~Faking These Flowers~

Chapter 1. Living Through Pain and Dreams

Chapter 1.

~Nala~

this pain...... its familiar. it spreads through my chest, my blood, my heart. so achingly familiar. Im in a forest. dodging limbs and trees left and right. HE can't find me. not now.

i keep jumping through trees, trying to advoid HIM.I dont think i could take it.

every now and then i throw a smoke bomb from the pouch on my thigh. just to throw HIM off track.

yes, it hurts going through these situations every night. well on some nights, theres different situations. the physical pain I wake up with every morning, its the same though.

but i learned, with pain there is game. and i would survive.

I know that I would never hurt HIM.

i stopped. looking around, there was nothing in sight, and nothing to be heard. but thats what this damned forest wants me to think. silence is the most dangerous thing in the forest of death. especially if your alone. with predators.

and then.......

I heard a blood curdling scream behind me. i shut my eyes. suddenly I felt the wind change. blowing all around. I felt pain in my side as the wind pushed with more force. looking down I saw a senbon, piercing my flesh above one of the weapon seals. clenching my teeth, I looked up.

bad mistake.

I see red eyes, staring back at me in the darkness. then more eyes shown along dark forest. a scream immediately lit up the forest. followed by another and another. covering my ears, their wails sounds like cries for help. their wails of agony caused me to duck down in physical and emtional pain.

"help us! help us!"

"yes! yes! help us!"

"set us free!"

'stop please! I don't know how!' I wanted to howl out those words but it felt like my mouth was stitched shut.

"you massacred our clan!"

"you didn't protect us!"

their screeches blocked out any other sound. including the sound of kunai moving against the wind, slashing my back, cheeks and shoulders.

the pain was nothing compared to their pleas of help. I could not give them satisfaction that they need, for I could do nothing.

suddenly, I felt two arms snake around my waist, whispering in my ear. "my little flower..... how've you grown...."

I jerked away from him so much that......

••••••

I woke up.

I can't believe that would ever happen. he's precious to me.... as is Sasuke.

I was breathing hard and was so lost in my thoughts.....

I felt hands shaking my shoulders, gently but enough to make my head feel dizzy. sitting up, my head collided with something or this case someone else. pain laced my head while I clutched it. I groaned and slowly but surely opened my eyes.

light filled across my vision and I blinked a couple of times. 'stupid light' I thought, just didn't notice that there was figure hanging over my bed side. well until I heard a groan at least.