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Chapter 100

Note: When your sensei dies, you suddenly realize how bad Naruto felt with Jiraiya.

~Laura's POV

Kisame-sensei… you died here just like in the manga… it's just not fair at all, you're my sensei you can't just die like that… Samehada I hate you! You left Kisame-sensei and he died! I hate you I hate you! I hope you rot away you horrible fish sword!

I start to hiccup so I slowly cover my mouth, the salty water of tears I can taste on my palm from all the crying, Kisame-sensei shouldn't have died, Kisame-sensei is super strong… you shouldn't have died! I feel myself tremble into Kahlan as I keep hiccupping, my throat clenching together which makes it pretty hard to breathe.

"Laura, drink this," I hear Konan say as I look up from the floor as she has a cup in her hands, "it will help you calm down," she says while showing me the cup which seems a lot like green tea.

Slowly, I shake my head before slowly grabbing a pillow to hug and I bury my face into it. I hear her sigh a little bit before the sound of the cup is settled down onto the table before I feel the sofa move, Konan must have sat down.

"I'm going to my room," I say softly while standing up with my pillow before walking out the room, ignoring whatever responses I get while heading up the stairs slowly, tripping every few steps and walk into my room, slamming it shut as I lean against my door before sliding down it.

Sensei… why did you have to go, it isn't fair that your gone, I don't want you to leave it just isn't fair at all! I grip onto my pillow before throwing it across my room, not caring when it hits my desk causing a small box I haven't seen before to fall off of it. I hear a small crash inside the box along with a metal clank… what the heck could that be.

I stare at the ball box for a few seconds, blinking as new tears run down my face. I slowly crawl over to before softly picking it up and weighting it slightly, it weights a bit. I slowly sit down again while slowly opening it to see a forehead protector… a Kirigakure forehead protector. I gaze softly upon it before picking up the second thing in the box, a tiny little crystal shark but its tail is broken, the crystal pieces of the tail body and left fin are smashed and in pieces.

Another tear leaves my eyes as I slowly pick up the note under the crystal shards, ignoring the little pricks of the shards.

Happy graduation my student! Your own forehead protector, you are now a ninja and still my only student, and my crystal shark, my master treasured it and passed it on to me, now it's yours, from Kisame-sensei. Kisame-sensei has horrible English handwriting… Sensei… your sharky is broken now.

My throat clenches more as more and more tears continue to fall, my eyes stinging as they fall. My tears fall onto the forehead protector as I grip onto the material while staring at it, you shouldn't have died, you shouldn't have… you can't… leave yet…

I slowly let my sobs and cries out while bringing the forehead protector to my own forehead, trembling at the cold metal feeling. Why… you were strict, scary; playful at times, funny… you always pushed me to my fullest and helped me up when I fell down and wanted to give up… please… please don't leave me… not yet…

I slowly wipe my eyes with the fabric as I stare at the forehead protector… Kirigakure… village of the mist… sensei's home.

'Don't give up now, my student,' Kisame-sensei's voice replays in my mind, I close my eyes slowly while letting the tears go as I let the memory take hold of me.

"But this jutsu is soo hard! It hurts too! I give up," I say with a pout while plopping down on the floor, crossing my arms over each other as the water on the lake waves from one side to the other in the strong breeze. "I give up sensei," I say while looking to the ground but look up as he walks over and crouches down to look to me.

"You can't give up, giving up is stopping and stopping means you die," he says with a stern look while flicking my forehead lightly, causing me to pout more, "I'm your sensei and giving up isn't something I am teaching you," he says while standing up and pulling me up by my arm, "Protect those dear to you, never give up and stay strong for the people around you," he says while looking to the sky before looking down to me. He grins before reaching down and ruffling my hair which causes me to try to push his hand away with a small grin and laugh, "three things I failed to do," he says with a smile which soon turns to a grin.

I watch him for a moment before his hands pulls away, "don't let that happen to you, my student," he says with a grin as I nod my head softly before grinning back. "Ready for some more training now," he questions while walking over to the lake with the grin still attached.

"Yes! I will get stronger and master this jutsu!" I yell with determination before making the hand signs, ready to train again, I won't let anyone down and I won't let anyone get hurt or die! I will protect those dear to me, I… I will make up for my sensei! Okay sensei! I will! I will never let anyone get hurt and never give up! I swear on my life I won't sensei!

These kinds of flashbacks replay themselves in my head as I wipe my tears away again before looking down to the small, broken crystal shark. Its broken… it was something Kisame-sensei treasured as well… something he got from his own master.

I cover my mouth as I hiccup come out my mouth again while using my over hand to pick up the head of the shark softly, looking it in the eyes as my tears start to slow down to barely any.

"I… I'm sorry… sensei… I… couldn't keep my… promise," I say while wiping my eyes of the tears as they start to fall again, I couldn't even save my sensei… I couldn't save Mei… or Kankuro… I… not that strong…

"Laura," I hear Kahlan call from behind my door while knocking on it softly. "I'm coming in," she calls as I hear the door being opened but I continue to stare at the crystal shark, its broken… sorry… sensei.

"Kahlan…" I say softly while looking up to her, tears staining my cheeks no doubt and my eyes seem sore from the crying.

"Come here," she says softly while sitting down on the floor and pulling me close as I cradle the broken shark to my heart, its hurting my hands the broken bits but I won't let go.

"I-I-it's not fair… I-I… I couldn't k-k-keep my… promise to s-s-sensei… I-I prom-mised I-I'd… protect t-those dear to m-me… S-Stay strong a-and n-n-never give up… but… I-I couldn't s-save Mei… K-Kankuro… not e-even s-sensei," I shudder while trembling, burying my eyes into her shirt as I feel my tears staining it.

I feel her rub my back softly while feeling my throat clench down and my breathing becoming harder and harder… to breath.

"Kisame did teach you something special though," I hear Konan say at the door as I slowly turn my head to see her, her eyes look a little watery but she isn't crying at all, nor does she look like she's going to cry, "he taught you to never give up," she says while walking into the room before kneeling down beside Kahlan and I as hiccups come out of my mouth, "even if your sad, like now… don't give up," she says with a small smile while softly pushing the bangs out of my eyes, "even if you feel like crying forever over someone you could not save… don't give up… don't let another person die… push yourself harder to protect the people you love," she says with a painful smile as I remember Yahiko dying to save Konan and Nagato, "even if someone's death is almost unbearable… just remember something… there is a tomorrow… there's going to be deaths… but… there is a new start and new chances to make yourself stronger to protect those people," she says before smiling sadly and standing up.

"It's true," Kahlan says softly as I look to her, my eyes stinging from all the crying.

"I think I can fix this," Konan says while kneeling down by the box with the shark in before putting all of the pieces into the box before looking to the shark piece of crystal in my hands, "may I repair this?" she asks as I slowly look down at the shark, my hands tremble as I hold it and notice my blood smothering the surface of the shark, the broken ends of the crystal has cut the skin of my palms, resulting in it bleeding.

I nod my head slowly while holding out the blood smothered shark which she carefully takes from me before putting it in the small box where the note lays. Konan slowly takes the note of the box before passing me the card as I notice there is another side to it.

I read it with the voice of sensei in my head, saying the words like he would if he was here right now,

'remember our promise my student, protect the people dear to you, never give up no matter how hard it seems and stay strong for the people you love and are around you, it's fine to cry once in a while, we're shinobi, not soulless fighting machines,'

I feel a small tear fall down my cheek before wiping it away slowly, sensei is right… I have to stay strong… even now… and… never give up, even if it hurts right now.

I look down to the forehead protector before slowly standing up and walking over to my desk, pulling out a hidden kunai from the pouch… Kisame gave me… a few weeks ago. With shaky hands, I scratching a long line across my own forehead protector before slowly scratching another two lines at each end of it, giving it my own design before turning the forehead protector over and slowly and carefully put the note in the fabric of the protector and stick the fabric back to together with my own chakra… there… I won't ever lose it now.

"Feeling better now," Kahlan asks while watching me tie the forehead protector round my neck somewhat like Hidan does but more in the style of Temari.

I nod my head softly while giving Konan and Kahlan a smile before Konan nods her head and leaves the room, calling back, "I'll start fixing this now," she calls as Kahlan slowly grabs my hand and starts leading me out the room, "let's start on dinner," she says with a small smile as I nod my head softly, forcing a smile as I let her lead me down the hallway till we get to the kitchen and within the next hour, dinner is done seeing as Pein wouldn't let anyone come into the kitchen.

"Oh," Kahlan says while staring at the extra plate as my heartstrings tug a little… Kisame-sensei's plate. I slowly raise my hand and wipe a tear away from my eye as it frightens to fall, things just won't be the same now.

Kahlan shakes her head softly before pushing me into the dining room with my plate and with her own before taking a seat beside Itachi as I take the seat between her and Konan while Pein is on the other side of Konan.

"Tomorrow, everyone but Deidara, Kahlan, Laura and Hidan will stay at home to guard the house, if anyone tries to get in, kill them and contact me immediately, everyone else will be attacking the town center," he says before taking a bite of the dinner which is Mac and cheese with some veggies which Hidan and I don't eat and some fish which I also don't eat and some mini chopped hotdogs which I do eat.

A chorus of 'hai's are heard as everyone starts their dinner and I only pick at mine… I really don't have an appetite today…

I spare everyone a glace before forcing myself to eat four spoonfuls before putting my spoon down, I can't eat no more. For once I can't eat… but I guess… as everyone eats… I think… what is going to happen tomorrow? Hopefully nothing big I hope.

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