Chapter 9: A New Beginning
A gentle yet a powerful wind was blowing across her face. Her mind was telling her something. Something she can't describe. The thoughts in her head screamed for release. Ideas flying; telling her that this is the right choice. She could hear the soft gentle beating of her heart; the heart that shall stop beating.
The whispers of a daughter. The cries of a son. The gentleness of a lover. The scream of her heart. And the torture of her mind.
A dull ache came over her chest. Blood dripped from her mouth. A sudden pain. And the final beats of her heart.
No feeling. No sound. And then, she was falling.
The dying lady murmured something.
"Sasuke…"
And took her last breath…
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAKURA!" Haruka screamed. But it was no use, she could do nothing. Haruka stared helplessly at the place where Sakura had flung herself off the cliff.
Haruka sank down on her knees. Tears streamed down her face. The wind gently brushed against her skin. The trees whispered their comforting words. Haruka lay on the ground, hugging her knees close to her and wept.
It's not fair. I hate my family and everyone in it. I hate life and I hate being a ninja. I hate the way people treat me. I HATE the world that was forced on me. Everyone is against me. How can humans be so selfish? They all care about themselves. No one lives for someone else. When there's "nothing" left for them they just die. People are so lazy. Everything has to be handed to them. And no one…NO ONE cares about the world that shall one day be destroyed.
In the shadows the dark figure of a man was watching her. Weird emotions held his heart. He wanted to hold her close and tell her that everything is all right. But he couldn't. Instead, he stood there. Watching her every move.
It was night when Haruka finally decided to go back to the village. As she started walking back, she heard a voice.
"Don't go back. You're not meant to be caged like a helpless bird."
Haruka lowed to a halt. She did not turn her head towards him as she spoke. As if he was not worth her time. Quietly she responded.
"Go away, Itachi. You're not welcome here."
"Do you think that I care?"
"You should."
"Maybe…why do you wish to go back to that village? There's nothing for you there. It's full of weaklings who depend on each other."
"At least they have each other."
"Really? Is that what you think? Maybe you should get out more…see the world?"
Haruka tried to control her anger. He still treats me like a child! Well... I'll show him. I'll show them all! I'm not a stupid weakling. I'm not going to become like him, Sasuke or Hiroshi. I wont be weak like them.
"You are weak, Itachi."
"What-Did-You-Say!?"
"YOU. ARE. WEAK."
"I'm not we-"
"Let me finish."
Itachi threw one of his coldest glares at Haruka, but it didn't seem to have any affect on her.
"You are a coward. You hide behind your Sharingan. Without it you're nothing. You use fear to make people think that you are powerful. I can take you anytime."
"Very well. Come when you're ready."
Haruka's eyes blazed. It took almost all her will power to stop herself from spitting on Itachi.
When I'm ready? It's you that's not ready!
"Coward."
But Itachi walked on as if he heard nothing.
Haruka stared at Itachi's back. Thoughts, flying in and out of her head. While she tried to decipher what they were trying to say. Finally, when she could take it no longer. She plunged into the icy cold water of the river. As the cold water surrounded her, and the darkness drowned her, she understood.
Life is not a movie or a book. Nothing is perfect. Nothing is easy. Life is complicated. All the ups and downs. Every bruise, every scar, every drop of blood. They are memories, knowledge, teachers, and guides. They make my life story.
Everyone goes though life blindly. Until one day in your life, the blindfold falls off and you finally see the world. And understand.
Movies, books all have endings. But, your life doesn't. Even if you die. No story ends because someone wrote "the end". Just like life.
It's not possible to come to the last page. Not possible to stop.
The whole world under your feet. Your life in your hands.
No suffering is worth crying for. No tear means anything.
Every action, every breath, and every step you take, brings you to a new level, a new life, and a new future.
Haruka surfaced the water and stared at the moon. The world was silent and and the faint light of the moon was reflected in the water. Haruka voiced her thoughts.
"I never noticed how beautiful the world was..."
This is only the beginning. And tomorrow shall bring grief and pain, but it also brings hope, the one light that shall never go out in the hearts of the people.
-Fin-
A/N: Who says "the end" anyways I wanted to write the Latin version of "the end". And if you don't get why I want to use Latin…MORON! So, fin (the end) French. Language of "love" ya right...
Epilogue coming…soon.
But anyways...ITS DONE!!! WOOT! I FINALLY FINISHED A STORY!! Well..almost. Stupid Epilogues...you always have to know what happens...can't even think for yourself.