They soon got to Sakuras house. At that point Naruto and Lee went home. Kairi and Sakura went in the house and got changed.
"You know if you want you can stay here tonight, my parents arn't gonna be home for the next couple days"
Kairi glanced at the bloody hoodie she had in her arm "Maybe ill take you up on that offer tomorrow, ok" Sakura smiled "Ok"
Kairi said goodbye to Sakura then went outside, hitting her foot on the corner of the door on her way out. "Ow" Kiba was standing with his back to her, his head was tilted upward so he must have been looking at the sky. She still wanted to ask some questions about tonight but she decided to let it go. (Might be the right thing not to talk about it...or maybe not talking about it is the mistake) She dismissed the thoughts and walked up behind Kiba. "Kiba" He turned around "What"
"Heres your hoodie"
"Oh" he took it and put it on.
"Thanks for letting me borrow it"
"Uh..no problem"
For moments they just stood there staring at each other, until she noticed Kiba seemed like he was staring into space. Kairi shifted her eyes around, looking from left to right then back at Kiba. (Ok...this is a little awkward...) She was interupted by a noise at her feet. She glanced down then smiled at Akamaru, picking him up. She started scratching his head then noticed Kiba was looking at the sky again. Soon she was also caught in the nights hypnotic trance, gazing at the stars.
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On their walk back they didnt talk at all, mostly because they were thinking about everything that had happened today. When they got to Kibas house they found a note saying that Kibas mom and sister wouldnt be back till tomorrow night. Kiba walked over to the stairs, he was on the first step "Kiba" He turned back toward Kairi "What".
"We have to do something about your wounds"
"Im ok"
She frowned "Kiba, please"
"I said im ok!" He growled loudly
She scowled "And i said we have to take care of your wounds!"
She went over and grabbed Kibas arm dragging him up the stairs.
"Lets go"
The grip tightend "Ow, you dont have to grip so hard"
"Stop complaining"
"I would if you let go!"
"I wouldnt be doing this if i didnt have to force you to take care of yourself!"
There was a little table and two chairs in the upstairs hallway by the bathroom. She set him down in one then went in the bathroom and opened up the cabinet, pulling out a bottle of Peroxide, a bandage roll, and a box of Bandades. She went out and pulled the other chair in front of his and got started...
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She had disinfected all the cuts with the Peroxide except one...the fang mark he had from last night...
"Ok, this might sting a little"
"Ouch!" pulling his arm back
"I told you"
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"I think this is enough"
"Theres still a few more"
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"Oww, your making it too tight"
"Uhh..."
"Ugh, dont you know how you wrap a bandage"
"This is my first time..."
"I thought you were supposed to be helping me, not killing me"
"Aghh..."
"Ahhh, way too tight,way too tight"
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Kairi stood back to admire her work. Kiba had a big bandage on his right arm, but the rest of the injuries had bandaides. She looked in the box, it was full when she started, now there wasnt any left...she took another look at him. Kairi suddenly started to laugh uncontrollably. "I look so stupid, would you stop laughing" Kairi turned her laugh into coughing.
"Im not laughing at you"
"What else would you be laughing at"
"My pathetically sad nursing skills..."
"This is stupid, i didnt even ask you to do this anyway, i was fine"
"Im sorry if i tried to help you"
"I wouldnt even need help if it wasnt for those stupid wolves"
"ah..."
Kairi put her head down, grief slowly enveloped her. (He got hurt because of me...) She walked past Kiba with her head down all the way till she got to the spare room she was staying in. "Im sorry, i know its my fault, if i knew how to stop it i would...i didnt want you, or anyone else to get hurt" she paused, her voice was barely a squeak "Im sorry" She went in and closed the door.
Kiba watched her go in disbelief "What did i..." He thought about it for a second. He suddenly puched the wall "Im such an idiot" He stomped off to his room slamming the door beind him. For the rest of the night he lay in bed examining his arm.
Downstairs Akamaru laid on the floor. He whimpered a couple of times. His food dish was empty and he hadnt ate at all day...
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Kairi woke up then went and got a shower. She headed downstairs and looked around. She figured that Kibas sister and mom were still gone. She went to the living room window and looked out at the rising sun. Morning and night were her favorite, she hated afternoon it seemed...depressing to her. She continueed to gaze at it for a couple minutes.
"Hey"
She turned around and saw Kiba running a hand through his messy bed hair. She gave him a small smile "Hi". He walked into the kitchen and she watched from the living room as he went through the cupboards and the fridge. Kiba closed the fridge and put his elbow on the counter resting his head on his hand sighing in frustration. Kairi walked over and looked through the fridge, then went over to the cupboards. "Theres plenty to eat"
"Ya, but you have to cook it"
He went back to the cupboard and pulled out a bag of potato chips and started eating some.
"You need something more then chips, youve been injured."
Kiba stopped eating for a couple seconds and pouted "But i cant cook"
Kairi was starving since she hadnt ate anything since yesterday morning, she guessed Kiba was too. She sighed and muttered something"ill cook"
"What"
She went over and grabbed the bag of chips taking a handful and putting them back into the cupboard. "ill cook" She started eating them "What do you want" Kiba grinned "I dont care, as long as its edible". She sighed again going toward the cupboard "Edible...ill try". "Uh..then ill go get a shower" Kiba headed upstairs. Kairi pulled out a box of pancake mix and set it on the counter. She went to the fridge and found a package of bacon, and a bag of choclate chips. After finding the pans she put the bacon on the stove, then started stirring the choclate chips into the pancake batter.
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(15 minutes later)
Kiba came running down the stairs, his nose smelling the scent of food. He went into the kitchen and found a plate with 7 choclate chip pancakes stacked on it with 5 pieces of partly burnt bacon on the side. He grabbed the fork that was by the plate and started to dig in. Kairi rose up from behind the other side of the counter and sat down to eat her plate. "I hope its ok" Kiba smiled "Its good, what were you doing down there".
"Oh, i gave Akamaru some pancakes cause he looked really hungry and i couldnt find his dog food". She gave him half a smile "Is it really ok or are you just saying that". He lifted his head up from his plate and grinned. "Its great"
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After they were finished eating Kairi started cleaning the dishes when there was a knock on the door. Kiba went over and answered it, he came into the kitchen 2 minutes later.
"Tsunade has requested we go to her office"
"Umm...Tsunade"?
"Oh, i forgot your not from here...shes the Hokage"
"Oh, wait,us? She wants to see me to? Why"?
"I dont know, thats all the messenger said"
Kiba got Akamaru and they both left for the Hokages building, Kiba leading the way since Kairi didnt know where to go. On the way there she looked all around at the village, it was a somewhat busy place with all its shops. It was neat, she liked it. After 10 minutes of walking they reached the biggest building in the village. They headed to the top floor where Kiba knocked on the door located in the middle of the hallway.
"Come in"
Kiba walked in the room with Kairi following behind. When she got in she noticed that Naruto,Lee,and Sakura were there too. There was a woman with pale blond hair sitting at a desk, obviously the Hokage.
"So you must be this ice conjurur ive been hearing about"
Kairi stood there not knowing if she was supposed to say anything
"What is your name"
"Kairi Hikaru"
"And you dont know where you lived or what happend to your family"
"I dont know where i lived...but my family...my mom and dad...are dead"
"And how do you know this"Tsunade said raising her eyebrow
"I...i just do...i can feel it"
"Do you have any other relatives"
"My brother...but i dont know where he is"
"And hes not dead""?
"No...he got away..i dont know where"
Tsunade sat there with her eyes closed for a few seconds.
"Can i see your power"
"Um, sure"
Kairi closed her eyelids then opened them back up, they were entirely blue. She raised the palm of her hand and pointed it toward a plant that was sitting on her desk. A crystal colored beam shot out and hit the plant, covering it in a sheet of ice. Tsunade reached out and picked a leaf off it and examined it. Kairi then focused her attention on the plant again and the ice shattered but the pieces dissappeard as soon as they broke off. Throwing the leaf into the trash can she turned her attention back to Kairi.
"Impressive, anyway, the reason why your here is because i think i know where you might have come from"
"Where"?
"Theres a town to the south west of here, its called Hollows Bane. It was recently destroyed by a very lage pack of wolves."
"Wolves destroyed the whole town!" Naruto blurted out while everyone else stood in shock
"Not exactly destroyed it, more like recked it. None of the buildings or homes were damged, but theres signs of struggles everywhere. Blood,parts of clothes...there are no people left in that village."
Kairi stood in shock. The whole town was gone...she kind of expected it. But the realization, she thought everything that happend before the Village of the Leaf was just a hallucination, a dream, it sure felt like it...and now finding out that a village, maybe her village was found. And all the people gone...from her short memory she remembered screams, and cries for help. But still...it was so shocking...and at the same time it wasnt surprising at all.
"There is a town to the west of it thats in Mist country. You might be able to find your brother there, they say theres been strange activity there. It might have something to do with those wolves attacking your village."
"You want me to go there?"
"I assumed you would want to so you could find your brother"
"I do, and i want to find out what happend to, but..." The Leaf Village had been like a home to Kairi, even if she was only there for 3 days. It was the only place she remembered. That she knew. A place she could call home, the only place.
Tsunade smiled, as if reading her mind "Dont worry, you can always come back here no matter what happens"
Kairis spirits somewhat lifted.
Tsunade soon got serious again closing her eyes.
"This reminds me of a story that i was told when i was a little girl..." She didnt get to finish cause Naruto interupted her grinning.
"When you were a little girl, that was like eighty years ago right?" What was he talking about, she looked in her late thirties?
In a millisecond Tsunade had jumped over her desk and punched him on the head with a furious look in her eye.
"Ow, you old hag, you didnt have to hit that hard." he whined rubbing his head.
"WHAT!
( 2 minutes later...)
Tsunade sat on the other side of her desk, while Naruto lay beaten and bruised in the corner of the room.
"You will be leaving later today"
"Later today, but it will be dark"
"Yes i know, im going to send a patrol out around the area. They wont be expecting for anyone to be out at night. Its better we do this as soon as possible."
So im leaving already...
"We would send chaperones with you but our strongest ninja are out on missions, but..."
She shot glances at each of the four ninja in the room.
"Any ninja available are more then welcome to accompany you"
"I will meet you at the south entrance at seven thirty to see you off, whatever you need to do should be done now. Im expecting you to come back here and report what you found, you brother is welcome here to."
Tsunade glanced at the door, everyone getting the idea left. Except for Naruto, he muttered "Old hag" under his breath as he was leaving the room, sadly for him, Tsunade heard it.
After they left Tsunade looked at the plant and smirked (I liked it better when it was frozen)
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After they left the building they parted ways. Kairi and Kiba didnt utter one word on their way back to the house. Once they got back Kairi went upstairs and got her bag. When she came back down Kiba was sitting on the far left side of the couch, she sat down on the right side. They both sat in silence until it was broken by a whine. Akamaru was sitting at Kairis feet, she picked him up and and started stroking him.
"Hes gonna miss you..."
Kairi looked over to see Kiba glaring at the floor. "Ill miss him too" She smiled down at the pup, only to get a long whine in return.
She didnt want to leave. This was the only home she actually knew. The people here are the first people she could call friends. She wanted to find her brother, and find out what was going on with her past. But to do that she would have to leave, leave the Leaf Village, leave her friends, leave her only home. Kairi didnt want to do that, she just wanted to forget, if she did forget everything that happened here she wouldnt care less about leaving...and with those thoughts she drifted off to sleep.
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"Your getting stronger bro"
"Ya, glad you noticed"
He snickered"ive noticed something to"
"what"
"You havent been calling me little brother anymore"
"...so..."
"I thinks its because your afraid"
"Afraid of what..."
"That if you start calling me little brother id start calling you little sister, considering how i have a foot over you now"
" I dont care what you call me"
"Fine then, little sis"
"Shut up"
"I even think my powers are growing stronger then yours"
"That will never happen"
"You sure about that"
"Yes im sure, now shutup"
He grinned "There is only one way ill stop getting on your nerves"
"Anything"
"Lets go check out Hollows Bane"
"Leon there is no Hollows Bane, its just some legend some guy made up"
"Oh come on, you said youd do anything"
"Leon, weve went there before, theres nothing there except for a big empty space"
"Its really, really foggy today, maybe something will happen"
"The fog isnt going to change anything, there is nothing and there will always be nothing there"
"Im starting to think your scared"
"Im not scared..."
"Then lets go"
"...Fine"
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Kairi woke up and looked around wondering where she was, realizing she was in Kibas house sighed in relief. (Stupid memories...) She looked over to the clock, it was seven. Seven? She had slept that long? She looked over and noticed Kiba wasnt there. Akamaru was peacefully sleeping in her lap, she picked him up as gently as she could and set him down on the couch trying not to wake him. She slowly made her way upstairs thinking Kiba was probly in his room. She wanted to say goodbye. Kiba was probly going to be happy having her weight lifted off his shoulders, he wouldnt have to have her staying at his house taking up space and having to rescue her anymore. She slightly smiled, she didnt mind being rescued by him...No, she didnt need anyone and she didnt want anyone...well, she did. But that wasnt the point, she couldnt have people getting hurt because of her. And this way she would have no distractions and keep her mind focused on the task without having to worry about any of her new friends being hurt.
She got to his door and took a breath then slowly raised her hand to knock but was stopped before she could.
"What" said a gruff voice from the other side
His tone didnt have to be that moody...
"Uh...Im going now..."
"Bye"
Bye? All he said was bye...Arggh! Kairi started walking towards the stairs (Ass) When she got to them she stopped...then went back towards Kibas room and opened the door going in.
"What?"
Kairi glared at the surprised Kiba "I know you might not have liked me that much but you could say more then bye!"
"Why?"
" Because im about to go traveling miles through the woods at night and your never going to see me again!"
"What do you want me to say?"
"I dont know, Good Luck, Happy Trails, Hope you dont become a wolfs dinner, anything."
"...How do you know ill never see you again?"
"I dont know...Tsunade is expecting me to come back, but that doesnt mean i have to come back to this house...espiecially for a person that only says bye when your about to go on a perilous journey!"
Kiba growled "Then dont come back!"
Kairi was a little taken back in Kibas anger, but quickly regained herself and scowled.
"Fine i wont asshole"
With that she left the room and slammed the door, heading downstairs. As she clasped her hand around the front doorknob she heard a wimper behind her, she sighed. She picked up Akamaru and gave him a hug scratching his head. Then she put him down then quickly went out the door.
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He probly should have been nicer to her. He didnt want her to leave but he couldnt go with her. He barely even knew her anyway. Why risk his life for someone he barely even knew...Kiba felt a tugging at his leg, looking down he found out it was Akamaru. He had his teeth dug in Kibas pants pulling at them. Then he stopped and barked at Kiba, slightly growling.
"Akamaru, its not gonna work"
Akamaru bit him in the leg then ran off.
"Oww" Kiba rubbed his leg.
Besides, after what happend the yesterday at the river...it was for the best he wasnt around her.
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When Kairi got to the entrance she had a surprise waiting for her, Naruto, Sakura, and Lee were standing in a circle talking to Tsunade.
"Guys, what are you doing here?"
"We decided we would come wtih you, ive prepared some food for us" Sakura said smiling
"We couldnt let you do this on your own" He grinned "Besides, if im there everyone will think twice about messing with you"
"Dont worry, i will let no harm come to you, from this day forward we will be comrades" Lee then gave her the thumbs up sign and smiled at her, she could have sworn she saw his teeth sparkle.
"You guys...you shouldnt be doing this...besides im not helpless"
Tsunade walked over and smiled at her "They dont want their friend to get hurt, besides, i doubt you could stop them if you tried, espiecially Naruto"
Kairi smiled at her friends "Thanks guys"
Naruto looked around then turned to Kairi"Wheres Kiba"
Kairi frowned then turned it into a slight smile "Hes at home, he has no reason to be here..."
Tsunade slightly frowned. (I thought he was going to be here for sure...)
Sakura sensed what was going on with Kairi and decided to change the subject
"Hey Tsunade, how come ive never heard of this Hollows Bane"
Tsunade then got serious again"Hollows Bane has never had any ninjas in it, or has it been a trading town. Its just a little town off the map, theres nothing special about it except for the legends."
"Legends?"
"Hollows Bane got its name from a castle that was a little north from it. Well, theres never been proof that theres actually a castle, where its supposed to be theres just a giant clearing. Some people say they have seen it, and people who havent just think the other people are crazy or seeing things. Some of the stories i heard said it was a mansion not a castle. There was also the fog, not alot of people lived in Hollows Bane because of it. The town was always surrounded by fog that would go out miles around it. Thats the reason its not a trading town so cargos dont get heisted by thiefs, fog is a thiefs ally. People just stay away from it cause theres nothing actually there, they dont even bother to put it on the maps. They just say its a little town covered in fog that tries to get tourists by the legends, whats the use putting it on a map. So even with the help of the legend people still dont know about it since its not on any maps. Its barely on any of the records. The fog was there almost every day, some say it was so thick people could barely see the sun"
Kairi absorbed all of this information. Then she thought about all her memories she had. The first memory she had she was training with her brother, it was gloomy that day. The second one she was cooking, it was in the morning and it was really sunny. The third one that mentioned Hollows Bane was gloomy too. She tried to think harder...The fog was never in the town, just surrounding it. So that means they could still see the sun and moon everyday. Did knowing this even make a difference? She didnt know so she dismissed it.
A ninja appeared in front of Tsunade "The area is clear Hokage"
"Good, your dismissed" With that the ninja disappeared.
"I trust you will all take care of each other"
They all nodded.
"Then farewell and goodluck"
"Farewell Hokage"
"Bye Tsunade"
"Later you old hag"
For that Naruto was the first one out of the village, considering he had been puched and he had landed off in the distance. Kairi walked up to Tsunade.
"Thank you so much for this"
"Dont worry about it, this is better then having to do paperwork all day in my office"
Tsunade smiled "I wish you luck, i hope you find what your looking for"
It was Kairis turn to smile "Thanks, i do to, bye"
With that the three were off, since Naruto had already left. Tsunade watched until they were out of sight. (I have a weird feeling something real bad is going to happen...but i trust them)
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Kiba lay on his bed, trying to go to sleep so he wouldnt have to think about anything. Kiba turned to his left side. When he did he saw something on his table that caught his attention. He reached out taking it then looking at it for closer examination. It was the ice doppleganger of Akamaru. Suddenly images of Kairi entered his mind, when he first met he, when he found her in the woods, when they went in the river...everything came flooding back to him. It was decided. He was going after her no matter what!
(5 minutes later, at this time, if you heard the song, play '1000 Miles' in your head because i like that song and i think it goes along with the plot )
Kiba was running to the south gates with a pack on his back and Akamaru happily yipping in his hoodie. He wouldnt let her go alone, even if the others had volunteered to go with her, he wanted to be with by her side, no matter what it cost. He didnt know why but...he liked Kairi. Just her presence made him feel happy even if he didnt show it most of the time. He wasnt going to let anything harm her.
When he got to the gate he found Tsunade walking away from it, she noticed him and stopped.
She frowned "It took you long enough"
"What do you mean, you didnt even know if i was coming"
"Im the Hokage i know everything, i knew you wouldnt let someone you care about do this alone" She smiled.
"What are you trying to say"
"Me? im not trying to say anything" She pointed to the gate "You better hurry and catch up"
He looked at her suspiciously then took off. She watched him go then smiled.
"Kigan"
A ninja appeared in front of her.
"Yes Tsunade?"
"Make a note, Naruto is going to have to do a 50 page essay when he gets back. And also, i need you to get a book from my house..."
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AUTHOR: Im finally done with this chapter, YES. I hope u like it, it took alot of energy and thinking. Im going to make the rest of my chapters almost this long from now on.