Hinata walked out of her office and headed to the exam room where Kurenai and her child, a small four year old girl named Asami. She still felt cheerful, despite that there was a nagging voice in the back of her head that kept bothering her about something.

"Hinata-chan!" Asami cried out happily.

"Hello Asami," Hinata replied smiling at the little girl.

"Asami," Kurenai said slightly sternly, though she was smiling at her daughter. "It's Dr. Hyuga when she works honey."

Hinata shook her head smiling at her former sensei. "It's alright Kurenai-sensei. I don't mind."

When she was making sure Asami was alright, Hinata smiled as she noticed the same eyes, hair and beauty Asami had as her mother. However, she resembled Asuma greatly in her physical features. Hinata suddenly wondered if she would ever have children one day and with whom would it be with…

"How're you and Asuma?" Hinata asked when she finished the check up on Asami.

Kurenai smiled and nodded. "We're both happy. It's going well."

"That's good to hear."

There was a moment of silence and Kurenai knew what was going through her former student's mind at this moment as she felt the tension circulating throughout Hinata's whole aura.

"Everyone telling you that you need a special someone in your life?" she asked Hinata.

Hinata blinked a couple of times to get understand that Kurenai had perfectly read her mind. But as she stood dumbfounded, Kurenai only smiled and took Hinata's hand in hers as she would to her own daughter.

"Look Hinata," Kurenai started. "I know that after…Kiba, you were scared to start a new relationship each time. I do understand that he broke your heart Hinata, but trust me that you don't have to be scared to look for something new. Nothing's going to be the same, I know it's not. But you know something? Every experience is a new lesson learned. Almost everybody can learn from their mistakes and that will just make you a stronger person like you are today."

"But what if Kiba manages to get back in my life?" Hinata asked, unable to hold it in any longer. "I won't be sure if I can ever trust him like that again… That day, he told me he wasn't sure if he felt the same way about me anymore and it hurt. And ever since, it's like talking to a new Kiba that wasn't the Kiba that we all knew…"

And loved, Hinata thought to herself.

Kurenai continued smiling at her and she squeezed Hinata's hand tighter. "Like I said, nothing's going to be the same. You never know, what if he comes back the same old Kiba from back then? Life is full of surprises Hinata."

Hinata bit her lip, and looked down at the ground, unsure how to respond to that piece of advice. All her life, there have been different kinds of help from her friends but Hinata was never sure what to follow.

Kurenai then made both of them sit down as Asami held on to her mother's other hand, anxiously watching if Hinata was okay.

"I know that Ino and Sakura have told you never to talk to him or to ever go back with him, but what do you feel about it Hinata? If life gives you two another chance, what does your heart tell you to do? It's good to receive advice from friends, but you can break that down into pros and cons. That way, you can see what your heart should follow."

Hinata looked at Kurenai and smiled at her. "Thank you Kurenai-sensei. I'm gald t-that you're always h-here for me…"

Kurenai hugged Hinata and added, "Just remember Hinata. Follow what you think is the best advice for you. And if your friends have a hard time accepting it, then they're not true friends at all. True friends will respect your choice."

Hinata hugged back and once they realized the time, Kurenai and Asami left. The two of them waved goodbye at Hinata as she headed back into her office. Once she was in her office, Hinata couldn't help but smile at the tender words of wisdom Kurenai had given her. It really helped Hinata improve her day much more and now she really felt cheerful.

Just then, she looked out her window and saw that the day had gone from sunny, to a dark cloudy day.

"Why is the weather like this all of a sudden?" she asked herself.

As she was in thought, her cell phone rang, causing her to jump in surprise. She took it out of her pocket and saw Naruto was calling her.

"H-Hello?" she asked.

"Hey Hinata," Naruto's voice said.

"Hello Naruto. What can I do for you?"

There was silence on the other line and Hinata was confused at Naruto's weird behavior.

"Umm Hinata? There's been an accident outside of the village," Naruto added.

"Oh my," Hinata gasped. "Is everyone alright?"

"Yeah, everyone's alright. There were no deaths but…"

"But?" she asked, her tone sounding more worried than ever.

"…Kiba was in the accident," Naruto finally said.

Hinata did not speak. It was the least thing she had ever expected to happen today. She suddenly started praying in her mind that her friend was alright.

"He's fine though. No major wounds or anything fatal. Just one thing…" he continued on.

"What is it?" she asked, now her heart racing rapidly.

"He lost all his memory… But somehow, the only thing that he really remembers the best is…well you, Hinata."

Hinata did not know how to respond to this. She stared off into space and her vision blurred, her body grew weaker and she dropped the phone from her hands as she fainted and fell to the ground.