I curled up in a ball on my bed. I could hear Konohamaru crying in the room next to me. I squeezed my eyes shut and put a pillow over my head, trying to drown out the sound. It didn't help though; I could still hear him crying. I heard the door to his room open and then close. I heard muffled voices and Konohamaru stopped crying. The door opened and closed again. Then my door opened and closed.

"Anako," Asuma said, sitting on the bed.

I felt the pillow being removed from my head; I kept my eyes shut. I felt Asuma's hand on my shoulder.

"Anako," Asuma said again.

"Just leave me alone." I mumbled, turning my body away from him.

Asuma sighed and pulled me from my curled form and pulled me onto his lap. I rested my head on his shoulder and his arms wrapped around my shoulders.

"You don't have to be so strong." He said, "It's okay to show your softer side."

"I have to be strong for Konohamaru." I whispered. "If he sees me holding up a strong front, he'll be okay."

"He isn't here right now and even if he was, you don't have to mask your emotions in front of him. He wouldn't think any less of you."

I sucked in a deep breath and the tears started to flow down my face. I clutched onto Asuma's shirt and just let all my pain out. I felt like my heart was being ripped out and stomped on. Asuma rubbed my back and told me everything was going to be alright.

-Funeral-

I stood next to Asuma and Kurenai. The sky was full of clouds and rain began to slowly fall.

"It's raining." Kurenai said.

"Even the heavens weep." Asuma said.

Everyone's memories fill my head, as the rain began to pour harder. I let the tears run down my face freely now, since no one would be able to see them anyways. The elders began the ceremony and then one by one, people took a single white flower up to the memorial stand. When it was my turn, I just stood there, not wanting to put the flower down. I started to sob uncontrollably. I felt a hand grab mine. I looked up and saw Asuma.

"Come on."

Asuma placed my hand down and grabbed me and walked me away. He held me as I sobbed into his side. The rain stopped and the clouds began to disappear. The sun came out and people began to leave. Asuma pulled away from me.

"You coming?"

"In a minute." He just nodded and walked away.

I looked at my dad's picture on the memorial stand.

"Hey Anako!" Naruto yelled at me. I just ignored him.

"Naruto, just leave her alone." Master K said.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I didn't look up, just kept my head down.

"Anako," Sasuke said.

I sighed as new tears began to fall. Sasuke's arms went around my shoulders and he pulled me into him. I cried in his chest, soaking his shirt.

"It's going to be okay." He said.

I just nodded and continued to cry. Sasuke just kept rubbing my back. After a while, I pulled away and wiped my eyes.

"Thank you." I whispered.

"I am your boyfriend, would you expect anything less?" He asked.

"I guess not." I said, "I have to go home. Asuma will get worried."

"Let me walk you."

"No."

Sasuke shot me a glare.

"Why not?"

"I want to be alone." And with that I walked away from him, going home.

-Home-

I lay on my bed, playing with my hair. Maybe I was a little too harsh with Sasuke. He just wanted to walk me home and I got snippy with him. I shouldn't have, but he can understand that I am going through a hard time right now. A memory ran through my mind.

-Flashback-

I sat on the bench playing with a flower, watching the other kids play on the playground.

"Anako?" I looked up and saw my dad.

"Daddy!" I yelled, getting off the bench and running to him. I wrapped my arms around him.

"Hello sweetheart." He said, hugging me back. "Why aren't you playing with the other children?"

"I wanted to wait for you to pick me up." I said, putting my head down.

"You can play while waiting for me."

"But I am just so excited to see you, daddy." I said, with a huge smile on my face.

"You don't have to neglect your friends." He said, "Someday those friends may be very useful in the future. If there is never a time when I or Asuma can't be there, you can always turn to those friends to be there for you."

"Okay daddy." I said.

-End Flashback-

I smiled at that memory. Dad did have a way with words, but those specific words stuck in my mind. I got up from the bed and went downstairs. Asuma was on the couch, smoking a cigarette.

"Anako?"

"I'm going to be gone for a bit." I said, putting on my shoes.

"Okay."

I left the house and began to the place of my destination. I stopped at the door and brought my hand up to knock on the door. The door opened.

"Anako?"

I threw my arms around Sasuke's neck and began to sob.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke." I sobbed.

I felt Sasuke's arms go around my waist and I buried my face in his chest again.

"There is no need to be sorry my love." Sasuke said, "You're upset and that is understandable."

"I shouldn't have been so rude. You were only trying to help me."

"I understand and I forgive you." Sasuke said.

I didn't say anything more. Sasuke just held me while I just let the tears flow. After a few minutes, I stopped crying. Sasuke wiped my tears away.

"It's going to be okay. You have me, Naruto, and everyone else to help you with this." Sasuke said.

"Thank you." I said, leaning up to kiss him. Sasuke kissed back and I knew that his words were true.

Sorry for the long wait. I had a little writers block and I am going through a tough time right now. :/ Next chapter will be out soon though, I promise.

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