Kairi: But, hopefully you all like it! Hey, Kari, make Sasuke do the disclaimer again.

Kari: Ok, wanna do it again, Sasuke?

Sasuke: No, make Kairi do it!

Kairi: But I dont wanna do it!!! Let's make Kiba do it!!

Kiba: Fine. Kari A.K.A Racergirl936 does NOT, and I repeat, NOT, own Naruto, or any of the Naruto characters in this story!

Kairi: Thank you Kiba!

Kiba: blushes Your Welcome!

Kari: On with the story!!

Kari was in the hospital on her 13th birthday. She was still pretty sore and somewhat lonely. Sasuke, Kairi, Kiba, Aname, and Kakashi would all visit her regularly, but when visiting hours were over, they had to leave. Tsunade and Shizune would check on her continuously and sometimes would stay awhile and talk, but when visiting hours were over, and Tsunade and Shizune weren't there to check on her, Kari was all alone. She wished her body would hurry up and heal so she could get out and DO something, but it seemed like no matter how hard she wished, her body just wouldn't heal any faster. Shoot, it seemed as if it was taking longer then what it should! But, seeing how half of the time, Kari was alone, she had plenty of time to talk to herself!

'Man, I REALLY want to start training again, but I'm stuck in the stupid hospital!' Tsunade said it would probably only be a few more days, and then you'll be able to escape this boring place' I know, but I still won't be able to train right away!' 'I know that, but hey, at least you won't be in here!' 'I don't know, I'm going to sleep.' 'Alright, good night' 'Night.'

Kari went to sleep and had this really weird dream. She'd been having it for awhile now, and every time, it scared her half to death!.

DREAM

Kari was running in a meadow. It was summer time, and it felt good outside. The air was warm, but not hot and humid, and every once in a while, there would be a nice cool breeze. The sky was clear as crystal, not a cloud in sight! It was also a beautiful blue. Kari was laughing as she ran. She was so happy! She started turning around in circles, until she got dizzy and fell! She landed in the soft flowers, and just started giggling. She stopped giggling and smelt the flowers. They smelt SO good! She sat up and made a crown of flowers, she was going to give it to Kairi, who just loved flowers. Then, Kari heard a scream. She looked around, but saw nothing. Another scream, Kari could make out only a few words. "No, please, don't! Someone, anyone, please, please help me!!"Kari was terrified, she didn't know what to do. She heard another scream, it came from the woods that were surrounding the meadow. Kari made up her mind, and ran towards the woods. When she got there, Kari just stopped. What she saw wasn't real, it couldn't be real. What Kari saw, was herself. She was backed up against a tree, and a man was walking towards her. Her eyes were darkened with fear, and she had cuts and scrapes all over her face, arms and legs. Her hair was tangled and matted, and she was crying. She kept staring at the man, not daring to take her eyes off of him. "No, please, don't, please!"she whimpered. "Pl-please, I-I'm begging y-you," she said between sobs. The man just smirked. "Do you honestly believe that begging will work on me?"He asked, "You should just be quiet, and not fight. I don't want to hurt you, but, if you keep fighting and resisting, I might have to. Just come with me, give up, quit fighting, you won't win! All you have to do, is stand up, and come with me! I'm not going to hurt you! But, if I have to use force, and possibly hurt you so much you wish you were dead, I will. You see, even if I wanted to kill you, I can't, or else my plan won't work. All I'm asking, is for you to come with me, willingly, and you won't be harmed." "Why?" she asked," Why do you want me to go with you? What is your plan? What are you planning to do to me?" "You ask to many questions," the man said, "Just get up, shut up, and let"s go! You'll find everything out, later!" "NO!" she yelled. She got up and went to run, but she ran right into him. He grabbed her. "Now, let's go," he said as he tied her hands together and threw her over his shoulder. "No!" she cried, "Someone, help me!" "SHUT UP!" the man yelled. He hit her hard, in the middle of her back, She gasped, and then went unconscious. Kari gasped. This couldn't be happening, this wasn't real! Then, she heard a voice. Don't worry Kari, it is real! Pretty soon, you'll figure that out! I can't wait to see you Kari, it's going to be just wonderful to finely meet you! See you soon!

Kari bolted up. She was sweating and panting. Sasuke grabbed her and asked, "Kari, what's wrong?" Kari screamed and tied to wriggle free of his grasp. Sasuke just grabbed her tighter. She had started to cry, and kept saying, "No, no, leave me alone, please, don't, let go of me, please!" Sasuke pulled her into him and laid her head on his chest. He stroked her hair and started rubbing her back and said, "Kari, it"s okay, it's just me, it's just Sasuke. I'm not going to hurt you, I'm not going to do anything to you. Just calm down, it's okay, it's okay, everything is going to be okay." Kari just sat there for a little bit, she was crying, but it was silent, except for a few sniffles. She buried her face into his chest. Then, she looked up at him. She was still crying silent tears, and you could see the fear in her eyes. Sasuke looked down at her and said, "Are you okay? Tell me, what happened?" Kari told him about the dream, and how she keeps having the same one over and over. "What did the man look like?" Sasuke asked. "I-I don't know, his back was to me." Kari said, she was on the verge of tears. "It's okay," Sasuke said, "It was only a dream." "I hope so," Kari said. "Anyways," Sasuke said, changing the subject, "There is something I want to tell you." "What?" Kari asked, looking at him. "Happy Birthday!" he said. Kari gasped, 'that's right, today is my birthday!' Kari thought. "Thanks," Kari said. Kari and Sasuke talked until Sasuke had to leave, which left Kari by herself.

TIME SKIP:3 Days

"It feels SO GOOD to be out of the hospital!!!" Kari exclaimed. Tsunade said she had made a remarkable recovery, and would be able to start training again in two days. Kari couldn't wait! Sasuke had told her that he had a surprise for her when they started training again. Kari was hoping that they could work on some jutsus and stuff. Kairi was talking non-stop about her and Kiba's training, which made Kari even more anxious. "I can do the shadow clone jutsu, and the transformation jutsu!!" Kairi told Kari. "Will you shut up about your training?" Kari asked Kairi,"You know I can't start training yet, and you are just making it SO much harder on me!" "Sorry,"Kairi said, "but can I tell you about how Kiba asked me out?""Shut Up!" Kari said, "He asked you out?" "Yea, he's taking me out to dinner tonight," Kairi said as she glanced at the clock,"Oh no, I better start getting ready or I'm gonna be late!" Kairi grabbed a new outfit and ran towards the bathroom. Kari just shook her head at Kairi. She knew how Kairi would make a big deal out of getting ready, as usual.

'If Kairi's gone, what are we going to do?' 'I don't know, but we'll think of something!' 'Why don't we watch TV, there's bound to be something good on!' 'There's NEVER anything good on from 6:00 until about 10:00' 'It was a suggestion-''A bad suggestion''Yea, well if you have such great suggestion, what do YOU think we should do?' 'I don't know, how 'bout we go to that spot Sasuke showed us, it's so peaceful there' 'Too bad Sasuke had us close our eyes when he took us there, genius!' 'Well I don't know what else we could do, I'll think of something later' 'You better!'

"Kari," Kairi called, "Could you bring me a towel?" "Yea, I guess I could," Kari said as she got up, got a towel, and then walked to the bathroom and handed it to Kairi. "Here," Kari said. "Thanks," was Kairi's reply.

After Kairi left with Kiba, Kari was left all by her lonesome. 'I feel like I'm in the damn hospital again,' Kari thought.

Kari: OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH CLIFFIE!!!!! srry but I have major WB!
Kairi: Read and Review peoplez, or I'll make Kari get her flying monkeys!
Kari: Yea, wat she said, I'll get my Flying Monkeys!!! MMUUUAAAHHHAAAHHHAAAAA!
Kairi: Overkill much?
Kari: Heh...srry...I'm hyper...