"You killed Tenten's father and brother."
"…" Neji was silent… as everything soon came back…
FLASHBACK
"Hiashi-sama… this is Neji. I'm at the house. I am to only kill Toshi, is that right?"
"Yes. He is to be killed." Hiashi answered through the mouth piece. Neji nodded on the other end. "The truth is… he is one of the people who are trying to catch the hired killers. He is the reason why so many of my workers, your partners, have quit… because they are afraid."
"Afraid?" Neji asked.
"Yes." Hiashi responded. "They are afraid of being captured and killed."
"Well, I'm not." Neji responded. "He will die… He will not catch anymore of us…" "Very good. Now go." Hiashi responded. Neji jumped up into a tree to get a better look into the house. At last, he spotted a bright room, and in it, was Toshi… Neji aimed a knife towards him and jumped through the window shattering glass all over the room.
"Wh-what do you want?!" Toshi yelled as glass seeped into his skin. He fell backwards.
"You will not capture any more of us…" Neji growled. His blood was boiling, and he felt as if he was on fire. The emotion was pouring out. How dare he go ahead and capture his friends… his partners…
"You're… a hired killer?!" Toshi quickly hobbled to the door and ran out leaving blood and shards of glass on the floor and along the hall way.
"You won't get away." Neji muttered and held the knife and kicked down the door. He walked down the hall way and heard screaming. "Hiashi-sama… there's someone else here…" Neji whispered into the mouth piece.
"As long as they don't see you kill Toshi, allow them to live."
"Fine." Neji answered and opened the door to the room. Toshi laid dead on the carpet. Next to him was a little boy. "Dammit…"
"Daddy! Daddy!" The little boy shook him. He looked up at Neji.
"Are you… here to hel-" He looked at the knife and backed away. "Don't kill me!" He screamed.
"…" Neji bit his lip. I can't kill a… little boy… he thought to himself. He looked at Toshi. He was motionless on the ground… dead… He finished the mission. But, someone saw him. Neji growled. "Hiashi… it's a little boy. I can't kill him… I can't." Neji muttered.
"You have to." Hiashi answered.
"But-" Hiashi interrupted.
"This is your mission. You do as you're told, understand?!" Neji dropped the knife and it stabbed through the carpet and was soon soaking in the blood from Toshi.
"Don't kill me! Please!" The boy begged. Neji advanced further towards the boy, when he heard a crack underneath his foot. He paused and stepped back. It was a picture frame. It had Toshi, the little boy, a girl, and a mom. They were smiling… Neji looked away. "Help! Help!" The boy shouted. Neji ran to the boy and held up with one hand around his throat. "St-Stop it!" Neji blinked back tears.
"Hiashi… I can't!" Neji shouted into the mouth piece.
"You have to. Hurry! The mom and girl are outside!" Hiashi murmured into the mouth piece. Neji finished off the boy and placed him next to Toshi and grabbed his knife and ran down the stairs. He crashed into a table and knocked all the plates and lamps onto the floor. He quickly and jumped out the window and hid in the bushes as he heard the girl's voice…
"Mom! What happened?!" Neji ran away.
"You finished your mission." Neji heard Hiashi's last words and threw the mouth piece and ear piece into the river and ran away…
FLASH BACK OVER
"No…" Neji muttered into the cell phone.
"Well, then you're just denying it. It wasn't too long ago…" Hiashi spoke back.
"Tenten is Toshi's daughter!" Neji shouted.
"So?" Hiashi asked.
"I had to kill Toshi because he was in the way. He captured our men and killed them. I understand that. I understand why I had to kill the kid because he witnessed the kill! But why do I have to kill Tenten?!" He shouted. He heard Hiashi cough on the other line.
"What do you mean… why? Do you need a why?" Hiashi asked.
"No, but-"
"Well then there." Hiashi responded. "But, I'm curious. You ask why you have to kill Tenten? You never asked why before… Have you fallen for her already?" Hiashi sighed. Neji clenched the phone tighter. He heard Hiashi smirk. "So you have, Neji…"
"No. I have not, will not." Neji responded.
"Then finish the job, Neji. I don't like to be kept waiting. I have other missions for you to accomplish." Hiashi hung up. Neji dropped the phone onto the ground.
"…" Neji wiped his forehead with his forearm. What have I gotten myself into… Neji looked out the window again. It was raining. There was thunder and lightening. Neji stared blankly at the skies and opened the door to his apartment and walked outside. He stepped out and let the rain pound down on his face. He walked for hours by himself, the words running through his mind…
"Please don't kill me!" - Dai
"You have to kill him…" -Hiashi
"Have you fallen for her already?" Hiashi
"I hate hired killers…" -Tenten
All of a sudden, Neji collapsed.
-Meanwhile-
"Tenten-chan! Let's make a cake." My mom smiled at me. I picked up the dishes from our dinner.
"But mom, we don't have anything…" I put the dishes in the sink.
"Oh right. Hm. I know. You can go to the market while I clean the dishes." I looked at her like she was crazy.
"Mom! It's pouring outside!!" She raised her eyebrow at me. I rolled my eyes and sighed. "Alright, alright." I grabbed my jacket. "Okay, uhm, what do we need."
"What do you think, Tenten-chan?" She smiled at me.
That… smile… argh!! "Okay…" I walked over to the recipe book and ripped out the page on cake.
"H-Hey!"
"Sorry mom. I don't want to bring the whole book with me." I smiled innocently, grabbed the umbrella and shut the door behind me. I walked in the rain and sighed. When I spotted someone lying in the middle of the road. "Huh? Uhm, excuse me. Are you alright?" I ran over with my umbrella and tapped the person. "Are you okay?" I flipped the person over. It was Neji. "NEJI!" I shouted. "Are you alright?"
"Mhm…. Hn…" He mumbled.
He's still alive… I sighed in relief. "Come on…" I dropped the umbrella and picked up Neji and put his arm over my shoulder. I didn't know how to get into the apartment, nor did I know where his keys were. So, I decided to bring him back home. I rang the door bell.
"Coming!" I heard my mom. "That was quick, Tenten…" She opened the door. "Oh my gosh!" She covered her mouth. "Tenten! You're drenched. And… who is that?!"
"I know. It's Neji. The boy I was talking to you about… I found him outside in the rain. He collapsed." She nodded and took him from me.
"You go change, Tenten… Get some dried clothes on and come downstairs and help me with this boy." I nodded quickly and ran upstairs and threw some clothes on and ran down stairs.
"Mom! Neji can't wear wet clothing!" She stared at me.
"We don't have anything else…" I nodded.
"I do. I have some shorts I borrowed from Shikamaru and a top I borrowed from Sasuke." I answered. My mom gawked at me.
"You have… Shikamaru's pants… and Sasuke's shirt?" She asked and raised her eyebrows.
"It's not like that, mom!" I sighed. "Sasuke and I went swimming some time ago, and he left his shirt, so I took it. And Shikamaru's pants… well, I was forced into a skirt, and so I went and asked Shikamaru for a pair of his pants." She scratched her head.
"Alright. I believe you." She sighed. "Go get the clothing. I'm going to go boil some tea and get some medicine." I ran up the stairs and brought down the clothes.
Wai-Wait! "Mom! He's in wet clothes! I'm not gonna CHANGE him!" I shouted and blushed real hard. She shouted back at me…
"I never asked you to! Just bring the clothes down. You can change his shirt right? You don't need to change his pants, Tenten-chan!" I heard my mom. "Unless you really want to…"
"N-NO!" I shouted. I reached for Neji's shirt and pulled it over his head and quickly looped Sasuke's shirt over Neji's head… I ran upstairs and brought down a blow dryer. I was about to turn it on, when I felt someone grab my ankle. They pulled me down onto my back. I looked up. Neji was on top.
"Where the hell am I?!" He shouted.
"Y-You're at my house…" I said quickly. "You fainted, and I brought you here."
"I never asked you to!" He shouted. I shut my eyes quickly.
"I-I'm sorry…" All of a sudden his eyes shut and he fainted again. "N-Neji? MOM!" I shouted. She ran into the room and saw Neji on top of me. "… He fell of the couch…" She sighed and quickly pushed him back onto the couch. "Sorry mom." She handed me a thermometer.
"Check if he has a fever." I looked at his face.
"I think it's pretty obvious mom…" His face was bright red. She sighed.
"Okay. I'll get the medicine. Apparently we're out. The tea is sitting on the table. I'll be back." She walked to the window. It wasn't raining anymore and she left.
"B-But mom!" She was already gone. I'm… home alone with Neji… I shook my head quickly and took the thermometer and put it in his mouth. Like I thought. It was a fever… I took out the thermometer and put it by the table when I heard some mumbles coming from the couch.
"Tenten…" I heard him call my name. I walked to the couch and kneeled in front of him.
"Hi Neji. You're up." He sat up and touched his forehead.
"What… am I doing here? God, my head hurts." He bit his lip.
"I.. I'm sorry!!" I looked down. He looked at me.
"What for…" He said slowly.
"For taking you to my house. I didn't mean to. But you fainted, and it was raining, and you could've gotten really sick if I didn't. And well, you just have a fever. My mom's getting you medicine. I would have brought you back to your house, but then I didn't know where your keys were, and so-" He interrupted me.
"It's alright, Tenten. Thanks. I have a major headache…"
"Oh!" I quickly got up and grabbed the tea kettle and a cup. "Here." I handed him a cup. He nodded and took it. "Uhm, if you don't mind me asking, Neji… why were you outside anyways?" He stopped drinking and looked at me.
"I just wanted to take a walk." He lied. I smiled and let out a laugh.
"Wow. That's cool." I responded. Neji looked away.
It's now or never. I need to finish this mission as soon as possible. I need to get away from here… "Tenten. I need to ask you something." Neji said quietly.
"Yeah?" I asked him. I stood. "What is it, Neji?" He pulled my hand and sat me down beside him.
"Tenten… Will you go out with me?" Neji asked. I couldn't believe my ears.
Wha-What was that?! "N-Neji… What…" I blushed brightly.
"I like you." He answered. No I don't. "Will you be my girlfriend?"
"…"
It'll be difficult to get closer to her if she declines me… but, if I don't really like her, why is my heart pounding so fast. Neji shook his head. "It's okay if you say no, Tenten… I mean…" I looked at him and smiled.
"Sure." He looked at me.
"What?"
"Yeah, I'll go out with you." I smiled.
"Really…" He blinked. I rolled my eyes. I laughed.
"Yeah! I'll be your girlfriend, cause… well, I like you too." I hugged him. He hugged me back.
I can't believe this is happening… half of me is happy… and half of me is sad… Neji thought. I pulled away and his face was all red.
"Oh no. Are you okay?" I touched his forehead. He nodded and all of a sudden he fainted again. "N-Neji!?" I blushed and I put him down. I smiled and stroked his cheek and slowly shut my eyes... He asked me out. Neji really asked me out…
X (1) befriend her
X (2) pretend to be her boyfriend
(3) get close to her
(4) kill her
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Yay! Chapter 4 is done! I will update soon. I hope you like this chapter! :)