A/N: All right all though this is not my first time writing fanfiction, it is new for me to post fanfiction. I would love to know what people have to say about this story but please don't just hate on me.

With that said...I have to say, and it pains me to do so...I do not own the Naruto Universe nor do I own any songs that maybe in here and I sadly never will...but I do however own the creativity it took to write this fanfiction and the oocs in it.

This fanfiction is rated MA or R for any language, violence, or sexual themes/content.

All this being said and done with I hope you enjoy reading Time never heals every wound!

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Chapter 8: Goodbye My Love

Eight months had passed since the chunin exams and a new Hokage was sworn in. Tsunade was the first female Hokage and the great granddaughter of the first Hokage. She was the best medical ninja alive and also one of the three Leaf Sanin.

I stared up at the clouds that gathered in the sky. It always rained on this day. Without fail. I sighed and went back to my gardening. Yes a year had already come and passed and it was once again the anniversary of the massacre of my family.

A lot had happened in that year. I had found myself a new family in my teammates and friends. I had lived through the chunin exam attack and came out one of the only two shinobi to be promoted, Shikamaru was the other.

I had also lost my brother completely in that year. Also I had acquired an unwanted tattoo. I grimaced and touched the curse mark on my right shoulder. The thing still hurt like hell at times and I would wake up screaming for dear life at night sometimes because of the damned dreams I had since I received the thing.

The dreams where always the same. I would be trapped inside my own body unable to control my actions. I had to watch over and over again as I cut down the ones I loved. Sometimes it was the village I attacked, cutting down my own friends along with the civilians. Other times it was my family that met my blade. I could never decide which was worse.

I sighed and got up dusting myself off. It was time to head to the graveyard. I went inside and grabbed the basket off the counter and headed out the door after slipping into my shoes. I walked down the streets of Konoha as the sky darkened with the coming rain.

Once I got to the graveyard I saw Shino waiting for me with a bouquet of white flowers. I smiled at him and together we walked to the family's stone. We both bowed in front of it before sitting down and placing our offerings next to the stone. Shino and I both lit an incent stick before closing our eyes and praying.

I looked up at the sky right as it started to rain. I smiled sadly and looked at the stone. Like always I ran my fingers over the etched in names of my clan. Shino stayed quiet and just watched me. I got to my mother's name and paused before moving to my father's name pausing again before letting my hand drop from the stone.

"You should sing something to them." I looked over at Shino surprised. I had never sang to them again after the funeral service. I looked down and thought of a song and closed my eyes letting the words slip out of my mouth.

(she sings Slipped Away by Avril lavigne)

"That was beautiful Mina." I smiled over at Shino as a single tear slid down my face mixing in with the rain. Shino reached up and brushed it away slowly. I gasped softly as I noticed I was staring into emerald green eyes instead of black sunglasses.

Shino looked into my onyx eyes as he slowly leaned in. I held my breath afraid that breathing would scare him away. We never looked away or closed our eyes as Shino got closer and closer. I could feel the warmth of his breath on my lips and could almost feel his lips touching my own.

"MINA!" I jumped away from Shino like someone had shot me. I looked around for the person belonging to the shrill panicked voice and found Hinata at the edge of the graveyard. Her face was what worried me most. She looked scared to death and had blood spots on her face that started mixing with the rain.

"Hinata what is it?! Tell me!" I grabbed her by her shoulders trying to steady her. Shino came up behind us looking over Hinata.

"Its Sasuke..." I took off running like my life depended on it in the direction Hinata had pointed. I couldn't think I just ran as fast as I could. I slipped and fell in the street on my way there getting mud all over me.

I run out of the gate and into the woods looking everywhere until I found my brother. Sasuke was standing in a clearing with three other ninja. They wore sound headbands. Sasuke looked fine there was no visible blood anywhere. So why did Hinata have blood on her?

"Just in time. Knock them out and stuff them in the barrels." I tried to fight but was over powered and hit on the back of the neck. My vision blurred as I saw Sasuke go down as well. The last thing I heard was someone calling my name.

"Shino…" Darkness took me.

[Shino's P.O.V]

I raced after Mina with Hinata. My heart beating wildly from just moments ago. I had been so close to kissing her that I could still feel the warmth of her small breaths on my lips. I shook my head I ran faster.

"Hinata what happened?" Hinata took a moment to answer.

"Four ninja's came into the village dressed as normal civilians. They found Sasuke with Kiba and I. T-they took him and slashed Kiba on the arm. Kiba ran to tell the Hokage while I came to find Mina." I nodded so that explained the blood on her face. It was probably Kiba's.

We came to the gates and ran out into the forest. I looked everywhere for a sign, anything telling me where Mina was. I could find nothing.

"MINA" I couldn't help but yell her name as loud as I could. Silence over took the forest. Hinata and I headed for the Hokage tower to tell the Hokage.

"Mina's missing too?" Kiba, Naruto, Neji and Choji all asked at once. I nodded grimly. The Hokage slammed her fists down on her desk.

"Damn it that snake! Shikamaru take you team along with Shino and find them and bring them back at all costs!" Shikamaru nodded and we left to get ready. An hour later Sakura, Lee and Hinata met us at the gate.

"Bring them back. Please Naruto!" Sakura was crying and had her head bowed to Naruto.

"I will. That's a promise!" We left running at top speed. Kiba took point followed by Neji then Shikamaru, Naruto, myself and lastly Choji.

An hour later we ran into an enemy that stayed behind to stall us. Choji left the group to fight the enemy and the rest of us pressed on. Another hour found another enemy. Neji took responsibility for him and the rest of us moved on. Yet again another enemy an hour later. Kiba pointed us towards Mina and Sasuke before staying to fight.

Another hour and we had caught up to the last enemy. A red headed woman. She set the barrels that held the twins down facing us. Suddenly an albino man appeared and took the barrels with him. Shikamaru waved Naruto and I on staying behind to fight the woman.

We chased the man until he stopped in a clearing. He set the barrels down just in time for them to be busted open. Naruto stepped forward and I held up my hand stopping him.

"Something is wrong." Naruto tensed at my words looking at the barrels that at the man. Sasuke was the first to appear out of a barrel. He took one glance at us and ran the other way. Mina was next hopping out of her barrel. She looked in pain and like she was fighting to get out of some invisible grip. Her eyes met mine and I found myself almost crying. Mina's eyes held more sadness and pain then I had ever seen.

"S-Shino…I-I d-don't h-have c-control…R-Run!" Mina's voice was strangled and forced tears fell from her eyes. I clenched my teeth together. It angered me to see her like this. Suddenly Mina screamed before she fell silent. She looked at me again and I could tell she had lost the battle. Mina was no longer in control of any part of herself.

Mina turned and ran the way Sasuke had. Naruto and I moved to go after them but was blocked by the albino man.

"You will die before you get them back now." The man said in a monotone voice.

"Shino! Naruto! I shall handle this youthful opponent!" Lee suddenly appeared out of nowhere standing between us and the albino. Naruto and I both nodded and took off.

It took thirty minutes for us to catch up to Mina and Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke yelled at each other from on top of the water fall. We were in the Final Valley. The place where Madaraa Uchiha faced off against the First Hokage.

Mina and I were standing on the lake that led to the waterfall. We faced each other but did nothing more. I took a step forward and Mina's curse mark glowed red. It started spreading across her face and the right side of her body.

"I'm going to take her back to the Leaf Village!" I shouted at Mina. She glared at me her eyes turning red as her sharingan activated. Three black tear shaped marks formed in her eyes. That was one more then the last time I had seen her sharingan.

"Mina is mine. Now I'll make her kill you." Her voice sounded cruel and unforgiving. I didn't have time to think as Mina came at me kunai in hand. Her movements were lethal and had every intent of ending my life.

I jumped back and would have sent my beetles at her if it hadn't been raining. I cursed and pulled out a kunai in time to block Mina's attack. She kept coming blow after blow never letting up. I realized now that Mina had never truly gone all out with me during training.

"Mina stop this! Get a hold of yourself!" I blocked another blow from her kunai. Mina smirked and jumped back. Her hands flew through signs faster then I'd ever seen her do.

"Mina 's gone and so are you." Lightning chirped to life on her right hand. I knew then that I was going to be gone if I didn't think of something fast. Suddenly Mina's left hand lifted going through hand signs. My eyes widened.

"Lightning style Electric Rain!" Hundreds of small senbone shaped lightning bolts shot out of Mina's mouth and headed towards me. I tried to dodge but most hit me away. My body hurt when it finally stopped. Suddenly Mina lunged at me chidori positioned to hit my heart.

"Nooooooo!" Pain erupted in my stomach. I coughed and tasted blood.

"No no no no! Shino! Stay with me!" I forced my eyes open and found Mina crying. Her hand was still stuck in my stomach and it seem she could only speak freely.

"M-Mina…" I coughed again tasting more blood. Mina's body jerked and her hand came free from my stomach. I collapsed to the ground blood running freely from my stomach.

"No no! Shino! Don't you dare die on me two!" Mina was kneeling beside me fighting to control her body. Her hands glowed green with healing chakra. I watched her try to heal me knowing she couldn't do much.

"I'm sorry Shino. I'm so sorry!" Mina cried harder still trying to heal me.

"I-I love you M-Mina…" Mina jerked her head up looking into my eyes. My sunglasses lay broken somewhere.

"I-I love you two Shino." Suddenly Mina jumped back away from me. One of her eyes turned red with her sharingan while the other stayed onyx. She was losing control again.

"I-I'm sorry S-Shino. I-I can't f-fight him…" Mina tumbled forward and was caught by Sasuke. He glanced my way before carrying Mina away into the forest. I watched he take her away unable to move as darkness fought to take over. Finally I let it take me knowing that I might never see Mina again.