Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Blood Of Eternity ❯ He's Back ( Chapter 8 )

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Blood of Eternity

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A/N: THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry it's taken me so long, but I've kindda hit a rut were I really don't want to do anything. But I got a new review and I re-read all of the old ones so now I'm motivated! Oh, and at the end of the last Chapter I lied, it's probably gonna be more like 3 or 4 more chapters (possibly 5). But anyway, I'm welcome to any reviews, requests, flames, suggestions whatever ya got for me! I'll try and reply to all of them promise!

Kiba sat in the warm den looking out of the window at the falling snow. It was hard to believed he'd been her six months already. He hadn't seen the Vampkage in almost a month, ever since the night she had taken blood from him. The wound had faded away into a light scar, barely visible. From what he had heard from Akina, whom care he'd been placed under, and the other women, their young leader didn't care for cold weather and holidays.

“Watching the snow fall?” a voice asked behind him. Kiba turned to see Tsunade walking towards him with two mugs of something steaming hot. “Hey Tsunade-san, what's up, where's Yasashiku at?”

“Losing to Shikamaru at a game of Go again.” Tsunade replied with a small chuckle handing him one of the mugs. “Here, its Akina's famous hot chocolate, go with or without sake.” Kiba smiled at the older woman's small joke. The two then fell into silence except for the occasional sip of the warm drink and the gentle click of Go stones in the other room. “Your thinking about Lady Haruno aren't you?” Tsunade said breaking the silence. “Yeah, but doesn't really matter does it.” Kiba replied trying to hide the bitterness in his voice “She doesn't really seem to care about me one way or the other, not that I really care.”

“Hm, your just seeing Lady Haruno's shell, she's been like that ever since the attack on our village. As the heir to the title of Vampkage, she feels like it was her fault that I tall happened. Plus the added pressure of being thrust into leadership. She's young; she doesn't know how to handle it all. When she became the Vampkage, she was too old to be considered a child, but not quite a woman.” Tsunade explained as she studied her cup. “Her way of dealing with it is to shut her true feelings away from the world. She's afraid that if we know how scared she is we'll lose faith in her. And as far as you, she's always had a tendency to be weary of men. Also, she's upset because she doesn't like to take blood.” Kiba looked at Tsunade as his hand automatically went to the scar on his neck. Tsunade let out a loud laugh upon seeing his gesture.

“Come now Kiba, did you think it was oblivious? We all know what a bite mark looks like.” Tsunade said, “But that's not the point I was trying to make. Lady Haruno is still uncomfortable feeling close to people. She feels like if she doesn't let people near her, she can never feel the emotional pain again. But sometimes I think that the loneliness of having no one is worse than loving the people around you and enjoying their memories when their gone. Think about it Kiba, try and understand it from her perspective.” Tsunade then began walking back into the room, where from all the noise and cussing, Yasashiku had lost once again “And by the way, I just like to say, that a long walk through the garden is always good for thinking.” With these final words she left Kiba alone with his thoughts. Kiba watched the light snow falling for a few more second before letting out a sigh. `I need to clear my head' he thought as he sat the mug down on a near by table, grabbed his coat and headed for the door. `Maybe Tsunade's right, the garden probably looks nice covered in snow'

~~~ Several Minutes Later in the Garden~~~

Kiba let out a lonely sigh. So far his walk in the garden wasn't helping any. He was still confused and frustrated with his feelings for the Vampkage. He slowly walked through the lifeless garden working his way slowly up to the top of the hill were he know the dormant cherry trees stood. `Damn it, why the hell do I feel like this? She's a vampire, I'm a human, she's totally lifeless I'm wild and crazy, she doesn't give a rat's ass if I live or die and I........ I can't seem to live without her.' He thought with defeat. There was no doubt about it, he, Kiba Inuzuka, wild and crazy ninja of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, trainer of ninja dogs, was in love with Sakura Haruno, Vampkage of the Village Hidden in the Blood. When he finally reached the top of the hill he slumped against a tree, closed his eyes and thought about the revelation he had just made.

Kiba was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't sense a stranger's chakra or hear his footsteps in the snow until it was too late. Kiba felt his world slowly begin to spin around him before he fell unconscious to the ground. “I think you will be quite useful to me.” The stranger said picking up Kiba's body. Before he departed the stranger he took out a headband and dropped it carelessly in the snow. `This should be enough of a clue for you my little Cherry Blossom.'

~~~Back at the Castle~~~

Sakura sat in her room with the windows shut and the curtains drawn tightly over them. `I wonder what everyone else is up to' she thought to herself as she heaved a heavy sigh. `Maybe I'll go down and check on them.' The Vampkage quickly stood up and walked downstairs to the room where everyone was having their party.

Before she entered the room she transformed into an average sized tiger and quietly slipped into the room. She stood in the shadows and watched as the group laughed and made jokes. She thought back to the happier times of her childhood. She remembered the parties, dancing, and laughing. She remembered the feelings of freedom when she finally felt comfortable enough around people to leave her room. It was all thanks to him. The first person she had ever really loved. The person who had helped her gain freedom had also slammed the doors of her prison in her face. That man had helped her learned to trust people again, but then he had taken all of that happiness and turned it into hate. She hated him for it so much.

She continued to look around the room, trying to shake the unpleasant memory from her head. Shikamaru was playing Go with Yasashiku again, with Ino and Tsunade watching from the sides. Tenten, Neji, Shino and Temari were sitting by the windows watching the snow fall and making occasional conversation. Kurenai, Anko, Kakashi, and Asuma were talking about something foreign Jutsu that the men had learned. Hinata was sitting with Naruto's arm wrapped around her shoulder by the fireplace talking with Akina who was sitting in Sasuke's lap. `Wait a second,' the young vampire thought with a start, `One two three...........where's Kiba at!?' The pink haired kunoichi felt a heavy weight settle in her stomach. She used her jutsu to register every Chakra in the castle and on the grounds. Her heart sank even more when she recognized a familiar chakra. She quickly returned to her human form just in time to collapse.

“Lady Haruno!” Akina yelled flying to her sister's side. “What's wrong!? Are you okay?”

“Akina listen to me” the woman replied desperately as she clutched the front of the younger vampire's shirt. “He's back and he's got Kiba!”

“Who's back? Who is it Lady Haruno?” Tsunade asked taking control of the situation.

“Itachi”

A/N: Kindda short compared to some of my other chapters, but hey, it's gonna be good. The next chapter will be out soon! Please read and review!