Chapter 7
Tenten Pov
As the sun started to set I quietly went back to the village hut. Rose and Annie caught up with me sooner or later, I'm not sure exactly how long I was standing there. Either way, as soon as the other girl heard them she ran back into the forest. I didn't tell them about it, I had a feeling they would either not understand or be furious with me. We weren't suppose to be there anyways. I sighed and looked up at the castle.
'I wonder if he's looking back at me?'
I blushed at the thought and turned to go inside.
"You're late." my... brother Shikamaru said.
"I'm sorry. I must have walked to slow or something..."
He just shrugged. Shika was a good brother, but ever since Mace had gone off to search for new medicine and for Abilene, he's been stressed and tired. I saw he was cleaning the dishes and I walked over and touched his shoulder.
"Let me take care of this! You need rest go on!" I said, forcing myself to smile.
Shika yawned and ruffled my hair. He then turned around and headed off to bed. I continued where he left off. I was almost done when I heard the door creak open. I looked over to see it was Naruto.
"Where were you?" I asked.
Naruto shrugged.
"Around. I had to work late and then get some things from Renee."
Renee was Naruto's girlfriend, or maybe fiance... I'm not sure anymore. Although I feel bad because I know Hinata also had a crush on him. I'll have to set them up sometime.. I let out a small laugh as I went back to washing the dishes. I heard him close his door. Then I looked over and saw that Shikamaru hadn't given Abilene's medicine to her. I quickly finished the last plate and took the medicine, bolting it to her room. I knocked to make sure she was awake.... and still breathing.
"Come in." I heard her croak.
I gulped and came into the room. Shikamaru and Naruto had to cover their nose and mouth with a cloth, but I was immune to the disease as long as I didn't come in contact with her germs. I placed the medicine in her drink as she tried talking to me.
"How was your day my dear?"
"Normal. I just went and made flower crowns with Ino and Hinata." I told her.
"Anything else?"
"... well.... is it possible that there are more humans that live around here?" I asked.
"Depends where they are." she replied
I didn't really understand what she meant by that... but alright. I continued to mix all the medicines until she spoke again.
"You remember the story we told you about the Kewolens right?" she asked.
I nodded. The Kewolens had apparently murdered the one of the Nymph kings daughter back in that time. There was a battle where neither of them were really winning, but finally someone did something. The Earth God decided the two battling races had to be stopped, so he got the Kewolens on one side and the Nymphs on the other. Abilene was only a little girl at the time, but she said it was like it all happened yesterday.
"I remember it as if you told me yesterday."
She laughed a little, but it turned into coughing. When it died down she took a few breaths.
"There is a bridge that joins the two at night. Not many people are out there that late. I haven't even seen it but... I'm afraid that it will be found. Nobody know why the Earth God put the magic bridge there-"
"Shh. It's alright." I gave her the medicine and she drank it all.
Soon she was knocked out. I
sighed. I didn't know she was so sick to make up magic bridges! Could
this mean that she was getting worse?... I didn't want to know.
I
went to go to my room, but something caught my eye outside. I looked
through the small window we had at the end of the hallway. My eyes
widened. It was Neji! He was walking towards the river thing.... what
on earth? I quickly and quietly got to the front door and put my
shoes on. As I quietly closed the door I looked out to where he was
heading, thankfully he was still visible. I ran as fast as I could,
hoping he wouldn't hear me. I ducked behind a rock as he stopped. I
took a few breaths to collect myself. I tried to figure out how to
explain myself and my snooping. I looked over the rock only to see
that he was no longer there.
I ran up to the spot he was. Where'd
he go?! I was left alone and everything looked so... different at
night. I shivered as a chill passed through me.
Then I froze as I
realized I had walked forward. I looked down and saw that I was on
the bridge... so Abilene wasn't crazy! Then I looked up to only be
frozen yet again. It was that girl who had the same hair skin and
birthmark as me! The other human... she started walking towards me,
and we didn't break eye contact at all. I don't know why, but I felt
like I've known her from somewhere before... somewhere else?
"Hello.." I said, knowing that I had better start this conversation.
"Hi" she said and brought her hand up, her fingers sticking up in a motion-less wave as she now stood next to me on the magic bridge.
