Chapter 11: I Love You...

A slight breeze rolled across the night's sky, shaking the trees of Konoha's forests. Hidden within the wind, a various mixture of scent and sound. In the Inuzuka district of Konoha, Kiba lay in his futon. Beside him Arashi began to whine, momentarily, Akamaru's head shifted to Kiba. A strong scent of dew drop sakura blossoms mixed with the strong odor of blood. Kiba quickly sat up in his bed as the familiar scent rolled across his nose, and put his tabi on.
"It's her..." He said out loud, fumbling with the straps. He then quickly grabbed his black shirt throwing it over his bare well toned chest. Arashi and Akamaru arose and started to run ahead of Kiba, quickly followed by Kiba himself. He started running through Konoha's dark woods, his tabi clunking against the ground with the panting of the dogs running ahead of him.
'Please be alright...please be alright. Wait for me Taraka.' He repeated over and over in his head, the scent becoming stronger in his nostrils.

Upon reaching the clearing in which the scent was the strongest his head turned to the ground and he began to shudder. He lifted his foot up and stepped back slightly, upon the clearing in which the scent had drawn him. The once green forest floor was soaked in different shades of crimson, red, and even black. Littered on the ground were several dismembered body parts of ANBU members from Konoha. With the strong scent overpowering him, he turned his head and vomitted, looking away from the bashed, and beaten bodies.

"Hahaha, so I see you've like what I done?" Asked a snickering female.
"Ta-Taraka!" He asked, wiping the corner of his lip with the back of his palm.
"Precisely" The female voice stepped forward from the shadows, Kiba's animalistic eyes widened. Her body had been darker, two large wings had emulated from her back. On her was a purple and white sound ninja robe, soaked with fresh blood splotches. Her red Sharingan glared intensely at Kiba.
"You're next on the list." She said darkly, staring at him.
Kiba's eyes widened, "No..." He said rather coarsely, "I'm taking you home."
"Home? Ha, I have no home." She smirked, "Itachi killed them..."
"No! With me! Your home is with the Inuzuka!"
"You fool!" She said ignorantly and removed a katana from behind her robe and pulled it out. She charged toward him with an incredible speed, katana blade out.

CLANG

Kiba withdrew a kunai and held his hands behind it blocking the katana blade from his face, "I don't want to fight you!" He growled, pressing the blade against her own.
She forced her blade closer to his face, "I DO!"
Kiba backed away throwing his kunai forward to parry the katana. "ARASHI! AKAMARU!" The two dogs quickly leapt into the air each biting ahold of one of her two demon wings to hold her still. Taraka growled flapped her wings to try to shake them off, they had done so and leapt for her right again, perfectly in sync with one another; Kiba had been training them well. This had made Taraka even more angry, she preformed a few katas and placed her hand to the ground, "KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"
A giant purple snake appeared before her, and started to fight with the dogs, leaving Kiba and Taraka to fight. Taraka's chakra drained down to half from preforming a new jutsu.
Once again she charged toward him with the katana, once again however, Kiba parried and struck her across her stomach with shuriken. His body shuddering as he fought her. Taraka winced slightly as the blades cut her stomach, and she raised her hands to strike him once again, this time with a kunai knife.
Kiba's faced grew slashed and blood spattered across his cheek. He dropped to the grounds tripping her and grabbed her in an attempt to pin her, she however kicked his stomach and quickly stood up once again. She leapt over at Kiba and tackled him to the ground, holding him down with one arm and her legs.

"Say your last words." She hissed glaring down at him.
Kiba looked up to her shuddering, he struggled to break free however failed. An explosive amount of blue chakra traveled to her hand, and she held it up.
Kiba closed his eyes, "...so I finally meet my end, huh? I thought this mission...would be a piece of cake. However, I was wrong. Taraka, before I meet my end, demon or not, I have to tell you something. I...I love you..." He finished shuddering,tears slightly wellingin his eyes.
Taraka froze, a sharp jolt struck through her heart as he said those words, and she began to struggle with herself.
From the midst of the confusion, Arashi leapt out and knocked her off of Kiba tackling her now to the ground growling. The snake they were fighting had disappeared, and left Arashi and Akamaru there.
Kiba quickly got up and held her down while she was, Taraka's demonic eyes looked up to him.
"I'm going to KILL YOU!"

Kiba looked down at her, and pushed his head down inches apart from hers, she struggled but was held down by the two large dogs. Kiba closed his eyes and pressed his lips gently to hers. He kissed her chastely...passionately...with love. Taraka's curse began to fade and her body became rather tired, Kiba pulled back and hit her stomach hard to knock her out. Taraka's passed out. Kiba lifted up her body and began to take her back to the Inuzuka district in his arms, Arashi and Akamaru falling behind him.

Taraka's eyes soon opened after two full days unconsious, Kiba smiled gently looking at her. "So, your up."
She looked up to him, confused as to what had happened. She had not known what had happened ever since the day she left, or how long she had been gone or what had happened even the last night.
"...yeah."
Kiba looked toward her and crawled beside her, and hugged her tightly. This made Taraka blush, "Kiba?" She began.
Kiba placed his finger towards her mouth, "Shush, just sleep. Kakashi and everyone will talk to you tomorrow."
Taraka looked toward him and nodded, hugging him tightly.