"Will you be joining us then?" Tazuna's daughter exclaimed, bursting through the bedroom door as Hana napped. She startled awake, looking around the room confused for a moment before she snapped out of her daze "w-where?". "We're going to defend the village, and help your friends down at the bridge!" she said. Hana jumped to her feet, wiping the blood away from her nose. Now was her time to shine...and help Sasuke and the rest.
"I'm in, what about Sumi and Nari?" she asked. "They're all ready to go" Tsunami said worriedly "but are you sure you can come?". "I'm 100 percent sure!" Hana smiled, picking up her holster of Kunai and strapping it to her waist. She pumped her fist in the air, her eyes full of confidence "let's go".
As soon as they arrived at the bridge ten minutes later, there appeared to be a bunch of rogue ninjas preparing to attack the village. Hana overheard them mentioning that Gato was dead, and she noticed Zabuza was also dead on the ground before them. Inari quickly shot his toy crossbow, which seemed to work perfectly, and the arrow landed right in front of the now panicked ninja.
Hana smirked, turning to look at Nari who was stood beside her with a proud grin on her face as Inari's uncle addressed the ninja, and the rest of the town who had followed agreed with a loud yell. Hana was slightly distracted, though. She was glancing around trying to find Sasuke, and as soon as her eyes fell on him she smiled proudly. He looked really badly beaten up, but he was alive, and that was all that mattered to her. After all, his opponent was really fierce and strong - stronger than any of them could ever be. Takahashi sensei glanced over the crowd, a look of surprise in his eyes when he spotted his team. His eyes sparkled with pride, and he looked back at the crowd of rogue's who had fear in their eyes. He was just happy that they hadn't been involved in the mess, and Hana noted that he seemed pretty badly beaten too, as well as Kakashi sensei. Naruto wasn't as bad as the other three, and Sakura didn't even have a scratch on her, and neither did Tazuna (which, of course was the main goal).
The rogue's retreated immediately, and Inari started everyone's cheers by screaming "VICTORY!". A silence washed over the crowds of people as they noticed Kakashi removing the blades from Zabuza's back, and carrying him over to Haku. Hana felt the tears welling in her eyes. They must have been close if Zabuza's last wish was to be with him... She held onto Nari's arm, and Nari was quietly sobbing at the sight.
That's when light, small snowflakes started falling from the sky. Hana looked up, lifting her palms and allowing the snow to fall onto them "it's snowing" she whispered. "What?" the villagers seemed surprised by this "it's snowing? At this time of year?". Hana's tear filled eyes fell on Zabuza, and in the moment the sunlight seeped through the dense clouds she knew he had passed. They were together - and they were happy in heaven above.
The villagers stayed for a moment, before they slowly dispersed leaving the two teams together along with Inari, Tsunami and Tazuna. Hana rushed to Sasuke, but she didn't hug him out of fear of hurting him. "Are you okay?" she asked worriedly as Naruto helped him limp back to the village. "I'm fine" he nodded "I'll be fine". Tears welled up in Hana's eyes once more, and her brother let out a small sigh "you're way too emotional, Hana. I'm fine".
"But Sasuke I was so worried about you" she cried. Naruto smiled "he fought well, Hana. Please don't be upset". Hana wiped at her eyes, but it was no use, the tears just kept falling from her eyes. Naruto released Sasuke upon his request, and he leaned against Hana. She stopped crying, looking at him confused "you can help me back and nurse me if you'd like. You have always been good with medicine". Sakura pouted, crossing her arms over her chest. Hana hated making enemies, but he was her brother, and she loved him very much.
"Okay" she nodded, wrapping her arm around him and helping him back to the village. She felt safe knowing he was close to her, but she still worried about him all the time. He liked to fight - that much was evident. Though what if someday, he didn't make it out of a fight? What if someday, he didn't make it home to her? Those feelings killed her inside. She couldn't stand losing him.
Once they reached Tazuna's home, Hana lead him upstairs and laid him down on her bed. "Why here?" he questioned, gasping in pain as she laid him down. "You're not leaving my sight" she said to him. "Why not?" he blinked, confused by her sudden protective behaviour. "Because you're staying close to me from now on" she said "wherever you go, I go".
Sasuke smiled slightly, but Hana didn't notice as she filled a basin in the room with water from a jug. She slowly removed the needles from him , washing them with the warm liquid as soon as she did and then covering the wounds with plasters as she lifted his shirt up. Sasuke watched her do so, amazement in his eyes "you're really good at doing this". "Thank you" she smiled "I guess volunteering at the hospital has been good for me". She giggled quietly, and he smirked "true".
Hana's eyes met his for a split second, before she looked away to grab another sponge. Sasuke grabbed her wrist, causing her to drop it "that's okay, you don't need to do anymore". She nodded, even though she was in shock from his quick movements. She cleaned everything up before returning to the bedroom she shared with Nari and Sumi. She sat down on the ground beside him, looking out the window as the sun set.
"Hana" he said softly, and she looked at him "you're wonderful". His eyes were shutting, and she couldn't tell if he was losing consciousness or falling asleep, so she shook him gently. His eyes snapped open and he frowned "what? Did I say something wrong?". "No I just wasn't sure if you were dying or not" she said, her heart thumping in her chest. He rolled his eyes "of course I'm not dying, loser. You've patched me up". She looked down at her hands as she played with them "just making sure, Sasuke".
He nodded, patting the space beside him on the mattress. Hana blinked, but curled up beside him. Since she was small she fit in really well. He wrapped his arm around her and placed it around her back, pulling her even closer. "I know you're worried" he said quietly. Hana could feel his heart beating a little faster as she moved closer "how?". "Because I know you" he said "I know you very well. But it's going to be okay, Hana. It's okay" his voice was low and she could tell he was falling asleep again "everything is okay as long as I have you". Hana smiled, planting a soft kiss on his cheek "If only you knew how much I agree with you...Sasuke-Kun".