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Chapter 2

"Kakashi, always slacking of. He calls himself a chounin! Ya right!" Sasuke ranted to himself.

"I wonder if Naruto is still asleep? Actually I wonder if Kakashi ever showed up!" he laughed.

"I can just see it now. Naruto is probably throwing a fit about wanting to start training or wanting ramen! Sakura is probably asking where I am and is beating Naruto up to find out." Sasuke saw a bench near by.

"I don't remember a bench being here." Sasuke recalled his walk from this morning not remembering a bench anywhere.

" Well the spots not taken, so I might as well…" Sasuke leaned in his face to make sure it wasn't dirty or anything. Suddenly Sasuke was pinned to the bench face first. He was somehow in a tight strong hold. He didn't see anything until he used his sharingan.

"Chakra wires??" he squirmed a little trying to get lose. It was pointless; he was caught off guard, now Mr. Consequences was going to kick his butt for letting his guard down.

The wire was strapped around his back pulling up his shirt from the behind. It was strung around the backside of the bench holding down his legs. He didn't have much freedom to even move his head to the side a little bit. He tried to tilt his head back but failed. He heard footsteps coming up from behind him.

"Who is there?" Sasuke felt uneasy about the fact that he couldn't see whom it was lurking behind him.

"Who is-ehhh…" Sasuke felt a pair of cold hands soften his back slowly. They trailed up and down massaging it almost.

"Wh-who-who is that!" The mysterious hands crawled down his back to the hem of his pants. Sasuke shivered, the hands were spine tingling. A quick blush swooped across Sasuke's nose. Who was it, and why did this person think it was o.k, to touch him.

"Tell…. me…who…you…" Sasuke's back was being punctured a little. A sharp kunai was teasing Sasuke's fragile skin. It was a mixture of pain and a strange kind of pleasure. It hovered over it and pressed down a little here and there. Sasuke was trying to undo the strings. But his hands weren't loose enough. Without warning, the kunai was ripped up his back opening up his flesh.

"Aaaaahhhh!" Sasuke could feel his own blood trickle down his back. He was in pain, but something in side him caused him to smile. The lurker had just torn through the wire. He was free. Now all he had to do was move. The attacker slashed his back again in the same spot.

"Aaaaahhhhhh!" Sasuke yelped at the pain. He slid to the floor to see puddles of red. He felt his back and pain shot through his body.He turned around and saw a smiling brown haired teen.

"N-Neji?" Neji picked Sasuke up by his collar. Sasuke\Their faces were staring at each other. Sasuke's eyes were shaking when they met the pale lifeless ones in front of him.

"Sasuke, you have to be aware of your surroundings. You saw this coming, I know you did." Neji grinned as he stroked Sasuke gently with the tip of his kunai. Sasuke winced in pain.

"What the heck are you talking about?" Sasuke asked pushing away the kunai scraping against his bare red stomach.

"Shut Up!" Neji threw Sasuke on the floor as he hit the ground on his back. His mind went numb from the ache that came from his back.

"What…do you want??" Sasuke asked through clenched teeth. Neji knelt down besides Sasuke and stroked his cheek.

"It's not what I want," he said. He pulled Sasuke's chin so that he was facing him.

"It's who he wants..." he pushed away the hair matted to Sasuke's face. He was sweating in fear.

"He wants Naruto, where is he?" Sasuke looked up at Neji.

"Who…is …"he"?" Sasuke managed breathed out.

" Answer the question." Neji demanded. His light stokes became a scratch on the cheek. A mark was left on his face.

"Why...does..."he" need Naruto?" Sasuke choked out. Neji felt like he was being insulted.

"You IDIOT!" Neji fully smacked the pale skin across the face. A red bruise started to form on his face.

"Answer my question now or you will deeply regret it!" he forcefully grabbed Sasuke's face in his hands.

"What's wrong with you Neji, tell me." He angrily stated. Neji's eyes inflamed with anger.

"Sasuke how dare you show such aggravating…" Neji fisted his hand and bumbled it straight on his smeared back.

An earth-shattering cry was what Neji was rewarded with. Sasuke's eyes were filling up with liquid as they flooded down the reddened bruised cheeks. Sasuke brought his hand up to his face. He felt water smearing on his hands. Was he crying? He hasn't cried since…his parents died.

"Look at you, crying like the baby you are…you foolish boy." Neji turned on his heel.

"I'll just find him mysel- Neji's legs gave out under him. He fell over gripping his head, eyes shaky and face sweating. He couldn't move at all.

"W--" He couldn't speak anymore. His voice was gone. He looked at a faint blur on the ground across from him.

"S-a-su-ke" he choked on his words again. His limbs turned to mush as he stood up. He tightened his hands around his throat.

"Gaaauuk-Sasu-aaahhkkkaaa!" he fell over once again, this time he closed his eyes as he slipped into unconsciousness.

Sasuke's eyes were looping around in his head. What had just happened?? Did Neji go crazy and kill himself. Was that really Neji in the first place?? Sasuke dared to move towards him. He gripped the edge of the bench and lifted himself up. He sat down on the bench. He looked at Neji scrunched up like a ball on the ground. Was this a jutsu, or was Neji just being Neji. No, Neji was annoying but not this much. He felt the side of his face. Why was there water? It rained? Sasuke thought back to what happened last night. He had cried. Sasuke looked down at his hands that had a little liquid on them, but it wasn't water this time. It was blood. This was all so confusing now. It must have happened pretty quickly if Sasuke couldn't remember this much. He leaned back on the bench. His open wounds touching the cold bench blew him out of the water. He squeezed his eyes shut holding back a loud embarrassing yelp. He looked at his lap. Water-or- tears were dripping on them. Was he doing it again? He was becoming weak he new it. Since when did he start crying every time he got hurt?

He sat up again hoping that he wouldn't cry at the pain it had token to do just that. He stood up and made slow defeated steps towards Neji. He leaned down to his face. Neji's bow was loose and his hair draped over his pale quivering face. Sasuke listened closely to the sound of Neji's shallow breathing. Which sounded more like painful gasps. Like wincing almost. Sasuke moved in and brushed his hair away from his face. His trembling fingers slightly felt Neji's face. It was wet as well. He was crying. Why, Sasuke didn't really care he was frightened at how pale he was.

"You! I hat you so much, why did you do this to me, what's wrong with you?" Sasuke asked softly but still hatefully. Neji's small pale, lifeless eyes opened a crack. It was just enough to see Sasuke's face. Just enough to see tears trickle down his face.

It was late at night around 7:00 pm. Sasuke had fallen on his stomach and fast asleep next to A knocked out Neji. There was a crackle of thunder in the sky that startled them both. Sasuke sprang up feeling the rain patter on his bruised back. It stung a little to have it or anything hit or touches his back. He looked at Neji whose head was on top of his leg.

"Wha- Get OFF!" he kicked his leg up in anger causing Neji to fling his head up straight. A blush was painted on his face as he looked at whom he was lying on.

"I –have somewhere to go I must leave now..." he said looking at Sasuke. Sasuke just looked away avoiding all eye contact. Neji stood up and then caught a glimpse of Sasuke's back. His blush quickly vanished. D-did I do that, I… wouldn't even, Neji thought to himself.

" I-uh, here you should use this." Neji bent down and brought out a roll of bandages. Sasuke let his eyes peek at what Neji was doing to him. He took out a wet wad of something and dabbed it on his back. "Aaaaahhhh!" Sasuke arched his back to get away.

"What the heck was that??" Sasuke asked shakily.

"Relax idiot, you're infected." Neji answered ignoring his attempt to get away. Sasuke made an angry growl and kicked his leg hitting the back of Neji's head.

"I'm just trying to help!" Neji pressed on his back again only without gentleness.

"Aaaaahhhh! I don't need your help." Sasuke bit his lip so he wouldn't scream out. " Calm down, I'm almost done…" Sasuke jumped up flinging the disinfecting medicine out of his hand.

"I never asked for your help." Sasuke barked. Neji stumbled back.

"I-well at least take the bandages, if you die tonight, I won't have any regrets." Neji stated tossing him the roll.

"And if I kill you right know neither will I." He smiled catching the roll.

Neji frowned and took a look at his state. He was clearly in no condition to be waking around in the rain.

"Sasuke I'm serious, a storm is coming in." Sasuke jumped into a near by tree.

" Listen Mr. Weather man, I'll be fine." Sasuke turned around. Neji stepped forward . "Sasuke," "Try and worry about me and I swear I'll-

"Oh forget, I give up." He turned around and headed home. He didn't care if Sasuke was the biggest loser/jerk in the world, if he got hurt, he'd feel responsible. There was no way Neji could hold that on his conscious.

"If you're gonna kill yourself then leave me out of it!!" he shouted back. He winced a little at the pain that struck in his sides. Now that he thought about it, he didn't remember ever wanting to fight Sasuke in the first place. He was being used, he new it, but by whom?

The moon was glowing over the Akatsuki hide out. Kisame stood outside gazing at the sky.

"Kisame, where you successful of your task?" Itachi asked. Kisame turned around towards him, face washed over with exhaustion.

"I, he was very strong, Neji. It was working smoothly, but, he saw through my jutsu." Kisame looked back at the moon not wanting to stare at Itachi directly.

"So, you failed."

"That brother of yours, very pesky! I wonder where he got it from…"

"You failed, therefore you have proven yourself useless today. Can I take you seriously Kisame?" Itachi walked up to him with slow, menacing steps.

"Fear not Itachi, I have everything under control I'll just-"

"No more messing around. In order for this plan to go through as arranged, we'll have to make sure Sasuke is completely out of the picture for sure. Is this understood?"

Kisame made his way to the door. Itachi appeared in front of him, his death glare piercing into him. Yet he seemed unfazed. That-to him- was just his annoyed face.

"Itachi, I will take care of things." With that he pushed Itachi aside and continued to the inside of the layer. Itachi made way for him to pass, but he new Kisame felt Itachi's disappointment when he passed by.

Kisame stepped inside, as he got ready to disappear into the dark hideout.

"Kisame…" Itachi spoke up. Kisame perked up his head so he could hear watch his companion had to say.

"Your not going to do something that will mess up the plan, will you?" Itachi asked, with a hint of curiosity in his voice.

"Sasuke will be out of the picture like you said don't worry," He assured Itachi as he continued to walk inside, leaving Itachi alone to think about what was about to happen.

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