*cries* I'm sorry~~!! I was so uninspired for the longest time! *grovels* don't kill me!! I was finally inspired by Fefe Dobson's 'Rainbow´ which I obviously don't own...

This is shorter then the others, I can tell you that now! Sorry about that, also, I'm sorry that it's slightly... happier then the others ^^;; but this story needs a bit of happiness... poor Hinata has gotten really depressing =_=

As always, I don't own Naruto, only my assumption of Kiba's death. My theory if you will. Although, I HOPE I'M WRONG~~!!! TT-TT

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Rainbow

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"After the rain there's always a rainbow," Naruto had told Hinata once.

"It's obviously been raining on me for too long," Hinata had replied in a quiet voice. "I'm still waiting for my rainbow..."


Hinata hated remembering conversations like that. It made her think of the past she tried to forget. All that sadness that had consumed her for so long... she'd rather remember the people who were close to her, in life and death. Remembering led to crying again, which led to hurt and the feeling of betrayal. She hugged herself tightly and looked out the window. It had been raining a lot lately, and she was sick of it. She hated the rain, it made her miserable.

"Damn I hate rain! It's so hard to go for a walk when it rains," Kiba's slightly pouting sounding voice echoed.

"Suck it up, pup," Shino muttered.


Hinata closed her white eyes and leaned her head gently against the window sill. A small smile crossed her slightly pale face.

"Ar..." Kiba whined from his position on the sill. Hinata absentmindedly patted the dogs head.

"Remembering," she whispered. She placed her heated hand on the window pane. It was cold, like always. Her hand slipped, leaving a trail behind. She watched the rain behind the water streaked window. The rain looked to be slowly easing up. Hinata gave a slight smile at the prospect.

"Come on Kiba," Hinata said. The dog barked and followed. She grabbed her coat before exiting and locking up the house. Although the rain was lifting, the two became soaked quickly.

"A little rain never hurt anyone! Come on Kurenai-sensei!" Kiba whined.

"We're not training in the rain Inuzuka-kun!" their sensei exclaimed. It was a rainy day, and Team 8 had decided to meet at the ninja academy. Kiba frowned, the proceeded to give an uncharacteristic pout.

"This sucks," he muttered unhappily. Akamaru gave his bark of agreement, before Kiba glanced at Hinata. Shino was inside with Kurenai.

"Umm... I'm sure the rain will let up soon," Hinata supplied. Kiba grinned.

"Yeah, you're probably right Hinata!" Kiba exclaimed. The two stood on the porch in silence for a few minutes. "Can I tell you something Hinata?" Kiba asked, staring at the pouring sky.

"Ah, sure Kiba-kun," Hinata said, always staring at the grey sky.

"I love rainbows. They always give me hope that tomorrow will be brighter. You know? Like... the suns message that it'll be back..."


The dog beside Hinata barked loudly to catch her attention. Hinata blinked and looked at the sky. There was the most attractive rainbow Hinata had seen in her life. She looked in awe at the huge light that seemed to sparkle. For half an hour she and Kiba stood in silence, soaking wet staring at the rainbow. As it began to fade, Hinata put her hand up to the sky, and clasped it, as if trying to hold on to it.

"You're only a rainbow away," Hinata whispered. "I'm still keeping your secret..." Hinata dropped her hand. "Everything fades away, storms... people... Everything except my love for you." Hinata looked at the pup beside her, and motioned her head to leave, and the dog led the way home.

"You were my rainbow, and you faded away. But... a rainbow always returns..."

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Ah... again with my sorry-ness and stuff...

On another note, I'll be writing two more chapters . . . story things... O_o; Sorry . . . then I'll probably write a one-shot of HinaKiba when Kiba's alive! ^^