CHAPTER 1

"H-Hey!" I ran down the beachy shores, my cold bare feet pounding against the icy waters.

"Chase me!" I shouted and laughed as I kept running. All of a sudden I tripped and fell down. "Ow!" I screamed. He quickly ran over to me.

"Jeez, Ten-chan. You're such a klutz…" He walked over bend down next to me. I turned over and flung my hair over my shoulder. I pouted.

"N-Neji-kun… you really think I'm a klutz?" I gave him a puppy dog face. Neji's eyebrow twitched.

"Yes." He responded and put a band aid over my knee. "But, I love you anyways…" He muttered and shut his eyes. I smiled brightly.

"Aw, I love you too, Neji-kun! Now, let's swim!" I stood and pulled his hand as we slowly made way into the water. Neji shivered at the cold touch of the water. I giggled and grabbed onto his arm. "You know how to swim, right?"

"Yeah." He responded.

"Alright." I looked away and threw water at him. "Water fight!" He let the water hit his gorgeous face. Water dripped down slowly as hair clung to his face. I blushed.

"That's kind of immature…" He smirked. I rolled my eyes and treaded water when I swam back to the shore. "Hey wait… Tenten." He called my name and grabbed me around the waist and pulled me back into the water.

"What do you want, Mr. Oh-That's-Immature?" He smirked, as I tried to keep an angry face. I stared into his beautiful eyes and it seemed like my anger was being drained away.

"Kiss me." My brows furrowed and I smirked.

"Make me…" I grinned. He held me closer to him so that my hands were placed tightly against his chest.

"I won't make you, but, when I said kiss me… my dear Tenten, it was an order." He growled possessively and claimed my lips. My eyes shut and I leaned towards him to get a better angle of his lips. He smirked as I pulled away. I blushed slightly and smiled at him. He kissed my forehead and carried me bridal style and placed me on the towel underneath our umbrella. I looked up at him as he stood and looked down at me.

I got a beautiful view of his abs. I looked at his face which was showing off a wide grin. I blushed and looked away. He sat down next to me.

"Tenten, I'm not the only beautiful one. You don't have to stare." He smirked.

Cocky… son of a… "Excuse me?" I looked at him.

"You're beautiful too." He muttered quietly and looked at me. I blushed as I hugged his arm.

"Thanks, Neji!" I looked down at his stomach as I saw a red line. "Is that the scar?" I asked. He nodded. "From the bullet… Hiashi-sama gave you, right?" He nodded again. "Does it hurt?" He shook his head.

"It's fine." He smirked. "Thank god he's in jail… cause he won't be causing us anymore trouble, hm?" He whispered into my ear. I shivered as he kissed me on the lips gently. "Damn, Tenten… you don't know what you do to me…" As he pulled away. I smiled.

"Tenten! Neji!" I heard Shikamaru yell as he ran towards us. Neji threw on a shirt and threw my shirt at me.

"Hm?" Neji growled at me.

"No one sees your body except me…" He growled possessively. I rolled my eyes and threw on the t shirt. I then stood and waved at Shikamaru.

"Hey! What's up?" I called to him. Neji stood up next to me.

"Yo." He called. Shikamaru's eyes widened.

"Why are you guys out here like this? It's not safe!" I raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" I asked. Shikamaru's eyebrow rose.

"Don't tell me you don't know…" Shikamaru's shoulder dropped. I shook my head and looked at Neji. He shook his head as well. "Hiashi…"

"What about him?" I asked. Neji's eyebrows furrowed.

"Yeah. What about my uncle…" Shikamaru shook his head.

"I can't believe you two don't know. I figured Tsunade would have told you two first." Neji grabbed his shoulders and shook him.

"Out with it, Shikamaru." He shook him violently.

"Neji, stop!" I caught his arm. He let got of Shikamaru. "Now, what happened?" Shikamaru placed a hand over his forehead and groaned.

"Hiashi. He's… gone." Shikamaru said quietly.

"What?" I asked. Could it be? Hiashi's gone? Maybe my hearing was bad. Neji took my hand in his.

"Hiashi's gone?" I looked up at him. He was sweating, maybe even shaking a little. He was inhaling loudly and exhaling faster. He nodded.

"He broke out of jail this morning." Shikamaru responded. "He got out of the jail some how, and now he's out somewhere here in Konoha, on the loose." Shikamaru placed a hand on my shoulder. "He could still be after you, Tenten." He looked at Neji. "Or after you, Neji. I suggest both of you stay together. I have to go." He responded and started to run off.

"Sh-Shikamaru!" I shouted his name. He turned around. "Thanks for the warning!" I tried to smile as he nodded and ran off. I stared at Neji. He had a blank expression in his face. I touched his cheek, and it was icy cold. "Neji?" I called his name. He shook his head.

"It can't be possible. How could he… get out?!" Neji's grasp around my hand tightened.

"Ow!" I shouted as I pulled away. Neji grabbed his head as he fell to his knees in front of me. I kneeled in front of him and took hold of his shoulders. "Calm down. He doesn't know where we are…"

"The tracker. I still have it…" My eyes widened. "He can still track me, Tenten. It's not safe…" He pulled my arm and threw me on his back. "We have to get home as soon as possible."

"Home? Mine?" I asked. He shook his head.

"You're going to be staying with me for a while…" Neji responded. I nodded.

"Alright." I responded. We jumped through the woods and towards Neji's apartment when we crashed into Sasuke. He stared at us. "Hey Sasuke!" I called to him.

"Did you guys hear?" He asked. Neji nodded.

"Hiashi got out. Do you know anything about it?" Neji asked. Sasuke shrugged.

"Not much. I don't know anything actually. He's still in Konoha. Neji, Tenten. You shouldn't be out in the streets… You should go somewhere safer." He offered. Neji shook his head.

"I have a tracker. It won't matter." Neji responded. "He'll still find me."

"Then why take Tenten along with you?" Sasuke asked. "If he can track you down, and you two are together, wouldn't that make an easier target out of both of you?"

"…" Neji was silent. Sasuke shook his head.

"Nevermind. Just… make sure nothing happens to you two." Sasuke responded and headed towards the opposite direction from us.

He's right… Neji thought. As long as Tenten's with me, I'm putting her in danger… He looked at me as I was looking around. But… I can't separate myself from her…

-Somewhere out of Konoha-

Stupid fools. Still thinking I'm in Konoha… Hiashi smirked as he ran back to his head quarters. He ran quickly into his room and pulled out his phone. "Hello. This is Hyuga Hiashi."

"Yes?"

"I hear you're a pretty good tracker."

"You hear right. What can I do for you?"

"I'd like you to work for me. I'll provide all you need."

"Mhm hm.. And? What exactly do I have to do?"

"I would like you to track someone down for me."

"Just someone?"

"Yes. Just someone…"

"Give me the name. And I'll be after the target in no time."

Good. "Well, then I want you after-" He whispered.

"That's fine. I'll be after this target in no time. Meanwhile, I'd like you to call me Misaki."

-Konoha-

"Wake up. Tenten. I said wake up." My eyes shot open as I laid on Neji's bed. I looked around his apartment. Memories flooded into my mind. When Neji tried to kill me before… when he admitted that he loved me too much to kill me. I smiled as I heard Neji running through things in his drawers.

"What are you doing?" I asked. He ignored me and threw some clothes.

"Wear that." He responded. I nodded quickly and ran into the bathroom and changed into a very long t shirt. It went to my knees. "It's a little big, and-"

"Here." He threw a sash at me. "Just tie it around your waist for now, okay? We'll go back to your house later and get your clothes." I nodded, not arguing. He rummaged through his desk and finally pulled out a box.

"What's that?" I asked. He sat on the bed across from me and put the box in front of us. He opened it and held a shiny silver- "Gun… Wh-Why the HELL do you have a gun?!"

"I used to be a hired killer, Tenten." He pulled out another and handed it to me. I shook my head. "Take it, Tenten. You need this for protection…" I sighed and took it. He clenched his fists, and pulled out a bunch of knives. My face brightened as I took them in my hand.

"So cool!" I responded. "Can I have them?" They were assorted with tiny knives. "Can I?" I asked quieter. He nodded but took them back.

"Yes, but only if you do me this favor…" He said quietly.

"Yeah?" I asked excitedly. "Anything!" He smirked.

"Get it out of me now." He responded.

"What?" I asked and raised an eyebrow.

"Get the stupid tracker out of my wrist now." He threw the knives all in a pack at me and held out his wrist. "You said anything. Now do it."

"…" I was silent. No. I can't. I couldn't. It would injure him, and it would require stitching, and-

"Do it, Tenten. You said you would." Neji growled at me. I nodded but then shook my head and held my hand.

"I can't, Neji. I can't do it." I responded. He took my wrist and held them in his hands.

"Yes you can…" He responded. "You can do it."

"It will hurt you, Neji-kun!" I shouted at him. He smirked and nodded.

"I know." He responded. He shut his eyes. "It's pretty small. So listen. Take the knife and make one slit in my wrist. Then take these, and pull them out. Stitch my wrist back up after. Understand?" He handed me tweezers, string and a needle. My hands shook. "Can you do it?" He touched my cheek tenderly. I shivered and then nodded.

"T-Tell me… if it hurts, alright?" He nodded and held his hand to me. I took the small knife and gently moved it into his skin as I glided it across his wrist. There it was. Not too deep, I gulped and pulled it out. Neji grinned at me.

"There it is." He smirked. I quickly stitched him up. "Not that bad, huh?" I wiped my forehead and cleaned the blood off his arm and off the tools. "The knives are yours." I smiled and hugged him.

"Did it hurt?" I asked. He shook his head.

"Are you crying?" He asked. I shook my head.

"I said I wouldn't anymore. I won't cry anymore…" I smiled and hugged him. He held the chip in his hands. "What are you going to do with it?" I asked. He shrugged an then grinned.

"This." He responded and took a small knife and carved into the tracker. NxT

"Hm?" I looked at it.

"Neji and Tenten." He responded and kissed me on the forehead again. I blushed. He carved it in deeply so that I saw electric shocks and wires cut in half by it. He quickly threw it out the window and into the trees. "We should be safe now… okay?" He asked. I nodded.

You'll never be safe…

"Huh?" I looked around.

"What's wrong?" Neji asked. I shook my head.

"I heard something, that's all…"

You heard something alright. You'll be hearing my voice for a while…

Who are you?" I thought. The voice smirked.

Just… a somebody. I'm just a somebody, Tenten… If you know what's good for you, stay away from Neji Hyuga.

Why? I thought again as I shook my head.

You might want to do it for your own sake…

My own sake? I started to shake.

"Tenten?" Neji called my name.

Yeah. Your own sake. You wouldn't want to die now… would you, Tenten?

"Who are you?" I spoke out loud. Neji grabbed my shoulders.

"Tenten, who are you talking to?" I looked into his eyes and blinked.

"I heard voices in my head…" I mumbled. "It was talking to me. A female voice."

"… What did she say?" He asked. I scratched my head.

"Well, that I wasn't safe… and that I had to stay away from him, unless I wanted to die." I responded. Neji looked shocked but it only showed in his eyes. He quickly looked away and stood and scratched his head.

"Alright…" Neji said quietly. "You get some shut eye. I'll be back later."

"Neji, it's 5 pm…" I responded quietly. Neji sighed and turned on the tv.

"Entertain yourself. I'll be back…" Neji grunted and shut the door behind him. I sighed and leaned against his pillow, as I waited for Neji to return.

-x-x-x-x-

"Tsunade." Neji walked into the building. Tsunade looked up and smiled.

"Hello, Neji. What do you need?" She asked. Neji looked away.

"Is it really okay for me and Tenten to stay here?" He asked. "We're endangering-"

"It's fine." She responded quickly. "I know Hiashi escaped."

"I don't know who he's after. He may still be after Tenten. Or he may be after me." Neji looked down. "Any ways, Tenten's had a voice speaking to her in her head. I think it may be a hired killer. Knowing Hiashi, he would have already contacted a killer… So I'm afraid that the killer is now after her…"

"You should not assume." Tsunade responded and threw a sheet of paper into the trash can. "Go back. You should stay by Tenten's side, always." Neji nodded and left.

-x-x-x-x-

Neji, you're so stupid… I thought as I curled inside the blankets. Why'd you leave me here alone? I heard the door rattling. I shot up immediately. "Neji-kun?" I called as I sat up. The door kept on rattling. "Neji…?" I stood from the bed and walked towards the door. It kept on rattling. "Is that you, Neji?" No response. The door suddenly stopped rattling, and a click sound was made. My body shivered as I felt my blood turn ice cold. I stood as still as I could, as the door started to open.

The knob started to turn and then the door was pushed slowly. I could hear the soft creaking off the door hinges. My eyes widened as the person that stood before me was none other than another hired killer.

"Wh-Who are you?!" I shouted. The person had a dark coat on, dark shades, and tall black boots with buckles in the front. The person dropped the pick lock and pulled out a gun and faced it at me.

Sh-Shit! I thought and gulped. "Who are you?" I asked.

"I'm a hired killer." It was a girl… She responded quietly. "Misaki."

"Did Hiashi hire you?!" I shouted at her. She smirked.

"Do you go by the name Neji?" She asked. I bit my lip.

"No." I said quietly.

"Are you associated with Neji?" She asked again. I inhaled and then spoke.

"Yes." I responded. Her smirk widened as I heard her scoff.

"Well, even if you aren't Neji, I'm afraid you will have to die." She shot the bullet as I quickly ducked.

"Why are you after Neji?!" I shouted as I rolled on the ground dodging another gun shot. I landed on my knees looking up at her as her gun pointed to my head.

"I believe you don't have to know. You stayed with Neji Hyuga, correct? For your own sake, you should've left him while you still had the chance. If you treasured your life, you would have heed those words…" My eyes widened.

"You're the…"

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First Chapter of Target: Neji down! How's it so far? Hopefully, it's not rushed.

And, I hope all you readers are looking forward to chapter two. XD

Review please! :)