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Absolute Devotion

Chapter 5: Found and Lost

I know that you'll always be around…

Departing for the next village, they came across a large city unlike anything they had seen before. It was a bustling metropolis. Possibly they could get some answers here, although it was a long shot they still had to try. Over the next two weeks they spent there in this city, trying to find information. Snow covered the streets and sidewalks of this place, but it did not seem to stop the people of this city, they loved it here… or other wise they wouldn't be here right?

It seemed that all hope was lost, no information. Not even an inkling of the man that they longed to see. The theory that no news is good news did not apply to them. In fact it made them think the opposite; no one in this city had even heard of the Copy-nin that they were looking for. It is possible that they did know but didn't say anything to the contrary. After all, this was the city of secrets. Underneath the streets, underneath this city a world of fantastic ideals grew, there was a night life to the city that no one talked about, it was all underground.

Sakura's searches lead her to one of these night clubs, no real answers were found that night. All the people she had spoken with knew but didn't know about ninja's. It was to be expected really, commoners really don't know the life of Shinobi's. The only thing she left with was a song that lingered in her head when she left, she couldn't get it out of her head especially one phrase:


I'm listening to a music never ending
My baby don't you know I'll never let you down
You've opened me to so many different endings
But baby I know that you'll always be around…

Rethinking she went back inside and asked what that song was, they told her it was called Exodus. She thanked them leaving once more. Pulling her coat closer to her she knew she had to get back to the hotel they were staying in. Snow began to fall from the cloud drenched sky. She looked up in at the snow thinking, it's been almost a year since they left Konoha, she missed it dearly but she would not let up on her search until she found him, aitai…

Coming into the lobby of the hotel they were staying in she ran head first into someone leaving the building. "I'm so sorry," she said looking up. To her surprise her eyes caught a glimpse of the person she ran into, perfect in every way. Soft eyes, a wonderful grey color, His hair was a raven black, she couldn't get a good look at his face just under his nose there was a red scarf in place covering everything else. She didn't really look at anything else other then the eyes that looked back at her in surprise. Almost as if he'd seen a ghost.

"No. I'm sorry, pardon me." Leaving her where she stood. He walked around her out the door and into the night. Her heart was pounding in her chest. She'd felt this way before, aitai… racing back out into the cold night she looked left and right down the now empty streets. Gone, he was no where to be found.

A whisper escaped her lips, she knew at that moment she lost him again, "Aitai… Kakashi." Over a year and she found and lost him again, dropping to her knees she began to cry. It was him, she knew it even if he looked different underneath she knew it was him. It was probably the chakra resonation he gave out, she knew it, she was familiar with it. Why didn't he say anything? He must hate me…Aitai… Tears slid down her cheeks, she couldn't help herself. She sat there on the cold ground in front of the hotel crying until Naruto came to get her.

-

Both of them where surprised she had seen him and didn't stop him. "I didn't know at first, it was only after he was gone that I realized it." Tears, warm and salty filled her eyes once more. Sasuke reached out grabbing her gently pulling her into a tight embrace; Naruto sat down behind her and also hugged her tightly.

"We'll find him, at least we know he's in this city Sakura-chan. We'll find him and bring him back…"

"…Even if we have to beat the hell out of him." There was a small hic in her breath as she almost laughed at Sasuke's comment. She would fall asleep like this with her two friends holding her tightly. It wasn't the first time; they understood her pain as now they felt it too. "It's been a year Naruto… we can't fail we have to bring him back."

"I know, I don't think Sakura-chan can handle anymore of this."

"Agreed, we need to settle this once and for all."

TBC

Note :

Resonation really is a word.

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