Welcome to my first Naruto Fic! I've spent countless times on here looking for great Kiba/Sakura pairings since the two are undoubtedly my two favorite characters from Naruto so if they could be together it would be awesome. After spending way too much time searching for what I wanted I finally realized I needed to just write my own story if I ever wanted to be satisfied! And so I bring to you the rewriting of "Budding Blossoms".

Heart Ache

The wind blew across Konoha and through its very own top medical Nin's bright pink hair. Her scent so strongly reminiscent to her name and appearance filled his nostrils as he rode on the massive white dogs back calling out her name. The pair jumped over the burning buildings and towards the Hokage's tower where the main battle was occurring.

A growl left the man's lips as her scent took on a bitter taste in his mouth. Up ahead he could see her, fighting over the now fallen body of her mentor and none other than the Fifth Hokage herself. The ground swelled and ruptured with the force of her attacks and all the while the strong metallic scent of her blood grew stronger.

"NO! SAKURA BEHIND YOU!" He screamed out too late as a chakra encased fist punched straight through her chest and ripped her pounding heart straight from her chest.

In utter horror and absolute shock the man and his canine companion howled out in agony as the woman they cared so much for, no the woman he loved, fell to her knees just out of reach.

"Gyyaaahhhh!" Kiba Inuzaka cried out as he woke from the most recent of a long stream of nightmares that had plagued him as of late. His right hand clutched at his chest just above his heart as his shaking body came to its senses. The other rested on his forehead where his fingers dug into his hair and his forehead pressed down against his palm.

It felt as though someone had ripped out his very heart and still kicked him around for good measure afterwards. Yet he knew it was the effects from his new found sleep deprivation. If it kept up for much longer he knew he would have no choice but to seek medical help. Besides he had another to worry about, Akamaru too was suffering and if Kiba himself evaded sleep then so would his partner.

The said dog Nin whined from his place on the floor beside his master's bed and Kiba could only smile weakly in an attempt to assure the dog. Akamaru knew though and was sure to voice his opinion on the matter.

"Okay boy, I promise that if I can't sleep through the rest of this night then first thing in the morning we'll seek out their help." Kiba stated and stretching his sore shoulders forced himself to lay back and not fight off the sleep he so desperately needed.

He did this for Akamaru and thinking only of the wellbeing of his closest companion was he able to allow himself to fall back into his troubled dreams.