Chapter 15

I woke up suddenly after seeing Hisoka in a dream. He was standing over everyone. They were dead. When I opened my wet eyes, everyone was standing with their eyes away from me and their backs to me. I whimpered slightly and stood up. As I stepped forward I stumbled slightly their heads snapped back to me. I suddenly had recollections of my dream. Seeing their entire colour filled faces compared to the staring blank ones scared me.

"Amaya," said Kiba reaching out, I knew he was alive but how I saw him was dead. He was moving like a living being but in my eyes it was a dead body controlled by Hisoka behind him. As if strings were attached.

"No, stay away!" I screamed suddenly at them shaking my head, "It's just a dream, it's just a dream. You. Don't. Exist!" I cried again backing away but they kept coming forward. The voice in my head was telling to run for it and get away but part of me was saying stay, it isn't real. Right now I didn't know which was right and which was wrong. I felt something jolt my back and stop me moving. I turned and saw a masked face of Kakashi. Dead. I screamed and pushed it away from my harshly toppling him slightly as I ran away. Hoshi bound forward and bit my leg tightly but not breaking the skin holding me in place. I cried out again as I thudded against the forest floor. I growled lightly but he didn't get off. Something touched me on my shoulder and I saw the end of a female Shinobi trousers.

"Amaya, it's me, Tsume," said the voice, I looked up and she was alright. Not dead.

"Tsume-san," I cried and hugged her tightly, still scared to look out.

"It's alright, you're fine, we need to get you to the Hokage quickly, the poison is making you see things," she said

"Bu-but-but," I stuttered looking around, they were still dead "They're still dead! I can't see them," I cried, she nodded and stood me up

"Everyone go home, Yuuhi-san, Kiba, Akamaru and Hoshi come with me," she said gripping my arm tighter then 'poofing' away. When we 'poofed' again we were in front of the Hokage's door. She knocked and Shizune answered

"Hai, oh, Inuzuka-san," she said moving away, Tsume walked in holding me arm and guiding me, luckily Tsunade and Shizune were dead looking but almost normal. I sighed then hiccupped again thinking of the others.

"What is it Tsume-san?" asked Tsunade

"Actually its Amaya, with me, it's the poison," she said seriously

"Nani?" said Tsunade her head shooting up and meeting my puffy eyes. "What happened?"

"Tell her," whispered Tsume

"During training, I f-fell a-asleep and h-had a d-dream a-a-bout Hisoka k-illing everyone t-then w-when I w-w-oke up t-they w-were a-all d-dead!" I cried again then Tsunade looked questioningly

"Everyone is okay but for her, she is seeing everyone but us in here as they were in her dream," explained Tsume, Tsunade nodded and waved me forward

"Come lie here and close your eyes," she said I did as I was told and hiccupped and snuffled slightly then I felt a tingling feeling in my stomach and head. I heard her gasp then growl slightly, I opened my eyes when she told me to and stared at her frowning face.

"Your withdrawing from the exams, that's final," she said calmly, my eyes widened and I opened my mouth to speak but she spoke first "It seems the poison as regenerated itself in your heart, but what I cant figure out is why it is effecting your mind." She said, I gasped as did the others in the room "We will be able to remove the poison but it seems every morning I will have to remove it again until we have found an antidote. All your missions will be cancelled and same with your exam application, you will also become a permanent member of the Inuzuka household as Tsume is now taking care of you." She ordered and I nodded turning to look at the table next to me and saw a small vile of a purple liquid, I shivered and closed my eyes. I felt someone pick me up and I saw Kiba holding.

"I'm sorry," I mumbled, he didn't answer me and I took it was sign he was angry. He took me home and as we passed the kitchen we saw Hana. She could tell he was angry and so could I because he thumped through the house, growled at the dogs in his way and was gripping me tighter then usual. I squeaked weakly as he grabbed a plate of rice and meat from the counter and stormed off with me to my room. I will admit this now. I was petrified. I knew he was angry but who could blame him by the way I was acting and how it can't be helped now. The bottom line was. I was terrified.

Tsume entered the kitchen right as Kiba exited it. She saw him holding Amaya up and holding their dinner in his food. She smiled and shook her head.

"I really don't understand," said Hana

"Nani?" asked Tsume

"He's angry and yet he still cares enough about what she needs," laughed Hana lightly watching the door then turning back to her tea

"Hai but he's exactly like your father," said Tsume smiling "Exactly the same,"

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When we entered my room he placed me on the bed carefully and placed the food on my bedside table. The whole time not looking at me. I frowned slightly when I moved and his head snapped to glare at me, he was moving around the room cleaning it up and putting things away. I frowned again and moved out the covers and wrapped them around me.

"Get changed, your going to bed," he muttered "Be changed by the time I get back," he added, I hissed but nodded and got up and changed into my white pyjamas. And curled up again and started to cry. Rotten Luck.

Kiba stormed through the house still, and his mother and sister sighed listening to him thumping and throwing things around in his room. It was true he was upset. He could do nothing to help, Amaya was probably dying and he would be alone again. Though he would never admit it, he loved her. He sighed and grabbed his head again in frustration and ran it through his brown mass of hair and walked out as he went back to Amaya. Maybe he had been harsh but then he heard her singing.

It's hard to believe, that I couldn't see,

You were always there beside me,

Thought I was alone, with no one to hold,

But you were always there beside me.

She carried on and hiccupped occasionally and sniffed. A stab of guilt got to him as he stood behind the door. He knocked lightly and went in and saw her shivering in the cold.

I heard a light knock on the door and in walked Kiba. I tried to cover my shivering but no success. He came over and put his jacket over me in the bed and sat down beside it. I watched as he pulled the still steaming plate of food over and put it on chopsticks.

"Here eat," he said gruffly and poked the rice and meat into my mouth for me to eat. I nodded and tried to take the chopsticks to eat myself but he wouldn't hand them over, I huffed but carried on eating. As it finished I lay back and massaged my head lightly then noticed he was still staring at me.

"You don't need to be my nanny," I said sourly it coming out harsher then wanted

"You need to be cared for, especially with the risk now," he said

"Oh and I suppose you care?" I muttered bitterly

"Yes, I care a lot," he said "It's a case of whether you care as well," he said as his face came closer, for the first time ever I was speechless, I stared at him

"I-," I started but then he pressed his lips to mine softly, I froze slightly and then closed my eyes. I kissed back and he leaned forward pushing me back, I gasped and hissed painfully as he came back onto my leg squishing it. He rubbed it gently I assumed to stop it hurting, which it did slightly. I smiled into the kiss and ran my hand through his hair softly as his hand rubbed my side. As he pulled back he put his forehead on mine and I sighed and smiled.

"Does that answer it?" I asked,

"More then you know," he replied pulling back and kissing my forehead. I groaned again as he rolled onto my sore leg again,

"It-t-tai can you get off my leg," I moaned reaching for my leg, he nodded and rolled off to next to me. He sighed and smiled.

"Have you relaxed now?" I asked quietly as he lay behind me

"As much as I can," he said "Go to sleep,"

"But-" I started but he drew me closer with is arm and I was dragged back and the sheets thrown over us. I huffed and snuggled up to the new warmth. I smiled finally and whispered to him.

"Goodnight, Kiba-kun," I whispered

"Goodnight," he replied quietly, I closed my eyes and drifted off into a sleep.