Chapter 12: Tears of the Angels

/.../dreams

Ume ran to her room crying and took a kunai. She saw her old wounds and placed the blade on her skin. She opened just one of her old cuts and dropped her kunai when she saw the image of Kiba cleaning her arms. Ume dug the kunai in the wall and fell down crying even more. Hinata left to find Ume and saw her crying.

"Ume I'm sorry." Hinata whispered trying to conceal her own tears.
"You don't have to apologize." Cried Ume.

Hinata walked to her side and embraced. Ume kept crying but less than before and fell asleep. Hinata dragged her to the bed and covered her with the sheets and left. Ume then had a strange dream that made her start to scream out loud.

/Ume stood in a wasteland she looked around but she didn't see anyone until she started to walk around looking for any signs of life. She saw a great rock and saw blood flowing down. When she looked up she saw Kiba and she screamed horrified. Kiba's body was being pinned down to the rock by swords but upon hearing the screams he looked down.

"Why won't you love me the way I love you, your indifference is killing me." He muttered weakly and closed his eyes.

Before Ume could speak a ghostly version of her appeared and smirked.

"Poor, poor Kiba he's so in love with you and you keep ignoring him because you have a crush on your dear brother Neji you little brat.

Ume couldn't find her voice she couldn't do anything but cry her heart out in shame./

"Ume wake up, wake up." shouted Hinata shaking her shoulders.
"I didn't kill him I didn't kill Kiba." Shouted Ume in her dream.

When she woke up she saw Hinata, Hanabi, Hiashi and her mother surrounding her.

"What happened your screams could be heard through the whole mansion you idiot." Asked Hanabi.

Ume grabbed Hanabi's throat as tears streamed down her cheeks. Hanabi started choking making Hinata grab Ume's wrist tightly.

"Kiba can't die." Ume murmured.

Everybody left except for Hinata who stayed to comfort Ume.

"What do you mean that Kiba can't die?" Hinata asked.
"It was a dream I head that Kiba was dead because of me." replied Ume drying her tears.
"Don't worry Kiba will be fine." Hinata assured.

Ume nodded slowly and laid down again.

--Inuzuka House--

Kiba laid on his bed with an uneasy feeling.

"Something happened to Ume I can feel it somehow." He muttered.

Akamaru peacefully slept on his chest and shifted his position.

--Hyuuga Mansion--

Ume stared at the ceiling and then briefly closed her eyes again. When she woke up Kiba was sitting next to her. She sat up and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Ume what is it?" he asked and started to stroke her hair.
"I had a dream you were dead because of me" Ume replied.

Kiba embraced her tightly and kissed her forehead.

"I don't want you to die."
"You would never hurt me plum blossom you are too pure to do that." Kiba muttered against her silky light blue hair.

Ume smiled and remained by his side.

--Haruno Shrine--

It had started to rain forcing Sakura to go inside so she simply started to do her home work when Sasuke arrived soaking wet.

"Why didn't you go to school today? although you shouldn't worry much the school was deserted, only a few students were around."
"Itachi is in the hospital." replied Sasuke lowering his face as rain drops fell to the ground.

Sakura stood up and kissed his forehead. Sasuke closed his eyes and embraced her.

"I regret being such an asshole to my brother." He whispered.
"Why did you act that way?" Asked Sakura.
"I hated my brother because my family preferred him better, and I resented my sister because she resembled him" replied Sasuke.
"Sasuke let go of that hatred and resentment you'll never be happy that way." Sakura whispered.

Sasuke fell on his knees crying clinging to her shirt drenching Sakura in the process.

"Sasuke stop it." Snapped Sakura crouching down to his level.

Sasuke stopped crying and faced her.

"This is the first time I see you cry, and I hope this is the last time I do." Said Sakura.

Sasuke sighed and lowered his head. Sakura brought him close to her and he laid his head on her shoulder. Sakura nuzzled his head lightly and closed her eyes and soon both fell asleep.

--Konoha Hospital--

Itsuka kept watch over her twin brother smiled a bit. Tsunade walked in after checking out of the school.

"Itsuka you should rest."
"No, I don't feel like I can rest while he's like this." Replied the young twin.
"We'll take care of him don't worry." Said Tsunade heading to see the other patients.

Itsuka left back home she planned on going to school the next day and she really needed to get a good rest. When she walked by one of the streets she saw Neji who looked in really deep thought. Itsuka smiled she somehow knew he was going to see Tenten. She kept walking back home and sighed thinking about Shino who had been her pillar of strength .

'Shino thank you for supporting me.' She then thought and smiled inwardly.