Chappie 7 (does a happy dance) I can't believe I'm on a roll with this story!!! ' Tis happy girl! N/E ways, I managed to buy Kiba back with millions of promises not to go anywhere then four feet of him, but not that darn Uchiha or his brother...but I nearly lost my life trying to explain to Gaara that he wasn't in need anymore...let's just say I don't need both of my arms anymore...you all should be happy with my insistance on continueing the story...Gaara thankfully left my right hand so I can write and type...Instead, I got Shikamaru and 'tis even happier!!

Shikamaru: So troublesome...just get to the disclaimer already.

Me:Fine. Don't have to be rude.

Shikamaru: ...

Me:I do not own Naruto or any of the characters...STOP LOOKING UP AT THE CLOUDS AND DO YOUR JOB!!! (mutters) Maybe I should've kept Gaara...

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Sierra limped silghtly down the path, making herself unknown to all the people on the street, by taking the alleyways. If anyone saw her missing from the hospital, she'd be in huge big dookey trouble. Leaving the hospital with only four days of relaxation, right after surgery not to mention, she was sure to become in trouble, either from the doctor, or worse, her sensai. Kakashi was going to be more then angry when he finds out she wasn't in bed. So would be Naruto and Sakura, she could careless about how Sasuke would feel.

But she had to leave. She had to see Hikaru. She hadn't seen the pup for six days, (two of the day's she slept through) and the missing feeling was knawing constantly in her stomach. No doubt that her pup was feeling the same thing. She didn't know how he was doing. Was he living? She didn't even know that. So, she was going to find out. But...first she had to find where he was...

Sierra heaved herself to the side of the alley, resting her good shoulder against it. The thought of waiting one more day passed her mind, but she shook it away as fast as it came. She didn't care about the wounds she carried. What did matter was her pup. Her collarbone bleed slightly through the tight bandages and the stitches tightened everytime she inhaled. The wound did hurt, alot, but it wasn't that serious. Well, that was what she thought.

She watched the people pass by on the far end of the alleyway where she was resting, for a couple of minutes. Thoughts about the first time she met Hikaru slowly resurfaced in her mind, and strangely enough, through all her pain, she smiled.

(Back at the hospital)

Sakura walked down the hallway where Sierra's room was located. In her hand, was a small vase with one pink fully blossumed flower resting in it. It was a gift to the short haired brunnette, specifically picked out by Sakura herself, having to put up with Ino to get it. Ino was in charge of the families flower shop for the day, and Sakura cursed herself for picking today of all days to get a flower for Sierra. The blonde just had to pick a fight with her.

"Oooh! That Ino-pig! Wait 'til I gat my hands on her!" The kuniochi bunched her fist up, fire bursting around her from her angry inner Sakura. "How dare she say I have no chance with Sasuke-kun!"

A nurse suddenly ran passed her and she snapped out of her anger, turning around to watch her. She wondered what that was all about, when another nurse ran passed her, yelling, "Search the whole hospital! How can someone just disappear!"

Sakura's eyebrows knit together and she watched where the nurses turned the corner, before shrugging her shoulders, "What kind of idiot leaves a hospital when their injured?" She continued walking down the hall and when she reached Sierra's room, the vase slipped out of her hands, crashing to the floor in a million pieces. The room was empty, the side window wide open, along with the I.V machines beeping, the tubes, flapping in the wind that was coming from the window. Her green eyes widened and she could only stare at the open window. Apparently she had nothing to say, finding that her friend was the idiot that had left.

(Some where in the middle of the Konoha Village)

Sierra slammed into the ground with a grunt, her good hand twitching some in the ground with each breath she took. She was to tired, unable to go on anymore and needed to sleep. It was calling her and her eyelids were starting to drop. Part of her wondered if the sudden sleepyness was because of her opened wounds or maybe she was over excerting herself. Nah, it was because of her wounds. She was NOT going to become weak because of a few wounds.

"You know, laying on the ground must be pretty uncomfortable."

Sierra didn't have to look up or even blink to know who appeared beside her. "Not...really. It's better...here then at the hospital really..." She breathed and the person next to her crouched down, placing their hand on her shoulder. She tried to raise herself up alittle, but she didn't even make it up alittle before she fell back into the ground. Her muscles were spent and everytime she took a breath,it felt like she was inhaling icesicles. "I...knew someone would..be looking for me..."

"Not that your escape wasn't pretty cool, but you could die if you don't get back to the hospital."

Sierra looked up at her sensai, giving him a look that basically said, 'You're crazy.'

Kakashi-sensai smirked under his mask before picking the wounded girl up into his arms, bridal style. Sierra didn't complain, or to put it bluntly, she didn't have the energy to, but she grabbed onto his vest, stopping the Jounin from moving. "Wait, I didn't come out...here for nothing...I want..to...see Hikaru." She looked up at him to show she was dead serious and Kakashi looked down at her for a second. His gut told him to bring her to the hospital (it was the sensible thing to do), but the look that he was receiving, he had to argue with his gut.

"Fine, but then you're going back to the hospital."

Sierra managed to smile and closed her eyes, before letting her head fall into his chest. She was going to rest until they got there. Hopefully, Kakashi knew where her absent pup was. 'At least he better...' She wasn't going to risk her life just to become lost in the village without seeing Hikaru. That would be beyond stupid and a waste of her recovery. But technically, this wasn't called recovery.

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Hana looked up from what she was just doing, at the pressence of someone in the front of the window in her room. It didn't take long for the pressence to be known and her eyes widened at the sight before her,but only for a minute. "What's going on here?" She demanded, rising from her seat. "I only take care of animals."

The silver haired man nodded his head and the young girl in his arms lifted her head up off his chest. "I..came to see my...dog...Hikaru."

Hana took a surprised step back and blinked a couple of times. This was the owner of the golden pup? She was the same age as Kiba! She expected the owner to be at least around her age. But she wasn't able to get the full story on what had happened, but she got enough to know what happened to the dog from her little brother.

She pointed at the wounded girl, "You own the puppy?" Her finger dropped awkwardly when the girl nodded. She was embarrassed to say the least, but she wasn't going to show it.

"We'll make it a quick visit, she needs to get back to her bed." Kakashi added in and Hana stared at the girl for a momnet, before slowly nodding. Motioning in back of her, the man disappeared in a poof of chakra smoke and reappeared a second later next to her. Hana didn't waste any time to lead them to the room where she placed the said puppy, and upon opening the door, she was jerked yet again in a state of shock. She had never got the puppy to bark or even wag it's tail when she coaxed him to, and she was a dog specialist! But when the door opened, a small sharp yip filled the air, followed by the sound of a tail slapping against wood reaching her sharp ears. The puppy was acctually moving!

"Hey boy..." Sierra whispered as Kakashi walked over to where a medium sized box held the puppy in, slowly crouching down low enough for the girl to touch it.

With shaky fingers, Hana watched the girl slowly reach down to stroke the puppy's small head and she felt the Haimaru triplets approach her. They smelt the scent of unfamiliar blood and came to investigate. She glanced down at them for a split second, before looking back over towards the scene in front of her. It peaked her intrest some, how a young girl clearly had a tight bond with a dog. And the said girl wasn't from the Inuzuka clan.

"Sorry...I hadn't seen..you in a while..." Sierra didn't care that there was people in the room, watching her exchange. She needed to reassure herself that the puppy knew she didn't abandon him. Softly stroking his head she added in, "You did great out there...made me proud..to call you...mine."

Hikaru let out a small yip, trying, and failing, to get to his feet, but Sierra could feel how much he missed her, just by the touch of her hand on his small head. It was weird in fact, that there was an invisible bond that she shared with the pup, even after the small amount of time they spent together. "Don't get up..you'll hurt yourself..silly. You need..some rest.." Hikaru whined some and his tail thumped loudly on the floor, picking up speed.

"As do you." Kakashi voiced, bringing Sierra back to the reality that she wasn't the only one in the room. She had forgotten eveyone instead of Hikaru. With one last smile and a lingering rub on Hikaru's head, she whispered, "I'll...come visit you...when I c-can..." Hikaru whined and her smile faltered. Why couldn't he come with her? That feeling of something missing will come back and Hikaru would think she was abandoning him. He was abandoned once, and she wasn't going to let it happen again. But she knew she couldn't. The hospital didn't have what he needed unlike the Inuzuka household. She didn't know much about the clan, but they had dog companions, and Kakashi assured her that Hana Inuzuka was the best veterinarian in the whole village.

"It's...okay..." She rubbed his clean golden fur delicately. It seemed that someone gave Hikaru a bath to wash off all the dried on blood that matted his fur not to long ago.

"Let's go." Kakashi said, and Sierra didn't take her hand off of Hikaru's head until it was dragged off when Kakashi stood up. She recoiled her hand to lay on her stomach and Hana took it as the right time to ask, "Kiba didn't come by anytime did he, Kakashi?" Kakashi looked up somewhat confused. He didn't think that the brunnette knew him, but he quickly recovered. "Not that I know of."

Hana growled to herself and dark thoughts on how to punish her brother quickly passed through her head. He said he did. Just wait til he got his rude awakening of pain for lieing to Hana Inuzuka! "Very well, but now since the owner is here, Hikaru, as you called him, is doing pretty well. The wound on his side didn't puncture any vital organs, but it did scrape against his left rib cage. So the wound will be a little bit more painful then originally if the kunai had punctured his side."

Sierra blinked. What was what now? Her dog was going to be in more pain!? She wished she had enough energy to voice her discouragement, but based on the look she received from the vet, Sierra guessed that the lady knew what she was thinking. "You have nothing to worry about, the antibotics will numb the pain for him."

Hana held back a smirk when she saw happy relief pass across the girl's face.

"We're leaving now." kakashi interupted before Hana had a chance to say anything else, instead, she nodded and turned around to escort them out the way they came, but his the pair's pressence disappeared as soon as she turned her back. Kakashi had used his vanishing jutsu.

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Okay, I know this one is shorter then the last couple of chapters, but I didn't want to start a new idea that was for the next chapter in here, so it's short.

Shikamaru: Just get over it like normal people...

Me: That's it! keep up your bad mouthing me and I swear you're going out in the street again!

Shikamaru: Like I care...so troublesome. It'd be better then staying in a closed up room...

Me:GRRRRRR...You're so lucky I'm to tired to kick you out myself... SECURITY!!!

(security come and drag out a willingly Shikamaru)

Me: What's the point in getting over excited about something like this...Now if he at least struggled a little it would've made me feel the least bit happier...Now I have to find someone new. Maybe Naruto is in need of a non paying job...HEY!! NARUTO!!!

(fanofonepiece has now gone to go look for Naruto somewhere around er home.)