Greetings everyone… (Evil snicker)
Sorry about the wait on this chapter. I'm back at school now and homework has increased tenfold -_-. I'll do my best to update though! :D
Huge thanks to xXxRinxXx, Zelda12343, and unknown. You guys have given me the will to keep writing this fanfic!
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I Tell You a Story, You Get Scared
Chapter 3 – Kiba
"I while ago, I had a pet dog. She was a pure white Maltese x Shih Tzu and her name was Penny. She was getting on in years, and eventually lost most of her teeth and sight", Kiba said.
"Oh my gosh, how sad…" Ino sighed.
"Yes. She was at least fifteen years old by this stage, mind you. Well, one day, a few weeks before my birthday, I went to school like normal. When my mum came to pick me up, she broke the news to me that they had Penny put down that day. I was really upset, but I knew it was for the best. She kept having seizures and then her back legs would be paralyzed for a while afterwards", Kiba said sadly.
"I'm really sorry to hear that, Kiba…" Hinata sympathized.
"It's alright. Anyway, we didn't get another dog for a while afterwards, but it seemed Penny wasn't quite ready to really leave yet".
"Is this the ghost part?" Sakura asked.
"Yep. See, I never saw her myself, but sometimes I could feel her presence. After a while, I asked my dad about her, since his senses are more heightened to the paranormal than my own, and he told me that late one night, he walked from the lounge room into the hallway and he saw Penny just sitting there. She looked younger and seemed to almost glow. Dad, never really deterred by such a thing, merely walked past and into the kitchen. When he turned back, she was gone", Kiba shrugged.
"Is that it?" Naruto asked.
"Not quite. And another time, I had a friend over. It was late at night and we were planning to go outside to walk through the street, like we always do. We were standing in the driveway, near the gate into the backyard. You can see into the backyard from the driveway. Anyway, I wasn't looking, but my friend saw something and said she wanted to hurry up and go out the front to the street. I asked her why she was in such a rush, and she explained that she saw Penny. It was only recently that I asked exactly what she saw, and she said she saw a white luminous blur in the backyard. It was in motion when she saw it. Now, admittedly, I had another two dogs by this stage. But only one was outside and neither are pure white like that nor could they be so luminous in the dark".
"That's a little bit odd. First I ever heard of an animal haunting", Choji commented, only to be shushed again by Shikamaru.
"I haven't seen or heard of anything since but that might change. See, the date of her death is coming up soon, so we'll just have to wait and find out", Kiba concluded.
"That was a good story, Kiba", Shino commented, earning odd looks from the others. It wasn't very often Shino dished out compliments.
"Thanks. Who's next?" Kiba smiled.
"My turn", Sakura raised her hand. Kiba handed her the torch and she shone it under her face.
"Here's my story…" She breathed.
I hope this chapter was somewhat worth the wait ;). This was told in Risa's perspective and the friend mentioned was Tsubaki. Anyways, thanks for reading! :D