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Notes: Chapter Three! Hope you all enjoy. Sorry for any mistake you may find. Feedback would be highly appreciated. Also, I would like to thank Yami Mizuna, DeathChibiNeko16 and Dr. Captain Pepper for all their help and advice. Without them this story would be nothing.

 

Song Title Inspiration: My Immortal- Evanescence

Listen to this while you read the chapter. It creates such a sad ambiance.

 

Disclaimer: I do not and never will own Naruto. I do own Kyo Izumi and all of the Ocs. Yami Mizuna belongs to Yami Mizuna and Hikaru Sabeji belongs to DeathChibiNeko16

 

"Talking"

thinking

inner voice/ demon voice

 

Chapter Summary: Futile Hope...

 

 

 

The Falling Game...

 

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Chapter three… My Immortal…

 

 

 

The moment they step into The Toll Bells, their senses are assaulted by the coppery stench of blood, anxiety, and something awfully pungent.  
Akamaru whines in discomfort. Kiba pats his head in sympathy.

“Go wait outside buddy. I don’t think this smell is goin to go away anytime soon.”

The large white wolf whines again, but complies and trots back outside. Akamaru doesn't go far though. Knowing it will be a while before his master comes back, he makes himself comfortable on the under the black canopy. Thankfully, the raging storm has quieted to a small drizzle. Nothing the animal couldn’t handle for a while.

Kiba feels bad making his buddy stay outside but he really has no other choice. The smell is driving him mad. Akamaru’s nose is way more sensitive than his. He wouldn’t put him through that. Besides the owners weren’t too fond of the large wolf being inside of their establishment.    

Looking back at his friend, Kiba smiles softly seeing him yawn and rest his head on his front paws.

Akamaru will be just fine.

Assured that his pal is safe and comfortable, Kiba moves farther into the deserted dive bar/ dance club.

He looks up and down the bar that runs along the opposite wall, then over to the stage positioned diagonally to the right. Nothing seems broken or out of place. Nothing he could see immediately anyway.  

After getting the phone call from Naruto, Kiba expected more chaos. Especially after last time. Hikaru could go a bit crazy(er) (more so than she already is) when it came to Kyo’s safety. And it had to be something really serious if she couldn’t call him herself.

 

Kiba was never one for pessimism. He is more of a glass half full kind of guy. Dwelling on dark thoughts and brooding was not his thing. He would rather see the good in life than focus on the bad. It’s probably the only reason he manages to have such a close relationship with his mother even after she scared his father away. And is why he chooses to ignore the bad twisting feeling in his gut. Sakura is here. She’s an amazing healer and she already saved Kyo’s life once before. There should be no problem for her to do it again.

 

Kyo will be okay.

 

She has to be…

 

Walking to the left, Kiba heads towards the bathrooms in the back. Immediately to the right of them is a staircase that leads to the second floor.  As he ascends the stairs, Hikaru’s angry voice travels loudly through the building.

 

“I swear to the Dark Lord Satan! If you don’t let me back there, I’m gonna shove my foot so far up your ass you’ll being singing Dixie!” The green haired faye threatens.

“Yeah Teme! Let us see Kyo!” Naruto shouts, right behind her. Kiba rolls his eyes. He’s surprised they managed to stay quiet for so long.

 

Wait a second.

Won’t let them see Kyo?

What the hell?!

 

Rushing up the steps, Kiba bursts into the muted nightclub.

“What do you mean we can’t see Kyo??!” He demands, catching the three of them by surprise.  

Sasuke sighs in annoyance. “Great….the Three Amigos are all together now.” He mutters.    

 

Kiba’s  feral eyes narrow at him. He had never been a fan of the vampire. And not just because of the bad blood between their raceses. No. From the moment he met the younger Uchiha, he had been a pain in his ass. Always acting like he’s some superior being.  Kiba honestly doesn't know what Naruto and Sakura find so great about him. In his opinion, Sasuke is just an arrogant asshole.

And this small revelation does nothing to change Kiba’s opinion of him.

  

“Sakura needs to concentrate. No one is going back there.” says Sasuke, glaring at all of them.

“Then why is Yami back there?!?!” Hikaru exclaims pointing an accusing finger at him. “I’m as much as Kyo’s friend as she is!”

“Yeah! So are we!” Naruto backs her up, motioning to Kiba and himself. The youngest Uchiha takes a deep breath to reign in his anger.

“For the last time” He bites out. “Shr found Kyo. She was here from the beginning And she is quiet. Her presence won’t disturb Sakura.”

 

“So we’re a disturbance huh?!?” Kiba growls advancing on the leech. Sasuke narrows his crimson eyes in warning but Kiba keeps stepping closer until he is all up in his personal space.

“You better step out of my face dogbreath.” Sasuke threatens.

“Or what bloodsucker. You gonna do something about it?” taunts Kiba.

“Guys! Are you fucking serious right now?!? This is no time for a dick measuring contest!!!” Naruto and Hikaru exclaim in disbelief.  

Kiba hears them. His rational mind is telling him to calm down. That he’s just proving Sasuke right. But, damnit! That twisting nervousness in his gut is making him irrational. Kiba is man of action. Sitting stationary just isn’t him. And right now, he feels he needs to do something.

Sasuke doesn’t back down either.

“ This is exactly why you can’t go back. You’re unstable and demanding.  None of you here have the patients or discipline to be in that room right now. You’ll just disturb Sakura. And your immaturity will cost Kyo her life.”   

Rage surges through his body. H can barely hear Naruto and Hikaru over the blood rushing in his ears. It takes all of Kiba’s willpower to stop himself from shifting into his wolf form. He couldn’t stop himself from grabbing Sasuke, however. Seizing him by his shirt, Kiba pushes Sasuke harshly against the wall.

Unfortunately, his tiny show of aggression quickly backfires. In a blur of motion, before any of them can react, Sasuke has him pinned against the wall on the other side of the room. , angry fangs inches away from his face.   

“Hey!” Hollers Naruto in shock. “Teme!! What the hell are you doing?!?”

“Let him go…!” Hikaru growls, a wooden stake pressed against his back. Sasuke pays no mind to them. His crimson eyes glare into Kiba’s feral ones.  

“You wanna go in there?! You wanna see Kyo, unconscious, wounded and covered in blood?? Barely hanging on!!” He hisses. He glances at Naruto before continuing. “You both can smell it right?? Not just the blood and tears and fear...but the poison. This situation is far more serious than last time. Kyo. Is. Dying. I dare you to go back there and look Sakura and Yami in the face while acting like this.  And if she dies, her death will be on your hands. And I’ll be coming after you.”

 

Sasuke’s harsh words hang in the air for several seconds, leaving them all speechless. The tension is so thick, it’s suffocating. Kiba’s bad feeling grows.

 

Kami-sama...please...let her be okay.

 

Suddenly the door leading to the back rooms opens. All of their heads turn and watch as Sakura steps out. For a brief moment they are all hopefull.

 

But it doesn’t last long.  Kiba can feel the sting of tears behind his eyes.  He desperately wants to deny what he knows is true. Sakura doesn’t smell of relief and happiness. Instead she smells of intense guilt and and gut wrenching grief. Hell! Even without his emotion smelling senses, he could clearly see it. Sakura’s normally vibrant green eyes are dull and haunted. Her blood splattered body is slumped in dejection.    

 

It’s not just a bad feeling anymore. It’s a stabbing pain.

 

“Sakura-chan…?” Naruto speaks timidly, moving closer. She looks at him.

“I-I….” She squeezes her eyes shut. “She’s gone…” Her voice is barely a whisper. If they didn’t have super hearing they wouldn’t have heard her.  Sasuke goes over to her.

“In the ink...there was a poison... I didn’t know until to was late…” She stares at her stained hands. Sasuke pulls her trembling body into his chest.  “She was bleeding so much. I tried to stop it...But the poison wouldn’t let me close her wounds…” Sakura’s voice trails off as she breaks down in sobs.

“No!” Yells Hikaru. “You’re lying!” In a blaze of green fury, she storms past them and into the back. Naruto and Kiba are hot on her heals. Sasuke stays with Sakura. Holding her tightly as he tries to process the news.

 

Hikaru violently pushes open the door to the improve medical room. The smell is so overwhelming it gages them. Not only is there the stench of blood and poison but also...death.

 Inside on a metal table lies Kyo. A white sheet covers her modesty. She is still, her milk chocolate skin chalky and ashen. Red and black coats her long platinum hair, matting it to her head.

Despite her disheveled appearance, she looks to be sleeping. But the stillness of her chest and the blood that continues pool underneath her says otherwise. Much like Yami who stands still on the opposite wall just two feet away, Kiba and Naruto stay in the doorway. To shocked to move closer.  

 

There is no way this is happening.

She can’t be…

Kyo can’t be…

Dead.

 

There is no sound.

No heartbeat.  No soft breathing.

Nothing.

Just the quiet plip of blood as it falls from the table to the wooden floor.  

 

Hikaru refuses to believe it. Stomping into the room, she grabs Kyo by the shoulders and begins to shake her violently.

“This isn’t funny Kyo!” She yells in her face. “Wake up!”

No response. Kyo just flops limply in her hold. The fairy can feel her heart breaking. Tears pool in her golden eyes, but she doesn't let them fall. “WAKE UP!” She screams, shaking her harder. Blood splatters on her face. Kiba comes up behind her, no longer able to stand the sight of his girlfriend breaking down. He grabs her hands, prying them from the dead girls limp body. Hikaru fights him.

“NO! NO! SHE’S OKAY!! SHE’S JUST PLAYING A REALLY MEAN PRANK! WAKE UP!” She cries in denial. “ DAMNIT KYO WAKE UP!!!” The tears overflow, spilling down her pale cheeks. She collapses in Kiba’s hold.

“Why…?” She sobs, staring at her best friend. “Why won’t you wake up…?”

Kiba buries his face in Hikaru’s messy green hair , trying to hide his tears.

 

As if sensing his masters torment, Akamaru howls mournfully. It carries, echoing inside all of them.