Chapter 2

"Tenten this way! I really want to show you my fort!" A little boy said as he ran through the woods holding Tenten's hand. Tenten smiled laughing a bit she told the boy to slow down before they tripped.

"Renji, where are you taking me!"

"To my secret place to my secret place!"

"Well it won't be secret if you tell me!"

"Well I want it to be your secret place too!" The boy said looking back at Tenten with a smile his dimples showing a lot.

Tenten loved this boy ever since he came to the orphanage she felt like he was her little brother. She would do anything for him. She felt more connected to him than anyone he would tell her all his cute little 'secrets'. Suddenly a branch hit Tenten's face and Renji let go of her hand. Tenten quickly moved the branch away to see Renji running into an opening Tenten followed making sure not to trip on open roots. She came out into the light to see the opening on the hill with the two cars and the men. They had Renji in their hands. Tenten started to shake she ran towards Renji not wanting him to die. IT all went in slow motion the gun coming out her running towards them. She screamed for them to stop. Renji was calling her name. Reaching out for her, she was so close to him. The man with long black hair started pulling the trigger.

"NO!"

Tenten's eyes shot open to see the back of a couch. 'It was all a dream!' Tenten closed her eyes once again letting the tears fall both in happiness that nothing really happened to Renji but also sadness that she had to see something like that happen to a family. After a couple of hours Tenten woke up again really tired and stiff. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a fuzzy outline of what looked like people. She closed her eyes and listened pretending she was still asleep.

"Its so sad what happened to her! It's a miracle that she's still live. Akatsuki would have killed her if they saw her." A woman said.

'Akatsuki' Tenten thought. She had heard about them on the news a really famous mob group that killed people who cheated them. No one really knew what they did but if you did the police wouldn't find your body for a couple of years. At least that's what Rin told me in the orphanage before she left two years ago. She also loved to scare us.

"We don't know if they saw her or not. In Tenten's Journal she said that Tobi was pointing at her. We must be careful we don't want Tenten's life to be in anymore danger than it already is." The man from earlier added in.

"Yes we need a safe place for her to stay at, that the Akatsuki would never guess she would be." The Lady said.

"She could stay with my family. With me living here that have an extra room plus my mom always wanted another girl" A third mans voice added.

"Kankuro, are you sure that's safe?" The women asked.

"Yes, I'm 100% sure that it's safe, we live about two hours by plane away then two hours by car in the middle of nowhere. I'll call my mom, I'm sure she will be thrilled." Kankuro said with a happy sounding voice. Tenten couldn't tell if it was from calling his mom or telling his mom that she would have another girl.

"Great now all we have to do is tell Tenten when she wakes up." The women said. Tenten could hear the lady's chair squeak and felt the ladies eyes bore into her head. Tenten found it uncomfortable so she sighed.

Sitting up Tenten said "It's all right I heard everything. I don't care as long as I don't have to go back to the orphanage." She rubbed her eye trying to get all the crusty, dried tear out of them. Her eyes were sore and probably red from crying so much.

Looking shocked the lady stood up and smiled. She stuck out her hand. Tenten could tell that the lady was hesitant almost like she thought that is she touched Tenten Akatsuki would come after her to. Tenten looked at her and raised a pink brow. She then shook the ladies hand.

"My name is Anko Kunowachi but you can just call me Anko." Tenten could tell that the lady was fake smiling and that made her even more pissed.

"Do you have a bathroom?" Tenten asked bluntly. Looking shocked again then smiling Anko looked at the cop from before. He looked at Tenten then said "Down the hallway turn right at the first turn then second door on your left." Nodding Tenten dropped the blanket and headed for the door. Just before she left looking down at her self she turned and asked.

"Do you guys have any of my clothes? I would like to change out of my P.J's if possible." The cop just smiled and opened his small metal locker that Tenten hadn't noticed earlier. He threw her a big duffle bag Tenten fell back a bit with the weight.

"That's all your stuff from the orphanage" Nodding again Tenten left heaving the back over her shoulder. Just when she turned the corner she smashed into Kankuro.

"Oh, Hello Tenten! Up on your feet again I see" He said with a smile. Tenten looked at him looking for the hint that his smile was fake also, but it wasn't.

"I already heard that I'm going to be living at your house. I am just going to get changed." Tenten said looking at the bathroom door finally noticing how much she had to go pee. She started to shift a little.

"Oh that's great we'll leave right after you're done getting ready. I should tell you that my family…" Kankuro started to say something but then was cut off by a dancing Tenten running to the bathroom yelling over her shoulder.

"Tell me later I have to go." Her voice faded as the bathroom door closed behind her. Kankuro just shrugged and walked back into the office humming to himself. Anko was talking with the cop also known as Ryo.

"So is it ok with your family?" Ryo asked looking up at Kankuro from papers on his desk.

"Yes, my mom was so excited that she started to scream. Didn't you guy here it?" Kankuro said sarcastically adding a bit of a laugh at the end. Ryo laughed but Anko just frowned more. "What's wrong? I know that look anywhere." Kankuro asked Anko.

"I don't like that girl. She's not telling us something, I know it. I bet she's in cahoots with them." Anko said eyes glaring at the door Kankuro had come from.

"I don't think so. I bet she just doesn't like you or noticed you don't like her." Kankuro said with a laugh. Anko just fiddled with her long dead straight black hair.

"It's also unusual that you come across someone with plain brown hair and brown eyes that stand out just as much as hers does isn't it" Ryo added in eyes closed nodding.

After her talk with Kankuro and nearly peeing her pants, Tenten looked over herself in the mirror. Her eyes were red but not that puffy. Her hair was half out of her regular buns and clothes messy. She quickly stripped off all her clothes but her underwear and bra and washed her face with soap and water. Once all her make up was off she noticed how less red her eye seemed. She once more pressed cold water to her eyes in an attempt to lessen the redness.

After her face looked ok she opened the duffle bag to see that all her clothes were in there. Sighing she realized how sad it was that everything she owned in this world could fit in a tiny duffle bag. She quickly took out a long sleeve black shirt that was cut off from the shoulders. It said 'Take a picture it last longer' on it. She then threw on cargo pants that had lots of pockets and some rips in it. They were pre-used and Tenten wore them all the time. She then threw on her favorite not to mention only shoes that were heel less and were flat, white and had black cross bones on it.

She took out her eye liner and mascara (Which she was given by Rin before she left). She never wore makeup but she decided to wear it this once, because it would cover up her red eyes. She brushed her hair and put it up in two buns letting the side bangs fall to frame her face. After looking at herself in the mirror and was happy with the outcome, she put everything back into the duffle bag and walked out.

Getting back to the office before she knocked she heard the cop say "It's also unusual that you come across someone with plain brown hair and brown eyes that stand out just as much as hers does isn't it"

Tenten hated it when people wanted to see her hair down or wanted to touch it sometime girls would even touch and fiddle with it. Tenten got in trouble for almost hitting a girl for touching her hair. Tenten loved her hair and hated a person messing with it, that's why she always kept it up. However this at times just attracted more people.

"For a whole seventeen years, is that a problem?" She said. Kankuro and Anko turned around both red. Ryo didn't even look up from his papers.

"Ya. You comin'?" She asked Kankuro.

"Yes. Just one second." He said then turned back to Ryo.

"Me, Kakashi, Gai and Anko will be on the case here is our contact numbers call us if any new information comes up." Kankuro said in a serious voice. Ryo just took the piece of paper and nodded. Kankuro shook Ryo's hand then left with Anko.

"I'll be back in three day. Start on the case with Kakashi and Gai" Kankuro said to Anko well opening up his black Mazda. Letting Tenten put her bag in the back and hop into the passenger seat before turning up the volume to the radio. Tenten saw Anko trying to say something but Kankuro just waved and drove away smiling.