The days and nights bled into one another causing me to loose track of everything. I was scared and tired but there was nothing I could do. I was weak. They're gone. Every single last one of them.
Many different ninja bolted past me to the cause of the scene but it was too late. The air had filled with the toxic gas and the passed ninja came running back towards me.
"Get out of here kid!" One yelled without looking back. I took in a sharp breath, my first mistake. Almost immediately my vision began to blur. I tried to take in more air, my second mistake. My third mistake was my last; I tried to call for help but it was a waste. I was fading and my legs gave out. I tried to blink my vision back together but it was no use. My eye lids got heavier and heavier until I finally gave in.
There was muffled yelling before I completely lost it, meeting my parents at the end. A wave of peacefulness washed over my body.
"Mom? Dad?" My last words.
"No sweetheart. Not yet." I didn't even get to see them before I was taken away from them once more.
No. No. No no no.
"NO!" My eyes shot open but was blinded by the light that seemed to be focused on my eyes. I let out a small groan before turning over to shove my head into my pillow. I took a large breath of the unfimiliar scent. It sent my head reeling again.
What? Where am I? This pillow isn't mine?
Learning from my previous attempt, I slowly blinked my eyes open and squeezed them shut again trying to adjust. It took a few tries before I could even have them half open but it didn't matter, I was able to make up my surroundings.
The hospital is where I was. I was safe. I leaned back in my temporary bed to close my eyes and relay the previous events. A small tear escaped my eye and tickled my cheek as it fell.
Suck it up. No more being weak.
I sniffed away the tears and clenched my fist. Wherever caused this, will pay.
My thoughts were interrupted by someone at the door. An old man in all white entered the room.
"Lord Hokage." I sat up out of respect for our leader.
"No need for formalities, Saito." He began before taking a seat in the chair next to my bed. "I'm sorry to inform you but there is no current information on what happened to your parents. I have the best of the best investigating, so rest assured that justice will be served. However, within the next few days the funeral will be held and you'll be released today. I have arrangements set in place for you for when you leave. I will see it that you are taken care of."
I didn't know what to say. The kindness that he had shown me is beyond a simple thank you, inevitably I settled on just that as a reply.
"Thank you, Lord Hokage." I bent over to bow as much as I could, the pain in my chest almost unbareable. The old man stood to leave but before reaching the door, he turned back to me.
"Also you have a visitor, would you like to see him?" I nodded and he pulled open the door. A small boy with spikey brown hair ran though the room and met me at my bedside.
"Konohamaru!" I couldn't help but smile when the kid attacked me in a tight hug.
"Cel-chan! You're okay!?" I pulled him out of the hug but kept my hands on his shoulders.
"I'm tough, Kono!" I smiled though the pain in my chest, I couldn't let him see me broken. I had to be strong for him, he knew the pain I was going though. I wanted-no I needed to show him how to be strong in times like this.
-Time skip-
I slipped out of my bed the into the clothes I arranged for the funeral. It was a simple black dress and jacket but I didn't want to dress up, my parents knew I wasn't that type.
I met the small crowd around the burial sight. Most of the attendees being fellow jounin. A few tapped my back for encouragement and other's gave me small hugs. I didn't shed a single tear, not that I want sad, I was broken but a true jounin never reveals their emotions, not even the strongest ones. I was going to be a strong ninja, for my parents.
-time skip again-
It was my first day back at the academy after the previous events. Thankfully no one wanted to talk to me so I took a seat next to the window and relaxed my head on my hand.
There was a commotion when the door busted open to reveal Sakura and Ino fighting over who got to sit next to Sasuke, which was annoying. I rolled my eyes and dazed out the window again.
"You're back." There was a calm voice next to me. I turned to see none other than the star of the drama, Sasuke.
"Yep." I said back to him. He took a seat next to me and I frowned and scanned the raven haired boy.
"Is there a problem?" He asked with the same bored expression. I didn't answer and turned back to the window.
Naruto got in Sasuke's face with a scowl. Just to throw this off balance, I shifted the table but the unexpected happened. Naruto and Sasuke locked lips.
There was a harmonious gasp from the entire class. They pulled away both blushing furiously. My hand threw itself over my mouth the catch the large laugh from spewing out.
Naruto tried to explain himself to the now furious females that surrounded him.
"Naruto, you idiot. I was supposed to be the first one to kiss him!" Ino yelled.
"In your dreams, pig!" Sakura protested.
"Sasuke is allowed to kiss whenever he wants!" Naruto shouted over them. Sasuke stood.
"I would rather burn my lips off than kiss anyone is this class." He proclaimed. He caught my attention and I turned to listen to his speech. "And yeah I can kiss whoever I want." There was a pause before he grabbed my wrist and pulled me into a kiss. I was stunned. My body was sent into a spiral but I quickly reacted. He was not about to pull me into this situation and not get embarrassed.
I pushed him away with an audible huff.
"Don't EVER touch me like that again, Uchiha!" I turned away from everyone's stares and angry glares. A small part of me wanted him again but I've got bigger problems on my hand than a simple crush. Yeah yeah I know I just told him to not touch me but I've got a crush on the kid, who doesn't. I admire his ambition and charisma. He's apologetically himself, he's got goals. I admire that. But right now at this very second, I'll end him for tossing me into the war paths of all the girls in class.
