Chapter 13: Thrown away, Come back again
The day she has always dreaded has finally come true. It was the day when Sasuke, the boy she claimed to be madly in love with was leaving their village. She was seeing it with her own eyes, she saw him walking down the path that would lead out of the village, and she could see the pack on his back, filled with things he would take with him. He was actually leaving. He was leaving behind their team, their friends, he was leaving her. The moon was full tonight so she knew that she wasn't seeing an illusion, it was the real thing.
This night would be the last time that she saw him.
"It's the middle of the night. What are you hanging around here for?" Sasuke had stopped walking to question her. She felt a little spark of hope in her heart that it meant he would hesitate about his decision.
"This is the only road out of the village," She spoke out softly, her hope died when she remembered that Sasuke doesn't hesitate about anything.
"You should go to bed." He was moving again, walking right pass her to leave their village. Their home.
They were silent for a moment, Sakura understood what was happening but her body was frozen for this brief moment. She couldn't move, only think, remembering all the times she spent with him, their time as a team. She knew that she needed to stop him but she didn't know how. Sasuke's dream was to kill his brother and revive his clan. She knew that she couldn't help with his brother, she wasn't strong enough yet. But she could do the other.
If she could convince that her love was strong enough and that she would help him with his clan, them maybe he would stay. She opened her mouth to tell him that, to tell him that she was in love with him, when she froze again. Her mind showing her an image of Kiba's smiling face.
"I will only say the words "I love you" when I can put my whole heart into it. If I say it but all my heart isn't in it, then it's nothing more then empty words."
The promise that she made to him, she promised she wouldn't say the word love to either of them until she knew which one she really did love. At the time it seemed like the perfect thing for her, however with this situation now, she didn't have any other choice but to break her promise.
'Kiba,' she once again saw an image of his smiling face, looking at her with the love that she always wanted to see. 'I'm sorry!" She shed one silent tear for the boy that she now knew what she felt for and turned around to Sasuke.
She shed more tears now, only these were for Sasuke, she didn't wipe them away because she wanted him to see that she cared for him. "Why Sasuke? Why won't you ever tell me anything?" She knew that she sounded whiny but she needed too. She just had to make him stay. No matter what, even if it meant changing everything about herself, she would. "Why is it always silences with you? You've never shared a single thing w…"
"Why should I tell you anything?" he spoke back to her in a harsh voice. Sakura knew that voice; he was hiding something from her. He was keeping things to himself like he always does. The tears kept coming as she spoke with him. "Just keep your nose out of my business. It's none of your concern."
Sakura looked away from him at this moment, thinking over his words. Once again, she saw another image of Kiba's face in her mind, but she erased it as soon as it popped up. She couldn't think of that right now, she had to focus on Sasuke at this time.
"I know you hate me, even in the beginning you couldn't ever stand me," She said this softly, finally speaking the truth that she would always deny when she was with him. "Remember…back when we made Genin and we were assigned to our three man-squads? We were alone together for the first time, right here at this very spot. You got so mad at me that day." She said, remembering that day, how different she was now to how she used to be. She really was spoiled back then. That day was the first time anyone who she cared about besides Ino had ever called her annoying.
Sakura lifted her head up a little higher, hoping he would mention something to her about that day as well. Hoping that he would say anything to her, even call her stupid for bringing something like that up at a time like this.
"I don't remember that." Her eyes that had finally stopped crying began to flow with tears again. Her hope in her heart was starting to go out again. Once again she saw Kiba's face, him smiling at her, talking to her about past events that he remembered having with her. She remembered him holding her, telling her how much he loved her, how much warmth she felt in his arms.
'No! I can't think about that now! Sasuke…he is…I need to keep him here. Even if it means getting rid of everything that I love, starting my heart over to make it be like it use to be, to get rid of this feeling in it for Kiba, I will. I need to keep Sasuke in the village!' She told herself, breaking away from the images that she was seeing in her mind.
But even if she told herself that, she knew that she could never feel the way she used to feel before. She was a different person back then and she wasn't positive she could really change so much for him. "Yeah sure…I mean it was so long ago, right?" She let her tears fall to the floor, suddenly feeling so alone and cold. She didn't know if it was because Sasuke was leaving or because what she was trying to do to her heart. "But still, that's the day when it all began. It was the start of you and me, and Naruto, and Kakashi-sensei." She spoke these words, remembering herself the start of their team. All the missions, training, and time they spent together. Everything they did together as a team before that snake Orochimaru showed up. They were all happy time. "The four us started going on mission. It was rough back then, everyday was such a challenge," She could see them all together, seeing Naruto trying to get Kakashi's book, them laughing and making fun of Naruto for his stupid antics. "But, more then anything, it was so much fun." She was holding back her tears, wearing a smile on her face. It was a bitter smile but it was still a smile.
She looked on at Sasuke, hoping that her words had somehow reached to him, that he was remembering all those times too. That he would think about their team, how much fun they had together, all the great times they spent together, everything.
She sighed when he didn't say anything. "I know about your clan Sasuke, I do. Seeking revenge…that won't bring anyone happiness. Nobody at all, not you and not me."
"I knew it," His words shocked her, was he finally starting to change his mind? Her words had reached him. She couldn't see him clearly now because the moon was behind a cloud now, as if silently telling her something. Something that she couldn't understand.
"I'm not the same as you; I'm traveling a path the rest of you can't follow. I know that the four of us have worked together, and for a while I thought I could take that road instead. But in the end, I've decided on revenge," He spoke his words to her, telling her what his choice was. "That's always been my reason for living," He was silent for one moment. "I'll never be like you and Naruto."
"Don't do this Sasuke! You don't have to be alone!" She was getting desperate now. No longer thinking about anything other then Sasuke. "You told me that day how painful a thing solitude can be. I understand that pain now, I have a family and friends, but…" For one more moment Kiba's face appeared again.
'Stop it!' She cried to herself, willing the image t fade back into the darkness. 'Please, just let me do this. I need to make Sasuke stay. Not just for me, but for Naruto as well. So please…stop appearing in my mind, Kiba!' She begged.
"If you were gone Sasuke, it would be the same thing for me, as being all alone." She cried, trying to hold herself together. Even now she already was feeling alone. The cause of it she knew, trying to herself convince it was because Sasuke was leaving, but she knew that she was only lying to herself once more.
"This is a new beginning," Sasuke spoke up. "Each of us has a new path lying before us." He spoke as if he knew something she didn't know. Something that only he could see.
"Sasuke!" She started to form the image of Kiba again, but she stopped it and for a moment she wondered if Sasuke knew that she was seeing these images. "I'm so in love with you I can't even stand it." She suddenly hated how she sounded. How the words love came out wrong, how she said it. She didn't like it, but at the same time she did. It felt normal to say this to Sasuke. It felt normal instead of right. "If you would only be with me, I promise, I'd never let you regret it. Everyday will be a joy, I can give you happiness." She promised him, practically begging for him to stay now. "I'll do anything for you, Sasuke. So please! I'm begging you don't walk away!" She cried out once more, praying that her words would reach him. That he would just take her promise and stay. She didn't care what he asked her to do; she would do it if he stayed in the village. She didn't know anymore what she was saying, or how this may end for her, but right now she wouldn't let that bother her.
"I'll even help get your revenge. I'll do whatever it takes to make it happen, I swear!" She would do it. Even if it meant dirtying herself or dying, she would do it if he asked her too. "So stay here…with me…and if you can't" She cried, no longer keeping her tears under control. She just needed to cry. She didn't know if it was because that he was really leaving her, or because of the promises she was making and how in the back of her mind, she hated herself for even saying them. "…then take me with you Sasuke." For a brief moment she hated herself, she wanted to slap herself across the face for saying those words because she knew that she would be hurting a lot of people if Sasuke really did take her with him. If she did go with him, she knew who would come after her and whose heart she was crush into a million pieces. She would destroy that person if she left and she would hate herself.
"You haven't changed," He finally turned around to look at her. A smirk on his face like always. "You're still annoying."
Her world suddenly stopped and then began again, it was like those words both closed and opened up something for her. She hated that he called her annoying and that her words didn't reach him, that he would still walk away after all that. For a brief moment, she hated Sasuke Uchiha. The one person she always said she loved.
"Don't leave me!" She cried out, forgetting everything around them. "If you go, I'll scream and…!" He disappeared and suddenly came behind her. She was frozen by his speed, she couldn't move once more.
"Sakura," Their world was moving in slow motion, his voice was soft. It sounded so different to her now, this was a new Sasuke. No. It was still Sasuke but yet it was a different one too. "Thank you for everything."
She was shocked by his words, she never heard him utter the words "thank you" to her or anyone else before. But she knew that those words had a hidden meaning. He was saying goodbye to her, telling her that they may never see each other ever again. Before she could reply her world became black and everything around her faded away.
"Sasuke…" She muttered weakly, saying his name one final time before her mind was gone to the darkness of sleep.
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Sakura was awakened by a voice she didn't recognize, she herself lying on something hard that was not her bed, for a brief moment she wondered where she was before she finally remembered. Her minded flashed her back though, to Sasuke thanking her before knocking her out. She gasped and sat up from the bench she was lying on. "Sasuke, no!" She shouted, hoping by some small chance that he was still there. He wasn't, he was really gone now. He left her and everything in their village. This thought caused more tears to fall from her eyes, because she knew that she failed. She failed to keep Sasuke with them.
After she told the two Chunin everything that happened with Sasuke, Sakura walked aimless around the village. She didn't care where she went; she just needed to move around. After the sun was finally up she decided to go visit Naruto and tell him what took place, but when she got to his apartment she found that he wasn't there. She knew only one place he would be at this early in the morning, at the gate. He was probably already leaving to go get Sasuke.
Sakura made her way there, making sure to avoid going anywhere near the Inuzuka compounds. She couldn't face Kiba now, not after what she said to Sasuke. She broke her promise to him and for that she was ashamed of herself. She knew that if she saw him, he would figure out that she told Sasuke that she loved him. That she made all those promises.
She made her way to the gate, seeing six figures there and recognizing all of them. She almost turned and ran away when she saw Kiba and Akamaru were at the gate as well. She should have known that they would be going too. Their tracking skills were needed for something like this. She watched them all for a second, listening in on Shikamaru plans. She was impressed and wondered if she would be able to come up with a plan like that if she was a Chunin. She highly doubted it.
When she saw them leaving, she knew that she needed to stop them. "Wait!" She called out before she even knew it. She wanted to say something but at the same time she just wanted to runaway.
Their gazes focused in on hers, she could feel them on her skin. She made sure to avoid Kiba's gaze the most, the shame washing over her once more.
"Are you alright?" Naruto asked her, there was concern in his voice for her. She had a feeling that he was regretting what he said to her last night before she saw Sasuke.
"Lady Hokage told me everything, sorry Sakura I can't take you on this mission." Shikamaru spoke next and what he said hurt her a little. A part of her did want to go, to try again to get Sasuke to come back to the village, but she knew that she was too weak to go on this kind of mission. "I know you tried, but even you couldn't convince Sasuke, could you?"
Sakura was shocked by how much Shikamaru knew. She didn't expect the Hokage to tell him that, but it didn't matter anymore. He was right; she couldn't do anything to convince Sasuke to stay. She heard Naruto's gasp at Shikamaru's words and somehow even heard Kiba take in a deep breath. From their childhood together, she knew that it was something he did when he wanted to say something but knew that it wasn't the time or place to speak.
"Now our only option is for me to find him and force him to come back to the village," Shikamaru said. "I'm sorry but there's nothing else you can do for him." She hated how he was speaking to her, with such pity in his voice. She already knew that she couldn't do anything more.
Naruto spoke up this time. "But that means…did Sasuke turn his back on you Sakura?" She heard his voice, his question, and the tears started flowing again. She didn't want to face all this; it was just too much for her. Once again, she heard Kiba's take in a deep breath and out of the corner of her eye, she saw his fist clench. He was angry, but at her or at Sasuke she didn't know.
"Naruto…" She cried out through her tears. She was ashamed of herself, ashamed for how weak she was, ashamed that she couldn't do anything, but mostly she was ashamed that she threw something away that was important to her. She remembered her promise to Sasuke and what it meant she had to do. She threw away her promise to Kiba and her heart because she was so desperate to keep Sasuke here. She threw it all away and now she could never get it back.
That didn't matter now though. It was all gone, she got rid of it all, so there was no point dwelling on it. She would just have to focus on Sasuke again and hope that she still has her heart after this ends. "This is a…once in a lifetime request. Just bring him home; please bring Sasuke back to me."
'Because I don't have anything else to live for now. I got rid of everything that I loved and the people that love me. I threw it all away from him and I need him back because I can't get that love back anymore.' She thought bitterly, hating herself even more for what she had done. She had a good life and she got rid of it, she did love Sasuke but only now she realized how different that love was. But it was too late now, because she ruined the other love that she had. She ruined it and now only had the love she had for Sasuke to depend on now. Even if it wasn't the type of love she wanted to feel.
"I did everything I could, I tried but I couldn't stop him from leaving the village. At this point, there's only person who can stop him, only one who can save him. Naruto it's all up to you." She cried more, telling Naruto her request with a hidden meaning too it.
'Only you can make us a team again, Naruto. Only you can help me from this stupid choice that I made.' She thought more about her promise to Sasuke. It wasn't that she regretted it completely, but she still wished she ad promised something else. A different type of promise where she could still give her heart and feelings to who she really wanted too. Now she couldn't, she broke everything and now needed Naruto to help her fix it.
"Well gosh, Sakura, you must really care about Sasuke, huh?" Naruto was speaking to her with a bitter smile. She couldn't see it because of her tears but she could feel it in his voice. "I get it; I can see that deep down this must be really painful for you," He said to her and Sakura wondered what kind of pain he meant? She didn't know anymore, she was just in pain. "I know you must be suffering," Sakura looked at Naruto and thought back to the day when she and Sasuke were alone and he asked her what she thought about Naruto. She replied that he didn't understand anything about her and was annoying and now she hated herself even more for even saying something like that. All this time, Naruto was the one who understood her the most. On squad seven, it wasn't Sasuke or Kakashi-sensei that understood Sakura, it was Naruto.
She started crying again, but this time for a totally different reason. "Naruto…thank you so much." She wasn't thanking him for going after Sasuke. No, she was thanking him because he understood her. He understood things about her and made her feel like she wasn't s alone now.
Naruto was smiling now; it still held bitterness to it but was a bit better. He gave her the same pose that Lee gave her when they first meet. "Don't you worry one bit, I'm gonna bring Sasuke back. I promise that on my life, Sakura." His words gave back to her the hope that Sasuke had crushed when he left.
'More then anyone else, you always understood me. You've always been there. When I needed help, Naruto was always there.'' She let the tears fall again, crying for how she treated Naruto in the past. Ever since she became a Genin, it was always Naruto that helped her, understood her. He had always been there for her where Sasuke and Kakashi hadn't been. He helped her become stronger as a kunoichi.
"Whoa, hold on there Naruto. That's quite a statement. Are you sure we should be promising her that we'll get him." Kiba finally spoke up and Sakura heard his words. She could hear his hidden meaning. He was upset that he didn't promise her anything to make her feel better. Even now he could probably smell the hope she had gotten back because of Naruto. But there was more to it, he wasn't confident that they would get Sasuke, and Sakura would admit that she wasn't too confident herself, but she would trust Naruto.
"Sure!" Naruto replied back to Kiba. "When I give my word you can count on it. That my ninja way." He told them all, he would go after to keep his promise to Sakura and bring back Sasuke. "Well come on! What are we waiting for? Let's get going!" he threw a fist in the air, showing that he was ready to move out.
"Alright then," Shikamaru turned away from Sakura, ready to move out himself. "This little interruption has cost us some time. Let's get moving." He said and they all started to follow him.
"Right!" Naruto was ready to go.
Sakura looked on as they left the village on their mission; she watched them through her tears as they walked away. Her gaze moved from each of them before ending on Kiba's form. She watched he moved, he was tense and stiff but yet he seemed to be calm a little too. She knew why he was tensed though. One reason may have been the mission but another was because of her. She didn't say it out loud but she basically denied his feelings for her. She threw them away for Sasuke and there was nothing she could do to bring them back.
'Kiba,' She watched him walk further away, leaving to bring back a guy who was a rival to him for her heart. 'I'm so sorry!' She was putting him through so much and she hated it. He cared so much about her and she returned those feelings by putting him in situations where he did so much but didn't get anything in return.
"Did you see Naruto give you the thumbs up when he made that promise?" Lee asked her suddenly, surprising her. "That means he will do it. I can tell, Naruto will succeed." Sakura moved her gaze from Kiba to Lee saw that he too gave her the thumbs up.
She looked over Lee, finally wiping away her tears and nodded her saying. Saying she understood what he was telling her.
The two watched the five guys walk away until they could no longer see them anymore. Sakura stood there for a moment before turning her attention to Lee. "So how are you feeling? Do you need any help getting back to the hospital?" She heard about his surgery and was worried that he may do something to hurt himself if he walked alone.
Lee on shook his head. "No, I will be fine. So please, do not worry about me." He started to walk away from her. "I will see you again soon Sakura." He waved goodbye to her before walking to his destination.
Sakura stood at the gate again for a moment, thinking about where she should go? Kakashi-sensei was on a mission, and her team two teammates were gone now so she had no training to do. She didn't know what she should do now? "I guess…I should tell Ino." She mumbled, making her way to the flower shop where her best friend worked. The two girls could at least cry together over the lost and Sakura could talk with Ino about what she did with Sasuke and Kiba.
She walked through the village, not really watching where she was going. Her mind was on Sasuke and the things he said to her. Her mind was also consumed by Kiba and the things she was sure he wanted to say, but didn't.
"Sakura?" She heard her name get called, but it wasn't Ino's voice that said it. "What are you doing here?" It was Hana, Kiba's older sister. She was in her vet's uniform and her three wolf like companions were around her.
"Oh…I…" Sakura hadn't realized that she was unconsciously making her way to the Inuzuka compounds. "I made a wrong turn. Sorry." She said lightly, her voice seemed like it didn't want to speak today. Quickly she turned around, this time to head go to the Yamanaka flower shop.
"Wait," She stopped when she felt one of Hana's companions tugging at her clothes. Sakura turned her head around to look at the Inuzuka female. "I was actually about to make some tea and relax a little. Mom and Kiba aren't home now, so I wouldn't mind a little company." She had a gentle smile on her face, but her eyes held knowledge. Sakura had a feeling that Hana knew what was going on with her.
"Ok." She slowly nodded her head, Hana's companion letting her go as they walked into the Inuzuka house.
Once inside Sakura sat at the kitchen table while Hana prepared the tea. She handed Sakura her cup and had a bowl of cherries right in the middle of the table. Sakura stared at the bowl, giving it a bitter smile; it was everything around her was trying to make her see the horrible choice that she made. She did regret it, but not fully. She did love Sasuke, he was her teammate after all, and she wanted Team Seven to always be together but it seems that dream has died. Along with her other dream.
"Sakura?" Her attention was brought back to Hana, she forget that she was still there. "What's wrong? Your scent is practically dripping with sadness and regret." She said to her, a look of worry in her eyes. Sakura looked to Hana and felt bad for her, she knows about the abilities all Inuzukas have. Their scent of smell is so good they can smell what another person is feeling, or even thinking sometimes. Kiba once told her, if the emotion is strong enough; they can make that Inuzuka start to feel that emotion.
So right now, she must have been making Hana feel so terrible. "I…sorry. It seems like I'm just causing all sorts of problems for you guys today." She said softly, wishing she could just disappear into the background.
"Is that so?" Hana raised an eyebrow and took a good long look at Sakura. "I see." She gave her a knowing smile. "It seems you broke my little brother's heart."
Sakura gasped and looked into Hana's knowing eyes and gave a weak laugh. "I guess I really can't anything from you guys after all." She looked down at the hands in her lap; she didn't know what she was supposed to do anymore. She didn't know of she should cry, be angry, train, or just runaway from it all.
Hana only shook her head. "It's very hard to try and fool us. From the moment we are born into this world, our senses are very powerful and we're very close to the Earth and the people that live on it." She smiled picking up a cherry and placing it in her mouth. "The smell of regret is coming from your own scent. However the scent of sadness is t strong to be yours. It belongs to Kiba."
Sakura looked on in shock. "Really?" Kiba's scent was on her, but she wasn't even that close to him so how could his scent be on her?
"I guess it's only natural his scent would cling to you, after all he did chose you to be his mate." She said, casually placing another cherry inside her mouth.
It took Sakura only three seconds to understand what Hana had said. "His…Mate!!!" She shrieked, almost knocking over the whole table. "But how…when…I….we didn't…I mean we never…Huh?" She was just lost at this point. She didn't know to say or what not to say anymore.
Hana only laughed at Sakura's confused form. "Mother said you would act like that." She stood up from the table. "Follow me." She motioned for Sakura to follow her up the stairs. She smiled when she heard the light tapping of footsteps following behind her.
They walked up the stairs and walked inside Kiba's empty bedroom. It wasn't as clean as it was the day Sakura came over but at least they could see the floor.
"Mom's going to tell him off when he gets back from his mission." Hana gave a light chuckle, placing her hands on her hips. Obviously imaging the talking, or rather yelling, that her mother would be doing to her younger brother. "What mission did he go on anyways? The guard at the gate wouldn't tell me." She added, mostly to herself.
Sakura gave a heavy sigh and looked down at her feet. "He…went to bring Sasuke back to the village." It came out as a whisper but Hana still heard what she said. Her attention was now fully on Sakura now. "Last night…Sasuke left our village. He left to join forces with Orochimaru." Her voice was barely above a whisper but she knew that Hana could still hear her. The girl had super hearing; she probably could hear her gasping for air every time she spoke. Her mind was brought back to last night, everything Sasuke said to her. It quickly flashed to this morning, her avoiding Kiba's gaze but still hearing his deep intakes of breath. Trying to calm himself down, her asking Naruto to bring Sasuke back to her, even though she knew Kiba was there. Her breaking the promise she made and knowing that she must have shattered his heart with this mission.
Suddenly her body felt light and she started to sway. "Hana…I don't think I can…" Her voice was lost as she fell forward. Her mind was fogging over and she felt like her body had lost every ounce of energy it had. "Kiba…" She whispered out just before Hana caught her falling form.
"Easy now," She whispered in a gentle tone, lying Sakura down on Kiba's bed. "You're exhausted, so rest now so you can get your strength back," She tucked Sakura in, untying her headband and pushing away some loose hair. "And don't worry about Kiba, I know he won't if you use his bed."
Sakura looked up at the Inuzuka girl with dazed eyes and began to cry. "Yes, he will. I broke my promise…he hates me now." She let the tears fall freely from her eyes. "I broke his heart. I broke his heart, right in front of his face and pretended like he wasn't there to hear what I said. I lost it all…I hurt him and he will hate me now." She chocked out, her tears still falling. She wouldn't wipe the away, she would let these tears fall for Kiba and what she had done to him. "I hurt him so much, I threw it all away and I can't ever get it back now. I…I…" The tears were falling so fast now, she couldn't stop them.
"Ssh." Hana silenced her, wiping away her tears with a tissue. "Sakura, you don't understand what it means to be the mate of an Inuzuka," She gave her a gentle smile as she spoke. "Even if we fight and hurt each other, we will always love our mates. Nothing will everything change that," She spoke in a low tone. "You may believe that you have thrown it all away but it's never gone. It will always come back to you, with a big warm smile on its face and a heart full of warmth and love that is just for you." She began to slowly stroke Sakura's hair, still smiling, treating her with the love a big sister would give to her sick little sister.
Sakura sniffed and tried to speak. "But I…" Hana stopped her again from blaming herself. "Kiba will always lover you. He's loved you all his life." She stood up for a moment and picked up a jacket that was on the back to the chair in the room. It was the jacket that Sakura wore when she last visited.
"That jacket," She looked over it, wondering why it was out.
"This is something very special to Kiba," Hana said coming back over, bringing the jacket with her.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, what was so special about a jacket that he barely wore. He always wore the one with the fur on the hood, it was his favorite.
Hana smiled and placed the jacket over Sakura's form on the bed. "It's because it has both of your scents on it," She kept the jacket over the blanket that covered Sakura. "Kiba loves you, everything about you, so when he smelt you scent mixed in with his, well…let's just say it was his own personal heaven." Hana giggled, looking at the jacket and then Sakura. "He refuses to let mom wash it. He says he doesn't want to wash away your scent or mix in anyone else's scent. He only wants it to have yours and his." She stood up and moved towards the door.
"Sakura," Her hand was on the doorknob, a smile still on her face. "Kiba told Akamaru that he wants you as his mate. It's an ancient Inuzuka tradition; it was made for those young pups who found their mates early wanted to do everything possible to show them their love. So by telling their companions, they were slowly confessing to the world of who they love." The smile never once left her face, even after she left the room to finish off the rest of the tea she made and the bowl of cherries she just recently bought.
Sakura watched her go, staring at the door for a moment, before grabbing the jacket and outing it on. She took in a deep whiff of the fabric and sighed, she could smell Kiba on it, but there was also a tiny hint of her shampoo and perfume she usually wears. Kiba really never did wash it, it smelled like that too. Old laundry, but that didn't bother her. She found it comforting and relaxing. Rolling onto her side, she sighed into the pillow and wrapped up into the warm blankets. It felt like someone was hugging her and she knew whose hug would make her feel this warm.
"Kiba, I love you." She whispered out before her mind and body relaxed into a peaceful sleep.