Chapter 2
Her body became totally stiff as she saw human there on the ground. A boy. Her curiosity took the better of her and she walked a little to see the boy. She inspected that he had long black hair falling on his eyes, pale complexion and a good height. He was wearing black combat boots, black jeans and a navy blue full sleeved t-shirt with white markings on the left whole arm, a little white swirl in the mid and a large white same swirl in the back. He also had a black choker enslaving a blue crystal around his neck. She had to admit that he was dressed quite nicely. She poked him in the face and giggled when he said ' I don't want to go to college today mom ' in a whiny tone. She almost forgot in what kind of situation she was. She didn't had the time to react when suddenly his eyes opened and she saw the pure black eyes. She noticed that he had a strong jawline. His hair hung on his eyes a little, he rubbed his eyes and sat up. He finally looked up and saw a beautiful girl silver hair and deep red eyes, she had a cute nose and pink supple lips. His eyes trailed down and saw the almost tattered uniform along with the elbow which was bandaged and was attached to her neck by clothing. He noticed that she had a pale complexion. Kazuki saw with interest that the boy didn't look surprised to see her and he didn't look at her the way every guy looked, she knew the glint but it was not present in his eyes. She rose an eyebrow as he scratched the back of his head and grinned in a sheepish way.
She couldn't help but think that he was kind of cute. " So you are the one who found me seeing that you are the only one here. My name is Naruto Uzumaki " Naruto said with a smile. She nodded " Yes I found you but you have a lot of explaining to do and my name is Kazuki," she said and saw that he nodded with a smile. Naruto clenched his fists and tried to summon his power but couldn't due to being sealed away for so long but he mentally grinned when he sensed all of the natural power around him. He sensed other presences beside Kazuki almost twenty more. Naruto found anticipation in her pretty red eyes and sighed " look I will explain everything later but can you tell me why are you looking like this? I mean so weak?" He said and Kazuki stared at him in search of lies for a while but smiled when she found none " Okay but I want explanation later and this is because..." She told him about how they were stuck in the forest for almost a week after the bus crashed and about everything from her condition to everyone's condition. She didn't leave any space and spilled everything to him. After her explanation, she looked at him and had wide eyes as she saw tears in his eyes which looked so bright and happy until now which were filled with true sorrow now.
She was really surprised as she didn't think that he would cry, she felt unknown feelings insider her heart which she pushed back for now. She saw as he wiped his tears and took a deep breath. " Why are you crying?" She couldn't help but ask. He looked at the ground and smiled sadly " it's just that I can't imagine what would I do if my mother or sister would have been in this kind of situation. " he said and kept looking at the ground. She didn't let it show but she was truly touched by his words. " But what are you going to do now since you are in the same kind of situation as myself," she asked and he looked up with kindest eyes she had seen until her mother. She felt her cheeks get rosy but she shook her head. " I know a great deal about forests and I'm sure I can help you and your friends to get out of her as soon as possible but you have to bear with me. I know a lot about herbs, plants, and fruits that can be found here which will be beneficial for them." Naruto said and she had wide eyes as a new hope rose in her chest. She again tried to find lies but was happy that he was saying the truth. Maybe he was some kind of explorer or a warrior? Maybe a soldier if he knew that much about nature. " But how do you know so much about them?" She asked with her curiosity reaching high.
He sheepishly smiled while scratching the back of his head " Well I watched 'Man vs Wild ' program daily on discovery " he said and instantly Kazuki face faulted. She looked at him like he had grown a second head but shook her head and picked herself up, maybe he was an idiot after all. She couldn't help but smile at his expression. She heard a painful moan from the side where her friends were and stood from the ground. Naruto had also caught on the voice and stood himself up. " Let me see your elbow for a sec," he said out of nowhere and Kazuki stared at him " Excuse me?" She said but he was serious as he walked up and stood in front of her where she noticed that he was almost three inches taller than her. " let me see maybe I can help " he said and offered her a gentle smile which eradicated her suspicion and gently unwrapped the bandages which she had brought with her. He l looked at her swollen elbow and touched it gently with his palm, she winced lightly from the pain. Naruto hummed and she looked at him for any kind of prescription. "Your elbow is dislodged and the bone is not set properly that's why it's swollen and if it's not treated soon, it could cause the bone to be permanently bent," he said and she had wide eyes. " Can you treat it ?" She asked and sighed in relief when he nodded but looked dead in her eyes " Yeah I an but the pain you will feel beforehand will be terrible. Can you handle that?" He asked and she didn't even waver and nodded in affirmative causing Naruto to smile. He pulled the sleeved of his shirt up a little "Okay then I'll do it as quick as possible but you have to cover your mouth" he said and she nodded while draping a hand over her mouth a little nervous.
He again smiled warmly " Don't worry, nothing will happen to you I promise? " he said. She looked in his eyes and her cheeks again dusted pink for a moment before it vanished and she smiled behind her hand and nodded. Naruto inhaled and gently grasped her smaller hand in his bigger one, his own ears got red before he concentrated and placed his right hand under her elbow before he took a breath and in an instant with a jerk, he lodged her bone back in the correct position. In that instant, Kazuki felt her whole arm ache in such pain that her whole arm was crushed under a roller. A painful scream escaped her lips which were crushed by her hand. She had eyes wide in pain as tears gathered in her eyes. But the next moment she felt all the pain gone leaving small throbbing. She suddenly felt lightheaded and started to sway but was caught by Naruto. " Whoa careful there, don't worry it's just the effect of having not eaten for a while, " he said and she nodded in gratitude. She didn't have the energy to move anymore so she watched as Naruto gently wrapped the bandages again. She looked at his face slow toy as he did his ministrations. He looked down at her and smiled widely causing her to again blush for a second " Now it's all done, don't worry I'll take you there to your friends but be sure not to move your hand too much okay?" He asked and she nodded with a smile.
He replied with a smiled and silently but gently took her to her friends. He saw all of the girls and in what condition they were. He was sad she could tell by the looked in his eyes but then she saw determination. She was confused a little but ignored and pointed him to lay her beside Amy which he compiled and set her down gently beside her. She looked at him as he scratched his chin and she swears she could see a bulb glow above his head as he silently dug the ground beside him until it was the size of a jar. He grabbed a big leaf and made a little hole in the middle before he put it on the hole and made sure that it won't fly away. He noticed kabuki's eyes and smiled " Just wait till tomorrow, " he said and she decided to stay quiet. He came and sat beside her. She saw him close his eyes and his breath got slow and slow too until the point where she couldn't notice. Beads of sweat rolled down his face and she was fascinated by how good he was meditating . After a short while, he opened his eyes and sighed. He looked at Kazuki again and smiled " Don't worry and sleep, you need it. I'll keep the watch " he said and she shook her head " Aren't you going to sleep ?" She whispered so not wake Amy. He smiled " No I'll look out. I have been sleeping for a while now " he said and unconsciously his hand reached for her head and patted.
She had wide eyes as a warm feeling was in her chest. She felt her eyelids become heavy ." I'll make everything better, I promise " she heard before she fell asleep. Naruto smiled lightly and patted her head once more before taking it back and again tried to access his power but couldn't. He could feel them but they were very weak. His control of nature was a mess right now. Maybe it would be better tomorrow. He looked at all the girls and whispered to himself " No matter what it takes; I'll protect all or you". He looked in the star-filled sky and started planning. Next morning, every kind of bird chirped around trees creating a beautiful melody despite the dangerous looking forest. Sun rays fell on the face of Amy as she moaned in displeasure and rubbed her eyes to clear the haziness away. She sat slowly with a constant pain in her head, she yawned and her stomach also gave an answer causing her to frown a little. Her throat felt dry and she hadn't eaten anything in two days.
She looked at her side to see her best friend Kazuki sleeping with a smile on her face. She smiled herself and determination once again ignited in her, she would do anything to get Kazuki and her other friends out of here. She nodded to herself and stood, she went around I search of either water or some kind of fruits. After a few minutes in walking, she heard rustling just a little away. She had wide eyes, it could be a wild animal or something little that could be eaten. She hid behind a tree little away and poked her head out to see what was the source of rustling. She saw a figure crouched down and was binding a rope around a tree. She had wide eyes as she thought about the worst. She had heard about the man-eaters who lived in forests and brutally killed every human they saw and eat them. She was scared, she felt her whole body tremble in fear as she hugged herself. She shuddered at the thought of being eaten or either raped. She had to do it now or he would kill her. She picked the nearest large rock that she could pick up and silently woke behind the figure who was a little further away now. He was so engrossed in his work that he didn't even notice her just behind him.
She raised the rock ready to strike him in the head and took the final step forward but instead of ground, her foot went in deeper and something wrapped around her feet. She tripped and fell to the ground with the rock falling from her hands too. She had wide eyes In fear as she saw a rope wrapped around her ankle. She saw him turn towards her and she screamed in fear "kyaaa!" And closed her eyes waiting for her attacker to tear her or her clothes. She didn't want to die like this. Tears fell from her eyes. " Waaahhhh! " she heard her attacker scream ? She opened her one eye lightly and saw nothing in front of her so she opened both of her eyes. The sight which she was greeted with totally surprised her and stunned her. In front of her was her attacker crouched on the ground with his hands around his head and was shivering altogether while chanting " Please don't kill me, I don't taste good". Was he really her attacker or human eater as she has thought? She questioned herself.
