He who was called Orochimaru. Iruka rubbed his eyes somemore and looked outside the window at the now dark sky. The sound of rain still rang loudly threw out the house. And the clock in the kitchen ticked louder than usual. Iruka set down his cup of tea and headed to bed..

Next Morning

Iruka awoke to a violent shaking. And glancing at the clock noticed it was only 5 in the morning. Classes not starting till 7. He opened his eyes and saw naruto shaking him.

Iruka: Naruto..whats the meaning of this awakening?

He asked. Ryou stood next to him. Iruka sat up and noticed both the boy's faces. Both filled with worry.

Ryou: Iruka-sensei, the nurse called. Their awake.

The minute Ryou finished his sentence Iruka shot from bed, scrambling for his clothes. Ryou and Naruto watched quietly as he dressed.

Iruka: Both you boys go back to bed, ill see u at school

And with that said Iruka walked out the door of their apartment. When he steped outside the weather was worse than it had been last night. He knew this was only one sign of things to come. The lightning flashed wilding and the thunder crashed. About 3/4ths the way there he noticed 2 boy standing outside the gate. When he walked up they looked up at him, they were covered in coats.

Iruka: Sasuke? Shino? What are u 2 doing here?

Iruka asked them. The boys looked up at him and shrugged.

Shino: Were here this early every morning. We have no family to stay up and wait for...

Shino said putting his hands in his pockets. Iruka sighed and led them inside the school. He told the boys to sit in the class room while he went to the nurses office. When he walked in, one was sitting up and the other 2 were laying down still.

Iruka: Nikiale?

Iruka asked walking over. The girl looked up at him, with more of a glare than anything else. That is till she noticed who it was. But even then all her expression did was lighten up alittle. She still didn't look happy.

Nikiale: What do u want?

She asked coldly. Iruka looked at her sadly and shook his head. Nikiale raised an eye brow at him and he looked her straight in the eyes. She shook her head.

Nikiale: No i won't say anything...

She said trailing off. Iruka knew what she ment. She wasn't going to give off any info on what had happened to them. Iruka noticed how she looked. She had huge rings under her eyes, and a purple ring around her neck, wrists, and ankles. There were yellow, and black bruises around the parts of her back and waist that he could see. She watched him look at her and sighed.

Iruka: Nikiale...i need to know...

Iruka said to her. She sighed again and looked up at him. Her eyes filled with tears.

Nikiale: U wanna know what happend to Krystal...don't you?

She asked him, hurt lacing her voice. He nodded and she took a deep breath.

Nikiale: We were walking in the forest...Krystal loved this special area we'd discovered outside of the village...We didn't like the crowded area inside the village.

Nikiale started. As she did, Iruka noticed she never made eye contact with him not once during her story did she evey glance up at him. That kinda saddened him. But..he listened contantly..and what was going to be said next..would haunt him...forever...