OK, here I am with chapter seven! It finally gets better. This is were action starts playing a role in the story! Hope you enjoy!

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Enter Valena

Chapter Seven

Meande's Revenge!

Shino glared, for what most thought, down the hallway at Kiba and Meande, she still being occupied by staring at Valena, she didn't even notice Shino come running down the hallway at them.

Shino pushed Kiba so hard it knocked him backwards a few steps. "Keep your hands off of her!" Shino shouted at him, as Kiba wiped his mouth off from the previous kiss, then smiled smugly at his taller team mate. "Do you think I'm kidding, dog-boy?" Shino asked, removing his glasses to reveal a very evil looking glare. "well, does it look like I'm joking?" Meande blinked, trying to figure out why Shino was so mad about them being together considering she just broke off their engagement.

'Oh yea...he probably put two and two together..' She thought, a sweatdrop forming on her forehead.

Shino then turned to her, causing her to recoil at the sudden movements, breaking her from thought. "And you. How could you do that to me? Your fiance!" Meande frowned heavily, her eyes flashing in anger. "All this time I thought you really loved me, and I thought that you hated your mother enough to call off the engagement, but it was him, wasn't it?" Shino shouted, putting wildly at Kiba. Meande scoffed loudly, her eyes still clouded with anger.

"Obviously. Why would I call off an engagement just because of my mother? Are you that blinded? I never loved you more than for a friend. I could never love you. You are too uptight and bossy." She confessed, watching his eyes crumble from anger to rejection. "I love Kiba, always had since the first time I seen him playing with Akamaru that day, you remember that? I told you not to worry, that we were only friends, yea?" Shino slowly nodded. "Lie, we were secretly dating behind your back this whole time." Shino was taken aback by her lies and deceit.

Down in the arena, Ino and Sakura looked up along with everyone else, but Hayate motioned for them to continue their match. They nodded, but couldn't get their minds off of what was happening in that hallway.

Valena couldn't help but want to get away while Meande was distracted, that way she could get away without dying. She looked over at Hinata, who was giving her a worried looked, but was mixed with anger as well.

"How could you, Valena? Couldn't you just let Meande bow out gracefully from Shino, that way she could be with Kiba?" Valena was speechless, she couldn't believe Hinata would turn on her just because she felt Shino had the right to now he was being lied too.

"What? You..don't agree either?" Hinata shook her head.

"Sure, he did have the right, but this wasn't the way to do it, Valena. It's almost like you..." Hinata's eyes widened and looked at Valena. "You like Kiba!" Valena blushed, and looked at her feet. "I'm right." Hinata stated, and looked back down the hallway.

Kiba smiled smugly at Shino again, knowing he had won, and was going to finally be able to open confess love for Meande. Shino looked at the floor, and appeared to turn, but he spun back around and punched Kiba right along the jaw, knocking him to the ground with a thud.

"Well, I hope you guys will be happy together." He spat sarcastically, then stormed from the hallway.

Shino pushed passed Valena and Hinata with such force, it made them gasp. Meande was crouching beside Kiba, rubbing his hair, when they turned back to face them. Meande was very upset, Valena could tell that just by her body language.

"I'll be ok," Kiba confessed, "it's just a bruise." Meande nodded, and kissed his forehead before disappearing in the all to familiar cloud of snow and ice.

Valena looked behind her in the arena searching dutifully for Meande, soon joined by Hinata for they feared Shino's safety.

Shino walked outside, still very upset over everything and he looked up at the sky, He couldn't but feel numbness in his body over the anger. Unbeknownst to him, Meande was standing on a nearby tree, smirking insanely. She closed her eyes, and made three hand signs, causing three giant ice shards to form around her. she opened her eyes and flung the ice shards at him, striking him in the right arm, left shoulder and right leg. She made another sign and the ice quickly melted away, smirked wildly again, and disappeared.

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Meande appeared in a nearby bathroom, she giggled to herself.

"Can anyone say 'alibi'?" She joked to herself as she grabbed some paper towels and ran cold water over them, then disappeared once again.

Kiba sat up, still rubbing his jaw.

"Are you ok?" Hinata asked while helping him stand, as Meande appeared beside him.

"Here we are, Kiba-kun!" Meande stated, pressing the cold paper towels to his face. Soon, Shino's screams of agony drifted into the arena.

"What's that?" Meande asked, perfectly aware of what it was.

"It sounds like Shino." Valena stated, as they all started to run outside, following the others.

"Oh my." Hinata half gasped as she looked upon the bloody scene. No weapon was around, making it look very random.

"Who did this?" Kakashi asked, as he motioned for the kids to back up as Hayate carried him away to Tsunade.

"I think Meande did it." Valena stated, before realizing it. Meande growled inwardly, then glared at the loud mouth blond.

"How could I have done it, when I was in the bathroom?" She asked her, smirking smugly at the girl, then pointing at the paper towels Kiba was still holding.

"Who else would?" She retorted. what was wrong with her. She was scared of Meande, why would she be standing up to her?

"Oh shut up Valena." Hinata suddenly spoke out, causing both girls to look at her surprised. "You seen her bring the paper towels, stop trying to pry her away from Kiba so you can move in on him." Valena's eyes widened in shock, and Meande glared at her once again, making her gulp. Kiba chuckled slightly.

"I'm Mister Popular, eh Akamaru?" Akamaru barked twice, wagged his tail, and grinned at him.

"Oh, Hinata." Valena whined. "Why did you say that?"

"Honestly because I think you are trying to ruin their relationship, and I want them to be together, so I'm trying to shut you up, so you don't mess anything up!" Hinata confessed, and Meande nodded. That was the first time she heard her yell.

Valena appeared more hurt than confused by her outburst, how could she think so badly of her? She bit her bottom lip, trying to hold back some tears, Hinata then seemed remorseful, but Valena walked away from her.

Kurenai watched from a distance, and she greatly regretted sending Meande away now, because she knew in her heart if she would have just kept Meande here, none of this would be happening to these kids right now. Kurenai looked down at the ground, and kicked herself for all of her mistakes.

'I guess I'm just not a likeable person.' Valena thought to herself, as she found a spot to herself. 'Everyone likes Meande more than anyone ever pretended to like me. Well, if she is planning on killing me, I hope she does it soon.'

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Poor Valena. She thinks no one likes her! Gomen for it being kinda depressing, but I guess that's what drama's for. Please review!