When I got to the building, my physical condition was worse, if that was possible, and my will to live wasn't doing so well either. I clutched my stomach as I felt the blood leak through the bandages, ugh, damn that Sasuke... by then, my hand was dripping with my own blood, along with the dark crimson stain that went down my forearm, Shoulda just let him bleed...I raised my hand and hit the door, letting it slide down, leaving a red trail of where it left. I was about to collapse, and I wasn't sure I could take anymore, just then, the door opened, to reveal a rather shocked Tsunade.
"Sasu-cough-ke...lef-" everything immediately went black.
Kiba's POV: (morning)
Beep beep beep beeeeeep
The alarm clock blared.
"Arrrghh!" I groaned as I willed my eyelid open, I only managed to open one as I peeked at my clock.
"Damnit!" I forced myself to slide out of the covers and slam the snooze button. Crap, I'm gonna be late! I made my way to the washroom to do my morning duties, and got dressed. Lastly, I put on my head band called Akamaru and sprinted towards the training field where I met up with Kurenai, Hinata and Shino.
"Your late!" Kurenai-sensei stated, eying me, I sighed, knowing that there'd be a lecture coming up about being punctual.
"Hai sensei..." I replied dully, after hearing about Kumori, I really didn't feel like training today.
----Flashback----
I walked away from my mom, with my new dog Akamaru following behind me, ugh, it PEED on me!
"Aww, what a cute puppy! Can I pet it?" a shrill girl voice asked, I looked behind me and a girl with black-brown hair was staring with wide bright blue eyes. I rubbed the back of my head,
"Ah...Yeah, sure...?" I said, looking at her while she held out her hand, gesturing for Akamaru to come closer,
"What's its name? Hm, better yet, whats your name?" she looked up at me, questioningly,
"Err...Ah, Inuzuka, Kiba, and his name is Akamaru," I answered, peering down at Akamaru, who just stood there and looked at the unnamed girl, who just smiled at him,
"I'm Uchiha, Kumori!" she stated proudly, "And thats my brother!" she pointed to Sasuke, sitting by the dock. Heh, so she was an Uchiha...Funny, no one's ever mentioned her...
"OK, well, um...How...Come, I-I've...never heard of you b-before?" I stuttered, still staring at her, her smile dimmed ever so slightly, almost not at all, while her eyes darkened in blue, but still she replied,
"I-I'm adopted...My parents...Died...They too were apart of the Uchiha clan...And...Were family friends with Sasuke's family...So...I was sent to them..." she replied slowly, her eyes darkened until it turned dark navy, I looked at her sympathetically,
"So, when did you move in?" I asked bluntly, not remembering seeing at her at the academy,
"Just yesterday...it was the funeral...and I had to go home with them...I-I start school tomorrow..." she never looked away from me, her eyes glistened, pleading for me to say something else,
"Oh...I'm so sorry..." I really was, but before I could say anything else, she sniffed me, specifically my neck and face, I felt her nose briefly brush against my cheek and felt the blood rushing to my face,
"Um...Sorry...But...W-why do you smell l-like...um.." she tilted her head, wrinkling her nose slightly,
"Oh...well, you can thank Akamaru for that," I replied, giving a small glare at Akamaru, and then grinning at her, she giggled, her eyes turning the same sky blue they were when I had first looked at her,
"Hm, now thats what I call pissing you off!" she laughed, I smiled along with her as she invited me to come play with her and Sasuke, well, after I rinsed off the dog piss smell of course...
----End of Flashback----
"KIBA! Pay attention!" Kurenai-sensei yelled after Hinata tackled me and pointed a kunai at my throat.
"H-hai sensei," I replied again, snapping back to reality, I'll visit her after training, and soon enough, Kurenai-sensei announced that training was over. I sighed, and starting walking home, and letting my mind wander...
----Flashback----
I knocked on they're door, waiting in an uncomfortable silence while the door of the Uchiha mansion opened, revealing midnight black eyes, similar to Sasuke's, she opened the door wider, and my eyes widened, she wore nothing but black, her eyes were red and swollen, her hair sticking out in various places while the rest swayed down by her lower back, she looked whithered, like she hadn't eaten since...
"Kumori..." I followed her through the turns of the hallways, I was surprised that she could stand still staying here. But I guess thats why she asked if she could stay at my place for a bit... I wonder why she didn't want to stay with her brother? She sat down and motioned for me to sit next to her. When I did, she started crying hysterically,
"Why-hiccup- does everyone-cough- I l-love keep d-d-d-dying?-hiccup-" her voice was muffled because her hands were covering her face, I was completely baffled on what to say, I hadn't had a clue on to what I could do to make her feel better,
"I-I...W-well...I-I-I won't...won't l-leave..." well,at least I tried...
"K-Kiba...-cough-" she whimpered through her tears,
"Don't worry...My mom said you could stay with us...If you still want to..." my mom of course knew Kumori and instantly took a liking to her, after that, she invited Kumori over almost everyday.
"-hiccup-Th-thank you..." she hugged me, and I returned it, while doing so, I noticed her skin was a lot paler, and she was freezing, something definitely needed to change here.
I helped her pack what she needed and then head to my house.
----End of Flashback----
I sighed again, hearing Hinata's voice, not that I didn't like her or anything, its just that I didn't really want to talk to anyone right now,
"K-Kiba, a-are you v-visiting K-Kumori?" she stuttered,
"Yeah," I put it simply, continuing my way to the flower shop, Sasuke-teme...
"C-can I c-c-come with y-you?" she walking beside me, looking at me is sorrowful eyes,
"Sure, why not, and I think Naruto will be there too," I forced a grin, while Hinata just looked at me nervously,
"T-this really h-hurts you d-doesn't it?" she asked, looking down, of course it does,
"Doesn't it hurt you too?" I shot back, not answering her question,
"..." she didn't say anything, but I knew I had hurt her, "Yes...It r-really does..." she answered, not looking away from the floor.
"I'm sorry about that...I-I-"
"No, its ok...I know how m-much she m-m-means to y-you," I think my cheeks turned at least 10 shades of red,
"W-what are y-you t-t-talking about!?"
"I think you know K-Kiba, I-I've known y-you too long to d-doubt myself," I was really surprised, Hinata was really too shy to say something like that, Kumori must be really close to her too...
"What type of flowers?" she asked randomly,
"Roses..." I knew roses were her favorite, "What about you?"
"Water lilies..." hm, really?
Hinata walked beside me as we went to the hospital, flowers in hand.
Naruto's POV:
"Please wake up...Kumori..." I asked, actually, more like wished she would, Please...Please wake up...Kumori, please! His own sister, I can't believe he'd do that! Sure, it was an adoption but still! Ugh that Sasuke... I wonder what really happened... I held on to her cold hand, while her eyes remained shut... Just then, I heard Kiba and Hinata talking, and then the door slide open.
"She awake yet?" dog breath asked, setting black and white flowers beside her bed, along with Hinata who put multicolored water lilies beside the roses, WTF!? Since when did I know the types of flowers...Gah, this is really getting to me...
"No." I said dryly, looking back at Kumori and brushing her hair away from her face, Kiba for once, remained silent, while Hinata switched her gaze back and forth between me and Kumori.
Hinata's POV:
Oh god, Naruto's right there! Argh! What am I thinking? Is this all I can think about?
"D-do you know w-w-when she'll w-wake u-up?" I hated the way I stuttered, and the way I blushed when Naruto looked at me, but I continued anyway,
"We don't know," Tsunade's voice came in after the clicking of the door, opening and closing, Kiba's eyes widened to saucers, while Naruto looked a little woozy, I myself felt dizzy, but hid that away. I saw Akamaru jump out of Kiba's jacket and rest beside Kumori's open hand, wanting her to pet him, even though we all knew that wouldn't happen anytime soon. I noticed that Kiba went pale, like his brain was trying to process what was happening, I too, was trying to figure it out, but I kept my thoughts to myself as I knew nothing at this moment could lift anyones spirits, unless Kumori was to wake up again.