surprising," she said, "I'm sure you all forgive her." Every student, Sasuke, Temari, Sakura, Naruto, Neji, and so on turned to look at Hinata who was still in a state of shock.

"Hinata?" Sakura softly spoke.

Hinata snapped out of it astonishment and stared at everyone who was staring at her back.

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked.

Hinata slowly smiled, "I'm fine. Kurenai-sensei, can I please get some fresh air?"

Kurenai nodded and Hinata left the classroom.

(Outside)

Hinata sat at the fountain and dipped her fingers in it.

"Let's go," a cold voice was heard. She looked up to see it was Sasuke.

"Let's go to the park," he walked away coolly and she followed him, like she was in a trance.

"So do you forgive her?" he asked.

"Yes… I forgive her, even though I don't want to. What she did was unforgivable. But if I don't forgive her, a disturbing feeling would always haunt me. I would feel guilty for not forgiving someone who sincerely apologizes. I know someday, though, I will truly forgive her and forget the mistakes she has made."

When they got there, he revealed some tubs of chalk, which surprised her.

"How did you—"

"Who do you think gave Kiba this idea? When we were seven, he would usually get picked on and I would go to the park with him and draw on the sidewalk with him."

Hinata smiled and hugged Sasuke.

"Ey, hurry up and just grab a piece of chalk," he bluntly said and she slowly pulled away and giggled.

"When reality hits you, many things can happen but in the end, whether it's a happy ending or a sad one, you will learn to overcome it and eventually find happiness. Believe me, I know."

The End :D

Ahaha, I finally ended it. I know it's not really the greatest happy ending like on those disney channel stuff, but hey, the title is Reality and in reality there aren't always those high school musical type happy endings. xD

I hope you enjoyed it. :D i might end up writing another story 8D hoorays! xDD thank you for readers who reviewed and favorited because it really motivated me to keep writing this! :D