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Sakura sighed and looked up at the sky. It was a wonderful pale blue with a few scattered white clouds. She leaned backwards, now laying on her back with her feet still dangling in the water. She sensed... something in the surrounding trees near her, but paid no attention to it.

Her green-eyed gaze turned to the Sakura trees with their pink blossoms, then a lock of her pink hair. Was I like, born with pink hair? she asked herself. Sakura tree, Sakura, both with pink on them. Yeah....

Sakura stayed still for a few more minutes before she sat up again. She looked around once more before lifting her legs out of the water. She put her boots on and stood up, stretching and yawning slightly.

"Oh.. I-I'm fine..." the stammering kunoichi replied. She looked at the Sakura tree in front of her, watching as more pink blossoms fell to the ground with the wind, averting her gaze from the lazy Jounin in front of her once more.

The Hyuugan kunoichi let a sigh escape her lips. She was in an old clearing. A big oak tree was near the center, but off to the left a bit. The sun's rays fell through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating the forest floor. Big trees surrounded the area, some old, with a few saplings in between. Hitomi was sitting on a rock, her light lavender eyes staring at the ground. She knees were pulled up to her chest, arms wrapped around them, and her chin lightly rested on her right knee.

The Chuunin shook herself mentally. What am I even doing here? she asked herself miserably. It only makes me sad to see my old training grounds being deserted and un-used. Hitomi stood up and looked around once more beforing turning her back on the clearing and walking away.

She didn't know where she was going to go. She headed for an area where she sensed chakra. When she came through a gap in the Sakura trees, she saw her old friend Haruno Sakura stretching near a small lake. She hadn't realized Kamoku was there, so she said nothing about him. "Hello, Sakura-chan," the kunoichi greeted stepping nearer.

"Oh! I've seen you around before!" Hitomi said. He had been at the ramen shop the other day. "Whatcha doin' out here?"

Hitomi now stood next to the jounin. "What's wrong?" she asked gently, lightly placing a hand on his shoulder. She had her share of troubles. But what could possibly be troubling him all of a sudden so upset?

She rememberred how she felt when she saw a team of genin playing happily or a group of friends hanging out. It made her so sad, because her team was dead, and it seened that everyone else still had a team.

Sakura was standing next to Hitomi, who was standing next to Kamoku. She didn't need to speak because Hitomi spoke her words for her

Sakura remembered that Hitomi's team was dead, and had felt pain that she could never even imagine. But hitomi still managed to be cheerful. Wha a trooper. Suddenly Sakura felt guilty for getting mad at Hitomi for hanging around Sasuke so much.

"I understand completely, Kammy-kun," Hitomi said in a whisper, her words almost catching in her throat. Remembering her team almost reduced to a sobbing heap on the ground herself. She lightly squeezed Kamoku's shoulder the way her older brother does, and looked at Sakura, who had opened her mouth to speak. Hitomi jerked her head side to side, as if saying don't even think about making a noise to the other kunoichi. Seeing Sakura solemnly shutting her mouth, Hitomi glanced at the Yuri beside her, then the glittering lake in front of them. Complete opposites.

"Don't worry, Kammy. There's no need to apologize," Hitomi said gently, watching as a tear slid down his cheek. She looked back out towards the lake as many thoughts roamed her mind. Why is there so much pain in the world? she thought frustratedly. But if man didn't kill man, the lands would be over crowded, she reminded herself of some of her sensei's last words. Hitomi saw movement out of the corner of her eyes, and a small turn of her head showed it was once again Sakura, shuffling her feet and looking down.

Letting a small sigh escape her lips, Hitomi wondered what painful thought was on Kamoku's mind. She was going to keep her mouth shut about that, knowing full well he probably didn't want to pour everything out to a person he's only seen around the ramen shop and had a glance at around town. Hitomiraised a hand to her cheek, and felt wet. Damn my crying. The Chuunin whiped her cheek dry with the back of her hand. She hesitated before hugging Kamoku lightly.[/justify]