A/N: Well everybody, it's finally here!! The awaited sequel of A Test of Insanity is finally here and I couldn't be more excited. I've been preparing for this since the sixth chapter. I hope all my previous readers have decided to join me on this journey and I also hope that I might pick up some new faces. Again, thank you to everyone that helped make A.T.o.I so popular. Just wanted to let everyone know that I have only two reviews to go before I reach my goal for A Test of Insanity, which is 200 reviews.

This chapter is dedicated to Kyle, for listening to me and tolerating me while I write these stories, Ali and Mike, for always being there for me, FreeFallJumper, for inspiring me with every single review, shilhouette68, for just being plain awesome and filling your reviews with helpful hints, and narutardedbandgeek, for helping me improve my ability to write by giving me some constructive criticism.

Inspiration Music: The Howling by Within Temptation, A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold, and Tourniquet by Evanescence.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. ­–Insert witty banter here-

Prologue: Party Crashers

Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry

From A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold

It's been three long years…and I will never forgive you for what you've done.

A beautiful girl stood at the top of the stairs arm in arm with an equally beautiful man. The girl wore her long brown hair down, letting it stream gracefully past her shoulders. Her chocolate brown eyes were alight with the lights of the party that was going on below her, but behind the happy exterior you could easily see a hardness that only came with pain. Covering her lithe body was a perfectly black dress that clung to her curves and ended just above her ankles showing a matching pair of heels, the straps of which curled around her feet and disappeared under her dress.

The man standing with her also had long flowing brown hair. His pale, pupil-less eyes danced with the light from the chandelier that hung just above the pair. Around his muscled body was a traditional black tuxedo with a white rose sticking out of the pocket above the left side of his chest.

Calmly, the pale-eyed man looked over at his partner. She glanced up at him and nodded once before looking once again at the party below them. He heaved his chest in a sigh before turning to a man next to them. The man smiled and cleared his throat, gathering the attention of everyone below them.

"Now presenting the woman of the hour and her escort, Tenten and Hyuuga Neji," the small man said loudly so everyone across the spacious ballroom could hear him. Immediately following his proclamation, a loud burst of applause exploded in the room. The couple let out simultaneous sighs before beginning to descend slowly down the stairs. They walked in step with each other as though they were marching to a funeral dirge that only the two of them could hear. As soon as they reached the bottom of the stairs, a loud, boisterous blonde boy ran to them yelling out congratulations.

"Tenten! Congratulations! I'm just angry that you became a Jounin before me," he said as he skidded to a halt before them. Tenten smiled lightly and gave the boy a pat on the shoulder.

"Don't worry Naruto, one day you'll become Hokage," she said in a voice that sounded strained. Neji nodded to Naruto before leading his partner away from him, knowing that she wanted nothing more than to be alone. They walked to a small banquet table and took a seat in two of the perfectly crafted, wooden chairs. Tenten immediately let her happy façade drop as she stared solemnly at the table.

"This isn't right…I should be sharing this day with them, I shouldn't be the only one to become a Jounin," she said in a soft voice so only Neji could hear her. Neji sighed and placed a comforting hand on her back.

"It's not your fault they couldn't be here, they have to stay in the hospital," he said in a comforting tone. Tenten glanced over at him a let out an aggravated sigh.

"That's not what I mean…I mean I should be sharing this with them as in all three of us should have been descending those stairs," she said glancing longingly at the long, elegant staircase. Suddenly, the blonde boy appeared once more at Tenten's side.

"Hey, again congrats but I have to leave and Tsunade-obaa-san told me I should tell you," Naruto said with a small smile adorning his features. Tenten gave him a small, sad smile in return.

"Okay, where do you have to be in such a hurry?" She asked with a bit more life to her words than when she had been talking to Neji. Naruto's smile slowly faded as he looked to the wooden floor.

"Well, I have to go see Sakura-chan. Yesterday, she actually gave me a small sign that she somewhat remembers me!" Naruto said looking back up at the weapons specialist. Immediately Tentens smile fell from her face at the words.

"Oh, well then…tell her I said hello," she said in a small voice while looking back down at the table. She felt Neji's hand begin to play soothingly with her long, brown hair.

"Tenten, you know I can't do that," she heard him say before turning around and leaving the grand ballroom. The words battered Tentens heart mostly because she knew the very truth behind them. Suddenly, the hired orchestra began to play a sweet, slow harmony on their instruments, waking Tenten out of her stupor.

"Come on Tenten, lets go dance and get your mind off of this," Neji said as he stood and grabbed her hand, helping her stand. Deliriously, Tenten followed him onto the dance floor only vaguely noticing people make way for the two.

She felt Neji place a hand on her hip and followed his movements by placing her hand gently onto his shoulder, taking his free hand into her own. Tenten glanced up into the eyes of Hyuuga Neji and felt a small smile form on her lips. He had been there for her ever since that fateful night three years ago.

Flashback

Tenten ran down the street, tears flowing unrestricted down her cheeks. Rain poured down onto her body, chilling her very core. At the moment, she had no idea where she was going she only knew she wanted to get away from that damned diary. After remembering everything about her stay with the Akatsuki, she was overcome with a dreadful sense of need. Need for a S-class criminal that had willingly ruined her life.

It was with that thought that she took off running down the street. Somewhere along the way rain had begun to pour from the clouds dutifully and now here she was on a mad journey to only Kami knew where.

Her lungs began to burn from the cold as she pumped her arms faster and faster just trying to reach some form of destination. Suddenly her feet betrayed her and she slipped in a puddle that had formed on the street she was currently on. Falling face first on the ground, she let out a choked sob. Shakily she got to her feet and took a look at her surroundings. Apparently her feet had taken her to the rich portion of Konoha.

Glancing to her left, she found some solace when she saw the spacious Hyuuga compound looming beside her. Not having anywhere better to go, she walked over to the gate and was pleased when the guards recognized her as Neji's teammate and allowed her to pass. Once she was out of sight of the guards, Tenten took off running again towards the branch families building.

She skidded to a stop in front of the only recognizable room in the entire compound. Praying to whatever god there was up there that Neji was there; she knocked on his bedroom door. After a few minutes and no answer, she heaved her shoulders in a sob and turned around to leave.

"Tenten, is that you?" She heard a voice say from behind her. Her eyes widened in shock as she flipped around to see the form of what she felt to be her only friend at the moment. Tears once again began to flow from her eyes as she ran back towards him and gathered him in a rather wet hug. Shocked for a moment, Neji patted her back.

"Tenten, what the hell is wrong?" He asked as he grabbed her arms gently and pulled them apart slightly so he could see her face. Tenten looked into his eyes for a moment before she averted her gaze to the wooden floor.

"I-I don't know…I-I just needed someone to be with," she said as she rubbed her left arm nervously. Neji blinked before guiding her inside his room.

"Well then, I'll be with you," he said simply before beginning to make a pot of tea.

End Flashback

Tenten was knocked out of her reverie when Neji began to glide across the dance floor, taking her with him. She gave her dance partner a smile before following his lead perfectly. The pair glided effortlessly across the dance floor, matching time perfectly with the music being played by the talented instrumentalists. Suddenly a man placing a hand on Neji's shoulder interrupted their beautiful dance. The duo stopped and looked at the man.

The man was wearing a tux that was perfectly contradictory to Neji's. Instead of a traditional black tuxedo like Neji's, the man wore a flawless white one. And sitting just above the left side of his chest was a deep red rose looking almost black in the light of the chandelier. Across his eyes and nose he wore a white mask, hiding most of his countenance from the pair. But what stuck out the most on the man were his silver locks of hair that fell around his face, framing it perfectly.

Tenten stared at the man wondering why he seemed slightly familiar even though she had never seen him anywhere around the village. Hidans face flashed across her minds eyes but she immediately set that idea behind her seeing as the man before her let his silver hair fall freely while Hidan kept his hair gelled back. And the one thing that caused her doubt to clear was the missing prayer beads that usually sat dutifully around his neck, and being the person he was Tenten just couldn't see him ever taking them off. Thus, she dubbed him a stranger or possibly a member of the ANBU.

"Uh, excuse me for interrupting but I wanted to share a dance with the new Jounin," the stranger said staring into Tentens eyes without hesitance. Neji's grip tightened around her hip but she gave him a small reassuring smile.

"Don't worry Neji, I can take care of myself and I would love to share a dance with you," she said with a smile at the man. He smirked as Neji moved aside and was asked to dance by a sweet looking kunoichi. Giving one last hesitant look at Tenten, Neji accepted the offer and began a dance with the kunoichi.

Tenten turned her attention back to the man and gave him a smile. He smirked in return and placed his hand on her hip while she laid her smaller hand on his shoulder. They linked their hands together and began to sweep across the ballroom floor.

"So, all this fuss over just a kunoichis promotion," her partner said over the sounds of talking and music. Tenten looked up at him and gave out a small laugh.

"No, it's for me being promoted and Tsunade-sama's birthday," she said as he led her through delicate dance steps.

"Hm, I know, I was teasing you," he said with a smirk. Tenten gave him a forced smile, inwardly not pleased with the tease.

"Oh, I see," she said simply, becoming slightly uncomfortable with the dance and she felt an undeniable pressure begin to sink into her.

"So, I see you have a new boyfriend," he said as Tenten struggled for air, sweat beginning to form on her brow.

"Who? N-Neji…well maybe I consider him someone of high importance but I don't really want a boyfriend," she said her words becoming strained. Suddenly, the lights of the chandelier began to flicker as though someone was playing with the electricity until they finally gave out leaving only darkness to settle over the dancers. The musicians stopped playing and the people of the party began to chatter nervously. Luckily, there was still some light as the moons beams streamed in through the three large windows.

Tenten really started to pant for breath now and attempted to escape her current dance partner so she could search for Neji but just as she began to pull away, the man grabbed her wrist tightly and pulled her body against his. With his free hand, he reached up and pulled his mask off revealing to the stunned kunoichi a pair of shocking violet eyes. Fear immediately seeped throughout Tentens veins as he stared intently into her chocolate brown eyes.

"That's good, Panda, because I've discussed it with Jashin-sama and he wants me to have you," he whispered against her neck, sending chills down her spine.

"H-Hidan," she rasped out. He smirked down at her at her recognition. The sound of the people around them slowly began to disappear as she stared into his intense violet eyes. For what felt like forever there was only the two of them in the giant ballroom and the silence weighed heavily upon her body.

Suddenly, the silence was broken by the sound of one of the large glass windows shattering. A scream echoed throughout the partiers as a body flew through the window, a body with distinctly blonde hair.

"Naruto!" Tenten shouted through the crowd, hoping beyond hope that he was alive. She heard Hidan grunt beside her.

"Humph, he must've gotten in the way of that damn artist freak," he said as mass chaos erupted in the large ballroom. Tenten knew exactly who he was talking about, Uchiha Itachi. She also knew that judging by his statement, he wasn't alone.

"Then you mean Deidara-san is here also," she breathed out, not trusting her voice to rise any higher.

"Tenten!"

Tenten flipped around at the sound of her name, already looking for the voice it belonged to. Soon, she was staring into the pale eyes of her savior. She smiled with barely constrained relief flooding her features, but just as she was about to call out his name in response a hand slapped across her mouth and began to drag her away through the mounting chaos of the ballroom.

A solid glare formed on her features as she struggled against his grip trying to release herself from his powerful hold on her. With a strangled cry of sheer force, she managed to land a solid kick on his shin causing him double over in pain. Barely able to contain her joy, she ducked under is arms and skidded a safe distance away from her captor.

Without hesitation she ripped off a small portion of the bottom of her dress so it now reached just above her kneecaps, to allow for easier movement. The movement also revealed a hidden weapons scroll strapped securely to her thigh. Swiftly she bit down on her thumb and swiped her crimson blood across the milky white parchment. Immediately, a small black staff appeared in her hand with a small button on the side of the wooden contraption. Never faltering, she pressed down on the button and watched with satisfaction as the seemingly harmless staff grew to twice her height and smiled as a blade popped out of both ends of her weapon.

Hidan looked up in mild surprise at the spectacle. Noticing his stare, Tenten graced him with a smirk.

"I'm not a little girl anymore," she said, her voice dripping venom.

"Wow, panda, now you have toys for us to play with," he said with a smirk marring his usual lazy features. As Tenten stared into his eyes for the first time in three years, she felt that terrible longing well up inside of her once again, eating at her heart. She closed her eyes tightly, trying to block out the sight of him, and trying to block out the feelings that he brought into her soul. Her fists began to shake and she grasped her weapon even tighter before snapping her eyes open. With a scream, she threw herself towards him hoping to inflict damage upon him. Using every amount of courage and energy she had, Tenten ran at him with her double-sided spear raised above her head.

"I HATE YOU!" She screamed as she tackled him to the ground only to produce laughter in Hidan.

"Seriously, Panda, if you wanted me down on the ground this bad all you had to do was ask," he said sarcastically. Tenten raised her spear higher and, with another yell, began to bring it down towards his heart.

Blood splattered against her face as she hit the mark perfectly. 'Straight through the heart,' she thought as she began to lift herself from him, that is, before his hand grasped her weapon tightly, yanking it from her hands. Shock and disbelief settled into her as he pushed her off, her back slamming hardly onto the wooden floor of the ballroom. Quickly, she scrambled to her feet trying to get as far away from him as possible.

"Too bad I'm immortal, huh?" Hidan said with a dangerous smirk playing on his lips, before he retracted the blades of the spear. With a grunt, he swung the staff at her, hitting her square in the head and making her world go black.

The only thing Tenten heard as her body fell haphazardly to the ground was her name being screamed by her best friend and the insane laughter of her lover.

My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied?
Christ-tourniquet-my suicide

From Tournequet by Evanescence

A/N: Well, there you go all! I hope this makes up for the strange ending of A Test of Insanity. Oh, and if you're reading this going, "What the fuck?" I apologize…I wanted chapter to be confusing and different because that's the way I planned it.

Anyways, please review…I need all the inspiration I can get right now…