"Any news from them yet?" Kurenai-sensei asked walking back and forth stressing out over her two Genin.

"Not yet but I'm sure they'll be here-" the door came open and in walked all the Genin and Kurenai-sensei stopped and looked at them hopefully.

"Their back. Katana's in major panic and pushy mode, she won't stop crying or crying out to anyone who's listening. Akamaru is fine but Kiba unfortunately isn't," Sasuke said with a sigh and Kurenai-sensei fell back in a chair.

"Itachi, he used the Mangekyou Sharinganand got into Kiba's and Akamaru's minds making them suffer for a long time in their own minds. Killing them over and over again making them feel it. Akamaru recovered but Kiba hasn't made any sign of waking up at all and Katana is losing it and won't stop crying for one second." Sasuke finished with a big sighed and sat down.

"So your saying there's a chance that Kiba won't wake up?" Kurenai-sensei asked and looked at Kaya.

"That is a possibility and I did all I can so all I can say is it's up to Katana to try and get him back, or we might never see Kiba again and never see the happy hyperactive Katana again and Akamaru would be devastated he wouldn't be much without Kiba." Kaya said with a depressed tone of voice and looked at the Hokage. "Anything on the crystal ball?"

"She's asleep, that's all. And I see what you mean about it," Tsunade said looking at it with a really pitiful look. "She's suffered so much and now there's a possibility that she could lose one of her closest friends in the village and you Genin are the only others who are her friends but she seems to be more close to Kiba and Akamaru," she sighed. "You should leave her for a little while and let her sort things out on her own, if you do want to talk to her try not to mention anything about Kiba or anything that happened." they all nodded and the Genin left and went out in the village to hang out and let Katana deal with everything that was going on.

By the early afternoon Katana had just woken up and was really dehydrated from all the crying she was doing. She breathed in a little and sat up. She looked back at Kiba and he hadn't moved since she fell asleep. She stood up and walked into the kitchen, got and drink and put one on the table near the couch if he did wake up. Katana then looked at him once more and went upstairs to her room. She froze when she got to the door and looked in. memories flooded into her mind in one hit. She sunk to her knees

And looked into her room, grinding her teeth together she stood up and walked into her room and over to her cupboard, opened it and something she never realized was there before fell out and onto the ground in front of her. She bent down and picked it up walking over to her back and took her cloak off dropped it on the ground and opened the little brown bag in her hands. She went wide-eyed at the necklace and ring in it. The necklace was silver with a blue pendent on it and it opened. She opened it and tears welled up in her eyes. It was a picture of her, Kiba, Akamaru, Kaya, Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, Hinata, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, Garra, Tamari, Konkaro, Rock-Lee, Tenten, Neji and their sensei's and one the other side was a picture of Inari and his family with Katana and the others who went to the land of waves. She closed it and looked at the ring. It was the same as the necklace and opened. She opened it and looked at the pictures of her friends in the left village and smiled. When her eyes landed on Kiba tears welled up in her eyes and she blinked them back and smiled. Thank-you. She thought and looked up to her door, falling off her bed face first into the ground.

"Kiba," she said softly and he nodded. Katana jumped off the ground putting the necklace and ring on her bed and ran over to him. She stopped in front of him and looked up at him seeing as she was shorter then him and almost everyone else. Kiba looked down at her with a small smile, he just put his arms but and Katana jumped right into him and hugged him as tightly as she could not wanting to let go at all. Kiba slowly put his arms down and hugged her back but when his hands touched her back she started crying a little and he grabbed onto her, pulling her into him as much as he could. He leaned down to her height and laid him forehead on her shoulder breathing in her scent.

"Thank-you, Katana." he said hugging her even more to him with his chin on her shoulder now looking at her bed and the stuff on it. Kiba smiled inwardly to himself and leaned on the wall behind him so he wouldn't fall over. Katana slowly let her grip loosen but didn't let go of him.

"What was it that you were trying to tell me before you well... uh..." she stopped cause she really didn't want to remember it.

"You'll hear it soon enough, Katana," he smiled lifting his head up.

"Aww... Kiba," she complained in a child like voice and he laughed. "Why not, Please." she made a puppy pont and he laughed harder. He sighed and stood up straight making her walk backwards back to her bed. She had a questioning look on her face but kept walking. When Kiba stoped, he reached behind her and picked up the necklace and ring. He lifted up the necklace and put it around her neck doing it up and then held the ring in the air in front of her. She smiled and put a hand under it. He dropped it in her hand she put in on her right index finger and smiled. She looked at him with an innocent looked on her face and blinked. Kiba looked at her once and smiled. He leaned down to her and put his forehead to hers and without another word he leaned right in and kissed her. One hand around her waist and the other on the back of her neck. Katana had wide eyes but calmed down; she put one hand on his shoulder and the other around his neck. He pulled her into him and leaned backwards. She nearly lost her balance but just sat down on her bed. He followed her and put one knee on the bed. As he made her lay down he had both his knees on the bed and him leaning down on her.

They were out all afternoon and got so bored they decided to go back to Katana's and see how everything was. Kaya opened the door and walked in looking around. She only saw Akamaru fast asleep on the couch Kiba was on and he wasn't there. She looked around then decided to go upstairs and look around. Naruto, Sakura, Hinata, Shino, Sasuke and Kaya went up and walked to Katana's room. They stoped and froze when they looked in and their mouths dropped. Kiba and Katana really were close, closer then friends and closer then a brother-sister relationship. Katara ran up and looked in, turned around and ran back downstairs, going to the sink and kept splashing water over her face. Kaya and the others slowly and quietly closed the door then walked back downstairs to leave to two alone. They got all the others and they all left. Katara grabbed the things that she needed and left with Kaya. Although they would normally stay there they decided to go to Hinata's the night.

Kiba sat up and Katana looked beyond confused at the moment but couldn't be bothered to figure out what was going on around her. She slowly got up onto her elbows and blinked at Kiba looking down at her. He was about to stand up but Katana grabbed his arms and wouldn't let him go. He looked at her and saw the terrified and horrified look on her face. He sat back down next to her and she hugged him like she wasn't going to see him again. She was beyond scared to let him leave. Kiba pulled her to him and hugged her with her on his lap and her curled up, with her head on his shoulder.

There was a silence around the room for at least half an hour or so until Kiba swallowed his pride and started.

"Katana," he said and her head turned and looked at him.

"Yeah?"

"I need to tell you something,"

"Oh," she sat up on his lap and looked at him. "What is it?"

"Katana, I..." he paused thinking if he should say it or not but decided to tell her. "I love you, Katana." he said and Katana blankly looked at him then came back to earth and smiled with a huge smile. "What's with the smile?" Kiba asked rather creped out by it.

"Um.... Kiba?"

"Yes?" Katana sighed and leaned in and kissed him without any warning.

"I love you, too," she said and he looked completely shocked for a moment then he looked really happy. Kiba kissed her again but with force and it lasted a rather long time. Kiba, I really love you, and I never want to lose you. I always want you by my side because you are the reason I am as strong as I am now.

THE END