. Lucifer .
Naruto Fanfic by Sunshinegirl09
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters. Only storyline.
Tenten
Chapter 2: A Lie
I shouldn't have been so afraid. I should not have believed him. Only an insane person would claim to be the devil, but it seemed every part of my soul believed it. And because my religion wavered, I wasn't sure exactly what to believe in anymore.
That's why I knew he was a devil.
His smirk. His eyes ... cold dark and emotionless eyes. The way his hands were stuffed in his pockets ... for an instant the face of the boy I had just seen moments ago flashed in my mind.
I racked my brain to try and remember his name ... Neji.
"How did you get in?"
The words went through my ears and my brain told me they were wrong. It told me they were fake. Evil.
"The door." I told him. "It was open."
He raised an eyebrow.
It was open. I know it was open.
"You're lying to me." He informed me.
I furrowed my eyebrows. Of course I was lying ... but I couldn't let myself believe that.
"What are you?" I demanded. "An idiot?"
I felt the feeling in the room shift.
"That's a bold statement." He commented.
"Well you're obviously the one who left the door open." I cocked my head to the side.
Believe it. Believe he had the door open.
"Damn." He replied. "You're such a good liar."
I blinked, staring at him directly into his terrifying eyes. I was not fearless.
"But you can't lie to me." He explained. "You're in Hell."
I closed my eyes trying to focus.
"No I'm not." I argued.
"Excuse me?"
"I'm not in Hell." I retorted.
The lie would've been more believable if I hadn't had my awkward first impression of this school being Hell even before this encounter.
I opened my eyes to see his smirk widen. It was a sickening grin that made me secretly shudder. I knew he could sense my fear and probably detected my slight shiver because I could see his expression become far more amused.
"I'm not in Hell." I repeated to myself.
He scoffed.
"Such resistance. Damn you really are good. Trying to make yourself believe the lie as much as possible," His weight shifted. "So the fear doesn't set in."
My mouth opened slightly then shut. He was right. This was my defense mechanism. A damn good one.
This was why no one ever trusted me. They knew I could lie very well. All I had to do is try to put myself in the situation and not let my emotions get the better of me ... which was sometimes hard considering I was a hormonal, teenage girl.
"It's okay though." He said, the thick Hispanic accent in his voice. "A little pain should wake you up."
"Itami. . ."
Before I could comprehend his insane words, an excruciating pain exploded in my head. It felt like my ears would go deaf. My brain, my mind ... infected my a screeching noise that was so sharp it spoke insanity. No. It wasn't insanity. It was evil.
I remember screaming.I was huddled up on the ground, shrieking my lungs out.
Someone ... someone had to hear me right?
It was so unexplainable, I didn't know how to tell my body to deal with it. I had to somehow shut my mind away from my body. But it was so hard to even think straight through such a situation. I couldn't even scream the word 'Stop.'
My body was shaking so violently that I felt like a vibrating cellphone against a table, the sound so resonant ...
I had to do it though. Say something. Say it.
"S-s-s-s-stop!"
Of course it didn't work. The pain only continued, but actually it helped me.
If I could voice out loud, I could definitely use the voice in my head.
It doesn't hurt. There's no way. I don't believe it. If I don't believe it ... it can't be true. It can't exist. I will shut it out. I will shut it out!
The voice in my head began to get louder than the screeching and my shaking started to slow. I felt my body get rejuvenated and my shoulders relaxed. There was enormous relief and a release of tension that had built up inside of me.
Very slowly, I rose up with shaking knees and stared at the Devil.
He was still smirking. More deviously than before.
It disgusted me.
We stared at each other for a minute and I felt the sweat drip down the side of my face. My bangs were partially wet from it.
I looked at my idle iPod, nestled in my book bag next to me where I had dropped it, then back towards the Mexican man.
"Your name is Tenten, right?"
I finally got the courage to stare back at him.
"Yes."
"I could use you." He said.
Another spotlight flickered on and he motioned towards a black metal chair.
"Care for a seat?" He questioned.
I glanced over suspiciously. If I were to sit down that would put me at a disadvantage ... not like I wasn't already at one anyway.
"I'll stand, thank you." I replied curtly.
"Such politeness." the Devil took a seat in the chair and fingered me towards him.
I didn't know what came over my legs but I started to walk closer to him.
His scent was something else. It wasn't exactly lust. But it wasn't desire either. It was some kind of wanting and it smelled so good.
That's why I tried my hardest to urge my body to keep it's distance.
"What do you mean 'use me'?" I inquired, darting my eyes around the room, trying to take in my surroundings.
It was hard, considering everywhere else outside of the spotlight was black.
He drew in a deep breath.
"That was quite the resistance you showed."
I quirked an eyebrow, trying to calm down my brain and anxiety.
"I want to see if you have some." He continued.
"Some what?" I immediately asked, feeling the hairs on the back of my neck stick up defensively.
"Some Devil." He replied, his smirk growing wide.
My first thought was confusion. Then the confusion went to anger. What the hell was he talking about? Devil? But then it turned back into confusion which finally resulted in fear. Fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the person in front of me who claimed to be the devil. I didn't really know if he was or not. But he had caused such pain to me before ...
"What do you mean?" I panicked. "What's that?"
He sighed.
"There are people, all over the world, very few, that are born with Devil in them." He explained, drumming his fingers on the arm of the chair. "I, don't like people like that who exist."
I gulped, feeling a lump in my throat rise.
"However," He said, amused by my fear. "If people like you, help me kill the others, I'll keep you alive."
"P-pardon?" I asked, feeling light headed.
"I said I was willing to keep you alive," the Devil repeated.
My thoughts were spinning around in my head and I was terrified of being killed. I didn't want to die. Who did? So of course I was scared.
"I don't get it." I answered.
He snorted.
"Help me ... and I'll let you live."
I swallowed and blinked while my gaze shifted several times.
"What do I have to do?"
"Kill the people that I ask you to kill." Devil replied. "It's simple."
"No! I can't kill someone!" I argued, covering my mouth quickly after I said that.
"Huh. Why? Your life is on the line ..." He trailed off.
"But I can't kill someone all by myself." I informed him. "I can't-"
He rolled his eyes.
"Chica, listen. You'll be with a partner, ne?"
I shifted uncomfortably.
"If I don't do this ... will you kill me?"
He smiled menacingly.
"Of course I will."
I swallowed.
"If it ... is to keep me alive. I'll do it."
I don't know what went through my mind when I said that. It was insane. Every aspect of it. Only a dark fate comes to those who made deals with the Devil. I knew that. So why did I agree to something so stupid? Wouldn't it be more honorable to die fighting and not giving in?
"You'll be with Neji." He told me.
"Who?" I questioned, suddenly feeling stupid because I knew who Neji was.
Then it hit me. He was the cold, unreasonable person that I had bumped into in the hallway. The one without any manners.
"I believe you ran into him earlier ... literally." the Devil said, eyebrow raised.
Okay. How did he know that?
I narrowed my suspicious eyes.
"Why do I have to work with him?" I demanded.
"Simply ... because he's the best."
"There-"
"You better get going." He cut me off. "You still need to change."
I crinkled my nose and tightened my grip on my bag. How the hell was I supposed to get to the door in the dark room.
He read my mind.
A creaking noise made me sharply turn and I saw a faint light behind me.
At first I walked towards, then it turned into a run and I found myself sprinting.
I leaped through, gasping for air as the brightness engulfed me, causing my eyes to ache.
"Tenten!"
I blinked rapidly and felt my shoulders get shaken repeatedly.
My eyes finally adjusted and I looked at Sakura with annoyance.
"What?" I asked.
"Oh my god." She murmured when I lifted up my head. She observed my eyes. "You've seen him haven't you?"
"Pardon?"
"Shit, you have! Shit ..." Sakura paced, letting me go.
I stared at her questioningly.
The pink haired girl whipped out her cellphone and dialed numbers extremely fast.
"Ino ... we've got another!" Sakura blabbed into the phone with a worried tone.
I cocked my head, trying to listen to the intense conversation Sakura was having but had no luck. It was obviously something secret, which meant it must be kept from me because no one ever told me anything about anyone.
Sakura listened intently.
"Just ask Shikamaru ... of course you already did ... fine. I'll talk to Sasuke later."
There was a pause.
"Hell no. You can deal with Neji."
And with that Sakura hung up.
Then she smiled.
"Let's find your dorm!"
I tried not to be bothered by her sudden change in attitude but it seemed she was trying to get me to forget everything that just happened. So, I just awkwardly followed her through hallways I didn't remember walking through and all the way out the school doors to the dorms.
The giant dorm building was super nice. We even took an elevator up to floor 4 (out of 7 floors).
Sakura took my sheet from my hands and found my room number.
"D125 ..." She muttered. "This way."
I once again trailed behind her, lugging my suitcase and book bag. I felt very indifferent about this place. It was odd.
Around us, I hardly noticed the other girls and boys around my age yawning and walking out of their dorms in uniform.
"I think Shizune gave me a key sometime this morning ..." Sakura dug around in her small purse and finally pulled out a room key that looked like a credit card. She slid it through a scanner on the door and it clicked open.
"My own dorm?" I asked in amazement.
"Of course." Sakura replied. "That's just how it is at this school."
I nodded, still observing my super nice room. This was my home for the next four years.
There was a bed with one plain white cotton sheet and two dawn pillows. The headboard was a light maple. The whiles were ivory as well as the desk and dresser. My walk in closet was empty and the nightstand was just as bland as everything else.
"Can I decorate it?" I questioned.
Sakura chuckled.
"Duh." She responded. "The unoccupied rooms are the only ones not painted."
Sighing, I looked around once more.
"What time does school start?" I inquired.
"8:15."
"And it is now?"
"8:00."
"Thanks," I replied. "Really."
"Are you going to need anything else?" Sakura asked me.
"No thank you." I replied with a nod, still feeling uneasy about my recent encounter.
Maybe I was imagining things ...
She left me and I shut the door.
I ignored all the annoying thoughts buzzing around in my mind and through my bags down.
Cracking my neck a few times, I began to unzip my zebra striped suitcase. Already on top was my nicely ironed uniform. The plaid purple skirt and tie, white dress shirt, and black knee high socks.
I changed into the outfit and posed in front of the mirror a few times. However, it was hard to see myself clearly from the distance. Then it reminded me.
Sighing, I snatched my book bag and found my squarish glasses and put them on my face, then looked into the mirror.
". . . Ah! I looked to cliche!" I cried.
Finally once I got over how cliche I looked, I grabbed my book bag and slung it over my shoulder.
I slipped my room key in my bag and opened the door.
Someone blocked my path. A blonde girl with cyan blue eyes.
"I know your story!" She whispered harshly, then glanced around. "There's something you should know though."
I gulped, unsure of what she was talking about.
"You can't lie to Neji."
A/N: Ahh! Was that a cliffhanger? I don't think so ... anyways. I really like writing this story so ... I updated early! I don't have any awesome songs in this chapter though, lol. I enjooooy music =) The intense business is coming so prepare yourselves. I shall also go deeper into the characters! xD Have no fear my wonderful reviewers so please ... review :) And thanks for reading!
