Chapter 22
The weeks following our return were happy, I suppose. I mean don't call me a pessimist but it was later that I kept realising that I was dying. Kiba had been informed of this and went into a hissy fit for a week then into a depression stage for a bit. Everyone else informed just seemed to be morbid. I always then tried to be happy for them, like it didn't effect me but it did. I'm getting weaker with almost every month. It isn't a big deal it's only minor, it'll take a good 10 yeas before I die but I will never see the day Senaka goes to the Academy, unless he trains young and goes early to the school.
Tsume is ecstatic to have another baby in the family. I didn't at first know how to explain he wasn't mine so I sent Tsunade to tell her everything. Afterwards she agreed to help raising him. I always felt I could rely on her.
Another thing that shocked me was seeing a 2 year old Sarutobi walking around outside Asuma's new house. I mean I almost shat myself when I saw him come out the house. Kiba then proceeded to explain; Asuma finally asked Kurenai to marry him after I left and had a child and were expecting another. I knew both were happy and the little Sarutobi was so cute. I think he was called something like…..Oh what was it again…oh yeh……Sarutobi Kazuo. I smiled at how the name fit with Asuma. Man of Peace.
I mean sure Sarutobi Asuma. When you see him big, buff, scary man who seems to have the never ending cigarette in his mouth. The man who has massive hands that could crush someone in one go and the son of the Third. When you see him in comparison to Kurenai, an elegant, genjutsu user who looks too fragile to be a Shinobi it's a massive contrast. Both are contracted killers. Hurt but not kill. It was only natural to have a child named after a pure belief to them. Peace.
I settled down quite quickly into life again. I would train in the compound; teach the new pups from breeding season. Help at the hospital occasionally, do D rank missions for people. I was still under observation with Senaka by ANBU so big missions are out of the question. Oh Yeh, Tsunade ordered ANBU to go and investigate about Akatsuki and Orochimaru. It would be good to get rid of them. Naruto and Sasuke recently went on a mission with Sakura to investigate Orochimaru and tried to kill him but Sakura was far too injured to carry n. She's still a little weak but is working again to get stronger.
Right now I'm out shopping with Tenten in the market for new clothes for both me and Senaka. Did I forget to mention in public me and Kiba have to try and act like and engaged couple? I mean how embarrassing is it already, it's just so I won't get harassed for having Senaka with me. Kami it's so embarrassing.
"How about this?" asked Tenten holding up a miniature size pair of black pair of shorts and a white shirt with a little coat. It sounds like a lot for a little child but since sealing Shukaku, his size seems to have increased and is about the size of a one year old. It creeps me out. I really don't think he's only 4 months old.
"Nah, it's too depressing," I muttered holding the boy on my hip
"Fine, how about this," she said again holding up a brown, baby kimono from another rack, I looked at it then nodded.
"Perfect," I replied smiling and Senaka gurgled, I laughed slightly then noticed something strange. The pendant glowed bright around his neck. My eyes widened and I clamped my hand over the pendant and pumped some of my chakra into the pendant. It stopped and I sighed again.
"The pendant again?" muttered Tenten, I nodded sadly
"It's fine really, its just a bit weak at first, it'll get better in time," I said smiling "I just need to do that every time for the first year, then its permanent," I explained grabbing the clothes and walking over to the counter.
"Aw what a cute one," squealed the clerk lady, I smiled and rubbed the top of his head
"Hai, just wish he was as small as he was before," I laughed softly as he grabbed my hand
"Ah they grow up so fast, one minute they're little babies the next they're grumpy teens," the woman sighed, I nodded and paid and exited quickly.
"What was that all about?" asked Tenten suddenly
"I just don't like people talking, that's all," I mumbled quietly she sighed and shook her head. I laughed as we carried on.
"Oi Amaya-chan!" called some one I turned around and saw Team 8 running over, Hinata was bright red, Shino was just walking and Kiba was smiling so much as Akamaru and Hoshi ran beside him. I laughed as he grabbed both me and Senaka in a bear hug. He snuggled into my hair and tightened the hug slightly, I pushed him away and laughed
"Ew you're all sweaty!" I cried laughing and Senaka gurgling beside me, he frowned then laughed as Hinata and Shino joined us
"Are you alright Hinata-chan?" asked Tenten
"Hai, Kurenai had us run laps of Konoha," she puffed
"And you Shino-san?" I asked
"I'm very well," he said stoically as he nodded his head, I smiled and nodded in return.
"So what'd ya buy?" asked Kiba nosily poking his head into the bag,
"Nothing, you'll have to wait till later when I changed him and myself," I said sticking my nose in the air and turning slightly, Senaka mimicking me, I burst out laughing then Kiba came over
"Or I could change them for you," he said quietly and seductively, or as seductively as a dog smelling man in public could, I went bright red and turned to him
"You perv!" I squealed and pranced in a circle slightly
"Is that anyway to treat the one you love," he huffed
"Aw I'm just joking Kiba-kun," I laughed as I leaned over and stole a light kiss on his lips. He smirked and the others were still laughing at us
"Let's go eat," said Tenten
"Oh cha go break the moment Tenten" I giggled I then yawned and blinked rubbing my eyes "On second hand, I think I'll pass, I'm going to go home and sleep, Hana can look after Senaka, I didn't sleep last night," I said yawning again
"I'll come as well," said Kiba, "We'll see you guys later, I wanna see what she bought," he whispered quietly to the others. We said our goodbyes and headed down the busy streets to the Inuzuka Compound. Once inside I left Senaka sleeping with Hana and went through to my room. I changed into a new night gown thingy. Well it was more like a massive shirt but a really big shirt and clambered into bed. Snuggling into the covers. After about 5 minutes and as I was on the border of dreamland, I swore I could see the sheep jumping the fence by then, someone entered the room. I heard their light footsteps as they came to the edge of the bed and slid under. I froze and rolled over quickly only to be hugged tightly to a bare chest. I felt the heat rise in my face and I looked up. It was Kiba with his eyes closed.
"Yes you want something?" I asked mocking him
"For you to kiss me," he replied quietly now looking down at me, I smiled gently and leaned up to him. He leaned down to help and I kissed him softly. He pulled me closer to him and I squeaked slightly giving him a chance to deepen the kiss. I moaned slightly as his hands went up and down my stomach and around my waist feeling my skin.
In a few minutes I found I didn't have the shirt on Kiba was on top of my stilling kissing me and nibbling my neck. Just as I felt a hand at the top of my pants I froze.
"K-Kiba s-stop! O-Onegai," I whispered but I don't think he heard me "S-stop!" I said louder this time catching his attention as he looked up and saw me looking worried.
"Hm?" he said
"P-please s-stop," I whispered "I'm n-not r-ready," I added again, he looked confused but nodded
"Gomen," he said embarrassed
"It's fine, but please just wait for me," I said quietly before slipping the shirt back on. I could feel his eyes boring into my bare back and it made me shudder. I lay back down facing away from him. I didn't want him to think I was angry or happy so I just lay there. I heard a grunt and he got out of the bed and stormed out of the room. I heard a creak and him jump on his own bed. I sighed and rolled out of bed and grabbed my sheet. I walked down the landing and into his room. He was lying playing with a kunai. He looked up and saw me then turned away. I came over and lay down next to him and wrapped an arm around his waist as he sat up. When he tried to move I held on tightly and waited. Eventually he snarled and tried again. My arm loosened and he stood. He walked to the door and was about to go out when I spoke.
"Please don't be angry," I said quietly sitting up in bed. I tried to hold in the tears in my eyes but failed somewhat as I had to wipe them away. I heard him huff but stay where he was.
"I know your tired of waiting and I know I'm difficult to deal with and to be perfectly honest I have no clue how you could have stayed with me for so long," I sniffed "But if I could have more time, I've just come back from war, being a runaway and now I have to look after a new born child at my age, 19." I added to my pity story "I'm 19 I should be having fun and partying like other jounin and chunin my age but no I'm dying and having to be home looking after a damn baby!" I shouted suddenly at him I saw his hand tighten on the door handle "I need time, I'm going through difficult times," I shouted at him
"You don't think I know, you don't think I don't have it hard as well? I lost you for so long and now I can't even get close to you again! I always have to think of how long you have left and how long I can spend with you but you!" he shouted back not facing me then snarling "You just act as if everything is alright, like it's fine to just die!" he shouted, I stood and gaped at him I started crying louder and louder then put my hands to my face bent over. Then I ran blindly out the open door in which he was going to go. Outside it was getting cold and it was raining.
Like hell I didn't care. I wanted out of there. I know it's stupid but I know how many years I have left and does anyone think it helps with thinking about it NO! It fucking doesn't! How else would someone else like to know that they're about to die.
I ran outside the complex into the streets in just the shirt and bare feet. People stared at me. The mad girl in a black shirt and pants. I just carried on crying and crying until I finally collapsed numb from running, I looked upwards and just screamed loudly until my voice was hoarse and then thumped the ground and cried.
After a few hours Kiba had calmed down from his anger and sat in the kitchen waiting until Amaya got back. It was still in the house but the tension was still there. Senaka was sleeping in the crib in the kitchen and Kiba sat at the table. There was a massive crash of thunder waking Senaka and making him cry. Now Kiba got worried, she still wasn't back and she was only in a shirt and pants. He stood quickly deciding on what to do.
"Hana look after Senaka!" he bellowed through the still house, Hana replied and came through to calm the baby.
"Akamaru! Hoshi! Come now!" he shouted as he pulled his hood up and ran out into the rain and started searching Konoha for the young woman.
After about an hour he started to look into the woods finding it hard to believe she would be here. As h walked into a training ground he saw a hunched over figure against the training pole. It was only after the lightening illuminated the sky and training area he saw it was Amaya, he ran forwards towards her and saw her shivering and looking slightly blue. She was just staring into space and was shivering; he noted that on her face looked like tear stains smudged with the rain. He reached out to grab her but pulled back when he felt how cold she was. It was as if something had bitten his hand as the sting of the cold got to his hand. He pulled his jacket off quickly and soon became wet to the bone. He slung the warm jacket over her but she didn't move. He then proceeded to lift her up. He grimaced as he felt the coldness of her skin stung him. He turned and saw Akamaru and Hoshi standing watching
"Come we have to hurry," he said they barked and ran ahead with Kiba following behind.
Once at the compound they raced through the house quickly.
"Hana start a boiling hot bath NOW!" he yelled at his sister as her ran past the kitchen
"Oi I'm older why don't you!" she shouted back
"Because look," he said again moving the coat to show Amaya still looking a tinge of blue and just staring into space again.
"What happened?" she asked
"Just do it, I'll explain later," he said running again to try and get her to the warmth of his room. He bounded through past Tsume who was shouting as well over the dog's fearful barks and the thunderstorm. Inside his room he ran over and lay her down and piled the blanket on top of her. He grabbed clothes and changed quickly not bothering to care if she'd seen his naked or not. All he wanted was to make things right, he had been wrong to shout and he regretted it whole heartedly. As he finished Hana came through telling him the bath was ready. She offered to take Amaya but Kiba just growled at her and stormed past her with Amaya wrapped up.
Inside the bathroom he set her down on the counter and she just slumped. He started cursing because she seemed to ignore him now and was acting like a zombie. He looked at her and felt guilty. He then proceeded to take the edges of her shirt up above her head. She just sat there like Senaka does when he's being dressed. He turned bright red as his eyes strayed from her face downwards. He noticed a particularly nasty scar across her chest by her heart. It was an 'X' scar. Also on her stomach was a strange tattoo shape. Three black stipes on top of each other. The top being he smallest and the bottom the biggest. He then turned bright red again as he pulled her pants down. He closed his eyes and quickly picked her up and placed her gingerly in the hot water. She flinched as it singed her cold skin but otherwise stayed out of it. He sat down next to her and started cleaning her and her hair. There were more scars down her back but what shocked him the most was a second tattoo, it was black once again and stood out clearly on her pale skinned shoulder blade, it was 6 rain drops. He frowned slightly but carried on cleaning her. When he was done he drained the water and stood drying his hands and wrapped a towel and around her and changed her into new clothes. Or mainly his old baggy clothes to keep her warm. When he exited the bathroom Hana and his mother were sat in the kitchen.
"What happened to her?" asked Tsume seriously
"We had a disagreement and she ran out the compound, I found her in the training area in a shirt and pants from when she was going to go to sleep. I brought her home and tried to warm her by putting her in a bath," he explained looking down at Amaya who now had her eyes closed and had steady breathing.
"Did you not have the decency to let your sister wash her, it wasn't right of you to see her with no clothes on," said his mother again he grimaced but didn't show it
"Hai I understand that Okaa-san but I didn't want anything else to happened to her and I also didn't want anyone touching her," he growled at Tsume, she growled back and Kiba turned away angrily
"I'm not giving her to anyone," he said protectively
"Don't act like this, she isn't your property, we've been through this! You're exactly like your father," said Tsume
"Strange isn't it, I'm his son," hissed Kiba glaring at his mother then starting out the room "It's for her own good," he added at the end. He heard his mother growl loudly in the kitchen and Hana sigh.
In his room he lay her down on one side of the bed and climbed in the other way. He played with her hair hoping she'd wake up and he could confess how sorry he was and how much he loved her. But to no avail. She lay there sleeping in an ever present calm. He kissed her forehead then wrapped an arm around her and snuggled asleep next to the one he loved with all his might. He heard her mumble something just as he was about to fall asleep.
"Please don't leave me," she mumbled
"I swear I'd never do that," he replied smiling and hugged her tightly still trying to warm her body.
After the row with her son Tsume stood and looked at his sister.
"I'm going to go see what that boy is doing," she growled angrily
"You know mum you should see them really, watch them carefully, you'll see they aren't just children anymore, they're adults," she explained "Watch how they treat Senaka, as their own child and watch how much Kiba loves and treats Amaya with respect. Watch as well how she loves him back, the only thing separating them is the fact she might die and he's scared that she'll reject him if they mate, or in her terms 'marry'. Just watch," said Hana wisely getting up and putting the tea cup away and going to check the dogs. Tsume sighed and shook her head.
"I'm being taught how to look after my kids by my own daughter, its times like these I really need you back Kao-kun," she said sadly before turning to walk to her son's room. She poked her head round nosily and her heart lightened at the sight. In his bed was Amaya curled up and lying so she was in the centre of the two was Kiba holding her as she faced him. She smiled and laughed lightly then turned to walk out.
"Well what a turn of events, first they hate each other now I finally realise they are in love," she said quietly walking towards her own room on the other side of the courtyard.
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