Hey people! I'm here with your newest update on In my vision In my heart. Now, this story may not be all that popular, but I like it so I am going to continue to update. Hey, you never know how things will turn out. I remember that on one of my stories I only started out with two readers, but it turned out to be one of my most reviewed stories.
I can only hope that this will turn out to be a popular one in the end, but hey I have other stories if it doesn't. I won't give up! I'm just that type of person. You just don't know, I have so many stories that I'm already working on and I know that not all of them will be great. Anyway, here is the story!
I don't own Naruto
Hinata jumped so hard at the sound of that voice that she made her stool tip over. She braced herself for the inevitable impact with the thick hardwood floor. However, her body never came in contact with the cherry wood. Hinata opened her eyes and gasped at the person holding her in a tight armed embrace.
" Sh....Shino-san...? What....what are you doing here?"
" I came to see Hinata-san "
" How did you know where I was? "
"...........Let's just say that no matter where you are your beautiful scent is unmistakable. I could find you even if my eyes were closed. " Hinata stared at him for a moment. She was both frightened yet strangely enticed by his words. After that he helped stand her up. Once she was balanced they stood and looked at each other in silence.
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Later that same day
Ichigo sat in a tree near the training grounds trying to catch her breath. She, Hinata, Katura, and Sakura all minored in ninja arts so they all tried to train as much as possible during their free time. She sat there looking at the ground when suddenly she heard a howl. Now being the curious girl that she is, she want to know where that howling was coming from. Especially since it was coming from somewhere close to the training grounds.
She jumped out the tree and headed over to the gate that separated the forest from the training grounds. She looked through the spaces in between the wooden gate and for a moment she saw nothing, but suddenly she sees something move. She strained her eyes trying to make out the moving object, but she just didn't have a clear view. I guess we all know what that means.
Yep, she jumped over the gate. With the silence and stealth of a true ninja she hoped from tree to tree to see if she could find just what that was that was moving. She searched around for a while and finally she saw something move on the forest floor. For some reason it was staying in the shadows, which frustrated Ichigo to no end. She fallowed it's movement as it went along and before she knew it she was heading up a mountain.
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Kiba sat up from the small deer they had caught and looked around. Something suddenly caught his attention. He wasn't sure what it was, but what ever it was had a scent even stronger than the carcass they were feasting on.
" What's the matter Kiba? "
" I don't know Neji "
" Is it your mate? "
" I'm.....not sure. I'm gonna go see what it is though. I'll be back. "
Kiba walked around the forest trying to find whatever it was that he had picked up on. He searched for a good ten minutes without so much as a single clue. It was like what ever it was was moving further and further away from him. He would find spots where the scent was strong, but there would be no one around. Was he just imagining things? He had no idea, but this was like a wild goose chase more so than looking for the one he was meant to be with.
It was starting to get dark, but he wasn't gonna give up so easily. Even if he wanted to, something told him to just keep going. He noticed that the scent led him to a mountain. That wonderful scent was starting to get stronger the further up the mountain he got. If he could describe the scent with words, he would call it.........a flower meadow. To his sensitive nose, it was the best smell ever. Even better than a fresh kill.
He continued to fallow the smell up the mountain and he could tell that it was getting stronger because his body was starting to feel.....strange. He began to pant.
" It's about time it stopped moving. I was just about to say fuck it. I wonder if it's the girl I'm looking for. I'm definitely feeling something weird going on in my body so I think I'm in luck. I hope she's h.........what the hell? " He stopped and sniffed the air. " F......fear.........? If it is her then she might be in danger. I have to hurry. " With that Kiba began to run as fast as he could to find what or whoever he was looking for.
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Ichigo finally caught up with the mysterious moving object about halfway up the mountain. She fallowed it around a bin without even noticing how narrow the cliff was becoming. It stopped a bit ahead of her so she began to sneak closer. When she saw what it was she sweat dropped.
" Oh great Ichigo, you successfully stalked a innocent rabbit. " She sighed then turned to head home, but that's when she noticed just how high up she was. That's when her acrophobia kicked in. How a ninja could be afraid of high places is beyond me, but she was. Ichigo gasped while looking down.
She closed her eyes and turned her head then opened them back. She was standing on a very narrow cliff. Even with her back against the mountain side there was only a few inches of earth left between the tip of her shoes and the open air. She looked around to assess her surroundings and to find the safest way for her to get down before she started to panic to much.
" Ok Ichigo,......you can do this. Just move your feet. If you can make it over to that small plateau and down the side everything will be ok." She began to motivate herself.
Slowly she made her way around a small bolder. Her heart was racing and she was trying to get her breathing back to a steady pace. Every time she looked down she felt a sort of falling sensation in the pit of her stomach, but finally she made it to her destination. She collapsed and held her hand against her chest with her eyes closed.
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Kiba ran as fast as he could up the cliff until he saw some movement in the not so far distance.
" .......Finally....." He said to his self then continued to walk towards the object. He saw as it plopped to the ground, but even with his advanced k9 vision he still couldn't make out the figure. Kiba's ears perked up when he heard some soft laughter and talking from the unknown.....thing. Also he noticed that the fear that he sensed before was slowly fading away.
" I-I made it..........I made it!!!! I knew I could do it..........fucking rabbit! I'd kill you dead right now if I could get my hands on you!" She yelled out loud hoping that the rabbit could understand her threat. Meanwhile, Kiba had walked close enough to finally see Ichigo a little clearer. Although she had yet to notice his presence.
" It's a human. A female human!.........and she's talking to...herself. Awww....just great. I would get a human nut job.....if she's mine, that is. Well, at least she smells great. If only she would come out of the shadow so I can get a better look at her features. "
Ichigo sat there for a moment longer until she heard a noise that came from behind her. Thinking that it could be that troublesome rabbit she jumped up and turned around. She automatically froze with wide eyes and an open mouth when she saw the large wolf standing there. It was not the normal size of any wolf she'd seen on tv. No, this wolf was huge with pure white fur, yellow/golden eyes, and the fur on the tip of each ear was a deep crimson color.
Unconsciously Kiba's tail began to wag when he saw Ichigo's beautiful features and crimson hair.
" Whoa!.....That's my hot momma!!! She could give Naruto's mate a run for her money. I'm so lucky! Hahahah.....wait, there's that fear again. " Kiba looked up into her eyes and that's when it hit him. She was afraid of.....him.
Instinctively his ears went back and he lowered his belly to the ground with his tail between his legs as a sign of submission. That was the only thing he knew to do to show her that he didn't mean to be threatening. Unfortunately for Kiba, Ichigo did not pick up on his signs so when he took a hesitant step towards her she took on back. She had forgotten all about being on the mountain.
Kiba's eyes went down to her feet and he noticed that she was dangerously close to falling over the edge. He needed to get as close to her as possible just in case she slipped. He needed to catch her. He stepped closer and she took another step back. Just as he had feared, she lost her balance and slipped.
" NO! Watch out!!!" He yelled, but to her all that was heard was barking.
".........EYAHHHHH!!!!" She closed her eyes and yelled when she felt herself begin to fall. She prepared herself for her impending doom. A doom that, surprisingly........never happened.
" H....Huh? Wha? What? " She asked herself then slowly opened her eyes. She looked around and saw nothing but open space and that's when she noticed that she was dangling about 50 feet above the ground. She gasped and swallowed the lump in her throat as she looked down, but then looked up when she felt something tug at her shirt. Once again her eyes went wide. Although she was a ninja in training she always froze up and forgot everything she'd learned when it came to heights.
The wolf seemed to have worry in his eyes as he held her shirt in his mouth as he tried to pull her back up. He pulled and pulled until she was finally up far enough to get a hold on the edge. Kiba was glad she had enough strength to pull herself up because her shirt was beginning to rip. Once she had 3/4 of her body back over the edge Kiba let go of the shirt and stepped back to give her some room.
Ichigo scooted back against the mountain side and sat up. She pulled her knees up and rested her arms on her knees.
" I can't believe that I was saved by a wolf. Some great kunoichi I'm turning out to be. I guess it really wanted to eat me badly. " She thought to herself as she tried to catch her breath. Kiba could tell that she was still afraid of him as he approached her because she shut her eyes tight and turned her head away from him. Because her head was turned to the side he could see that she was injured on her cheek. She could hear him breathing right in her ear. That's just how close he'd gotten.
" Oh Kami-sama.......Oh Kami-sama! He's gonna eat me! He's gonna........lick my face? " Ichigo let out a sigh of relief .
" Man...here I am sitting on a mountain cliff with a huge wolf licking my cheek and not trying to eat me. This has got to be the weirdest day of my life. It's all that damn rabbits fault. -sigh- I need to head back home. It's getting dark and I have to be able to see where I'm going on the way down this freaking mountain. " She thought then looked up at the wolf. Kiba stopped licking the wound and looked back at her.
" W.....wow! I didn't know that wolves could have red fur.....even if it is just a little bit. " She was still a little nervous with him as she stood up and dusted herself off. She looked down at her the rip in her shirt and over at Kiba then, hesitantly, she walked around him and towards the trail she found. She heard a shuffling noise behind her and stopped. When she looked at Kiba he was right behind her. He was fallowing her.
" Oooh no. No no no........you can't fallow me home. I can't have a pet. I live in a very small apartment and you are a very large doggie. Plus, I don't think that I could afford to feed you......hell I can barely feed myself everyday. " She waved at him then began to walk again, but she still had the seemingly love struck puppy at her heels. She began to walk a little faster, but stopped when she heard him whine. She quickly turned to face him.
" Look, you can fallow me to the main gate of my village, but that's it. Then you have to leave. " Kiba began to wag his tail so Ichigo took that as an agreement and began to walk again. Kiba happily fallowed after her. Even if it only lasted for a short amount of time, he didn't mind as long as he was by her side.
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It was around nine at night before Kiba came back. He'd stayed with Ichigo a little longer than she had anticipated. He ran up to Naruto and started play wrestling with him.
" I take it you found your mate? " Neji asked
" Yep! She's hot! "
" So? How was it? How'd you find her? " Shikamaru asked
" I actually saved her life. "
" What? No way. What happened? " Naruto asked as he bit Kiba's ear
" She was up in the mountains, for some damn reason,.....anyway, when she turned around and saw me she freaked out and almost fell off the cliff, but I caught her just in the nick of time and pulled her back up. "
" So, the reason she almost died was your fault to begin with. " Neji stated
" Well, you make it sound bad when you put it that way. I mean it's not like I did it on purpose. She had her back to me when I found her. I wasn't showing any aggression or anything. It was all good in the end though. I was with her all this time just playing around. " Kiba said then bit Naruto on the tail causing him to yelp.
" Well Shikamaru, it seems like we are the only ones left. " Shikamaru looked up at Neji then stretched.
" I'm in no hurry. Searching for a female is so troublesome. How come it can't be the other way around and they come looking for us? It would be a lot easier on me. " By now Kiba and Naruto were done playing.
" How do you get by day by day being as lazy as you are? I'll never understand. " Kiba said
" I get by just fine. There's always a way to get some female or idiot to do the little things that I find bothersome."
" I guess that means that he doesn't ever raise one damn lazy paw. " Naruto mumbled. Kiba and Neji chuckled. Shikamaru heard the little comment, but decided to ignore it and laid down for the night.
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The next morning Hinata and Hiame were on their way to the main gate. Hiame noticed that Hinata was carrying a huge bag full of bone, but said nothing about it. She herself had a pen and a note pad in her hand.
" Where are you headed so early in the morning Hinata-chan? "
" Oh....t-to the usual place. "
" Oh...ooook. Well, I didn't want to say anything, but...what's up with all the bones? "
" Eetoo....ano....it's for a friend of mine. " Hinata didn't know how to tell Hiame that she was going to feed a wild wolf. She was afraid that her friend would disagree to such a thing.
" Ooo! Can I meet him? "
" NO!......I-I mean, not yet. Like me, he is shy. "
" When then?........Oh, is it that Shino guy you met the other day? " Hinata blushed at that name. She couldn't help, but smile at the thought of him coming to visit her.
" No....i-it's not Shino-kun, it's someone else, but once I'm sure of my relationship with him I will introduce him to all of you." Hiame smiled
" Ok! Have fun Hinata-chan. I have to get going. " Said girl waved and the two of them went their separate ways.
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Soon Hiame found herself engulfed in her studies. She was in school studying to become a veterinarian so she often went into the forest outside of Konoha to do some field work. So far she'd found two new different species of insects just from field work alone during her free time. She did this just to get extra credit in class, but also because she loved animals.
Shikamaru opened one of his eyes then got up and stretched. He sniffed the air and looked over at his brothers.
" Do any of you smell something? " He asked them and they all shook their heads no. He sat down then sighed
" I didn't think so."
" Why? Is it your mate? " Neji asked
" I don't know, but what other reason would there be for me to suddenly smell sunshine? Kiba and Naruto said it would be a unique smell, one that's different from anything they'd ever smelled before. Plus, none of you can smell it and even though Naruto said that his mate smelled strongly of lavender I couldn't smell the faintest scent of lavender even as close to her as we got. All those facts are telling me that this must be who I'm looking for. Well, I'm going. I'll be back....whenever. " With that Shikamaru got up and fallowed his nose.
It didn't take long before he found the source of sunshine. It was a human female he noticed. She was standing near a tree looking up at something. He watched her from a distance as she jumped into the tree and grabbed a birds nest. She didn't harm the nest and after examining the eggs she gently placed it back. After writing something down in her note pad she jumped back down out the tree.
' She is a humanitarian? Possibly an animal lover. I might be able to use this to my advantage. ' Shikamaru thought to himself.
Hiame was about to walk on to another tree when she heard an unusual noise. She frowned as she looked around, but she didn't see a thing beyond the thicket of the forest. She continued to look around and ended up finding a feather that belonged to a supposedly extinct species of bird. She wrote down her findings and placed the feather in a plastic bag then she heard that noise again.
" That sounds like an injured dog. Now that I think about it, the girls and I heard howling around here the other day." She then began to walk around in search of the animal. Finally, after about seven minutes, she found it. Not too far ahead of where she was was what looked like a huge black wolf lying on the forest floor. She was frozen in place at the site.
If that was indeed a wolf, then it will have been the first time one wondered in that area in more than 15 years. Wolves usually stayed away from humans as much as possible, especially ninja, just to keep down any conflict. She was frightened by all means, but the animal lover in her wanted to help him. She walked closer to the animal slowly as to not frighten him. So far he wasn't moving. She really hoped he wasn't dead.
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Shikamaru lifted his head and saw that she was coming towards him. He smirked to himself.
' Just as I'd thought. She couldn't resist helping an injured animal. '
He laid his head back down and wagged his tail slightly to show her that he wasn't trying to be aggressive. Hiame smiled and knelt down by him, but with a little distance between then just in case he decided that he wanted to have a bite. He looked up at her and she thought that she was being pulled into his light brown eyes. She loved all animals and even though this was the biggest wild wolf she'd seen in her life, she thought that he was so very kawaii.
" Ok little wolf, I'm gonna try to help you so....please don't bite me. I would never try to hurt you so you have nothing to fear. " With that said she slowly reached out her hand and placed it on his muzzle. He let out a soft, very low whimper as she looked him over. She was surprised that she found no signs of any kind of external wounds. She did, however, hear his stomach growl. She figured that he must have just been too hungry to go on a hunt, but he didn't look emaciated.
She reached in her pocket and pulled out some beef jerky that she was saving for lunch and fed it to him.
" I know it's not much, but eat up "
' Well, it must by my lucky day. I found my potential mate and I got a free meal " Shikamaru thought to his self.
Hiame stayed with the, supposedly injured wolf for an hour and by then she was sitting on the forest floor with his head in her lap.
" Well, little wolf, it's getting late. I have to go and meet my friends for ninja training so I have to go. I hope you feel at least a little bit better. I'll tell you what, I'll try to come back later after I finish with my training and if not then tomorrow. I don't have much food in my house, but if I come across anything I'll bring it for you. Now, don't forget me by tomorrow and attack me when I walk up to you, k? My name is Hiame and Kami....... why am I telling this to an animal? I must be losing my mind. Well, what's left of it anyway. Well, by little wolf. " With that, she got up and made her way back to her village.
Yay! Now, the only one left to meet her wolf is Sakura. I wonder how he will find her? Who knows? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. Please let me know in a review. This story hasn't really been getting many reviews at all so I'm really thinking about deleting it. That's why the chapters are taking so long. I just have no motivation. Sadly, even the person that I'm writing this for isn't reviewing. I really like this story though, so that's why I'm still updating. Please review, K? Well,.......BYE!!!